Bike ride systems around the world experience seasonable variability . For 2014, the Twin Cities Nice Ride system saw an average daily ridership of 611 rides per day in April. Ridership peaked at 2,984 in July and then declined to 653 in October. This seasonality is presumed to be driven by weather, but could also be driven by school schedule, changes in general levels of tourism, or the timing of festivals and other events that might motivate people to use Nice Ride.
But in general, both members and casual users prefer the middle of the summer, but that preference is more pronounced for casual users.
Casual and Member usage patterns by month.
This seasonality had a profound effect on Nice Ride's usage and financial viability. Over the summer, the system saw 417,169 rides. If every month had been like July, there would have been about 200 days multiplied by 3,000 rides per day, which totals 600,000 rides. So the system is losing a third of its ridership to seasonal effects!
To understand the effect of weather, I downloaded daily weather data from Weather Underground and combined that with the available 2014 Nice Ride data. I mashed the data together in Tableau, and published it to Tableau Public. Feel free to browse the data and graphs, or download the Tableau workbook and do your own analysis.
First, a few general observations. There are roughly the same number of rides by members as by casual non-members. Members use the system more during the week, whereas casual usage is mostly on weekends. This is fortuitous for the system because it evens out the demand.
By hour, casual usage has a nicely unimodal distribution with a peak at 3pm; rides by members have three bumps at 7 am, 12 noon and 6 pm.
The data from Weather Underground included three variables that I investigated as predictors of ridership: the max temperature for the day, the amount of precipitation, and the presence of weather events, such as thunderstorms. This blog post looks at the first two.
Out of the 204 days that Nice Ride operated, 160 had less than 0.1 inches of rain, which I categorized as "Dry". Casual riders were more discouraged by rain than were members. Unfortunately, a disproportionate number of the weekend days in June of 2014 were rainy, and the ridership among casual users dropped from 2334 rides per day for dry days to 1048 rides per day for rainy days.
The effect of temperature on ridership is striking. One might expect to see a threshold effect with temperature, that a person will only ride once a certain temperature is reached. While that may be somewhat true for each individual, the aggregate effect depends on the how that threshold varies in the population.
This graph shows frequency of days falling into 5 degree bins and the average daily ridership for days in each bin. With the exception of one day with a high over 90, the effect of temperature is nearly perfectly linear.
Next, lets break that down by month, user type, and work day versus weekend. The trends remain remarkably linear regardless of user type or day type. Even the data for May, which span a broad range of temperatures, fall along the lines.
The data files from Nice Ride list rides, not distinct users or passes, but it is tempting to estimate the economic impact of the temperature effect. A reduction in rides by casual users probably means correspondingly fewer day passes being purchased. What if we estimate how much income is lost?
Of the days that Nice Ride was operating in 2014, 160 had little or no precipitation. Some of those are weekends and some weekdays, but on aggregate, each degree in temperature changes ridership by casual users by 36.
If we could change behavior so that users would behave as if it were 5 degrees warmer, we would gain (5*160*36=) 28,800 rides over the course of the summer.
It is hard to tell exactly how much additional income is represented by nearly 30,000 rides, but if we assume a three-to-one ratio of rides to users, those 30,000 rides represent 10,000 daily passes. That means that $60,000 of fees would be added to Nice Ride's income if we theoretically shifted behavior by 5 degrees.
No one should be surprised that rain and cold diminish ridership. The models quantify the effect, and show that even at moderate temperatures, such as highs in the 70s, Nice Ride is losing ridership to temperature in a predictable fashion.
If we take this loss as a fact of life, days with reduced ridership can serve as opportunities to shift staff time from rebalancing to maintenance activities. Alternatively, quantifying the loss in ridership provides a rationale for expenditures that could shift people's behavior. Market research through surveys or focus groups should be used to understand the reasons that cooler weather discourage bicycling. Nice Ride could consider outfitting some bicycles with fairings, windshields or hand protectors. It might also be worth encouraging vendors serving warm food or beverages near popular nice ride destinations on cold days, as is common in Europe. Perhaps some Nice Ride windbreakers would encourage more rides.
What station did you use for your meteorological data?
Could be an interesting focus for Nice Ride marketing, overcoming some biases about weather. I'm generally of the opinion that Minnesotans are way too precious about going outside, which is paradoxical given our climate. Given the right clothing, it's easy to enjoy yourself in all kinds of weather. Indoor malls, skyways, climate controlled homes, and driving all the time have made us really spoiled.
I don't think you need a surveys or focus groups to figure out why people don't bicycle as much when it's cold. Isn't that it's cold the answer? I own a car with a heater, and buses and trains have heaters. My bicycle doesn't have a heater. The people that own and take the time to bundle up with specialized bicycle clothing probably have their own bicycles available.
I don't use Nice Ride, but it's interesting the big bump at about 70 degrees. That seems to be what a lot of people consider nice, it's where you can wear shorts on a bicycle without freezing.
I bike in regular clothing all the time. Like, jeans & sweatshirts when it's 55 out. Or jeans and tennis shoes and a jacket and a winter hat when it's 30 out. The same things I'd wear if I was going out for a walk or even to drive (right? Most people do put on thick winter coats when getting in a car, and winter driving gloves are a thing people buy, right?). If I was going on a 12 mile winter bike ride, yeah I'd need to suit up. For most urban bike trips (0-3 miles, or 0-18 minutes if you ride at 10 mph average speed), a hat and gloves with a coat will be more than enough.
There are days where it's truly freezing out or the snow is particularly bad. I take the bus to work on those days. Works out pretty good I guess.
I keep overestimating how much clothing will be needed as the temperature falls, but aside from needing to pay a little more attention to how cold my feet will get, biking in cooler temps seems about the same as walking.
Sounds similar to me. I have a cut-off of about 0-10f (recently maybe closer to 10-15f) for shorter trips of maybe a mile or two each way. Longer trips need better weather. While I'll ride on most roads during spring, summer, and fall, I will not ride on them once it's snowed which limits me to protected paths.
A topic I suggested for someone to present at the Winter Cycling Congress is about the interplay of transit and bicycle riders during inclement weather and how cities in Northern Europe handle it from an elasticity standpoint. e.g., to what extent do they put on extra capacity based on weather and know that some portion of people will take transit instead of ride bicycles.
I was surprised me that even though each individuals may have a threshold, each person has a different threshold and in aggregate there is a very linear relationship between temperature and ridership. There are about as many rides gained by going from 50 to 60 as 70 to 80.
I suspect that there are three types of rides.
1. Rides where the trip is necessary, but the mode of transportation is in question. For example, someone commuting to work.
2. Rides, mostly circular, where the goal is the ride itself. For example, riding around Lake Calhoun.
3. Rides where the trip is optional because the goal is to go to some optional event. For example, going to the Uptown Art Fair. The person might decide that it is too cold or wet to go to the event at all.
shows a much stronger temperature effect for weekend casual rides.
When I was a member, I actually most often used Nice Ride on rainy days. That way I could ride while the rain held off and not worry about leaving my bike somewhere or putting it on the bus if the rain started again before I needed to make the next leg of my trip. Also less rust risk for my bike.
Its easier to cite an excuse.
Having cycled in Europe , Africa , North America, its all the same excuses from humans.
When doing the hourly analysis I'd strongly suggest distinguishing between weekday and weekend use. I'm guessing for the members you'll find more pronounced peaks for weekday use and a line for weekends more akin to the casual users. Although that perspective won't do much in regards to the weather.
As you predicted, the three peaks are strongest for members during the week.
Great post Michael. Do you know how many days Nice Ride was 100% operational in April and Nov? Any idea what the impact of snow vs rain is?


