1. A multi-vehicle discount is a sure-fire and easy way to enjoy lower rates. You are only advised to do otherwise if the total of your premiums with various insurance companies is less than what you'll be given with a multi-vehicle discount if you buy from one insurer. Doing some shopping and then comparing with what you'll get from a multi-vehicle discount is an easy way to know for sure if this serves your best interest. But if you don't have plans to shop around, you can be sure that you'll still save a bit with a multi-vehicle discount.
2. You will equally get a considerable discount if you maintain multiple policies with the same insurer. This definitely means you should try to buy your car insurance policy from the same insurer that underwrites your renters, medical or LTC insurance policies.
Nevertheless, you must be careful because the fact that an insurance company offered you low rates for a policy does NOT guarantee they will for another. Getting quotes and comparing offers out there with what you'll save are highly recommended steps. You will be sure of the best choice in your case after you take this step.
3. .Do your best to fit anti-theft devices in your vehicle. The likelihood of theft is an important parameter that determines your rate. And because these reduce the probability, you'll get a sizeable discount if you have them. Thieves prefer easy cars.
4. Belonging to an auto club could attract a discount with a good number of insurance companies. Although you shouldn't look to get huge discounts for this, every little discount you can get will add up to much on the long run.
5. Reappraising your vehicle insurance policy from time to time is one sure way you can reducing your rates. The straightforward rationale for this is that things about us change often without us even being aware of them. Have you though of dropping your just-wedded girl from your policy?
Furthermore, there are discounts you might be entitled to. You might also have "outgrown" the need for some coverage types.
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Mary McKSchmidt's new memoir tells the honest and impactful story of finding purpose through sailing and advocacy. As a young successful businesswoman, she was taught to sail by her soon-to-be-husband, Rubin. Not only that, but while she fell in love with the sometimes-treacherous waters of Lake Michigan, McKSchmidt also began to understand the environmental perils facing the Great Lakes. Deciding to speak out, she traded in her business suit for foulweather gear and began an advocacy campaign. Told as a series of rich vignettes spanning her adult life, McKSchmidt's story is an inspiring reminder that one person with a goal and the tenacity to follow through can make a difference.


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Inside the Cathedrals in Cambridge, It's Bach and Handel; Outside it's Indians and Robots
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So, I'm back in Cambridge, England to do more work on my faith/science book that focuses on the physicist/priest John Polkinghorne. On every street there is a cathedral announcing a Christmas concert — choirs, bells, orchestras — and it's easy to get caught up in the spirit. I wandered into a few cathedrals today and heard organists practicing. It was furious, loud and beautiful.
It's chilly outside here — maybe about 40 degrees — and rainy. But the streets are full of shoppers and nervous families. Students are being interviewed by professors to see if they're the kind of people Cambridge University wants to admit to one of its colleges next fall. At lunch yesterday I overheard some professors discussing the many students they were going to turn down. The students will have to be chosen by another school in another town.
Still, it's unmistakably Christmas in Cambridge. And nothing says Christmas like a group of American Indians playing Silent Night on their wind instruments and doing an interpretive dance in the cathedral of the street.
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And I was nearly chased down another street for not paying my tithe to the robot after listening to him sing in an outer space voice about Santa Claus.
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The one quiet place I found was the Westcott Chapel, where Polkinghorne said the daily office and prayed during his seminary training back in the 1980s. It's a simple chapel — wooden floor, just a few benches, little ornamentation, definitely not a cathedral. But on the front wall, illuminated by a single candle, was the icon commissioned by Polkinghorne and his class of theology students. It is a picture of Christ, and the words of Jesus taken from John's gospel — "You have not chosen me. I have chosen you."
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That's worth celebrating, whatever costume you're wearing, and regardless of what the professors say.
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Susanne Barrett says:
Totally jealous of your Advent & Christmas stay in Cambridge. Enjoy those cathedrals for me! How I would love to pray the Daily Office in one of them! Aaah, well, a living room in Alpine with Fr. Acker of Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity did well enough this morning. 🙂
(It's in the low-40s here in Pine Valley, too. We're spending our last day of homeschooling until January huddled up to the fire in our wood stove, reading American History and practicing our German.)
A blessed Advent to you!
Susie 🙂
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Susie — you lead a very interesting life. I trust that you're paying attention to all of it. I really admire how you're doing it. I hope you get a sense of the Holy this season!
How cool to be in Cambridge with the Indians and robots! But you missed Jordan and Riley hamming it up on stage for Jesus today! And Dorothy Adey was MARY!! I asked David if it was humbling having the Mother of God in the house…
Glad you escaped the crazies and found your quiet place to pray. Nice.
Happy Christmas Prof!
I wonder how that Christmas program would have played in a Cambridge Cathedral? I'll ponder it. And I hope you and your tribe have a great Christmas as well!

