"Triniti Technology is a locally-owned and operated business which started in 2013 in Whitehorse, Yukon; specializing in technology sales and services with the goal of "making technology better" for everybody.
By partnering with the largest brands and distributors for consumer and commercial technology, they are able to offer a wide selection of products and services; that were not commonly found in the Northern markets at competitive pricing.
Majority of the team is made up of people who are born and raised in the Yukon, who are all committed to supporting their community through donations and sponsorships.


Blinded by the red carpet and dresses no one could hope to afford and even fewer could hope to fit into, most people forget that the Oscars are run by the Associate of Motion Picture Arts and SCIENCES. To fulfill that latter part of their mission, the AMPAS also gives out awards for advancing the science of filmmaking. And on January 4th, 2008, the Academy announced the 2007 winners of the Science and Technology Oscars.
The honorees run the gamut of achievement from work with classic celluloid to advancements in dolly technology. However, the big winners in 2007 were animators of fluid dynamics, and the majority of the awards (which comprise certificates and plaques, as well as Oscar statuettes themselves) were awarded to people who worked on the computer animation of fluids.
Fluids had long stymied animators, and often represented the worst animated section of a particular feature. For instance, after sitting through most of Air Force One, the thing I found most ridiculous about the movie wasn't the idea of the President single handedly defeating a crack team of Russian terrorists (GET OFF MY PLANE!), but the silly looking computer generated ocean the titular plane crashes into at the end of the movie (oh, right, spoiler alert).
Unlike the regular Oscars, the SciTech awards don't necessarily honor achievements from that last year. Instead, the awards serve to recognize technologies or advancements whose time has come. If anyone has seen Finding Nemo (which, if you haven't seen you should rent), Poseidon (which, if you haven't seen, you should avoid like the plague), or any number of other recent releases, you will know that fluid animation has come a long way.
The award ceremony for the SciTech Oscars will be held on February 9th, 2008, and will be hosted by some nubile starlet who will give her best performance of the year by pretending to understand what she is talking about and to be interested in talking to nerds. It will not be broadcast on TV, save the fast-forward speed recap aired during the regular Oscars (if there are indeed Oscars at all on television this year). To help rectify the unfair marginalizing of the people who actually make movies, I will continue to update you on the specifics of the achievements being honored this year. So make sure to RSS Scienceline, your new center for the 2008 SciTech Oscars.


Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Dec. 24, 2018.
"The only problem our economy has is the Fed," the president tweeted. "They don't have a feel for the Market, they don't understand necessary Trade Wars or Strong Dollars or even Democrat Shutdowns over Borders. The Fed is like a powerful golfer who can't score because he has no touch — he can't putt!"
The S&P 500 index slid 65.52 points Monday, or 2.7 percent, to 2,351.10. The benchmark index is now down 19.8 percent from its peak on Sept. 20, close to the 20 percent drop that would officially mean the end of the longest bull market for stocks in modern history — a run of nearly 10 years.


This is an interesting (prospective) deal for greater Nashville as health care confronts a variety of industry-shaping trends. Hospitals, including those owned by LifePoint, are seeing more care shift to outpatient settings and feeling the pinch as people pick up larger shares of bills under high deductible health plans. LifePoint noted that both trends will continue in its most recent quarterly filing.
»»LifePoint operates in 22 states and at the end of March had 71 hospitals. Per Reuters, Apollo wants to merge LifePoint with RCCH Healthcare Partners, which would add 16 hospitals in eight new states.
That mash-up would create an operator with nearly 90 hospitals that isn't beholden to the quarterly scrutiny of investors and the drum beat to hit guidance.
HCA Healthcare emerged from a PE-owned stint stronger than when it was purchased. For a full history lesson, read this.
»»The Apollo deal would put RCCH into a larger platform, potentially unlocking workforce synergy — to use corporate jargon. LifePoint and RCCH headquarters are three miles apart in Brentwood.
And, it would mean that Nashville's roster of hospital operators would be consolidated down to Ardent Health Services, Community Health Systems, HCA Healthcare and LifePoint. RCCH is the combined entity out of the RegionalCare and Capella Healthcare merger in 2016.
LifePoint's payor mix at the end of Q1 was 38 percent Medicare, 14 percent Medicaid, 46 percent private payor, 0.4 percent self-pay, and 1.7 percent other. LifePoint has an earnings call scheduled for July 27 — if there's not a separate call to discuss the proposed transaction before, that call should be interesting.
As they say, you can take the reporter off the M&A beat but you can't take the M&A beat out of the reporter. So when I saw this late Friday, I had the urge to hop on the phone to start drumming up the details about who is advising which party and ask what kind of debt would be issued — all the goods I chased for 5.5 years on the power/utility M&A beat in NYC. Alas.
The credit card interest and fees that Americans paid in 2017 ($104 billion) were 35 percent higher than five years prior, and the amount is set to grow this year if the Federal Reserve raises rates four times, according to analysis by MagnifyMoney.
Bookmark this if you want to check in on which company says what about tariff impacts, and when. Bloomberg is updating this page with comments and color codes whether companies will be negatively or positively impacted.
Across the country insurers are moving to narrower networks, which cuts costs by limiting the roster of physicians a person can see.
In Tennessee, Networks that excluded Saint Thomas Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the federally run exchange in years past spurred outrage from people who would see their doctors go out-of-network. Narrow networks may be features of employer-sponsored plans as well.


Extending your home can be exciting but also hard. Pay attention to these things and you will have a good time.Getting the chance to build the home of your dreams is a truly amazing opportunity. However, when you start to actually do the building process most people have no idea what to do because it can be quite overwhelming to those who are not in the field. However, if you want to build your dream house you need to make sure that you are getting what you want. Here are some tips to help you build your dream house.
You might have a very clear idea on what your dream home needs to be like or you might just have a vague feeling of things. No matter where in this spectrum you are your need to sit down and design every last detail of your home. It will be much easier and the result will be a lot better if you work with a professional designer but it's important that you put in your personal touch to the design because after all, this is your dream home.
Building a home is not a cheap project so it's important that you have your finances in order before you start doing anything. When you are designing make sure you have a rough idea of what things will cost and set a rough budget. Once that's done do some research on things like material costs, luxury home builders Coolangatta fees and so on and get a clear idea on how much money you need to have with you before you start. Getting a good estimate is very important.
The realisation of your dreams is in the hands of the contractors you hire so finding the right new homes builders is very important. This is not a job that you can give to just anyone so take some time to research and find some contractors whom you know will do a good job. Check out their prior work, look around for testimonials and choose the best people you can afford.
You are in the process of building your dream home and who knows what it is more than you. Because of this, it's vital that you take an active role in everything starting from the designing up to making sure that even the last details are what you want. This might be a lot of work but it will be worth it.Building your dream home is an amazing thing to do. Follow these tips and you will be able to make it happen.


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To minimize the environmental footprint of Europe's largest geoscience event, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has implemented extensive greening measures and continues to explore new ones. This webpage provides information on the numerous green initiatives and engagements that have allowed EGU, in collaboration with its partner congress organizer Copernicus and the Austria Center Vienna (ACV), to achieve more sustainability at the General Assembly.
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We've seen robotic Guitar Hero players and robotic guitars as art installation; now, one last set of robots for the week — robotic drummers.
The Motoman robots take up taiko drumming at a 400-year-old festival in Japan. An impressive display, but you may immediately notice they lack a certain … something. (That something is definitely not creepiness, for the robotophobic.
What you won't see here is anything truly live or interactive. For that, Georgia Tech trumps the Japanese engineers, with the robot Haile, which we first covered nearly two years ago. Haile is an interactive robot that listens to what a human drummer has played. Rather than simply echoing rhythms, Haile is able to intelligently "improvise" responses. The results may still be early in the evolution of musical robotics, but they go far beyond the example above. Here, robots are able to extend, rather than replace, human abilities; they embody the compositional ideas of the programmer, and engage the human player's traditional musicianship.
In other words, like a good musician, a good robot listens and makes you play better.


