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BIONATOPS: Title Track To Voices Full-Length By Bizarre Prog/Tech Metal Act Playing At Metal Injection
Posted on August 23, 2017 August 23, 2017 Authoradmin
With the Voices debut album from bizarre prog/tech metal act BIONATOPS set for September release through Nefarious Industries, the title track to this demented spectacle has been immortalized in society through a Metal Injection-hosted debut.
Voices sees BIONATOPS creator/instrumentalist Joseph Spiller (ex-System Divide, Caricature, The Binary Code, Too Late The Hero) joined by drummer Jeff Willet (ex-Black Crown Initiate) creating a boldly bizarre mutation of progressive, technical, and overall plainly odd metal.
Metal Injection refers to BIONATOPS as an, "extremely strange and ridiculously catchy group," noting that the "Voices" track, "is just totally nuts. Some of the vocals make you feel like you're listening to an old school Primus song (as does the rest of the album), while some sections are just stupid heavy."
Experience the whiplashing oddity of BIONATOPS' "Voices" RIGHT HERE.
Offers Spiller, "So the first song droppola of the Voices album is the title track… imagine that! I feel that if you are going to do a heavily themed album then it's probably best to use the intro and first song to set up that theme/concept. And since this is the first record introducing what BIONATOPS is, I felt I had to double down. The album is from the point of view of a lovable hill folk kinda guy that may or may not be hearing things that are not there and may or may not be telling the truth with his stories. He isn't sure either. This is the gateway drug to a land of a guy that walks through life to his own beat and is just out there to have fun. The gravity of what is going on in our world is not lost on me, but sometimes we all just need a break from that serious and losing your mind to disconnect with reality to a more fun one seems more and more appealing by the day. This record is meant to be fun at all levels."
Nefarious Industries will release Voices through all digital providers as well as a limited run CD on September 22nd; find preorders HERE.
Watch for several videos from the Voices full-length and more to be announced in the weeks ahead, as well as dates for BIONATOPS' impending East Coast fall tour with Spiller's other outfit, Caricature.
The proper BIONATOPS debut album Voices deploys an incredibly unique sound, with progressive and technical metal elements merging with spastic alternative rock. While brutal and jagged elements of metal acts like Revocation, Psyopus, and The Dillinger Escape Plan flow heavily in the band's deep grooves, an undeniable influence of Primus as well as Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, and all things Mike Patton can be heard in every movement of Voices. With eleven intense and diverse tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joseph Spiller, who also handled all art and video work for the record, Voices is a G-rated, family friendly album about a lovable schizophrenic southerner that tells tales of his life that may or may not be true while interacting with other voices in his head that might not even be in his head. Spiller, who records all guitars, bass, vocals, and other instrumentation, worked on BIONATOPS' Voices while simultaneously writing the new album for his other band, Caricature, which took five years to complete and will also see release this year.
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Jon Gruden: Players Are "Dying To Play For The Raiders"
Jon Gurden signed a $100 million dollar contract to become the head coach of the Oakland Raiders once again this past offseason. After starting 1-6 and trading pass rusher Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper for an abundance of draft picks, this wasn't the start many Raiders fans were hoping for.
In an interview with FOX's Howie Long, Jon Gruden expressed that so many people would be dying to come to play with the Raiders.
"I got a cell phone just like you and everybody else, and I get a lot of phone calls from people who are dying to come and play here," said Gruden. "To have salary cap space, and to have a chance to talk to the people that you really want to wear the silver and black ... that's exciting."
The Oakland Raiders as it stands are projected to have 75.2 million in cap space in 2019 which mean he team will have opportunities to be very active during free agency. After the Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper trade, the Raiders acquired first round picks which puts their total at 3 next year in the 2019 NFL draft.
The Raiders will take on the San Francisco 49ers tonight on Thursday Night Football In the Battle of the Bay.


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Brixham's ill-fated concrete schooner Sea Beast has been laid to rest
People had been sleeping rough on board the Sea Beast while she was tied up in Brixham
The Sea Beast being broken up in Brixham (Image: M Moffett Pickthorne)
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The ill-fated concrete schooner Sea Beast has finally been removed from Brixham Harbour - having sunk three times and cost an estimated £200,000.
The derelict vessel had been an eyesore in the port over the summer, having gone down at least three times inside the harbour.
Now the last traces of the 70-foot boat have gone, with Torbay Council's insurers footing the bill for breaking it up and taking it away.
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A Torbay Council spokesman said: "The vessel is being disposed of in compliance of an Environment Agency permit, with the works being carried out by an authorised demolition contractor.
"The costs of the project are being met through the Tor Bay Harbour Authority insurance cover."
The boat first made the headlines in February, when she sank in bad weather on a pontoon in the harbour, damaging the pontoon badly in the process.
Cllr Nicole Amil, harbour committee chairman for Torbay Council, said: "We were alerted to a vessel that sank in poor weather alongside the Town Pontoon in Brixham."
The first sinking left litter in the water and a thin film of spilled fuel on the surface.
The Sea Beast had originally been towed into the harbour several years ago by a fishing boat after having problems with the rudder at sea.
It had been on the pontoon for several years, and was used by RNLI lifeboat volunteers for sea rescue exercises.
People had also been sleeping rough on board the Sea Beast while she was tied up alongside.
Made from ferro-cement, she was put up for sale on the Cheap Boats website last August for £113.11 on behalf of the Tor Bay Harbour Authority.
She was described as being 'in a distressed sail situation' with no rudder.
The Sea Beast being broken up in Brixham
The listing added: "The vessel is in need of complete refurbishment and updating and requires purchasers with time and money to invest.
"The condition of the underwater hull and appendages has not been established.
"Buyer is responsible for removing the vessel from Brixham Harbour. The bidder will assume ownership of the vessel with no outstanding charges and the relevant paperwork to support this."
However, the Sea Beast continued to cause headaches in the harbour, and sank at least twice more.
Adam Parnell, head of Tor Bay Harbour Authority, told councillors the cost of repairs to the pontoon, salvaging the vessel and disposing of it would easily exceed £100,000 and could top £200,000.
He said the vessel had been sold by the harbour authority to a new owner who was uninsured.
The cost of repairs and dealing with the vessel would be covered by the harbour's insurance, he said. The insurer will be expected to try to recover the costs from the owner.
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Mayans MC renewed for Season 3
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Mayans MC will ride on to our screens again, with FX ordering a third season of the show.
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Gripping and gritty.
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Sons of Anarchy's final episode is about fate, good and evil, the big picture and legacy. Big, powerful themes, but that's really the only way to go out.
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"I know how hard it is to look past the shit we do."
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Q: In a Ruby on Rails app, I'm trying to loop through an array within a hash within an array. Why am I getting "syntax error" message? I have a Ruby on Rails application to enter results and create a league table for a football competition.
I'm trying to input some results by creating records in the database through heroku and I get error messages.
The application isn't perfectly designed: to enter the results, I have to create the fixtures and enter the score for each team. Then, independently I have to record each goal scorer, creating a record for each goal which is either associated with an existing player or requires me to firstly create a new player and then create the goal.
When I ran the code below heroku, I got this error:
syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting keyword_end
Maybe I'm missing something simple about lopping through an array within a hash?
Thank you for any advice!
coalition = Team.find_by(name: "Coalition")
moscow_rebels = Team.find_by(name: "Moscow Rebels")
red_star = Team.find_by(name: "Red Star")
unsanctionables = Team.find_by(name: "The Unsanctionables")
cavalry = Team.find_by(name: "Cavalry")
galactics = Team.find_by(name: "The Galactics")
happy_sundays = Team.find_by(name: "Happy Sundays")
hardmen  = Team.find_by(name: "Hardmen")
international  = Team.find_by(name: "International")

evropa = Venue.find_by(name: "Evropa")

s28 = Season.find_by(number: 28)

start_time = DateTime.new(2020,9,6,11,0,0,'+03:00')

scheduled_matches_1 =
[
{team_1: cavalry, team_1_goals: 1, team_1_scorers: ["Minaev"], team_2_goals: 6, team_2_scorers: ["Kovalev", "Kovalev", "Kovalev", "Thomas", "Thomas", "Grivachev"], team_2: coalition, time: start_time, venue: evropa, season: s28},
{team_1: hardmen, team_1_goals: 4, team_1_scorers: ["Jones", "Jones", "Jones", "Fusi"], team_2_goals: 2, team_2_scorers: ["Kazamula", "Ario"], team_2: galactics, time: start_time + 1.hour, venue: evropa, season: s28},
{team_1: international, team_1_goals: 9, team_1_scorers: ["Kimonnen", "Kimonnen", "Kimonnen", "Burya", "Burya", "Zakharyaev", "Zakharyaev", "Lavruk", "Rihter"], team_2_goals: 0, team_2_scorers: [], team_2: happy_sundays, time: start_time+2.hours, venue: evropa, season: s28}
]

