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Sailor, 62, Who Vanished At Sea Found Alive 43 Hours Later
by : Emma Rosemurgey on : 30 Nov 2020 08:36
Sailor, 62, Who Vanished At Sea Found Alive 43 Hours Later US Coast Guard South East
A 62-year-old sailor who went missing off the east coast of Florida has been found nearly two days later, clinging on to his capsized boat.
Stuart Bee was miraculously found alive, 86 miles away from the coast, after 43 hours of clinging onto his 32-foot motorboat, Stingray.
Alarms were first raised when Bee didn't come home from his trip on Friday, November 27, after setting off at around 4.00pm in the afternoon.
His family alerted the coast guard, explaining it's unusual for him to be gone all night. Although it is reported he hadn't given his family a specific time he would be back, he never usually stays out on the water for more than 24 hours at a time.
The US Coast Guard then began searching, with the help of a Hercules C-130 aircraft, but it wasn't until Sunday morning, November 29, that Bee was spotted by a passing container ship, as he held onto his boat for dear life.
Crew working on the 225-foot container, called Angeles, helped to rescue the 62-year-old and brought him back to the shore, after 43 hours stranded at sea.
Bee had set sail from Cape Marina in Port Canaveral at around 4.00pm local time on November 27, and he was rescued at around 11am on Sunday, November 29.
Although he is an experienced sailor, his motorboat is thought to have suffered some kind of mechanical issue on the Saturday, November 28. Bee was then woken up in the night, when water began pouring into the boat, forcing him into the front hatch, at around midnight.
Fortunately for the sailor, after sunrise he spotted the Angeles, so he took off his shirt and began waving it in a bid to get the crew's attention.
Lacruiser P. Relativo was one of the crew aboard the container ship, who gave Bee some fresh clothes to wear, before taking a picture with him.
'I choose to offer him my lucky shirt. I could give him a new one but this one is my favourite. I wish him the same comfort this shirt has given me during those tiring job interviews. Just like him, I was lucky to get the job. He was lucky too that our course crossed near Atlantic,' he wrote on Facebook, as the MailOnline reports.
Relativo went on to explain that when they finally reached Bee, he immediately asked what day it was.
Sailor, 62, Who Vanished At Sea Found Alive 43 Hours Later Lacruiser P. Relativo/Facebook
In a statement, Captain Mark Vlaun, commanding officer of the Jacksonville sector of the US Coast Guard, said:
Saving lives at sea is our highest calling. This is a truly incredible outcome that demonstrates the bond among all mariners and our community.
Thank you to our mission partners that launched into action and to all who got the word out to find and rescue Mr Bee.
Thank goodness for a happy ending.
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Sailor, 62, who vanished at sea is found ALIVE 43 hours later clinging to his capsized boat 86 miles off the Florida coast


I gave a lightning talk at pdxruby recently. I was trying to explain the gotchas but was doing live coding in pry and it wasn't enough time for me to figure out some nice succinct take-aways. My bigger point was something like "our industry seems to keep forgetting certain things". This is not to say Yer Doin It Wrong. I just think it's interesting that some things keep coming up because they are very rare.
Even if you've done it many times, you haven't done it recently (like just now) so we all forget. This theme is interesting! Different teams, people, states and projects … some common patterns maybe? Many times with these hard subjects, I often come across as "wrong!" and that's not what I'm trying to do. I just want to point out where the key things are so that you can remember where to look to google some more or trigger your memory.
So, this encoding thing. Ruby 2.x changed lots of things. First, your source file is utf-8. Your strings are utf-8 by default. There's more to it than that but it's all pretty much utf-8 now. There's also no iconv in stdlib anymore. It's just .encode off the string class (we'll get to that in a second).
Open up pry (if you don't have pry, gem install pry). It's all you'll need. If you do ls Encoding, you'll see a list of encodings that Ruby supports. You get this for free in every process. You don't need to do anything special. You'll notice that "".encoding is => #<Encoding:UTF-8>. That inspected Encoding:UTF-8 bit is coming from that list.
