Nobody thinks we work for a living.
I base this on conversations with friends and neighbors, who seem to believe that crime writers basically sit around the house in their underwear all day, munching on snack food while thinking of creative ways to kill people.
And it's totally inaccurate. I, for one, almost always wear pants.
But, seriously, I'd submit that one of the most important – if underappreciated – attributes a writer can have is, quite simply, a blue-collar, working-stiff kind of stubbornness.
Not talent (though it helps). Not genius (that helps, too). But steel-city toughness.
It's about sitting down and writing when you'd really rather be giving yourself paper cuts. It's about having the perseverance to work and rework a scene, a paragraph, or even a single sentence dozens of times. It's about banging your head against the computer screen repeatedly until you either pass out or get it right. It's about ignoring rejection letters from agents and publishers and having the will to stick with it.
And that's good news for all the folks out there harboring the dream of becoming an author. Because none of what I've just described is some gift from the heavens, bestowed on a select few. It's something that just about anyone with a reasonable grasp of the English language can achieve.
Even a dumb former sportswriter like me. If you'll forgive a self-serving anecdote, I often think of a time when my wife was in graduate school, studying to be a school psychologist.
Part of her program was learning how to administer intelligence tests and I was her test dummy (and I do mean dummy). There was one test where you were timed on how quickly you could complete a series of problems. You got full credit for doing a problem within a minute and partial credit for doing it in two minutes. You got no credit for anything beyond two minutes. But – and this was the catch – my wife wasn't allowed to tell me that, nor could she tell me to stop working and move onto the next question.
I did the first couple questions in the allotted time, but really started struggling as the tasks got more complex. By the last question – the hardest – my poor wife had to sit there for 25 minutes until I finally worked it out, even though the final 23 minutes were a total waste of her time.
But, see, that's what's great about this business: No one can tell you when to stop working, and you still get full credit no matter how long it takes you. So you don't necessarily have to be the smartest guy in the room. You just have to be tenacious.
I'm certainly thankful that's the case. I was a career journalist – first in sports, then in news – who started writing fiction nine years ago. And for a long time all I had to show for it was a pile of manuscript pages and some polite-but-firm rejection letters.
Now – alert: more self-serving stuff on the way – I'm celebrating the release of my debut, FACES OF THE GONE. It's a monument to determination as much as anything, and I don't pretend I'm alone among authors in feeling that way. If there's a common theme among the many wonderful writers I've met over the last year, it's simply that they kept writing until they got published. They worked at it, and they worked hard. Because this really is hard work – or at least it is if you're doing it right.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go munch on snack food.
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Welcome to the Working Stiffs, Brad. I love tales of when tenacity wins out. Some days it's only my hard-headed determination that keeps me going.
Perseverance should have been my middle name.
Hey Brad. Glad to have you on the Stiffs.
After last week and this, I can tell you without a doubt that you, sir, have hit the nail on the proverbial head.
Some people confuse perseverence with stubborness and keep submitting the same thing over and over. Those people need to read your words closely.
Nice ode to the good old work ethic.
Brad, out of curiosity, do you think your training as a journalist helps you to complete a project? I mean, as a reporter, it's not like you could quit halfway when a story wasn't working.
Hey Everyone! Thanks for the kind welcomes.
Wilfred you make a very important point: It's critical that you can take a manuscript you have absolutely bled over, realize it just wasn't quite good enough, stuff it in a drawer, and start another one. I had to do it, and I'm guessing you did, too, yes?
Ramona -- I would say journalism definitely helped build the writing muscle, inasmuch as it forced me to write a lot and sometimes under very tight deadline.
But I've found journalists struggle just as much -- if not more -- as everyone else when it comes to completing a manuscript. Because most articles you write are ostensibly a sprint as compared to the marathon of finishing a book. Even the longest articles I ever wrote (4,000 words or so) would be, what, a little more than 5 percent of a novel? So journalists are notorious for having the half-written novel in their drawer.
What helped me was when I dedicated myself to becoming a 1,000-word-a-day guy, because that was a unit of measurement I could understand. I mean, 1,000 words... that was basically like a normal article, plus a little padding. I could do that, right?
Then it was just having the faith that if I did that 90 days in a row -- and that's how I do my manuscripts now, writing EVERY DAY until I'm done -- I would have a completed work in relatively short time.
Actually, no. But, I rewrote the first one 15 times before it got published.
I had a story that I totally believed in. I just had to learn how to write it.
Thanks, Brad, that does help.
I like the 1,00 words a day goal.
Thanks, Brad, you give me hope. I've been a freelancer so long I lack discipline, but hearing about your and Sophie's determination and success is inspiring. I already have cute underpants so I've got the first step out of the way.
Coincidentally, I was also a test dummy in college and scored somewhere just above ferret in intelligence.
Welcome Brad! Thanks for your.
Came at a great time for me. Yes, that is a dent you see in my forehead from beating it up against the monitor.
PCN -- Never underestimate the power of cute underpants.
Pat -- Good luck! And never underestimate the power of something else journalists can do: Churn out lots of clean copy quickly. You wouldn't necessarily think that's an asset in publishing, where everything moves at such a glacial pace as compared to a daily newspaper. But these days, when editors have so little time to actually edit, being the person who can write stuff that doesn't require a lot of line editing confers a huge advantage.
Now hitch yourselves to the 1,000-word-a-day wagon and let it carry you to publication!