scheduled_matches.each do |match|
    new_fixture = Fixture.create(time: match[:time], venue: match[:venue], season: match[:season])
    tf1 = TeamFixture.create(team: match[:team_1], fixture: new_fixture)
    tf2 = TeamFixture.create(team: match[:team_2], fixture: new_fixture)
    ts1 = TeamScore.create(team_fixture: tf1, total_goals: match{:team_1_goals})
    ts2 = TeamScore.create(team_fixture: tf2, total_goals: match{:team_2_goals})
    match[:team_1_scorers].each do |scorer|
        if Player.exists?(team: tf1.team, last_name: scorer)
            Goal.create(team_score: ts1, player: Player.find_by(last_name: scorer))
        else
            new_player = Player.create(team: tf1.team, last_name: scorer)
            Goal.create(team_score: ts1, player: new_player)
        end
    end
    match[:team_2_scorers].each do |scorer_2|
        if Player.exists?(team: tf2.team, last_name: scorer_2)
            Goal.create(team_score: ts2, player: Player.find_by(last_name: scorer_2))
        else
            new_player = Player.create(team: tf2.team, last_name: scorer_2)
            Goal.create(team_score: ts2, player: new_player)
        end
    end
end

A: It looks like you are using braces when you meant to use brackets to access the hash. Below is one of the issues, but the same issue is in ts2.
  ts1 = TeamScore.create(team_fixture: tf1, total_goals: match{:team_1_goals})

should be match[:team_1_goals]
  ts1 = TeamScore.create(team_fixture: tf1, total_goals: match[:team_1_goals])

A: It may be because you have scheduled_matches_1 at the top and scheduled_matches.each do... further down.
But the real issue here is that your variable names match the data content, rather than being used to hold the content. If a new team joins your league, you have to change the code. Next week, you are going to have to change the hard-coded date value. Your scheduled_matches_1 data structure includes the active record objects returned by the first set of Team.findByName() calls. It would be easier to fetch these objects from the database inside your loops, and just hold the team name as a string in the hash.
There is some duplication too. Consider that each fixture has a home team and an away team. Each team has a name, and an array (possibly empty) of the players who scored. We don't need the number of goals; we can just count the number of players in the 'scorers' array. The other attributes, like the location and season belong to the fixture, not the team. So your hash might be better as
{
  "fixtures": [
    {
      "home": {
        "name": "Cavalry",
        "scorers": [
          "Minaev"
        ]
      },
      "away": {
        "name": "Coalition",
        "scorers": [
          "Kovalev",
          "Kovalev",
          "Kovalev",
          "Thomas",
          "Thomas",
          "Grivachev"
        ]
      },
      "venue": "Evropa",
      "season": "s28"
    }
  ]
}

because then you can create a reusable method to process each team. And maybe create a new method that returns the player (which it either finds or creates) which can be called by the loop that adds the goals.
Also, as it stands, I'm not sure the code can handle 'own goals', either. Perhaps something for a future iteration :)

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LOS ANGELES -- Police in a city ranked top in the state for alcohol-related traffic fatalities might soon be trying a new tactic to keep drunken drivers off the road: Electronic shaming on Facebook.
In a contentious move that has raised the hackles of privacy advocates and been met with resistance from a police department fearful of alienating residents, a councilman in Huntington Beach wants police to begin posting the mug shots of everyone who is arrested more than once for driving while under the influence.
"If it takes shaming people to save lives, I am willing to do it," said Devin Dwyer, the councilman behind the proposal. "I'm hoping it prevents others from getting behind the wheel and getting inebriated."
Dwyer initially wanted the police department to post on Facebook photographs of everyone arrested for DUI in the bar-laden beach town just south of Los Angeles. He has watered down his proposal -- now only repeat offenders would be featured on the virtual wall of shame -- in hopes of winning support from the rest of the seven-member council, which is set to vote on the issue Tuesday.
Huntington Beach, a city of about 200,000 famed for its Surf City alias, an off-leash dog beach and a downtown packed with bars, is ranked top out of 56 California cities of similar size for the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities. In 2009, 195 people were killed or injured.
Drunken driving laws are aggressively enforced, and in 2009, there were 1,687 DUI arrests.
"There is a saying: Come to Huntington Beach on vacation, leave on probation," said attorney Randall Bertz, who specializes in DUI cases.
Bertz, a former police officer who has been defending such cases for 23 years, said uploading DUI suspects' photos onto Facebook violates their right to privacy and would likely not be a deterrent to habitual drunken drivers.
"It will have a negative impact on relations with the community, the police department and city officials," he said. "What's next, will they have drunk drivers walk around with sandwich boards? Will it be public flogging?"
For its part, the Huntington Beach police department is pushing back against Dwyer's proposal. Police spokesman Lt. Russell Reinhart said that since launching its Facebook page in November, officers have found it to be a valuable way of getting information to the public and soliciting tips on tough cases.
A couple of DUI suspect mug shots have been posted, but they were from egregious cases where police thought the public could be at immediate risk from the suspect. Reinhart fears Facebook fans could be turned off by the routine public shaming of all repeat DUI offenders.
"We see no value in doing that," he said. "Law enforcement is not about public shaming."
Dwyer said he has received wide support from residents for his proposal, including from a woman whose husband and three children were killed in an alcohol-related crash. He decided to push his plan forward after the local newspaper had a change in editorial policy and ceased publishing arrest logs.
Connie Boardman, a Huntington Beach councilwoman who opposes Dwyer's idea, said posting the photos would have little effect on behavior.
"People who habitually drink and drive are alcoholics and are not going to be shamed by this," she said. "But their parents and their spouses would be mortified."
She added that children might be bullied if peers see their parents on a Facebook wall of shame.
"That is going to result in tremendous humiliation for a kid who has no hope of controlling his parent's behavior," she said.
Other police departments have already tried putting up a rogue's gallery of DUI arrestees, though some of these attempts have been short lived.
In Evesham Township, N.J., the 75-officer police force maintains an active Facebook page and initially posted every DUI arrest mug shot. Within four months, the county prosecutor told police to stop the practice because it was unclear whether it was allowed under rules about what information police can release.
"It wasn't our intention to shame people," police Chief Mike Barth said. "But it did cause a stir."
In March, the Honolulu police department abruptly stopped posting DUI mug shots on its website under a pilot project. The site had developed a significant following and spawned a Facebook fan page, but no reason was given why the project was cut short.
Many police agencies have set up Facebook accounts where they routinely disseminate suspect photographs, often for individuals wanted for serious crimes.
The Oconee County sheriff's office in Georgia maintains a Facebook page that includes a photograph of a suspected child molester.
Chief Deputy Lee Weems said typically, only photos of people who are convicted are posted on Facebook. A tabloid newspaper called "Bad and Busted" prints photos of all arrestees.
In California, nothing can prevent a police department from releasing photographs of people who've been arrested, and state law compels police agencies to make certain information available, including the full name and occupation of everyone arrested, along with a physical description.
Clare Pastore, a civil rights and poverty law professor at the University of Southern California, said she was troubled by the idea of publicizing photos of a suspect before they have been convicted.
"There's a little bit of a presumption of innocence problem," she said. "It's not really appropriate to shame someone before they are found guilty."


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Q: bat script for updating property file value I am looking a batch script help to update a property file after every build through Jenkins. I want to update this file with Build version. Like
VER=1.234.44.5,1.234.44.6,1.234.44.7

And want to keep only 5 entries in there, so the new build removes the last first entry and adds the new version in first at the end.
Is it possible to do through batch script?

