Ever heard of a sorrel drink? It's a traditional Caribbean Christmas drink that's tangy, cranberry-like, spiced, sometimes spiked (*wink wink*), and freaking delicious!
It's made from the sepals of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) flowers; which is in season during Christmas time.
It's not the same as the sorrel herb. This sorrel is a type of hibiscus; and the drink is sometimes called hibiscus tea (or "flor de Jamaica").
Sorrel is made by boiling the sepals with spices. Cinnamon, clove, ginger, orange peel, star anise, allspice, bay leaf and nutmeg are great options.
I love the cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg combination. They add a cinnamon, licorice-like taste to it. It's so good!
Any strong Caribbean, white rum is used to spike the sorrel. Usually, overproof rum is preferred and it sure brings the Caribbean warmth with it. It'll make you jolly for the season in no time. Haha!
I did the non-alcoholic version for this post. Here's everything I did.
I picked a small amount to use for this recipe. Usually, I use 2 kilos to stock up for the entire season.
Dried sorrel works really well in place of fresh sorrel. It actually makes a stronger, darker, tangier drink. And you can find it on Amazon.
Fresh sorrel has fine, sharp hairs at the base of the sepals. They give quite the paper … sorrel … cut. I pulled all the sepals off and discarded the core.
Now you can add the spices of your choice and cover with boiling water.
Boil for 15 minutes. Let the sorrel cool before straining. I used a cheesecloth and squeezed it to get as much flavor out as possible.
You can boil the sorrel for longer – close to an hour and let it steep overnight. That gets a lot of color and flavor into the drink. Or you can use more spices (which I did) to cut down on time.
Add ice, sweeteners, and serve chilled.
Add a little Caribbean rum to take your mind back to your favorite tropical paradise!
A sorrel drink is a tangy, flavorful, cranberry-like drink that is synonymous with Caribbean Christmas.
Remove fresh sorrel sepals from the core.
Wash the sepals with cold water before adding to a heavy pot.
Cover the sepals with boiling water and leave for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool. The longer the sorrel cools and steeps, the darker the color and the stronger the flavor will be.
Once cool (around 30 minutes), strain the sorrel drink. Squeeze the sepals to get as much natural flavor (and color) out.
Choose any combination of the following spices to add to your drink while boiling: cinnamon, clove, ginger, orange peel, star anise, allspice, bay leaf or nutmeg.
What drink is synonymous with Christmas for you? Let me know in the comments.
Liked this exotic drink recipe? Then check out How to Make Soursop Juice.
Thanks for sharing this! I'm from Jamaica and I love my sorrel with ginger and white rum. And it goes perfectly with a thick slice of Jamaican Christmas cake.
Great Recipe. I'll definitely try it in this New Year.
Wow, never heard about this ingredient! Looks delicious though!
This looks and sounds delicious! Perfect for holiday party!
This is a great recipe and looks delicious!
I don't drink so thank you for this recipe! It sounds really good and something I would love. Happy New Year!


