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Could Pa. be on track for at-large congressional elections?
It's a topic du jour in Harrisburg right now because lawmakers are on the verge of an impasse over their once-a-decade responsibility to redraw Pennsylvania's congressional map, and some lawmakers are beginning to trot out what-ifs as the deadlines loom closer.
Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), who leads the House committee in charge of redistricting, has been one of its primary progenitors — using the existence of the old federal law, and the potential chaos of so many at-large elections, in an apparent effort to draw Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, into public negotiations on a GOP-selected map proposal the governor has already said he doesn't support.
"The federal law clearly articulates, states which do not have a map in place and lose a seat shall have all their congressional delegation run statewide using the same nomination process as the governor," Grove said at a recent press conference. "If Governor Wolf fails to agree to a congressional map with the General Assembly, this is the reality voters and congressional candidates will have to face."
At first glance, Pennsylvania seems to be headed for the exact situation this law describes.
The commonwealth lost a congressional seat in the 2020 census, so lawmakers are supposed to draw a new map with 17 seats, instead of the 18 it has had for the last decade, in time for 2022 elections. The state legislature, long controlled by Republicans, is supposed to initiate this redrawing, and then Wolf is supposed to sign off on a plan. So far, they haven't come anywhere close to an agreement.
On Wednesday, the House passed a map plan that Wolf has signaled he'd veto if it were to reach his desk.
But, even if the loggerheads continue, the prospect of an at-large congressional contest remains unlikely.
The array of federal laws that apply to redistricting, and the legal precedents that govern the process, are much more complicated than Grove — who didn't respond to a request for an interview — is making them out to be.
That set of 1941 contingencies for congressional map impasses was undermined in 1967 by a new federal law that said representatives must, in every election going forward, "be elected only from districts." In other words: no at-large elections.
The Congressional Research Service wrote about these laws at length in a 2003 brief, noting that they're unusual because while the 1967 law seems to explicitly contradict the 1941 one, both have remained on the books.
Researchers wrote that while the 1941 at-large law could still potentially be invoked, it can also be argued that the 1967 update makes it a "dead letter."
"Further buttressing the dead letter theory," the service added, "is the 40-year history of active court involvement in redistricting."
In 1941, when the at-large contingency was introduced, "courts were constrained by years of precedent limiting their entrance into the 'political thicket' of redistricting," the CRS…
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The family of a California rapper who was fatally shot by police in his car said an officer's bodycam footage suggests he was not awake when they opened fire, and that he appeared to be scratching himself, not grabbing for a weapon.
"What we saw was a sleeping man," David Harrison, a cousin of Willie McCoy, 20, said. "He reaches with his right arm to his left shoulder, scratching. He wasn't awake. There wasn't enough time for him to wake up."
Police in the Bay Area city of Vallejo were responding to a call about a man who was unresponsive in a Taco Bell drive-thru with a handgun on his lap. The bodycam footage, which was taken from one of the six officers who shot at McCoy, was shown Wednesday to three family members, including Harrison, who viewed the video for about 1 1/2 hours.
In the video, he said, officers told McCoy to show them his hands and then quickly shot him, adding that he never heard the officers identify themselves as police.
"It was like almost instantaneous," Harrison, 48, said. "I can't tell you how many seconds, but if I was to estimate, from what I've seen, maybe from a couple of seconds."
Harrison said he didn't see his younger cousin's face from the vantage point of the officer's bodycam, but that for about 15 minutes before the shooting, the officers were standing around and didn't appear to have a plan of action that could have prevented anyone from getting hurt.
The family's description of events after viewing the bodycam footage differs from the Vallejo police's official version following the shooting.
According to Vallejo police, a call came in at around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 from a Taco Bell employee who said there was a driver "slumped over" in a silver Mercedes-Benz in the drive-thru.
Police said they arrived and attempted to box in McCoy's car, which was still running, to prevent any erratic movement. That's when they said he woke up but failed to listen to commands.
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The Hour Pond Loop follows part of the Puffer Pond Trail near Thirteenth Lake in the Central Adirondacks. A newly convened state task force will attempt to settle trail maintenance issues after a landmark court decision. (Herb Terns/Times Union archive)
SARANAC LAKE — Trail building in the Adirondacks, which has been on hold for more than two years, could resume this summer, pending the work of a new task force that will help shape policies governing trail-related tree cutting on state lands.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation said earlier this month that it has formed a Trail Stewardship Working Group, which "is undertaking a review of trail construction guidance and policies in light of the (2021) Court of Appeals decision." That decision struck down proposed snowmobile connector trails on the grounds they violated Article 14 of the New York Constitution. Article 14 protects trees in the state's Forest Preserve from destruction.
Through the years, courts have ruled that trees can be cut if the work is in the public interest, but that these cuttings cannot be substantial or material. The snowmobile trails would have cut 200 trees per mile, and 925 if seedlings and saplings were included.
Members and nonmembers of the working group acknowledged the devil is in the details, but applauded the DEC for taking the opportunity to involve a wide range of public interests in the new policy and clean up a number of trail-building ambiguities that have developed over the years.
"Broad representation is the best framework," said Keene Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson, who is not on the panel. "But will they be able to make everyone happy? That's the rub." Even so, he said, "The DEC really set this up to be successful, so now it's up to the people in the room."
An overhaul in trail policy has been years in the making.
The state was sued by the environmental group Protect the Adirondacks in 2013 after the DEC pushed ahead with plans to build more than 30 miles of snowmobile trails in state forests connecting towns in the central Adirondacks — trails that the towns believe is crucial for their economies.
Town representatives said they were promised these connector trails in exchange for their cooperation in bringing thousands of acres of new forest land under state ownership. The state continues to pay taxes on these lands, but they are no longer open to development.
Jim Rolf, trail coordinator for the New York State Snowmobile Association, said he believes common ground can be found. "I'm optimistic — despite some others who may have deeply entrenched ideas to remove snowmobiles from the Adirondacks," he said. "I think we will come to a consensus on a plan that will work best for everybody: residents, visitors, businesses and for environmental protection. Because snowmobilers do believe in environmental protection."
The DEC placed a moratorium on trail building in July 2019 after the Appellate Division's Third Department agreed with Protect, and ruled that planned Class II snowmobile trails required the cutting of more trees that was allowed under the state's Constitution. Then, earlier this year, New York's highest court affirmed and expanded on the lower court's position.
The DEC moratorium applied to all trails, even though the court spoke to snowmobiles' "greater interference with the natural development of the Forest Preserve than is necessary to accommodate hikers."
Peter Bauer, Protect's executive director and a member of the trails stewardship group, said that the moratorium seemed to have been imposed "out of spite," and that as long as Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in office, the DEC seemed disinclined to acknowledge that its trail policies needed to be revamped.
Bauer said Gov. Kathy Hochul's team is moving in a fresh direction. "I'm optimistic that with the change in administration the DEC will get serious about upholding Article 14," he said.
Jerry Delaney, director of the Adirondack Local Government Review Board and a member of the new panel, said "the court has pretty much dealt a death blow to snowmobiling in state forests." He fears recreation in general is threatened for those who lack perfect mobility.
"The message is 'Come to the Adirondacks (only) if you're young, strong and healthy,'" he said.
Delaney said he will advocate for recreation, and he welcomes the opportunity for more trails and less litigation. "Hopefully we can find a path forward, but I think it's a 50-50 shot," he said.
Along with stopping snowmobile trails, the moratorium delayed the start of some hiking and biking trail projects, and left others that had been partially completed frozen in time. It came at a time when advocates of greater sustainability of forest resources were arguing for new and better trails in order to give increasing numbers of hikers more options and to bypass poorly designed trails prone to wear and erosion.
"Obviously there's a lot more at stake than just snowmobile trails," said stewardship group member Josh Wilson, director of the Barkeater Trails Alliance, a group focused on mountain biking and skiing. "I'm optimistic that we can find a way to move forward."
Wilson said BETA has several mountain-bike trail projects on pause, including projects at Fowler's Crossing in Saranac Lake and better connections to the Jackrabbit Ski Trail at Old Mountain Road between Keene and North Elba. "The (working group) is encouraging and we're excited to be involved," he said.
The group has held its first organizational meeting, and will begin work in earnest after the first of the year, members said. The panel includes 13 members representing town governments, the New York State Snowmobile Association, trail builders and multiple environmental groups.
According to the DEC, the group will provide real-time feedback to staff as potential policies are developed. Final policies will undergo a formal public comment period prior to adoption, with DEC and APA staff engaged in the process.
The DEC said it did not anticipate any new trail construction before May 2022.
This story was initially published by Adirondack Explorer, a nonprofit newsgathering organization reporting on environmental policy and other issues affecting the state forest preserve.