A: I am afraid I don't really understand your request. However, the Batch file below "Remove the 1.2.3.1 and add at the end 1.2.3.6" from VER=1.2.3.1,1.2.3.2,1.2.3.3,1.2.3.4,1.2.3.5:
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As much as we try to avoid mistakes, they can be a positive, humbling experience that allow us to empathize with others.
Editor's note: Alina Tugend, author of Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong, has been a journalist for nearly 30 years. She lives outside New York City with her husband and their two sons.
(CNN) -- We live in a culture that sends out very mixed messages about mistakes: We're told we learn by making them, but we work mightily to avoid them; that no one's perfect, but goofing-up is bad. So the result is most of us know that we -- as parents, spouses, employers and employees -- are going to make mistakes, but deep down, we feel we shouldn't.
One of the definitions of "to err" is "to wander or stray." Often we make mistakes because we try new things -- we stray from accepted paths. Teflon, penicillin -- these are examples of great discoveries made by mistake. Take a page from Albert Einstein, who said, "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
We don't move out of our comfort zone if we're afraid of mistakes. Experiments with schoolchildren who did well on a given test show that those who were praised for being smart and then offered a more challenging or less challenging task afterward usually chose the easier one. On the other hand, children praised for trying hard -- rather than being smart -- far more often selected the more difficult task.
When we fear looking dumb, when we emphasize results over process and effort because we're afraid of messing up, then we're going to miss a lot of what's fun and stimulating in life.
If we try hard to avoid mistakes, we aren't open to getting the information we need in order to do better. Experiments showed that those who are so scared to make mistakes -- ultra-perfectionists, for example -- perform worse in writing tasks than those who aren't as worried about being flawless. Experts theorize "superperfectionists" are afraid to practice writing, because to practice means to make mistakes. More importantly, they fear receiving any kind of negative feedback, so they don't learn where they went wrong and how to get better.
We don't just learn more when we're open to mistakes, we learn deeper. Research tells us that if we're only concerned about getting the right answer, we don't always learn the underlying concepts that help us truly understand whatever we're trying to figure out. Mistakes need to be seen not as a failure to learn, but as a guide to what still needs to be learned. As Thomas Edison said, "I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."
Mistakes can help us change deeply embedded norms. It was discovered in aviation, for example, that accidents sometimes occurred because junior pilots were afraid to correct more senior pilots when they mishandled problems; the same is true in fields such as medicine. By examining why those accidents happened, experts figured out ways to develop more flexible hierarchies, which creates better work environments overall.
Mistakes keep us humble. And that's important. When we think we're above making mistakes -- or that others are -- we stop questioning and challenging. That can lead to complacency, and really bad decisions. To quote Bill Gates: "Success makes a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." Overconfidence leads us to be blind to the limits of our expertise. Remember our most recent financial crisis?
When we make mistakes -- and gain insight from them -- we have more empathy for others. Research has shown that men in particular tend to become more understanding of others' screw-ups when they're asked to remember a time they messed up in a similar manner.
We learn to bounce back. This upside to mistakes should not be underestimated. Knowing how to fail, err, come back, work harder, fall down, and get up again is crucial to succeeding -- in all areas. It's called resilience and everyone, from child-development experts to employers, know that it's probably the single most important difference between those who accomplish their goals and those who don't.
Accepting mistakes is not the same as loving them. Few people are happy when they mess up, whether it's a small or large blunder. And accepting imperfection is certainly not about being lazy or careless -- quite the opposite. But we need to believe in our gut -- not just acknowledge in our mind -- that it's all right to stumble and screw up and try again. In fact, it's not just OK, it's necessary.
We're all going to make mistakes, it's just a question of choosing how we approach them. Are we going to finger-point or pretend they didn't happen? Or are we going to take responsibility, try to learn from them and forgive ourselves and others? We have the choice. The only option we don't have is perfection.


One returnee and one new acquaintance have moved in to our quarters.
An old acquaintance for many at the Department of Economics since his PhD is from this particular Department. He has worked at the National Institute of Economic Research (Environmental unit) and the Ministry of Finance and his research at CERE will mainly revolve around energy issues.
A PhD from NUI Galway, Ireland, and a Master from Wageningen University. He has previously worked as a modeler at the Economics and Environmental Laboratory in Switzerland. His research at CERE will in general be focused on computable general equilibrium modeling, and especially on integrating a detailed description of the energy sector into a Swedish model.


