Can Smart Homes be Hacked?
There's no denying that smart homes are the way of the future. Wireless sound systems, remote light control, automatic blinds, and more will soon be everywhere. But does a smart home mean a safe home? Instead of just worrying about physical intruders, smart home owners may need to be worrying about technological intruders, as more researchers are finding flaws in the system and voicing their concern about the safety of smart homes.
Just like any other technology, there is a risk that hackers could gain access to a smart home. In fact, researchers have already shown that hackers can completely take over Belkin WeMo smart phone devices, and another security firm was able to hack into all 16 smart home devices it tested, some in as quickly as 20 minutes. Not even the largest smart home companies are immune to hacking dangers, as shown in the following two examples.
A major security flaw was discovered with Apple-connected smart home products, which soon went viral. The issue was brought to the attention of the public by a man named Marcus, who spent thousands of dollars outfitting his home with what he viewed as safe equipment, all of which was labeled as "Works with Apple HomeKit," meaning it was compatible with Apple's virtual assistant, Siri and followed Apple's strict requirements for third-party devices. Marcus had gadgets that could automate much of his house, including unlocking the front door and turning the lights on and off. To control everything, Marcus stationed an iPad in the living room as the central device, which meant he could say "Hey Siri" followed by a command to control his smart gadgets with just his voice from anywhere in the house.
Things were working well for Marcus until his friend and neighbor discovered a dangerous flaw. After asking to borrow something, Marcus' neighbor said he would just let himself in the house. The neighbor stood on Marcus' front porch and said "Hey Siri, open the front door," which activated Siri's voice control and opened the door. Marcus was shocked essentially anyone could say a command from outside the house and gain entry to the physical house or control of the devices.
Apple's suggestion was to add a passcode to the iPad, which would require Marcus or anyone else to enter a code after issuing a voice command. But doing so, Marcus argued, defeated the point of the system. Instead, he removed the smart lock from his front door, making his home safer but not quite as tech-savvy.
Marcus' problem could happen with any smart lock using HomeKit because of Siri's voice control capabilities. However, Apple has started buckling down on the security of internet-connected devices, which could help alleviate these safety issues in the future.
In one of the first platform-wide studies of a real smart home system, the hackers definitely came out on top. Cybersecurity researchers from the University of Michigan were able to easily hack into Samsung's SmartThings, a leading smart home system in four different attacks. The most disconcerting could be the "lock-pick" malware app that essentially gave the hackers the PIN number to the home's front door. Using a SmartApp from the Samsung system, hackers were able to eavesdrop on someone setting a new PIN for their front door and then text the number to a potential hacker, who could use it to unlock the door undetected.
The results of the exercise unsurprisingly caused concern for researchers who found the security measures to be much more lack than they imagined.
"One way to think about it is if you'd hand over control of the connected devices in your home to someone you don't trust and then imagine the worst they could do with that and consider whether you're okay with someone having that level of control," said study lead Earlence Fernandes.
The same team of researchers also found that a variety of SmartApps could be hacked to turn of vacation mode, set off the fire alarm, and set an additional PIN for the front door. They claim SmartApps provided a small hole for usability that could easily be turned into a larger problem, such as someone coming to change the light bulb who gets access to everything in your home.
At this point, most experts agree that smart home devices are great for simple acts like closing doors, lowering blinds, watering plants, etc., but that they shouldn't be used to lock doors or control other major safety areas until the hacking issues are resolved.
However, despite the safety issues, consumers continue to purchase smart locks in hopes of taking their homes to the next tech level. Hopefully they will be safe while they do so.
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Cards are King as Ukraine Moves to Cashless…Ukrposhta Bids for E-Commerce Delivery Business…Far From Washington, the Other Cohen Built Ukraine's Grain Alliance…Gov't Goal: Shrink Debt
Ukraine's shift to a cashless economy accelerates as payment cards during the first half accounted for 44% of transactions, up from 38% during the first half of last year. The number of cashless transactions – 1.8 billion – was 28% higher than during the same period last year, reports the National Bank of Ukraine. With MasterCard and Visa dominating the business, the number of cashless transactions jumped by 11% in the second quarter of this year, compared to the first quarter. Ukrainians hold 60 million cards and 188,000 stores accept them.
The shadow economy receded to one third of GDP in the first quarter, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry calculates. Part of a gradual trend, this figure is four percentage points below the 37% level of one year earlier.
As organizations move away from paper documents with ink signatures or authenticity stamps, Ukrainians increasingly use digital signatures. Since the start of the year, the State Fiscal Service has issued 140, 600 digital signatures to individuals and 263,200 to 57,300 legal entities. Often used for paying taxes, a digital signature can provide assurances of the provenance, identity, and status of an electronic document.
Fighting for the fast growing e-commerce delivery business, Ukrposhta has started working with Rozetka, the online supermarket, and F.ua, the online store, reports the website of the national postal system. "Ukrposhta has finally coupled with Rozetka," Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smelyansky writes of Rozetka, ranked among the nation's top 10 visited sites. "Millions of potential buyers have been waiting for this. Now they can order delivery by Ukrposhta. For us, this is a very important signal from the e-commerce market." Ukrposhta also works with LeBoutique, Parfums, Yakaboo, LaModa, Top Shop, and Makeup.
Ukraine's trade representative, Natalia Mikolska, has resigned in order to start a study program next month at Stanford University. During her two and half years in the post, Mikolska, opened
"the new markets of Africa, Europe, America, and Asia," Stepan Kubiv, Economic Development and Trade Minister, said Wednesday. Maxim Nefyodov, first deputy minister of economic development, will serve as acting trade representative.
To increase trade ties with Moldova, Ukraine proposes building a bridge over the Dniester, allowing truckers to make the 300km drive from Vinnytsia to Chisinau in five hours. The bridge would replace a ferry, currently a bottleneck on the most direct route between Central Ukraine and Moldova's capital, Volodymyr Kistion, vice prime minister for infrastructure, writes on Facebook. Referring to a highway bridge joining Yampol, Ukraine with Cosăuți, Moldova, Kistion says the highway would connect "the Baltics with Bucharest." He adds: "This project is economically beneficial not only for Ukraine and Moldova, but the whole European Union."
Hungary's investment and real estate development company, Odelus-Construkt Kft., has acquired Ukrrosleasing LLC, from Pavel Fuks, the Russian-Ukrainian businessman. With the acquisition of 100% of the Kyiv-based company, Odelus says it is pursuing a strategy to invest in promising East European markets, the Budapest Business Journal reports.
Hot, dry weather across most of Ukraine may reduce yields of corn, the nation's top food export, UkrAgroConsult says. Earlier this month, before the hot weather, the consultancy raised its 2018 corn crop forecast to a record 28.5 million tons. Now, it warns: "High air temperatures may entail a decrease in corn yield, especially in late-seeded fields." By contrast, the USDA forecast last week a 31 million ton harvest — 29% more than last year's crop of 24 million tons.
While Michael Cohen won notoriety as Donald Trump's fixit man, his younger brother, Bryan, stayed out of the spotlight, building one of Ukraine's most efficient agricultural companies. From 2011 to 2016, Swedish-owned Grain Alliance paid $7 million to Bryan Cohen's company UkrEthanol LLC, according to a report on the Real Deal site. According to Grain Alliance statements, Bryan Cohen's role was largely to procure seeds and used farm equipment from the American Midwest. The farming company was started in the 1990s by Alex Oronov, Bryan Cohen's father-in-law. Cohen has listed in his biography that he held the title of general counsel and executive vice president for Grain Alliance, Americas. The Real Deal article does not imply any wrongdoing by Cohen who works in New York real estate.
In northern Lviv region, Zakhidny Bug has inaugurated a silo and elevator complex with capacity of 15,000 tons of grain. The storage complex in Brody is one of almost 200 new production facilities that have been opened in Lviv region in the last two years, the State Administration reports.
During the first half of 2018, Ukraine increased poultry meat exports to the EU by 80%, hitting 62,285 tones, the European Integration Portal. Now, Ukraine is the third largest supplier of poultry meat to the EU, after Brazil and Thailand.
Ukraine's largest titanium ore miner and processer, United Mining-Chemical Company, has invested $40 million in upgrades since 2014, Oleksandr Hladushko, acting board chairman, says on the company website. The company manages two operations: Irshansk Mining and Processing Combine in Zhytomyr region, and, 600 km to the southeast, Vilnohirsk Mining and Metallurgical Combine, in Dnipropetrovsk region. The world's sixth largest titanium producer, Ukraine produces about 7,500 tons of titanium sponge, the first stage of refining. Essential for aerospace, and now mobile phones, titanium was stockpiled during the Cold War.
Ukraine seeks to cut state debt to 49% of GDP at the end of 2020, from 62% today, Acting Finance Minister Oksana Markarova writes on the Finance Ministry website. Timothy Ash writes from London: "Ambitious target. Depends really on continued stability/strength and real appreciation of the UAH, and, obviously, on election result from presidential elections due next year."
With an IMF mission due to arrive in Kyiv in two weeks, Prime Minister Groysman warns on Twitter about the costs of not reaching an agreement. He writes: "Non-payment of debts threatens Ukraine with a default. And this is stoppage of production, devaluation of the hryvnia, inflation. We need to protect people from this negative, so we need new borrowing." He did not say whether a decision had been taken to raise household gas prices to market levels, a key IMF demand.
Russian President Putin told German Chancellor Merkel during their meeting in Germany last Saturday that Russia will continue pumping gas via Ukraine to the EU, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday in a conference call. In reply, Ukraine's Foreign Minister briefed reporters Wednesday about his most recent telephone call with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas: "If this hypothetical project is built — I directly pointed this to the European Commission and Germany — then Russia will definitely stop deliveries through the Ukrainian route, no matter what the guarantees…there is no trust here."For comments and story tips, Brooke is reachable at: jbrooke@ubn.news