Hi, I am a 47 year old woman. From age 18, I can only fall asleep with the t.v. on, when it's quiet I can hear the silence and it sounds like an alarm going off, then I finally manage to fall asleep after watching t.v for 2 hours, that condition I somehow got used to.
My big problem is that in the past 6 months when I finally fall asleep, I only sleep for 4 hours and I'm suddenly wide awake and can't fall back to sleep, sometimes I'll fall back to sleep 3 hours later only to get a half hour's sleep before my alarm goes off, needless to say the lack of sleep makes it had to function at work.
to a neurologist. The neurologist says that i have delayed sleep phase syndrome and has also determined after asking me some questions about my study habits when i was younger and my abilities then and now to concentrate when trying to learn something new, that I have Attention Deficit Disorder and has prescribed for me Ritalin and Circadin.
I can understand the Circadin but I don't understand how the ritalin can help my sleep problem. I am sensitive to medicines and I'm afraid to start taking ritalin which has so many side effects.
Any advice about how taking Ritalin will help my sleep problems?
Thank you for your attention, will really appreciate your thoughts.
Kevin: Hey Yael, thanks for writing in. ADD often gets thrown into the mix unnecessarily when dealing with cases involving sleep deprivation. If we're constantly sleep deprived, our attention and focus are going to go haywire as well--that's easy to see. Occasionally this can get read into too much and prescribed another cause, when the real cause is just not having enough sleep. Perhaps once your sleep problems go away your "ADD" diagnosis won't be relevant at all either. Maybe that's a concern you want to bring up with your doctor while discussing with him or her his or her reasoning for the Ritalin prescription, before starting on the medicine.
On another note, if the T.V. keeps you up for several hours but silence is deafening, perhaps try listening to some soft music instead. The lack of visual stimuli could prevent you from getting caught up in whatever storyline is unfolding on the television, but the steady noise should soothe the silence away. Possibly a way to get back an hour or two on some nights. What do you think?
I'm a big fan myself of calming music and even meditation--just trying to clear my head and feel what's going on in the world around me. Everyone has a different style when it comes to what music relaxes them. One cool site that recognizes this real well is SoundSleeping.com. Their homepage actually lets you customize relaxing sounds based on different clips they have. They also have pre-arranged tracks that you can purchase.
Another beautiful source of music to relax by comes from Easy Sleep Music. They have a pretty huge variety of nice sounds, and you can preview their CDs here on iTunes.
I hope this is helpful. We'll be having a series of articles coming out soon on circadian rhythms as they relate to sleep, so if you'd like to stay posted about those feel free to sign up for our free newsletter or blog to get updated when they come out.


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Richard Bocking
The roots of the Böcking winery can be traced to the early 1600s, when the family was appointed regional treasurer under Prince Pfälz-Zweibrücken. Soon thereafter, the family became active in the budding wine production and trading business in Trarbach, purchasing what may be the oldest Riesling vineyard on the Mosel, the Trarbacher Ungsberg. The Trarbacher Schlossberg vineyard was acquired soon thereafter. Recently, Denman Zirkle and daughter Sigrid Carroll, a direct descendant of Richard Böcking, purchased the Estate from a cousin. In 2013, after almost 400 years, Böcking wines were introduced to the U.S. market for the first time. Richard Böcking has 15 acres under cultivation. The plantings are 95% Riesling and 5% Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). Of the five vineyards: Ungsberg, Burgberg, Schlossberg, Huenerberg and Taubenhaus, four are classified as Grand Cru with own-rooted vines up to 80 years old growing on steep slate slopes of up to 60% inclines. The small vineyard parcels are cultivated individually and by hand. All vineyards are farmed as biodynamically as possible and what's not farmed biodynamically is under organic conversion. In the cellar Böcking focused mainly on dry Rieslings. They have returned to traditional winemaking using naturally occurring yeast, old 1000 liter fuders, and introducing only the sparest amount of sulfur at bottling.
Varietal: Pinot Blanc
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Winemaker Simon Trös works with local growers surrounding Traben-Trarbach in the mid Mosel to source fruit for their Pinot Blanc. Vinified and aged in stainless steel, the Pinot Blanc embodies the terroir of the mid-Mosel: mineral-driven, bright acidity, fruit forward but dry.
Riesling (lightly off-dry)
Varietal: Riesling
Organic. Sourced entirely from their estate fruit in the Trarbacher Traubenhaus vineyard. Soil: blue, grey, and red slate. For this dry-tasting Riesling Qba, Feinherb is the closest approximation for the RS. The roughly 19 g/l balance out the high acidity and amplify the fruit while still finishing on the dry side. Vinified and aged in stainless steel.
Riesling Schlossberg (Grand Cru – Off Dry)
Farming Practice: Biodynamic
Biodynamic. Situated high above the town of Trarbach, the Schlossberg vineyard is planted with Bocking's oldest vines, all of which are 80 years old older and ungrafted. Bocking has owned 1.4 ha in the most prized part of this grand cru since the mid 1800s. Schlossberg sits on the slopes of the Schottbachtal, a small side valley off the Mosel behind the town of Trarbach. The exposure here faces southwest and the steep slopes reach up to 60%. The predominately gray slate in Schlossberg is quite decomposed, the composition being fine and easily broken. This gives wines with a distinctive fruit and mineral character and a delicate structure. The vines are farmed organically and now biodynamics have been introduced as well. The old vines give very low yield: 30 hl/ha in an average yield. In the cellar Simon prefers to allow a brief maceration on the skins before pressing which adds texture to the wines. Fermentation is spontaneous and the wines are both fermented and aged in very old small casks where they stay on the gross lees. The wines tend to ferment fairly dry although Bocking doesn't force them to do so- if they stop sooner in a certain vintage that's where they stay (the 2014 contains 9.2 g/l RA.) Wines are bottled with minimal sulfur and aged additional time before release.
Riesling Trocken 'Devon'
Organic. This dry (10 g/l) Riesling mainly comes from vines in the Trarbacher Traubenhaus vineyard and partly from their grand cru vineyards. Blue, red, and grey slate (from the Devonian age, hence the name), steep slopes, hand-harvested. Fermented half in 1,000-liter Fuder casks and stainless-steel vats.
Riesling Ungsberg (Grand Cru – Dry)
Biodynamic. Situated on slopes of 60-100% incline in the Kautenbachtal, a small side valley off the Mosel behind the town of Trarbach, Ungsberg has been cultivated continuously for over 400 years, making it one of the oldest Riesling vineyards in the Mosel. Vines here are over 40 years old and mostly ungrafted. Ungsberg's extremely steep slope of gray, blue, and brown slate, mixed with lots quartz, allows the Riesling vines to thrive and acquire a distinctive flavor. Soils here are particularly poor which leads to unusual concentration in the resulting fruit. Ungsberg faces due south and is protected from harsh winds, allowing for morning to evening sun exposure and a long growing season. Ungsberg has an even longer history as a magical, soulful place. Its name comes from the ancient Celtic language for "hill of balm and medicinal herbs" and medicinal herbs still thrive here. A natural hot spring along the bottom edge of the vineyard has been the source of thermal bathhouses dating back to Roman times. The vines are farmed organically and now biodynamics have been introduced as well. The old vines give very low yield: 30 hl/ha in an average yield. In the cellar Simon prefers to allow a brief maceration on the skins before pressing which adds texture to the wines. Fermentation is spontaneous and the wines are both fermented and aged in very old small casks where they stay on the gross lees. The wines tend to ferment fairly dry although Bocking doesn't force them to do so- if they stop sooner in a certain vintage that's where they stay (the 2014 contains 9.6 g/l RA.) Wines are bottled with minimal sulfur and aged additional time before release.