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## Use

Install

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The booth drew attendees with wide ranging interests. For CalFlowers, our conversations were largely with small to medium sized florists and event planners; we're optimistic that we'll see some new members from this exhibition. In addition, there were the "usual suspects" in the form of close friends with the Association: Armelini, Prime, Sun Valley, our South American friends, and Ag Buddies Fresh Origins and Harvest Sensations.
We were joined in the California Pavilion by CalFlowers members: Coastal Floral, Shubert Nursery and Clearwater Nursery. Scott Fulton of Euro American Propagators was also in the booth. The entire Latin American team from FedEx (see below) was in a booth of their own – we will be working with this team when we add the Latin America Farm Direct Program to the CalFlowers' shipping program benefits (the subject of a later announcement post Fun 'N Sun).
A special thanks goes out to Carmen Garcia of Coastal Floral and Toni Shubert of Shubert Nursery for their efforts in organizing the California Pavilion.
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By Smith, Wilbur, 1933-
CD. English.
Published Melbourne: Bolinda Audio, 2019
Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Penrod Ballantyne and his fiancée, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But...
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How would you act like a SCN?: No emotions, Floating around scanning people for anti-citizen behavior.
How would you act to other persons as SCN?: Ignorant of citizens, keeping a watchful eye on them, and listening to the combines orders.
What does a SCN do?: Find contraband, detecting anti-citizens, and patrolling the city.
Give an example of a roleplay experience where you detect something: *The scanner patrols around the town, looking for citizens.* *A citizen is seen running, oddly looking back every once and a while* Scanner: "Anti-Citizen seen running by slums!" -It radios in- *The scanner flys down, attempting to knock the citizen down, giving the civil protection time.* -The scanner rolls a 78- -The citizen rolls a 49- *The scanner zooms in, knocking the citizen off his feet* *The combine run in, holding pistols and stunbatons* Civil protection: "Citizen, Apply."
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A few weeks ago, I spent 30 SEK in the best thing I could ever do: a stjärtlapp!
But what in the world is a stjärtlapp? I t is a heart shaped, flat plastic seat with a handle, that is used for sliding in the snow – you could say that is the cheap version of a snow sledge.
There are a couple of places where you can go sliding in Uppsala, however the place where I went to is just in the town centre, in Uppsala's castle (Uppsala Slott). There is an area fully equipped for this kind of activity, with a barrier that prevents people to slide into the street, and also protection in stones and trees so people don't get hurt.
But isn't this kind of thing just for kids? To be completely honest, it is mostly kids who use the stjärtlapp, and it is very likely that you will just see kids in the slopes. But don't be dishearten! I've also seen a couple of adults engaging in the fun of sliding down a slope, feeling the cold wind in their faces, and getting copious amount of snow inside their pants and shoes.
So if you have the opportunity, just pop into a Sportia store, buy a stjärtlapp, and have some fun, it is 100% recommended!
After living in Sweden for a while, I've come to notice that there is an ingrained passion for loose candy in every Swede. You can find loose candy practically in every supermarket, and I believe that I've never seen so many stores only dedicated to sell loose candy in my entire life!
One of the most well-known, and largest chain of stores that sells lösgodis is called Hemmakväll. This store used to be mainly a video rental shop where you could also get some loose candy, however since the renting business has dropped dramatically in recent years, selling loose candy has become Hemmakväll's most popular trade.
Here are bring to you some colourful pictures of our last visit to Hemmakväll!
Lately, riding my bike to SLU has become a difficult task because of the low temperatures and slippery roads. I salute all those students who can still ride their bikes in these conditions, but I'm a fairly new cyclist, so that's why I decided to trade my two-wheeled friend for a warmer and more comfortable mean of transportation.
One of the first things I learned about riding the bus in Uppsala, is that bus time tables are not very reliable. Sometimes you'll find yourself waiting for over 15 min, or rushing to the bus stop because the bus arrived a few minutes earlier than it was supposed to. To avoid this, I recommend installing the UL app, so you get frequent updates on the buses' timetables.
The UL app is useful not only for checking buses' schedules, but also for planning trips, and buying tickets. You can even buy tickets for the local train or for the bus that takes you to Arlanda.
If you want to buy a ticket through this app, you first need to introduce your credit card's information, and then load some money into it; when you purchase a ticket, the money will be discounted from your funds. Every local ticket costs 23 SEK and is valid for 75 minutes, which gives you time to hope into several buses with the same ticket if necessary.
Purchasing tickets through the app method is really useful if you don't use the bus that much, but if you are like me, that needs to use it every day, it's better to get a monthly card. You can get this card at the central station, but I've found that getting it in any of the Pressbyrån convenience stores is much easier. For students with the mecenat card, the price for a monthly card goes around 570 SEK, but if you don't have a student's discount, the price goes around 840 SEK.
Hope this post was somewhat useful and don't forget to leave a comment.
If you are interested in exercising, but you are not very fond of going of the gym like me, dancing is a really good option. Is great for reducing stress, improve your circulation, motor skills, health and the best part: it's really fun!
At the beginning of every year, several dance academies in Uppsala start promoting their open house events, where they invite everybody to have a taste of the different courses they offer. The best part of these events is that you can try as many classes you want, but without paying or even registering in advance. It is quite free, and it helps a lot when picking which class you want to attend for the rest of the semester.
Today, since I had most of my evening free, I was finally able to go to the open house organized by the Uppsala Danscenter academy, one of the most popular in town. The experience was really nice, and the instructors were welcoming and professional. I got to try different dancing styles such as Bollywood, belly dance, reggaetton, and heels. I think making a decision on which course I want to take is going to be extremely difficult…I liked them all!
So, if you have a dancing history and want to continue, or if you just want to have some fun while exercising, and therefore you are planning on joining a dance academy in Uppsala, I would definitely recommend going to one of these events. Below, I'll be leaving the links of the homepages of a couple of academies so you can check them out if you are interested.
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A new year, and with it the start of a new course. This time I will be studying bioinformatics, which is an interdisciplinary field that utilizes computer programming to analyze and interpret biological data, especially genomic data.
The reason I selected this course, is because I thought it could be good for enriching and complimenting the knowledge that I acquired during the Genome Analysis course.
I have to admit that the content of this course is very intimidating since I've never studied something similar to programming before, however I am very excited about learning something completely new, especially since it's a subject that has become of extreme importance if you want to thrive as a scientist in the genetics field.
So, wish me good luck! And I'll be updating on this course and my experiences taking it in future blogs.
As promised in the last post in this series, I come back with a quick update of the results of our final project for the Genome Analysis course.
As I mentioned before, we tested the candidate genes MITF and ASIP with the hopes of finding a mutation that could be linked with the white coat phenotype in the Swedish white moose. Since the lab work, sequencing, and analysis of results takes some time, the workload was divided between the students. In my, and my teammate's case, we worked with the first and second exon of the MITF gene.
Unfortunately, both exons seemed to be highly conserved, and no mutation was detected. On the other hand, all the experiences and knowledge we obtained during this project are extremely valuable, and I believe that we couldn't have had a better topic to work with.
Note: Just in case you are interested, the primers we used were designed based on the white-tailed deer reference genome, and a BigDye kit and Sanger sequencer were used for the sequencing procedure.
Please don't forget to leave a comment and I wish you have a nice day!
Winter can be cold, lifeless, dry, wet, and even unpleasant for some people, but it can also be extremely beautiful and magical, especially when everything gets covered by a soft layer of snow.
In this post, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite wintery sceneries in Uppsala. Enjoy!
The final assignment we had for the Genome Analysis course was a home exam. Of course, because of the nature of this type of test —opportunity to look for information online, our textbook, and to consult with our classmates— the questions were a little bit more elaborated, and it was required for us to really understand the topics we saw during the course to give an answer with proper arguments.
Just like during our first test, we were given a code that we needed to put on each page of the test instead of our name so the test would be completely anonymous for the person in charge of grading it.
If I have to be completely sincere, the experience was nerve wrecking, but at the same time very interesting. I've been used to do in classroom tests my whole life, which means that most of the time I focused on learning definitions, techniques, formulas, theories, etc. But this change of approach was refreshing and above everything else, challenging. Also, I think it helped a lot to build some teamwork among classmates; cheering and helping each other to reach the same goal.
Overall, I think this kind of exam was a nice way to test our knowledge and our capacity to come up with new solutions to problems. However, I wish we would have had more time for solving it. Having a test during the Christmas holidays is the worst thing ever, no concentration at all!!
With this I say goodbye for now. Don't forget to leave a comment and have a nice day!
I wish this year becomes a wonderful year, full of good fortune and blessings for everybody. Also, good luck on fulfilling this year's resolutions! –Although I am predicting that I'll fail my usual "loose weight" resolution as always. But cutting down on the fika could be a start no?
For this Christmas, my boyfriend and I decided to have a little escapade from the cold and to spend it with my family in Mexico! So unfortunately, that means no "Traditional Swedish Christmas" blog this year. But at the same time, this situation inspired me to make a list of the biggest differences between Swedish and Mexican Christmas. Hope you enjoy it!
In Mexico, there is not fixed food tradition. Mexican families tend to keep it simple and have turkey or cod as main dish, accompanied by salad or other side dishes. If the family is really traditional, some dishes or drinks that will probably be served are tamales, mole, romeritos, atole, champurrado, ponche, buñuelos, apple and marshmallow salad (I know, it sounds really weird), among others.
The word Julbord, which literally means Christmas table, is a must for every Swedish-style Christmas. It looks like a buffet composed of different kinds of Swedish dishes such as meatballs, pickled herring, salmon, different kinds of potato dishes, sausages, cheese, hard boiled eggs, Christmas ham, etc. Although the idea is to eat julbord with your family while celebrating Christmas Eve, many workplaces have julbord during the companies' Christmas celebration, and even some restaurants offer julbord as a seasonal specialty.
Julbord by Magnus D (CC by 2.0) and Panuchos, a Mexican dish that my family prepares every Christmas.
Christmas, as any other party in Mexico, requires hours and hours of music. Banda, rancheras, pop, electronic, rock, the genre doesn't matter, but the louder and happier the better! Also, dancing is a must, even if you are not the most graceful dancer.
Unlike Mexicans, Swedes seem to enjoy a quieter type of Christmas. But that doesn't mean that they don't engage on singing and dancing! In a traditional Swedish home, at some point of the night, all family members will stand up and form a circle around the Christmas tree and start singing while moving in circles. Some of the most famous Christmas songs are about a fox running across the ice, and about how funny small frogs are to look at.
Piñatas are a common sight on several occasions: during birthdays, parties, and of course, Christmas. Christmas piñatas are usually a seven-pointed star, with each of the points corresponding to one of the seven deadly sins. So, when you break the piñata, it means that you are destroying evil. Fireworks, firecrackers and Bengal lights are also lit during the festivities.
In Sweden: Donald duck, a Christmas favorite!
Swedes don't light fireworks during Christmas time –those are reserved for New Years—and they most certainly not get candy after hitting a star shaped piñata! On the other hand, people religiously watch Disney's Christmas special, also known as Kalle Ankas Julafton (Donald duck's Christmas).
I wish you liked this post and I wish you a happy Christmas!


