Quick question about weigh ins, what day do you pick? I'm tempted to weigh on the day after a fast day lol but that's kinda cheating isn't it?!
Its ts funny because I'm the exact opposite, I weigh more the morning after fast day!!
Hi girls. I'm thinking of joining you . I only want to lose about 4kg. I just can't get motivated to shift it and it's doing my head in. I'm really active (run everyday and am a dance teacher) so I've got the exercise covered. I've been reading along and am hoping this is something I can do! My only drama is that I don't want to fast on the days I teach. That means that I may have to fast 2 days in a row. What do you guys think about this?
I've done consecutive days and it's not too hard. The afternoon of the second day is the toughest, so I just make sure to eat dinner about 5pm. Also the second day I usually wake up needing something in my tummy so I will have a banana or yoghurt as soon and I get up, when I would normally not eat anything until 2pm on the first day.
Friday is my day. I figure it doesn't matter what day you pick it all evens out in the end. It might only make a difference the first week, but after that I don't really see how it would matter ..
Dh has made me paranoid about it. He reckons it's cheating to weigh yourself first thing in the morning, because you're picking that time to get the lowest weight. Whereas I think it's just the time you'll get the most consistent weight.
Although that might not be true anyway , if it doesn't work that way for you @3bubbys!
I enjoy seeing my lowest weight the day after a fast and then expect it to be a little bit more after a feast day (maybe 300-500g more).
Welcome! I did my first fast ystdy and I was just nicely hungry this morning. I agree with Jade, i needed brekie this morning ( though I'm not fasting today).
I do my fasting on Mondays and Thursday and I weigh in on Wednesdays. I figure that gives me a good reflection of what my real loss is cause I've had a normal day in between fasting and weighing. Also it gives me motivation for the fast day the next day lol.
Gothel what did you eat on your first day?
Hi all, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I'm going to port Douglas next week so I'm planning to fast 3 days this week, today, Wednesday and Friday. Wish me luck!


