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Ramesh Kumar is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party. He replaced his brother Sajjan Kumar, who convicted and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for masterminding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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People from Delhi
Living people
Indian National Congress politicians
India MPs 2009–2014
Lok Sabha members from Delhi
United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
People from South Delhi district
Year of birth missing (living people)


The Campus of Life program is facilitated and inspired by the growth mindset philosophy of our Dean, Dr. Ilana Delaney. Dean Delaney is a nationally respected figure in experiential education and innovative curriculum development. Many of our courses are in partnership with local schools, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
The experiential offerings continue to evolve based upon the guidance and input of the Campus of Life Program and Curriculum Committee.
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"Market" and "marketing" mean listing, advertising, or obtaining or providing access to show the owner's interest in the development.
1. Impose an assessment or fee in connection with the marketing of an owner's interest in an amount that exceeds the association's actual or direct costs.
2. Establish an exclusive relationship with a real estate broker through which the sale or marketing of interests in the development is required to occur (except for separate interests owned by the association).
Signage. Restrictions on real estate signage are allowed but are limited.


The International Fight Week tripleheader was a tough act to follow, but the main components of the UFC Fight Night Sioux Falls card were more than up to the task.
John Lineker solidified himself as a forced to be reckoned with at bantamweight, scoring a first-round knockout of onetime hot prospect Michael McDonald in Wednesday's headliner at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. That effort was preceded by a wildly entertaining lightweight scrap between Tony Ferguson and Landon Vannata in the co-main event. While Vannata had his moments in round one, Ferguson survived and submitted his short-notice foe with a brabo choke in the second round.
Here is by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight Night "McDonald vs. Lineker," with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com.
10: Career knockdowns landed by Lineker in UFC competition, making him the 16th fighter to land at least 10 in the Octagon. The Brazilian is the first fighter 135 pounds or less to achieve that total. "Hands of Stone" floored McDonald twice en route to victory at the 2:43 mark of round one on Wednesday night.
26: Significant strikes landed by Lineker in victory. The breakdown: 18 to the head, seven to the body and one to the legs. By comparison, McDonald landed 14 significant strikes.
8: Consecutive triumphs for Ferguson, moving him past Khabib Nurmagomedov for longest active winning streak among UFC lightweights. It is also the fourth-longest active winning streak in the promotion overall.
7: Lightweight finishes for Ferguson since 2011, second most in the division behind only Donald Cerrone (nine).
3: Triumphs via brabo choke for Tony Ferguson in UFC competition, making him the only fighter in promotion history to earn three such submission victories. Ferguson submitted Vannata with the maneuver 2:22 into the second frame.
75: Combined significant strikes landed by Ferguson (41) and Vannata (34) in their wild opening round. Vannata landed the bout's only knockdown during the slugfest but was unable to finish his opponent before the frame ended.
24: Significant ground strikes landed by Tim Boetsch in the second round of his TKO victory against Josh Samman. That barrage of ground-and-pound brought a halt to the middleweight bout 3:49 into round two. Boetsch landed 38 significant strikes overall in the contest.
599: Days since Alexey Oleinik's last Octagon appearance. The 39-year-old Russian, who was shelved with knee problems since November 2014, saw an 11-fight winning streak come to an end in a majority decision loss to Daniel Omnielanczuk in a featured heavyweight clash.
4: Consecutive flyweight victories for Louis Smolka following his second-round TKO win over Ben Nguyen. That is the third-longest active winning streak in the division behind Demetrious Johnson (10) and Joseph Benavidez (five).
7: Submissions attempted by Smolka in the bout, the most ever by a flyweight in a single fight and tied for fifth most in UFC history overall. Smolka held the previous flyweight record with five submission attempts at UFC 189; Cole Miller holds the all-time record with 10 attempts at UFC Fight Night 11.
78: Significant strikes by which Smolka outlanded Nguyen, the fourth largest differential in UFC flyweight history. The greatest differential at 125 pounds occurred when Demetrious Johnson outlanded Ali Bagautinov by 97 significant strikes at UFC 174. Smolka outlanded his foe 82 to 4 in significant strikes and 138 to 8 in total strikes.
4: First-round finishes among four UFC triumphs for Sam Alvey, who tapped out Eric Spicely with a guillotine choke 2:43 into the opening round of their middleweight clash.
65: Total strikes by which Scott Holtzman outlanded Cody Pfister in their lightweight duel. "Hot Sauce" ran up a solid advantage in each frame, outlanding his foe 35 to 16 in round one, 39 to 22 in round two and 46 to 17 in round three.
1: Takedown landed in nine attempts for Pfister, who had landed seven of nine takedowns combined in his previous two Octagon appearances.
5: Submissions for Rani Yahya in UFC/WEC competition, tying him with Renan Barao for second-most at bantamweight in the combined history of the two promotions. Urijah Faber is No. 1 with seven submissions. Yahya tapped out Matthew Lopez with an arm-triangle choke 4:19 into the third round of their preliminary scrap.
109: Total strikes landed by Yahya, who also scored three takedowns and passed guard five times in the fight. By comparison, Lopez landed 26 strikes.


Cultural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2018 – Belle & Co.
The Cultural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp was held over 4 days from 6-9 November 2018 at Hub@Goethe and was facilitated by Belisa Rodrigues of Belle and Co. and Russel Hlongwane.
The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg offers entrepreneurs a space to grow their creative businesses, this space is located within the Goethe Library-Gamebox-Hub complex. Part of the Hub programme offering is a four-day intensive Cultural Entrepreneurship Bootcamp facilitated by local South African creative and cultural experts. This offer was extended to a select number of entrepreneurs active in the creative and cultural field.
The purpose was to connect fellow start-ups and entrepreneurs, like the ones from Hub@Goethe with others operating within the South African creative and cultural space, in order to share new ideas, solutions and form key industry collaborations.
✅HMW connect small holder farmers to global markets?; ✅ HMW build copyright into Indigenous Knowledge forms?; ✅HMW enabling emerging visual artists to access markets?; ✅ HMW build an alternative free ISP using "expired data"?
Besides learning about 11 different business models and using role play to demonstrate these, the most important part of the programme was pitching and prototyping presented on the last day. There was huge relief and disbelief from the groups on how much can be achieved in 4 days after intense focused energy and team work!
Prototypes ranged from giant cellphone application to service role play to web platform and even an online gallery. Critical peer feedback on pitch delivery, style and storytelling was also shared.
Thank you to Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Belle & Co. and @Russel Hlongwane for the time, effort and support in holding space, facilitating process and providing guidance and at times input.


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Germany: Fighting the cold – DB Schenker supports aid project on Lesbos (28 January 2020) United Kingdom: Network Rail launches action plan for working with small and medium businesses (21 January 2020) German federal government and DB sign the railway network's largest modernisation programme to date (21 January 2020) Paul Godart (Infrabel) retires from UIC TEG chairmanship (14 January 2020) Czech Republic: Regular Passenger Transport Returns to Židlochovice after Forty Years (17 December 2019)
Finland: Operability of transportation routes to be secured (31 March 2020) China: Railway sector operates 300 migrant-worker dedicated trains to support work and production resumption (31 March 2020) Belgium: Coronavirus – Lineas operations continue as normal – Extra measures taken (31 March 2020) South Korea: KORAIL's fast response to Covid-19 (31 March 2020) Spain: Online exhibition "Madrid-Delicias: 140 years of a station" (31 March 2020)
UIC actions on Covid-19 referenced in articles and communication (31 March 2020) Passenger Experts Subgroup (PES) met remotely on 25 and 26 March 2020 (31 March 2020) Czech Republic: Due to Covid-19, any cross-border and long-distance international passenger railway transport has been stopped as of 14 March (24 March 2020) United States: Amtrak takes active measures to maintain safe environment (24 March 2020) Austria: Rail freight transport services still operating (24 March 2020)

