I think it's normal as a website that cites minimalism and modernism as sources of inspiration for us to feature a selection of Scandinavian work here on the blog. Throughout the years we've been fairly Scandinavian heavy, whether it be work by creatives that are inspired by this countries design ethos, or those who are from the country and feel as if it's part of their heritage and identity.
There are many reasons why I'm inspired by the principles of minimalism, usually the two categories that these fall in to are in architecture and furniture design. The reason why is that these are the basis for character and individuality, they can fall away in to the environment and blend in. I personally own Vitsoe shelving and furniture, which I think is one of the best investments I've made, but this work designed by Niels Hvass and Christina Strand reminded me of a similar design pattern.
They are owners and collaborators at Strand+Hvass Design Studio, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their main goal is to design furniture for both commercial and residential purposes, functional seating and tables that are simple and well balanced. So for any up and coming furniture designer I high recommend scrolling through their portfolio, there's some great inspiration. Here's a selection of my favourite work from their website, enjoy.


Exterior Lazy Susan is equipped with weatherstrip for outdoor use eliminating direct entry of outside air into the building.
Stainless steel sides. Inner drum has clear acrylic window for viewing contents. Top and bottom are bullet resistant plastic.
One moving part, the inner drum, rotates with smooth movement. Crank handle on top turns the drum 180 degrees. Lazy Susan locks with a drop bolt.
In locked position the stainless steel drum is turned to customer for maximum security. Unit mounts on countertop or in wall opening.


If you've been stressing out about the death of Google Video, stress no more. While Google wasn't making the process super easy before, it has now eliminated the April 29 deadline (so Google Video will stay up for now), and is beginning the automatic transfer of all videos to YouTube.
If you want to migrate your videos now, you can log into your account and hit the "Upload Videos to YouTube" button on the status page. Hit the link to read more.


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Q: Prove or disprove a statement about testing the convexity of a set using the vertices Assume we are working in $\mathbb R^d$. Let $A=\text{Conv}(V)$, the convex hull of $V$. Also $B=\text{Conv}(W)$. I am in a situation where I can prove the following:
the line segment joining $v$ and $w$ lies in $A\cup B$ for any $v\in V,w\in W$
My intuition suggests the following statement, and if it is true then I can prove that $A\cup B$ is convex.
$\textbf{Statement}$:
If the line segment joining $v$ and $w$ lies in $A\cup B$ for any $v\in V,w\in W$, then $A\cup B$ is convex.
Note that if we replace $V,W$ by $A,B$ then it is true. More general, I proved the following as an exercise, which may serve as a partial result.
$\textbf{Lemma}$
If $A_0,...A_n$ are convex, then $$\text{Conv}(A_0\cup ...\cup A_n)=\bigcup_{a_i\in A_i}\text{Conv}(\{a_0,...,a_n\})$$
The above $\textbf{Statement}$ is similar to the special case $n=2$. But the question is, how to test the convexity if we only have information about lines joining $V$ and $W$? For convenience, $V$, $W$ could be thought of as finite sets of vertices.

A: Suppose $A\cup B$ is not convex. Then there is a line segment joining some point in $A$ to some point in $B$ which does not lie entirely within $A\cup B$. Take $a$ and $b$ to be the points where said line segment meets the boundaries of $A$ and $B$ respectively. Then we may say that $a$ and $b$ are visible from each other, that is, the line segment $ab$ with endpoints excluded lies entirely outside both $A$ and $B$. This holds if and only if there exists a hyperplane $H$ through $a$ separating $A$ from $b$, and a hyperplane $K$ through $b$ separating $B$ from $a$.
Now $a$ is the convex combination of some vertices in $V$ all of which lie on $H$. At least one of those vertices, call it $v$, must lie on the same side of $K$ as $a$. Therefore, $v\in V$ is also visible from $b$. Applying the same argument to the line segment $vb$, we obtain $w\in W$ which is visible from $v$. Thus the line segment joining $v$ and $w$ does not lie in $A\cup B$, contradicting the assumption.

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Q: Kubernetes Change Pod-Adresses I want to change the Kubernetes Pod Ips, because we have in our company a  subnet which runs on the same subnet as kubernetes.
I created a kubernetes-config file with this content (just a snipped):
kind: ClusterConfiguration
kubernetesVersion: v1.13.4
networking:
  dnsDomain: cluster.local
  podSubnet: "192.150.0.0/19"
  serviceSubnet: 192.150.0.0/19
scheduler: {}

Then I start the Weave Net with the extra argument IPALLOC_RANGE 192.150.0.0/19.
The Pods have the right ip-addresses within this pool, but I cant connet to the pods from in the cluster to each other and not outside the cluster. So we have servers outside of the kubernetes cluster which I also cant connect to.

A: What is your goal? To reconfigure current cluster with existing pods or re-create cluster with different overlay network?
I see subnet mess in your ClusterConfiguration:
Pay attention that podSubnet and serviceSubnet should not be the same. You have to use different ranges.
For example:
kind: ClusterConfiguration
kubernetesVersion: v1.13.4
networking:
  serviceSubnet: "10.96.0.0/12"
  podSubnet: "10.100.0.1/24"
  dnsDomain: "cluster.local
controlPlaneEndpoint: "10.100.0.1:6443"
...

Also check answer provided by @Janos in kubernetes set service cidr and pod cidr the same topic.

A: You shouldn't mix service IPs with Pod IPs. Service IPs are virtual and used internally by kubernetes for discovering your (services) pods.

If I configure the serviceSubnet and the weave network subnet the same

You shouldn't configure them the same! Weave subnet is essentially the pod CIDRs
Pod to Pod communication should be done over k8s services. Container to container within pods should be done through localhost.


While it is unreasonable to expect to perform complex procedures as a medical student, there is great value in early exposure to clinical experiences. Students should be regularly active in clinical work that is compatible with their skill level. To facilitate the development of clinical skills without increasing the risk of treating real patients, many institutions have adopted simulation centers where students have the opportunity to practice their skills in real life scenarios without the chance of making a life threatening mistake. Advancing technology has dramatically improved these clinical skill centers. With these centers and with more feedback from clinical teachers it is easier to make the transition from learning clinical skills to putting them into practice while also enhancing student experiences and patient safety. There is a gradual increase in exposure to patients throughout one's medical education; if this process begins earlier even with a smaller step, it is likely that clinical skills will be better developed and that students will reach their clinical potential.


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Sir Elton John's AIDS Foundation Raises $7 Million on Oscar Night
Stephanie Stephens
David Furnish and Sir Elton John at the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party at The City of West Hollywood Park on February 26, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.
Time does fly, but contributions keep accruing for the great work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Last night in West Hollywood, Sir Elton and his husband, David Furnish, held their 25th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. It raised $7 million for the global effort to end AIDS.
So many "A-list" celebrities and wonderful friends of the foundation came out to show their support. They enjoyed a fabulous five-course dinner under the watchful eye of Chef Gordon Ramsay. The most yummy dessert created by Chef Wayne Elias and Crumble Catering was "a smoked chocolate mousse with blood orange marmalade and a blood orange caramel with coffee almond crumbles and a silver leaf," according to TooFab.com.
During the Oscar viewing, guests dined and then bid against one another for wonderful auction items that included a BVLGARI Diva's Dream Necklace in white gold with pavé diamonds, and a five-day vacation at Steven Tyler's Hawaiian retreat. Following the auction, St. Paul & the Broken Bones took the stage for an exciting performance of their hit songs, including "I'll Be Your Woman" with Elton.
Sir Elton John welcomed guests to his annual Oscar viewing party with husband David Furnish. The foundation has raised more than $56 million with this annual event since its inception.
Throughout the evening, live messages from EJAF friends Laverne Cox, Sharon Stone, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Gaby Hoffmann, Judith Light and Jay Duplass encouraged guests to text in pledges to support the foundation's urgent mission.
Elton and David have their eyes focused on the prize. As the foundation's website states, "Although tremendous scientific progress has been achieved in HIV prevention and treatment, universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, and health care continues to be a concern, and our mission remains the same—to fight for the dignity and well-being every person, combat stigma, prevent HIV infections, ensure universal HIV treatment for all who need it, and pressure governments to end AIDS."
No doubt planning for Elton's 2018 26th Oscar gala is under way right now.
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Tarija is 11% cheaper than Zhengzhou. Jan 2019 Cost of Living.
WARNING! This comparison is based on only a few data points. At this point it is only a guess. It is based on 146 prices entered by 7 different people.
For example, to keep the same standard of living that would require 9,800元 in Zhengzhou you would need to make just about 8,741元 ($b9,022) in Tarija.


