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New Jersey cop becomes 'hero' for saving newborn thrown from 2nd-floor balcony
Amy Laurence | TheBL 09/21/21, 02:27
New Jersey police officer Eduardo Matute and the one-month old baby he saved on Sept. 21, 2021. (CBS Philly/Screenshot via theBL/Youtube)
A New Jersey police officer has been called "a hero" after catching a 1-month-old infant who had been thrown from a second-floor balcony.
The quick-thinking Eduardo Matute caught the child safely while city officer Joseph Casey negotiated with the suspect, but he eventually threw the infant on Saturday, Sept. 18.
The one-month-old was sent to the hospital for observation but was subsequently released.
Moments earlier, the man was seen "dangling a baby over a balcony" on Rose Avenue.
"I look and I see that the neighbor had the baby dangling from the roof. So I wasn't too sure what was going on," said a neighbor according to News 4 Tucson. "Just to find out that it was an altercation with him and his wife."
Another unidentified neighbor stood on his front porch and kept an eye on the situation.
"And he was not playing. He kept telling the cops to back up or I'm dropped this baby, like back up," he recalled of the horrifying event. "He kept wanting to get his point across but it was back up. He was using the baby as leverage."
"An extremely dangerous incident developed this morning on Rose Ave in Jersey City in which a man was threatening a one-month-old baby," said Esther Suarez, a Hudson County Prosecutor. "Kudos to the JCPD and all the officers involved for their heroics and for bringing a safe conclusion to this dangerous situation."
"We especially want to acknowledge the actions & bravery of the negotiator and first-responding PO Joseph Casey, South District PO Eduardo Matute who safely caught the baby when it was dropped from a 2nd floor balcony and Incident Commander Capt Michael McKerry. Thank you, Officers!" she went on to say.
"We are lucky to have the men and woman of the JCPD, as every single day I see it firsthand they rise to meet any/all challenges," said Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, according to the New York Post.
Jersey City spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said that the man who dropped the baby was apprehended and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and endangering a child's life. The incident is under investigation.
The man was known as a "good father," and the occurrence surprised neighbors because they had never heard or seen any commotion coming from the house.
The identity of those concerned has not been revealed.
An extremely dangerous incident developed this morning on Rose Ave in Jersey City in which a man was threatening a one-month-old baby. Kudos to the JCPD and all the officers involved for their heroics and for bringing a safe conclusion to this dangerous situation.
— ProsecutorSuarezHCPO (@HCPOProsecutor) September 18, 2021
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As Kobe Bryant's basketball career is quickly winding down, his life after the NBA is a constant question among all of his fans. Bryant has already begun taking steps as far as his business ventures go and he is already looking towards making an imprint in the business world.
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In his documentary, Kobe Bryant's Muse, which airs on Showtime Saturday evening, Bryant spoke on a meeting with fashion mogul Giorgio Armani when he was just 20 years old and the impact it had on him via Sam Amick of USA Today:
I was in Milan, and I had lunch with Giorgio Armani," Bryant says. "I was curious with how he built his company, and his whole process. And he told me he started Armani when he was 40, and for me it scared the (expletive) out of me, because I understood that a basketball careers typically end around 35, 36 if you're lucky. And I'm going to play a long time, but then what am I going to do?"
Bryant would go on to talk about how his talk with Armani inspired him to figure out what that he really loved telling stories. Bryant said he also learned so much from watching documentaries on Magic Johnson and Larry Bird which inspired him as a kid. With his own film, he wanted to do the same with today's youth.
Kobe's legacy on the court is already one of the greatest and with any luck he will be doing the same off the court as well. Kobe Bryant's Muse debuts on Showtime Saturday February 28.
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The Pelicans might regret passing on this one, or they secretly have a better offer from Danny to be consummated this Summer. Time will tell.
The Lakers have "pulled out" of any more conversations in trying to acquire New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis because of the Pelican's "outrageous" trade requests, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
The Lakers roster would have been completely decimated after this deal. They'd retain LeBron James, add Anthony Davis and Solomon Hill and be left to fill out their roster in coming years with minimum salary contracts. Pretty shocking that they went all-in like this.
I mean as good as Anthony Davis is, wouldn't the Lakers be better off just signing Kawhi Leonard and keeping their 5 best young players and draft picks? Honestly I'm not sure the Pelicans know what they're doing.
Of course there are still two days left for the deal to get done.


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namespace Meziantou.Framework.CommandLineTests;

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public class PromptTests
{
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    {
        UsingConsole("\r\n", () =>
        {
            var result = Prompt.YesNo("test?", defaultValue: true);
            result.Should().BeTrue();
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    {
        UsingConsole("\r\n", () =>
        {
            var result = Prompt.YesNo("test?", defaultValue: false);
            result.Should().BeFalse();
        });
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    {
        UsingConsole("Y\r\n", () =>
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            var result = Prompt.YesNo("test?", defaultValue: null);
            result.Should().BeTrue();
        });
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Halloween sort of ate up the last weekend, but that just means a kaiju-sized recap for today's holiday: Godzilla's birthday.
Yes, today is also the day that Blade of the Immortal (Takashi Miike's 100th picture) hits US theaters, but screenings are so sporadic that we're going to wait for it to hit VOD next week instead.
Anyway, onto news of the week! In honor of the big G, we shall begin with Godzilla news, and there are some doozies!
First of all, Criterion has acquired not only the Classic Media Toho archive, but Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla vs. Megalon from Media Blasters as well, and Son of Godzilla and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla! Speculation is rampant that they're planning a special box set, and it's hard to dispel. They're currently streaming through Starz, and folks have already noticed that this is the rare Toho dub of War of the Gargantuas… complete with all of the Frankenstein references cut by AIP!
In an interview with Mick Garris recently, Mike Dougherty teased more monsters that he had to design for the new movie. Well, that's intriguing.
Shinji Nishikawa and Yuji Kaida have new art for Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. Some of those Servum sure look like Ohm from Nausicaa.
Godzilla is also collaborating with Sengoku no Tora Z and Grand Summoners mobile games. I've already completely lost track of how many of these types of crossovers have happened, so hopefully someone's taking notes!
Oh, and the new Planet of the Monsters trailer.
At long last, the Kaiju Gaiden trailer is up online! This is a slight improvement over the version shown at G-Fest, to boot!
Attack on Titan season 3 is coming in July.
Shimizu and Shimoguchi's Ultraman manga has an "important announcement" next month. Fingers crossed for a TV series!
Matt Frank's Redman comic (or manga? this is blurring some lines!) will be published in Japan by Phase 6, who also bring Godzilla: Rulers of Earth out there. Honestly, this may be the best thing to ever happen to Redman.
At 400 mm tall (stand excluded), this Ryujin Garo is going to be hard to fit on a shelf! The $200 price tag makes it a little tough, too, but not out of bounds for the series.
They nailed the engineering on this Diablomon figure.
At last, a Killing Bites trailer!
Princess Resurrection is getting a new manga series. With the original finally all out in the US via Kindle, here's hoping the sequel gets brought over too!
J Novel Club licensed the Ao Oni novel. I continue to be amazed at the success of that franchise.
Junji Ito is doing a manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's novel No Longer Human.
Crow's Blood is available on El Rey on demand now.
Video Girl Ai (which is pretty much The Ring as a rom com) is getting a new live-action TV series. This isn't the first live-action version, since it was a movie previously, but enough time (and change in technology) has occurred that I'm wondering how this will work…maybe one of those 80s throwbacks that are so popular in the US?
Also from Masakazu Katsura is I"s, likewise getting a live-action TV adaptation. That one isn't SF/horror/fantasy, but it is my all-time favorite manga, so I'm keen to see how they inevitably ruin it.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes has a live-action trilogy in the works. Seems like a hard sell.
Funimation licensed Space Battleship Yamato 2199. For such a high-profile show, it's been a pain to see legally until now, so it's great to see it up streaming.
Whew! I *think* that's a wrap. Enjoy what remains of Godzilla's birthday… but for us, Godzilla day is every day, after all.