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If there is a major shortcoming with most wireless chargers on the market, it's that they're unwieldy, ungainly, and a pain to lug around. Most weren't designed with portability in mind, granted, but every once in a while, the occasion arises when you wish you didn't have to fiddle with a smartphone charger while you're out and about. Enter BauBax, self-styled creators of the "world's best travel jacket." The apparel company is launching a Kickstarter campaign for a new line of "smart clothing" that incorporates the same Qi wireless charging tech found in many smartphones.
The jackets are the veritable Swiss army knives of travel.
BauBax has new jackets, a sweatshirt, vest, down, and bomber jackets all featuring the "world's thinnest" wireless chargers. Every style sports charging rings around the collar area that are designed to accommodate BauBax's Bluetooth earphones (more on those in a bit), and all except the vest ship with several of BauBox's "charging coins" — circular pads that secure to your wrist for the purpose of powering your Android Wear smartwatch on the go Baubax says an Apple Watch-compatible model will launch later in the year. The jackets are the veritable Swiss army knives of travel and all of them, with the exception of the down, sport eye masks that lock inside the hood when not in use. There's also an inflatable, detachable neck pillow that folds in half for storage.
If you're wondering what's powering those chargers, the answer is BauBox's proprietary battery bank, an ultra-slim and light weight removable Lithium-ion Polymer pack that's central to the company's new lineup. It's got a generous capacity of 4,000mAh, which should be enough to charge a smartphone once and features two designated slots for the BauBox earbuds. Charging is a cinch: Simply plug it into a wall outlet via a Micro USB cable, or, alternatively, place it on any Qi-certified charging pad. Bauox is shipping its own charging pads separately.
BauBox's new chino pants, jeans, and shorts pack charging tech similar to its jackets with charging rings in pant pockets big enough to fit today's largest phablets. The company's new wallets and women's wristlets can charge your gadgets wirelessly, too, and additionally protect against RFID readers or the sort an unscrupulous individuals use to steal your credit card data. Both the wallets and wristlets lack a battery bank, unfortunately — that's a separate purchase. But you can opt to add a power pack to either and thanks to receiver chips built into the wallets and wristlets, they'll charge wirelessly on a power pad.
In addition, BauBox's new line of phone cases add Qi charging to the iPhone 6, 6S, 6 Plus, 6S Plus, SE, 5S, 5C, and 5. The company also offers the aforementioned BauBox Bluetooth earphones, which are "sweat-proof," drown out unpleasant noise, and last up to 8 hours before you need to charge them wirelessly on any of BauBax's new clothing or chargers. The company says a cordless model will be available for pre-orders by December 2016. The final product of note is a foldable "pocket blanket" made of a woven polyester fabric.
BauBox ships to 34 countries including the United States, Canada, China, and the United Kingdom. If you're interested, you can get your own wireless charging clothing by making a pledge on bauBax's Kickstarter campaign site.
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As the nation sweltered in front of its TV sets, there's a game of political tennis taking place far away from Centre Court. The Blairites thought they'd scored an ace when dodgy doings were uncovered in Falkirk. Unite's Len McCluskey returned the ball with a few, sharp volleys but his stroke was hamstrung by his line that Unite was "within the rules". As a result, they have mostly gone wide. With their work done, Ed Miliband has started a game of his own and fanned by hysterical headlines both Blairites and far left alike look forward to it being game, set, and match for the Labour/trade union link.
Okay, that was a pained metaphor. But it's not half as excruciating as watching Blairites patting themselves on the back when they themselves are up to their armpits in selection-fixing. The difference between 2013 and 1997 is that they and their kind - at least those who are openly so - no longer benefit from back room deals and stitch-ups. But their long-term game plan remains the same as their forerunners from 30 years ago: a SDP mark II. But instead of flouncing off to create their own simon pure triangulating machine, they want the brand - Labour - but not the substantive content it represents.
They can coco, as far as I'm concerned. And I'm sure most readers think the same too.
But whatever the rights and wrongs of Unite in Falkirk, the selection process in the Labour Party as it stands can be a pretty shabby business. Indeed, I had a ringside seat to these shenanigans barely two months after I joined. There's nothing quite like the brusque education of rude experience. So the dear leader is right to announce an overhaul of how Labour picks its candidates. And what he appears to have in mind could actually enhance the influence of working people. There are two suggestions that were heavily trailed in today's Observer, indicating at least they've been tipped off by someone in the know.
The first is spending limits on selections. Getting the endorsement of a trade union is more than just a badge of honour for aspiring candidates, coming with it is serious financial support. For example, here in the West Midlands union endorsement for 'the favourites' in the European list ballot - Sion Simon and Linda Walthow - has meant they've been able to twice direct mail every member's household. With about 15,000 members on the regional books that is serious money. If you are not so endorsed and don't have bottomless pockets you are instantly at a massive disadvantage. In addition to a spending limit, all candidates should get at least one party-funded mail shot apart from the rather perfunctory document circulated to members with ballots.
The second is signing affiliate members in the unions up as standard members and, presumably, doing away with that membership category. Quite how the mechanics of how it will work is difficult to say. I only observe the party bureaucracy after all, I don't engineer it. Now, it could be read as an attempt to water down union influence. Money provided through political funds is related to the number of trade unionists who pay the political levy. Transforming this could make less funds available if affiliate members have to make a yes/no choice about upgrading to full party membership. But it will also change what is an essentially bureaucratic relationship. Instead, for unions to retain the clout they have in Labour, they will each have to formulate better engagement strategies that actively promotes Labour membership to its own members and provides more support to those union members it already has in the party. I don't know about you, but having dozens more trade unionists turning up to constituency meetings isn't exactly the kind of re-modified Labour link most Blairites would like to see. But it might get more working class, union-friendly candidates into Parliament and go someway to taking Labour out of the comfort zone of Westminster Bubble/Media Land.
Apparently, more is to be revealed this coming Tuesday. I would be very surprised if reform stops at the areas above. However, this needs to be said.
Without the link, quite simply, the labour movement will have to invent its political representation all over again. In the immediate term Labour would be torn in two, basically giving the Tories a free pass for up to a generation. I'm sure there are plenty who think this would be a price well worth paying for a new party. But on planet Earth, the task of the day is not to cut the link. The wheel doesn't need reinventing. The relationship our party has with working people must be defended, and the best way of doing that is by improving it. If this episode becomes an opportunity to do just that, then our "unnamed former cabinet members", the leakers and the whisperers, and the shadowy friends of the lobby hacks will rue the day they hypocritically attacked the Falkirk selection process.
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Born in August 16, 1982, Upen Patel is an Indian actor and model, born and brought up in London. The actor made his debut in 36 China Town in 2006. Though none of his films have been successful at the box-office. Later on, the actor appeared in Akshay Kumar starrer Namastey London and Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani, which did really well at the box-office. He also appeared in 2008 edition of reality show Bigg Boss. During the show, he dated Karishma Tanna but the relationship ended within a couple of months. The duo together also participated in couple dance reality show, Nach Baliye and hosted MTV Love School season 1 as well.
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Upen Patel on life and work in Bollywood: I have bigger dreams, there is so much I need to do
Upen Patel was recently seen in Ek Haseena This Ek Deewana Tha. In a tete-e-tete with indianexpress.com, the 35-year-old actor spoke about work, and how his 'heartthrob' status takes away from him being an actor.
Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha movie review: We rate this movie zero
Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha movie review: The film makes you recall, almost fondly, the schlocky, kitschy film-making of the 80s and 90s which was nevertheless full of colour and music. Director Suneel Darshan, who clearly hasn't kept up with the times, comes up with a hopelessly outdated series of reel.
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We are not splitting up: Upen Patel on split with girlfriend Karishma Tanna
Just a day after breaking the news of his split on social media, Upen Patel has opened up about his relationship with Karishma Tanna and has now said that they are not splitting up
Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel split after two years of dating
Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel have parted ways after two years of dating.
Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel shake a leg on 'Pardes' song
Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel, who play love gurus on 'MTV Love School', will next be seen doing an impromptu dance move 'Meri mehbooba' .
Marriage won't define my relationship with Upen: Karishma Tanna
Karishma Tanna is "very happy" in her committed relationship with Upen Patel but she says the couple is not in a rush to tie the knot.
Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel turn love gurus for new reality TV show
Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel are now all set to turn love gurus for a new reality TV show- 'MTV Love School'.
Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel to get hitched next year
Upen Patel said: "We just got engaged, so we are planning ahead and once we get married we will obviously stay together."
'Nach Baliye' couple Karishma Tanna - Upen Patel denies cheating in lie-test
Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel have denied allegations that they cheated in a polygraph test, an activity which was part of 'Nach Baliye'.
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A special screening of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar starrer 'Singh Is Bliing' was held by Mr Gurpreet Singh Bawa, chairman of the Bawa Group of companies.
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Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel, who started dating on the reality show 'Bigg Boss 8', have left for a vacation to the US.
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I posted on Monday about my son who had been sick for a few days. The thing about it was that I knew what was wrong. I really did. I just started doubting myself for reasons that would probably take too long to explain here. But, when your son can't really walk for a few days, you start thinking of other, really horrible scenarios, and sometimes it's easier just to take him in and have a doctor confirm it. Only, our doctor isn't really helpful like that.
He didn't see anything that made him think anything other than injury, but I knew it wasn't an injury. So, I put a stop to his line of questioning and asked him if it could be related to Mono. Andru was diagnosed with Mono (Mononucleosis) last September, so he's had a rough go of it the past few months. But the doctor looked at me like I was nuts and proceeded to tell me The Symptoms Of Mono.
Only, Andru wasn't diagnosed with the normal symptoms; in fact, the doctor we took him to in September said he just had a virus and was literally ushering me out the door, but I pushed. My son could barely move his arms to pick up a glass of water. That is not normal! He looked at me weird and said the only thing he could think of was Mono but he didn't think Andru had it (probably because he only had a minor sore throat and he didn't have a fever).
Surprise! The results were Mono positive!
His pediatrician decided to run the blood test and also to run a test to rule out childhood arthritis or anything more serious. The more serious things were ruled out, but the Mono test came back with a level suggesting he has had Mono in the past. If I had taken him on Thursday, the levels could have been higher, suggesting the virus is active right now. Either way, I knew it was Mono-related on Thursday so I didn't bother taking him in because there's not a whole lot they can do for Mono.
Even though everyone else knows for sure now, it doesn't change the fact that Andru will most likely be dealing with symptoms for up to the next six months. However, he doesn't get the usual symptoms. And I suppose that's my next bit of helpful information. Everyone is different. Different bodies do different things. Not everyone is going to manifest an illness the same way. I just wish doctors would be more aware of that when they are looking into strange symptoms that they can't quite identify. Oh yeah, and actually listen to the child and the parent.
Andru actually started feeling better on Tuesday and has been back in school and doing his normal childhood things, thank goodness. A huge thank you to everyone who offered words of support on Monday. They meant a lot to me!
Sending you a hug and I am proud of you being so persistent! You are amazing!
What a comfort to know that Andru has a mother who fights for him. Good job girl. So glad they know for sure now.
Yeah, it's been frustrating. Thank you!!
I have been a hermit. So sorry to hear Andru was sick. And, patients/parents can be right. Sometimes we have to push really hard, be persistent, (shop around if possible).
You did a fantastic job fighting for Andru — you knew him, you knew the symptoms, you knew what was up. Andru is lucky to have mother as dedicated and persistent as you. Hope he keeps on getting better every day.
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Thank you for your kind words. I'm hoping he has less and less flare ups as time goes on.


