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function onEdit() {
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 SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange('M' + row.toString()).setValue(time);
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Am I using setValue(user) incorrectly?

A: Your call to setValue() looks fine.  You may be encountering an authorization issue.
Can you successfully run this same code outside of the onEdit() trigger?
There are restrictions on the actions that can be performed inside of an onEdit trigger.  See https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/triggers/

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I don't know about you but when I have fresh suit on at the track, I automatically gain a couple seconds per lap. Throw in a high-vis colorway and now I am too fast for even the camera guy to catch. Before I know it, my knees and elbows are sliding across the track. It might be mental but I think it's more than that. If you want to experience this for yourself, check out the new Alpinestars Atem Race Suit!
The new Atem Race Suit has been updated for Fall 2015 and it's more comfortable and protective. Alpinestars accomplished this by updating the stretch panels as well as the 3D mesh bubble liner. For protection, the Atem now features high end Beltac armor and it actually has hip protection which is commonly overlooked in race suits; my right hip is still bruised from a crash I had two weeks ago. Along with that, the stitching throughout the suit has been beefed up as well.
Alpinestars didn't leave out the 2-piece suit fans either with the new Alpinestars Atem 2-piece Race Suit. The suit keeps all of the same features of the previous generation Atem such as the race fit, DFS Shoulders, ventilated speed hump and localized perforation. This option would be perfect for the guy that doesn't want to lug around the top of his suit at the track or when he stops for grub during his weekend ride.
Not everyone gains a couple seconds when they get a new suit like I do. However, the saying still holds true "If you're not fast, at least look fast". The new Alpinestars Atem Suit can accomplish both for you.


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Who doesn't love pizza. The delicious combination of dough, sauce and cheese is just so flexible to suit so many tastes.
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Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and allow to cook for a couple of minutes. Add sausage and cook until brown, crumbling the sausage as you stir. Add Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Remove from pan and allow to cool on a plate.
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The Orphan The Poet
Contact The Orphan The Poet [email protected]
THE ORPHAN THE POET want you to know they're here and not going anywhere. Based out of Columbus, OH, the duo come bearing their own brand of take-it-or-leave-it alt rock and have been rabidly gaining fans thanks to their captivating live show. Pre-Quarantine had the band all over the country on festival bills like Firefly Music Festival, Bunbury Music Festival, and Summerfest. After garnering the attention of SiriusXM's Alt Nation and BBC's Radio1, the band will hit this year hard with the new track, The Moxie. THE ORPHAN THE POET has been seen topping playlists like Spotify's The New Alt + New Music Friday, Apple Music's Breaking Alternative, Youtube's Alternative Hot List, and recently received support from KROQ in Los Angeles as well as alternative stations like Radio104.5 in Philadelphia, WEBN in Cincinnati, & DC101 in Washington, DC.
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The integration of absorption chillers in micro-cogeneration systems based on micro-gas turbines can be useful as an appropriate strategy to increase the total system energy efficiency. Since it is an area intensive in technology, it is necessary to develop and use models of simulation, which can predict the behavior of the whole system and of each component individually, at different operating conditions. This work is part of a research project in high efficiency cogeneration systems, whose purpose at this stage is to model a micro-cogeneration system, which is composed of a micro gas turbine, Capstone C30, a compact cross flow finned tube heat exchanger and an absorption chiller. The entire model is composed of specifically interconnected models, developed and validated for each component. The simulation of the microturbine used a thermodynamic analytic model, which contains a procedure used to obtain the micro turbine characteristic performance curves, which is closed with the thermodynamic Brayton cycle model. In the cogeneration system discussed in this paper, the compact heat exchanger was used to heat thermal oil, which drives an absorption chiller. It was designed, characterized and installed in a cogeneration system installed at the Centre d'Innovació Tecnològica en Revalorització Energètica i Refrigeració, Universtat Rovira i Virgili. Its design led to the heat exchanger model, which was coupled with the micro turbine model. Presented in this work is a comparison between the data from the model and the experiments, demonstrating good agreement between both results.
Keywords: Cogeneration system, Micro gas turbine, Mathematical modeling, Absorption chiller, Partial load.


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There are two nice KLM Crown Lounges in Amsterdam. One of them is the "larger" international one and then there is the "smaller" #25, but don't think of it as a small lounge as space is really quite good as well as amenities etc.
Both lounges, once you enter, on the back side have reps to help you should you need it. Also, should you wish to take a shower you request that here as well.
You are immediately greeted with the main food service area (and drinks). All is complimentary. Expect meats and cheese and bread for sandwiches. Most times you can get other nice goodies like some kind of salad or pasta salad (hot but sometimes cold). I have enjoyed chicken wings and a variety of other nummy bits.
Just to the right of the food area they have soup. Flavors rotate and they are generally good.
To the right of the food area you have another expansive setting area and smaller service area.
Back in the main lounge area you have computers for use as well as a TV "pod" room (for lack of a better word). I do like the attempt at isolation of these areas from the main seating area for semi- privacy for either group of visitors.
While we are on the subject, the wifi is now tied to your name. That is, the code used to be KLM and the date but now includes you name. Interesting change. The speed in the KLM lounges really depends on how packed the lounge is. I have seen performance go from decent to barely usable. Few times would I rate it fast.
They also have a separated smoking room. Since I do not smoke (worse than that I am an ex-smoker) I really appreciate having this space well away from where I am.
Again, as you can see, for a "small" lounge it is quite nice sized. The only issue could be getting a shower at peak times since this lounge has fewer of them. Then again, I have seen long wait times at the larger Crown Lounge as well. Just know you have a number of them should you want to use one.
I really like this smaller lounge. The staff has been really great to me each visit compared to the slightly more gruff folks at the larger one. I miss having an Xpress Spa close by like the larger cousin but that is not a deal breaker.
A quick word on how to get in. All Delta GM+ flyers can get in if on a coach or business class ticket. However, it is only for departing flights or connecting flights to another Skyteam flight. If you are ending your trip, that is, arriving you cannot get in. What if you are a Skyclub member? I have been turned away on arrival before as well as granted entrance.
No newspapers or reading material on shelves except for 1 obviously read and ripped up newspaper.
We come through this lounge every year in the summer during an annual trip…makes the difference one year to the next obvious.
In the past we viewed the Crown Lounge as one of the big perks of flying out of AMS and with KLM. Don't feel that way now.
*Of course I realize how bratty these critiques sound. Still, to see such a degradation from one year to the next, flying same flights at same times, is worthy of mention. Cheers.
Interesting observations. I fly through Amsterdam a half-dozen times a year and always like the lounge, if only because on the return trip the KLM agents are authorized to upgrade me from economy-class to business-class on Delta metal for very little money. Sometimes it can be worth it. My only problem is sometimes I've been treated poorly because the agents are overworked — the international lounge really has too many passengers compared to the number of agents, especially on the 'help desk' — and sometimes can come off as arrogant and snotty. It also doesn't help that even their better agents aren't familiar with some of Delta's policies, which has occasionally resulted in me calling Delta or emailing their @DeltaAssist desk for immediate assistance. I always ask for the shower as I like to collect the toiletries (I donate them to my church's homeless shelter). I've seldom been able to use it. There's always a long, long wait. The food can be so-so, but the drinks are good and self-serve. Generally, the lounges are pretty quiet between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., if that works with your flight schedule. It's the early morning rush and late afternoon that is the busiest.