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Establishment of Reserves Committee
The board of directors (the "Board") of Pine Cliff Energy Ltd. (the "Corporation") hereby establishes a committee to be called the Reserves Committee (the "Committee"). The charter of the Committee is as described below.
(ii) shall be free from any interest, any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived, to materially interfere with the director's ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholdings. In determining whether a director is independent of management for the purposes of the determination in this subsection 2(b), the Board shall make reference to the then current legislation, rules, policies and instruments of applicable regulatory authorities;
(c) all members of the Committee shall have a working familiarity with the estimation of petroleum and natural gas resources and reserves;
Objectives of the Committee
The Committee's primary purpose is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities where the Corporation has become a reporting issuer with respect to the compliance with the requirements contained in National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101").
(a) The Committee shall convene at such dates, times and places as may be designated or approved by the Chair whenever a meeting is requested by the Board, a member of the Committee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the "CEO"), the qualifies reserves evaluator or any senior executive of the Corporation. The Committee shall convene a minimum of once per year, with one meeting scheduled to correspond with the review of the Corporation's annual reserves report;
(b) Notice of each meeting shall be given to each member of the Committee, the Chairman of the Board, the CEO, the qualified reserves evaluator and all other persons the Committee determines should be provided with notice of the meeting;
(f) The Chair shall preside at all meeting of the Committee, and in the absence of the Chair, the members of the Committee shall choose one of the members present to be chair of themeeting. In addition, the members of the Committee shall choose one of the persons present to be the secretary of the meeting;
(g) The Chairman of the Board, senior management of the Corporation and other parties may attend meetings of the Committee; however, the Committee (i) shall meet with the qualified reserve evaluator or auditor independent of management, and (ii) may meet separately with management;
Reserves Report
The Committee shall arrange for the preparation, review by the Board and, where the Corporation has become a reporting issuer, public filing with securities authorities of:
(a) a Statement of Reserves Data and Other Information pursuant to Form 51-101F1 (the "Reserves Report"), as at the last day of the Corporation's most recent financial year and for the financial year then ended;
(b) a signed Report of Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator or Auditor pursuant to Form 51-101F2 (the "Evaluator's Report");
(c) a signed Report of Management and Directors pursuant to Form 51-101F3 (the "Management Report") confirming the role of the Board in connection with reserves and executed by two senior officers and two directors of the Corporation; and
(d) if the public filing of the Reserves Report, Evaluator's Report and Management Report is satisfied by including the information included therein in an annual information form, a notice of filing in Form 51-101F4, concurrently with the filing of the annual information form.
Reserves Evaluator or Auditor
The Committee shall:
(a) review and recommend to the Board the appointment of a qualified reserves evaluator or auditor, where the Corporation has become a reporting issuer, pursuant to the requirements of NI 51-101;
(b) review the appointment or change in appointment of the reserves evaluator or auditor and in the case of a proposed change in appointment, determine whether there have been any disputes between the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor and management of the Corporation;
(c) review and approve annually the expected fees of the independent qualified reserves evaluator(s);
(d) ensure the independence of the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor; and
(e) provide a means of direct communication for the Board with the independent qualified reserves evaluator or auditor. The independent qualified reserves evaluator (s) shall have a direct line of communication to the Committee through its Chair. The Committee, through its Chair, may contact directly any employee in the Corporation as it deems necessary, and any employees may bring before the Reserves Committee any matter on a confidential basis involving the reserves evaluation process.
Annual Review of Resources and Reserves
(a) ensure the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor has all of the information reasonably necessary to provide a Reserves Report that satisfies the requirements of NI 51-101 where the Corporation has become a reporting issuer;
(b) determine whether any restrictions affect the ability of the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor in reporting on the Corporation's reserves data;
(c) review, with reasonable frequency, the Corporation's procedures relating to the disclosure of oil and gas activities and reserves information, including its procedures for complying with the disclosure requirements of NI 51-101 where it has become a reporting issuer;
(d) review the scope of the annual review of reserves;
(e) meet independently of management with the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor;
(f) before approving the filing of the Reserves Report, meet with management and the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor to:
(i) determine whether any restrictions affect the ability of the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor to report on reserves data without reservation;
(ii) review the reserves data and the report of the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor thereon; and
(iii) review and approve the content and filing of the Reserves Report, the Evaluator's Report and the Management Report;
(g) discuss reserves findings and disagreements between management and the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor and resolve disputes; and
(h) annually assess the work of the qualified reserves evaluator or auditor.
Reporting to the Board
At the earliest reasonable opportunity after each meeting, the Committee shall report to the Board the results of its activities and any reviews undertaken and make recommendations to the Board as deemed appropriate.
Authority of the Committee
The Committee shall have the authority to:
(a) inspect any and all of the books and records of the Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates;
(b) discuss with the management and employees of the Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates, any affected party and the qualified reserves evaluator, such accounts, records and other matters as any member of the Committee considers necessary and appropriate;
(c) engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties; and
(d) to set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Committee.
The Committee shall be provided with resources and support to carry out its duties and responsibilities delegated to it by the Board, including administrative support.
(a) have the authority to make non-material and technical amendments to this Charter to honour the spirit and intent of applicable law as it evolves, which proposed amendments must be reported to the Board prior to adoption thereof;
(b) be charged by the Board, from time to time, to review any other items relating to reserves, development or acquisitions and divestments;
(c) periodically report to the Board the results of all reviews undertaken and any associated recommendations; and
(d) perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Corporation's By-laws and governing laws as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate.


