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Here we are, halfway through the year and only a month from the ALOA convention. It is incredible to me how time is fleeting. I remember as a kid growing up in Philly, it seemed like time moved so slowly. I thought that I would never be old enough to get my license to drive! I guess that is why when we get older, we need to worry so much about time management; because if we don't manage it, it will all be gone before we know it!
I hope everyone who went to SAFETECH this year in Milwaukee made it back safely and had a great time. It turned out to be a fantastic event and was very well attended. It was great seeing so many of you there, and I can't wait for the ALOA Convention & Security Expo in beautiful National Harbor! If you haven't already made plans to attend, I would strongly encourage you to do so because I believe that it will be an event to remember!
Speaking of the annual convention… the ALOA convention is absolutely the best opportunity all year long to get the most premier education available in our industry! Just about any topic that you can think of will be covered and will have at least one or two classes taught by some of the highest-quality instructors in our industry.
This month, you will notice that Keynotes is focusing on automotive locksmithing.
I have addressed this topic in previous articles and will do so briefly again in this issue. In the years prior to transponder technology really hitting the market, I did enough automotive work to sink a battleship! This was also around the time that the commercial work I did really started to take off. I was faced with the same decision that many of you face: Do I embrace the new technology and invest in the equipment, tools and supplies to properly do the work, or do I turn down automotive work and focus on other aspects of locksmithing?
Because of my love for commercial locksmithing, master keying, interchangeable core servicing and door service, the choice was easy for me. However, I have great respect for those who have embraced automotive locksmithing and chosen to pursue it the right way. When I say "the right way," here is what I mean. When I started my career in this industry, a "locksmith" was someone who handled every aspect of physical security. It didn't matter if it was on a car, a house, a commercial building, a prison or a factory — we did it all! No matter if we were a one-man mobile operation or a storefront with multiple locations and 50 trucks on the road, everyone was trained on all aspects of locksmithing.
As time went by, certain specialized fields began to arise. Automotive has certainly become one of these specialized fields. If you are a one-man show today and plan to do automotive work, it is my opinion that you should focus all of your time, money and effort on that specialized field. If you are a larger shop with multiple employees, it is my opinion that you need one or two "automotive guys" who primarily do just automotive. To do it right, it takes a huge investment in education and equipment, and the only way to get a good return on that investment is to focus primarily on automotive. ALOA is a fantastic place to get that automotive training you may be looking for!
Want to entice your colleagues to join the ALOA family? There's no better way to recruit new members than to invite them to join you at the ALOA Convention & Security Expo in National Harbor, MD, July 8-14.
If you know people who would benefit from an ALOA membership, let them know about us. If they apply before June 30, 2018, we'll waive the application fee — that's $70 or more in savings. Once final membership is approved, your colleagues can start taking advantage of the multitude of benefits and services available to ALOA members, including free professional bonding, listing in the newly redesigned FindALocksmith.com and Keynotes magazine each month. Better yet, they can arrive at the ALOA Convention knowing they're joining their association peers.
If you're still trying to decide if you want to attend the ALOA Convention & Security Expo, looking at what your attendance brings you will make your decision so much easier. ALOA 2018 gives you access to the best value in learning in the industry. Register for up to seven days of industry-leading training and product education in one location. You can sign up for a full package of training, which includes five days of classes as well as evening seminars.
You also get access to the Security Expo, which lets you browse the latest products and gives you a chance to network with manufacturers and suppliers. And with the Security Expo and classes all in one walkable location, the convention has never been more convenient for attendees.
ALOA 2018 is where everyone in the security industry should be come July 8. This is the best access you'll receive anywhere to networking with peers, world-class education and so much more. To learn more, visit ALOA.org and click on the ALOA Convention tab. And those colleagues you're recruiting? You can download an application at ALOA.org too.