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(
select
coalesce(t.school_name,sf.school_id::text),
sf.school_id,
(length(t.division)::integer) as div_id,
sf.year,
--sf.strength::numeric(4,3) as str,
(sf.strength*h.exp_factor/p.exp_factor)::numeric(4,3) as str,
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park::numeric(4,3) as park,
offensive::numeric(4,3) as ofs,
defensive::numeric(4,3) as dfs,
--(offensive*h.exp_factor)::numeric(4,3) as ofs,
--(defensive*p.exp_factor)::numeric(4,3) as dfs,
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from ncaa._zim_schedule_factors sf
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join ncaa._zim_factors p
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by Andrew Parker January 19, 2017
written by Andrew Parker January 19, 2017
The 2002 action smash xXx hasn't aged well. Made shortly after he found leading man success with the first Fast & the Furious movie, Vin Diesel stepped into the role of Xander Cage, a ludicrously named U.S. government secret agent that's part of a covert team of operatives who love extreme sports, extreme risks, extreme women, extreme music, extreme extremities, extreme cars, extreme bros, and tattoos. At the time, it wasn't good even its own lowly standards. Today, it looks like an embarrassing piece of pop culture ephemera from a time when the mainstream was finally starting to embrace The X-Games. It was successful enough to have a sequel, but much like how Diesel sat out the first Fast & Furious sequel, he would similarly back out of a follow-up. In somewhat acrimonious fashion, the studio that had the franchise at the time created a short that killed off the character before handing the reigns of the series off to Ice Cube for a follow-up. That film was a major dud with viewers and at the box office, but it's a better film overall (or at least one that's in touch with its own idiocy) and has aged a lot better.
And here we are at the start of 2017, and things have come full circle. Vin Diesel has become a bigger star than ever before now that he has returned to the Fast & Furious franchise, so it would stand to reason that people would see him return to the other role that established his macho bonafides. xXx: Return of Xander Cage isn't a great film, but it's one that has learned good lessons from past mistakes. More Mission: Impossible and less James Bond 2.0, this third entry in the series has boundless energy, some nifty moments of invention, and an international minded cast that oozes charisma by the truckload.
The plot? Well, that's pretty terrible and almost not worth repeating. A bunch of people are vying for control of a MacGuffin known as Pandora's Box, a government creation that could remotely take control of satellites in orbit and turn them into guided missiles. Why someone needed to make this tech in the first place is anyone's guess, but people want it, especially after it has proven effective in taking out a key member of the xXx team. A national security head (played by the always delightful Toni Collette, sass cranked to eleven) tracks down the elusive Cage, who has been living in South America as a sort of Robin Hood character after faking his death. Cage reluctantly agrees to come back, assembling a team of fellow crazies to watch his back (Ruby Rose, Kris Wu, Rory McCann) to take on a rival group of spies (Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Tony Jaa, Michael Bisping) who also seek the device.
While I care about the characters, the constantly obvious twists of this simplistic plot straight out of a Mad Magazine Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy comic grow tedious quickly. The script from F. Scott Frazier is so content playing up the differences between the two similarly minded, strong willed crews that it forgets to ever develop actual villains. I still can't really tell you who the bad guys really are or why they bothered doing what they did, and honestly none of it matters. It's never in doubt for a second that eventually everyone will find a common ground some way or another and come together to save the world. Deep, this ain't, but at least xXx: Return of Xander Cage isn't brain dead enough to take all of this stuff seriously.
The marching orders from director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) were probably just for everyone to go out there, have a good time, and look as good as possible doing it. What emerges is a good natured action flick where the heroes all look like they love what they're doing. It's not hard to catch glimpses of actors wearing genuine, unforced smiles on their faces in amazement of what they get to do when they come into work. The plot might be an overthought, underbaked letdown, but even if there isn't an action sequence going on, Caruso is making sure that the talent has something worth doing in an effort to keep the audience constantly engaged and entertained.
There are a handful of references to Xander's XXXtreme past, but thankfully they're kept to a minimum, even in the action sequences. The film's worst and most groan inducing sequence is a terribly rendered CGI motorcycle chase on water that's both godawful to look at and is trying too hard, but thankfully every other scene works in its own modest ways. It's kind of disappointing that the climax mostly consists of a giant shootout in a warehouse among most of the characters while Diesel and Yen try to stop another satellite from crashing, but the set pieces leading up to that are appropriately relentless. A bonkers foot chase and fight between Diesel and Yen amid a Detroit traffic jam is one of the most clever (and painful looking) on screen brawls in years.
If the action scenes are flagging, the cast is making up for it through sheer personality. Any one of these people could command the film on their own, even someone like Nina Dobrev, who gets stuck with the comedic relief role of a tech support worker who hates guns and insinuates that she likes kinky sex. Everyone gets more than their fair share of moments to shine, and any scene that incorporates Diesel, Yen, and Padukone at the same time is magical to watch. These are people aware of their star power and what the audience expects from them. These are smart performers who know they're making something lighthearted and silly for teens and adults who want to check their brains at the door. It will also make the effortlessly charming and badass Yen a megastar in North America, a title that's far overdue for the Chinese icon.
I'll also admit that I was on the fence as to whether I would recommend this film until the final act delivered a slight twist that I wasn't expecting, but found myself delighted by. It's a twist that doesn't even really go anywhere and leads into a set up for another xXx adventure, but it was enough to tip the scales for me. If the franchise continues in this direction, I'll follow along for a bit longer.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage opens in theatres everywhere on Friday, January 20.
Check out the trailer for xXx: Return of Xander Cage:
D.J. CarusoDonnie YenVin DieselxXx: Return of Xander Cage
Andrew Parker
Andrew Parker fell in love with film growing up across the street from a movie theatre. He began writing professionally about film at the age of fourteen, and has been following his passions ever since. His writing has been showcased at various online outlets, as well as in The Globe and Mail, BeatRoute, and NOW Magazine. If he's not watching something or reading something, he's probably sleeping.
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Cha-am Located in the heart of the rapidly developing SOMA (South of Market) district, Cha-Am has become a well-known and popular, neighborhood lunch and dinner spot for those visiting the Yerba Buena... Gardens, Center for the Arts, the Moscone Convention Center and the highly acclaimed Museum of Modern Art. Local San Franciscans, as well as tourists, enjoy Cha-Am's modern, elegant decor, accented with a blend of art-deco and traditional Thai ceramic pottery and beautifully framed Thai paintings. Its spacious dining area affords ample room for relaxation and privacy. Cool, soft jazz affords a perfect mix. The authentic Thai cuisine, inspired by the owner's family home cooking, is exquisitely delicious to the Western palate. Cha-Am, San Francisco, opened in 1993, has secured its regular clientele and plans to continue its proud tradition well into the future. Chef and proprietor Yotin Srisawat, who grew up in the coastal towns of Cha-Am and Hua-Hin, proudly follows in the footsteps of his mother who is still an excellent cook at her home in Thailand. Yotin also follows his two very successful brothers, owners of Cha-Am, Berkeley, a popular East Bay spot for over a decade now.
The Thai BBQ Chicken was juicy & wonderful! Pad Thai was delicious. Passed by the restaurant on 3rd St. all the time, but never knew they offer delivery. We've ordered from Ozone Thai, now it's time to try more stuff from Cha-Am.