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This publications was covered in BBC news, ITV news, Daily Express, City AM, Metro and The Independent on 18 April 2016.
three out of Top 5 areas for disposable income growth located in Wales
London home to 5/10 worst performing areas
Wales over the last five years* as manufacturing in the region recovers.
Three out of the Top 5 areas for the growth in average household disposable income, the money a household has left to spend or save after taxes and mortgages or rent, were located in Wales. Our research found that:
households in Powys have 15.4% more spending money than they did five years ago – £16,670 compared to £14,440;
households in Flintshire and Wrexham have 14.9% more – £16,110 up from £14,030; and
households in South West Wales 4% more – £15,610 compared to £13,640.
The figures show these areas of Wales substantially outperformed the rest of the country – which saw an average growth in disposable income of 9.2% over the last five years.
Substantial investment from large manufacturers based in Wales is partly responsible for driving the growth seen in areas such as Powys, Flintshire and Wrexham and South West Wales. The weakness of the pound over the last five years has helped keep the UK's manufacturing exports competitive.
A recent report** shows that manufacturing companies in Wales saw output rise by 43% during Q4 2015 significantly outperforming the rest of the UK, which saw manufacturing output fall by 0.5%.
Wales has received significant investment from manufacturers in recent years with examples including:
sports car manufacturer TVR has recently announced that it will be opening a factory in Ebbw Vale in South Wales, creating 150 new jobs;
investment by Toyota for the development of next-generation hybrid engines at its Deeside site in Flintshire; and
Airbus' preparation for the fulfilment of 181 orders for its new A350-1000, the wings of which will be made at the aircraft manufacturer's site in Broughton, also in Flintshire.
Elliott Buss, partner says: "The leap in disposable income across Wales over the last five years pays credit to the hugely important role played by manufacturing in the region."
"The Welsh manufacturing sector has grown from strength to strength and the subsequent rise in disposable income this has provoked ensures those areas of Wales worst affected by the recession have received a much needed boost."
"As confidence returns and demand increases, we are seeing areas such as Powys, Flintshire and Wrexham and South West Wales make extremely positive signs of recovery. Consumers are buying again and manufactures are meeting renewed demand with enthusiasm."
"As well as a reflection of wider economic health, the manufacturing industry in Wales has also benefitted from the help and support of the Welsh government in getting it back up on its feet and moving again. These efforts are now clearly being rewarded."
London home to half of Top 10 worst performing areas in disposable income growth
We highlight that formerly deprived areas across England and Wales are outperforming disposable income growth in London, which was found to be home to some of the worst performing areas for growth in disposable income.
While the London Boroughs of Barking, Dagenham and Havering, Bexley and Greenwich and Enfield all saw growth of just 4% or under, Wandsworth and Camden and City of London actually saw household income fall by 1.3% and 0.1%, respectively – the only areas in the research to have seen a drop (see below table).
Growth in disposable income in some areas of largely finance-based London are lagging behind the rest of England and Wales as the economy continues to recalibrate itself following the recession.
Elliott Buss says: "The decline in City bonuses in recent years and increases in housing costs are major drivers in the slow growth rate in disposable income across London."
"While some areas of the capital have experienced slower than expected growth, disposable income has actually decreased in others over the last five years."
"Households in London however continue to have a higher level of disposable income compared to most other areas of England and Wales. It is likely that as the economy continues to recover, that we will see this begin to rise again over the coming years."
Top 20 fastest growing areas in disposable household income (£s) over the last five years
The 20 areas across England and Wales that have seen the slowest growth in disposable household income (£s) over the last five years
Years 2009-2013, the latest figures available.
**Manufacturing Outlook 2015 Quarter 4: Report compiled by The Manufacturers' Organisation and DLA Piper
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Your Christmas Sucked, Economic Indicators Say
March 25, 2009 by Eric Rasmussen
(Originally posted Thursday, January 08, 2009)
New York (API) — You had an absolutely awful Christmas, according to the International Council of Economic Indicators. The group reckons that the Christmas holiday season in 2008 was plagued by lower trending retail sales, especially at such big box retailers as Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. And that means holiday joy was at a distressingly low ebb.
"Lower sales at Wal-Mart automatically means less holiday mirth," said council president Jed Hammerstein. "We never know exactly how much depression and gloom there is at Christmas until the ghastly retail figures roll in. Now we know for sure."
Among the indicators the council tracks: mirth was down 80%; cheer was down 52%; goodwill toward fellow man was down 39%; exuberance was off 19%; ebullience was at an all-time low, having fallen 70%. There was also much less milk of kindness, which was down 47% And there was a 68% decline in holiday egg nog buzz.
"Wow," said Cher Brewster of Fort Wayne, Ind. "I had no idea how depressed I was at Christmas until now. I thought I was having a good time, singing Christmas carols and whatnot. But I guess I was in denial. How could we have all been so wrong?"
"I always feel a little sad at Christmas," said Wayne Corbett, a truck diver from Phoenix. "I thought it was mildly recurring seasonal depression. Now I know it was all related to the lack of results from President Bush's fiscal stimulus package."
Sales from all over the retail spectrum sank–whether it was Wal-Mart, Neiman Marcus, J.C. Penney's, Kohl's or Macy's. Analysts say that rising unemployment, the econony and a lack of consumer confidence were the likely culprits.
"Oh sure, people sang and gave homemade gifts and put up trees," said Hammerstein. "But numbers don't lie. Statistically, you had the most awful, shitty Christmas ever. We can only hope you will never have a Christmas like this one ever again."


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Q: Proving differentiability of |x| at non-zero point To prove |x| is not differentiable at $0$, I'd convert to a piecewise function first.
$f(x) =
\begin{cases}
x, & x\ge 0  \\
-x, & {x<0}
\end{cases}$
Approaching from the left of $0$, x is negative so $f(x) = -x$ and from the right, it's $f(x) = x$
Using $$f'(x)=\lim_{x \to h} \frac{f(x)-f(h)}{x-h}$$ definition, i'd show the left and right limits were different to prove the limit does not exist.
My question is, how would I show this is differentiable at, say, x=5? The values of x approaching 5 from the left would transition from negative to positive (so be both less than and greater than 0), so which of the two functions would apply?