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Q: Intl.DateTimeFormat causes TypeScript error certain options I have the following code that works perfectly:
const option = {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "short",
    day: "numeric",
    weekday: 'long',
}

const myDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de', {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "short",
    day: "numeric",
    weekday: 'long',
}).format(date)

const myDateTest2 = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de', option as any).format(date)

This means I get a date if I pass the object directly into the constructor.
It also works if I define the options first and then use any.
But this is throwing a TypeScript error:
const myDateTest = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de', option).format(date)

as follows:
Argument of type '{ year: string; month: string; day: string; weekday: string; }' is not assignable to parameter of type 'DateTimeFormatOptions'.
  Types of property 'weekday' are incompatible.
    Type 'string' is not assignable to type '"short" | "long" | "narrow"'.ts(2345)

Why is this?
I tried multiple TS configurations, but none of them solve the issue.
Here is what I have now:
"compilerOptions": {
    "allowJs": false,
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "target": "ES2020",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "outDir": "./.tmp/build/",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "declaration": true,
    "lib": [
      "ES2020",
      "ES2020.Intl",
      "dom"
    ],
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
  },

TypeScript version is "typescript": "^4.8.4",

A: Problem: Variable has too broad of a type
What you are experiencing here is a common problem when dealing with functions that require string literal types in their arguments.  It's nothing specific to Intl.DateTimeFormat.  You can read the docs on Literal Inference for more info.
Let's take a look at what your error is telling you:

Argument of type '{ year: string; month: string; day: string; weekday: string; }'  is not assignable to parameter of type 'DateTimeFormatOptions'.
Types of property 'weekday' are incompatible.
Type 'string' is not assignable to type '"short" | "long" | "narrow"'.ts(2345)

The type of your option.weekday is inferred as string.  This is not specific enough for the Intl.DateTimeFormat constructor, which only allows three possible string literal values: "short" | "long" | "narrow".
The value of your option variable is fine.  But TypeScript only looks at types, not values.
When you write your assignment statement like this:
const option = {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "short",
    day: "numeric",
    weekday: "long",
}

TypeScript infers the type as:
const option: {
    year: string;
    month: string;
    day: string;
    weekday: string;
}

We need to create your variable in a way that will give it a narrower type.
Solution 1: Declare the type
We know from your error that the type which your option variable needs to fit is Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions.  We can use that type when you create the option variable.
const option: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "short",
    day: "numeric",
    weekday: "long",
}

TypeScript will check each of the properties of your object to make sure that they are assignable to the constraints of the Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions type.
If you provide an invalid value, like this:
const option: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions = {
    weekday: "numeric",
}

You'll see a red underline on the weekday property.  I prefer this approach for that reason -- it is easier to see exactly where the problems are.  For weekday: "numeric" your error message would be:

Type '"numeric"' is not assignable to type '"long" | "short" | "narrow" | undefined'

Solution 2: as const
You can change the way that TypeScript infers the type by using an as const statement when you create your variable.  This tells TypeScript to treat all properties of your object as their literal types (explained here).
const option = {
    year: "numeric",
    month: "short",
    day: "numeric",
    weekday: "long",
} as const;

TypeScript infers the type as:
const option: {
    readonly year: "numeric";
    readonly month: "short";
    readonly day: "numeric";
    readonly weekday: "long";
}

Each property has a string literal type like "long" rather than just string.
Assuming that your values are valid, these literal types will be assignable to the broader Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions type.  For example, "long" is assignable to the union type '"short" | "long" | "narrow"' on the weekday property.

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Welcome to the Triple C Camp Learn to Swim Program! The goal of this program is to introduce your child to an aquatic environment and the fundamental skills to swimming and diving.
The Learn To Swim Program is the beginning in the process of developing your child's water safety and swimming skills. Our teaching approach is learning through games and skill repetition activities that develop their basic water skills while fostering group involvement. Each level within our program incorporates and builds on skills learned in preceding levels.
Children will be evaluated on the first day of class to ensure that they are placed in an appropriate level. Our instructors will work with the children to make them comfortable and challenge them.
We understand that there are some children who experience anxiety during their first participation in swimming lessons. This is normal and usually decreases once the child develops a relationship with the instructor.
Throughout the swim lesson session your child will be evaluated and instructed through the American Red Cross Swim Lesson Program. Triple C Camp's Swim Program is equivalent to the American Red Cross Learn to Swim Levels 1-7.
Our two pools and multiple depths offer flexibility for both teaching and free swim. Younger campers, Pioneer & Trailblazers (K-3rd grades), improve their swimming abilities daily while participating in the Learn To Swim Program.
Explorers (4th-6th grades), Teen Scene (7th-9th grades), and "The Edge" (10th&11th grades) campers will have the opportunity to play group games in the water and enjoy recreational swim time. Campers swim under the direct supervision of Red Cross Certified Life Guards.
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Where do vets get paid the most?
10 States Where Veterinarians Earn the Most Money
2017 Mean Annual Wage
1 Hawaii $198,340
2 New Jersey $124,870
3 New York $122,500
4 Nevada $121,150
What is the most a vet can make?
One can either be a companion animal practice veterinarian, equine or mixed animal vet. A companion animal practice veterinarian will get about $110,000 per year. Then, a mixed animal vet can get about $100,000 per year on average. Food animal practice vets also earn around $100,000 per year.
Can vets be rich?
The hours can be long, the physical effort grueling, and the emotional impact of treating ill and injured animals daily can be difficult. While salaries vary widely, veterinarians rarely become wealthy. As long as there are animals, there will be a need for veterinarians to care for them.
How hard is it to be a veterinarian?
In most cases, aspiring veterinarians need to complete a four-year bachelor's program as well as a four-year veterinary medicine program. Eight years is obviously a lot of time. You need to be patient and maintain focus in order to obtain a DVM.
Where do vets get paid the most? – Related Questions
Can vets make a lot of money?
Average Veterinarian Salary
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median veterinarian salary is $93,830. However, veterinarian salaries can range from around $56,000 on the low end to around $162,000 on the high end.
Is a vet one of the highest paying jobs?
While people generally recognize veterinary medicine as a high-paying career path, a number of other animal health career options can offer high salaries, with the top-paying job in the field, board-certified veterinarian, with compensation topping $200,000 a year.
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Do vets make a good amount of money?
After practicing for a few years, veterinarians earn an average of $85,000. Experienced generalist vets can anticipate an annual salary of $88,000. However, experienced veterinarians who have board certifications in specialties can expect a higher income of around $150,000.
Is it harder to be a vet than a doctor?
Vet school isn't harder because it requires more strenuous work. Medical school is just as demanding. What makes vet school harder is the simple fact that fewer vet schools exist. With less schools available, students struggle to gain acceptance in vet schools even if their grades are worthy.
Why is vet school so hard?
Compared to most undergraduate curriculums, veterinary school is hard. Most veterinary students take 25-30 credits per semester of rigorous science-based courses. This means that veterinary students can expect to be in a classroom or laboratory 35 to 40 hours per week, and will need to study several hours more.
What is the hardest part of vet school?
The hardest part of vet school does not involve the late hours on emergency rotations, nor does it involve discussing the quality of life options with owners concerned for their pet's well being. The hardest part of vet school is missing time with family and friends.
Is it worth going to vet school?
Is vet school worth it? The purely financial answer is yes, vet school is worth it — but barely. The projected lifetime earnings of a veterinarian compared to the average college grad is $450,000 after taxes versus the $292,000 in cost of paying back student loans.
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What is the hardest thing about being a vet?
The hardest part of veterinary medicine is knowing that you can do something to help the animal in front of you, but being told that you can't. Cost is certainly the most common reason people decline to move forward with things; however, people may have moral or religious objections to diagnostics or treatments too.
How do vets pay off debt?
The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) is a federal program established in 2003 by the USDA. In exchange for three years of service in a location where there is a shortage of veterinarians, a borrower can receive up to $25,000 each year (up to three years) in loan repayment assistance.
Can you be a vet and not do surgery?
Much like veterinary oncologists, internal medicine specialists often work with veterinary surgeons when surgery is needed for their patients. Therefore, most small and large animal internal medicine veterinarians don't have to perform surgery.
What are cons of being a vet?
Cons of being a veterinarian
Potential burnout and compassion fatigue.
You will see animals in pain and suffering from every ailment, and will likely perform euthanasia.
Long hours in the office and on-call during weekends and evenings.
Revenue is a discretionary expense for caretakers.
Can a veterinarian have tattoos?
The answer is definitely yes! Having a tattoo will generally not preclude you from working in veterinary environments, at least in English-speaking countries. If you think employers might take issues with tattoos, consider getting tattoos in less visible areas!
What are the 11 main types of vets?
Are There Different Types of Veterinarians?
Companion Animal Veterinarians. This is the most common type of veterinarian.
Veterinary Specialists.
Exotic Animal Veterinarians.
Livestock, Food, and Large Animal Veterinarians.
Laboratory Veterinarians.
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What skills do vets need?
Veterinarians should also possess the following specific qualities:
Compassion. Veterinarians must be compassionate when working with animals and their owners.
Decision-making skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Management skills.
Manual dexterity.
Problem-solving skills.
What are the top 3 injuries to veterinarians?
Veterinarians risk getting bitten, kicked, scratched, or trampled during even routine examinations. According to DVM 360, 50-67% of veterinarians reported an animal-related injury during their career.
Do vets Get Dr title?
Veterinary surgeons across the world use the title 'Dr'. For some, the title recognises their academic achievement, for example, the degrees awarded by North American and European universities carry with them a doctoral level of attainment.
What is the highest paying vet job?
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7 Sweet Ice Cream Shops To Try In DC
Lauren Piot • June 30, 2021
Ice cream season is here!
With this hot and humid weather, it can be difficult to enjoy the summer. Luckily, with summer comes ice cream season! A great way to stay cool and refreshed is to keep an ice cream cone in your hands at all times. Also, keep in mind that it is more environmentally friendly to order ice cream in a cone than in a cup. Now without further ado, here are some local ice cream shops serving up delightful ice cream!
1. Ice Cream Jubilee
For many of us, ice cream is associated with happy times and good memories. At Ice Cream Jubilee, founder Victoria strives to keep that legacy going. She wishes to "share [her] passion with others and encourage people to explore the pursuits that make them as happy as ice cream makes [her]." With 24 creative summer flavors on displays including Caramel Popcorn, Whiskey Toasted Marshmallow, Gin & Tonic Sorbet, and Peanut Butter Chocolate, there is a flavor for everyone's taste!
Where: 301 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003; 1407 T St NW, Washington, DC 20009
2. Jeni's Ice Cream
With the goal to create community through ice cream, Jeni's has 6 locations in the DMV area. The highest quality ingredients are used to make their smooth and rich flavors that melt perfectly in your mouth or on another dessert. A variety of flavors are available to choose from in the shop, and you can even get exclusive flavor pints delivered to your door. Now that's pretty sweet!
Where: 1925 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20009; 1300 4th St SE Suite 120, Washington, DC 20003; 526 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003; 4918 Elm St. Bethesda, MD 20814; 1669C Silver Hill Dr. McLean, VA 22102; 102 S Patrick St, Alexandria, VA 22314
3. Thomas Sweets
Established in 1979, this ice cream shop has been a staple place for Washingtonians. Selling rich gourmet chocolates, flavorful coffee, and delicious ice cream, this is the one-stop shop for all sweet treats. Their signature ice cream is the "blend-ins" where you choose toppings and an ice cream flavor that they rapidly mix together to create a smooth, soft-serve ice cream that's creamy, cool, and sweet.
Where: 3214 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
4. Lulabelle's
From cheeses, pasta, meats, bagels, donuts, and of course ice cream, Lulabelle's can do it all! Indeed, at their DC location, walking into their Sweet Shop is like walking into a farmers market. Do your groceries with an ice cream in hand and find everything you need to make healthy, exquisite meals.
Where: 847 Upshur Street NW Washington DC 20011
5. Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream
Located in Bethesda Maryland, their ice cream is made with locally sourced, all-natural ingredients. Founded by a Bethesda mother and daughter duo, this local ice cream shop has been all the rage! With 42 ice creams in-store, they update their Instagram with fun flavors to match holidays, so follow them to stay up to date! If you can't decide what flavor to order, get their "ice cream flight" where you are served 6 small scoops to taste the flavors you can't decide on.
Where: 5241 River Road Bethesda, MD 20816; 10219 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814
6. Dolcezza
If you are in the mood for richer ice cream, try Dolcezza's gelatos. Indeed, gelato has a density that ice cream doesn't, giving it a stronger flavor. Dolcezza won Best Gelato in DC for four years straight in the Washington City Paper, they won Best Coffee and Croissants in the Area according to Trip Advisor, and won Best Icecream for the Washingtonian. They serve all the classic flavors and a few original ones that are perfect to refresh yourself on a hot summer evening; like blueberry lavender, avocado honey orange, champagne mango, strawberry tarragon and so many more!
Where: 904 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001; 1704 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009; 7111 Bethesda Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
7. Dairy Godmother
To keep things interesting, this ice cream shop has a "Flavor Forecast" where every other day, they release a special flavor only available for those two days. Additionally, they make Puppy pops, a sweet treat for your doggo to let them how much of a good pupper they are. Located in Alexandria, enjoy their creamy ice creams on a hot summer day!
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Police: Teen dies after accidentally shooting himself
PHOENIX (KSAZ) - A teen has died after accidentally shooting himself inside a Phoenix apartment.
Phoenix police say the shooting happened at an apartment near 15th Avenue and Missouri on Monday night while two teens were playing with a gun.
A 16-year-old teen was shot in the stomach when the gun accidentally fired. The teen was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition but died overnight.
A 15-year-old teen who was inside the apartment when the gun went off was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing, however, police believe it was an accident.
No charges have been filed at this time.
Fast-moving fire in Phoenix displaces 6 people from their home
Family seeks justice for woman who was killed in North Phoenix hit and run crash


