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Parker Higgins, March 2, 2012, "Mobile User Privacy Bill of Rights," Electronic Frontier Foundation Deeplinks Blog.
From the article: "Mobile smartphone apps represent a powerful technology that will only become more important in the years to come. But the unique advantages of the smartphone as a platform—a device that's always on and connected, with access to real world information like user location or camera and microphone input—also raise privacy challenges. And given the sensitivity of the data that many consumers store on their phones, the stakes are even higher for manufacturers, carriers, app developers, and mobile ad networks to respect user privacy in order to earn and retain the ever-important trust of the public.


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Why using Myers-Briggs at work Might Be a Terrible Idea (MBTI)
Written by Why using Myers-Briggs at work Might Be a Terrible Idea (MBTI) Jesse E. Olsen, University of Melbourne and Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne
Jesse E. Olsen, University of Melbourne and Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most popular personality test, boasting millions of test-takers each year. Developed in the 1940s by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Briggs, the MBTI is based on the ideas of Carl Jung. Upon completion, test-takers are presented with one of sixteen personality types based on four dichotomies: extraversion-introversion (E-I), sensing-intuition (S-N, because "I" was already taken), thinking-feeling (T-F), and judging-perceiving (J-P).
Despite its general popularity, however, the Myers Briggs test is met with seemingly unanimous revulsion among academics (who are probably just sceptical INTPs). We (the authors) like to see ourselves as open-minded ENFPs, but alas, we must own up to our I and T tendencies. While we don't necessarily meet the MBTI with revulsion, we're far from impressed. Further, as management scholars, we have reservations about promoting the use of the MBTI in the workplace.
1. The MBTI to make any employment decision Is Definitely a Terrible Idea (IDTI).
Here, we are in full agreement with the test developers' original intent. According to the Myers-Briggs Foundation:
It is unethical and in many cases illegal to require job applicants to take the Indicator if the results will be used to screen out applicants. The administrator should not counsel a person to, or away from, a particular career, personal relationship or activity based solely upon type information.
The MBTI is meant for developmental purposes, and the 16 types are meant only to emphasise uniqueness, rather than goodness or badness — a lot like a horoscope.
But importantly, research suggests that scores or personality types as measured by the MBTI do not relate to job performance. Employee selection tools should be chosen based on the degree to which they find good employees; the MBTI does not do this — a lot like palm reading or handwriting analysis.
Further, in using personality tests more generally, we have to understand that there are limitations to measuring self-reported personality even with the more reliable instruments, and that situational factors also play a very important role in determining our behaviour.
2. Using the MBTI as a reliable measure of personality Is Probably a Terrible Idea (IPTI).
MBTI results are based on self-reported preferences, which are forced into categories or types. The more reliable tests of self-reported personality — like the Big Five — measure aspects of the personality on more of a continuum, rather than as types.
When we measure many human characteristics — like height, weight, intelligence, and many personality traits - we tend to find that most people fall fairly close to the average and very few people fall at the extremes, forming what is known as a bell curve or normal distribution. What would happen if we choose to represent intelligence as an arbitrary dichotomy - "sophisticated-simple" ("S-I", because they clearly can't both be represented by "S") — rather than as a continuous IQ score? If the average person (who sits around the middle of the distribution, near the arbitrary dividing line) took an intelligence test twice, they'd have a good chance of falling into a different category each time.
Here lies one of the big problems with the MBTI and the reason many people find their type changes when they take it multiple times. Most of us are about average on at least one of the four dimensions, which means that we probably teeter on the edge between two (or more) types. Answer one of the questions differently, and you might fall into a different personality type. This happens about 50% of the time, according to some reports, which should further emphasise the importance of not using the MBTI to make any important decisions.
3. Using the MBTI as a development tool Might Be a Terrible Idea (MBTI).
Using the MBTI in training and development can provide for some fun times at work. People like typologies, and going through the MBTI assessment and feedback process can provide an opportunity for self- and/or mutual understanding.
You may have reasons for spending around $35 per person on an unreliable and invalid test to further self-understanding or think about your career. (We won't judge; we're Ps, not Js.) However, we submit that there are plenty of equally unreliable and invalid tests available online for free, or that you might make your own, and that they might even be more fun than the MBTI. Your $35 could instead be directed to satisfying the world's growing demand for creative ice bucket challenge videos.
So, in sum, the MBTI unreliably, invalidly, and perhaps even inappropriately assigns four-letter labels to test-takers. Of course, if this sounds like your idea of fun, go for it, but we'll take our $35 to the local pub, for measurably more fun as we assign our own four-letter label to the MBTI.
Jesse E. Olsen, Research Fellow at the Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne and Peter Gahan, Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Employer Parker Hannifin was cited for similar violations after a 2013 amputation at Kennett, Mo., site.
A machine that sizes and cuts rubber hose severed a 52-year-old woman's right arm just nine days after she starting a new job as a machine operator at Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Kennett, Mo., worksite. After an investigation, OSHA determined the machine lacked adequate safety guards to prevent the horrific injury.
On March 24, OSHA issued one repeated, and one serious safety violation to Parker Hannifin Corp. for the Dec. 23, 2015, incident. In 2013, OSHA cited the company for similar machine hazards at its Kennett facility.
In addition to inadequate safety guards on numerous machines, investigators found Parker Hannifin workers exposed to trips and falls because floor openings were unguarded. The agency has proposed penalties of $44,000.
Since Jan. 1, 2015, OSHA requires employers to report any severe work-related injury – defined as a hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye – within 24 hours. The requirement that an employer report a workplace fatality within eight hours remains in force. In the first full year of the program, employers reported 10,388 severe injuries, including 7,636 hospitalizations and 2,644 amputations. In Missouri, 88 workers suffered amputation injuries in 2015.
Parker Hannifin is a leading manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the global company boosted annual sales of approximately $13 billion in fiscal year 2015. The company employs approximately 55,000 people in 50 countries.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with McDonald or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.


The New England Black Wolves will travel to Denver on Saturday to face the Colorado Mammoth in a match up of conference leading teams. New England (5-2) holds a one game lead on Buffalo in the east while Colorado (7-2) leads Saskatchewan by 1.5 games in the west.
The Wolves have led the east from the get go this season, with the new look team finding immediate success in its second season playing out of Connecticut. The Mammoth as well have rolled since the beginning of the year, starting the season undefeated before losing to Saskatchewan.
Last week New England continued its torrid start with a 16-15 win at home over the Georgia Swarm. Kevin Crowley scored the game winning tally with just four seconds remaining in the final quarter.
Meanwhile, Colorado is coming off of a controversial 12-11 win against the Vancouver Stealth where Adam Jones scored six times in the fourth quarter, including the game winner with one second on the clock The result was in question after video showed Colorado goalie Alex Buque may have allowed an own-goal, but the game officials never caught it during the contest.
Colorado's Callum Crawford, one of the premier free agent signings from the off season, is second in the league in scoring with 55 points on the season. New England's Shawn Evans, also a new player on the roster in 2016, is fourth in the league with 52 points. The Black Wolves acquired Evans in a trade with Calgary before the season.
Jordan Hall has played two games in New England since being acquired from Rochester and he has 13 points in those two contests, nine of them being assists. Pat Saunders has 30 points in seven games, keeping up his pace after breaking out with 68 points last year.
Crawford, who has a goal in each of his last six games, has led the way for the Mammoth this season while John Grant Jr has also added 46 points and Adam Jones has scored 45. The Mammoth's 111 goals scored on the season lead all western conference teams. Meanwhile, New England' 76 goals against are the fewest in the entire NLL.
Despite Colorado giving up 100 goals, Mammoth goalie Dillon Ward has the best goals against average in the league at 10.47. Fourth is Evan Kirk of the Black Wolves at 11.26, but his save percentage of .747 is tops in the league. Both teams have played well defensively despite having question marks going into the season. New England has the worst special teams in the league on both end, so the challenge for the Black Wolves will be keeping the game five-on-five.
Andrew Suitor will make his season debut after tearing his ACL last season for the New England defense, while Brian Megill has suffered the same injury and will miss the remainder of the season.
These teams last met on February 22nd of last year when Colorado defeated New England 14-12 led by a nine point night from Jones. This time, New England is a much better team, but the Mammoth are also looking to be one of the most dominant teams in the league. Game time is 9 p.m. eastern time.


