Riding a taxi is a different experience wherever you go, but if you're riding a taxi in Korea, follow these tips so you'll know to be prepared for super speed racers, what the safest way to pay is, and what hours to avoid. Ride taxis in Seoul like a pro with these Korea travel tips!
Taxi rush hour in Seoul is usually Friday and Saturday nights at hotspots. Everyone's been drinking at a few bars or clubs and wants to get home, but they're all fighting for a limited number of taxis. On rainy days, it can sometimes be mega difficult to land a taxi in Seoul because just like you, Korean people don't like walking in wet socks :). Avoid these locations at these hours if you can.
Tip: Corporate buildings, major intersections and large hotels also count for landmarks.
If you are stuck in taxi rush hour, and you're fighting tons of people to get a cab, there is a move that you can do to up your chances of getting a taxi on a busy day in Seoul. Walk against the traffic from where all the taxis are coming from. It's kind of a jerk move because you're essentially skipping "the line," but if you keep walking past all the other people who can't get a cab, you'll be the first in line to snag one when an empty one finally does show up! It's your decision: jerk vs waiting forever.
Taxis in Seoul have built a reputation to be really aggressive drivers. Although not everyone drives like Speed Racer, if you take enough taxis, you'll find that some taxi drivers in Seoul will zip past the speed limit, cut off other cars, and tailgate other cars just to cut off a few minutes off the ride. It can be scary for someone not used to driving like they're in a video game. Buckle your seatbelt and pray!
Bonus: Learning Korean? Practice in a Taxi!
Korean taxi drivers are great conversation partners if you're learning Korean. You might get mixed results when you're talking to strangers in Korea, but Korean taxi drivers are pretty close bets for having great conversations. Many will try to speak English with you with varying degrees of success. But if you're in a taxi, what better way to practice your Korean with some bored Korean cabbie who's been stuck in a car all day?
Have any other tips that would help Korea taxi riders? Any experiences riding the taxi from hell? Share with us in the comments!
Thanks for this. I agree, whenever I took a cab a month ago in Korea, I had great conversations. My fave was with the cabbie in Gwangju and he had been to HK and China. At the end of the ride, he actually shook my hand before I exited. Yes, all were kind and allowed me to practice my subpar Korean on them too. Keep these coming, I appreciate your hard work.
I think taxi drivers dont want you to use t-money because this way they cannot hide the taxes… If you pay cash, they can avoid taxes and keep the money for themself.


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Q: Bounding the exponent in unit groups of modular group algebras Let $p$ be a prime number, $G=:G_1$ a (non-Abelian) finite p-Group and $K$ a finite field with $\operatorname{char}(K)=p$. It is well-known that the group $G_2:=1+\operatorname{rad}(KG)$ is a p-group containing $G$. We can construct now $G_3:=1+\operatorname{rad}(KG_2)$ and so on. By this way can construct a sequence of p-groups with growing quantities.
My question is, whether the exponent of these groups  is bounded. As theses sequences are growing the bounding is equivalent to the fact that these exponents are getting constant after finite many steps.
Conjecture: The wreath product $\underbrace{C_p\wr ... \wr C_p}_{n-times}$ is involved in $G_n$.

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London is more than just the City and its famous landmarks. More than its museums, theatres, palaces, taxis and red buses. It is home to some 8 million people. You live, work and socialise across London's 32 boroughs – you make them tick. You give Haringey's neighbourhoods, from Highgate to Tottenham Hale, their unique identity. It is these distinct areas that make our great capital such a rich and diverse city. Unlike the previous Mayor, Boris is working to give all your boroughs - not just Zones 1-3 - his attention.
In Haringey the plan means:
Freezing City Hall's share of council tax for three successive years and cutting it this year, benefitting 102,936 Haringey households and putting an extra £445 back into pockets of the average household (GLA Website, 'Budget archive', link, GLA, Press Release 1 February, link, DLG Website, Calculation of Council Tax Base for Formula, Grant Purposes, October 2011, link).
Growing the local economy with economic boosts sponsored by the Mayor's Outer London Fund of £90,233 for Muswell Hill and £2,003,206 (including matching funds) for the Green Lanes Traders Association, and £41,435,000 from the Mayor's £70 million Regeneration Fund. (GLA, Press Release, 17 January 2012, link).
Investing in local transport with upgrades to Seven Sisters and Tottenham Halestations, rolling-out Oyster cards onto national rail, investing £14.5 million to boost local transport, and extending London Overground to 3 stations in Haringey –Crouch Hill, Haringey Green Lanes, and South Tottenham (Tfl, Press Release, 20 November 2008,link, TfL, Press Release, December 2009; link; TfL, Press Release, December 2010; link; TfL, Press Release, December 2011, link ).
Boris is also supporting local pensioners by reversing the previous Labour Government's decision to stop those at 60 getting the Freedom pass until 65 (GLA, Mayor's Questions, 17 December 2008, link).
This has helped keep cost of living low for 102, 936 households in Haringey (DCLG, Council Tax Base, October 2011), putting an extra £445 back in the pocket of households.
67 green spaces. 67 green spaces have been created for Haringey residents to grow their own food. (Capital Growth Website, link).
550 trees planted. 500 trees have been planted in Haringey. (GLA, Mayor's questions, 25 January 2012, link).
Lordship Recreation Ground. Lordship Recreation Ground in Haringey has received £400,000 as part of the Mayor's £6million fund to improve the quality and safety of London's parks. (Help in London Website, 'Help a London Park', link).
Muswell Hill. As part of the Mayor's £50 million Outer London Fund supporting local high streets and small business, Muswell Hill in Haringey will receive £90, 233 (GLA, Outer London Fund Round 1, link).
The Green Laners Traders Association. The Green Lanes Traders Association will receive £2,003,206 from the Outer London Fund to enhance Green Lanes High Street and boost retail activity. (GLA, Outer London Fund Round 2, link) The project includes:
The Haringey Gateway Transforming the southern entry to the high street by improving the environment in and around the Overground railway bridge (ibid.).
Shop Fronts. Improvements to shop front in the historic terraces and the Grand Paradise (ibid.).
Enhanced public realm. Widening pavements, new trees, new street furniture, shared surfaces and 14 micro squares on street corners (ibid.).
1,000 more police across London by May and £132 million more investment under Boris. The number of Special Constables has more than doubled from 2,500 to well over 5,000. (GLA, The Mayor's Consultation Budget, 22 December 2011, link; MPA Website, Police numbers, link; GLA, Mayor's Final Budget 2011-12, link; Evening Standard, 30 January 2012, link).
Total crime and robberies in Haringey have reduced. Since May 2008, Haringey has seen a 19.4%% decrease in total crime and a 32.6% reduction in the number of robberies. Youth violence is down 18.1% and bus crime has fallen 46.6% fall in bus crime (MOPC, Monthly Report: Police and Crime Committee, 8 March 2012, May 08 – Jan 12 compared to Aug 04-April 08; MPS Statistics).
Boris Johnson has funded seven sport participation programmes in Haringey so far. They are (Mayor of London, Sporting future for London, April 2009, p. 9, link):
Sports Legacy Programme grants. 21 organisations in Haringey are receiving Sports Legacy Programme Grants to offer free sports coaching to Londoners (Freesport Programme Website, link).
Investing in Sports Facilities. The Mayor has helped fund two sports facilities in Haringey (IOG Website, 'Funding boost for London Sports Facilities', 26 October 2010, link). They are:
£14.5 million of funding for local transport in Haringey. Since becoming Mayor, Boris Johnson has invested over £14.5 million to boost local transport in Haringey including £150,000 to encourage sustainable travel by improving the Green Lanes area in Haringey and St Ann's neighbourhood. (Tfl, Press Release, 20 November 2008,link, TfL, Press Release, December 2009; link; TfL, Press Release, December 2010; link; TfL, Press Release, December 2011, link ).
Underground Lines. Work to improve reliability on all three Tube lines running through Haringey as part of the Tube upgrade programme, secured by Boris Johnson. These include:
Northern Line. When the upgrade is completed in 2014 capacity will have been improved by one fifth, meaning the line can carry an additional 11,000 passengers per hour at peak time. Passengers will also see an 18% reduction in journey time (TfL Website, Northern line upgrade plan, link).
Victoria Line. New trains and signalling has increase capacity by 21%, meaning that from 2013, the line will be able to carry an additional 10,000 passengers per hour at peak time. Passengers will also see a 16% reduction in journey time (TfL Website, Victoria line upgrade plan, link).
Piccadilly Line. The Piccadilly will be one of the two last lines to be upgraded. The upgrades will deliver new trains, new signaling and new control centers, allowing for increased capacity on the line (TfL, 'Tube Upgrade Plan', link).
London Overground London's first orbital railway has 3London Overground stations accessible by residents in Haringey – Crouch Hill, Haringey Green Lanes and South Tottenham. (TfL Website, 'London Overground', link).
Oyster Cards rolled out on national rail. After years of talk under Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson secured the roll-out of Oyster cards onto national rail. Haringey is the 29th highest oyster- using borough on national rail services (TfL Website, 'Oyster on National Rail', December 2009, link).
Permit Scheme. 28% of applications by utility companies to dig up roads in Haringey have been refused following the introduction of the permit scheme (TfL, Press Release, 15 October 2009, link).
Bus improvements. 17 bus routes in Haringey have been expanded and or improved under Boris Johnson (TFL, 'Bus service changes May 2008-January 2012, link).
Bendy Buses replaced. Nearly 500 new vehicles boasting the latest clean engine technology will replace the Bendy buses and will save more than £7 million a year. The buses have been replaced by new buses on routes 29/N29 in Haringey. (TFL, Press Release, 5 October 2011, link).
Cycle Superhighways. Cycle Superhighway 1 will run from Tottenham to the Cityby 2015, and Cycle Superhighway 12 will run from Muswell Hill to Angelby 2013, (Tfl Website, Cycle Superhighways: About the scheme', link).
850 total affordable housing units completed in Haringey. 480 social rented and 370 intermediate affordable housing units were completed in Haringey between 2008/09 and 2010/11 (DCLG, Affordable Housing Live Tables 1006, 1007, 1008, link).
Boris Johnson has made the same number of visits to Haringey in his first term than Ken Livingstone made in his first term. Boris Johnson has visited Haringey four times since July 2008. Ken Livingstone visited Haringey in his first term as Mayor (GLA, Mayor's Report to the Assembly, May 2000 – April 2008; GLA, Mayor's Report to the Assembly, May 2008 – March 2012).