The world can be a strange place. Tam (Cuòng Seven) felt safe in his small town surrounded by his wife and son who were determined to support his artistic dream despite its long genesis, but a dark shadow is about to be cast over his otherwise pleasant existence that will threaten to destroy everything he has built. Victor Vu's Lôi Báo is perhaps Vietnam's first superhero movie but it's also a familiar tale of a conflicted man entering middle-age learning to reaccept his responsibilities, both to his wife and son and to his society as he attempts to balance his desire to help others with that of protecting his family. With great power comes great responsibility as the saying goes and Tam is a responsible guy but the past is calling him and he'll need to face it head on if he's to put his fracturing family back together.
Six years after his critically acclaimed graphic novel Descendents of the Crossbow, comic book artist Tam has just come out of a period of writer's block and is working on a new project – an American-style Superhero book about a pure hearted warrior for justice with intense fighting skills and extreme athletic ability. Not many people are convinced by Tam's desire to create a Vietnamese superhero, but his family support him and that's all that matters. In fact, they literally support him because his wife Linh's (Tran Thi Nha Phuong) coffeeshop is the family's sole source of income. Tam has a tendency to get lost in his work, which is one reason he's been putting off seeing the doctor about a serious cough that just won't go away. When he finally decides to get it checked out it's already too late – he has terminal lung cancer and only a few months left to live. It's at this point that his life starts to take a strange, unexpected turn. Uncle Ma (Huàng Son), an older man Tam thought was a farmer, is actually a secret mad scientist who has a hidden laboratory in his garden where he continues to research human head transplants. The obvious conclusion presents itself – Tam decides to undergo experimental surgery to abandon his cancer ridden body and move into a nice new model.
Lôi Báo is the latest in the long line of movies indulging in the thoroughly B-movie science of "Cellular Memory". Illegal head transplantation is already somewhat unethical, but Tam and Ma acquired their donor body through less than ethical means by grabbing a guy who was mysteriously gunned down in a forest where Tam had just tried to commit suicide out of total despair. Of course, the dead "gangster" came with his own share of baggage which leaves Tam feeling much more impulsive had than he had done before and though he seems to have lost the ability to draw, Tam is thrilled that his new body seems to be a much stronger, faster model than his old one. Not quite able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, Tam can now scale them with little difficulty and lift heavy vehicles all alone. Now he no longer needs to draw superhero stories, he can be a hero for real fulfilling his lifelong dream of being able to save lives and protect the vulnerable from evil.
Only, his new body is not quite so altruistic as he once was, and Tam begins to get off on the fame his newfound heroism is bringing him even while it puts his family danger should anyone find out about all the illegal head transplantation action that's been going down at uncle Ma's. He also finds himself strangely drawn to a pretty young doctor who might have been something to the dead gangster, further distancing him from Linh and his son Bu. As expected, there was a little more to the gunfight in the woods than a gangster squabble and Tam will have to learn to put body and soul back together while also dealing with the ghosts of his past and a latent discomfort with the idea of being a husband and father which betrays a lack of faith in the idea of "family" itself.
With plenty of high octane action scenes, Lôi Báo more than does its home genre justice, creating a notably mature origin story for a new kind of superhero who accepts that perhaps he's not the hero in this story after all. Justice is served, the family repaired, the past laid to rest and there might even be a new book in it too. It has been a busy a few months for Tam, but at least he's learnt the true meaning of heroism – something which will place him in good stead during his eagerly awaited further adventures!
Lôi Báo was screened as part of Fantasia International Film Festival 2018.


Wisdom to move through challenging inter-personal situations.
A typical follow-up question that I use is…and how will you feel when you get what you are really wanting? I have found that this engages people at a different level. Imagining the emotions associated with actually getting what you want help a person step into that future state of what it will feel like to get it. In a way, it gets you started in an "as if" mindset. Thinking and feeling as if you already have what you are wanting ignites momentum that, most times, will get you there.
Company cultures in the U.S. have put a high value on having the right answers…not on asking the right questions. Yet, in asking the right questions, you can unlock the best solutions.
What possibilities exist that we haven't thought of…and could make a difference?
If you were King/Queen/World Designer, how would you like things to be?
What can we do that could help shift this situation?
I challenge you to try the art of powerful questions…with yourself, at home and especially with your teams.
Go on a scavenger hunt to unearth the treasures within yourself and your people.
What does your name mean? I'm not talking about "what does it mean" as if we cracked open a Baby Names book. I'm talking about…what does your name mean to you, and to others. Your name. You've had it since birth. It has been a part of you for as long as you can remember….


"One Strike" was a fantasy. People killed by a chemical attack in Ghouta, last month.
Amir Shoam's attack on my Drop Gas Masks, Not Bombs article, about U.S. policy toward Syria, ignores my saying that that phrase was a metaphor.
A metaphor for what? For breaking out of the official "box," in which some officials of the U.S. government, some of the Israeli government, and some "official" institutions of American Jewish life, tried to assert there were only three choices about Syria: "Do nothing, one strike, or all-out war to topple the regime." That metaphor and the article were a way to awaken deeper thought among American Jews. We pointed out that "One Strike" was a fantasy, ignoring the fog of war, the swamp of war, the possibility of unpredictable retaliation and re-retaliation.
We also pointed out the despair that is seeping into American life, because we are wasting on self-destructive wars not only the lives, limbs, minds, and souls of our soldiers, but also the schools, renewable-energy sources, and new jobs we desperately need.
That awakening of deeper Jewish thought did happen. As a result, a much more nuanced statement was initiated by The Shalom Center, written and signed by rabbis and cantors — as of the afternoon before Yom Kippur, 64, of every stream, gender, and age.
In that Statement, the 64 rabbis and cantors proposed a serious approach to the Syrian regime's allies — Russia and Iran — to get them to insist on its never using chem-war. When we wrote and first circulated the statement, some called that line "unrealistic." But two days later, it became utterly "realistic" for the U.S., Russia, and the Syrian regime to be negotiating on it.
Never write off good sense; even self-absorbed and domineering leaders may decide good sense is realistic.
The U.S. should be pursuing with great vigor the possibility of, by stages, making a profound change in our relationship with Iran. That does not mean encouraging an Iranian nuclear weapon, as Mr. Shoam twists my suggestion of negotiating with Iran to mean. It does mean working to bring Iran into a legitimate framework of peace with the U.S. and the world.
By supporting Saddam Hussein's use of chemical war to kill 100,000 Iranians, during Iraq's 1980-1988 wars against Iran.
I am proud that The Shalom Center and the 64 rabbis we inspired, and millions of grass-roots American Jews, joined in that "No," and helped us all move away from a disastrous war. I wish the official "leadership" of American Jewry, now totally out of touch with the real flesh-and-blood community, would learn the lesson.


