Instagram Pic Size: The majority of the time when you're posting to Instagram you're probably submitting the images that you tackled your phone. The entire solution is quite tailored to using it on phones, besides.
Sure, you'll need to make a decision which part of the picture you want to post in the square measurements and which filter to utilize (or otherwise), but issues concerning resolution as well as picture dimension are pretty much dealt with.
But there are times when you may want even more control. Maybe you're modifying the photo on your computer system in Photoshop or Lightroom. Possibly you're applying developing and also wish to look it's ideal. Or, extra frequently, maybe you're adding text or logo designs and also want to ensure it's mosting likely to be clear and also able to be reviewed quickly.
Whatever you're trying to do, below are the dimensions that Instagram accepts as well as presents with its web application. Exactly how they'll display through the phone applications is more difficult to determine as a result of the many variations in screen sizes and also show densities. Retina show apples iphone, pre-Retina iPhones, Android phones, etc, all have various sorts of displays with different pixel-densities. So aiming to determine image sizes on mobile display screens is a case of chasing after one's tail. As well as you're absolutely at the mercy of the combination of application as well as phone anyway. At least with the web app there's some uniformity you could deal with.
Higher-resolution photos. In mid-2015, Instagram started turning out assistance for higher-resolution pictures. Instagram had constantly used square images with sides of 640px. Now it presents squares with 1080px sides. Absolutely nothing will certainly damage if you still use smaller sized photos, however making use of bigger ones will make them look much better. Already, they have actually been automatically stretched when you check out them at larger or high resolution phone display, today there are much more pixels to provide sharper pictures with more detail.
No Longer Only Square. Instagram has ultimately abandoned the need that pictures be square. See this article for details.
All of the measurements I use below are in the order of width by elevation, and all are in pixels.
The photos you post should go to the very least 1080px on the shortest side. You could crop it to a square (or fire it as square to begin with) prior to you post or crop it in the Instagram application when you go to post. Yet Instagram currently supports rectangular images as well.
If you're posting photos you handled your phone, this is mostly a moot point. But it can be valuable to know if you're resizing photos somewhere else.
When you upload a photo to Instagram it gets converted to a photo with the lengthiest side at 1080px. There is some JPG compression used, yet it doesn't appear to be as aggressive as that made use of on Facebook (that makes feeling for a service based primarily on images).
On smartphones the pictures are shown at an optimum of 1080px (instantly extended if the original photo is smaller sized) for sharpest display screen.
For now, the internet app still utilizes photos of 640px and show them in a box 600px by 600px. However, for optimal top quality throughout gadgets, begin with a photo that is at least 1080px in both dimensions. You can upload one that's smaller, but it will not look as sharp. And also bigger photos will certainly additionally be available in helpful as an increasing number of gadgets more to Retina and high-density screens.
Instagram has changed its design as well as done away with the account header that used to showcase a tiled mosaic of your photos at the top when a person watched your account's web page.
The brand-new format is much cleaner and also quicker, with your account details at the top as well as a grid of thumbnails, 3 across by 4 down, listed below. To see more than 12 thumbnails, users can click the "load more" switch at the bottom to start an unlimited page with brand-new thumbnails loaded as they scroll down.
The thumbnails have to do with 292px squares. I claim "about" because the dimension is really identified by a portion, which, when at full size, determines to exactly 291.672 px. For useful purposes it's 292px. However it's actually pulling in an image that's 640px by 640px and downscaling it for screen. The outcome is that it immediately show crisply on Retina and also high-density display screens.
Using a desktop web browser, if you click one of the thumbnails in the reduced part of a profile page you'll get a popup bigger version of the picture.
The image fits in a box 600px wide and also 600px high (note, this is a color smaller sized compared to the old 612px). A square photo will load the entire framework.
However you could also currently use landscape or portrait photos, and they'll be 600px in the longest measurement.
The popup is receptive, which means that on narrow web browsers it will scale down proportionally. On narrow screens, the info as well as remark location is listed below the picture.
In the phone application, your profile image shows as a circle, so if you're making use of a logo design, make certain that it's securely in the center of the image.
In the web application, it presents as a square with a slim white boundary. It displays as a square with sides of 152px.
I've seen in some places that the optimum image size it will certainly approve is 2048px. That appears to be obsoleted. I've uploaded pictures over double that size with no concerns. Makings feeling as the electronic cameras in mobile phones are improving and bigger. So if there is a ceiling, it's much higher than 2048px and also isn't really a practical impediment in typical usage.


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In-House or SaaS - Which HR Solution is Best for You? - EmployeeConnect HRIS
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In-House or SaaS – Which HR Solution is Best for You?
Posted at 09 Dec in HR Tech by Ari Kopoulos
This article is first published in HRM Singapore – Issue 9.10: Annual guide to HR Technology and Outsourcing
HR technology is a niche area that is often best left to the experts. HRM considers the costs and benefits of having your software and data applications delivered through outsourcing
The world may be in a downturn and Singapore itself is certainly still recovering from this year's economic recession, but not every business sector is suffering. Spending on HR technology, for example, has been maintained through the year – and is now expected to grow significantly as the wider economy lurches back into the black.
According to Towers Perrin's annual survey on HR service delivery trends and practices, only 36% of companies expected to decrease their spending on HR technology during the 2009 calendar year. Moreover, 21% of companies actually budgeted for an increase in spending.
Ari Kopoulos, Sales and Marketing Manager, EmployeeConnect, says he is not surprised by the apparent market stability. While the economic downturn has placed a primary focus on costs for many businesses and decision-makers, they have not taken a "cut at all costs" philosophy. "Instead we are seeing behaviour changes on project definition and implementation," he says.
Specifically it means more emphasis on expanding reporting capabilities, tighter approval criteria in business process and reworked approval maps to reflect policy changes."
As the cover feature shows, there has also been a shift toward wider, more holistic HR information systems. "The emphasis is on the role all HR modules play in the overall HR process, to address gaps in the management of data and processes."
The downturn has also inspired HR to re-look at where its technology comes from and how it is managed. Many organisations are turning away from hosting such systems themselves, instead turning to third parties to outsource their technology needs. Depending on how this is done, there are some significant cost savings to be had. But HR also needs to be aware of issues like data privacy and the reputation and reliability of its outsourcing partner.
Types of providers
There are several types of providers in Asia's HR technology marketplace. There are third party players that will specialise in just one type of function (making payroll more manageable and efficient for example), while other will offer all-encompassing services, playing the role of external Information Technology (IT) manager for their client organisations.
Choosing which one will depend on the exact circumstances an organisation finds itself in. Either way, it can often be a hot debate topic at the top of any leadership chain. HR information systems contain viral data and perform processes that are essential to the overall wellbeing of an organisation. Putting that into third party hands can be a nervous prospect; but then so can leaving it with the less-specialist safe-keeping of internal IT sources.
Software-as-a-service
One outsourcing model currently gaining more and more favour in the market is known as "Software-as-a-service" (SaaS). Like the name suggests, this involves third party technology developers creating software applications that client organisation access through the internet. The developer provides all maintenance, support and regular updates, while the client pays a "rental" charge for use, avoiding the heavier (but one-off) establishment fees that come with actually owing the software it uses.
Karen Paterson, CEO of Patersons says this is her company's favoured distribution method for its global payroll solutions. "SaaS is hosted by the vendor so clients can pay as they go," she says.
"All clients are on one multination platform, and there are updates for every client and every jurisdiction."
This is particularly useful for large companies with employees spread across several countries in wide ranging numbers. "We see this a lot in Asia," Peterson says. "The key is the ability to scale both down and up.
"A company might have 10,000 people in China, but only two in Japan. The ability to cater for all that is an important part of SaaS."
SaaS software applications are hosted by the vendor, with no internal resources or bandwidth required to store or analyse data. The customer organisation need only install a "client" application to access the system.
Kopoulos says SaaS brings a number of advantages to the outsourcing table. "If your company does not possess the necessary technical expertise in-house to support and configure, then the SaaS model may be your best choice," he says. However, there are considerations to make before diving right in. Chief among these is the security of data that is being stored outside of the in-house computer network.
"As this concern is common to all clients you can safely say that most vendors have invested heavily in the security of their platforms and applications," Kopoulos says. "The consideration here is, does the alternative to the in-house solution offer an equivalent level of security, and does it meet the standard we set as an organisation?"
He advises potential customers to think carefully about the security impact of outsourcing vital HR processes. "It is important that your security specialist discuss their requirements with any vendor when assessing an appropriate implementation model."
HR also needs to know it can access its data, and the technology, as and when it requires. There's nothing more frustrating than having an urgent analysis to make and the software is not available for some reason.
Kopoulos says this is less of a problem with the latest SaaS offerings. Because they take responsibility for all maintenance, any problems can be quickly overcome without the need for technicians to access the worksite.
"Without doubt, an in-house model should be able to provide a higher level of accessibility than a SaaS model," Kopoulos says but balances that against the possibility of longer downturn. "When it's hosted within the vendor's control, they have sole control and responsibility for the environment and are able to access the components to resolve any issues. In the in-house scenario, a vendor may have limited access and the diagnosis and resolution process for issues can take longer."
Keeping costs down
SaaS is gaining popularity in part because it is seen as a low-cost solution to technology issues. Thomas Keebler, Leader of Tower Perrin's global HR Function Effectiveness practice, says businesses are aware of the need to upgrade and enhance their HR functions, but are still keen to deliver this within tight budgets. "Our study shows more and more companies view HR technologies and system budgets as 'must-have' expenses that support both long-term objectives and short-term needs," he said.
Still every dollar spend means another dollar cut somewhere else, and employers are only too aware of the need to get the most out of every budget line. It's for this reason that most companies identify costs as the most important issue when considering their HR technology investments.
"HR technology budgets have been fortunate in avoiding the more dramatic budget cuts we're seeing across most other areas of business in 2009, including the broader HR function itself," Keebler says. "When cost is an issue, it's critical that HR and HR information technology leaders work together to streamline processes and maximise resources."
HR, HR Software, HRIS, mobileHR, Mobility, Performance Management, SaaS, Social HR, Talent Management, Technology