A: First, the definition of your limit is wrong. It should be that $$f'(x)=\lim_{h\to x} \frac{f(x)-f(h)}{x-h} $$ We should let the dummy variable $h$ to approach the input value $x$, but not the other way round.
Back to your question, you can always think of computing limit is to find out what happens when things are arbitrarily close to (not just close or verrry close), but never at the point you are taking to. For example, to check if $|x|$ is differentiable at $x=5$, you may come across the limit
$$f'(5)=\lim_{h\to 5} \frac{f(5)-f(h)}{5-h} $$ Since here you are taking $h\to5$, you just have to think of what will happen when $h$ is arbitrarily close to $5$. In that case, probably you won't say that $0$ is close to $5$ since we can always insert other numbers between $0$ and $5$, and what are close to $5$ should be those positive numbers. Hence, taking $f(h)=h$ serves you well to compute the limit. After that, you will then see $$f'(5)=\lim_{h\to 5} \frac{5-h}{5-h}=\lim_{h\to5}1=1$$Hence, the limit exists and $f$ is differentiable at $x=5$.
In fact, to demonstrate the notion of arbitrary closeness, we can also apply the same reasoning to show that $f'(0.1)=f'(0.01)=f'(0.001)=1$, that is, $f$ is differentiable at $x$ and $f'(x)=1$ whenever $x>0$.
To conclude, what I said about computing limit is far too intuitive: what is really meant by arbitrarily close to certain points? A bad news is that probably at your stage, you would not be able to fully understand the real gist of the limit concept to describe the concept of nearness and convergence with its rigorous definition. A good news is that the above notion of limit to consider things arbitrarily close to the limiting point by your intuition should serve you well computing the limit problems you are encountering.

A: For $x>0$, $\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{|x+h|-|x|}{h} = \lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{|x|-|x|+h}{h} = 1$.
For $x<0$, $\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{|x+h|-|x|}{h} = \lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{|x|-|x|-h}{h} = -1$.

A: You can use the same definition to prove that $f(x)$ is differentiable at $x\ne0$:
$f(x) =
\begin{cases}
\phantom{-}x, & x\ge 0  \\
-x, & {x<0}
\end{cases}$
For $x>0, \quad f(x)=x, \quad f'(x)=1$.
For $x<0, \quad f(x)=-x, \quad f'(x)=-1$.

A: For any non-zero point, either it is $>0$ or $<0$. So we have that:
$f(x) = x\ \text{or} -x$ depending on where the point lies.
(i) Suppose $x_0 > 0$, then
$\lim\limits_{x \to x_0^{+}}\frac{f(x)-f(x_0)}{x-x_0} = \frac{x-x_0}{x-x_0} = 1,\ $ and $\lim\limits_{x \to x_0^{-}} \frac{f(x)-f(x_0)}{x-x_0} = \frac{x-x_0}{x-x_0} = 1$
Here note that if $x_0 > 0,$ then $x \to x_0^{+} \Rightarrow x-x_0 > 0$ and $x \to x_0^{-} \Rightarrow x-x_0 < 0$. But the numerator and denominator have same sign therefore we get one.
The other case you can do I guess.

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54th Massachusetts is more of a dark green-black shade than the blue-black shade that I saw on Goulet Pens' Swab Shop. I am quite surprised that for an ink this dark and saturated, it has some slight shading. Dry time is really quite good as I write, it doesn't smurdge as much as some other inks that I have tried. Flow is really quite good however sometimes it comes out in gobs and the line is really thick in my TWSBI Diamond 580 F nib. This might be due to my fountain pen. The ink is looks really thick and opaque inside my TWSBI. Show through is quite bad on cheaper paper.


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I think it's really important guys that we understand what does and what does not cause division.
I have it, you don't.
Anybody doesn't measure up to where I am doesn't have the truth.
Anybody who disagrees with me, if you don't understand the Bible the way I do, then you misunderstand the Bible.
I believe God's plan is not unity through uniformity . . .
The problem is unity from uniformity by means of authority are many. I'm not going to cover them all tonight. I'm going to mention two or three.
We need to know, as a church, what direction you want to go. I know that there are some of you here tonight whose loyalty to the discipling movement is probably undoubtfully so strong that you probably haven't heard a word I have had to say for a long time. Because you have probably tuned me out a long time ago. And there are probably some of you saying, "No, I don't want to go in this direction. I want to hold on to what I have always believed." And I want to say this to you: I totally respect your right to make that decision. I do not sit in judgment of you. I do not condemn you. I do not say your not as good as me. Nothing. I wish you nothing but the best and love God and love people and do it with a clear conscience. There are those of you undoubtedly who say tonight, "I've got to go in this direction because if I don't, I'm going to die." And guys -- that's me. I've got to do this. I have to do this if nobody else in this room did this. And our staff feels the same way.
Female: I just wanted to share when I first came in contact with the church, it was when I was in college in 1978, what I saw it was a system that scared me and I didn't want anything to do with it. But at the same time, I knew it was right. I knew the preaching of the Gospel was right. Four years later, I did become a Christian here at Indianapolis.
Let's go ahead and sing a song and then we'll count these.
Yes votes to retain the present leadership. No means we resign.
The result of the vote was: 596 yes, 6 abstained, 1 no.
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Канина () — средневековая крепость на юго-западе Албании, неподалёку от Влёры.

История
В античное время греческое поселение Авлон, современная Влёра был главной морской гаванью в южной Иллирии. Невзирая на столь  удачное географическое расположение прибрежному городу требовалась дополнительная защита. На склоне горы Шушицы была заложена крепость, позднее получившая наименование Кионина.

В XV веке в замок вдохнул вторую жизнь Георг Арианити провозгласивший Влёру столицей и ближайшие к ней поселения землями его княжества. Примечательно, что в этом замке произошло бракосочетание дочери Арианити на Скандербеге, известном албанском полководце. Этот важный политический шаг позволил несколько отсрочить османское завоевание Албании.

Вслед за кончиной Скандербега Влёра пала под натиском турок, замок был разрушен.

Использованные материалы
Канина как крепость, в которой женился Скандербег

Крепости Албании
Влёра

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Puppet module to manage client packages for EIS Log aggregation

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# Compatability #

This module has been tested to work on the following systems with Puppet v3
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1.9.3, 2.0.0 and 2.1.0.

This module can be used on all OSfamilies with packages available.

If you want this module to manage the rsyslog fragment file for you, please
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# Parameters #

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Boolean to trigger management of rsyslog fragment support.

- *Default*: false

package_ensure
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String for the ensure attribute for the packages.

- *Default*: 'installed'

package_name
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String or Array of packages to manage.

- *Default*: '[ 'EISlogging', 'EISloggingNFS', ]'

rsyslog_fragment_epilogue
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String with text to be inserted at the end of the fragment file.

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String with the name for the fragment file.