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An officer who shot and killed a man near Dorney Park is now charged with voluntary manslaughter.
A rookie police officer from the Lehigh Valley faces a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of an unarmed man near Dorney Park last month.
South Whitehall Township Police Officer Jonathan Roselle was charged Tuesday with one count of voluntary manslaughter, unreasonable belief, in the shooting death of Joseph Santos on July 28, said Jim Martin, district attorney for the central Pennsylvania county.
That evening, Santos was reportedly interfering with traffic along Route 222 near Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom. Witnesses said the man damaged cars and, at one point, ripped the window out of a vehicle.
Roselle responded to the scene and confronted Santos. Authorities said the officer told Santos several times to stand down before he opened fire.
Santos, 44, of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, was struck at least once. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Roselle, a new officer who graduated from the police academy in December 2017, was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation, Martin said. The 33-year-old officer served with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and is a major in the National Guard.
After the shooting, Roselle told other officers who responded to the scene that he "f---ed up" and thought Santos was coming at him, according to Martin.
Several Facebook users posted a witness' video of the police-involved shooting. The video showed Santos walking toward a police vehicle and an officer is heard repeatedly telling him to get on the ground.
Santos continued walking toward the vehicle as the sound of gunfire erupted. The man then fell to the ground.
An investigation found that Santos was walking toward and not rushing toward the officer, Martin said.
Santos wasn't complying with the officer's demands and could be heard saying "don't do it" before the officer opened fire, Martin said.
Martin said evidence shows the unarmed man posed no danger to the officer. The DA also said prosecutors do not believe race was a factor. Santos is Hispanic and of Puerto Rican descent while Roselle is white.
Later, a second set of videos surfaced showing a man later identified by police as Santos, hanging off of moving cars and jumping onto the hood of a police SUV.
In a Facebook post alongside those videos, Nadia Elizabeth said Santos jumped a fence around Dorney Park and interfered with three cars as they rolled down the busy highway.
"He didn't exit the park like a rational member of society but more of that of a criminal that was up to no good," she wrote. "I witnessed Joseph Santos act like a complete maniac and scare the lives of those behind the wheel."
Officials continue to investigate the incident and urge witnesses to come forward.
Roselle surrendered and was arraigned Tuesday. He is being held without bail. It's unclear if he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.


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Randomized clinical trial assessing impact of a lightweight or heavyweight mesh on chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair. BJS 2005; 92: 166-170.
Authors: P. J. O'Dwyer, A. N. Kingsnorth, R. G. Molloy, P. K. Small, B. Lammers, G. Horeyseck et al.
Severe chronic pain is a long‐term problem that may occur after inguinal hernia repair. The aim of this randomized study was to compare pain of any severity at 12 months after inguinal hernia repair with a partially absorbable lightweight mesh (LW group) or with a non‐absorbable heavyweight mesh (HW group).
Patients were assessed for pain at 1, 3 and 12 months by questionnaire, and were examined clinically at 12 months.
Some 321 patients were included in an intention‐to‐treat analysis, 162 in the LW group and 159 in the HW group. At 12 months, significantly fewer patients in the LW group than in the HW group had pain of any severity: 39·5 versus 51·6 per cent (difference—12·1 (95 per cent confidence interval—23·1 to—1·0) per cent; P = 0·033). The recurrence rate was higher in the LW group (5·6 versus 0·4 per cent; P = 0·037). Five of eight recurrences in LW group were associated with a single participating centre.
Use of lightweight mesh was associated with less chronic pain but an increase in hernia recurrence after inguinal hernia repair. The latter may be related to technical factors associated with fixation of such meshes rather than any inherent defect in the mesh. Copyright © 2004 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Кандалакшкият залив или Кандалакски залив () е залив в северозападната част на Бяло море, между брега на континента на югозапад и Колския полуостров на североизток, край южните бреговете на Мурманска област и североизточните брегове на Карелия, в Русия. Вдава се на 185 km навътре в сушата. Ширина във входа 67 km. Дели се на две обособени части: северозападна плитководна – Кандалуха (дълбочина до 40 m) и югоизточна, дълбоководна – същинския Кандалакшки залив, като тук се намира най-голямата дълбочина на Бяло море, до 330 m.

Бреговете му са скалисти, силно разчленени, осеяни с множество малки острови, подводни скали ("лудове") и плитчини. В него се вливат множество реки, по-големи от които са Нива, Ковда, Умба. Температурата на водата на повърхността през лятото достига до 18,5 °C, а през зимата от –1,0 °C до 1,5 °C. От средата на ноември до май е покрит с ледена покривка. През зимата солеността е 27 – 29‰, а през лятото от 0‰ до 20 – 25‰. Приливите са полуденонощни с амплитуда до 2,2 m. Теченията са неустойчиви със скорост 20 – 30 см/сек. Извършва се промишлен риболов на селда, треска, нерпа. По бреговете му са разположени пристанищата Кандалакша, Ковда, Умба.

