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Bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking schied sie über 3000 m Hindernis im Vorlauf aus. 2009 gewann sie Gold über 5000 m bei den Mittelmeerspielen in Pescara. Einem weiteren Vorrundenaus über 3000 m Hindernis bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Berlin folgte der Gewinn der Silbermedaille bei den Spielen der Frankophonie über 3000 m Hindernis und über 5000 m.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The future of virtual money – cryptocurrency – is the real life focus of of a handful of entrepreneurs who live and work out of a three-story home in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood.
It's known as the Crypto Castle.
The home has bunk beds, a balcony with views of the city skyline, and in Silicon Valley fashion, a garage with work spaces and couches.
"It's almost a byproduct of the counter-cultural movement of the 60s where people lived in these communes and got together they kind of plotted the future with one another," said crypto entrepreneur Jeremy Gardner. "I mean that's what happens when you put a bunch of brilliant people in a room."
Gardner first got into the home because he was looking for a place to run his crypto startup Augur. The castle has since turned into what he calls ground zero for building Crypto or Bitcoin-based startups in San Francisco.
The value of the cryptocurrency market rose to a record $200 billion this month — up from $17 billion at the beginning of the year. Bitcoin is the most valuable type. It's digital – created and exchanged without the involvement of banks or governments.
Gardner says this is where people come to get inspired.
"It's been remarkable, I mean from the world's top venture capitalists and entrepreneurs and computer scientists to a self-driving car company that was founded by George Hotz in my basement," the 25-year-old said. "Which went from him just programming manically and sleeping in my closet to being a company that raised millions of dollars from the top venture capitalists."
The collaborative community is what brought Aaron Power-Bearden to the castle, which has a handful of visitors and tenants at anytime.
"Some of the people that I've met here, completely unreal, you know there's people that have come in and out of this house that you probably wouldn't get access to anywhere else," said Power-Bearden.
Viviane Ford is of the castle's longest tenants.
"Lately it's really been getting this legacy of the Crypto Castle as cryptocurrencies have been booming and more and more people are talking about it, people are getting more and more interested in the home, but even two years ago there wasn't this kind of excitement around the house," said Ford, who is VP of Operations of Comma.ai
Investor interest in cryptocurrencies has never been higher. The value of bitcoin in particular has been extremely volatile. This month it hit an all-time high of $9,967.95. At one point three months ago, a single bitcoin was worth less than half that amount.
"In 2009 it was worth a dollar, and now it's $4,000, and so that level of change and that quickness of changing is dramatic," said Joshua Goldbard, who runs a crypto hedge fund called Crypto Lotus.
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These tenants say they're not buying in to the crypto space to get rich quick.
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Q: Descartes' rule of signs I am trying to find a polynomial where for example the sign alternate 4 times but where there are only 2 positive real roots and where the remaining roots are negative real roots. The fact is that it is very easy to find a polynomial where the sign for instance alternate 3 times and where there are exactly 3 positive real roots. My problem is to find a polynomial which for instance alternate 4 times but where there are less than 4 positive real roots.
I hope it makes sense. Otherwise I would very much like to explain it further

A: Consider for example $\,P(x) = (x^2+1)(x^2-ax+1) = x^4 - a x^3 + 2 x^2 - a x + 1\,$:

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*for $\,a \gt 0\,$ it has $4$ sign changes;

*for $\,a \in (0,2)\,$ it has no real roots;

*for $\,a \ge 2\,$ it has two positive real roots.
$P(x^2)\,$ has the same number of sign changes as $\,P(x)\,$, so for $\,a \ge 2\,$ it has two positive and two negative real roots.

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find a polynomial where for example the sign alternate 4 times but where there are only 2 positive real roots and where the remaining roots are negative real roots

No such polynomial exists. If the number of positive real roots is strictly less than the number of sign changes then the roots cannot be all real.
This follows from the complete statement of Descartes' rule of signs, as found for example at $§2.1$ and $§2.3.1$ in Historical account and ultra-simple proofs of Descartes's rule of signs, De Gua, Fourier, and Budan's rule.
Intuition in the simpler case of a polynomial with all coefficients non-zero is that the number of sign changes $\,n^+,n^-\,$ in the coefficients of $\,P(x), P(-x)\,$ adds up to $\,n=\text{deg}\, P$ since $\,P(-x)\,$ flips the sign of every other coefficient. If $\,n^+=4\,$ then $\,n^-=n-4\,$, so the number of negative roots is at most $\,n-4\,$. Since there are only two positive roots, there are at most $\,2+(n-4)$ $=n-2\,$ real roots, so at least two roots must be non-real complex.