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'On the offensive': Cambodia to load up on loans to stimulate economy
The rice sector is at risk of tariff pressure from the West. Yousos apdoulraShim
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As the dust settles on the economy, Cambodia comes to grips with what needs to be done to turn the economy around, starting with a big shopping list for credit
'We are going on the offensive," Vongsey Vissoth, Ministry of Economy and Finance permanent secretary of state asserted at a briefing on the Covid-19 stimulus package. "Expect more borrowings because we need to spend a lot [to boost the economy]," he said.
The government is switching gears to boost competitiveness by developing skills, making trade efficient and improving infrastructure.
To do this, it first needs to bump up borrowings to $1.16 billion for credit relief ($600 million) and cash aid for suspended workers and the poor ($564 million) by raising funds.
Observers acknowledge that this is necessary. But with the global economic slowdown and Cambodia coming to a head, particularly with plunging garment exports and tourist arrivals, and rice tariff pressure from the West, the decision to borrow could have a daunting outcome.
The $8.2 billion approved budget for 2020, which included expenditure for the anticipated partial withdrawal of the Everything but Arms scheme by the EU, was among its largest in many years, but it was not built to handle Covid-19.
"We have been preparing for the EBA withdrawal since 2013 based on the strong economic growth for six to seven years. We had the resources to see it through, but after February, when we noticed that Covid-19 was not only in China, we had to rethink the budget," Vongsey said.
Initial moves saw the rationalisation of expenditure such as overseas trips and large infrastructure projects release some $900 million. But civil servants salary of $2.1 billion and investments that created jobs continued.
Government data showed that national revenue was likely to drop 20-30 per cent year-on-year from $6.9 billion on the back of reduced taxes and falling exports.
Along with that, savings is also expected to decline between $800 and $900 million this year, a far cry from the $3 billion savings of 2019.
Now, the insufficient funds for the Covid-19 stimulus package and lesser capital inflow has already seen the government seeking credit, the latest being $250 million from the Asian Development Bank.
Under the budget for 2020, Cambodia has a debt ceiling of $1.4 billion in special drawing rights (SDR) or equivalent to $1.9 billion (based on exchange rates) from development partners to augment its funding, including some from the revenue in 2019.
Comparatively, the 2019 public debt statistical bulletin showed that Cambodia borrowed only $927 million SDR ($1.3 billion), which accounted for 66.2 per cent of the debt ceiling.
In the current economic landscape with growth forecast to fall to -1.9 per cent this year, a double down on loans could impact the economy in the future, but Vongsey assured that the Kingdom can afford it.
Seemingly, there are no plans to seek a moratorium on debt repayments or restructure with its development partners. "No. We don't want to anger our creditors," he told The Post.
What about the cancellation of accumulated old debts of $631.68 million to the US and Russia as of December 31, 2019?
Again, he was vehement with his response, "No, we are able to pay back the old debts. We are not appealing . . . we don't want [to do] that."
However, anecdotal evidence has revealed that the ministry is working hard to cancel those debts, a process that is being reviewed by the creditors. Some $11.6 million has been rescheduled.
Ministry spokesman Meas Soksensan pointed out that according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cambodia is considered a low-risk indebted country and can borrow up to 40 per cent of GDP without risk.
That might have been the case before Covid-19. But now?
Diminishing grants
In May, the World Bank expressed concern that a widening fiscal deficit to nearly nine per cent could result in the public debt ratio expanding to 35 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2022, from 30 per cent in 2019.
And more so now, as Cambodia starts the process of migrating from a least developed country (LDC) next year to become an upper middle income nation by 2030.
Of course, the process is extensive and full graduation is not likely to occur for six years or more, but once it is complete, official development assistance (ODA) or grants would eventually dry up.
"As Cambodia develops, its successes will come at a price. In this case, the loss of concessions and preferences, and the decline in aid and other ODA flows.
"This will happen gradually, therefore Cambodia has time to prepare. But it must start doing so immediately," said Jayant Menon, a visiting senior fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute).
The pandemic will further reduce ODAs for some time as developed nations deal with their own slump in growth and other domestic problems such as rising unemployment, he said.
The Development Cooperation and Partnership Strategy 2019-2023 outlined that overall trends in aid in the form of external cooperation indicate a gradual decline from the peak of $1.5 billion in 2012, which is consistent with the experience of countries transitioning to middle-income country status.
The decline in ODA grant has been mitigated by loan provisions from major bilateral and multilateral partners such as China, which is Cambodia's largest single bilateral creditor and owes $3.6 billion or 47.5 per cent of total outstanding loans as of December 31, 2019.
It is followed by multilateral creditors the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ($1.4 billion) and World Bank ($586 million), and Japan ($411.3 million) and South Korea ($385.04 million) in the corresponding period.
"This is the trend now, I tell you, with newly emerging [creditors] like China. They want to lend you a lot of money, so do Japan and Korea. They have increased [lending]," said Vongsey.
It should be noted though that the interest rates for concessional loans are often nominal, more so with multilateral development partners such as the ADB and the World Bank.
As for China, rates per annum are between zero and 1.25 per cent (yuan credit) and 2.5 per cent (US dollar debts).
Asked if the fall of ODAs due to the loss of LDC status puts Cambodia in a difficult spot with higher debt-to-GDP ratio, Vongsey disagreed.
"As we migrate, we will use that period to borrow more. No problem [because] as we grow, we [will] borrow for investment, not consumption. So why worry?"
This falls in line with Menon's advice for Cambodia to continue preparing for the inevitable diminishing of ODAs and private capital flows in the short to medium term although it faces a sharp decline in growth due to the global slowdown.
'Devastating and unprecedented'
For now, the $1.16 billion budgeted for debt relief, workers allowance, loan intervention, skills training, and health aid will be spent this year.
Of that, $300 million has been allocated for 560,000 poor households, representing over 2.4 million citizens for June and July, and suspended workers. Some $100 million was also set aside for skills training.
Another $100 million was identified for the purchase of medical items including personal protective equipment, and health trainings and Covid-19 response.
Vongsey said the government initially adopted a defensive approach because the economy was badly hit by the pandemic.
The government had to support people and businesses which included low-interest credit for small and medium enterprises, and payouts for suspended workers.
"We have never experienced this . . . these are unprecedented measures. It is a devastating year. We had to adjust the budget. Lots of funds were reallocated for social aid and fiscal measures to ensure that the economy does not fall drastically.
"Being an open economy, we cannot avoid the severe impact compared to a closed one. It has been only six months since Covid-19, but both our formal and informal sectors have been badly affected. For now, we are on survival mode," Vongsey said.
Seeing that the exit strategy, otherwise known as the economic recovery plan, is still being drawn up, the government sees some hope in the agriculture sector which was only slightly affected by the pandemic.
The farming sector makes up 40 per cent of the population. With the loss of jobs in the formal sector, first generation farmers can return to their provinces and work on the land.
"Agriculture is not only self-sustaining but also addresses issues of national food security. So, we know that Cambodians won't die of starvation," Vongsey said.
In terms of investments, the government has shelved projects such as real estate investments that give rise to speculation.
"We have to distinguish real estate development and purchase of land. Some investments are not made to develop the land but to speculate. This is unproductive," he stressed.
Not perfect but better
The road ahead is tough, which is why the government will put in place a strategy called the "financial economic architecture", which involves the construction of a new foundation based on strategic and selective interventions.
"We will identify new trends in the world that dictate the new normal. We believe it will be different as there could be lower trade and higher protectionism," he said, adding that this meant a shift towards the East.
It will push forth its free trade agreement with China, and focus more on the regional supply chain while identifying its strengths vis-à-vis threats and potential growth.
"For all this to happen, we need resources. We need to spend more. Fortunately, we have the room to do that [but] we must borrow in the right manner.
"We cannot rely on garment and tourism alone. We have to think long-term and short-term as the virus persists. We might not have a perfect option but it is a better option," he said.
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Court Nullifies China's Claim to South China Sea
United Nations arbitration denounced by Beijing.
By Bill Gertz • Washington Free Beacon
A United Nations tribunal on Tuesday ruled unanimously against China's history-based claim to sovereignty over 90 percent of the South China Sea.
The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague legally nullifies a multi-year effort by China to take control of the strategic Southeast Asian waterway by making historical claims and occupying disputed terrain.
The arbitration proceedings were sought by the Philippines government, which opposes China's takeover of several of the Spratly Islands, small islands and reefs located in the southern part of the sea near the Philippines.
A key part of the tribunal's ruling dismissed China's so-called "nine-dash line," an ill-defined border containing some 90 percent of the South China Sea. Beijing had asserted the zone is Chinese maritime territory.
The court said that while Chinese ships and fishermen, along with those of other regional states, used islands in the South China Sea in the past, "there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or their resources."
"The Tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the 'nine-dash line,'" the court said in a statement.
A major showdown over control of the South China Sea has been underway for the past several years between the United States, China, and several smaller states with claims in the South China Sea, notably Philippines and Vietnam.
As part of its takeover bid, China has been building up some 3,200 acres of island terrain in the sea and recently began deploying military facilities and forces, including missiles and aircraft, on the islands in a bid to solidify its claims.
The Pentagon, after years of restraint, in October began challenging Chinese efforts at regional hegemony by resuming naval freedom of navigation operations and reconnaissance overflights.
Several incidents of potentially dangerous Chinese aerial intercepts of U.S. aircraft have taken place, and at least one naval confrontation took place between U.S. and Chinese warships.
In Beijing, Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping rejected the ruling. According to the official Xinhua news agency, Xi said China would not accept any proposal or action by the court, and said that the islands in the South China Sea have been China's since ancient times.
The Obama administration played down the ruling in an apparent bid to avoid upsetting Beijing. Administration comment was limited to a statement from State Department spokesman John Kirby and background comments by senior officials. The Pentagon declined to comment.
Kirby said the State Department was studying the 500-page decision but called the ruling a legally binding decision and "important contribution to the shared goal of a peaceful resolution to disputes in the South China Sea."
The court "unanimously found that the Philippines was acting within its rights under the convention in initiating this arbitration" and that it is "final and legally binding on both China and the Philippines," he added.
"In the aftermath of this important decision, we urge all claimants to avoid provocative statements or actions," Kirby said.
The ruling is likely to heighten already tense relations. Chinese naval forces currently are holding large-scale naval exercises in the South China Sea. China's military also announced the deployment of a new guided-missile warship to the area.
U.S. and Philippines armed forces on Monday launched the annual large-scale exercises known as Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder," that are part of the U.S. military and diplomatic pivot to Asia.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun on Tuesday warned in response to the ruling that the military would protect the country's national sovereignty, security, maritime rights, and interests.
The Pentagon is on alert for any Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, a Pentagon official said. One possible action could be the establishment by China of an air defense identification zone as part of efforts to step up sea control.
A Chinese military spokesman said June 30 that the creation of such a zone would be based on "whether China is facing security threats from the air, and the level of the threat."
Other potential action could be for China to seize a grounded Philippines freighter near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratlys. The Philippines navy has been using the rusting ship that ran aground in 1999 as a military outpost.
The complicated legal opinion for the first time sets out under international law precisely how islands, reefs, and rocks in the sea determine the exclusive economic zones of regional states as set out in the Law of the Sea Convention. The convention set up the arbitration tribunal.
The United States has signed the convention but not ratified it over security concerns related to sovereignty issues.
The unfavorable ruling was partly the result of China's refusal to take part in the arbitration. Beijing insisted the court did not have jurisdiction over the sea and insisted the illegal dispute should only have been resolved through bilateral China-Philippines talks.
The court rejected China's position noting that the convention setting up the court permits a ruling on issues even when one party does not participate.
China's activities since the arbitration process was initiated in 2013 also undermined the court's efforts to resolve the dispute, by building on the Spratlys and damaging the ecology of the region.
"The Tribunal noted that China has (a) built a large artificial island on Mischief Reef, a low-tide elevation located in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines; (b) caused permanent, irreparable harm to the coral reef ecosystem and (c) permanently destroyed evidence of the natural condition of the features in question," the court said.
"The Tribunal concluded that China had violated its obligations to refrain from aggravating or extending the parties' disputes during the pendency of the settlement process."
In Manila, Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay urged "all those concerned to exercise restraint and sobriety," adding that the decision supported international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Taiwan, which controls an island in the Spratlys islands, also rejected the court ruling as undermining its claims.
Vietnam welcomed the court's ruling and said it confirmed Hanoi's control over both the Paracels and the Spratlys.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R., Texas) said the ruling should lead to more U.S. military operations in the sea.
"Today's ruling is clear, unambiguous, and reinforces the international order," Thornberry said in a statement. "The United States should act to give this ruling weight by continuing our free navigation of the seas with our allies and partners in the region, maintaining a robust and ready naval presence in the area, and demonstrating that we are a reliable ally to countries in the region."
Last week, Abraham Denmark, the assistant defense secretary for East Asia, testified before a joint House hearing of Armed Services and Foreign Affairs subcommittees that the United States is opposing China's military buildup in the sea.
"Although the United States has noted these developments and expressed our objections to China's unilateral changing of the strategic landscape of the South China Sea, our primary concern revolves around risk of unintended escalation or conflict among claimants," Denmark said. "Once completed and outfitted, these facilities will greatly improve China's capabilities to enforce its maritime and territorial claims, and project power further from China's shores."
Denmark said Chinese deployments of radar, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and fighter jets on the newly created islands is a concern.
"Furthermore, the construction of hangars, anti-aircraft guns, and fuel and water underground storage facilities would support extended deployments of multiple aircraft and ships," he said.
Former State Department official John Tkacik, a specialist on China affairs, said the ruling is a major setback for Chinese hegemony over the southern areas of the sea but may not affect Chinese claims to the Paracels, in the northern part, where China has faced off against Vietnam.
"The tribunal went out of its way to nullify all China's (and Taiwan's) claims to large, 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zones saying that none of China's landforms even qualify as 'islands,' so China cannot make any maritime claims in the southern South China Sea whatsoever," Tkacik said.
Additionally, the court dismissed China's assertion of a historical claim to the Spratlys.
"It's a total loss for China," Tkacik said. "And it should teach them that if they want to prevail in international legal actions, they should darn well put together a legal team and make their case to the judges."
Retired Navy Capt. Jim Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence chief, said the ruling is a set back for China that illegally seized Scarborough Shoal in April 2012.
Fanell said as a career intelligence officer he is worried about the risk to U.S. and allied forces from some type of Chinese military response.
"Given Beijing's response to the [court] ruling, we should expected the PLA navy and their maritime militia to respond aggressively at sea, to include events such as ramming incidents in the Spratly Islands and even a blockade of Second Thomas Shoal," he said.
China also could begin building fortifications on Scarborough Shoal, he said, adding that Beijing could also step up military provocations in the East China Sea against Japan or take economic actions.
The tribunal was made up of five legal experts. They included Judge Thomas A. Mensah of Ghana, Judge Jean-Pierre Cot of France, Judge Stanislaw Pawlak of Poland, Prof. Alfred H.A. Soons of the Netherlands, and Judge Rüdiger Wolfrum of Germany. Judge Mensah was president of panel.
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a very brief interim catch-up post.
I am now getting towards the end of the second full day of being back at home and my morale is rapidly improving. It's been greatly boosted by seeing darling Maddy again (Anna and I decided to spare her hospital visits) and by the arrival today of my brother Ames from California whom it is too lovely for words to see again. Physically, too, I am on the mend. I haven't had any pain-killers since yesterday morning and – apart from coughing, sneezing and even laughing, which can produce exquisite pain in the abdomen area – am fairly comfortable. Today Ames and I completed a 250-300 yard walk outside the flat and I aim to try to increase this day by day.
However, I still feel frail – too frail to do a proper post today, as I'd hoped. I have all the notes etc but just haven't been able to gear myself up to describe my hospital experience. I think the inhibition is more mental than bodily – I have to say that I've found the psychological consequences of the operation much more challenging than the physical side of things.
I hope to do this post tomorrow and it will be followed by what is planned to be the final post for the time being – for reasons explained in earlier posts. This final post will shed further light on my steadily improving morale, so please hang on for it.
Lots of love to you all and, once again, thank for the huge love, support and concern you've shown me. I feel incredibly humbled by, and grateful for, all you amazing people who surround me.