- *Default*: 'logaggregation'

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String with text to be inserted at the beginning of the fragment file.

- *Default*: undef

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String with the name of the Insight server to be used in the fragment file.

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Orianna Dubois holding the 1953 staff with Group Commissioner Alex Ekering on the right.
Ashcroft Scout Group is looking for travel funds to take them to this year's national Jamboree.
The 1st Ashcroft Scout Group is raising money to send two members to the 2013 Canadian Jamboree that will be held in Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Thanks to the Lowe family of Ashcroft, we now have a troop pennant and pole carved by Bernie Lowe from the second Canadian Jamboree in 1953 which 1st Ashcroft attended.
There have only been two other Canadian Jamborees since 1949 held this close to BC. Both Scouting and this community place great value on tradition and history, and we will be excited to bring that pole with us to show our pride in our community and its history. If you would like to make a donation towards this once in a life time opportunity please call 457-6541.


Clint Van Zandt is a former FBI agent who assisted in both the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing investigation and the Unabomber investigation. He is currently a senior criminal analyst for NBC and MSNBC.
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Background - Individualized exercise instruction on a regular basis may be desirable for people with Huntington disease (HD). Sustained interventions, however, may not be the most feasible for lifelong disease management. It is critical, therefore, for physical therapists to find ways to facilitate engagement in independent exercise programs. The capabilities of DVD technology can make the DVD a useful format to facilitate engagement for people with HD who have motivational and cognitive problems. Objective - The purpose of this study was to explore how people with HD used a home-based exercise DVD and how it was perceived by the participants and their caregivers. Design - An exploratory, mixed-method design was used in this study. Methods - Fifteen participants with HD were provided with an exercise DVD, developed by the authors, to support their engagement in a home-based exercise program. Exercise diaries were used to record adherence rates. Semistructured interviews were conducted to explore what factors affected the usability of the DVD. Conversations were audio recorded and fully transcribed. Content analysis approach was used to analyze the interviews. Results - Most of the participants (11/15, 73.3%) adhered well to the use of the DVD. Participants felt that the exercises were suitable. Commitment of the caregiver as a key to the success of the program was the main theme that emerged from the data. Participants identified barriers and facilitators that affected adherence to using the exercise DVD and described management strategies that helped promote adherence to the exercise program. Conclusions - The DVD was perceived to be suitable and supportive. The DVD could be appropriate for use in supporting people with HD to engage in exercise at home, either outside of therapy sessions or upon completion of a therapy program.