There's also a shorthand versions of these encoding names that you can use but I like using the constants where I can because it's namespaced with Encoding so it's more intention-revealing. So let's write a file as utf-8 so I can explain the shorthand thing.
This is pretty straight-forward. It creates a file with awesome in it, encoded in utf-8.
You can't say 'w:latin-1' here. That's another name for iso-8859-1 but latin-1 doesn't work here for the file writing mode.
You can write a few modes in different encodings and the bytes come out exactly the same. There's a historical reason for this. EBDIC begat ASCII begat ANSI (sort of) begat Unicode. All along the way, the lowest bytes stayed backwards compatible.
00000000: 6177 6573 6f6d 650a                      awesome.
This is also why English speaking programmers are surprised by encoding errors because you can get away with a lot by sticking with these low order bytes and remaining ignorant (slightly strong word but intended in its opportunity sense). It's only when "weird" data comes in that we have to think about encoding right?
Here's another friend. If you do Encoding::BINARY.to_s you'll get 'ASCII-8BIT'. This is the same as saying "I don't know". It's not the same as Encoding::ASCII. You can tell because .to_s says 'US-ASCII'. So .to_s can be handy here.
There is a method called .encode. This takes the place of Iconv in the stdlib. It works just like the unix command iconv. It takes one encoding and converts the bytes into another. This isn't the same as .force_encoding as we'll see in a second.
Now this is where culture/language trickiness comes in.
All these things are the same bytes because we (sort of) got lucky on our history, where ASCII came from (A is for American) and kind of how computer keyboards and alphabets work. Someone had a good counter argument to this statement at the meetup and I agree. What I mean is, some of this is a bit culturally sensitive and complicated.
So, world, I'm sorry (empathy not apology).
Take this string "\x20". It's a space character. If you look at man ascii you'll see that 20 is " " in ASCII. You might recognize this from %20 in URLs. 20 decimal is 20 in hex too. The \x bit means hex. URL encoding is hex too so 20 is the same 20. If I pick something higher in the codepage like "\xC3", things are going to get weird. "\xC3" by itself isn't valid utf-8. And that's fine until I try to do something with it. If I print it, it's nothing. Puts just gives me the normal newline.
And not that this can't be done. If I use something that definitely fits in the ascii range (low bytes), everything is fine by implicit coincidence.
So what's going on? Let's look at this new string "YAY".
Because ASCII fits inside the beginning of utf-8.
We could do this all day and not flip a bit. It's just not modifying the byte sequence and that's really what the data is.
So that's the happy path with ASCII. It just sort of luckily works because of history and other things that are complicated. The more complicated path involves a few things. First, what happens when Ruby loses control of the encoding it knows about and finally what happens when non-ASCII things start happening.
This is the Korean word for wizard. I don't know Korean btw. It's just an easy alphabet and I think it's neat.
It's because utf-8 is dynamic. ASCII fits in 1 byte. If we force this to Encoding::UTF_16, it has four bytes. What we thing of as a letter is irrelevant. It's bytes and codepoints in an encoding scheme. ASCII/English just happens to be lucky at the top of the number chart.
So let's turn that single character into utf-16 (Java's default).
But that doesn't mean we should. And … if we force this the wrong way, we'll have a bad time. Ruby won't change the bytes if you do .force_encoding. But it will if you .encode, as you can see. It depends what you are trying to do.
Next, I'm going to show what you can do with all of this.
Let's take a more practical example. Let's say a file was written in the wrong encoding. This could be a database backup file that you really care about. You could use iconv but let's play in pry because it's more fun and interactive.
Let's set up the failure scenario.
If you just try to .force_encoding it's not going to work.
First the data was utf-8.
Then it was forced to be latin1 but it's in a utf-8 file.
Then it was read as a latin1 file.
Since the read happened in Ruby-land, we can force_encoding the file reading mistake. Now it's a utf-8 string that was forced to latin1 in mistake 2. So we just have to re-encode those bytes back to latin1. Finally, it was utf-8 in mistake 1. So we can just force_encoding the last step because it wasn't written externally or re-encoded, the bytes were forced.
