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The museum's annual fundraising book sale will be held on Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October in the former Mill Restaurant by Garvey's Supervalu carpark. There will be a great selection of books for sale!
Our book sale gives a much needed financial boost to help with the running costs of the museum so please do consider coming along to buy lots of books!
Donations of books towards the sale can be made by dropping them in to us at the museum in Friary Street, and they should be in good condition, with no magazines or encyclopaedias please.
Our thanks to Liam Power and Garveys Supervalu for allowing us to use the restaurant for our sale.


Welcome to the new era. Welcome to Rogers Place.
The official opening of Rogers Place, put on by the City of Edmonton and Oilers Entertainment Group Thursday evening, had a unique, almost foreign feel to it.
The numerous, and quite sizeable, LED screens displayed vibrant colours and patterns. The opening music was supplied by a DJ, who was perched by a modern stage and podium in the heart of Ford Hall.
The evening began feeling like the opening of a trendy Los Angeles art gallery. The arena itself is a work of art, and that impression was punctuated by the suits and dresses that floated about the stylish entryway to the City's new arena.
It's a new age for sports and entertainment in Edmonton.
At first glance, even just this small portion of Rogers Place starkly contrasts what the City is familiar with when it comes to entertainment. The vast open space of Ford Hall, the natural lighting and modern curvature of the architecture is a distinctly unique sight and the official opening was unique in itself.
"For the first time in decades, Edmonton will have a world-class urban core to match its world-class community spirit," said Daryl Katz, Chairman of the Katz Group of Companies.
Beginning eight years ago, Daryl Katz's groundbreaking vision for a new downtown arena has finally become a reality.
Today, the official opening of Rogers Place, marked the beginning of a new journey. Acting as a centerpiece for the revitalization of downtown Edmonton, Rogers Place breathes new energy into the downtown core.
"It was eight years ago that a leadership committee, drawn from across the community, wrote in its city-shaping report, 'The greatest opportunity for Edmonton lies in developing a new facility that will revitalize our downtown and add to the excitement that is just getting started to build in our core,'" said Katz.
Daryl Katz stands with Mayor Don Iveson for the official opening of Rogers Place.
His Worship Mayor Don Iveson also shared words of excitement and gratitude towards the many key players involved in the planning, construction and operation of Rogers Place.
"This is Edmonton's spirit in action — our community coming together to build a dream into a reality," the Mayor said.
The Mayor joined Daryl Katz at the gated entrance into the arena from Ford Hall, where together they christened the entrance with the pull of a rope, followed by dazzling pyrotechnics and streamers to celebrate the official opening of the new epicenter of entertainment.
One of the first guests to walk through the gates — The Great One himself.
"The atmosphere and the building is exactly what Edmonton is all about. It's friendly, it's classy, it's nice, it's warm, and I truly believe Edmontonians are going to brag about the whole entire complex for eternity," Wayne Gretzky said.
But all jokes aside, Gretzky expressed his great admiration for the new arena.
Iron Foot Place inside Ford Hall.
Unbeknownst to him, memories were already being made inside Rogers Place.
Earlier in the day, Rogers Place welcomed Alex Janvier — the signature artist for Ford Hall — alongside family, friends, and members of the media, for the official unveiling of Iron Foot Place.
This weekend, Rogers Place will officially open its doors to the public for the Open House, where it is anticipated over 56,000 fans will walk the expansive concourses and explore the many levels, taking in the astounding sights and sounds that make Rogers Place so unique.
Unlike any other grand opening for venues, the official opening of Rogers Place — complete with drum circles and traditional dances — set the tone for the extraordinary experiences still to come inside the new arena.
In the heart of downtown, Rogers Place will soon be known as the epicentre of "wow".


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By focusing on these areas, you could increase your credit score with time. In fact, if you live within your means andpay all your expenses on timeyoull boost your payment background, which is the solitary largest component of your rating.
Be sure you are prepared with documents that show youre a good danger if you obtain that interview. Loan provider enjoy security. If you can show them that youve stayed in the very same home (or city) as well as functioned the very same job (preferably for the same company) for a number of years, it definitely will aid your situation.
The Home Loan Application Refine The customer's willingness to settle is determined by analyzing exactly how the home will be used. As an example, will you be living there or simply leasing it out? Willingness is likewise closely pertaining to just how you have met previous financial dedications, thus the focus on the Credit Record and/or your rental settlement history.
A preapproval letter demonstrates that the lending institution has confirmed your earnings and other needed files. Its not a prequalification letter, which merely specifies that, based upon the details provided, you might receive a lending.
These refinance programs were developed by the Federal government to assist reduce the amount of repossessions by allowing people that are upside down on their home mortgage, or have lowcredit scores re-finance into a lower repayment and also price.
Acquiring A Residence In Mexico Generally, acquisition offers are contingent on a residence inspection of the property to check for signs of architectural damage or things that might require dealing with. Your real estate agent generally will aid you prepare to have this assessment conducted within a couple of days of your offer being approved by the vendor. This contingency protects you by giving you an opportunity to renegotiate your offer or withdraw it without penalty if the examination discloses significant material damage.
Making A Deal On A House Norcross Is the market price the right rate? A REALTORcan offer you a Relative Market Analysis (CMA) of the home's worth, or you can examine neighborhood listings on realtor.com to see what similar residential or commercial properties sold for. Based upon the residence inspection, you might additionally request a lower cost or fixing contingencies if the home needs fixes.
While there is not one collection price for house assessments, it. is feasible to release estimates. For instance, Angies List is a popular website for local solutions. Average home evaluation prices are a little under $500. They may vary from much less compared to $400 to over $500 for average homes.
Im offering life time accessibility to Cardone Universityright currently, as well as it' sa great deal less expensive than any kind of real estate. It will certainly teach you how you can start boosting your earnings to ensure that someday you will certainly have cash to put down on an item of residential property. If you intend to do property without money down, you will have to sell others on you. Cardone College is the # 1 sales training platform in the world as well as will certainly aid you in any kind of industry, in any community, and in any type of nation.
The document includes: This cost will certainly be maintained by us if from the time of settlement we have not gotten composed guidelines from your lawyer within 72 hours and a study has actually not been instructed within 21 days. When the study has actually been accomplished you will certainly have up to 10 days to withdraw your deal and have your customer development charge returned. After this duration, the client development fee is non-refundable unless the supplier withdraws.
Making An Offer On A Residence Deposit If the customer sends a deal to acquire a given home, as long as the deal is not accepted by the vendor, the customer can withdraw the offer in writing and be freed from commitment under the acquisition contract. If the home buyer makes a deal and the vendor reacts with different terms compared to the deal (called a counter deal), there is no agreement because the parties have actually not agreed to the same terms. Until the celebrations have set the same regards to the preferred acquisition and also sale in composing, nolegal and also binding agreement exists.
Nationally, homes 67% of homes sell listed below the sale price, according to the National Association of Realtors. Using that expertise, you might use 5% much less compared to asking $190,000 on a residence provided at $200,000 in hopes of settling around $195,000. Yet follow your Realtors lead. Your details markets characteristics will enter play when you make your own offer on a home.


Looking upstream from under the Imperial Highway Bridge (53C0042). I'm not sure why a state highway bridge has a county bridge number. Anyway, it's a five span T girder bridge on pier walls that was built in 1951 and widened with I girders in 1974. You can see the previously visited Long Beach Freeway Bridge and the UP Salt Lake Bridge in the background. At this point we are about 16 miles from the river's mouth in Long Beach.