The drive from San Francisco to Florida had been long, hot, expensive, and not without consequences. He had encountered them every step of the way, each more dangerous than the last. Los Angeles. Phoenix and Tucson. Las Cruces and Juarez. Some nowhere stretch of Texas and Beaumont. New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola. Tallahassee. Ocala.
Sitting in the seat of the big Cadillac, he clicked the freshly loaded clip back into the Beretta and checked the safety, slid it comfortably back into the holster, like a hand going into a waiting pocket. He was glad the running was over, glad that he would be able to ask for the bonus without any guilt this time.
It was in his contract. Any unforeseen contingencies he had to deal with in the execution of his duties as a procurement specialist and courier, and he got a significant bonus. The string of bodies he'd left across the country definitely counted as contingencies.
He didn't understand the fuss. It was a goddam picture. Creepy, yes. Gross, yes. But in the end, just a picture.
A boy, disfigured. The lower half of his jaw was simply missing, and it looked like tendrils growing out of his head, which itself was – if you looked closely, as he had – itself misshapen.
The clients hadn't told him not to look at the picture. In fact, they told him how he'd know it was real. He'd found it in the hotel room of a writer, who had purchased it at an antique store. Seven hours later, they came out of the woodwork. He didn't know how they knew he had it, or how they didn't get it first.
The four dead goons in the Buick wouldn't draw attention for a little while, anyway. He was in the parking deck by the hotel. A little sweaty, but he didn't have any cleaning up to do on this one – not like Beaumont where the fuckers had jumped him and managed to stab his arm with a four inch surgical steel blade. He'd made those bastards pay real good.
He felt compelled to look at the picture one more time.
A string of bodies across the country, and this is what bothered him? Even way back then, how could this possibly be?
He had access to the Internet, for God's sakes – he knew what was wrong with the guy. Human Papillomavirus – what they call HPV. Actually not that hard to get, and if you have a certain genetic mutation, you got these warts that are virtually unstoppable and they start to look like tree roots. There's a guy in Indonesia today whose hands and feet are covered in what look like roots – just warts that never stop growing. And all he'd done is skin his knee.
He figured there was something else, because the kid clearly didn't have a jaw. Maybe that was part of the HPV deal.
None of it explained why someone had sent a virtual army after him to find the photo.
In the room were four more like the ones he'd left across the country. Asian, clean-cut, sharp. These guys were different, though. These guys were bigger, meatier. They held themselves slightly forward, he noticed their hands placed just right to draw their weapons – he knew there would be guns underneath the jackets. The big men were spaced well, too. One by the door, one near the bathroom on the far side, one by the kitchenette, one near the big table by the window, virtually surrounding him.
Two more men who had been seated at the table stood and seemed to bow ever so slightly to him.
"Yes," and as he reached into the inside pocket of his jacket he was careful to go in with his thumb and forefinger clasped – he didn't want the big men to get jumpy. No guns.
He held the black matte holding the grotesque photo very delicately, just the edges of his fingers, and slowly approached the men at the table. They waited very patiently, their hands clasped in front of them, as he took his time crossing the room.
He handed it to the older man, who took it as gently as he held it. The man examined it, very briefly, and said something in a language the man didn't understand – Thai, maybe? – and then looked at him.
"You have succeeded, Mr. Hudson, and for this we thank you," followed by another barely perceptible bow. "We will meet our obligation to you." The man said something else in what he would finally just decide was Thai, and the ox in the kitchen bent down and stood back up with a briefcase in his hands, crossed the room and handed it to him. It was very heavy.
He had a personal policy not to count the money on site – never mind what the movies said. It offended the clients and usually ended in some kind of misunderstanding. If there was a bomb in the briefcase, or some other disaster, he had ways of figuring that out before opening the damn thing. No one had ever tried to blow him up, though someone had once put a canebrake in a bag that was supposed to have a considerable amount of cash in it. The goddam snake rattled, and both the snake and the immediate ex-client ended up having a very bad day.
He also had a policy not to ask the client about whatever it was he procured and delivered. He could feel himself preparing to violate that policy for the first time in his life when the door to the bedroom of the suite slowly opened.
He was still thinking about the picture even as all the men in the room bowed before the king. And the horror in his heart tore like a dagger.
Originally published at terribleminds for a flash fiction challenge.


Jeffrey Jessmer, Brasher Falls, dresses as a clown for a haunted hayride to benefit the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce on Friday. The rides continue at 94 Leary Flint Rd, Brasher Falls, on Fridays and Saturdays until Oct. 13. For more photos click here. North Country Now by Cheryl Shumway.


There's a special connection between penguins and Ellicottville. That connection is made through the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program at Holiday Valley. The organization, a not-for-profit member of Disabled Sports/USA, teaches individuals with varying disabilities to become skiers. With specialized equipment and trained volunteers, the Lounsbury Ski Program inspires joy on the slopes every winter. In the spirit of the season, the Lounsbury's annual Penguin Paddle extravaganza is a chance for all - young and old - to become a penguin for a day. By slipping a black plastic garbage bag over your ski suit, Penguin Paddle attendees can slip and slide down the lower part of Holiday Valley's perfectly groomed Yodeler ski slope, to raise money for the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program.
Now one of Ellicottville's favorite winter events, the Penguin Paddle has become a day of races, auctions, raffles, and fun! All proceeds go to benefit the Lounsbury Ski Program. Thanks to generous donations last year, the program was able to purchase a state-of-the art bi-ski for its participants, but with so many possibilities on the horizon, they must keep looking to the future. The Penguin Paddle is a way to make those dreams come true.
There's no shortage of Penguin Paddle fun at Holiday Valley. Stop down to show your support for an organization that's been changing lives for many years. Come "chill" with us and discover what winter is truly all about. We hope you find it as "cool" as we do!