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Brandon J. Gathers, 24, of Tiffin, was charged with domestic violence Friday night.
Zackery T. Neff, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with obstructing official business early Saturday morning.
He was charged with drugs-harmful intoxicants, drugs-paraphernalia and theft Sunday afternoon.
A 100-block East Perry Street resident reported Saturday afternoon a door was kicked in.
Anthony C. Hamilton, 32, of Camden, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, defective exhaust/muffler and no license plate light early Saturday morning.
Daniel J. Faust, 19, of Tiffin, was charged with theft Saturday afternoon.
Ronald A. Carman, 21, of Tiffin, was charged with receiving stolen property, drugs-possession/abuse and drugs-marijuana paraphernalia Saturday afternoon.
Douglas A. Carman, 18, of Tiffin, was charged with receiving stolen property Saturday afternoon.
Jillian N. Murphy, 22, of Tiffin, was charged with drugs-possess dangerous early Sunday morning.
Chad W. Mcconaha, 21, of Tiffin, was charged with driving under suspension early Sunday morning.
A woman reported early Sunday morning she was assaulted by a man in the 3000 block of North TR 107.
A 500-block East SR 18 woman reported early Sunday morning her boyfriend was assaulted by her brother-in-law. A person was arrested.
A 1000-block Perrysburg Road man reported Saturday night someone stole his prescription medication.
A woman in the 1000 block of Peeler Drive reported Saturday night someone threw a rock at her daughter.
A person from ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital, 501 Van Buren St., reported Saturday night an assault victim was at the emergency room. The victim refused to speak with an officer.
An 800-block South Wood Street woman reported Sunday morning she thought someone broke into her residence. The incident was under investigation.
A person reported Sunday afternoon a back door was kicked in in the 100 block of Hale Drive.
Michael A. Brady, 17, of Tiffin, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident on South Washington Street Friday evening.
A person in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue went to the station Saturday evening to report sexual acts.
A fight was reported in the 200 block of Second Avenue early Sunday morning.
A citation for a red light violation was issued after an accident at Jefferson and East Market streets Sunday morning.
A motorcycle was in the ditch on South SR 19 Sunday afternoon.
An accident was reported on North SR 53 Sunday morning.
Tiffin firefighters were called on a good intent call at 85 Pinecrest Drive Saturday morning.
Bascom fire and EMS were called to a large amount of black smoke Saturday night.
NBS fire and New Riegel EMS were called to a possible barn fire Sunday morning.
Tiffin EMS had one squad run Friday afternoon, one squad run Friday evening, two squad runs Friday night, two squad runs Saturday morning, three squad runs Saturday evening, one squad run Saturday night, four squad runs early Sunday morning and three squad runs Sunday morning. Clinton fire assisted Sunday morning.
Bloomville EMS and fire were called to a single-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon.
Green Springs EMS and fire and the Echo unit had a squad run Sunday afternoon.
Jamie L. Baker, Tiffin, pleaded guilty to assault, 180 days jail, 150 days suspended, random drug testing, court retains jurisdiction over case and may release defendant prior to end of sentence to approved residential treatment facility, $492.
Jacob C. Daughenbaugh, 23 Elwood St., pleaded guilty to underage drinking, 90 days jail, 90 days suspended, random drug testing, Firelands for drug/alcohol assessment, $584; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, $137.
Erica R. Barnett, 341 E. Market St., Apt. A, pleaded no contest to speed, two points, $134.
Ashley M. Garcia, 21 Minerva St., pleaded no contest to failure to reinstate license, two points, $594; pleaded no contest to loud exhaust violation, $35.
Matthew G. Smith, 389 Circular St., pleaded no contest to operating vehicle impaired/under influence, 30 days jail, 30 days suspended, six-month license suspension, random drug testing, probation to verify defendant use of prescription, pay for/complete driver intervention program, six points, $589; pleaded no contest to lights at night violation, $35.
Amy L. Moneer, Carey, pleaded no contest to driving under suspension, 60 days jail, 60 days suspended, two points, $584; pleaded no contest to speed, $33.
Paige A. Crowe, 521 Eisenhower Drive, pleaded no contest to two charges of possession of drugs, 180 days jail, 160 days suspended, one day credit, six-month license suspension, two years intensive probation, complete counseling, random drug testing, $376, $214; pleaded no contest to underage drinking, 180 days jail, 160 days suspended, one day credit, $214.
Craig G. Heuerman, Leipsic, pleaded no contest to not having physical control while driving under the influence, 90 days jail, 87 days suspended, two years non-reporting probation, SCRAM CAM, restricted driving privileges, counseling, $472.
Roman M. Arana, 2473 Fostoria Rd., pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, $252.
James L. Mathias, Findlay, pleaded no contest to possession of drugs, six-month license suspension, permanent weapons disability, $246; pleaded no contest to possession of marijuana, six-month license suspension, permanent weapons disability, $189.
Brandon J. Osting, Delphos, pleaded guilty to speed, $206.