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Prey Vr Listed For Playstation 4 By Retailer
By: Joseph Allen
Your VR Headset Might Be A Mimic
British retailer ShopTo.net has created a listing for a game called Prey VR. It seems to be for PlayStation 4 and requires a PlayStation VR headset to play. The listing has since disappeared from the retailer's website.
Prominent Twitter gaming personality Nibel (tweeting as @Nibellion) discovered the listing earlier today. At the time of Nibel's discovery, the listing consisted only of a basic generic pack shot with the words "Prey VR" emblazoned across a black background. The case shot indicates that the game is a VR exclusive. There wasn't much more to the listing; it was likely a placeholder until ShopTo obtained more concrete information and wasn't meant to go live.
The ShopTo listing for Prey VR. It's since been deleted from the site.
What exactly is Prey VR?
There are a couple of possibilities here. This could, of course, be a full conversion of the 2017 immersive sim shooter Prey into VR. The basic titling suggests that could be the case. Alternately, this could be a standalone release of the TranStar VR campaign which shipped with the Typhon Hunter update to Prey's Mooncrash DLC. In TranStar VR, you played as several different TranStar employees completing tasks and solving puzzles prior to the main events of Prey. Given the simple title of the listing, we're hoping it's a full Prey VR conversion. Either way, it's almost certainly absolutely nothing to do with the original 2006 FPS Prey.
2017's Prey is an immersive shooter created by Dishonored developer Arkane Studios. You play as Morgan Yu, an experimental subject who must navigate the space station Talos I in order to discover the fate of its crew and contend with the hostile Typhon alien race. Since it's an immersive sim, you can choose your play style; combat-heavy characters can meet situations with force but can't sneak, while engineers can interact with their environment but won't have the chops to face enemies in direct combat. We're not sure yet whether this listing means you can play the entire game in VR. We'll bring you more on this as we get it.
Would you like to see a full Prey VR conversion? Let us know in the comments below!
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Dark Souls changed my life, and I'm here to spread the good news. I like pretty much all sorts of games, but I judge everything by its proximity to our Lord and saviour, Dark Souls.