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THE BOOMING popularity of cycling is changing the range of bikes on the market and even the design of urban transit.
Electric bikes in particular are increasingly popular with commuters, aging baby-boomers and students who can't afford cars.
Insurers, however, have been slower to embrace the new technology. Many seem content to offer limited coverages under home policies or endorsements to cover the loss of expensive bikes.
A few innovative brokers and underwriters are offering standalone policies covering conventional or electric-assisted bikes.
National and provincial cycling associations offer insurance to their members, but such policies — typically covering damage to the bike and some liability — generally apply to sanctioned events such as competitions or rallies.
Nowhere is pedalling more popular than in B.C., home to almost a quarter of Canada's cycling specialty stores. Cycling BC members who compete in road-racing events are insured through Jones Brown, whose Vancouver VP, Bill Semrau, is a competitive cyclist himself.
So far Cycling BC coverage includes liability and out-of-pocket medical expenses anywhere in the world — for event organizers and for individuals participating in a sanctioned event.
Starting next year, though, Jones Brown will offer association members theft coverage. "A standard homeowner's market typically has a (theft) limit that can be as low as $300 up to $1,000," Mr. Semrau said.
"In the road scene, especially in triathlon, it's not unusual to have a $10,000 to $15,000 bike." So next year his firm will offer association members theft coverage with separate rates for values up to $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000. For individual owners of expensive bikes, Mr. Semrau's advice is to negotiate coverage through a home policy.
He was quick to add that husbands, boyfriends and coaches of female racers also rely on e-bikes to keep pace. But because Cycling BC has no competitions for e-bikes, they are not covered by the group's insurance.
"Over time underwriters will catch up," Mr. Semrau said.
Among the few purveyors of policies to individual cyclists is Oasis Outdoor Adventure & Sport Insurance Solutions Inc., a national MGA based in North Battleford, Sask. Through its online Pedal Power brand Oasis offers provides coverage for e-bikes as well as conventional road and mountain bikes.
"When we created the Pedal Power website in the first place, it was not our plan to go into e-bikes," Oasis principal Keith Bossaer said.
He reckons that Oasis has seen 50% growth in each of the five years it has marketed bike insurance online at pedalpowerinsurance.ca.
Those policies that do cover the loss of a $2,000 bike might carry a $1,000 deductible — and a claim could end a discount on home insurance. That makes stand-alone bike insurance appealing to many consumers, he said.
A Pedal Power policy might have a $250 deductible on a total loss of an e-bike worth $1,800, with no effect on the owner's home policy.
Mr. Bossaer said it can be hard to persuade underwriters that stand-alone bike insurance is a viable product.
He said Pedal Power is underwritten mainly, although not exclusively, through Lloyd's syndicates.
Mr. Bossaer estimated that liability and theft coverage on a $3,500 e-bike, owned by a member of a mountain biking association, would run just over $202.


There's a reason we call kids of a certain age "toddlers." They have a tendency to, well, toddle. Setting aside the excitement and pride that both parents and kids feel as a child begins to develop mobility and independence, the truth is those first few steps are rarely a thing of beauty.
Even allowing for the "normal" lack of coordination or grace, however, some walking styles can still set off red flags for parents. One example? Kids who walk with "pigeon toes." This is also commonly called intoeing, and it's a catch-all term for walking with the feet and toes pointed inward, rather than straight ahead or slightly outward.
The first thing to note about pigeon-toed walking is that more than one condition or issue can cause it. Depending on which bones are affected, the presentation of pigeon-toed walking might appear slightly different.
The foot itself might be curved or bent. This is called metatarsus adductus.
The shinbone, or tibia, might be twisted (tibial torsion). This would cause the entire foot—ankle, heel and all—to point inward.
The thighbone, or femur, might be twisted (femoral anteversion). This would cause the entire lower leg, including the knees, to point inward as well.
Factors such as muscle weakness, short tendons, genetics, and even the position of the child within the mother's uterus are thought to contribute to the emergence of pigeon-toed walking in young children.
The second thing to note is that, most of the time, mild forms of intoeing are a normal variation in childhood development and should disappear in time. However, a small percentage of cases persist beyond the first few years of life, and occasionally even into adulthood. That's why you should always get your child checked to be safe, especially if the pigeon toeing is severe. We'll check for underlying problems (neuromuscular disorders, abnormal bone coalitions, etc.) that may need further treatment, and give you instructions on how you can monitor your child and check future progress.
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Body Diversity In Comic Books
There's a problem with our superheroes, and it all comes down to their bodies.
Take a look at any standard artwork of Catwoman and Black Widow. Star Sapphire and Storm. Harley Quinn and Scarlet Witch. Notice anything odd? They've all got the same body shape. Now take a look at a random selection of six women… Their bodies are all different. In case you don't have six women around you right now, I've included a handful below — these are all randomly selected friends of mine.
What's going on? Why are our super heroines drawn with such little diversity, when women in reality have such a wide range of shapes and sizes?
Ideal Body Shape
There's no doubt comic characters are often supposed to represent the 'ideal'. For male characters, thats typically handsome and extremely muscular, with the iconic Dorito shaped bod. For female characters, its typically big breasts, small waist and big butt, with a pretty face thrown in to boot. Comic books are absolutely a visual medium, and the characters within them should often be pleasing on the eye as well as portraying what we've come to perceive as an 'ideal' body type… But that's not to say diversity should be tossed out the window (along with the A cup bras.) It's important — both for representation, and for a healthy relationship with reality.
Male characters suffer from this too, but generally fall into one of three categories;
1. Monstrous – Hulk, Man-Bat, The Thing, Killer Croc.
2. Hunk – Captain America, Batman, Colossus, Superman.
3. Athletic/Slim – Hawkeye, Nightwing, Spider-Man, Arsenal.
Whilst still not particularly diverse, it's still considerably better than the female characters. Even 'Hunk'-sized females, (like She-Hulk and Wonder Woman,) fluctuate wildly depending on the artist, and are often slimmed down to better fit with the 'average' size of other ladyheroes, with the only exception to the rule being the recent Ms. Marvel (a 16 year old,) the inhabitants of the brilliant Gotham Academy, (also children,) Spider-Gwen and the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. So whats the big deal?
We've fallen into poor habits. The 90's saw an explosion of boobs and pouches, (THANKS ROB LIEFIELD!) and it's a habit the industry seems lax to grow out of. We increasingly insist on elements of realism in our comic books, with darker stories and functional costumes, yet Catwoman is still sporting tits that would get her stuck in an air vent. Storm's boobs would be up around her ears every time she flew into the air, and Elektra's would be hitting her in the face with every backflip. There's plenty of voluptuous booty that would get in the way of shimmying up drainpipes, and there's no chance cheeks of such a size wouldn't devour a spandex based costume. It's still mind-blowing to me that Power Girl's boob window is a thing.
*Shakes fist in the air* LIEFIEEEEEEELD!
Boobs are great. So are butts. And little waists. But they're great in moderation — they're great on the right characters, on characters who have been designed to have them, instead of simply copy-pasted, cookie cutter templates used for every damn female character. I want ladies with big butts and small chests, big chests and small butts, curvy waists, not-curvy waists, thick legs and long, narrow legs. I want characters drawn above an American size 10 (thats a British 14.) Did you know the average dress size in the UK is a 16, with the US being a 14? That's what our average women are… So would it be out of the question to include some in comic books? I'm certainly not calling for a comic-wide adjustment of characters, and I'm definitely not asking for them all to be dressed in woolly pullovers from head to toe — just that we have a little more diversity.
IDW's recent Jem & The Holograms is an utterly perfect example of what I mean. The title features a greater body diversity within its four main characters, than Marvel and DC do across their entire line. Image's Bitch Planet does the same, as does Boom's Lumberjanes — there are comics, and publishers, out there, pushing for a greater diversity in body types in comics, but it takes an almighty push for that to transfer over to The Big Two.
Body confidence is a hot topic, and surely always will be. Men, women and children are constantly bombarded with images of how we 'should' look, images to strive for, despite the fact they're often unrealistic and edited to an unattainable level. We're pressured, by the media, by years of negative reinforcement, to fit into a certain mould, despite the fact we're all so utterly different. I can spend every waking hour in the gym, but I'll always have a flat chest and a big butt — Short dudes will always be short dudes, and girls with naturally thin legs or waists will always have those — yet we're almost forced into hating ourselves, endlessly comparing ourselves to unattainable 'ideals' constructed by a flawed media system. Our little girls and boys are growing up being force-fed the same media, everywhere from Netflix and TV to magazines and billboard ads. It's unavoidable… But it's not the ultimatum.
Comics are my forte, they're the thing I sell every day, and I get to witness men, women and children look at buff studs like Batman and Superman and top-heavy models like Catwoman and Black Widow. But I also get to see them pick up books like the Lumberjanes — a comic book about an all-girls camp where they fight monsters, a group of girls both diverse in personality, looks, interests and even featuring a growing gay relationship. People pick up Bitch Planet and realise being big, or skinny, or athletic, it 'aint bad because you can still kick ass. We need more. We need skinny dudes that aren't creepy bad guys, and more athletic dudes like Nightwing and Gambit. We need heavier dudes who can square up to the likes of Batman, and we need lithe, flat-chested women who can shuffle through air vents. I don't want the big-chested men and women to disappear — I want the rest of us to join them.
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A Galabarnika-barlang 159 méter hosszú és 29 méter mély. A bejárati csarnok 25 méter átmérőjű, 8 méter magas, kupola alakú. A barlang bejárata a kupola beomlása révén jött létre, ezen a lyukon keresztül lehet leereszkedni a bejárati csarnok járószintjére. A barlangot az 1960-as években térképezték fel. Akkor még egyszerű volt a lejutás, mivel egy törmelékkúpon viszonylag könnyedén le lehetett mászni.