Replacing two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil with two tablespoons of light olive oil in your cooking saves you ____________ calories.
The answer is a) zero. All oils have the same number of calories (butter is a bit lower because it is not pure fat).
Definitely zero. I believe that the term "light" only refers to color, and possibly taste.
I am sure with zero.


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Home Religion and Belief Feast of the Black Nazarene | and The Tale of the White Nazarene | Quiapo Manila Philippines
Feast of the Black Nazarene | and The Tale of the White Nazarene | Quiapo Manila Philippines
Feast of the Black Nazarene, observed every 9th of January.
The Spaniards introduced the custom of celebrating fiestas in honor of patron saints. Usually, these rituals begin with a novena (or a nine-day mass or prayers) and culminates into a grand procession on the feast day. Besides patron saints, there are also images of Jesus Christ and Mary Mother of Jesus in the Philippines that draw millions of devotees during their annual celebrations. This affirms the Filipino belief on the presence of the divine on sacred images which can be considered as a vibrant reflection of Filipino Catholicism.
The most popular celebration in honor of Jesus Christ is the feast of the Black Nazarene, a genuflecting image of Jesus bearing a cross. In observance of the traslación, or the sacred image's journey from Bagumbayan (now Quirino Grand Stand) to Quiapo, a procession is celebrated annually every 9th of January. Traslación was initiated in 2009, although a procession around Quiapo was already in place since the early 19th century as evident in a painting by Jose Honorato Lozano in 1847.
The procession would usually take a six to seven-kilometer route and would last for more than 20 hours. Devotees who join the traslación come from different parts of the country—and even the world— consisting of patrons coming from different age groups, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Miracles of the Black Nazarene to devotees are in different forms and are predominantly joined by male devotees in processions. Some are in the form of recovery of a relative from sickness, financial problems, passing of exams, acceptance in job applications, and assistance during difficult times. It is said more female devotees have participated in processions over the years due to their success at being able to find work overseas.
The devotion to the Black Nazarene is also seen in different aspects – psychologically, it comforts devotees; socio-culturally, it reinforces the relationship between members of the family joining the procession and it serves a generational devotion started by the older members to younger ones; and economically, it is a source of livelihood to many. The feast of the Black Nazarene is not only seen as a spiritual event where devotees express their panata (religious vow) but more as a social one.
Panata is a distinct Filipino expression of faith and devotion to a higher being depicted in sacred images because of the belief in the presence of the divine in sacred objects and places. It is characterized by a personal vow to continue their faith and commitment in response to the love and protection that the image has granted them. There is a strong belief that requests will be granted through sacrifice and the continuous devotion to an image is a pledge of commitment to reciprocate the answered prayer.
However, the degree of panata to the Black Nazarene varies. There are ten customary practices of devotion to the Black Nazarene which include: attending the novena, helping in carrying the huge wooden cross, joining the procession, walking on bended knees, wearing the maroon habit, kissing the feet of the poon or polychrome image, contributing money to the church, lighting candles, rendering church services, and involving oneself during fiesta activities.
As a result to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene will involve several changes. Daily masses can be viewed on social media platforms of the Archdiocese of Manila. The "pahalik" or the tradition of kissing the feet of the image of the Black Nazarene, is prohibited and instead replaced by "patanaw" where devotees can view the image. Lastly, the traslación will not push through to avoid mass gatherings. Instead, a replica of the Black Nazarene will be brought to different places in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, and Northern Luzon.
The NMP encourages devotees and everyone who are participating in the celebration to wear face coverings, including masks and shields, and practice social distancing.
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The tale of the two Nazarenos
The Nazareno of Quiapo Church during a Traslación procession in the 1950's.
Photo credits to Mr. Dennis Raymond Maturan
There was a time when there had been two venerated images of Señor Nazareno in Manila. Unknown to many at present, the Señor of Quiapo was not the only Nazareno that had existed and had drawn large following in Manila. In pre-war Manila, there also existed the Señor Nazareno in the church of the Recoletos in Intramuros dubbed as the "Nazareno ng Mayaman". The one in Quiapo was then called "Nazareno ng Mahirap". However, only the Quiapo image celebrates the Traslación every 9 January. The translacion is not to be confused with the Fiesta ng Quiapo which is every 24 June since the titular of Quiapo is San Juan Bautista.
(* it should be noted that these monickers were only coined by writers to describe the cult of followers of each image. The church did not implement any scheme of segregation amongst the devotees of the Señor Nazareno)
The Nazareno image of the Augustinian Recollect Friars in Intramuros prior to WWII. This image is a different image apart from the Nazareno of Quiapo. The Señor of Intramuros perished during WWII
Photo credits to the Recoletos Archives
The devotion to the Señor Nazareno was pioneered by the Augustinian Recollects. The friars first arrived in the Philippines in 1606. A set of devotional images pertaining to the passion of Christ was brought by the friars from Mexico some time in the early 17th century, although there are no record as to when these revered images have exactly arrived. This set of devotional images are common in Spain and Latin American territories and were traditionally being brought out on procession every Palm Sunday within Intramuros. An antique image of Christ carrying the cross was the most prominent devotional image among the Recoletos set, known as the Señor Nazareno.
The Cofradia de Jesus Nazareno under the patronage of Santa Lucia was established at the Recoletos Church Intramuros in 1621. They were tasked to propagate the devotion to the image of the suffering Christ. The Señor was most probably installed in the church of the Recollects on or before the Cofradia was established, putting the date of the arrival of the Señor between 1606-1621. Pope Innocent X gave a papal recognition to the brotherhood on 20 April 1651. The image of Señor Nazareno occupied a specially dedicated altar the the lateral side of San Nicolas Recoletos Church Intramuros, and its Friday devotions were well-attended. The Señor Nazareno of Intramuros enjoyed a multitude of devotees throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, both from the upper class and lower class of spanish Manila.
Oral traditions account that aside from the revered Señor Nazareno image enshrined in the lateral altar of San Nicolas Recoletos church, there was also another Señor Nazareno image in its sacristy. The date and origins of the sacristy image of the Señor is unknown. It was that same sacristy image that the Archbishop Basilio Sancho de Santas Justa y Rufina had ordered to be transferred in 1787 to the church of San Juan Bautista in Quiapo. The former sacristy image of the Señor Nazareno then began to draw a following of its own from the masses after being transferred to Quiapo. The Intramuros image on the other hand, steadily drew the following of genteel crowd of Damas y Caballeros. But both were greatly revered every Friday. While the Intramuros image is garbed in red velvet robes embroidered with spanish gold threads and had worn silver sandals and bound by silver chains, the Nazareno of Quiapo appeared to be a lot simpler.
To commemorate the transfer from Intramuros, the residents of Quiapo hold an annual procession of the Señor called "Traslación" every 9 January, the day that the image was entrusted to their care in 1787. It used to be a solemn procession until late 60's, after which it became rowdier as years go by. The original image of the Recoletos was destroyed during the liberation of Manila in 1945 along with the church of San Nicolas in Intramuros. The Quiapo image, spared by the fires in Quiapo after being kept in the Nakpil residence, continues to be the object of popular devotion not just of Manileños but of the whole Filipinos as well. And yes, the traslacion used to be a solemn procession back in the days, and not a riot that we are accustomed to.
The first photo is the Quiapo Nazareno during a Traslacion procession in the 1950's. The second photo is of the original Intramuros Nazareno that arrived in the early 17th century and was destroyed in 1945. Their striking difference is the direction where they look. The Quiapo Nazareno is looking straight towards up, while the original Nazareno of the Recoletos is looking towards left.
Myths and Miracles of the Nazareno de Quiapo by Morallo and Zulueta
Romanillos rebuts 'Myths and Miracles of the Nazareno de Quiapo'
Almanac for Manileños by Nick Joaquin
History of the church of Quiapo from its official website
Special thanks to Mr. Kevino Evangelista de Guzmán
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One big impediment to supplying new housing to Ontarians is that most cities have exclusionary zoning policies, designed to make it hard to build anything other than bigger single family homes. The government should look at ending these regulations, like Oregon recently did, so that there are not regulatory barriers to private citizens building new apartments, or replacing a large house with two smaller ones.
The province should also look at relaxing the building code to make it easier for people to build apartments that are compliant with it. For example, the Ontario fire code makes it hard to ad a second floor apartment because of the requirement for fire escapes, even though no such policy exists for single-unit houses even if all bedrooms are upstairs.