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Thor Or Less: Aaron & Dauterman's New 'Thor' #1 Has Lots Of Thor, But Not Enough Thor [Review]
If you're picking up Thor #1 this week, by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman, to see the much-hyped new Thor in action, you're going to be a little disappointed. While it's a very good comic that promises great stories to come, the new Thor herself only appears in two pages that you might already have seen floating around online.
Rather than launch straight in to the new Thor's adventures, this first issue teases her arrival, leaving the action for next month -- presumably in an effort to hold as much of the first issue readership as possible. As a result this issue feels more like the end of the last Thor title than the start of a new one.
Series writer Jason Aaron might even argue that this isn't truly a new title, despite the renumbering. As he notes in the letters page, this issue marks "the next act of what I still hope will be a very long run." Two villains from previous arcs play key roles (one an individual, the other an organization), and Aaron promises that old Thor will continue his adventures in these pages. It's a new act, but it's definitely not a first act.
The double-the-Thor status quo gives this book an unusual problem. It's always tough for the new holder of a superheroic title to establish themselves when their predecessor is well liked and better known. That's why legacy titles for minority heroes typically feel like a poison chalice; because the original guy is almost always going to come back and retake the crown. If the new Thor has to share her book with her predecessor, she may find it especially hard to emerge from his shadow. (We're supposed to start calling the old Thor "the Odinson", to avoid confusion. I prefer 'Man-Thor'.)
Russell Dauterman and Matt Wilson
This first issue almost exaggerates that problem; the new Thor appears on two pages. Man-Thor is on twelve. That might give the impression that Thor #1 is more about the old Thor than the new, but that's not really accurate; Man-Thor is a largely inert presence, rendered unworthy to wield his godlike power thanks to still unexplained events in Aaron's Original Sin series. When Thor does take action, artist Russell Dauterman minimizes him on the page or pushes him into the background. It's not about him. This is an eighteen-page interregnum between Thors; more an interval than an event.
Rather than establishing Thor, this issue serves to set up two things. First, the world and challenges that the mysterious new hammer-wielder will face -- and she is mysterious; the issue offers no clue to her identity. Aaron has already built out a fascinating corner of the Marvel universe for his Asgardian intrigues and muscular myth-building, and it's a relief to know that he's not done with it yet, and even exciting to see a new protagonist thrown into it.
Second, the issue establishes new series artist, Russell Dauterman, who recently came off a short run on Marvel's Cyclops with Greg Rucka. Dauterman is quite a contrast to Esad Ribic, the lead artist on Aaron's previous Thor title, Thor: God of Thunder. Ribic's painted pages evoked a classic fantasy world of macho barbarians and smoky orcish taverns. Dauterman, self-inked, and colored by Matt Wilson, offers a more high-contrast pop aesthetic, with a welcome touch of Adam Pollina in his line work.
A few crowded pages suggest Dauterman and Aaron are still finding their rhythm -- and those are the pages where colorist Wilson really proves his mettle. Still, there's a lot of hubbub; a scene towards the end of the book that would have been a splash-page cliffhanger over at DC is played very differently here, perhaps to give more weight to the final page reveal (and perhaps also to make it seem less like something that would happen at DC).
Still, I'd like to see Dauterman given more room, because his take on 'epic' has promise. We've yet to explore his version of Asgardia, but the way he plays up the cartoonish scale of the Asgardians -- especially a fabulously pompadoured Freyja -- suggests it'll be worth waiting for. If Ribic's Thor: God Of Thunder was classically Wagnerian, Dauterman's Thor feels more like Mozart.
Yet the promise of Dauterman's Thor makes it all the more frustrating that we haven't really met the title heroine yet. If ever there was a right time for one of Marvel's weird numbering contrivances like a zero issue or a "point one", this was it. But then again, there really isn't a right time for that nonsense. This is secretly Journey Into Mystery issue blabbety-hundred, and Thor #2 will be the first issue of this new character's story.
The new Thor is in excellent hands. Aaron knows adventure, and Dauterman is a star in the making. The only concern is whether the new Thor will get the time and attention she needs to establish herself as a hero. Based on this first issue... we'll have to wait a month to find out.
Thor #1 goes on sale this Wednesday.
Filed Under: Esad Ribic, Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Thor
Categories: Marvel, Opinion, Reviews

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Q: How to add a condition to legend labelling to show certain entries only is it possible to create plot labels based on conditions? As one can see below, I am creating plots within a loop. The issue is that not all locations of the dataset contain data to plot as time series. Hence I want to label only those timesteps which contain data. I have 8 locations of which only 4 contain data. Currently, a legend for all locations is plotted:

I would like to do something like:
lineplot = plt.plot(timesteps, skin_celsius,  label='%s. storm location' % i with condition if time series contains no NaN data)

is something like this possible?
This is the whole code for the plot
fig2 = plt.figure(figsize=(20, 20), dpi=300)