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Detached (PSVR) Review
Posted on August 4, 2018 by Rob Pitt
Detached is a simply stunning PSVR title which has you solving puzzles and evading unknown lifeforms whilst you float through zero-G in space! The game does have a multiplayer, but the main crux of the game is it's immersive and challenging single player mode along with its almost impossible trophy list. Originally out in Early Access on PC, it's made it's way over to the PSVR upon completion without many sacrifices other than a lower resolution. Developer Anshar Studios have put a lot of love and care into crafting this game and making it as realistic as they can, but does that come at a price of your wellbeing?
This is one of the first things you see when you leave the ship!
Detached is most likely the best VR free-floating Space game you'll play in a while. The story is simple, you're on a salvage mission in space with your companion when something comes aboard and sabotages your ship. As such, it's now up to you to venture out into space and activate various stations which are part of the abandoned space station in order to allow you to set off once again and return home. However, you only have a limited amount of fuel and oxygen for your spacesuit, these can be refuelled but the refills are limited. Once you've activated all the stations you and your buddy can get out of there, right? Maybe things won't be a simple as that as the entity who sabotaged you initially may have other plans for the both of you.
The Single player supposedly isn't very long yet I've spent about 5 hours playing it so far and I'm still on chapter three – which I'll talk about below. Some people say it's an extended tutorial as it's a way of introducing you to the gameplay mechanics and controls before you jump into the multiplayer and face off against other players – personally, I found the single player portion to be really enjoyable and entertaining. It's not without flaws, but overall it's a really fun game for those who have a strong stomach!
Blinders at 100% – I wonder if anyone will play like this?
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning…
Detached is one of the few games on the PSVR headset which physically made me dizzy and physically sick the first time I played it. As you're floating around in zero-G, your body spins with the momentum we're not used to down here on Earth and as such, my mind couldn't take it when I stupidly removed all comfort settings and jumped straight in. Basically, I would most likely suck at being an astronaut! Initially, I put the comfort level at 100% as I thought it was 100% off (the wording was confusing) and the results were hilarious. It was like I was holding a toilet roll up to my eye and peering through it! The blinders were comically massive. I then reduced it to zero and that's where nausea kicked in and I had to stop playing after about 15 minutes and I rushed off to be sick. Then I found my sweet spot – 20% blinders. They are small enough to be not obtrusive yet they stopped me getting sick whilst playing.
My advice, start at a high number and work your way down – don't put it on 0% and work your way up. It's not a pleasant experience for your health! Even the game itself has this description/warning:
This is an extreme VR experience that simulates sudden and dramatic acceleration, freefalling, twisting and rolling. Even with the 90 FPS frame rate, it is not for VR-sensitive players.
That being said, once you have nailed your perfect setting, the game instantly becomes awesome. Using the DS4 controller, you can use the shoulder buttons to adjust the angle of your thrusters and long or short bust them in order to push you forward, slow you down, or adjust your height. You also have an instant break – which is super handy – and full 360 degrees spinning/turning. This is where nausea kicks in as you can effectively move upside down and in any direction – which feels so strange in VR! Once you get the hang of it though, you'll be zipping all over the place as you try not to smash your face into giant rocks or the ship!
The size of the ships and structures is amazing in VR.
I briefly mentioned the tutorial above so let's just touch on that. The tutorial is fun – you go all Superman64 as you 'fly' through rings in zero-G – which is fine. However, from the options menu, you can either start a new game or the tutorial. I obviously chose the tutorial as it was my first go. Upon completing it, I jumped into a new game – which also started with the non-skippable tutorial. I don't like games which do this, why not give us the option to continue after doing the tutorial or ask if we want to skip it when we pick a new game? As such, I had to go through it a second time. It's not a big issue, but it's slightly annoying.
When you begin playing Detached for the first time and you head out into the great unknown, the first thing that hits you is the sheer scale of the ships and station around you. As you float out and turn, you see that you've just emerged from the airlock of a massive ship which looks amazing in VR. Everything has such an amazing scale and sense of awe and wonderment as you precariously hover around. This feeling stays with you throughout the game as you move from chapter to chapter as the game offers you bigger and more intricate structures as well as throwing a few unknown crafts into the mix. Personally, I feel the biggest part of Detached is it's…
Yeah, I could never find this station again…
Puzzles/challenges:
Okay, so technically some of the tasks you're given aren't 'puzzles' as such. You are, however, required to use your head in order to think about what you need to do. Each area has its own set of these, even though some of them seem very similar. For example, in the first area, you must enable the communications tower by jump-starting a number of comm stations within a short time by utilising boost pods so you can move around faster. Obviously, if you go too fast and you can't control yourself then you're bound to smash your face on a rock! You also need to enable a power relay by using a crate to smash the windows as you travel through the mechanism and avoid the energy beams. There is also a simple puzzle where you have to use a newly acquired power to quickly get through some energy doors and hit a switch.
Newly acquired powers? Technically abilities, but it's the same thing, isn't it?! You begin your survival mission as a lone astronaut with only his suit and thrusters for company but you'll soon gain access to the speed boost, shield and missiles! The game is a little Metroidvania in its approach as well as you'll have to go and obtain the shield in one of the abandoned buildings before you can return to another and complete the task at hand there. Then, once you complete that one and obtain the ability you get, you can now go and take on another one in a different building.
These abilities are all learnt in the first chapter and used heavily in chapters two and three as you continue the story. They all have a limited use before they have to recharge and yes – you can use the speed boost and smash your face into a rock. Personally, I really enjoyed the puzzle aspect of the game and the fact you get these abilities as it kept the game fresh and ensured you had to carefully think about what you were going to do next in order to succeed.
So much space crap = Banging your head a lot!
Exploration:
Detached is a game about exploring and finding things for yourself – which is both great and also annoying. As you work your way through the chapters, you'll come across various stations which require items known as 'Neutral Nands' in order to operate them. These can be found just floating through space in pre-designated areas but due to the kind of short LoD and pop-in for 'items', it's not easy to see them as you are floating around unless you are within around 50ft.
Also within the exploration stage, mainly chapter three if I'm being honest, if you venture a little too far out of bounds – or even if you're trying to float to the edged of a ship to look for the next waypoint – your oxygen and fuel will reduce to a shockingly low amount. This is obviously put in instead of an invisible wall but there is no warning this is going to happy – this resulted in me dying numerous times just because the game thought I was going a bit far – thus causing me to die and lose all my progress.
That leads to the other issue I had – everything looks the same in space! When you die and respawn at the last 'puzzle' you completed, you need to make your way back to where you just were but it's so hard to get your bearings and work out where you actually were when you died. Just like with the Nands, there are no markers, no map, nothing. I would have liked it, if they didn't want to break immersion, if we could either pick up a tracking item to track points of interest and Nands or if there was a marker showing our place of death?
So many times I just died floating around because I couldn't figure out where the Hull was or where that one can of oxygen was which I spotted when I was randomly floating around a few hours ago. It got pretty frustrating after a while.
The circled item is a Nand – the important item you need to collect – could you spot it from a distance?
Things I didn't like:
Okay, so Detached is a fun game and I love its exploration and challenging nature, but there are bound to be things I don't like about the game which I felt impacted upon my enjoyment quite a bit. These issues only really affected me in chapters two and three though, so let's talk about that:
Chapter two:
Without giving anything away story-wise, you're about to crash right into the backend of a ship and you have to evacuate immediately. Upon doing so, you're tasked with traversing through a very small passageway without hitting the sides, bouncing all over the place and smacking your head on a pole or the wall and dying. this part is hard! I've seen some people do it really easy but I just found it really difficult to control myself as I'm flying down the tunnel at blisteringly fast speeds! Not to mention there is a trophy around making it through this section without touching anything – a trophy I'll never see.
Chapter three:
Chapter three of Detached is when I began to see the cracks and really started to show my frustration with the game. The issues I mentioned above regarding getting lost and having your Nands reset – that's a big deal. I would spend around 30 minutes floating around and discovering new Nands, picking them up and then proceeding with a new 'puzzle' I've encountered. However, because it's the first time I've seen it, I'll most likely fail at it – like turning on the reactor. That then resulted in me dying and respawning where I last completed something and with no Nands. This meant that I had to spend 30-40 minutes remembering where all the Nands were and then figuring out where the puzzle was as well.