Money laundering in Mexico after an unfortunate dip in the river.
What did you hear about money when you were growing up? We can't afford it. You have to work hard and earn it. It doesn't grow on trees. We don't have enough money. We can make the best of what we have. We can get more if we buy cheaper. We are always going to be in debt, so you might as well borrow for that house/car/etc.
Do you live paycheck to paycheck with barely enough to get by on at the end of the month?
We all have little subconscious thoughts running around our brains that affect how we make decisions about everything, including money.
I was brought up with the belief that there is never enough money, that making money is hard, and that rich people never have time to do anything but work.
So, I grew up thinking that I had to learn to live on as little as possible so that I could have a life and make enough money to get by. I bought the cheapest of everything, shopped at thrift stores, and collected items I didn't really need and I didn't want to give anything up in case I might need it in the future.
At the time, there was pride in my response. I thought that staying away from expensive things was how I was going to live the life I wanted and get more mileage out of my hard-earned cash.
I had never considered this before because I really didn't have a passion for things. I was used to making do with I had and stretching my dollar as far as it would go. It wasn't until my heart was really passionate about something, riding motorcycles in this case, that I started to reconsider this whole money thing.
I'd always worked for myself, or for larger companies on a contract basis. This new idea that I could perhaps make more money led me yet more research and to Marie Forleo's website and her Marie TV Program.
It was 2011, and she had published a Q & A video called "How to make more money without working more." What? What do you mean, make more money without working more?
That video started a cascade effect that started uncovering all of my endless self-limiting beliefs around money and work and life in general. It was overwhelming at first, looking at all the ways I was holding myself back, but I am sure glad I opened that Pandora's box.
My financial situation got a lot worse before it got better. I had finally had it with the life I was living and a long chain of events turned my life from ordinary to extraordinary. I finally took massive action and started living the life I wanted to live.
My money skills, the ability to live on next to nothing, came in handy during this phase, and all kinds of great situations came into my life to enable me to pursue my goals, with very little money. Again, I was pretty proud of myself to be traveling the world on my motorcycle, living in beautiful places (housesitting and work-aways in Central and North America), eating great food and spending time with great people.
But I had no money, and nothing coming in.
I did some research into money mindset and took a few free online classes. I realized that my biggest money "block" was feeling that I had to struggle to get by, instead of putting the focus on earning money so that my life would be easier. I realised that putting the work in was much different than working "hard" or working so much you don't have time to live.
Deep down I didn't feel that I was a wealthy person. I didn't understand that wealth is available to anyone who is willing to learn, and more importantly, willing to take action and make it happen. Somehow, I didn't think that was me.
Just to try it on, I started a new approach to finding work. I researched some more and found some people doing very well for themselves in the online workspace. After joining Danny Marguiillas' mailing list, I decided to look only for contracts that utilized my experience, and I charged top dollar for the industry. Low and behold, people were more than happy to pay what I was worth to do the work I'd been doing for many years and enjoyed.
WOW. Ok. So now what? I discovered that I had no money management skills other than "stretch that dollar" and "you will always be in debt". Now, don't be thinking I was getting rich, I wasn't making a whole lot of money, but it was a lot more than I had been.
So, I had some money coming in but didn't know what to do with it… pay off my debts first? Invest for the future? I read Anthony Robbins' book, Money: Master the game but found it way too complicated to extract practical information on how to deal with my personal situation. It really helped me see that I should be investing, but I still wasn't sure on the details.
Deep down I was feeling afraid to make more money because I didn't know how to manage it. Every time I paid off my credit card, I ended up filling it up again. Not that I was blowing it, remember, I can stretch a dollar pretty far.
I started looking around for a course on how to deal with irregular, sporadic income and I came across this guy, Chris Enns and his business "Rags to Reasonable".
I took advantage of Chris' free ebooks and spreadsheets, and was so impressed I gave him a call and hired him as my financial coach.
Ever since then, I have had a steady decent stream of contracts coming in, doing work I enjoy and leaving me plenty of time to do the things I love to do. Steady would not be the right word, because I am stilling working within a variable income, only now I have a plan, a way to give every dollar a job and give me some confidence. I'm having fun with budgeting, yes I said "fun". I'm enjoying knowing how much money I have at any one time and being able to plan for the future. I'm still quite good at making the most of what I have, AND I'm on the road to no longer struggling.
Do you want to know the very best thing of all? Having a few dollars to be able to help others in need. Being able to take the time to volunteer and give back. This passion is what will keep me moving forward and improving my money state.
Are you great with money? What are your biggest words of wisdom for the financially illiterate?
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The Miniaturist, by Jessie Burton
So, I kinda fell in love with this book. After reading some other critics though, I started to wonder if I was being too generous… But let's dive in and examine it in greater detail.
For those of you who are — like I was until recently, late to the party; The Miniaturist takes place in 17th century Amsterdam. It centers around Nella, a penniless young aristocrat who has just marrried a wealthy merchant. As she steps into his house, she enters a world of secret and deceptions. Besides her husband Johannes, the household comprises Marin, his sister; Cornella the maid, and Otto, his black servant.
Follow intrigues around love, hatred, sugar and money… plus a mysterious miniaturist who begins to send startingly realistic miniatures, that Nella soon suspects of being vehicles for predictions… Nella first contacts the artisan to furnish the little replica of his house her brooding, puzzling husband has gifted her with. But unrequested models keep arriving, intriguing and unnerving. The novel is in fact inspired by a real Petronella Oortman's doll's house, which can be admired at the Rijksmuseum. I won't give away more of the plot, you may want to unveil its layers by yourself.
"Who will see this piece of work, who will be able to sit on those chairs, or eat the waxen food? She has no friends, no family in this city to come and exclaim at it — it is a monument to her powerlessness, her arrested womanhood."
Revelations abound in the novels. Secrets, laced with potential dangers are unveiled. But somehow there is never complete resolution, and no clear answers to some burning questions. People have complained about these loose ends, but does it really matter? These inexplicable events left for the reader to decipher, the irruption of the supernatural in a prosaic world, the doubt, the elusive nature of the truth, these are hallmarks of a whole literary genre after all, the so called "fantastique". What are the miniaturist's powers? Is she just an observant woman? The things Nella sees in her miniatures, are they really there? What are Johannes motivations? What is happening in Agnes' heart and mind? We don't know, or barely, and that's fine. The doubt is unsettling but delightful.
"She spins my life, she thinks. And I cannot see the consequences."