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Toxic Substances Portal - Di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP)
Di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP)
ToxFAQs™
What is di-n-octylphthalate?
What happens to di-n-octylphthalate when it enters the environment?
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How can di-n-octylphthalate affect my health?
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Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health?
ToxFAQs™ for Di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP)
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This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP). For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
Exposure to di-n-octylphthalate occurs mainly from eating food or drinking water that is stored in plastic containers. The health effects of breathing, ingesting, or touching di-n-octylphthalate are not known. This substance has been found in at least 300 of the 1,416 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Di-n-octylphthalate is a colorless, odorless, oily liquid that doesn't evaporate easily. It is a man-made substance used to keep plastics soft or more flexible. This type of plastic can be used for medical tubing and blood storage bags, wire and cables, carpetback coating, floor tile, and adhesives. It is also used in cosmetics and pesticides.
Di-n-octylphthalate can be released to water or air during its manufacture, by leaking from plastics in landfills, or from the burning of plastic products.
If di-n-octylphthalate is released into the air, it may be deposited on the ground or to surface water in rain or dust particles.
Di-n-octylphthalate sticks tightly to soil, sediment, and dust particles.
Di-n-octylphthalate is mainly broken down into other substances by microorganisms.
It can also be broken down in reactions with sunlight, other chemicals in the atmosphere, or water.
Small amounts of di-n-octylphthalate can build up in animals that live in water, such as fish and oysters.
Eating foods stored in containers made with di-n-octylphthalate that has leaked into the food.
Receiving blood transfusions, dialysis, or other medical treatments in which the equipment is made of plastics containing di-n-octylphthalate.
Breathing contaminated air, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated soil near hazardous waste sites or an industrial manufacturing facility that uses or makes di-n-octylphthalate.
Little information is known about the health effects that might be caused by di-n-octylphthalate. It is not known what happens when you breathe or ingest the chemical.
Some rats and mice that were given very high doses of di-n-octylphthalate by mouth died. Mildly harmful effects have been seen in the livers of some rats and mice given very high doses of di-n-octylphthalate by mouth for short (14 days or less) or intermediate periods (15 to 365 days) of time, but lower doses given for short periods of time generally caused no harmful effects.
No information is available on the health effects of having di-n-octylphthalate in contact with human skin. It can be mildly irritating when applied to the skin of animals.
It is not known whether or not di-n-octylphthalate could affect the ability to have children, or if it could cause birth defects.
Di-n-octylphthalate is not known to cause cancer in humans or animals.
Di-n-octylphthalate has not been classified as to its carcinogenicity by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), or the EPA.
Di-n-octylphthalate and its principal breakdown products can be measured in urine, blood, and tissues. However, it is not known if they are specific for di-n-octylphthalate or for how long after exposure occurs the test is useful. These facts cannot be used to determine how much di-n-octylphthalate you were exposed to or predict whether harmful effects will occur.
This test is not part of a routine medical examination, but it can be done by the doctor's request at special laboratories.
The EPA has recently determined that there is not enough evidence to say that di-n-octylphthalate causes harmful effects in humans or the environment.
The EPA requires that spills or accidental releases into the environment of 5,000 pounds or more of di-n-octylphthalate be reported to the EPA.
Carcinogenicity: Ability to cause cancer.
Evaporate: To change into a vapor or a gas.
Ingest: To eat or drink something.
Sediment: Mud and debris that have settled to the bottom of a body of water.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 1997. Toxicological Profile for di-n-octylphthalate. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
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Nairobi Chess Club
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes
Max Euwe the Amateur World Chess Champion
by Willy Simons · Published 12/11/2020 · Updated 12/11/2020
Max Euwe was the 5th world chess champion (1935-1937). He stunned the world by beating Alekhine who was considered invincible at that time. Alekhine won the return match in 1937 but Euwe remained among the strongest chess players.
His achievements are all the more remarkable since he was not a full-time chess player. He earned a doctorate in mathematics, taught mathematics, and later become a professor in computer programming.
Euwe was known for his logical and methodological style. Yet he was never afraid to play wild and unbalanced positions. A good example is a game from his first match against Alekhine that become known as "The pearl of Zandvoort".
Euwe is a hero in the Netherlands and internationally respected for his many contributions to chess. He was FIDE president from 1970-1978 and the only world chess champion to hold the position. His textbooks on chess have been translated into many languages and remain popular to date.
That's all for today. Stay on top of COVID-19 by following the WHO Guidelines and keep earning respect like Max Euwe, former world chess champion and FIDE president.
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Wathena, KS
Wathena is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,364. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named for Wathena, a Native American chief of the Kickapoo tribe who once lived on the townsite.
Wathena is located at 39°45′44″N 94°56′53″W / 39.76222°N 94.94806°W / 39.76222; -94.94806 (39.762161, -94.948117). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,348 people, 524 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 690.6 people per square mile (266.9/km²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 290.0 per square mile (112.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.48% White, 0.67% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.


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Q: What is (sqrt(1+8*long(num)) - 1)/2? Hi I was looking up solutions to a leetcode problem, I know how to solve the problem but someone else submitted this solution and I don't understand how this works.
The question is how many number of stacks can you form with n number of coins where k-th row has k number of coins. https://leetcode.com/explore/challenge/card/july-leetcoding-challenge/544/week-1-july-1st-july-7th/3377/
Returning the above formula works, can anyone explain it to me?

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*The sum of the first N natural numbers (1 + 2 + 3 + ... + N) is known to be equal to N(N+1)2

*The game says that if you have 6 coins you have to stack them in this way:
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      x    x         (2)

      x    x     x   (3)

and 6 is equal to 1 + 2 + 3.
If you are given K coins and you know that N(N+1)/2 = K then you know that you can have N rows. Now the question is, given K, how can you find N?
Let's do the math:

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*N(N+1)/2 = K

*N^2 + N = 2*K

*N^2 + N -2*K = 0

*N = (-1 + sqrt(1 + 8K))/2

*N = -1/2 + sqrt(1/4 + 2K)