I feel the game should autosave (as you can't manually save) once you slot the Nands into a machine – at least that way if you die, you'll just come back at that point and not unfairly taking you right back. Don't get me wrong though – I really enjoyed the game up until this point and it may just be that I suck at the game or something, but having to repeat a fetch quest with no navigation, no direction, and no help for over 30 minutes everytime I inevitably die kinda started to put me off playing it for a while.
Capture the flag mode – pick up a package and return it to the ship before it flies off.
Multiplayer?!
Detached comes complete with a multiplayer mode as well as the singleplayer. The multiplayer is even cross play with all PC versions (VR and non-VR) as well as the PSVR one. However, I tried a few times to join someone in this mode in order to see what it was like but I ended up just playing it on my own as it was about as lonely as actually being in space – which is a massive shame. Maybe everyone who wanted it on PC played it whilst it was in Early Access rather than the final version? That's my biggest issue with Early Access – the player base actually dies down by the time the full version is out there in most cases! Either way, I saw there are races and capture the flag modes. Personally, I can see it being a lot of fun playing it with friends – maybe a PS4 non-VR version will come out to boost the player base?
Detached is gorgeous and the perfect atmosphere for a VR game. As I said previously, from the moment you step outside the ship and you see the scale of the ships and stations around you, it's brilliant. I was literally just sat there staring at everything for about 15 minutes when I first saw it! Sure, the game isn't as clear as recent games like The Exorcist VR or 18 floors, but it's easily on par with The Persistence in terms of clarity when up close but a bit fuzzy in the distance. However, there is nothing quite like floating in space and seeing the God-rays shine over the tops of the meteorites and ships in the distance as you look around.
Similarly, the audio within Detached is perfect. You have music which really sets the mood, sound effects which if in perfectly and even the voice acting is done really well. Nothing to complain about with the sound. Also, I'm not sure how many people will 'want' this but if you run out of oxygen your vision begins to blur and your character begins to hyperventilate. It's quite horrific and the first time I experienced it I was kind of disturbed by it as I also started to breathe a little funny as it was happening – like I was reacting to the sound of my character dying. Seriously, if you get/have the game – let yourself run out of oxygen and have a listen with headphones on – it's quite intense!
Regardless of the game – I think it looks great in VR.
Okay, so I have mixed feelings about Detached. on one hand, I really enjoyed the feeling of floating through space, the beautiful visuals in the void, the atmospheric sounds and the satisfaction of completing the puzzles. On the other hand, we have the lack of decent checkpoints, no navigation, the empty multiplayer and the instadeath restrictions of exploration. Technically, I really enjoyed the game, the issues I had may just be linked to me as you may have a better memory and sense of direction than I do and thus, don't find any of my concerns an issue. I'll continue to play the game and I will eventually escape with my buddy, but for now I'm just going to have to memorise where every Nand is so I can continue the game much quicker than wasting 30 minutes re-collecting everything each time I accidentally hit my head on something or I fail a puzzle/challenge.
The other thing to note is the VR and how only the hardcore should play this game. I kind of agree with that but I also don't. The developers have given us the option to adjust the blinders as much as we want in order to combat sickness and adapt it to your own preference. As such, I feel anyone who can play a VR game without getting sick will most likely be able to play the game, they won't have the best peripheral vision if they crank it up but they'll at least be able to play it. Once again though – don't just turn it to 0% and jump straight in, try it out in the practice mode and figure out your sweet spot – 0% was way too much for me but 20% worked fine.
One last thing – Detached's trophies are crazy. Collect all the Nands in chapter 2 – This will be really hard without some sort of guide, Collect all the fuel and oxygen canisters in the game – same as above, Complete the game in less than an hour – yeah right, Complete each chapter in less than 30 minutes – some people have but not me! etc… There is a platinum but I imagine it will be one of those rare platinums that only a few people ever get the chance to say they achieved it!
Detached is a full 360 degrees rotational VR game set in deep space. The comfort levels (blinders) can be adjusted in order to make the game more accessible for VR players but I feel those who are new to VR should probably stay away from this one until they gain their VR stomach! The game looks great with the lighting effects as the suns emit God-rays over the floating derelicts and meteorites, with a matching soundtrack which creates a fully immersive atmosphere and experience. Detached is very unforgiving with its checkpoints and lack of help in finding your goals and required items as it offers an intense challenge as you race against the clock whilst your fuel and oxygen run out.
If you've ever wanted to feel what it must have been like for Sandra Bullock in Gravity or what it's like to asphyxiate then pick this game up today! Just be aware that the trophies are hard and the challenge is real with this one!
Really cool lighting effects in space
Incredible immersion with the full 360-degrees rotation
Realistic asphyxiation sound effects and visuals (for those out there who like that kind of thing)
Challenging single player mode
Adjustable comfort settings
Very hard to achieve trophy requirements
Checkpoints are too scarce and almost unfair at times
No navigation options to help you find items and waypoints
The VR could be a bit too intense for some people
The multiplayer doesn't appear to be very populated at the moment
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Wyoming Files Suit to Force BLM to Manage Wild Horses | RANGEfire!
Wyoming is the latest to join a growing list of outspoken voices who say wild horses are out of control, and the BLM is failing in its responsibility to manage them.
According to the Western Livestock Journal, last week the State of Wyoming filed suit against the United States Department of the Interior and the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the federal government's failure to appropriately manage wild horses in Wyoming. Wyoming announced its intent to sue in August.
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act requires the BLM to manage wild horses below previously set appropriate levels and to remove excess horses when populations exceed those levels. Herds will continue to exponentially grow beyond what the BLM determined is ecologically appropriate for each herd management area (HMA). These herds have population growth rates that range from as low as 25 percent to as high as 58 percent each year. Horses often stray from HMAs onto state and private land.
BLM earlier this year estimated there were 3,771 wild horses in Wyoming. In its lawsuit, Wyoming claims the horse population exceeds appropriate levels in seven herd management areas by about 475 total horses.
While Wyoming and other western states are struggling with the growing populations, wild horse activists are busy countering with their own lawsuits.
Earlier this year, a group sued BLM, unsuccessfully, in the hopes of stopping a Rock Springs, WY, roundup. The agency announced in October that it had removed 1,263 horses from the Great Divide Basin, Adobe Town and Salt Wells Creek herd management areas.
In addition, the Friends of Animals group is petitioning the U.S. Department of Interior to give wild horses and burros federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. It's also pressing a federal lawsuit charging that the BLM failed to follow environmental laws in approving this fall's roundups.
Edita Birnkrant, spokeswoman for Friends of Animals, said Monday she was shocked by Wyoming's lawsuit seeking to remove more wild horses from the state.
But the growing numbers speak for themselves.
As of March 1, 2014, the BLM estimated that 49,209 wild horses and burros roamed BLM-managed rangelands in 10 western states, which exceeds by more than 22,500 the West-wide appropriate management level (AML) of 26,684.
The wild horse and burro topic has administrators and politicians struggling for answers.
"We support thoughtful, appropriate and sciencebased management decisions for wild horse and burro management. In particular, we support management decisions that ensure populations are managed within AMLs in order to promote horse and burro herd health, species conservation and recovery, and habitat, as well as forage vitality for wild and domestic species," the resolution states.
Monitoring data was a priority topic included in the resolution. In addition, fertility control was also mentioned, with both expanding and expediting the use of various types considered a priority.
"Data related to wild horse and burro management and populations is not easily accessible and generally not published in a timely manner. Federal agencies should remedy this problem so data can be used in management decisions and in educational materials," according to the governors.
Alternative food sources for horses in short- and longterm facilities are also mentioned in the plan. For example, hay harvested from Conservation Reserve Program lands or highway rights-of-way could be used to feed wild horses and burros.
In addition to the growing herd problems, BLM also faces management problems from the roundups.
Limits on the wild horse and burro program's budget and on the number of additional horses and burros BLM holding pens have room for have shrunk from previous years. This has added to the challenges surrounding all aspects of the program.
"For example, in 2013, adoptions of wild horses and burros were just 2,671, while nearly 50,000 animals remained in BLM care at an annual cost of more than $46 million," according to BLM.
Wyoming's lawsuit may very well open a new can of worms for BLM, and the wild horse management plan, which from all angles, appears to need a plan B.
Wyoming's Petition for Review is available on the Attorney General's website at http://ag.wyo.gov/currentissues.