People have also criticised the weak characterisation and the underdevelopment of some protagonists. Marin is elusive yes, hypocrite too, and difficult to decipher. Nella is paradoxal, at turns a shy little girl and an determined woman, yearning for the love of a man she barely knows. She is full of contradictions but that seems natural. She is forced to grow so fast, amidst exceptional, distressing situations, trapped in a golden cage, the rusty bars of which are falling apart. And then there is trustworthy Otto, victim of the prejudices of his times; bold Cornelia and careless Johannes.
And all these characters have their secrets. Secret loves, secret fears. And they are all the more fascinating for that. They are like rough outlines, foggy turmoils of emotions and questions. And somehow, it did not prevent me from caring. Maybe because they fit so well in the atmosphere of this dark play.
"The night darkens, the stars unfriendly, the cold a knife upon her neck — but Nella waits, until she can no longer tell the difference between Johannes and the darkness that carries him away."
They also say the plot is meandering. It did not feel that way to me. I would not have cared anyway. I was totally engrossed. The universe is dark, the descriptions lush. Reading this novel was a rich sensory experience. The sounds, tastes and smells, all rendered in a very fine and delicate prose.
"Nella feels the shaving melt into her mouth, sweet and granular, vanished in a moment. It leaves a sheen of vanilla behind, and tacks her tongue onto her palate."
The book reminded me of The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, released more recently. The historical setting upset by the slightly supernatural, the eerie, the mysterious and melancholic. Both novels also explore the place of women in times and places that deny them any agency. It also brought back memories of The Night Circus. They are very different in their themes, but their dark and shifty universes produce similar sensations. I also appreciated the delicacy of the language. Some of the similes employed are sometimes a bit far-fetched, but overall the flowery language is well handled.
The novel is dusky and atmospheric, playing a succession of fleeting scenes before the reader's eyes. Imminent threats hang in the air. The dialogues are unsettling, barely breathed out before their true meaning vanish in the mist. The characters always seem to be probing deeper truths, poignant revelations buried under the soil of their lives, their universe constantly on the verge of collapsing. They are essences, outlines blearily drawn, yet ever so present. I was here for all of it. Totally immersed, carried away by the prose, entranced by the scents, shivering.
No really, I don't see where I could or should fault this one.
"Falling to silence, they entwine their hands, as if the touch of flesh will keep away the dawn."
The Miniaturist, Picador, 448 pages
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They Called Me Wyatt, by Natasha Tynes


Steven Speilberg's war drama Bridge of Spies and British-American romantic drama Carol lead the 2016 BAFTA nominees with nine nominations each, but the latest Bond film SPECTRE failed to pick up a single nomination despite its massive box office success.
Elsewhere, Mad Max: Fury Road won a surprising SEVEN nominations, whilst Leonardo Di Caprio's latest film The Renevant picked up eight. Eddie Redmayne is nominated for his latest film The Danish Girl and Idris Elba is up for best Supporting Actor for his role in Beasts of No Nation. Taron Egerton is up for the Rising Star Award which you can vote for here.
The results will be announced on 14th February.
Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone for The Jonathan Ross Show.


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Update on Odell Butte, W7O/CE-032
RF issues
Odell Butte Update, W7O/CE-032
Round Mtn (W7O/CM-052): Addi't'l Access Info
I echo AK5SD's comments. Don't go thru the gate but park in nearby areas at the gate. This road is frequented by fire crews and other Rangers who may be only visiting the lookout for a few minutes. Don't get caught behind a locked gate! And the lookout road is mostly a one-way which would create problems if you met traffic. It's only about a mile hike (750 ft elev gain) from the gate to the lookout.
First SOTA Activation: Graham Mtn - Chelan County, Washington - July 23-25, 2016 - Part 2
Chelan Crest SOTA Outing July 23-25, 2016 – Part 2. See separate report on PNWSOTA website with background on outing and day 1 description. The total trip was approximately 25 miles RT, with approximately 7,000 feet elevation gain, including ups and downs in between the various peaks. This is report 2 of 4, Graham Mountain.
First SOTA Activations: Crow Hill; Graham Mtn; Olivia Mtn & Pyramid Mtn - Chelan County, Washington - July 23-25, 2016 - Part 1
Like a 50 mile long sapphire snake, sparkling Lake Chelan dominates north central Washington State as a geological and recreational wonder. The name Chelan is a Salish Indian word, "Tsi - Laan," meaning 'Deep Water'. Ringed on both east and west sides by giant mountains leaping skyward steeply, the Lake Chelan Gorge is one of the deepest in the US. With a water level of 1,100 feet, and Bonanza Peak topping out at 9,511 feet, there is vertical relief of 8,411 feet within 10 miles of Lake Chelan. Our crowning objective on this SOTA outing was an un-Activated Pyramid Mountain, 8,243 feet high and a mere 3.16 miles from Lake Chelan. This afforded the opportunity of gazing down 7,143 feet at the crystalline water reflecting the bright Eastern Washington summer sun. Along the route are strung 3 other SOTA summits, none of which had been previously Activated. The total trip was approximately 25 miles RT, with approximately 7,000 feet elevation gain, including ups and downs in between the various peaks. This is report 1 of 4, Crow Hill.
Activation of Broken Top, July 20, 2016
Submitted by ND7PA on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 08:50
Broken Top
Mount Bachelor
Three Sisters Wilderness
Broken Top is an eroded stratovolcano about 25 miles west of Bend Oregon in the Three
Sisters Wilderness. It can be reached by traveling to Mount Bachelor on the Cascades
Lake Highway (County Hwy 46) and then continuing west towards to the Green Lakes/Fall
Creek trailhead. Round trip to the summit and back is about 12 miles. The summit reaches
an altitude of 9175 feet.
A Northwest Forest Pass is required to park at the trailhead, or a one day pass can be
picked up at the trailhead for five bucks. A no-cost permit for entry to the wilderness
Slide Peak, WA | July 2016
A short, steep and rough climb will get you to the summit of Slide Peak.
W7M/CL-023, MT | July, 2016
Submitted by AE7AP on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 20:22
W7M/CL-023
W7M/CL-023 may be climbed easily climbed from the Scapegoat Plateau. The approach is 17 to 21 miles – depending upon which route one chooses to access the plateau. The southeast ridge of the mountain is a good approach and offers great views of the plateau. The Plateau is prime grizzly bear habitat – so be "Bear Aware"!
Walk up the relatively gentle northwest ridge from the Scapegoat Plateau to attain the summit. The approach is 17 to 21 miles – depending upon the route that one chooses to access the plateau. The summit ridge has an interesting and fragile rock outcropping that is decaying to become talus. The summit offers incredible views of the surrounding mountains and the magnificent Scapegoat Plateau. The Plateau is prime grizzly bear habitat and the grassy meadows at the base of this summit are a favorite foraging area – so be "Bear Aware"!
Flint Mountain, MT | July, 2016
Flint Mountain may be easily climbed up its southeast sloping ramp from the Scapegoat Plateau. The approach is 17 to 21 miles – depending upon which route one chooses to access the plateau. The cliff band that guards the eastern side of the mountain slopes downwards to the left (south) and can easily be topped towards the left. After topping the cliff band, walk along the bench northwards until you reach a trail (visible in photo) that ascends the steep side-slope towards the summit ramp. Follow the grassy ramp to the summit.
Timber Butte, OR | June 2016
Timber Butte is a practically unknown destination not far from the busy trailhead for Triangulation Peak.