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George Templeton Strong
For the composer, see George Strong (composer).
George Templeton Strong c. 1870
50 Franklin Street, New York City
July 21, 1875(1875-07-21) (aged 55)
George Templeton Strong (January 26, 1820 – July 21, 1875) was an American lawyer and diarist. His 2,250-page diary, discovered in the 1930s, provides a striking personal account of life in the 19th century, especially during the events of the American Civil War. The historian Paula Baker described him as "perhaps the northern equivalent of South Carolina's Mary Chesnut: quotable, opinionated, and a careful follower of events."
1 Life and career
Life and career[edit]
Strong was born at 50 Franklin Street, New York City, at 7 o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, January 26, 1820.[1][2] He lived to write intimately of the turbulent years leading up to and through the American Civil War, as well as the corrupt and turbulent years in New York following the war.
He received his early education from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School (then known as "Columbia Grammar School"). In 1838 he graduated from Columbia College[2] with high honors and served as president of the Philolexian Society. That same year he joined the law practice of his father that became Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Today it is the nation's oldest operating law firm. On May 15, 1848, Strong married Ellen Ruggles in Grace Church, New York. A gifted amateur singer, she was the daughter of Samuel B. Ruggles. In 1853, Strong was elected a trustee of Columbia College.
Strong served for many years as a vestryman at the prominent Episcopal Trinity Church on Wall Street. Strong helped found the United States Sanitary Commission, which helped ameliorate the sufferings of wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. He was also treasurer and member of its executive committee throughout the war. He also helped to start the Union League Club of New York, an organization which pledged to "cultivate a profound national devotion." The organization provided a means to reconciling the whites and blacks of the South into the Republican Party. Strong funded a Union Army regiment during the war, and Ellen Strong served on a hospital ship. He avoided military service by simply taking advantage of that section of the Enrollment Act of 1863 allowing draftees to pay $300 to a substitute who served for them. This amount, a healthy sum in 1863, did not long remain the norm, for George Templeton Strong, pluckier than many of his contemporaries, paid a "big 'Dutch' boy of about twenty" $1,100 to be his "alter ego" in 1864.
Strong's 2,250-page diary, now in the collections of the New-York Historical Society, whose first entry was recorded on October 5, 1835, was discovered in the 1930s. Beginning at the age of fifteen, Strong wrote almost every day of his life for nearly forty years. Excerpts from this diary are featured in Ken Burns 1990 documentary The Civil War and in Ric Burns's New York: A Documentary Film. Extensive selections from the diary were published in four volumes in 1952, and remain of interest to historians of New York City, as well as to bibliographic collectors.
The family was musical, and both Strong and his wife performed as amateurs. He served as President of the New York Philharmonic Society for several years. Their son, also named George Templeton Strong (1856–1948), became a noted Romantic composer and painter, but was early estranged from his father. Although he had most of his career in Europe after moving to Switzerland in the late nineteenth century, the younger Strong is considered an American composer.
^ Strong, George Templeton (1952). Nevins, Allan; Thomas, Milton Halsey (eds.). The Diary of George Templeton Strong. I. New York: Macmillan Company. p. 157.
^ a b Daniel Aaron (March 1988). "The Greatest Diarist". American Heritage Magazine. 39 (2).
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Coming to a halt in front of the lift, surveying the area, it was unusual and a touch disorientating to see the familiar structure in an unfamiliar background.
"This way." Taking heed of Suzie, he strode past the lift. Surely it wouldn't be too much to think that whatever have brought the entire Hub there may have decided to bring the old tourist office entrance too.
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Lopburi Province is located in the eastern part of the central region. The distance to Bangkok is 154 kilometers by road. The extreme west of the province is formed by a plain through which the Lopburi River flows. The north and east are mainly hill country.
The city of Lopburi is located on the left bank of the river – this in turn flows into the Pasak at Ayutthaya.
Lopburi is an old city with historical significance. A large number of areas from the Dvaravdi period (7-11 centuries) and from the Lopburi period (7-13 centuries) have been found here.
During the Ayutthaya period it became an important outpost of the kingdom. Its importance lasted until the Bangkok period.
The people who originally settled on Lopburi were the "Lavah" who belonged to the tribe of the Mon. This is why the city was given the name "Lavah", which became "Lavahpura" and finally "Lopburi".
When the Khmer advanced west, Lavah fell around 950 and was declared the capital of the Khmer possessions in the Chao Phra Ya plain.
In the 14th century, the Thais became strong enough to retake Lavah from the Khmer.
The chronicle says that King U-Thong appointed his son, Prince Ramesuan, to rule Lopburi in 1350.
So it became the second most important city after the Capital.The prince had two city walls built to make it a fortress against enemy troops.
These walls were torn down during the reign of King Mahachakrapat (1549 – 1568) in case, if the city fell victim to the enemy and could thus be used against Ayutthaya.
Lopburi lost its importance after Prince Ramesuan left the city to become king in Ayutthaya.
It gained weight again during the reign of King Narais (1656 – 1688), who restored the city with the help of French and Italian architects, whose influence can still be seen in the structure of the palace and fortresses.
King Narais stayed in Lopburi until his death. After his rule, the entire administration was moved back to Ayutthaya and Lopburi sank into insignificance until 1863, when King Rama IV of Bangkok ordered a major restoration program and had the Piman Mongkut Hall converted into his residence.
After Thailand became a democracy, Lopburi became a military center. The part east of the railway forms the new town, while the part west of the railway contains most of the cities of historical interest.
Phra Narai Ratchanivet
This palace was built at the time of King Narai, but it was only given its official name later by King Rama IV after he had it restored. Phra Narai Ratchanivet is surrounded by thick walls.
The entrance shows a mixture of Hindu and Khmer art. The area of the palace is divided into three sections – the outer courtyard, the middle courtyard and the inner courtyard.
The water Tank
The water supply for the palace was ensured by a pipe system from the "Talay Chubsorn" an inland lake some distance away. The water stayed in an opened Tank.
The Royal Warehouses (Phra Klang Suparat)
A collection of 12 buildings near the water point where royal property was stored.
In the old days, business with foreign traders had to be carried out through the Royal Chancellery. Now only ruins are left of the twelve buildings.
These were used for the elephants and horses in royal possession and were built near the wall of the central courtyard.
Tuk Phra Chao Hao
At the south-eastern corner of the outer courtyard, a building with a rectangular base, 10 meters wide and 20 meters long.
Only the walls are still standing today, but the decoration on the doors and windows can still be seen.
The building was probably used for King Narai's audiences. Its historical significance lies in an affair of treason against the Tron, which was planned here while the king was seriously ill in Sutthasawan Hall.
Hall of the Royal Guests
North of the Tuk Phra Chao Hao near the water point. A French style building that probably served as accommodation for royal guests.
The Chanthorn Phisan Hall
A Thai style building constructed in 1665 and used by King Narai until Sutthasawan Hall was completed. Later King Narais audience hall.
Restoration work under the rule of King Rama the Fourth has ensured that it is still in good condition and can now be used as a museum. Most of the exhibits are Buddha images.
A collection of halls
Built in 1863 by Rama IV for his residence. Four buildings belong to this group. The Piman MongKut Hall for the Royal Suite, the Sutthivinichai Hall, which was used for meetings with government officials and discussing state affairs, and the Aksorn-Sastrakom Hall for the royal office. King Rama V gave this hall to the city as a place for a town hall.
The Dusitsawan Thanya Mahaprasart Hall
Built by King Narai for foreign audiences. The structure was a mix of Thai and Western architecture. The front part was in French style, the back part in Thai style.
The French ambassador in King Narai's time reported that the hall had mirrors on the walls imported from France and the ceiling was divided into four geometrical areas decorated with gold floral motifs and Chinese crystals.
In the middle of the hall is the throne from which King Narai received the foreign ambassadors.
The women's chambers
Behind the Dusitsawan Thanya Mahaprasart are some small buildings that were used to house the female members of the Royal Family when Rama IV visited Lopburi.
Sutthasawan Hall
The Sutthsawan Hall, the King Narai residence was built some distance from other buildings. There are probably gardens in the large surrounding area, as the traces of fountains can still be seen there.
King Narai lived in this palace until his death. At a time when he was very ill, he learned of the conspiracy against his throne.
In order to create a shelter for his followers, he had the palace made into a temple.
Therefore, when Rama IV was planning to restore the palace, he had to cancel this order and build another temple to replace it in the city.
Phra Prang Sam Yot
Close to the railway line. The structure consists of three prangs in a row. The decorations in either section are still sharp and clear down to the last detail, while the lower section is not as distinct – it may have been repaired in King Narai's time.