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Panozzo Builders were an absolute pleasure to work with and I tell anyone that will listen! The communication was outstanding; we were kept in the loop at all times of the progress. They were always there with advice and made suggestions that were in our best interest and were always prepared to answer our numerous questions. Change to the plan were minimal and were discussed if required prior to the work being done. Our renovation was completed on time and on budget. What more can you ask?
Panozzo Builders went over and above our expectations; we wish them every success for the future and couldn't recommend them anymore highly. Thanks for making our dream a reality.


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Teatro di Roma and MACRO are pleased to present
2nd Edition June 2021
#Supplement
curated by Michele Di Stefano
a Teatro di Roma and Azienda Speciale Palaexpo co-production
with the support of the Istituto Svizzero di Roma – Swiss Institute of Rome
How vast is the distance between the theatre and the museum? Boundless.
The Palazzo delle Esposizioni hosted BUFFALO, a window on contemporary performance and dance curated by Michele Di Stefano for the Teatro di Roma, in 2019: an opening giving onto the boundless space that becomes the venue of an encounter between artistic visions, languages and sensibilities, between the performance arts and visual art, as well as between two of Rome's cultural institutions. In particular, the aim is to call into question the standard interpretation of the very concepts of "museum" and of "theatre" and of the specific functions of their respective venues, seeking instead to intercept or even to free up unexplored potential and expanded horizons. This surmounting of categories in disciplines, as well as in places, is already implicit in the very nature of artistic research, whatever field one operates in. The Teatro di Roma and the Azienda Speciale Palaexpo are attempting to develop forms of ongoing collaboration on the Roman scene capable of lending support, space and encouragement to those artistic practices and experimentations that increasingly frequently and unashamedly display a will to trespass and to mutually enhance the languages of dance, video art, music, painting, theatre and installations.
The 2021 edition of BUFFALO provides the opportunity for a fully-fledged co-production between the Teatro di Roma and the Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, marking an important point in the development of this proposal for open exchange. The festival is not entering the MACRO as an occasional guest but rather as an element of design capable of fitting organically and consistently into the "Museum for preemptive imagination", the three-dimensional magazine that regularly offers visitors a pathway in which the move from one room to the next takes place under the banner of an interdisciplinary transition, of an encounter between different languages, experimental methods of display. BUFFALO at the Macro creates a further layer of meaning to ensure that the various languages of artistic research speak to each other, to ensure that the experience of beauty and of the presence of bodies can joyfully nourish our gaze, transforming the way we think and build the community.
Francesca Corona, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Luca Lo Pinto, Cesare Pietroiusti
During Buffalo, museum entrance remains free at the following times: Friday, June 11 until 5 pm (last admission 4 pm), Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13 until 4 pm (last admission 3 pm).
The entrance to the museum is through the festival ticket on Friday 11 June from 5 pm, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June from 4 pm.
On Friday 11 June from 5 pm, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June from 4 pm the museum will be accessible with the festival ticket.
Thursday 10 June, 6.30 pm
Private Song, 60'
Alexandra Bachzetsis
Friday 11 June, 6.30 pm
MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome
Friday 11 June, in loop
(last free entry from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
NE TRAVAILLE PAS
César Vayssié
Opal Loop, Foray Forêt One story as in falling Set and Reset
Friday 11 June, 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
(entrance with BUFFALO ticket)
Home Altrove #Roma, 25'
Daniele Albanese
Evento, 24'
C.G.J. Collettivo Giulio e Jari
La Ronde / Quatuor, 50'
Yasmine Hugonnet
BASICTENSION, 20'
SERAFINE1369
Saturday 12 June
last free entry from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
in loop
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Arriverà e ci coglierà di sorpresa
Francesca Grilli
Saturday 12 June, 5.00 pm – 9.00 pm
SHIRTOLOGY, 25' in tre parti
Jérôme Bel
ULTRAS sleeping dances, 40'
Cristina Kristal Rizzo
KLUB TAIGA_Apro le porte alla notte calda, 35'
Industria Indipendente
Con Yva& Toy George, Industria Indipendente, Federica Santoro, Steve Pepe, Luca Brinchi.
In collaborazione con Dario Carratta, Floating Beauty, Tein Clothing
Sunday 13 June, in loop
(11.00 am – 9.00 pm)
(2.00 pm – 4.00 pm)
Sunday 13 June, 5.00 pm – 9.00 pm
MARS site specific, 40'
Nicola Galli
A e R e A, 35'
Ginevra Panzetti / Enrico Ticconi
In this renewed edition of BUFFALO we will be focusing in particular on audience management in order to ensure a pleasant and safe experience in compliance with safety measures. BUFFALO's programme consists of a daily schedule of non-simultaneous performances; admission is via a single daily ticket entitling the holder to view all the performances scheduled for that day as well as providing access to the MACRO exhibition halls. To optimise management of the visitor flow in the various spaces, the public will be organised in two perfectly equivalent pathways (pathway A and pathway B) offering exactly the same performances but at different times.
Daily ticket (Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm; Saturday and Sunday from 5 pm to 9 pm) full price € 15,00, reduced price € 10,00. Buy tickets here.


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Women's struggles in SA is real, NGO director
The public holiday commemorates the 1956 march of thousands of women to the Union Building against pass laws.
Picture: Pixabay.com
Womens Day celebrations
Lauren Isaacs | 1259 days ago
CAPE TOWN – A Lavender Hill community leader says she believes the National Women's Day is a bittersweet occasion.
Lucinda Evans is also the director of Women and Children's Activist NGO, Philisa Abafazi Bethu.
She says the struggle for women in the country is still very real and the scourge of domestic violence against females has reached epidemic proportions.
"When I speak about this, we speak about the sweetness of what the main pioneers did for us in 1956 when they marched against the dompass. But in 2017 not much has changed."
Evans has also raised concern about deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana and his involvement in an assault on a woman at a Johannesburg nightclub.
"You'll still find that a national minister will beat up a woman and he goes publically and he says sorry to the nation. Why has he not been arrested? And what are the messages that are sent out in Women's Month in 2017 to the rest of us."


AIAS will receive DKK 800,000 from the EURIAS EU Cofund programme, providing four fellowships over the next two years as a result of the new membership.
The new research reveals the mechanism behind a cancer-relevant inhibition of human sugar transporting protein. The hope is that this will guide future drug design targeting sugar uptake mechanisms. Ultimately, this will lead to progress in a number of important common conditions, such as diabetes and cancer.
Clientelism and its role in democratic politics is discussed and conceptualized in Kusche's 'Politischer Klientelismus. Informelle Macht in Griechenland und Irland'.
With a total number of 211 applications from all over the world in the third round of AIAS-COFUND fellowships, AIAS can now move ahead to a busy and interesting selection process in many months ahead.
On 1 February 2016, the last seven of a cohort of 12 international AIAS-COFUND fellows will commence their fellowship.
The unnatural and the impossible in British and American literature are taken through the narratological lens in Alber's latest publication.
Magnus is awarded a large grant by Villum Fonden's Young Investigator Programme, supporting young, talented researchers. The grant will allow Magnus to investigate how the physical association of biomolecules affects signalling pathways.
Gain insights into some of the latest research in the search for an HIV cure by watching this engaging lecture.
New research published by Toke T. Høye in collaboration with Joseph J. Bowden, Arctis Research Centre, shows that butterflies in Greenland have become smaller in response to increasing temperatures due to climate change.


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I need to create a USB flash drive, booting from which I would be able to choose which disk to boot from now. How can I do that? (This is required because every time you change the OS, it takes a long time to enter BIOS and change the priority of loading disks.)

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Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California, has announced the establishment of the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education, a multidisciplinary research and advocacy center aimed at advancing diversity and inclusion throughout society.
A. Van Jordan, Presidential Professor at Rutgers University-Newark, is the winner of the 2015 Lannan Literary Award for Poetry and Walter Bumphus, president of the American Association of Community Colleges will be awarded the inaugural Marie Fielder Medal.
Orlando L. Taylor is vice president for strategic initiatives and research/director of the Institute for Social Innovation at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. He was the first African American president of the National Communication Association.
Gerald Porter has been named provost and senior vice president of Fielding Graduate University, in Santa Barbara, California. He was a professor and vice president of academic affairs at the Forest Institute in Springfield, Missouri.
Dr. Taylor has been serving as the founding president of the Washington, D.C., campus of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 30 years as a faculty member and administrator at Howard University.


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Q: Event when all DataGridView parameters have been loaded in designer I have a C# WinForms application. I have extended the DataGridView to also contain a ContextMenuStrip component.
The ContextMenuStrip will be initialized depending on other parameters of the DataGridView, such as AllowUserToAddRows. Initially I tried doing this in the constructor, but the problem is that the designer loads these parameters one by one after instantiating the DataGridView so they are not available in the constructor.
How can I know in my extended DataGridView when the designer has finished setting the DataGridView properties? Is there maybe an event triggered once it is done?

A: I am not aware of an event, but one workaround is to add a property to the extended control named ZZInitialized like this:
    private bool _ZZInitialized = true;

    [DefaultValue(false)]
    public bool ZZInitialized
    {
        get
        {
            return _ZZInitialized;
        }
        set
        {
            _ZZInitialized = value;
            //Do what you need to do after all other properties are set.
        }
    }

When all the other properties that occur alphabetically before are called, the designer code calls this one and I can execute my own code.
Note that events are added after this in the designer code.


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Science: Gay Couples Without Kids Have The Happiest Relationships
Evan Hurst January 15, 2014
(Blend Images / Alamy)
A new wide-ranging study conducted by researchers at Open University in the United Kingdom has come up with some interesting results. It turns out that, when it comes to satisfaction and happiness in relationships, gay couples without kids come out on top:
Couples without kids — especially gay couples without kids – have the happiest relationships, according to a new survey out of England.
"Non-heterosexual participants are more positive about and happier with the quality of their relationship…than heterosexual participants," according to the survey, which later added: "Heterosexual parents are the least likely to be there for each other, to make 'couple time,' to say 'I love you' to each other, to talk about everything and to pursue shared interests."
It's not all bad news for straight people with kids, though:
But heterosexual couples with kids, and especially mothers, are happiest "with life," the same survey found.
So that's good news!
But this kind of goes to expose the anti-gay/"ex-gay" lie that LGBT people are just all miserable, broken people, and that moreover, we're miserable and broken because we're LGBT people. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that shows that gay couples may have quite a bit to teach straight people about relationships. One major difference is that gay relationships tend to, by nature, be more egalitarian, and when studies are done about dissatisfaction in heterosexual relationships, that issue comes up quite a lot.
(Aside: the "egalitarian" thing is one way that gays are indeed changing the nature of marriage, and the Religious Right hates it. They hate that real people are indeed much happier in more equal relationships with more shared responsibilities and mutual respect, because it gives lie to their misguided belief that men should always lead and women should always be property subservient.)
When "ex-gay" advocates roll out each year's new model success stories (around the time the spokesmodels of six or seven years back inevitably come back out of the closet), to each is always attached a sob story of abuse, of poor choices, of addiction and depression, and each of those people has been brainwashed into blaming their problems on their sexuality, perpetuating the cycle for these people of not taking actual responsibility for themselves. It's always someone or something else's fault with this cohort. We always remark that they'll never have an "ex-gay" spokesmodel whose past life included a happy career and same-sex family and fulfillment, because those people are not easy prey for Religious Right scam artists. Even though untold thousands of happy, fulfilled gay and lesbian couples exist, there's nothing the "ex-gay" industry could say that would convince them that they need to abandon their contentment in service of an anti-scientific, self-loathing, life-destroying "ex-gay" ideology. So, since their con only works on those who are already vulnerable, they'll continue to prey on the weak and wounded, like leaders of dog fighting rings stumbling across injured puppies abandoned in parking lots behind supermarkets.
That's how their scam works.
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This is the third floor of the Damaged Buildings in The Slags. It can be accessed from the First, Third or Fourth Floor.
Fourth and Second Floor Pass <something>???
MIDGARD SCIENTIST You hear a rasping voice behind you. "Johnson made me so I can make you."
You turn around to see a scientist with a mad gleam in his eyes. He definitely wasn't there a second ago.
FLYING EYE As you pass near the outside wall, you hear the sound of giant wings. You crouch behind a wall and hope it can't see through solid objects.
Your wishes are not granted.
Otherwise, take 12? damage and gain 2 XP in Reflexes.
Watch the lake - Gain 6 XP in Perception; or gain 8 XP in Perception and Experienced Observer if you've explored all the oil slick's branches. If you have the skill, gain 8 XP in Perception.
TO PASS THIS FLOOR: ?
found the stairs after 2 adventures: spinning hallway (run with it, success), and an acid rain.