Los Angeles County, California Bridges: Imperial Highway Bridge across the Los Angeles River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.


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Denmark Trip Day 7: Legoland Billund
October 9, 2017 Ben Geytenbeek
My conference had now ended, so it was time for a bit of relaxing post-conference travel in Denmark. Jacqueline would be joining me for the remainder of the weekend. I had given her the option of either heading to Copenhagen or Billund, the latter being the home of Legoland, and she made no hesitation in her decision.
I left my AirBnB early in the morning to catch a local bus to the train station. From there, I caught a train to Vejle. Finally, I was back on the European continent; both Odense and Copenhagen are situated on islands. I planned to spend the rest of my time in Denmark in and around the Jutland peninsula.
In Vejle, I went to the neighbouring bus station to find a bus that would head directly to the Legoland park. It was easy to find; there was a cardboard Legoland logo sat in the front window of the bus. Once on board, the bus headed straight up the main road all the way direct to Billund. The first stop was at the Billund airport. As we drove past, I could see Jacquline's plane landing, but I stayed on the bus until I was around the corner at the park entrance. I queued up among the busy morning crowds for a ticket, and by the time I had purchased one, Jacqueline had arrived as well.
We got a park map and left our bags in the luggage lockers. We now had all day to explore the park. The Legoland park at Billund is the oldest Lego theme park. The original Lego factory was in Billund, and the Lego head offices still remain there. The airport, now one of the largest in Denmark, is mostly used for cargo and charter planes for the company. Hence, the park had been on my radar of places to visit ever since I was a Lego fan as a young child. In particular, I was looking forward to visiting the Minilands, small scale Lego villages and cities. But we decided to save them for later, and head out towards the rides.
We passed by the safari area, where there were life size models of a number of African and European animals. Most of the areas of the park had been installed decades ago and not updated much since. It was easy to pick when an area had been built, because the pre-minifigure areas had people built in a caricature style, but the post-minfigure areas had large scale brick build minifigures. The particular themes also represented now-deprecated Lego themes.
We decided to try the water-based rides first, so we could dry off for later on. This meant heading to Pirate Land, where one ride involved firing water cannons from ship onto passers by, who had water cannons with which to fire back. We also tried a flume ride and a hovercraft ride in Adventure Land. Next, we headed to the roller coasters: there was one in Jungle Land and one in Polar Land. The latter we tried several times as the line was quite short, and Jacqueline liked to see the Lego builds of Arctic animals from her native Canada. It was also additionally entertaining because the ride finished by reaching the end of the rails, and then the cart and rails would undergo a short, unexpected freefall before returning to the start. There was also a penguin enclosure for some unexplained reason.
One of our favourite rides for the day was the so-called Ice Pilots school. Inside, you are given an electronic card, onto which you load a series of manoeuvres for the ride to take you on. Once you get into the ride proper, you and a friend are sat in a harness which is attached to a robotic arm which will spin, lift, drop, rotate or invert you based on the selections you chose. Jacqueline and I naturally went for the most extreme ones we could find, and had a lot of fun being flipped and thrown around.
It was about time for lunch, so we headed back through the Castle Land to a small American, Western-style village. We grabbed some food from one of the shops and sat and ate for a while. From there, we made our way up to the most recent addition to the park, which was based on a newer Lego theme called Ninjago. It was here, after lunch, that the queues started to get a bit longer. But one of the best features of the park, was that the queues made their way round large bins of Lego bricks, so you could build things as you made your way along the queue. The most interesting ride here was a hall of lasers which you had a time limit to run through, without breaking the lasers.
It was now time to head to the Minilands. The first group that we encountered were all based from Lego Star Wars, with set scenes from each of the films. This was followed by a number of scale builds of skyscrapers, ranging from the One World Trade Centre up to the Burj Khalifa. But the most interesting part was the older parts. I spent ages wandering around the scale representations of Danish and Northern European villages, which each had a large number of trains, cars, trucks and boats all moving around them autonomously (following a predesignated timing). It was extensive, and there were so many little details that I was continuously impressed with. In particular, there was one display which had a working lock system. The boat would enter lock, the lock would raise or lower the water level, the gates would open and the boat would continue on. Also impressive was a truck which drove onto a ferry to be taken across a harbour.
There were other elements which impressed me for their size and scale. There was a scale model of the Kennedy space centre, with a smoke machine and flashing lights. There was also a scale model of the Billund airport, with all of the associated planes and support vehicles driving about. Finally, there was a representation of an oil rig and some offshore wind turbines. I kept wandering through it all trying to take it all in.
The day was waning, so we headed out to redo the rides we had enjoyed the most, and check for any of the parts to the Miniland we had missed. Then finally, we did the thing the Lego company wanted us to the most: by some toys from their shop. We then headed for the exit as the park was closing, and walked into town to see if we could find a restaurant that was open. Despite hosting an international airport, the town itself was very small, so we could only find a few restaurants. Finally, we went to the bus station and caught a bus a few miles out of town to the tiny village of Ny Nørup, where we had pre-booked an AirBnB for the few days of our stay. We checked in and took the opportunity to relax from our busy day out.
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The Herpestidae may be a family within the mammalian Order Carnivora, but diet within the family, and even within species can be variable. Invertebrate, vertebrate, and to a limited extent plant material are all consumed to varying degrees.
As active predators of invertebrates or vertebrates, mongooses have to use their senses to locate and capture prey. Sight, hearing and smell are probably all used but the relative importance of the senses in foraging likely differs dependent upon the habitat, food type and activity period, especially diurnal versus nocturnal. The Herpestidae are generally considered to have a good sense of sight, hearing and smell. However, little is known of Herpestid morphology and physiology with regard to these sensory modalities.
There is some information on eye structure and mongoose visual acuity. The small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) has a relatively small cornea, nonspherical lens, and retina with high cone to rod proportion (25-40% of photoreceptors are cones, comparable to diurnal primates). These are all characteristics of a diurnal-adapted eye, matching the species lifestyle. Their eye also possesses a high accommodative ability, which is probably beneficial in tracking fast moving prey in a congested habitat.
Colour vision has been demonstrated in at least one diurnal mongoose species, the Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi). Under laboratory conditions, this species can differentiate various colours (red, yellow, green, blue, orange and violet) from any shade of grey, displaying a clear and definite discrimination superior to a variety of mustelids and other viverrids. Its retina possesses a central area composed almost entirely of cones that is likely involved its high colour definition. A similar area has been described for the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), and may well be present in all the diurnal mongooses.
Anecdotal observations on other diurnal species, the suricate (Suricata suricatta) and dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula), indicate an ability to detect and differentiate between raptor species that are kilometres away, often before a human observer can even identify their presence. Therefore, from the information available, the diurnal Herpestids at least appear to possess an acute visual sense which may be used in the detection of food. Whilst information is lacking on the eyesight of nocturnal species, the observation of eyeshine in some nocturnal species, notably the white-tailed mongoose and water mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) indicate the presences of a tapetum lucidum, a reflective layer outside the retina which reflects back unabsorbed light, a structure usually associated with nocturnal vision. Unfortunately, there is little structural or functional data available on the auditory or olfactory senses of mongooses, but the latter would appear to be well-developed in view of the wide use of olfactory communication within the family.