Some faces on the train to Paris. All done in pen in moleskine and given a wash later at home.
They are all wonderful Ronell but I especially like the 2nd with the woman facing away, adds a sense of mystery and gets the imagination pumping!
BEAUTIFUL!! The softness of the wash is outstanding!
Great work! I really like your style.
These are beautiful. Was it ink or watercolor you used for a wash? Your portrait sketches are so well done.
Great with those grey washes, I love these drawings!
love these too! I did my daughter on the train into Los Angeles on friday….she was right in front of me so I could see her!!! I love how these don't have color…the washes are beautiful.
Enjoyed your train sketches. Ink and wash is perfect for these.
These are nice, I like the washes for the gray scale.
These are fabulous Ronnell – Your linework is so free and easy, and the washes are the perfect touch. I love the sleeping man at the top and the one at the bottom. And there is something so compelling about the posture of the girl with the pony tail. Sly girl – capturing the people who wouldn't notice what you were doing!
Thank you to verybody for the kind comments…I really appreciate your encouragement.
Nancy – I just used some black watercolor.
Marta – will have alook at your daughter's sketch today. I think someone right opposite me is a bit intimidating(a stranger)…I expect them to bite me any minute!
Judi – Yip, that is exacty how I caught Hartman…!
Sandy – I feel like I'm is actually cheating; really good sketching can stand on its own with only the lines, but I feel mine needs that extra bit of "oomph"..
These are lovely. So expressive and the wash adds a lot to the line work.
Wonderful people! I too love the girl with the pony tail but they are a delightful lot. I think the sketches would stand up very well without it, but the wash is a lovely touch. Paris! Sigh! The last time I saw Paris….
A real wow factor here Ronell.
Oh, Ronell, you did so nice paintings and drawing while i was away on my hiking tours! I nearly can't decide which I like the best! Your glass bells are so wonderful! But your garden sketches turned out so good as well!!! I like the colours you use!
And your train sketches are very nice, too! I want to see more!!!
You are so talented, Ronell. You've captured a lot of character with these simple lines.You are brave, sketching people. I always feel too self conscious to attempt it, which is a shame as it would be a good way to spend the time on the train.
HELLO, i CANT TELL YOU HOW MUCH i LOVE YOUR WORK AND BOTH BLOGS. sINCE iM LEARNING ON MY OWN YOUR WORK HELPS ME ALONG IN LOOKING AT HOW YOUVE PAINTED THNGS.
tHANK-YOU SO AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.