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Aunty Betty
I'll Tell My Story
Short story: Ekoderous the hero
Created: Nov - 19 - 2020 , 14:19 | Date: Nov - 19 - 2020 , 14:19
BY: Junior Graphic
Category: Juniors
Many years ago there lived a majestic creature in the eco system called Ekoderous.
No matter what he did, he was disliked by his fellow animals in the forest especially Snipe, Cirus the bird and Tigre the tiger.
These animals succeeded in making his life miserable in the kingdom. Unfortunately, he did not know the reason for the dislike for him.
One day, Ekoderous was bullied by the three animals and this time it was so bad that he screamed in protest. Immediately he did so, Tigre asked him to leave.
He was filled with so much pain from the way the three animals treated him that he decided to go to a place to relieve himself of the pain he was feeling.
He went to sit at the waterfall which was in the forest and after viewing its beauty, he felt relieved. After sometime he decided to go back home.
As he was about to leave, memories of the painful incident that morning flooded back to him. He sadly walked away and quietly to his home. On his way, he passed by a strange looking house. Not only did the house appear strange, it was also dilapidated with broken windows.
He heard a voice from one of the rooms. He least expected someone to be in such a house so he ignored it but after few minutes he heard repeatedly: "I will kill all the animals in the forest, I will kill them". Ekoderous became suspicious.
He paused, listened to the voice again and then tried to find out who was in there. When he peeped through the broken window, there stood Snipe. He had succeeded in tying up Cirus and Tigre to a wall and threatened that he would kill them and all the animals in the forest so he can finally start his own Kingdom.
He told Cirus and Tigre that they had been a stumbling block and that was why he had tied them up first so he could proceed with his agenda.
As he continued to rant, Cirus and Tigre noticed Ekoderous but he told them to remain quiet. Ekoderous went around the building to look for a weapon to help him rescue Cirus and Tigre.
Fortunately, he found a knife. As he carried the knife to the room to rescue Cirus and Tigre, he continued to signal them to remain quite. Before Snipe got to know what was happening. He fell on the floor after he had been stabbed by Ekoderous.
Quickly, Ekoderous untied Cirus and Tigre and they ran away from the scene to inform the other animals of Snipe's evil intentions.
To their surprise when they got back home, all the animals had been locked up by Snipe. Cirus, Tigre and Ekoderous forced the door open and all the animals happily praised Ekoderous for saving them from the wicked and cunning Snipe.
If you wonder why the ecosystem is respected by birds and tigers, know that Ekoderous had something to do with it!
The moral lesson here is that we should know that in life we could be betrayed by anyone even if we think they are our closest friends or relatives.
Katherine Joy Adzo Dogbeda Trebarh,
British International School,
Accra.


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Catholic health organisations back vaccination push
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Catholic not-for-profit healthcare groups in Sydney are embarking on a city-wide, month-long advertising campaign to promote the benefits of taking up the COVID vaccine.
The Get Back to the Life You Love campaign will remind Sydneysiders of the valuable human interactions they are missing out on because of the restrictions they face during lockdown.
The Facebook campaign by peak advisory body Catholic Health Australia is aimed at anyone who is eligible for vaccination and urges them to act now and book a date for their shot.
Image: Catholic Health Australia
CHA's Director of Health Policy James Kemp said the campaign – which has been endorsed by St Vincent's Health Sydney, St John of God Health Care and Calvary Healthcare – aims to give the community a nudge.
"We want to remind people what's missing from their lives, those human interactions that do so much to offset the stresses of dealing with this pandemic," Mr Kemp said.
"Vaccination is the pathway back to some sense of normality in our lives, and if our sector can play a role in getting those vaccination rates up then that is a good thing.
"Sadly, we are not going to persuade that small minority of people who will never take a vaccine, but what we can do is give those considering getting a vaccine a good nudge."
Mr Kemp said that with the vaccine supply growing daily, and more places to get vaccinated coming on stream, now was the time to get people to book a date.
"We owe it to our family, friends and the wider community to get vaccinated without delay."
The CHA ads, created by the advertising agency, Conversion, will point Facebook users to the NSW State Government's COVID vaccination page, which then directs users to the nearest vaccination point or those with the earliest booking date. They are expected to reach an estimated 800,000 people over the coming month.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is a morally good thing, providing protection for the person vaccinated and the wider community. Some COVID-19 vaccines are associated with ethically questionable production and research practices, but Pope Francis and the Australian Bishops have advised that it is morally permissible to receive any vaccine made available. More information is available at https://www.catholic.org.au/coronavirus
With thanks to Catholic Health Australia.