The province should also look at ending minimum parking requirements, which are regulations that force developers of all sizes to build more parking than is needed for occupants. This drives up costs particularly at the small scale. parking lots can cost upwards of $40k to build and we coild let developers decide how many are necessary in order to sell their units.
Look at implementing dynamic zoning codes
to make sure that it's always possible to add new houses but never too easy to build developments that are too big for the local community to accommodate all at once.
Reinstate rent control. Ontario has a good rent control system which recognizes that people don't just make housing decisions for one year at a time, and sets out a de-facto contract for long-term renting, since the land lord can't unreasonably modify the terms of occupancy or rent price after a lease ends. it's much better then some other rent control systems which aim to actually set rental prices. We should give every tenant the right to a fair long-term rental without fear of their rent exploding.
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Exploring Cabo de Gata - Nijar Naturalpark
One of Spain's 7 Natural Wonders
Experience a sense of other-worldliness
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Cabo de Gata–Nijar Natural Park, is nestled in the wild south-eastern corner of Spain, in the province of Almeria, and is one of the last relatively unspoiled stretches along the Mediterranean. It is a mesmerizing and captivating arid landscape of perfect half-moon bays, hidden coves, ruined castles, dizzying cliffs, extensive coral reefs, volcanic rock formations, and spectacular flora and fauna.
The rain seldom falls on this vast barren terrain making it the driest part of Europe. Nowhere else in Spain is as scorched by the sun, the heat shaping the area's peculiar ecology and landscape. This open geological museum covers 46,000 hectares, stretching from Retamar to the east of Almeria, to the Barranco del Honda, just north of Agua Amarga. There are diverse habitats including fossilized beaches, saltpans and dry riverbeds, and the area's rich mineral content is evident in the reds, oranges and yellows of the exposed rock faces
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The quality of light and magnificent scenery of this land that time forgot make it one of the great film sets of the world, and it has provided stunning backdrops for hundreds of movies including A Fistful of Dollars and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Protection from the Concrete Coasts
Cabo de Gata is a terrestrial-maritime nature reserve, and unlike many other areas on Spain's Mediterranean coastline has been protected from the cranes and cement mixers of construction companies since 1987 when the regional government, the Junta de Andalucia declared it a natural park. The initial decree covered 26,000 hectares, but this has been extended by law several times over the years.
In 1997 the area was afforded even more protection when it was designated a UNESCO Biosphere reserve, a special conservation area that is created to protect the biological and cultural diversity of a region whilst also promoting sustainable economic growth. Biosphere reserves are established through the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB).
Economic development of a biosphere reserve has to be compatible with the local environment and cultural practices of the people in the surrounding area. The ultimate aim is for a balanced and harmonious existence between human beings and nature that does not damage any part of the protected area.
Cabo de Gata, like other biosphere reserves, is divided into three zones: the core area, buffer zone and the transition area. The core area is the centre of the reserve and is a legally protected environmental sanctuary. No activities can take place that will harm the natural environment or its inhabitants. Inside the buffer zone carefully managed use of the natural resources is permitted. One such activity is fishing.
The transitional zone is the outermost portion of the reserve that may contain towns, farms and other human activities, and is where economic development is actively encouraged, hand in hand with sustainable use. Typically, local communities, non-governmental organisations, management agencies, cultural groups and scientists will work together to achieve these aims.
Cabo de Gata has also been designated a Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Interest (SPAMI), which is part of a wider international initiative to protect the Mediterranean Sea.
Nature has spoilt Cabo de Gata's coastline with unparalleled beauty. There are pristine beaches that are backed by wild plants, and secluded coves with soft golden sand, and all lend a sense of other-worldliness to the place.
Playa del Mónsul, considered by many to be the best beach in Spain, boasts crystal clear shallow water, and is flanked by overhanging crumbling volcanic rock formations. Approximately 400 metres in length, the beach is divided into two parts by a large chunk of rock, and had a starring role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was the spot where Sean Connery frightens a flock of seagulls with an umbrella to bring down a German plane.
Playa de los Genoveses is a clam-shaped cove with a long sandy beach and shallow turquoise waters. It enjoys a serene, pastoral setting with a clutch of eucalyptus trees at its eastern end, and a hinterland of dried-out grasses and prickly pear thickets.
Another impressive picture postcard beach is Playa de los Muertos, which has the rather unflattering translation of the "Beach of the Dead". Don't let the name put you off; it is a stunning location with superb views from the surrounding cliffs, and is well worth the ten minute walk down a rugged cliff path to get there. The sea lapping this expansive and isolated idyll is clear, and the rock formations toward the north end of the beach are a visual spectacular.
Even in high season Cabo de Gata beaches are refreshingly quiet compared to the tourist hotspots of Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol. And in addition to stretching out under the hot Andalusian sun the natural park is a haven for a host of exciting aquatic activities. With clear visibility up to 20 metres diving, snorkelling and underwater photography are popular pursuits, as are windsurfing, kayaking and fishing.
Stunted Palms and Pink Flamingos
Despite the semi-arid conditions the soil of Cabo de Gata hosts a rich flora that has adapted to the rain-starved environment. There are approximately 1,000 species of vascular plants, which according to estimates is 12 percent of the total figure for Iberia. Some are endemic to the park including the pink snapdragon (Antirrhinum charidemi) which is known locally as Dragoncillo del Cabo. Europe's only native palm, the stunted dwarf fan palm (Chamaerops humilis) thrives here, as does the spectacular looking yellow-flowering Cistanche phelypaea, a parasitic plant that feeds on goosefoot.
One of Cabo de Gata's greatest resources lies under the sea. The offshore coral reefs and large underwater meadows of Posidonia oceanica (also known as Neptune Grass) are home to more than 1,400 species of animals and plants.
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This lush submarine environment of flowering plants is amongst the best preserved in the Mediterranean, and provides food and shelter for the monk seal (an endangered species) and many types of crustaceans. The reserve extends one nautical mile into the sea to protect the marine life from commercial fishing. Species that live here include ocean sunfish, snappers, pollacks, eagle rays, barracudas, conger eels, red sea fish, and brown meagre and white breams.
The natural park's sand dunes and salt flats are amongst the most important wetland areas in Spain for migrating birds and have been designated a Special Protection Area for birds by the European Union. Birdwatchers from across Europe also flock here to see the magnificent pink flamingos as well as the storks, cranes, avocets, grey and purple herons and many other species of seabirds. And if you point your face skyward in other areas of the cabo you'll see ospreys, peregrines, kestrels and eagles.
On land there are several species of reptiles including the rare Italian wall lizard with its distinctive green back and head and dark brown mottling, grass snakes, ocellated lizards and mammals such as the wild boar and the least weasel, the smallest terrestrial carnivore on the planet.
Fascinating Places
Cabo de Gata is also famed for its mineral wealth and ever since prehistoric times people have burrowed into the rocks and soil to retrieve valuable deposits of agate, jasper, lead, amethyst, silver, and more importantly, gold. In the heart of this rugged area is the village of Rodalquilar and its abandoned gold mines.
The village sits in a valley near the sea and is circled by magnificent volcanic hills, palms and cactuses, and though the gold rush of the last century has long since subsided the neighbourhood should be high up on any traveller's itinerary.
Many of the miners' homes are still standing and some have been modernized to cater for tourists. Some of the old mining facilities can be visited and La Casa de los Volcanes is a geotouristic centre that has a wealth of information about the geology and mining activities around Rodalquilar.
La Isleta del Moro is a tiny and sleepy fishing village that takes its name from a small inlet that used to be the haunt of pirates in search of treasure. It's actually not an island but a small cluster of white houses, tiny streets and a main square, one end of which juts out into the sea. At the opposite end of the bay is the Playa de los Escullos where the two rocks of the Isleta can be seen, which locals say resemble a whale and its offspring. It was from these shores that Philip II and his armada sailed to fight with the Turks in the 16th century. The trees from nearby forests were felled to provide wood for the fleet.
Unspoilt Paradise
Cabo de Gata is a feast for the senses and one of the last paradises of the Mediterranean. It's a fascinating place to explore, and as many parts are only accessible by foot, the numerous nature trails are an excellent way to experience nature at her best.
With several layers of protection in place the pristine habitat is persevered and the impact of tourism is managed in a sustainable way. So there will always be something wonderful and uniquely special to offer tourists.
Relax on one of the Cabo de Gata beaches here >> or Take a Self-guided tour through the Natural Park Cabo de Gata here >>