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using namespace utils;

ScalableCoordinate ScalableItem::initCoordinate(const QString &coordinate, int maxValue)
{
	ScalableCoordinate field;
	QString coord = coordinate;
	if (coord.endsWith("a")) {
		coord.remove(coord.length() - 1, 1);
		field = ScalableCoordinate(static_cast<qreal>(coord.toInt()) / maxValue, true);
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Q: NumberFormatException on a valid number I keep seeing this in my logs, however to my knowledge the scenario should be impossible.
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "1487832810"
        at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.java:65) ~[na:1.7.0_80]
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:430) ~[na:1.7.0_80]
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:483) ~[na:1.7.0_80]

here is (i think) the relevant source code (the line numbers match to the ST)
424:    char firstChar = s.charAt(0);
425:    if (firstChar < '0') { // Possible leading "+" or "-"
426:        if (firstChar == '-') {
427:            negative = true;
428:            limit = Long.MIN_VALUE;
429:        } else if (firstChar != '+')
430:            throw NumberFormatException.forInputString(s);

Therefore, it thinks the first char (1) is < '0' ??
I can only assume it is some character encoding issue or something.
Any ideas?

A: I think that is because there are non-printable characters in your string. All the non-printable characters are < '0'. You can see here which ones are printable and which ones are not:
http://web.itu.edu.tr/sgunduz/courses/mikroisl/ascii.html
That is the reason you can't see in the output the character that is raising the exception.
If you don't want to throw an exception for these cases you will have to do the comparison more accurate, like checking these characters in the if statement or with a regex. Anyway, there are several questions in SO to replace these characters, like these:
Fastest way to strip all non-printable characters from a Java String
How can I replace non-printable Unicode characters in Java?

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Chráněná krajinná oblast Poodří, zkráceně CHKO Poodří, byla vyhlášena k 1. květnu 1991. K novému vyhlášení došlo Nařízením vlády ze dne 15. února 2017 č. 51/2017 Sb. o Chráněné krajinné oblasti Poodří, kterým byl zároveň zrušen původní vyhlašovací předpis. Její rozloha je 81,5 km². Předmětem ochrany chráněné krajinné oblasti je harmonicky utvářená krajina nivy řeky Odry a jejích přítoků se zachovanými přírodními procesy přirozeného nivního ekosystému, s typickým krajinným rázem tvořeným mozaikou enkláv lučních aluviálních porostů, porostů lužního lesa, se značným zastoupením dřevin rostoucích mimo les, se starými rameny vodních toků, trvalými a periodickými tůněmi, prameništi ve svazích říčních teras a rybníky s druhově pestrou florou a faunou s funkcí významné tahové zastávky vodních ptáků a s přírodními hodnotami krajiny spočívajícími v zachovalé dynamice přirozených říčních procesů meandrujících toků a režimu povrchových rozlivů. Předmětem ochrany jsou také mokřadní společenstva a na ně vázané vzácné a zvláště chráněné druhy rostlin a živočichů, rozmístění a urbanistická struktura obcí, včetně dochovaných památek historického osídlení, a předměty ochrany Evropsky významné lokality Poodří a Evropsky významné lokality Cihelna Kunín. Správa CHKO Poodří sídlí ve Studénce. Samotné CHKO Poodří se nachází v Moravskoslezském kraji a zasahuje na území okresů Nový Jičín a Ostrava-město.

Geomorfologie
CHKO Poodří se rozprostírá podél toku řeky Odry, mezi obcemi Jeseník nad Odrou a Ostrava. Vzhledem k její údolní poloze v ní nejsou velké výškové rozdíly. Nejnižší bod CHKO Poodří je v Polanském lese – 214,1 m n. m., a nejvyšší bod západně od Kunína – 293,5 m n. m.

Klimatické poměry
CHKO Poodří se nachází v mírně teplé oblasti. Průměrná roční teplota se zde pohybuje v rozmezí asi 7–8,5 °C. Za rok zde spadne v průměru okolo 700 mm srážek a okolo 1 m sněhu.