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Patch 8.2's Rise of Azshara cinematics show the evolution of storytelling in WoW
by Matthew Rossi on June 5, 2019 at 3:00pm @MatthewWRossi
Those wily folks over at Wowhead have, as if their wont, datamined a big treasure trove of in-game rendered cinematics from the upcoming Patch 8.2 storyline, including one for the Heart of Azeroth, the War Campaign, and specific story beats on Nazjatar itself.
Off Topic: The Battle of Winterfell was (mostly) everything I wanted it to be
by Mitch on April 28, 2019 at 9:28pm
Please use this space to discuss spoilers for Game of Thrones' "The Long Night" -- AKA "Battle of Winterfell" -- episode.
The Queue
The Queue: So Many Games
by Matthew Rossi on April 26, 2019 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi
So this past week the new DLC for Assassin's Creed Odyssey came out, the raid finder for Crucible of Storms dropped, and I finally got the final DLC for Pathfinder: Kingmaker, so there's been a lot of games I could be playing while at the same time I have real life stuff to do. It gets kind of tense to try and carve out time to play when you feel like it means you're not doing what you're supposed to do. Right now I'm giving myself a little time to play Kingmaker while writing this Queue. That's my Aasimar Paladin, who is really mostly just a Two-Handed Weapon Fighter with one Paladin level just to be contrary. Both this game and the Odyssey DLC have made for a lot of enjoyment this week, so I'm gonna ask you guys — what have you been enjoying? What are you guys finding yourselves engrossed in?
This is the Queue. Let's talk about stuff.
What do you do about future content spoilers?
by Matthew Rossi on April 17, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi
In World of Warcraft, we're seeing the public test realm spin up and the spoilers for characters and storylines in patch 8.2 already starting up.
What's next for the Horde in patch 8.1? An official in-game appearance of Zappy Boi, for starters!
by Cory Taylor on October 2, 2018 at 10:00am @CoryjTaylor
In the opening quests of Battle for Azeroth, the Horde takes a little trip to the Stormwind Stockades to rescue a high-value prisoner.
Do spoilers help or hurt a game's success?
by Anne Stickney on June 28, 2018 at 8:00am @Shadesogrey
I have a love and hate relationship with spoilers.
That datamined Mag'har broadcast text isn't as bad as you think it is
by Mitch on May 15, 2018 at 4:00pm
In all likelihood, you probably have heard, at the very least, rumblings about some newly datamined Battle for Azeroth dialog pertaining to the Mag'har Orcs.
Battle for Azeroth broadcast text hints at Queen Azshara's unseen hand in events
by Matthew Rossi on March 30, 2018 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi
As is always the case, Wowhead has datamined up a new host of broadcast text from Battle for Azeroth's alpha that goes into detail about quite a lot.
Battle for Azeroth alpha spoilers shed light on the fate of Teldrassil and more
by Matthew Rossi on March 27, 2018 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi
The thing about alpha tests is that news can come at you pretty fast, and that's especially true when it comes to these datamined broadcast text spoilers that Wowhead has dug up.
Datamined broadcast text reveals more about Battle for Azeroth's story
by Matthew Rossi on March 7, 2018 at 3:00pm @MatthewWRossi
Once again I feel compelled to warn you of impending spoilers for the story of Battle for Azeroth.


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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7: Apple will have a hard time
April 5, 2017 August 1, 2018 ArtsCase Uncategorized
Galaxy S8 is finally here and it's as impressive as we imagined. It has a curved screen with super slim edges, a last generation processor plus a multitude of other features.
On the other hand, iPhone 7 continues to be one of the most popular mobile phones in the world. To help you see more clearly the differences between these two giants we share with you a comparison where we analyze their designs, technical specifications and prices.
Currently it's very easy to say that two smartphones are similar but when it comes about their designs the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the iPhone 7 are in two completely different worlds.
iPhone 7 continues to be a very slim (7.1mm) and light (138grams) device, although its general aspect hasn't changed for several years, while Galaxy S8 is slightly thicker (8mm) and heavier (155grams) and has a design that combines metal and crystal (while the iPhone has a metal unibody design).
The biggest difference between the two devices lies in the Galaxy S8's curved screen. Samsung placed the fingerprints sensor in the back side of the phone to eliminate the physical Home Button. As result of this Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much bigger screen (5.8 inches) than the 4.7 inches screen of iPhone 7.
On the other hand, both devices are water resistant, although Galaxy S8 has an IP68 certification, slightly better than the iPhone 7's IP67.
Also, Galaxy S8 has a headphones connector of 3.5mm and a USB-C port with support for quick charge, while iPhone 7 lacks on jack headphones and has a Lightning port without support for wireless or quick charge.
In general, Galaxy S8 has a more impressive design than iPhone 7 and considering the different renders of iPhone 8 that we have seen around, it seems that Apple's new device won't be better that Galaxy S8 regarding design.
Both smartphones have very similar cameras. Galaxy S8 has a back camera of 12 megapixels with F/1.7 aperture, Dual-Pixel autofocus and image optic stabilization, while iPhone 7 has a sensor with the same 12 megapixels resolution but F/1.8 aperture. With both cameras you'll be able to record videos in RAW format or apply diverse manual adjustments. For selfies, Galaxy S8 incorporates an 8 megapixels camera with F/1.7 aperture, facial recognition and iris scanner, while iPhone 7 has a camera of 7 megapixels with F/2.2 aperture.
Samsung has incorporated a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor 2.3GHz in the Galaxy S8. It's a processor made with 10nm technology that not only offers a better performance than the previous Snapdragon 821 but also is more efficient and it's optimized to spend less battery.
Snapdragon 835 will only be available in the American version of Galaxy S8, while the international model will have the SoC Exynos 8895 that has characteristics and performance similar to Snapdragon.
In contrast, iPhone 7 Plus has an Apple A10 Fusion processor quad-core 2.3GHz along with the M10 movement processor. Apple's chip is made of a 16nm technology and it's not as potent as the SD 835 or the Exynos 8895.
Regarding other specifications, Galaxy S8 incorporates 4GB for RAM, 64GB of internal storage with support for microSD, Adreno 540 graphics and a 3000mAh battery.
In the case of iPhone7 we find a 2 GB RAM, 32/128/256GB of internal storage and no microSD support. Besides, iPhone 7 has a 1960mAh battery that lacks on support for wireless and quick charge, two technologies present on Samsung's devices for years now.
Finally, both cell phones offer support for LTE 4G networks, although the S8 has a Gigabit (LTE-A Pro Cat 16) modem and Bluetooth 5.0 module in contrast with the 4.2 version of the iPhone. The big benefit of Bluetooth 5.0, besides a better coverage and velocity, is that you'll be able to transmit audio to two different devices (headphones, speakers, etc.) simultaneously. However, sound quality remains the same in both technologies.
Software and other characteristics
Samsung commercializes its Galaxy S8 with the operative system Android 7.0 Nougat, while Apple sells iPhone 7 with its iOS 10 platform, but the most striking features are Samsung's new virtual assistant Bixby (which at first sight look better than the iPhone assistant Siri) and the Samsung DeX Stattion accessory.
Samsung DeX is an external dock (it's sold separately) that will allow you to connect Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus to transform smartphones into desktop computer. Thanks to a special compatibility mode S8 apps can be used with a keyboard and a mouse through a big screen. In the moment, iPhone 7 doesn't have anything like that.
Besides, Galaxy S8 also offer more security options, like facial recognition technology or an iris scanner to unlock the device or specific files. In the case of iPhone 7 you can only unblock it with a key or the fingerprint sensor.
Prices and conclusion
The Galaxy S8 can be already be purchased in advance for a price of 809 euros, while iPhone 7 has an average price of 650 euros for the 32GB model.
In my opinion, it's a very small price difference and if I had to choose, I would definitely prefer the Galaxy S8 that besides having a more spectacular design, it offers more possibilities to the user and a better performance.
It is still to be seen if iPhone 8 will catch up Galaxy S8 but for now it's evident that the S8 is a superior device in all senses.
Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 – Technical Specifications
Galaxy S8 iPhone 7
Brand Samsung Apple
Screen Super AMOLED Quad HD+ of 5.8 inches IPS LCD Retin HD of 4.7 inches
Resolution 2960 x 1440 pixels (567 pixels per inch) 1334 x 750 pixels (326ppp)
Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Oleophobic treatment + scratch proof
Main Camera 12 MPx | F/1.7 | OIS 12 MPx | OIS | F/1.8
Frontal Camera 8 MPx | F/1.7 7 MPx | F/2.2
Video recording 4K to 30FPS or 1080p to 60FPS 4K to 30FPS or 1080p to 30FPS or 60FPS
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (EEUU) or Exynos 8895 (International) – both of 10nm Apple A10 Fusion with architecture of 64 bits (16nm) and M10 movement processor
Graphics Adreno 540 A personalized version of PowerVR GT7600
Storage 64GB 32/128/256GB
MicroSD Yes (up to 256GB) No
NFC Yes Yes (Only Apple Pay)
GPS GPS | A-GPS | BeiDou | Glonass | Galileo GPS | A-GPS | GLONASS
Connectivity 4G LTE | GSM | CDMA | HSPA | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 4G LTE | GSM | CDMA | HSPA+ | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Fingerprint Sensor Yes (in the back side) Yes (in the front side – below the screen)
Other sensors Barometer + gyroscope + accelerometer + proximity sensor + iris scanner Barometer + 3- axis gyroscope + accelerometer + proximity sensor + environmental light sensor
Water resistant IP68 IP67
Battery 3000mAh 1960mAh
Charger USB-C Lightning
Quick charge Yes No
Wireless charge Yes with Qi and PMA No
Other characteristics Google Assistant | Bixby Siri
Operative system Android 7.0 Nougat iOS 10
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight 155 grams 138 grams
Price 809 euros Aprox. 650 euros (32GB)
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The Honmon Butsuryū-shū () is a branch of the Honmon Hokke Shū sect (one of the most ancient sects of Nichiren Buddhism). It was founded by Nagamatsu Nissen (; 1817–1890)  and a group of followers the 12th of January 1857 with the name of Honmon Butsuryu Ko. This group was affiliated with Honmon Hokke shu sect until the 15th of March 1947 when it became independent with the name of Honmon Butsuryū-shū. In fact, they shared the same Patriarch until 1947. The last common patriarch was Nichijun Shonin.