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An excellent cast has been announced for the 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV spin-off
Really can't wait for this
By Mike Rampton
The cast for the US TV spin-off of What We Do in the Shadows, the funniest film of the 21st Century, has been announced, and is really good.
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi seem to be turning it into something of a Marvel-esque multimedia shared universe. The American version, not to be confused with the movie sequel We're Wolves*, or the New Zealand TV spin-off Wellington Paranormal, has been picked up by FX (home of, amongst other things, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) for a production pilot, and if that goes well, a series will be next.
The plot hasn't been announced, but it's said to be in a mockumentary format like the original film. The cast includes:
Matt Berry, the man with the best voice in the world, star of Toast of London, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Snuff Box and The IT Crowd.
Kayvan Novak, the voice behind Fonejacker, the face behind Facejacker and the really thick one from Four Lions.
Natasia Demetriou, a stand-up and writer who has appeared on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and written for The Midnight Beast.
Harvey Guillen, the only American announced so far, who is best known for the Nickelodeon show The Thundermans, in which he played Cousin Blobbin.
Taika Waititi in the original movie
Why hasn't Matt Berry been a vampire before? Matt Berry would, and presumably will, make such a good vampire. He might even be a vampire, for real.
This is very unlikely to suck (like a vampire), isn't it? It's likely to be bloody (like the bite from a vampire) good. Although there's a lot of money in American telly, so the stakes (like you kill a vampire with) are high. Fans of the film (like fangs, like a vampire's teeth) should have every reason to be in high spirits (like a ghost, which might be friends with a vampire) when the show is trans(ylvania)mitted (Transylvania is where vampires come from), unless they're sitting next to someone who won't stop coffin (like, coughing) (a coffin is where a vampire sleeps) (that is the joke we're going for there) (thanks).
Precise dates and timelines and everything are still up in the air (like a vampire when they are in bat form) for everything WWDITS-related. Wellington Paranormal should be going out at some point in the middle of this year, but nothing more specific has been announced yet. We're really vlad (like, glad, but also Vlad is the name of a famous vampire) this is all happening.
* It really can't be overemphasised how good a title that is.
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Q: Converting DisplayPort and/or HDMI to DVI-D? Newer Radeon video cards come with four ports standard:

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*DVI (x2)

*HDMI

*DisplayPort

If I want to run three 24" monitors, all of which are DVI only, from this video card -- is it possible to convert either the HDMI or DisplayPort to DVI? If so, how? And which one is easier/cheaper to convert?
I did a little research and it looks like there isn't a simple "dongle" method. I found this DisplayPort to DVI-D Dual Link Adapter but it's $120; almost cheaper to buy a new monitor that supports HDMI or DisplayPort inputs at that point!
There's also a HDMI to DVI-D adapter at Monoprice but I'm not sure it will work, either.
AnandTech seems to imply that you do need the DisplayPort-to-DVI:

The only catch to this specific port layout is that the card still only has enough TMDS transmitters for two ports. So you can use 2x DVI or 1x DVI + HDMI, but not 2x DVI + HDMI. For 3 DVI-derived ports, you will need an active DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter.

A: From what I heard, the cheap adapters don't work because you need something that generates an TDMS Signal. The cheap adapters expect the source to already support a TDMS Signal and more or less just convert mechanically.
I have a post here. I ended up buying a $100 Dell Adapter which works, but fails whenever power savings comes into play (I basically have to unplug/replug to "reset" the adapter).
In hindsight, I would have bought a Display Port Monitor or a second card, both options would have been cheaper and less problematic than the Adapter, but I already had 3 screens.
Edit: After 2 Weeks, I really regret it. The adapter just "crashes" after some time (black screen, sometimes it turns on, off, on, off... My Monitor always stays on, so it's the adapter not generating a picture signal anymore). I'll try a USB-Charger next as they hopefully have more power, but I now really regret not getting a DP Monitor instead.
Video of DisplayPort-DVI Adapter Suckage: http://vimeo.com/10425439

A: If you can live with 1920x1200 resolution:
HDMI to DVI Cables for $20+
DisplayPort to DVI Cable for $30+
If you want 2560x1600, you need an active adapter.

A: Yeah, the way the Radeon hardware works, is that one display circuitry drives both the DVI2 and the HDMI port. So you can't have them both hooked up at the same time. Therefore to get 3 monitors, you have to do DVI+DVI+DisplayPort, or DVI+HDMI+DisplayPort. DVI+DVI+HDMI is unfortunately NOT an option.
I believe the DisplayPort to VGA adaptors for ~$20 should work, if you can live with an analog signal on your 3rd monitor that's limited to 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 (most monitors are this size or smaller anyway still). The reviews on monoprice show it worked for 3 people with this card, but did not work for one person with this card.

A: This is a more general answer regarding being able to use HDMI-to-DVI adapters and ignoring your specific problem (described on the Andantech page you linked to (paragraph starting with "Making 4 ports fit on a card...").
With my graphics card (Geforce GTX 275) I got an HDMI-to-DVI adapter which looks like the "HDMI Male to DVI-D Female adapter" at monoprice.com and works fine.
So unless there is a limitation like you have it an HDMI-to-DVI adapter should work, too.

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Even though the heating season thankfully is almost over, you should never ignore any of the strange noises you might hear while your furnace is in operation. Here are some of the most common noises and their causes.
This is one of the most common noises you will hear in a furnace, and this is especially true for furnaces that are more than 10 years old and those that have not received annual maintenance as required. Usually, this sound is due to a bad motor bearing, and the sound can be reminiscent of automobile brakes when they begin to fail. When you hear this noise, you should call a professional right away. The motor will need to be replaced because today's motors have sealed bearings that cannot be serviced. If the problem is ignored, a failed bearing could cause a complete failure of your blower motor, and when this happens, you cannot heat your home.
A thumping sound, much like something stuck in a fan, typically indicates something is stuck in the blades of the blower or inside the furnace's housing. If you hear this noise, you should stop using your furnace and contact a professional for advice. These repairs range from incredibly simple to quite complex, and if you attempt to locate and remove the object on your own, you could overlook a serious issue. Failing to repair the furnace and continuing to use the system anyway may lead to serious damage or even a complete system failure.
Popping sounds are the most common sounds that come from furnaces. Usually, these noises are completely harmless because they come from the air ducts or even the air handler as the metal heats and expands, then cools and contracts. Relatively faint and irregular popping noises could very well be normal, but if the popping continues, if you hear a banging sound, or if it becomes loud, you should contact an HVAC mechanic for more help. These noises could indicate a serious issue with one or more furnace components and failing to address it may result in dangerous effects, such as carbon monoxide entering your home.
If you hear a sound that reminds you of a metal utensil scraping against a metal pot, this is a pretty solid indicator that your blower wheel is faulty. It is a very loud and very obnoxious sound, and it reminds many people of nails on a chalkboard. The wheel itself may have worked its way loose, and if this is the case, it may scrape up against the blower casing when it is in operation. In other cases, it may be that the blower wheel or motor mount has broken. A loose blower wheel is a simple and inexpensive repair, but broken blower wheels and motor mounts – which can occur if you do not address a loose wheel – can become costly.
The heating season is coming to a close, but that is no reason to ignore strange sounds coming from your furnace. By addressing these issues now, you will be ready to stay warm during the next cooling season – and you'll likely save money on repairs, too.