A bolgár szakemberek heves tiltakozása ellenére 1971-ben közvetlenül a barlang mellett nyitottak egy kőbányát, az itteni robbantásos kőfejtés hatalmas pusztítást vitt végbe a barlang képződményei között, ez a törmelékkúp összeroskadt, és ma már csak alpintechnikával lehet bejutni a barlangba. Ebből a teremből kürtősoron keresztül lehet továbbjutni. A barlangi patak szintjét elérve megjelennek a cseppkőképződmények. A patak egy tavacskába torkollik, ez egyúttal egy eddig fel nem tárt szifont is jelent. A tó környezetében látványos cseppkőoszlopok vannak. A barlang nevezetességei az óriási barlangi gyöngyök, ezek úgy jöttek létre, hogy kisemlősök koponyáira rakódott rá a kalcium-karbonát.

A legenda szerint a barlang egykor egy Valo nevű hajdú búvóhelye volt.

Itt próbálták ki Bulgáriában a légimentés módszerét egy bemutató alkalmával.

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Watch Your Step: World's Most Dangerous Hiking Trails
Even though challenging, hiking could hardly be called dangerous. Yes, it can get physically demanding and exhausting, but it's not exactly a fight to stay alive. Unless you find yourself on the wrong trail.
We're bringing you some of the steepest, scariest, wildest hiking trails in the world. Just one wrong step could send you to your death in a split second.
Despite frequent accidents and fatalities, these trails continue to seduce curious hikers all over the world. One thing is for certain - you need to be a true daredevil to try your luck on these trails; and an experienced one at that.
1. The Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
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The Kokoda Track earned its bad reputation after 2009 when 17 people died either hiking or on their way to the trailhead, after heart attacks and a plain crash. Since then, Australian and Papua New Guinean governments have joined forces to modernize the trail and make it a little safer for the adventurers who still swarm for a risky hike.
The trail's pristine wilderness that attracts hikers is also its greatest threat. Don't even think about coming unprepared to a demanding 11-day track through the rough terrain. Dare to give it a go, and you'll have to face extreme heat during the day and freezing cold nights, heavy rain and even malaria. In fact, 80 to 100 hikers have to be evacuated by helicopter every year due to treacherous weather conditions.
2. Mount Washington, New Hampshire
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At a first glance, Mount Washington seems like an easy task even the inexperienced hikers could tackle. Underestimating the trail, many have embarked on a hike completely unprepared wearing only T-shirts and flip-flops and were never seen alive again. Around 150 people have died on Mount Washington - just a 1.9-kilometre tall hill with extremely deceptive weather.
The temperature on the trail can change from the fresh 15 degrees to the freezing 37 degrees in one day, with unforgiving wind gushes and snow. It's no wonder Mount Washington was dubbed the "Home of World's Worst Weather." Even the experienced hikers were blown of the ridges, swept away in avalanches or succumbed to hypothermia. In other words, there's no guarantee you'll finish the hike unscathed.
If you decide to give it a try, make sure to come fully equipped and sheltered by warm clothes. A lightweight, durable Patagonia Men's Torrentshell Jacket is an excellent choice because it protects you from snow and rain and keeps you dry in wet conditions.
3. The Maze, Utah
The Maze is described as one of the most dangerous hiking trails in the US for those who manage to reach it. Although Canyonlands National Park attracts 2,000 visitors a year, most of them don't go into the Maze. All visitors to the Park are advised to come prepared and be fully self-sufficient for three days or more. To put it bluntly, if an emergency happens, the rescue teams can't reach you for three days.
And that's only the route to the beginning of the Maze. Now imagine what awaits once you actually reach this sinister trail. As its name suggests, finding your way out of the Maze is not an easy feat. You'll have to go through dead-end gullies, watch out for falling rocks and extreme heat. Miraculously, there haven't been any fatalities yet but it might just be because few actually dare to tackle this trail.
4. Kalalau Trail, Hawaii
Kalalau trail is a 35-kilometre round trip to Kalalau Beach, one of the remotest, most stunning beaches in Hawaii. But this journey through paradise can easily turn into a nightmare. The trail bed is narrow with mudslides along a 90-metre cliff. And it gets especially slippery especially when it rains, which happens a lot in this area.
Several have met their death after falling over the edge into the rocky water, while many others nearly escaped the same destiny. In 2014, 121 hikers were left stranded for two days, waiting for the rescuers when a heavy rain obstructed their path. Still, locals and tourists can't resist the charms of the paradise island and continue to visit the trail.
This trail might surprise you with humidity and scorching heat, so make sure to stay well hydrated. Bring an insulated S'well Bottle and you'll have plenty of water during the hike, and keep it cold, too.
5. El Caminito del Rey, Spain
Built over a hundred years ago, El Caminito del Rey was originally a pathway for the workers at the hydroelectric plants Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls and for the transport of the material. The walkway was made of steel and concrete installations pinned along the cliffs, 100 meters above the ground and water.
Back in the days, El Caminito was relatively safe. But, after a century without any repairs, it has fallen into decay. Some parts of the trail have crumbled and are completely missing, which is especially alluring to the thrill seekers who come to spider over the cliffs. Due to five deaths in 1999 and 2000, the trail was closed to the public but that didn't stop the hikers to take their chances anyway. In 2015, the trail was completely restored and it's now actually safe. But you still might not want to look down as you make your way through.
6. Mount Hua Shan, China
We're moving on to the deadliest hiking trail on our list - Mount Hua Shan in China. Although there aren't official statistics, around 100 people allegedly die on the trail every year. You'd think that tourists are intimidated by that horrifying fact, but it doesn't deter the risk takers from flocking to the trail.
So, what's the big deal? Why is this trail so dangerous? Well, imagine yourself on the side of a 2,000-metre tall vertical precipice, with an abyss below your feet and only tiny wooden platforms bolted onto the cliff to walk on. There are barely any handholds, and at some sections, you will have only the dents carved into the rock to hold on to. So, if you suffer from vertigo, you should probably skip this one.
7. Huayna Picchu, Peru