HBS is part of the Japan Buddhist Federation and of the World Fellowship of Buddhists as a traditional Nichiren school. Initially it was regarded as one of Japan's new religious movements, but recent studies show that HBS is not a new religious movement but a traditional Nichiren school.

Honmon Butsuryū-shū members practice in the tradition of Nichiren's disciple Daikoku Ajari Nichiro (1245-1320) and consider Keirin-bo Nichiryu Daishonin (慶林坊日隆, 1385-1464) to be the second greatest leader of their school. Nichiryu Daishonin played an active role in reviving Nichiren Buddhism by transcribing many of Nichiren Shonin's manuscripts and concluding that his teaching were fundamentally based in the "Honmon" (8 chapters) of the  Lotus Sutra.

The head temple of Honmon Butsuryū-shū is the Yūsei-ji located in Kyoto. Even though the majority of its believers are in Japan, there are several congregation and Temples across the world such as in North America, Brazil, Italy, United Kingdom, Taiwan and South Korea.

See also
 Mahayana

References

External links
 HBS Japanese web site (Japanese)
 HBS International (English)
 HBS Brazil (Portuguese)
 HBS Wikipedia Brazil (Portuguese)
 HBS Italian web site (Italian)
 HBS UK web site

Nichiren Buddhism
Japanese new religions

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Here's How 18 Drivers Can Win The Formula E Title This Weekend
Posted on August 13, 2021 | by Katy Fairman
No, you don't need to double-take that headline. As we approach the Season 7 Formula E finale in Berlin this weekend, there are an astonishing 18 drivers that could mathematically clinch the drivers' title this weekend.
It's a pretty crazy statistic, even for Formula E's standards. Now, I know this championship isn't for everyone. Whether you dislike the electric element, the noise they make, or the fact that it seems to be the world's most expensive game of bumper cars, from time to time, there's no doubting that this championship is seriously unpredictable.
The calibre of drivers in the championship is insane. Although the championship used to have a reputation of being filled with drivers that just missed their shot at F1, it's now a very respectable career option.
Antonio Felix da Costa, Formula E's reigning champ, told me that when he started in Formula E, his then-DTM colleagues told him to stay away from the all-electric championship. Those same individuals have since asked him to find them a seat. 2019 F2 Champion Nyck de Vries also joined the paddock and has remained here with the Mercedes team.
With the blend of highly talented individuals, and no team yet dominating the series, we've reached the point where 75% of the grid could win the drivers' championship this weekend. Seriously, we've seen 19 out of the 25 drivers that have entered a race this year on the podium in 13 races.
One common misconception about Formula E is that it's a spec series, that all parts are the same, but this is not the case. Yes, they all have identical batteries, and things like the bodywork on the cars are the same, but underneath the shell is very different. With technical bits like the powertrain being custom, there's still plenty of room for development.
With so many factors being the same for teams, and with the championship still really in its younger days, there's plenty of reasons why the racing is so close.
Another big reason that has impacted the running order this year is qualifying. The format the championship uses has been in place for several years now, and to say the drivers dislike it is an understatement.
In short, the 24 drivers are split into four groups of six. These groups are organised in current championship order, so you'll be in group one if you're leading the standings. If you're last with no points, you'll be in group four. Then, once all cars in their respective groups have run, the fastest six go into the Super Pole. From there, it's a shoot out to see who gets the quickest time.
Sounds simple. However, as we all know, with race circuits, track evolution is a thing. So, those in group one and at the top of the championship normally end up setting slower laps and qualify further down the grid.
With some tracks being… let's say, challenging to overtake on and cars not being as fragile as we see in championships like F1, elbows come out, and some of the overtakes we see are brave, ballsy and a little bit silly at times. All of it makes for great entertainment, though!
We've reached the final two races of Season 7, and it's a double-header at Tempelhof!
Hear what the drivers have to say ahead of the championship decider this weekend 👇⚡
🇩🇪 2021 @BMWi #BerlinEPrix | @Niobium_Nb pic.twitter.com/vbc9I3L7Jx
— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) August 11, 2021
With these factors, we're now left with 18 drivers from ten teams all battling it out for that championship title. With this being the first year Formula E is an FIA World Championship, too, it's even more of a valuable prize.
So, who are these 18 drivers that are in with a chance? Well, there are some who have a better chance than others.
Nyck de Vries leads the championship driving for Mercedes as we go to Berlin. He's on 95 points, with two wins to his name but four retirements and three races out of the points. This is what we mean. Just because he's top of the standings now doesn't mean he'll be there Sunday evening.
Behind him is Robin Frijns, with 89 points. He's someone that's been in this championship a long time and still doesn't really get the recognition he deserves. He's not yet won a race this year but remains consistent, and that's a key factor in this championship.
Britons Sam Bird and Jake Dennis are tied on 81 points, with Antonio Felix da Costa just a point behind on 80. Elsewhere, the usual names are still around. Two-time champ Jean-Eric Vergne is still within a chance, as is Lucas di Grassi and Mitch Evans.
Who will win it this weekend? Honestly, who bloody knows.
If you want to catch the season finale, UK residents can watch it on BBC iPlayer over the weekend or check out this link to see how you can watch it where you live.
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Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to the renewable energy of the future, using the energy from the sun and graphene applied to the surface of cubic silicon carbide. They have now taken an important step towards this goal, and developed a method that makes it possible to produce graphene with several layers in a tightly controlled process.
The research group has also shown that graphene acts as a superconductor in certain conditions. Their results have been published in the scientific journals Carbon and Nano Letters.
Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. These are the three elements you would get if you took apart molecules of carbon dioxide and water. The same elements are the building blocks of chemical substances that we use for fuel, such as ethanol and methane. The conversion of carbon dioxide and water to renewable fuel, if possible, would provide an alternative to fossil fuels, and contribute to reducing our emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Jianwu Sun, senior lecturer at Linköping University, is trying to find a way to do just that.
The first step is to develop the material they plan to use. Researchers at Linköping University have previously developed a world-leading method to produce cubic silicon carbide, which consists of silicon and carbon. The cubic form has the ability to capture energy from the sun and create charge carriers. This is, however, not sufficient. Graphene, one of the thinnest materials ever produced, plays a key role in the project. The material comprises a single layer of carbon atoms bound to each other in a hexagonal lattice. Graphene has a high ability to conduct an electric current, a property that would be useful for solar energy conversion. It also has several unique properties, and possible uses of graphene are being extensively studied all over the world.
In recent years, the researchers have attempted to improve the process by which graphene grows on a surface in order to control the properties of the graphene. Their recent progress is described in an article in the scientific journal Carbon.
"It is relatively easy to grow one layer of graphene on silicon carbide. But it's a greater challenge to grow large-area uniform graphene that consists of several layers on top of each other. We have now shown that it is possible to grow uniform graphene that consists of up to four layers in a controlled manner," says Jianwu Sun, of the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at Linköping University.
One of the difficulties posed by multilayer graphene is that the surface becomes uneven when different numbers of layers grow at different locations. The edge when one layer ends has the form of a tiny, nanoscale, staircase. For the researchers, who want large flat areas, these steps are a problem. It is particularly problematic when steps collect in one location, like a wrongly built staircase in which several steps have been united to form one large step. The researchers have now found a way to remove these united large steps by growing the graphene at a carefully controlled temperature. Furthermore, the researchers have shown that their method makes it possible to control how many layers the graphene will contain. This is the first key step in an ongoing research project whose goal is to make fuel from water and carbon dioxide.
In a closely related article in the journal Nano Letters, the researchers describe investigations into the electronic properties of multilayer graphene grown on cubic silicon carbide.
"We discovered that multilayer graphene has extremely promising electrical properties that enable the material to be used as a superconductor, a material that conducts electrical current with zero electrical resistance. This special property arises solely when the graphene layers are arranged in a special way relative to each other," says Jianwu Sun.
Theoretical calculations had predicted that multilayer graphene would have superconductive properties, provided that the layers are arranged in a particular way. In the new study, the researchers demonstrate experimentally for the first time that this is the case. Superconducting materials are used in, among other things, superconducting magnets — extremely powerful magnets found in magnet resonance cameras for medical investigations, and in particle accelerators for research. There are many potential areas of application for superconductors, such as electrical supply lines with zero energy loss, and high-speed trains that float on a magnetic field. Their use is currently limited by the inability to produce superconductors that function at room temperature: currently available superconductors function only at extremely low temperatures.
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A collective noun for bicycles?
A reunion of family bikes in Portland last weekend
I read a note recently from someone who had recently stumbled upon a group of family bikers, which she referred to as a "convergence." While this suggested the random nature of the experience, it made me realize I don't know the collective noun for a group of bicycles, or for their riders.
English collective nouns mostly seem to focus on venery (the other venery): a pod of whales, a gaggle of geese, a murder of crows, a cete of badgers. But it's not just animals. Inanimate objects have collective nouns: a bushel of apples, a deck of cards, an embarrassment of riches, a belt of asteroids, a hill of beans. You can find a posse of sheriffs, a slate of candidates, a hastiness of cooks, a troupe of dancers, or a bench of judges. And there is a collective noun for bicycle racers, which is, of course, a peloton.
But roadies aren't my people. I could never call a group of family bikers a peloton, because that would be ridiculous.
If I got to choose, I would call the kinds of bikes I see most often a reunion of family bikes.
That's just me, though. Is there an established collective noun for bicycles? If not, what should it be?
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On June 3rd I had my final surgery on the leg that was run over. On June 17th, one month ago, I went back to the surgeon's office to have my staples and bandages removed, and get clearance to walk (and ride a bike) again. The staple removal was uneventful, although painful, and I walked out with permission to do almost everything I could do up until the moment I was hit last April.