Does anyone know what the idle air flow should be on a 1.9 150? Mine's reading possibly quite low. Anyone able to plug the car in and do a quick measure for me?
My MAF reads 48 kg/h at idle on a warm car.
Sod. It's not that then. Cheers dude.
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HANGAR, the production of Visual Arts Center located in the District of Poblenou in Barcelona, will stage this Wednesday 17, at 19 h., the presentation of ARTifariti 2009, III international art encounters in Liberados Territorios of the Occidental Sahara. His manager Ignacio Somovilla was last year in meetings to study the possibility of creating an artists residence, in Tifariti that already has resulted in the participation of catalan creator video Antoni Abad in the meetings, which will undoubtedly be significant in the path of the same. Both will have their experiences and future projects and alongside them will be the Sevillian artist Federico Guzman closely linked to the project from their participation in the Edition 2008 – and the Coordinator of ARTifariti, Chaska Mori. Thursday 18, 20 h., ARTifariti 2009 will also visit the Valencian Institute of modern art. On this occasion the presentation, which will take place in the Hall of the acts of the IVAM, shall be borne by the curator of this third Edition, Pamen Pereira, the delegate of the Frente Polisario in the Valencian Community, Mohamed Mamun; the President of the Association of friends of the Pueblo Saharaui of Seville, Fernando Peraita, and Argentine artist Claudia Martinez, which will be its experience in the meetings and their project take thread, made with the collaboration of Valencian women and Saharans. During these events the present artists will be invited to participate in the 2009 call for projects, open until June 30, in which six proposals will be selected to develop from 17 to 31 October in the Western Sahara freed (databases on. artifariti. org or.
blogspot. com /). These two presentations, to which Berlin and the Pan-African fair of culture in Algiers, will join this month and the commitment of the artists linked to the project guarantee the quality and the commitment of this call, an appointment with artistic practices as a tool to vindicate human rights, the right of individuals and peoples to their land, their culture, their roots and their freedom. A space where art acts as a factor of social transformation, thus describing the creator Juan Alcon: ARTifariti offers us an opportunity to think and Act, an opportunity for knowledge and artistic and social practice. It crosses a referential space of political conflict, with a space of direct coexistence with people and situations.
Creates a framework from which to develop and discuss approaches to public art, an art outside the private possession, in a nomadic context where the border between the private and the public is diluted, where private does not replace to the intimate. A potential space where challenging us as artists and as people. A listening space, from where try out new looks and new models of relationship. A fertile, in the middle of the desert, for the exchange of ideas and experiences. An art space that places the need to transform the reality in its sights.


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Artist Commemorates Twin Peaks: The Return With Stunning Collection Of Posters
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Tonight is the two-part finale of Twin Peaks: The Return, the beginning of the end of a promise that began with the words of Laura Palmer over two decades ago: "I'll see you again in 25 years." Prepare for the end by checking out this nearly complete set of fantastic episode posters.
They come courtesy of Cristiano Siqueira, aka Cris Vector, a Brazilian artist, who began posting the art on Twitter as a means of celebrating the long-awaited third season of Twin Peaks.
"I'm one of those fans that has been waiting years," Siqueira told me. "My first intention was to create just one poster, but the reaction was so warm and positive that I decided to keep doing one poster for each episode."
Siqueira, whose work also includes illustrations for Blizzard, Nike, and Rolling Stone, focused his posters on a striking image from each episode, with a particular emphasis on the faces of its characters. This emphasis does an excellent job of capturing the mood of the show, and of Lynch's directorial style. Lynch loves to linger on the faces of his characters, relying on his actors and the focus of the camera to convey complex emotion and create tone.
"While I was celebrating the return of Twin Peaks, the poster creation process was a way to challenge myself, too," Siqueira said. "I expect that the poster collection can help to portray the complexity of the series when it ends.
Below you can view two of my favourite posters, honouring the second and eighth episodes of the series, respectively. The rest of the collection can be seen here.