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import org.revenj.postgres.PostgresWriter;

import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

public abstract class PostgresTuple {

	private static final ConcurrentHashMap<String, String> QUOTE_ESCAPE = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, String>();
	private static final String[] SLASHES;

	static {
		SLASHES = new String[20];
		for (int i = 0; i < SLASHES.length; i++) {
			SLASHES[i] = new String(new char[1 << i]).replace('\0', '\\');
		}
	}

	abstract boolean mustEscapeRecord();

	abstract boolean mustEscapeArray();

	abstract void insertRecord(PostgresWriter writer, String escaping, Mapping mappings);

	void insertArray(PostgresWriter writer, String escaping, Mapping mappings) {
		insertRecord(writer, escaping, mappings);
	}

	interface Mapping {
		void map(PostgresWriter writer, char arg);
	}

	public void buildTuple(PostgresWriter sw, boolean quote) {
		if (quote) {
			sw.write('\'');
			insertRecord(sw, "", PostgresTuple::escapeQuote);
			sw.write('\'');
		} else insertRecord(sw, "", null);
	}

	public String buildTuple(boolean quote) {
		try (PostgresWriter sw = PostgresWriter.create()) {
			buildTuple(sw, quote);
			return sw.toString();
		}
	}

	static void escapeQuote(PostgresWriter sw, char c) {
		if (c == '\'') {
			sw.write('\'');
		}
		sw.write(c);
	}

	static void escapeBulkCopy(PostgresWriter sw, char c) {
		switch (c) {
			case '\\':
				sw.write("\\\\");
				break;
			case '\t':
				sw.write("\\t");
				break;
			case '\n':
				sw.write("\\n");
				break;
			case '\r':
				sw.write("\\r");
				break;
			case 11:
				sw.write("\\v");
				break;
			case '\b':
				sw.write("\\b");
				break;
			case '\f':
				sw.write("\\f");
				break;
			default:
				sw.write(c);
				break;
		}
	}

	public static String buildQuoteEscape(String escaping) {
		String result = QUOTE_ESCAPE.get(escaping);
		if (result != null) return result;
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		sb.append('"');
		for (int j = escaping.length() - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
			if (escaping.charAt(j) == '1') {
				int len = sb.length();
				for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
					sb.insert(i * 2, sb.charAt(i * 2));
				}
			} else sb = new StringBuilder(sb.toString().replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\""));
		}
		result = sb.toString();
		QUOTE_ESCAPE.put(escaping, result);
		return result;
	}

	public static String buildSlashEscape(int len) {
		if (len < SLASHES.length) {
			return SLASHES[len];
		}
		return new String(new char[1 << len]).replace('\0', '\\');
	}
}

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IceTV General »
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*** Repeats on VMC broken ***
Author Topic: *** Repeats on VMC broken *** (Read 13411 times)
Re: 2.5 Men on Nein - Repeats on VMC broken
This solution does not work with the automatic scheduler in mythtv. I had set mythtv up to record all episodes of two and half men. Mythtv uses the episode subtitle to determine if a program screening is the same episode. Now because all episodes are subtitled "N/A" this no longer works. It has already recorded the episode "N/A" so does not need to again.
The episodes aren't subtitled "N/A" - They have episode names. Icetv should not be incorrectly subtitling episodes or worse titling them all the same when they definitely are not the same episodes.
Kirben
These issues with repeats have been reported long ago, but no action was taken at the time. And it is extremely annoying to see the problem still regularly occurring.
As I mentioned last time, using a date as the episode title would be best, when the episode title is unknown. Since many system won't report the same episode title again, if already recorded once.
Russell at IceTV
Hi, thanks for reporting this. We're aware of the problem and are looking into it.
Unfortunately this has become quite a complicated problem.
As we've said before, we're limited as to how we compile our guide data for the Nine-related channels, so there are times when the episode information isn't available as quickly as we'd like, and we only know the program name. For example, we know it's "Two And A Half Men", and we know if it's a repeat or not, but we don't know which episode it is.
For the case when it's a new program, starting today we will begin creating new episodes using the date as the title, as has been suggested here in the forums. When the episode name is known, we'll change the title to update the guide.
For the case when it's a repeat, it's more complicated because our choices are to either leave the episode information off completely, or to assign them all to one common episode called "N/A". MCE seems to ignore our repeat flags when we leave off the episode information, and then treats all showings as though they were new -- similar to how it treats a news program, which is also non-episodic. This means it will record every repeat showing of the program, even if you have the Series Recording set to only record new shows. Setting all of these repeat showings to the common episode "N/A" fixes that problem, but introduces a new problem, both on MCE and other PVRs. Since the N/A episodes are all using the same title and ID numbers, if you have the Series Recording set to record new and repeat shows, it only records the N/A episode once, and then never again.
Since using the N/A episodes is causing problems in other PVRs, we're now removing them from our guide, and will go back to the way it was previously, where the program was listed without episode information. This will unfortunately break MCE's guide, so we'll have to fix it a different way. We'll modify just the MCE guide, so that it uses the common N/A episode names for repeat showings, but we'll do it in a way that won't affect other PVRs.
Unfortunately this change for MCE's guide will take a bit of work, so please bear with us until we can get that part of the guide system changed. Hopefully it won't take long, and we'll post another message here when it's done.
dJOS
Russell, im not entirely sure I understand the problem but to solve it would you need to standardise the sub-title and move the episode titles into the descriptions? (for the VMC/MCE feed)
This week im noticing a lot of programs incorrectly recording repeats like 2.5 men, Malaysian F1GP, catalyst and At the movies.
PS. I appreciate you guys taking this seriously.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2009, 10:55:20 PM by djos »
My Home Theatre Project
Quad Tuner 7MC box now replaced by 2x TiVo's HD's by order of the Wife!
Re: *** Repeats on VMC broken ***
Hi Ice guy's and gals, I seem to be getting an aweful lot of repeats that arent repeats scheduled to record atm eg:
F1 Chinese GP repeat
Nascar Nationwide highlights
and the usual massive stack of "Two And A Half Men" repeats.
Can you please let us know what is happening cause im getting a lot of Tuner conflicts as a result?
This problem should hopefully be fixed now. The XP and Vista MCE guide now uses a format that's similar to the latest format for Windows 7, and should better handle repeats and series recordings for programs without episodes.
Let us know if you're still having problems.
Thanks Russell, so what was the solution in the end?
Quote from: djos on July 09, 2009, 06:18:42 PM
We changed the way we generate the program ID numbers, especially related to when there's no episode information (such as with news programs, or Neighbours, which is a series but doesn't have episodes). We also found a better way to deal with the "original airdate" information, so that it works better with the way Media Center automatically decides whether or not something is a repeat based on that date (this is also related to my previous post about repeats).
Hopefully the new format we're using now should take care of the problems with series recordings and repeats.
I looked thru my next week of programming and it certainly looks good so far!
1st problem found:
"Complex Pain / Eureka Prizes / Dugongs" (repeat)
Complex Pain - when the pain doesn't go away but gets worse; the six finalists in the Eureka Prizes People's Choice Award; and a medical check-up for dugongs, the 'sirens of the sea'.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 2 ABC1
(9/07/2009) Other/Science & Tech G
My Media Center is currently recording this repeat despite the series being set to 1st Run only.
I think that might be because of the Media Center "feature" I talked about over in the thread on Underbelly, in this post.
The guide data includes an original airdate of 9/07/2009, because that's when that particular episode first aired. Media Center shows today's showing as a repeat, but since it's within 7 days of the original airdate, it also treats it as a new episode that can be recorded if it hasn't been recorded already. I don't know if it recorded it on the 9th or not, but the fact that it's showing the correct original airdate, and the Repeat indicator, tells me that it's interpreting the guide data correctly anyway. Do you know if it was already recorded -- and more importantly, was it recorded after you switched the guide data to the new format?
I got both airings - happy to wait and see what happens next week tho.
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The Los Angeles Eco-Village (LAEV) neighborhood is located in the north end of Wilshire Center/Koreatown and in East Hollywood in the city of Los Angeles. Our 30 to 40 member intentional community living in the LAEV two block neighborhood demonstrates processes for achieving lower environmental impacts while raising the quality of community life. We envision changing the way we live in the city and strive to inspire others to make more rapid and deeper changes in their living patterns, as well. These LAEV processes began in 1993.
This is our virtual home and a gateway to our family of organizations working toward ever greater manifestation of the LAEV vision.
Eco-Village Intentional Community members demonstrate the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically. The strategy is to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life. The LA Eco-Village is a demonstration of sustainable community development. We share our processes, strategies and techniques with others through tours, talks, workshops, conferences, public advocacy and the media.
We are located three miles west of downtown L.A. on Bimini and White House Place, one block east of one of Los Angeles most auto congested traffic corridors, Vermont Avenue. We live and work in a two block neighborhood. LAEV is in a special planning district of the City known as the East Hollywood Targeted Neighborhood Initiative or the Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP). Link to google maps. LAEV leadership had a long and productive relationship with the City's Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment Area prior to that Agency's discontinuance in 2012.
The Cooperative Resources and Services Project (CRSP), the initial developer of the LAEV plan acquired two apartment buildings in the 1990s, and a third building in 2011 with the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust, bringing 50 units of neighborhood housing under community control. CRSP'S Ecological Revolving Loan Fund (ELF), a community development loan fund, is the source of funds for these acquisitions. ELF monies are also being used for basic rehabilitation and ecological retrofitting of the buildings. A resident organized limited equity housing cooperative, Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana (USTU), acquired two of the buildings from CRSP in 2012. The land underneath the buildings was donated by CRSP to the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust (BVCLT) in 2012 as well. Together, these three nonprofit organizations, whose members form the LAEV Intentional Community, provide on-going development of the LAEV neighborhood. In each case, the buildings and land have been removed from the speculative real estate market and will continue to provide permanently affordable housing for low to moderate income households. Rental cash flow from the buildings is sufficient to maintain the properties and provide for on-going environmentally sensitive retrofitting.
Overall demographics of the neighborhood include approximately 15 ethnic groups. Incomes are very low to middle but primarily lower. A diversity of households includes singles, couples, single parents, nuclear families, room mates, and extended families. Ages range from infancy to the elderly. There are approximately 500 persons living in the two block area, of which approximately 75 participate in some aspect of LAEV activities. At this time, there are still many residents in the two block neighborhood who may not be aware that they live in the Los Angeles Eco-Village neighborhood.
Approximately 30 to 40 neighbors from diverse backgrounds and income levels have moved to the neighborhood intentionally to learn, share their knowledge and to demonstrate LAEV processes. Many attend regular community potluck dinners, community meetings, workshops on permaculture approaches to sustainable urban living, community work parties, and provide a variety of public services to the neighborhood and the city at large on a broad range of sustainability areas.
Most Eco-Village Intentional Community members do not own private cars. Households which do not own cars receive a $25 per month discount on their rent. Several Eco-Village members have started small green businesses, which CRSP has helped incubate over the years. While approximately 30 to 40 neighbors moved to LAEV intentionally, we share our buildings and the neighborhood with many other neighbors.
These core values were established at an LAEV retreat on values clarification in March 2001 and have been re-visited from time to time at retreats over the years.
2. Take responsibility for each other & the planet through local environmental & social action.
CRSP, a nonprofit 501.c.3 community development organization founded in 1980, was the founding developer and sponsor of the LAEV . However, during the past decade many LAEV intentional community members have contributed major energy and commitment to the LAEV Demonstration, resulting in an accelerating manifestation of the LAEV vision and purpose, especially through the USTU Housing Co-op and the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust, along with many individual and other collaborative initiatives in the LAEV. CRSP continues to be a resource center for small ecological cooperative communities. It is located in the LA Eco-Village neighborhood.