This was my last surgical appointment, and it was not without its surprises. "You know, that was a really serious injury," they said. "Last year we thought you might never walk again! And look at you now!"
WHOA. I understand why they didn't mention that then, but it was a nauseating thing to hear.
Once again: this is the hardware that came out of my leg. Dang.
Thanks to good luck and evidently, to clean living, I am walking better now that I was when all the hardware was still in my leg. People at work tell me that my gait is smoother, and they can't tell I was ever hurt. The office is not the most challenging walking environment, it's true, but it's a good sign.
There are still some odds and ends to deal with. Running and jumping are out of the question for the rest of the year. I remain as weak as a kitten when walking up hills and stairs, although I get practice with that here in San Francisco whether I want it or not. I'm not thrilled about the 15 pounds I gained over the last year of reduced activity (but on the up side, now that I'm moving again I've already started losing that extra weight). My scars still look pretty grim. I know they'll fade over time but even so I'll be wearing long pants for the rest of the year, both because the scars are susceptible to sun damage and because I prefer to cover them given some of the looks I got last year. In the grand scheme of things these issues are pretty trivial, and none of them are permanent.
I want to ride my bicycle.
People still ask me if I was scared to get back on the bike. Honestly, after four months being almost completely immobilized last year, my stir-craziness outweighed any residual fear. I was over it. I couldn't walk well for months after I was allowed to walk, but I learned pretty quickly that I could ride a bike almost as well as anyone, at least on the flats, and I had an electric assist for the hills. Riding a bike made me feel normal again. I'll admit that I do still get anxious making left turns—I now make Copenhagen left turns almost all the time.
After several visits to the orthopedic institute, I also have some perspective that I didn't have before. Basically every patient I saw there under the age of 80, other than me, had been injured in a car.
"My husband was driving when we were sideswiped…"
"I was driving my pickup…"
"Our car rolled over when it went off the road…"
These people were traumatized. They were, understandably, afraid to get back in their cars. They did it anyway, because they felt like they didn't have a choice. And in some cases they were right, because that's how the US is designed. But their fear was justified.
What I realized in all those hours racked up waiting to see the surgeon was this: Riding a bicycle isn't dangerous. What's dangerous is being around cars. Understanding the real risk involved in transportation has helped me think about how I want to travel most of the time. There are different ways to approach the real risk, the risk of "being around cars."
One way is to try to wear armor, investing in strategies like driving a bigger car or riding the bus. Sometimes that works and sometimes you end up in the orthopedic institute like all those people I met in the waiting room. Or worse. When I was pregnant with my son, a driver rammed my car from behind while I was stopped at a red light and I spent the next month on bedrest to keep from miscarrying. The more time you spend being around cars, no matter how big the bubble you build around yourself, the greater the risk.
Where we ride
Another way to approach the risk of being around cars is to simply be around cars a lot less. Drivers can't hit you if you're hanging out in places cars can't go. The first step is to cut back on riding in cars: I don't think it's a coincidence that my surgeon commutes by bike. A lot of bicycle travel can be through parks, or on quiet streets, or (more recently) in protected bike lanes. In other cities people can legally ride on the sidewalk when cars feel too close or traffic is too fast—and in San Francisco, there are a few scary places where I too will ride on the sidewalk now, even though it's illegal. Protected infrastructure and its near-equivalents are increasingly common, and they're worth seeking out. It's certainly possible to make riding a bicycle really dangerous by getting up close and personal with cars at every opportunity, but there's no requirement to ride that way.
How we'll roll at Fiets of Parenthood
I chose to be around cars a lot less. That includes staying out of cars when I can, even though it's not practical for us to avoid them entirely. Active transportation has other rewards as well—I'm a lot healthier, and I healed better than anyone had expected when I was hurt. It's also the fastest way to move through the city, and it's always easy to find parking. The greatest reward of all, of course, is that it's a fun way to get around. I understand now why people who love skiing or rock climbing or hang-gliding accept the very-real risks of their sports, and return from their injuries ready to start all over again. But biking is not like rock climbing—every study of bicycle commuting has found that I'll live a longer and healthier life, statistically speaking, if I keep riding. And so I do.
Filed under car-free, family biking, injury, traffic
Tagged as bicycle safety, bike commuting, car free, family biking
We tried it: Urban Arrow
As promised, the lede in 6 words:
Like Bakfietsen? You'll love Urban Arrows.
Check it out: Redwood City has Urban Arrows and sunshine, too.
I have had a couple of recent conversations with cool bike people recently that brought up something that has been in the back of my mind for a while. My feeling is that the family biking market is still pretty nascent and as a result there are mostly two kinds of bikes out there.
On the one hand you have the macho bikes. The view of family biking by companies that make these bikes ranges from, at best, detached bemusement (e.g. Larry v. Harry, which developed some basic kid accessories like a child seat and rain cover, but has never seen any need to mention them on its website or anything), to disinterest (Kona—"oh, you can carry kids on a bike?"—and Brompton, which as a company seems unaware of the aftermarket Pere child seat), to outright hostility (e.g. Surly and its new kid-unfriendly Big Dummy deck, Trek and its no-kids-allowed Transport). But to their credit, these companies put a lot of effort into (relative) nimbleness. In the universe of cargo bikes, these bikes are lighter, have better parts, are fitted with gears that can handle hills, and are safer and easier to ride in challenging conditions, by which I mean any conditions other than a flat street on a sunny day. (Okay, I exaggerate. But still.) And these bikes can go fast. Relatively speaking.
On the other hand you have the land yachts. These bikes are definitely family-friendly. They offer awesome kid-carrying capacity (even for large families), provide multiple ways to haul stuff/other bicycles as well as kids, and often have user-friendly accessories like integrated lights, step-over frames, upright seat positions, rear wheel locks and internal hubs. On the other hand, they typically weigh a ton and have a limited gear range and weak stock brakes, making them a challenge to ride on anything but the mildest of hills. And they are slow, even in the let's-face-it-cargo-bikes-are-tanks class. I include in this category Madsens, Bakfietsen, Yuba Mundos, and every tricycle and unassisted mamachari I have ever seen or ridden.
The cargo bike market reminds me a bit of the car market in the 1960s. You could buy a station wagon (so practical! so massive! so slow!) or you could buy a "sporty" car, and hope for the best as you stuck your kids in a homespun "car seat" or harnessed them to long straps above the rear seat that offered a non-trivial strangulation risk. My mom hauled us around in a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair for years in those harnesses, because my parents believed in buying older used cars and keeping them until they literally fell to pieces decades later.
There are exceptions, and I have ridden some. On the longtail side, Xtracycle's EdgeRunner is both family-friendly and nimble. On the box bike side, Metrofiets customizes almost all the bikes they make, so they can be tailored to weird cargo and/or families large and small, plus they start out as more-than-decent hill climbers and can be turned into awesome ones.
And there is the Urban Arrow. Thanks to an integrated electric assist, Urban Arrow turns a bike that is completely land yacht in character into something with many of the capabilities of a macho bike.
Two big kids on a very generously-sized bench seat
The Urban Arrow is a hard bike to find, let alone to test-ride, and the only people we know who have one bought sight unseen. Fortunately for us, Motostrano in Redwood City imports them, and will allow test rides whenever it gets orders in, if you get on the wait list. Motostrano is an interesting shop. From the outside it's all posters of scantily-clad women draped over motor scooters, which definitely gave me pause. On the inside it offers a huge selection of assisted and unassisted commuter bikes (plus other kinds of bikes that I don't care about, FYI). And they had boxes and boxes of bike stickers that they handed over to my kids. Pasting those stickers all over their clothes and helmets completely obsessed both kids while we learned about the Urban Arrow, and made them happier than anything else they did all weekend. We were glad that we made the trip down, which was, frankly, a not-inconsiderable hassle.
What I like about the Urban Arrow
First, the Urban Arrow is a box bike. Not everyone loves a front-loading box bike, but I do. It's easier to talk to the kids, it's simple to protect them from bad weather, and the kid seating is elegant. It's also much easier to walk front loaders than longtails because the weight is near the leverage of your arms. There is a reason that people think of—in the words of one family friend—"those bikes that look like wheelbarrows" when they think of family biking.
Foot cut-out visible on the upper right, deck with drain holes, padded seat
The Urban Arrow's child-hauling and commuting setup is unbelievably swank. The box is made of styrofoam [update: it's not styrofoam, it's expanded polypropylene, which is evidently better–see comment below] and forms a sort of roll cage in the event that you drop the bike. The manufacturer cut out step-holes in the front to make it easy for kids to climb into the bike, and the thick styrofoam serves as an arm rest on both sides. The bench seat, which had plenty of butt-room for my 8-year-old and 5-year old, is padded (there is an optional second bench seat if you have more kids than I do). The center stand has the same rock-solid design as the best-in-class bakfiets. The bottom plate has multiple holes for drainage. It has integrated front and rear lights and the wires run through the frame so they can't be dislodged. The chain is enclosed, so you could easily ride this bike without incident while wearing palazzo pants. For that matter you could ride it in a maxi-skirt, because it also has a step-through frame. The battery sits unobtrusively under the bench seat. It comes with fenders and an Abus rear wheel lock. It shifts seamlessly using a Nuvinci n360 internal hub. Although the Urban Arrow normally comes with roller brakes, Motostrano automatically upgrades them to disc brakes. The bike we rode did not have a rear rack, but they are available.
This bike looks so classy. I felt like I should have dressed up to ride it. To me, a Bakfiets, with its wooden box, looks practical, but not exactly stylish, while our Bullitt looks fast and sleek. But the Urban Arrow looks… polished, to the extent you can say that about any cargo bike.
Considering all the features packed into it, the Urban Arrow feels shockingly light. I expect big bikes to be heavy bikes, and realistically, it is in fact a heavy bike, tipping the scales at 99lbs/45kg. However people who ride Bakfietsen tell me their bikes as weigh about that much, and that's without an electric assist. Both the aluminum frame and the styrofoam box are shaving a lot of heft from this bike, and with cargo bikes that's all to the good, especially given that most people are going to throw at least twice the weight of the bike itself in the box, and then push it around.
The Bosch motor–note that while there's an occasional visibly wire, most of the wiring is run through the frame.