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The Inca Trail is one of the most famous hiking trails on the planet. Every adventurer either has it on their bucket list or has crossed it off a long time ago. And even though this trail isn't really among the dangerous ones, it takes a few casualties each year. But if you decide to follow the trail past the historical city of Machu Picchu and ascend to Huayna Picchu, you will be taking the "Hike Of Death."
The stairs are slippery, rotting and crumbling beneath your feet. And there are sections where you will have to hold on to old steel cables not to fall down. The trail is incredibly steep as well, and it will take you more than 300 metres above Machu Picchu in less than an hour. As you can imagine, the view is breathtaking; provided you manage to reach the top.
8. Mist Trail, California
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Yosemite National Park is filled with natural beauties attracting thousands of visitors daily. Mist Trail alone, the trail leading up to the Half Dome receives around 3,000 visitors every day in the summer. Amazing vistas are scattered along the whole trail, with the most spectacular view unfolding below as you reach the top of the Half Dome.
What might deter you from this scenic hike, however, is the fact that not everybody finishes it alive. More than 60 people have died on the Mist Trail, due to various reasons. Firstly, the trail is not exactly safe, with a 120-metre vertical cliff to climb and only a steel cable to assist you while you do it. Plus, the rain makes the climb significantly more dangerous. Not only do the cables become slippery, the rock and metal fixtures on such heights literally become lightning magnets in a storm.
Once you find yourself on the trail, don't forget to bring along a comfortable and light backpack to store the food, water and all the necessary equipment. You can't go wrong with The North Face Borealis 28L Backpack perfect for any adventure.
9. Maroon Bells, Colorado
Maroon Bells are the home to some of the most stunning sites you'll see in the US. But, this seductive beauty has tricked many to think the trail is easy to traverse. The trail is nicknamed "The Deadly Bells" with good reason. It is filled with death traps at every step, and one wrong move could cost you your life. Loose, rotten and unstable rocks, steep cliffs, gullies and treacherous weather quickly convince anyone that this trail isn't a joke.
According to the US Forest Service, the Deadly Bells "kill quickly and without warning" and rarely give a second chance. The fact that this deceptive trail has claimed eight lives in five different incidents testifies to this. So, if you don't have mountaineering experience, don't even think about going on this hike.
Image from: Summit Post
Just writing about these deathly trails made our heart race and our palms sweat. But, although they have continuously proven fatal, it only makes them more appealing to the adrenaline junkies.
So, what do you think? Would you dare go on a risky hike on one of these trails? Let us know in the comments below.
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I had nothing yet my foster family never gave up on me... They changed my life.
At the age of five I was taken into care due to the fact my mother couldn't look after me and my elder brother. We were told that we were going to be staying with someone else for a week and then we would be taken back home when everything had been sorted. Weeks went by, which turned into months, which turned into a year. By the end of the first month, my brother and I were told that we weren't going to be able to go home as it was in our best interests to be looked after by one of their foster carers. To say we were distraught would be an understatement.
At this age the only thought that came to my mind was the fact that I was the problem and that I had caused the whole thing, which was an unbearable thing to think at the age of five. I was told uncountable times that I was not to blame but it never really went in.
A few months in, I started showing behavioural problems. I was referred to a therapist who I saw several times a week. This seemed to help for a short while but unfortunately, it didn't stop me from getting kicked out of most classes at school and being a problem at home which my foster carer couldn't really handle. About two years later, my brother and I were transferred to another foster family in a different area. We lived with this family for about a year but my brother's behaviour towards me started to become more and more violent until I decided to leave, which was a very tough decision but also one of the best decisions I have made.
I was taken out of the busy town in which I was living and moved to the relaxed, calming countryside where I met a couple and their children who I still live with to this day. At first I was very sceptical about the whole thing, as I had already moved around quite a lot, which meant that I had developed trust issues. I started stealing things, becoming very abusive and doing things that no normal child would do. At school I was very disruptive. I always gave teachers a hard time and would always get myself into trouble, just to entertain others. I thought I would gain friends by doing this and gained false hope that I was being laughed with and not being laughed at.
My foster carers gave me all the help I could get but to no avail. I would get into very dark moods without any reason and had a very unhealthy relationship with food, where I would eat until I felt physically sick.
Things started to get worse and worse. At the age of 16 I was only in school three days a week and even when I was in school, I was only actually in for about 3-4 lessons and had to go to an inclusion room for the rest of the day.
Things were just as bad at home and the family I had lived with for 7 years were starting to reach their snapping point. This caused me to get even angrier and so I asked my social worker if I could leave. We came to the agreement that this family would get me through my GCSE's and then I could go and live with another family.
It was at this point I realised that my foster family weren't against me but in fact they only had my best interests in mind. My foster parents could have sent me away any time they would have liked but instead they pushed me through my education as they knew this would set me up for life, even if I wasn't with them.
I started to knuckle down at school and gave it everything I had, which meant I achieved A's and B's in all of my results - I was ecstatic! I applied for the position of weapons technician in the RAF as my foster parents and I had concluded that sixth form would be the worst thing for me to do. After a year of hard work, I was finally accepted into the RAF. Although it was extremely tough to get through the RAF assessment I put my mind to it and gave all of my effort; something I couldn't have done without the help of my friends and foster family.
I am now awaiting the start of my basic training, which takes place over two and a half months in Buckinghamshire.
It will be extremely tough, that I can assure you but the effort you put in determines the rewards you get out of it and that goes for anything you decide to do.