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ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids
But these unexplained events are exceedingly rare, study finds
By Serena Gordon
MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant medications commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, but those deaths are still rare, new research finds.
Children and teens taking ADHD stimulant medications were seven times more likely to die suddenly than their peers, the study found.
"What we found -- to our surprise -- is that even if you take out confounding factors, the association between stimulant use and sudden death was still significant," said study author Madelyn Gould, a professor of clinical epidemiology in psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City. "I'm confident the association is real and significant, but it's very rare. I don't want our findings to change prescribing patterns or for a parent to change their willingness to use stimulant medications if they're called for, but physicians should monitor patients with any new medication you give a young person."
Results of the study were published in the June 15 online edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
As many as 2.5 million children in the United States take ADHD stimulant medications, such as amphetamine, dextroamphetamine (Adderall), methamphetamine or methylphenidate (Ritalin), according to an editorial in the same issue.
In the early 1990s, several reports of sudden, unexplained death in children taking these medications began to raise concerns. But the rarity of such deaths made them difficult to study. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested that the prescribing information on these medications warn physicians against ordering the drugs for children with any known cardiac abnormalities. Current prescribing information also suggests that physicians request a thorough family history of heart problems and sudden deaths and perform a physical exam before starting youngsters on these medications.
Gould said the FDA approached her and her colleagues to try to assess the true prevalence of this problem.
The researchers sifted through mortality data from 1985 through 1996, and found 564 cases of sudden death that occurred in children aged 7 to 19, and they compared them to 564 youths who had been killed as passengers in automobile accidents.
After ruling out factors such as a history of known cardiac problems; known causes of death, such as asthma or an accidental death; and other conditions, such as sickle cell anemia or cerebral palsy, Gould and her colleagues found only 10 sudden, unexplained deaths in children taking stimulant medications.
When they compared those 10 youths to age-matched controls who had died in car crashes, they found that the odds of sudden death were 7.4 times higher for children taking stimulant medications.
"Stimulants do increase blood pressure, and there have been reports of them changing heart rates," noted Gould.
"This report is quite helpful," said one of the authors of the accompanying editorial, Dr. Benedetto Vitiello, a psychiatrist and chief of the child and adolescent treatment intervention branch at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. "It rings a bell for everyone to be more attentive and less cavalier about the use of these drugs."
Many teens and even some adults take them for non-approved uses, such as improving focus and enhancing performance at work or at school.
"We need to keep in mind that even though these drugs are commonly used, they still have the potential for adverse events. We shouldn't approach them lightly," said Vitiello.
Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, agreed with Vitiello.
"No medication is free of risk or side effects. Any time we prescribe any medication, we have to balance its benefits and risks," he said.
In the case of stimulant medications, he said, physicians should follow recently developed guidelines and take a thorough personal and family history before prescribing them. If any concerns arise, the child should be referred for an EKG (a heart rate test) or an evaluation by a pediatric cardiologist before medication is prescribed.
If your child has been on stimulants for awhile, there's probably no need for concern, Gould said. Parents should not abruptly stop their child's medications, the three experts agreed. If you are worried, call the prescribing doctor and discuss the potential risks and benefits of the medications, because often the benefits will outweigh the risks.
"The most important point is to make sure that everyone is well-educated and that a conscientious screening has been done," said Chaves-Gnecco.
The FDA was quick to react to the publication of the study, saying that it was not definitive and cannot be used to change current practice. The agency recommended that doctors continue to follow the current safety warnings attached to these drugs.
"These drugs do pose a risk to children with underlying heart disease," Dr. Robert Temple, director of the FDA's Office of Drug Evaluation I, said during a Monday press conference. "So there is labeling that says you should be very careful and probably not use them in those people."
The question is do these drugs cause a problem to people without underlying heart disease, Temple said.
The problem with the new study is that it's not known for sure whether the people in the study were taking an amphetamine, Temple said.
To try to get definitive data on the risk of these drugs, the FDA said it's undertaking two studies that will look at the outcomes of people taking these medications.
Learn more about stimulant medications for ADHD from the Nemours Foundation's KidsHealth Web site.
SOURCES: Madelyn S. Gould, M.P.H., professor, clinical epidemiology in psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City; Diego Chaves-Gnecco, M.D., developmental-behavioral pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Penn.; Benedetto Vitiello, M.D., psychiatrist and chief, child and adolescent treatment intervention branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.; American Journal of Psychiatry online, June 15, 2009; June 15, 2009 teleconference with Gerald Dal Pan, M.D., director, Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Robert Temple, M.D., director, Office of Drug Evaluation I, CDER, FDA
Copyright © 2009 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.


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namespace gpu {
namespace gles2 {

// Program cache that stores binaries completely in-memory
class GPU_EXPORT MemoryProgramCache : public ProgramCache {
 public:
  MemoryProgramCache();
  explicit MemoryProgramCache(const size_t max_cache_size_bytes);
  virtual ~MemoryProgramCache();

  virtual ProgramLoadResult LoadLinkedProgram(
      GLuint program,
      Shader* shader_a,
      const ShaderTranslatorInterface* translator_a,
      Shader* shader_b,
      const ShaderTranslatorInterface* translator_b,
      const LocationMap* bind_attrib_location_map,
      const ShaderCacheCallback& shader_callback) OVERRIDE;
  virtual void SaveLinkedProgram(
      GLuint program,
      const Shader* shader_a,
      const ShaderTranslatorInterface* translator_a,
      const Shader* shader_b,
      const ShaderTranslatorInterface* translator_b,
      const LocationMap* bind_attrib_location_map,
      const ShaderCacheCallback& shader_callback) OVERRIDE;

  virtual void LoadProgram(const std::string& program) OVERRIDE;

 private:
  virtual void ClearBackend() OVERRIDE;

  class ProgramCacheValue : public base::RefCounted<ProgramCacheValue> {
   public:
    ProgramCacheValue(GLsizei length,
                      GLenum format,
                      const char* data,
                      const std::string& program_hash,
                      const char* shader_0_hash,
                      const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& attrib_map_0,
                      const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& uniform_map_0,
                      const char* shader_1_hash,
                      const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& attrib_map_1,
                      const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& uniform_map_1,
                      MemoryProgramCache* program_cache);

    GLsizei length() const {
      return length_;
    }

    GLenum format() const {
      return format_;
    }

    const char* data() const {
      return data_.get();
    }

    const std::string& shader_0_hash() const {
      return shader_0_hash_;
    }

    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& attrib_map_0() const {
      return attrib_map_0_;
    }

    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& uniform_map_0() const {
      return uniform_map_0_;
    }

    const std::string& shader_1_hash() const {
      return shader_1_hash_;
    }

    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& attrib_map_1() const {
      return attrib_map_1_;
    }

    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap& uniform_map_1() const {
      return uniform_map_1_;
    }

   private:
    friend class base::RefCounted<ProgramCacheValue>;

    ~ProgramCacheValue();

    const GLsizei length_;
    const GLenum format_;
    const scoped_ptr<const char[]> data_;
    const std::string program_hash_;
    const std::string shader_0_hash_;
    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap attrib_map_0_;
    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap uniform_map_0_;
    const std::string shader_1_hash_;
    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap attrib_map_1_;
    const ShaderTranslator::VariableMap uniform_map_1_;
    MemoryProgramCache* const program_cache_;

    DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ProgramCacheValue);
  };

  friend class ProgramCacheValue;

  typedef base::MRUCache<std::string,
                         scoped_refptr<ProgramCacheValue> > ProgramMRUCache;

  const size_t max_size_bytes_;
  size_t curr_size_bytes_;
  ProgramMRUCache store_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MemoryProgramCache);
};

}  // namespace gles2
}  // namespace gpu

#endif  // GPU_COMMAND_BUFFER_SERVICE_MEMORY_PROGRAM_CACHE_H_

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What can I say about Peanut Butter And Chocolate Crispie Protein Bars? Other than they are AMAZING. Totally gluten-free and vegan, they are perfect to take with you on a hike, long run, long day out or long journey when you need something to keep to you going. They are super light so you won't even know you are carrying them!
Easy to make and no baking! I LOVE these bars!!!
Peanut Butter And Chocolate Crispie Protein Bars are gluten-free and vegan as well as… celery free, coconut free, garlic free, lupin free, mustard free, nightshade free, onion free, soya free.
Use unsweetened everything; puffed rice (just puffed rice!), peanut butter. These unsweetened versions are readily available in most health food stores and many supermarkets.
You can use any combination of ground chia, flax or hemp seeds. Most stores sell a good value mix.
If you don't have a microwave you can heat the golden syrup and peanut butter mixture (and chocolate) in a small pan on the hob.
Rice (in all its forms!), dried fruit, seeds and nuts are some of my core store cupboard essentials. I eat them all several times a week. They are super versatile and delicious ingredients. I would be lost without them! Find out what else is on my regular shopping list with my FREE Store Cupboard Essentials Cheat Sheet. Get it now! Just click the button below, sign-up and download.
7. Place the Peanut Butter And Chocolate Crispie Protein Bars in the fridge to set before removing from the tin and cutting into square with a sharp knife.