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Q: Most Optimal TPL Dataflow Design? I like to ask for input how to best design the most optimal architecture using TPL Dataflow. I do not have written code yet so there is no sample code I can post. I am not looking for code (unless volunteered) either but assistance in the design would be much appreciated:
The requirements are as follows:
I have 3 core datablocks that are dependent on each other in specific ways. Datablock1 is a producer that produces objects of type Foo1. Datablock2 is supposed to subscribe to Foo1 objects (from Datablock1) and potentially (not upon each and every Foo1, subject to a specific function) produce Foo2 objects that it stores in an output queue for other datablocks to consume. Datablock3 also consumes Foo1 objects (from Datablock1) and potentially produces Foo3 objects that Datablock2 consumes and transforms into Foo2 objects.
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*Datablock1: Produces(Foo1), Consumes(Nothing)

*Datablock2: Produces(Foo2), Consumes(Foo1, Foo3)

*Datablock3: Produces(Foo3), Consumes(Foo1)

An additional requirement is that that the same Foo1 are processed at about the same time in Datablock2 and Datablock3. It would be ok if Foo1 objects are first consumed by Datablock2 and then once Datablock2 has done its work the very same Foo1 objects are posted to Datablock3 for it to do its work. Foo2 objects from Datablock2 can result from either operations on Foo1 objects or Foo3 objects.
I hope this makes sense, I am happy to explain more if it is still unclear.
My first idea was to create TPL Dataflowblocks for each of the 3 datablocks and to make them handle incoming streams of different object types. Another idea is to split up datablocks and have each datablock only handle streams of one single object type. What do you recommend or is there an even better solution that may work?
Svick has already helped on the Datablock1 and it is already operational, I am just stuck on how to go about transforming my current environment (as described above) to TPL Dataflow.
Any ideas or pointers are much appreciated.

A: Let's split this problem in three and solve each independently.
The first one is how to produce an item conditionally. I think the best option is to use TransformManyBlock and let your function return a collection with one or zero items.
Another option would be to link the two blocks conditionally, so that nulls are ignored and return null when you don't want to produce anything.
But if you do that, you also have to link the source to a NullTarget, so that the nulls don't stay in its output buffer.
The second problem is how to send Foo1s to both block #2 and block #3. I can see two ways here:

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*Use BroadcastBlock linked to both target blocks (#2 and #3). Be careful with this, because BroadcastBlock doesn't have an output queue, so if a target block postpones an item, it means it won't process it. Because of this, you shouldn't set BoundedCapacity of blocks #2 and #3 in this case. If you don't do that, they will never postpone and all messages will be processed by both blocks.

*After processing Foo1 by block #2, manually Post() (or better, SendAsync()) it to block #3.

I'm not sure what exactly does "at about the same time" mean, but in general, TPL Dataflow doesn't make any guarantees about the order of processing of independent blocks. You can alter priority of different blocks by using a custom TaskScheduler, but I'm not sure that would be useful here.
The last and most complicated problem is how to process items of different types in a single block. There are several ways how to do this, though I'm not sure which will be best for you:

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*Don't process them in single block. Have one TransformBlock<Foo1, Foo2> and one TransformBlock<Foo3, Foo2>. You can then link them both to a single BufferBlock<Foo2>.

*As you suggested, use BatchedJoinBlock<Foo1, Foo3>, with batchSize of 1. This means the resulting Tuple<IList<Foo1>, IList<Foo3>> will always contain either one Foo1 or one Foo3.

*Enhance the previous solution by linking the BatchedJoinBlock to a TransformBlock that produces a more suitable type. That could be either Tuple<Foo1, Foo3> (one of the items will be always null), or something like the F# Choice<Foo1, Foo3>, which ensures that only one of the two is set.

*Create a new block type from scratch, that does exactly what you want. It should be ISourceBlock<Foo2> and also have two properties: Target1 of type ITarget<Foo1> and Target2 of type ITarget<Foo3>, like the built-in join blocks.

With options #1 and #3, you could also encapsulate the blocks into a single custom block, that looks like the block from #4 from the outside, so that it's more easily reusable.