The skull structure and dentition of mongooses reflects their principal diet of insects and small mammals. Species with a more carnivorous (vertebrate-based) diet tend to have a more robust skull structure, reflecting the greater force required to kill and process vertebrate prey. More insectivorous species tend to have a lighter, lower skull structure. The dental formula for the family is I 3/3, C 1/1, PM 3–4/3–4, M 2/2 = 36–40. In many species the structure of the premolars, molars and carnassials is adapted to crushing rather than slicing (their primary role in the more carnivorous felids and canids). However, the carnassial shear is well developed in the more carnivorous species. In the water mongoose, which specialises in crushing crustaceans, the teeth, especially the posterior premolars, are particularly robust. In contrast, in the Liberian mongoose, which is thought to specialise on eating earthworms, the teeth are said to be relatively small and the jaw structure weak. Herpestid canines are relatively long and strong and recurved as is characteristic of carnivores. The canines are generally larger and stronger in more carnivorous species, and are important in delivering the killing bite.
The killing bite in the mongooses tends to be oriented to the skull of vertebrates, and this likely limits the relative size of vertebrates that they can tackle. A skull-orientated killing bite has been recorded in the dwarf mongoose, slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea), common cusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus), small Indian mongoose, Cape grey mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta), and suricate, and is likely typical of all mongoose species. Accounts of the Egyptian mongoose, slender mongoose, and water mongoose suggest that a neck bite may be used on larger prey. Mongooses also tend to kill and eat invertebrates from the anterior, head region. In contrast, the killing bite of felids and mustelids tends to be oriented to the throat or neck of vertebrate prey and this enables them to take down prey that are relatively large compared to their own body size. By nature of their small body size (ranging from the 200g dwarf mongoose to the 5kg white-tailed mongoose) and inability to take relatively large prey, the animal components of mongoose diet are restricted to invertebrates and small vertebrates (principally rodents, small lizards, frogs and toads). The non-retractable claws of Herpestids are not sharp for prey capture like felid claws, but are generally robust for digging.
The ancestral mongoose is proposed to have been a vertebrate-feeder. Of the 34 members of the family, only four are confirmed to feed principally on vertebrates (Cape grey mongoose, Egyptian mongoose, Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni), stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis), three appear likely to be principally vertebrate feeders (Indian grey mongoose, Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), Ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii), seventeen species are primarily invertebrate feeders (dwarf mongoose, water mongoose, bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda), black-legged mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes), Alexander's cusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri), Ansorge's cusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei), common cusimanse, flat-headed cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus), yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda), Liberian mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni), banded mongoose (Mungos mungo), Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus), Selous' mongoose (Paracynictis selousi), Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri), suricate, long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso), with principal dietary component unclear or variable in nine species (slender mongoose, Kaokoland slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens), small Indian mongoose, short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus), crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva), Somali mongoose (Helogale hirtula), Pousargues' mongoose (Dologale dybowskii), brown mongoose (Herpestes fuscus), collared mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus). Dietary composition differs between species, with mongoose scats or stomachs recorded to contain mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, crustacean, mollusc, insect, spider, scorpion, myriapod, isopod, millipede, fruit, and seed.
However, within a species, individuals have the ability to adjust their diet to available food, dependent upon habitat and season. A study of Egyptian mongoose scats in Spain, found this species to be an opportunistic predator, consuming the most abundant prey available in each area and season. Similarly, the diet of the yellow mongoose has been shown to differ between arid and coastal regions within South Africa, with a much greater occurrence of rodents at the coastal site. The diversity of diets amongst the different populations of the small Indian mongoose, which has been introduced to numerous island and mainland locations, further demonstrates the dietary flexibility within a mongoose species. The diet varies from principally insects in the Rajasthan desert, St. Croix island, and Puerto Rico, to vertebrates on Mauritius, to mainly plant material (fruits) on Korcula Island, Croatia. On Viti Levu, Fiji, alone, the diet varies between habitats, from principally crabs in mangrove forests, rats in cane-fields, to cockroaches in urban areas.
Major seasonal changes in diet are recorded for some species. The white-tailed mongoose diet switches from termites and ants in the dry season to dung beetles in the wet season. Scats of yellow mongoose in a coastal area of South Africa were found to lack reptiles from July to September (otherwise present), with almost no rodent prey during the same period (otherwise present), and to lack birds from March to June (otherwise present), becoming almost exclusively insectivorous from July to September. In addition, the proportional contribution of different insect orders varied seasonally. In contrast there was no apparent seasonal effect on dietary composition in an arid area. The crab-eating mongoose diet similarly varies seasonally, dominated by insects in summer and autumn, crustaceans in winter, and reptiles in late spring and early summer. In the slender mongoose, diet shifts from principally insects (May-September) to small vertebrates (October-April). It is also fair to say that prey availability affects the timing and success of reproduction. In most species, birth of young is timed to coincide with the rainy season, which is likely to support high prey density. For example in the dwarf mongoose, lactation is timed to coincide with the months of highest invertebrate density.
Habitat and diet are understandably correlated, although whether diet determines habitat or habitat determines diet is unclear. In the most riparian mongoose species, the water mongoose, the major components of the diet are crustacea (e.g. crabs) and amphibians, but in drier areas (or during drier spells) they switch to more terrestrial prey. Water mongoose diet also differs between coastal and inland areas, feeding principally on amphipods and shore crabs at a coastal site, and on frogs, rodents, birds, crabs or fish at inland river sites. A comparison of diet and habitat type of two similarly sized sympatric Herpestids in a coastal area of South Africa found diet and habitat use to be correlated. The mainly insectivorous yellow mongoose almost exclusively (99% of fixes) used the open short-grass plains, where invertebrate prey was found at a higher density than in the bush habitat. The mainly carnivorous Cape grey mongoose was exclusively found in bush habitat, where its small rodent prey were more abundant than in the short-grass habitat. In contrast, a study of scats of two sympatric, open-terrain, social, insectivorous mongoose species, the dwarf and banded mongoose, in South Africa, found substantial dietary overlap (72-82% of prey categories), although the latter have a greater frequency of myriapods. How these species coexist whilst utilising coincident food resources is unclear, and a similar question arises when considering the sympatry of the dwarf mongoose and the more closely related Somali dwarf mongoose, although little is known of the diet of the latter. Diet and prey density may also be expected to affect home range size. However, in this respect, comparison of the mainly insectivorous yellow mongoose, and mainly carnivorous Cape grey mongoose found no significant difference in home range size or population density.
Food also has implications for home range use. Mongooses rarely forage in the same area on consecutive days, as noted for example in the dwarf mongoose, Liberian mongoose, common cusimanse, Egyptian mongoose, and water mongoose, and this is likely to minimise prey disturbance and depletion. Temporary avoidance of foraging in an area gives the prey density the opportunity to recover, making it productive when next visited. Home range size or movements within home range may also be reduced upon concentrated availability of food. Individuals have been known to localise their movements, and even abandon territoriality to utilise temporarily bonanza-like resources. Three slender mongooses have been observed feeding together on fly larvae below a giraffe carcass for a number of days. Up to seven Kaokoland slender mongoose have been observed feeding upon adult, larval, and pupal sarcophagid flies on a greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) carcass, with a radio collared male reducing home range use by 66% to concentrate its space use and activity on the carcass. Similar effects are recorded for more permanent supplemental food sources. Egyptian mongoose with access to a garbage dump in Israel formed a social group, in contrast to other observations on the species. Banded mongooses in Uganda with access to garbage localise home range use on the garbage dumps.