MintyTheCat wrote: "All DDD things related..."
Already solved, i was invoking "ddd.sh 8000 menu.elf" (which works on my debian laptop) then loading a rom...that crashed DDD and console.
So i only used "ddd.sh 8000" and thats it. Its strage since i can load menu.elf in the laptop without problems...but meh i dont care anymore it works now.
This can be somewhat confusing in the wiki...for dummies like me...but since we make this for getting dummies into megadrive programing it should be a good idea to explain this on wiki.
MintyTheCat wrote: Montserrat: did you get the E-Mail that I send to you last night with a working Assembly project included?
Heyo! I had to reinstall my OS for other reasons, so I thought I'd give setting up UMDK another try on a fresh install (before I install the SGDK / Gendev stuff). It seems happier, and the build is coming along without the visible errors I had early on before. I'll report back how well this works.
Sorry, what build? If you're using the 20151220 binary distribution as described on the wiki you shouldn't have to build anything yourself.
I've been out of the loop, I was going on the page 1 instructions still. That's great binaries are available, I'll have a go at that soon.
mikejmoffitt wrote: I've been out of the loop, I was going on the page 1 instructions still. That's great binaries are available, I'll have a go at that soon.
OK, I removed the "how-to" posts, to stop it confusing anyone else. Good luck!
Hey! Yesterday I did repair asia MD2 with VA1 board. It randomly hangs on some games and did not run my FLASH cart. Investigation lead to AS signal capacitor, that missing on board! In fact, there is on schematic!
Moreover, this AS affect to raster effects. For example, trembling letters "GOLDEN AXE" or screen flashing in two player mode of RRR when Larry talks.
So, this all about AS timings everywhere. In UMDK you can just delay it by some ticks of FPGA clocks.
HardWareMan wrote: So, this all about AS timings everywhere. In UMDK you can just delay it by some ticks of FPGA clocks.
On my UMDK, this command is fine, so it's not a problem with udev rules or any such configuration. Voltages all check out as fine on the board, and the Cypress device does enumerate properly in lsusb.
Model: "Cypress CY7C68013 EZ-USB FX2 USB 2.0 Development Kit"
Vendor: usb 0x04b4 "Cypress Semiconductor Corp."
Device: usb 0x8613 "CY7C68013 EZ-USB FX2 USB 2.0 Development Kit"
You can see that the culprit here is the "usbtest" module, hence the need to blacklist it. If you see some other driver grabbing the FX2, you'll probably have to blacklist that too.
I may not have been clear enough in my post, but I stated that if I use my PCB (as opposed to his) it works without any issues. I've tried it as root, which didn't help. I will see if hwinfo shows anytihng useful though.
mikejmoffitt wrote: I may not have been clear enough in my post, but I stated that if I use my PCB (as opposed to his) it works without any issues. I've tried it as root, which didn't help. I will see if hwinfo shows anytihng useful though.
But your PCB has had the FPGALink firmware installed, so it'll enumerate as an FPGALink device (1D50:602B) whereas mswan's will still be enumerating as a "vanilla" FX2 device, which is what triggers the usbtest module load. Temporarily remove J1 from your board and you'll most likely get the same behaviour.
Sure enough, that did help. We're going through the last tests now.
I've been casually following the action here and finally this has spurred me on to take another look at my board set which was left, sick and fevered, on my workbench sometime around Wed Aug 13, 2014. I'd made a stupid mistake when building the board and omitted two vital resistors (D+/- pull-ups on the usb IIRC) which resulted in the FX2 being invisible. This led to some serious, and unnecessary, rework - and the eventual lifting of a couple of pads at the FPGA. I was a little ... impatient.
Anyway I'm a lot^k^k^k bit more patient now and having had a lot of practice with ultrafine tqpf and the reworking thereof I decided to have another look at the board. I cleaned up some solder joints, repaired the lifted traces and, following Chris' excellent advice about testing the mechanical linkage 'twixt pin and pad, I set about with a needle and microscope. I found an open joint on the FX2 and a well hidden bridge on the FPGA.
The early board tests all passed and I could checksum the content of the chips. Success! The board was only 3/4 populated though - I was testing as I built - and of course I couldn't find the last remaining parts. Farnell have come through and now that the EEPROMs are in place I'm pleased to announce that - pending a test in the old MD - I appear to have a fully working board set!
I have 3 PAL MDs, a region modded MK1 and 2 MK2s. I don't know what revision these are but I'm happy to rip them open to find out. I have to admit that my megadrive ambitions are, at this point, vague to non-existent but I will be more than happy to execute tests or experiments and hopefully add to the knowledge pool.
If I can get my head around this system then I'd like to use it as a Z80/6502 ICE.
I am glad to hear that you have yours up and running.


Property Location With a stay at Aston Sentul Resort & Conference Center in Sentul City, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of JungleLand and Sentul International Convention Centre. This 4-star hotel is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Gunung Pancar and 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Sentul International Circuit.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 212 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.Amenities Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and barbecue grills.Dining Enjoy a meal at Barat or snacks in the coffee shop/café. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
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We Have a Winner, and It's . . .
. . . Jerry Maune. Like the author of your favorite blog (I mean this one), Jerry is also a retired air traffic controller who served in both the military and the FAA. Indeed, he started in the same branch of the military a mere five months after I did. And, no, I do not know Jerry personally. So, no collusion there. He won fair and square using the same clues available to you all.
Jerry's (correct) guess, by the way, was the famous Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Don't bother looking it up, as I will give you the full low-down (as well as some more photographs) on Friday's blog.
But when you take all the clues together you get: Cerro Pedernal (Flint Hill in Spanish). Georgia referred to the incomparable Georgia O'Keeffe. Mentions of art were another O'Keeffe clue as to her chosen vocation. The numerous mentions of paranormal, haunting, etc., led toward the name of this week's destination, the "Ghost" in Ghost Ranch. Oh, and that guy's favorite salad dressing, the one who might have lived in that old, deserted ranch house? Ranch dressing, of course.
It's giveaway time here at RDougWicker.com. Today, one lucky (and geographically smart) individual will win copies of my two murder mysteries: Decisions and The Globe for their Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, or any Kindle- or Nook-enabled device (Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod, iPad, PC, or Mac with the Kindle or Nook reading app). That's a $6.98 value. Actually, those two books are a steal at $6.98, but that's what I sell them for—$2.99 for Decisions and $3.99 for The Globe.
Below are seven photographs of this week's travel blog destination, the identity of which will be revealed on either Wednesday or Friday (the actual day depends on my readers).
Here's all you need do to win: Take a look at the photographs below, read the hints (they're buried in the captions), and guess the locale. It's that easy. First one to guess correctly and submit to me their answers in the form of a comment wins the prize. No purchase necessary. Since comments from first-time commenters are screened before appearing on my blogs, I will review the comments in the order in which they are received by WordPress.
And, please, if you already own one or both of these books, hold back and give someone else a shot at them.
This Guy's Favorite Salad Dressing?
Artists Love This Place Because . . .