The Bosch electric assist is a fully-integrated mid-drive. It is also fully enclosed, so there are fewer worries about loose wiring, and it's designed to work with the bike's gearing. Mid-drive assists are powerful, although not silent. As usual with this kind of assist, I noticed a slight clanking as the chain ran through the motor, but it wasn't offensive. The Bosch is a pedal-assist in the legal sense; turn it on and the bike just sits there, but as soon as you turn the pedals, the assist is immediately there. It won't start without you making a (mild) effort. The controller offers three speeds, and the feeling of the assist ranges from "slight tailwind" at the lowest setting to "strong tailwind" at the highest.
Not everyone loves this, but it has a super-upright posture, for a great view of traffic. And it's virtually impossible to slouch. My mom would always hassle me when I was growing up to "sit up straight!" My mom wants you to ride this bike.
At $5400, this is a competitively-priced assisted box bike, although I certainly would not call it cheap. An unassisted Bakfiets is now running about $3750. An assisted EdgeRunner longtail, comparably accessorized for hauling kids, would run $4700 in San Francisco. That price difference is not trivial, but it's not outrageous either.
What I don't like about the Urban Arrow
The Urban Arrow is a really big bike. Matt and I both rode it, and we realized quickly that it would not be a practical commuting bike for us in San Francisco. Matt was vehement that he would never even consider riding it on Market Street, which has a semi-random bike lane layout and many, many people competing for space in it. It would be more of a ride-in-the-park bike for us. And it is big in both dimensions—width and length. Size was a deal-killer for us when we test-rode a Metrofiets as well, and it's a large part of the reason we've been hauling 2 kids (and sometimes squeezing in more) by Bullitt for almost two years—the Bullitt is narrow. If we lived in a smaller city, or a place with wider streets, or rode different kinds of routes, we'd have no problem with an Urban Arrow.
On a related note, turning and parking the bike is a production. It is possible to make a big bike with a (relatively) tight turning radius. This is not that kind of big bike. It is probably impossible to make a front-loading box bike that is easy to park at a standard bike rack. We bought a front loader anyway, because the advantages outweighed the disadvantages from our perspective, but it can be frustrating. However if you live in a less theft-prone municipality that we do, you could just park it without using a rack by relying solely on the rear wheel lock.
All front loading box bikes are tricky to learn to ride, because of the linkage steering. We don't have many issues with that after riding ours for a couple of years, but on a new-to-us model, we'll still always wobble off the start. It seems safe to assume that it would be worse for someone who had never ridden this kind of bike before. The Urban Arrow has one advantage in this class, however, and that is that the box blocks the view of the front wheel (watching the front wheel is bad, it will confuse you and make you dump the bike).
I have no idea why that controller is sitting in the middle of the handlebars. Awkward.
I found the handlebar layout very odd and somewhat frustrating. The brake levers required a big stretch to reach and pull. I have large hands and long fingers—my ability to span a ninth is part of what made me a competent pianist and organ player in my youth—and so this is nothing I have ever experienced before. These parts could be swapped for smaller ones, but given that this is a bike marketed to both women and men, and women typically have smaller hands, I found it bizarre. In addition, the controller for the assist is located in the middle of the handlebars, instead of near one hand, so to turn it on or change the level of assist, we had to take one hand off and reach over. That's annoying and it also feels like a safety risk. Even if the controller were moved closer to one hand [see comment below; this can be done], its design is such that it would be difficult to operate by thumb.
This is Matt, grimacing at Dutch geometry.
The Urban Arrow has what those in the bike business would call Dutch geometry, which basically means that you're riding the bike in roughly the same position that you would be in while sitting in an office chair. I am comfortable riding this kind of setup but it is not something that Matt likes, and we share all the bikes, and so we must compromise.
Caveat: San Francisco-specific concern. Motostrano told us that the assist would not be able to handle San Francisco's steepest hills, even unloaded, but could not specify what kinds of grades it could climb. We had hoped to figure it out by simply riding up some hills ourselves, but unfortunately for us, Redwood City is as flat as Kansas. Furthermore, the Dutch geometry makes it impossible to bear down and crank up a hill on your own power. That's because your chest will whack the handlebars—which is what happened when I tried to go uphill while test riding a Bakfiets. Hauling up hills on your own power is supposed to be a non-issue, because the bike has an assist, except that we were told that the assist might not be sufficient where we ride. And then it would be an issue.
Speaking of hills, I found the brakes slow to respond. I assumed that it was just that particular bike and suggested to Motostrano that they tighten the brakes, but they said that they'd noticed it on all of the bikes they had built. They believed that it would settle after the bike had been ridden for a while. I would love to hear confirmation of that from someone who's actually experienced it.
The Urban Arrow would be almost impossible to get up to higher speeds. For quite a while this is something that I didn't care about at all. However as time passed and we became more confident on cargo bikes, the appeal of one that can rocket along (relatively speaking) on occasion grew. It is useful when, say, the kids lock themselves in the bathroom and we end up leaving 10 minutes later than planned. The assist is not designed for speed either, but rather for steady help in the background. A BionX, in contrast, will match your effort, so you can use it to start fast and build up speed quickly. (This is fun, although BionX systems have their downsides.) Some bikes are just always going to be on the slower end—that's just how they're made—and the Urban Arrow is one of them. If you're not compulsive about getting places early, this may not rank as high on your list of concerns as it does on mine.
Last but not least, this bike is ridiculously elusive . There are only a few shops in the country importing them, and there is a lot of unmet demand, so getting an Urban Arrow almost always involves a deposit and a wait list. We have only seen two riding around San Francisco (which is one more than anyone I know in any other city has seen—except, I presume, Portland), and at least one of those was shipped from New York. Motostrano said they were able to get all the bikes they had ordered so far in a time period between 1-3 months, which is a big improvement over the waits I heard about last year, but is still non-trivial. And if you want to do a test-ride first, count on doubling that wait because whatever bike you test-ride will be a bike that's already been sold.
See, a foothole–there are so many nice details like that on this bike.
So the Urban Arrow: not the right bike for us, but definitely a cool bike. It reminded both me and Matt of the Bakfiets, but upgraded. It was like a Bakfiets that had gone on a makeover show: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.
I find that people tend to have a sense of what they want in a bike, even if they can't always articulate it. There are macho bike people and land yacht people. If you are the former, this isn't the right bike for you (and you know that already). If you are the latter—assuming that you don't live on Twin Peaks—it's probably the most perfect cargo bike ever made.
Filed under electric assist, family biking, reviews, San Francisco
Tagged as Bakfiets, electric assist, family biking, hills, San Francisco, Urban Arrow
July 3, 2014 · 12:54 pm
A series of family biking events, 2014 edition
There is a lot to do if you are interested in family biking, mostly in San Francisco but also beyond. Here's everything I know about this summer so far in date order—and don't miss the good stuff at the end.
July 13th (11am-4pm): Richmond Sunday Streets
We went to Richmond Sunday Streets last year—this was a great event for kids to ride their own bikes because it was car-free all the way from Golden Gate Park to Clement Street. We had no worries about cross-traffic for miles.
July 19th (11am-5pm): Fiets of Parenthood and the Disaster Relief Trials, Portland, Oregon
We are finally going to make it to Fiets of Parenthood, which will be held at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry on July 19th. Come to compete or to test out cool cargo bikes—Splendid Cycles claims they'll have a Bullitt with the new extra-torquey BionX D system to try. There is also a new class in the Disaster Relief Trials, the non-competitive Replenish division, as well as the competitive classes competing for time (we are so not doing that). To participate in Replenish you have to haul a non-pedaling passenger (no tandems). Our California contingent will be easy to spot, as we'll all be on child seat-equipped Bromptons. Go Grizzlies.
August 24th (11am-4pm): Mission Sunday Streets
Our first Mission Sunday Streets in 2012
Mission Sunday Streets is the first we ever attended and it's always the most crowded, but it's no less awesome for that. We usually hightail it to Dynamo Donuts first thing in the morning, then turn around and return at a more measured pace. Our bikes are easy to spot if you're looking for us.
September 2nd (10am-11am): How would you make buying and using a cargo bike easier? A conversation with Vie Bikes at Koret Playground in Golden Gate Park (look for the sign near the Carousel)
Vie Bikes is a new company formed by three San Francisco cargo biking parents intent on making it easy as pie to find, buy and use the best cargo bikes on the market. Among other things, Vie will offer month-to-month leasing, and built-in quarterly service that comes to you. Vie is planning to launch in San Francisco in the coming months, and expand in to new cities thereafter. Stop by Koret Playground to talk with Vie's founders, including long-time Hum of the City reader Kit Hodge. Vie is looking for feedback from both people who have cargo bikes and people looking for them regarding key aspects of our service.If you went through the process of shopping for a cargo bike again, what would you change?If you're in the process now, what are you finding challenging? Be part of shaping a company that will transform cargo bike use across North America. RSVP to info@viebikes.com. Can't make it but want to weigh in? E-mail info@viebikes.com with your thoughts. We've known Kit for a long time and were very excited about the idea of a cargo bike leasing company, which is both totally novel and totally cool. I hear there will be sample bikes to check out as well.
September 14th (11am-4pm): Western Addition Sunday Streets
Western Addition Sunday Streets 2013
Western Addition Sunday Streets is one of my favorites because a large section of it goes through neighborhoods rather than a major commercial strip. It's also much less crowded because the route hauls people up over Alamo Square, so beware. We usually start at Chili Pies and Ice Cream and wander over toward Japantown.
The final two events are only relevant for Rosa Parks families, but if you are such a family (or you'd like to be eventually), please feel free to join our community even before school starts.
July 12th and August 16th (11am-1pm): Rosa Parks Incoming Kindergarten class family potlucks
Family bikes round up in the lower courtyard. Incoming kindergarteners can meet and play with each other and their future teachers. These are fun events—at the August potluck, classroom assignments should be out as well. We may miss the August potluck because of our Camp Mather trip, but we're going to try to make it to both. Hope to see you there.
Happy riding this summer.
Filed under Brompton, destinations, electric assist, family biking, Portland, San Francisco, Xtracycle
Tagged as Disaster Relief Trials, electric assist, family biking, Fiets of Parenthood, Portland, Rosa Parks Elementary School, San Francisco, Sunday Streets, Xtracycle