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High-pass filter - passes frequencies above a cutoff frequency fc while attenuating frequencies below it.
Band-pass filter - passes frequencies between a lower and upper cutoff frequency fl and fh while attenuating all other frequencies.
Band-stop filter - attenuates frequencies between a lower and upper cutoff frequency fl and fh while passing all other frequencies.
Along having frequency selectivity, the RF filter is expected to have minimal influence on the pass band phase and amplitude response and maintain good impedance match at each port.
Filters can be implemnated based on several function types. These differ by their passband linearity, roll-off rate and stopband rejection, as well as their component count and sensitivty to component value tolerances. The function types currentlly supported are given below with their 5th order response:
Gain and Return Loss Response
Phase and Group Delay Response
Monotonic passband response with no ripple.
Poor return loss near cutoff.
Almost constant group delay.
Poor roll-off rate.
Chebyshev
(Ripple = 0.1dB)
Ripple in the passband response.
Bounded passband return loss.
Moderate group delay variations.
Moderate roll-off rate, sharper than Butterworth.
(Ripple = 0.1dB; Attenuation = 50dB)
Large group delay variations.
Excellent roll-off rate, sharper than Chebychev.
Bounded stopband rejection.
Inverse Chebyshev
(Attenuation = 50dB)
Poor return loss.
Constant group delay.
Very poor roll-off rate.
Legendre
The passive RF filter is a linear device with matched ports, which is typically described in the frequency domain; it is therefore convenient to model its response using s-parameters. An overview on s-parameters is available in Wikipedia. In the present context, the passive RF filters s-parameters consists of a two-by-two complex and frequency dependent matrix, \[ \mathbf{S}= \begin{bmatrix} S_{11} & S_{12} \\ S_{21} & S_{22} \end{bmatrix} \]
Because the device is passive (and non-magnetic) it is also reciprocal, meaning \(S_{21} = S_{12}\) and only three parameters are needed to describe the filter response, \(S_{11}\), \(S_{21}\), and \(S_{22}\). The magnitude and phase of these correspond to several frequency dependent measures important for filter analysis:
Insertion Loss (dB) \(IL = -20log_{10}(|S_{21}|)\)
Input Return Loss (dB) \(RL_{in} = -20log_{10}(|S_{11}|)\)
Output Return Loss (dB) \(RL_{out} = -20log_{10}(|S_{22}|)\)
Phase (rad) \(\phi = arg(S_{21})\)
Group Delay (sec) \(\tau_{d} = -\frac{1}{2\pi}\frac{d\phi}{df}\)
By default, filters are synthesized with exact components values and show ideal frequency response. However, actual mass-produced components have values limited to a set of standard values and bounded below by some minimum; moreover they are subject to manufacturing tolerances and temperature variations. Consequently, when implementing the design, actual component values differ from the nominal values and may negatively impact the filter performances.
To model the filter sensitivity to these variations, the user can limit the capacitance and inductance to E series of preferred values, and also set their minimum values.
Each E series values are equally spaced on a logarithmic scale, such that the relative variation/tolerance from the exact value is constant. Below is the list of available E series values and their corresponding tolerances. For more information on E series see Wikipedia.
E6 values (20% tolerance)
E12 values (10% tolerance)
1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.2, 2.7, 3.3, 3.9, 4.7, 5.6, 6.8, 8.2
E24 values (5% tolerance)
1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 4.3, 4.7, 5.1, 5.6, 6.2, 6.8, 7.5, 8.2, 9.1
1.00, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.21, 1.27, 1.33, 1.40, 1.47, 1.54, 1.62, 1.69, 1.78, 1.87, 1.96, 2.05, 2.15, 2.26, 2.37, 2.49, 2.61, 2.74, 2.87, 3.01, 3.16, 3.32, 3.48, 3.65, 3.83, 4.02, 4.22, 4.42, 4.64, 4.87, 5.11, 5.36, 5.62, 5.90, 6.19, 6.49, 6.81, 7.15, 7.50, 7.87, 8.25, 8.66, 9.09, 9.53
1.00, 1.02, 1.05, 1.07, 1.10, 1.13, 1.15, 1.18, 1.21, 1.24, 1.27, 1.30, 1.33, 1.37, 1.40, 1.43, 1.47, 1.50, 1.54, 1.58, 1.62, 1.65, 1.69, 1.74, 1.78, 1.82, 1.87, 1.91, 1.96, 2.00, 2.05, 2.10, 2.15, 2.21, 2.26, 2.32, 2.37, 2.43, 2.49, 2.55, 2.61, 2.67, 2.74, 2.80, 2.87, 2.94, 3.01, 3.09, 3.16, 3.24, 3.32, 3.40, 3.48, 3.57, 3.65, 3.74, 3.83, 3.92, 4.02, 4.12, 4.22, 4.32, 4.42, 4.53, 4.64, 4.75, 4.87, 4.99, 5.11, 5.23, 5.36, 5.49, 5.62, 5.76, 5.90, 6.04, 6.19, 6.34, 6.49, 6.65, 6.81, 6.98, 7.15, 7.32, 7.50, 7.68, 7.87, 8.06, 8.25, 8.45, 8.66, 8.87, 9.09, 9.31, 9.53, 9.76
Exporting a filter enables the user to easily:
Modify the circuit and edit componenet values.
Run S-parameters analysis.
Simulate the effects of finite Q inductor.
Run Monte Carlo analysis.
Run transient response analysis.
LTSpice is a free circuit simulation software by Analog Devices. It runs natively on Windows and macOS, and also works well on Linux using the Wine compatibility layer. The latest version is available for download on analog.com.
4.1.1 LTSpice Simulation Settings
The export dialog will create an LTSpice .asc file which includes the filter schematics as well as auto-generated simulation settings. The user can select the type of simulation to preform, either being S-parameters or transient response. On top of that, each simulation can be run with finite Q inductors and/or Monte Carlo analysis.
In the case of finite Q simulation, inductors are modeled as an ideal inductor \(L\) with a small resistor \(r\) in series: The resistnace \(r\) is given by $$r = \frac{2 \pi f_{Q} L}{Q}$$ where \(Q\) in the inductor quality factor and \(f_{Q}\) in the frequency \(Q\) is specified at.
When Monte Carlo analysis in enabled, the simulation is repeated with randomly varing components values. These values are taken to be uniformly distributed within the nominal value +/- the tolerances stated in the export dialog.
4.1.2 LTSpice Examples
Example 1: S-Parameters
Example 2: Finite Inductor Q
Example 3: Monte Carlo
Example 4: Step and Impulse Response
Simulating S-parameters, input and output impedance, and group delay
1. Set the following options in the export dialog and click Export.
2. Open the circuit file in LTSpice.
3. Run the simulation by clicking Simulate/Run.
4. To plot the insertion loss, insertion phase, and return loss, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select S21(v1) and S11(v1).
5. To plot the filter input and output impedance, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select Zin(v1) and Zout(v1).
6. To plot the group delay, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select S21(v1). Then right click on the right vertical axis and select the Group Delay representation.
Simulating S-parameters with finite inductor Q
1. Check the finite-Q checkbox in the export dialog, then set the inductors Q value and frequency. Click Export.
4. To plot the insertion loss and return loss, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select S21(v1) and S11(v1).
Simulating S-parameters with Monte Carlo analysis
1. Check the Monte Carlo checkbox in the export dialog, then set the components tolerances. Click Export.
4. To plot the insertion, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select S21(v1).
Simulating transient step and impulse response
4. To plot the step response, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and select V(vout).
4. To plot the impulse response, click on Settings/Add Traces (or CTRL-A) and enter D(V(vout)).
Qucs is an open-source circuit simulation software. It runs natively on Windows, Linux and macOS. The latest version is available for download on qucs.sourceforge.net.
4.2.1 Qucs Simulation Settings
The export dialog will create an Qucs .sch file which includes the filter schematics as well as auto-generated simulation settings. The user can select the type of simulation to preform, either being S-parameters or transient response.
4.2.2 Qucs Examples
Simulating S-parameters and group delay
2. Open the circuit file in Qucs.
3. Run the simulation by clicking Simulation/Simulate (or F2).
4. To plot the insertion loss and return loss, add a Cartesian diagram from the componenets library and select dBS21 and dBS11.
5. To plot the group delay, add another Cartesian diagram and select group_delay.
4. To plot the step response, add a Cartesian diagram from the componenets library and select Vstep.Vt.
5. To plot the impulse response, add another Cartesian diagram and select Vimpulse.
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Luther M. Turton (May 22, 1862 - April 27, 1925) was an architect in Napa, California.  A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

His full name was Luther Mark Turton.

He was born in North Bend, Nebraska.