The three-tier prang was built under the rule of Jayavarman VII (1181-1217), who adhered to Mahayana Buddhism and had a number of Buddhist monuments built, especially Phra Prang Sam Yot in Lopburi and Prasart Muang Singh in Kanchanaburi.
The function of the three prangs in a row is that the middle tower is dedicated to buddha, the southern bodhisattva Avalokitasavara and the northern Prajnaparamit, the goddess of wisdom in Mahayana, who is sometimes called the mother of the Buddhas.
King Narai had a Bot built east of the middle pavilion and set up a large stone statue of the Buddha as the main figure. Now she is in the open.
Prang Khaek
In the center of the old city. This prang was previously a Hindu shrine that was built in the 10th century and is now considered the oldest Khmer prang, which was found in the central regions and is 300 years older than Phra Prang Sam Yot.
It consists of three towers Brick, but these are – unlike Phra Prang Sam Yot – not connected to each other. Only the middle tower is still standing, of the two sides only the foundation walls can be seen. The door frame of the middle tower resembles a wooden frame.
The brick decorations inside the tower are made in the style of the 10th century.
House of the official guests
This was built under the rule of King Narai to accommodate foreign ambassadors who came to royal audiences.The system is divided into three sections. The eastern end forms the chapel for the ambassadors and the Christian clergy in Lopburi, the central part the living quarters, and the eastern end the main hall. Behind it is the water point.
The Phra Kan Shrine
The shrine contains a stone statue of Vishnu with a Buddha head. Before that, the statue of Vishnu stood headless until someone put a Buddha head on it. This piece is very well known and is highly revered in Lopburi.
The tamed monkeys that are present in large numbers and use the shrine as a place of residence are a special tourist attraction.
Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat
This temple is the oldest and most famous in Lopburi. The main rank is the highest in the city. It had previously been assumed that it was from the same time as Angor Wat, which means that it would belong to the late 12th century.
According to more recent findings, however, it is from the 14th century, the time when the Thais had conquered "Lavah" from the Khmer. The style of Prang belongs to the U – Thong school.
In front of the Prang is a Vihan that was built under the rule of King Narai. This very large Vihan has Thai doors and Gothic windows. There are also Stupas of different styles in temples.
The Kraisorn Siharat Hall
Commonly known as Phra Thinang Yen. This hall is located outside the city and was built by King Narai on what was once an island in an inland lake, the Talay Chubsorn. The lake has now dried up. Only the walls and the foundation walls remain of the hall. To the side there were small rooms which certainly served as accommodation for the king's servants.
King Narai's statue
This statue stands in the center of the "Thepstri circle". It shows the king with a sword in his right hand, looking east. The base bears inscriptions that attest to his achievements. The statue was created in 1966 for over a million baht.
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I was provided a copy for review by Zanflare (GearBest PRC stock).
Both a wall plug and car plug were provided. I really like the inclusion of the car plug so that I can charge my batteries on camping trips.
The C4 is made out of ABS plastic and has a mild "texture" which gives the appearance of a subtle sheen as well as helping to reduce the visibility of finger prints.
Size-wise, this charger is significantly bigger than the Opus, Littokala Lii-500, Xtar VC4 and Nitecore D4 among others.
All 4 slots are evenly spaced, which helps make it easier to insert/remove batteries from the center slots.
Power input and USB output.
Individual buttons for each slot.
Lots of ventilation keeps the charger cool. Additionally, since the vents are on the bottom you could set this on top of a laptop cooler for heavy use.
Each slot can operate completely independently (for example, slot 1 can be set to charge, slot 2 can be set to Fast Test and slot 3 can be set to Normal Test). In order to set different modes for each slot, you have to insert each battery one-at-a-time, set the mode and then wait a few seconds before inserting the next battery. Each slot can also have separate a current setting. The mode and current is set within 10 seconds of a battery being inserted.
* When battery is inserted, press MODE within 10 seconds to rotate through the modes (Charge, Fast Test and Normal Test).
* When battery is inserted, press CURRENT within 10 seconds to rotate through the current options (300/500/700/1000mA for Charge and 300/500mA for Test). 500mA is default.
* Once charging/analysis has started, press the individual buttons (1, 2, 3 and 4) to rotate through the display for each slot.
* Protected 18650s Fit. The Protected Panasonic NCR18650GAs fit at about 70mm. I estimate that it can fit cells up to about 72mm in length. Someone with a proper caliper will need to measure this.
* Like most chargers, 26650s will fit but only 2 will fit at a time in non-adjacent bays (width constraint).
With 1x18650 battery, and main power disconnected, the unit can output 5V 1A via the USB port. With 2 or more batteries, Zanflare states that the output can hit 5V 2A.
Always good to be able to see the actual voltage while charging.
Charging a single battery works fine.
Li-ion batteries charge to 4.16V on the charger. When taken off, the battery measured 4.13V. I consider this a positive as I prefer charging batteries around this range. For comparison, batteries off my VC4 are 4.17V and off my Lii-202 are 4.13V.
Resistance measurements can vary significantly between readings for the same batteries in the same slots. I observed this with both Li-ion and NiMH batteries. Compare values in next 3 pictures.
The Zanflare C4 is one of the largest chargers of its type on the market. It is significantly longer than the VC4. Although the VC4 is a little wider and has more spacious outside bays.
I would recommend the following changes to make this my ideal charger. Maybe Zanflare can create a "C4 Plus" model.
1) I feel like the existing design is "upside down". Change it so that the display is on top, the batteries "point up" and the power plug goes on the top (side with the display). Examples: Nitecore D4 and Xtar VC4.
2) I would "indent" the positive connection where the battery touches. This would make it so that button-top batteries would stay in place better (like the Liitokala). Otherwise, I felt like it was easy for batteries to slide out of place, especially when trying to fit 4 batteries at once.
3) Make the whole unit about 2-3cm wider so that 4x26650 fit and also so putting in 4 batteries is easier. Since this charger is already big, I don't think this would be a problem.
4) Make the individual slot buttons (1, 2, 3 & 4) illuminated with a color LED or put an LED above each slot. Make Green=Charged & Red=Charging/Analyzing. This would make it easier to tell if charging/analysis is complete because it can be hard to see the display from a distance.
5) Make it possible to change the display for all 4 slots at the same time with the MODE button once charging/analysis is started. This would be better than having to click the button for each slot if I want to change the display.
6) Make it possible to have the display rotate through all the information automatically (auto rotate = ON/OFF).
7) Make it possible to keep the display illuminated when main power is connected (always on = ON/OFF).
8) Maybe have a separate "DISPLAY" button which controls recommendations #5, 6 & 7.
The C4 is a nice analyzing charger both in terms of function and appearance. It supports up to 4 18650s simultaneously and can charge up to 2 26650s simultaneously (non-adjacent slots). It can also support charging NiMH and NiCd so this makes it a good universal/family charger. It can also fit protected cells up to about 72mm in length although longer and wider cells like GAs feel cramped and tight. It does not support LiFePo or C/D cells.
I like the charge and discharge current options (300/500/700/1000mA for Charge and 300/500mA for Test). I know that some people prefer chargers that can support more than 2A+ for charging or 1A for discharging. However, I prefer charging/discharging my cells at lower speeds for better longevity and less heat. I normally charge my 18650s at 500mA regardless of charger used. The 300mA charging option is also great for people charging smaller cells like 14500s.
The charger has good size and ventilation and does not need a built-in fan. When charging 4 cells at 500mA, the charger gets warm. When charging 4 cells at 1A, the charger gets very warm (but not overly hot). If someone wanted to add cooling for heavy use, you could set this until on top of a cheap laptop fan since there are a lot of vents on the bottom.
I like the display options and the ability to view actual voltage on top of accumulated charge. I also like that there is individual information for each cell so that I can monitor voltage for all 4 cells at the same time. However, I would prefer if the unit/interface was not "upside down" (design preference).
I like that the unit is powered with a proper wall/car plug and not USB-powered.
The power bank functionality works well and charges my phone pretty quickly even on one cell (1A charge). Using cells as a power bank is also a good way to discharge cells (either for storage or testing) without "wasting" energy.
My unit terminates charge around 4.16V and the voltage accuracy is within 0.3V when removing cells and measuring them with a voltmeter.
Nice review,as always! I am lucky to have one and I am currently using it to charge some old eneloop AA for my camera since travelling to Greece in a few days.
Thanks for the review. I'm also looking forward to the HKJ review.
Hi, can you tell me can a slightly longer 18650 (70mm) be fitted in this charger? My Panasonic NCR18650B Protected (bought from GearBest) is longer than a normal 65mm and it fit tight on the 2014 Nitecore i4… Appreciated if you can check for me? I am very likely to buy a new charger, this charger seems to be nice. My old Nitecore i4 is problematic now. Thank you!
Those are protected NCR18650GA's he has in that charger. I have the same ones and they measure 69.85mm. Battery manufacturers don't make protected cells, third party companies add the protection circuits.