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package de.jungblut.partition;

import de.jungblut.partition.Boundaries.Range;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class BlockPartitionerTest {

    @Rule
    public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();

    @Test
    public void testPartitioner() {
        Boundaries partition = new BlockPartitioner().partition(2, 10);
        Set<Range> boundaries = new TreeSet<>(partition.getBoundaries());
        assertEquals(2, boundaries.size());
        Iterator<Range> iterator = boundaries.iterator();

        Range next = iterator.next();
        assertEquals(0, next.getStart());
        assertEquals(4, next.getEnd());
        next = iterator.next();
        assertEquals(5, next.getStart());
        assertEquals(9, next.getEnd());
    }

    @Test
    public void testPartitionerException() throws Exception {
        exception.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
        new BlockPartitioner().partition(0, 10);
    }
}


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Q: What is relationship between Google API Discovery Service and My Web Service API Implemented with 3rd Party WS Framework Deployed on GAE I deployed Web Service API implemented with 3rd party Web service Framework, such as REST Framework (Python), into GAE. The API look like this:
https://hello.appspot.com/api_my/api/v1/hello

I want to consume this web service API from a python client from another web server deployed somewhere. According to Google API client document/sample, I will end up using something like:
from apiclient.discovery import build

service = serviceName,
            version,
            http=None,
            discoveryServiceUrl=DISCOVERY_URI,
            developerKey=None,
            model=None,
            requestBuilder=HttpRequest,
            credentials=None,
            cache_discovery=True,
            cache=None)

My questions:
1) How to discover the API: https://hello.appspot.com/api_my/api/v1/hello
2) I did not implement any discovery service in the GAE hosing https://hello.appspot.com/api_my/api/v1/hello. Do I need to add discovery service (what extra I need to add besides my web service code)? Or if deployed on GAE, somehow GAE will find it?
Can someone explain? Sample code if possible.
BTW, I am planning to use service account, or API key, and created those keys on GAE.

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Finally, the journey is complete. It's been an amazing experience. I've grown in ways I never could expect and saw more of London and of the world than I ever could imagine.
This blog has also been an amazing experience in itself. I wrote at least one post with pictures every single day, sometimes more. I've edited over 900 pictures for this blog (and taken literally thousands more). This blog transformed from a mere record of my journey into something more; it's an artifact of my life in London and definitively one my proudest works to date.
With that, I want to thank some people. First, my parents and Grinnell College, for making all of this possible. Next, the rest of my amazing family for their love and support and constant praise. Next, Emily, for making the homesickness a little easier to bear and giving me so much to look forward to when I return home. I'd also like to thank all of my amazing friends on the program, back home in Grinnell, and fellow abroadlings for making this semester great and forming such incredible memories. A huge thank you goes out to Donna Vinter, Caroline Hart, and Professors Prevost, Nuttall, Guenther, Delminico, & Layton-Jones; you all helped make the program so incredibly enriching and life-changing with both your teaching and your conversations. I also owe a major thank you to the Grinnell AV Department in conjunction with the Off-Campus Study Office for providing me with an amazing DSLR camera to document the journey. Finally, my warmest thanks to all of you readers; I've had over 5000 page views from dozens of countries around the world and your comments and praise helped keep me motivated to keep writing and adventuring.
This may be the last Grinnell-In-London blog, but I hope to make sure that it isn't the last blog. Updates will be less frequent, but I plan on sharing bits from my life here. You'll see my photography, my art, my writing, food creations, etc. I hope you've enjoyed the London blog and will occasionally pop over to see what's new at The Life and Times of Eric Mistry. Thanks again for being amazing, dear readers.
With all of that out of the way, I just wanted to reflect on the journey, first with some statistics, then with some final musings.
Favorite Purchase: Tied between my leather briefcase or vintage leather bomber jacket.
Favorite Memory: TOO MANY TO CHOOSE!!!
This has been the trip of a lifetime. I've seen an insane amount of sites and sights, walked miles and miles around Europe, and made some amazing friendships along the way. It wasn't always easy, but keeping a good attitude helped make everything easier. I've learned a lot about myself as a person, but also learned some important skills that I will definitely be using for the rest of my life, namely learning to cook for 4+ people and how to take good photographs.
I've made some small collages below that capture a few of my favorite snapshots from the trip.
So thank you for sticking with me, dear reader. It's been an amazing journey, and I was glad to bring you along.
Now, it's time to go home.
Today was a glorious celebration of 12/12/12. I visited Stonehenge (one of my life dreams), as well as the nearby town of Salisbury and the castle ruins at Old Sarum.
I began my day early this morning by catching a bus from Victoria Station in London. I enjoyed the nice, long bus ride to Salisbury by reading, working on a paper, and sketching in my notebook. Finally, I arrived in Salisbury and bought my combination ticket to Stonehenge, Old Sarum, and the tour bus. There was a bit of time to kill, so I meandered around the local Christmas market in the town square. I found a little present for one of my readers out there, so that was exciting as well!
At long last, we finally pulled up to Stonehenge. It was truly amazing. The massive rock pillars stand in a wide open field, dwarfing everything around them. Majestic, ancient, and imposing, they are like nothing I have ever seen. They seem almost out-of-this-world and as old as time itself. This feeling was augmented by the Wiccan/Pagan/Druid followers that turned out in a sizable number to celebrate the occurrence of 12:12 on 12/12/12. They brought incense and chiming bells, and also organized a rhythmic chant amongst themselves. As the minute drew close, everything but a low hum from the bells went silent. Then, as if on a cue, the sun burst from behind the clouds, illuminating everything. It was one of the most magical moments in my life.
After that, I walked around the structures, taking tons of pictures and enjoying the moment. Stonehenge is incredible, and these pictures don't even begin to do it justice. The sense of something bigger than the individual is unavoidable as one gazes upon these ancient monuments lost in time.
Post-Stonehenge, I made my way back to the bus, which took me to Old Sarum, a massive hill complex that holds the ruins of a castle used by William the Conqueror in the 1080s. It was really beautiful and peaceful, and offered an excellent view of the surrounding countryside.
The last cool thing I had to see was the famous Salisbury Cathedral. It towers over the city and dwarfs everything in sight. It was absolutely gorgeous. After snapping a few pictures, I walked around the town, finally warming up with a little coffee at a cafe before heading to the bus.
All in all, a wonderful day. Only a few left. Pictures below!
For one of my last evenings in London, I decided to have a little fun and check out a nearby speakeasy, The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town.
Cleverly hidden, the Mayor is quite a find. In fact, it doesn't even have a street entrance. You have to ask to be let in by the restaurant above it, a charming breakfast diner called The Breakfast Club. We entered The Breakfast Club, and when the waiter asked where we'd like to sit, we told him we were looking for the Mayor. He then led us to the 50's era SNEE refrigerator, opened the door, and led us down a staircase hidden inside. That's right. The entrance to the speakeasy is through a REFRIGERATOR. It was pretty phenomenally cool.
Blackwell Rum, roasted pineapple with cinnamon sticks, honey, espresso and freshly pressed pear juice. With a garnish not to be messed with.
It was delicious. The garnish turned out to be a scotch pepper, one of the hottest in the world, filled with rum to be added to the drink to taste. It was lit on fire at our table to infuse the flavor into the rum, then I poured about half in my drink. It was fiery, but so delectable. After enjoying the ambiance of The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town for awhile, we finally headed home to do some homework. All in all, a good day.
The contest is over. Today's combatant blew away the rest of the field. The best overall fish and chips experience in London (by my criteria) is Poppies, an establishment just off of Bricklane. I visited Poppies for lunch today as a study break from writing my paper. Definitely a great decision.
Let's break down the criteria.
1. The Fish: Perfectly fried, brought hot and fresh to the table. Crispy but light breading covers a massive hunk of beautifully white cod. The fish was flaky, and utterly delicious. Also, the homemade tartar sauce was perfect.
2. The Chips: The best traditional chips in London. (Exmouth Arms was a close contender, but Poppies keeps it closer to the traditional steak-cut fry, giving it the edge it needed.) Crisp on the outside, and totally fresh, these fries were a great complement to the fish. They tasted good without vinegar and salt and absolutely phenomenal with the classic two toppers.
3. Mushy peas: Poppies advertised its mushy peas as "homemade." They certainly taste like it, and it makes a huge difference! The sweet, fresh peas complemented the heaviness of the fried fish and chips nicely. Best mushy peas in London.
4. The atmosphere/overall experience: Poppies is an old-fashioned chippy, and it shows in the best possible way. From the waitstaff wearing 50s era white short sleeve button-ups with a black tie to serving the takeaway fish and chips in newspaper, Poppies captures a lost era. Huge lines and friendly staff, coupled with a cohesively fantastic and classic fish and chips meal, make this one London experience you absolutely cannot miss.
It's been an amazing adventure trying the various fish and chips restaurants all around town. Each one had its own twists on the classic meal, so my favorite fish and chips may not be your choice. Either way, with a good batch of fish and chips, everyone's a winner!
In any case, even though Poppies won, many restaurants deserve acclaim for a delectable meal as well. I can highly recommend any of the following fish and chips restaurants in London.
Today, I visited the Tower of London. It was magnificent: I explored the history of the tower, saw the Crown Jewels, and snagged some amazing shots of tower bridge!
I began my day with a wonderfully long workout at the YMCA, and then came home, had brunch, and went off to the Tower with my friend and classmate, Deb Tillman. We adventured around the tower complex with our guide named Barney, saw the Crown Jewels, and walked the the tower ramparts. It was awesome. I was amazed by the vast amount of history and historical figures attached to the tower. I also enjoyed taking a bunch of pictures of the Tower Bridge. Check them out below.
Also, amazingly, I have fewer than ten days left in London. It's been an incredible journey, but I'm really excited for home. I feel like I have seen and done so much over this abroad experience. It is exciting to see what I can fit int the next few days, but I feel content with all I have accomplished thus far.
It's been an amazing day full of adventure here in Edinburgh.
In short, I ate a full Scottish breakfast, toured the Bank of Scotland Museum, went on a whiskey distillery tour, visited St. Giles Cathedral, climbed the 250 meter mountain/hill Arthur's Seat, ate a delicious sandwich, and visited the "Birthplace of Harry Potter", the cafe where JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter.
I began my day with a hearty breakfast cooked to order at my bed & breakfast. The full Scottish Breakfast included sausages, bacon, eggs, haggis, tomato, beans, toast, porridge, tea, orange juice, and apple juice. Needless to say, I was thrilled to have such a hearty breakfast to start off my day. I ate it all up, and headed down into town.
After that filling breakfast, I rode the bus into town, and swung into the Bank of Scotland Museum. It was incredible, with an impressive display of artifacts, including a display of shiny copper banknote print blocks. I enjoyed browsing through the free-admission museum as my food digested. The staff were also very friendly and knowledgable!
After the bank, I ventured up the hill to see another of Scotland's treasures, its whiskey. I had the whiskey tour highly recommended by many, so I paid my fee and ventured into the building to explore the world of whiskey. Luckily, my tour group was really small, (only an English couple and myself) so we got a great deal of attention and care from our guide. After a quick introduction to the process of actually making whiskey, we made our way to a tasting room, where she explained the four most important whiskey production regions in Scotland and the various influences geography have on the character of the whiskey. We then were able to try one type of whiskey from a region of our choice. As we enjoyed our selection, we moved into the room housing the extensive collection of whiskey bottles in the museum. It was an astonishing sight, with the beautifully lit shelves filling a massive room from the floor to ceiling with whiskey bottles. The museum bought the collection from a Brazilian whiskey enthusiast. The collection contains over 3384 bottles, of which none have been opened. After touring the collection room, we finished our tour in the tasting room, where we were each given a small portion of each of the four regions' whiskey to try, as well as some still Scottish Water to add to the whiskey to taste. It was an incredible experience.
Each Chess Piece Contains Whiskey… Checkmate?
Next, I walked down the Royal Mile to St. Giles Cathedral. It was a glorious Gothic-style building with amazing stained glass and interiors. Absolutely stunning, inside and out!
Next, I made my way down to the corner of the town and began my ascent of Arthur's Seat, a massive hill/tiny mountain that towers over the city. I took a semi-unconventional route up, which was quicker, had fewer people, but was more vertical (read difficult) and unpaved for most of it. It was awesome, and I enjoyed taking pictures along the way. The view when I finally clambered up over the last few rocks to make it to the peak (at 250 meters above sea level) was absolutely breathtaking! I took a bunch of pictures and enjoyed soaking in the amazing view. The day was amazingly clear and I could see for miles, making the climb all the more worth it.
After all of that climbing, I needed some refreshment. Luckily, a sandwich store on my way into town vanquished my hunger, with an amazing Cajun Chicken Panini, tomato basil soup, and crisps. Now that my stomach stopped its whining, I could move onto finding the "Birthplace of Harry Potter", the Elephant House. JK Rowling wrote much of the first book here, where she famously could barely afford one cup of coffee. (She doesn't have that problem anymore.) It was wonderful, and while the place didn't play up its famous importance besides a few articles and postcards, the bathrooms were a shrine to Rowling. Graffiti from fans covered the walls. Some were funny, some were strange, but some were deeply moving. It's amazing how that one series has connected a generation worldwide. It was so great to see where it all started. Finally, I went home to my B&B, exhausted but happy with an amazing day.