# change this loop to extract time series data for day -10 + 10days around stormtrack data.
for i, dummy in enumerate(lati):
    dsloc = SSTskin_subfile_masked.sel(lon=loni[i], lat=lati[i], method='nearest')
    dstime = SSTskin_subfile_masked.sel(time=timei[i], lon=loni[i], lat=lati[i], method='nearest') #find point data within timeseries data
    skin_celsius = (dsloc['analysed_sst']) - 273.15
    timesteps = dsloc.time.values
    timestep = dstime.time.values
    timevalue = ((dstime['analysed_sst']).values) - 273.15

    #Here I want to add a condition to the labelling.
    lineplot = plt.plot(timesteps, skin_celsius,  label='%s. storm location' % I)
    dotplot = plt.plot(timestep, timevalue, "or")

plt.title('Skin SST over time at storm track locations', fontsize = 20 )
plt.xlabel('Date', fontsize = 16)
plt.ylabel('Skin SST in $^{\circ}C$',  fontsize = 16)
plt.xticks(fontsize = 16)
plt.yticks(fontsize = 16)

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Q: Can we force garbage collector to run in ASP.net? I'm new to ASP.Net.
I want to run garbage collector forcefully, but I don't understand how to run the garbage collector.

A: Quoting from MSDN article

Use the GC.Collect method when there is a significant reduction in the
  amount of memory being used at a specific point in your application's
  code. For example, if your application uses a complex dialog box that
  has several controls, calling Collect when the dialog box is closed
  could improve performance by immediately reclaiming the memory used by
  the dialog box. Be sure that your application is not inducing garbage
  collection too frequently, because that can decrease performance if
  the garbage collector is trying to reclaim objects at non-optimal
  times.

This is called Induced Garbage collection.
You can call Collect in Forced mode or Optimized mode.
Using from the multiple overloads of this method, you can choose to remove all generations of objects or a specific generation of objects.
Normally you can avoid the scenario when you need to call GC, by wisely wrapping short term objects in a using block

A: You can try e.g. System.GC.Collect(). Also have a look at MSDN. Be warned though, the need to trigger GC manually is usually an indication of a bug / bad design.

A: Answer for your question.
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

You don't have to call GC collect forcefully because it is supposed to be executed automatically when there is a memory stress.
Some executes full garbage collection in the server at mid night when there are no many users around. The argument is that, GC.Collect can pause some threads during the garbage collection process and it would be little better to clear all unwanted memory when there is less impact to the user. However, my opinion is, you don't need that unless you have any specific memory issue.

A: My current understanding is that in trying to do this it's likely that you'll end up accidentally calling the garbage collector far too often, causing you unintended consequences.  The reason is because in the lifecycle of an ASP.Net Request, the only logical place to call the garbage collector would be at the end of the request, but a site can have hundreds of requests per second, so your site would not scale well because it would be garbage collecting all the time.  Your next thought as a developer might be to make a background job for it, but that's an advanced and debatable topic in ASP.Net and besides, the GC itself already runs in a more efficient background job of it's own.
What you want to do instead, is make sure to call Dispose() on any objects at the end of the request, or earlier if you're sure you're done with them (it may be hard to know if you're done with them.  An object's life sometimes needs to live on longer than you realize, like with an EF datacontext you don't want to Dispose it too soon in order to let it provide lazy loading on a model's relationships later in the request lifecycle).
One exception to this rule might be if there is a certain type of request that doesn't run very often (like an administrator that kicks off something that consumes a lot of memory) and you also can't dispose it like normal.  In that case it would probably be fine to use the GC.Collect mentioned, but use the documentation DhruvJoshi referenced to try to call it 'non-blocking' and use a memory profiler to determine the lowest gen number you can collect.


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Q: why do I get and error when trying to use regex? using re.sub() for string objects, I receive TypeError: expected string or bytes-like object.
I am trying to clean up a bunch of tweets that I have downloaded and stored in a csv file. the csv file only contains two columns: a "No" column which shows the number of each tweet, and the "body." I am using re.sub() to remove all the "mentions" from the body of tweets. But the command returns an error. below is my code and error:
# Convert to list
data = df.content.values.tolist()

# Remove mentions
data = [type(sent) for sent in data[:10]]
print(data)
data = [re.sub('\S*@\S*\s?', '', sent) for sent in data[:10]]

[<class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>, <class 'str'>]

As you can see above, I double checked and made sure that the input to regex command is a string. However, the error I receive says otherwise

TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-11-bd1250ebb94b> in <module>
      6 data = [type(sent) for sent in data[:10]]
      7 print(data)
----> 8 data = [re.sub('\S*@\S*\s?', '', sent) for sent in data[:10]]
      9

<ipython-input-11-bd1250ebb94b> in <listcomp>(.0)
      6 data = [type(sent) for sent in data[:10]]
      7 print(data)
----> 8 data = [re.sub('\S*@\S*\s?', '', sent) for sent in data[:10]]
      9

~\Anaconda3\lib\re.py in sub(pattern, repl, string, count, flags)
    190     a callable, it's passed the Match object and must return
    191     a replacement string to be used."""
--> 192     return _compile(pattern, flags).sub(repl, string, count)
    193
    194 def subn(pattern, repl, string, count=0, flags=0):

TypeError: expected string or bytes-like object

A: It's fine to use type to check that your values are strings, but by reassigning the result back to data, you are performing the regex substitution on the types, when you want to apply it to the strings themselves.
Anyway, instead of using re, you can use pandas's inbuilt functions:
df['content'].str.replace(r'\s+', ' ')

A: Actually types are of type "type" and not "str".
You can easily get the type's name by doing:
data = [type(sent).__name__ for sent in data[:10]]


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Obituaries / Stuart Franklin Trautman
Stuart Franklin Trautman
From Pasco, WA | Born in Newport, WA
Stu was born March 3, 1926 in Newport, WA to Peter and Lillian Findley Trautman. He passed away on March 28, 2013 in Richland, WA.
Raised in Oregon, Stu graduated from Crook County High School in Prineville, in 1944. After serving in the Army Air Corps, he worked at a lumber mill in the Redmond area. It was there he met Aina Claire Crowder. She worked in the payroll department and he often teased that she wouldn't give him his paycheck until he asked her on a date. They were married on April 21, 1949. Their only child, Marlene Gail, was born in 1953 when they were living in Warden, WA.
Stu's primary adult vocation was as an ironworker in the Columbia Basin.
His avocations were many. He enjoyed church work, golfing, aviation, and traveling. But his favorite activities centered on motorcycle riding. In their 60's Stu and Aina rode their motorcycle to the Atlantic Ocean and back. Aina later said that was too much fun to have all at one time.
Stu belonged to several organizations, including the Christian Motorcycle Association, the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, the American Legion, the Pasco Golf Club and the Ironworkers Union. Of these, the CMA was the most meaningful to him. He collected many awards and patches doing service projects with the CMA. Stu was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Pasco.
Stu's parents, brother Stan, and daughter, Marlene preceded him in death. He is survived by wife, Aina of Pasco; several cousins; and many friends including fellow motorcyclist, Jo Crookston. We will miss his sense of humor and hearty laughter, which was heartiest when the joke was on him.
Burial with military honors will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2013 at City View Cemetery in Pasco. A memorial service will be held at 12 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Pasco, 1105 Road 36 Pasco, WA.
Memorials may be made to "Christian Motorcycle Association Run for the Son, Chapter 312" in care of First Baptist Church of Pasco, 1105 Road 36, Pasco, WA 99301.
Our sympathies to Aina. Just read about Stu. Lee and I met Stu in Colfax WA when he was working on the Lower Granite Dam. I was working at Pete's restaurant this was 1972-73, we had mutual friends which was a delight to us when this was discovered. In 1990 Lee and I moved to Pasco and we lived 2 streets over from Stu and Aina. Since we motor cycled also we would see Stu at several events over the years. I loved his boisterous laugh and his endless joking with everyone,he would help anyone if needed. We have missed him since they moved to their new home, Lee would go over and fix a leak for them or whatever was wrong. Save us a stool for coffee time Stu! Lee & Lil Knie
Lil Knie
Pasco, WA, Franklin