As diet varies within the Herpestidae, so do foraging methods. Almost all mongooses are terrestrial surface or subsurface foragers. They are active foragers, and rarely will a mongoose sit and wait for prey. Generally they move in an exploratory manner with attention oriented towards the ground. The more carnivorous members of the family, e.g. the Egyptian and slender mongoose will trot along and opportunistically pounce upon or chase small vertebrate or invertebrate prey that are disturbed. Others like the nocturnal white-tailed mongoose stop frequently as they trot to pick invertebrates off vegetation or out of dung. The social insectivorous mongooses forage spread out as a loose group, each individual independently scratching at the surface in the search for prey and periodically stopping to dig below the surface. The cusimanses are said to root around in the litter of the forest floor using their elongate snouts. The water mongoose tends to forage in mud or shallow water and uses its dexterous forefeet to root around for prey.
The Herpestids have a characteristic mode of dealing with hard prey items. First described in the banded mongoose, whereby an individual picked up and clasped a pill millipede (Sphaerotherium sp.) in its forepaws, oriented itself so that its rear was facing a rock or other hard object, and threw the millipede between its rear limbs onto the hard surface, cracking or smashing the prey and making it more accessible. This method of cracking hard prey items has similarly been described in the common cusimanse, slender mongoose, Egyptian mongoose, white-tailed mongoose, dwarf mongoose, Cape grey mongoose and crab-eating mongoose, and is likely characteristic of the family (although not observed in the suricate). Observations on water mongoose suggests that this species throws hard objects downwards to the ground from a vertical standing position rather than horizontally through the hind legs, and the crab-eating mongoose has also been observed to use this method. These methods are used for a variety of hard prey items, including dung beetles, bird's eggs, crabs and molluscs.
The mongooses are perhaps most famed for the ability of the Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus, javanicus, and edwardsi) to kill snakes, immortalised in traditional fables. However, the frequency of snake remains in the scats or stomach of mongooses is rare. At least some mongoose species are resistant to snake neurotoxins e.g. Egyptian mongoose, but the agility and cunning of the mongoose is said to be instrumental in their ability to avoid being bitten and overcome the snake. Other dangerous or toxic prey types eaten by mongooses include scorpions, and Myriapods (centipedes and millipedes). Scorpions, some of which have neurotoxic stings, are known to be consumed by suricates, Selous's mongoose, water mongoose, white-tailed mongoose, banded mongoose, long-nosed mongoose, small Indian mongoose, Indian grey mongoose, and bushy-tailed mongoose. Within the Myriapoda, some centipedes (Chilopoda) have poisonous bites, and millipedes (Diplopoda) generally exude a toxic substance to deter predators. Nevertheless, Myriapods feature in the diet of common cusimanse, crab-eating mongoose, water mongoose, white-tailed mongoose, dwarf mongoose, banded mongoose, suricate, Meller's mongoose, Selous's mongoose, small Indian mongoose, long-nosed mongoose, Jackson's mongoose, bushy-tailed mongoose, crab eating mongoose, and Indian grey mongoose. The small Indian mongoose has also been observed eating toads, including the toxic parotid glands.
The proportional representation of vertebrate to invertebrate prey has implications for sociality in the mongooses. As vertebrate prey is relatively low density, mobile, sensitive to disturbance, and slow to renew, such a prey type does not facilitate foraging groups. In contrast, invertebrate prey tends to be relatively high density, immobile, robust to disturbance, and rapid renewing, and therefore does facilitate group foraging. Data suggests that whilst small vertebrate renewal rates are likely to be in the order of 0.07 per 24 hours, the renewal rate for invertebrates is an order of magnitude higher, approximately 0.7. The group-living social mongooses all exhibit a principally insectivorous diet. That is not to say that an insectivorous diet promotes sociality (there are numerous asocial insectivorous mongoose species), but that it allows it where other factors, principally predation pressure, provide a selective pressure for grouping.
Whilst group cooperative hunting occurs in some of the social canids (wolves, coyote, wild hunting dog, Indian hunting dog) and the only social felid (the lion), enabling larger prey to be taken, cooperative hunting does not occur in the social mongooses. A possible exception may be the occasional observation of excavation of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) breeding dens by two or three Egyptian mongooses in Spain. However, it is unclear whether prey capture in these cases was coordinated, and rabbits form the basis of the diet in Spain in any case. In addition, there is an observation of two small Indian mongooses hunting crabs (Metapograpsus messor) together, with one turning over stones and the other attacking the crab. Even in the social mongooses, the dwarf mongoose, suricate, and banded mongoose, that engage in cooperative vigilance and rearing of young, and where individuals forage together in a group, there is no record of cooperative prey capture or of a group bringing down large prey. These species are principally insectivorous and their cooperative nature generally does not extend to sharing food, individuals responding aggressively to approach by others when feeding or actively digging a foraging hole.
Occasional exception to selfish defence of food may occur in the Egyptian mongoose in sharing rabbit prey, but more regular is the sharing of food with young pups in all species. Post-weaning, the young must be provisioned with food items and in the majority of species this is by the mother, but in social species, males and females, breeders and non-breeders can all provision pups with food items. Gradually the pups will be fed less as they gain the skills required to forage independently. Time taken to reach foraging independence is variable, but usually occurs from between three months (suricate and banded mongoose) up to a year (the Egyptian mongoose).
Diet may also be predicted to affect foraging time and distance. A comparison of daily distance covered and distance covered per hour of two similarly sized sympatric Herpestids, the mainly insectivorous yellow mongoose, and mainly carnivorous Cape grey mongoose found no significant difference. Dwarf mongoose groups forage for on average 5 hours per day. Suricates spend 5 to 8 hours per day foraging. In these species, individuals that are well fed make higher contributions to group activities (digging, vigilance, babysitting, and provisioning). In the social mongooses, the group tends to leave babysitters with the young whilst the group forages. However, rarely do suckling females babysit as they need to forage in order to fulfil the heavy energetic demands of lactation.
Scavenging is not uncommon in the Herpestidae. Kaokoland slender mongoose have been recorded feeding upon a greater kudu carcass (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). The stripe-necked mongoose has been observed scavenging on sambar (Cervus unicolour) and black-naped hare (Lepus nigricollis). The Indian grey mongoose has also been observed feeding on carrion. The occurrence of large mammal material within scats and stomachs of some species also suggests scavenging. For example, analysis of rainforest scats from the long-nosed mongoose and water mongoose found ungulate remains; blue duiker (Cephalopus monticola) in the former, water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus) in the latter. The long-nosed mongoose scats also contained porcupine, similarly recorded for the Cape grey mongoose. Mongooses are unlikely to be able to actively predate upon such relatively large mammals.
In addition, numerous species readily utilise human garbage, including white-tailed mongoose, yellow mongoose, small Indian mongoose, Cape grey mongoose, Egyptian mongoose, Kaokoland slender mongoose, and banded mongoose. In the banded mongoose, whilst access to supplemental food at garbage dumps can improve body condition, it can also lead to increased interaction with potential predators. In the case of the black mongoose, access to supplemental food likely lead to a dassie-rat (Petromus typicus) population crash due to the increased mongoose population.
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Thought you all might find this story interesting...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/firefighter-alleges-human-rights-violated-after-not-being-provided-enough-vegan-food-when-battling-b-c-wildfire-1.4430874
Firefighter alleges human rights violated after not being provided enough vegan food when battling B.C. wildfire
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:47PM EDT
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia.