You can do it as one big line and play with this. Just make sure to check your encoding of your play variables. The variable import is now utf-8 so weird things will happen if you think it's latin1. Re-read the file with readlines to reset your playtime.
Base64 encodes to ASCII. So you'll have very similar problems like above.
Encoding is hard. It comes up a lot. I forget what I have learned. I hope this is a beacon to myself and others about some lessons and tricks. Playing with this stuff now might save you stress later when something real pops up. I've seen backups be useless and then saved with iconv tricks and Ruby's encode method is the same thing.


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It was another fantastic show and sold out night at the Boathouse Microcinema last Wednesday as Vanessa Renwick and Lori Damiano lit up the screen with an eclectic collection of their short films and animations.
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DA's Office to Re-Introduce Legislation to Keep SVP Court Hearings Public
by Christine Huard December 10, 2020 January 19, 2021
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The San Diego County District Attorney's Office reiterated its support Thursday for legislation aimed at keeping court hearings regarding the potential supervised releases of sexually violent predators open to the public.
The DA's Office statement came ahead of a Friday hearing regarding a petition for the supervised release of Douglas Badger, 78, who was convicted of sexually assaulting male hitchhikers dating back to 1974, according to the DA's Office.
Sexually Violent Predators — or SVPs — are offenders convicted of sexually violent offenses and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to re-offend.
SVPs who have been civilly committed to state hospitals to undergo treatment may petition for placement into the Conditional Release Program for outpatient treatment. If approved by a judge, they may be released to a residence under the supervision of Liberty Healthcare, which contracts with the state to administer supervision and treatment.
Hearings on the merits of those petitions and proposed placement locations have been held behind closed doors with increasing frequency, prosecutors say, including a series of hearings held earlier this year for Alvin Ray Quarles, otherwise known as the "Bolder-Than-Most" rapist, and most recently, 52-year-old Steven Dejarlais, who prosecutors say was convicted of rapes in the 1990s and had a closed-door court hearing on Dec. 1.
SB 1023, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Patricia Bates, R-Laguna Niguel and sponsored by the local DA's Office, would prohibit those proceedings from being closed to the public "unless compelling and extraordinary circumstances justify" closing the courtroom.
"As district attorney, I hear the pain from victims who've been terrorized by a sexual predator but are left in the dark and not able to learn pertinent information guaranteed to them by our open courts system," said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. "That's why we will once again sponsor important legislation that supports the principles of democracy and transparency in our justice system by making sure court hearings for sexually violent predators are open to the public."
The bill did not have a committee hearing in the legislature due to a shortened legislative session brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The DA's Office will be working with Bates' Office to re-introduce a version of the bill during the upcoming legislative session.
According to the DA's Office, defense attorneys have filed a motion to keep Badger's Friday hearing private. An evidentiary hearing on Dejarlais' release petition is slated for Dec. 16, and will be closed to the public.
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SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai said that the construction of Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai was expected to be completed by the end of next year, ready for its official opening in 2018.
So made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of attending the gaming company's annual scholarship awards event, which this year granted scholarships to 42 children of SJM staff members.
Asked about construction progress at the company's first Cotai resort project, So said SJM had been doing its best to ensure that the project stays on track.
"The construction work will be completed at the end of 2017 and we hope that it can be open in 2018," So said, pointing out that when the casino-hotel resort opens, it would feature a raft of non-gaming elements to attract customers.
According to So, the Grand Lisboa Palace casino will have room for up to 700 gaming tables.
"We have a 700-table capacity but I don't know if we can fill that through the allotment of [gaming] tables from the government," So said, adding he hoped SJM will be "treated fairly" when the government allocates gaming tables among the city's six rival gaming operators.
So also said that renovation work at Jai Alai was slated to be completed in October, and by the time the property will have got its various permits and licences to operate, the complex would be able to reopen its doors to the public at the end of the year.