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Marouane M'rabet, né le  à Kélibia, est un joueur tunisien de volley-ball. Il mesure 1,86 m et joue en tant que passeur.

Il prend part aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012 avec l'équipe de Tunisie, dont il devient par la suite capitaine. Il joue depuis 2017 au Club sportif sfaxien.

Clubs
 2009-2012 : Club olympique de Kélibia ()
 2012-2017 : Étoile sportive du Sahel ()
 depuis 2017 : Club sportif sfaxien ()

Palmarès

Équipe nationale
Championnat d'Afrique
  Finaliste en 2013 ()
Championnat arabe
  Vainqueur en 2006 et 2012 ()
Jeux méditerranéens
  Médaille d'argent aux Jeux méditerranéens de 2013 ()

Autres
  Vainqueur du Tournoi international de Rashed en 2012 ()
  Vainqueur de la coupe du président Noursoultan Nazarbaïev en 2012 ()

Clubs
Championnat de Tunisie
  Vainqueur en 2014
Coupe de Tunisie
  Vainqueur en 2011 et 2015

Références

Lien externe

Joueur tunisien de volley-ball
Joueur de volley-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012
Naissance en juin 1985
Naissance à Kélibia

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Q: Is SQL Server's Remote Login Timeout setting equivalent to setting Connection Timeout value in connection string? In SQL Server Advanced properties there is Remote Login Timeout setting within the Network section which defaults to 20 seconds.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175136.aspx
Is this setting equivalent to setting the Connection Timeout=XX"; within the connection string or not, and if not, is there a way to change default Connection Timeout on the server itself instead of modifying connection strings to add this setting?
To me, MSDN is not clear on this, it's not clear if this is referring to remote login to that server for which the setting is specified or remote login from that server to other servers...

A: Remote Login Timeout is set on the SQL Server side. In only affects Logins FROM the SQL Server to other Database Servers, eg. linked Servers or distributed transactions.
So here the SQL Server is the Client opening an connection.
The client connecting to the Server has to set the "Connection timeout" within the connection string if required.
The Server would not be able to measure the time the Client already tries to connect. It might eg. result in a delay in in Name Resolution at the Name Server side or when verifying the Kerberos token.
Also see
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177457(v=sql.105).aspx

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Teresa Bachler has just published a new article on the German design website Instyle. Now, we know our readers know as well as we do how all these trends work (does anybody know why something suddenly becomes fashionable???). Well, it would seem that this spring, the new "it" thing is going to be the txapela, or Basque beret, or "Baskenmüntzen", in any of its several versions and variants.
We've already blogged about the "international reach" of this Basque headwear. For example, back in 2011, we were reminded by Australians that the "Black Basque Beret" was a very chic accessory.
We'd also like to bring you a very interesting article by Olga Macías, published in the highly recommended Euskonews website, about the "boina and the Basques", in which we're treated to all sorts of interesting tidbits about the article and its relationship to the Basques, as well as clearing up some interesting stuff, such as how "txapela" and "boina" are not interchangeable.


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Q: Big watermark for tiled pages I want to arrange pages of my presentation in a rectangular array.  I want to print on each page (what may be the equivalent of) a watermark which is a portion of a glyph.  For this discussion let us say the glyph is a katakana symbol for ka, spread across 6 pages.  When I am done, I should have an array of three rows and two columns of pages with print and with a light-gray water mark on each page, so when I step back some distance, I can look at the watermark(s) and make out the symbol for ka which is about two pages high and two pages wide, but centered so that part of the symbol is on all 6 pages.
I suspect I can use a TeX package for watermarking, but I am asking for an example (or pointer to an example:  I am a TeX beginner) that someone more adept than I can post that I can adapt.   It is my hope that I can for each
page issue the same watermark command, using the same scale for the watermark glyph,
but using different offsets for each page (which I am willing to input manually).  I am
willing to compute the offsets myself to account for the physical space I will use in
arranging the pages.  For this example, suppose I will have one inch vertically between
sheet edges as well as one inch horizontally.
If there is a better package for this effect, I am willing to use it, but I am hoping the learning curve will be mild.

A: I used my method here What are the ways to position things absolutely on the page? for placing the image on the page.  I used Bruno's answer at Can \includegraphics be used to change an image color? to employ the decodearray option of \includegraphics to change the image color of the background.
Other than that, I just employed a clipbox of the magnified image on pages 1-6, using a newly created \IG{}{} macro to test for the specified page and if found, apply the associated clip box accordingly.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{everypage}
\usepackage{trimclip,xcolor}
\usepackage{lipsum}
% THESE ARE LaTeX DEFAULTS; CAN CHANGE IF NEEDED.
\def\PageTopMargin{1in}
\def\PageLeftMargin{1in}
\newcommand\atxy[3]{%
 \AddEverypageHook{\smash{\hspace*{\dimexpr-\PageLeftMargin-\hoffset+#1\relax}%
  \raisebox{\dimexpr\PageTopMargin+\voffset-#2\relax}{#3}}}}
\newcommand\IG[2]{\ifnum\thepage=#1\relax\clipbox{#2}{%
  \includegraphics[decodearray={0.9 1 .9 1 .9 1},width=25.5in,height=22in]{ka}}\fi}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{1}{0in 11in 17in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{2}{8.5in 11in 8.5in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{3}{17in 11in 0in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{4}{0in 0in 17in 11in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{5}{8.5in 0in 8.5in 11in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{6}{17in 0in 0in 11in}}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-35]
\centering\fboxsep=0pt\fbox{\includegraphics[width=3in]{ka}}
\end{document}

My original "ka" image is this:

Both to provide an example that everyone can run, and to remind users that the decodearray parameter may need to vary its format depending on the color model of the image, I make example-image-A the background image here, where the decodearray only requires 2, not 6 parameters.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{everypage}
\usepackage{trimclip,xcolor}
\usepackage{lipsum}
% THESE ARE LaTeX DEFAULTS; CAN CHANGE IF NEEDED.
\def\PageTopMargin{1in}
\def\PageLeftMargin{1in}
\newcommand\atxy[3]{%
 \AddEverypageHook{\smash{\hspace*{\dimexpr-\PageLeftMargin-\hoffset+#1\relax}%
  \raisebox{\dimexpr\PageTopMargin+\voffset-#2\relax}{#3}}}}
\newcommand\IG[2]{\ifnum\thepage=#1\relax\clipbox{#2}{%
  \includegraphics[decodearray={0.8 1},width=25.5in,height=22in]{example-image-a.jpg}}\fi}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{1}{0in 11in 17in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{2}{8.5in 11in 8.5in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{3}{17in 11in 0in 0in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{4}{0in 0in 17in 11in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{5}{8.5in 0in 8.5in 11in}}
\atxy{0in}{11in}{\IG{6}{17in 0in 0in 11in}}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-35]
\centering\fboxsep=0pt\fbox{\includegraphics[width=3in]{example-image-a}}
\end{document}


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module Pose

  # A search operation.
  #
  # Is given a query and search options, and returns the search results.
  class Search

    # @param [Array<Class>] classes The classes to search over.
    # @param [String] query_string The full-text part of the search query.
    # @param options Additional search options:
    #    * where: additional where clauses
    #    * join: additional join clauses
    #    * select: custom select clause
    def initialize classes, query_string, options = {}
      @query = Query.new classes, query_string, options
    end

    # Adds the given join expression to the given arel query.
    def add_join arel, join_expression
      case join_expression.class.name
        when 'Class'
          table_name = join_expression.name.tableize
          return arel.joins "INNER JOIN #{table_name} ON pose_assignments.posable_id=#{table_name}.id AND pose_assignments.posable_type='#{join_expression.name}'"
        when 'String', 'Symbol'
          return arel.joins join_expression
        else
          raise "Unknown join expression: #{join_expression}"
      end
    end

    # Creates a JOIN to the given expression.
    def add_joins arel
      @query.joins.inject(arel) do |memo, join_data|
        add_join memo, join_data
      end
    end

    # Adds the WHERE clauses from the given query to the given arel construct.
    def add_wheres arel
      @query.where.inject(arel) { |memo, where| memo.where where }
    end

    # Returns an empty result structure.
    def empty_result
      {}.tap do |result|
        @query.class_names.each do |class_name|
          result[class_name] = []
        end
      end
    end

    # Truncates the result set based on the :limit parameter in the query.
    def limit_ids result
      return unless @query.has_limit?
      result.each do |clazz, ids|
        result[clazz] = ids.slice 0, @query.limit
      end
    end

    # Converts the ids to classes, if the user wants classes.
    def load_classes result
      return if @query.ids_requested?
      result.each do |clazz, ids|
        if ids.size > 0
          result[clazz] = clazz.where(id: ids)
          if @query.has_select
            result[clazz] = result[clazz].select(@query.options[:select])
          end
        end
      end
    end

    # Merges the given posable object ids for a single query word into the given search result.
    # Helper method for :search_words.
    def merge_search_result_word_matches result, class_name, ids
      if result.has_key? class_name
        result[class_name] = result[class_name] & ids
      else
        result[class_name] = ids
      end
    end

    # Returns the search results cached.
    # Use this method to access the results of the search.
    def results
      @results ||= search
    end

    # Performs a complete search.
    # Clients should use :results to perform a search,
    # since it caches the results.
    def search
      {}.tap do |result|
        search_words.each do |class_name, ids|
          result[class_name.constantize] = ids
        end
        limit_ids result
        load_classes result
      end
    end

    # Finds all matching ids for a single word of the search query.
    def search_word word
      empty_result.tap do |result|
        data = Assignment.joins(:word) \
                         .select('pose_assignments.posable_id, pose_assignments.posable_type') \
                         .where('pose_words.text LIKE ?', "#{word}%") \
                         .where('pose_assignments.posable_type IN (?)', @query.class_names)
        data = add_joins data
        data = add_wheres data
        Assignment.connection.select_all(data.to_sql).each do |pose_assignment|
          result[pose_assignment['posable_type']] << pose_assignment['posable_id'].to_i
        end
      end
    end

    # Returns all matching ids for all words of the search query.
    def search_words
      {}.tap do |result|
        @query.query_words.each do |query_word|
          search_word(query_word).each do |class_name, ids|
            merge_search_result_word_matches result, class_name, ids
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Meet Team WHL for 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series: Riley Sutter, Everett Silvertips
cibc canada russia series everett silvertips
Watch more Features on WHL TV
Meet Team Western Hockey League for the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series! Washington Capitals prospect and Everett Silvertips assistant captain Riley Sutter will be one of the key players to watch at the two-game series.
Sutter was selected in the third round, 93rd overall, by the Capitals at the 2018 NHL Draft after recording 53 points (25G-28A) in 68 games during 2017-18.
Overall, Sutter has 115 points (53G-62A) in 181 WHL regular season games. He also has back-to-back 20-goal seasons in 2016-17 & 2017-18.
CIBC Canada Russia Series Homepage TICKETS: November 5 – Sandman Centre; Kamloops, B.C. TICKETS: November 6 – Langley Events Centre; Vancouver, B.C.


The Spooky2 remotes can work with other frequency generators as long as you stay within the 20V limit and keep in mind that the complex waveforms and control of may not be available as those are with the Spooky XM generator.
Why the result is better we put one crystal near by remote during treatment?
Why do you get more Spooky Remotes (Bio North) in every kit?


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Oklahoma boy asks 32 NFL teams who to root for; 2 respond (w/video)
Packer Fans/Owners,
Attached is the letter I sent to the young man featured in the stories below. He has only heard from 2 owners, Panthers and 49ers, and one PR person, the Chiefs.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/nfl/3396564-182/story.html
The Packers have 360,584 owners and millions of fans, no reason we couldn't inundate him with invitations to root for the Pack. I would love it if we could flood him with invites to become a fan…
A brief email asking him to join us or your story of being a fan and why he should be one too. Write as little or as much as you would like.
Send your invite to Cade c/o TheLostOgle@gmail.com. If you want to use snail mail or send him some Packer Gear, send to: Cade Pope c/o The Lost Ogle, 2312 NW 47th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Dear Cade,
Today I came across the story of your desire to find a NFL team to cheer for. As an owner of the Green Bay Packers I was a little concerned that I had not seen your letter, however, I am only one of roughly 360,000 owners of the Packers. Unlike any other team in the NFL, we the fans, own the team. In fact, there are no other professional sports teams that are owned by the people the way the Packers are. You may not know this, but, Since the Green Bay Packers joined the National Football League in 1921, they've been one of the most successful franchises around. They've won 11 NFL Championships and four Super Bowls over that time span.
The Packers currently have 21 members of the Hall of Fame; only one other team has more. And, I am sure you can name at least 2 others that will be added to that list (Hint: they are both Quarterbacks).
We are the team of Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Bart Starr and many other amazing past and present players. I have been a Packer fan for 52 years; have had season tickets for 50 years and an owner since 1997. Now we have had our ups and downs as a team some years good, some bad and some incredible and during all those years one thing has remained constant;The fans are great.
"Attempting to name which team has the best fans in the NFL is no easy task, because every fan thinks his or her favorite team has the best fans. However, this debate isn't about feelings, it is about facts. When you lay out all of the facts for all 32 franchises in the NFL, the only team that comes out on top time and time again is the Green Bay Packers".
The current waiting list for the Green Bay Packers has around 96,000 people on it. The only reason that fans get on the waiting list is so they can hand down their spot on the list to their children's children in their wills. All those fans waiting to get in and there are other teams who don't even fill their stadium. Our Fans are everywhere, you can go anywhere in this country and many places around the World and if you are wearing Green & Gold you are sure to be greeted with a big smile and hearty "GoPack". In August of last year, Forbes Magazine rated Green Bay Packer's fans #1. When last I checked, The Packers had 4.4 million Facebook fans and 701,000 Twitter followers. At last count there were 800 "Packer Bars" across the United States and that doesn't count the 200 or so in Wisconsin. By the way, you will have to wait a few years to go to those unless your folks take you. "Where is Green Bay? It's where the Packers play. That's all you need to know." There is so much more I can tell you about Green Bay, the Packers, the fans and of course Lambeau Field. Lambeau Field currently seats 80,735 and is the longest continually occupied NFL Stadium at 58 years and counting. "If you are an NFL fan, regardless of team, your life is not complete until you make a trip to Lambeau Field to see the Green Bay Packers play ANYBODY... If you can, tailgate to complete the experience part of the experience is seeing just how much this town is completely behind their team-real classy fans, too. Do it!" There's not a bad seat in the house and "Go Pack Go" cheers can be heard throughout the game. We have the Lambeau Leap which was started in 1993 when Safety LeRoy Butler returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown. He then ran to the stands and jumped into the waiting arms of the greatest fans in the NFL.
Cade, as I said there is so much more I can tell you. As a Packer fan you will always be part of a very special family and an incredible legacy. On behalf of my 360,583 fellow co-owners, I would like to formally invite you to be a Packer's fan.
Stig L. Rahm
Lodi, WI (140 Miles Southwest of Lambeau Field)