Adam Knauff has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against his employer, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, over his treatment and subsequent suspension while fighting a fire near Williams Lake, B.C., in 2017.
"The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry discriminated against me and failed to accommodate my sincerely held ethical beliefs (creed) when it failed to provide me with food that accommodated my personal commitment to ethical veganism, and then disciplined me and suspended me because I attempted to assert my right to accommodation of that sincerely held ethical belief," he wrote in his application to the tribunal.
The ministry, in its response, denied Knauff's allegations of discrimination and human rights violations.
The case centres on whether veganism is a form of creed -- the definition of which was expanded by the Human Rights Tribunal in 2015 to include non-secular beliefs.
Knauff, based in Kenora, Ont., has worked with the ministry since 2008 and is often dispatched outside the province. He filed the complaint based on the grounds that his creed was not accommodated.
"I am an ethical vegan in that I not only follow a vegan diet, but I extend the philosophy of non-consumption of animal products to all other areas of my life," he wrote. "I do not think that humans have the moral right to oppress other beings, or to cause them pain and suffering."
Knauff, now 40, arrived in northern B.C. on July 15, 2017, and was one of about 1,000 firefighters battling a massive forest fire -- working 14 to 16 hours per day.
About 10,000 homes were evacuated in Williams Lake, and the only store open was a Tim Hortons that police were helping run, he wrote in his complaint. He said the ministry had long known about his dietary constraints, and he had also filled out a standard food information form for the trip.
"On some days during my deployment to Williams Lake, I was not provided with any food that was vegan or not otherwise contaminated with animal products, and therefore forced to go hungry," he wrote.
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Good for him! I hope he wins
Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored. A.W.
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Hopefully he wins and all firefighters benefit from having healthier food!
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Someone needs to start a petition on his behalf for support
I have forwarded it to Rip Esselstyn - it would be great to have his support for this firefighter.
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Nekodaiden
Interesting article, I read through all of it. Thanks for sharing.
One of the things that comes up often is that he is being served
non-vegan food and so I had to wonder whether this was because of:
A) Ignorance on staff's part of what the base and practical meaning, daily,
of being vegan is - an abstinence from all dietary animal products - (and the
neccessity of getting adequate nutrition and calories from non-animal products)
B) The burden of food preparation people on catering to the needs
of a very small minority (1?) in almost 1000 firefighters
C) The availability of ready to eat/easy to prepare more calorie
dense vegan food (pre-cooked
canned beans, whole grain bread, nuts, seeds, etc) from the
local grocers they depended on)
D) Bias against an outlier
My guess is that all of these played some role.
I also wonder if at any time during or before meal times he had the
opportunity to cook vegan patties/tofu/beans etc himself, or if
he had to completely rely on others to do so.
San Mateo, Ca
This story just made it to the Washington Post.
As a vegan, I have to sympathize with him. But as a former forest firefighter, I think the guy is just being fussy.
Fighting forest fires is very important. But there is no draft. Even prisoners get to choose not to fight fires. Its dangerous, smelly, hard work with documented adverse effects to long term health. People die on the fire line every year. and long term health hazards include lung damage.
Campaign level forest fires are similar to fighting a battle. Thousands of firefighters. Thousands of support personnel. Hundreds of pieces of equipment. I've seen the meals being made. And I've eaten them. At the HQ there is bbq steaks plus veggies and salads and fruit. but on the fire line, you most likely get MREs. I mostly got bologna and cheese sandwiches (on wonder bread), an apple and a stale cookie. And I remember a couple of times where we didn't get meals at all. We were taught to pack meals in our Go Bags.
For a lot of people, there are monetary rewards. But like I said, no one HAS to go. It also can be rewarding. It's good ethically unambiguous work. You are out there saving people's property, people's homes, plus trees and lots and lots of animals homes.
IMHO complaining about the menu is akin to a soldier complaining that he had to sleep on the ground. If you don't like it - don't do it.
But it would be nice for someone on the staff to think about ordering some PB&Js next time. And maybe there are even vegan MREs. The Israeli's have kosher ones. So why not?
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Human Rights Violation ? Oh please.
I don't know why there is a trend these days to be outraged over the most insignificant things, affecting a very small percentage of society. Should a workplace accommodate for all dietary requirements. Vegan, Gluten Intolerant, Nut Allergies, Halal, where does it end ? Should they accommodate for every fringe variant ?
If a person has 'special' dietary requirements, they can bring their own food. The fire department is not a catering company.
Jai said:
If, because of working 14-16 hours days saving other's lives he was dependent on others for adequate meals, and also informed them
of his needs and they ignored that - then yes, I would say so. A single meal of meat carries with it the risk of bacterial infection that can land
one in the hospital, and although it is certainly not an every day occurrence , it is enough to be a human rights violation for those forced to eat
these products through circumstance. If that circumstance is that you are so busy fighting fires and people are throwing away your tufu and serving meals with animal products you specifically made known were off the menu, it is a violation of your most basic right.
As an aside - I find Lou's response disgusting. It's basically "put up and shut up" - eat meat, dairy and eggs because everyone else is and it's "too hard" not to include them. Pfft.
If vegan is an "insignificant thing" and "fringe variant" - may I ask why you are here trying to get support to be one? If I thought this about being
vegan, I wouldn't even be on this message board.
Nekodaiden said:
As an aside - I find Lou's response disgusting. It's basically "put up and shut up" - eat meat, dairy and eggs because everyone else is and it's "too hard" not to include them.
Plant based foods for the vegan firefighters, Halal food for the Muslim firefighters, Kosher food for the Jewish firefighters, Nut-free for those prone to anaphylaxis, Dairy-Free for the gluten intolerant firefighters, and a bunch of other special requirements for every minority's needs. Who's going to organise all of this ?
If you don't think the number of vegans in any society is anything less than a fringe minority, then you're a little deluded. That you read the statement as offensive, then the problem lies with you, not me.
Fringe (noun)
-the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity.
No one. There is no need. If the firefighting organization can arrange chef cooked meals, then certainly they can arrange a stock pile of non-perishable food stuffs such as a variety of pre-cooked canned beans, potatoes, seeds, nuts for those who can handle them, an array of grains including gluten free, and other easy to cook/already cooked food stuffs for those with special needs. These are nutritious foods that have higher calories that just about anyone can consume. Having them at hand is not a big ask.
I didn't read your statement as offensive, I read it as dripping with scorn for veganism as a person who has come here looking for support in adopting a vegan diet. I'm well aware that our numbers are small - especially in the west. Your other statements that form the context in which this one was made make that contempt clear.
To be clear, my 'scorn' is for the overly dramatic "outraged" types, regardless of their diet. And I have no intention of joining "Club Vegan" simply because I've made the decision to eat a plant-based diet for ethical reasons. You are welcome to drink the kool-aid if you so desire. Quite frankly your opinions of me make not one ounce of difference to my outlook, as I don't yearn for acceptance into any fringe group, nor do I seek advice on how I am expected to behave, simply because of my diet.
So how about you do you, and I'll do me.
"Muslim Firefighter in Canada sues for Human Rights violations because he was not provided a Halal meal".
Let's ponder what the general reaction of such an article would be.
Let's also consider that if he is successful in the court proceedings, the compensation he receives will have a direct impact on the department's budget, and their ability to SAVE PEOPLES LIVES in future.