Rostlinstvo

V CHKO Poodří se vyskytuje množství jak vodních, tak i lučních a lesních rostlin. U rybníků se nacházejí porosty ostřice a rákosu. Přímo v rybnících rostou vzácné vodní rostliny kotvice plovoucí, nepukalka plovoucí a vodní masožravé rostliny bublinatky. U slepých říčních ramen se vyskytuje například ohrožená žebratka bahenní a kvete zde stulík žlutý. Pro CHKO jsou typické také periodicky zaplavované nivní louky s charakteristickými společenstvy. Lesy zabírají asi 10 % území CHKO Poodří. Jsou tvořeny převážně dřevinami jako habr obecný, dub letní, lípa srdčitá či jasan ztepilý. V bylinném patře lesů roste například sněženka podsněžník, sasanka hajní, orsej jarní, česnek medvědí.

Města
V CHKO Poodří alespoň z části leží města Studénka a Ostrava.

Mykoflóra
Oblast Poodří je známa výskytem řady vzácných, mnohdy teplomilných druhů hub. Z dřevokazných jsou to například trsnatec lupenitý (Grifola frondosa), choroš oříš (Polyporus umbellatus), kotrč Němcův (Sparassis nemecii), ohňovec Hartigův (Phellinus hartigii), rezavec dubový (Inonotus dryadeus), rezavec dubomilný (Inonotus dryophilus), lesklokorka pryskyřičnatá (Ganoderma resinaceum), lesklokorka lesklá (Ganoderma lucidum), troudnatec jasanový (Perenniporia fraxinea), korálovec bukový (Hericium coralloides), korálovec ježatý (Hericium erinaceus), korálovec jedlový (Hericium flagellum) a hrotnatka zápašná (Sarcodontia crocea).

Živočišstvo
V rybnících, v řece Odře i v tůních žije mnoho druhů vodních měkkýšů, například ohrožený velevrub tupý či svinutec tenký. Poodří hostí také dva ohrožené druhy korýšů - raka říčního a žábronožku sněžní. Bohatá je i hmyzí fauna, nacházejí se zde mnohé lokálnější druhy jako modrásek bahenní, ohniváček černočárný, roháč obecný, páchník hnědý či saranče Stetophyma grossum.
V řece Odře žijí ohrožené druhy ryb ouklejka pruhovaná, hořavka hořká či střevle potoční, v tůních pak piskoř pruhovaný.
V CHKO Poodří žije mnoho druhů obojživelníků, z hlediska ochrany přírody k nejvýznamnějším patří čolek velký, blatnice skvrnitá a skokan ostronosý.
Oblast je se svými rybníky a mokřady oblíbeným útočištěm vodních ptáků, hnízdí zde například volavka popelavá, kormorán velký, potápka rudokrká, zrzohlávka rudozobá, morčák velký, kopřivka obecná, husa velká, bukač velký, chřástal polní či moták pochop. Je zde k vidění mnoho dalších vzácných druhů ptáků, kteří zde sice nehnízdí, ale nějakou část roku zde pobývají.
Z chráněných druhů savců se zde vyskytuje například bobr evropský a vydra říční. Na území CHKO bylo zaznamenáno 16 druhů netopýrů, což je 76% netopýří fauny ČR.

Památná místa

 Vodní tvrz Albrechtice (Velké Albrechtice)

Maloplošná chráněná území

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 Polanská niva

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 Bartošovický luh
 Bařiny
 Bažantula
 Koryta
 Kotvice
 Polanský les
 Rákosina
 Rezavka

PP
 Meandry staré Odry
 Pusté nivy (zrušena 2014)