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Q: Where to run Celery on AWS In my django web app I am running a calculation which takes 2-10 minutes, and the AWS server times out with a 504 server error.
It seems that the best way to fix this problem is to implement a worker, and offload the calculations. Through some research, it seems that Celery with a Redis server (maybe AWS SQS instead?) are best for Django.
However, I only see tutorials for instances that are run locally. The Redis server is hosted by Railway and Celery is run in a separate terminal than Django (on the same local machine). I'm curious if/where Celery and Redis should be running on AWS.
This answer says  you should try to run celery as a deamon in the background. AWS Elastic Beanstalk uses supervisord already to run some deamon processes. So you can leverage that to run celeryd and avoid creating a custom AMI for this. It works nicely for me. but don't the Celery and Redis servers still need to run somehow?
Where does the Celery server run?
How do I start it?
How can I leverage supervisord to run daemon processes? The documentation isn't helping me very much with AWS integration

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The best security cameras give you a balance between video quality, value, durability, and functionality. Some systems require a hardwired connection, while others use wireless connections. Many camera systems record in 1080p HD or even 4K UHD to capture as much detail as possible. If you want 24/7 recording, it's best to choose a system that has built-in infrared lighting or integrated spotlights for recording in dim, dark, or even pitch-black environments. As well, it's important to check if the system you're interested in is rated for indoor, outdoor, or mixed environment use.
Whether your business is downtown or runs out of your basement workshop, there is a security system built for your needs. Here are our top picks.
Best Overall: Arlo Pro 3 Spotlight Camera
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The Arlo Pro 3 system is one of the best security camera systems on the market. The starter pack includes one to six cameras and a base unit, and each camera can shoot video in 2K with HDR support for clear images. Along with motion detection, the camera has an integrated spotlight that makes night recording much easier. Each camera has a 160-degree viewing angle, as well as a rechargeable battery with up to six months of life on a single charge. The entire system is also compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Homekit voice controls.
With the dedicated app, you'll get instant notifications and a direct video and audio feed to assess risks. You can also set up package detection alerts to prevent theft and create custom activity zones to focus on high-traffic areas.
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Best Multi-Camera: Swann 12-Camera Security System
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If your business has a large storefront or warehouse with lots of blind spots, the Swann 12-camera security system is perfect for monitoring both indoors and outdoors. With 16 recording channels, you can add up to four extra cameras to monitor a wider area. Each camera records in 1080p HD, detecting details like license plate numbers, logos on clothing, and even facial features. For night recording, each camera can see up to 100 feet while recording in black-and-white and up to 32 feet when recording in color. The cameras are also equipped with built-in spotlights as well as heat and motion detection controls.
A dedicated smartphone or tablet app can set up push notifications and remotely monitor live video feeds. Even more, the security system is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant voice controls and Chromecast.
Best 4K: Arlo Ultra 4K UHD Security System
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The Arlo Ultra security system records in 4K UHD resolution so that faces, clothing details, and license plate numbers can easily be seen, day or night. You can choose a starting package that includes one to four cameras, as well as a subscription plan that allows you to add up to 56 cameras. Each camera has an integrated spotlight and smart siren that is activated by motion and sound detection or can be triggered remotely via the dedicated app. Each camera also has a noise-canceling microphone and an integrated speaker for 2-way audio.
The lens allows for color night vision, plus automatic zoom and object tracking to focus on people, vehicles, and animals that come into frame. Each camera also features a weather-resistant housing to prevent damage from moisture, dust, and pests.
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Best with Local Storage: Reolink Video Surveillance System
While many video surveillance systems offer cloud storage options, having plenty of local storage is important for preserving video feeds and the ability to offload files for evidence in case of an emergency. The Reolink system comes with a home base with a 2TB hard drive, allowing you to store days worth of video; it can also automatically overwrite previous files for continuous recording.
The system includes four durable cameras that record in 1440p HD for crystal clear video, and it supports a maximum of eight cameras. They also have integrated microphones for audio recording and built-in infrared LEDs, giving you up to 100 feet of night vision. With the dedicated app, you get remote access to video and audio feeds, too.
Best Compact: Panasonic WV-S3131L Dome Camera
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The Panasonic dome camera measures just 4.1 inches in diameter and 2 inches tall, so you can easily tuck it into a corner or inconspicuous space. It's capable of recording in 1080p HD at up to 60 frames per second, giving you clear, smooth video. The lens gives you a 108-degree field of view, and the camera has a pivot hinge that allows custom angles. With infrared LEDs, you get up to 49 feet of night vision, and with backlight, fog, and highlight compensation, you'll get great video feeds in almost any lighting or weather condition.
The built-in condenser microphone records clean, clear audio, and smart facial coding reduces bandwidth when capturing faces for better identification. You can also set up motion-activated alerts to assess dangers and alarms.
Best Outdoor: D-Link Vigilance DCS-4605EV
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A great outdoor camera, D-Link Vigilance is not only water- and dust-resistant, but it's also designed to prevent tampering and sabotage. Better yet, the domed lens cover helps reduce condensation build-up in high humidity or during temperature changes. The camera can also operate in temperatures ranging from 32 to 104 degrees.
The camera records in 1080p HD and uses wide dynamic range technology to digitally enhance video feeds for better detailing. Built-in infrared LEDs allow recording up to 65 feet, even in pitch black situations. With the included management software, you can also set up motion detection for on-demand recording and control the pan and tilt of the camera.
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Best Indoor: Google Nest Cam IQ
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The Google Nest IQ camera is one of the best indoor security cameras available. With the ability to record in 1080p at up to 30 frames per second, you'll get crystal clear video to monitor points-of-sale, entrances and exits, or high traffic areas. It also features automatic zoom and tracking to capture intruders, as well as 2-way audio to scare them off. The built-in infrared LEDs give you up to 20 feet of night vision.
You can connect the Nest IQ to other Nest devices, as well as Alexa and Google Assistant for voice commands. With the dedicated app, you can also look at a three-hour snapshot history, and with the subscription plans, you can get up to 60 days of snapshots and 10 days of 24/7 recording history.
Best Easy Installation: Ring Stick Up Cam
The Ring Stick Up Cam is designed to be super simple and quick to install. The camera features an adhesive mount that securely attaches to almost any wall, and the swivel hinge allows you to set up a custom angle. It records in 1080p HD for clean, clear video, day or night. The camera is also battery-powered, and you'll get up to 30 days of recording on a single charge.
With the Ring app, you can connect the camera to other Ring devices like video doorbells, as well as access live video feeds and use the 2-way audio. The camera can also be connected to Alexa for hands-free controls and live video monitoring via the Amazon Echo Show or communicate with strangers via Echo and Echo Dot speakers. Even more, the Ring Protect plan is available via subscription, which gives you access to up to 60 days of snapshot history.
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Aurora burnishes international reputation with…
Aurora burnishes international reputation with El Salvador consulate — the city's first
Outpost opening in May will serve Salvadorans in Colorado and 3 other states
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post
Head technician Nelson Garcia uses a flashlight underneath a car during an oil change Saturday, April 8, 2017 at AutoPros in Aurora. Garcia moved from El Salvador to the United States in 2003 and has worked at AutoPros for four years. When Edgar Leon hired Garcia, they didn't know they were both Salvadoran. "I like working for him (Leon) because he is from my country and knows what we have been through" Garcia said.
By John Aguilar | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: April 10, 2017 at 12:48 a.m. | UPDATED: April 10, 2017 at 6:06 a.m.
AURORA — This already ethnically diverse Colorado city is taking a big step toward becoming even more international with next month's opening of a consulate for El Salvador — Aurora's first outpost for a foreign nation and the first in the state outside Denver.
The consulate, announced last week, will be located in the old city hall building at the intersection of South Havana Street and East Florida Avenue.
Aurora has nearly 3,000 residents from the Central American nation, and Salvadorans represent the third-largest group of foreign-born residents in this city of nearly 350,000, behind only Mexicans and Ethiopians.
The new consulate, which will be El Salvador's 18th in the United States, will serve not only Salvadorans living in Colorado but also those calling Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas home. There are only six full-fledged consulates in Colorado — Canada, Peru, Japan, the United Kingdom, Guatemala and Mexico — and all are located in Denver, according to the Colorado Consular Corps.
"This is exciting news for the city of Aurora and for our residents from El Salvador and the residents from the entire region that it's going to serve," said Mayor Steve Hogan. "This will help to make Aurora the international city we all know it is — this is a very physical manifestation of what we have known for a long time."
Hogan visited Antiguo Cuscatlán, a city near the capital, San Salvador, last year, and that city's mayor, Zoila Milagro Navas, returned the favor by visiting Aurora for a Friendship City ceremony in city hall last summer.
The state's demography office has found that 20 percent of Aurora residents are foreign-born — a greater portion than Denver — and is widely considered the most diverse city in the state.
"That was a very important element to take into account," said Manuel Castillo, El Salvador's new consul general in Colorado. "The integration of our community into the city and the willingness of the city to work with our community have allowed us to have a very good relationship."
Castillo said the consulate, at first staffed by four people, will help Salvadorans with their passports, other legal documents and travel plans to other countries. It will also assist those facing criminal charges or deportation. Castillo said the consulate will open temporary offices, operating for a day or so a couple of times a year, in neighboring states to provide a more convenient location for Salvadorans living there.
"We do know there are people who need our services there," he said.
Ricardo Gambetta, head of the city's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs, said Aurora's first consulate will better position the city as a place for international business.
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"We want to continue to create international business relationships and this consulate opening fits into our plans," he said. "For us, this is a big deal."
It's a facility Edgar Leon wished had been around 12 years ago, when he first moved to Aurora. The El Salvador native first came to the United States in 1990 and has since become an American citizen. He owns Aurora AutoPros, an auto repair business.
Head technician Nelson Garcia positions car lift arms for an oil change Saturday, April 8, 2017 at AutoPros in Aurora. Garcia moved from El Salvador to the United States in 2003 and has worked at AutoPros for four years. When Edgar Leon hired Garcia, they didn't know they were both Salvadoran. "I like working for him (Leon) because he is from my country and knows what we have been through" Garcia said.
He said he had to travel to the nearest Salvadoran consulate in Las Vegas, or as far away as California, when he was in the midst of securing a green card.
"I think it's a great opportunity for all of us Salvadorans," he said. "It's less of a hassle."
Leon said having a foreign consulate in the middle of Aurora gives the city "another step up" in terms of being a "more internationally welcoming city."
"It makes me happy that I live in a city that is appealing to different communities," he said.
Gambetta said El Salvador is not the only country that has inquired about locating its next consulate in Aurora and he said "everything is on the table" in terms of playing permanent host to officials from other countries. Asked which nation might be next to plant its flag in Aurora, Gambetta wasn't saying.
"Let's try to take it one consulate at a time," he said.
Aurora's top five foreign-born populations (2014)
Mexico — 30,272
Ethiopia — 2,984
El Salvador — 2,454
Korea — 2,293
Vietnam — 2,151
Source: Aurora
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Q: SQL Azure - What type of encryption to use? What type of encryption would you recommend me to do with SQL on Azure? Is there an existing encryption already defined within Azure?