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In our previous blog, "Water Shortage in Manila – How Asset Management Planning Helps," we wrote about the water crisis in the east end of Metro Manila.
While we have mentioned that the shortage advisories started in early March, the water crisis have been hovering all along.
Manila Water, through their Chief Operating Officer Geodino Carpio admitted that while the dry season and El Niño aggravated their water supply, it is more of an issue of supply and demand.
While one cannot prepare enough for fortuitous catastrophic natural events, one can do a long-term infrastructure management planning to prepare better around existing and growing demand.
The Angat Dam, which was constructed in the 60s, is the main water source for Metro Manila residents.
About 40 kilometers from the northeast of Manila, the dam supplies 98 percent of Metro Manila's water needs. It also runs a hydro-electric power plant.
From the Angat Dam, water flows through two concrete diversion tunnels down to the Ipo Dam. The Ipo Dam serves as an intermediate intake and water is then conveyed through three intake structures at the dam going to three connecting tunnels. Water from the three tunnels flows to three settling basins in Bicti, Norzagaray which are connected to five Bicti-Novaliches aqueducts. The five aqueducts can deliver a maximum capacity of 4,500 million liters per day at the Novaliches Portal.
Manila Water. Corporate/Services: "Water and Used Water Facilities – Water Source". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
It is important to know that there are two companies that provide water utility services for the whole of Metro Manila. Maynilad manages the west zone (60 percent) and Manila Water, the east zone (40 percent).
Even if Manila Water's zone only is experiencing a shortage of supply, Maynilad is still affected as the latter had to share some of its supply to alleviate the crisis situation. And despite tapping wells and the prospect of getting additional water from nearby Laguna lake, the solutions are only remedial.
Based on the "INFOGRAPHIC: Tracing the water shortage in Metro Manila", Metro Manila's total water demand is 4.2 billion liters per day, servicing a total of 16.3 million people.
Of these data, Manila Water serves 6.8 million people with water demand reaching 1.7 billion liters per day.
In East Manila between 1997 and the end of 2009, the population served more than doubled from 3 to 6.1 million (2009) and the share with access to piped water increased from 49 percent to 94 percent (2006).
Wikipedia. "Water Privatization in Metro Manila". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
The water crisis in Manila was due to a combination of factors: Infrastructure delays, rising demand and the dry spell shrinking supply at dams.
Manila Water — the sole provider of water and wastewater services to more than six million people in the East Zone of Metro Manila — does not have access to enough water sources to cover growing demand.
The company reportedly has a shortage of 140 million litres daily.
Today. "What caused Manila's water crisis and why Duterte is asking Singapore for help". Retrieved 27 March 2019.
As noted in our previous post, long term water demand projections can be problematic in rapidly growing urban areas. Manila has experienced huge population growth, and it is expected that this will continue as the overall Philippines population growth continues to surge.
Equally problematic is arranging the timely funding of infrastructure building projects to meet demand, which often leads to delays in the construction of infrastructure, and subsequent high potential for supply capacity issues in meeting demand.
In water supply, these capacity issues become more apparent in dry spells.
Infrastructure Asset Management planning, particularly the analysis of long term future demand trends provides the tools to undertake sufficient planning to predict the infrastructure needed to meet the predicted demand.
Funding and building the required infrastructure prior to demand shortages is always challenging, given the wide range of infrastructure capacity building required by rapidly growing cities like Manila.
Climate change and climate adaptation requirements add another layer of complexity and analysis that must be considered.
For example, is sea level rise and flooding going to disrupt settlement areas and patterns?
What impact do larger storm events and drought events have on the infrastructure required to deliver services?