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Shop 'til you drop: New malls and loyalty to local stores keep spending numbers high
TurkeyIndustry
Amid the growth in incomes and the overall economy, Turkey's retail sector has acquired modern-scale segmentations with plenty of local and foreign players benefitting from rising consumption. Indeed, the sector has expanded rapidly in recent years, with urban centres like Istanbul seeing an array of new shopping centres constructed. Meanwhile, the traditional corner stores and local discount and retail outlets have also been playing a robust game, as Turks exercise their right to shop both at the local bakkal (a corner shop that is often family-run) and at new shopping malls.
According to the Trade Council of Shopping Centres and Retailers (AMPD), 2012 saw sector turnover growth of around 7%, and 9% growth in employment, although this figure covers only the modern retail sector. Indeed, Turkey's retailers are often divided along modern and traditional lines, with the latter including pazars (markets) and bakkals.
Much of the traditional sector's economic health is hard to judge, with a great deal of unregistered and unofficial trade, as well as unofficial credit being extended to customers.
The modern part of the sector includes all malls, high street shops and chains – a sub-sector that until relatively recently was quite small. Indeed, the first real mall in Turkey, Akmerkez in Istanbul, opened in 1993, only a year before the AMPD itself was founded.
Figures from the Turkish Statistics Department (TurkStat) show that in 1993 too, the wholesale and retail sector represented some 15.7% of GNP at current prices, or TL313.7m ($135.5m). This has since jumped dramatically. By 2000 the number was TL20.5bn ($8.85bn), and a 16.3% share, and by 2005 it was TL82.2bn, a 16.9% share. The most recent figures from TurkStat, for September 2012, show this figure had reached TL130.08bn ($56.17bn), up from TL115.6bn ($49.9bn) for the same period of 2011.
Following The Weather
Retail tends to follow a seasonal pattern as well, with September marking a surge as school year resumes and summer vacations end. However, these days, the season has become much longer in tourist hotspots.
"In the past," Tolga Engin, the general manager of the Istiniye Park mall in Istanbul, told OBG, "June, July and August were somewhat sluggish months for retail. However, this is changing with the arrival of more tourists and foreigners, especially from the Gulf."
Per capita income is the key to a robust domestic retail sector, however, with this breaching the $10,000 mark in 2010, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. This is also still growing, with Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan predicting in early 2013 that the figure would be around $13,000 by 2015.
Given these income levels and a population of around 70m people, the current total of 332 shopping malls and some 60,000 modern shops countrywide, according to the AMPD, is still relatively low.
New Malls
By 2011 the total leasable area for Turkey's malls was 7.5m sq metres, according to real estate outfit Istanbul Gayrimenkul Değerleme ve Danış- manlık (IGD), a 20% increase on 2010. Figures for 2012 were not available, but widely thought to show a similar increase. This gave a density of 100 sq metres per 1000 people in 2011, while in the EU, the figure averaged 220 sq metres. The traditional centres of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir have also now been joined by Kocaeli, Sakarya, Denizli, Bursa, Eskişehir, Kayseri and Trabzon as high-density areas for malls.
Around 100 of these malls are in Istanbul, including four out of the top five by size, with 30 to 35 more malls in the pipeline for the city in January 2013. The issue in Istanbul, which has a population of around 12m, is the high density of these malls in certain locations – usually the more upmarket areas – while other districts do not have any malls.
The city's traffic conditions and high petrol prices also play a part here, with few residents wishing to travel any distance to shop, as such journeys can be arduous. Thus, the local store continues to be a major player, with the battle continuing to locate new malls in downtown and inner city areas closer to where people live and work. This naturally pushes up prices, as bidding for such real estate is highly competitive.
The AMPD also calculates that when the traditional and modern retail sectors are combined, the sector has grown some 117% since 2000. That both have managed to grow pays tribute to the resilience of the traditional sector, which in other countries has been rapidly vanishing recently.
The AMPD calculates that the current sector balance is 45% modern to 65% traditional, in terms of turnover. This is partly because traditional stores in Turkey are often very well located and able to out-convenience modern stores, with strong local loyalty and a culture that can make visiting rival stores something that is deeply frowned upon. At the same time, the unregistered nature of much trade in the traditional sector allows lower overhead and labour costs, while large chains have to comply with a wider, and often costlier, range of regulations.
Cross-Sector Struggles
Yet the modern sector, particularly its major chains, has the advantage of economies of scale, while also having a large advertising and promotional budget and often a global brand to back it up. Working by shift is also an issue, with smaller shops and chains finding this difficult to cope with, although the larger chains are having more issues with this, as larger labour forces become better organised and able to bargain for improved shift conditions and higher wages.
On the whole, however, AMPD reckons that the balance is slowly shifting to the modern sector, with a 50/50 balance possible within the decade. Traditional stores that play to local strengths and networks, however, and adapt to modern business practices, will more likely survive in the long term.
Foreign Friends
Naturally, all of this recent growth and activity has not gone unnoticed by global retail outfits, particularly in the food segment. Most recently, US giant Walmart was reported interested in a $2.65bn deal for Migros Ticaret, which has a chain of 874 supermarkets across Turkey and had sales of TL4.8bn ($2.07bn) in September 2012. Surpassing Migros, which is controlled by London-based equity firm BC Partners, was discount store BIM, with TL7.3bn ($3.15bn) in sales from its 3584 generally smaller outlets in the first nine months of 2012.
Carrefour and Tesco – the first via its Turkish venture CarrefourSA, and the second via its subsidiary, Kipa – are also present. Sabanci Holding has a minority stake in CarrefourSA, which has the third-largest share of the market after Migros and BIM.
Kipa, meanwhile, counts 185 stores nationwide, but only nine in Istanbul. This has puzzled many, given the importance of Istanbul to the overall economy. One of the reasons it has been difficult to expand, though, has been the strength of the existing market, with rivals both large and small already staking out their claims. One feature of this is the success of district chains, which are typically outfits that begin with one store and then manage to expand. The now high-end Macrocenter supermarket chain is one such example.
Some district chains are well located and well run, leading to the expectation that they will eventually grow to national or international size. Alternatively, those district chains that are unable to expand for whatever reason may be bought out by competitors.
This might be an opportunity for investors to capitalise on the ground work done by the local district stores, securing good locations and expertise at a lower level than the grand, countrywide takeover.
Meanwhile, one other area of great potential is online retailing. A Google-sponsored report by Boston Consulting Group in March 2013 forecast 19% growth per year for this sub-sector up to 2017, on the back of overall economic growth. This would raise the 2011 internet economy of TL22bn ($9.5bn) to TL64.3bn ($27.8bn) by 2017, representing 2.6% of GDP. Of that TL22bn ($9.5bn) in 2011, TL8.8bn ($3.8bn) went on e-commerce. Currently, some 47% of Turks use the internet, with this forecast to reach general EU levels of around 70% over the next few years.
This creates tremendous potential for online retailers, with several of these already in the market, such as Daybuyday, which deals with online shopping. One obstacle to this might be the postal infrastructure, yet as transportation links improve countrywide, it is hoped that this will be a diminishing concern.
The growth of retail is now being more widely recognised by the government. Representatives from the sector are being invited to take part in government-sponsored industry planning meetings, with these gatherings adding focus to the targets for 2023.
A new law for the sector is also under discussion, with retail sector players now looking forward to a time when Turkey may have a population of some 85m and an average income of around $25,000. These figures present a considerably different retail landscape to the one of today – and one that sector outfits, both traditional and modern, are quite eager to tackle.
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TAPS program builds trust, friendships between Columbus police, teens
Alissa Widman Neese The Columbus Dispatch
A program at Columbus City Schools called TAPS (Teen and Police Service) Academy pairs officers and youths to become familiar with one another and build trust in an upbeat setting. For 11 weeks, Columbus officers spend time with middle-school students, teaching them about bullying prevention, traffic stops, healthy living and avoiding drugs and violence.
When Akie Benjamin saw police officers gathered in his school's library, he assumed that he was in trouble or that something dangerous had happened.
Weeks later, he recalled the situation and laughed. Center stage in the Sherwood Middle School auditorium, he wore a medal and held a certificate from those officers. They shared hugs and high-fives.
"I thought I was in the wrong place," the 13-year-old seventh-grader said. "But after a few weeks, I started looking forward to seeing them every Thursday. They taught me a lot."
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Columbus Division of Police officers visit Columbus City Schools buildings weekly, mentoring students, teaching them about officers' jobs and encouraging them to make good choices. Officers volunteer to participate.
The 11-week TAPS Academy — TAPS is an acronym for Teen and Police Service — started in 2014 in high schools and is now exclusively for middle schools, where officers can have the greatest, earliest impact, police division spokesman Sgt. James Fuqua said. Topics covered include bullying prevention, traffic stops, healthy living and avoiding drugs and violence.
Benjamin said his favorite experience was sitting in the front seat of a police cruiser while learning about traffic stops.
Students who complete the program celebrate at a graduation ceremony with family, friends and officials from the city and school district. Sherwood graduated 26 students last month, and Benjamin was the class orator and gave a speech. Columbus Africentric Early College is to graduate another 26 students on Tuesday. Both schools are on the East Side.
TAPS officers have a presence in four middle schools each year and have been in eight since 2014, serving some more than once. The officers will go to Yorktown on the Far East Side and Dominion on the North Side, TAPS coordinator Jenny Benson said.
To complete the program, students must stay out of trouble and maintain good grades and attendance in addition to attending weekly two-hour classes during school.
The local program is an offshoot of one of the same name that started in Houston and has since expanded to Alabama, Florida, New York, Virginia, Puerto Rico and the two-island Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Franklin County Juvenile Court is also a partner, allocating $165,000 annually to support the local program and help with planning.
Students are paired with an officer who serves as a mentor. Students also complete a service project together as a class. At Sherwood, the children painted a mural in the school. At Africentric, they collected items from classmates to donate to a homeless shelter.
Benjamin's mother, Tiffany Hammons, 37, said she's glad her son had the experience.
"Growing up African American, you might be told to look at cops differently, or be afraid of them," Hammons said. "This gives him an insight that's different than the negative stories you read and things you see on social media. They were able to build trust."
Officers said they also learn a lot from the program about the communities they patrol and the issues that youths face today.
Lt. Elrico Alli said it's an honor to participate.
"So often, there's a disconnect between young people and police," said Alli, Benjamin's mentor. "The great part of this program is building connections with them and teaching them values that they can carry into adulthood."
Jason Brammer, a detective with the division's missing-persons unit, said another benefit is guiding students to resources such as the Huckleberry House, a local nonprofit group that helps teens in crisis.
After a lesson on truancy, for example, one child approached Brammer and said he had considered running away from home. They discussed the boy's situation at home and alternatives.
"We want to help them fix the problems, so they don't end up becoming another statistic," Brammer said. "Sometimes they just need to talk to somebody who will listen."
While serious, the program offers plenty of laughs, too.
Africentric students rehearsed last week for graduation and reviewed what they learned by playing Wheel of TAPS, a game inspired by the TV game show "Wheel of Fortune." Students who answered questions correctly spun a wheel and received prizes, such as snacks, T-shirts, books and gift cards.
Alli, half referee and half host, tried to keep the excited kids orderly as they shouted answers to questions about nutrition, types of dangerous drugs and even the names of the division's therapy dogs.
Olivia Groce, 13, an eighth-grader who received a bracelet for knowing what the TAPS acronym stands for, said she'd recommend the program to any teen.
She had never met an officer before participating, she said.
"They helped us learn right from wrong, and that if you have to tell on somebody, you can," Groce said. "Police aren't bad people. They're here to help."
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Good morning Nigeria and welcome to the Concise News roundup of top 10 Nigerian newspapers headlines today, Wednesday, Jan. 16th.
Abubakar Mohammed Adamu has been appointed as the acting Inspector General of Police by President Muhammadu Buhari. This follows a meeting with the President with outgoing IGP, Ibrahim Idris, and Adamu inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Emerging from the meeting, Adamu thanked President Buhari for appointing him and promised to restrategise to effectively tackle kidnapping and other security challenges in the country.
The immediate past Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris has said the President Muhammadu Buhari government has given the nod for the recruitment of officers on a yearly basis. Idris said this on Tuesday after he retired as the IGP and replaced by Mohammed Adamu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Nigeria's new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Adamu Mohammed, has promised that the police will not be partisan as the country goes to the poll. Mohammed who is from Nasarawa State was on Tuesday confirmed as a replacement for the former IGP, Ibrahim Idris, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking after the confirmation of his appointment, he lauded Buhari for giving him the opportunity to work in such capacity.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a recruitment portal for adhoc staff ahead of the upcoming 2019 general elections. The nation's electoral umpire announced this in a post on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. Some of the positions it is looking to fill include: Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), Registration Area Center (RAC) Manager, Presiding Officer (PO), Assistant Presiding Officer (APO) and Registration Area Technical Support (RATECH).
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reported raid on the residence of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The anti-graft agency condemned the claims in a statement on Tuesday, hours after reports emerged that EFCC operatives raided the CJN's home.
Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on patrol along Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, on Tuesday, prevented a man from jumping into the lagoon. Concise News gathered that the unidentified man who was on a suicide mission has been handed over to Adekunle Police Station for investigation. This is coming months after a journalist who works with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) committed suicide. He jumped into the Lagoon from the Third mainland bridge in Lagos.
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have congratulated Adamu Mohammed on his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police. The Director General of the Nigeria Governors' Forum Secretariat, Asishana Okauru, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The NGF described Mohammed as a man of impeccable character, saying that his appointment was well deserved.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, on Tuesday, said he remains in charge as CP of the state. Imohimi, who had invited the Press on Tuesday to witness the handing- and taking over ceremony between him and the incoming CP, Kayode Egbetokun, said they were about concluding the process when they received a directive from Abuja to suspend the action.
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been crushed by a record margin as the country's lawmakers rejected it by 432 votes to 202. After eight days of parliamentary debate and 200 speeches, members of the House of Commons ignored the Prime Minister's final pleas and delivered a humiliating verdict on her plan to take Britain out of the European Union.
The League Management Company (LMC) has asked Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Plateau United to pay three million naira fine after fans of the club assaulted referees in their matchday one clash against FC Ifeanyi Ubah on Sunday. The 2017 league champions were frustrated to a goalless draw against FC Ifeanyi Ubah which left their fans frustrated with the result and there were reports of crowd violence after the game.
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I traded in my cramped NYC apartment for a tiny house in the woods for a weekend — and to be honest, they're not all that different. Here are 27 photos that show how the spaces stack up against each other.
Hillary Hoffower
Tiny houses and New York City apartments aren't all that different.
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Tiny houses are basically New York City apartments on wheels.
I've experienced both myself: I live in Manhattan and recently stayed in a tiny house in the Catskills.
Both NYC apartments and tiny houses are notoriously small and involve amenity trade-offs.
Compared to the tiny house, my apartment may have a living room, but my bed is smaller, my windows are fewer, and my bathroom storage space is basically non-existent.
Welcome to my abode.
It's roughly 700 square feet, in Manhattan's Upper East Side, and has no washing machine or dishwasher. That makes it, basically, a tiny house in the sky — without some of the amenities tiny houses are most famous for.
Think panoramic windows, natural lighting, and the ability to take your home with you wherever you go.
I would know: I recently visited Think Big! A Tiny House Resort in the Catskills, about two hours north of Manhattan, and stayed in a tiny house for three days. It wasn't the tight squeeze I anticipated, and I quickly realized why: It was essentially my apartment, but in the middle of the woods.
They're both small spaces that necessitate some physical trade-offs. You have to be resourceful in both to make the most of your space.
Of course, there are differences, like the lifestyle each dwelling enables, as well as cost — the median monthly rent in New York City is $2,900, while median cost of a tiny house is nearly $60,000.
But physically speaking, I can now say that tiny houses are basically NYC apartments on wheels. Here's why.
As Business Insider's millennial wealth reporter, I've been covering the intersection of money and the lifestyles of today's most controversial generation. That has meant deep dives into topics like student debt, millennials' attempts to catch up financially, and early retirement.
But it's also meant that I've chronicled some of the trends millennials love most — think plants, VSCO girls, wellness, and, of course, tiny houses.
I've interviewed a Colorado man who designs tiny homes for a living and built his dream tiny house; talked to tiny house dwellers about what it's really like downsizing; and interviewed couples who have taken on a minimalist lifestyle about how it's affected their budgets.
But one thing I had not done, until recently, was actually stayed in a tiny house myself.
In October, that finally changed when I took a trip upstate to the Catskills and spent two nights in a tiny house. It was a fun experience — but honestly, it didn't feel all that different to stay in a tiny house and my tiny NYC apartment.
I live in a pre-war building in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Like many streets in the area, it's pretty noisy and tree lined.
(Not my apartment building.)
My apartment is a fifth-floor walk-up (that means no elevator and four flights of stairs). It's classified as a four-room apartment with two bedrooms; I have one roommate.
The management company didn't respond to my request when I inquired about square footage, but an internet search yielded a listing for another two-bedroom apartment in the same building at a similar price: It's 700 square feet.
Please, step on in to my living room. Don't mind the futon — I've yet to be a real adult and upgrade to a couch.
Like most living rooms, mine serves as the focal point of the apartment — you need to walk through it to get anywhere else. It's part of an open floorplan with the kitchen.
Along one wall is space for an entertainment center (and a much bigger TV, if we wanted one).
The TV is useful when my roommate and I want to watch a game or a movie together, but it's not necessary — I usually watch TV in my bed on my laptop.
My living room only has one window, and it yields a classic NYC view: The apartment building next door and the garbage cans in between them.
Like most NYC apartments, this doesn't allow for a lot of natural lighting — something you'll notice in the darker quality of the apartment photos I took.
Even when it's sunny out, the buildings can block the light. I frequently assume it's a rainy day when it's not.
Now here's the Catskills tiny home I visited in October, when I traded in sirens for crickets for a weekend. It looks like a world away, but it's actually not too different from my apartment.
The Catskills are about two hours north of Manhattan. This tiny house, called the Little Bear, is 269 square feet and nestled in the woods in a very serene setting — a far cry from the city's hustle and bustle. I stayed here for three days.
It's part of Think Big! A Tiny House Resort. The resort's owners, Margie and Melissa, work with Escape Homes to design the tiny houses themselves. They find a way to use "every nook and cranny," Melissa told me, adding that "everything serves a purpose; everything's utilized."
The living area accounted for one of the biggest differences between my apartment and the tiny house: My tiny house didn't have a living room. The central living space consisted of a kitchen and dining area, with no room for a couch.
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The interior was rustic, but it was also more modern than my circa-1910 apartment.
If you live by yourself, a lack of living room may not be a downside in a tiny house. But if you have guests or a roommate, you'd likely want a space to socialize.
Take it from me: I once subleased a New York City apartment that didn't have a living room. After I moved into my current apartment, I realized what a difference not having one made. I hated that my bed was the only place where I could relax.
But the tiny house wasn't without an entertainment center. The TV was placed at the foot of the main bed — a convenient location, in my opinion.
There was shelving for knick-knacks, much like my entertainment center has.
The tiny house even has something my entertainment center lacks: a heated electric furnace that functions as a (fake) fireplace.
The tiny house's panoramic windows, which boasted beautiful autumnal views of the sky and trees, put my apartment's sliver of a window to shame.
With so much natural light, there was no need to turn on the lights inside.
Comparing the two kitchens shows how differently space gets used. There's a window in my kitchen, but there's also a notable lack of counter space. Only a sliver of it exists to the left of the stove.
My kitchen.
The setup is not ideal for cooking, especially because that counter space is often taken up by drying dishes.
Luckily, we have a kitchen peninsula, which offers up more counter space. But this also doubles as a dining table — when my roommate is eating and I'm cooking, or vice versa, it can be a tight squeeze.
We were able to add some extra counter space with a bar cart, which actually, as you can see, serves as a pots and pans cart.
The kitchen storage space in my apartment isn't bad — there are seven cabinets and six drawers in my kitchen.
For us, it's the right amount of space; nothing's crammed, and two of the drawers are actually empty.
Where my kitchen falls short is in appliances — the fridge, oven, and microwave aren't standard sizes.
Granted, the microwave doesn't come with the apartment the way a fridge and oven do. We could get a bigger microwave if we really wanted to.
The miniature size of the microwave and fridge don't bother me; the oven, however, does. Its small space can make it difficult for my roommate and I to cook at the same time, and the stove gets crowded. I often cook food on a toaster oven tray.
But if the oven were bigger, we'd have even less counter space.
Here's my NYC fridge. It's a tight space for two.
In the tiny house, the counter space wasn't exactly ample either — but there was still more of it.
Tiny house kitchen.
A square dining table across from the kitchen provided some extra counter space, but that, too, was relatively small.
There were six cabinet doors and four drawers in the tiny house kitchen, as well as a shelf — and they seemed to fit all the necessities quite nicely.
The upper cabinets weren't all that different from one another: There was plenty of space in each for dishes.
The kitchen amenities were far bigger in the tiny house. The oven was much more spacious.
The tiny home's oven.
Yes, I am aware that the tiny house's oven was also cleaner than my old-fashioned one.
And I could probably fit my entire fridge into the tiny house fridge if I removed its shelves.
The tiny house's not-so-tiny fridge.
That brings me to the bathroom. My bathroom is basically a square with one cabinet under the sink and one medicine cabinet.
Luckily, we have a linen closet in the "hallway" where we can store things like towels.
The tiny house takes the gold in the bathroom: It was full of storage. There were two cabinets above the sink and a row of cabinets — plus drawers — underneath it.
The storage in the tiny house's bathroom far exceeded the storage in my own bathroom.
Who needs a linen closet when you have all of this space?
Both the toilets and full-size shower tubs in my apartment and tiny house were about the same size.
But what's really important is the bedroom. Like most NYC apartments, my bedroom is small. I crammed a full-size bed against three walls to create space.
My NYC bedroom.
There is one very thin window. Even though it was light out when I took this shot, I still needed my lamp on for this picture.
The optimal time for natural lighting in my bedroom is in the middle of the afternoon, but in the tiny house, it's all day.
There's not much room for a dresser in my bedroom, but I made it work.
Tiny houses aren't the only dwellings that require downsizing.
When I moved from Florida to New York, sacrifices were made. I had to get rid of my long, six-drawer dresser and queen-sized bed because I knew they wouldn't fit in a NYC apartment.
I can live with the full-sized bed in my apartment. What really matters is the closet space — and that, at last, is where my tiny apartment wins out.
This is not my dream closet by any means. It is not big enough to fit my full wardrobe. Part of my wardrobe is stored under my bed, which sits on a 16-inch high bed frame.
I also keep some clothes in other places in my apartment — my coats and some of my shoes have a home on their respective racks in our entryway.
That's not to mention the clothes I have at my parents' house in Florida; I try to bring some back with me every time I visit.
In terms of accessibility, the bed in the tiny house was also accessible from one side and one side only — but it's a queen bed! That would take up too much room in my own bedroom. And note the difference in the window size.
Because of the limited point of access, I found both beds equally inconvenient to make in the morning.
If this queen-sized bed isn't to your liking, there were also two full-size, lofted beds in the tiny house.
This was the only closet space in the tiny house. All I have to say is: yikes. For the first time, I felt grateful for my small NYC closet space.
That said, not all tiny houses have closets, so it's nice this even had one.
If you prefer to rent your clothes, this may not be a deal breaker. But I am not ready to downsize my wardrobe or curb my shopping habits.
It's a lot better than the single dresser drawer under the tiny house bed, though.
I could fit my jeans in here — but what would I do with all my gym clothes, t-shirts, and pajamas?
Ultimately, there are pros and cons when comparing an NYC apartment and a tiny house. On a basic level, both are small and require downsizing and trade-offs in space.
My apartment.
The kitchen storage and counter space in my apartment is on par with what I found in the tiny house.
But there are other aspects where one completely wins out over the other: My NYC apartment has a living room and more wardrobe space, but the tiny house has better windows with natural lighting and more bathroom storage.
It all comes down to what amenities you're willing to sacrifice.
While they're not all that different physically speaking, it's not really what living in either is about: It boils down to the lifestyle — the biggest difference of all.
In the case of my apartment and the tiny house I stayed in, it's concrete jungle versus nature.
Do you want to live in a small space so you can be near the center of action in a thriving city with everything at your fingertips? Or is it because you want to live a life that offers more flexibility for things like traveling and working remotely?
For me, it's the former.
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Field experiments were conducted at Wakawali, Maharashtra, India, during 1989-90 to evaluate the influence of sowing date on the incidence of A. cucumerina on watermelon Sugar Baby and to test the relative efficacy of 0.2% Dithane M-45 0.1% Bavistin 0.2% Difolatan 0.2% Dithane Z-78 and 0.2% Bordeaux mixture for its control on this crop. Results are tabulated which indicate that significantly lower incidence of A. cucumerina and greater yields followed sowing on 1 and 15 Nov.


The Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS program is designed to prepare you to function as a professional OTA in a variety of health care settings including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes and school settings under the supervision of a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR).
Program Accreditation Status - The Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.
Graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). Successful certification permits the graduate to apply for licensure as required by the State of Illinois. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate's ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
What makes MCC's Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS program better than or distinct from similar programs at other institutions?
At MCC, instructors emphasize focus on the community, cultural sensitivity, professionalism, and clinical reasoning in every aspect of the program. MCC's OTA program incorporates technology, evidenced-based information, and current trends to provide you with hands-on experiences to assist in the learning process.
MCC's OTA program was awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) in August 2013 for 5 years.
What job opportunities are available to someone with an Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS?
This AAS degree prepares you to function as a professional OTA in a variety of health care settings including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes and school settings under the supervision of a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR).
How will MCC's Occupational Therapy Assistant AAS program prepare me for my career or connect me to opportunities?
Gain real-world experience and network in the community as you complete your fieldwork.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the median annual wage for occupational therapy assistants in 2016 was $59,010.
MCC OTA students have been hired by School District 200, U-46 Elgin School District, and a local children's outpatient clinic.
MCC Occupational Therapy Assistant students created the content for a horticulture therapy program at Autumn Leaves residential memory care provider in Crystal Lake. The horticulture therapy program will allow Autumn Leaves residents to plant, care, smell and taste the plantings. Pictured are, from left Molly Dickow of Cary, Autumn Leaves resident Mary Gray and Jody Meyer of Crystal Lake.
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Russia has significantly modified a Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter with curved rotor blades and a new avionics system as part of a project intended to improve the speed and reliability of many of its military helicopters. The testbed helicopter, called the Demonstrator PSV or "Prospective Speedy Helicopter," took off from Mil Helicopter's plant near Moscow for its first flight on December 23.
The Demonstrator PSV was changed from a traditional Mi-24 two-pilot attack helicopter into a single-pilot test vehicle. The primary change to the helicopter was those new rotors with curved blade tips designed to increase speed and provide more stability at high speeds. The designers ultimately hope to improve the cruising speed of the standard Mi-24 by more than 30 percent, or from about 143 knots to 194 knots (165 to 223 mph). That's just the cruising speed. The goal is to push the modified helicopter to a top speed of 216 knots (249 mph) from the current top speed of a standard Mi-24, 180 knots (207 mph).
If the curved rotor design pans out like Russian aviators hope it will, then the country easily could install similar blades on other attack helicopters, such as the Mi-28 and older models that are still manufactured and used in the Russian military. Curved rotor tips could increase the cruising speed of the Mi-28 by 10 percent and its top speed by 13 percent. The design also reduces the noise made by the rotor system and can increase a helicopter's climb rate.
The new test helicopter also has an updated avionics system and Russia's most advanced helicopter engine, the Klimov VK-2500. The two Klimov engines in the Demonstrator PSV put out 2,400 horsepower each. The modular avionics system developed by KERT, a Russian electronics firm, could streamline the process of future upgrades and improve flight safety. KERT's avionics system, currently being tested on the PSV, could be adapted to a large number of Russian helicopters.
Foxtrot Alpha says it's likely Russia is pursing these upgrades to its current helicopter fleet because building new, complete helicopters has proven too expensive for the Ministry of Defense. Whatever the reason, Russia's military choppers might soon be a whole lot faster.