I guess that will teach those human rights violators a lesson hey !
Although I don't think that Adam Knauff's human rights were necessarily violated, I do think that access to appropriate food is a huge problem for many vegans when they find themselves in situations such as this. Maybe government should make more of an effort to make sure that there are more options available when funding these kinds of programs. I suppose, it could be argued though, that they won't do that voluntarily if there is no law telling them to do so. Therefore, it might be a good thing that Adam Knauff took the time to lodge his complaint. I mean, government can't take steps to improve on things if they're not aware of what the problems are.
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I really don't see how requesting actual FOOD for meals is being overly "fussy." ANIMALS ARE NOT FOOD. Is it really so difficult to provide some rice and beans or potatoes free from animal flesh???
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well, I posted the article to stimulate discussion and what a discussion....
I do agree with @TofuRobot especially as Canada as released, this year, a Food Guide that is almost 100% plant-based. It is likely to take some time for the government run organizations to catch up to it and I do think it is imperative that they do. Put your money where your mouth is for so many reasons, some of which have been stated above plus:
there are more readily available calories in a higher starch based diet and therefore more energy for these firefighters
rice and beans, grains etc are less likely to spoil in tough conditions
MRE's there are currently very few that are vegan, there are lots of vegetarian so education of the gov't and the corp supplying them needs to happen
it is likely a lot less expensive to provide a plant-based menu and with all the plant-based burgers and other foods there is no reason for any complaints from the non-vegans
It is people like Adam that help to shed a light on these issues and for that we should be grateful, even if we might make different choices in these circumstances. I would hope that I wouldn't but I have never walked in his shoes.
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Yeah, it's not like vegans need their food blessed by a priest or produced via ritual slaughter. Nothing special has to happen...provide the same food as you do to everyone else, minus the animals products. Vegan food is something everyone can eat...meat and dairy is a special accommodation, being unhealthy, costly and entirely unnecessary to anybody's diet.
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Huawei reveals 5G modem and base station chips
By Steve McCaskill
Huawei chips will ease deployment and widen support
Huawei's plans to support the rollout of 5G networks have accelerated with the launch of new modem and base station chips that it says will ease deployment and enable a wider range of applications.
Balong 5000 is a multi-mode chipset that supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G on a single chip. It reduces power consumption and latency when moving between different modes, while enabling ultrafast speeds on multiple spectrum brands.
The theoretical peak on sub 6-GHz frequencies is 4.6Gbps and is 6.5Gbps on millimetre Wave (mmWave) spectrum.
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Huawei bills the Balong 5000 as the first chipset to support both standalone 5G – which is based on 4G infrastructure -and standalone 5G which uses software-defined, disaggregated network architecutre.
Speaking at a product launch in Beijing, Huawei said the Balong 5000 is capable of serving operator customers at various stages of their 5G rollout and will enable a raft of new applications – not just mobile broadband – early in the lifecycle of next-generation networks.
"It will enable everything to sense, and will provide the high-speed connections needed for pervasive intelligence," said Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group. "Huawei has an integrated set of capabilities across chips, devices, cloud services, and networks. Building on these strengths, as the leader of the 5G era, we will bring an inspired, intelligent experience to global consumers in every aspect of their lives."
The Shenzhen-based firm also detailed a new core chip for 5G base stations. The Huawei Tiangang promises support for a wide range of spectrum, support for large-scale integration of active power amplifiers and passive antenna, high compute capacity and the ability to control up to 64 channels thanks to on-board intelligence and beamforming technology.
The Tiangang chip is also 50 per cent smaller, 23 per cent lighter and consumes 21 per cent less energy than previous generation of chips. This is important for mobile operators because they have weight limits to consider when attaching new equipment to existing sites. In addition, Huawei claims 5G base stations will take half the time to deploy as 4G.
Huawei says it has signed more than 30 commercial contracts for 5G and has shipped more than 25,000 base stations around the world.
However, several countries are excluding the Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer from their 5G rollouts, while other nations are considering measures that would limit the company's influence on their communications infrastructure due to national security concerns.
The main basis for these fears is a perception that Huawei is linked to the Chinese government and that the use of the company's equipment risks the possibility of backdoors that could be used for espionage. These fears are heightened by 5G because of the sensitive information these networks will carry.
Huawei has repeatedly denied accusations of spying, pointing out that it works with security agencies around the world and that it sells products to more than 500 operators in 170 countries without issue. This includes the UK, where BT, EE, Vodafone and Three are all customers.
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The Bank of England is worried that cryptoassets are increasingly being connected to the financial system — and that it took just $1.2 trillion to trigger the subprime mortgage crisis.
A "massive collapse" in cryptocurrency prices is a "plausible scenario," a senior Bank of England official has warned.
Deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe said such a downfall could one day destabilize some of the world's biggest economies too — not least because of how cryptoassets like Bitcoin are increasingly being connected to the financial system.
During a speech, he pointed out how the total market cap of cryptocurrencies has risen from $776 billion at the start of 2021 to $2.3 trillion today. Although this may not seem large given how the entire global financial system is worth $250 trillion, Sir Jon added:
"As the financial crisis showed us, you don't have to account for a large proportion of the financial sector to trigger financial stability problems — sub-prime was valued at around $1.2 trillion in 2008."
Sir Jon said that regulators shouldn't classify new technologies as "dangerous simply because they are different," and conceded that crypto can deliver "radical improvements in financial services."
Nonetheless, his concern lies in how many coins have "no intrinsic value and are vulnerable to major price corrections" — with leveraged trades on the rise in largely unregulated spaces.
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Although Sir Jon predicted that retail investors, family offices and high net worth individuals could be left with "very sore heads" if the value of Bitcoin was to plummet, his main concern lies with those who enter into leveraged positions. He said:
"A severe fall in the value of cryptoassets could trigger margin calls on crypto positions forcing leveraged investors to find cash to meet them, leading to the sale of other assets and generating spillovers to other markets."
And on the issue of decentralized finance, Sir Jon said "the difficulty to trace end users provides a unique set of challenges for regulators" — and even if rules were in force, there may be no one for central banks to hold accountable if things go wrong.
While he thinks that cryptocurrencies bring limited financial stability risks at present, Sir Jon thinks "this might not be the case for much longer" — and bringing the digital assets sector within the regulatory perimeter would ensure that the "potentially very large benefits" of this technology can "flourish in a sustainable way." He concluded:
"Regulators internationally and in many jurisdictions have begun the work. It needs to be pursued as a matter of urgency. Technology and innovation have driven improvement in finance throughout history. Crypto technology offers great opportunity. As Emerson said: 'If you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door.' But it has to be a truly better mousetrap and not one that simply operates to lower standards — or to no standards at all."
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Solidarity Evereman to be Revealed Tuesday, Election Return Watch Party to Follow
The head of Solidarity Evereman in Jay Wiggins' workshop. Image via Evereman's Instagram.
Jay Wiggins – better known by the moniker Evereman – will be revealing a monumental political sculpture to encourage solidarity and participation in the democratic process tomorrow night.
The Evereman concept got its start as an experiment in free public street art. Wiggins told Atlanta Loop that years ago he and his wife got into the habit of leaving small woodcuts of the now-iconic face throughout the city. People would seek out the tiles and take them home, and "it just grew organically from there," he said.