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CHICAGO REPORTER: The amount paid out for police misconduct in 2018 is more than the city has paid in any year since at least 2011.
CHICAGO — In a year when the city's lawyers were hashing out the details of a federal consent decree that will govern police reform efforts for years to come, Chicago taxpayers paid out more than $85 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits and an additional $28 million to outside lawyers to defend these cases.
The amount paid out for police misconduct in 2018 is more than the city has paid in any year since at least 2011, according to data released by the city's Law Department and analyzed by The Chicago Reporter, and more than what was paid in the previous two years combined. It brings the total tab for police misconduct in the past eight years to well over half a billion dollars.
The high figure is driven in part by the payment of several high-profile cases last year. It includes $16 million paid to the family of Bettie Jones, who was shot and killed by Officer Robert Rialmo in Dec. 2015; $15 million paid to the families of two men who were killed by off-duty detective Joseph Frugoli in a 2009 drunken-driving incident; $9.5 million for the family of Jose Lopez, who was gravely injured when he was tased by Chicago Police officers in 2011; and $3.5 million to the mother of Niko Price, who was shot and killed by former officer Marco Proano in 2011.
It also includes payments for several wrongful conviction lawsuits, including $9.3 million to James Kluppelberg, who was released after nearly 25 years in prison for an arson he says he confessed to after being tortured by Jon Burge's "Midnight Crew"; $4 million to two men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1992 double murder; and $3.5 million in the case of Patrick Hampton, who was released after serving 20 years in prison for a sexual assault after his conviction was thrown out on claims that Chicago police detectives fabricated and withheld evidence.
As these high-profile cases show, lawsuits can take years to work their way through the court system, so the large sum paid out last year is not necessarily indicative of an increase in police misconduct. In fact, the number of police misconduct cases paid out was down slightly from the previous years.
However, as in past years, the city paid out nearly one lawsuit every two days, on average. And the majority of them paid out not millions but rather tens of thousands of dollars. The median payout was $50,000. The smallest payouts were for just $500.
The $113 million does not include cases of property damage, minor car accidents, vehicle pursuits or employment-discrimination lawsuits. The cost is more than five times what the city budgeted for police lawsuits last year, meaning the city likely borrowed money to pay the costs of police settlements, as it has done in all but one year since 2008, according to city records.
The sum also does not include the cost of outside lawyers hired to represent the city in the negotiations over the consent decree. In 2017 and 2018, the city paid more than $4.2 million to outside lawyers for the consent decree and related lawsuits.
Last month, a federal judge formally entered the consent decree and appointed a monitor to oversee its implementation. The monitor is expected to cost $2.85 million per year.
This story was originally published by The Chicago Reporter, a Chicago-based nonprofit news organization that aims to confront racial and economic inequality using the power of investigative journalism. Sign up for their newsletters here: chicagoreporter.com/signup.