I have to admit, through the year's I've been able to attend almost every single seasonal event at Knott's Berry Farm and each one of them holds its' own unique charm. However, one of my favorite times of the year is Knott's Boysenberry Festival. From March 16-April 8 the park filled with food-inspired by the park's historical roots the little berry that started it all, the boysenberry.
My favorite boysenberry-inspired creations, crafted by the Knott's culinary team is deep-fried alligator and fries with boysenberry aioli in a cone. It's been a must-have dish for me the past 2 years. The 2018 festival includes over 75 new and returning boysenberry-inspired creations. In addition to the tasty treats, the Knott's Boysenberry Festival offers a wide selection of daily entertainment, live music and fun activities for guests of all ages to enjoy. I've attended the festival with my family for over 3 years and thought I would share with you our top thing to do at this annual event.
Before, my family an I dive into the wide selection of delicious boysenberry- inspired entrees we like to head over to Camp Snoopy. It's filled with rides and entertainment that is perfect for young children.
1) We always get there just in time to catch a show at Camp Snoopy Theater. On our visit, Joy giggles through the show as she watched "CAMPTIVITIES". The show brings Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, their friend JT, and the world's most famous beagle, Snoopy together to entertain the residents Camp Snoopy with music and more!
2) After show head next door where you can take pictures with Snoopy and the Gang. To avoid lines, we to sit on the left side of the theater and leave right when they are singing the last song. In order, to get in the photo line that is located directly behind the stage. I especially adore how this year's photo of Joy and Snoopy. I may even put it in the stack that I plan on sharing with her future husband one day.
3) After we are done taking pictures we spend a few hours in this area of the park to let Joy enjoy the rides. Joy is a little daredevil and every time we come to Camp Snoopy she asks if she can ride Linus Launcher. This year she finally had the opportunity and she was super excited as we waited in line.
We also rode several of the other rides such as the Huff and Puff, Grand Sierra Railroad, Rapid River Run, Rocky Mountain Trucking Company, Timberline Twister and many more.
4) Once Joy is tuckered out we head over to Ghost Town to chow down. This year our favorites boysenberry-inspired creations include the slow-cooked boysenberry short ribs, the juicy meat is smothered in boysenberry hoisin sauce served over butter basmati rice, chopped green and the meat was so tender it slide off the bone!
We also loved the boysenberry grilled sausage on a bun prepared with a freshly farm-baked roll and topped with boysenberry ketchup, relish, and mustard and the boysenberry elote, lightly grilled corn is smothered in fresh boysenberry butter, mayo and perfectly topped off with cotija cheese. For the dessert, we nibbled on scrumptious, perfectly bite-sized boysenberry coconut macaroons, dipped in a decadent chocolate ganache, as strolled over to our next destination.
During our visit, we used tasting cards discover the variety of new and returning food items during the festival. The cards are priced at $30 and offer 8 of the new food options per card; guests can select any 8 items of their choice. Returning and other signature boysenberry items will be available for purchase a la carte. You can purchase tasting cards at Knotts.com or in the theme park.
5) As Joy explored more of the park with her big brother J.J King, I ventured into Wine and Craft Brew Garden, located inside of Ghost Town's Wilderness Dance Hall, to indulge and have a few glasses of Boysenberry, which happens to be one of my favorites.
As part of the festival, the Wine and Craft Brew Garden offers 4 craft brews and over 50 different wines from 36 producers including boysenberry beer and boysenberry wine. The wine selections represent 27 renowned wine regions from 8 countries. The wine program was curated to offer a little of everything, from the latest trends in blends and small production wines to adventurous selections from up & coming wine regions, as well as bold domestic & import classics for the more discerning wine aficionado.
6) Bonus Ok, Ladies, I love to shop and I especially love homemade items. The Knott's Berry Market features signature boysenberry items like the delicious boysenberry BBQ sauce or the classic jams and preserves. Unique boysenberry inspired products with a homemade twist will also be available as the Craft Fair returns offering a variety of products like boysenberry cashew nut brittle, boysenberry pie shaped homemade accessories and more.
The Boysenberry Festival is included with admission to Knott's Berry Farm. Additional costs apply for food tasting experiences within the event. Knott's will have extended hours on select days March 16 – April 8, allowing guests extra time to take advantage of all of the limited time offerings. The best way to savor everyday of the Knott's Boysenberry Festival and all of the other Seasons of Fun is with a 2018 Season Pass.


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