*N = sqrt(2*K + 0.25) - 0.5


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[ January 31, 2023 ] The spirit of Artsakh lives in Washington In Sight
Planting a Forest of Hope in Armenia
September 22, 2022 Armenia Tree Project Non-Profit 0
Amid constant border tensions and attacks on Armenian territory, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) realizes the critical importance of staying collected in the face of extreme provocation and continuing our mission to assist the Armenian people in using trees to improve their standard of living and protect the global environment.
This fall, ATP's forestry division plans to plant 400,000 trees over 110 hectares in the villages and communities of Mets Sariar, Lerakert, Lernanist and Urasar located in Armenia's northern regions of Shirak, Kotayk and Lori.
ATP forest in Lori
In addition to environmental benefits, ATP strives to provide economic independence to local residents. The women and men who lead the planting of these trees are all from adjacent communities. This fall, around 125 seasonal workers will be hired to plant the forests.
When it comes to selecting trees for forest plantings, it is essential to pick the right kinds of trees. Therefore, our specialists try to introduce only native species, including rare and endangered varieties whenever possible and cultivate a mix of species, as is found naturally. The main types of trees found in Armenia's forests are pine, maple, oak, birch, as well as wild apple and pear.
The territories selected for afforestation are degraded agricultural lands largely due to climate change and extreme grazing over the course of several decades. To prevent the further degradation of these lands, local officials obtain consent from the residents and designate the areas for forest plantings.
ATP conducts its own site investigations to determine if the area is suitable for forest planting. After that, an independent body is hired to prepare The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which ensures that decision-makers have various data points, certified and independently reviewed when deciding whether or not to proceed with a proposed forestry project. Following the report, a public hearing is announced for ATP to address the community directly.
Two of ATP's forest sites located in Mets Sariar and Lernakert villages are in the region of Shirak, which is considered the poorest in Armenia. Unemployment, the closure of local small businesses and the pandemic have made the socioeconomic situation dire.
The village of Lernakert, one of Shirak's most vulnerable communities, is nestled in the mountains – quite far from the urban hustle and bustle of larger nearby villages. Located on the western slope of Mount Aragats, it is 10 kilometers south of the town of Artik and 35 kilometers from the provincial capital of Gyumri. The mountain life in the village is relatively quiet, particularly in Lernakert. The community was established in 1840 and was originally inhabited by refugees from Mush and Alashkert. Today, Lernakert has a population of around 1,500 people, making it one of the largest villages in the region. The village houses a culture house, a kindergarten, a medical center, a community center and a secondary school.
In addition, this year ATP has undertaken planting in another two forest sites, which include Urasar village in Lori region and Lernanist in Kotayk region. ATP is proud to assist in revitalizing Armenia's communities. For years, ATP's Community Tree Planting (CTP) Program has implemented different planting projects in many rural villages across Armenia, which have included the distribution of fruit and decorative trees to local families, as well as establishing small community forests.
Since 1994, ATP has been using trees to improve the standard of living in Armenia and Artsakh, focusing on aiding those with the fewest resources. Planting forests in these communities leads not only to clean air, the preservation of groundwater and less dust, but it also creates new employment opportunities. ATP has hired hundreds of seasonal workers every year to support its spring and fall fundraising plantings. To date, ATP has established over 1,200 hectares of new forest, improving and preserving Armenia's environment and providing economic opportunities to many rural villagers who work for ATP during planting seasons.
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Armenia Tree Project (ATP) is a non-profit program based in Woburn and Yerevan conducting vitally important environmental projects in Armenia's cities and villages and seeks support in advancing its reforestation mission. Since 1994, ATP has planted and restored more than 6,000,000 trees, and hundreds of jobs have been created for Armenians in seasonal tree-related programs.
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A Sex Industry Deprived of Intimacy: How Portland Sex Work and Education is Adapting to the Pandemic
December 9, 2021 December 9, 2021 - by Isabelle Williams - Leave a Comment
A single entertainer dances on the main stage of Golden Dragon Exotic Club in Portland, Oregon: her clear platform heels clunking as she winds through two brass poles. There are but two separate, still, and completely noiseless customers watching her. One sits on the stained crushed-red velvet booths lining the walls, and another sits in the ring of booths rounding the stage. Both recline in utter silence, watching the dancer as one might watch a football game on television.
Portland slammed into lockdown on March 23, 2020, with Governor Kate Brown's stay-at-home order. Many businesses like this dancer's that rely almost entirely on physical intimacy got swept away on the pernicious current of the pandemic: members of Portland's rapidly blossoming sex industry scattered to the wind.
She calls herself "Medusa" and works at Golden Dragon as well as a club in Gresham. This adjustment has been especially difficult for workers like her. "It's even harder for me there because the restrictions are really strict at that club [in Gresham]," she explains, her faux eyelashes rapidly flapping as she blinks. Her skintight silver bodysuit glints and glimmers with every movement she makes. She holds a few dollars between her perfectly manicured fingers and crosses her legs, her platform heels weighing them down to the eccentrically-patterned floor. "The CDC's always coming in," she continues, "so we just have to make sure we're following every rule all the time."
At the start of the pandemic, most clubs in Portland, Oregon, closed, forcing dancers like Medusa to resort to other means of sex work. "I actually stopped working in clubs for a while and I was just doing online stuff," she said. remembers, "I was actually going to get another 9-to-5 and then I decided to go back to the clubs and just see how it is." She soon became more comfortable returning to in-person stripping. Still, despite her devotion to following safety guidelines and Golden Dragon's strict distancing guidelines, clubs are emptier than they have ever been in Portland. She gestures to the nearly empty room. "Right now, I think this is because people are just afraid to go to the club," she concludes, "I've never seen one this empty before."
She said there are ways besides coming in to patronize clubs like Golden Dragon through which members of the Portland community can support adult entertainers. "If [community members] know anyone who dances or does online sex work right now, I think it's important that they support their friend right now. Even if you're not in the industry, it can help to tell your friends, 'Oh, I know this person who dances at this club'. Just spreading the word to people who like going to clubs or maybe just to shows, even."
The two flights of stairs leading up to the front desk at the club imitated the whimsical confetti carpet pattern one might find at a skating rink. Two burly security guards sporting head-to-toe black outfits and an earpiece demarcated by a curly translucent wire man a dimly lit desk.
Electronic dance music is blasting through loudspeakers on either side of the desk, and multicolored lights strobe in the space beyond it, but the atmosphere somehow feels lacking. Once patrons make their way past the desk and into a room with an unusually low ceiling and a small stage illuminated in the middle, the reasoning for the lack of ambiance becomes abundantly clear. In this area, the only other noise filling the space is coming from the bar, behind which another towering, sturdy figure stands stacking soda cans. This is Nick Morris, a bartender and security guard wearing a thin rectangular pair of lensless glasses and a clear mouth shield instead of a mask.
"I've never seen a night like this before," he said, letting out a sigh of disbelief. "Even on really slow weekdays."
Since March 2020, a new part of his job has been to make sure that clients– even those who come into the club in groups– stay at least 6 feet apart at all times. What's more, he explains that dancers are not to come within six feet of customers either, making his job of keeping dancers safe all the more difficult. "I usually have to tell the guys who come in here [to stay apart from others] quite a few times a day," Morris said.
The Portland-Metro Region is an exceptionally lively and progressive region when it comes to the growth of the sex industry and companies like Golden Dragon. In fact, as of 2019, Portland boasts the title of the city with the most strip clubs and adult entertainment venues per capita of any city in the United States. In all, Portland is home to 54 completely nude strip clubs for its approximately 647,000 citizens. The density of clubs in the city surpasses those traditionally thought of as massive contributors to the sex work industry like Housten, Los Angeles, and New York City. The midtown area of Portland alone houses more than 50 storefronts that specialize in the merchandising of erotic paraphernalia or offer sexual intimacy coaching and practices. With sex being such a lucrative business in the Portland Metro Area, the pandemic presents the challenge of a lifetime to the city. Companies who make their living on sex must now adapt or fizzle out. This much is true not only for adult entertainment but for sex education, as well.
Amory Jane, general manager and sexual education coordinator at one of Portland's highly-rated sex toy boutiques, She Bop, sits in front of a whimsical children's poster in her home office. What appears to be multicolored curlicues resembling red, yellow, and blue worms spatter across the white paper. Her strikingly blue eyes blink coolly at her camera as she speaks. Jane is teaching an instructional course about oral sex– titled "BJs with AJ"– later today.
"My first couple of classes were really awkward," said Jane. "I was like 'Where do I look? Am I looking [at the screen] or up here?'" She points at her camera and admits, "I'm still a little awkward about it."
She Bop is known by Portland locals for dazzling in-person customer service and hosting community events, lectures, classes, and discussions surrounding every facet of sexuality. AJ is currently teaching all of her courses entirely virtually. Like countless other establishments in the Portland-Metro area and workers that specialize in sexual education and practice, AJ and She Bop have had to do something that no one in the sex industry has ever done before: adapt their business model so that there is no physical touch or close proximity involved.
According to Jane, businesses that specialize in sex education have to rise to the occasion when it comes to teaching in the pandemic. "We used to do a lot of events and classes at our North Portland location," recounted Jane, "When COVID hit, we had to cancel all of our events and transition them to online, which was kind of hectic. Up until that point, we were really known for all of our in-person customer service."
Jane explains that She Bop canceled all in-person education and shopping, leaving management no choice but to lay off half of their staff.
"The team we had left worked really hard to make sure there wasn't a gap in classes. People still needed sex-ed. In fact, people probably needed it even more now."
Jane said that navigating the hurdles of fear and doubt in the sexual education community is challenging, but evolution often follows adversity. She approximates that She Bop used to host two to three classes for interested community members per week. Transitioning to online classes allows speakers to hold closer to eight per week. This sudden increase in the interest in sexual education classes results from students' willingness to participate in an online class rather than risk the embarrassment of attending in-person classes, Jane says.
"That's been a blessing in disguise for us," said Jane. "People are sometimes shy about signing up for in-person classes."
While the shift to online classes has been rocky for her team, Jane suspects that the company will continue to adopt an online model for customers who might not feel comfortable discussing sexual gratification face-to-face.
This trend persists through all layers of sexual education, according to Stella Harris, a former educator for She Bop and a full-time sexuality coach and educator.