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Endometriosis Facts to Know
1. Endometriosis is a noncancerous condition that affects 10 to 15 percent of reproductive-age women who menstruate, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
2. About 5.5 million women in the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with the disease each year.
3. Endometriosis develops when cells from the endometrium — or uterine lining — grow outside the uterus and adhere to other structures, most commonly the ovaries, bowel, fallopian tubes, or bladder. Endometrial tissue may also migrate outside of the pelvic cavity to distant parts of the body. Researchers aren't sure what causes this condition.
4. Symptoms of endometriosis can range from no symptoms to mild pain to pain that is so severe it completely interferes with a woman's ability to lead a normal life. Other symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, cramping, diarrhea and painful bowel movements during menstruation, and painful intercourse.
5. A laparoscope is commonly used to diagnose this condition, and may also be used in the surgical treatment of endometriosis. Laparoscopy allows a surgeon to view abnormalities in the pelvic region by inserting a miniature telescope through the abdominal wall, usually through the navel. While this is the best method of definitive diagnosis available, not seeing endometric tissue doesn't mean it isn't present.
6. Hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy can temporarily halt the painful symptoms of endometriosis. Menstruation stops during pregnancy, so pain and discomfort associated with the menstrual cycle are absent.
7. There is no cure for endometriosis. Treatment options include surgery and medical therapies. Medical therapies include hormonal contraceptives and other hormonal regimens, such as GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) agonists, that control hormonal stimulation of the endometrial tissue.
8. There is some evidence that a family history of endometriosis may contribute to your likelihood of developing this disease. If you have a mother or sister who is battling endometriosis or has been diagnosed with it, there is a seven-fold higher chance that you will develop the disease.
9. Medical research indicates that daughters of women who took the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) during the years 1938 through 1971 to prevent miscarriage have an increased risk of developing this disease.
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Absolutely, No Kidding!
by Litmus Branding | 31st Oct, 2013 in Branding
When small talks big, the consumer is likely to sit up and take notice
Turn your antenna on and listen to the Lilliputians talking like grown-ups. They are not kids, they are seasoned adults. It's not a parody; its realistic adult talk and the message cloaked in this idea, is noteworthy – if a child can do it, so can you. So can anyone, for that matter.
The use of kids is very metaphorical in Flipkart commercials. It takes the phobia out of the tech world. Online purchase of books and goods begins to appear like a child's play. Only, the proposition isn't sold so directly. The child actors go about their humdrum existence, making inane banter, so the message about the simplicity of an online retail model is delivered very discreetly. Their recent campaign "No Kidding No worries" – takes the cake – little-ly and literally!
Isn't that cool? Their child artists' gear, outfits, mannerisms, attitudes doesn't come across as sham. It's not even remotely funny. On the contrary, it's dead serious. And it works those limited 30 seconds because it's so unobtrusive.
The brand communicates and how!
Since its launch in Oct 2007, Flipkart has been positioned as India's answer to Amazon. The brainchild of Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal (the duo are incidentally not related, despite the common surname), the retail platform has become hugely successful, particularly due to the popularity of their book section.
If you haven't peeped into it already, We suggest you do and discover what a close match it is to an actual library feel and ambience. The book browsing experience at Flipkart is actually no different from a brick and mortar bookstore. And the results of this uncanny similarity between real and virtual show in the company's balance sheet. Book sales continue to contribute to around 80% to Flipkart's total revenue. There is a lesson in this for all web designers.
We happened to saunter through the site once and found it so much less complex than navigating the Amazon site and we are not being jingoistic or sarcastic!
The technical word for this kind of a design that is informed totally by user experience, user expectations and comfort factor is 'ergonomics,' but at Litmus, we prefer the word 'simplicity.'
In my opinion this kind of a design template springs from the gut – knowing instinctively what the consumer wants, where and how he wants it and delivering it to him, without frusterating false turns and frills.
The second major factor going for Flipkart is their communication that as we already mentioned remains a cut-apart. One look and you know the campaign belongs to a series and that the series belongs to Flipkart – that's differentiation. They also keep on adding new features to the site and improving back-end operations, which implies an actual value transfer to the consumer.
Small wonder that in just three years, Flipkart's revenue has grown to Rs 750 crore (Their estimate, not ours) and it's expected to grow to Rs 4,500 crore by 2015. They have also just received their second round of funding. Starting with two employees and two suppliers, Flipkart's head count now exceeds 4500 and they have close to 500 suppliers. That's impressive.
Although communications has played a big role in this kind of growth and popularity, we will also credit other measures, such as a gradual expansion of their product portfolio – cell phones, laptops, computers, cameras, games, music, audio players, TV's, healthcare products, washing machines – you name it, they have it! As one wag put it, "There are some things you can't buy online… For everything else, there's Flipkart!"
Along the way, customer satisfaction has been the corner stone of the online retailer's dizzying success. With Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Google Ad-words, their official FB page has nine lakh 'likes' (Can't tell how many are genuine, though J).
Their story has gone viral and been viewed by almost a million viewers on YouTube within two weeks of launch, streaming on channels not owned by Flipkart or the ad agency – that's genuine appreciation.
Litmus makes your brand accessible to your target consumer. While retaining elements of mystique, we strive to build lasting rapport and trust between brands and consumers through strategic creative thinking.
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Q: WPF Designer error: frameworkName cannot be an empty string Recently for no apparent reason my VS2012 designer has been failing to open up and xaml file in the project. All of them were working okay before. I didn't change project settings or install vs updates (using update 4).
The error I get is:
System.ArgumentException:
The parameter 'frameworkName' cannot be an empty string.
I've looked at similar issues and tried to delete my temp folder as well as switching target framework versions but to no avail!
Any suggestions? Tearing my hair out over this one.
Update: I've noticed that as I remove references to other projects in my solution the designer then loads. I need those references so this isn't a solution but maybe it hints at the cause

A: C++/CLR projects are using a cpp file in the temp directory, e.g. .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.AssemblyAttributes.cpp (depends on the used framework version). Usally this file looks like:
#using <mscorlib.dll>
[assembly: System::Runtime::Versioning::TargetFrameworkAttribute(L".NETFramework,Version=v4.6", FrameworkDisplayName=L".NET Framework 4.6")];

But sometimes it gets corrupted and the strings are empty. Just open it and copy the strings from the corresponding cs-file.
I added a pre-build-step to my projects, so I get an error, if the strings are empty:
findstr /C:".NETFramework,Version=v4.6" "%temp%\.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.AssemblyAttributes.cpp" > nul


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Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Actors: Candice Bergen, Jon Rudnitsky, Lake Bell, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Pico Alexander, Reese Witherspoon
Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under…
Country: Belgium, Finland, Germany
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice…
Country: Norway, USA
An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.
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Logan Lucky
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This grant has provided assistance to Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) to draft the new company law, and to conduct public consultations, advocacy, and public education on the law.
Summary: New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Delhi's National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday granted waiver to the Mistry firms from minimum shareholding criteria and a liberty to approach Mumbai's NCLAT.
The level of stakeholder consultation by the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) during the drafting and approval stages was unprecedented in the history of company law in Pakistan, according to a statement issued here by the SECP.
These laws are understood by all the stakeholders and the facilitation for incorporation of companies as outlined in the Company Law is provided to the general public, said in a statement issued by SECP here on Monday.
The foreign shareholder's entitlement to the profit (before the judgment) is guaranteed even if a court declares that the side agreement is in violation of the UAE Company law and public policy.
BAGHDAD / NINA / Member of parliamentary Committee on oil and energy Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum said that "the government will withdraw the national oil company Law from the Committee.
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package com.zuoxiaolong.util;

import com.google.gson.Gson;

import java.awt.*;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * @author 左潇龙
 * @since 2015年5月24日 上午12:23:01
 */
public abstract class HttpUtil {

	private static HttpURLConnection httpURLConnection(String url, String method) throws IOException {
		HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
		connection.setRequestMethod(method);
		connection.setReadTimeout(3000);
		connection.setConnectTimeout(1000);
		connection.setDoInput(true);
		connection.setDoOutput(true);
		return connection;
	}

	public static String sendHttpJsonRequest(String url, String method , Object params) {
		try {
			HttpURLConnection connection = httpURLConnection(url, method);
			connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
			connection.connect();
			OutputStream outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
			outputStream.write(JsonUtils.toJson(params).getBytes("UTF-8"));
			outputStream.flush();
			return new String(IOUtil.readStreamBytes(connection), "UTF-8");
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static String sendHttpRequest(String url, String method , Map<String, Object> params) {
		return sendHttpRequest(url, method, null, params);
	}