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Q: C# Magick.Net "no decode delegate for this image format" with SVG I have ImageMagick-6.8.9-Q16 installed and can successfully run convert test.svg test.pdf and get a valid pdf output.
In my project I have installed Magick.NET-Q16-x86 version 7.0.0.003 and I can successfully convert other formats using it.
However, when I run the following code, I get an "iisexpress.exe: no decode delegate for this image format" error:
using (var image = new MagickImage(File.OpenRead("C:\\Temp\\SvgToPdf\\test.svg"))) //error here
{
    image.Format = MagickFormat.Pdf;
    image.Write("C:\\Temp\\SvgToPdf\\test.pdf");
}

Any ideas?

A: Crap...wouldn't you know I would figure it out within minutes of posting...this is why I don't ask many questions!
Anyway, for those wondering, the problem was with opening the file using File.OpenRead (probably does not have all of the necessary info in the FileStream).  changing my code to this works:
using (var image = new MagickImage("C:\\Temp\\SvgToPdf\\test.svg"))
{
    image.Format = MagickFormat.Pdf;
    image.Write("C:\\Temp\\SvgToPdf\\test.pdf");
}

Thanks to dlemstra for the alternative solution for when you do need to use a Stream!
var readSettings = new MagickReadSettings() { Format = MagickFormat.Svg };
var image = new MagickImage(svgStream, readSettings);

A: Ufff, I had similar problem.
Magick.NET throws "ImageMagick.MagickMissingDelegateErrorException" on creation of MagickImage object from Stream with error message like "no decode delegate for this image format `' @ error/blob.c/CustomStreamToImage/761".
When I saved the Stream into file, picture is absolutely OK..
... After almost 2 days of debugging/trying I recognized, that this error with the same Stream sometimes throws, sometimes not...
-> the problem is in Stream state. Before MagickImage creation it has to be Seek into beginning!! Maybe this is error in ImageMagick, because... :-/
    public ResizedImageWithMetadata GetResizedImageWithMetadata(Stream content,..)
        {
            try
            {
                if (content == null)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException($"Image content is empty!");
                }
                using (MagickImage image = new MagickImage(content))
                {
// unexpected exception...