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Photographer Liz Nielsen works in a room above a boxing gym that is just as much a laboratory as it is an artist's studio. The room is filled with colored gels, fiber optic lights, stacks of photo paper and a box with a label that says "disco balls and rainbow machine." These items and more are what Liz uses for her photographic experiments, and the prints that result from her visual investigations into light and color are pinned up all over the studio walls. There are abstract photographs depicting colored geometrical forms floating against pure black backgrounds, circular images of what appear to be deep space, and an assortment of collages and other seemingly photographic works, some clearly successful experiments others still on the drawing board. Liz is interested most of all by color and specifically the physics of color, from the ways that colors can be manipulated in the dark room, to the ancient light from outer space seen only through deep space telescopes.
Phyllis Baldino is a video artist based in Brooklyn. In her videos and photographs Baldino explores scientific phenomenon like multiple dimensions and the end of the world as well as issues of privacy and technology
This week on the program, painter Brandon Schreck. He talks about getting into painting later in life, the influence of music on his artwork, and why he's attracted to abstract painting.
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Phyllis Baldino is a video artist based in Brooklyn, New York. In her latest exhibition, Baldino brings together pieces that explore her career-long interest in scientific phenomenon. From the multiple dimensions inhabited by sub-atomic particles, to the end of the world and issues of privacy and technology, Baldino translates big ideas into a visual language that takes the form of single-channel videos and photographs.
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For more than 10 years German artist Bjoern Schulke has been making interactive kinetic sculptures. His works bring together steel, wood, lights, motors, electronic sensors, solar panels and even theremins into machines that move, see and make noise all on their own.
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Liz Neilsen's photographic experiments draw on images of deep space and the relationship between light and time. Using fiber optic lights, disco balls, multiple exposures and darkroom techniques Liz Neilsen makes a range of colorful abstract photographic images that she says are inspired by everything from the Large Hadron Collider to the streets that she photographs daily on the way to and from work. Liz is fascinated by images of deep space and the relationship between light and time. In her studio she creates her own fictional deep space photographs and long exposure color photographs made with homemade negatives collaged from color gels. This week I visited Liz's studio above a gym in Bushwick, to find out more about her hybrid photography practice
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The Armstrong household is full of kids and farm animals. It's a bustling hub of learning and wonder--and artisanal goat soap (more on that in another edition).
And, because they're not busy enough--Jack's grade-school aged kids have added "entrepreneur" to their growing resumes. Their new venture is a sure-fire hit, though one that has Jack concerned that he has passed along a certain genetic predisposition to his offspring.
All that aside--this is a cute story!


Doc, isn't "manic-depression" considered archaic? Why use that terminology?
Yes, it is a term no longer in current medical use. I guess I used it more as a lay term. Perhaps I underestimate the lay public. I just figured as Dr. Jamison describes mania in detail in the post, perhaps the older term fit. In fact, if you watch the video, the title labels it as her thoughts on living with manic- depressive illness, although this was 2002. Perhaps we have moved on. The term Bipolar does give a clearer idea of what is going on at least for the classic type disease. Mixed states and rapid cycling add complexity to the hope of having a single clear descriptor.
When I was first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Kay Redfield Jamison's book "An Unquiet Mind" was recommended to me. She is an amazing woman who describes her experience with great clarity, even beauty. I've often come back to the book and found it to be a great encouragement for me in my journey through the illness.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think we need to hear the stories of others if we really want to understand an illness and how it affects us. I agree, Dr. Jamison does a wonderful job humanizing Bipolar disorder in strength and dignity.
BTW, I checked you blog out, it's great. I loved the Bob Dylan interview.