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The 2001 Ferrari Formula One car raced by Michael Schumacher during parts of the 2001 Formula One World Championship is currently up for sale with an asking price of $3.4 million on duPont Registry.
Created as the 47th Ferrari designed for the F1 championship, the F2001 replaced the championship winning car from 2000. It completed at 20 races in total and managed to walk away with both the drivers and constructors championships taking 10 victories and starting on pole position an impressive 13 times during the season. Nine of those victories in 2001 went to Michael Schumacher enabling him to claim his fourth world championship. The car then completed the first two races of the 2002 season, winning the season opening Melbourne Grand Prix before being replaced by the F2002.
The Ferrari F2001 was designed around new regulations in the sport which mandated a higher front wing assembly to limit downforce. Additionally, 2001 saw the reintroduction of track and launch control systems.
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Burma's cybercrime law intimidates free speech-SEAPA
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Long prison terms under Electronic Law intimidate Internet users in Burma
Mizzima News Agency: November 28, 2008
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Internet users in Burma claimed they are intimidated from surfing the Web as a result of the long prison terms given to those charged under the Electronic Law.
This came in the heels of the long jail sentences meted out to dissidents recently. Blogger Nay Phone Latt, comedian Zarganar and sports columnist Zaw Thet Htwe, were each given up to 45 years' imprisonment for alleged violation of the Electronic Law.
However, Zarganar was sentenced to an additional 14 years' imprisonment after four more cases against him had been heard in the notorious Insein prison's court on November 27. The initial sentence of 45 years' imprisonment was meted out six days before.
Sports writer Zaw Htet Htwe, who had been arrested for helping victims of cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy delta, was sentenced to four more years in prison, with his jail term now totalling 19 years.
"I feel very much upset. Now we have to delete everything after sending our emails and files. They [the regime] should not punish the people just for using the Internet. They themselves are using the Internet also," a blogger from Burma said on condition of anonymity.
Famous comedian Zarganar still found the courage to crack a joke at the trial court during his sentencing.
"I am sentenced to 45 years' imprisonment for three 'I' charges: I was sent to Insein prison for using the Internet to study IT," his sister-in-law Ma Nyein said.
An editor of a weekly journal said he and his colleagues are now treading dangerous ground, as the Internet is a critical tool for their daily work.
"[Surfing the Web] has become dangerous. Media personnel have to visit all online news websites. Of course, it depends on which sites you are visiting. If the sites are legally approved [by the junta], there will be no problem," he said, adding that they visit only approved websites.
The Electronic Law has become one of the principal instruments used by the military regime to quell the opposition. The law, which addresses the dissemination of news that allegedly tarnish
the image of the authorities, provides for long prison terms.
However, San Moe Wei, secretary-general of the Thailand-based Burma Media Association (BMA) said that most of the people given long prison terms under this law were framed by authorities. This law, he said, is being abused to intimidate Internet users.
"This is a repressive law designed to suppress and intimidate dissidents, journalists and political activists who wish to see political change," he said.
Yet, he said there are still individuals who will defy the repressive law and its harsh prison terms.
"Whatever they do to intimidate us, we will continue with our work; work that should be done," a blogger from Burma said.
Three farmers from Natmauk Township in Magwe Division were charged under the Electronic Law in October of this year for lodging a complaint with the International Labor Organisation regarding the seizure of their farmland.
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Detoxification, or detox for short, is a natural way to eliminate toxins in your body. Everyone's body absorbs harmful chemicals and toxins from the environment through the air that you breathe, from the foods that you eat, and chemicals that are absorbed through your skin such as common household items including cigarettes, cleaners, pesticides or cosmetics. These harmful toxins can build up in the fat cells in your body causing a number of symptoms including headaches, fatigue, weight gain, and even pain. Where do the symptoms come from? Some research now points to stored toxins in the body leading to such illnesses such as hormonal imbalance, impaired immune function, nutritional deficiency, and an inefficient metabolism. Detoxification is a way to cleanse the body of these impurities that have built up over time.
Detoxification programs can take many forms including eating mostly fruits and vegetables to physical approaches such as colonics, certain types of massages, and even some facials. Other detoxification programs call for simply eliminating toxins in your life such as certain sugars, meats, caffeine, alcohol, and processed foods. Obviously, some detox programs are much better and much more effective than others; however, the overall principle is the same. With a proper and thorough detox program, your body will begin to release the toxins that it has been storing leaving you to live a happier and healthier life.
Be aware, there are some detoxification diets on the market that are actually more harmful than helpful. It is important when you start any detox program to consult with your healthcare provider first. It is also important to be sure that you are using a healthy detox program – one that provides your body with necessary nutrients while eliminating toxins at the same time. If you embark on a detox program without the proper nutrients, your body may actually lose muscle mass and make you weaker and more susceptible to illness. Done properly though, detoxification can be extremely safe and can actually improve your health.
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Updated Feb. 25, 2000 11:41 am ET
When a small company warns that it is running out of cash and may shut down, that's normally bad news for shareholders. But in the case of Shopping Sherlock, it's been a boon.
Since the Bellevue, Wash., online shopping site announced Jan. 3 that it would run out of cash by month's end and "substantially curtail its e-commerce operations," its stock price has skyrocketed.


Neale Lunderville and Mayor Weinberger discussing BED's billing errors last year.
Mayor Miro Weinberger plans to make Neale Lunderville the permanent general manager of the city's electric department.
Lunderville has led the Burlington Electric Department on an interim basis since last July. After completing a search for a permanent manager, Weinberger announced his choice Thursday. The city council is expected to vote on the appointment March 23.
As a former high-ranking Republican official, Lunderville was an unusual pick for the Democratic mayor, as Seven Days' Paul Heintz reported last year.
Before joining BED, Lunderville was CEO of the natural gas delivery service company NG Advantage. His past jobs include serving in Governor Jim Douglas' administration, working for Green Mountain Power, leading the Vermont Republican Party and acting as Governor Peter Shumlin's Hurricane Irene recovery officer.
Just weeks after Lunderville took over, the department announced it had uncovered several billing errors to the tune of $2 million. The problems predated the interim manager, and he won praise from the mayor for "responding deftly and decisively" to the situation. Several city councilors, however, took issue with the administration and BED for not fully redressing the over-billed customers, which included the city of Burlington.


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The 2021 Women's South American Volleyball Championship was the 34th edition of the Women's South American Volleyball Championship held in Barrancabermeja, Colombia and organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The champion and first runner-ups will qualify for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

Competing nations
The following national teams participated:

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Venues

Pool standing procedure
 Number of matches won
 Match points
 Sets ratio
 Points ratio
 If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Round robin
All times are Colombia Time (UTC−05:00).

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Final standing

Awards

Most Valuable Player
 Gabriela Guimarães
Best Setter
 Maria Alejandra Marín
Best Outside Spikers
 Amanda Coneo
 Daniela Bulaich
Best Middle Blockers
 Yeisy Soto
 Ana Carolina da Silva
Best Opposite Spiker
 Ana Cristina de Souza
Best Libero
 Tatiana Rizzo

See also

 South American Men's Volleyball Championship
 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship
 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
 Girls' Youth South American Volleyball Championship
 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship
 Volleyball at the Pan American Games
 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

References

External links
Official website

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Turkey and the US Ponder Syrian End Game
Turkish and U.S. officials have finally begun to contemplate the Syrian endgame. Both governments would like to avert further civil strife and achieve a rapid transition to a stable and prosperous Syria under a new government. They also want to prevent extremist groups from exploiting the chaotic situation to break Syria apart or transform the country into a terrorist safe haven. Yet, neither Turkey nor the United States is prepared to send large numbers of ground forces to Syria to attain these goals, increasing the likelihood of post-Assad civil strife in Syria with adverse consequences for neighboring countries.
Why Turkey is Not Going to Help Midwife a Pluralistic Syria
Turkey would make a significant contribution to the resolution of the Syrian crisis if it could bring itself to rise above the sectarian considerations that have dictated its regime change policy in Syria. So far, however, Turkey's intervention in the Syrian civil war has demonstrated how Turkey's lack of "democratic depth" disables a constructive foreign policy in the service of stability and democratic reform in a region that was supposed to be Turkey's "strategic depth".
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Turkey and Syria: an Undeclared State of War
After Syria's downing of a Turkish aircraft over the eastern Mediterranean, the question is not so much why Syria shot it down as why the two neighbors have become embroiled in a confrontation in the first place; more precisely why the government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey decided to commit itself to bringing about regime change in Syria, by which it assumed significant risks. That choice speaks of the impact that sectarian reflexes is increasingly having on Ankara's foreign policy. What beckons enticingly for Turkey's ruling Sunni conservatives is a pro-Turkish "Sunni crescent", stretching from Gaza over Syria to northern Iraq. However, Turkey courts danger by assuming the role as a leading Sunni power in the sectarian confrontation in the Middle East.
Ankara and Washington Ponder Next Moves in Syria
By Richard Weitz (vol. 5, no. 4 of the Turkey Analyst)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has just completed a well-timed visit to Washington. Although many issues arose during his multi-day rounds of meetings with congressional and executive branch figures, the topic that invariably drew the most attention in public, and likely in private, was what to do about Syria now that the diplomatic initiatives have been exhausted. Turkey and the United States have been aligning their policies toward Syria throughout the crisis, and Washington expects Turkey to assume a leading public role in any future initiative in its southern neighbor. Yet no specific new initiatives were announced by either party during Davutoğlu's Washington visit. As has been indicated by Turkish and U.S. diplomats, the U.S. and Turkey prefer to consult with other governments also seeking a firmer stance toward Syria before committing to a concrete action plan.
Turkey and Syria: From Friendship to War?
The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to move against its erstwhile partner. As Turkey openly seeks to bring about regime change in Syria, it relies on diplomatic, political and economic instruments. Turkey can be expected to ask the member countries of the UN Security Council to impose further sanctions against Syria in the near future. In the event that such sanctions fail to bring about the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, and in case a full-blown civil war erupts in Syria, Turkey may – as a last resort – seek, conjointly with the Arab countries a United Nations resolution allowing the use of force.