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This paper summarizes earlier research On the sources of variation in monthly U.S. stock returns in the period 1927-88. A log-linear model is used to break unexpected returns into changing expectations about future dividends and changing expectations about future returns. Even though stock returns are not highly forecastable, the model attributes one-third of the variation in returns to changing expected returns, one-third to changing future dividends, and one-third to the covariance between these components. Changing expected returns have a large effect on the stock market because their movements are persistent and negatively correlated with changing expected dividends.
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Phillies stun Marlins on Maikel Franco's walk-off homer
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Maikel Franco launched a towering drive, watched the ball clear the left-field wall and flipped his bat high in the air backward before his jubilant trot around the bases.
Franco's three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Phillies to a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night and kept Philadelphia a half-game ahead of Atlanta in the NL East.
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"We never give up. We keep fighting, man," Franco said after the team's four-run rally in the ninth.
Kyle Barraclough (0-5) walked Rhys Hoskins to start the inning and Scott Kingery ran for him. Carlos Santana reached on an infield single with one out and Asdrubal Cabrera walked to load the bases. Barraclough's first pitch to Nick Williams was behind him and kicked hard off the backstop. The Phillies challenged but a video review confirmed the ball did not hit Williams. However, he drove in the tying run on a groundout.
Franco followed with his 18th homer. After his bat flip, he jogged without a helmet and was swarmed by teammates at the plate.
"I got too excited," Franco said. "I know I was all over the place. I kept saying `Get out. Get out. Get out' and finally it did."
Franco has been having a turnaround season.
He was benched two months ago for Kingery and then J.P. Crawford, but has been one of the team's best hitters since returning to the lineup.
"I just waited for my moment," Franco said. "I do whatever I can and take nothing for granted."
The Braves beat the Mets 4-2 and the Phillies were aware of the scoreboard.
"Anybody who says they're not watching is not being genuine," manager Gabe Kapler said. "As a group, we are a fighting unit. We're tenacious. We grind. We just don't give up."
Tommy Hunter (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning in relief. Philadelphia's Nick Pivetta gave up two runs and four hits, striking out seven in six innings.
After J.T. Realmuto lined a single with one out in the fourth, Justin Bour drove his 17th homer deep into the seats in right-center to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead.
Hoskins connected in the sixth for the Phillies, sending a drive way out to left. He has hit eight of his 22 homers in 13 games since appearing in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game.
Marlins starter Pablo Lopez allowed one run and five hits, striking out five in his sixth career start.
Cabrera was 0 for 3 with a walk in his first home game since coming over from the New York Mets in a trade last week.
"Games like this hurt," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
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The Phillies had been 0-38 when trailing after eight innings.
Marlins: Right-hander Sandy Alcantara's rehab start at Single-A Jupiter was rained out. He's scheduled to pitch Friday. Alcantara (right armpit infection) has been sidelined since earning his first major league win on June 29.
Phillies: All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos, acquired from Tampa Bay on Tuesday, said he's "100 percent sure" he'll return to action this month. Ramos has been on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain.
RHP Vince Velasquez (7-8, 4.02 ERA) goes for the Phillies and RHP Trevor Richards (3-5, 4.06) starts for the Marlins on Friday night. Velasquez is 3-1, 2.63 in seven career starts vs. Miami. Richards is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts vs. Philadelphia.
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27 December 2010 NCS Survey has completed a pipelay support contract for Saipem for the inshore phase of the Nord Stream gas pipelines project in the Baltic Sea.
24 December 2010 Leading international oilfield services company Expro today announced a new state-of-the-art camera, HawkEye IV, has been added to the company's downhole video portfolio.
24 December 2010 Acergy, a seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor to the offshore oil and gas industry, and Subsea 7 have submitted a notification to the UK Office of Fair Trading, or OFT, regarding the parties proposed merger.
22 December 2010 Tritech International, the innovative underwater technology company has grown its elite customer support team with two new appointments.
21 December 2010 A leading commercial diver training centre is to embark on a £5 million improvement and expansion programme to cement its position as a world-leading subsea training facility.
21 December 2010 A more powerful ROV than any other of its class on the market has been launched by top manufacturer, Saab Seaeye.
21 December 2010 Aker Solutions has been awarded the tie-in and connector scope associated with the Goliat flowlines and risers contract by Technip Norway.
21 December 2010 Shell Offshore has agreed for FMC Technologies Inc to supply topsides and subsea systems in the Gulf of Mexico for both the West Boreas and Cardamom Deep projects.
20 December 2010 Leading flexible pipe specialist flexlife has announced the opening of a new international base in Brazil.
20 December 2010 A/S Norske Shell has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising a 2 year option in the existing agreement for the Draugen and Ormen Lange fields.
19 December 2010 NCS Survey, of Aberdeen, successfully completed a major survey contract recently for Saipem for pipelay support during the inshore phase of the Nord Stream Pipeline Project, two gas pipelines linking Russia with the European Union via the Baltic Sea.
18 December 2010 Oil and gas leaders met in Aberdeen yesterday to discuss how to develop renewable energy offshore.
17 December 2010 Subsea 7 has confirmed that the North Sea Pipeline Bundle contract award it announced on 10th November 2010 is with Hess ApS for the South Arne field in the Danish sector of the North Sea.
17 December 2010 Energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured more than £5 million worth of subsea contracts so far during 2010 and has doubled its subsea team.
16 December 2010 Increasing demand for off-shore windfarms and other marine energy has provided a major boost for a Lochaber company which yesterday unveiled a £5million expansion programme.
16 December 2010 Aberdeen is to host an international energy event showcasing the future of hydrocarbon extraction.
15 December 2010 Lightweight, fatigue-resistant power cable developed for underwater power transmission in Joint Industry Project led by BPP-TECH.
15 December 2010 RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, has won the accolade for innovation and technology at the annual NOF Energy Awards.
14 December 2010 Europe's largest annual subsea oil and gas showcase, Subsea 2011, will this year boast a greater concentration of multi-national oil and gas operators as it focuses on tackling the issues that will help the UK subsea sector grow in international markets.
14 December 2010 Andrew Way has been named vice president of services for GE Oil & Gas, a business within GE Energy.
13 December 2010 General Electric Co (GE) said on Monday it would buy British oilfield services company Wellstream Holdings Plc for about 800 million pounds, in a deal that would expand the US conglomerate's subsea equipment and services portfolio.
13 December 2010 Cosalt Offshore, a provider of lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil and gas industry, has received an award for efforts to boost health and wellbeing in the workplace.
13 December 2010 The National Hyperbaric Centre has made excellent development in the global market over the last 12 months.
13 December 2010 Seatronics has entered a master services agreement with Oceaneering International Inc.
11 December 2010 Aker Solutions is separating its core businesses into three companies: Aker Solutions, Aker Contractors, and Process & Construction International.
10 December 2010 Shell as operator of the BC-10 Phase II development offshore Brazil in the Campos basin has contracted Oceaneering International Inc.
09 December 2010 SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, is pleased to have been awarded an $8,973,290 modification to previously awarded contract (N00174-09-D-0001) to exercise option two for Common Operator Interface command and control software for Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams.
09 December 2010 Expro's Connectors & Measurements team has been contracted to provide Aker Solutions in Brazil with new medium power subsea electrical connection systems, in a multi-million dollar contract.
09 December 2010 Aker Solutions, Norway's flagship oilfield engineering services provider, warned on Thursday the subsea sector was unlikely to see strong growth next year, sending its shares down almost 2 percent.
09 December 2010 Equities research analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded shares of Oceaneering International from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note to clients and investors on Wednesday.