A: I share an article, where cryptographic services and existing suppliers Azure explained. I hope it helps you.
It depends on your scenario, it is the case that it can better match your needs.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee291586.aspx

A: Before selecting an encryption mechanism, it's important to evaluate the specific security requirements you need. Azure SQL provides some of the following options:

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*TDE (Transparent Data Encryption): It's a mechanism that allows the encryption of all data in a specific database through activating a setting parameter. This means that the details of the encryption mechanism are not exposed to the developer, hence simplifying the process. More information can be found here: Transparent Data Encryption.

*Always Encrypted: This mechanism allows you to encrypt specific columns in tables. More details can be found here: Always Encrypted
These options, and more, can be found at the following website: SQL Server Encryption
Hope this helps!


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An excerpt from recently published work by Paul F. Nealey and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin describes a soft lithographic technique that replicates chemical patterns at the nanoscale.This image (left) is a SEM image of an ink patterned that has been transferred onto a substrate.
"Here we report an approach for replicating geometrically complex patterns over macroscopic areas with feature dimensions of order 10 nm. The technique, called 'molecular transfer printing' (MTP), takes advantage of patterns in the domain structure at the surface of block copolymer films, and transfers those patterns with high fidelity to substrates placed in contact with the copolymer film. In MTP, reservoirs of inks in copolymer domains promote saturation of molecular transfer at the replica surface. Technologically useful patterns may be created from self-assembled block copolymer films, or by directing the assembly of block copolymer films on lithographically-defined chemical pre-patterns. For the latter case, the pattern from which transfer occurs (and thus the resulting pattern by MTP) may be of superior quality (perfection, registration, uniformity of feature dimensions) and at higher resolution than the initial, lithographically defined pre-pattern."
The Molecular Transfer Printing Process
Below is a typical molecular transfer printing (MTP) process. In the first step, a thin film blend of a block copolymer and inks is deposited on a substrate. This thin film then self assembles into phase segregated domains, with the inks concentrating in their respective block copolymer domains. After a clean substrate makes contact with the surface of the assembled film, the inks will transfer to and covalently bond with that substrate upon thermal annealing. The transferred ink pattern mirrors the domain structure of the original thin film blend. A washing can restore the original master surface.
Figure1 shows a schematic of molecular transfer printing (MTP). (a) A'-x and B'-y are inks, with reactive functional groups x and y, that are blended and deposited with block copolymers (A-b-B) on a substrate. (b) Upon annealing, the blended block copolymeric film micro-phase segregates, with inks A' and B' sequestered in their corresponding compatible polymeric blocks, i.e. A' within A and B' within B. This separation and concentration of the inks creates the "master" pattern. (c) When a second substrate makes contact with the phase segregated thin film, the inks transfer to that new substrate by absorption, chemical reaction or some other attractive interaction. The image transferred to the second substrate mirrors that of the master pattern. (d) The patterned replica can be released from the master pattern, which can be used multiple times, by dissolving the block copolymer thin film. (e) This process may be repeated with the replica (f) to create a copy of the master pattern.
Shengxiang Ji, Chi-Chun Liu, Guoliang Liu and Paul Nealey, Excerpt from ACS nano 2010;4(2):599-609.
Kim, S. O.; Solak, H. H.; Stoykovich, M. P.; Ferrier, N. J.; de Pablo, J. J.; Nealey, P. F. Epitaxial self-assembly of block copolymers on lithographically defined nanopatterned substrates. Nature 2003, 424, 411-414.
Stoykovich, M. P.; Muller, M.; Kim, S. O.; Solak, H. H.; Edwards, E. W.; de Pablo, J. J.; Nealey, P. F. Directed assembly of block copolymer blends into nonregular device-oriented structures. Science 2005, 308, 1442-1446.
Stoykovich, M. P.; Kang, H.; Daoulas, K. C.; Liu, G.; Liu, C. C.; de Pablo, J. J.; Mueller, M.; Nealey, P. F. Directed self-assembly of block copolymers for nanolithography: Fabrication of isolated features and
essential integrated circuit geometries. Acs Nano 2007, 1, 168-175.
Wilmes, G. M.; Durkee, D. A.; Balsara, N. P.; Liddle, J. A. Bending soft block copolymer nanostructures by lithographically directed assembly. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 2435-2437.
Ruiz, R.; Kang, H.; Detcheverry, F. A.; Dobisz, E.; Kercher, D. S.; Albrecht, T. R.; de Pablo, J. J.; Nealey, P. F. Density multiplication and improved lithography bydirected block copolymer assembly. Science 2008, 321, 936-939.
Cheng, J. Y.; Rettner, C. T.; Sanders, D. P.; Kim, H.; Hinsberg, W. D. Dense self-assembly on sparse chemical pattern: Rectifying and multiplying lithographic patterns using block copolymers. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 3155-3158.
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assembled block copolymers on two-dimensional periodic patterned templates. Science 2008, 321, 939-943.
Excerpt and Images reproduced with permission from Ji S, et al. 2010. Molecular Transfer Printing Using Block Copolymers. ACS Nano 4(2): 599-609. DOI: 10.1021/nn901342j. Copyright 2010 American Chemical Society.
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Education International welcomes the latest report by Koumbou Boly Barry, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, focusing on the ways in which the right to education contributes to the prevention of atrocity crimes and mass or grave violations of human rights.
In her report transmitted to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur stresses that education has a key role to play at all stages of prevention. However, "despite fruitful dialogue on the issue, education is accorded neither the importance nor the funding that it deserves and that is needed if it is to perform the roles it is assigned", including peace, acceptance of the "other", respect for cultural diversity, the participation of all in the development of society and an education that is adequate and adapted to the specific needs of people in their own context.
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Sewell v. Mead,
Court United States State Supreme Court of Iowa
Writing for the Court GIVEN
Citation 52 N.W. 227,85 Iowa 343
Parties SEWELL ET AL. v. MEAD.
85 Iowa 343
SEWELL ET AL.
MEAD.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
May 19, 1892.
Appeal from district court, Butler county; J. C. SHERWIN, Judge.
Action at law to recover $31.37 alleged to have been paid by plaintiffs to defendant under protest, and to recover $234 damages for an alleged breach of contract. The case was tried by a jury, and a verdict and judgment rendered for the defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.
E. L. Smalley, for appellants.
J. H. Scales, for appellee.
GIVEN, J.
1. Appellants state as the basis of this action that about May 5, 1889, appellee agreed verbally with them to pasture for them 117 steers on his farm from that time until October 10th following, for $1.75 per head; to furnish good and sufficient pasture, feed and water; not to overstock the pasture; and not to allow beifers or cows to be kept in the same pasture. They allege as their first cause of action that about September 13, 1889, appellee sent them word "that they should come and get their stock, on account of the insufficiency of the feed;" that on that day they went and found the stock suffering for want of feed; that appellee refused to allow them to take the stock without paying the full price for the full time, and refused to furnish any better pasture; "that under protest the plaintiffs paid the defendant the sum of two