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play an important part in our lives.
A lot of people have either been ribbed because of being too skinny, too fat, too short or too dark (!!!).
The net of course is a great leveller!!
But what do you feel about this? Do people decide whom to talk with or be friends with based on physical attributes???
Not if it is a platonic relationship.
otherwise.......what's the point in throwing a langaar at somebody whom you dislike..physically or mentally-either.
I'm not sure I understand what that meant!
As long as they dress civilized, take a shower atleast once in 3 days and are not weird or crooked in their behavior or thinking I am cool with them.
What about male friends? I assume that you have platonic friendships with them. Apology if I'm mistaken.
Do people decide whom to talk with or be friends with based on physical attributes???
Oy hathaude.. vohi to bolaa.. agar admi 3 din me ek bari bhi nahi nahyega to mere naak ki to vaat lag jaayegi naa.. baaki chal dhal se civilized lagna chahiye aise nahi ki koi zoo me pinjra khula rah gayaa..
To a large extent yes... this may sound superficial.. but this society is highly dependent on outward appearances..
This might sound like big talk, but I really don't care. What I look for in a person is a sense of humor, optimism and an 'attitude'. Physical appearances hardly matter.. maybe in some exceptional cases it might, but by and large, I hardly care.
The point I am trying to make is that, whilst what you say is quite true, do we lose out on a 'good friend' who may not be physically upto the mark?????
And then, the m$ll$on $ question!
Are we upto the mark?
Birthday me hum sab ke naam ek ek shot pee liye ho bhaiyaa.. is liye.. self introspection..
I also carry a brief case to look important even though it is empty.
(yaar bechari meri biwi itne mushkil se dry cleaners par mere kapde de kar le kar aati hai regularly.. kaise miss karoon.. naaraaj ho jayegi).
tuti phuti angreji bhi bol leta hoon.
aur kabhi kabhi cell phone par bahut important baten karne ka dramaa bhi kar deta hoon..
So now you tell me..... if I am up to the mark..
If a person is very good, but dresses shabbily and comes up to me on the road and introduces himself, then no I will probably not talk to him. BUT, if one of my friends or acquaintances introduce me to him, yes I'll definitely strike up a conversation. If that blossoms into something else is another matter altogether.
Similarly if a very well dressed person comes up to me out of the blue to talk to me, but I do not get the right vibes I will still not talk to him.
To give you an example, sometimes at a mall I bump into people who just give the nerves... no matter how they dress or how they look.. but it is the vibes... Guys/gals have cut me in lines and I have gotten so pissed off that I could have scratched their eyes out.
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Hey its not depends on looks ,its totally depend up on the nature of a person,If he /she is having a good optimisum,humour,and above of respect of others feelings,so whats the problem to be a friend.
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The Trump debate comment pushed black Americans and others to vote
Felix Nathan 1 year ago 4 min read
DETROIT – Portia Roberson recalls previous eras when US President Donald Trump refused to completely condemn whites and asked his supporters to monitor polling stations, threatening black Americans from voting during this week's presidential debate.
Roberson, a 51 – year – old black woman living in Detroit, cools the comments – but also has a new will to vote.
For many black Americans and people of other races, Trump's remarks during a debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden have not yet fully caught up with the systemic racism borne out this year by protests against black police killings. The pandemic, and the resulting economic collapse.
But they also call for action.
"I hope it takes away some of the frustration, anger and sadness we all experience in 2020, and use it to motivate us to go to the polls and make sure we really vote for candidates and reflect on what blacks need in this country," said Robertson, CEO of Hope's Detroit. .
Experts and activists say Trump tried to reverse his debates on Wednesday, but the moment he told a right-wing group to "stand back" had already settled in the minds of many Americans. A day after the debate, the president said he was unaware of the group, but said "let law enforcement do their job."
During the debate, he urged his "supporters to go to the polls and watch very carefully, because the same must happen."
Eric Sheffield, a black real estate developer in Atlanta, whose parents come from the Deep South, said Trump's comments were reminiscent of the Jim Crowe era.
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"I heard the ghost of voter oppressors," Sheffield, 52, said. "It's the same soup. It's just warmed up."
It was not just black Americans who took notice at the president's debating remarks. Anna Mack, a biracial Filipino American woman who is a Masters student at the University of Denver, said similar concerns are echoed among Americans from other backgrounds.
"I'm bored and angry with those comments," said Mack, 22. "But I'm not surprised."
Since the coronavirus, which was first lit in China, spread to the United States, Mack said, hatred towards Asian Americans has increased. Trump himself has been criticized for calling COVID-19 a "Chinese virus".
"I fear there will be more hate crimes from white supremacists," she said.
On Thursday, when asked for a definite statement on whether the president was condemning white supremacy, White House Press Secretary Kylie McNani said the day before: "I always condemn any form."
Some organizations are working to turn the fears caused by Trump's remarks into votes.
The New Georgia project seeks to encourage approximately 600,000 black, Latino, Asian American and young voters to vote in November, said CEO Nsie Ufot. She said 90,000 black voters living in Georgia's "rural black belt" did not vote in 2016 and that they were trying to reach out too.
"The debate is not about conveying his (Trump) vision for America," Ufot said. "It's about making it so nasty and awful and disgusting and encouraging people to get out of this process, and we'm not going to let that happen."
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Dr. Elwin Zheng, a professor of medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, helped establish Asian Americans against Trump by funding digital and print advertising in Asian language media organizations in the war-torn states.
Zheng hopes that young Asian Americans who do not support Trump will talk to relatives about their ideas and that some will change their minds.
"In many areas … immigrants see their children thinking about what they think and what is happening in America," Zheng said.
Trump's remarks – and his record on race – may have upset many Americans, especially for some blacks, as they provoke a dark history.
The 75-year-old Rev. was involved in voter rights work in Alabama during the 1960s, including registration drives and the Selma-to-Montgomery March. Wendell H. This rhetoric hinted at the memories and voter intimidation tactics of Southern separatists for Paris.
"It's a coded language whenever you hear me say 'peace,'" Paris said. "We go back to the racial conditions of the 1950s and 1960s."
Even after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided greater protection, white assistants in Paris uniforms were reminded of the way black voters often appear on voting premises in black areas – which has a frightening effect on their history of racist abuse.
Because of that history, Vincent Hutchings, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, said he believes Trump's comments are provoking legitimate concerns that he could cause trouble on polling sites, especially in black communities.
"What kind of things indicate violations or scams?" Asked Hutchings. "It's very dirty, and as a consequence, people have to exercise their own discretion, and when that happens, all bets are turned off, so it's definitely dangerous."
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Cynthia Bell, a Chicago resident, said the debate "broke my heart" and decided to vote because she was worried about threats in the election.
"How is this possible in this day and age?" She asked Bell, who runs a senior center in a mostly black community. "What have we got?"
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I'll Follow the Sun (Lennon/McCartney) är en låt av The Beatles från 1964.