There is usually a confusion between sealers and sealants due to less of no description from manufacturers and online content. Sealers are waterproof products that are installed on concrete surfaces or tiles to prevent the penetration of water and destructive chemicals like chlorides. Sealants are also referred to as caulks. They are used for filling in cracks, gaps, joints and voids on surfaces. They are mainly used for repair purposes in the construction industry.
Penetrating sealers include silanes, silicates, siloxanes, and siliconates. These sealers penetrate into the concrete surface to protect it from water and moisture infiltration. They are suitable for exterior surfaces in your building that are vulnerable to freeze-thaw and corrosion. It does not alter the look of the surface. Your exterior design will be left intact. These products are permeable hence they allow moisture to escape.
Acrylic sealers are available in water-based and solvent mixtures. It can be used for both inside and exterior concrete surfaces. They dry up quickly and enhances the beauty of a house. These sealers are available in different color types and sheen levels. Acrylics are mainly made to enhance the beauty of a building. They are resistant to chemical erosion and protects concrete surfaces from water infiltration. However, they wear out more quickly than epoxies and polyurethanes. To avoid the quick tear and wear, acrylic sealers require regular maintenance. We prefer using solvent type for outdoor surfaces because it can withstand extreme weather conditions better than water-based.
Polyurethanes forms a strong protective coat on the surfaces. It can be used for both interior and exterior floors. It is highly resistant to tear and wear hence can be used on walkways. The product has different types of sheen levels. Polyurethanes should be allowed to cure before water is used on them.
It is as strong as polyurethanes. It is resistant to UV rays and can be used for exterior surfaces in your building. It can be mixed with other colors of your preference since it is a clear substance. It is durable and resistant to abrasion.
This type of sealant is easy to apply and is odorless. They are highly effective in filling cracks, voids, joints, and gaps on concrete surfaces. It flexible and can be transferred from one sealant to another. The advantage is that it can withstand extreme temperatures. They are available is different colors.
This sealant is mixed with acrylic latex and silicone to make it more strength to resist water. They are also easy to apply and can endure extreme temperatures. It can last up to 30 years. It prevents mold growth and protects the original color of surfaces. It is highly resistant to abrasion and can withstand high traffic than an acrylic sealant.
It is applicable for areas around sinks and bathtubs to prevent algae growth and efflorescent formation because it is resistant to water. Silicone is resistant to UV rays hence suitable for exterior concrete surfaces. Silicone sealant is a bit difficult to apply on surfaces as compared to other types. It is easy to clean and maintain the surfaces.
It is mainly used in areas around electrical wiring and pipes to protect them from water infiltration. They have high levels of elasticity hence can expand to fill concrete spaces and holes created during the installation process. It dries up quickly and provides a good protective coat.
It does not have a long lifespan, but it is suitable for sealing areas around the gutters, chimneys, and lap joints. It resists water from infiltrating in the concrete surfaces making it a good waterproofing material. It takes longer to apply and dries up slowly.
Synthetic rubber is the most flexible sealant in the market. It is suitable for exterior surfaces and joins joints effectively because of its high expanding ability. It can stretch without tearing and suitable for joints that frequently move. However, it has high levels of VOC hence not suitable for interior use.
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In this article I will be focusing on the amazing noise removal group. I will also assume that you have some basic skills in Python such as clicking new Text or knowing what import bpy does. If you don't feel confident at this level, I would ask you to try the ARewO tutorials, where I try to start at 0 Level.
if socket.startswith('SSS'): # He used SSS instead of Subsurface, so we have to fix that.
You need to download the file given in the description above and create a new blendfile. In your new blendfile go to File -> Append (or SHIFT + F1), then navigate to the b°wide blendfile, choose it and you will see a directory representing everything inside the blendfile. Choose NodeTree and from there select PassCombineDenoiser node. Doubleclick it and go to the compositor setting or open a node editor. Under the scene node enable Use Nodes (1), choose add (or SHIFT + A) -> Group -> PassCombineDenoiser.
You will find a node group with a lot of inputs, but we only have 3 outputs on our Render Layer node, so let's change that. Go to the Render Layer tab in the Properties Window and twirl down "Passes" (1).
Then paste the code you copied from the information. Now our script does the exact same thing as clicking all those buttons did. Which is a big help already, but let's take it to the next level.
So you can imagine the node_tree as a directory, the "files" we actually need to use is the reduce_noise node, which is labeled 'Group' as well as the output (render) node, labeled 'Render Layers'.
The next lines are a bit more sophisticated. You could also use for loops to go through all the in- and outputs, but this is the proper Python way.
Explanation: If we want to store all the names of the outputs, we cannot use render.outputs.names, because the individual outputs each have a name, the list of outputs does not. So we use  to indicate that it's going to be a list. n is a temporary variable that can store whatever is needed. It is necessary to store each output in n because that is how we can use n.name, which will be the individual names of the outputs. So for all outputs there are store their name in the array list_out.
The next line does the same thing, but we do not need all inputs. You can check in the console that group has more inputs than we can see, since I don't want to deal with those, I sort them out by saying: put my n.name into the list if only it's not hidden.
So we'll start a for loop since we want this to be done for (almost) all items in the list_in array.
From now on everything contained in this loop needs a tab stop in front of it. We'll go through all items (strings) in the list_in and each will be referred to as "socket" in every cycle. You may have already noticed that all the sockets have corresponding names except the last three which read Subsurface Scattering on the left and SSS on the right. If you want to connect the passes by using the F key, that's slowing you down a bit since you'd have to connect by mouse or rename those inputs in the group. I was actually happy about this for 2 reasons: 1. Scripting this makes more sense and 2. We get to look over a bit more sophisticated handling of strings.
One of the great things about Python is that if you read the code, often it's actually easy to guess what it does without knowing much about it. So in plain English: If the current socket name starts with "SSS", I will replace "SSS" with "Subsurface" in the socket name. The connection variable stores the actual name of the in- and corresponding output, because socket is determined by the loop we should not modify it.
Now that all out- and corresponding inputs have the same name, we can link them by name. There are a couple of parameters you can modify by hand and they don't have a corresponding output, so we will only attempt to connect those that are actually existent in the Renderlayer outputs (list_out).
It is important to note at this point that you might expect the link command inside the in- or output, but the connections actually belong to node tree itself, so we use nt which we declared to be the scene's node tree earlier.


Nice to be in flyover country.
The most toxic of toxic feminism – feminist bureaucrats.
Very thought-provoking line in this article: "Term limits, instead of reforming government, pushed out professional politicians and replaced them with motivated radicals." Do conservatives need to consider if the same thing would happen at the federal level, if we succeed in getting term limits imposed on Congress and the judiciary?
This is exactly what the Left wants for the rest of the country.
Time to start using the phone book to fill public offices.
Living proof of the insanity of Socialism and its methods.
The Socialists, Dimocrats and their rusted-on followers have now reached Peak Stupid and are so desperate now they have lost all logic and reason and can't even fake things properly - never could, actually; look at Russiagate, Kavanaugh, Smollet, and now the Cohen rant to Congress, etc. All the previous epic fusterclucks have cost millions and wasted two years, by design of course.
Socialism and its mind-altered followers have now reached the level of lunacy where the only valid response to them on almost anything is ribald guffaws of derision. With luck, that might swing a few back to normality, as no one likes to be thought of as being as thick as two short planks, but then again, who knows - maybe they enjoy their repose in the comfort of mob self-affirmation and delusion?
There are two basic mindsets: sane and insane. I've long concluded that Socialism is a mental disorder. If they have it early in life, most people grow out of it at about 20, but one look at Sanders tells you this is by no means axiomatic.
The first clue lies in their eyes. Take one look at Sanders, Schiff, Waters, Pelosi, AOC, Brennan, Strzok, Lynch, Wasserman-Schultz, Tlaib, Hirono, Booker, Clinton, Abedin, et al and you'll see the look of madness.
Their actions and utterances, such as exemplified here, merely confirm it. Can you imagine living in a world where this kind of incomprehensible BS was allowed to prevail?
Term Limits: A definite need for turnover in elected government especially at the federal level. Our Founders saw such need thus set two and six year terms for representatives and senators. Seventeenth Amendment set the stage for our plague of career politicians. Prescribed turnover in the House & Senate may well provide representation that effectively reflects the changing mores of a constituency. If nothing else, it's effective means to "throw the bums out".
No imagination needed, US are living it. Increasingly so it's the ongoing reality of an unnecessary "new normal".


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Wambi Michael is the head of news in the Kampala Bureau for the Voice of Teso. Based in Uganda he reports on HIV/AIDS, human rights and environment issues. He has a high interest in climate change and global warming and was part of the Climate Change Media Partnership at Poznan in Poland in December 2008….
Servaas has been published in Alert Net and El Mundo – twice (Spanish).


I have a friend who is always making some kind of profound personal revelation or conclusion.
It's like a re-run episode of the Bible or something every time I talk to her.
I swear, if they ever did a remake of that thing, she'd get a starring role.
And at this point, I don't know if she's conclusive or concussed.
Let's just call her Concussa for the purpose of this post shall we?
So, Concussa and I have maintained a very distant friendship over the years- as we've have had more falling outs than a slippery diaphragm.
And I do my best to try to avoid any future confrontations and, make no mistake, scrambling out of control like a cat stuck in place on a hard wood floor is not beneath me.
Who doesn't want to eliminate the level of their personal chaos if at all possible?
I have enough nuts in my cereal thank you.
But how do you divorce a long time friend who drives you to drink...more?
People get divorced amicably all the time.
Why not old, worn-out-not-good-for-either-one-of-us-anymore-it's not you it's me... blogblogblog...friendships?
What the hell's so wrong with that?
But, try as I might, she won't let me. Stubborn Concussa that one.
So what do I do to compensate whenever I do speak to her?
Well, I just calmly answer with the word really after every new revelation.
And truthfully, once I say the secret word Hello, she only lets me get one damn word in anyway.
So, to keep myself entertained….. In my head, I do the reallys in different voices.
I'm not that difficult to entertain.
….This post could go on all day but who has the time?
It won't ever be any different.
I'm open to any ideas.