The snow has arrived, so bundle up and get out there and make the most of it! Tobogganing is one of my favourite ways, so here's some of the best hills in Calgary.
If you can't beat it... might as well join it! Get those snow suits on and head to a tobogganing hill, and embrace that snow. Tobogganing is a great way to get the kids out of the house and stay active even during the colder weather. Getting cold and snowy also makes getting cozy by the fire with some hot chocolate feel THAT much better (it's good to look at the bright side- right?).
Did you know that in Calgary, you're technically not allowed to toboggan anywhere you please? The city has named the parks and greenspaces that offer safe and exciting hills, for anyone to enjoy.
A very long hill, you'll definitely need a bit of stamina to walk back up again and again, but a great ride for the thrill seekers. I think it's worth it, because many have called this the best toboggan hill in all of Calgary.
A popular choice and local favourite, which makes it great to check out because the snow is already packed and the various rides are already set! There's usually some mini jumps on the hills, but they are a perfect size to be fun and not dangerous.
Not quite as busy as the first two, but great because there's tons of hills to choose from of all different sizes. This is a great choice for a full day of winter fun, because there's great walking trails, 2 skating rinks, picnic area, and of course picture-perfect scenery.
Great fun because the hill ends on a flooded lagoon, so after you go down the hill you'll slide forever on the ice. If you have some skates, bring them along and have a full day of fun outdoor activities!
Some call this the Mother of all Tobogganing hills. Tall, steep, but also some small hills off to the side for the little ones. A great options if you have different aged kids, so that there's something for everyone!
This one made the top 5 toboggan hills in the Calgary Sun survey, enough said.
Glendale Park doesn't get as much mention, but is definitely a local favourite. There's a good mix of big hills for the big and brave, and smaller hills off to the side where young kids can play.
Also called Elgin Hill, this is a popular choice and the largest run in the area (in total it stretches 295 feet!). From the top of this hill is a beautiful panoramic view of McKenzie Towne.
A list of the best kid-friendly events to celebrate the Holiday season around the city. From parades, crafts, to spectacular performances.
Well we all know by now that Calgary doesn't have the Christmas Parade anymore (sad), but there are some great ones that aren't too far away that are still worth considering.
Basketball and Volleyball programs for boys and girls ages 6-16.