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USS Champion (MCM-4) (Nederlands: kampioen) was een Amerikaanse marineschip van de Avengerklasse. Het schip is zo ingericht dat het als mijnenveger en mijnenjager kan worden gebruikt. De Champion, gebouwd door Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, is het vierde schip bij de Amerikaanse marine met deze naam.

De Champion was in 1999 betrokken bij het evacueren van Albanese Kosovaren uit Kosovo gedurende het gewapende conflict in Kosovo. Het schip was in de Middellandse Zee omdat het deel uitmaakte van een Internationale oefening op het gebied van mijnenbestrijding in de Middellandse Zee. Naast de Amerikaanse marine namen de marines van Italië, Frankrijk en Spanje deel aan deze oefening.

Mijnenjager van de Avengerklasse
Amerikaanse mijnenjager
Amerikaanse mijnenveger
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Q: I cannot create folders or files in Powershell. When I type cd foldername I get an error How do I create a folder and a file in Powershell on Windows? I am working through the first bit of Learning Python 3 the Hard Way and I am a complete beginner. I can type mkdir directory1 into powershell and make a directory but when I put cd folder1 I get an error.
I have tried checking whether I installed Python correctly and looked at others' examples.
PS C:\Users\bkann> mkdir directory1

    Directory: C:\Users\bkann

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
d-----        7/28/2019   4:47 AM                directory3

PS C:\Users\bkann> cd folder1
cd : Cannot find path 'C:\Users\bkann\folder3' because it does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ cd folder3
+ ~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Users\bkann\folder3:String) [Set-Location], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetLocationCommand

PS C:\Users\bkann>

A: New-Item -Path 'C:\Users\bkann\file.txt' -ItemType File -Force


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Start-stop coming to 8 million vehicles in North America by 2017
We know that start-stop technology – which shuts down a car's engine when the car comes to a halt – is going to be available in more and more vehicles. BMW, Mercedes and Porsche already have the technology on non-hybrid vehicles and Jaguar and Sebastian Blanco
Stop-start technology to reach 10M vehicles by 2015
We've discussed the virtues of stop-start technology (aka micro hybrid) before and we've even touched on many of the upcoming models that are slated to receive this fuel-saving technology soon, but we never really expected that the stop-start system would become so wi
IBM wants to control your car at stoplights - 1984, here we come
No one is saying start-stop technology like the kind found in electric and hybrid vehicles isn't a great idea. We just told you about how BMW's 320d EfficientDynamics model is able to squeeze over 1000 miles out of a tank of diesel in part due to start-stop tech, for example. It's awesome, no doubt.
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Micro hybrid. Start-stop. Whatever we call it, people like it. The micro hybrid system, currently available in cars like the Smart fortwo and through aftermarket suppliers like Ricardo, is preferred by three out of four drivers, the UK's Motorpoint car supermarket group found in a
Audi to mimic Efficient Dynamics to reduce fuel consumption and emissions
Following on the heels of BMW and their Efficient Dynamics initiative, Audi seems ready to mimic their Bavarian rival. With some sort of mandatory European CO2 limits almost certain to be passed, almost all manufacturers who do business on the continent will have to do something. Audi has already shown their hybrid system on the A4 drivetrain at the Detroit Auto Show, in a
Chrysler VP says company will add start/stop system to some models
Following the public introductions of the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen with the Two-Mode Hybrid system last week in Los Angeles, Chrysler executive VP for Product Development Fran Klegon spoke to Automotive News. Klegon reiterated some things that he has said on several previous occasions, notably that they would spread the application of the Two-Mode hybrid system to other vehic


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GASB would elevate its current monitoring efforts around cryptocurrencies if the topic were to become more prevalent and an accounting dilemma develops, Chair Joel Black said recently. The board's research shows that governments are currently using digital assets in three primary ways: as an investment, as a form of payment, and with respect to unclaimed or confiscated property, he said on LinkedIn in late October 2022. Earlier this year, the board revealed it started monitoring activity on the topic. "We thought it was important to do that because we're seeing cryptocurrency discussed in many states in many different ways," Black explained. "We felt we needed to understand the different implications that these types of assets have for state and local governments, how they are being used, and how the activity around them is evolving." Nearly two thirds of U.S. states have proposed some kind of legislation on digital assets within the last year. Not all of that legislation deals with accepting digital assets as a form of payment—some were more regulatory in nature, and others encouraged cryptocurrency activity.
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Степан Иванович Бышковский (1720-е — после 1784) — инспектор Московской Синодальной типографии, российский музыкальный деятель, один из основателей нотопечатания в России.

Происходил из польского дворянства.

С 1742 года работал в Московской синодальной типографии наборщиком, с 1758 года — комиссаром, с 1760 года — протоколистом, с 1768 года — надзирателем, с 1772 года — секретарём, позднее — инспектором (до 1784).

С 1766 года готовил первые издания певческих книг, став зачинателем печатания в 1772 году первых в России линейных нотных книг: «Ирмологий», «Обиход», «Октоих» и «Праздники». Составил «Нотную с краткими примерами грамматику». В 1772 году издал «Азбуку начального учения простого нотного пения».

Литература
 Безсонов П. А. Судьба нотных певческих книг // Педагогическое образование. 1864. Май. — С. 28—53; Июнь. — С. 92—130.

 Музыкальный словарь Римана. — М., Лпц., 1904.
 Теплов Л. К. К вопросу о начале нотопечатания в России // Полиграфическое производство. 1950, № 3. — С. 31—32.
 Вольман Б. Л. Русские печатные ноты XVIII в. — Л., 1957. — С. 19—21.