His works in Napa include:
Semorile Building (1888), 975 1st St., NRHP-listed,
Hackett House (1889), 2109 1st St.
William Andrews House, 741 Seminary St.
Goodman Library, 1219 1st St.
Old Napa Register Building, 1202 1st St.
Winship-Smernes Building, 948 Main St.
H. Schulz block
Behlow block
Miglavacca block
numerous residences in Napa
One or more works in Napa Abajo-Fuller Park Historic District.

Also, outside of Napa, he designed:
St. Helena Union High School, St. Helena
two bank buildings in Vallejo, California .
a business block which was built in San Francisco, designed with Henry Brown of Napa
and he also designed buildings in Coluso, Yolo and Solano counties.

He was also superintendent of construction on several buildings, including the Bank of Napa building, the First National Bank building in Napa, and two grammar school buildings.

References

American architects
Architects from California
Napa, California
1862 births
1925 deaths

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Videos of the 2014 conference presentations can be found here.
The 8th Annual 1P36 Deletion Support and Awareness Conference took a playful SPLASH in 2014 at The Great Wolf Lodge Water Park in Cincinnati, Ohio! This year was full of excitement, laughs, and fun right from the beginning! Throughout each moment you could feel the love, support and hope. Our 1P36 Family grows each year and this year it really showed. The growth is not just in the number of families reached, but with a growing team of Doctors who showed their dedication to new 1P36 Deletion research at the conference. The future of 1P36 DSA is looking very bright and to represent our new strength, our very own super hero came to join our team…Captain Chromosome!
Our time together began on Thursday afternoon by showing some cheerleaders what team spirit truly looks like! Everyone happily pitched in to set up our space for the weekend after getting a late start. We did what we do best, support each other and work gracefully under pressure. GO TEAM 1P36! Each 1P36er at the Conference was celebrated with personalized beach buckets on each table and the infamously witty Winiecki introduction slideshow. We let each child know how special and important they are right from the beginning!
The Heart Institute did Echocardiograms and Electrocardiograms on study participants to look at the heart and 1P36 in greater detail. The results of both of these studies can help to formulate treatments that can improve the lives of individuals with 1P36. So many took the time to participate in the studies and help further research for 1P36 Deletion Syndrome.
After an introduction to the conference weekend by Ken Shirtcliff, the 1p36 DSA president, families were able to take the balloons that were tied on their child's beach buckets and walked outside to the Pavilion. Each balloon was released to the sky with a heartfelt 1P36 Angel Dedication by Shelby's Mom, Erin. We watched with teary smiles as the balloons drifted and danced off into the big blue sky.
The evening ended with a pizza party, dancing, and some goofy fun in the photo booth. We even had a surprise guest from the Disney movie, Frozen! Livvy Stubenrauch, the voice of young Anna signed autographs and took pictures with the children...and some adults got in there as well! The night truly felt like a family reunion where we had time to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.
Friday began early, gathering for a buffet breakfast to start the day together. Dr. Daryl Scott from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital began the talks. He gave us a genetic overview of 1P36 Deletion and told us about the fabulous research he and his team are continually working on. They are working to identify which specific genes cause the different characteristics and medical difficulties for those with a deletion in the 1P36 region. It is difficult and challenging research.
With so many of our kids struggling with seizures we were pleased to have Tom Koprowski from the Cincinnati Epilepsy Foundation to talk about seizures. He gave a complete overview of the different types of seizures and what parts of the brain are effected as well as what parents and caregivers should look for and how to care for our loved ones who are dealing with seizures.
We had the privilege of having Dr. John Jefferies join us. Dr. Jefferies is the Director of Advanced Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy at The Heart Institute in Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. He gave us a look at the different issues many individuals with 1P36 Deletion have with their heart, specifically Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Jefferies showed real images and video of hearts during an echocardiogram where he was able to compare normal heart function and a heart with various challenges due to structural abnormalities. He discussed treatments that have shown to be successful and talked about risks as well as hope.
The afternoon learning session ended with presentations by Emily Buckley and Karen Rizzo from The Speech Department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. They were able to give us great detail about how to help our children with communication and feeding concerns. They emphasized all of the things that we can do to maximize potential in not just vocalizing, but tailoring a complete plan for communication success.
Saturday morning came quickly and lots of coffee was needed. After breakfast we jumped into a question and answer segment with Dr. Scott and Dr. Hopkin from Genetics and Dr. Jefferies from Cardiology. They all answered many tough questions from parents. It was a wonderful opportunity to have an open dialogue as we try to help improve the lives of our 1P36 children.
Before lunch we were able to hear from Beth Peloquin, an Early Childhood Special Education Consultant in Vermont. Beth has been a longtime supporter of kids with 1p36 Deletion Syndrome as well as all those with disabilities. She has attended other 1p36 DSA conference as a friend of Carrie Daggett and her daughter Kate. Beth helped us learn about how to most successfully navigate through the IEP Process.
The last of the educational sessions began with Aaron Clow, President and Founder of Beds by George sharing with us how to best keep our children safe as they sleep. Aaron's daughter has 1P36 Deletion Syndrome and she was his inspiration to design and build beds to keep children safe as they grow. Aaron's entire family joined us at the Conference for their first time.
Our last speaker was Tim Vogt from Starfire Foundation in Cincinnati. Tim focused on helping us to build lifelong networks of support. Tim asked us to think about community and how to build full lives for our children and our families in creative and meaningful ways.


As announced recently, the BlackBerry Priv is beginning to make its way over to other US carriers. On Tuesday, BlackBerry launched the Priv with T-Mobile, where you can pick it up for $719.99 full retail. Of course, if you don't want to pay that price there are other options. T-Mobile is offering it up for $0 down and $30 per month for 24 months. And if you want to do JUMP! On Demand, you have the option of doing $0 down and $34 per month for 18 months, where you'll be able to trade it in for another smartphone later on. Coming in at $719.99, it's a pretty steep price for a smartphone these days, especially one that is already a few months old. The BlackBerry Priv is available on T-Mobile's website, as well as in T-Mobile stores for those that would like to check it out before buying the Priv.
The BlackBerry Priv is BlackBerry's first Android-powered smartphone. It's currently running on Lollipop but is slated to get the Marshmallow update pretty soon. Speaking of updates, BlackBerry has been one of the fastest when it comes to rolling out the monthly security updates. Right behind Google/Nexus and HTC in rolling theirs out. Always a nice thing to see from a manufacturer. The Priv is also the only Android smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. And while reviews have stated it's not the best BlackBerry keyboard ever, it's still a pretty decent one. Also better than having nothing. This is great for those that are missing that physical keyboard on their smartphone. BlackBerry has already stated that there will be more Android-powered smartphones coming out of Waterloo, but they are also not abandoning their BlackBerry OS just yet.
Not only is the BlackBerry Priv about being the first BlackBerry running on Android. But it's also about security. The Priv is one of the more secure Android smartphones, as well as keeping your information private. In fact, the Priv is short for "privacy". If you're someone that wants to be rest assured that your information is safe and not being seen by others, then the BlackBerry Priv might be a pretty good choice for you.


Congratulations ladies! Let's Go Ridge!
Multiple Teams · Mar 15 MRHS Spiritline Stunt Team are the State Champions for 2016.
Congratulations to MRHS Spiritline Stunt Team, Senior-Taylor Campbell-Mosley, Senior-Daniela Cuevas, Senior-Kristina Zamora and Sophomore-Averie Klonowski! They took first at the State Championship this January at Grand Canyon University.


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Again we get to hear another superb soundtrack by Jerry Martin... too bad the tracks are in a really low bitrate though although this was done intentionally as you get to listen a lot of the music in SimCopter through the radio. You can listen to classical music, jazz, rock and "techno". While I tended to listen to the rock station most of the time, I did enjoy this particular track on the techno radio station.