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Highly individual quality landscaping solutions from full makeovers to garden maintenance and clearance. When your garden is in need of some maintenance or improvements, turn to the trusted gardeners in London. We can send a team of seasoned specialists to your place who will handle all the work that needs to be done. They bring all the necessary tools and equipment to provide you with an efficient service that will leave you fully satisfied. And if you have any specific requests, simply consult with the expert gardeners and they will see what they can do.
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We have years of experience working with various gardens of all sizes. That means that we are able to give you the results that you want. Our experience makes us experts in determining what is best for your landscape. We will be able to make the garden one to admire. You will not have any regrets when you hire us to work on.
Michael was very polite and did an excellent job of clearing up masses of leaves. I was very, very pleased with his work, especially as it was a very cold day. He worked non-stop.
Garden Line were fantastic. They quoted competitively, undertook the work quickly and finished on time and within budget. I can't recommend Garden Line enough.
The job was completed quickly and I was very impressed that there was no mess created through my house considering the lack of side access to the property. I would highly recommend them.


Succulent Sage & Sirloin grilled burger, wrapped in lettuce or a sesame bun, topped with Alghalia fresh local greens and and a side of Alghalia juicy mixed cherry tomatoes. And for dessert, warmed up Vanilla Villain brownies with a side of vanilla ice-cream.
You can find all these brands under one roof. A roof that goes by the name of Souq Gourmet.
Souq Gourmet opened its doors about 2 weeks ago. I managed to go the 2nd day it opened and boy was I pleasantly surprised.
Although it's relatively smaller that your average supermarket, it is jam-packed with products and stacked so neatly that your eyes don't get overwhelmed.
The magazine rack is pretty impressive and carried some of my favorite titles.
They also had some interesting candy that I did not see anywhere else on the island. My daughter went berserk trying to find the "ONE ITEM" I allowed her to get.
The owner tells me the concept of Souq Gourmet (SG) is pretty straightforward: products are carefully selected and made available in-store. You won't find 15 types of ketchup here - but you will find 3 or 4 of the most popular and of highest quality. So as a frequent shopper - I benefit because I don't waste time going through massive amounts of generic brands that are not relevant to me.
Add to that the concept is pretty unique, not just to Riffa but to Bahrain as a whole. There's a gourmet cafe that serves Camardo caffe exclusive to SG. I tried the coffee and the cappuccino was seriously delicious. I loved the fact that I asked how many sugars I wanted and it was mixed in for me. Score!
It is also home to Tobacco Road, Bahrain's premium (and only) tobacco and cigar shop - for all you cigar aficionados out there.
One of my favorite brands they carry is (drum-roll) - Sage & Sirloin. I usually have to drive to Hamala to get some of their delicious burgers but now they are within a 10-minute drive and there's always time for a little barbecue.
SG also boasts a full-fledged bakery and has freshly baked treats daily. I also found out a few day ago that Vanilla Villain's sinfully delicious treats are baked and sold at SG. The cookies are gooey and full of flavor, and the brownies...don't even make me go there.
One thing that stands out is the customer service. The staff are so polite, so helpful, it was shocking. Sometimes we find ourselves getting accustomed to nonchalant staff or a supermarket attendant that pretends he doesn't hear you when you ask for help as he is busy stacking a shelf. Not in this case. I walked in last night to grab a few things I could carry in my hands and was chased by an employee with a basket. The cashier, the barista, the manager, and the attendants are all genuinely happy to be there - and it shows.
One initiative recently communicated by SG is their support of local farmers. They have started stocking Alghalia produce (which I LOVE) and are also looking at other farms to expand their produce selection. What a great initiative and I hope more businesses follow suit.
All in all, the experience you get when you walk though the doors of Souq Gourmet is truly special - consistently smiling staff, convenient and unique products, great coffee and baked snacks, and of course, Sage & Sirloin.
Shop location: West Riffa, where 24 hours used to be located.
Shop timings: Open all week from 6:30 to midnight.
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Not in Barrow anymore. The blizzard let up long enough for the plane to make it in. The ride into the airport from NARL was pretty exciting. The snow drifts across the road were averaging about 16" deep and driving through them felt a little like sailing on the ocean. Every time you blast through a drift, the snow would blow over the hood and cab. It was very warm when I got back to Fairbanks. Extremely slippery conditions with freezing drizzle and cars in ditches all over town. Even though it has since cooled off (-17°F), the slick conditions are lingering on. Not good weather for trying to jog outdoors.
I'm in the process of reviewing the slide deck for the Internet² Multicast Workshop. I haven't looked at them for over a year and haven't taught from them for maybe 2 years. I think I'm going to have a busy weekend.
Interesting that I had never heard the term "slide deck" until recently. An engineer I know took some overhead transparencies and redid them into a PowerPoint presentation. He called it a "deck" as well. Funny coincidence.


VPWA offers a limited number of internship opportunities in Human Rights. Applications are open all year round. Selected participants will work with GA West Municipal Office of the Commission responsible for Human Rights under the constitution of Ghana. This is a government body.
To investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms in the public and private sectors, injustice, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his/her official duties.
To investigate allegations that a public officer has not complied with a provision of the code of conduct for public office holders.
Investigate all instances of alleged or suspected corruption and misappropriation of public monies by officials and to take the appropriate steps resulting from such investigation.
To educate the public as to their fundamental human rights and freedoms.One important thing to note is that, in resolving complaints the commission receives, they uses mediation, negotiation, compromise and other alternative dispute resolution(ADR) mechanisms.
Interns usually assist in resolving complaints (mediation) and also participate actively in public educational campaigns. Interns also help in Administrative work including but not limited to grant sourcing.
Volunteers work in the municipal capital of Amasaman and shall spend 0.40 pesewas (equivalent of 0.25 US cents) to and from work daily using public bus. Volunteers shall be living in the community of Pokuase where VPWA has an apartment for volunteers.


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Q: MySQL - PHP geolocation: how to know to which area a gps location belongs I have a location table and a location GPS points table such as
location:
id  name
1   New York
2   Ohio

location_gps_coordinate (numbers make no sense, just an example)
location_id order lat         long
1           1     41.622302   2.06703
1           2     42.722302   2.04703
1           3     42.822302   2.08703
2           1     38.622302   2.01703
2           2     39.722302   2.02703
2           3     40.822302   2.03703

So this coordinates draw an area over the map. My question is, given a GPS location (with lat and long) is there any way to know if those coordinates belong to any of the locations in the database? Is there any way to search that directly with MySQL or maybe with PHP or any other language?

A: The solution came up using the spatial functions and field types in mysql:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/spatial-types.html