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Chráněná území v okrese Nový Jičín
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Indian kino has many therapeutic and medicinal properties and is used in treating conditions like elephantiasis, diarrhea, leucoderma, rectalgia, cough, dysentery, and grey hair.
The crushed leaves of the plant are used externally for the treatment of boils, sores and certain types of skin diseases.
Consumption of the herb helps to lower the lipid and glucose levels of the body.
It leads to the significant reduction in the blood sugar levels, in diabetic patients.
One of the major effects of Indian kino in human body is that it helps to prevent cell proliferation and induces apoptotic effect in tumor cell lines.
It is also used as an astringent and helps to cure dental problems, like toothache.
The herb also has anthelmintic properties and is a bitter acrid and an anodyne.
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Do not switch off the AIS in Nigerian waters
On 5 October 2020, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) issued a notice warning its clients and other stakeholders that the Nigerian Navy will investigate, and has arrested, ships that switch off their automatic identification system (AIS) when operating in Nigerian waters. It further reminds masters of their obligations under SOLAS Reg.V/19 to maintain their AIS in operation at all times, when underway or at anchor. The NNPC notice can be viewed here. AIS as a safety measure
The objective of AIS is, according to the IMO, to enhance the safety of life at sea, the safety and efficiency of navigation and the protection of the marine environment. By providing information about the ship to other ships and to coastal authorities automatically, the system can be used to assist in collision avoidance decision-making, target tracking, search and rescue operations, etc. In general, data received via AIS will improve the quality of the information available to the officer on the watch (OOW), whether at a shore surveillance station or onboard a ship.
AIS as an anti-piracy measure
AIS is a two-way street when it comes to piracy. While information broadcasts through AIS will enhance safety and situational awareness, the same information could easily be collected by pirates and used to spot ships coming within range. Pirates could even look at the ship information to see whether valuable cargos are being carried. Because of this security concern, the IMO amended its AIS guidelines in 2003 to allow ship masters to switch off the AIS in specific areas where the threat of attack by piracy or terrorists are imminent. However, even if switching off the AIS under such circumstances may seem like a sensible precaution, it is not considered as a best management practice (BMP) to prevent piracy attacks.
Looking to recognised industry guidances, such as the "Global Counter Piracy Guidance for Companies, Masters and Africa including the Gulf of Guinea", the general recommendation is to maintain the AIS switched on when operating in piracy prone areas. More specifically, ships are advised to leave their AIS transmission on throughout any and all areas of risk but configure it to transmit only restricted data, such as the ship's identity, position, course, speed, navigational status and safety-related information. Maintaining the AIS switched on throughout passages in voluntary reporting areas (VRA) will also ensure that reporting centres and militaries can track the ship and provide early assistance in the event of a suspicious approach or attack.
Ship operators should make note of the above and ensure their masters are aware that Nigerian authorities may take punitive measures against ships that do not comply with the country's AIS requirements. Although switching off the AIS when operating in waters where piracy is a risk may seem like a sensible precaution, doing so may constitute a breach of national regulations as well as the SOLAS Convention. It can also heighten the risk of collision, damage to other ships, pollution and loss of seafarers' lives at sea.
As general advice, we recommend Members and clients with vessels operating in piracy prone areas to monitor the situation, e.g. via the website of the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre, and by staying in close contact with their local agents and regional authorities. A risk assessment should be conducted and the relevant preventive measures adopted, following available industry guidelines. Please refer to Gard's website "Piracy and armed robbery at sea" for further advice.
We also take this opportunity to remind Members and clients that any signs of manipulating AIS transponders could be considered 'red flags' for potential illicit activity. 'Going dark' in areas of heightened surveillance may require legitimate reasons to be evidenced to dispel suspicion of intentional breach of sanctions regimes, see our insight "Going dark' is a red flag – AIS tracking and sanctions compliance" of 29 May 2019 for details.
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No official release date has been announced as yet for Another Life Season two. The first period of the series was surfaced in July 2019, and later on, its recharging was reported in October 2019. In 2020, the arrangement has been reserved for its shooting, yet it was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and was needed to be delayed.
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Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study.
A team of researchers from a number of European and American institutions, including Northumbria University, Newcastle, have produced detailed new natural records from stalagmites that highlight changes in the European climate more than 40,000 years ago.
They found several cold periods that coincide with the timings of a near complete absence of archaeological artefacts from the Neanderthals, suggesting the impact that changes in climate had on the long-term survival of Neanderthal man. The findings have now been published in the journal, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Stalagmites grow in thin layers each year and any change in temperature alters their chemical composition. The layers therefore preserve a natural archive of climate change over many thousands of years.
The researchers examined stalagmites in two Romanian caves, which revealed more detailed records of climate change in continental Europe than had previously been available.
The layers of the stalagmites showed a series of prolonged extreme cold and excessively dry conditions in Europe between 44,000 and 40,000 years ago. They highlight a cycle of temperatures gradually cooling, staying very cold for centuries to millennia and then warming again very abruptly.
The researchers compared these palaeoclimate records with archaeological records of Neanderthal artefacts and found a correlation between the cold periods – known as stadials – and an absence of Neanderthal tools.
This indicates the Neanderthal population greatly reduced during the cold periods, suggesting that climate change played a role in their decline.
Dr Vasile Ersek is co-author of the study and a senior lecturer in physical geography in Northumbria University's Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences. He explained: "The Neanderthals were the human species closest to ours and lived in Eurasia for some 350,000 years. However, around 40,000 years ago – during the last Ice Age and shortly after the arrival of anatomically modern humans in Europe – they became extinct.
The researchers believe that modern humans survived these cold stadial periods because they were better adapted to their environment than the Neanderthals.
Neanderthals were skilled hunters and had learned how to control fire, but they had a less diverse diet than modern humans, living largely on meat from the animals they had successfully pursued. These food sources would naturally become scarce during colder periods, making the Neanderthals more vulnerable to rapid environmental change.
In comparison, modern humans had incorporated fish and plants into their diet alongside meat, which supplemented their food intake and potentially enabled their survival.
Dr Ersek said the research team's findings had indicated that this cycle of "hostile climate intervals" over thousands of years, in which the climate varied abruptly and was characterised by extreme cold temperatures, was responsible for the future demographic character of Europe.
"Before now, we did not have climate records from the region where Neanderthals lived which had the necessary age accuracy and resolution to establish a link between when Neanderthals died out and the timing of these extreme cold periods," he said, "But our findings indicate that the Neanderthal populations successively decreased during the repeated cold stadials.
The comparable timing of stadials and population changes seen in the archaeologic and genetic record suggests that millennial-scale hostile climate intervals may have been the pacesetter of multiple depopulation-repopulation cycles. These cycles ultimately drew the demographic map of Europe's Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition.
The Impact of climate change on the transition of Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe study involved academics from the universities of Northumbria (UK), Cologne (Germany) and South Florida, Tampa (USA) together with experts from the Institute of Speleology (Romania), the International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria), and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Germany).