The Fruit and Nut Farming industry in Canada is expected to grow respectably over the five years to 2019. Farms in the industry produce fruits, such as apples, blueberries, cranberries and grapes, and a small portion of farm tree nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts and chestnuts. Stable economic growth has supported increasing consumer spending and therefore demand for produce, while fruit prices have improved as a result of efficient and calculated domestic production volumes. This combination has driven revenue growth and the overall expansion of the industry. The industry is expected to expand further over the next five years to 2024 while becoming more efficient. New technological developments will likely continue to affect the market and decrease reliance on human labour...read more.
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A technique where specific changes are introduced into a plant or animal's DNA by genetic engineering techniques. The most common modified foods include soybeans, corn and canola.
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10 Amazing Gothic Style Churches
The Cologne cathedral is an example of famous gothic architecture.
Gothic was a style of architecture popular in Europe throughout the medieval period. The style was preceded by Romanesque architecture and succeeded by Renaissance architecture. The Gothic style originated from France in the 12th century and held dominance up until the 16th century. Some elements of the architectural style included the flying buttress, ribbed vault, and pointed arch. It was the design of choice for many of Europe's churches, cathedrals, and abbeys. Other forms of structures made in the Gothic style include palaces, universities, castles guild, and town halls. Many large Gothic-style churches are listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and are considered to be great works of art. The Gothic architectural style, especially for churches and cathedrals, is widely studied all over the world.
10. St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's Basilica sits adjacent to the main square of Krakow, Poland. It was conceived in the 14th century in the gothic style. It features a famous wooden altarpiece. It is famous for having been inspiration for a number of churches built by members of the Polish disapora who immigrated abroad to areas such as North America.
9. Cologne Cathedral
Located in Cologne, Germany is a renowned monument to both Gothic architecture and German Catholicism known as Cologne Cathedral. In 1996 the monument was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Cologne Cathedral also holds the designation of being the tallest Church in Germany with its twin spires reaching 515 feet. The construction of the Cologne Cathedral began in 1248, but it was left unfinished when construction halted in 1473. The church was not completed until 1880. Cologne Cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe.
8. Westminster Abbey
Formally known as the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, the Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous religious establishments in the United Kingdom, as well as the world. Located in London, it is also the traditional burial coronation place for British and English monarchs. The construction of Westminster Abbey started in 1245 and ended in 1517 in an Anglo-Gothic style after Henry III selected the site as his burial place. The building of the church was mainly finished by an English architect by the name of Henry Yevele.
7. Notre-Dame de Paris
Translating from French into "Our Lady of Paris", the Notre-Dame de Paris is a medieval Catholic Church located on the Île de la Cité in central Paris. It is among the world's most famous and largest church buildings is a fine example of French Gothic architecture. Many architects worked on the construction of Notre-Dame over the period it was built, and this is reflected in the different styles featured in the architectural design. In the 1790s the building suffered damage and consecration during the French revolution and most of its religious image was damaged. There was extensive restoration in 1845 and further maintenance and restoration in 1991. According to the 1905 law, Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the 70 churches constructed before that year that are owned by the French state. However, the Catholic Church remains the designated beneficiary.
6. Lincoln Cathedral
Also known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln or sometimes the St. Mary's Cathedral, the Lincoln Cathedral located is located Lincoln, England. Construction of the Cathedral started in 1088 continuing throughout the medieval era in phases. For 238 years between 1311 and 1549, the Cathedral was the world's tallest structure making it the first building to hold that title after the Great Pyramid of Giza. Lincoln is Britain's third largest cathedral after St Paul's and York Minster.
5. Church of Our Lady
Located in Bruges, Belgium the Church of Our Lady was constructed throughout the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. Its tower measures at 401 feet and is the tallest structure in the city. It is renowned for its altarpiece, which features a sculpture of the Madonna that was created by Michaelangelo using white marble sometime around the year 1504.
4. Florence Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, also known as the Florence Cathedral, is an Italian Gothic and Gothic Revival style cathedral whose construction began in 1296 and was completed in 1436. Located in the northern Italian city of Florence, it was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio. The basilica's exterior features polychrome panels made from marble and a 19th-century facade in the Gothic Revival style by the Italian architect Emilio De Fabris.
3. Church of San Pablo
The Church of San Pablo is located in Valladolid City in Castille and León, Spain. It is a former convent and church designed in the Isabelline Gothic architectural style. Between 1445 and 1468 the church was commissioned by Juan de Torquemada, a Catholic Cardinal, to replace the previous church that once stood in its place. The Church of San Pablo is considered the city's most emblematic buildings. In 2001, the church was listed as world heritage site.
2. Palais des Papes
Translated into English as the "Papal Palace", the Palais des Papes, located in Avignon in southern France, is one of the largest gothic constructions in Europe. The palace features two joined buildings: the "new palais" of Clement VI the "old palais" of Benedict XII. Together the two palais frame the largest gothic building of the middle ages.
1. The Parish Church of St. Mary Redcliffe
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This is an annual music festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia involving over 3000 competitors of all ages from across Nova Scotia.
The 2018 Festival will run from April 23 to May 6, 2018.
Stars of the Festival Concerts are on May 6 at 2pm and 7pm.
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Everyone's heard tales about the creepy things that go bump in the night, and you can't help but wonder what might be watching you from the shadows. Depending on where you live, you might have had experiences with werewolves, the Loch Ness Monster, or a Chupacabra; but what all of these cryptids have in common is that they'll do anything to stay hidden from human eyes.
What Are Cryptids?
Cryptids describe a creature that debatably exists, and one which science has not yet proven to be real. Working off of the details of historic legends describing these animals, the 20th century saw the most significant rise in cryptid sightings with passionate investigators, called Cryptozoologists, scouring the globe for concrete evidence to prove that these folkloric figures walk the Earth.
Cryptids Vary Based on Location
Depending on where you're located in the world determines what kind of cryptids you may come across. From the infamous Bigfoot to the online darling, Mothman, here are just a sampling of the many cryptids that might be lurking in your back yard.
Famous European Cryptids
If you're living across the European continent or its nearby islands, chances are high that you've seen some reference to such cryptids as the Loch Ness Monster or Werewolves. Werewolves stem from the French legend of La Bête du Gévaudan, a large beast-man creature that ravaged the wilds of the Gévaudan region of France during the mid-18th century.
Similarly, Nessie, as the Loch Ness Monster is affectionately called, was first reported in the press in 1933 when a couple described a frightening creature that they saw cross the road in front of their car and disappear into the Loch Ness. Since then, many photographs have been taken of 'Nessie,' though she has never been found.
Famous Central American Cryptids
Cryptids that roam across the Central American landscape reflect their desert habitat and native origins. Take the Chupacabra for example, with its rabid dog-like appearance. The first supposed sighting of a Chupacabra occurred in Puerto Rico in 1995, and subsequent sightings have been reported with inhabitants describing their livestock being eaten by the vicious creature.
Another of these Central American cryptids is La Lechuza, a shapeshifting woman who can turn into an owl and has been circulating legends since the mid-18th century. Located in northern Mexico and southern Texas, this creature is said to attack at night and lure her victims by imitating a baby's cries. Once snatched by La Lechuza, the victims are never seen or heard from again.
Famous North American Cryptids
The United States is a hotbed for cryptid activity, with sightings being reported from every corner of the country. Take a look at just a few of these infamous creatures and see if any of them might be closer to your home than you think.
The Jersey Devil is said to reside in the Pine Barrens area of southern New Jersey. First reported in 1735 in a story about Mother Leeds' encounter with it, this creature gets its name from popular culture's depiction of the Christian Devil - a biped with cloven hooves and wings. In the centuries since, there's been a number of sightings and supposed livestock deaths, but the animal remains an enigma to the scientific community.
In recent years, the Mothman has taken social media by storm and become something of an internet darling. Before it's 15 minutes of fame, the Mothman was flying over cemeteries in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the fall of 1966. There's some debate as to Mothman's appearance, but records show that people believe him to be a tall humanoid creature that flies and has glowing eyes. Just a year after its first sighting, Mothman returned to Mount Pleasant's Silver Bridge, where later that evening it collapsed and killed 46 people, resulting in the belief that the Mothman appears as an omen of death.
Sasquatch aka Bigfoot
Bigfoot has perhaps the most complicated origins of all the popular cryptids; generally, he can be traced back to the forests of the American and Canadian border, with one of the earliest purported photographs of him being taken by fur trappers in 1894. Bigfoot has definitely received the most attention by cryptid hunters and been scrutinized by scientific professionals as being a hoax. Whether or not a giant, furry, ape-like bipedal man struts about the North American forests, there're multiple sightings reported every year attesting to its existence.
Make a Date With a Cryptid
Half of the fun of learning about the cryptids that supposedly exist is in trying to have an encounter with one of them on your own. Perhaps you'll end up with an interesting story to add to the ongoing catalog of cryptid sightings, or just maybe you'll be the first one to bring evidence of these impressive creature's existence to light.