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** SHORT TERM LET - BILLS INCLUDED ** - This stunning 2 double bedroom apartment is located on the third floor of this prestigious block with a large balcony affording unrivalled views, arguably the best in the whole Racecourse development, being the closest block to the finish line. The main room is open plan and encompasses stylish space for living and dining, with the kitchen to one end which has been fitted to a high specification. This principal room features floor to ceiling glass with unrivalled views over the racecourse, and opens onto the balcony which extends the full width of the apartment. Both bedrooms have views over the course, with the master bedroom benefiting from an en-suite shower room with sliding doors to the balcony. The second bedroom is served by the main bathroom. The bathrooms are both extremely well appointed. The main reception room and hallway have oak flooring which complements the internal doors. There is good storage throughout.
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Korea: A Fresh Approach
"What if the North Korean leadership clings to their destructive pattern of behavior, as is not uncommon in extreme conflicts? Then it will be time for what Gandhi called Satyagraha, which has the power, as he showed, to "compel reason to be free." Koreans are no strangers to this science. They used it successfully in their dangerous uprising against the Syngman Rhee regime in the "April 19th Movement" of 1960…."
Author: Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook, president and director of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education in Berkeley, California
Published in: HuntingtonNews.net (at http://www.huntingtonnews.net/), Truthout (at http://www.truth-out.org/)
Date: December 21 and 25, 2010
by Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook
On the bus from Incheon Airport to Seoul National University, where we were going to participate in a six-culture nonkilling exploratory seminar, we found ourselves across the aisle from a young fellow eager to show us pictures of his recent trip to the North. Groups of South Koreans have until recently been regularly going across the border to help sew the fabric of the divided country back together. In fact, we were soon to experience the poignant yearning for reunification among people in South Korea, and infer that it must be at least as strong in the North. The war games going on right now – at least as far as the Korean people are concerned – is a lovers' quarrel.
Those can be nasty; but that is not the main trouble: there is not much room for the Korean people to work this out on their own. Superpowers rarely show much concern for the nations in whose fates they intervene – or for that matter, much wisdom. That is why the Korean conflict seems intractable – and also why it has to be resolved. If it is not, global hostilities could be reignited.
So it was with interest that I scanned a recent editorial in a newspaper of record listing possible scenarios and four things we (the U.S. and available allies) could do about the rising tensions. The first was violent. So was the second. So were the third and the fourth (that the U.S. and South Korea could simply outmaneuver the North with our superior technology and weapons).
Anyone who studies conflict knows that there are two ways to go about resolving one. There is of course a violent path, which leads ultimately to war, but there is also a nonviolent one that leads to reconciliation and the resumption of normal ties. Scholars and activists alike know that the latter are far less costly, in life and property, and they are really the only choice if we want a permanent solution without the residue of hatred that follows conquest. But public discourse and state policy are perfectly innocent of this knowledge, almost as if the participants inhabit the world of video games and "action movies" rather than historical experience and scientific logic. So conflict science, if we could inject it into the discourse, might just work wonders. What would it tell us?
As in any conflict, large or small, one has to start with the assumption – so far conspicuously absent here – that the people of North Korea – yes, including their leadership-are rational. They have a problem: they want respect, fulfillment of their basic needs, security and (as far as the people themselves are concerned) freedom. If they use extreme and sometimes counterproductive methods to achieve these results it is because they do not know any better. Do we?
If we do, our approach should be not to force them to give up on these goals but to help them find other, less extreme, ways of achieving them. So far the approach I'm describing is well known and has a well developed methodology that goes by the name of Nonviolent Communication, or NVC.
But what if it doesn't work? What if the North Korean leadership clings to their destructive pattern of behavior, as is not uncommon in extreme conflicts? Then it will be time for what Gandhi called Satyagraha, which has the power, as he showed, to "compel reason to be free." Koreans are no strangers to this science. They used it successfully in their dangerous uprising against the Syngman Rhee regime in the "April 19th Movement" of 1960. Last year Buddhist monks, who for centuries had kept to themselves, joined with popular demonstrations against the insane government-sponsored scheme to dig a canal across the Korean peninsula (the results of that campaign are pending).
Popular resistance, based on the nonviolent methodologies that have sprung up steadily since Gandhi and King, could be used to compel the government to adopt reconciliatory, mutually respectful approaches to the North, despite U.S. pressure. In fact-and literally volumes could be written on this- nonviolence could effectively be brought to bear both within the two Koreas and between them.
Furthermore, nonviolence is not limited to resistance. The other string to the nonviolent bow is what Gandhi called "constructive programme." There is much Koreans could do – with the judicious help of international non-profits – to build bridges toward northerners, who after all have some dire physical needs that could be addressed in a respectful way (as was done in Sri Lanka by the longstanding Sarvodaya movement).
While we've been stressing what Koreans could do without, indeed despite, U.S. or other foreign intervention, it is not to say that we should take a hands-off attitude. Rather, we should say to the policymakers we can reach, 'if you want to interfere, interfere usefully.' U.S. intervention came down on the side of the student-led uprising (for once) against President Slobodan MiloÅ›evič in Serbia ten years ago, with the result that he was deposed bloodlessly and inexpensively (after a hugely expensive NATO campaign had failed to do this in much more time).
Nonviolence can be learned, up to a point, as can any other method of peace and reconciliation. At present there are as far as I can tell no peace studies programs per se in the educational system of the South (not to mention the North!); the South Korean system could be rapidly brought up to speed, ensuring that the next generation would not have to wait until tensions rose as high as they are now to resolve their conflicts. Koreans themselves are quite ready for this.
Behind the saber-rattling we're hearing about there has been a tentative diplomatic opening between the two sides recently, which we should take advantage of, not to mention that the General Secretary of the UN is a Korean. But let us not be content with just another standoff, which is about the best normal diplomacy, left to itself, would bring. The Korean people and the world want and deserve more. They want and deserve real peace, leading in due course to reunification – and with the right means all of this is possible.
Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook are president and director of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education in Berkeley, California


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Q: How to modify Custom XML parts in Excel 2010/2013 I am trying to figure out how to modify custom XML parts previusly saved in Excel. All the web resources I have found so far explain how to add custom XML parts in Excel. This I already know. But I want to modify existing parts.
The API seems to have only Add method. If Add method is called again it adds additional XML parts.
I use the following code to save my custom XML
XNamespace NS = "http://schema.blabla.com";
var xDoc = new XDocument(
            new XDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", "no"),
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Office.CustomXMLPart customXMLPart = workbook.CustomXMLParts.Add(xDoc.ToString(), System.Type.Missing);

I use the following code to retrieve my custom XML
var retrievedXMLParts = workbook.CustomXMLParts.SelectByNamespace(NS.NamespaceName);
//FirstOrDefault always returns first saved data, LastOrDefault needs to be called to get the latest
//var customXMLPart = retrievedXMLParts.Cast<CustomXMLPart>().FirstOrDefault();
var customXMLPart = retrievedXMLParts.Cast<CustomXMLPart>().LastOrDefault();
var propertiesXML = customXMLPart != null ? customXMLPart.XML : String.Empty;

What I would like to achieve is to check if a custom XML exists update its content instead off adding it as duplicate