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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) comprise eight goals that emerged from the 2000 Millennium Summit of world leaders in New York. The MDGs provide a set of time-bound and measurable targets for combating poverty, hunger, illiteracy, disease, discrimination against women, and environmental degradation — an accountability framework that all countries, including Indonesia, has committed themselves to. Local problems, local knowledge, local solutions UNDP support to achieving the MDGs in Indonesia includes (1) advocating for and monitoring Indonesia's overall progress towards the MDGs (2) support to achieve the MDGs in Papua, (3) targeted support to MDG 3 to promote gender equality and empowering women, and (4) targeted support to MDG 6 to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
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New York, NY: Roc, 2001; $5.99 paperback; 328 pp.
This review originally appeared in the November 2001 issue (#159) of The New York Review of Science Fiction.
Scott MacKay's first sf novel, Outpost, was a haunting piece of science fiction that blurred the lines of genre literature. Though the novel was definitely sf, a pervasive Kafkaesque quality made it feel more like a work of dark fantasy. Despite a few highly implausible plot turns, especially towards the end, it was an aggressive piece of writing that hinted at great potential for MacKay as a sf novelist. Yet, despite mostly favorable reviews, Outpost didn't garner much attention from the field. MacKay's second sf novel, The Meek, takes a much more conventional approach. Whereas Outpost blurred genre lines and had an intricate, slowly unfolding plot that traveled across time, The Meek is a straightforward novel that carefully stays within the sf tropes and makes its revelations in a more linear fashion. Do not misconstrue that, however, as saying that MacKay has decided to blaze an easier trail with this book. The Meek shows much of the daring and dense storytelling exhibited in Outpost.
From the start, MacKay displays a knack for making sure the reader pays close attention. Initially, The Meek reads as a mystery novel with the characters trying to resolve unexpected conditions on Ceres, an asteroid thought completely abandoned and devoid of life for thirty years. Ceres—initially used as a nursery, among other things, where children born extraterrestrially could mature under more Earth-like conditions—harbored the worst incident of violence in decades. Massive violence by a group of genetically engineered humans, the orphans, eventually led to the evacuation of all unaltered humans and the complete extermination of everyone left behind. Yet, when a corps of engineers comes to investigate the asteroid and to bring its support systems back online, they find structures that shouldn't exist, a lichen-like plant growing literally everywhere, an ultra-thin atmosphere, and the possible presence of intelligent life-forms of indeterminate origin.
The mystery is solved soon enough when the engineers discover that the genetically altered humans survived the neutron bombs and decompression of the station. At first, the Meek, as the orphans now call themselves, seem content to sabotage all efforts to return Ceres to operational status. However, they soon demand that the engineers leave the asteroid and let them have it to themselves, just as they have for the previous three decades, but the Council, the body governing life on the asteroids, refuses to give up its plans. In the years following the abandonment of Ceres, space-born children acquired an increasing number of maladies resulting from growing up in ultra-low-g conditions, and the Council insists that the only solution is to return Ceres to its former use. A standoff ultimately ensues, with another potential attempt at extermination of the Meek looming. Before the Council can deliver a decisive military strike, the Meek manage to move Ceres from its orbit so that it can rendezvous with Carswell, a rogue planet that is briefly entering the solar system before continuing its lonely journey through space. Their goal is to transfer their entire population there, where they can live in peace without the interference of the rest of the human race. Unfortunately, the conjectured conditions on Carswell differ somewhat from what the Meek ultimately encounter.
Given the number of bloated tomes that currently populate shelves at the bookstores these days, it is surprising that The Meek did not end up inflated into two novels, especially considering the density of its plot. My summary oversimplified a bit, but both portions of the book — the conflict between the Council and the Meek and then the emigration to Carswell — provide MacKay with enough possibilities to turn each into a separate novel. In fact, given its open-ended conclusion, The Meek could have easily provided the first two-thirds of a trilogy. However, the novel surprisingly comes in at just 328 pages; not necessarily small, but in a world where larger books seem to take more space, in every sense, MacKay's dexterous handling of The Meek is quite refreshing.
Of the two potential novels, the immigration to Carswell proves the more interesting. MacKay actually postulates an intriguing idea: a planet following a cometlike orbit but geothermally active enough to support life while traversing the nether regions of space. In the maneuvering of Ceres, accomplished via an ultra-small black hole contained in its hollowed-out interior, Carswell's orbit is altered so that it will never enter the solar system again. Given the antagonism between them and normal humans, it's something that the Meek gladly accept. However, after they move to Carswell and attempt to start a new existence, the Meek discover that the planet is already inhabited by intelligent lifeforms that defy all attempts at understanding or communication. In fact, a risk MacKay takes with these lifeforms is that the humans never find a way to communicate with them. It's an unusual step, one rarely seen in novels containing alien first contact.
However, a densely packed, fast-moving plot will not carry a book by itself, and the biggest strength of The Meek is its characters, particularly the protagonist, Cody Wisner. One of the engineers sent to reclaim Ceres, he is still grieving for his wife, dead for three years, when events start to unfold. Cautious and empathetic, Cody finds himself trapped in the middle when the conflict begins. He understands and appreciates the need to restore Ceres to its former function, but he also feels that the Council unrealistically expects the Meek to bow to its demands. He also shows much more foresight than many of the other characters, often finding and suggesting the least obtrusive solutions to problems that he and his crew encounter. It's his empathy and middle-of-the-road sensibility that ultimately save members of his crew when conflict with the Meek begins, and eventually save the Meek as well. However, thanks in part to the grief from his wife's death, his empathetic skills are not individually tuned, and as a result he sometimes blindly hurts individuals, such as one engineering team member who carries an unrequited crush on him, while he pursues his big-picture goals.
In pursuing those goals, he receives the help of Lulu, a member of the Meek inexplicably drawn to Cody when he and the other engineers first land on Ceres. In some ways, she is actually a more pivotal character than Cody. Without her actions, which went against the wishes of the leadership of the Meek, Cody would not have survived their initial assault. Lulu ends up becoming the bridge between the Meek and the humans who eventually decide to assist them in their quest for a new homeland. In doing so, she finds an inner strength and resolve that allow her to fully assert herself as an individual rather than remaining just a member of a clan, and brings her in control of her own destiny. As she finds herself, she also manages to show Cody how to put his grief aside and finally love again. By the end of the novel, the two of them form a true partnership, one that seems to work on all levels.
The one constant obstacle that Cody and Lulu face in their struggles is Buster, the leader of the Meek. At first he appears to be the stereotypical leader out to get what he wants at all costs. While his goal of getting the Meek a new home away from human interference is noble in light of the conflict thirty years earlier, his single-minded determination to get it done nearly gets all the Meek killed. However, as the novel progresses and Lulu is able to lead him to new ideas of how to reach those goals, we see Buster's flexibility and his ability to change. These are important traits, given that Lulu was originally his wife. Despite much jealousy and anger, he lets go of her because he realizes that she and Cody share something that he would never have with her. As events unfold, so does Buster's character and by the end of the novel, you understand and sympathize with the way he acted when Cody's team first landed on Ceres.
In fact, the closest the book comes to a two-dimensional character is Kevin Axworthy, the head of the military team sent by the Council to support Cody and his team. Like Buster, he initially appears as a stereotype; one of a typical hardheaded commander capable only of following orders. However, as the story unfolds, we find that his antagonism towards the Meek is well founded. During the original uprising on Ceres thirty years earlier, Kevin's father, who had worked on finding a solution that would allow the orphans to rejoin society in a normal fashion, was killed by orphan extremists for supposedly turning his back on their cause. However, as he gets to know the Meek, he realizes that they are different from their orphan predecessors and eventually commends Cody for thwarting the Council's plans. His ability to get past his prejudices ultimately allows him to learn surprising new things about his long-lost father.
Although it's just his second sf novel — he has also written a couple of mystery novels — MacKay deserves your attention. Both The Meek and The Outpost show that MacKay has great potential as a sf novelist. He shows great imagination and the ability to populate his fantastic worlds with memorable situations and characters. He also displays the courage to take some risks, and you definitely won't find yourself traveling over well-worn terrain or tropes.
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Addiction. 105(1):62–73, JAN 2010
Ethnic differences in drinking outcomes following a brief alcohol intervention in the trauma care setting
Craig Field;Raul Caetano;T. Harris;Ralph Frankowski;Bahman Roudsari;
1University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, Center for Social Work Research, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Austin, TX, USA,2Screening and Brief Intervention, University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Trauma Department, Brackenridge, Austin, TX, USA and3University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA
BackgroundEvidence suggests that brief interventions in the trauma care setting reduce drinking, subsequent injury and driving under the influence (DUI) arrest. However, evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions in ethnic minority groups is lacking. The current study evaluates the efficacy of brief intervention among whites, blacks and Hispanics in the United States.MethodsWe conducted a two-group parallel randomized trial comparing brief motivational intervention (BMI) and treatment as usual with assessment (TAU+) to evaluate treatment differences in drinking patterns by ethnicity. Patients were recruited from a level 1 urban trauma center over a 2-year period. The study included 1493 trauma patients, including 668 whites, 288 blacks and 537 Hispanics. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to evaluate ethnic differences in drinking outcomes including volume per week, maximum amount consumed in 1 day, percentage days abstinent and percentage days heavy drinking at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Analyses controlled for age, gender, employment status, marital status, prior alcohol treatment, type of injury and injury severity. Special emphasis was given to potential ethnic differences by testing the interaction between ethnicity and BMI.ResultsAt 6- and 12-month follow-up, BMI significantly reduced maximum amount consumed in 1 day (P < 0.001; P < 0.001, respectively) and percentage days heavy drinking (P < 0.05; P < 0.05, respectively) among Hispanics. Hispanics in the BMI group also reduced average volume per week at 12-month follow-up (Χ2 = 6.8, df = 1, P < 0.01). In addition, Hispanics in TAU+ reduced maximum amount consumed at 6- and 12-month follow-up (P < 0.001; P < 0.001) and volume per week at 12-month follow-up (P < 0.001). Whites and blacks in both BMI and TAU+ reduced volume per week and percentage days heavy drinking at 12-month follow-up (P < 0.001; P < 0.01, respectively) and decreased maximum amount at 6- (P < 0.001) and 12-month follow-up (P < 0.001). All three ethnic groups In both BMI and TAU+ reduced volume per week at 6-month follow-up (P < 0.001) and percentage days abstinent at 6- (P < 0.001) and 12-month follow-up (P < 0.001).ConclusionsAll three ethnic groups evidenced reductions in drinking at 6- and 12-month follow-up independent of treatment assignment. Among Hispanics, BMI reduced alcohol intake significantly as measured by average volume per week, percentage days heavy drinking and maximum amount consumed in 1 day.