Before COVID-19 rocked her business, Harris considered herself a business owner like any other.
"I had a little office and would see individuals and couples there [for coaching]," she recalls, a hint of wistfulness shining in her bespectacled eyes. "I haven't done that since last March."
Harris's demeanor reminds one of any other therapist: her countenance is calm and steady. Her knitted sweater is situated in a perfectly symmetrical way on her shoulders. The olive-green color of her outfit even matched the tufts of greenery hanging from black frames against her white background wall. In reality, her job looks a little different from what one might expect.
"Functionally, it looks a lot like therapy," she described, "You kind of just sit there and talk about stuff." She smiles and does not hesitate to add, "Although, a lot of the conversations I had were much more colorful than that."
Similar to She Bop, Harris reorganized her profession to the demanding mold of the pandemic. However, as a crucial element of Harris's occupation includes informing people on healthy sexual boundaries, she has found herself adjusting her curriculum to romantic situations unique to relationships forged in the era of COVID-19.
She explains that her educational work is now "…very much geared toward the pandemic, how to communicate safe boundaries, and bubbles within [pandemic-safe sex]." As well as teaching classes on masturbation and sexual self-care, Harris has begun teaching courses on topics like online dating and how one might set conditions for a Tinder date in respect to social distancing guidelines. "I started a class that is specifically about writing love letters and sexting that I've done a number of times during the pandemic."
Unfortunately, several of Harris's new enterprises before the citywide shutdown last March shared one common theme: group intimacy.
"One goofy thing about all of this: the book I just had come out in March was about threesomes," Harris said. "Obviously, that got put under contract a couple of years ago. It felt very goofy to have a group sex book come out in the middle of a pandemic." Besides the obvious need to shift her focus to more individual-based teachings, Harris has also had to adapt to teaching healthy sexual practices over Zoom. Like her peers at She Bop, she is doing her best to embrace this method's challenges. "There have definitely been some silver linings," she asserts. "A lot of people are never going to walk into a [sex shop] for a class. [Zoom] is making [sex education] more accessible for people who aren't able to get out to stuff."
While sex education has adapted in surprising and more accessible ways than many imagined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses that specialize in turning sexual education into practice for the urban community faced a much different story in March of 2020.
One such business which found itself in dire straights despite making adjustments to the pandemic was Catalyst: A Sex Positive Place in downtown Portland. When businesses were operating as usual downtown, Catalyst's storefront worked much like a community meeting place centered around a BDSM dungeon. The shop was able to stay afloat during most of the last year until March of 2021 when it closed for good. Theresa Reed, who also goes by her alter ego "Darklady," was the owner and operator of Catalyst: a sedate yet lively character sporting bright red headphones that one might expect a DJ to wear at a nightclub. Surrounded by trinkets and toys, including a Star Wars piggy bank in the shape of a Storm Trooper's helmet, she smiles as she reminisces on Catalyst in its prime. "[Before the pandemic] we were very fortunate," she recalls, "We had pretty much every day of the week booked out."
Reed fondly recalls what the shop used to be. Like She Bop, Catalyst hosted special events to attract Portland residents to the establishment. "Every Friday was naughty karaoke," she added without much elaboration. A thin smile appeared on her burgundy-colored lips, and her eyes brightened as memories came flooding back to her about her once-thriving, eccentric day job. Her work at Catalyst was her passion. While actual sexual practices were prohibited in the space, people were allowed to explore kinks and sexual fantasies in the dungeon area. Theresa felt that being a part of this meant that she was a part of her community realizing gratification and fulfillment. "The dungeon was open during that time. It was amazing. There were always so many people connecting with one another. Two weeks later…" The spark of pride slowly faded from her, and her gaze fell toward the floor.
"Last month, we put Catalyst into storage. We are no longer in business as a brick-and-mortar entity."
Catalyst began altering meetings and enforcing strict guidelines on meetings pertaining to BDSM practice when the pandemic started. Reed said that, as the realization that COVID-19 was likely not going to be a temporary setback, she moved all events online and attempted to schedule Zoom meetings with some of her more regular clients. Though her efforts to spark public enthusiasm about online sessions were persistent, she eventually found that they were not enough to keep the lights on at Catalyst and closed the shop.
As vaccines become more widely distributed throughout Portland and the Pacific Northwest in general, businesses like Catalyst and Portland's entire sex industry are likely to open back up to the public for in-person services. However, it is unclear what long-term effects and changes will impact businesses like She Bop, Catalyst, and Golden Dragon in years to come. However, one inference is consistent among business owners, sex workers, and adult entertainers: the sex industry in Portland is experiencing its most momentous shift in history. –Isabelle Williams
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Isabelle Williams is a junior at Pacific University who is majoring in Journalism and minoring in Theatre. She is from Astoria, Oregon, and enjoys writing about music and entertainment as well as investigative reporting.
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More youngsters seize chance of electrical apprenticeships as sector shows optimism
SELECT, the electrical sector's campaigning trade body, is continuing to enhance the prestige of the profession by once again providing high-calibre training opportunities for another intake of electrician apprentices.
More than 700 hopeful and enthusiastic youngsters have signed up for one of the most challenging learning programmes in today's competitive employment environment. The Scottish Joint Industry Training Board (SJIB) Apprenticeship and Adult Training Programme is managed by the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and brings major benefits to SELECT's members.
Bringing on a pipeline of highly-skilled professionals is also in tune with SELECT's long-running campaign for professional recognition, which is asking for protection of title for electricians in the interests of public safety.
Gaining qualification as an electrician has been compared to completing a university degree and the number of apprentices in the new intake indicates that the SELECT membership remains optimistic about the state of the marketplace despite continuing wider uncertainty. The total is up by more than a hundred on just four years ago.
The health of the apprenticeship schemes for electricians was welcomed by business, fair work and skills minister, Jamie Hepburn, who said: "It is great news that so many of our young people are being given the opportunity of undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship in the electrotechnical sector and are receiving such high quality training whilst beginning their careers in this important sector.
"I also welcome SELECT's efforts ensuring that the industry has such a strong stream of skilled people coming through. I am in no doubt that the electrotechnical sector in Scotland is crucial to delivering the modern and connected economy which we want and require in Scotland."
The apprenticeship courses provide places for adult apprentices as well as school leavers and younger people. The numbers tend to reflect prospects for improvement and sustainable work-flows within the construction sector.
Anne Galbraith, chief executive of SECTT, said: "SELECT members are effectively showing their faith in the future of the industry by investing so heavily in training and learning programmes with us.
"We need professionally-minded people who are dedicated to the highest possible standards in the electrotechnical sector and I am sure that this healthy new intake will step up to plate and further enlarge our skills pool."
Fiona Harper, secretary of the SJIB, said "The training scheme is the only industry approved training scheme for electrical contracting apprenticeships in Scotland. This scheme is designed to regulate the entry, conditions of service, training and education of apprentices in the electrical contracting Industry.
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Vogue Portugal pulls magazine cover amid backlash to 'outdated' portrayal of mental health
Vogue Portugal has pulled its most recent cover amid widespread criticism that it trivialised the experience of mental health.
One of four covers produced for the magazine's July/August edition, it features a woman in a bathtub who appears visibly distraught as a nurse pours water over her head.
The image appears to be set in an asylum, with the three figures — portrayed by a model with her real-life mother and grandmother — surrounded by stark white walls.
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On its Instagram page, Vogue Portugal captioned an image of the cover: "It's about love. It's about life. It's about us. It's about you. It's about now. It's about health. It's about mental health."
It soon drew criticism for its portrayal of mental illness, with commenters labelling it "outdated" and in "bad taste".
Although publication originally defended the image, claiming it was intended to "start a discussion", the cover has since been changed.
"The subject of mental health needs a more thoughtful approach Vogue Portugal deeply apologises for any offence or upset caused by this photo shoot," the publication said in a statement.
A replacement cover image was revealed, depicting a person holding a human heart.
Vogue Portugal pulled the cover, opting for three of the other images used for the "Madness Issue". (Vogue Portugal)
Vogue also pulled the story associated with the original cover image, adding, "On such an important issue such as mental health we cannot be divided."
The original cover echoes 20th-century practices of mental health treatments, known as 'hydrotherapy', which involved patients being doused with ice water to treat "manic-depressive psychosis" according to the London Asylum archives.
In its statement following the backlash to the image, Vogue Portugal claimed the cover story explored "the historical context of mental health" and was designed to "reflect real life and authentic stories".
"Inside the issue features interviews and contributions from psychiatrists, sociologists, psychologists and other experts," the statement added.
Users slammed the image as "offensive and upsetting", some claiming it 'glamorised' asylums.
"This kind of strange, archaic image of mental illness is deeply stigmatising. waiting for some kind of context that could make this less upsetting," wrote one Instagram user.
"Glamorising asylums that led to countless deaths in an age where many people still don't have access to care is beyond careless and demonstrates how little you are concerned with your responsibilities as an influential media outlet," slammed another.
Model Simona Kirchnerova, the woman who appears in the bathtub, called the cover a "career highlight" in an Instagram post.
"Made it to Vogue cover with my mum and my grandma," she wrote.
Kirchnerova has since responded to the backlash, writing on Instagram: "I'm getting so much criticism, that I feel I can't take it anymore. Please realise that the model is not in charge of any photo shoot."
"After all this criticism I still feel that art has to be shocking and truthful. I didn't want to offend anyone, I'm sorry that people got offended but please understand that the intention of this cover was to open the topic of mental health," she added.
Referencing her own battle with depression, the model claimed to "stand by that cover and by Vogue Portugal."
Psychologist Katerina Alexandraki called the cover "unethical" in a statement to the BBC.
"This image reinforces the idea of women being vulnerable and helpless during a mental health breakdown. It does not show us the effort those with mental health put in to overcoming their struggles, their strengths and resistance to overcome adversity," she added.
Portuguese model Sara Sampaio, who has suffered with mental health issues herself, said she considered the cover in "very bad taste" in a video on social media.
Sampaio said the image "looks like it's in an [outdated] mental hospital" that used to "torture" patients, adding it surfaced at a sensitive time "because of Covid and the way that mental health has been dealt with."