Over the years, Wiggins – a furniture maker by trade – got more involved in the Atlanta street art scene, collaborating with other well-known artists, and has himself grown in popularity to become a staple of Atlanta's art culture. These days, Evereman seems to pop up everywhere.
Although the Evereman image is becoming ubiquitous, Wiggins still remains true to the concept's original intentions. "I'm a big fan of Woodie Guthrie, Joe Hill, these people that spoke up for the common man, the proletariat, the everyman," he says. "What we're doing is art for all."
In that sense, Wiggins says Evereman has always been political. "We're giving something away in a capitalist society," he said. "That's kind of at odds with the norm… so much of [society] is about acquiring and consuming and money – this idea of sharing something willing with strangers, to me, it's a political statement."
Embracing and building on the political nature of his work, Wiggins will be unveiling his newest sculpture, called Solidarity Evereman, tomorrow night at the Georgia Beer Garden. Barbara Joye, secretary for the Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists will speak briefly and Wiggins will follow to explain the significance of the sculpture. The unveiling will commence at 8 p.m., and visitors are invited attend the Georgia Beer Garden's viewing party of the election returns immediately after.
Wiggins says the 18 foot-tall Evereman is without a doubt his most political piece to date and will be highly symbolic. According to program materials, each element of the sculpture represents a unique theme about issues facing the majority of citizens in our country every day:
The figure's clenched fist represents strength and solidarity for all people to have equal opportunities to better themselves and move ahead.
The rose represents the Bread and Roses strike of the late 1800s. Immigrant women and children banded together to demand fair wages as well as support to improve their quality of life.
The heart symbolizes the idea that every person is an individual deserving of compassion and fairness.
The metal belt buckle is engraved with a symbol of peacemaking after strife, the West African Mpatapo knot. This symbol binds parties in a dispute to a peaceful, harmonious reconciliation.
The metal boots symbolize how current policies make it difficult for the majority to take the necessary steps to lift themselves up and succeed.
Regardless of the election's results, Wiggins feels the sculpture will make a powerful political statement in the Atlanta community and beyond.
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The retail sector is one of the most dynamic and vibrant sectors of the global economy. Keeping in mind the lifestyle changes and the growing need for convenient and innovative retailing, stores and communities across the world are continually revamping their commercial streets. The alternative of virtual retail and growth of interactive online stores in general are posing a threat to physical stores. An informative study by Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's most renowned real estate firm however, shows us a more realistic picture on the retail trends from across the world.
The report is based on per capita per year calculations and gives one a deep insight into the top grossing retail streets around the world. As seen in the report, New York's Upper Fifth Avenue and Hong Kong's Causeway Bay have continued to enjoy the top spots from last year. Growth opportunities have also pushed New Bond Street to the third position in the table. The study also reveals that despite the perceived threats of the virtual economy, retails rentals have held up well and have recorded a 0.5 % growth over the year to June. The detailed Cushman & Wakefield's publication on the Most expensive retail streets of 2017 can be read here.


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Q: Swing Component Event Handlers I have a menu class called Menu wich defines a JFrame, this class instantiates two JPanel objects which contain text fields and buttons. There is a private inner class inside each JPanel extending class which handles the events triggered by pressing the buttons.
I want to know if there is a way for the Menu class to detect the triggered events from the buttons inside the JPanels.
Could you add a listener to a JPanel in the Menu class and do something like this? :
if(event.getSource() == panel.getButton1()){
    //do button1 code
}

A: JPanels and in fact all Swing components have property change support, and so you could easily add a PropertyChangeListener to any Component and listen for state changes. Just be sure that in the code whose state is changing to call firePropertyChange(...) after the state changes.

A: You can always add listeners to components (e.g. ActionListener instances) and handle them.
In terms of design you should consider splitting menu/layout and event handling, i.e. use a separate controller to listen for events and handle them.

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The aponix vertical barrel concept provides building blocks to be able to set up various solutions for vertical plant production ideal for urban farming operations where flexible verticality and at the same time professional usage is critical. It can be assembled into soil-less large operations with central fertilizer reservoirs, single standalone soil-less columns but also into a soil or medium based raised bed alternatives or even water filters for smart sustainable urban areas.
Standing barrel using two 2-inch net pot parts. The number of the ring segments stacked – height and total number of grow spaces – are variable.
Easy to assemble, consisting of a few simple parts – a) the 1/6 part of a full circumfence/ring element of the barrel providing different plant adapters, b) the top and bottom lid and c) if you are using the standing version a bottom stand lid combination.
You can easily assemble a full ring segment of 6 1/6 parts providing 12 single standard 2″ netpot grows paces each requiring 15cm of vertical space. Other adapters for larger plant sizes will be available in 2017.
You can stack as many of the ring segments as you have vertical space available adding grow spaces for each ring segment.
This translates flat growing area in urban farming circumstances to a maximized growing area now on the surface of all your vertical barrels in your growing setup.
It is made of durable, high quality plastics, PVC/ASA that can be manufactured also with certified food-grade thermoplastics.
Easy to disassemble for leafy greens production only during the warmer growing season depending on your location.
Easy cleaning using a power washer or steam cleaner after each growing cycle: Harvest, unstack, power wash, restack, replant.
Easy to ship worldwide due to small, well stackable compact parts.
Optional custom coloring of the segments to fit you corporate identity.
Irrigation can be realized using either our selection of a) a pressure spray nozzle (Aeroponics) or b) using a sprinkler unit that can be run with less pressure (vertical NFT). Either way it can be used with any liquid being mineral fertilizer (hydroponics) or organic fertilizer (aquaponics).
Hanging and standing versions possible.
A standard 2″ (5cm) net pot.
Distance between grow spaces. Diameter of a hole is exactly 5cm.
As grow space in the soil-less parts you have the option for two 2" net pot (diameter 5cm or 2 inches) or one centered 3″ net pot (diameter 7.5cm or 3 inches). As a growing medium to keep the inserted seedlings in its grow space as it grows, we recommend growgrips, simple filter foam or rockwool cubes or rockwool shreds. You can insert seedlings which already have a small root and first leaves (same like in other systems like NFT). Netpots can be purchased in bulk.
Testing to get rid of the standard plastic rock wool seedling combo. Here we are just using a foldable jute substrate. Seedlings have been growing in standard soil. There are many sustainable alternatives!
The vertical barrel is suitable to grow small vegetable crops, herbs, lettuce and even strawberries. Each grow space provides a vertical space of 30cm and 15cm horizontally for fruits and leaves using the two 2″ parts.
The idea behind the barrel concept is, that it provides a flexible irrigation corpus for grow spaces. We have tested 3 irrigation options that can be delivered – spray nozzle, inverted sprinkler or our water buffer part. But you could well integrate and experiment with your own irrigation solution – like fogging.
Depending on the selected pump, irrigation can be permanent or on intervals. According to the atmospheric conditions, the chosen intervals should ensure, that the plant roots and the medium used never starts to dry and get sufficient nutrients. Example: 15min spraying, 45min pause would be sufficient to avoid a permanently running pump.
Lettuce seedlings in net pots filled with rock wool shreds. When they are large enough they are transplanted directly into the vertical barrels.
You can select an appropriate pump as soon as you know the maximum number of barrels that need to be irrigated at once.
Some examples on how the vertical barrel component can be integrated into a larger setup context.


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US woman going to jail for fake $1500 marriage with Nigerian
An American woman admitted in federal court Thursday to entering a sham marriage with a Nigerian man who was living in Pittsburgh so he could become a permanent resident, according to prosecutors.