It had been a long time since our fall trip to the Baltics in the fall. We did several city long weekends to Chicago, NYC and Washington. We had a great Caribbean cruise that ended with a week in St Lucia for David's birthday. And then went back to the Caribbean again to try out Windstar Cruises. But as winter stayed in Toronto in April, we could not wait to head to Central Europe for the spring.
The first part of our trip is an organized tour that takes us from Prague to Slovakia to Budapest. We then head off on our own to explore Austria and Switzerland. A short train ride will then take us to Milan for a short visit before we fly back home. It will be a great 6 week trip to Central Europe for the spring.
We are continuing to try to maximize travel points this year. We have a dream travel wish list item to cruise on the new Ritz-Carlton yacht. So we started this year to amass SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) points and status. By the end of this trip, we are hoping our Platinum Ritz-Carlton status will get us an early yacht booking opportunity.
Since we are flying in and out of Toronto, we have booked with Air Canada. The trip to Prague is with Lufthansa (a Star Alliance member) and we chose to fly on a 747. We have business class seats on the upper deck! This should be a great way to start our adventure to Central Europe in the spring.
We have great memories of our big splurge trip to fly First Class with Emirates. The upper deck was a great oasis in the sky. We know the 747 will not have the same space, but it should still be a great experience. We will however miss the shower before landing!
The first part of our trip to Central Europe in the spring is a land tour. We booked a small group tour with Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). The trip starts in Prague. It then heads to Cesky Krumlov and the small town of Slavonice still in the Czech Republic. From there we head to Bratislava in Slovakia. And we finish up in Budapest, Hungary.
We start in Prague almost a week before the tour starts. This will give us time to recover from jet lag. And to tour on our own for a while before we pick up the group. There is a private tour guide who reached out to us while we were still in Toronto. We are looking forward to the first OAT experience.
After a few extra days in Budapest after the group tour, we head to Vienna in Austria by train. I could not believe that this trip is only a couple of hours. We have a long list of things we want to do in Austria.
From Vienna we travel by train to Salzburg. We are hoping to do a day trip to visit the small country of Liechtenstein from Salzburg. When we travelled in Italy for 10 weeks, we did a day trip to visit the small country of San Marino. We would like to add another tiny country to our experiences on our adventures in Central Europe for the spring.
The travel from Salzburg to Zurich will again be by train. We have still not decided if we are renting a car in Switzerland or travelling by train. We may do a mix for different parts of the trip. From Zurich we definitely plan to visit Lucerne for the day.
It took us several planning iterations before we finally decided on our next stop. We considered stays in Interlaken and Zermatt. But we knew that by this point in our long trip, we needed to avoid one or two night stops. We finally decided to stay in Bern. From there we will do day trips to Interlaken, Grindelwald and to see the mountains. We are interested to see how the Swiss Mountains compare to the Rocky Mountains at home.
When we looked at the map of Switzerland, we were amused to see how close we were to the French Alps. We visited Annecy on our last trip to France. It was a town we really liked and wanted to return to. I am sure that our visit to Switzerland will be just as memorable.
Our final stay in Switzerland is in Geneva. We left our hotel planning a little late and had to make some changes in our early plans. But that gave us a chance to book a great five star experience at the Ritz-Carlton Geneva. That will be a great treat to finish up our trip to Central Europe for the spring.
When we did our initial planning, we looked at flying home from Switzerland. All options to return from our trip in Central Europe in the spring involved at least one stop. But Air Canada flies direct to Toronto from Milan, Italy. And we found that it was an easy train trip from Geneva to Milan.
We figured that this would provide a great opportunity to see Milan. It will give us a small taste test of this northern corner of Italy. This is the only part of Italy we have yet to really explore. When we stayed in Verona for a week, we only got as far as Simione and Lake Garda. Our first visit definitely left us wanting more.
We are quite excited to be heading to Central Europe for the spring. We are adding so many new destinations in this trip.
It should be interesting to try the small group tour with OAT. But we love the additional travel to Austria and Switzerland that we have added to this trip.
Be sure to check in regularly on the blog and on social media as we travel through Central Europe in the spring. If you have suggestions on things we should see, please feel free to drop us a message.
Have you visited Central Europe for the spring? What was your favourite part? What should we put on our next trip?
Nice coming across your blog. We're full-time travellers and have spent a ton of time in Eastern Europe – we love the region. We'll actually be in Brno (eastern part of Czech Republic) in a few weeks and will spend a month there exploring the region.
Prague, Cesky Krumlov, and Budapest are great. So is Dresden.


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Focus on tackling the challenges facing regional transit, housing, equity, and investments in the region's planning and infrastructure that contribute to its economic vitality and competitiveness.
Nearly half a million dollars in grants will help local communities plan for development around future transit lines and for other predevelopment activities.
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$72 million in federal funding means transit project is fully funded.
Thousands of households are expected to participate using smartphones — a first for the region.
The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings. Metro Mobility staff warmly invite you to provide feedback on our service.
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Just a couple of days over the 6 months mark of my piercing now, and all is going rather swimmingly.
No real problems and the piercing hole is starting to stretch up a bit now as well – perfect!
Still not progressed any further with my tattoo idea as yet; I don't think it would be very sensible to rush into it. I'm going to chat with my GP next week about it just to clear it, but having had the piercing I don't think it will be a major issue. Then, I'll sort out a time to go and discuss with Into You.
That's unusual – when was the last time a GP ever knew anything?
Mine is excellent, but then I suppose that's what comes of working for a medical university with its own health centre.


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Many databases will not use ASM: they will store their files on the volumes provided by the operating system, which may well be managed by an LVM. But if you do not have a proper logical LVM, as will probably be the case with low-end systems running on, for example, Linux or Windows, then ASM provides an excellent (and bundled) alternative to purchasing and installing one. On high-end systems, ASM can work with whatever LVM is provided by the operating system.
You can play with ASM even in your local computer by creating virtual ASM disks. There are different ways to do it in windows and Linux. Here I am explaining a method to create asm disks in window.
You can just follow the steps given below.
We need 1G free space to do this demo. We are going to create two dummy disks of 512 MB.
Creating OCR keys for user 'ap\arogyaa' , privgrp ''..
Save a file as "C:\oracle\product\ 10.2.0\db_ 1\database\ init+ASM. ora" with the following lines in it.
create spfile from pfile and add newly created diskgroup in to it.
Your AMS instance is ready with ASMDISKS mounted. You can use this disk to store ASMFILES.


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The profilometer of the thicknessCONTROL.TTP series accurately measures the thickness profile of tire tread or side walls during the extrusion process and enable therefore an efficient control during production as well as a fully recorded quality control.
The systems of the TTP family are equipped with optical sensors and have an application specific operators´ frontend which provides all necessary data regarding the organisation of the extrusion process of running surfaces and side walls. Systems of the RTP series can be applied as low-cost solutions.
The TCP 8301.I is based on the light intersection method. On each material side a line is projected crosswise on the measuring object via a laser light source. The profile is detected by a camera. The geometrical data are calculated from the distance of the cameras and the signals from the lower and upper material side. A long-term and temperature stability is achieved by an automated in-situ calibration.
The TCP 8301.ET is based on laser triangulation sensors and therefore ensures the measurement being independently from material constants. The system is designed as O-frame, both sensors detect the thickness according to the differential method. In order to ensure highest precision, the laser beams of the sensors are accurately adjusted during the production process using optoelectronic tools which have been specially developed. The system is ideal for monitoring high-dynamically processes due to its high measuring rate. The triangulation sensor applied on the upper side is combined with an eddy current sensor which monitors the distance of the two optical measuring sensors while allowing a software-technical compensation of temperature-induced changes of the measuring gap. Additionally, the compensation sensor is applied according to a special alignment with the measuring task in order to ensure both, a huge measuring gap and highest precision. The TCP 8301.ET is similarly to the TIP8301.ET regarding its functionality. However, they differ concerning the application- or process specific user interface and the corresponding analyses software.
The TCP 8301.CT is based on laser triangulation sensors and therefore ensures the measurement being independently from material constants. The system is designed as O-frame, both sensors detect the thickness according to the differential method. In order to ensure highest precision, the laser beams of the sensors are accurately adjusted during the production process using optoelectronic tools which have been specially developed. The system is ideal for monitoring high-dynamically processes due to its high measuring rate. The O-frame mechanics of the system dispose of a compensation frame which does not vary with temperature and which is used in order to avoid temperature fluctuations of the measuring frame using further sensors. The TCP 8301.CT is similarly to the TIP8301.CT regarding its functionality. However, they differ concerning the application- or process specific user interface and the corresponding analyses software.