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Ethics in politics has a wider significance than what is currently occuring in the United States in relation to President Bill Clinton, government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said on Tuesday. Asked to comment on the screening on Monday of Clinton's grand jury testimony, Reppas spoke of "tragicomedy and comi-tragedy". "Mr. Clinton was elected by the American people, whom he serves, is judged by the American people and nobody can be a substitute for the American people," Reppas said.
The framework for the accession of Cyprus and other countries to the European Union has been defined by the decisions of the Luxembourg and Cardiff summits and any change to this should be brought to the competent EU bodies, government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said on Tuesday. Reppas was responding to reporters regarding France, Italy and Spain's reported objections to Cyprus's accession to the EU. Reppas said he believed there would not be any change to the EU's decisions, adding that Greece and Cyprus were "unprepared" to pay the price of the stand-off over finding a solution to the division of Cyprus, due to Turkey's intransigence.
Former conservative prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, who met with Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz on Sunday evening, briefed Prime Minister Costas Simitis on the outcome of the meeting on Tuesday. Sources close to Simitis and Mitsotakis said the former prime minister had told Simitis that Yilmaz continues to take a hard line on the Cyprus issue and Turkey's prospects on joining the European Union. The sources added, however, that Mitsotakis believed that there were margins for improvement in Greek-Turkish relations. Simitis is expected to meet with Yilmaz next month when he attends the summit of Southeast European countries in Antalya, Turkey.
Police in Thessaloniki appeared to make a small inroad into combatting the smuggling of cigarettes on Tuesday when they arrested two young women. Sisters Anna, 18, and Elina Antoniadou, 21, both residents of Thessaloniki, were found to be in possession of hundreds of packets of contraband cigarettes. Police arrested Anna as she was delivering 400 packets of cigarettes, and arrested her sister a short while later as she tried to dispose of another 500 packets and a handbag containing 68,000 drachmas by dumping them at a construction site. A search of the girls' home later revealed another 795 packets of cigarettes. Greece loses millions of drachmas in duties and consumption taxes through the illegal importation of cigarettes.
Environmentalists on the island of Crete were up in arms on Tuesday after a protected Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle (caretta caretta) was found dead near the beach of Tymbaki, Iraklion. "It had knife wounds to the head and pieces of fishing line in its mouth. It had come to lay its eggs but it's not known whether it managed to. This unprecedented incident is a disgrace for the area and is a serious blow to tourism," a statement from the local association to protect the sea turtles said. Sea turtles from around the Mediterranean come to the Messara Gulf to nest and lay their eggs in the warm sand.
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace has been without rail services since early on Tuesday after a freight train carrying military supplies came off its tracks and overturned at Mourion, in Kilkis. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The Greek Railways train was en route to Thessaloniki from Alexandroupolis when the incident occured.
The government will be submitting a bill to Parliament in mid-October that will allow some 3.5 trillion drachmas in state pension fund reserves to be invested in fixed-yield titles, Labour and Social Security Minister Miltiades Papaioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking after meeting with National Economy and Finance Minister Yannos Papantoniou, Papaioannou said a smaller part of the reserves would be invested in higher risk but higher yield shares. The measure is part of the government's so-called "mini package" of reforms to the country's overstretched social security and pension system, drafted after talks between the government, employers and unions.
National Economy Undersecretary Alekos Baltas leaves for Brussels on Wednesday to represent Greece at the meeting of Council of European Union internal market ministers. The meeting is expected to focus on issues related to legislative reforms and more effective implementation of measures relating to the European internal market.
The volume of retail sales rose 5.4 percent in June, according to the National Statistics Service. Retail sales rose 1.0 percent in the period January-June compared to the same period last year.
Cloud with scattered showers or storms will prevail throughout Greece on Today. Winds westerly, northwesterly, moderate to strong. Athens partly cloudy with temperatures between 15-26C. Same in Thessaloniki with temperatures from 14-21C.