The Civil Status Directorate of Athens and the Civil Status Directorate of Central and Western Attica will not receive applications in person for citizenship (law.4332 but also naturalization) until the 18th of August.
The Civil Status Directorate of Northern & Eastern Attica, as well as the Civil Status Directorate of Southern Attica, Piraeus and Islands will not receive applications in person in accordance with the provisions of Law 4332/2015 from 1 August up to 31 August.
* For these periods you can send your requests by registered letter, of course.
About the Immigration Unit of Athens, the offices will remain open to the public for the whole month of August, except for Tuesday 15/08. We also note that on Monday, August 14, their offices will be open for applications but no information will be given.
The Immigration Unit of Central & Western Athens, Northern & Eastern Attica, Southern Attica, Piraeus and the Islands will be open and will operate normally for the whole month, except for August 15th.


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Lip enhancements are one of the most popular procedures at Fresh Faces. This is a treatment that appeals to a much wider cross section of patients. With older patients often looking to restore lost volume and improve lip lines and wrinkles, to the younger patient who simply wants bigger lips. We of course also treat those with genuine lip abnormalities eg Cleft lip or Hair lip.
When treating the Lip area we always use a hyaluronic acid filler, it is most suited for this type of tissue and can be dissolved should any complications arise.
Fresh Faces has a reputation for natural and subtle lip enhancements, we don't subscribe to the "done" or "false" look.
Fillers are generally safe when in the hands of an experienced practitioner who knows what they are doing and importantly how to recognize and deal with complications should they arise. All potential risks and side effects will be discussed with you at consultation and prior to treatment. The most common side effects are bruising and swelling. With this in mind you should think carefully about when you want to have your treatment. Swelling with lips can be significant.
The results with dermal fillers are immediate. However on the day of treatment you may well have some swelling and bruising. The ultimate results with hyaluronic acid fillers will be seen once any swelling and bruising has settled, we would usually advise that this can take up to 2 weeks. The results that you should expect will be discussed before you are treated.
Modern day fillers nearly all have local anaesthetic within the gel. Topical anaesthetic will be applied to the skin prior to injection. This will be left on for approximately 40-60 minutes, couple that with the correct choice of needle or cannula to inject the product and most people find the treatment only mildly stingy or uncomfortable. It has been liked to squeezing a spot on the lip edge. It is also possible to use a local anaesthetic if required.
How much filler needs to be used for a natural enhancement?
This varies from patient to patient and depends on a number of different factors including the original size of your lip and how old you are. The expected results will be discussed with you at length before you proceed with a treatment. Less is very much more with lips and it is better to put too little in rather than too much. We often enhance lips in stages, too much in one go can be overwhelming visually as well as physically.
I sometimes get cold sores is this a problem?
No so long as you don't have any sign of an active cold sore. Some people will need to be treated to prevent cold sores. This will be discussed at your consultation and an individual plan will be decided for you.


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Ford And VW Will Meet To Discuss Future EV Partnership
by Austin Rexinger
— Feb 18, 2019
Earlier last week we reported that Ford and VW were not seeing eye to eye on their electric vehicle strategy. Now, just a few days later, we've heard that Ford and VW will meet in Dearborn this week to discuss elements of this component on their future vehicle partnership.
In January Ford and VW announced a new pick-up truck and van partnership. The goal of the partnership is to cut costs from commercial vehicle production and boost pre-tax profit margins. Additionally, Ford and VW went public with a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on autonomous vehicles, connected mobility services, and electric vehicles. But that last part apparently still needs some ironing out.
Ford executives aren't very confident about plans to build electric vehicles with Volkswagen at the moment. The two companies are taking nearly opposite approaches when it comes to their electrification programs. Analysts have pointed to differences in strategies, and other nuances such as rollout cadences and timing issues.
Ford Mach 1 concept teaser
"Our talks with Volkswagen continue," Ford said in a statement to The Detroit News. "Discussions have been productive across a number of areas. We'll share updates as details become more firm." The Detroit News says that VW officials weren't able to be reached for a comment on the status of the partnership this past Wednesday. Jim Farley, Ford president of global markets, said that the Ford and VW might not partner on electric vehicles during a taping of the TV show Autoline Detroit. Their differences may be too much to overcome.
Ford plans to introduce a hybridized Mustang in 2020, and we've also seen spy shots of an electric Ford F-150. Ford has extensive plans to expand their EV lineup in the coming decade. A meeting next week may be the determining factor in deciding exactly how much involvement the two companies have with each others EV plans.
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— Austin Rexinger
Austin is an automotive enthusiast from Buffalo, NY with a passion for speed. When Austin isn't writing about the auto industry you can find him racing go-karts, competing in time attack events, or autocrossing his 2017 Toyota 86—with a manual transmission, of course!
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BUREAUCRACY is like a horse and to control it, the horseman needs to use his skills (and whip) very well—an old saying in India goes something like this to describe the working relationship between the lawmakers and the civil servants. In other words, it means that if bureaucrats are left to their own, the political master may not be able to get the desired results from them in the "wider interest of people."
During Shivraj Singh Chouhan's 15 years rule in the heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, the rider was rather weak and the 'horse' (bureaucracy) had the field wide open for grazing. There was almost no control of the Chief Minister on majority of bureaucrats from top to the lower rung and BJP paid its price. Corruption was rampant in MP and every now and then a patwari, or an SDO, or tehsildar, would be caught red-handed by anti-graft agencies. MP also got its share of huge ignominy when Arvind Joshi-Tinoo Joshi, the IAS couple, were caught red-handed by IT authorities with huge cash in 2010 and ultimately thrown out of the service. This happens rarely with the elite IAS, but under Shiv 'Raj' this was witnessed by the largely backward state.
New Chief Minister Kamal Nath, 73, is, however, a past master in the art of dealing with bureaucrats. Although he is a first time Chief Minister of a state of which, as his political opponents say, he has little knowledge of, his deft handling of various issues has come in for all round praise. He has always been a central player who confined himself to Chhindwara, and to some extent the Mahakoshal region's few districts. He won from his constituency for a record nine times with just one loss. A seasoned politician and administrator that he is, having been a Union minister for over two decades, Nath is cautiously treading the path as far as bureaucracy is concerned. He has shown a degree of maturity while replacing Shivraj's men soon after he was sworn in as CM on December 17, 2018.
Although Kamal Nath is a first time Chief Minister of a state of which, as his political opponents say, he has little knowledge of, his deft handling of various issues has come in for all round praise
HE did not summarily remove Chief Secretary (CS) BP Singh (1984), who was already on extension up to December 31, 2018. Any other CM would have removed the head of bureaucracy and brought in his own CS. Problem with Nath was that he did not have an officer of his own choice, so he went purely by Digvijaya Singh's advice and anointed an otherwise capable officer SR Mohanty (1982), who had been overlooked by Shivraj when his turn came after superannuation of Anthony D'sa (1980) in late 2016. Nor did Nath replace principal secretary to CM. In a kind of first, Ashok Barnwal (1991), who was PS under Shivraj, continued in the same post by the new CM. Barnwal, a low-profile honest officer, had earlier worked in Delhi with Kamal Nath as his personal secretary and the chemistry between them is said to be excellent. But Nath, expectedly, was not kind enough with other officers close to earlier regime. In the first list of transfers, he removed Vivek Agarwal, Hariranjan Rao and Manoj Shrivastava, among others.
Highly places sources said that Radheshyam Julania (1985) was a top contender for the CS post and had several meetings with Nath to stake claim for the top job. But Digvijaya prevailed over to get the post for Mohanty, embroiled in a multi-crore industrial scam of Congress raj of 1998-2003 (the second term of Digvijaya). The investigation into what is known as the ICD scam is still being done by the state's economic offences wing (EOW) and a CAT order of December 2018 was also against Mohanty. Yet he was picked up to lead the state's officialdom. Political grapevine says that since Singh had supported Nath in front of Rahul Gandhi for the Chief Minister's post many months ago, Nath returned the favour by making Singh's staunch follower Mohanty the CS. For public consumption, it is said that the Nath government has followed the principle of seniority. Mohanty is the senior-most officer in MP. He may remain CS for two years. Many officers are of the opinion that Mohanty had enough of a 'punishment' for a crime which was yet to be proved, although an appeal is pending in the Supreme Court. A crestfallen Julania, well-known for his brashness, is now heading to Centre because he could not get along well with the new CS, three years senior to him. Julania is already empanelled as Secretary in the Government of India.
In a kind of first, Ashok Barnwal (1991), who was PS under Shivraj, continued in the same post by the new CM. Barnwal, a low-profile honest officer, had earlier worked in Delhi with Kamal Nath as his personal secretary and the chemistry between them is said to be excellent
Nath's second choice for immediate removal would have been the DGP. But here too, he has shown political maturity and has not acted against Rishi Kumar Shukla, a 1983 batch accomplished officer who is known for his unmatched integrity and professional skills. He shifted the DGP late in January and replaced him with a low profile VK Singh, the most senior of 1984 batch in MP. Unlike, Mohanty, Shukla was known to be a 'non-aligned officer' who kept a safe distance from political parties, which a bureaucrat is expected to (normally) do. Even under Chouhan, he had managed to remain upright and did not move very close to the CM or the BJP. Shukla has now been made Police Housing Corporation chief.
BUT Nath was swift to change two important senior police officers—ADG (Intelligence) and ADG in CM office. For the first time a woman police officer, Pragya Richa, has been posted in the CM office replacing Adarsh Katiyar. Rajiv Tandon, ADG (Intelligence) was replaced by Sanjay Rana, who was said to have been in a loop line. The other top cop in Bhopal, Madhubabu, who was head of EOW, was shifted and KN Tiwari was brought in as ADG.
EOW is the body which is probing many sensitive cases of top officials, including the ICD scam. While a number of collectors and SPs were changed and continued to be changed in instalments well after a month of Nath's taking over, the Chhindwara connection of officers is being talked about in the bureaucracy and media, especially about the IAS officials. First one to go were the SP and Collector of Chhindwara, being BJP appointees.
Pragya Richa
Those who have not been touched despite being on sensitive or important posts include, Malay Shrivastav (Principal Secretary Home), P Narhari (Commissioner PR) and Manu Shrivastava, who has been given an additional charge of important revenue collection department of Commercial Taxes and Excise. MP is badly in need of financial resources as BJP had emptied the state exchequer and required a tough and clean officer to enhance the revenue inflow. M Gopal Reddy (1985) has been brought to Bhopal as the ACS (Public Relations) from Gwalior's revenue board. All of them, incidentally, have served at some point of time in Chhindwara and most of them, if not all, enjoy reputation of being professionally sound civil servants with relatively clean image. The non-Chhindwara connection officer to have survived is Rajesh Rajora, PS Agriculture, the one who issued the first order of this government for farm loan waiver, as was promised by Congress in its manifesto. That the farm loan waiving exercise is being criticised by opponents for faulty implementation, is a different story altogether.
THE man for all seasons, however, remains Md Suleman, Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industry. The 1989 batch IAS officer, who headed infrastructure departments under Shivraj, continues to hold PWD and C&I departments even as Nath has expressed reservations in public about the Industrial Investment Summits held every second year with lot of pomp and show. Suleman, a competent officer, was District Collector of Indore when Digvijaya was the CM. He had also served in the same capacity at Balaghat where he i
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Traditionally, when one thinks of the expansion of the American West, the event most likely to come to mind is the California Gold Rush of 1849. While that profitable discovery did boost California's population by 80,000 eager prospectors, there remained an awful lot of land between the Pacific Coast and, say, St. Louis, Missouri. "Why mention St. Louis?" you might be asking. Because in actuality the young United States started exploring the vast land mass to the west from that very point and almost fifty years before those gold nuggets started hitting the pan in California.
1. What single event sparked the Westward Movement? Why?
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3. Before the Westward Expansion, were was most of the gold coming from within the U.S.?
4. Compare and Contrast the California Gold Rush with the new Internet economy.