Correct:
public ResizedImageWithMetadata GetResizedImageWithMetadata(Stream content,..)
    {
        try
        {
            if (content == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException($"Image content is empty!");
            }
            content.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); //THIS IS NEEDED!!!
            using (MagickImage image = new MagickImage(content))
            {


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The Outstanding Graduate Student Awards serve to recognize the most outstanding graduate student from each department within the College of Engineering.
For the nomination process, faculty in each department select one PhD student to receive the award. Awardees receive stipends, a certificate, and a medal.
Again, congratulations to Sarah Tymochko receiving this award under the advice of CMSE faculty Elizabeth Munch!


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IE flaw may allow Windows PCs to be hijacked, Microsoft warns
By Vijay Nachimuthu, Dec, 31 2012,
Zero-day vulnerability affects versions of the Web browser from IE 6 through IE 8 but not later versions, the company says in a security advisory.
Original Post From Steven Musil
Microsoft has confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability affecting older versions of Internet Explorer could allow attackers to gain control of Windows-based computers to host malicious Web sites.
Microsoft acknowledged the issue in asecurity advisory yesterday that included advice on how users can mitigate the threat posed by the flaw.
"Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability throughInternet Explorer 8," Microsoft said, noting that more recent versions of the Web browser, including IE 9 and IE 10, were unaffected.
The remote code execution vulnerability affects the way the browser accesses memory, allowing an attacker to use the corrupted PC to host a Web site designed to exploit the vulnerability with other users.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that contains a webpage that is used to exploit this vulnerability. In addition, compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements could contain specially crafted content that could exploit this vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit these websites. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's website.The flaw has reportedly been used to exploit Windows PC users who visited the Web site for the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. The site has been hosting the malicious code since at least December 21, Darien Kindlund, senior staff scientist at security advisor FireEye,wrote in a blog Friday.
"We can also confirm that the malicious content hosted on the website does appear to use Adobe Flash to generate a heap spray attack against Internet Explorer version 8.0 (fully patched), which was the source of the zero-day vulnerability," Kindlund wrote.
CNET has contacted Microsoft for more information and will update this report when we learn more.
By Vijay Nachimuthu
Vijay Nachimuthu is a Managing Principal of AltaFlux. His blogs mainly focuses on latest cloud technology trends and its impact on enterprises.
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This course will familiarize participants with basic acquisition skills and image interpretation associated with point-of-care ultrasonography. Participants will learn point-of-care imaging concepts associated with examination of cardiac, lung, abdominal, and vascular procedures through a mixture of didactic lectures, hands on training sessions, case discussions, and simulation experiences.
This activity is intended for anesthesiologists, cardiovascular disease physicians, critical care medicine physicians, emergency medicine physicians, internists, pulmonologists, surgeons, as well as physician assistants, and nurse practioners.
A $50 late fee applies to registrations received after 5:00 p.m. ET on April 22, 2019. A handling fee of $50 will be deducted for cancellation. An additional fee may apply for cancellation of other events, including workshops and social activities. Refund requests must be received by fax or mail by April 22, 2019. No refunds will be made thereafter. Transfer of registration to another Johns Hopkins activity in lieu of cancellation is not possible. A transcript of attendance will be available upon attestation of your credit hours and submission of the post activity online evaluation.
Identify evidence-based applications of ultrasound for the management of the acute care patient.
Describe and interpret basic views for real-time ultrasound-guided vascular access and vascular examination.
Describe and interpret basic trans-thoracic cardiac and lung ultrasound views.
Discuss basic ultrasound algorithms for the assessment of the unstable patient.
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The Johns Hopkins University has approved this activity for 14.25 contact hours for non-physicians.


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Q: AngularJS - Lazy Load Views I'm creating a single page home site and would like to reduce initial page load time and save user bandwidth by lazy loading views that are below what is currently visible. The home page will be rather long, with a nav, header, several content sections, and a footer. My goal is to initially loading a static layout container with the nav and sticky footer along with the 'root' angular app. Scrolling or clicking on a nav link will cause the next viewable view to load (clicking a nav link that jumps down past several views should load all the views a user will jump past). I know there is a jQuery lib for this task, but I'd like to stick to Angular.
Is there an easy way to conditionally load views this way in Angular?

A: Here's what I came up with, just as a quick example. There are many ways you could accomplish this. If you want more fine tuning, you could even write your own directive instead of using ng-include/ng-repeat.
Live demo here
Hmm, plnkr is having some issue right now. If the page will even load, it seems to sometimes have trouble finding the templates (see the console log..it is trying to load them, so the code is working fine). Here's a jsbin demo also, but the templates are just going to load nothing (empty).

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<button ng-click="loadNext()">Load Next</button>
<button ng-click="unload()">Reset</button>

var app = angular.module('myApp', []);

app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
  var toLoad = [ //list the templates to be loaded
    'tmpl.html',
    'tmpl2.html',
    'tmpl3.html'
  ];
  $scope.loaded = []; //anything in here will be loaded to the page
  $scope.loadNext = function() {
    if (toLoad.length) { //if there are any item left to load
      $scope.loaded.push(toLoad.splice(0, 1)[0]); //move first item to "loaded"
    }
  };
  $scope.unload = function() {
    toLoad = $scope.loaded.splice(0, $scope.loaded.length); //move all items back to "toLoad"
  };
});