Year round, Utah Lake plays host to a whole family of microorganisms. In specific amounts, they all serve a benefit to the lake and the other organisms that call it home. However, too much of anything can be a bad thing. This is the case with the little microorganism called cyanobacteria, AKA blue-green algae — the stuff that causes the algae blooms in the summer.
While culturally recognized as algae, these little guys are actually a type of bacteria. They get the name cyanobacteria from their distinct light blue color. What sets cyanobacteria apart from most other types of bacteria is its ability to photosynthesize like a plant which means they are able to produce their own food from sunlight.
Cyanobacteria live in almost every ecosystem on Earth. They have been found in deserts, Antarctica, almost any damp soil, and even in the fur of sloths. That they can be found from pole to pole is a testament to cyanobacteria's adaptability. They are a stunning example of life's adaptability and richness. Some scientists even say that cyanobacteria are the most successful group of microorganisms on Earth.
Even though cyanobacteria can be found everywhere, they prefer the warm, still waters of lakes and ponds. So it shouldn't come as any surprise then that cyanobacteria, like any other resident of Utah Valley, loves Utah Lake. Though, it should be noted that cyanobacteria and their subsequent blooms are found all throughout the lakes of the world. Utah Lake is special for many reasons, but not because of algae blooms.
While potentially harmful in certain amounts, cyanobacteria actually play a helpful role in the environment. Because they photosynthesize, they produce oxygen. And because they can be found in large numbers, they contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle. Meaning that having cyanobacteria in Utah Lake can be like having a massive field of oxygen producing grass for the valley.
But given the right conditions, cyanobacteria can multiply rapidly and create blooms that can become problematic. However, there are still a lot of questions surround cyanobacteria blooms in Utah Lake. What are the right conditions for algae blooms? Are blooms happening more often? Are they getting worse? Can anything be done to prevent them?
Cyanobacterial blooms are a result of a combination of factors in the environment — nutrients, temperature, light, and turbidity. However, the variable nature of all these factors makes it impossible to determine which single one is most important. They all contribute and play off each other in order to create the right conditions for cyanobacteria to bloom.
Because cyanobacteria are a lot like plants, they need nutrients like nitrogen and phosphate to photosynthesize. And those nutrients are plentifully available in almost every body of water near a rural or urban area. This is due to our heavy usage of fertilizers in farms, gardens, and lawns. Anytime it rains or our sprinklers drain off into the gutter, massive amounts of nutrients are carried in the sewer which eventually runs into Utah Lake. Combine this with all the nutrients that are already being carried in from wind deposition and by Provo, American Fork, and Spanish Fork rivers along with Hobble and Currant creeks and you get an extremely nutrient dense Utah Lake.
In fact, during the summer, Utah Lake becomes hypereutrophic. That is a fancy word for saying that the nutrient load in the water can be off the charts. This excess can be problematic when a single organism, like cyanobacteria, is able to utilize the massive amounts of available nutrients to multiply at unchecked rates and create blooms.
Here is where cyanobacteria get a competitive advantage over other forms of algae that live in Utah Lake. The more common types of algae prefer water temperature to be around 50℉. Cyanobacteria, on the other hand, loves water over 75℉.
Utah Lake summer water temperatures are comfortably warm in comparison to neighboring reservoirs like Deer Creek. This is due mostly to the shallowness of the lake. At an average depth of 10ft, the summer sun can more easily heat the water. This warmth can make it hard for other forms of algae or microorganisms to take hold, but it is perfect for cyanobacteria.
But this is not always a hard and fast rule. Remember that cyanobacteria have been found in every temperature zone on Earth from volcanic vents in the ocean to icy Antarctic rocks. So having warm water temperatures doesn't guarantee a bloom, but it sure greases the wheels.
Like all organisms that photosynthesize, sunlight is an important factor. Cyanobacteria depend on sunlight for food. However, they depend on a sweet spot between too much and too little. When exposed to high-intensity light for long periods, Cyanobacteria aren't able to multiply as rapidly. The inverse is also true that when Cyanobacteria is deprived of sunlight, they aren't able to multiply.
The reason water is such a suitable habitat for Cyanobacteria is that light is reflected and refracted enough while passing through to provide this goldilocks zone of light exposure. However, Utah Lake is an extra variable thrown in that the Cyanobacteria has to deal with — water turbidity.
When water is turbid it means that there is a large amount of suspended matter. This suspended matter, such as sediment and decay, keeps the sunlight from penetrating very deep in the water. This can disrupt the cyanobacteria's dependence on sunlight and hinder a bloom. The water is too 'dark' to photosynthesize in.
Utah Lake is also a very windy place. Another side effect of being shallow is that the lake can get really choppy in windy conditions. This intense wave action churns and mixes the water keeping it turbid and further prevents the cyanobacteria from multiplying rapidly.
Water turbidity and its effect on algae blooms is one aspect of Utah Lake that requires further study.
While scientists might understand some of the environmental factors involved in blooms, it is impossible to predict when and if one will occur. In environmental systems, like Utah Lake, there are an unfathomable amount of known and unknown variables. Nutrients, temperature, light, and turbidity just happen to be four of the biggest factors. All of them can be present in the right amounts for algae to bloom, but no bloom will occur. At the same time, none of these blooming conditions could be present and a bloom could still happen.
There are some tests underway with satellite imaging that we are hoping can provide enough data to predict algae blooms, but those are still in the test phase. At the moment, the best we can do is continue to observe and study this peculiar event that happens in lakes all around the world in an effort to safely coexist with our cyanobacterial neighbors.
Can algae blooms be prevented? This is a hard question because it involves many many factors such as the ones listed above. Utah Lake is a huge and immensely complex ecosystem. Any project that could take on the prevention of cyanobacterial blooms on Utah Lake would require a level of capital and expertise very few organizations would be able to achieve. Yes, it might be theoretically possible to prevent blooms but it is almost a logistical impossibility.
Asking if we can prevent algae blooms also raises another question of should we be preventing algae blooms considering how little is known about the water quality history of Utah Lake. What we do know is that Cyanobacteria has been blooming on Utah Lake for at least the last century. It has only been in the last few years that they have been on the public's radar. At the moment it is unknown whether preventing algae blooms would precipitate other problems in the lake that we are presently unequipped to deal with.
So beyond exploring new ways to farm or garden utilizing less fertilization, the conversation around bloom prevention is largely moot. Until we know more about Utah Lake's historical water quality, any effort to do so could potentially be nearsighted.
When algae blooms occur in one area of the lake, the bloom can be largely isolated to that one area. This is why it's important to listen to the details of an algae bloom warning. The reason blooms tend to be isolated events goes back to Utah Lake being so large. Such a massive body of water is comprised of multiple ecosystems that change and fluctuate depending on the area.
For instance, the north end of the lake has many thermal vents that make the temperature fluctuate dramatically. A scientist even SCUBA dived into one of these vents 63 ft and didn't find a bottom. But the south end of Utah Lake is surrounded by farmland which can make nutrient levels go up. And then Provo Bay is virtually its own little ecosystem.
All of this ecosystem variety means that algae have a hard time moving from one end of the lake to the other. On top of that, the cyanotoxin produced by the algae is found primarily in the floating mats rather than diffuse within the water. So one specific area could be experiencing a toxic bloom while another specific area could be clean enough to drink. This is why it's important to understand where a bloom is happening so you don't have to cancel your weekend plans.
One of the only reasons Cyanobacteria algal blooms are a point of conversation is because of the potential of a harmful algal bloom. When blooming in high enough concentrations, Cyanobacteria can sometimes produce cyanotoxins. These toxins can be harmful to fish, animals, or humans who ingest too much. In some cases, water toxicity can cause mass fish die-off events.
Something to be aware of is that algae blooms in Utah Lake are relatively tame in comparison to the blooms that happen in other parts of the country. Red Tides that happen on both the East and West coast can cause seizures. The Great Lakes region has suffered from quite a few blooms that prevented residents from using their tap water. So within the context of algae blooms around the country, Utah Lake is hardly notable.
It is important to note that toxins will not always be present in an algae bloom. When a bloom is found there is no guarantee that the cyanobacteria will be producing cyanotoxin. As was said before, algae blooms are a complex process. They are the culmination of many variables and ecological processes growing out of each other. As such, there will always be unknowns with each bloom.
In lake areas experiencing an algae bloom, toxins are found in highest and potentially dangerous concentrations within the floating green mats of algae. These often get bunched up along shorelines. In the absence of cyanotoxins, algae can be a mild allergen. Because a fraction of the population could have an allergic reaction to contact with concentrated algae, public notices are made even in the absence of toxins. In fact, even if there are toxins present, they aren't absorbed through the skin.
The primary issue of concern are cyanotoxins which are microcystins, a liver toxin, anatoxin, a neurotoxin, and cylindrospermopsin, which can block protein synthesis. Of the three, the most prominent is microcystin. Simple contact with the skin is not enough for microcystin to make someone sick — it needs to be ingested. So if you see a floating algae mat, the last thing you want to do is put it in your mouth.
But the most salient question regarding cyanotoxin is regarding its lethality. Can an algal bloom cost you your life? We will answer that question by listing activities that have a higher body count than algae blooms. Icicles falling on you. Vending machine falling on you. Coconuts falling on you. Your TV falling on you. Falling out of bed. Texting while driving. Driving on I-15. Shopping on Black Friday. Eating hot dogs. And the list goes on….
To date, no single person has ever died from exposure to cyanotoxins found in algae blooms in the United States. And the only deaths in the worldwide statistics come from algae-tainted water given intravenously through dialysis to a sick, elderly person. While it is theoretically possible to receive of a lethal dose of microcystin from natural exposure while swimming, it has never actually happened. The worst symptoms cyanotoxin exposure has manifested in the United States are akin to food poisoning — not fun, but also not lethal.
However, just because no one has, does not mean no one ever will. But it is important to consider the relative risks of our day-to-day behavior. There are far more dangerous activities we do every day without thinking. Algae blooms on Utah Lake are considerably safer than driving your kids to school.
When officials become aware of a suspected algal bloom, the water is tested immediately. What officials are looking for are cyanobacterial cell concentration, microcystin levels, cylindrospermopsin levels, and anatoxin-a levels. If only a single one of these criteria thresholds are met, a warning is issued — even in the absence of the others. So, in the event that a public notice has been issued, it can be a bit tricky to decipher just what the notice levels mean.
The first level of public notice is a Warning with a moderate risk level. Of course, the risk level is dependent on whether any cyanotoxins have been detected. As stated above, it is entirely possible for a Warning to be issued in the absence of any cyanotoxins. If cell concentrations reach 20,000 cells per milliliter of water, the algae could be an allergic irritant. Mild itching could occur as well as the development of hives, but that's if you're rubbing the floating mats on your skin. So, if you see the floating cyanobacteria, don't to that. Otherwise, if there has been toxin detected, it's best to not eat the algae or drink the water.
With a Warning, the specific area is not closed to the public. This is a common misunderstanding. Remember, simple skin contact with algae is potentially allergenic to a fraction of the population. But in the case of cyanotoxins, they could only possibly be harmful if they are ingested. Simple skin contact with algae blooming water is not enough. In fact, it's nearly harmless. So when a Warning level has been issued, the public can still recreate in the water. It just means to be more careful you aren't drinking the water, rubbing the algae on your skin, or eating it.
The second level of public notice is a Danger notice. Danger obviously comes with a higher risk level. At this point, the specific area officially becomes closed to the public. It wouldn't be smart to swim in the closed water because you could be in for a rough weekend of cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. So if there's a Danger notice on a specific area, stay out of it.
If there are any questions left unanswered, please don't hesitate to contact us at the Utah Lake Commission. Also be sure to visit Utah's Division of Water Quality to stay up to date on active algae blooms. They have maps of active blooms as well as data on specific levels of toxins vs cell counts.