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Заливи на Русия
Заливи на Бяло море (Русия)
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География на Република Карелия

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Terrifying footage captures grizzly bear charging kayaker in BC (VIDEO)
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A recently uploaded Instagram video is showing a kayaker's fearsome encounter with a grizzly bear.
The video was posted by Corey Boux, a tour guide for Wedge Rafting at Tag Whistler.
The encounter took place on the Elaho River in Squamish, a body of water known for its whitewater rafting and kayaking, as well as its alpine scenery.
Boux was co-guiding a tour with three other rafts when a grizzly bear appears to charge after the safety kayaker in the front of the group.
The majority of the encounter was caught on Boux's GoPro camera and shared shortly after.
A post shared by Corey Boux (@coreyboux) on Jul 13, 2018 at 10:59pm PDT
The video shows the grizzly bear charging directly at the kayaker, making it more than halfway through the width of the river before slowing down.
The lead kayaker continues to move downstream and evade the bear; the three rafts in the group were also able to move past the bear safely.
Boux observed that the bear was guarding a dead elk and caught sight of the kayaker and rafts. He explained further in the comments that grizzly bears can be very unpredictable, especially when guarding a food source.
If you ever encounter a bear, remember to stay calm, stand still, speak calmly, and slowly back away. Especially in the wilderness, make sure that the bear has a clear way to exit the area and once the bear has started to leave, continue to back away.
You can also prevent encounters by making yourself known to the bears and avoiding surprise. It's also wise to stay away from dead animals (bears will often attack to defend such food, as seen above) and keep pets on leashes to minimize conflict.
For more information on what to do if you encounter a bear, read here.
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Otago Rural Support Trust chairman Gavan Herlihy (left), co-ordinators Jodelle Leatham and David Mellish, trustee Richard Burdon and administrator Andrea Ludemann. Photo by Sally Rae.
The Otago Rural Support Trust's emphasis is changing.
Traditionally, the work of the trust had been ''the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff'', mostly during adverse weather events like floods, snow storms and droughts.
But increasingly, the trust was ''doing more work at the top of the cliff'', assisting rural families who were under stress, chairman Gavan Herlihy, of Wanaka, said.
The trust was initially set up as a North Otago initiative, during the tough climatic times of the 1980s.
When Central Otago experienced major climatic challenges during the early 1990s, it was decided the successful North Otago model be extended, and it later grew to be an Otago initiative. There were now a series of trusts throughout New Zealand.
The Otago Rural Support Trust has two co-ordinators, Jodelle Leatham and David Mellish, administrator Andrea Ludemann, and eight trustees throughout the region who were initially its ''eyes and ears'', Mr Herlihy said.
During adverse weather events, the trust assisted rural people in getting emergency assistance, or ongoing help.
The trust saw its role as ''quite widespread'' and not just following adverse events, but assisting rural families through various challenges.
It was about using the trust's resources and aligning them more directly with the current and ongoing need of the rural community, he said.
Its co-ordinators were trained to help find ways to manage rural challenges, including personal, environmental and financial, and could assist with referrals to appropriate professional help.
In recent times, the trust had also been behind the scenes, assisting with animal welfare cases brought to the notice of the Ministry for Primary Industries.
''We believe it's in everybody's interests, especially for the context of the wider public perception of the farming sector, such cases are dealt with quickly and hopefully addressed before they become exposed to national media coverage,'' he said.
Trustee Richard Burdon, from Lake Hawea, said people often did not see any options, but a co-ordinator could see them, present them to them and ''take them down a different path''.
Nationally, Mr Burdon said there were some ''huge issues'', citing the likes of the kiwifruit vine disease Psa, which had ''wiped out'' people's livelihoods in the North Island.
''We've got to be able to adapt to all sorts of different issues,'' he said. Mr Mellish urged the rural community to keep an eye on neighbours. Statistics showed, on average, one farmer committed suicide every two weeks.
He had been involved with a series of rural mental health workshops organised by the Southern PHO, called Rural Life: Keeping the Balance.
Ms Leatham, who lives in Mosgiel, took on the role in September last year, having seen the position as an extension of what she was already doing as a social worker with Child, Youth and Family.
That role gave her insight and knowledge around what was ''out there'' in the way of support and services, or ''what's not out there'', especially in the rural sector, she said.
Brought up in West Otago, she had a strong affinity and familiarity with the rural sector. She had seen the impact of adverse events on farmers, along with how isolated many were day to day.
Most of the work she had done to date had been talking to people dealing with stress and depression.
A lot of farmers had no-one ''neutral'' to talk to. Some families came from overseas or had moved to a new community and it could be quite difficult, she said.
Support and services were available, but it was a matter of finding a ''link'' in and that was where the rural support trusts came in, she said.
When it came to mental health, there was a lot more awareness about it and also more self-help tools available.
''It could be as simple as logging on to a computer and having a look,'' she said.
It was important to seek help immediately and those affected needed to ''make that first step'', she said.


The last reported illness was on Oct. 31.
Tracing the source of contaminated lettuce can be difficult because it's often repackaged by middlemen, said Sarah Sorscher, deputy director of regulatory affairs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
That can mean the entire industry becomes implicated in outbreaks, even if not all products are contaminated.