	public static String sendHttpRequest(String url, String method , Map<String, Object> headerMap, Map<String, Object> params) {
		try {
			StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
			for (String key : params.keySet()) {
				stringBuffer.append(key).append("=").append(URLEncoder.encode(params.get(key).toString(), "UTF-8")).append("&");
			}
			if (method.equals("GET") && (params != null && params.size() > 0)) {
				url = url + "?" + stringBuffer.substring(0, stringBuffer.length() - 1);
			}
			HttpURLConnection connection = httpURLConnection(url, method);
			if (headerMap != null) {
				for (String headerName : headerMap.keySet()) {
					connection.setRequestProperty(headerName, headerMap.get(headerName).toString());
				}
			}
			connection.connect();
			if (method.equals("POST") && (params != null && params.size() > 0)) {
				OutputStream outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
				outputStream.write(stringBuffer.substring(0, stringBuffer.length() - 1).getBytes("UTF-8"));
				outputStream.flush();
			}
			return new String(IOUtil.readStreamBytes(connection), "UTF-8");
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static String getVisitorIp(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String ipAddress = null;
		ipAddress = request.getHeader("x-forwarded-for");
		if (ipAddress == null || ipAddress.length() == 0 || "unknown".equalsIgnoreCase(ipAddress)) {
			ipAddress = request.getHeader("Proxy-Client-IP");
		}
		if (ipAddress == null || ipAddress.length() == 0 || "unknown".equalsIgnoreCase(ipAddress)) {
			ipAddress = request.getHeader("WL-Proxy-Client-IP");
		}
		if (ipAddress == null || ipAddress.length() == 0 || "unknown".equalsIgnoreCase(ipAddress)) {
			ipAddress = request.getRemoteAddr();
			if (ipAddress.equals("127.0.0.1")) {
				// 根据网卡取本机配置的IP
				InetAddress inet = null;
				try {
					inet = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
				} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
				ipAddress = inet.getHostAddress();
			}
		}
		// 对于通过多个代理的情况,第一个IP为客户端真实IP,多个IP按照','分割
		if (ipAddress != null && ipAddress.length() > 15) {
			if (ipAddress.indexOf(",") > 0) {
				ipAddress = ipAddress.substring(0, ipAddress.indexOf(","));
			}
		}
		return ipAddress;
	}

}


I have sadly lost my cooking mojo. Every single recipe I have made this weekend has been a disaster. It is extremely frustrating and it is the exact reason why I started this blog. I wanted a cooking journal of easy, honest and reliable recipes. So I may not be able to cook but at least I know how to bake and when I bake it usually involves chocolate. So here is a good old standby...brownies. Now this was the first time I tried this recipe for brownies and after I made them I thought they were good but not the best. Then I tried them again tonight and they were perfect: rich, decadent, chewy, chocolaty and delicious! Chocolate ALWAYS tastes better the day after it's baked.
Preheat oven to 325. Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with 2 pieces of foil (horizontal and vertical). Make sure the foil hangs a little over all the edges, you will use the foil to lift the brownies out of the pan when they are done baking. Spray foil with cooking spray.
Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set aside.
Melt chocolate and butter in microwave on 50% power for approximately 2 minutes, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth. Be careful not to burn. Or melt chocolate and butter in a glass bowl set over pan of simmering water on stove; stirring until melted and smooth. Make sure the steam doesn't touch the chocolate.
Take chocolate off heat and gradually whisk in sugar.
Add the eggs, whisking after each one, until thoroughly combined. Whisk in vanilla.
Add flour mixture, using a rubber spatula to fold the batter until it is smooth.
Transfer batter to the prepared pan. Use an offset spatula to even the batter out over the entire pan. Sprinkle with nuts if you are going to use. Bake for about 35-40 minutes and check for doneness with a wooden toothpick (should come out with a few moist crumbs on it).
Once the brownies are cooled you can lift the brownies out from the pan using the foil extensions (makes it really easy!). Cut into bars. Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
Don't be so hard on yourself! Never admit defeat! You'll rebound. I know it. As for the brownies....evil! Delicious evil.
Brownies.....yammy! They don't look like a disaster, they look sooo gooood!!!!!
Debby, I am going back to the basics baking and booze!
Zia, These were one of my few successes in the past few days...they were delicious, you have to try them!
I definitely hear you on this cooking mojo. I've made some bummer recipes in the past few days. I guess it happens to all of us, right? These brownies look delicious though and I love you cut them into diamonds. Funny you mentioned that you think chocolate baked goods taste better the next day. I think I'm going to back you up on that theory. It's definitely something that I've started to notice lately.
You'll work it off and not feel bad about devouring 3 of them.


Spring is a unique time in the Twin Cities -- if not simply for the fact that we all finally thaw out and leave our homes, and perhaps even wear short sleeves or a sundress after 19 months of winter. Spring also brings MNFashion Week to Minneapolis, and for the last five years, Voltage: Fashion Amplified has merged both local bands and runway shows by local designers into one awesome night at First Avenue. Fashion and rock n' roll have always had a passionate love affair, and this Friday we get to really see that in action (hot!). That said, we felt it important to get to know the woman behind this explosive event, Anna Lee, through one of our 5 Questions features. And remember, VFA takes place Friday at First Avenue.
Gimme Noise: When was the first Voltage and how was that show different from more recent years?
Anna Lee: The first Voltage was in 2004, and much has changed since our first year. Thanks to our dedicated committee (which has quadrupled in size from the first year) we have been able to make changes every year to improve the professionalism of the show and designers, such as creating a design panel of industry experts to guide the designers in the development of their collections. Some of the changes this year: Voltage is finally on a Friday, with an after-show party in the mainroom [and it] is now part of MNfashion Week as the fundraiser for MNfashion. The runway configuration is new this year as well- we have raised it and lengthened it for better overall visibility. We will also have a "designer merch" area set up so that attendees can purchase looks the night of the show.
GN: What's your fashion background?
AL: I have a pretty unique balance of fine art, fashion and apparel manufacturing. I went to school for sculpture and painting, although I was always creating my own designs. I prefer to make accessories as wearable and functional sculpture under the label Ruby3. I also create costumes for modern dance and experimental theater, so I can let out my creativity and collaborate with other artists.
GN: Describe one of the coolest outfits you've seen come down the runway at a Voltage show.
AL: That's a tough call, as there have been hundreds of outfits over the last five years...but perhaps the most memorable was the finale ensemble by Laura Fulk last year. Her collection was inspired by the tough pioneer women of the midwest. The final outfit was glorious--wild hair and headdress with a signature Laura Fulk dress.
GN: Who is your favorite local designer? Global?
AL: I can't have a favorite, in my opinion. But I will say that the designer I own the most pieces from is Red Show Clothing Co/Kerry Riley. Globally, Viktor & Rolf.
GN: What bands are playing this year and why were they chosen?
AL: Every year, we get the chance to select bands that we are excited about in the Twin Cities and create a pretty diverse balance of genres. This year, we are honored to be working with Maria Isa, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, First Communion Afterparty, Gospel Gossip and Mercurial Rage.
GN: Why do you think First Avenue is a great venue for Voltage?
AL: Although there are many things that make Voltage exciting, if you're going to do a rock-n-roll fashion show right, you have to hold it in the most quintessential rock venue in the city! We get packed in there on the night of Voltage, but the staff there is always awesome to work with and everyone always has a great time.