I was fresh on U.S. soil from a summer working in Ireland. I had just graduated college and used my summer abroad as an excuse to post-pone "real life". I was in search for a job while aiding in the care of my grandma. When the announcement came that she would make it home from the hospital in time for Thanksgiving, my family was elated and began to hustle to make her house wheel-chair accessible. My aunt and uncle called a young man from Wisconsin they had met a few years earlier. He quickly built a wheel chair ramp sturdy enough for a sumo-wrestler and was thanked with an invitation to the family Thanksgiving celebration.
In all honesty, I was reluctant to meet this "single guy" that was coming to Thanksgiving. I was tired of people trying to set me up, when I wasn't interested in dating. (I had this crazy idea that the excitement of all relationships fizzles into a mediocre contentment and I was willing to wait as long as I needed to meet the man that would take those fears away. Call it a trust issue, I'm not sure, but it was certainly cynical and fearful.) And then enters the cute, charming, contractor named Erik. My world just about stopped, although I would have NEVER admitted it.
Erik's charm followed me through the next couple of months. We saw each other at random family events until he became a regular attendee at my church. He pursued, and to everyone's surprise, I let him. We both began working with the church youth group and spent many late hours in the church parking lot talking and laughing together. It didn't take long before he taught me how to trust that my heart was better kept in his hands than in my own (yes, the romantic is coming out!).
Soon after, he knelt to the ground on a cliff overlooking the San Francisco skyline while we were celebrating my birthday. His question was returned with an immediate "yes," the easiest question I've ever answered! We are two years in and can't wait for a hundred more.
There has never been a point where we have needed our own space. We aren't perfect, but we love to experience life together… as one. He is the sweetest gentleman, the most dedicated provider, and, well, to put it plainly, the hottest man I know. I certainly am blessed and wouldn't change a single page in our love story. It wouldn't be much of a story without a thrilling adventure, a few tears along the way, and copious amounts of laughter. Thankfully, our story is still being written.
Awww so cute. Great story!
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This is such a sweet love story!!!!
Thanks! This is my story and I just now realized there were some comments to it! I'm so excited Ruche posted it!


The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 33-year-old woman hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her leg. The incident occurred at approximately 12:25AM when officers responded to the Unit Block of S. Governors Avenue for shots fired. Responding officers located the victim with a single gunshot wound to her leg in front of a residence. The victim was transported to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital where she is currently in stable condition. There is no suspect information available at this time.


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"Your Mother Should Know" isn't one of the Beatles' most famous songs - it certainly hasn't garnered a sort of cult following like "Hey Jude" or "Yellow Submarine" - but it happens to be a song that's super piano friendly.
If you're an intermediate level piano or keyboard player who would like to get your Beatles on, check out this piano tutorial to learn how to tap out "Your Mother Should Know."
This is Paul McCartney's piano-friendly song from the Magical Mystery Tour.
How To: Play the Beatles' "Oh! Darling" on piano
How To: Play the piano solo to "Lovely Rita" by the Beatles
How To: Play "Here, There and Everywhere" on piano
How To: Play "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on piano
How To: Play The Beatles "All You Need is Love" on the piano


Traders' body CAIT Tuesday said levy of any cess or tax with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not advisable as it will contradict the principle of one tax, one nation.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) in a statement said that any move to impose calamity tax with the GST will set a wrong precedent in the country.
The GST Council last week set up a seven-member ministerial panel under Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi to examine the legality of imposing a new tax on certain goods and services to raise resources for natural calamity-hit states like Kerala.
The CAIT said that at a time when the country is moving towards rationalisation of tax structure, any move to impose cess/tax in any form will jeopardise the basic fundamental and spirit of the GST.
"The levy of any cess or tax terming as calamity tax with GST is not advisable as it will run contrary to the principle of One Tax-One Nation," it said.
The move would increase problems of both the government and traders as they would have to make necessary changes in their software system.


During 2006 we've sold countless Public Houses across the entire South East of England on behalf of corporate and private clients alike.
The Goat was acquired on an unconditional basis by Turnhold Estates Ltd, who subsequently procured a planning consent for the demolition of the pub and construction of a modern block comprising 25 apartments on the prominent corner site.
A marketing campaign was undertaken, and Croydon based developers Greenacre Homes ultimately won the bidding. The project will be developed on behalf of Delta Homes, and will provide much needed affordable housing for local residents.


Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo is going solo — he's splitting with his wife.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, DeLeo filed for legal separation from his wife Kristen, who owns and operates a nonprofit fitness program called electriKIDS. The couple has two children together, Duke and Malcom.
DeLeo was one of the founding members of STP, along with Scott Weiland, Eric Wetz, and DeLeo's brother, Dean.
Nowadays, DeLeo performs with the Hollywood Vampires, whose members include Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.


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If the King's English was Good Enough for Lucretius, it's Good Enough for Joseph Smith
I know I need to stop doing this . . .
You will recall that Richard Dawkins believes the Book of Mormon is a fraud because of its archaic English. Specifically, Mr. Dawkins believes, "[The Book of Mormon is] a 19th century book written in 16th century English. That's not the way people talked in the 19th century – it's a fake. So it's not beautiful, it's a work of charlatanry." In response to Mr. Dawkins I wrote a series of blog posts explaining why this actually isn't such a big deal (see here, here, here, and here).
Imagine my delight and surprise when I ran across H. A. J. Munro's translation of Lucretius' On the Nature of Things (De rerum natura), a first-century BC philosophical-poetic discourse written in Latin. Munro's translation appears to have first been published in 1908, and was republished in the 1940 anthology The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers.[1] Here are the opening lines.
But always remember that whenever Joseph Smith renders a translation in deliberately archaic English, he is to be branded a fraud and charlatan.
[1]: H. A. J. Munro, "On the Nature of Things," in The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers, ed. Whitney J. Oates (New York: The Modern Library, 1940), 69–219.
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Il Sukhoi Su-6 (in cirillico Сухой Су-6) era un prototipo di un aereo da attacco al suolo monomotore progettato dall'OKB 51 diretto da Pavel Osipovič Suchoj e sviluppato in Unione Sovietica negli anni quaranta.

Dal Su-6 verrà sviluppato nel 1944 il prototipo di intercettore d'alta quota a propulsione mista Su-7.

Storia

Sviluppo
Lo sviluppo del Su-6 ha avuto inizio nel 1939, quando l'ufficio progettazione Sukhoi iniziò a lavorare su un velivolo monoposto da attacco al suolo. Il 4 marzo 1940 venne emesso un ordine per la fornitura di due prototipi il primo dei quali venne portato in volo per la prima volta il 1º marzo 1941 dal pilota collaudatore A.I. Kokin.

Le prove in volo indicarono che il Su-6 risultava superiore al Ilyushin Il-2 in quasi tutte le categorie di prestazioni, ma i collaudi dovettero interrompersi a causa del superamento dei limiti di ore di funzionamento del motore, uno Shvetsov M-71, e dall'impossibilità di sostituirlo per l'indisponibilità di altre unità.

Il secondo prototipo venne portato in volo solo nel gennaio 1942 perché l'OKB ha dovuto essere evacuato dalla propria sede per l'inizio della campagna di Russia. Questo era armato con due cannoni da 23 mm, quattro mitragliatrici e razziere da 10 unità. I risultati della prova di volo risultarono molto favorevoli e l'AFRA, l'Istituto di ricerca scientifico sovietico, ne raccomandò la produzione di un piccolo lotto per testarlo in condizioni di combattimento in prima linea. Venne per cui preparata una richiesta per la produzione di 25 esemplari che tuttavia non venne mai avviata.

Nel frattempo, l'esperienza acquisita in combattimento con gli Il-2, monoposto, dimostrò la necessità di sviluppare un secondo posto dotato di armamento difensivo contro gli attacchi in coda. Il terzo prototipo è stato quindi concepito tenendo conto del secondo membro di equipaggio a scapito del carico utile, che diminuì passando da 400 kg a 200 kg, e motorizzato con una versione più potente, l'M-71F da 2 000 CV (1 620 kW). Prove ufficiali constatarono che il Su-6 biposto riusciva a raggiungere una velocità di 100 km/h superiore rispetto all'Il-2, anche se con un carico utile notevolmente più ridotto.

A seguito della cancellazione della produzione dell'M-71, Suchoj fu costretto a ricorrere al Mikulin AM-42, un dodici cilindri a V raffreddato a liquido. Quando le prove della nuova versione ebbero inizio, il 22 febbraio 1944, il Su-6 rimotorizzato si è rivelato inferiore all'Ilyushin Il-10 che utilizzava lo stesso motore, dovuto anche agli ulteriori 250 kg di armatura necessaria a proteggere il propulsore, più vulnerabile di un radiale raffreddato ad aria, ed alla potenza disponibile dell'AM-42, inferiore a quella degli M-71F.