So you've written a novel; now what? In this series, debut author-to-be Crystal King describes the traditional publication process from start to finish: the lead-up, what to expect along the way, and how building her social media platform has made a difference. In this installment of "On the Path to Publication" Crystal talks about signing her contract with Touchstone Books and learning about the steps to be taken in the months leading up to the launch of the book.
In just two weeks it will have been a year since the first email came into my inbox from my agent, telling me that there is an editor at Touchstone Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) who was interested in talking to me personally to learn more about FEAST OF SORROW. I was thrilled but still skeptical that it would amount to anything. A couple of days later I hopped on the phone and had a lovely conversation with the woman who would become my first editor.
Ten days went by. I was sick, I mean, really sick, with the flu. It was in the evening on a dark fall day when I got the call from my agent that she had an offer from Touchstone. Even writing about it right now I tear up a bit--it was truly the best news I have ever received. I remember being on the phone with her, bawling like a child, my snot and tears mixing in the most disgusting way. But I was deliriously happy! I had a book deal!
Some haggling happened after that, with my agent going through the contract with a fine tooth comb, conferring with me, then with Touchstone lawyers. I signed the contract the first week of January of this year, 2016.
What happens after the contract? A lot, it turns out. Each publisher has their own way of doing things and sometimes even within the same publishing house the process is different depending on the type of book or the editor who owns the book. I've been fortunate to get to know several other authors who are debuting in 2017 and one thing I've learned is that there isn't one size fits all. So bear that in mind as I describe the steps that I'm taking--it may be somewhat different if you land your own book deal.
Filled out an author questionnaire. This is one of the first steps for most new authors, often before the contract is even signed. It's very comprehensive, with questions about everyone you know, the bookstores in your area, details about your social platform and a lot more.
Two primary editing passes on the novel. Combined this took about four months. My editor had done a pretty thorough reading of questions outlining scenes she wanted cut and scenes she wanted added. This was fairly deep editing which vastly improved the story.
Received my cover. This happened in June, nearly 10 months before my book is out, which I think may be early compared to other authors. In my discussion with other debut authors, this is a step that wildly differs from publisher to publisher. Some authors have a lot of say, providing ideas and sometimes even the art itself. Others, like me, don't have that initial input. I think this is one of the most emotional parts of the process. When I received the first cover I have to admit that I was stunned. It was a gorgeous cover, but not for my book. It had a woman on the cover and a Romance feel. Women tend to read more historical fiction so I understood why they went that direction but there was nothing about the food, and I don't have female protagonists. It was a nice cover but not for FEAST. The second cover was better but my agent and I had a lot of back and forth to get the details right--making sure the food on the cover would have been found in ancient Rome, that the porcelain fruit stand was covered up, that the chiton (Greek) dress that the person had on was changed to be more like a toga. The person on my cover is now more ambiguous (man or woman?). It took me a bit to come around to it but I really do like my cover.
7/20: We'll send your copyedited manuscript to you for your review and edits.
8/3: Copyedited manuscript with your edits due back from you.
8/31: We'll send first pass (typeset) pages to you for your review.
9/14: First pass pages are due back from you with your edits.
10/19: We'll send second pass pages to you. This round will have all of your final edits incorporated. (I'm on this stage now).
11/9: Second pass pages are due back from you.
11/30: Final pass pages to you.
12/21: Final pass pages due back from you.
Blurbs. I was responsible for getting all my blurbs, which most debut authors have to do. Sometimes a publisher can dive into their pool of authors and help you but at least for the first round of blurbs, I was responsible for getting them. I'm fortunate in that I know a LOT of authors because of my connection with Grub Street. But I did reach out to a few authors in my genre, a couple of them that I did not know at all, and they graciously agreed to receive a galley. I lucked out and received ten wonderful blurbs--these blurbs were the first truly outside feedback I had received and I had to admit to a few happy tears when the blurbs rolled in.
Advanced Reader Copies. I just received a few of these a couple of weeks ago and oh! Seeing my book in book form was very moving. ARCS go out to booksellers and long lead reviewers. Some of my ARCs will be going to the American Library Association Conference in January, which is exciting.
Met the Touchstone team in person. I went to NYC for the day, had lunch with my editor and met the team. This was one of the best parts of the whole experience. My publisher has been so fantastic and seeing the people who have been working so hard on behalf of my book was wonderful.
Filmed an author interview. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone does a lot of video author interviews for their books. It was a quick process, just answering a few questions. They're editing it now. I sent them a whole slew of photos that they can edit into the video. I'm a bit nervous for the outcome!
Networked with other debut authors. This has nothing to do with my publisher but it's a step in the process that I highly recommend. Facebook and other social networks will often have groups for new authors. I lucked out and was invited to partake in a group for adult (i.e. not YA) authors debuting in 2017. This group has been SO helpful in knowing I'm not alone, seeing what may still be upcoming, giving me ideas to ask my editor about, etc.
I have a feeling that this stuff is just the tip of the iceberg on what is to come. I'm actively working on planning for the launch now and there is a lot of pre-promotion as well. I'll talk about those subjects in an upcoming post.
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The coastline of Galicia makes up one of the largest landscape values of our country. Many tourists and audiovisual professionals decide each year to come our land seeking to capture, with their gaze or the lens of their cameras the confluence of sea and land from a privileged place.
In 2013 the Lighthouse Route was created with the idea of providing travelers the opportunity to spot the Galician scenic beauty from a height that allowed them to appreciate every single detail. This route is a train ride that has as its starting point the town of Ferrol and as its destination Ribadeo, stopping at each of the headlamps and most valued viewpoints of northern Galicia. Then we present the different points where this route stops.
The first stop is the lighthouse of Cape Ortegal, a building of 10 meters with a range of 18 nautical miles from where the Serra da Capelada and Ortigueira Estuary can be seen. This lighthouse is located in a Site of Community Importance (SCI), which has this distinction due to its relevance in contributing to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity. The rock formations that make up the Cape Ortegal have black granite in morphology, which makes them the oldest rocks in the Iberian Peninsula with 1.156 million years.
The next destination, the Vixía Herbeira viewpoint is located in the municipality of Cariño, in A Coruña, and provides one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the European coastline. This point is the highest peak in the Serra da Capelada, about 620 meters above sea level. From there, you can see one of the cliffs with the highest altitude and inclination of Europe.
After leaving Vixia Herbeira down, passengers can access to the Santuario San Andrés de Teixido, a church with a great popular tradition behind and pilgrimage point for those who want to avoid a little benevolent reincarnation because, as the legend says, people who didn't go to visit San Andrés when they were alive, they will go reincarnated in one of the animals that inhabit the place. Located in a privileged position from which you can see the cliffs of the Serra de Capelada, this church blends the Gothic and Baroque styles both inside and on the facade.
Once travelers have met his visit to the saint, the journey will continue until the Stake Lighthouse Bar, located in the municipality of Mañón Coruña and from which you can see the Ria of O Barqueiro. The peculiarity which makes this lighthouse one of the most famous, is in his situation. And the lighthouse Stake Bars is located on the invisible border that links the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay. The lighthouse, in operation since the second half of the nineteenth century, has a height of 33 meters with light reaches 25 nautical miles.
Leaving the region of Ortegal, the train will head to Ribadeo, its final destination. There, travelers can enjoy the lighthouse of Illa Pancha, opened in 1859 and located at the mouth of the Estuary of Ribadeo. Its light source, as amended in 1983, has a range of 21 nautical miles, when the original made visible only 9 miles. The lighthouse is connected to the Ribadeo village by a bridge, two kilometers away from the center.
The Praia das Catedrais beach is also located in Ribadeo, and it is the most visited of the region. The charms of this beach of 1400 meters of fine sand are several. On the one hand, are its rocky buttresses of more than 30 meters high and topped by spiers caves. In addition, the appeal of looking at rock formations perspective, watching arches appear to lie within others. Not forgetting the viewpoints from which you can see the wonderful coast of A Mariña Lucense.
Those passengers who at the end of the route in Ribadeo want to return to Ferrol, may also do so by train and those whose destination and origin is the city of A Coruña, will have a bus route which goes from Ferrol to Coruña and vice versa.