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Watch of the week: Tracksmith x Wind Vintage Collection
by Joseph August 9, 2021, 5:13 pm 1.1k Views
Even though they've been overwhelmed by them lately Multifunction sports watches And in training applications, stopwatches were once an essential part of measuring athletic performance. And we're not just talking about a large piece of plastic with a digital display – stopwatches were once precision-made machines that rivaled their wristwatch counterparts in style (which makes sense, given that many great watchmakers also produced stopwatches). In the new Tracksmith x Wind Vintage CollectionLaunched last week, stopwatches finally get their due: a collection of 11 vintage mechanical stopwatches displaying the ingenuity of these watches and highlighting their important role in running.
The group came about through a partnership between road maker, the brand best known for college-inspired and vintage-inspired performance apparel, and vintage wind, a company founded by Eric Wind that specializes in the sale and maintenance of high quality antique watches. To create the collection, Wind worked with Tracksmith to select 11 unique vintage stopwatches that highlight the important role timekeeping has played in track and field over the years.
Heuer Abercrombie & Fitch Split Seconds Stopwatch photo courtesy
The collection includes items from popular watch brands such as Breitling, Omega, and Heuer, as well as more obscure makers such as Gallet and Favre-Leuba, all produced from the 1950s to the 1980s. Together, they are an excellent representation of the utilitarian style and craftsmanship of mechanical stopwatches – and each selection has a story to tell.
Take Heuer by Abercrombie & Fitch Split-seconds, for example. Produced in Switzerland in the 1960s for Abercrombie & Fitch (at the time, the brand was an outdoor gear retailer), this stopwatch included a "parts-of-seconds" complication that allowed the user to track two runners simultaneously. To this end, it has been made using two seconds hands—one with a half-moon-shaped counterweight, and the other with a teardrop-shaped counterweight—to keep track of two different times. Bold black and red second markers make it easy to read at a glance, and with its large crown, cord loop, and double studs, it's clear and functional, but also stunningly elegant.
Minerva stopwatch photo courtesy
Highlights from the rest of the collection include a stopwatch made for the New York City Board of Education (likely to be put to work in running sessions in gym classes), a military problem stopwatch imprinted with "US Government" on the dial, and a rare Heuer stopwatch that can Keep track of hours with the unique "jumping hour counter" window built into the dial. But for pure elegance points, we love the '60s Minerva and its clean, open dial design, large red minute hand and bold numerals. It's an undeniably classic, yet still looks handsome and elegant, even decades after it was made.
There seemed to be a lot of pent-up demand for the old stopwatches; The collection sold out almost immediately after its release. But keep an eye out for sellers—and possibly another Tracksmith and Wind Vintage release in the future.
[Starting at $190; tracksmith.com]
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This fakeaway recipe is awesome because you can make it relatively clean if you want to. You can also use microwave rice pouches for convenience or boil/steam rice the old fashioned way. It's another great way to disguise vegetables too!
The rules are, there are no rules. I don't really measure anything because it completely depends on what ingredients I have as to what goes in!
Some days I simply don't fancy eating meat, so I will make it with just vegetables and nuts mixed in with the eggs and rice. The possibilities really are endless.
Serve. With sauce of your choice on top if you wish!
This fakeaway egg fried rice feeds many and is fantastic for meal prep because you can cook up a huge amount and split it into Tupperware for the days ahead, providing you store the rice carefully. You can also easily make a single portion if you're watching your macros! It's great hot and cold so perfect for work or the beach.
Winner winner – fakeaway dinner! What fakeaways have you tried and tested?


WeekendGoWhere is an online travel platform. They are a team of young entrepreneurs graduated from NUS & NTU. They believe they are now in the Mobile-Age, and travel arrangements can be conveniently done purely on mobile phones.