A trial of three Catholic Workers who blocked the entrance to a drone command center resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury.
Polk District County Judge Gronewald declared the mistrial April 17 after the jury informed the court they had been deadlocked five to one three times during five hours of deliberation after the two-day trial of Ed Bloomer, Greg Boertje-Obed and Brian Hynes.
Bloomer, a Des Moines Catholic Worker and Veterans for Peace member; Boertje-Obed, a Plowshares activist and member of Hildegard House Catholic Worker in Duluth, Minnesota; and Hynes, a Catholic Worker and urban farmer from New York City; had been charged with misdemeanor trespass after they blocked the entrance to the Iowa National Guard Armed Drone Command Center in Des Moines Dec. 28, 2017.
Des Moines Catholic Worker and Veterans for Peace Member Al Burney was also arrested for blocking the gate, but paid a fine instead of going to jury trial after pleading guilty.
"Going to trial for peacemakers is an opportunity to extend the witness that got them arrested and charged in the first place," said Des Moines Catholic Worker Frank Cordaro in an email update sent to a Catholic Worker list serve.
The action came at the end of Dec. 27-28, 2017, Faith and Resistance Retreat in honor of the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which commemorates the young children who were ordered killed by King Herod in his attempt to destroy the infant Jesus.
The three defendants and other retreat participants had compared Herod's action to the United States' use of drones with banners that read "Herod Killed the Infants (Matthew 2:16) Des Moines Drone Command Kills Them Too!" and "Celebrate Christmas … Shut Down DM's Armed Drone Command!"
"This is the message they wanted to continue in their jury trial," Cordaro wrote.
Cordaro had encouraged supporters of the three men to attend the trial and a "meet and greet" April 15 to get to know the defendants.
He said Gronewald's decision to declare a mistrial was surprising and "a hopeful sign that, if given a chance to hear the truths of our peace message, a lone citizen on a six-person jury can make a difference."
According to Cordaro, the county attorney's office will decide whether or not to retry the case.


Open Knowledge Open Arts is an informal workshop about open data, open source and cultural heritage.
The aim of the Open Knowledge Open Arts workshop is to investigate how the open sharing of the data, in a readable form for all people and with no limitation reuse can help research, production and fruition of Cultural Heritage.
Click here for detailed program of the workshop.
Social dinner will be held on Friday 26 February at h.20:30 at Restaurant Talè, Piazza dei Martiri 5/8, 95131 Catania. Two options are available, with different costs: 15 EUR (light menu) or 25 EUR (full menu): please follow this link for further details.
An Archeological Tour will be offered to the workshop participants on Saturday 27 February in the afternoon. Attending the tour is free (for registered participants), except for some optional activies: please follow this link for complete program.
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School of Medicine > News Releases > News Release
Edward Shanbrom, MD, Orange County's first oncologist and UC Irvine supporter, dies at 87
Shanbroms at UC Irvine
Medal ceremony in 2006.
March 8, 2012 -- Dr. Edward Shanbrom, a prominent researcher and philanthropist, has died. UC Irvine honored him in 2007 by naming a research and education building (Building 55) at UC Irvine Medical Center "Edward Shanbrom M.D. Hall."
A pioneering hematologist, Dr. Shanbrom, 87, invented a widely used process for removing viruses from blood plasma and helped develop a breakthrough treatment for hemophilia. He died of natural causes Feb. 20 at his home in Tustin, according to a statement from his family.
Edward Shanbrom M.D. Hall was dedicated to recognize Dr. Shanbrom and his wife Helen for their longtime support of UC Irvine as well as to honor Dr. Shanbrom for his hemophilia research.
The Shanbroms also were honored in 2006 with the university's most prestigious honor, the UCI Medal.
"Dr. Shanbrom was one of our medical school's most ardent supporters. His philanthropy created outstanding laboratory facilities for our physician scientists at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, enabled specific scientific endeavors to proceed and provided our medical students with ongoing cultural opportunities to enjoy," noted Dean Ralph Clayman.
Dr. Shanbrom was Orange County's first oncologist. "I have spent a lifetime researching blood's therapeutic value and making it safe," Dr. Shanbrom said when the building was named. "Helen and I hope that our support increases the ability of UC Irvine's faculty to isolate and purify blood and blood derivatives for increased therapeutic value, because truly lifesaving therapeutic agents come from blood."
Dr. Shanbrom received awards from the American Board of Internal Medicine, National Board of Medical Examiners, National Hemophilia Foundation, University of Buffalo, Arts Orange County and an honorary doctorate from Allegheny College.
He received his medical degree from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine (now SUNY-Buffalo). Following his fellowship at Yale University, he served as a physician, specializing in hematology, at UC Irvine Medical Center, City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, Calif.; and St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif.
The Shanbroms supported numerous efforts on campus, including the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Dean's Council and Friends of the Library, where Helen Shanbrom was a founding member. In memory of one of their sons, the Shanbroms created a fellowship in transportation studies. The David Lee Shanbrom Memorial Award is given to individuals with meritorious involvement in the promotion of heavy truck safety. The couple also created a music scholarship.
Obituaries for Dr. Shanbrom have appeared in several publications. including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Orange County Register.