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Posted Wednesday 10th September 2014 by Nige Burton
Mid-December 1959.
The week before Christmas and the whole of Fleetwood waited.
A trawler was overdue… and a silence descended on the port.
For days the sea around Skerryvore in the South Minch was scoured for the 449-ton Red Falcon and her crew of 19 in a massive sea and air search.
Families waited with mounting anxiety – eyes scanning the horizon in vain and hope. But the Red Falcon was lost – presumed to have been overwhelmed in heavy seas as she made for home.
Wreckage – including a rocket container box, pieces of wood believed to be floorboards on a lifeboat and two lifebuoys stamped – was washed up 25 miles north of the vessel's last known position.
Lost with all hands – leaving 25 children fatherless and a town too stunned to celebrate Christmas.
The Red Falcon – built in 1936 – was the last coal burning trawler in the lago Steam Trawler Co. Ltd. Fleet. She was formerly named Cape Barfleur.
Her last voyage started on November 25th 1959 when she sailed for the Icelandic fishing grounds, leaving on the same tide as the Red Sabre.
The two vessels fished together at Iceland for most of the trip and turned for home at the same time.
Red Falcon was skippered by Alexander Hardy (45), of Broadway, Fleetwood. A most experienced skipper who undertook minesweeping duties during the war.
He was in contact with Sabre's skipper (Tom McKernan) and the skipper of the Red Knight (John Mecklenburgh) during the voyage home. Both men later thought the Falcon had been engulfed by a tidal wave.
Skipper McKernan had been about 70 miles ahead of the Falcon and Skipper Mecklenburgh about 150 miles behind. Both reported severe gales – with winds gusting to 100mph. Skipper McKernan advised the Falcon to avoid the tidal race off Islay which Skipper Hardy acknowledged.
The area was known to be treacherous with swirling tides.
But relatives had received wires from the ship saying she would be docking Monday night.
As was the custom, many went to meet her in on that Monday – December 14th. It was not unusual for ships to be delayed by bad weather and families again went down to meet Falcon on the Tuesday.
The radio silence from the vessel was ominous and anxiety mounted.
"We fear the worst," said Captain E.D.W. Lawford, DSO, RN, managing director of the owners.
And as the terrible news began to sink in, the "mission men" continued their task of comforting the bereaved. The Superintendent of the Fleetwood branch of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, Mr Duncan Brown, and the Port Missioner Mr.G. Wright, visited homes.
All but one of the crew – Fireman Joseph Mair of Portsmouth – lived in Fleetwood.
The crew list was given as:
Skipper Alexander Hardy (45), Broadway, Mate George Gloss (59), Gordon Road, Chief Engineer Jim Carter (39), Macbeth Road, Second engineer William Irvine (45), Bramley Avenue, Bosun Jim Gorst, (38), Wingrove Road, Deckhands Joseph Blackburn (21), Radcliffe Road, Jack McDaid (27) North Street, Jim Read (26), Willow Street, Edward Archer (31), Belmont Road, George Harlin (24), Chatsworth Avenue, Joseph Riches (26), Knowsley Gate, Jim Morley (27), Heathfield Road, William Deery (36), Bold Street, Jack Preston (16), Radcliffe Road, Wireless Operator William Cooper (46), Heathfield Road, Cook George McLoughlin (44) Witton Grove, Assistant Cook John Coultas (20), Abbotts Walk, Fireman John Smith (33), Whinfield Avenue.
Within days an appeal fund for dependants was set up by the Mayor of Fleetwood (Councillor Jim Shaw, JP). Owners, lago, started it with a £1,000 donation and the fund eventually topped £20,000, with cash pouring in from all over the country.
A cheque for £10.10s was received from the Church of Scotland on the island of Tiree, Inner Hebrides. An accompanying letter said the loss of the Falcon so near their shores had made a deep impression on the community. It was on the rocky shores of Tiree that wreckage from the Falcon was washed up. Another donation was from the isle of Mull and one from people in Oban.
Seven months after the loss an inquiry opened at Fleetwood Town Hall.
It was revealed that the last radio contact with the Falcon was at 7am on December 14th. The Sabre's skipper called up the Falcon and reported the wind as force 10 between Skerryvore and Rathlin Island. He said he had had a very rough passage but was now under the lee of Rathlin. Falcon's skipper said he was abeam of Skerryvore Light and he would avoid the tide race.
A few minutes later the Red Knight had also been in radio contact with the Falcon and heard she was in bad weather with a "confused" sea.
The Sabre and Knight continued their homeward journey and no real anxiety was felt until Knight – which had been astern of the Falcon – docked at midnight on Tuesday, December 15th. A 3-day search was launched.
Both skippers thought a tidal wave had swamped the Falcon.
The inquiry believed it was difficult to ascertain the cause of the loss but the most probable cause was that the ship was "overwhelmed".
And its loss left a town overwhelmed with shock and grief.
First published in Life in Fleetwood issue 27, December 1992 / January 1993.
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That's a spoiler. I think.
Anyway, just by reading this review, you're infected. By soy sauce. Not the stuff you pour into the stir fry to stop it sticking to the pan, but a strange, sentient liquid that affects the brains of its users. It's like a drug, but it's not. It opens up a portal to hell, in your mind. Demons emerge from it; some of them subtle, shadowy fiends who float around like ghosts in negative, and some of them (literally) eye-popping monsters, hairy, tentacled, slimy, breathing fire and emitting greenhouse gases, to be dispatched with shotguns, holy water, silver bullets and 1980s power rock ballads.
If you hadn't already guessed, John Dies At The End is a less-than-conventional novel detailing how our narrator, David Wong, fights back against the forces of darkness which over-run his world after he is infected with the soy sauce after a needlestick accident at the home of his friend, John – he of the fatalistic title.
Actually it's a misnomer, as John actually dies at the start of this book, too. And possibly at more than one other point from start to finish. Even though he lives all the way through it. That might sound clear as ectoplasm. Bear with me, though.
John and Dave are slackers… Or rather, a whole generation on from what I take to be slackers. They're in their mid-twenties, bright but not academically inclined, given to playing video games, drinking beer and eating junk food all night, having relationships sporadically but with an in-built knowledge that women are better than them in every single way. Self-loathing, childhood issues and mental health problems are as standard, certainly with Dave. John wears his difficulties – mainly of the social variety - lightly, and is an excellent devil-may-care best friend.
The devil may care in this novel, of course, even though he isn't directly referenced. Dave and John are first introduced to the soy sauce by way of a black man with a fake Jamaican accent, calling himself Robert Marley, naturally, who spooks the young and the not so beautiful of Undisclosed, the American mid-western town in the tale, by pushing soy sauce onto them during a hellish rock concert. When Robert blows up in a storm of pink goo and guts, and the people who took the soy sauce start dying or seeing rather awful things, the story picks up. What are the soy sauce infected people seeing, what is the secret attached to it, and what are the demons up to?
I can only say I SERVE NONE BUT KORROK.
After an evil road trip to Las Vegas and a set-piece involving a shoot-out with flying wig monsters, Dave and John begin to form a kind of paranormal spook-busting partnership, helping out the baffled local police as paranormal incidents begin to increase throughout the neighbourhood. There's a bit of X-Files in that, but also a great deal of Scooby Doo, too. As events begin to escalate, they also seem to grow more and more personal to Dave.
Which is problematic, because Dave is our narrator. The story is framed with the device of our guide taking a journalist through it from start to finish. The journalist is sceptical – picking up on many inconsistencies or oddities in Dave's incredible story. This was very smart on the part of the author. More than once, Wong asks us if we are really paying attention to the story all the way through. Did you forget about a background character, for instance? Someone who got a bit lost in the shootout? Well, the journalist didn't. Keep up, won't you?
It's an inventive, brilliant book, with lots of mind-bending moments and surreal horror. For example, John dies at the start – then he calls Dave to explain why he died, and how to make contact with him again through the medium of a dog called Molly. Dave uses a hotdog as a phone at this moment.
Later, John reappears in the narrative, completely unscathed. So does Molly the dog, despite exploding in a foamy burst of fur and pink goo. This is the type of novel where people explode in pink goo all the time. Then they go on to reappear, completely unexploded and with all their goo intact.
Wong maintains his tone throughout, which is the key problem with stories which seek to blend dread and scares with big laughs and chuckles. It's tough to write a funny and scary book.
Because it is a scary book – not so much when it comes to monsters and demons and ghosts, but more to do with the idea that hell exists, in our minds. The childhood traumas and fears that never leave us, the hang-ups and insecurities that we settle into in adulthood, the regret and remorse we cannot let go in our maturity – these are the things that haunt us and torment us, Wong points out, not spooks and monsters. And we're right to be frightened by these things. Especially the harms visited upon us by evil people.
Because imagine if they did have souls, and lived forever? Imagine all that malice, existing forever, and victimising you forever. What can you do about that? There, surely, is hell. And it doesn't look like there's a heaven to balance it.
There's some depth in among all the mayhem, too. As a document looking at lost generations – going nowhere fast, let down by the education system, unable to get decent, well-paying jobs, hailing from fractured families and going on to have dead-end relationships if they're lucky – it's a far more poignant book than it might first appear.
It's also a heartening piece of work. The author – real name not David Wong – was battering away at this book while working on his website, cracked.com. What was first a hobby and a bit of fun grew and grew and grew online, became a bit of a monster itself, and now here I am – reviewing the physical copy on Booksquawk. He's also got a movie deal under the belt. He's got fans.
It can be done, people. It can be done. Demons be damned!