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"Flight recorder" of rocks within the Earth's crust
Daniela Rubatto, Professor at the Institute of Geology at the University of Bern, was awarded the prestigious Bunsen Medal of the European Geosciences Union. It is an appreciation of her innovative research approach, which uses metamorphic zircon as a "flight recorder" of rocks within the Earth's crust.
Daniela Rubatto received the prestigious Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) on April 9, 2019. The award singles out Daniela Rubatto's innovative research on the trace element contents of the mineral zircon and associated rock-forming minerals. This research has provided a new way to connect ages of minerals to the conditions at which the minerals formed.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Rubatto and Mike Burton, president of the Division of Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology of the European Geosciences Union.
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A "flight recorder" of geological processes
Daniela Rubatto's innovative method makes it possible to extract valuable information from minerals. This data allows reconstructing the speed and duration of travel of rock masses within the Earth, similarly to a flight recorder that documents the time and place of a moving airplane.
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Rubatto obtained these results by careful analysis of individual mineral zones with an ion microprobe, an advanced instrumentation that allows obtaining the isotopic composition of minerals from a very small volume.
This approach provides a new and rigorous way to constrain the duration and rate of metamorphic processes in rocks and represents a significant advance in metamorphic petrology; it contributes to the better understanding and quantification of the dynamics of geological processes over wide temporal and spatial scales.
Multiple international recognition
The Bunsen Medal was awarded during the EGU General Assembly from April 7-12, 2019 in Vienna. It is only the second time that the Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal is awarded to a female researcher. "It is a great honour for me to receive the Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal. Moreover, it is a confirmation that all the efforts the students, collaborators and I invested, helped to advance the field of geology – for the benefit of science and society," says Rubatto.
"The University of Bern has an excellent combination of expertise in solid earth geochemistry, ranging from field-work to modelling, together with advanced instruments necessary for my research," says Rubatto.
The Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal represents an additional award in Daniela Rubatto's career: She has already received several prizes and honors, including the ETH Medal for an outstanding PhD thesis, the J G Russel Award and the Dorothy Hill Medal of the Australian Academy of Sciences.
Catching traces of fluids in minerals
Daniela Rubatto is currently investigating the interaction between fluids, mainly water, and minerals in the deepest part of the Earth's crust. These fluids facilitate some of the most important geological processes, from plate tectonic to volcanism, and are responsible for significant mass and heat transfer in our planet. These fluids are difficult to catch because they move rapidly and are not commonly retained in rocks. "I am currently developing analytical methods to reveal the geochemical traces of these fluids in minerals," says Rubatto. "The Bunsen Medal is a motivation for me and my team to continue to do our best, even when we are facing obstacles or setbacks.
Commitment to promoting young talents
Daniela Rubatto is committed to promoting young researchers. At the Australian National University, for example, she co-founded the Network for Early Career Academics (NECTAR). Since then, this network has grown significantly and is now an established voice of young researchers at ANU. Over the career Daniela Rubatto has supervised eight PhD students and worked with more than 25 others from all over the world. Some current and former PhD students joined Daniela Rubatto at the EGU award ceremony in Vienna.
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This richly greened garden park is just south of Mishima Station. Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito, who was active in the Meiji Restoration, had a villa here (built in 1890), with the land becoming a city park in 1952.
The garden park has beautiful scenic views to enjoy, such as the Kohama Pond, a natural spring fed by melting snow from Mt. Fuji. And, surrounded by natural forest, the garden is designated as a national nature treasure and scenic spot – truly a perfect spot for a stroll.
The animal enclosure is home to many delightful animals, including alpaca, pony and capybara.
Rakujukan (villa) is designated as a Mishima cultural asset, and the sukiya style of building is a delight to behold. If you wish to tour the villa, please join one of the six daily guided tours.
At the Kyodo-Shiryokan (folk museum), visitors can learn about and experience life as it was lived in yesteryear Mishima.
The park has a shop and resting facilities.
Everyone – from toddlers to grownups – can enjoy the abundant nature of this park through the seasons.