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Blog entries to date include an uplifting account by Gennifer Majors, a first-year student. Like Gennifer, I too am finding my way, though in my case as a new Trustee of the Textile Conservation Centre Foundation (TCCF).
For over 30 years I've worked in Scotland as a conservator, first in private practice and more recently for the National Trust for Scotland. Conservators of all disciplines in Scotland benefit from a supportive professional network and local CPD events, enthusiastically organised by the Scotland Group of Icon (Institute of Conservation), but what's always been missing is having any recognised training course for the conservation of historic artefacts on 'our patch'.
And then, wham. In 2010, and right here on our collective doorstep, arrives the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History. All credit to the University of Glasgow for seizing the opportunity and, together with textile conservation staff old and new, making the transition swift and seamless. The Centre's arrival has brought such a welcome and exciting new dimension to our wider professional landscape in Scotland.
What a fantastic invitation therefore to be asked in April this year to become a trustee of the Textile Conservation Centre Foundation. Although knowing the work of the Textile Conservation Centre, I had however no knowledge of the work of the Foundation. Like Gennifer – bowled over by the course, by Glasgow and by Scotland – I'm bowled over too. But in my case, by the success of the Foundation in raising substantial funds, by the commitment and lively debate of my fellow Trustees, and by the sheer shared pleasure in being part of this amazing venture.
The despair, frustration and anxiety borne by Trustees, staff and students just a few short years ago as to how, when and where the Centre might find a new home are now firmly in the past. So I find it a privileged time to become a Trustee and, as Gennifer writes contentedly of her 'First Impressions', I too record that mine are off the scale when it comes to positive impressions of staff, students and fellow Trustees, as well as of the Department's resources and equipment, the two-year MPhil course content and the expanding PhD programme.
What's happened? Well, there was the June Trustees' meeting in a 'co-opted' capacity (prior to being formally appointed). A (non-Trustee) September meeting convened to explore the potential for developing a course on the conservation of modern materials. In October the Foundation's AGM, which saw my appointment confirmed, was followed by a business meeting – both typically efficient and constructive. But there were also two hugely enjoyable 'extras': current 2nd-year student presentations on their summer placements near (the Burrell) and far (the Met, New York). And a memorable evening party hosted by the Foundation's Chairman, Cindy Chetwode, which brought students, staff and Trustees together in dazzling surroundings.
So what next? Trustee meetings are planned 12 months ahead, the next being 5 February. Then there's the Open Day on 19 March, an 11 June Trustees' meeting, and then round again to the October AGM and summer placement presentations. A key responsibility is the review of students' applications for Foundation funding, whether for their first or second years. Awards are made on merit and can be exceptionally generous, the result of the outstanding fundraising campaign led by Nell Hoare (former TCC Director and now Consultant to the Foundation).
And I've been promised a slot in the Semester 2 timetable to share with students my top tips for tackling application forms for those sought after internships and jobs. Onwards!