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Viereck's sweat bee (Lasioglossum vierecki)
Since L. vierecki and other native bees have become more important for agriculture due to the decline in population of honey bees, there are new efforts to sustain and promote these species. Some farmers are now raising native plants that these bees feed from in order to ensure that their farming practices do not negatively affect the native bee population. Read more about viereck's sweat bees on iNaturalist.org.
hoto 4955391, (c) jgibbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jgibbs, via iNaturalist.org ( http://www.inaturalist.org/photos/4955391)
Chromosome-length genome assembly
Download the LVIE_genome_v2.1.1.fasta.gz file containing the chromosome-length (2n=22) assembly of the viereck's sweat bee genome. All modifications with respect to the draft (see below) are annotated in the LVIE_genome_v2.1.1.assembly file. Some basic stats associated with the new reference, LVIE_genome_v2.1.1, are listed below. The full data release can be explored here.
Contig length (bp)
Number of contigs
Contig N50 (bp)
Longest contig (bp)
Scaffold length (bp)
Number of scaffolds
Scaffold N50 (bp)
Longest scaffold (bp)
The chromosome-length genome assembly is based on the draft assembly LVIE_genome_v1.0, credited below.
This genome assembly was created in collaboration with the Kocher Lab at Princeton University. The draft was assembled with Supernova assembler using 10x Genomics linked-read libraries. For details see https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.14.439731v1..
3D Assembly was performed using 3D-DNA pipeline (Dudchenko et al., Science, 2017). The genome was reviewed using Juicebox Assembly Tools (Dudchenko et al., bioRxiv, 2018). See Methods for more information.
Hi-C sample
The head and thorax sample for in situ Hi-C preparation was donated by a female individual named COI-eq ID: N/A, Legacy ID: LVIE030, 4-letter alias: LVIE, alt: Apo0035, and obtained from Kocher Lab, Princeton University.
Hi-C Contact maps
Hi-C data was aligned to the draft reference using Juicer (Durand, Shamim et al., Cell Systems, 2016), and contact maps visualizing the alignments with respect to the draft and the new reference were built using 3D-DNA (Dudchenko et al., Science, 2017). The contact maps can be explored below via Juicebox.js interactive tool (Robinson et al., Cell Systems, 2018). To explore the assembly in greater detail, please download the .hic and .assembly files from the data release folder and use Juicebox Assembly Tools (Dudchenko et al., bioRxiv, 2018).
If you use this genome assembly in your research, please check that the conditions of use associated with the draft permit it, and acknowledge the following work.
Dudchenko, O., Batra, S.S., Omer, A.D., Nyquist, S.K., Hoeger, M., Durand, N.C., Shamim, M.S., Machol, I., Lander, E.S., Aiden, A.P., Aiden, E.L., 2017. De novo assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome using Hi-C yields chromosome-length scaffolds. Science 356, 92–95. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal3327.
Dudchenko, O., Shamim, M.S., Batra, S., Durand, N.C., Musial, N.T., Mostofa, R., Pham, M., Hilaire, B.G.S., Yao, W., Stamenova, E., Hoeger, M., Nyquist, S.K., Korchina, V., Pletch, K., Flanagan, J.P., Tomaszewicz, A., McAloose, D., Estrada, C.P., Novak, B.J., Omer, A.D., Aiden, E.L., 2018. The Juicebox Assembly Tools module facilitates de novo assembly of mammalian genomes with chromosome-length scaffolds for under $1000. bioRxiv 254797. https://doi.org/10.1101/254797.
This is a work in progress. If you notice any discrepancies in the map or have data that confirms or contradicts the suggested reference, please email us at thednazoo@gmail.com or leave a comment on the Forum.


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NBN Co invests in Aussie businesses
A whole-of-industry response to improve customer experience
The complexities of connecting a continent
Striking a new balance on Australian broadband pricing
By: Bill Morrow | The nbn™ project | Published on 14 December 2017
How we developed an industry-wide solution to meet the growing demand for fast broadband in peak hours.
At NBN Co we've embarked on the challenging task of building a world-class broadband access network to meet the nation's present and future needs.
We are more than halfway through this monumental job and have more than three million Australian homes and businesses now using the nbn™ broadband access network.
Yet despite moving people from the existing ADSL world of broadband delivery and onto a world-class, new access network, we are not seeing the uptake of our higher speed plans that was initially anticipated.
Some hold tight to the 'Field-of-Dreams' approach to fast broadband infrastructure – the "if you build it, they will come" mentality. However, that mantra has not translated into reality when it comes to end users taking up higher speed plans when they connect to the network.
The reality is that today more than 80 per cent of all plans purchased on the nbn™ access network are based on wholesale speeds of 25Mbps or lower. This is concerning because in some cases it means people are signing up to broadband plans that give them no better, or possibly lower speeds than what they experienced on their legacy network.
We've been asking ourselves whether this is a function of consumers looking for the most affordable deal, whether they are being directed to lower-speed plans by default by their phone and internet provider or whether our business case has misread the appetite for high speed plans.
Like most complex problems in life, there's no simple solution. But it does beg the question – what's the point of building a world-class broadband infrastructure that in most cases is capable of delivering speeds of 50Mbps or more if no one is prepared to pay extra for the higher speed tiers and good quality peak hour experience?
We don't need to be convinced of the importance of fast, reliable and affordable broadband services. Multiple international studies support our belief in the benefits of broadband, with research showing that an increase in access to high speed broadband services is a key driver of economic growth, job creation, and social inclusion.
But what some people don't understand is that pricing is in part driving the movement of end users to our lower speed tier plans. I have spoken previously about the "land grab" going on in the industry and how, due to competitive pressures, retailers seem reluctant to move end users away from the lower end speed tiers in favour of a high speed service with high capacity bandwidth at a higher price.
Instead, the industry has targeted the price-conscious sector of the market with "unlimited" data plans that sit around the $60 price point and which typically offer speeds of up to 25Mbps.
However, the problem, with unlimited plans at a fixed benchmark price is that retailer profit margins gradually deteriorate as consumers use more data. Meanwhile, the data consumption growth rate has been trending upwards by more than 20 per cent each year. The results are inevitable – retailers are slowly losing profits, or 'choking' the speeds available at peak times. Or both.
But, without affordable higher speed plans, people simply aren't seeing the true potential of the nbn™ broadband access network. That's why we are unveiling the first steps in our pricing evolution that we believe will pave the way to better broadband speeds for end users while also ensuring retail providers and NBN Co are able to remain profitable.
The additional pricing options are designed to improve customer experience by making it more affordable for phone and internet providers to meet increased bandwidth demand from Australians who connect to the nbn™ access network.
The changes – which apply to our fixed line access network and come into effect in the second quarter of 2018 – mean that for the first time NBN Co will bundle together access and bandwidth charges for its higher speed plans under a simple pricing structure.
We plan to introduce a new nbn™ 50 wholesale bundle charged at $45 a month with 2Mbps of bandwidth included and a new nbn™ 100 wholesale bundle at $65 a month with 2.5Mbps capacity included.
Previously, the static access charge and the fluid capacity charge were part of our two-part pricing model that had seen some retailers under-provision bandwidth, which was impacting end user speeds during peak download times.
But our new plans – which include nearly double the current average capacity being purchased by retailers across all nbn™ fixed line services today – will help entice retailers and end users to move up the speed chain, reposition the nbn™ 50 service as the company's flagship plan and unleash the potential of the nbn™ access network.
The changes are expected to also result in significant savings for our wholesale customers with the new nbn™ 50 bundle, representing a potential discount of 27 per cent while the nbn™ 100 bundle could save retailers 10 per cent when compared to current average prices across the industry.
Included bandwidth on these new packages is just the minimum, meaning retailers can continue to purchase additional capacity as demand increases for $8 per megabit per second per month, a 40 per cent reduction.
Until the new pricing structure goes live and to help transition retailers to the new pricing options, we are also introducing a promotion that will see the nbn™ 50 wholesale service sold for the same access price as the nbn™ 25 service with a boost of 50 per cent additional bandwidth.
Our existing pricing options will also continue to be available for internet and phone providers who prefer this model and to also allow a smooth migration for those who choose to progressively move their customers over to the new bundles.
Our team has been working hard alongside the phone and internet companies to develop these new models for the better part of this year. We hope the changes will help to rebalance access and capacity charges, support product differentiation and most importantly improve user experience on the network.
We want everyone to benefit from the promise of new technology, and the new network built to deliver it, and believe our new strategy gives us a clear way to unleash the potential of the nbn™ access network – while still paying our bills.
Read more on our new pricing options my position paper available here.