hundred dollars, or four and seventy-five one hundredths dollars less than the full amount of the herd bill, which sum of two hundred dollars was in excess of the amount due said defendant, at the aforesaid rate and for the aforesaid time, in the sum of thirty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents, no part of which has been paid, for which plaintiffs demand judgment." For further causes of action, appellants allege that appellee failed to keep and perform said contract, in that he failed to furnish good and sufficient pasture, feed and water, failed to keep said steers separate from cows and heifers, and failed to keep them until October 10, 1889; that, by reason of said breaches of said contract, appellants were damaged $234, which, with the $31.37 paid under protest, they ask to recover. Defendant answered, admitting that he pastured plaintiffs' cattle, and that plaintiffs paid him therefor, on September 13, 1889, $200. He denies every other allegation in the petition, and alleges that said payment was made upon a settlement then had between them for the pasturing of the cattle. The foregoing is a sufficient statement...
...amounted to a compromise of the entire demand, and a further recovery is not permissible. (Lathrop v. Evans, 45 P. 236; Sewell v. Mead, 52 N.W. 227; Board v. Seawell, 41 P. 592; Wapello Co. v. Sinnamon, 1 G. Greene, 413; Fulton v. Monona Co., 47 Iowa 622; Brick v. Plymouth Co., 63 Iowa 463;......
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Conflicting Rights
Are they deadly? Are they free speech? Explaining 3-D printed guns
By Deanna Paul The Washington Post
Published August 2,2018
Cody Wilson, above, is the founder of Defense Distributed.
With less than six hours left on the clock, a Washington federal judge on Tuesday granted a request by senior law enforcement officers to stall a Texas nonprofit's plans to republish blueprints for manufacturing 3-D printed guns.
But the case is far from over.
Concern over 3-D printed firearms reached a fever pitch this week with Democratic politicians pointing to fears of the proliferation of untraceable plastic guns. Even the president weighed in, saying the guns did not "seem to make much sense."
The debate, in large part, pits the First Amendment against the Second, raising questions that would typically seem unrelated:
Can the federal government prevent an American from giving knowledge away? Are 3-D printed firearms a threat to national security? How are plastic guns untraceable? Will people be able to print them at the library?
What are the answers, and where do the issues intersect?
• What are 3-D printed guns?
They're a subset of do-it-yourself firearms, where parts are fabricated with a 3-D printer, often in polymer plastic, nylon or metal, to create a gun or rifle. Plastic versions of 3-D weapons are commonly referred to as 'ghost guns,' a broad term referring to DIY guns manufactured from several parts, and are more fragile, often break down or disintegrate after several shots fired. Printed metal guns, however, can fire more than 500 continuous rounds.
According to Adrian Bowyer, a retired engineer and inventor of the RepRap Project, an open-source self-replicating 3-D printer, the machines aren't suitable for weapon-making because the key component of a firearm is that it's cylindrical and rotationally symmetric. The technology is restricted to available printing materials, and "the ones that work with metals don't provide the best results," Bowyer said, adding that it's much better to make guns with conventional tools, like a lathe.
3-D printers can also be costly. When the printing technology first hit the market, the cheapest 3-D printer cost $40,000, according to Bowyer. Now, over 10 years later, he said, prices are on par with that of a computer.
• What are the main concerns about 3-D printed firearms?
According to State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, Computer Assisted Design files - called blueprints - have been available in the United States for download since at least 2013, though technical knowledge and access to press mills limited their ability to become a ubiquitous threat.
Since then, the machines have become more readily available. Manufacturing companies, engineering schools and public libraries even host public spaces to 3-D print, fueling fears among gun-control advocates and Democratic lawmakers that 3-D-printed guns are a future threat.
The concerns surrounding these weapons are threefold:
(1) Homemade guns make weapons accessible to individuals who otherwise would not pass a background check. This includes people typically barred from acquiring firearms by state and federal law, like children, the mentally ill and felons.
(2) Pure plastic 3-D printed guns are undetectable by metal detectors.
(3) They also have no serial number, eliminating an effective investigative tool for law enforcement. Officials link firearms to weapon supply chains and determine past sellers and purchasers with serial numbers. In 2016, of the almost-300,00 firearms recovered in the United States, over 70 percent were able to be traced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's National Tracing Center.
"The last thing we need now are people making guns in their own home that circumvent all laws, are untraceable, and are invisible," said New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, on Tuesday. "If a state chooses to allow this product to be distributed, I think they're making a mistake."
• How did the State Department get involved?
In April 2013, Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, printed his first fully 3-D printed pistol, including the receivers, springs and barrels. Then he open-sourced the files, posting them on an unregulated file-sharing website. At the time, exports within the International Traffic in Arms Regulations was under the State Department's purview.
The Department of Justice worked with the State Department throughout Wilson's case, according to Nauert. Ultimately, DOJ advised the federal government to settle, believing it was likely to lose in court on First Amendment grounds, said Nauert.
• Is this a First or Second Amendment issue?
According to Wilson, it's a pure First Amendment argument, which is why the case has been, and continues to be, argued on a First Amendment theory.
"Americans have an interest in their speech," said Wilson to The Washington Post. "I'm not a gun manufacturer, I'm putting knowledge into the public domain," he said, reinforcing that publishing a digital file is protected speech under the First Amendment.
"(Code) is the essence of expression," said Wilson. "It meets all the requirements of speech - it's artistic and political, you can manipulate it, and it needs human involvement to become other things." Alternatively, he said that a digital file cannot legally be characterized as 'a gun.' "It doesn't want to become anything; you still have to make it one," he said.
Wilson, Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation have maintained that the case is a First Amendment case with Second Amendment issues, arguing that the government's attempts to block online publication of the information amounts to a violation of free speech barred by Supreme Court precedent.
Many gun-safety advocates, including Avery Gardiner, the president of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, disagreed, claiming that the case is neither a First nor a Second Amendment issue.
For decades, courts have upheld reasonable restrictions on First and Second rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution, including restrictions for public safety, she said.