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4 "lucky" foods you'll find in Binondo
Written by CNN Philippines Life Staff
Updated Feb 4, 2019 6:38:16 PM
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In a small bakery called Wan Kee, one can find tang yuan or sticky rice balls (right). These are eaten by some Chinese families during reunions as a symbol of unity and togetherness. Photo by CHANG CASAL
Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — Binondo is an exciting place to be in this time of the year. As the world's oldest Chinatown, the district became a hub of business and commerce for the Filipino-Chinese community, and now it houses hundreds of establishments — many of which have been around for decades.
Come Chinese New Year, the district comes to life, with these shops and restaurants catering to visitors looking for symbols of luck for the coming year. Here, foodies will be able to source the best (and probably some of the most affordable) goodies that are considered "lucky" when consumed during the lunar new year.
In time for Chinese New Year, we put together a short list of the lucky foods you'll be able to find in Binondo, and the best places to get them.
Because of their resemblance to Chinese silver ingots, some believe that eating many dumplings on New Year signifies a prosperous year ahead. Photo from DONG BEI/FACEBOOK
Dumplings: Dong Bei
In the northern region of China, dumplings play a part in Chinese New Year celebrations — tradition calls for families to make dumplings on the day itself and eat their creations come midnight.
Some legends say that dumplings are considered lucky because they resemble Chinese silver ingots, which are shaped like boats. It is believed that eating a lot of dumplings will bring money in the New Year. In some households, a coin is hidden inside one dumpling. Whoever gets the coin is said to have a prosperous year ahead.
In Binondo, there's only one place that most residents and foodies will recommend when it comes to the best dumplings: Dong Bei, a modest shop located in Yuchengco St. where hundreds of dumplings are made by hand at the storefront each day. There is usually a line outside the restaurant, partly because the space is small, but mostly because their dumplings — especially the kuchay and pork ones — are very much in demand.
Dong Bei Dumplings is located at 642 Yuchengco St.
Some Chinese families believe that eating noodles on your birthday grants you long life. Photo by CHANG CASAL
Noodles: Masuki & Lan Zhou La Mien
It's common knowledge that Chinese-Filipinos introduced noodles into local cuisine, along with their belief that eating noodles, especially on your birthday, grants you long life. This is likely why pancit and its many variations is such a staple at Filipino parties and celebrations.
For those on the hunt for a comforting meal of noodles and soup, Masuki, a mami house on Benavidez St., has a menu consisting solely of different types of mami. The eatery has been around for decades — it is, in fact, the oldest mami restaurant in the area — and it's remained more or less the same ever since. They still use the same hearty recipe from when they opened in the '30s, and their noodles are still made fresh daily using old school machines that they have at the restaurant.
Also along Benavidez St. is another noodle house that serves la mien, or hand-pulled noodles, called Lan Zhou La Mien. The name is derived from a city in Northwest China where the noodles are a staple dish. Just like in Masuki, their noodles are made on the spot.
Masuki is located at 931 Benavidez St. Lan Zhou La Mien is located at 818 Benavidez St.
Eating tikoy, or nian gao, on New Year is considered by some as lucky because "nian gao" sounds like the term "higher year." Photo from RAMON FVELASQUEZ/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Tikoy, prosperity cake, sticky rice balls, and other snacks: Ongpin St. & Benavidez St.
There are tons of bakeries peppered across Chinatown that serve all sorts of snacks that are meant to be eaten on or days after Chinese New Year, from tikoy to tang yuan (sticky rice balls) to prosperity cake or fa gao.
Tikoy, or nian gao, is perhaps the Chinese New Year snack that most Filipinos are familiar with. Some believe that the glutinous rice cake is considered good luck because "nian gao" sounds like the term "higher year."
Eng Bee Tin is arguably the most well-known place to get tikoy and they carry different flavors, like green tea, ube, pandan, butterscotch, and even strawberry. Eng Bee Tin has also made it a tradition of sorts to display a giant tikoy in their store in Ongpin St. every year. This year, it's a giant strawberry tikoy with the face of a pig.
Fa gao, or prosperity cake, is a steamed cake that is also said to bring in good luck when eaten during New Year. Photo by CHANG CASAL
Fa gao is a cake made of rice flour that is steamed so that the top splits open or "smiles." Its texture is equal parts spongy and a little bit gummy, kind of like puto but sweeter. Fa gao is eaten during Chinese New Year because some believe that it brings good luck, mainly because "fa" is the word for both "leavened" and "prosperity."
Salazar Bakery, which has been around since 1947, is a good place to find fa gao. Their shop is located in Ongpin St. as well, but they have other branches around Metro Manila. Beware though, because their Binondo shop gets pretty busy around this time. To avoid the crowd, head further down the road to find a little general merchandise store called Charme that sells prosperity cake on a table outside.
Parallel to Ongpin St. is Benavidez, where one will find a small bakery called Wan Kee. Here, you'll find more tikoy, pastries, and sticky rice balls or tang yuan. The last one is eaten by some during family reunions — Chinese New Year being one of the biggest of them all — as a symbol of unity and togetherness.
Eng Bee Tin is located at 650 Ongpin St. Salazar Bakery is located at 783 Ongpin St. Wan Kee is located at 828 Benavidez St.
Some Chinese believe that oranges symbolize happiness and positivity. Photo by CHANG CASAL
Oranges, tangerines, and other round fruit: Everywhere
Another belief some Filipinos have adapted from the Chinese is the preparation of round fruits — 12 in particular — on New Year's Eve. The rationale here is that the round shape represents coins, and the number 12 symbolizes each month of the year.
But oranges and tangerines hold a special significance for, according to legend, it resembles the sun, symbolizing happiness and positivity. That is why you won't just see dozens of oranges being sold in fruit stands all across Binondo, you'll also find potted mandarin orange trees being sold on the sidewalks and in front of stores specializing in lucky trinkets, charms, and lanterns.
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Why fans believe Jessa Duggar is pregnant again on Counting On?
By Himanshu On Nov 20, 2022
Previous Counting Jessa Duggar is in the news this week as a result of a significant rumor circulated by vigilant followers. According to The Sun, the 30-year-old author shared a Walmart-sponsored video on Instagram this week. In the video, she and her husband Ben Seewald gathered with their children to unwrap presents. The accompanying things are from a superstore, and her children are eager to play with them.
While Jessa may have believed this to be an ordinary incidence of spon-con, her admirers were eager to think she and Ben were expecting another kid. In the video, the reality personality is seen wearing a brown babydoll dress, which is being interpreted as maternity attire. Obviously, this dress style is currently fashionable, so there is a good potential that she simply prefers it.
Who is Kelly Reilly? Does She Smoke in Real Life?
Despite this, numerous people rushed to the comments to speculate that she might be pregnant again. Jessa has received similar pregnancy allegations in the past, so it's not surprising that it's happening again. Watch the video:
A post shared by Jessa Seewald (@jessaseewald)
"She appears to be expecting again," commented one person. According to The Sun, many individuals continued to speculate on Reddit, with one user saying, "I still believe she could be pregnant. In the footage where they captured Fern's [ultrasound], she did not appear pregnant either, despite the fact that she was actually well into the cooking process." Yes, this dress may easily conceal a baby bump until she is ready to reveal it.
Fern, Ivy, Spurgeon, and Henry are the four children shared by Jessa and Ben. We would not be surprised if they decided to have a second child, but we do not know if this is the case.
In the end, we advocate refraining from remarking on women's bodies on social media or elsewhere, even if it's only about their choice of attire. Although Jessa is a celebrity, she does see the remarks and her feelings may be wounded as a result. Unfortunately, she is not the only celebrity to receive pregnancy-related comments. Kourtney Kardashian, for instance, has responded to Instagram haters who have dubbed her pregnant.
In September 2022, someone decided to post on Kourtney's Instagram, "Did I miss the fact that she's pregnant?" In response, she stated, "No, but you're lacking a woman's body."
Jessa is not renowned for posting clap backs on social media, so we do not expect her to respond to the pregnancy rumors this time. However, if she does react, we will notify you immediately.
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We've done a lot of blogs here at DeVoe Cadillac, but this one may have the best title of them all! Go ahead and read that again – "Cadillac Twin-Turbo Debuts in All-New 2014 CTS Sedan" – Pretty awesome, right? All of us here at DeVoe Cadillac were extremely excited to hear this news from Cadillac yesterday.
The 2014 Cadillac CTS will be revealed next week at the New York Auto Show. Check our blog next week to see what it looks like.
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Shamrock Holdings Sells Dallas Radio Station
Shamrock Holdings in Burbank agreed to sell radio station KMGC-FM in Dallas for $22 million to Cooke Inlet Radio Partners, a broadcast-station operator based in Greenbelt, Md.
Shamrock, owned by the Roy E. Disney family, also said it expects to sell two other radio stations, KUDL-FM in Kansas City, Kan., and WHB-AM in Kansas City, Mo., and two television stations in Texas, KXXV-TV in Waco and KTAB-TV in Abilene.
Shamrock President Bill Clark said the sale of those four stations could bring about $30 million. He also said the proposed sales are part of Shamrock's plan to reduce debt and provide cash to its owners.
The sales would leave Shamrock with one TV station and 12 radio stations, he said.


Dr. Marson was born on Long Island, New York. He went to the State University of New York at Binghampton from 1984 to 1988 and received his BS in biology. He then received his MD in 1992 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. His postgraduate training was done from 1992-1997 at Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center. He was Chief Resident of Surgery at Detroit Medical Center in 1996. He was certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1993 and by the American Board of Surgery in 1998.
Dr. Marson was commissioned by the USAF in 1989 and obtained the rank of major. He served on active duty from 1997-2000. He was the Chief of Surgical Clinics and Chief of Pathology with the 51st Medical Squadron at Osan Air Base in South Korea from 1997-1998.
Dr. Marson specialized in General Surgery and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. His special general surgery interests include vascular and endocrine surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons. When acting as a general surgeon, Dr. Marson maintains a close working relationship with his patients' family doctors as well as local and regional consultants.
Dr. Marson and his wife Rebecca have lived and worked in Morehead City and Jacksonville, North Carolina, since 2001. They have 3 children. Together they share a passion for running and staying active. His wife Rebecca, is the owner of Crystal Coast Gymnastics in Morehead City.


Since I have been a volunteer at Hopewell I have always felt appreciated and supported by the staff for my efforts. I often hear "Hopewell would not be what it is without its volunteers". In my head I would think to respond by saying "Hopewell would not be what it is without everyone involved!" Though I am always grateful for being acknowledged for giving back, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge both the staff and the clients of Hopewell for all the ways in which they give back as well.
The staff at Hopewell is a hardworking group of individuals, dedicated and passionate about educating and supporting the sufferers in the eating disorder community. Over the years as a volunteer, I have always felt welcome when I visit them, always greeted with a warm smile no matter how stressful their day has been. Throughout my various roles as a volunteer- mentor, yoga teacher, and now a facilitator- I could always count on them to answer my many questions, to get constructive feedback, and to debrief if necessary. They have taken the time to make sure I have felt comfortable with my volunteer tasks and through their nurturing and empathetic qualities, they have been quick to boost my confidence at times when I felt I had made a mistake or failed somehow. The guidance and learning I have received from the staff has been invaluable.
Being a co-facilitator and facilitator for the past three Self-Help groups has been one of the most fulfilling experiences for me at Hopewell so far. Admittedly it has been a steep learning curve and challenging at times, but the rewards of leading such a group are priceless. Through the strength, courage, and honesty that is demonstrated by the group members each week, I am always left humbled, moved, and grateful for being able to bear witness to each individual's journey. I try to offer hope and guidance as a facilitator, yet I feel the real work is accomplished by the participants themselves. For example, I have seen and heard group participants express their relief in knowing they are not alone in their suffering, and a deep appreciation for having a safe space to express themselves freely and openly. What the participants may not realize is that they are also giving back. Simply by showing up each week and being present, they are demonstrating support for the others. When a participant shares their deepest vulnerabilities, they are letting everyone know that they trust the group and are reaching out. When another participant expresses compassion and acceptance towards the vulnerable, they are saying "You are not alone. We are here for you." In this sense, every participant contributes to the effectiveness of the group, whether by listening, sharing, or consoling. The intention of joining the group may at first seem only to help oneself, yet it becomes clear early on that the benefits gained are through the various ways that one gives back to their peers. Through helping themselves, participants are helping others. Now that is a true gift.
So you see, it is not only volunteers who give back. Everyone involved at Hopewell- staff, volunteers, and clients – gives back. Actually, I believe it is more like a continuous upward-turning spiral of giving and receiving, where every new cycle represents another layer of overall growth and increased benefits for all. The more we give, the more we receive. The more we receive, the more we give. Giving and receiving from all, help weave together the collaborative, interconnected, and strong web of support that is Hopewell. In other words, Hopewell is greater than the sum of its parts. Therefore, as a volunteer I am just one of the many individuals that have contributed and benefited from a small part of the greater giving-back and receiving process.
I am deeply indebted to the Hopewell staff and clients for everything they have given me as I have described above. Most importantly I am most grateful for the inspiration that fills me every time I connect with someone in the Hopewell community, whether staff, client, or another volunteer. For that reason, my work as a volunteer does not feel like work. To be involved with an organization that is founded on the notion of giving-back is a privilege. For all the many gifts I receive from Hopewell, it is easy to give a little gift of volunteering back.
I look forward to the many more gifts I will receive and share as a volunteer at Hopewell.