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As an IT professional, I've long been aware of the impending IPv4 exhaustion. To the layperson, this can easily be compared to phone numbers… there are now so many devices connected to the Internet that the size of the number used to identify and reach each of them uniquely is impossible.
IPv6 is a newer addressing system that supports a drastically increased number of addresses/numbers for use. Unfortunately, like Digital TV (in the US), adoption and migration of users and websites is slow.
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Inaugural International Research Conference
Scanning Horizons, Driving Change, Building a Healthier World 10th - 11th August 2023
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Why Choose Ireland this Summer?
About this Conference
The UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems is delighted to announce the launch of its Inaugural International Research Conference titled "Scanning Horizons, Driving Change, Building a Healthier World".
This two-day conference taking place on 10th and 11th August 2023, will see internationally acclaimed speakers share their knowledge and expertise on the cutting edge of nursing, midwifery and health systems research. In addition, the School is delighted to be offering half-day pre-conference workshops on 9th August with details to follow.
The conference will be in person, and we look forward to welcoming you to Dublin, Ireland.
Date10th - 11th August 2023
Time9.00am - 5.00pm
FeeTo be confirmed
LocationO'Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland
OrganisersUCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Sponsors N/A
Registration Open Soon
Abstracts are invited in the following areas
Advancing nursing, midwifery, and health systems research
Digital health transforming patient care
Health systems innovation
Resilience and wellbeing: the role of environment
Inclusion health
Health in an interconnected global world
Educating the workforce of the future
More to be announced soon...
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We will be providing further information in due course in relation to accommodation, transport, extracurricular activities and cultural excursions associated with this conference. In the meantime, please feel free to peruse the information in the following links on why you should be considering visiting Ireland in August 2023.
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Italy is known for its love of seafood, with its enviably long coastline providing a bounty of fresh produce. As this collection of cuttlefish recipes demonstrates, it is a particular favourite of our Italian chefs thanks to its versatility, texture and a wonderfully subtle flavour that is similar to squid. Like some other cephalopods, cuttlefish require tenderising in order to break down their chewy, tough fibres. Take a look at our guide for how to sous-vide cuttlefish for one way to achieve a delicate, tender texture. Another option is a bain-marie, as used by Daniele Usai for his beautiful Cuttlefish with peas recipe.
Although messy to prep at home, it is well worth buying whole cuttlefish in order to access the ink sack found inside. Cuttlefish ink adds a deep black sheen and rich, complex flavour when added to recipes, whether stirred through risottos or mixed into flour to create dramatic home-made pasta. Cristina Bowerman paints serving plates with sweeping brushstrokes of cuttlefish ink for her delicious Cuttlefish spaghetti, ink and orange recipe, while Teresa Buongiorno's Tagliolini with cuttlefish ink ragu sees the ink poured straight into the pasta sauce for a dramatic black finish.
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I arranged with Hertz a 7 day loan and review of a car in their Adrenaline Car Collection for my travels down the east coast of America. The Adrenaline Collection is made up of a set of high-performance American muscle cars. I went with the pick of the bunch, the 2014 C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the Hertz Corvette – Perfect.
My trip started in New York, moving on to Philadelphia, and then to Washington, I then flew three hours down to Miami International Airport. Here I made my way to the Hertz car rental desk where the Corvette was waiting for me. I was greeted by the manager of the MIA Hertz rental service, Wayne. Who explained the premium rental options across the Prestige, Adrenaline, and Dream car ranges; you can get anything from a C-Class Mercedes to a Ferrari 458.
Wayne took me down to the collection area where I set my Eyes on the Hertz Corvette for the first time. He gave me an overview of the car and he was that excited about the car he wanted to see my expression as I fired up the 6.2-litre V8 for the first time. In an enclosed multi-storey car park firing it up sounded simply monstrous. I was very happy with my choice.
Straight from the airport I drove the Corvette 130 miles down the US1 to Key West. There is no doubt that this drive is one of the best drives I've ever done. They're a couple of reasons for this; the obvious one is a 6.2-Litre V8 that was firmly attached to my right foot. The second was the scenery, driving through the Keys the road crosses several small islands that are connected by lots of long bridges that allow you to travel over the perfect blue ocean below. Listening to that V8 grumble left me smiling like a child for most of the way.
I arrived in Key West a few hours later and put the car to rest for the evening. It's safe to say within less than half a day I was already in love with the Corvette Stingray.
Up early the following day and off out into the centre of Key West, I was very excited about taking the car on the smallest of journeys. In the car park, hitting the start button of this performance car the V8 fired up again and so did my smile. This is a noise that I challenge any car enthusiast not to enjoy. It's perfect. Have a listen to this sample.
Sadly most of the daylight hours the car was parked up while I was on a boat trip, but come nightfall I was back out in the car. With it being a warm evening, I was able to take the roof section out and put the panel in the boot. Driving the car around with the windows down and the roof off was a prime opportunity to rev it up and listen to that amazing soundtrack.
So far multiple times everyday people have been sticking their thumbs up, taking pictures, waving, and making comments about the car. It is clear that most people have a space in their heart for a true well-bred muscle car and the latest 2014 C7 model is the best representation of that to date.
Now that I had spent a little time with the car I was more confident about using its impressive power and I started to find more and more features about the car. One of my favourite features on the car was the secret storage area behind the LCD media centre screen. This was very James Bond-esk, and sometimes it really is the little things that impress. But there was lots more to love, including the electronic door handle which pops the door open with a simple press of the button rather using a mechanical handle.
Day 4 – Going to Miami!
After taking the US1 into Key West and experiencing the impressive scenery, I was looking forward to driving the Corvette back out. On day four I took the 130-mile journey from Key West to Miami and I wouldn't have wanted to do it in any other car.
It is possible to configure the Corvette in five different drive modes. My favourite, as you might expect, was the Sport mode. Sport mode sharpens the throttle response, adjusts the steering, makes the suspension stiffer and opens a valve in the active exhaust system to make a lot more noise…perfect if you ask me. As you can imagine, for a few hours there was probably a lot of upset fishermen hearing the tailpipes scream as a silver Stingray travelled by. I certainly enjoyed it and so did a lot of the other people that I past by, great day.
The car is designed to be a proper performance car, but this trip proves that it can be used as a touring car for the long journeys too and still be fully enjoyed – you can even easily fit two suitcases in the boot!
Day 5 – Just how Desirable is it?
Arriving in Miami Beach and driving down Ocean Drive, where exotic cars are the norm, the Corvette Stingray still got a lot of attention, people were looking, taking pictures and pointing at the car. I was so shocked that the car got so much attention in this environment. Even parking at the hotel you could see the grin on the valets face when I pulled up.
This trip showed me that the 2014 Hertz Corvette is still a rare and highly desired car that appeals to a much younger market than the previous versions.
I planned a day out to the Everglades and was very excited that I was getting to take the 100 mile round trip in this 455bhp monster. Once out of town it was a great opportunity to open the car up a little and see just how good the 6-speed automatic gearbox really was. You can put the gearbox in manual and control it using the F1 style paddles behind the steering wheel and to give even more of a race car feel the Corvette has a head-up display that will show you all kinds of information including your revs, speed, and selected gear. The gear shift is very quick in the Corvette and leaves you feeling in control of the gearbox the whole time. The 100-mile round trip didn't take long enough from my point of view, but it did give me the chance to fall even more in love with the performance capabilities of this muscle car.
One of my favourite experiences with the Corvette came that evening, I went to a mini urban drive-in cinema, which was super cool. Pulling up to a drive-in cinema is a rare opportunity nowadays and doing it in a car as special as the Stingray was a privilege. If you're not interested in performance, then the Stingray also works out well as a 2-seater cinema sofa with a large enough boot for all the popcorn you could ever imagine. On a more serious note, to listen to the drive in you tune in via your car radio and to add to the experience the Bose sound system really perfected the evening.
Day 7 – Do You Think They Will Let me Keep it? … I Doubt it.
It's been one impressive week and sadly it was my time to return the C7 Corvette, the car had been a real thrill, it's a serious driver's car and when it wants to be it can be a bit of a handful, so part of me was glad I got to experience the car and it was going back in one piece, but I still didn't want to hand it back.
Arriving at the airport rental drop off zone I was greeted welcomingly by a member of the Hertz team who gave the car a quick check over, confirmed that the car worked faultlessly in my care and then pointed me in the direction of the terminal so I could start my trip back home. All in all, a perfect performance car experience that can be ordered at your convenience.
Great review! I have one booked at LAX for a long weekend in December, this makes me look forward to it even more, thanks!
planning on buying it. I want to make sure it has not been abused.
I agree with you. The hire cars will have taken a beating over their miles. Might be a bit of gamble to buy.