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"I've heard people talking about it. Our managers told us: 'We honestly don't want you telling people about it. We don't want a mob scene.' They won't give me details," said a Tourism Squamish spokeswoman who identified herself only as Tammy. She was answering a question about where the Twilight crew had been spotted in Squamish, BC. where they are said to be filming the wedding scene in Breaking Dawn.
"I've been off for four days. I didn't even know. People said 'Twilight is here, Twilight is here', and I'm like 'really?'" Tammy said.
At the Chamber of Commerce, a representative named Jane was equally mystified.
"It's a big secret where the cast and crew are, so I don't know about their whereabouts," she told The Observer. "Everyone has been excited for the chance to see them, but I don't know anyone who has."
Local bakeries, cafes and restaurants gave curt responses like "I don't know" and "I have no idea" when asked for information regarding local filming.
"I don't even know if they're in town. I don't know anything. I can't help you," said Barb at the Holiday Inn Express.
But we wonder: Doth the lady protest too much?
At the Best Western, a representative gave a sharp "no" in response to Twilight questions. "I don't know anything. I just work at the hotel," she said.
Amber at Squamish Inn On The Water said: "I could care less." She later admitted that "it would be cool if they would stay here, but they haven't yet."
When we called Rockwell's, where Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson held The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn wrap party and Stewart celebrated her 21st birthday, a man, almost in whispers, said: "We are not to disclose information regarding that."
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Michael is a Principal Consultant, acting as a CMC Subject Matter Expert who routinely helps clients with their product development, clinical trial applications (CTAs) and marketing authorisation applications (MAAs), as well as their interactions and meetings with regulators. Michael works with small and large molecules.
Prior to working at PAREXEL, Michael worked as Pharmaceutical Assessor/CMC-Reviewer at the UK's MHRA for almost 6 years.
In this role he assessed a substantial number of MAAs under a variety of legal basis, involving multiple dosage forms and application procedures; as well as reviewing a considerable number of Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs).
Michael has provided scientific and regulatory advice to companies on behalf of the MHRA and the EMA and has authored communications on behalf of the UK Secretary of State for Health. He also played a role in the UK's efforts in facilitating innovation in the UK Life Sciences industry, helping to set up and operate the MHRA's Innovation Office and being a UK representative in the EU Innovation Network chaired by the EMA's Innovation Task Force.
He is an expert in generic medicines, having assessed over a hundred generic MAAs at the MHRA and has also recently updated a chapter on generic medicines in the new edition of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals (RAPS) Fundamentals of EU Regulatory Affairs. Michael is also a CMC clinical trial application expert, having reviewed over a hundred UK CTAs and was part of an assessment team which reviewed urgent applications for treatments and vaccinations during the Ebola outbreak. Michael also has experience with US/global regulatory submissions, drug-device combinations, orphan drug designation and new chemical entity review.
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Beginning in the month of March, all fifth grade classes at Elmer Elson Elementary School are participating in the school's Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program.
The program is essential to the schools education and has been a part of the curriculum for over 10 years.
"They need to be informed about what is out there. The reality is, they're going to start seeing and hearing about these things in Grade 6 on, they need to be able to have that knowledge and have those conversations with peers, with adults that know the proper way to teach it and with parents at home," says assistant principal Nolan Andriuk.
Mayerthorpe's bylaw officer, Officer Dwight Dawn attends the school to educate students during the D.A.R.E. in-class presentations.
Students at Elmer Elson respond well to D.A.R.E. Days with high participation and demonstrating an eagerness to learn.
"It's quite powerful. They're very focused and engaged and they want to understand the big picture and they want to learn about things they've never heard about before," said Andriuk.
With the advancements in technology, the program has had to evolve over the years to accommodate the fact that today, nearly every fifth and/or sixth grader is walking around with a phone in their backpack. The internet has reached a point where the program now includes education on cyberbullying.
Andriuk explains that "because of this new reality, the focus has shifted" to include elements within the cyber world and the importance of knowing what can and cannot be shared online.
The program runs until mid-April, ending with a D.A.R.E. graduation day for all fifth graders who participated.