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Elberskamp ist ein 9,64 ha großes Naturschutzgebiet (NSG) in der Gemeinde Finnentrop im Kreis Olpe in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Es liegt südwestlich des Finnentroper Ortsteils Heggen, südwestlich des Kernortes Finnentrop und nordwestlich der Bigge. Es wurde 1985 von der Bezirksregierung Arnsberg erstmals als NSG ausgewiesen. Mit dem Landschaftsplan Nr. 3 Attendorn–Heggen–Helden wurde das NSG 2006 erneut ausgewiesen und dabei um randliche Flächen vergrößert. Das NSG ist eine von zehn Teilflächen des Fauna-Flora-Habitat-Gebietes Kalkbuchenwälder, Kalkhalbtrockenrasen und -felsen südlich Finnentrop (DE-4813-301).

Gebietsbeschreibung
Bei dem Gebiet handelt es sich um einen ehemaligen Steinbruch mit Kalk aus dem Devon mit einer Größe von 2,86 ha, ferner um Grünland und Wald am Ortsrand von Heggen. Der Steinbruch im südlichen Bereich des NSG hat vorwiegend östlich exponierte bis zu 20 m hohen Felswände. Die Felswände sind teilweise mit Gehölzen wie Birke, Salweide, Eschen und Farnen bewachsen. An der Oberkante des Steinbruches grenzt ein breiter Saum aus Birken und Salweiden den Bruch von der Umgebung ab. Auf der Steinbruchsohle befinden sich im westlichen Teil der Steinbruchsohle Felsblockfelder. Am Südrand der Steinbruchsohle befinden sich jüngere Schluchtwald-Bereiche auf dem dortigen Felsblockschutt. In der Mitte der Steinbruchsohle befindet sich ein Kalkmagerrasen. Auf diesem Kalkmagerrasen bzw. deren Initialstadien kommen zahlreiche sehr seltene Pflanzenarten vor. Die östliche Steinbruchsohle wurde mit gebietsfremden Grauerlen aufgeforstet unter der hauptsächlich Brennnesseln wachsen. Nördlich des Steinbruch befindet sich ein Felsbereich von 0,65 ha Größe mit mehreren östlich exponierten steil abfallenden Felsen. Die Felsen sind mit Farnen, Arten der Felsspaltenvegetation und Pioniergehölzen bewachsen. Nördlich der Felsen schließt sich ein artenreicher Kalkmagerrasen an. Neben den typischen Arten der Kalkmagerrasen kommen in zahlreich vorhandenen dolinenartigen Vertiefungen und Kuppen auch Arten wie Heidekraut und drei Ginsterarten vor. Der Englische Ginster hat hier seine südöstlichen Verbreitungsgrenze. Auch der Teufelsabbiss als Wechselfeuchtezeiger kommt in diesem Bereich vor. Im NSG befindet sich auf die zwei Bereiche aufgeteilt Kalkmagerrasen 2,35 ha Kalkmagerrasen der Ausprägung Enzian-Schillergrasrasen. Westlich des Kalkmagerrasen gibt es an einem Osthang brach gefallenes Magergrünland von 1,05 ha Größe, welches früher mit Schafen beweidet wurde. Nördlich des Magergrünland schließt sich ein kleiner ehemaliger Steinbruch mit bis zu 8 m hoher Felswand mit Pioniergehölzen an. Nach diesem Bruch folgt auf einer Felsrippe ein kleinflächiger Schluchtwald mit Linden und Hainbuchen. Im Schluchtwald wachsen zahlreiche Pflanzen von Manns-Knabenkraut und Schwalbenwurz. Die Schlucht- und Hangschuttwälder im Gebiet sind zusammen 1 ha groß.

Als einzige seltene Tierart wurde bisher die Weinbergschnecke nachgewiesen.

Geplante Erweiterungsflächen
Im Fachinformationssystem des Landesamtes für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen werden im Biotopkataster zwei Erweiterungsflächen für das NSG Elberskamp vorgeschlagen. Dabei handelt es sich um die Erweiterungsfläche am NSG Elberskamp (BK-4813-303) mit einer Größe von 0,17 ha östlich vom bestehenden NSG und das Feldgehölz und Halbtrockenrasen westlich des NSG-Elberskamp (BK-4813-209) mit einer Größe von 5,5 ha westlich vom NSG. Bei beiden Flächen handelt es sich wegen des Magergrünlands und des Kalkmagerrasens um gesetzlich geschützte Biotope nach § 62 des Landschaftsgesetzes Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Klettergebiet Unterer Elberskamp
Am NSG Auf dem Hahne, welches nur ca. 100 m nordöstlich vom NSG Elberskamp liegt, befindet sich das Klettergebiet Unterer Elberskamp im dortigen ehemaligen Steinbruch. Als Klettergebiet Unterer Elberskamp werden die Felswände des ehemaligen Steinbruchs genutzt. Das NSG Auf dem Hahne beginnt nach den Kletterfelsbereich.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Naturschutzgebiete im Kreis Olpe (OE-018)
 Liste der FFH-Gebiete in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Literatur
 Fritz Blach: Land der tausend Berge. Kletterführer Sauerland. Geoquest, Halle 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-038258-1
 Kreis Olpe: Landschaftsplan Nr. 3 Attendorn-Heggen-Helden. Olpe 2006

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Summary and Analysis Book V: Chapter XI - Can a Man be Unjust toward Himself?
Is it possible for a man to act unjustly toward himself (e.g., is the man who commits suicide or mutilates himself guilty of an injustice to himself)? In their truest senses, justice and injustice pertain only to social relations and dealings between men. Someone other than the agent is required as a subject, and one can only be unjust to someone other than himself. At most, suicide and related acts must be viewed as crimes against society or the state.
There is, however, one sense in which a man may commit a form of injustice toward himself. In the Republic, Plato drew a distinction between the rational and irrational parts of the soul. He said that justice of the soul is a harmony between these parts, in which each performs its proper function under control of reason. In his view, injustice of the soul occurs when one part thwarts or frustrates the legitimate desires of the other part. Thus, in a metaphorical sense, it is possible to say that a man can be guilty of injustice toward himself, meaning that he allows his irrational part to dominate his rational part. But this is not real injustice; this harmony between a man's inner elements is analogous to "justice" between master and slave or head of household and family, which were discussed earlier under the heading of "domestic justice."
Aristotle's conception of justice as explained above has had an immense influence on medieval and modern jurisprudence. It is important to note, however, that Aristotle is dealing in Book V with justice in a restricted sense. He is more concerned with human relations and individual obligations in the polis or city-state than with the formulation of legal codes and the operation of judicial systems. Some critics have asserted that Aristotle's discussion of justice is confusing because of his attempt to describe it according to a mathematical formula.
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pnr. 2013; 4(1): 19-25
Insignificant level of in vitro cytotoxicity, anti-rotavirus, antibacterial, and antifungal activities of N-alkylmaleamic acids
VJ Belinelo, M.S. Tacchi Campos, RM Antunes, R.A.G. Assenco, S.A. Vieira Filho, M.C.S. Lanna, EC Marçal, T.H.S. Fonseca, MA Gomes, JC Magalhães.
By reacting maleic anhydride with amines, we synthesized the derivatives N-ethyl, N-(2-ethylamine), N-piperidinyl, N-phenyl, and N-phenylhydrazinyl maleamic acids. The purity of these products was initially verified by melting range and the presence of only one spot observed by thin layer chromatography. The chemical structures of the obtained N-alkyl maleamic acids were confirmed through infrared (IR) and hydrogen and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H and 13 C NMR) spectrometry. Due to the already proven pharmacological activity of maleimides, maleic anhydride and its N-alkyl maleamic acids were subjected to in vitro assays to observe antiviral (SA-11 rotavirus), antibacterial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus), antifungal (Colletotrichum musae, Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli, Fusarium solani f. sp. piperis Alb., and Penicillium sp.), and antiprotozoal (Trichomonas vaginalis, Giardia lamblia, and Entamoeba histolytica) effects. To study the anti-rotavirus properties, firstly the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method was used to establish the median cytotoxicity concentration (CC 50 ) of the compounds, using MA-104 cell line. Under the experimental conditions used, cytotoxic, anti-rotavirus, antibacterial, and antifungal properties were not observed for these compounds.
Key words: Antibacterial activity, antiprotozoal activity, anti-rotavirus, N-alkyl maleamic acid, MA-104 cytotoxicity
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Almost an accidental spot on the wall– something that might have been removed abruptly and left a defect on the wall. On the contrary, this is a diffraction of an actual place, a carefully marked spot, drawn and carved from my hometown's map with a handmade ceramic push-pin marking the center. An incised outline of my hometown in Greece as a mark of the past, on and off the wall.