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The Second World War, Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, 20mm
We hadn't played a 20mm Second World War game for a while (not since last September), so we decided it was time to give our lead and plastic another outing. Besides, as a club debate about membership rates was scheduled, we thought a small fast-playing game was the way to go. The scenario was slightly dictated by the terrain, as we had the use of some of Colin Jack's superb mountains. After scouring the history books we decided to base the game rather loosely on the events surrounding the US 1st Infantry Division's advance on the Sicilian town of Troina, high in the Nebrodi Mountains, to the west of Mount Etna. This small action took place after the breakout from the American bridgehead, and was fought between a German blocking force and an American spearhead. The battle centred around a bridge, which the retreating Germans wanted to blow up to delay the American advance. The trouble was, a Pz. IV had broken down on the far side, and a team of engineers were trying to get it running again. Meanwhile the German rearguard had to keep the Americans at bay. Some of these German defenders holed up in a small village, while the rest deployed in a riverside olive grove between the buildings and the bridge. They had two platoons available, supported by a Marder III, and a reserve platoon on the far side of the river. The Americans began by driving straight into the village, where the defenders blew up a building to block the road. This forced the infantry to disembark from their trucks. They came under fire from German infantry, but the Americans winkled out the defenders by using an M7 Priest, operating in a direct fire role. Two M3 GMC's (halftracks with 75mm guns on them) tried to cover the infantry by skirting round the village, but they were spotted by the Marder, which quickly knocked both of them out. The Americans had cleared the Germans from the village, but they'd paid a price for it. They also needed to do something about that Marder. The solution was to call in an airstrike, and after one failed attempt a P-40 Kittyhawk arrived. It missed the Marder completely, but it returned for a second strike, and this time it dropped its bomb squarely on top of the stranded Pz. IV. Not only was the tank destroyed, but the blast also killed several stands of German infantry, lurking in a nearby olive grove. The American infantry pressed on into the trees, heading for the bridge. While the infantry picked their way forward, an American reconnaissance force arrived on the hill overlooking the bridge. Reaching the hill was easy – coming down from it was a bit more tricky, and while one jeep raced down the track, the second one and the M8 armoured car kept bogging down. It was probably just as well – the speeding jeep was promptly overrun by German infantry, as its machine gun ran out of ammunition at the crucial moment. The M8 was knocked out too, easy prey for that pesky Marder. By that time the American infantry was approaching the bridge, and this time the remaining Germans decided to withdraw, racing over it to safety. The last to cross was the German battalion commander, who fell as the survivors of his rearguard reached the far side. Sensing their big chance the Americans ran for the bridge, catching the German engineers unawares, who failed to blow it at the critical moment. Seconds later the Americans were among them, and the bridge was secured at the point of the bayonet. At that point the remaining Germans withdrew off the table, leaving the battered but victorious Americans tin charge of the bridge. All in all it was a fast-moving and well-balanced game, and it flowed nicely – just what you'd expect from Battlegroup Panzergrenadier. I've said it before – great rules – shame about the title! Brian from Mutineer Miniatures commanded the Americans, and for his first game he did pretty darned we
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An Athens man and woman are facing multiple drug charges after a search warrant led to the seizure of a large amount of methamphetamine.
Limestone County deputies say two are behind bars after a search warrant led to the seizure of a large amount of methamphetamine, marijuana and firearms.
Authorities say they conducted an early Monday morning search at a home on Nick Davis Road. When they entered the home, they found 11.7 ounces of methamphetamine, 1.3 ounces of marijuana, 3.5 Xanax bars, 12 firearms and more than $9,000.
The Limestone County Special Response Team located Jeremy Roy Cameron, 29, and Shavonna Sue Barton, 25, in the bedroom during the search. The team says they were within reach of weapons, but they were able to safely apprehend both of them.
the team also seized three cars, five trucks, one Jeep, three motorcycles, one lawn mower, one boat and one trailer.
Cameron is charged with drug trafficking, illegal possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond has yet to be set. Barton is being charged with possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia with a bond set at $4,500.


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Die Burg Hohenrod, auch Hohenrode oder Brigittenschloss genannt, ist die Ruine einer Höhenburg auf dem  hohen Schlossberg beim Ortsteil Brandmatt oberhalb der Gemeinde Sasbachwalden im Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg.

Geschichte
Die genaue Gründungszeit der Burg Hohenrod ist nicht bekannt, lag aber zwischen dem späten 11. und dem 12. Jahrhundert. Ein erster indirekter Hinweis auf die Burg stammt vom 12. April 1197, als in einem Vertrag zwischen Markgraf Hermann V.  von Baden und dem Kloster Allerheiligen auch ein Burkhard von Hohenrod erwähnt wurde. Lange saß das Uradelsgeschlecht allerdings nicht auf der klimatisch ungünstigen Burg; schon während des 13. Jahrhunderts verlor die Anlage an Bedeutung, als die Hohenroder ihren Sitz auf das nahe Schloss Rodeck in Kappelrodeck verlegten. Später kam die Burg an das Bistum Straßburg, Bischof Berthold von Buchegg trug sie im Jahr 1336 dem Ritter Albrecht von Röder, genannt Bube, als Lehen auf. Im Jahr 1339 veräußerten drei Brüder, Söhne des verstorbenen Klaus Röder, ihren Teil der Burg an den Markgrafen Hermann IX. von Baden. Dieser gab sie vermutlich anschließend den Brüdern als Lehen wieder zurück. 1432 war die Burg Hohenrod Lehensbesitz des Schultheißen Burkhard von Neuenstein, letztmals benannte sich Wilhelm Röder 1524 mit "von Hohenrod". Während des 16. Jahrhunderts wurde die Burg dann wohl auch aufgegeben.

Aus der Zeit um 1815 sind Schatzgrabungen im Bereich der Ruine überliefert worden. Im Jahr 1881 erwarb die Familie Röder die abgegangene Anlage wieder zurück, nachdem sie vorher verschiedenen Besitzern gehörte. 1824 und 1899 wurde die Schildmauer der Burg durch Blitzeinschlag erheblich beschädigt, ihre Reste wurden dann um das Jahr 1900 restauriert.

Um 1820 kam die Bezeichnung Brigittenschloss auf, die wahrscheinlich auf die Heilige Brigitta zurückgeht, die Patronin der Sasbacher Kirche war.

Von der ehemaligen Burganlage sind noch Reste der Schildmauer erhalten.

Literatur
 Heiko Wagner, Joachim Zeune (Hrsg.): Theiss Burgenführer Oberrhein – 66 Burgen von Basel bis Karlsruhe. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8062-1710-6, S. 68–69.
 Dieter Buck: Burgen und Ruinen im nördlichen Schwarzwald – 33 Ausflüge auf den Spuren der Ritter. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1601-0, S. 48–50.
 Friedrich-Wilhelm Krahe: Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters – Grundriss-Lexikon. Sonderausgabe. Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg 2000, ISBN 3-88189-360-1, S. 289.
 Kurt Klein: Burgen, Schlösser und Ruinen – Zeugen der Vergangenheit im Ortenaukreis. Reiff Schwarzwaldverlag, Offenburg 1997, ISBN 3-922663-47-8, S. 101.
 Hugo Schneider (Hrsg.): Das Brigittenschloss (Burg Hohenrod). In: Ders.: Burgen und Schlösser in Mittelbaden. Schriftenreihe: Die Ortenau: Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für Mittelbaden, Band 64. Verlag des Historischen Vereins für Mittelbaden, Offenburg 1984, , S. 177–178.