The coincidence of Ariana Grande falling during a performance of 'Bang Bang' is almost unbelievable. But, that's probably because we're just jaded from so many publicity stunts of this type.
Ariana Grande fell while performing 'Bang Bang' at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, and the clip will, no doubt, produce a variety of mostly inappropriate jokes.
But, if we can all get past the 12 year old versions of ourselves for a minute, I think that we can all appreciate the professionalism of acting like it never happened.
Grande landed on her knees while attempting to step up on to a raised portion of the stage. But she kept singing as if it was all part of the show. She later tweeted "thank u toronto!!!! tonight was such a fun show lol. y'all made me feel so much better! i love you & thank u so much," not specifically mentioning the trip she took.


In January 2018, the collection Splendida is joined by Magnolia Sensuel whose creation is signed by perfumer Jacques Cavallier. The new perfume deals with the theme of magnolia flower as one of the shortest-lived flowers thatbrings an intensive aroma. Magnolia Sensuel is announced as an extremely rich fragrance, mysterious and seductive. It opens with citrus top notes described as sparkling, light and fresh. The floral heart of magnolia is enriched with white flowers of jasmine and orange blossom. The base is described as sensual and woody with the scent reminiscent of vanilla ice cream.


Citizens of Detroit are sending a loud and clear message to thugs: they have guns and aren't afraid to use them.
In the span of one week, three different homeowners in the city used guns to defend themselves against intruders.
The most recent incident happened around 2 am last Saturday. Two men broke into a home and tried to knock out the homeowner with a tire iron. The homeowner shot both of them, killing one. The other escaped.
Around 12:30 am on Saturday, a woman was surprised by an armed man after she parked her car in her garage. She dropped her keys to distract him, reached for her own gun, and fatally shot him.
Less than a week ago, a Detroit mother armed with a rifle defended her family from three thugs who broke into her home. The ordeal was caught on surveillance camera, and all three suspects were caught by police shortly after the incident.
Deputy Chief Johnson said over the past three to four years there has been an increase in the number of homeowners applying for concealed pistol licenses.
Living conditions in Detroit have declined in recent years. The city's bankruptcy led to a reduced police force, and residents have had to learn to protect themselves. Self-defense killings in Detroit rose to 2200% above the national average in recent years, and Chief Craig says that more than 300 legally armed citizens defended themselves last year.
Maybe wanna-be thugs in Detroit will think twice about messing with homeowners in the area.
Where is the MSM coverage. Worthless media!!!
These are really good examples of how people are saving themselves with concealed carry. Therefore we can say that gun saves lives. At least, with guns good guys can defend themselves from the bad ones.
Not surprising how the main stream media just doesn't cover this. 300 JUSTIFIED shootings in one year in Detroit alone!! Where is a source for this statistic from a source anti-gunners can't dispute!?


Exactly 89 years ago today the United Nations voted to divide Palestine between Arabs and Jews, known as the Partition Plan. While this opened the door for the creation of the state of Israel, nine decades and several wars later, the plan has little hope of going into effect.
This failed effort may, however, help us understand the conflict in the region today.
What was Palestine in 1947?
The territory had been administered by the British since 1923 as part of the peace treaties of WWI. The British had long harbored plans to create a Jewish state in the Holy Land, and had publicly declared it in 1917 stating that the British "government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object".
It was only after WWII, however, that the United Nations considered the future of Palestine. By 1946, the growing sympathy for the Jewish people following the Holocaust–the systematic murder of millions of Jews in the 1930s and 1940s–spurred the international community to action.
A plan emerged to divide the area into a patchwork of three Jewish sections, four Arab sections, and international control of Jerusalem under the auspices of the United Nations. This was broadly supported by Western countries and the Soviet Union.
On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General assembly voted 33-13 in favor of partition. The only problem was that all Arab states protested the vote, signalling that the decision would not be recognized by the Arab population of Palestine.
This is when the troubles begin. The British refused to use their military might to impose the partition unless it had the support of both sides. Since the approved plan didn't include international oversight, it fell to Jewish and Arab militias to ensure internal order.
Jewish leaders declared the independence of the State of Israel six months later, on 14 May, 1948. Arab Palestinians fled, and Arab neighbors retaliated by invading the tiny country.
The Arab-Israeli War lasted for 10 months, and by the end Israel occupied approximately 60% of Arab areas under the UN partition plan. This was the first of 17 major conflicts between the two sides, and there is no indication of peace to come.
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New West Yorkshire Police uniform designed for Muslim women
Chief Constable Dee Collins, left, with PC Fiz Ahmed, centre, modelling the alternative uniform at a meeting with the Muslim Women's Council.
Claire Wilde
Published: 06:00 Monday 17 September 2018
A NEW looser police uniform has been developed especially for Muslim women as part of efforts to recruit more black and minority ethnic officers.
West Yorkshire Police, which already allowed female officers to wear the hijab, or headscarf, has developed the alternative uniform as it tries to make its workforce more representative of the communities it serves.
Assistant Chief Constable Angela Williams said: "For the last month we have been trialling a new uniform for women which is designed not to show the female form. This was suggested by a Muslim female officer and was designed by our Clothing Manager in conjunction with the officer.
"The tunic is a looser and longer fit, and has full sleeves.
"This has been well-received from officers in the force and we have now made further supplies of this uniform for other officers to trial it if they wish.
"PC Firzana Ahmed, who works in Bradford, has been trialling it and has had some really positive feedback from the local community.
"I hope this uniform will encourage people from underrepresented groups to consider a career in policing if they had previously been put off joining the force due to the uniform, and we are open to suggestions from all communities on how our uniform can be styled to better suit their needs."
Members of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel had quizzed police chiefs on Friday about what they were doing to boost the number of black and minority ethnic (BAME) staff members.
Chief Constable Dee Collins said for some women, concerns about the existing uniform's design could be preventing them from signing up for the force.
Panel member Roger Grasby said the force had seen some success in boosting the number of staff who were female, disabled or lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) but "less so with BAME".
The proportion of its workforce from a BAME background increased marginally from five per cent in 2015 to 5.6 per cent this year.
Mr Grasby asked whether they had done an in-depth analysis of the recruitment process, to see at what point people from non-white backgrounds were failing to progress to the next stage of a job application, "to establish whether there is any unconscious bias".
Ms Collins said they were developing mentoring programmes to help more people from BAME backgrounds to complete the application forms, saying they tended to go on to do well at interview.
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She said: "Is it a confidence issue? Is it a trust issue? Possibly around things as simple as uniform."
Ms Collins said they had met with the Muslim Women's Council in Bradford and "showed them a redesign of the uniform".
She added: "We are absolutely all over this. I am absolutely determined we will continue to improve these figures. We need to, we absolutely need to."
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By Godwin Ekosin
As Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) set up by Kaduna state Government to examine the historical cause(s) of clash between men of Nigerian Army (NA) and members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) that left some people dead in December 2015 in Zaria, Shi'ites, on Monday shunned the panel as the Commission begins public hearing on the matter.
Army were fully represented at the inaugural sitting of the Commission held at State house, Kaduna, to tell their own side of the story, while a team of lawyers to the IMN refused to show up.
Their refusal was hinged on their early claim that they have written to the commission of their inability to submit memorandum because of lack of access to the leader of the Movement, Sheik Ibrahim el-Zakzaky whose directive is paramount before they could do anything.
As a result, Chairman of the commission, Justice Muhammadu Lawal Garba, adjourned the sitting to Wednesday.
"This sitting has to be adjourned till Wednesday because of the absence of one party involved in the inquiry.
"Counsel to the commission, Yusuf Ali (SAN) has been asked to find out the whereabouts of the leader of the Shi'ites and report back to the commission.
"It is required by law for every party in the clash to be present at all the sittings of the proceedings."
The Islamic Movement had before now faulted the 13-man composition of the panel, saying some of its members are already against the Movement.