Låten och inspelningen
Ursprunget till I'll Follow The Sun är en mycket tidig komposition av i huvudsak Paul McCartney. Låten finns med bland de amatörinspelningar de tre gitarristerna John Lennon, Paul McCartney och George Harrison gjorde tillsammans med den nya och oerfarne basisten Stuart Sutcliffe gjorde någon gång på våren 1960. En del av dessa amatörupptagningar - dock inte I'll Follow The Sun - finns med på dubbel-CD:n Anthology 1 1995. Inspelningen har dock funnits tillgänglig på s.k. bootleg, dvs. piratskiva. Amatörupptagningarna från 1960 beskrivs mer ingående i Hans Olof Gottfridssons bok Beatles - From Cavern to Star-Club: The Illustrated Chronicle, Discography & Price Guide 1957-1962.

Ian MacDonald hävdar i boken En revolution i huvudet att Paul McCartney skrev I'll Follow The Sun vid Beatles första besök i Hamburg 1960. Men amatörbanden avslöjar att låten är tidigare än så.

Beatles spelade den 18 oktober 1964 in en delvis ny version, som kom med på LP:n Beatles for Sale - utgiven i England den 4 december 1964. I USA kom låten med på LP:n Beatles '65, som gavs ut 15 december 1964. De amerikanska LP-skivorna på EMI-etiketten Capitol hade delvis annan låtsammansättning och ibland också andra titlar än de europeiska skivorna. Beatles '65 motsvarar i huvudsak den europeiska Beatles For Sale.

Källor
 Ian MacDonald: En revolution i huvudet, 1994
 Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Recording sessions (1988)
 Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle (1992)
 Hans Olof Gottfridsson: Beatles - From Cavern to Star-Club: The Illustrated Chronicle, Discography & Price Guide 1957-1962 (1997)

Sånger 1964
Sånger framförda av The Beatles
Sånger producerade av George Martin
Sånger skrivna av Lennon–McCartney

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Herentals is a railway station in Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened in 1855 and is located on Line 15 and Line 29.

Train services
The station is served by the following services:

Intercity services (IC-10) Antwerp - Mol - Hamont/Hasselt
Intercity services (IC-11) Binche - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Mechelen - Turnhout (weekdays)
Intercity services (IC-30) Antwerp - Herentals - Turnhout
Local services (L-24) Antwerp - Herentals - Mol (weekdays)

Bus services
The following bus services call at the station. They are operated by De Lijn.

15b (Herentals – Olen – Geel)
150 (Lier – Kessel – Nijlen – Bouwel – Herentals)
159 (Herentals – Herentals Industrie Wolfstee)
210 (Turnhout – Lille – Herentals)
212 (Turnhout – Gierle – Lichtaart – Herentals)
220 (Herentals – Hulshout – Westmeerbeek – Aarschot)
221 (Herentals – Heultje – Westmeerbeek – Houtvenne – Aarschot)
305 (Turnhout – Herentals – Herselt – Aarschot – Leuven)
418 (Antwerpen – Lille – Herentals) Express
420 (Antwerpen – Broechem – Massenhoven – Herentals)
427 (Antwerpen – Massenhoven – Herentals) Express
429 (Antwerpen – Zoersel – Malle – Lille – Herentals) Express
511 (Mechelen – Heist-op-den-Berg – Herenthout – Herentals)
540 (Westerlo – Oevel – Olen – Herentals)
541 (Westerlo – Voortkapel – Olen – Herentals)
542 (Herentals – Olen – Geel Industrie)

References

External links
 Herentals railway station at Belgian Railways website

Railway stations opened in 1855
Railway stations in Belgium
Railway stations in Antwerp Province
1855 establishments in Belgium
Herentals


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Joel Berry's injury a case of 'video game rage'
North Carolina's star point guard broke his right hand last Saturday punching a door after losing a video game to teammate Theo Pinson
October 25, 2017 Brett Friedlander College Basketball, Sports
UNC guard Joel Berry averaged 14.7 points and 3.6 assists per game for UNC's national championship team last year (Bob Donnan/USA Today Sports)
CHARLOTTE — When it comes to confrontations between bare fists and solid objects, the solid objects always end up with the better end of the bargain.
North Carolina point guard Joel Berry was the latest to learn that painful lesson last weekend when he suffered a broken right hand out of frustration over — of all things — losing a video game to teammate Theo Pinson.
"He and Theo and one of our managers were playing some video game Saturday night, he loses and he jumps up and punches the door," said coach Roy Williams, whose team will be without its star senior leader for at least the next four weeks. "You can't make that stuff up, so it's got to be true."
Williams said he wasn't aware of the the details surrounding Berry's injury, including which video game he was playing, other than to say that "I don't think it's necessarily a reason to punch a door because you lose a video game.
Pinson, appearing in the interview room a few hours before Williams, offered even less insight into the incident.
"Have you talked to coach?" was the only thing he would say.
Williams actually seemed to have a good humor about the entire incident when asked about it Wednesday at the ACC's Operation Basketball media event.
That's probably because he's had a couple of days since it happened to cool off and come to grips with the situation. He's also had plenty of experience dealing with injuries to key players just before the start of a season, though none have been as colorful or avoidable as this one.
The Tar Heels started last season without Pinson, who broke his foot during preseason practice, and the previous year without leading scorer Marcus Paige, who broke his hand in a more traditional on-the-court manner.
In each case, the players returned to action and made significant contributions to NCAA tournament runs that ended in the national championship game.
So all things considered, Williams said things could be worse.
"We've had our share of those things, but other teams have, too," the coach said. "Nobody's had it more than Larry Fedora, with what we're going through with our football team now."
Fedora's football team has lost 16 players for the season because of injury and is struggling at 1-7 on the season. Williams' basketball squad doesn't figure to experience as dramatic a dropoff — if any at all — while Berry is out, in part because of the lesson he learned back in 2012.
That was the year he was forced to play seldom-used freshman Stilman White in an NCAA regional final because point guards Kendall Marshall and Dexter Strickland were both sidelined with injuries.
"You need to have more than one player in each spot," Williams said. "You remember in 2012 when we had our backup point Dexter Strickland go down with an ACL. Then when Kendall got hurt in the second round of the NCAA, there went some big-time dreams and hopes. So I said I would never get caught again without three point guards."
Williams is more prepared to deal with the temporary situation this time around. The question is whether his two young backup point guards — sophomore Seventh Woods and freshman Jalek Felton — are prepared enough to get the job done.
If history is any indication, both players will end up benefitting from the extra playing time they might not otherwise be getting if Berry was healthy and playing his usual 30-34 minutes per game over the opening weeks of the season.
Pinson related the current situation to his own experience in 2015, saying it was potentially a "blessing in disguise."
"When Marcus went down, I had to step up and get those minutes," the senior wing said. "It gave me confidence. When we were winning close games and I was making plays at the end of the games, I had the confidence to make those plays. It helped me and it helped coach trust me in games of that magnitude."
If all else fails, Williams could potentially turn to Pinson to play the point until Berry is ready to return.
"He's the best playmaker on our team, so why not give him a chance back there and see what he can do?" Williams said. "We've already done that a couple of times in his career. Nobody has stepped up and said 'this is my spot,' so with Jalek, Seventh and possibly Theo, we'll try to figure out who's best."
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100 in 100: Moore County's Charles Waddell, 3-sport standout
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Tar Heels ACC tournament win anything but meaningless
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DURHAM — Friday's matchup between North Carolina and Georgia Tech had absolutely no bearing on the outcome of the ACC baseball tournament. But as Tar Heels coach Mike Fox said after his team was mathematically […]
UNC suspends football workouts, ACC delays Olympic sports season
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A series of dramatic developments related to the worsening coronavirus pandemic over the past few days have thrown the college fall sports season, including football, into serious doubt. On Wednesday, North Carolina suspended its football […]