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Next Year's Vans Warped Tour Will Be The Last
2018 will see the last Vans Warped Tour
By dave setton Festivals 15.11.2017
All good things must come to an end.
For 24 years, kids have been saving funds from their part-time jobs, allowances, and cashing in on birthday presents to go see their favourite bands at Vans Warped Tour. For a lot of us, Vans Warped tour was our first time at a festival, or concert even, and the place where we learned of the pleasures of music discovery. Unfortunately for the next generations of music lovers, there soon won't be such thing as the Vans Warped Tour.
In an announcement made today, Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman stated that next year's run will be its last.
"I have been proud to work with so many artists who have grown to be some of the largest stars in the world," Lyman stated. "Countless bands have played in hot parking lots and through summer storms for you at some point."
Read the full statement here.
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Philippine tourism losses reach P401 billion in 2020
By PhilSTAR L!fe Published Jan 12, 2021 5:09 pm
In its year-end report released today, the Department of Tourism said that due to the pandemic and entry restrictions, the country received only 1.3 million visitors from January to December 2020, a decline of 83.9% from the 8.2 million arrivals last year
Total receipts generated from inbound tourism in 2020 registered an estimated P81.40 billion, a decrease of 83% from 2019's P482 billion—a difference of P401 million.
"With the closure of borders to international tourist traffic and the imposition of quarantine measures, tourism activities ground to a halt affecting various enterprises and displacing workers," the report said.
As the lockdown in the early months resulted in stranded foreign and local tourists, DOT organized 1,219 repatriation missions, including sweeper flights with its regional offices, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) as well as the various embassies and local government units. A total of 32,360 foreign and 11,408 local tourists were assisted.
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"We led the enlistment of accommodation establishments for the use of stranded tourists and essential workers. In the regions where most of the tourists were stranded, sweeper flights were arranged and food and shelter provided," DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat shared.
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"As the pandemic unfolded and realizing the profound effect it would have on tourism, we immediately started preparing a Tourism Response and Recovery Program (TRRP) to serve as the industry's blueprint for recovery. The plan formulation was also in response to the call of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for its members to prepare their respective plans pivoting towards the new normal."
Through Bayanihan 2, the DOT-DOLE financial assistance program for affected tourism workers benefited a total of 77,724 recipients with a total disbursement of P388 million as of Jan. 7.
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Also under Bayanihan 2 is a program to assist tourism enterprises with their recovery. Under the CARES for TRAVEL program of the DOT and the Small Business Corporation, a total of 415 loan applications amounting to P247 million as of Dec. 29, 2020.
"The DOT is really thankful to Congress for the funds extended the tourism sector. These facilities will mean a lot for affected tourism workforce who have been out of work or given alternative work schemes. We hope to see businesses resuscitated, especially the MSMEs," Puyat said.
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The department spearheaded the crafting of Health and Safety Guidelines for the different subsectors of tourism including: accommodations, restaurants, tourist land transport, travel and tour operations, tour guides, island and beach destinations, dive establishments, staycation hotels, spa and meetings, incentives, convention and exhibition (MICE) facilities, and tourist attractions.
The online accreditation system was rolled out to facilitate registration and other procedures. As of Dec. 15, 2020, a total of 8,906 TEs have been accredited, up by 11.98% from 7,953 TEs in 2019.
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"The Ridge to Reef Travel Corridor initiated by Baguio City with Region I was the first travel bubble and with its successful implementation, the systems and best practices can be replicated in other parts of the country," Puyat said.
The DOT was also heavily involved in the reopening of Boracay, Bohol and El Nido. Other sites such as Batangas, Siargao and Zambales have also reopened.
The DOT called for a cap on the price of COVID tests, a mandatory requirement to ensure safe travels. TPB partnered with the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) and the Philippine Children's Medical Centre (PCMC) on the 50% subsidy of RTPCR testing cost.
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"Our partnership with UP-PGH and PCMC has driven down the cost of the RTPCR, now coming out much cheaper than the Rapid Antigen Test cost."
DOT/TPB provided P10 million to the Aklan Provincial Government to shoulder the RTPCR testing of tourism workforce in Boracay Island. The VIS.I.TA app was made available to LGUs free-of-charge, aimed at facilitating registration and contact tracing.
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The Philippines received recognitions from Conde Nast, Travel and Leisure, Big 7 Travel and others, and was bestowed the WTTC SafeTravel Stamp, granted to governments and companies worldwide that have adopted the health and hygiene global standardized protocols by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. The Philippines is the 100th country to have received the stamp.
"Domestic tourism will continue to be the main strategy to reboot Philippine tourism. The DOT and TPB will spearhead product diversification and enhancement activities with the regions and LGUs," Puyat said.
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Iceland is quickly becoming one of the most obsessed-over travel destinations, and there's no better way to discover this incredible country than on a road trip! And, despite the impossibly chilly image of winter in Iceland, it's actually one of the best times to explore: there are fewer crowds, prices drop during the off-season, and it's the only time the Northern Lights are visible (read more about driving the Ring Road during winter in this post). Here are all the details from the 8-day road trip we took around southern Iceland in December 2016, including driving times, our favourites stops, where to stay, and what activities to book. I hope it inspires you to check out this magical part of the world next winter!
See nearly a dozen unique waterfalls, including Seljalandsfoss, Gullfoss, Skógafoss..
After touching down in Iceland at Keflavík International Airport, grab your bags and pick up your rental car! We hired a small SUV through Thrifty, which was located right at the airport and offered fairly reasonable rates compared to other companies (it's still Iceland, though, so expect to pay around 400€ for 8 days). Even though it was winter, we managed just fine with AWD— this saved us some cash that we could turn right around and spend on hiring a portable wifi hotspot from Thrifty. At just 10€/day, this was absolutely indispensable for daily navigation and all those last-minute itinerary modifications that are inevitable on road trips.
Once you have your vehicle, cruise about 45 minutes up to Iceland's charming capital city, Reykjavik, and spend the rest of the day exploring. With a population of just over 120,000 people, it's probably one of the small capital cities you've ever been to (unsurprising considering that all of Iceland is home to less than 350,000 people), but it is still overflowing with things to do. If your plane lands later in the afternoon (like ours did), however, you may be forced to give the adorable Reykjavik a miss and head straight to your accommodation for the night. To give us a head start for our second day of activities, we opted to stay an hour farther east along the Ring Road than Reykjavik, in the tiny Hvolsvöllur.
Following what may have been a relatively tame day settling into the country yesterday, wake up this morning ready for plenty of stops and detours off the Ring Road. Not too far east of your accommodation in Hvollsvöllur, make your first stop at Seljalandsfoss, a 60m vertical drop waterfall thundering over a moss-covered cliffside. If you too are visiting in the off-season, enjoy this gem almost completely to yourself, exploring the network of paths and the mouth of the cave for 360 views of the waterfall. Continuing down the Ring Road, stop off at another spectacular falls, Skógafoss. Whatever your itinerary, you're sure to see more waterfalls in Iceland than you've ever seen in your life, but they are all unique and impressive enough to merit a stop and several dozen photos.
Making your way east again, pull over into the small parking area for Sólheimasandur Black Sand Beach and join the other travellers disappearing across the eerie lunar landscape. The walk is about 4km along the flat sand, after which time you'll arrive at the site of the famed 1970s US military DC-3 plane crash. It sounds like a morbid spot, but there were no casualties in the crash landing and the wreckage now makes for some incredible photos.