Weblinks
 Burg Hohenrod bei rodeck.dk

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Livingston Wenrecke, explorer, scientist, and mine executive, was born January 16, 1883 in Livingston, Montana and named for that Rocky Mountain city. Wenrecke graduated with honors in mining engineering and geology from the University of Washington School of Mines in 1906.
Wenrecke started his mining career as a draftsman, and later as a construction engineer at the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company plant in Ely, Nevada. He was chief engineer for the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad from 1910 to 1912.
From 1913 to 1917, Wenrecke was chief geologist for the Treadwell Mine. During that period he investigated causes of subsidence in the mine and wrote a lengthy report with a recommendation of a 40-month plan of action on controlling the problem. The Treadwell Board of Directors approved his recommendations in September of 1916, but there was not enough time to fully implement it before the mine flooded on April 21, 1917. While investigating the cave-in and flooding of the mine, he was the last man to be lifted out of the mine.
During the four years following the flooding of the Treadwell mine, Wenrecke examined hundreds of prospects by dog sled and aircraft throughout Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon on behalf of the company. His search led to the development of the Nixon Forks mine near McGrath, which he managed from 1919 to 1925.
From 1918 until the time of his death, Wenrecke was the chief geologist for the Alaska Juneau mine, vice-president and manager of the Treadwell Yukon Mining Company. In 1921, on behalf of the Treadwell Yukon Company, he purchased and operated the northernmost silver mine in the world in the Mayo district of the Yukon. It was there that he pioneered aviation in northern mining and the use of tractors to haul ore over snow. Much of Wenrecke's early flying was over territory never before explored by air or ground. His notes and photographs taken on flights east from Point Barrow into the vast reaches of the Canadian arctic were turned over to the Canadian government, which hailed them as valuable contributions to the knowledge of its geography.
In 1929, Wenrecke's geologic report predicted that a rich ore-body would be found at depth in the northern half of the A-J Mine. His prediction came true and led to the most profitable years in the mine's history.
A co-founder of the mine's loan fund for needy students at the University of Washington, Wenrecke lectured there many times on visits while traveling between his Berkeley home and his northern interests.
In his home in Berkeley, California he built an advanced scientific laboratories, which included a rock cutter and thin-section grinder of his own design.
On October 21, 1941 Wenrecke and his pilot Charles Gropstis, while returning from an investigation of the Riverside Tungsten mine near Hyder, Alaska, perished in a plane crash on the shore of Millbank Sound, British Columbia.
Equally at home in the boardrooms of eastern corporations and in the arctic wilds, Wenrecke died as he would have wanted to die, his friends believed - quickly, and in the wilderness where he won so many victories in life.


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John Kelly is expected to resign as White House chief of staff in the coming days, two sources familiar with the situation unfolding in the West Wing tell CNN.
Seventeen months in, Kelly and President Donald Trump have reached a stalemate in their relationship and it is no longer seen as tenable by either party. Though Trump asked Kelly over the summer to stay on as chief of staff for two more years, the two have stopped speaking in recent days.
Trump is actively discussing a replacement plan, though a person involved in the process said nothing is final right now and ultimately it is up to Trump. Potential replacements include Nick Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, who is still seen as a leading contender.
News of Kelly's imminent departure was first reported by Axios.
Kelly has seen his status as chief of staff diminished in recent months, with the President circumventing many of the policies and protocols the retired Marine Corps general put in place when he entered the West Wing last year.
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Researchers have announced a "complete" design for a quantum silicon computer chip. The component allows quantum calculations to be run on existing semiconductor components. The blueprint shows how a quantum computer could be made from standard tech.
The design for the chip was completed by Australian and Dutch engineers at the University of South Wales (UNSW). It was published in the journal Nature Communications this week. The chip's architecture is described as a "novel" way to build a functioning quantum computer from components that form the basis of regular computing hardware.
Research into quantum computers is now rapidly accelerating. Engineering teams at some of the world's largest tech firms have functioning quantum computer prototypes with speeds up to 50 qubits. The design developed by the UNSW team is significant because it achieves quantum performance on regular silicon.
According to the researchers, the new chip can theoretically scale up to thousands of qubits. The team has signed an A$83 million with partners including Telstra, the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian and New South Wales governments to build a functioning 10-qubit prototype by 2022.
Andrew Dzurak, director of the UNSW Australian National Fabrication Facility and the chip's designer, said the development could help usher in the next "technological leap." By enabling quantum processing on top of existing silicon architectures, the production of quantum hardware will be simplified. The chip could be constructed at existing semiconductor fabrication plants.
"With quantum computing, we are on the verge of another technological leap that could be as deep and transformative [as microprocessor chips]," said Dzurak. "But a complete engineering design to realise this on a single chip has been elusive. I think what we have developed at UNSW now makes that possible. And most importantly, it can be made in a modern semiconductor manufacturing plant."
The team have yet to actually construct their design or finalise the underlying science. Elements of the overall design have been tested in the lab and the "groundwork is there" to construct a functioning prototype. The group is now preparing to start development of the concept with its partners as a new commercial enterprise called the Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd.
The breakthrough is the latest major step forward as quantum computers come closer to real-world use. This month, Microsoft launched a new quantum computing toolkit for developers designed to let programmers start writing quantum apps today. As quantum research starts to deliver hardware, the focus will shift towards building software capable of utilising quantum features.


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SPLM-N discusses governance and humanitarian issues in Tanzania
April 15, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan people's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) leadership Saturday said it held a second workshop in Tanzania on issues of governance and humanitarian access to the war affected areas in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan state.
SPLM-N leadership members pose for a collective picture after the end of a four-day workshop in Dar es Salaam Tanzania on April 15, 2016 (courtesy photo of SPLM-N)
In a statement issued on Friday SPLM-N negotiating team spokesperson Mubarak Ardol said the workshop took place in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam from 10 to 14 April. He added that leading members representing the various institutions of the group participated in the meeting together with the SPLM-N leader Malik Agar, his deputy Abdel Aziz Hilu and the secretary general Yasir Arman.
"The workshop addressed the future government system in Sudan and self governance in the Two Areas, the humanitarian crisis and the best way to resolve the issue of humanitarian access," Ardol said.
However, he didn't elaborate on the outcome of the meeting.
Since the eruption of hostilities in the Two Areas in 2011, the SPLM-N and Sudanese government have failed to strike a deal on the humanitarian access to the affected civilians. The Sudanese rebels refuse the involvement of Khartoum aid body in the operation or the transit of relief through the government controlled territory.
Also, the during the previous rounds of talks, the SPLM-N said they want to a regional autonomy for the two states, but the government rejects the demand saying they can only carry out a popular consultation on the future of the two states as it is provided in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005.
In October 2015, the SPLM-N organized a first workshop on these matters before to engage in talks with the government in November of last year.
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Two Civilians Killed By Boko Haram In Cameroon's Far North
February 3, 2018 Joy Peace Breaking news
At least two civilians were killed in an attack by the terror group Boko Haram early Saturday morning in Kolofata of Cameroon's Far North region, local sources told Xinhua.
The attack took place between 01:00 am and 02:30 am local time in Yawa of Kolofata subdivision. The jihadists killed a man in his 50s and a young student, said Mahamat Golime, a local resident.
The assailants, a dozen according to sources, also took away four motorcycles, a water pump, and other properties before escaping. "Once arrived, they (the Boko Haram elements) fired three times into the air to rouse the people, and that's how everyone started to flee in disorder. The bullet took away our friend (student victim)", said a friend of the deceased student who asked not to be named.
The subdivision of Kolofata, near the group's base in Nigeria, is regularly targeted by Boko Haram. Despite the assurances of the Cameroonian authorities, the terror group continues to make both civilian and military victims. The Far North region has recorded 26 dead in about 30 Boko Haram attacks in the last month.