"Here, there was no decision by a judge from a court opining on the scope of the First or Second Amendments. The case involves a settlement with the State Department and Cody Wilson, which is not binding and not based on a court's constitutional interpretation," said Gardiner.
Regulating homemade weapons remains a future-facing obstacle. For now, Wilson's website will not move forward until Aug. 10, when the parties will return to federal court.
Deanna Paul covers national and breaking news for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, she spent six years as a New York City prosecutor.
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Exploring the Four Corners
Some other observations. This one is so big, huge in fact, that I might have mentioned it before. American's like things to be large in every way. Cars, the amount of food on your plate, leading up to the size of their clothes, room dimensions, cups which hold enough coffee to fill a bath, beds, televisions, furniture in general, the list can go on. I have a theory that this attraction, magnetism to the grander scale, has something to do with the size of the country. I've noted before how I don't like the Illinois countryside. But we're currently in the Utah desert, and it's fantastic – and huge. Massive rock walls, impossibly balanced stacks of rocks as red as crimson, under a sky so infinitely, well, big (I'm running out of large scale adjectives here). I love it – the shapes and colours, the promise of exciting explorations, hiking, mountain biking, wholesome outdoor life (I may be confusing what I want to do with what we are able to do with a four year old and a two year old).
Use your mind's eye to imagine settlers arriving here for the first time. Coming from crowded cities on the East coast or Europe, space must have seemed vast. And so everything grew bigger to ensure proportion. Big houses, because land wasn't an issue, needs big furniture, which needs big plates to fill it, and big meals. Roads are wide, so cars are bigger. We've just been to Las Vegas where an advert on the side of a van said it all. Elvis, in all his glittery Vegas glory, was asking you: "Why walk when you can hire a scooter?" The word "obese" has been redefined here. I've never seen so many people that I would be scared to bump into in case I never see the light of day again.
Vegas was an education into all that is glutinous. I don't like the gambling culture to start with so I was never going to be in my element, but it was a culture shock. In the middle of the desert, there are huge pyramids, rollercoasters on the main street through the city, gold lions the size of a building, a fairy castle, dancing girls, stage shows. Everything is plastic, loud, gaudy, glittering. It's toy town and the only rule is you must have fun. It's a strange place to be, especially with children. We were staying at the Four Season Hotel, which given the other hotels we visited, was an oasis. It wasn't tacky. It wasn't noisy. There were fewer tattooed, surgically enhanced people. It was an interesting contrast after the natural rural life we had been living for the past two weeks, where we hiked the national parks of the Grand Canyon, Arches, Canyonland, Natural Bridges, and my favourite, the pink sandstones of Antelope Canyon, just outside the town of Page.
We had fun, but now I'm sitting in the safety of the airport, on our way to San Diego, I think three nights in Vegas was just about right. We could have done more, and that leads me to another rant. As soon as you have children, who absorb all the spare cash you have, why does everyone hike up the prices? It's more expensive to travel during school holidays, you have to pay for more seats on planes, more food, more beds. I can see that. But if you want to have a break from sitting in your dark hotel room, waiting for the children to go to sleep, you need a new mortgage. You might think getting a babysitter isn't a big deal. It's expensive, but a treat, and where else to have a treat but Vegas? I don't mind spending $50 to someone I know and trust to look after my precious girls. But I do mind spending $180 ($45 per hour for a minimum of four hours if you please) to a stranger at a babysitting service promoted by the hotel. And then there are the show tickets on top of that. Surely shows could do family deals to get bums on seats, offer babysitting coupons on the quiet days? Do they want me to write their business plan for them?
From East coast to Middle East
So today I'm writing to you from San Diego, in the dark. For all America's excesses, we are three hours into a power cut. There is no light to see, no electricity to cook, and no Wi-Fi to surf. But there is a kind of Dunkirk spirit to be fair. I haven't heard anyone complain. We were in the Old Town when it happened and luckily managed to find a mediocre restaurant that was not shutting its doors in the face of this adversity. So we've been fed, watered with margaritas and are now wondering what to do. I've downloaded Disney's Princess and the Frog on to my laptop for the girls but it hasn't yet come to that.
Our worst powercut was during the Chicago blizzard last February, when people panic-bought bread and milk. Despite four feet of snow we had been dug out of our home by our friendly snow removal company by three in the afternoon. The power, however, was off for 14 hours, which meant all the food had to pass the sniff test before being consumed, and we were about to have to deploy the sniff test on each other too – we have well water so rely on electricity to pump it. So no showers. How could we have survived?! (Actually, I was more worried about what we were going to drink, but we had a frozen lake at the bottom of the garden as a last resort! And lots of snow.)
San Diego is an interesting place. It's sort of American but really Californian. The Californians are half tribal/Mexican, half Spanish, and the place definitely has a different style. We visited the Old Town today, which is more of a monument to the past with tourist stalls selling "antique" pottery and ponchos. It's based around the original town square of the first settlement here and dates back to the 1820s in spirit, but not quite in reality. It looks impressive and authentic and, for a moment, I thought my historic needs could be satiated. But not quite. It is mostly rebuilt and remodeled and signs discreetly tell you about the history of how it was, rather than how it is. Still at least I had the chance to peak into the past. It's so close to living memory it's almost tangible. But to Americans it's something they can't get their head around. And why should they? Just 190 years ago there was nothing here. Not even trees. The Kumeyaay had moved along the river's edge for centuries, upping sticks when natural resources ran out, only returning when the flora had grown back. Then the Spanish staked its claim at the end of the 18th century, and then it was Mexico's turn to look after the city after its independence from Spain in 1821. Finally the area fell into American hands in 1846 when the United States declared war on Mexico. The gold rush of 1850s sucked people in from all over the country, chancing their luck; the Vegas of the 19th century. But it was still a small town.
Today, San Diego is sprawling. It's doesn't have to huge city towers of many American cities, but the Spanish villas cover a large area of the coastal lands. It's pretty, it's vibrant and all of a sudden trees have popped up all over the place.
It's very dark now, and the power still has not been restored. I can see one bonfire and the headlights of a few cars. But I think I might retire for the night before something unseen decides to take a bath in my wine. Fingers crossed we don't have to deploy to sniff test tomorrow morning. The darkness seems an apt place to close this American chapter. The bright light of the morning will have Arabian promise.