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Q: ViewController loses its properties when I go back I have two ViewControllers. The first has UITableview that I push data from to the second ViewController. Whenever I go back, the first ViewController loses its properties - Its navigationbar background disappears and for example the sidebar menu does not work either. Is there any way I could reload it while pushing the back button?
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A: Sounds like you are probably doing your setup in viewWillAppear instead of viewWillLoad. This means that when the view will appear on return, the setup is happening again and perhaps leaving you in an unexpected state. Put breakpoints in your view controller delegate methods and see what order things are being called in and why.


Parks are firing across North America and this week's update is a big one. Scroll through the photos to check out the latest in transition and metal from Alberta to Vermont and everywhere in between. We'll keep this short since there's plenty to look at, so enjoy this week's gallery of jumps, rails, and more as you make your shred plans for the weekend. SNOWBOARDER Magazine is headed to Aspen for the X Games, so expect plenty of massive park photos right here on Snowboarder.com over the next four days.


Creations by Leslie has merged with Celebration Bliss!
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Something really exciting is about to happen here at Celebration Bliss!
I am so excited to announce the big news . . . Creations by Leslie has merged with Celebration Bliss! Creations by Leslie has been an online store selling custom printed invitations for almost two decades. Leslie, the owner and creator of Creations by Leslie, is also the store owner of a small brick and mortar shop in Long Island, New York. This store is named Celebration Bliss. Although Leslie caters mostly to brides in the New York area, she also sells personalized invitations and essentials for every special occasion, including baby showers, birthdays and holiday events.
Leslie would like to offer what she sells to local customers to her clients nationwide. From wedding invitations, bridal shower invitations and rehearsal dinner invitations, Leslie will carry the same quality of product as customers are used to, plus so much more.
Whether you are planning a wedding or a baby shower, you will find a beautiful plethora of designs of invitations at Celebration Bliss. Leslie takes great pride in creating invitations that are just as beautiful as the event itself! And unlike other retails stores that sell invitations, Leslie continues to craft each proof by hand while working one on one with customers until the proof is approved.
This old fashioned means of customer service is what makes Leslie unique in this online world of digital communication. When you work with Leslie, you are sure to receive personalized service every step of the way. After all, each and every event is unique and special. And Leslie strives on a daily basis to make sure the invitation that is sent to family and friends set the tone for an affair that will be remembered and cherished by all!
So shop Celebration Bliss for all of your invitation needs! And you have any questions along the way, contact us and we will respond right away!
I AM SO HAPPY TO FIND YOU! I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOUR BUSINESS! SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GROWING AND I AM HAPPY FOR YOU. I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK. YOU HAVE THE BEST SITE FOR INVITATIONS ON THE INTERNET. I TRIED OTHERS AT TIMES AND THEY CANNOT COMPARE. YOU SELECTION, SERVICE AND PRODUCT PROOFING ARE THE VERY BEST. THANK YOU.


"Ive had approaches from people where people want this because this is one of the most attractive football clubs in the world to buy," said Donald. "The fan base, the passion, the history, you can create a Premier League brand here.
"Ive read in the paper the Qatari guys who own PSG are interested, I dont know if its true because weve not spoken to them.
"If they picked up the phone and said we want to do a Man City and take Sunderland to the next level and go boom it wouldnt be fair of me to hold it because I like it, and I do love it.
"But if there are people who knock on the door and say that, then that might be a game changer but we havent had that.
"Weve had approaches from people who I dont think at this stage, some of them, are going to do it any better, any different, in fact might penny pinch more.
Donald revealed the Black Cats will still have around £14million to pay for players contracts next season, significantly more than any other team in League One.
When asked if the club could bring in more investors to help raise funds,Donald replied: "Potentially, what Ive done with Charlie (Methven) and Juan (Sartori) is weve been working, if you like, on the other Championship teams models because we think were ok in League One.
"You could get an investor comes in and says Ill put £60million in but fundamentally that would be £60million worth of debt," said Donald.
"So would we be better to raise £30million ourselves and spend it without any involvement? Maybe but its a bit more of a gamble and puts the pressure on us to get it right.
"What we have got to do is recognise if Juan wants to, and those conversations are ongoing, it might just be that Juan gets more involved," added Donald.
"But on the basis that things arent certain yet, youve got to bare in mind that if Im going to say to Juan can we have a bit more finance and firepower please he might turn around and say yeah Ill do that but I want a bit more of the club Stu, whats it worth?


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Starting on September 30th, all web-based communications with NCBI will be required to be via encrypted HTTPS format.
Users on Geneious R10 and later will not be affected by this. NCBI services should continue to function normally.
Users on Geneious R9 must update to the latest patch, 9.1.8 to ensure continued NCBI access.
Users on Geneious R8 must update to the latest patch, 8.1.9 to ensure continued NCBI access.
We are fully supporting the transition to HTTPS for Geneious versions 8, 9, and 10. Users on earlier versions of Geneious will have to upgrade to ensure continued access to NCBI BLAST and NCBI search services after September 30.