Any thoughts or suggestions for getting the inner portion of the bar end weights out. I have been trying for about 20 minutes on the first one and it will not budge (using a hammer and a couple fender washers on the allen bolt but zero movement). Guzzi didn't weld them in or anything like that did they?
Can you mount it using the bar-end weight's bolt...leaving the inner portion in place?
I think it's part of the bar, might also be wrong too. I seen other Guzzi bars that it doesn't come out.
What bike? Having taken WAY to long to do what you're trying to do on a Triumph t100 I chose NOT to do it again on my '18 V7III Carbon Shine. I didn't want to cough up $275 for oem M/G bar ends so went with a black Bikemaster Superbike bar ($29.00 delivered). It's a 98% match to the oem bar with hollow ends. Can't tell the difference riding. The 3 day delivery time was worth not doing the inner weights a 2nd time. Then went with CRG Lanesplitter bar ends. They're round like the headlight & fold. ($200 pr). Not quite the same cost as oem mirrors but I wanted a black bar & round mirprs.
replace the mounting fasteners for the mirror with bolts and fasteners that match the bar ends. This could entail drilling and cutting the mirror mounts or adding rubber shims and inserts around the bolts to snug them in.
BTW- I got a really nice pair of aluminum barend mirrors for my V11 Sport from Ebay for about $20. I bought some stamped sheet metal Emgo mirrors for $30 that vibrated so bad I couldn't use them. This was all to replace the CRG lane splitters that had "drooped" over time. Those cheap Chinese mirrors seem better in every way.
As you have figured out, they ain't coming out! Can't you just re-use the bar end weight bolts with the bar end mirrors? Or is the diameter and dish of the bolt head wrong?
5 sets of CRG Lanesplitters, different bikes, never "drooped." Probably an installation issue.
well put some miles on them and see what happens.
When I say "drooped", I mean they lay back when traveling in the wind. The springs wear out and they won't stay in adjustment. So they droop back in the airflow. So rather than spend $75 on a new pair that would fail, I found some much better mirrors for a lot less money.
try a BFH and drive it in??
I'm not sure how your bar ends work, but I have seen a lot of them with a split wedge which expands to tighten up inside the bar when the bolt is tightened. If these are those, screw a bolt into them a few turns, then strike a "small but sharp" blow on the bolt end to separate the wedge parts and they should pull right out.
Hi Low Ryter-not trying to be antagonistic BUT have had the CRG's through a lot of miles & yrs & again, no drooping.
Price can be a consideration & if you've found something from China that works for you that's what matters.
Personally, I try to avoid Chinese products.
The bar plugs don't come out. As mentioned above, and in many threads on this subject, discard the expanding crap that comes with the mirros and just bolt the mirror to the bar.
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I did the same on the Breva 750. They were very secure when done that way.
The best part of riding a motorcycle is to tilt the horizon and to lift the front coming out of a corner and to drift the back end powering thru loose dirt and to catch a little air topping a hill and... yeah it's all good!
Dropping CRGs? Likely the ball has worn. All parts for CRGs are available - check with bevelheaven.com.
The inner bar hardware expands. The outer hardware clamps. There is no spring.
Still having an issue understanding what you all are saying. Have now ordered 3 different mirrors and they all won't work. I have zero interest in the Lane Spliters as they widen the bike far too much for my garage. Nothing I have ordered comes close to fitting with the weird design guzzi did.
we are saying that you might have to modify the mirror or hardware by cutting, hack sawing, filing or drilling. Basically, you want to use the existing hardware in the bars and then modifying the mirrors and fasteners to fit.
No way to do it on any of the mirrors I have gotten save drilling out the stupid set up (then making the stock bar ends not so easy to reinstall) or buying a new bar and swapping things over to it. Pita to me for something I just wanted to try out for a bi and see if I can live with it.
I can't envision your situation. I am not proposing reusing the old bar-ends, I am suggesting that you modify the mirrors, bolts or fasteners to fit the hardware that's already stuck in the bars. In the past, I have hacksawed the mounting points on the mirrors and used different sized mounting bolts and snug them up with inserts. I haven't drilled out new mirrors to put in larger bolts but can imagine doing it.
Also, as I stated earlier, I've not had the best luck with lane splitter mirrors holding up over time. It's seems after you fold them back and forth over 15k miles or so that they don't hold adjustment. Someone pointed out that you can purchase new hardware to repair them and that runs about $20. I have had good luck with the fixed aluminum bar end mirrors I purchased and posted a link for. And yes, I had to modify the fasteners for those because the old expandable Lane Splitter inserts were stuck in the bars.
BTW, I have a box of mirrors & fasteners that I have collected over time. So I've mixed and matched a lot.
Finally, once you have bar end mirrors mounted, I'd recommend that you keep the right size allen wrench in the tank bag in case they come loose.
I had to stack washers to make spacers.
You might need to put on a white dress shirt and narrow dark tie. Then find a pocket protector and put in a technical pencil and a tire gage. That should do it, cause being an "Enginerd" help make these things work.
Oh benebob, by now I'm really feeling for you. Again, I might have missed it. What bike are you attempting this mod on & what width do you have available in your garage? So many options here. If you'd care to talk to someone with a simple, 30-45 minute solution that works . Feel free to PM me, I'll offer my phone # or I'll call you. If not, I wish you well.


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Q: sorting SQL by text field but skipping the empty ones So here's what the table looks like
    --------
   | field1 |
   |========|
   |  1.2   |
   |  1.7   |
   |   -    |
   |   -    |
   |  1.3   |

*

*the dashes are actually blank fields

My current SQL statement does a simple "ORDER BY field1" which puts the blank ones on top, however I want to get the numbers on top, and put the empty ones at the bottom.
EDIT:
My order by code looks like this:
   'Get the sort requirement as per the requirement
   strSql = strSql & " ORDER BY [RequestType], [Rank], [ADRNo]"

So i want it to order by requesttype, rank, and then ADRNo. But i want the null values to come last for all three fields. So I posted one field in my orignal question, but I am really working with 3.

A: ...order by iif(field1 is null, 1, 0), field1

Logic
The iif(field1 is null, 1, 0) constructs a virtual column with 1 for all null values. so you have
    -------- -------
   | field1 |       |
   |========|=======|
   |  1.2   |   0   |
   |  1.7   |   0   |
   |   -    |   1   |
   |   -    |   1   |
   |  1.3   |   0   |

and then the sort of this virtual column takes care of putting the numbers below the nulls.
Multiple columns
If you have multiple columns that could have nulls you'd need an additional calculated column for each column. Something like
    -------- ------- -------- -------
   | field1 |   s1  | field2 |   s2  |
   |========|=======|========|=======|
   |   2    |   0   |   -    |   1   |
   |   1    |   0   |   1    |   0   |
   |   -    |   1   |   3    |   0   |
   |   -    |   1   |   -    |   1   |
   |   3    |   0   |   2    |   0   |
    -------- ------- -------- -------

now you have 2 options.
1. you can sort each field with the null at the end. so
...order by iif(field1 is null, 1, 0), field1, iif(field2 is null, 1, 0), field2
would give you
    -------- ------- -------- -------
   | field1 | field2 |   s1  |   s2  |
   |========|========|=======|=======|
   |   1    |   1    |   0   |   0   |
   |   2    |   -    |   0   |   1   |
   |   3    |   2    |   0   |   0   |
   |   -    |   3    |   1   |   0   |
   |   -    |   -    |   1   |   1   |
    -------- ------- -------- -------

note that in field2 there is a null (row 2) before 3 because the sort for field1 (2) overrides the null sort logic (s2) for field2. the second null (row 5) in field2 comes after 3 (row 5) because of our null specific sort logic for s2.
2. you can choose to have all nulls in field2 at the end, before sorting on field1. your code would then be...
...order by iif(field1 is null, 1, 0), iif(field2 is null, 1, 0), field1, field2
which gives you
    -------- ------- -------- -------
   | field1 | field2 |   s1  |   s2  |
   |========|========|=======|=======|
   |   1    |   1    |   0   |   0   |
   |   3    |   2    |   0   |   0   |
   |   2    |   -    |   0   |   1   |
   |   -    |   3    |   1   |   0   |
   |   -    |   -    |   1   |   1   |
    -------- ------- -------- -------