As a African-American woman, I would be honored to serve as your delegate for Assembly District 20. Since 2017, I have attended all California Democratic Party Conventions and most other California Democratic Party Executive Board and Region 5 meetings. I have been chosen as a proxy for the 2018 convention and have been active with the Renters Caucus on the affordable housing issue. Last convention, I worked closely with my Assemblyman Bill Quirk on legislation to make incorporation easier for unincorporated areas to create true democracy, and local governance via AB 2491. I am also interested in joining the African American Caucus.
I've been proud to serve as an Associate Member of our Alameda County Democratic Party's Central Committee. As part of the committee, I've been active in supporting progressive issues and resolutions. I am currently a co-author of a resolution to be approved in our January meeting.
As a political organizer for the last 5+ years worked on important union campaigns such as funding for California Public Schools and Community Colleges (Yes on 30/55), saving pensions for public employees (supporting Michael Bilsbury), Protecting union jobs and public services (No on 32), funding for public transportation, 'Fight for $15 to get $15 state minimum wage, and more.
I've lived in unincorporated Ashland California for 25 years. Ashland is a majority minority area which has been underrepresented. I've been active in with our Alameda County Supervisor advocating for progressive policy decisions and local governance with the Eden Area Livability Initiative Governance Leadership Team. I have advocated with this team and it has lead to the approval of The Eden Municipal Advisory Council, which is scheduled to be implemented soon. I have been in several leadership positions with local Ashland organizations over the years including; Ashland Community Association; Alameda County Arts Commission - Ashland Cherryland Community Identifier Project Ashland-Cherryland Vice President - Safe Ashland Neighborhood Association; San Lorenzo Library Advisory Commission Member; Ashland Community Center (Hayward Area Recreation and Park District) Board of Directors Advisory Council.


Our Alsatian Rub perfectly captures the liveliness and characteristic flavor of Alsatian cuisine.
The region of Alsace is located on France's eastern border near Germany. Alsatian cuisine can be thought of as German-French fusion cuisine. It embraces Germanic culinary traditions and is often served in generous portions.
Many Alsatian recipes feature mutton, beef, and pork in various forms including sausage.
A chef who specializes in Alsatian cuisine helped develop this authentic blend. It adds wonderful flavor when used as a dry rub for meat or as a seasoning for potatoes.
Exactly what I was looking for! Shipped fast.
Try putting this on tilapia with butter and a little lemon for a super fast and yummy dinner!
I don't know anything about "Alsatian cooking" but I bought this anyway because the ingredients seemed like a slightly fancier mixture of spices I alreay use pretty commonly when I cook. I went through this so fast I decided to come back and buy the bigger size. Very fresh spices.
Very good all purpose seasoning.


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Anderlecht profits slip as Oostende sees debt rise as it makes its title challenge
December 30 – KV Oostende have accrued a loss of €7 million in the 2015/16 book year, with the Belgian club's debts mounting to €23.4 million. In comparison Anderlecht reported a net profit of €1.6 million.
The seaside club are fourth in the Belgian top flight and on course for a play-off I finish. In the Belgian cup, Oostende will meet KRC Genk in the semi-finals, with the ultimate aim of lifting the trophy and gaining a prized ticket for the Europa League.
In the 2014/15 season KV Oostende made a loss of €4 million. The new losses are in large part due to Oostende's drive to expand and develop the club, with both higher salaries and transfer fees for players. The club's stadium has also been modernised.
Billionaire businessman Marc Coucke owns Oostende. He also has a stake in Lille OSC. Coucke and Oostende expect a rise in revenue, reaping rewards from the renovated stadium and the outgoing transfers of Jordan Lukaku to Lazio and Nicolas De Préville to Lille.
Anderlecht, Belgium's most decorated club, saw their profits shrink considerably from €6.3 million in the 2014/15 financial year to just €1.6 million in 2015/16 after missing out on Champions League qualification.
The club's gross revenue did however rise from €74 million to €85.7 million, boosted by the lucrative outgoing transfers of both Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba to Newcastle United. Anderlecht are currently second in the Jupiler Pro League, trailing league leaders Club Brugge by two points.
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Backstage Updates On WWE Cuts, Departures & Everything You Need To Know
Last Modified date: May 27, 2021
There are a lot of WWE employees who are moving out of the game and this week 35 have already left. The production of WWE is hit hard with all the departures. Multiple divisions were are folding together and longtime WWE employee and Executive Vice President Kevin Dunn will be taking care of these divisions. Due to many redundancies that are happening in many departments, these cuts are taking place. Currently, there are two graphics departments that include one for WWE TV production and the other one is for digital purposes. It is better to merge these two departments into one. WWE producers can cut down costs and few employees can handle all the departments. Here are more details about WWE.
1 What are the updates on WWE cuts and departures?
2 What do Cathy Kelley and Wortman have to say about their departure?
What are the updates on WWE cuts and departures?
According to the latest update, former Executive Vice President Jaylar Donlan of WWE Advanced Media has also departed. He was cut after eight years of working in this field. Brian Pellegatto has served as the Senior Vice President of Production. He has departed from WWE after 9 years. Wrestlenomics keeps reporting all the news related to wrestling. The recent reports have revealed that Jay Rosenstock has also left working as an Executive Vice President. His fans have supported him as he was a part of WW for a long time now. Makham Nolan who is an active member of WWE and has served as the Vice President of Media Operations has also left. It seems that the list will keep on going as longtime WWE employee James Wortman has also departed. Most recently he has worked as a Content Director.
What do Cathy Kelley and Wortman have to say about their departure?
Wortman took Twitter and revealed to his fans his departure from WWE.
"This isn't something I expected to say today or on any day, but I am no longer with WWE after 11 years," he wrote. "Thank you to all of the friends I've made during that time and to the talented people I've had the pleasure to work with. It's not goodbye, it's 'see you down the road.'"
WWE is holding a schedule for all employees this Wednesday. They will be discussing lay-offs will be and address other such issues. Wrestlenomics has also revealed to fans that two departments of WWE are merging together. The TV department of WWE and the Advanced Media Group will merge into one. Dunn will be leading the department of the TV while Donlan will lead the Advanced Media Group. It seems that most of these departures are happening due to the pandemic and to reduce the rising costs. They will bring a small number of employees on board that will help them in a lot of ways. Throughout the history of WWE, they have followed "cut to the bone" whenever it is needed. They have their strategies to get all the things done.
Former WWE on-air talent Cathy Kelley has also announced his departure from WWE. He has been associated with WWE Digital for many years now. He has posted a tweet on his Twitter discussing the following:
"My brain can't comprehend and my heart is fucking breaking for all my friends. Along with being great humans, everyone behind the scenes at WWE digital worked their asses off to build a huge money-making brand and don't get near the credit they deserve''.
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Seismograph consists of a digital triaxial high-sensitive seismic receiver and data recorder placed inside of a compact, explosion-proof package. The seismographs are used for measuring seismic impact parameters as well as for hazard mining areas control, seismic processes control, and research, explosion oscillations control, and also for geotechnical research.
«CHARGE» port — is used for battery charger connection.
«POWER» key of the seismograph is used for start/stop of data recording process as well as for connection of the seismograph to PC for configuration purposes.
constant short signals— SD card failure in the course of data recording process (SD card memory overflow).
The seismographs perfectly suit for temporary mounting at the controlled area (it is possible to mount them both on the ground and solid surface – steel, concrete, etc.).
In the case of mounting on solid surfaces, it is necessary to fix the seismograph at the measurements area using screw connection and mounting holes (located at the bottom of the seismograph). In the case of mounting on a ground surface, it is necessary to use mounting pins (to be previously fixed in the seismograph mounting points).
When installing the seismograph in the research area it is necessary to align measuring axis "X" by azimuth (as a rule, direction to the North is used). Measuring axes direction is shown on the surface of the seismograph's casing.