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Home / BUY MY BOOKS / BUY Color Notebook / Buy Colour Inspiration Notebook In Canada!
The Colour Inspiration Notebook has now been published in Canada! It features all of the gorgeous furniture photography found in the original version, PLUS new photos of stunning furniture upcycling projects by talented Canadians friends. And I am happy to say that it is printed in Red Deer, Alberta.
Wholesale purchases for Canadian retailers: Email Debbie@MyPatchOfBlueSky.com for a shopping link. You will receive it quickly by return email with a link to purchase.
Retailers in Canada coming soon!
WHY DID I COMPILE THIS NOTEBOOK?
Choosing the perfect color when painting furniture can be extremely intimidating for many reasons. Color is so personal – it reflects our style in the clothing we wear, the cars we drive and in our home decor. And who wants to make a mistake? Repaint that piece of furniture? Choose another color? Spend more time and money?
Hence, here is a pretty little tool to help you collect inspiration as you travel through life.
The photographs you see on the front of each page are mostly mine, snapped on my travels through Europe and North Africa, at home, or in furniture and accessory showrooms. I have learned to see color combinations and patterns everywhere – a lovely flower, a bird, a plate of perfectly presented food in a restaurant. Especially in my own closet. Study the colors you love to wear, and I am willing to bet that you will like most of the same colors painted on a special piece of furniture.
Several of the furniture pieces within are my creations, but I really wanted to share the work of friends, so their photos are included, and their names can be found on the back of the corresponding pages.
Find gorgeous, inspiring photos from around the globe, organized by the color wheel, plus neutrals, white, grey, brown, black and metallics.
This is the area to play to your creative heart's content. Clip, staple or tape ideas to jump start your painted furniture projects.
Extra blank pages in the back allow even more room to play and make painted color samples.
If you would like to purchase the Canadian version of the Colour Inspiration Notebook online, click here. For the USA Notebook, click here.
Would you like more information? Email me at Debbie@MyPatchOfBlueSky.com.


This one doesn't make a lot of sense.
According to the Orange County Coroner's office, a male bike rider was killed while riding on the 5 Freeway in Santa Ana last night.
The collision took place on the southbound I-5 north of 4th Street just before 11 pm, when the rider was struck by multiple vehicles. The victim has not been publicly identified; no word on whether authorities know who he was, or if it is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
No information is given for how the collision occurred, or whether he was riding on the shoulder or in the traffic lanes. However, there is an exit ramp at 4th; if he was attempting to continue on the freeway it would have put him in the path of exiting vehicles.
And no explanation is given for what he was doing on the freeway at that hour. Or at all.
Hopefully more information will become available later that will shed light on this troubling case.
This is the 43rd bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the ninth in Orange County; that compares to just two in the county this time last year. And he is the fifth cyclist to be killed in Santa Ana in the last 36 months.
Update: It gets even stranger.
According to the Orange County Register, 21-year old Tustin resident Jordan Ames was riding south in the center carpool lane — not the right shoulder — when he veered in front of traffic and was hit by a Honda CRV. He was then thrown into the main traffic lanes, where he was hit multiple times.
How he even got to the car pool lane on a busy freeway — let alone what he was doing there — is still to be determined. A lot of questions will have to be answered before this one makes any sense.
Meanwhile, a commenter describes coming on the scene in the immediate aftermath of the crash. But be warned, the description is very graphic; you may not want to read it.
My deepest sympathy and prayers for Jordan Ames and his loved ones.
Thanks to James Johnson of Johnson Attorneys Group for the heads-up.


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How Long Does It Take To Write an Entire BBC Radio Sitcom?
Written by David Charles
A writer on time tracking and creativity
My name is David Charles and I'm a comedy writer. And data freak.
Together with Beth Granville, I'm co-writer of BBC Radio sitcom Foiled, now in its fourth series. Over the past half decade, Foiled has grown from low budget fringe theatre actually staged in a hair salon to being the most popular comedy show ever broadcast by BBC Radio Wales, starring legends of stage and screen including Ralf Little, Miles Jupp, Felicity Montagu, Vicky Vox and Sir Derek Jacobi.
That's all well and good, but great comedy doesn't get written without great data. Am I right? Probably not, no. Nevertheless, ever since Foiled series one, I have counted the hours I spend writing using both time tracking software and my own high-tech kitchen timer and spreadsheet combo.
What this means is that I can now go back through four years of data to tell you exactly how long it takes to write an entire BBC radio sitcom series. How cool is that?
How long does it take to write a BBC radio sitcom? The simple (and simply wrong) answer
According to my time tracking app, I spent a total of 11,047 minutes working on series four of Foiled last year. That's 184 hours and 7 minutes – or 46 hours and 1 minute for each of the four episodes.
But the hard data of automated time tracking has two major limitations.
Firstly–and most importantly–I am only one half of the team that wrote Foiled. Beth Granville is less keen on time tracking. There's not much I can do about this limitation, short of hacking her computer on the sly. We'll just have to assume that my data is valid for any half of a comedy writing team. If you're writing solo, then a) what are you playing at? and b) double these estimates.
Secondly: My time tracking app doesn't include time spent pondering–it stops counting when I stop typing or fiddling with the mouse, even if I'm staring, blank-faced, at the screen. It doesn't include phone calls with Beth or the rare days we spent together in 2020–unless I happened to be typing on the computer at the same time.
Luckily, for the past two years, I have also kept track of my working hours using the high-tech combination of a kitchen timer and a spreadsheet. According to this record, I actually spent 13,340 minutes working on Foiled in 2020: 222 hours 20 minutes–or 55 hours 35 minutes per episode. That's 21% longer than my time tracking app registered.
Lesson 1: If you use a time tracking app to invoice clients, you might end up seriously out of pocket. Time tracking software can only ever be a guide and will be an underestimation.
My high-tech spreadsheet! Simple and effective. As you can see, November was busy. Image courtesy the author.
How did 2020 creativity compare to 2017-2019?
As you can imagine, 2020 was a very strange year for me and my writing partner, Beth Granville. In past years, Beth and I have spent solid stretches of time together, running away to a deserted house in the countryside for a week to break the stories. We couldn't do any of that in 2020–but did that affect the hours we put in?
The short answer is…no.
According to my app, the time we spent on series four was almost identical to the time we put in on series three. Remarkable. The kitchen timer data, however, suggests that I spent an extra 19 hours on the series this year.
Before you get too excited, I would actually put this down to a change in the way I collected the data, prompted by the changes to the way we all had to work during the pandemic. Let me explain with a side note on the ineffable.
A side note on the ineffable
Remember what I said about Beth and I running away to work together in the countryside, back in the halcyon days before the pandemic? During that week, I would never have dreamt of logging the hours me and Beth spent shooting the breeze over dinner or a long walk–even though this unstructured playtime was exactly how we got most of our best ideas.
There is something ineffable about the unstructured playtime that inspires so many creative breakthroughs. But the ineffable is Kryptonite to time trackers: It defies quantification.
A two hour conversation as Beth and I ramble along the beaches of the Gower peninsula will consist of 90% chat about on and off romantic entanglements, 7% arguing over what to cook for dinner and 2% drawing sand art for Beth's Instagram. But that last 1%, if we're lucky, will be an idea that breaks the back of episode two.
Can I log the whole two hour conversation? No. Can I log the two minutes it took Beth and I to discuss the breakthrough idea? No, that'd be ridiculous. The ineffable, without which the series doesn't happen, doesn't get logged. This is an important thing for all creative time trackers to remember.
Flash forward to 2020, however, and I absolutely have counted all our phone calls towards my working total. Without the ineffable opportunity to indulge in unstructured playtime, Beth and I had to force our creativity into the structure of a scheduled phone call. In short: the pandemic has made everything feel more like work and those working hours were more easily logged. And that is where I think those extra 19 hours come from.
Lesson 2: You might not be working longer hours during lockdown–but it'll probably feel like you are!
Back to the time tracking data
For completists, here's a table of the raw data from all four series:
Minutes working on Foiled Time tracking app (TT) Kitchen timer # Days >60m Celtx (TT) Longest week Celtx (TT, mins)
Series 1: 2017 7,821 (Celtx only) No data 34 (in 13 weeks) 1,486
Series 2: 2018 8,402 No data 40 (14) 1,135
Series 3: 2019 11,120 12,214 54 (15) 1,468
What stands out here is that we really ramped up our work ethic after series two, adding no less than eleven hours per episode. Hopefully that's not because our aging brains are struggling to come up with the funnies, but rather that our extra work is paying off with tighter and funnier scripts.
Comedy writing–any creative writing–is impossible to grade objectively, but we like to think we're much better writers today than we were in 2017 and 2018. I guess you'll have to decide for yourself whether all our extra work was worthwhile. (Actually, please do let us know if you reckon we can slack off with series two levels of commitment next time!)
Lesson 3: Don't fool yourself into thinking that you'll need less time to write a sitcom series as you become more experienced. But take heart that your scripts will be funnier.
Is time tracking actually useful for a comedy writer?
The fact that I have used at least one method of time tracking for the past four series of Foiled should answer that one. I think it's an incredibly useful tool for any self-respecting comedy writer.
Creative writing, as I've mentioned, is impossible to judge objectively. This can make the blank page daunting to the point of paralysis. But knowing roughly how long a sitcom episode takes to write–around 55 hours in my case–tells me that there is a reliable process behind the evanescent, ineffable clouds of creativity.
That reliable process is simple: Put in the hours. And how will you know for sure whether you're putting in the hours if you aren't time tracking?
Time tracking, far from tying me down in data, liberates my creative spirit by leading me on the well-paved highway that goes straight up to those fluffy clouds. (Well, maybe not totally straight, but it does get there eventually.)
Before that cloudy metaphor gets too strangled for both of us, I'll leave you with at least some of the words of seventeenth century poet Robert Herrick:
Gather ye data while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying!
How To Build A Horse With Programming [Comic]
Tired of modern transportation? Have a ton of hay laying around? It sounds like you might very well be in the market for a horse.
Working from Home: The Pros and Cons [Comic]
At the end of the day, being able to work from home is a privilege. For those who can, working from home does come with certain unique advantages.
The Creative Benefits of Embracing Boredom
I grew up in the mid-2000s in a household that used dial-up internet. Thankfully, this meant that I had a childhood that largely took place offline. But things changed rapidly when the 2010s rolled around.