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Q: Criterion for R-equivalence of two points on cubic surfaces over $\mathbb{Q}$ The definition of R-equivalence is given in the paper as Definition 4.1. Coarsely speaking, given a field $K$ and a cubic surface over $K$, two points $x,y$ are R-equivalent over $K$ if they can be covered by a chain of rational curves over $K$ in the cubic surface.
Question: Is there a criterion for the R-equivalence of two points on a given surface (for example, $x^3+y^3+z^3=3$ and a pair of points $(1,1,1),(17/12,5/6,-3/4)$) over $\mathbb{Q}$?

A: There is a general necessary condition, and then there are ad hoc sufficient conditions.  The necessary condition is related to the Brauer-Manin obstruction.  Via pullback of Brauer classes, there is a pairing,
$$X(K)\times \text{Br}(X) \to \text{Br}(K), \ (x,\alpha) \mapsto x^*\alpha.$$
Said differently, there is a set map,
$$ X(K)\to \text{Hom}_{\mathbb{Z}}(\text{Br}(X),\text{Br}(K)).$$
If $x,y\in X(K)$ are $R$-equivalent, then they are in the same fiber of this set map.  Thus, if there exists $\alpha\in \text{Br}(X)$ such that $x^*\alpha$ does not equal $y^*\alpha$, then $x$ and $y$ are not $R$-equivalent.
On the other hand, proving that points are $R$-equivalent is much trickier.  Regarding cubic surfaces, one important reference is the following.
MR1875181 (2003c:11070) Reviewed
Swinnerton-Dyer, Peter
Weak approximation and R-equivalence on cubic surfaces. (English summary)  Rational points on algebraic varieties, 357–404,
Progr. Math., 199, Birkhäuser, Basel, 2001.
11G35 (11G30 14G05)
For trying to prove direct $R$-equivalence, the simplest guess is that there is a singular plane cubic in the cubic surface that contains $x$ and $y$.  If $L$ is the line spanned by $x$ and $y$, then either $L$ is contained in $X$ (in which case you are done), or else projection of $X$ away from $L$ defines an elliptic fibration over a complementary $\mathbb{P}^1$.  In this case, there is a degree $12$ divisor in $\mathbb{P}^1$ that is the discriminant of the fibration.  If that degree $12$ divisor happens to have a rational point, then you are usually done: the normalization of the corresponding singular plane cubic will be what you want.  The one caveat is that the singular set of that curve may contain $x$ or $y$, in which case you may not yet be done: the inverse image of that point in the normalization may be a closed point whose residue field has degree $2$ over $K$.


Edgar Smith died 1/13/12 at Clara Maass Hospital. He was 63. Born in Kearny, he lived the past 10 years in North Arlington.
Visiting will be on Monday at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive Kearny from 7-9 pm (map/directions). Cremation will be private.
Ed is survived by his wife Judith (nee DiSalvo), his children, Edward (Dawn) and Lori (Mike). His sisters; Barbara Currie, Edie Keating and Norma Boyle, and his grandchildren; Savannah, Connor, Chase, Amber and Vinny. He was predeceased by his daughter, Debra.
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The Dahmers: The Street Of The Dead
While trying to describe a band and its sound, if you throw around names like Thin Lizzy, Dario Argento and George Romero, then you're easily going to get people's attention, but expectations are going to be risen.
Sweden's The Dahmers, except for having a pretty cool -in regard to their sound- band name, have been making a name for themselves in their home country with good reason. The band mixes high-energy rock 'n' roll, garage rock and raw punk sounds with horror-infused themes, titles and imagery and the results so far have been very convincing.
While preparing for their sophomore full length release which will be available in 2017, The Dahmers have recently put out a new EP, Blood On My Hands, on Lövely Records.
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"More Complex Than Previously Thought"
by Andrew Farke
Photo by Jim Daly. CC0/Public Domain.
The pursuit of science is an interesting beast. It's awesome to distill our world down to a basic set of principles…laws, rules, and theorems that explain, or at the very least describe, how things work. On the other hand, the more you dig into things, the more interesting and surprising they can be. Previous notions end up being overturned, or perhaps even more frequently, the accepted phenomenon turns out to be "more complex than previously thought."
This phrase jumped out at me recently as I was reading a paper related to one of my study organisms. And once I spotted the phrase, I realized how common it is, even in my own writing. A quick Google Scholar search found the words "more complex than previously" over 27,000 times. By contrast, "less complex than previously" had a paltry 204 appearances.
An old school Brontosaurus, as envisioned in the late 1800s. When the genus was recently re-separated from Apatosaurus, it made a good example of a simple issue becoming more complex. After Marsh 1896.
The idea of unexpected complexity is an attractive one–after all, real world observations very rarely fit into neat boxes. Numerous perturbations mess up the tidy patterns we hope to see. And truthfully, it's fun to feel like you've overturned conventional wisdom, or at the very least chastened those less careful, less brilliant scientists who didn't see the "big picture." Of course, the latter sentiment isn't entirely fair–every idea has to start somewhere, and inevitably most of our own ideas are oversimplifications to some degree.
So, is science a nihilistic march to ignorance? Are we forever doomed to futilely chase a more and more complex view of reality? A recent discussion with colleagues on social media highlighted several examples that snapped me out of this somewhat cynical idea.
For instance, taxonomy (the classification of organisms) often tends towards simplification. Two previously recognized species might be shown to be variation within a single species. In other cases, "unexpected complexity" forms a solid argument for separating one species into two (and thus simplifying the range of anatomical variation within a single species). It works both ways! Most scientists can probably come up with parallel examples in their own realm of research. (And yes, you can always even spin simplifications as adding complexity to the system.)
As additional encouragement, "more complex than previously thought" usually doesn't mean a complete overturn of a paradigm–the overall pattern still holds; there's just with a little extra variation on the trend line. Additional research shows the source of this variation, and the basic rule or observation remains.
Lots of things are more complex than previously thought. Perhaps the phrase is a little worn out, and overall it's just the nature of science! Our world is simultaneous orderly, messy, cool, and complex–and that's what makes it fun to be a scientist.
Source: "More Complex Than Previously Thought."


The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) over Tropical Pacific Ocean near the Equator and the current situation of most Atmospheres Variable are forming patterns suggestive of La Nina condition. According to the Numerical Weather prediction model for La Nina forecast, there is likely to be 69% chance of La Nina from January-March, 2018. It is issued that La Nina condition are likely to decrease 50% chance of La Nina (February-March- April) 2018 and 30% chance of La Nina and 70% neutral condition (March- April-May), 2018 by International Pacific Oceanic Sea Surface Temperature monitoring Centres.
Although the La Nina occur at Pacific Ocean, the impact of La Nina are generally occur the more frequent of Cyclone in Bay of Bengal, decrease of night temperatures over Myanmar due to the strong Northeast monsoon, Strong Easterly Waves and increase of Untimely Rainfall conditions. These conditions will be likely to decrease due to the neutral condition of La Nina in (March- April-May), 2018.
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Trump Admitted "Some"Duty For The 1/6 Assault To Kevin McCarthy
Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy claims that Trump admitted some duty for the 1/6 assault to him.
CNN reported:
"I say he has duty," McCarthy mentioned on KERN, an area radio station in Bakersfield, California, on January 12 of final yr. "He instructed me personally that he does have some duty. I feel lots of people do."
McCarthy shared an analogous account final yr with Home Republicans throughout a non-public convention name a day earlier, based on a number of sources on the decision. That decision was reported on on the time, however CNN obtained a extra detailed readout of the decision on Thursday.
"Let me be clear to you and I've been very clear to the President. He bears duty for his phrases and actions. No if ands or buts," McCarthy instructed Home Republicans on January 11, 2021, based on the readout obtained by CNN from a supply listening to the decision. "I requested him personally at present if he holds duty for what occurred. If he feels unhealthy about what occurred. He instructed me he does have some duty for what occurred. However he must acknowledge that."
McCarthy Doesn't Need To Inform The 1/6 Committee What He Is aware of
Kevin McCarthy can testify to the 1/6 Committee that he heard Donald Trump take duty for the 1/6 assault. The Committee already has the proof of McCarthy's statements, however they doubtless have a number of follow-up questions on his conversations with Trump that the Home Minority Chief doesn't need to reply.
McCarthy can straight testify to Trump's psychological state, and his testimony may very well be highly effective proof in a prison referral to the Division of Justice towards the previous president.
Kevin McCarthy is aware of much more than he's letting on, and the 1/6 Committee is cornering him in a no-win state of affairs.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He's additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor's Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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