In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations compared with the previous period.
Monitors from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine have recently registered 330 explosions in Donetsk region.
"In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations, including about 330 explosions, compared with the previous 24 hours (about 220 explosions)," the monitors said in an update covering the period between 19:30 on March 25 and 19:30 on March 26, which was posted on the OSCE's website.
In particular, the explosions were recorded near the Donetsk Filtration Station (15km north of Donetsk), the town of Avdiyivka (government-controlled, 17km north of Donetsk), the town of Horlivka (non-government-controlled, 39km north-east of Donetsk), the town of Svitlodarsk (government-controlled, 57km north-east of Donetsk), the village of Lebedynske (government-controlled, 16km east of Mariupol), the village of Pyshchevyk (government-controlled, 25km north-east of Mariupol), the village of Zaichenko (non-government-controlled, 26km north-east of Mariupol), and the village of Roza (non-government-controlled, 36km north-east of Mariupol).
"In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations(no explosions); it recorded no ceasefire violations in the previous 24 hours," the update said.


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L'épreuve par équipes de combiné nordique aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2006 a eu lieu à Pragelato, en Italie. Elle était initialement prévue pour le , mais en raison de vents violents, seule une partie de la compétition de saut à ski s'est déroulée ce jour-là ; la suite du concours de saut et la course de fond ont été repoussés au lendemain, le .

Résultats

Saut à ski
Chacun des quatre membres de l'équipe a effectué deux sauts, jugés de la même manière que la compétition olympique de saut à ski.  Les scores de tous les sauts pris par chaque équipe ont été utilisés pour calculer leur déficit dans la course de fond.  L'équipe d'Allemagne ayant remporté l'épreuve de saut, chaque point de retard sur cette équipe a été converti en une seconde de handicap au départ de l'épreuve de fond. Des vents violents ont retardé la compétition après le premier tour de saut ; ces sauts ont finalement été pris en compte et la compétition a été reprise le lendemain. L'équipe norvégienne des Championnats du monde a dû se retirer de la compétition, quatre de ses athlètes étant tombés malades. Si la compétition avait repris, ils auraient pu rivaliser avec un groupe d'athlètes différent, mais le choix de conserver les scores du premier jour impliquait que la Norvège était exclue. L'Italie a également dû se retirer, lorsque Davide Bresadola a été obligé d'aller à l'hôpital pour cause de maladie.

Ski de fond
Le départ de la course de relais de 4 x 5 km a été échelonné, un déficit d'un point dans l'épreuve de saut à ski impliquant un handicap d'une seconde au départ du parcours de fond.

L'équipe allemande, qui a débuté en première place, était en tête après le troisième relais, mais l'Autrichien Mario Stecher a gagné 36 secondes sur l'Allemand Jens Gaiser lors du dernier relais, ce qui a permis à l'équipe autrichienne de remporter la médaille d'or.

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Starting a blog is a very exciting time! There is SO much to do but you can't wait to start because love every minute of it! If your blogging about what your good at and what you love, it won't seem like work then because you're passionate about it! However, it is work, alot of work! Start with the 3 steps below to help you get it right the first time.
I've started one other blog before, called Her Styled View, with a friend, and now this one on my own. It's so exciting to envision your path as a blogger and make it happen! It's your space to have a voice and hopefully, your blog will resonate with people and they will find it brings value to their lives.
Finding your passion and subject matter is where you want to start. Tap into a passion that excites you so much you want to talk about all night long. You will know when you have the right topic because ideas will start flowing and you won't be able to stop thinking about all of the possibilities. You will need that magic feeling in the months (or years) to come with alot of hard and long hours you've committed to.
If your not sure what you want to blog about, ask yourself, what do other people ask advice for. Is it beauty, parenting, fashion, travel. The more unique and targeted your focus the better.
Next, you will want to examine what value your topic will bring to your reader. There are a couple of different directions you can go: influencer or educator. An influencer based blog will be grounded with you at the center of everything. You will be building relationships with people that subscribe and read your blog and those who follow you on social media. An educator based blog will educate your audience with the knowledge that you have about a topic.
Both formulas are built by building Like, Know and Trust with people that you reach through your website and social media. You will be building your own tribe. Pretty exciting or scary! Baby step through it. You got this!
This might come easily or take you weeks. You'll feel it in your gut though when you hit the mark. You'll need to search website name availability, through sites that sell domain names like Go-Daddy. You will also want to check ALL social channels. In today's saturated market, this is not an easy task!
For my name Her Fashioned Life, Twitter was taken but all other channels were free. I went ahead with the name and adjusted the one social acct to Herfashondlife, leaving out the "e".
Branding is also a huge part of the equation you will want to have down before you start. Start with your logo. Etsy has a ton of graphic designers that will design one until your happy. Make sure you get the correct sizes for your website, business cards, and all social account banners. Next, you want a color scheme. Try to choose 3 at the most. Then choose your fonts, again 3 or 4 at most. There are sites like Fontjoy help you by pairing your font choices together to see how they look. Make sure you choose a Web-Based font or it might slow your site down.
You will want to use these, colors, fonts and logo on everything you do. This is building your brand. It will take time to perfect but nailing the basics will give you a head start to beautiful branding that people will associate with you when they see it.
Be sure to read my post about 5 valuable podcasts and how much they can help you on your journey also.
I would love to hear your thoughts about starting a blog in the comments below! Have a blog already? What do you feel like was important to know at the beginning of your journey?


The fascinating world of reptile has always been a source of inspiration for Franck Muller. Following the success of the Croco Collection by Franck Muller, the manufacture now introduces the Vanguard Cobra – this distinctive collection features a case and a dial adorned with 3D cobra scales. The perfect continuity between the case, the dial and the strap creates a striking uniformity.
The Cobra Collection by Franck Muller is entirely conceived and assembled by the master watchmakers at Franck Muller. The scales have been milled from a mass of 18 carat rose gold or stainless steel to create the most realistic cobra scales aspect. The eye- catching cobra scales emphasize the stylish and sporty character of the Vanguard.
This new collection is complemented by a rubber and leather cobra effect strap.
Housing either an automatic or a manual movement and offering a power reserve of 42 hours, the Cobra Collection by Franck Muller will enchant watch afficionados with an eye for style.


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Q: How to remove user in mongodb I have two users in mongodb :
{
        "_id" : "admin.mongoAdmin",
        "userId" : UUID("f3000e65"),
        "user" : "mongoAdmin",
        "db" : "admin",
        "roles" : [
                {
                        "role" : "read",
                        "db" : "admin"
                },
                {
                        "role" : "userAdminAnyDatabase",
                        "db" : "admin"
                },
                {
                        "role" : "root",
                        "db" : "admin"
                }
        ],
        "mechanisms" : [
                "SCRAM-SHA-1",
                "SCRAM-SHA-256"
        ]
}
{
        "_id" : "admin.mongoadmin",
        "userId" : UUID("5cf8846e-309f263"),
        "user" : "mongoadmin",
        "db" : "admin",
        "roles" : [
                {
                        "role" : "userAdminAnyDatabase",
                        "db" : "admin"
                },
                {
                        "role" : "dbAdminAnyDatabase",
                        "db" : "admin"
                },
                {
                        "role" : "readWriteAnyDatabase",
                        "db" : "admin"
                }
        ],
        "mechanisms" : [
                "SCRAM-SHA-1",
                "SCRAM-SHA-256"
        ]
}

As you see there are two users:
mongoAdmin and mongoadmin . and I want to remove only "mongoadmin".
How can I remove only "mongoadmin" ?
I wonder if db.dropUser("mongoadmin") may remove the mongoAdmin too because they are the same if we ignore case sensitivity .