Benché il Su-6 non abbia raggiunto mai la produzione in serie, nel 1943 Pavel Suchoj venne insignito del Premio Stalin di 1º grado per lo sviluppo del velivolo.

Tecnica
Il Su-6 era caratterizzato da un aspetto tradizionale. La fusoliera era a sezione circolare, dotata della prima versione di un abitacolo chiuso monoposto, sostituito da uno biposto nell'ultimo prototipo. Posteriormente terminava in un impennaggio classico monoderiva. L'ala era montata bassa ed a sbalzo. Il carrello d'atterraggio era un triciclo classico, anteriormente retrattile verso la parte posteriore, integrato in coda da un ruotino d'appoggio. La propulsione era affidata inizialmente ad un radiale Shvetsov M-71, poi sostituito con un V12 Mikulin AM-42 raffreddato a liquido.

Note

Bibliografia
 Vladimir Antonov, Yefim Gordon, Mikolai Gordyukov, Vladimir Yakovlev, Vyachaslav Zenkin, Lenox Carruth, Jay Miller, OKB Sukhoi - A history of the design bureau and its aircraft. ISBN 1857800125.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Sukhoi Su-06


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The Bone Seeds (1476 words) by Stripey
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Characters: Katsuki Yuuri, Victor Nikiforov
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Slow To Update, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Rating May Change
Summary:
Yuuri knows as soon as he hits the ice that he's going to mess up. It's not negative thinking or self-fulfilling prophecies, just biology finally catching up to him at the worst moment in a way he can't ignore.

In which Yuri is a rare type of alpha who has ignored his biology for too long, and Victor is more than happy to help fix him up.

Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Katsuki Yuuri
Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
Mating Cycles/In Heat
Slow To Update
Rating May Change
The Bone Seeds
Stripey
Yuuri knows as soon as he hits the ice that he's going to mess up. It's not negative thinking or self-fulfilling prophecies, just biology finally catching up to him at the worst moment in a way he can't ignore.
In which Yuri is a rare type of alpha who has ignored his biology for too long, and Victor is more than happy to help fix him up.
(See the end of the work for notes.)
We are bone seeds
that do not know
how to take off our skin
disperse our blood
give our bones away
become a new person
a banjo
picking out new solitude
a body
walking alone
on sufficient roads
to anywhere.
Yuuri knows as soon as he hits the ice that he's going to mess up. It's not negative thinking or self-fulfilling prophecies, just biology finally catching up to him at the worst moment in a way he can't ignore. He's felt itchy inside for months, fighting hot flashes, waking up with evidence of wet dreams on the sheets in a way he hasn't since he was fourteen.
For a while it had been working in his favor, sheer determination tunneling his focus to the ice and the music, to the point that he barely notices the audience or the judges during performances. It's been his best competitive year to date. But then he finds out about Vicchan, and wakes up the morning of the Grand Prix Final to find the itchiness has been replaced by a horrific crawling sensation, like a nest of spiders hatched under his skin. His core is hot to the point that it seems it's taken all of his body heat from his limbs, because his hands and feet are freezing even when he runs them under warm water. It leaves him off balance, unable to predict and or control his body the way he's used to.
The news of Vicchan turns out to be the tipping point. For all that Yuuri hadn't seen him in five years, it's the loss of his childhood dog that set the final nail in the coffin of his already much-neglected biology. He's known since before he moved that he should look for another secondary child replacement, something to hug and cuddle and dote on to appease his instincts. But he was afraid he wouldn't have time to properly devote to an animal, and couldn't bear the thought of getting another pet only for it to languish for attention. He's always been a perfectionist with things like that. Besides, pets weren't allowed in the dorms at the Detroit Skating Club anyway.
Because he's more bull-headed than many would give him credit for, he skates both programs anyway. All things considered, it's a surprise he lands any of his jumps at all.
Celestino tries to comfort him. He has no idea what's going on with Yuuri's biology, of course, because Yuri hasn't told him; being a beta, Celestino wouldn't know what signs to look for anyway.
The only reason Yuuri had done well under Celestino was because he was always comfortingly positive about any misstep Yuuri might make. This isn't a misstep so much as the apocalypse of Grand Prix performances. Yuri can't bear to meet Celestino's eyes, having just wasted years of Celestino's coaching career that could have been spent on someone with better self-confidence and more stable biology.
In the bathroom stall he manages to clumsily press the buttons for his phone so he can call his mother. She had been the most doubtful about his choice to move away. He barely gets through the call to make his apology, hangs up before he utterly breaks down. He has, again, been unable to help provide for his home and his family. It's the worst kind of failure, to prove himself continually incapable of fulfilling the basic tenet inherent to all alphas.
The confrontation with Yuri Plisetsky is the icing on the cake.
While he's not sure where his skating career is headed from here, Yuuri knows with the way his body is acting, a break would be mandatory even if he'd had a good season. He counts his suppressants, looks up a rationing table online, does the math on the best way to wean himself off while making sure to have just enough to get through his last college semester.
As a type L male alpha, left to its own devices Yuuri's body would go into rut approximately once a year. It's a relatively rare type. There's documented research showing unequivocally that alpha birth control would be useless for him, but nothing regarding suppressants. Because of this, doctors aren't able to give recommendations for how long he can go on suppressants without a break for ruts. He's been getting pressure about it at his annual exam for four years, because the more common alpha and omega types are recommended to allow a cycle at least every 3. He'd even gotten a stern lecture the last two exams regarding his hormonal blood results.
It helps explain why he's packing on weight so easily, even for him. Type L's are known for uniquely challenging rut cycles.
He looks around his dorm room the day after grades are posted and concedes defeat to the little voice pointing out how horrible a rut would be with a shared room, in mixed secondary-gender dorms with too many people using bathrooms he has to cross a hall to access. He's already taken his last pill, and while it could be weeks before the hormones flush out of his system, he packs his things and heads home.
Victor is lazing about at home, taking advantage of the last of his biyearly medical leave, when he sees the video. He's wearing his softest day clothes, and has temporarily discarded a half-melted bag of ice by throwing it into the kitchen, uncaring of where it landed. Now he's covered in the soothing warmth of Makkachin, which settles him in a different way despite not helping with the residual soreness from his heat.
Heats tend to leave his mind hazy and a bit blank, and often he gets his best routine ideas during the recovery period. This time, as last time, he's coming up disappointingly blank and has taken to surfing his phone and getting caught up on social media.
Perhaps he should have more recollection of Yuuri Katsuki from before the Grand Prix Final, but all he has is a vague recollection of him periodically showing up in the rankings. Victor hadn't been paying too much attention the last few years, too focused on gearing up for his own programs. There's frustratingly little of him on social media, mostly he's in the background or partnered in posts with Phichit Chulanont. What Victor's seeing paints Yuuri as meek and camera shy.
After the dominant display at the banquet, the dancing that was obviously so targeted at impressing Victor, he had been surprised, and a bit disappointed, to not hear from Yuuri again.
And then a ping in the corner of his screen with a link from Chris, and Victor's eyes go wide, lips parted in wonder. It's Yuuri Katsuki, dancing to Victor's program.
Why isn't Yuuri Katsuki better known if he can skate like this?
Victor pets Makkachin's head and her tail thumps pleasingly against his legs. Yuuri Katsuki and all of his contrary information is swishing around in Victor's brain, back and forth, like precisely choreographed step sequences.
Wouldn't it be a surprise to the fans, if someone who bombed so spectacularly the year before came back a winner?
The idea rolls over and over in his head, and before he knows it he's checking the price of plane tickets to Japan, scouring the comments to the video on social media to find where the video was taken, so he can figure out where Yuuri is now. He eventually finds an old news article on Google, badly translated, but enough for him to read that Yuuri's family runs a hot spring. He cross checks that with the information available on the poster for the youtube account with the video. It includes the name of an ice rink, and between that and the rest of what he's found he's able to find a location that seems a likely match.
Victor stretches, Makkachin abandons him to go drink water out of her bow, and his shirt pulls up above his belly button. Victor's body lights up, full of residual aches and soreness in his wrists, his shoulders, his back and thighs, and deep inside his core, where he's inflamed and feels just shy of bruised. He just spent 3 days fucking himself with knotting toys slathered in synthetic alpha pheromones. A hot spring sounds good.
He returns to his phone and pulls up the tab with information for the only hot spring in Hasetsu-Cho. He books the hot spring and the plane ticket. He's always had good luck; if he can't find Yuuri there he'll start asking around.
Nobody with that level of talent and skill should have bombed at the Grand Prix. Victor is going to find out why, and then, if he still wants to, he's going to fix it.
Who knows, perhaps the change is what he needs to find more inspiration himself.
So I originally began this back when the show was still airing and there were maybe two A/B/O fics in this fandom, but then I got distracted writing CoS. I've got a lot going on and very little time to write, but I do very much hope/intend to complete this at a later date, I just don't know when that will be. But since this had been sitting for so long I wanted to post it, because posting it makes it far more likely I'll come back to it than letting it sit and get farther down the file list in my writing folder.
The title and excerpt are from Jack Mueller's poem "That's My Point", as it's found in his collection Amor Fati.
Also, I know I'm far from the first fanfic writer to explore the idea of there being different "types" of Alphas and Omegas who can do some far out things, but to be honest I am likely most influenced by Venusms' Born From the Earth. It's in the MCU fandom and is a WiP, either abandoned or taking even longer to be updated than my fics; still one of the best fics I've ever read.
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The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions.
Castle Ward , Strangford, Downpatrick, Co. Down, .
49 Main Street, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, .
Roe Valley Country Park, 41 Dogleap Road, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, .
142a Main Street, Garvagh, Co. Londonderry, .
Tannaghmore Gardens, Craigavon, Co. Armagh, .
Alexandra Dock, Queen's Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, .
Hamilton Dock, Queens Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, .
Mossley Mill, Carnmoney Road North, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, .
Castleview Road, Whitehead, Co. Antrim, .
44 Irish Quarter West, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, .
11 Antrim Street, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, .
NI Science Park, Queen's Road , Queen's Island, Belfast, Co. Antrim, .
1 Olympic Way, Queen's Road, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Co. Antrim, .
Four Road Ends , 60 Upper Gransha Road, Nr Donaghadee, Co. Down, .
Tel: 028 9147 3948 .
Market Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down, .
Giants Causeway Station, Runkerry Road, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, .
20 Wellbrook Road, Corkhill, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, .
Cultra, Holywood, Co. Down, .
751 Antrim Road, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, .
5 Darling Street, Enniskillen , Co. Fermanagh, .
231 Belfast Road, Dundonald, Belfast, Co. Down, .
The Mall East, Armagh, Co. Armagh, .