The Chrome Web Store is more interested in pushing Chrome apps than giving users the best search results.
Search for many popular extensions on the Chrome Web Store and you'll see misleading and potentially malicious apps first. Google's Chrome Web Store always lists apps before extensions, and hucksters have taken advantage of this to trick unsuspecting users into installing fake apps instead of the extensions they're searching for. This needs to stop.
It's easy to demonstrate this problem. Let's say you want to install a Chrome extension. You open Chrome's menu, point to More tools, select Extensions, and then click the Get more extensions link at the bottom of the page. Or, you could visit the Chrome Web Store directly.
Whatever you search for, you'll always see three apps before any relevant extensions. All someone has to do is upload an "app" with the same name and it'll always appear before the extension people are looking for.
Search for Tampermonkey and the top result is Tampermonkey 2016, which has a helpful review stating, "fake, don't get fooled." The second result is a web-based game titled Grepolis, and the third result is Google Finance. Those last two don't even make sense here.
You'll find the Tampermonkey extension you want in the fourth spot, under Extensions. Tampermonkey, despite being more relevant and having many more users than any of the apps in this example, will always be in the fourth spot down.
The Chrome Web Store's search layout pushes bad apps over trustworthy extensions.
Search for ublock and the top result is uBlock Origin, but it's a fake, malicious app. For whatever reason, the second result is again an unrelated game named Dora Candy Transport, and the third result is a VPN named Gom VPN. Again, you won't find the popular extension you're looking for until the fourth spot down.
Thankfully, the top results aren't always deceptive, malicious apps. Often, they're safe but just entirely unrelated apps, and you still have to scan to the fourth spot for the extension you're looking for.
The Chrome Web Store's search often offers up just-plain-irrelevant apps, too.
Google is a search company, and therefore should be a master at search. But the Chrome Web Store's search function is lacking.
Google search knows which extensions are the most relevant—search for Tampermonkey via the main Google search engine and the extension's page on the Chrome Web Store will be the first result. So why is it the fourth result when you search the Chrome Web Store itself?
Google's main search engine works better for finding Chrome extensions than the Chrome Web Store's does.
It's easy to guess why the Chrome Web Store works this way. Google really wants to push its Chrome app platform. But Chrome apps haven't taken off. There are a handful of useful Chrome apps, but most people are just looking for extensions. Google should just list the most relevant results and stop pushing its Chrome apps so hard. This will help protect Chrome users from scammers.
Microsoft took a lot of heat for similar issues in its Windows Store. After an article I wrote about that went viral and public dissatisfaction with the store grew, Microsoft finally cleaned up its act. It's high time Google cleans up the Chrome Web Store, too.


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Congresswoman Kaptur is a relentless advocate for Ohio's north coast stretching from Toledo to Cleveland. Her legislative priorities are vast, but top priorities include efforts to stop poorly-negotiated trade agreements, to advocate for increased US-based manufacturing, to protect and improve economic conditions of all Americans including retirement security through earned pensions and Social Security benefits, and to safeguard the natural resource that is Lake Erie. She currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee, which has authority over federal discretionary spending and determines spending levels for the entire federal government through a series of 12 separate annual appropriations bills.
Today she serves as the first woman to Chair the influential House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which she considers an honor given the Ninth District stretches much of the southern Lake Erie coastline. In this position, she focuses on efforts to protect the natural resource of Lake Erie and has advocated for American energy independence through increased funding for renewable energy programs and research, such as wind and solar. Kaptur also serves on the powerful Defense Subcommittee. She uses this assignment to advocate for a number of military assets throughout northern Ohio, such as the Toledo Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing unit in Toledo, and Camp Perry a National Guard training facility located near Port Clinton, which also hosts the Ohio Air National Guard's 200th Red Horse Squadron, and the significant number of defense industrial base manufacturers throughout the district.
Congresswoman Kaptur also serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation.
Rep. Kaptur has previously served on the Committees on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and Veterans' Affairs.
Rep. Kaptur is currently the longest-serving woman in the House of Representatives and is the second-longest serving current Member on the House Appropriations Committee.


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VEB Podcast: Logan Sawyer Interview
J.P. and I talked to recent MiLB signing Logan Sawyer to hear his journey from 29th round pick, to Tommy John Surgery, to Indy Ball and Australia, and finally, to the Cardinals.
By Blake Newberry Dec 4, 2022, 9:00am EST
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I have good news, VEB! Instead of having me ramble on about something today, you all get to listen to someone far more interesting. J.P. and I recently sat down with new signing Logan Sawyer on the VEB podcast and he shared his story with us.
For those of you who don't know, Sawyer signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals a little over two weeks ago. That came after a season in which he collected 22 saves and 39 strikeouts in 30 innings with the Evansville Otters in the Frontier League. Oh, and he also didn't allow a single earned run all season. Here's the thing, though. Even after such a strong season in Indy ball he wasn't generating much interest.
That changed with a single tweet. This one:
• FREE AGENT RHP
• 2021 & 2022 Frontier League All Star & Reliever of the Year
• 30 IP
• 22 Saves
• 39 K's
• 3 BB
• 11 Hits
• 0.00 ERA
• Will pitch in any role, just looking for an opportunity w/ a MLB organization this Spring Training@PitchingNinja pic.twitter.com/LXwy9MKegv
— Logan Sawyer (@logancsaw) November 13, 2022
Turns out, Pitching Ninja Rob Friedman retweeted him and after that his phone blew up with interest. In fact, when he talked to the Cardinals, he was on a roof working his HVAC job. That was just one part of the podcast though. His story in baseball begins a lot earlier.
Sawyer's story is one of perseverance, resilience, and a relentless effort to improve. and he walked us through every part of it. That includes how he took his velocity from 90 mph to touching 100 (and sitting mid-90s, which he would want me to add) and the crazy way that he developed his splitter in Australia. I won't give you the story on that one because it's much better when Logan tells it. You'll just have to give us a listen to find out.
He also told us why he chose the Cardinals despite receiving plenty of other offers.
He hasn't pitched in affiliated ball since 2016 but the now-30-year-old is back and his excitement shone through during the whole conversation. He will be starting the year in Memphis or Springfield but since he now has a high octane fastball, a nasty splitter, and a strong slider, he could be an option for the Cardinals down the road.
This was a really fun conversation and I highly recommend that you give it a listen and get to know one of the most interesting players in the Cardinals system. You can give it a listen here or you can find the podcast on your preferred streaming service.
Make sure to like and subscribe if you haven't already! We have a conversation with Jeff Jones on tap for Wednesday and we're hoping to have Sawyer back on the pod during Spring Training as he gets his feet wet in the organization.
Enjoy your Sunday, VEB!