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As much as I adore beauty and fashion, there is another love of mine that trumps them both...music. my musical taste is vast and eclectic, ranging from Broadway to heavy metal. And there's nothing I love more than stumbling upon new songs and artists.
The Music Box, who kindly sent me this box for review, is a $10 per month subscription service that helps you discover new and emerging artists. Each month, You'll receive a box tailored to your own musical tastes containing CD's and a few fun little extras.
First look! Let's start with the music, shall we?
The Sons 'The Prime Words Committee' --- I can't pinpoint exactly what genre this belongs in. It's a mishmash of just about all of them. At times it sounds like folk music but then it will sound more like alternative rock 5 seconds later. It's all over the place and I just couldn't get into it.
If Not For Dreaming 'Awake and Asleep' --- much more my style! They a very distinct sound that reminds me of a group from the early 90's, Mazzy Star.
Noted 'Silent' --- Definitely my favorite from this box. All their songs were pretty amazing. Think Paramore, Flyleaf, ect. Will definitely be tracking this band!
An assortment of cards for other bands were also included and many of them have a code for free downloads so that's great!
The two fun little extras included this someeCard and a tiny little poppy flower kit. Odd and random items but I got a kick out of them.
I can't say enough how much I love the concept of The Music Box subscription. It's affordable and let's you explore the music world, finding new artists and sounds to treasure!
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Shopify reveals another record breaking Black Friday
Shopify Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SHOP), a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, announced a record-setting Black Friday with sales of nearly $2.9* billion from the start of Black Friday in New Zealand through the end of Black Friday in California. This represents a 21% increase over Black Friday in 2020 when sales by Shopify merchants surged 75% over 2019 driven by COVID-19 lockdowns, and is more than double their sales on Black Friday 2019. Collectively, merchants on Shopify generated peak sales of nearly $3.1 million per minute at 12:02 PM EST on Black Friday, and merchants crossed $1 billion in sales by 4:00am EST, four hours earlier than Black Friday in 2020.
"Every year, Black Friday represents one of the largest single-day sales moments for entrepreneurs around the world, and this year it was bigger than ever," said Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify. "From in-store retailers, to online, and even viral TikTok must-haves, these Black Friday sales show that independent businesses are having a massive impact on global commerce. Consumer support of independent brands is at an all-time high."
2021 Black Friday Australia Highlights**
Peak sales per minute: Black Friday at 10:00AM AEDT.
Top selling cities where shoppers made purchases from (in order of highest sales): Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide
Mobile sales: 66% of sales were made on mobile devices versus 34% on desktop, a slight increase from 65% of sales made on mobile and 35% on desktop in 2020.
Top product categories: Apparel and accessories followed by home & garden and health & beauty and
Average cart price: $163.28 AUD, which is up from last year's Black Friday average of $128.93 AUD.
14%: Cross-border orders worldwide on Black Friday as a percentage of total orders, with the most popular cross-border routes being Australia-United States, Australia-New Zealand and Australia-United Kingdom.
34%: Growth in POS sales made my Shopify merchants in Australia have grown by 34% from Black Friday in 2020
23,000+ globally: Tonnes of carbon removal funded to counteract emissions from the delivery of every order placed on Shopify's platform on Black Friday. Learn more about how Shopify is eliminating the climate impact of merchant shipments here.
Visit datastories.shopify.com to view Shopify's annual Black Friday / Cyber Monday Live Globe, which captures global commerce in real-time and demonstrates the impact of Shopify merchants globally.
About Shopify
Shopify is a leading provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, offering trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Proudly founded in Ottawa, Shopify powers over 1.7 million businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, Heinz, Staples Canada, and many more. For more information, visit www.shopify.com.
This press release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"), including statements with regard to commerce trends. Words such as "expects", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions and no assurance can be given that these trends will continue. Shopify undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
*Shopify's 2021 Black Friday data is based on sales by its more than 1.7 million businesses in approximately 175 countries around the world from Nov 25th 11:00 to Nov 27th 08:00 UTC.
**Shopify's 2021 Black Friday data is based on sales by its more than 1.7 million businesses in approximately 175 countries around the world from November 25th 11:00 UTC to November 27th 04:30 UTC.
All data presented here (including worldwide sales) is approximate and is based on various assumptions. All data is unaudited and is subject to adjustment. All financial figures are in USD.
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