When I handed over my Sebenza for Chris to review, he was beside himself. I kept getting thank you emails and updates on how things were going, and he went out of his way to make sure my knife returned in better shape than it left. I appreciated that, but it wasn't necessary as the Sebenza came into my possession through a very generous man. I figured that the same spirit of generosity should follow it through life. Unfortunately, Chris doesn't think a simple thank you will suffice so the week after he took possession of my Sebenza, I got a package from Amazon with a Havalon Piranta just in time for deer season to start.
I pulled it out of the package and just started giggling. It was like nothing I'd ever seen! So light, so bright, and OMFG sharp. And when it stops being sharp, just replace the blade. Which for me is a godsend. I HATE sharpening knives. Short of some fancy multi-hundred dollar knife sharpening gizmo, I'm functionally dumb at sharpening. And those EZ sharp gizmos never really get my knife sharp enough.
Short of dragging an edge perpendicular across a rotary sanding drum, not much seems to dull an edge quite like field dressing large ungulates. It is also an incredibly delicate operation as one wrong move can mean urine covered meat.
My first outing with the Havalon was opening weekend. Nick got a buck on the first day, and as part of my post kill processing ritual I went to cut the veins and arteries in the neck. Normally, the "stroke" for that is to plunge my knife into the neck from the side and push downwards towards the esophagus. Using any other knife (no matter how sharp), usually requires a bit of sawing to get this done. Long story short, I nearly decapitated Nick's deer.
I used the same blade to process three deer on opening weekend, and despite my best attempts, I was unable to dull the blade. See below for a video showing the quartering process.
The Piranta ships with the #60XT blade which is a general purpose, pointy edged blade. Since you can change out blade profiles in a snap, there's no need to carry multiple knives. I haven't yet tried out the #22XT which seems to be less prone to puncturing bladders and stomachs. I like that.
All reviews are based on 5 stars and are subjective as all hell.
The Piranta is very sturdy given the fact that it is primarily made of ABS plastic and stamped metal pieces. The locking mechanism does a good job of locking the knife open, and the mechanism for retaining the blade is very solid. As an ultimate test, I tossed the knife in the dishwasher and it emerged sparkling clean and not melted into a hunk of worthless plastic.
Good lord this is sharp. And it stays that way. I nearly decapitated a deer the first time I used it and it stayed that way. I finally changed a blade just because I wanted to.
Because the Piranta is sooo light, it disappears in a pair of pants. I actually carried it the whole time my Sebenza was on loan and I became a big fan. It also rides very deep in the pocket, which I've always enjoyed. It also ships with a nylon belt holster. I never used that, but it seems like a great way to store your extra blades.
Of course it works. That looks like an Autopsy scalpel.
My son started hunting recently. He got one of these knives. He hasn't had the chance to use it on deer yet, season isn't here. But he's used it on pheasant and it works very well on delicate tasks on birds. I'm scheduled for my hunter safety course in January. I have most of my gear. A decent set of binocs and one of these Pirantas is on my to aquire list.
When you need replacement blades, just look up scalpel blades on Amazon. There are many options.
I bought one for deer season and loved it – cut through deer like butter and light as a feather to carry. Bought another as a gift. Both were the limited editions (e.g. Piranta-Eagle). This is the kind of knife you can give as a gift to someone is particular about sharp knives. I have not even had to change the blade on my first after lots of use, it's still really sharp, but the season is not over, yet.
These knives are JUNK! They are CHEAP, overpriced Pakistani JUNK. Cheap, bad handles, blades don't hold the edge! I bought German surgical blades, they hold up 50 times longer. Don't buy this CHEAP JUNK.
LOVE THIS KNIFE , ONLY HAD 1 BLADE LEFT FOR MY BARRACUDA ,AND IT GOT ME THROUGH 2 DEER AND A COW ELK!!!! BUT EVEN BETTER THAN THE KNIFE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! BEST I HAVE EVER HAD.