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Qualcomm said its researchers will team up with AT&T to test how unmanned aircraft systems can utilize cellular networks for processing, navigation, and flying beyond line of sight.
Qualcomm said that it will partner with AT&T to trial drone flights using cellular networks.
The mobile chip maker said that its Qualcomm Technologies subsidiary will analyze how unmanned aircraft systems can use commercial 4G LTE networks. Trials with AT&T will look at coverage, signal strength, and use cases across cellular networks.
According to Qualcomm, research teams will investigate how cellular networks can enable drones to fly beyond visual line of sight. For instance, inspections, delivery systems, and other use cases will need flying drones to operate beyond line of sight.
Drone trials will be based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Flight development platform. Snapdragon Flight is being used in drones for processing, visual navigation, and localization.
Qualcomm flight is an integrated board that's smaller than a credit card and aimed at robotics and drone projects. The board runs on the Snapdragon 801 processor and has connectivity and software and development tools. Here's a look at the board and how it fits into a drone module.
For AT&T and other wireless carriers, the research in LTE-meets-drone use cases could be handy. The smartphone market is saturated and carriers are battling to poach customers from each other. The Internet of Things and connected sensors are a growth market for wireless carriers, but drones would likely use more data in the field.
Another goal of the Qualcomm-AT&T collaboration is to see how regulations and specifications for 5G should work with drones.
The trials will occur at Qualcomm's San Diego campus and its drone testing center. AT&T's network will be tested without affecting day-to-day services.


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Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 5 million people from around the world attending the event every year.
The Munich Oktoberfest originally took place during the 16 days up to, and including, the first Sunday in October. In 1994, the schedule was modified in response to German reunification so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival would go on until October 3 (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now open 17 days when the first Sunday is October 2 and 18 days when it is October 1.
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Mobile, Alabama is a historic place with beautiful squares, lovely old homes, and a cultural scene that is so vibrant. You can also find the USS Alabama Battleship, one of the main attractions of the port city. Tourists can visit and wander to many places like museums, beaches or the historic districts of Mobile. If you are located abroad and plans to check Alabama, then prepare your ESTA Visa and check out these places in Mobile!
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
If you are looking for an interactive science display, then the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is the place for you. It also has an IMAX theater intended to educate and entertain young minds. If you are traveling with your kids, they can enjoy the interactive life science lab where they can do their experiments while learning about health and biology.
There are also topics about the Gulf of Mexico which includes human interaction with nature and the ocean life, where they can go on boating or fishing. Toddlers can also safely explore for there's a play-learning area set aside for them. If you want to relax and watch, you can enjoy science-based films in their IMAX theaters throughout the day.
Fort Conde
The fort built by the French on 1702 to defend their colony, and rebuilt after the flood on 1723, serving as the primary defense point in the area until 1820. By 1823, they removed all the fort's building making way for downtown Mobile, which includes Royal street, present-day Theater street, and Government Boulevard.
Tourists can get a glimpse of life during the 18th century in the fort which opened in the celebration of the nation's bicentennial in 1976. You can enjoy many fun activities here like a shooting gallery, colonial-themed photo gallery, and a photo set complete with props and colonial costumes.
What are you waiting for, prepare your USA VISA and head to Fort Conde? If you stop by the Trading Post, you can get a free self-guided tour of the museum and grounds.
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
The USS Alabama Battleship nicknamed the "Mighty A," is a BB-60 Battleship launched in 1942 and after World War II, was decommissioned, making it the new veteran's memorial park in 1965, the centerpiece of Mobile.
You can tour the USS Alabama's decks, mess, berth compartments, turrets, and the captain's cabin to name a few. You can also check the USS Drum, a historic submarine, which you can take a tour too. If you are a fan of aircraft, then you'd like to visit the park for it contains WWII-era craft like the Boeing B-52 bomber and a Red-Tail P-51, and A-12 Black Bird, a Cold-war spy plane.
The park is a dedication for the Alabama veterans who served from World War II to Operation Desert Storm. You can also check other historic military equipment in the area which includes weapons, tanks, and other stuff from this era.
GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico
GulfQuest is the home for a wide variation of educational and interactive exhibits, which explores every facet of the Gulf of Mexico, from weather and natural habitats to its reputation as a maritime trade center. For the young tourists, they can enjoy the Junior Mariners play area, which inspires imagination with props, costumes, and gears that your kids can use to turn that kid-sized ship into any vessel.
You and your kids can also enjoy Mobile Bay's full mural, featuring movable boats and sea life, which they can create their scene. Your family can also enjoy numerous interactive displays like navigation game, steamboat station, and even get a chance to operate a container ship.
Get your ESTA to visit GulfQuest, and enjoy discovering shipwrecks and coral reefs in a submersible simulator and the Take the Helm exhibition, which allows a visitor to pilot a boat via simulation to navigate Mobile Bay. The museum provides multimedia presentations on the history and marine life of the area.
There are many places that you can visit in Mobile, Alabama. If you are looking for a place full of history with a mix of modern technology, then Mobile, Alabama is the place that you'll surely enjoy. You and your family will get to enjoy the sights and the story behind it. If you don't have a USA ESTA, you can visit https://www.usaesta.co.uk/ to help you get one.
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