Saturday was a busy day for North Ayrshire Ice Hockey Club with 4 of our 6 teams in action.
1st up were our Stars who travelled to Ayr to take on Ayr Bruins (U14's) in an afternoon game.
With all players back in action for the Stars and a number of our training up 12's, Ayr Ice rink was a sea of orange and white. The game started fast with the play moving from end to end until Stars made the breakthrough, the opening goal coming from Flynn Massie assisted by Liam Houston at 3.32 mins, this wsas followed up less than 2 minutes later by another from Josh Carslaw assisted by Dylan Murray, who then went on to score 5 mins later assisten by Cole McMurdie. Unfortunately after an interference call, the Stars found themselves shorthanded, but Captain Jack Neil kept his team strong with a breakaway goal to bring the Stars 4 – 0 leaders at the end of the 1st period.
The 2nd period continued on with Ayr fighting back, taking the puck to our goalie Calum Simmonds but being denied every time, it was Cole McMurdie who made it past the Bruins goalie after 1.5 mins with an unassisted goal, quickly followed by another from Captain Jack, this time assisted by Dylan Murray & Conar Miller, With Bruins feeling the pressure they then recieved a couple of tripping calls leaving them shorthanded to which Jacob Woods took full advantage and scored with the assist coming from Cole, this was then followed up by a goal from Dylan Murray assisted by Jack and Fraser Maloney meaning Stars finished 2nd period 8 – 0.
3rd period was as fast paced with Bruins not giving an inch but the Stars were as equally determined to carry on where they had left off with a goalie change seeing Caiden MacColl making his 1st appreance in goals for the Stars his team didn't disappoint with another 5 goals coming in from Dylan Murray, Jack Neil, Travis Baillie & 2 from Aaron Stewart with assists from Jacob, Cole, Flynn, Liam, Dylan Simpson & Adam Bainbridge before Bruins managed to claw a goal back 2 minutes before the end.
Stars were easy winners with the game finishing Stars 13 – 1 Bruins with our Man of the Match going to Conor Wood.
With every player from goalies, defenders to forwards contributed to this win and with goals coming in from across the team shows just how strong they are bonding and growing together.
next up were the Predators who also travelled to Ayr to face the Bruins (U16's) with a 5pm face off.
This game got off to a flying start with the Predators scoring after just a minute and continued that way in each period and although both teams took a number of penalty minutes, it was to be another win for North Ayrshire and the Predators.
Meanwhile our youngest team, Sabres & Learn to play travelled through to Dundee to take part in more x-ice games.
The LTP played well against some very good teams including Lanarkshire, 2 teams each from Dundee, Murrayfield & Fife and are gelling great, growing in skills and confidence with every passing week. These x-ice matches help the kids with their sense of space and player awareness, letting them practice the skills they have learnt at their training sessions. Our goalies Jake Reilly & Kyle Wedegren showed the spirit of hockey by helping other teams that didn't have a goalie. Well Done to all our players, Keep up all that good work.
Our only home game this week saw The Wild (SNL) v Murrayfield Racers in the return leg of the Scottish Cup.
1st period started with the Wild coming off the bench with a mission and went 1 up with 1.44 minute on the clock, but the racers fought back & after 10 mins equalised, then with a further goal 14 mins on the clock, The period finished 1-2 to the Racers. 2nd period was a tight period with both teams displaying a good quality of hockey, the Wild had a few breakaways but Racers Net Minder Mark McGill was not letting anything past him. At the end of the 2nd period wild were 3-1 down. 3rd period proved, as we all know, from over the last few weeks are the Wild's strongest period but it was not to be. With repeated penalties seeing Wild down to 3 men in some cases, the game displayed good quality hockey with Wild playing probably the better hockey upfront but could just not take the chances and against a team at this level. The game ended with 6-1 to the Racers. Man of the Match: Lewis Davidson.
Today is Scotland National Trails Day. We are delighted to have 16 boys heading through to Dundee for the 2nd day of trials to earn their place in the national squad. Congratulations to Under 11's – Rocco Murray, Lennon Deeney & Caiden MacColl. Under 13's – Liam Houston, Flynn Massie, Adam Bainbridge & Jacob Woods. Under 15's – Harry Campbell, Jack Neil, Cole McMurdie, Dylan Simpson & Josh Carslaw. Under 17's – Zak Kenneth, Hayden Woods & Callum Lymburn. To have been put forward is a great achievement and shows that you have worked your socks off and it's been noticed, now is your chance to show the Scotland coaches just how good you are.
We also have 3 girls heading to Lanarkshire to take part in Scotland Girls development training. Good Luck to Emma Lamberton, Emma Miller and Connie McDonald.
We have 2 home games.
The Penguins and Stars welcome Belfast U12 & U14 to Auchenharvie Ice Rink.
Face off 6pm and 7.30pm.
Come along and see these amazing teams in action.
Jake Reilly (Goalie) from Sabres X-Ice, Photo Credit: Fiona Blacklock & Laura Kennedy.


I arrived in Kyiv thinking Christmas was over. It was the first weekend in January, I had returned to work after my Christmas holiday, presents were opened and forgotten, I was ready for a new year. But the first place I visited in Kyiv was the Christmas market. Suddenly I found my Christmas spirit again. Christmas decorations everywhere, glühwein, some delicious christmas food. All of a sudden Santa Claus would walk by. Russian Santa that is, dressed in blue but with an equally long beard. The market really conveyed christmas spirit, something I thought I had lost a week ago.
This entry was posted in Ukraine and tagged Christmas Market, food, Glühwein, Kyiv, Market on February 27, 2017 by Traveltorgeir.
I had to crouch down as we walked through the caves. My guide walking in front of me, I was following with a small candle in my hand for light. My guide would usually walk at a speed fast enough to extinguish my candle if I tried to follow. I would shield the tiny flame with my hand, trying to keep up as best I could. Many other people were exploring the caves as well, a few with guides, most people on their own. I was glad I chose to hire a guide, the information she provided was worth the few Euros I paid many times over.
This entry was posted in Ukraine and tagged Kyiv, monastery, sightseeing, UNESCO on February 23, 2017 by Traveltorgeir.
I had not chosen the best time to come to Kyiv. It was the first weekend in January, it was cold, the temperature was creeping down to -20 degrees Celsius. Even with a thick jacket, a beanie, scarf and gloves I always felt cold. My phone and GoPro would stop working at times, they simply got too cold, I needed to keep both close to my body to warm them up. Made it hard to take pictures. It was also Orthodox Christmas and many museums and bars were closed. Still I had a great time in this wonderful city and would love to return in the spring or summer.
This entry was posted in Ukraine and tagged Kyiv, sightseeing, walking tour on February 16, 2017 by Traveltorgeir.