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Caracas (Venezuela), July 17: The President of Venezuela has called for an end to racism against immigrants in Europe while congratulating the France national football team for its 2018 FIFA World Cup title, noting that several players in the team are of African descent.
"The French team won, although it looked like an African team. Actually, Africa won — the African immigrants who have arrived in France," Nicolas Maduro said during an official event in Caracas, which was aired on state television VTV.
"I hope Europe receives that message … no more racism in Europe against the African people, no more discrimination against immigrants," he added.
France won its second World Cup title on Sunday by defeating Croatia 4-2 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, reports Efe.
Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe, who were born in France to Guinean and Cameroonian parents respectively, scored two goals and helped secure victory for the team led by Didier Deschamps.
Mbappe, 19, also earned the tournament's best young player award.
"Much they have despised Africa. They have looted it. And in the World Cup, France achieved the title thanks to the African players," Maduro said.
Maduro also congratulated Russia and its president Vladimir Putin for having successfully hosted the sports event.


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Rockefeller's pursuit and our continuous denial of the other species
Published: 07th September 2016 04:00 AM | Last Updated: 06th September 2016 10:56 PM | A+A A-
By Sabir Hussain
Last week we saw how American Tech billionaires refuse to look at the UFO phenomenon, instead fund the eye wash SETI initiative. But there was an exception — the well known billionaire philanthropist, conservationist and financier Laurence Rockefeller (1910-2004) fourth son of John D. Rockefeller founder of Standard Oil Company.
In 1993 Laurence Rockefeller established the UFO Disclosure Initiative, urging President Clinton to declassify all the information that the CIA and the air force had accumulated about the UFOs since the 1940s, starting with the 1947 Roswell UFO crash. Due to his efforts Clinton issued an executive order in 1994 to declassify millions of documents in the national archives.
Rockefeller sponsored both financially and otherwise the effort to bring together three major UFO research organisations in America CUFOS — Centre for UFO Studies, FUFOR — fund for UFO Research and MUFON — Mutual UFO Network and produce the UFO Briefing Document under the authorship of well known aviation historian Don Berliner.
The project was coordinated by Marie Galbraith wife Evan Galbraith who was the American ambassador to France during the Reagan administration and Antonio Huneeus who contributed to the case histories section. UFO researchers Stanton Friedman and Timothy Good, major general Wilfred De Brouwer, deputy chief of the Royal Belgian Air Force; Dr Claude Poher, founder of GEPAN Jean-Jacques Velasco, director of SEPRA also contributed to this effort.
Rockefeller's effort saw limited success in America but in France due to the efforts of Marie Galbraith it resulted in the famous Cometa report of 1999.
Rockefeller also funded the research of the famous Harvard professor Dr John Mack, author of the bestseller Abduction that dealt with the Alien abduction phenomenon and the Disclosure Project of Dr. Steven Greer.
Last week a reader commented in the New Indian Express website that I believe deserves an explanation. He wrote — If UFOs really did exist, it would be really hard to hide them because that would have required the cooperation of UFOs themselves.
This is one way of saying I won't make the effort to study 70 years of accumulated evidence, instead I will put the blame on the UFOs.
Since the 1940s UFOs have contacted 1000s of individuals from all walks of life and conveyed a variety of information including the Star System from which they came. But most of their message deals with how we have been systematically abusing our planet, leading to ecological crisis. Unfortunately every time people come forward with their encounters they are ridiculed and mocked by the American mainstream media, its scientific community, intelligence agencies and Air Force.
Another question — Why don't they land on the White House lawns?
As a matter of fact an extraordinary wave of UFO intrusions took place in 1952 when tens of UFOs repeatedly flew over all the capitol buildings in Washington D.C. The American Air Force lied to the world by saying it was caused by "temperature inversion," which is the immediate cause of a mirage, then ordered its pilots to shoot them down. Frank Feschino wrote a book Shoot Them Down — The Flying Saucer Air Wars of 1952 detailing the incident.
Most importantly, the American President neither represents nor speaks for the human race. He only represents the Oil industry, arms industry and MNCs. Every time they appear we send our fighter jets after them. They have two choices either to disable them as they have done in the 1976 encounter over Tehran or simply leave the scene which is what they do most of the time.
Shakespeare wrote in Julius Caesar — The fault dear Brutus does not lie in the stars but in ourselves. Likewise the fault does not lie in UFOs but our selves. Our naivety, laziness, sheepish mentality and lackadaisical attitude, has what allowed a small number of people to hide the greatest event in human history from the world.
(The writer is the Director of INSETS: Indian Society for Extraterrestrial Studies and also the author of ACCIDENTAL APOCALYPSE)


We show http prompt before updating the address bar, however the address bar seems trustworthy.
Attaching the poc for reference, I believe the impact of this may be high.
Address Bar should be updated before showing the http prompt.
Well I think attackers have been already exploiting it !


The principle behind LiDAR is really quite simple. Shine a small light at a surface and measure the time it takes to return to its source. When you shine a torch on a surface what you are actually seeing is the light being reflected and returning to your retina. Light travels very fast - about 300,000 kilometres per second, 186,000 miles per second or 0.3 metres per nanosecond so turning a light on appears to be instantaneous. Of course, it's not! The equipment required to measure this needs to operate extremely fast. Only with the advancements in modern computing technology has this become possible.
The LiDAR instrument fires rapid pulses of laser light at a surface, some at up to 150,000 pulses per second. A sensor on the instrument measures the amount of time it takes for each pulse to bounce back. Light moves at a constant and known speed so the LiDAR instrument can calculate the distance between itself and the target with high accuracy. By repeating this in quick succession the insturment builds up a complex 'map' of the surface it is measuring. With airborne LiDAR other data must be collected to ensure accuracy. As the sensor is moving height, location and orientation of the instrument must be included to determine the position of the laser pulse at the time of sending and the time of return. This extra information is crucial to the data's integrity. With ground based LiDAR a single GPS location can be added for each location where the instrument is set up.
Generally there are two types of LiDAR detection methods. Direct energy detection, also known as incoherent, and Coherent detection. Coherent systems are best for Doppler or phase sensitive measurements and generally use Optical heterodyne detection. This allows them to operate at much lower power but has the expense of more complex transceiver requirements. In both types of LiDAR there are two main pulse models: micropulse and high-energy systems. Micropulse systems have developed as a result of more powerful computers with greater computational capabilities. These lasers are lower powered and are classed as 'eye-safe' allowing them to be used with little safety precautions. High energy systems are more commonly used for atmospheric research where they are often used for measuring a variety of atmospheric parameters such as the height, layering and density of clouds, cloud particles properties, temperature, pressure, wind, humidity and trace gas concentration.
Lasers are categorised by their wavelength. 600-1000nm lasers are more commonly used for non-scientific purposes but, as they can be focused and easily absorbed by the eye, the maximum power has to be limited to make them 'eye-safe'. Lasers with a wavelength of 1550nm are a common alternative as they are not focused by the eye and are 'eye-safe' at much higher power levels. These wavelengths are used for longer range and lower accuracy purposes. Another advantage of 1550nm wavelengths is that they do not show under night-vision goggles and are therefore well suited to military applications.
Airborne LiDAR systems use 1064nm diode pumped YAG lasers whilst Bathymetric systems use 532nm double diode pumped YAG lasers which penetrate water with much less attenuation than the airborne 1064nm version. Better resolution can be achieved with shorter pulses provided the receiver detector and electronics have sufficient bandwidth to cope with the increased data flow.
When a LiDAR sensor is mounted on a mobile platform such as satellites, airplanes or automobiles, it is necessary to determine the absolute position and the orientation of the sensor to retain useable data. Global Positioning Systems provide accurate geographical information regarding the position of the sensor and an Inertia Measurement Unit (IMU) records the precise orientation of the sensor at that location. These two devices provide the method for translating sensor data into static points for use in a variety of systems.


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Discussion in 'Exploring everything under the sun!!' started by oldschool4life, December 29, 2004.
Looks like Monster Cable is sueing if you have the name Monster in your product name?
LOL ! There trying to sure Monster Garage for using the name monster.
...they are trying to sue anybody and everybody who uses the word "monster".
...I will NEVER buy or recommend their stuff again.
haha go to page 5. There sueing the makers of Scooby Doo for making a movie called "SCOOBY-DOO AND THE MONSTER OF MEXICO"
Its sad, these days everyones out to get each others money. And Dont tell me Monster Cables copyrighted the word monster?!?!?
What if you are a monster then what can they do?
Maybe the cable companies should sue them for using the word "cable" in their name?
Monster cable is just way overpriced, overrated shyt.
Thats a little over the top - I'ne never even thought about "Monster Cables" when watching "Monster Garage". I think the person that wrote the song "Monster Mash" should sue "Monster cable".
This is bad PR, but, come on guys...their stuff is not bad. I have a Monster cable amp wiring kit that was right on the price and its good quality. I like it.
what about the Cookie Monster !!!!!!!!!
he must be pissed about all this !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually now that I think about it.
Chalk this one up to marketing. "Any publicity is good publicity"
From now on, you will think of Monster Cable when you watch Monster Garage, Monster.com, etc.
Lets just hope he has a good lawyer to defend himself against monster cable.
And whenever I buy A/V cables i'll remember that they're clogging our judicial system with frivolous lawsuits costing us money. Helping to ensure I buy someone elses cable products.