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Vietnam airline market takes off 2010-03-14 - TN
Economic recovery is set to spark demand, competition and reasonable fares on Vietnam's air travel market, industry insiders say.
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Vo Huy Cuong, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam's Air Transport Department, said many airlines expecting post crisis gains had recently been licensed for expansion in Vietnam.
"Airlines expect the market to recover in both passenger and cargo services with support from the economic growth predicted around the globe," said Cuong.
Cuong said the market was estimated to grow 10 to 15 percent, double national economic growth estimates of 6.5 percent this year. It grew 8.4 percent last year, he said.
Viva Macau Airlines was the first carrier to expand its services in Vietnam this year as it opened a direct route to Hanoi during the Tet Lunar New year Holiday. The three weekly flights were in addition to its first route to HCMC opened two years ago.
JetstarAirAsia, the world's first low-cost carrier alliance, said it would nearly double its flights between Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City from May to July, according to local media.
Vietnam Airlines has also opened its two latest routes linking Hanoi with Osaka, Japan and Rangoon, Myanmar. The national flag carrier will start direct flights from Hanoi and HCMC to Shanghai, China later this month. Pham Ngoc Minh, Vietnam Airlines' director general, said the nation's largest carrier planned this year to add 16 new aircrafts to its current fleet of 58 jets and join Skyteam, the world's biggest carrier alliance.
Vietnam Airlines aims to serve 11 million passengers this year to earn VND32 trillion, or US$1.68 billion, in revenues, a rise of 18 and 30 percent respectively.
Do Anh Tuan, managing director of Trai Thien Air Cargo, said sales on Vietnam's airline market would rise on huge demand from local passengers and businesses as other means of inland and waterway transportation were still underdeveloped in Vietnam.
There would be more competition between passenger and cargo carriers along main routes to attract customers and prices would be fairer, said Tuan whose optimistic prediction was that the market would grow 20 to 25 percent this year.
Trai Thien, Vietnam's first private cargo carrier licensed in late 2008, plans to commence its first flight between Hanoi and HCMC in May. The company is targeting garments, electronics and foodstuffs companies as potential customers.
Also in May, Hong Kong Airlines and Malaysia-based Neptune Air are also scheduled to increase their passenger and cargo flights to HCMC and Hanoi, according to Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
CAAV said Cargolux wanted to expand to Hanoi after the cargo carrier started its first route to HCMC from Luxembourg. The airline flies garments, footwear, handicraft and electronics to Europe. It also carries seafood products, fruit and vegetables to Asian destinations.
Vu Duc Bien, business and commerce manager at Vietnam Air Services Company, or Vasco, said demand from businesses would grow as they scout for international opportunities in the coming years. He said economic recovery would no doubt boost this demand.
Bien predicted that the market for charter flights for geographic and oil surveyors and researchers would also develop, saying that such services would increase by 30 percent this year compared to zero growth last year due to the crisis. Vasco, a unit of Vietnam Airlines, operates in passenger short-haul flights and services for businesses.
No new carriers permitted until 2012
Cuong from the administration said the government would not issue new licenses for passenger and cargo carriers to operate domestic flights until 2012 in compliance with a government strategy that aims to support those already in the business.
Vietnam's three private carriers, Indochina Airlines, VietJet Air and Mekong Air, are licensed to operate in domestic and international flights, but the latter two have yet to fly.
The administration approved AirAsia's acquisition of a 30 percent stake in VietJet Air last month, allowing the Vietnam-based joint venture to provide domestic and international low-cost flights in May. The move came after Australian low-cost Jetstar got approval from the government to acquire a 27 percent stake in Jetstar Pacific.
Losses and spiraling debt forced Indochina Airlines to suspend its services last year. The newest airline has two and a half months to reopen with a certificate from the administration or stay closed forever.
The government has also recently approved the establishment of a new airline named VietAir Airlines Joint Stock Co, under a proposal by Vietnam Airlines.
The airline had waited several years for the approval, said Cuong, who explained that the government had disapproved of the carrier's plan to include shareholders from state corporations outside the aviation industry.