For your final stop of the day, navigate to Dyrhólaey Arch, Iceland's southern-most point. Follow Road 218 off the Ring Road, which will take you to a stunning viewpoint above Vík's Black Sand Beach, and then visit the beach itself for more photos on your way back down. Many people choose to spend the night here in Vík, but we found cheaper accommodation an hour further east in Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Depending on the time of year, food can be quite limited in this area, so it's likely you'll be stuck paying either €60 for a meal at the hotel restaurant or €20 for a below-average burger from the petrol station if you don't plan ahead and buy groceries in Reykjavik.
Continuing along the Ring Road, make your first stop today at Fjaðrárgljúfur. This striking green canyon, whose serpentine landscape has been carved by the baby blue River Fjaðrá, is delightfully under-rated, so don't expect to share the beauty with many other people in winter. Even on a grey, rainy day, though, the scenery is staggering and it's likely to be a fast favourite.
After exploring the many viewpoints and clambering out onto the cliffs, make another quick photo stop at the Foss á Siðu falls before entering Vatnajökull National Park and navigating towards Svartifoss. Follow an easy trail about 1.5km to reach this waterfall, famous for the unusual arrangement of hexagonal basalt columns prominent behind the falls. Even in gloomy weather, Svartifoss sticks out in my mind as one of Iceland's most fascinating waterfalls (of which there are many contenders).
Now just 30 minutes from the final destination, Hof, visit Svínafellsjökull to get up close and personal with this vividly blue glacier. There are a number of different short walks you can do around the area to take in the glacier views, visit the nearby Visitor Centre for full details. This is one of the most incredible glaciers I've ever seen and a spectacular way to wind up another day in beautiful Iceland.
It's hard to pick a favourite out of all these incredible destinations, but this would probably be my favourite day of the whole road trip. The scenery as you move into eastern Iceland is simply breathtaking, in particular the Glacier Lagoons that are almost too beautiful to be real and the brilliant blue ice caves that come alive in winter.
Staying at Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon, it's only a few minutes' drive to the meeting point for the Ice Cave Tour with Local Guide of Vatnajökull. Our own tour was tragically cancelled the morning of due to flooding, but this tour was highly recommended, and was actually the entire reason I wanted to visit Iceland, so I will most definitely be back. It's an expensive activity at about €130/person, but I was assured by several friends that it is worth every cent.
If you opt not to book the amazing Ice Cave Tour, spend the bulk of the day exploring the Glacier Lagoons and wandering off-track to search for hidden gems. First, navigate to Fjallsárlón, a lagoon we just stumbled across on our drive to a planned stop at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. Standing entirely alone amidst car-sized hunks of bubble gum blue ice (and under an amazing pink sunrise, no less), this was some of the most staggeringly beautiful natural scenery I've ever laid eyes on. If you were pressed for time (after the Ice Cave Tour, for instance) I'd even go so far as to recommend Fjallsárlón over the incredibly popular Jökulsárlón— both are stunning, but there's much to be said for revelling in nature completely undisturbed. If time allows, though, continue up the Ring Road to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and walk along the beach as ice bobs out into the ocean.
Depending on how you're doing on time after the Lagoon, either continue east for more surreal scenery or start making the journey back south. As we backtracked towards Kálfafell, we stopped for photos in the moss-covered Eldhraun Lava Field and then checked into our hotel right before the 4pm sunset was upon us.
Energised by yesterday's adventures, head out of the hotel for another amazing day in Iceland and travel about an hour to Vík. Although you passed through the town on Day 2 and saw many of the highlights, there's still plenty to explore in this quaint seaside town, most notably Reynisfjara Beach. This black sand beach is home to enormous basalt sea stacks (the Reynisdrangar) and large hexagonal basalt columns, similar to the ones you saw at Svartifoss on Day 3. The result is an absolutely other-worldly beach landscape that you definitely can't miss.
If time allows, hang around Vík a bit longer before continuing another 45 minutes along the Ring Road towards Ásólfsskáli. Here, the incredible Skálakot farm offers day trips on Icelandic Horses, the country's precious little mascots. Even as an (extremely) novice horse rider, the tours are superb and were such a highlight for us. We paid about €150 for our 3-hour ride to Eyjafjallajökull, which was led by an amazing guide (we were the only guests) and featured stunning views of the glacier and the little Vestmannaeyjar Islands off the coast. The farm has since been renovated to offer boutique accommodation right on the property; otherwise, stay right next door to the farm at Country Hotel Anna.
Leaving your hotel at first light (aka 10.30am), travel just under an hour on the Ring Road to reach the day's first stop, the beautiful Urriðafoss short falls. From here, another 20 minutes will bring you to Crater Kerið, a vibrant crater lake whose red, volcanic caldera makes for excellent photos. Unlike the other natural attractions on this list, there is a small fee (€3) to walk around the crater, but it's still plenty worth the modest expense. Plus, the funds contribute to conservation efforts in the area, so it's doubly difficult to complain.
From Crater Kerið, continue 25 minutes NE to another falls, Faxafoss, this one incredibly wide and beautifully blue. Well and truly in the Golden Circle now, Iceland's most popular scenic route, there are plenty of people around. It's only a few minutes to the next destination, but expect to see tour buses depositing large numbers of visitors at Geysir, the famous geyser after which all others were named, and nearby Strokkur. Tourists aside, this is still an incredible natural phenomenon, and it's well worth wandering around the hot springs and watching the piping hot eruptions reach 20 metres every few minutes. And, it is still Iceland in winter, so it certainly isn't impossible to get a few good shots of Geysir with no one blocking the frame.
After plenty of time at these impressive geysers, visit Gullfoss to wrap up another excellent day on the road. This waterfall is, again, incredibly popular, but for good reason— there is a decent network of paths offering different angles onto the falls, which spill over the cliffs from a split in the River Hvítá. After you've seen all of this magnificent waterfall, it's only a 5 minute drive to your hotel, where you can tuck into a delicious meal and some well-deserved wine.
With the Golden Circle down and a day all to yourself, you could explore Reykjavik, even shorten the itinerary by a day, or you could head out to Langjökull Glacier on snowmobiles for a bit of an adrenaline fix. Departing from the Gullfoss car park, Mountaineers of Iceland will drive you up onto the snowy glacier, kit you out in cold weather gear, and then plop you on a snowmobile, all for the (rather steep) rate of €170. Snow or shine, this is an incredibly fun way to spend the day after a week in the car.
After your snowmobile tour, you'll likely return exhausted to the car park at Gullfoss, drooping from a long afternoon at high speeds. Grab a snack at the cafe if you're desperate, and then hit the road for what's bound to feel like the longest 90 minutes of your life. It's sure to be completely dark by the time you roll into Reykjavik, but the good news is that there are finally a number of food options in the capital. You'll sleep well tonight!
For your last day in Iceland, it's finally time to take in one of the country's biggest tourist draws, the Blue Lagoon. This iconic hot spring is a 40 minute drive from Reykjavik, en route to the airport in Keflavík, so it makes a perfect stop either to or from your flight. Pre-book your tickets (€50) before arriving in Iceland to ensure you get the time slot you want, and consider paying extra for towel hire at the front desk so you don't have to pack a soggy towel into your luggage for your flight.
Although the pools themselves were man-made, the Blue Lagoon is filled with natural mineral water, piping-hot as a result of the geothermal activity below the nearby American and Eurasian tectonic plates. As you float around the steamy lagoon, drink in-hand from one of the poolside bars, be sure to give yourself a DIY facial with the abundant silica-based mud, a natural product of the cooled mineral water.
While touristy, the whole experience is undeniably fun and the Blue Lagoon really is the best way to wrap up what has undoubtedly been the trip of a lifetime. After showering off and getting into your plane clothes, it's less than 20 minutes to Keflavík International Airport where you can return your car and start daydreaming about your next trip to the Land of Fire and Ice.
I'm hiking the TMB tomorrow!