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The path-connectedness of the domain joined by finite arbitrarily small homeomorphisms. (Chinese. English summary) Zbl 1070.54507
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On uniqueness of \(C^2\) solution to a functional equation. (Chinese. English summary) Zbl 0965.39017
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The man told officers he was having a stroke, but he was jailed and died, the indictment says
A concerned Dollar General customer called 911 when they saw a man outside the Alabama store grabbing his chest and yelling "help me" in May, according to a federal lawsuit.
Jeremy Lee Thompson, 34, died hours after dispatchers sent two Geneva police officers to him on May 21 instead of the medical attention he needed, the lawsuit filed in November said.
When officers found Thompson in his car, he told them he was suffering a stroke, according to a complaint. But they "disregarded (his) serious medical needs" and arrested him after claiming he had an open bottle of alcohol in the car, the indictment states.
"Instead of taking Thompson to the emergency room where the officers would have to remain while he received medical care, the officers took (him) to Geneva Prison," the complaint states.
Thompson's grandmother, Verlon Elizabeth Thompson, is suing the two officers, accusing them of depriving her grandson of his civil rights and causing his death by not seeking medical care before he was taken to jail and later suffered a heart attack.
The lawsuit alleges they violated Geneva Prison inmate admission procedures.
McClatchy News contacted a lawyer representing the two officers for comment and Geneva police on Dec. 20.
Geneva Police Chief Pepper Mock told WDHN that one of the officers named in the lawsuit no longer works for the department and the other is still a current officer. He described them both as "good" officers.
Jon Goldfarb, one of the attorneys who represented Thompson's grandmother in the case, told McClatchy News in a statement Dec. 20 that he looks forward to reviewing the officers' CCTV footage.
"What I suspect it will show is evidence that supports the fact that the officers should have sought medical attention rather than taking Mr. Thompson to jail," Goldfarb said.
Before the two Geneva police officers reached Thompson, dispatch informed them of what the Dollar General customer observed, including how they saw him grab his chest and say "help me" into the mouth, the complaint states.
Although Thompson "clearly" showed he had a medical emergency when they arrived around 7:10 p.m., they arrested him for public intoxication after claiming there was an open container of alcohol in his car, the indictment said.
His grandmother's lawsuit alleges that the officers never performed a sobriety test on Thompson, who was found to have no alcohol in his system based on later blood tests.
Thompson's feet drag as he enters the prison
Thompson's arrival at the county jail around 7 p.m. was described in the complaint as a struggle — dragging his feet on the ground as the two officers supported his weight.
Based on a coroner's report, Thompson was not taken to an emergency room and instead restrained in a chair, the complaint states.
Prison staff became concerned when, according to the complaint, Thompson began to shake and sweat "heavily" after about an hour and a half. Geneva County emergency medical services were then called and arrived at about 9:15 p.m
First responders gave Thompson ketamine to calm him down and suspected he had been suffering from a possible overdose for the past three hours, the complaint said.
At 9:50 p.m., Thompson was unresponsive when he was admitted to the emergency room at Wiregrass Medical Center and, according to the complaint, suffered a heart attack.
About 15 minutes later, a nurse wrote in her notes that Thompson stopped breathing and chest compressions were unsuccessful, the complaint states.
According to the lawsuit, he was pronounced dead at 11:20 p.m. by the ER doctor.
The coroner wonders why Thompson didn't see a doctor
Coroner Danny Adkinson, who was investigating Thompson's death, expressed concern in his report about the way Thompson was treated, the complaint states.
"My biggest concern: why did a person who was reported clutching his chest and saying the words not medically clear me before being placed in the county jail? This may have violated the admission procedures for prisoners at Geneva prison," the coroner wrote, according to the indictment.
Thompson's cause of death was listed as "toxic effects of methamphetamine" in his autopsy report, the complaint states.
Methamphetamine is a stimulant that can cause damage to the heart, including increasing the risk of a heart attack, according to WebMD Connect to Care.
"What most people don't realize is that overdosing isn't the only cause of death when using drugs," Naveen Gupta, a physician in Halifax, Nova Scotia, told WebMD.
"Methamphetamine abusers also die from other causes, such as heart failure and cardiovascular arrest, and these are only secondary to overdose death," Gupta added.
Thompson "probably would have survived" had he received faster care
Had the Geneva officers "immediately taken Thompson to the emergency room after meeting him at the Dollar General, Thompson probably would have survived, since methamphetamine overdoses are generally treatable by intravenous administration of benzodiazepines in combination with antihypertensive drugs" , says the complaint.
In the coroner's report, he noted that prison policy requires detainees who appear dangerously intoxicated to be assessed by a doctor and receive medical care before being taken to jail, the indictment said.
The lawsuit, first reported by AL.com, accuses the officers of violating Thompson's rights to the 14th Amendment by showing indifference to his medical needs.
It is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and is seeking a jury trial.
Geneva is about 110 miles south of Montgomery and is directly above Florida's state lines.
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Half-Million Hermit Crabs Killed by Plastic Waste on Remote Islands, Sparking Fears of Global Tragedy
The tragic mass mortality event has researchers fearing the worst on a global scale.
Elias Marat
(TMU) — Over half a million tiny hermit crabs have been trapped and killed by the massive amounts of plastic debris on two remote island chains in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tragic mass mortality event has researchers fearing the worst on a global scale.
The discovery of 570,000 dead hermit crabs in the Indian Ocean's Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Pacific Ocean's Henderson Island is just the latest sign of the growing crisis of plastic waste polluting our oceans, posing a grave threat to wildlife.
The first-of-its-kind study, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials, revealed that 508,000 crabs died in the Cocos archipelago along with 61,000 on Henderson Island. The crabs' lives were likely claimed by the massive amount of plastic containers littering the area, whose openings are sloped upward in a manner that prevented them from climbing out once they had gone in.
Those involved in the study had been surveying the beaches of the islands for plastic waste before noticing a huge amount of open plastic containers filled with a mixture of both dead and alive hermit crabs.
Dr. Jennifer Lavers of the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) said:
"We decided to do additional surveys across a range of sites of how many containers there were, including how many were open, how many were in a position likely to trap crabs, and how many contained trapped crabs.
These results are shocking but perhaps not surprising, because beaches and the vegetation that fringes them are frequented by a wide range of wildlife."
The research was carried out by scientists from IMAS, the Natural History Museum in London, and community science group the Two Hands Project. Some of the leading scientists like Lavers had months ago sounded the alarm on the shocking extent to which the remote islands had become transformed into massive waste dumps due to the vast amounts of garbage—and primarily single-waste plastics—that make their way into our oceans.
In the study led by Lavers, researchers found that about 414 million pieces of plastic—including 977,000 shoes and 372,000 toothbrushes—had washed up on the Cocos Islands. Scientists believe that the amount of plastic waste washing up on such remote islands is a strong indicator of the total amount of debris in the ocean.
To make matters worse, because hermit crabs don't have their own shells and instead inhabit empty ones, when they do find what they believe to be available shells they emit chemical signals that notify their fellow crabs, essentially drawing whole communities of the creatures to their deaths, explained Dr. Alex Bond of the Natural History Museum in London.
Bond added:
"This attracts more crabs that then fall into the containers and die, which then sends out more signals that say there are more shells available … Essentially, it's a gruesome chain reaction."
The blow to hermit crabs could be the start of a nasty chain reaction impacting marine life. In addition to forming an important part of maritime food chains, the scavengers also help clean island beaches and tropical forests while breaking down organic matter, spreading nutrients by aerating and fertilizing the soil, and dispersing seeds.
Researchers are stressing that their discovery of the hermit crabs' fate should spark an urgent global investigation into the death rates of hermit crabs.
By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


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