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Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation
Guanxing Wang, Chen Zeng, Fan Zhang, Yili Zhang, Christopher A. Scott, Xuedong Yan
Ecosystem Science and Management
The accumulation of traffic-related trace elements in soil as the result of anthropogenic activities raises serious concerns about environmental pollution and public health. Traffic is the main source of trace elements in roadside soil on the Tibetan Plateau, an area otherwise devoid of industrial emissions. Indeed, the rapid development of tourism and transportation in this region means it is becoming increasingly important to identify the accumulation levels, influence distance, spatial distribution, and other relevant factors influencing trace elements. In this study, 229 soil samples along six segments of the major transportation routes on the Tibetan Plateau (highways G214, S308, and G109), were collected for analysis of eight trace elements (Cr, Co, Ni, As, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb). The results of statistical analyses showed that of the eight trace elements in soils, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb were primarily derived from traffic. The relationship between the trace element accumulation levels and the distance from the roadside followed an exponential decline, with the exception of Segment 3, the only unpaved gravel road studied. In addition, the distance of influence from the roadside varied by trace element and segment, ranging from 16 m to 144 m. Background values for each segment were different because of soil heterogeneity, while a number of other potential influencing factors (including traffic volume, road surface material, roadside distance, land cover, terrain, and altitude) all had significant effects on trace-element concentrations. Overall, however, concentrations along most of the road segments investigated were at, or below, levels defined as low on the Nemero Synthesis index.
Science of the Total Environment
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.018
Published - Mar 1 2017
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.018
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Trace elements Engineering & Materials Science 100%
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trace element Earth & Environmental Sciences 50%
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Wang, G., Zeng, C., Zhang, F., Zhang, Y., Scott, C. A., & Yan, X. (2017). Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation. Science of the Total Environment, 581-582, 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.018
Wang, Guanxing ; Zeng, Chen ; Zhang, Fan et al. / Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau : Influence factors and spatial variation. In: Science of the Total Environment. 2017 ; Vol. 581-582. pp. 811-821.
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If there was one thing you could change on Tookapic, what would it be?
It can be design related, or change of rules, maybe something more technical? What's the biggest pain or inconvenience for you when using Tookapic every day?
120mr For me the most improtant thing is the photobook with the whole year in it. So simply: please leave us big photobooks.
jazzie A place where you can see the pics anonymized -> likes because pic is good and not because you have lots of tookafriends. I feel like when I started tookapicking one got likes because of his/her pics and nowadays it is because he/she has many followers or likes many pics her-/himself. Hopefully I'm wrong.
vera I also thought of that! Could we have one day in the week anonymous photos til we like it?
tigg Interesting. As an example: I do not follow many people as I do not have enough time to look at them - sometimes I hardly glance at other entries. The flip of that is few people follow me either! Of course you can often guess whose photograph it is anyway.
Szymon Maciejczyk So what now, you going to change it or what @Paweł ?
Łukasz Brożek It's color of the year so I think it should stay. I like it.
Paweł Kadysz If the color is THE only thing you'd change, then I feel accomplished.
As a viewer I want to browse pictures from a given view (featured, following, recent, etc.) in a full screen just by clicking on the picture side for the previous/next so that it fells like scrolling a photo album.
Paweł Kadysz @Kazziz once pitched me this idea. I thought it was awesome. And I still think so. We may even take it bit further and make it a full-screen slideshow.
Filip Łannik I would change one thing in the Tookapic App. I would add a posibility to give a stars for a favourite photos.
Paweł Kadysz What do you mean by that?
Rafal We cannot see the author of the picture for few days. So everyone votes for a photo not because he likes his author only because he likes it in terms of technical, artistic or emotional. Incognito mode will disappear after 1-2 days.
Paweł Kadysz This is interesting.
vera We are human...don't forget ;)! And sometimes we want to encourage some people in their progress! That's also a nice attitude. But I also would like to have the opportunity to be not influenced by the names. That's why I think it would be nice to have a special page without names, at least you don't see the name till you like the photo. We should see the name AFTER we like the photo.
vividcolourfabric What about a star counter? I get the idea - you don't want to let us know who gave us that star but at least let us know how many stars a photo has.
vividcolourfabric I meant my own photos. You're right - being able to see how many stars other people get would be too much.
tigg On another site I belong to, we get a notification when someone we follow has reached a milestone. Such as completed a year, hit a significant number. I had been thinking about my 1000 for quite a while, and whilst it didn't work out as planned ( nothing new there) I felt it just was another day on Tookapic. ( lots of people did notice though - thank you!) But that is just an example of a milestone that followers may like to know about.
Ian Prince Yeah recognition of milestones (whether one week, one month, 100, one year, two years, 1000 etc) would be a great feature.
Magda Ko I would change algorythm on popular page. IMO the same pictures stays on the top of the list too long.
mobile version - I missing the possibility to see photo of the day, featured photo, found tripled menu bar bit to much - and this is quite important for me when I travel, I never take laptop with me, nor tablet etc.
tigg Well I am rubbish at post processing - everything I do is trial and error with basic software I just wish I was interested in Lightroom, or photoshop, or affinity to name but a few!
Paweł Kadysz I'm not mad. How can I be mad? This is very good feedback.
Weronika Ja się zgadzam w 100% z dziewczynami Mam już sprzęt od blisko miesiąca i pewnie jeszcze ze 2 miesiące potrwa zanim nauczę się go dobrze używać potem umiejętnie przenosić zdjęcia tak aby móc je publikować a mam już na koncie 200 zdjęć.
Marcin K. Editing descriptions of the photos (but also editing comments and other texts): I know that tookapic uses a kind of markdown for rich text, but it is kind of weird and differs across different text editors on the site. Is there any chance to get a cheat sheet or something either in help center or as a part of UI (some kind of tip note)? I guess that adding a fully functional rich text editor may be too complex and too heavy.
Satoshi T I think Tookapic has a weak search function.
Now I can get "this person's picture" or "Christmas pictures". But I can't find it eg. "a pic that this person took around Christmas in 2015".
Likewise, if I want to find "photos taken around Autumn 2015" I can not do it well.
What I want for Tookapic is: In a gallery of a person, to specify the date I would like to see.
And if you have a way to search "AND" condition of multiple tags, please let me know.
Paweł Kadysz This is actually in progress. I just need to find a way to make it really easy to understand for non-tech people. We got it working with "taken:[2018-01-01 TO 2018-02-01]" added to the search query, but it's too complex and will not be used by "regular" users. Looking for better ways to do that. Maybe we'll just add an advanced search page.
Satoshi T "for non-tech people" I understand.
tigg Wish I could understand these domain features; but then IT is your profession.
Joe Fortin Don't think this is a feature yet, but... I'd love to be able to browse photos based on where they were taken. For example, being able to open a map, zoom in, see thumbnails of other tookapicers (can I use that was a collective noun?) in my area.
tigg I often wonder about the geographical spread of members. Obviously Poland and Switzerland would be top .... I imagine most people do not have the GPS function switched on in their camera so the map feature is weakened only by contributors such as me.
Margie I am so interested where people are from. I like this idea.
Ian Prince @tigg The idea is to have a map of where members says they're from, not where the pics are taken. Of course not all the members set that in the profile...which I respect.
Dan Mundy I'd like some kind of solution to this: My feed always seems to have the same kind of photos, and the same few people. The same kind of photos that I keep seeing, isn't even the kind of photography that I find interesting.
That's not to say they're bad photos, just not my type. I'd like a ways to be able to choose the type of photography that I want to see more of (people, portraits, family, etc) and also choose the type of photography that I want to see less of (flowers, street photography, landscapes, etc).
Mikołaj Have you tried tookapic.com/people ?
Dominique I would change the community talks.
1. I find it annoying that I can't "mute" a thread without clicking on the thread.
2. When opening up a thread I'd prefer to go directly to the newest comment.
jazzie The second point is important for me too!
tigg Rankings .... does anyone now look at this feature? As a supportive but not terribly active member I used to enjoy the steak and total photographs lists. I'm never going to move in the combined ranking as I don't invite people to join, don't follow very many people and most unlikely to ever get a photo featured. So, I don't look now. Having just hit 1000 I would have been interested to see how many others have done that - 20 or 200 or 2000? Absolutely no idea: not that it matters but curiously somethings raised its head!
Kateli And if you order a photobook you get loads of points, I ordered two not long ago and shot up one place in the rankings... because I spent money on a photobook. I don't really think the calculation is very appropriate. Couldn't we use number of followers, of likes, of stars, streak... things to do with our 365 challenge ?? But saying this the people having been in tookapic a long long time will always be in front of the others... Is this feature that important ??
torero "No-postproc" day. I'd be glad to see the day in which only pure "raw JPG, no LR" are sent and see the Pics Masters, not only LR Ones. No idea it could be only based on people's trust or there any methods to detect the potential frauds but I think it would be a good point to see what pure inputs are.
Especially that it seems to me more and more than vast majority of TP photos - far more than I thought at the beginning - has been post-proc'd before sending (although I do it as well...).
Łukasz Brożek It's good idea for "straight_from_camera" weekly theme, category or gallery, but I don't think that here should be a feature like "no-postproc" day. Digital cameras postprocess images.
Photography is equal to postprocessing.
It's a bad idea to make something like this in my opinion.
Michał Good point. When shooting JPGs, postprocessing is executed in camera - sharpening, creative modes, B&W, etc.
Łukasz Brożek Maybe it's a good idea to be able to upload 2 the same images (processed and unprocessed) and see it on compare view like in LR?
But it may be confusing at the same time and some people would like to use it to upload two different photos.
Łukasz Brożek "Dark theme" is a good idea.
v agnès It could be made easier to join the weekly theme. Thank you anyway for everything.
jokele I was going to add the same here, after I read @Kazziz thread about deleting accounts.
Kazziz Since I put up a talk about deleting accounts, how about making an account private, like on IG?
Dominique So if people have a private account you need to ask to follow? And theor images no longer appear in the feed?
Paweł Kadysz "Your existing followers won't be affected". So if you already follow someone and they make their account private - you'll be automatically approved, since you've already been following that person before. Only the new followers will have to be approved.
Nicolas Camenisch I would propose that all tags beginning with "theme-" can only be created by Tookapic. That way you don't end up having to find out which tag is the correct one for this weeks theme (eg. theme-triangle, theme-triangles or theme-trianglese).
ponzu Please don't kick me too hard for this... but... I like Tookapic as a "photo a day" project platform. It has everything I can think of. If I am not posting a photo a day, it's because I am lazy and not because of anything Tookapic lacks. I also like Tookapic as a photography-themed hangout. A go-to page of sorts. It has great photos and galleries to browse, cool and smart people to talk to, blog posts to read, etc. If Tookapic became a hangout place with 365-type project platform at its core, it would attract more users, became more financially solid, etc. Just my thoughts.
For me, to become my favorite (or only) photo hangout on the web, it's missing the ability to upload and share in a blog-style post more than one photo per day.
Not saying it's the only thing that is standing between me and returning to Tookapic. But it is one thing I remember missing about Tookapic when I was active.
Basically, I am thinking about opening up a version of the existing Blog to all users, with anyone being able to run his or her own blog and fill their posts with any number of photos. Maybe the photos can be hosted elsewhere. So perhaps the one feature I am missing is not multiple uploads, but a personal blog. But if you move towards giving everyone a blog, then why not allow multiple uploads? Obviously, only one will go on the project page. But it can contain a link in the comments to "here's what else went on that day for me photographically, and see how hard it was for me to pick this shot, and do you think I picked the best one?"
I just hate throwing away 99% of the photos. I can post them to Flickr, and I do, but I am talking about making Tookapic my one and only photo site. That would be something you would be proud of, beating back Flickr, 500px and Google+, wouldn't you?