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Caltrans workers removed barricades Saturday on the southbound 405's carpool lanes from the Santa Monica (10) Freeway interchange south to the Marina (90) Freeway. The northbound lanes carpool lanes will open later this month, Caltrans spokeswoman Judy Gish said.
The $167 million widening project, which took five years to complete, adds carpool lanes and exit lanes on the freeway. The five main traffic lanes in each direction were widened from 10 feet to 12 feet, and the often-uneven asphalt surface next to the center divider was replaced with concrete.
As a result of the new project, the 405 will have carpool lanes from the interchange at the Santa Monica Freeway all the way to the El Toro Y, 56 miles away, Gish said.
Completion of the project across the Westside, Culver City and Palms is coming just as work starts on the 10-mile northbound carpool lane addition through the Sepulveda Pass to the San Fernando Valley, which will cost $950 million and require major bridge work and earthmoving. The southbound 405 already has its carpool lane from the Valley to the Westside.


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Zdenko Petranović (Delnice, 8. travnja 1919. - Banja Loka, kod Kostela, 21. travnja 1942..)

Životopis
Narodni je heroj i učesnik Narodnooslobodilačke borbe Jugoslavije. Po završetku prvog razreda pučke škole seli se u Dragu pokraj Sušaka s roditeljima. Tu završava i šegrtsku školu te se zapošljava u svojstvu trgovačkog pomoćnika. Godine 1938., U Sušaku učestvuje u demonstracijama protiv Hitlerove okupacije čehoslovačkih Sudeta. Zbog svog istupa u demonstracijama dobiva otkaz na radnom mjestu. Na odsluženju vojnog roka u Zvorniku dočekuje kapitulaciju Kraljevine Jugoslavije, nakon čega se vraća u Dragu kod roditelja. Početkom Travanjskiog rata, Zdenko živi s obitelji u Sušaku. Vraća se u Delnice i brat ga povezuje s članovima (KPJ) da bi ubrzo i priključio( partizanima u "Delničku četu". Četa ubrzo biva napadnuta, a Zdenko odlazi s grupom boraca u Bitoraj, ličko-fužinski partizanski logor i tamo dobiva nadimak Jastreb. Zdenko postaje zapovjednik Omladinske čete trećeg bataljona "Goranin" Primorsko goranskog odreda. U jednoj akciji kod Banja Loke u Sloveniji, prilikom povlačenja od neprijateljskih tenkova, pada pokošen mitraljeskom rafalnom paljbom. Proglašen je narodnim herojem Jugoslavije 20. prosinca 1951. godine. U Delnicama je u čast Zdenku postavljena bista.

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Are you worried about your website traffic? Ever wonder how or why some companies get so much traffic to their website?
It's true. In the modern era, we absolutely need website traffic to build our businesses – online and off. The more traffic means more leads. There are certain methods to open the traffic floodgate to your website which can take your business off the ground.
Let's be honest. And straight forward.
You've invested capital in your business. You've hired people to work for you. You've got someone who designed your website, took the money, and walked away.
And now you're alone in your office.
It's dark. The staff is off the duty now.
You're looking at your inbox. Waiting for an email inquiry to come.
No sign of email inquiry on your desktop or iPhone.
What if this happens for days, weeks, and months.
Do you know where the story begins?
Any idea what are you missing?
What is that offering which makes you different?
What have you told to the prospects that captivated them?
I understand the situation, which is why I decided to write this article.
…who knows which method might change your small business into an emerging brand?
It's a no-brainer. You have to be consistent and steady with your website management and content creation in order to expect people to visit your website. The mission gets closer to die when people expect high results with their work and never reach those targets.
Patience comes with acceptability and understanding. Once you start taking things aggressively, the output might look unsatisfactory. Back in the days, when you started your business, you struggled during the initial days, but later on, things started working out. Patience is the key because it helps you to keep going.
One of the biggest website success factors is observation. If you're not observing the competitors, you're missing a lot of opportunities to get better. Keep an eye on their moves, strategies, and steps. You don't have to copy them, but you have to improve your plan.
The next part is the cream.
Before you get your hands on the tips and tricks to drive more traffic to your website, make sure you read the last part of this article because some conclusions are worth reading in this world.
Brands and experts who tend to share others' content on social media get more attention for obvious reasons. Their followers get a diversified type of content, plus, the content creators notice that their content has been shared by someone else.
Few of them end up engaging with you.
Not every brand or influencer would notice and thank you for that, but some of them might do.
Speaking of the sharing others' content, one of the personal favorite tools of mine is Buffer. It makes things so easier to share on the social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
It helps you to schedule your social media updates, which is incredibly helpful for anyone who wants to continue the social engagement on different channels. Not only does it help you to share, but also provides you stats on your sharing via reporting system.
Have you heard the term 'Sharing is Caring'?
When you'd share others' content, you'd definitely get noticed.
Snip.ly does something similar when it comes to social media sharing. It's a unique URL shortening service which embeds the short URL into the social media sharing and leaves a clickable snippet of the sharer on the page he/she shares.
Although, some social media experts don't feel comfortable using this tool, but this social sharing tool is controversially popular. I won't mind using this tool, it just creates a hook on the shared site which connects back to your site via a popup snippet.
Social Media plays a big role in taking any brand off the ground. The social discussion is a way of communication in which group or community members share their views on the certain topic, content, or question.
Google+ Communities and LinkedIn Groups are an extremely helpful community building options on social media. Twitter and Facebook loyal fans find their own ways to use these social media sites for discussions and engagement.
In order to drive traffic to your website, it's extremely necessary to give the community more than you expect to receive.
For instance, never go to the social communities for the sake of sharing your articles. Always give your positive, healthy, and helpful input to the community.
The tricky part is wherever you start hanging out in the social communities, always be in the relevant communities. If you blog on Content Marketing, you shouldn't be contributing to the Automobile Communities. Social popularity develops your authority, and more people like to get connected with you which is an outstanding thing to achieve.
No one denies the value of the comments. The comments on the blog show the bloggers' authority, input from the readers, and activity on the blog.
Influencers try to reply the comments they receive on their blogs to show the solidarity, care, and love for their readers.
Comments show that how engaged your audience is. Not only do they show readers engagement, but they actually engage people to ask questions, give answers, and share a point of view, which is amazing as far as traffic is concerned.
The more comments mean the more trust. When a first-timer arrives on your blog post, he sees a ton of comments, and he keeps checking the comments and finds out that people are praising the article, he gets motivated to learn something from your blog post. Most of them read, comment, and subscribe.
When more people are engaged and show their trust on your content, it results in more social sharing of your content. All such factors that bring readers engagement actually increase your authority.
Disqus is a great commenting and engagement tool. It has emerged as one of the top commenting tools for websites and blogs. The reason it expanded and continuously getting acceptability is its platform nature as it is more like a social following network for commenters.
Because they've got profiles, following, topics etc.
Commentluv is another commenting plugin for WordPress. It has been quite popular among the bloggers. The idea behind the Commentluv is that it automatically links your last posted article from your blog under the comment you post on other blogs.
The point is, how can you leave a dominant message on someone's blog?
A valuable comment is a solution.
Maria Konnikova, an expert on Psychology and a contributor to newyorker.com sheds some light on the commenting and its psychology. She articulated some factual phenomena of interaction based on the views of Psychology experts.
Interestingly, she also believes that commenting gives people a chance to interact and react.
"Take away comments entirely, and you take away some of that shared reality, which is why we often want to share or comment in the first place. We want to believe that others will read and react to our ideas" said Maria Konnikov.
YouTube has been one of the biggest sources of entertainment, buzz, success, and profits. Every successful marketing expert would recommend having an existence on the YouTube.
As far as driving traffic to your website is concerned, some people are really good at this.
They use YouTube to open up the traffic floodgate for their websites.
They engage and develop their subscribers on YouTube. Once they start getting traction from a certain type of audience, it means they are getting popularity and they are getting attention from a certain kind of audience, then they have a chance to link their websites and social profiles to their YouTube channel.
Almost every successful YouTube does that.
James Wedmore is one of the popular YouTubers I have ever come across. He uses the same strategy. He has a growing channel and he is certainly using that opportunity to drive the traffic to his website.
It's about making a string with your subscribers. Taking them one step closer to your brand.
Every traffic strategy doesn't work instantly.
It takes the time to get flourished.
Whenever you start up a campaign like that, be sure that you know what it is going to take!
A lot of time. For sure!
This article of ReelSEO explains the secrets of success on YouTube. If you're about to take your brand on the YouTube or want to be a YouTuber, you must read those 5 simple success tips published by ReelSEO.
The point is pretty much clear. We want more traffic on our websites. YouTube is just another outstanding platform that could trigger a huge traffic for our website – because, YouTube success is directly proportional to your website success.
Many YouTubers like Derral Eves, Cliff Ravenscraft, James Stafford, Evan Carmichael, Video Creators, and many more have their websites and they use YouTube to get traffic which is amazing.
Don't underestimate the power of events.
Do you think working offline can't give you success online?
Once you know how to create the leverage, you'd be able to use it.
Co-founders of a famous Keywords hunting and analysis software Long Tail Pro, Mark Thompson and Spencer Haws use webinars to sell their software.
Recently, the Rainmaker Platform hosted a free webinar for content marketers, bloggers, and podcasters to share the insights on the podcasting, content creation, and value inside the Rainmaker Platform. They, however, marketed their product with the discount of $100 for attendees.
Such webinars don't just grow your following, but also give your brand a popularity through word of mouth.
Webinar Softwares such as GoToWebinar, AnyMeeting, WebinarsOnAir, and ClickMeeting are particularly popular in this space.
Your challenge is driving traffic.
Almost every webinar software offers email addresses collection service which helps you to build your email list. A successful webinar or a series of webinars over the course of time could help you to gather a list of prospects that want to listen to you and want to buy from you.
When you would have an audience that wants to listen to you is far better than hundreds of thousands of people who don't know you and they are not interested in what you say.
Different strategies work for different people. One might not be suitable for you, could be a great fit for another person.
It's you who needs to figure out what to do.
Once you clearly know what to do exactly, then stay in that space.
Your passion is something that needs to be there for your marketing strategy.
Email Marketing is one of the important marketing techniques for business, entrepreneurs, and bloggers. You could lose your potential clients, you website ranking can wave off of the search engines, but your email list stays with you.
And, your email list should have people who are loyal to you and truly love what you say.
Use email software like MailChimp or Aweber to build your email list.
Once your email list starts growing, it can be a regular source of your website traffic.
Shout It Out Design shared the benefits of email marketing in this blog post. There are hundreds of articles available on the internet to read the benefits of email marketing.
Some people might think, what would be the benefit if same people from the list keep on visiting the website?
You might see that some of the visitors are your regular readers from your email list.
It's fine. There are three reasons that tell it's totally cool.
1. A few of the readers could be the repeating visitors as they are your subscribers, but your content will be new every time they come to read on.
2. If they like your content, some of them are likely to share on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, which could land you some new readers.
3. The engaged audience can buy your product or service because they trust you more than someone who just visits your website/blog for the first time.
Ebooks are one of the important tools to gather email addresses of the interested audience. The key to success in your ebooks is what do you offer to the audience + who is your audience.
Many of the popular guys use ebooks to collect email addresses of the interested visitors through opt-in bribes which means they offer something like ebooks which are valuable to their visitors to get their email addresses.
Most of them use services like LeadPages or Wishpond to create squeeze pages and whole downloading and email subscription funnel to get this whole thing done.
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Entering into the podcasting could be a whole new world for you if you didn't get a chance to listen to the podcasts.
Podcasting is an audio content production and distribution channel to the subscribers through different tools. It's one of the important tools in content marketing.
Speaking of website traffic, marketers also use podcasting to drive traffic to their websites.
It might sound a little strange!
You must be thinking, I got this all wrong.
How on earth someone who is listening to an audio program would visit a website?
Marketers use podcasting to sponsor certain episodes of different podcasts. They advertise their brand name, a tagline, or a brief intro in many cases.
The purpose of podcast sponsorship isn't to drive quick website traffic.
It actually creates brand positioning.
It actually leaves the mark on the listener's mind. Some of them quickly want to take the look at the website on their mobile devices while listening to the podcast, and many of them just visit later on.
iTunes and Stitcher are the biggest podcasting platforms for listeners.
Even The New York Times admitted in this article that Podcast is a rapidly growing medium, and brands are trying out this format of communication.
Midroll connects podcasters and advertisers for podcast sponsorships, which authenticates my point on podcasting.
The direct advertising shouldn't be left behind.
It can be a vital part of the plan if this card is played well.
The drill is to bring more traffic, not just the traffic that arrives and walks away quickly.
You should be looking for the relevant audience who comes to your blog/website, and wants to stay there or get connected with you.
BuySellAds is one the largest direct advertising networks to provide direct ad opportunities. Find the relevant website or blogs to advertise on them. By doing so, not only would you reach the relevant audience, but also get a chance to improve your referral traffic. And ultimately, you may split test all of your referral traffic campaigns to find out which one goes well for you.
Every smart online marketer knows how important the publishing of great content is. You'll find more and more companies hiring copywriters and content marketers now to write engaging and helpful content for their audience.
Content actually communicates. It helps companies to solve their prospects and clients' problems, which is why you'd find so many companies pretty much serious about their blog writing.
Squirrly is one of the popular WordPress plugins for SEO. They are good with their blog. They've got a bunch of copywriters for their writing service as they're in articles selling line too. So, they take care of their official blog.
Commission Junction is a well-known affiliate network with a huge advertiser and publisher base. They also publish relevant and helpful content for their audience.
The fresh content keeps the website alive in the search engines as well as it engages the audience to read, interact, and buy from them. And, ultimately more people reach to your website.
Social media is a huge change maker in today's social, economic, and professional life. It matters a lot that how do you appear, how do you hold things together, how do you communicate, react, and interact with people connected to you.
Besides that, there are certain things that showcase your standpoint and approach. For instance, your display picture. I would rather put my headshot than my whole family's picture because I want people to clearly recognize me.
I love when people put awesome covers on their social media profiles.
You might have never thought about using the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+ cover images to market yourself.
Smart marketers do this all the time. You should do this as well.
Use tools like Canva or Fotor to create social media profile covers. Such tools help many marketers, bloggers, and entrepreneurs to bring so much value to their social media pages and profiles.
I've come across a few examples to show you which totally make sense of what I'm talking about.
Bear Grylls. Who doesn't know him?
Can you see the channel name, date, and day?
The message has been delivered to the fans.
This facebook cover could have been fine without these tiny details, but they used the opportunity to share the information, and it could have made a lot of difference.
She does the same thing.
She smartly added her web address on the facebook cover page.
In order to make money, you have to spend some.
Have you heard about 'Content Discovery Platforms'?
They are basically advertising platforms to provide advertising services. They work like any other online advertising platform with publishers and advertisers. The major difference is they don't base on text or image ads, instead, they promote the content within the content.
You could have seen some related articles on your favorite blogs or news websites.
Some of the blogs/websites use content discovery platforms to monetize their content.
Taboola and Outbrain are the major players of this advertising category.
These content discovery channels could be a vital part of your online marketing strategy.
Now you have to tell me about your plan to drive traffic to your website.
Getting a ton of website traffic isn't a trick. It's an approach.
Try understanding that approach for your brand.
I've helped brands with their digital marketing, which is why I thought I should share some tested and proven ways of getting website traffic.
Have you ever implemented any of the mentioned ways to drive website traffic?
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Very informative article, thanks for sharing this information really very helpful for all the bloggers and SEO experts.
Nice Article, Thanks. I use snip.ly for my facebook posts of other bloggers as you mentioned and drive good traffic from there.
Thanx for providing these tips, actually I was searching about how to drive traffic in a appropriate way then I came across your site and started reading and I just say Awesome, pictures and everything is perfect.
I am having technical website, so it might be difficult to rank that website but I will surely follow your tips.
Awesome Article Brother… really liked it… This is so informative. Thanks for sharing these valuable strategies… will certainly implement.