The Jai Alai adjacent to the Oceanus casino has been undergoing renovations for three years, and when complete it will reportedly include a shopping centre as well as accommodation and gaming facilities.
With Wynn Palace opening later this month and The Parisian opening next month, So said that in the short term the two new resorts would have a "small" impact on SJM's business.


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The French startup ePawn launches ePawn Arena, a revolutionary board that interfaces with smartphones, tablets or PCs, to allow gamers to use real world game pieces with their online and mobile devices.
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Designed to support numerous games, like a game console, ePawn Arena comes with action games where smartphones drive the toys, a chess game where gamers play online with real game pieces magically moving on their own and strategy games with beautiful and interactive miniatures.
ePawn Arena is ready to get new content and the free Software Development Kit (SDK) makes it easy for game developers and hackers to integrate ePawn Arena into both new and existing games.
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Mulayam Singh in Critical Care Unit, 'Being Treated by Specialists'; SP Workers Offer Prayers in UP Temples
October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022 by admin
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is admitted to the "critical care unit" of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, the hospital said on Monday after the Samajwadi Party announced a day before that the 82-year-old patriarch's health had deteriorated. Mulayam Singh Yadav was being treated by a "comprehensive team of specialists" and has been under treatment at Medanta since August 22, the hospital said.
He was earlier hospitalised in July as well. "Sh Mulayam Singh is currently admitted in Critical Care Unit of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, and is being treated by a comprehensive team of specialists," the hospital said in a statement.
Son Akhilesh Yadav, daughter in-law Dimple Yadav and brother Shivpal Singh Yadav had visited him on Sunday, while some party workers also reached the hospital premises to enquire about his condition. "Respected netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) is admitted to the ICU. His condition is stable. It is a humble request to all of you not to come to the hospital. Information about his health will be given from time to time," the SP wrote on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
After the SP informed of Mulayam Singh's poor health condition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath spoke to Akhilesh to enquire about his father's health. Modi assured him all possible help and assistance, sources said.
Special prayers for Mulayam
Workers, meanwhile, offered prayers at many temples across the state for the long life of the Samajwadi Party founder. Prayers were organised at the Hanuman temple on Vikramaditya Marg in Lucknow, which is just a stone's throw from the Yadav's residence, an office-bearer said.
In Varanasi, party workers offered prayers at temples, including Hanuman temple in Gilat Bazar and Bada Ganesh Mandir in Lohatia, an SP leader said. Party spokesperson Manoj Rai said everyone needs the blessings of 'Netaji' (as Mulayam is fondly addressed) and they held special prayers in different temples, along with a havan at Assi ghat in Varanasi.
In Varanasi, SP leader Ajay Yadav said he was ready to donate his kidney, if needed. In Saharanpur, too, prayers were held for Mulayam's speedy recovery. Faisal Salmani, a former SP president, held an all-religion prayer.
(With PTI inputs)
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Dentists Learn to Talk Makaton.
Four members of the CDS team in Suffolk have recently undergone a training programme in Makaton.
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Amy Schiller, CDS Operations Director for Suffolk said: "Our aim is to make oral health advice and dental care accessible to all. Through this specialist training, we will be able to communicate more effectively with some of our patients, improving the overall experience for them."
The aim is to apply for CDS to become a Makaton Friendly organisation and demonstrates how the social enterprise is finding innovative ways to deliver on its overall mission to improve oral health in ever more communities by breaking down barriers to communication.


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UPC Polska extends VOD platform and high-speed network
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Polish cable operator UPC has extended its VOD platform to the cities of Lublin, Wałbrzych and Chełmno.
The VOD platform offers over 2,000 movies and programmes, including around 60 HD movies, as well as VOD channels from TVP, TVN, Discovery, FilmBox, National Geographic, HBO. Sundance, Disney and Cartoon Network.
UPC has also added the city of Bydgoszcz to its high-speed broadband network. Subscribers in the northern city can access broadband speeds of up to 150Mbps. The cable operator's EuroDOCSIS 3.0 network now reaches over 1.5 million housholds.
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