A: Try using the deleteOne method:
db.<CollectionName>.deleteOne( {"userID" : UUID("f3000e65")})

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An inside look: Chinese dumpling making for the Lunar New Year
By Claire Livingston and Kevin Kratz
Published Feb 3, 2019 3:23 pm
Younjei Choe, 7, celebrates her birthday by making dumplings with her family Feb. 2 at Campus View Apartments. After Choe made each dumpling, she would show her mom before working on the next one. Claire Livingston Buy Photos
The Apartment and Family Student Council celebrated the Lunar New Year by making Chinese dumplings Feb. 2 at Campus View Apartments.
The Apartment & Family Student Council celebrated the Lunar New Year by making Chinese dumplings Feb. 2 at Campus View Apartments.
Students and family members gathered to create a variety of dumplings including pork, chicken and vegetable. The council's main goal is to create a sense of community for all on-campus apartment residents.
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On filling in the gaps
The two sagas that make up the Vinland collection recall the Norse discovery and attempted settlement of 'Vinland the Good' in North America. Like the other sagas, this tale was first conveyed through storytelling and then written down hundreds of years later. Interestingly, two separate authors chronicled the expeditions to Vinland, but their versions of events rarely correlate. Many of the characters overlap but play incongruent roles and describe entirely different details, emphasizing the problem of regarding the sagas as legitimate historical references. Where one saga may be correct, the other must be false, therefore tasking historians and archeologists with the mission of sifting through possible truths or fictions.
One of the most puzzling of the sub-stories is that of the final expedition to Vinland led by Freydis Eriksdottir and recounted in The Saga of the Greenlanders. Narrated in less than four pages, this story tells how Erik the Red's daughter quarrels with and deceives the Icelandic merchants who were supposed to share in the profits of the voyage. After a hostile winter in Vinland, Freydis incites the massacre of the entire Icelandic crew and when others refuse, she executes five unarmed women with an axe. Upon returning to Greenland, she lies to her brother Leif Eriksson by telling him that the Icelanders stayed in Vinland. He later discovers the truth.
Perhaps the story of the massacre is based on fact, or perhaps Freydis' character is used as a literary device to contrast the other heroine of The Vinland Sagas, Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, discussed in an earlier post. Either way, the ambiguity of this tale leaves plenty of room for interpretation and was picked up by Canadian author Joan Clarke in her 1993 novel Eriksdottir.
Beginning in Greenland, where an underprivileged Freydis dreams of building a proper house with wooden beams and a real bed, Clarke delves into Freydis' moral fiber as she begins to build her biography, from her illegitimate conception to her unhappy marriage. Then culling from the four pages of The Saga of the Greenlanders, the story of the fateful mission to Vinland begins to unravel. Clarke retains the original saga characters and then creates others, such as Freydis' lover Hauk Ljome, a key figure within the complex plot that spans over 400 pages. Ulfar the scribe, another invented character, provides the fictitious documents from which the author draws out this saga. Eriksdottir retains the matter-of-factness of the sagas, but doesn't give away any suppositions on the extent of Vinland, referring to their destination as Leifsbudir (today's L'Anse aux Meadows.) As Leif Eriksson explains in the book "If you never go anywhere except Leifsbudir, then for you Leifsbudir is Vinland." In the true saga-style, those who did venture into the heart of Vinland were fated with a dramatic demise.
Clarke's reckoning for Freydis' greed and wickedness (though less evil than in the original saga) is drawn from her life's circumstances, however the author offers a feminist viewpoint by simply presenting the double standard of Freydis' adultery and violent acts with those of her male counterparts. It is interesting to note that Eriksdottir and the previously reviewed novel The Greenlanders, were both penned by women and cast women as principle characters, bringing a female perspective on an otherwise male-dominated Viking world.
Reading Eriksdottir while on a beach holiday gives a rather exotic impression of what Vinland the Good may have been like for Norse explorers.
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On the Kingdom of Saguenay
Québecois readers will know about Jacques Cartier, who traveled from France to explore the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1534. But was he really the first European to describe and map the St. Lawrence and a great part of Québec? As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Norse Sagas, which describe a place called Vinland, could be the earliest written descriptions of North America. Historians and archeologists have been preoccupied with the location of Vinland for hundreds of years and its whereabouts still remain a mystery. Due to a Norse cloak pin that was unearthed at the L'Anse aux Meadows archeological site, we know that Viking explorers attempted a settlement in Newfoundland, but how much farther did they explore? Some believe that Vinland could be as far south as Cape Cod, or somewhere up the St. Lawrence River.
When Jacques Cartier discovered the Sauguenay Fjord, which flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, he was presumably told by Iroquoian natives of a kingdom to the north, established and ruled by blond men. Unable to find the legendary place, the Kingdom of Saguenay was dismissed as a local myth, yet the river and greater area still bear the name.
The mouth of Saguenay Fjord seen from the ferry crossing at Tadoussac on the St. Lawrence River. Photo by Jessica Auer
Last week, I traveled to the small town of Alma near Lac-St-Jean, the enormous lake that flows into the Saguenay river. I was an artist-in-residence at a digital arts production centre called Sagamie where I was printing large-scale images from my Vinland Sagas series. After a week of work I decided to explore the area for myself. I asked some locals if they had heard stories of Viking-age settlements in the area. They were generally amused by my question but pointed me to the town of St. Rose du Nord, where a company called "Les Artisans du Fjord" builds Scandinavian-style homes and saunas.
St. Rose du Nord is also known as "the pearl of the fjord" for it's picturesque setting.
In summer, the quaint village becomes a major tourist attraction offering boat tours along the fjord. Photos by Jessica Auer.
Although I did not find any signs of ancient Viking settlements, the drive along the fjord reminded me of my travels throughout Scandinavia. The topography and climate would have made the Norse feel at home. Could it be possible that the saga descriptions of Vinland include parts of Québec? Then "Staumsfjord" described in Eirik the Red's Saga may be the Saguenay.
Comparison of the shape of Vinland from the notorious Vinland Map (inset) with the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saguenay and Lac-St-Jean region.
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Q: parsing Google maps with filter I'm new to building applications (so far made only one application ) . The question is - can not figure out whether it is possible to make parsing Google maps ? For example user clicks a button and he at around 100 yards displayed cafe . that is, Google determines the location of the user and is recognized all around the cafe (not on the map and the text on the page ) . Now try to understand how the geocoder, but not sure that I was going in the right direction . Are there any ideas what the library is connected properly and work with her?

A: I hardly understand your question, however, I should mention that there are two versions of google maps API for android at the moment, and those versions differ significantly. It's really sensible to use API v2.
You can find good tutorials on this topic, one is here, notice that russian and english versions of site are available.

whether it is possible to make parsing Google maps

If you mean getting geo coordinates on click event you can find OnMapClickListener class useful, see the tutorial above for help.


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Q: CollectionView Programatic Scrolling What i am trying to do is scrolling my CollectionView to the very bottom as soon as my content has been loaded.
Here is my code;
func bindSocket(){
    APISocket.shared.socket.on("send conversation") { (data, ack) in
        let dataFromString = String(describing: data[0]).data(using: .utf8)
        do {
            let modeledMessage = try JSONDecoder().decode([Message].self, from: dataFromString!)
            self.messages = modeledMessage
            DispatchQueue.main.async {
                self.collectionView.reloadData()
                let indexPath = IndexPath(item: self.messages.count - 1, section: 0)
                self.collectionView.scrollToItem(at: indexPath, at: .bottom, animated: false)
            }
        } catch  {
            //show status bar notification when socket error occurs
        }
    }
}

but it is totally not working.
By the way i'm using InputAccessoryView for a sticky data input bar like in iMessage and using collectionView.keyboardDismissMode = .interactive

thanks,

A: What I am think about that you maybe call the func before your collectionView getting visible cells or call reload collection view and then scroll items immediately, at this point scroll to indexPath will not make sense, since the collection view's content size is not yet updated.
scrollToItem(at:at:animated:)

Scrolls the collection view contents until the specified item is visible.

try this:
self.collectionView.reloadData()
let indexPath = IndexPath(item: self.messages.count - 1, section: 0)
let itemAttributes = self.collectionView.layoutAttributesForItem(at: indexPath)
self.collectionView.scrollRectToVisible(itemAttributes!.frame, animated: true)


Sly Cooper Description. Sly Cooper is an Action & Adventure game for Playstation 2. Only one thing can make a thieving raccoon better at his job, and thats the long-lost Thievious Racoonus a collected work of thieving knowledge.... Overview Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a platformer that sees Sly Cooper and his gang on a mission to defeat the five criminals that killed Sly's family and reclaim the pages of the Thievius Raccoonus, a book of family thieving techniques compiled by generations of the Cooper family.
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