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Duncan Keith on 'extremely difficult' year off the ice, from divorce to Sharp rumors
By James O'BrienJul 17, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT
From a hockey standpoint, this past year was incredible for Duncan Keith. The same can't be said for the Chicago Blackhawks defenseman's off-the-ice life, though.
Keith spoke candidly about raising his son after going through a divorce – and the rumors that surfaced regarding former teammate Patrick Sharp – in an interview with the Chicago Tribune's David Haugh.
"I'm not going to lie: It has been a long year and extremely difficult," Keith said. "I know there was a lot of talk throughout the year regarding Sharpie and that was all a complete fabrication as well. My divorce had nothing to do with anything except what was between me and Kelly-Rae, and that's where I'd like to keep it."
The 32-year-old* explained that dealing with the tough situation meant finding a sanctuary in the form of "turning the switch to hockey."
Just about anyone would agree that the results were stupendous: an All-Star Game appearance, that memorable Conn Smythe run and his third career Stanley Cup victory. Sometimes anecdotal accomplishments stand out to people as much as anything else, and Keith's heavy-minute iron man routine in the postseason likely made many lasting impressions.
It's not just about the personal glory, though, as the elite blueliner pondered the connections he's made. Keith explained that Sharp ranks along with Brent Seabrook as "one of his two best friends in hockey." He seemed wistful about the departures of Sharp, Johnny Oduya and Brandon Saad.
"Anytime you play with someone for a long time you're going to develop chemistry, a bond and a friendship and I was really close with those three guys," Keith said. "Sharpie, I played with for 10 years. It's tough to say goodbye …"
These tough times serve as a reminder that summers aren't always just for recovering from the physical turmoil of a long season; they're also an opportunity for players to see their families when they need them the most.
The full article is a great read, so check it out here.
* – His birthday was on Thursday, when that Chicago Tribune story came out.
Tags: Brandon Saad, Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks, Duncan Keith, Johnny Oduya, Patrick Sharp


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Several years ago, I was struck by how many people were expressing disappointment with what was going on in Washington. No matter which side of the political fence they were on, people agreed that special interests and partisan gridlock were hurting our nation's ability to govern itself.
Recently, Don Miller—the bestselling author and creator of StoryBrand—was inspired by my four secrets and became determined to share my thinking with key people in Washington. Drawing on his extensive contacts, he and our Blanchard colleague, Sheri Lyons, were able to present my white paper and discuss its ideas with key people in the office of the vice president in Washington, DC.
Create a Compelling Vision. We no longer know what business we are in as a country (our purpose), what we are trying to accomplish (our picture of the future) or what should drive our behavior as a country (our values). The Bible says that "where there is no vision, the people perish." That doesn't sound promising! We need a big picture vision we can all agree upon.
Treat citizens as business partners. Most of us are in the dark about the bills that are being passed and generally what's going on besides chaos. We need greater transparency in government.
Invite every sector of society to the table. There are several sectors in our nation. In the public sector we have government, education, and the military. In the private sector we have business, the media, and the arts. In the social sector we have families, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits. Right now, the only two big voices are government and business; the other sectors are left out of the process. We need all voices to be heard and considered.
Elect servant leaders. Servant leaders do not focus on winning. Instead, they focus on the well-being of the communities they serve. Until we elect representatives who put service ahead of ego and ideology, our government won't improve.
In the years since I wrote "A Leadership Vision for America," disappointment with Washington has turned to embarrassment. We certainly need some different thinking if we are going to rebuild a divided house. In the meantime, let's pray that representatives in our nation's capital start caring more about helping America regain its reputation as "a shining city upon a hill" than getting re-elected.


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Band: Husky Rescue
Label: Catskills Records
Title: Diamonds in the Sky
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Title:Diamonds in the Sky
Reviewed By:Adrian Huggins
Date Published:07/11/2006
Label:Catskills Records
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This is the debut British single from Finnish trip-hop group Husky Rescue. It is taken from the group's forthcoming album 'Ghost is Not Real' which is due for release early next year. It is a song that it a dreamy mix of the likes of Morcheeba, Pink Floyd, Bjork and Metric, and its beautiful female vocals and atmospheric sounds transport you to another world.
The single also has on offer sveral remixes which give you a much deeper insight into what this group are all about. The different mixes each sound like totally different songs.
The acoustic guitar-led 'Tunng Remix' sounds like it could be a part Nordic folk song, part soundtrack to a nature film. The 'Deaf Stereo Mix' echoes of the likes of Daft Punk and Pet Shop Boys with its electro sounds and compliments the spacey vocals without over shadowing them or seeming like they shouldn't be there.
As a set of five remixes of the same songs Husky Rescue do an incredible job of making one vocal track sound so different branching into several genres without any of them for a second sounding like filler or something to pad out the single package. If this is how inventive they can be with one song I am waiting with baited breath for the album and to see what they are capable over the space of ten plus songs.
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Several types of fossils can be found on the sand and gravel bars in Spring Creek, particularly after floods expose them.
Austin Chalk: Below is a photo of the fossil-bearing Bruceville Marl which runs along the Blackland Prairie south through Austin. The middle Austin Group at Spring Creek Forest is approximately 86 to 87 million years old. The composition of the calcium carbonate chalk includes the remains of small marine plankton such as foraminifera and nannoplankton such as coccolithophores. According the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, "tan to white chalk beds are composed of partly recrystalized, fragmented nannoplankton matrix having 5 to 25 percent foraminifers and whole or fragmented inoceramid pelecypods." Foraminiferans or "forams" can be seen in the Foram Gallery. Coccolithophore information can be found at the "Ehux" Home Page. In addition to coccoliths, other nannoplankton include nannoliths, silicoflagellates and calcispheres.
The Atco Chalk (creek and banks), Bruceville Marl, and probably the Hutchins Chalk (top of exposure) are all expose along the creek.
Badly weathered oysters of Exogyra ponderosa Roemer were also found loose along the banks, but I did not find any in strata. I'm not sure about the Hutchins because I didn't see any of a distinct species called Inoceramus (Cladoceramus) undulatoplicatus (Roemer), which occurs at the top of the Bruceville Marl according to reports.
This marine bivalve, a fossil oyster, is generally found in the lower third of the Austin Chalk Group. Specimens can weigh several pounds. This one was found on Feb. 19th at Spring Creek. Recently snowmelt and stormflow apparently washed it downstream. This is the same location where the coral specimen was found three years ago. (For size comparison is the Asiatic clam, Corbicula manilensis. This small clam was originally introduced to Washington State in 1938. Since then the clam has invaded almost every watershed in the United States). Interesting to see ancient marine fossil side by side w. modern-day freshwater bivalve.
RudistsIt's a piece of a large rudist (or rudistid) Clam called Durania austinensis (Roemer, 1852). Roemer's original figures and several additional photographed specimens in the literature corroborate the ID.
Reports include: 1) the Terlingua Group, Pen Formation of West Texas, 2) the Terlingua group, top of the Boquillas Formation ( top of San Vincente Member), 3) the upper Austin Group of central and north Texas, 4) the Taylor Group, Ozan Formation, 5) the Taylor Group, Pecan Gap Chalk of central Texas (from Bell, Brewster, Fannin, McLennan, and Travis Counties). Your specimen adds Dallas County to the list (upper Austin Group).
Based on the stratigraphic levels from which this rudist bivalve has been reported, it's range extends from the at least the Santonian (and possibly as old as Coniacian) Stage to the middle Campanian Stage (~86 to 79 mya, give or take).
The above photos are of encrusting oysters on an inoceramid, probably Inoceramus (Platyceramus) platinus (Logan)or fossil bivalve.. These encrusting oysters are called Pseudoperna congesta. Thanks Keith for the id's.
Top Right: The Inoceramid is Inoceramus (Cremnoceramus) crassus inconstans (Woods),. The piece below the fossil wood is a piece of calcite with slickenside grooves in it. It fills the joints between the limestone blocks. Probably what happened is that as the blocks faulted or locally settled, the gouged out grooves on either surface. Then, the calcium dissolved in the water (probably as calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) precipitated out as calcite (CaCO3) and filled the cracks. The piece then weathered out, showing the impression of the grooves.
Fossil wood is the most common find on gravel bars in Spring Creek.
Please help identify this fossil….was located at Beck Branch in Richardson Texas…..a tributary to Rowlett Creek in the same major drainage as Spring Creek. Click on thumbnail to enlarge. Photo taken 2/22/07. Specimen was in rock which had broken off the adjacent cliff face. Looks similar to Parapuzosia americana from Middle Austin Group formation.
I also saw a couple of ammonite impressions, which may still be there if they haven't eroded away. One impression I was able to refer toTexanites (Plesiotexanites) stangeri densicostatus (Spath), a strongly tuberculate, lowermost Santonian ammonite (~87 mya). I also saw another strongly tuberculate form that looked more like Texanites (Texanites) gallicus Colligon. There really wasn't enough of it to pin a species name on it.
These ammonites indicate an Early Santonian to Late Santonian age for the top of the creek exposure, and also indicate that not only is the Atco exposed there, but the Bruceville and Hutchins fms are also present. If you look at the Geologic Atlas of Texas, Dallas Sheet, these should be the main formations exposed at the creek.Photo taken July 15, 2006 on lowest formation exposed along Spring Creek close to Maple Ridge Drive.
Above: April 11, 2007: Same fossil after a section split off due to recent high spring flows or possibly vandals….The internal structure is revealed.
Special thanks to Keith Minor for most of the fossil identifications as well as Rocky Manning's identification.
DanaAAllen's Flickr site showing fossils from the North Sulphur River.
(Below) is a mineral, not a fossil, but still interesting…these are pyrite nodules in Austin chalk Atco Formation found in Duck Creek located sw of Spring Creek. Pyrite is the classic "Fool's Gold". Pyrite crystal usually forms as a cube, which can be seen if you magnify these pyrite nodules. Less commonly, it forms as octahedrons (eight-sided shapes), nodules, or massive forms. It can also occur as coarse granules.
I found some fossils in the north san antonio area and I'm looking for some help identifying them.
Can you help if I send you some pics? I think some are bones n teeth and claws.
I'm sorry I no longer have fossil contacts for Texas…please direct your question to Barbara Baynham, President of the Society at Barbara_Baynham2005@yahoo.com. Thanks for your interest in our website!