Ajia Strauss, 28, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Strauss and Monsuru Ogunbiyi, a citizen of Nigeria, married on June 3, 2016, in exchange for $1,500, according to court papers. The fake couple later submitted falsified documents and made untrue statements to Citizenship and Immigration Services. Strauss and Ogunbiyi did other things to make themselves appear a couple staging photographs, claiming to live together and opening a joint bank account, according to prosecutors. He filed in December 2017 an application for permanent residency status. But the scheme apparently unravelled as authorities obtained text messages between the pair that showed a discussion about using Strauss' address "and that they needed to learn more about each other," according to the indictment. Ogunbiyi pleaded guilty to the same offence in December and was sentenced to time served. He spent about two and a half months in jail, according to court records. They were indicted in July. Strauss is set for sentencing June 3.
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I'm trying to get my app ready for the new Android M permissions changes and found some weird behaviour. My app uses the Camera intent mechanism to allow the user to get a picture form the camera. But in another activity needs to make use of the camera itself with Camera permission (because of a library dependency card.io that requires this).
> permission android.permission.CAMERA 09-25 21:57:55.263 32657-32657/?
> 0xb3693000 Launching thread(s), CPUs 4 09-25 21:57:57.290 325-349/?
Is this a known problem with Android M? And more importantly how do I work around this?
// Chooser of filesystem options.
// Add the camera options.
I call the openImageIntent() on a button click in my activity. When I do not have the CAMERA permission in my app it works fine, but with that added I get the exception posted above.
"Note: if you app targets M and above and declares as using the CAMERA permission which is not granted, then atempting to use this action will result in a SecurityException."
This is really weird. Don't make sense at all. The app declares Camera permission using intent with action IMAGE_CAPTURE just run into SecurityException. But if your app doesn't declare Camera permission using intent with action IMAGE_CAPTURE can launch Camera app without issue.
The workaround would be check is the app has camera permission included in the manifest, if it's , request camera permission before launching intent.
Here is the way to check if the permission is included in the manifest, doesn't matter the permission is granted or not.
If you are using the Android M permission model, you first need to check if the app has this permission during runtime, and have to prompt the user for this permission during runtime. The permission you define on your manifest will not automatically be granted on install time.
MY_REQUEST_CODE is a static constant that you can define, which will be used again for the requestPermission dialog callback.
Reading from the stack trace, it looks like Google Camera doesn't have the CAMERA permission enabled. This might actually look like a backwards compatibility thing after all.
Let's assume that Google Camera (or whatever other application handling your ACTION intent) requires a certain permission.
When your app does not have the CAMERA permission, it is just letting Google Camera do it's thing with the old permissions model.
So that means using the above method, you will need to provide your app permission during runtime, which means its child task (in this case Google Camera) will now also have that permission.
As far as your question 'Is this a known problem in M?' A google dev responded to someone reporting this issue as a bug.
Here is the word from the Google guy: " This is intended behavior to avoid user frustration where they revoked the camera permission from an app and the app still being able to take photos via the intent. Users are not aware that the photo taken after the permission revocation happens via different mechanism and would question the correctness of the permission model. This applies to MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE, MediaStore.ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE, and Intent.ACTION_CALL the docs for which document the behavior change for apps targeting M."
Since Google doesn't mind abstracting the mechanics of using the camera from your user, you might as well strategically trigger the first request for camera permission and reference the functionality of the Activity that uses the Camera as your reasoning for the request. If you allow your app to first make this permission request when the user is simply attempting to take a picture, the user may think your app is behaving strangely as taking a photo does not typically require granting permission.
If you are using Google M, go to Settings -> Apps -> your app -> and give the appropriate permissions.
I got stuck on this problem and I was already using JTY's answer. The problem is that at some point the request permission dialog was checked on "Never ask again". I'm developing on SDK 24.
The intended behavior is that in case the user by mistake checked "Never ask again" your app gets stuck (the request Dialog is not shown) and the user might feel frustrated. This way a message tells him that he needs this permission.
it's a little late. but i want to add one more thing. whenever you call methods which contains camera functionality use it in try catch block. if not app will crash on some devices like Moto G4 plus or one plus.
//TODO add camera opening functionality here.
// Open your camera here.
P.S: make sure not to copy paste the overridden method.
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5 June – 28 August 2022
Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square
Tanya Lukin Linklater works across a range of media, including choreographed dance performances, video, sculptural installation and text. Her research-based practice considers the troubled colonial histories of Turtle Island (North America) and the structural violences Indigenous communities continue to withstand. In this exhibition, new and recent works consider how these violences are registered and processed in the body and highlight moments of resistance. These moments come from working collaboratively with others as an anticolonial strategy, addressing the complexities of sharing Indigenous knowledge in institutional settings—such as the museum—and a focus on the critical importance of certain practices of everyday life, such as music, dance, language, and domestic rituals. Lukin Linklater's Alutiiq homelands are in the Kodiak archipelago of Alaska. She has lived and worked in Nbisiing Anishnabek territory in northern Ontario for more than a decade.
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5 June – 28 August 2022 Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens
The work of Toronto-based artist Paul P. employs the visual aesthetics of the late nineteenth century to consider and commemorate queer social histories. The artist is known for portraits appropriated from source material found in the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. Less well known are his numerous delicate watercolours of gardens, flowers and statuary, as well as seascapes and shorelines, drawn from life over the past 15 years. This exhibition brings together a number of these works—most of them never before exhibited—in a haunting reflection on the aesthetics of longing.


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Death – Detroit sees decline in homicides, non-fatal shootings in 2021: 'We're not celebrating,' police chief says
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Detroit saw a slight drop in homicides and non-fatal shootings last year, law enforcement leaders said Thursday, a welcome change that runs opposite to many other cities that have seen substantial increases in violent crime.
Police Chief James White delivered the crime figures but cautioned that more work is needed to combat violence on the streets.
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"We are not in any way celebrating these numbers," he said. "The homicides and shootings are still too high."
In 2021, the city saw a 4% reduction in murders, a 9% drop in non-fatal shootings and an 18% declines in robberies. The city ended the year with 309 murders, compared to 323 in 2020.
There were 1,065 non-fatal shootings, 105 fewer than in 2020. However, violent offenses increased by 3% because of rape and aggravated assaults, according to crime figures. Stolen vehicle reports were up by 24% as well, officials said.
The figures were divided into the first five months of the year, before White became chief, and the rest of 2021.
The first five months of the year showed 23 more homicides and 118 more non-fatal shootings than in the same time frame in 2020, Assistant Chief David LeValley said.
White noted that upon becoming the police chief, Mayor Mike Duggan authorized 4,000 more hours of police overtime for each weekend during the summer. Another 2,000 hours per weekend were dedicated to drag racing enforcement.
In June, White implemented a five-point plan that focused on quality of life issues: increased police presence, parking and code enforcement, stricter noise enforcement, community engagement and trying to combat drag racing.
Detroit police investigate a shooting. Law enforcement leaders this week said homicides, non-fatal shootings and robberies were down in 2021.
"After we put that plan in place, we started to see some significant reductions," LeValley said.
The news in Detroit is in contrast to what many other cities across the country are experiencing. Cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston have grappled with increasing levels of violent crime and robberies.
"You look at what's happening and this country. You look at crime around this country," White said. "Certainly, We are happy to report these numbers, but again, not celebrating. We have much, much work to do."