A: I think I have found a solution but it involves iterating through all the custom XML parts, deleting the one you want to update and then add again:
IEnumerator e = workbook.CustomXMLParts.GetEnumerator();
CustomXMLPart p;
while (e.MoveNext())
{
    p = (CustomXMLPart) e.Current;
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DC has just started a new feature with CBR called B&B wherein EIC Bob Harras and executive editor Bobbie Chase answer questions and head off controversies. As old hands of more campaigns than you can count, both are uniquely qualified to deal with this month's more…unusual moves, such as several books getting new teams before the first issue of the old team even came out. That CONSTANTINE cover above does NOT represent what happened to Zub and Venditti.
Just read it yourself:
Talking about dark, one of the books that immediately comes to mind is "Constantine," which stars a character who has traditionally been on the darker side of Vertigo and the DCU. Both "Constantine" and "Birds Of Prey" are going to be getting new creative teams in April, before either team's first issue even made it to publication. Who is going to be replacing Robert Venditti and Jim Zub on those books, and why switch them out before they got to write their first issues?
Harras: Robert came to us with a fantastic pitch for "Constantine;" we really loved what Robert's doing — he's working on "Demon Knights" now, and he's also working on another project for us that I really can't go into which is a big deal for us. But at the end of the day, Robert and Dan [DiDio] and I spoke, and "Constantine" was, for him, one book too many. It was the one thing that we had to go, "If we want you to focus on this one project, maybe we should make a change on 'Constantine.'" Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes very professionally, very nicely stepped up to the challenge [of launching "Constantine"].
Chase: Very quickly, too. Those guys already had ideas because of what they were doing in "Justice League Dark."
Harras: It was one of those things where we had to step back and say, "You know, Robert, we should concentrate you on these other projects right now." And like we said, with Jeff and Ray stepping in on "Constantine," weaving it closer to "Justice League Dark," I think it was actually the best solution to — not a problem, but a challenge. We all sat down and said, how do we make this work?
Christy Marx is replacing writer Jim Zubkavich on "Birds of Prey"
Christy Marx is taking over as writer on "Birds Of Prey." Does Jim Zub also have other projects at DC, like Venditti? Why the switch there?
Harras: Jim had a great pitch for "Birds Of Prey," but as things came together in discussion and the creative churn, we all saw what Christy was doing on "Amethyst," and we were looking at "Birds Of Prey" and internally and editorially we were thinking of taking it in a different direction. The decision was made that we were going to go in a different direction than what Jim had originally envisioned. We definitely, definitely want to continue working with Jim, but at this moment, we wanted to go in a particular direction. Bobbie started working with Jim months ago —
Chase: He's a great writer. He's a great idea guy, and I look forward to working with him again.
It's a tough business.
Also revealed: Jim Starlin will be writing STORMWATCH.
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blacaucasian 01/14/2013 2:56 pm At 2:56 pm
It's a work for hire world. We all juts live in it.
Kevin J. Maroney 01/14/2013 3:04 pm At 3:04 pm
Is it April 1st already? Oh, wait, it's *always* April 1st in the brave new comics future!
Jason Enright 01/14/2013 3:10 pm At 3:10 pm
I was actually really excited for Jim Zub's Birds of Prey. He is one of my favorite writers and I love his Pathfinder and Skullkickers comics. I had pre-ordered it with my diamond order. I'll still give Christy Marx a try because I liked her Sword & Sorcery book, but I don't like DC pitching me on a book then pulling the rug out from under me, especially a few days before orders are due.
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'Magical' week at AirVenture winds down
Noell Dickmann
OSHKOSH - Aviators packed camping gear into their planes, forums wrapped and exhibitors began to take down their signage Sunday as the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture came to a close in Oshkosh.
With highlights like the Martin Mars water bomber, the return of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, numerous anniversaries including multiple aircraft, the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm and a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, it's no wonder why AirVenture is considered the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration. It's has officially been named USA TODAY'S Best Airshow as well.
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Tracy Rhodes, a Vietnam War veteran from Reno, Nevada, has spent more than a week in Oshkosh enjoying the aviation highlights.
For him, participating in the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight stood out the most. He returned from a day in Washington, D.C. to huge crowds welcoming him and the other veterans aboard the flight home.
"Everybody was saying 'Welcome home,'" he said. "It was nice to finally get that."
About 553,000 people attended AirVenture this year, Jack Pelton, CEO and Chairman of EAA, said at a press conference Sunday afternoon.
The busiest airport in the world had more than 14,000 aircraft movements throughout the week, and the international tent had at least 2,000 international visitors registered, he said.
Even with three times the amount of rainfall than Oshkosh normally sees this week, crews were able to keep the grounds dry with extra gravel, wood chips and water pumps.
Pelton said he looks to the youth in keeping AirVenture relevant for years to come. The Young Eagles program, which this week had its 2 millionth flight with Harrison Ford piloting, raised $2.2 million for the program through the Young Eagles dinner and auctioning off a Ford Mustang.
The continued expansion of KidVenture, which Pelton said saw 20,000 children attend, and learning more about the lifestyle of the youth, will keep that interest high.
Pamela Arnold, of Sydney, Australia, said every single day this week has been fantastic for her and her husband Kevin's first time at AirVenture. She was disappointed that she'd have to go home Monday morning.
"It's been magical," she said. "Every single bit of it."
The bar for AirVenture 2017 has been set even higher, Pelton said, as EAA staff has already begun planning for next year's convention.
He announced the Monday concert for the 2017 convention will feature Barenaked Ladies as its headliner.
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The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has been awarded its waiver claim on tight end Dan Arnold from the New Orleans Saints. To make room on the roster, the team has placed defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard (hamstring) on injured reserve.
Arnold (6-6, 220) played in 12 games (one start) with the Saints the past two seasons (2018-19) and had 14 receptions for 175 yards and one touchdown. He began the season on the Saints practice squad and had two receptions for 25 yards in two games after being elevated to the active roster. The 24-year old Arnold originally joined the Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2017 out of Wisconsin-Platteville where he played wide receiver. Arnold spent his rookie season on injured reserve before playing in 10 games last season. While at Wisconsin-Platteville, Arnold had 65 receptions for 1,176 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior in 2016.
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Home Books Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e
Chapter 2: Emergency Assessment and Management of Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Endocrine Disorders
Alessandro Mussa; Francesco Porta; Georg F. Hoffmann; Kyriakie Sarafoglou
Mussa A, Porta F, Hoffmann GF, Sarafoglou K. Mussa A, & Porta F, & Hoffmann G.F., & Sarafoglou K Mussa, Alessandro, et al.Emergency Assessment and Management of Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Endocrine Disorders. In: Sarafoglou K, Hoffmann GF, Roth KS. Sarafoglou K, & Hoffmann G.F., & Roth K.S.(Eds.),Eds. Kyriakie Sarafoglou, et al.eds. Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e. McGraw Hill; 2017. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2042&sectionid=154108642
Mussa A, Porta F, Hoffmann GF, Sarafoglou K. Mussa A, & Porta F, & Hoffmann G.F., & Sarafoglou K Mussa, Alessandro, et al. (2017). Emergency assessment and management of suspected inborn errors of metabolism and endocrine disorders. Sarafoglou K, Hoffmann GF, Roth KS. Sarafoglou K, & Hoffmann G.F., & Roth K.S.(Eds.),Eds. Kyriakie Sarafoglou, et al. Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e. McGraw Hill. https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2042&sectionid=154108642
Mussa A, Porta F, Hoffmann GF, Sarafoglou K. Mussa A, & Porta F, & Hoffmann G.F., & Sarafoglou K Mussa, Alessandro, et al. "Emergency Assessment and Management of Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Endocrine Disorders." Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e Sarafoglou K, Hoffmann GF, Roth KS. Sarafoglou K, & Hoffmann G.F., & Roth K.S.(Eds.),Eds. Kyriakie Sarafoglou, et al. McGraw Hill, 2017, https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2042&sectionid=154108642.
EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM
EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Congenital and acquired metabolic and endocrine disorders cause derangement in normal physiology and metabolism. They include diseases related to electrolyte imbalances, endocrine dysfunction, or inborn errors of metabolism. Overall, the emergency physician and pediatrician most likely will be confronted with more endocrine-related emergencies than metabolic. While most individual metabolic disorders are rare, in the aggregate, inborn errors occur with the same frequency as juvenile diabetes. In the acute phase, endocrine and metabolic emergencies can be life-threatening. In some cases, patients will present without a diagnosis because the underlying disorder remains dormant until the metabolic stress of an acute disorder (eg, fever, trauma, etc.) exceeds the body's threshold for compensation and thus exacerbates the disease. Expanded newborn screening programs have been started in many countries worldwide, allowing the early diagnosis of several disorders and the prevention of acute episodes of decompensation (that were once catastrophic early in life). Prior to the advent of programs of expanded newborn screening a large number of such infants probably died without the benefit of diagnosis. In some very severe cases, however, life-threatening presentation may precede not only the newborn screening result but also the blood spot collection (typically performed between 24 and 72 hours after birth). An increasing number of patients with late onset of symptoms are also reported. Their clinical presentation including episodic psychiatric disease, movement disorders, and liver dysfunction differs from those with a neonatal disease onset, but again, these patients can be easily missed. Nevertheless, the first episode may be lethal, regardless of age. In addition, late presenting metabolic disorders or some of the ketolytic disorders building diagnostic metabolites only during fasting or acute illness may be missed by newborn screening or in between episodes.1,2 The driving force in the early recognition and treatment of these emergencies is maintaining a suspicion that an endocrine or metabolic disease may be the underlying cause. Episodes of acute illness and metabolic decompensation are often precipitated by acute infection and its attendant catabolism. Catabolism may also be induced by surgery or injury. Such a patient may have cycles of acute illness precipitating admission to the hospital, cessation of feedings, and administration of parenteral fluids and electrolytes with recovery and discharge only to repeat the cycle until the diagnosis is made and appropriate therapy initiated, or the patient dies undiagnosed in such an episode. For diagnostic purposes, appropriate tests should be ordered on critical samples retrieved during the acute phase before treatment. Success with treatable disorders is substantially dependent on rapid and appropriate intervention, and delay may lead to irreversible neurological damage or death.
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