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App tracks business miles, expenses
Deductr can integrate with credit card and debit accounts
Many real estate agents can shave thousands of dollars off their tax bill by deducting their business driving expenses.
The most popular way to calculate this deduction is to multiply the number of business miles driven by the standard mileage rate set by the IRS, which is 57.5 cents in 2015.
Because many agents don't keep exact records of the number of their business miles, lots of agents underestimate them, resulting in lost savings.
Part of the idea behind the mobile app Deductr is to help people avoid leaving money on the table when claiming deductions for business driving expenses.
Users can track every mile they drive by tapping their smartphone when they begin driving and tapping again when they finish. The app uses GPS to log the distance traveled during trips.
In the future, Deductr will automatically track miles for users, eliminating the need to manually initiate and end tracking. Users will be able to review their log of miles periodically and weed out nonbusiness trips.
Sellers and their agents should consider these updates to stay competitive READ MORE
MileIQ, another app that lets users track their gas mileage, already offers such functionality, which it calls "Smart Drive Detection."
But Deductr can also help real estate agents keep tabs on other business expenses, such as meals with clients, closing gifts, mobile phone bills and office fees.
The app lets users capture images of receipts, and integrates with credit or debit card accounts so that users can import records of purchases rather than manually input them.
The second feature is particularly helpful for deductions claimed on expenses of $75 or less, since a person isn't required to keep receipts to substantiate such expenses.
Deductr can also host multiple user accounts, meaning a team of agents part of a business could log all their miles into a single account.
When tax season rolls around, users can generate a comprehensive report of expenses and hand it over to an accountant.
"Whereas [accountants] used to hate you because you were the guy who walked in with a shoebox, now you're organized [and] he does a better job for you," said Deductr CEO John Thomas.
Thomas said Deductr has been around for six years, but began targeting real estate agents last year after being accepted into REach, a tech accelerator program run by Second Century Ventures, the venture capital fund of the National Association of Realtors.
The accelerator helped REach forge connections that have evolved into partnerships with real estate companies including Re/Max, which offers the app to its agents at a 50 percent discount, Thomas said.
The app's retail price is $20.
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