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Discussion in 'Wireless & RF Design' started by Ironic, Nov 29, 2011.
I am doing a project where i want to use FSK modulator and demodulator connected to microcontrolers (pic) for a radio link.
I have XR 2206/XR 2211 and the LM567 tone decoder. They work but they are old chips, some versions even obsolete, and i would prefer to give a more modern look to the project. I've tried to look around for modern replacement's but no luck.
Cristal controlled oscillators would be better for lower frequency drift versus temperature. Also if the frequency could be higher (at least 1Mhz) even better.
Newer PICs have a Data Signal Modulation peripheral which can do FSK, PSK, and on/off keying.
The 16F1827 has one for certain, as I just read that from Page 193 of the datasheet.
I requested some 16F1827's and PIC16F1933's as samples - it took awhile for them to ship (they were very new at the time) but I got them a couple of months later. These things have more functions than you can shake a stick at.
It's really amazing what functionality they are stuffing into the newer models.
They only "common" PIC peripheral they left out of the 1827 was USB, but it only has 18 I/O pins, so it is forgivable. The amount of RAM and Flash storage are impressive, even for an "Enhanced Mid-Range" PIC as well.
Yes, onboard peripherals are where AVR and PIC diverge rapidly. The Arduino OS uses a lot of bit banging to have abilities the hardware doesn't, such as PWM on any pin. At least the Arduino Uno 32 PIC can do a bit more without using up processor cycles.
I predict it won't be long, if not already, that PICs with USB Host ability are released, so thumb drives or mice can be plugged into them for data or interfacing.
You don't say what sort of radio link you are going to use, distance, frequency, power etc but many off the shelf radio link modules have FSK/ASK features built-in. You just just provide the logic data (generally via some form of serial link, SPI,I2C or ASCII) and the radio module does the FSK mod/demod for you.
that seems like a really useful feature on the pic, however i need usb, so i can't change from the current 18F4550.
Regarding specifications they are still open. The fsk chip i get will also dictate the type of transmitter used.
The main question is that i have to use available transmitters so i have to do AFSK, meaning i have to shift the frequency of the transmitted signal and not the carrier. this is usually done with radio modems for frequencies in the hearing range but i want to go much higher than that.
Can those radio link modules do that? Can you give an example?
Like i said the XR 2206/XR 2211 pair and the LM567 do the trick, but i could do with more speed. any kind of chips that do at least the same at a faster speed would be good for me.


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Q: how to get the current date of android phone? This is how i get the phone's date, but it prompts me with a parseException, what's the problem?
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    String date = sdf.format(new Date());
    Date localDate = sdf.parse(date);

A: new Date(0) is not the current date/time. You should use new Date(). ParseException should go away then. If you wanna know why you got that, simply debug your program and have a look at what new Date(0) gives as a String, you'll know why it fails to be parsed.
Date now = new Date();
Date alsoNow = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
String nowAsString = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(now);

That works. And that too:
Date christmas = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").parse("2012-12-25");

By the way, make sure you are using java.util.Date and not java.sql.Date

A: Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
String nowDate = formatter.format(now.getTime());
String[] separateCurrentDate = nowDate.split("-");
String year = separateCurrentDate[0];
String month = separateCurrentDate[1];
String day = separateCurrentDate[2];
int currentYear = Integer.parseInt(year);
int currentMonth = Integer.parseInt(month);
int currentDay = Integer.parseInt(day);

and then store y,m,d one by one into a Date type onject

A:  Date now = new Date();
   Date alsoNow = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
   String nowAsString = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(now);
   currentdate = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textcntdate);
   currentdate.setText(nowAsString);

A: Date dt = new Date();
                    int hours = dt.getHours();
                    int minutes = dt.getMinutes();
                    int seconds = dt.getSeconds();
                    String curTime = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds;

And then also here is another link on this
Display the current time and date in an Android application


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NAFTA's Unfinished Business
The View From Canada
By Michael Wilson
MICHAEL WILSON is Chair of Barclays Capital Canada. He served as Canadian Minister of International Trade from 1991 to 1993 and as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2009.
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Oil, steam, and natural gas pipelines in Alberta, Canada, July 2012. Todd Korol / Courtesy Reuters
In 1992, when Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney sat down with Mexican President Carlos Salinas and U.S. President George H. W. Bush to sign the North American Free Trade Agreement, free trade was still a matter of fierce national debate in Canadian politics. NAFTA was meant to build on the U.S.-Canadian free-trade agreement that Mulroney had signed at the beginning of 1988, and his support for that deal had cost his party 34 parliamentary seats in federal elections later that year, which had focused almost exclusively on the issue.
Today, however, the debate in Canada over the merits of free trade is settled. Few dispute that NAFTA has produced large and measurable gains for Canadian consumers, workers, and businesses. In 1993, trade within North America amounted to around $290 billion; by 2012, that number had skyrocketed to over $1.1 trillion -- a nearly fourfold increase. Over the same period, U.S. and Mexican investment in Canada tripled. Canada has created 4.7 million net new jobs since 1993, and the North American economy has more than doubled, with a combined GDP increasing from $8 trillion in 1993 to $19 trillion in 2012. Perhaps more important, NAFTA produced a sea change in how Canadians think about their role in the global economy: no longer wary of U.S. dominance, they have grown confident that they can compete against the best.
Judged solely in terms of liberalizing trade, NAFTA has succeeded. But those of us who championed NAFTA hoped the agreement would be something more: a means to deepen integration among the three economies. Unfortunately, when measured against this more ambitious benchmark, NAFTA has fallen well short of expectations. The good news is that it's not too late to play catch-up. But to do so, policymakers in Canada, the United States, and Mexico must start working together now to tear down more fully the barriers that still stand in the way of complete economic integration.
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NAFTA did make some progress in integrating the continent's economies, and Canadian, U.S., and
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