Note
(Ref: Tom Gullen's comment in question) This takes care of putting only nulls at the end (empty strings, or strings with spaces will still be in the natural sort order)
Options
So.. in your case you'd be using either
...ORDER BY
            IIF([RequestType] IS NULL, 1, 0), [RequestType],
            IIF([Rank] IS NULL, 1, 0), [Rank],
            IIF([ADRNo] IS NULL, 1, 0), [ADRNo]

or
...ORDER BY
            IIF([RequestType] IS NULL, 1, 0),
            IIF([Rank] IS NULL, 1, 0),
            IIF([ADRNo] IS NULL, 1, 0),
            [RequestType],
            [Rank],
            [ADRNo]

A: This ORDER BY may be more efficient in terms of index usage:
  ORDER BY IsNull(Field1) DESC, Field1

IsNull() will return a Boolean, -1 for if it's Null and 0 for when it's not, so sorting in descending order will cause the non-empty ones to be at the top of the list. Then the remaining sorting would use any index on Field1.

A: Here is what I think @potatopeelings suggested, applied to your ORDER BY sample:
strSql = strSql & " ORDER BY IIf(RequestType Is Null, 1, 0), " & _
    "[RequestType], IIf(Rank Is Null, 1, 0), [Rank], " & _
    "IIf(ADRNo Is Null, 1, 0), [ADRNo]"

With a single column, it's straightforward to force the Nulls to sort last with the technique @potatoepeelings showed you.  However, when you have 3 columns which can contain Nulls, it's not so clear how you would want them sorted.
If this isn't what you want, revise your question to add additional columns and show us how you want them sorted.
Edit: Maybe this is closer to what you want:
strSql = strSql & " ORDER BY IIf(RequestType Is Null, 1, 0), " & _
    "IIf(Rank Is Null, 1, 0), " & _
    "IIf(ADRNo Is Null, 1, 0), [RequestType], [Rank], [ADRNo]"

It all depends on how you want the Nulls in the second and third columns ordered.

A:
order by feild1 desc

desc will put the NULL values last in the list

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Q: Get the string that is the midpoint between two other strings Is there a library or code snippet available that can take two strings and return the exact or approximate mid-point string between the two strings?
Preferably the code would be in Python.
Background:
This seems like a simple problem on the surface, but I'm kind of struggling with it:

*

*Clearly, the midpoint string between "A" and "C" would be "B".

*With base64 encoding, the midpoint string between "A" and "B" would probably be "Ag"

*With UTF-8 encoding, I'm not sure what the valid midpoint would be because the middle character seems to be a control character: U+0088        c2 88   <control>
Practical Application:
The reason I am asking is because I was hoping write map-reduce type algorithm to read all of the entries out of our database and process them. The primary keys in the database are UTF-8 encoded strings with random distributions of characters. The database we are using is Cassandra.
Was hoping to get the lowest key and the highest key out of the database, then break that up into two ranges by finding the midpoint, then breaking those two ranges up into two smaller sections by finding each of their midpoints until I had a few thousand sections, then I could read each section asynchronously.
Example if the strings were base-16 encoded: (Some of the midpoints are approximate):

Starting highest and lowest keys:  '000'                'FFF'
                                   /   \              /       \
                              '000'     '8'         '8'       'FFF'
                              /   \     /  \       /  \       /   \
Result:                  '000'    '4' '4'  '8'   '8'  'B8'  'B8'  'FFF'
(After 3 levels of recursion)

A: Unfortunately not all sequences of bytes are valid UTF-8, so it's not trivial to just take the midpoint of the UTF-8 values, like the following.
def midpoint(s, e):
    '''Midpoint of start and end strings'''
    (sb, eb) = (int.from_bytes(bytes(x, 'utf-8'), byteorder='big') for x in (s, e))
    midpoint = int((eb - sb) / 2 + sb)

    midpoint_bytes = midpoint.to_bytes((midpoint.bit_length() // 8) + 1, byteorder='big')
    return midpoint_bytes.decode('utf-8')

Basically this code converts each string into an integer represented by the sequence of bytes in memory, finds the midpoint of those two integers, and attempts to interpret the "midpoint" bytes as UTF-8 again.
Depending on exactly what behavior you would like, the next step could be to replace the invalid bytes in midpoint_bytes with some kind of replacement character to form a valid UTF-8 string.  For your problem it might not matter much exactly which character you use for the replacement so long as you're consistent.
However, since you're trying to partition the data and don't seem to care too much about the string representation of the midpoint, another option is to just leave the midpoint representation as an integer and convert the keys to integers while doing the partition.  Depending on the scale of your problem this option may or may not be feasible.

A: Here's a general solution that gives an approximate midpoint m between any two Unicode strings a and b, such that a < m < b if possible:
from os.path import commonprefix

# This should be set according to the range and frequency of
# characters used.
MIDCHAR = u'm'

def midpoint(a, b):
    prefix = commonprefix((a, b))
    p = len(prefix)
    # Find the codepoints at the position where the strings differ.
    ca = ord(a[p]) if len(a) > p else None
    cb = ord(b[p])
    # Find the approximate middle code point.
    cm = (cb // 2 if ca is None else (ca + cb) // 2)
    # If a middle code point was found, add it and return.
    if ca < cm < cb:
        return prefix + unichr(cm)
    # If b still has more characters after this, then just use
    # b's code point and return.
    if len(b) > p + 1:
        return prefix + unichr(cb)
    # Otherwise, if cb == 0, then a and b are consecutive so there
    # is no midpoint. Return a.
    if cb == 0:
        return a
    # Otherwise, use part of a and an extra character so that
    # the result is greater than a.
    i = p + 1
    while i < len(a) and a[i] >= MIDCHAR:
        i += 1
    return a[:i] + MIDCHAR

The function assumes that a < b. Other than that, it should work with arbitrary Unicode strings, even ones containing u'\x00' characters. Note also that it may return strings containing u'\x00' or other nonstandard code points. If there is no midpoint due to b == a + u'\x00' then a is returned.


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