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Turning the Screw: Paul Wall, Pink, The Kanye, Jay-Z, Eminem, Necro, Bow Wow, Black Eyed Peas, Big Moe and More
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Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies.
Single of the Week:
"Bizzy Body," Paul Wall feat. Webbie
Pink is upset at The Kanye because of
his appreciation for fur
. Maybe she should be more concerned with having only sold 17 albums in the last five years. We poke at The Kanye periodically here at Turning the Screw - mostly only when he's done something asinine though, like grow a shag - but let us be clear on this: he rules ass. We heard
"Can't Tell Me"
again for the first time in about a year this past weekend and, Jesus Christ, that is an amazing song. Oh, man:
Jay-Z is not dicking around.
The Girls Love Drake
album you picked up over the weekend
was totally a bootleg
. New York's Necro allegedly got into
a bit of fisticuffs
with some guys who were eyeballing him. Maybe we're just crazy, but it doesn't seem like it'd be the best idea in the world to start an altercation with the guy who's spearheading the Hardcore Gore-Rap genre. And you gotta love the response he gave after his show was cancelled because he was in jail: "I love my fans, I'm going to send them a personal response online." A personal response online? Like, an e-hug? That sounds really fulfilling. Bow Wow took his grievances with Columbia,
to his Twitter page
, saying he wanted to leave the label with a quickness. Said the label at the prospect of losing a 22-year-old rapper whose only marketable schtick was being 12 years old, "Oh... no.... please... reconsider... [fart noise]" Kelis used her Twitter to suggest that
Nas cheated on her
. Said Nas in response, "And?" Eminem
totally knew Bruno was going to put his bare ass in his face
. We're not sure if that's more or less embarrassing than people thinking it happened on accident. (Also, wasn't Em's performance surprisingly uninteresting? We've really been disappointed with him as of late. Which we're sure is really just eating away at him.) Def Jam is getting the nod from this year's
VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors
show. Good for them. Okay, look: that
It's Hip Hop, Baby!
DVD series, which is apparently aimed at helping educate children with various kinds of learning disabilities, is a great, great thing. Sure. But c'mon, doesn't the story about how the founder became so frustrated with her baby son (who was born with a genetic disorder) that she scooped him up and began beatboxing, which calmed him down, sound just a tad bit dubious? Who does that? When have you ever been so frustrated that you just started beatboxing? Thanks to Target, the Black Eyed Peas' forthcoming album
The E.N.D.
(which, sadly, is not as literal as we hoped)
will be some sort of (horrible) "deluxe" edition
. For our money, the Black Eyed Peas have to be the weirdest looking collection of people we've ever seen. When Justin Timberlake told Andy Samberg at the beginning of the MTV Movie awards that his penis looked like Fergie, we LOLed big time.
We're a bit wishy-washy on how we feel about KRS-One's forthcoming book, The Gospel of Hip Hop. We mean, it has the potential to be good, but it seems like it'll probably be a whole lot of "The game ain't what it used to be" stuff. How does that help anyone? DMX pled guilty to that assault charge from a while back. Which one, you ask? Does it really matter? Also, just for fun, here's a rundown from Niki D'Andrea of DMX's rap sheet. Houston Rap Video of the Week Because you either missed it or forgot about it.
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Covaxin maker announces termination of deal with Brazil's Precisa Medicamentos
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The Indian laboratory Bharat Biotech, a manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, announced on Friday the immediate termination of the memorandum of understanding it had signed with the Brazilian pharmaceutical company Precisa Medicamentos for commercialization in Brazil of its vaccine.
In a statement, the Indian company said that despite the end of the agreement, it will continue to work with the Brazilian health regulator to complete the process of obtaining regulatory approval for the vaccine in Brazil.
The negotiations for the purchase of Covaxin by the Ministry of Health became the target of Brazilian Senate's investigation committee, for suspected irregularities, which led the Ministry of Health to suspend the contract to purchase the vaccine, after the budget commitment of BRL 1.6 billion to pay for the supply of vaccine doses.
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Rod started his career in banking in 1991, undertaking roles that include commercial, corporate, agribusiness and retail banking. Rod holds a Bachelor of Business Management majoring in Finance, as well as Certificate IV in Banking Services, Business Sales & Marketing, and Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking.
Rod focuses on delivering outstanding service as a mortgage broker to the residents of Coffs Harbour and the north coast. He can be relied on to provide expert knowledge for your total banking needs whether they be home loans, business, agribusiness or equipment finance.
Brook began his career in Finance in 1979 having worked for several major banks, throughout both metropolitan and regional NSW. Brook has worked in all areas of retail banking enjoying his time in sales, leadership and management roles, with my most recent role as Home Finance Manager with Westpac in Coffs Harbour & the Nambucca Valley.
Brook has had a long association with the Coffs Coast having first moved here in 1991 and then relocated back to the area in 2014 after an absence of 18 years.
Brook joined the Regional Finance Solutions team in January 2016 were he can deliver his excellent personalised customer service skills and take the business to the customer.
Brook holds a Certificate IV in Finance & Mortgage Broking and a Certificate IV in Business (Frontline Management). He is also soon to be a Justice of The Peace.
Brook has two daughters and one son, a granddaughter and a grandson whom he adores! He follows the Wests Tigers and when not helping his customers achieve their financial goals, can be seen fishing on the coasts beautiful beaches.
When looking for the right Home Loan Solution. Let Brook have a look. There is a better way!
Scott has over 20 years' experience in the finance industry with 8 of those years already spent as a mortgage broker servicing the Coffs Harbour area. During this time he attained a Certificate IV in Financial Services, Mortgage & Finance Broking. His previous finance industry roles also included working for a major bank and local credit union with exposure to all facets of the loan process in retail, commercial, corporate, agribusiness & leasing.
Scott is focused on delivering a highly personalised total package service by listening to what your goals are and providing sound advice and recommendations to cover all of your lending & banking needs.
Scott is married with two teenage daughters which is where he gets his listening skills from and when he is not working is generally required to be an ATM & chauffeur.
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Sue came to us after 16 years with a large regional credit union. Sue is happily married to Darren and has two grown up sons. Sue is a bit of a revhead and is often seen cheering V8 drivers on trackside. Sue's relaxation comes in the form of long walks and yoga (not necessarily at the same time).


Since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan five years ago, radiation from the damaged Fukashima nuclear plant has been steadily leaking into the Pacific ocean. The damaged nuclear reactor has contaminated the world's largest ocean with 300 tons of radioactive waste every day. It is steadily drifting toward the Pacific coast of the United States.
Warning signs are around the world. In Hawaii, volcanic activity occurs frequently, but not like they've experienced in the last two months, with the lava flow and damage it has caused.
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dkirschner's Fatal Frame (PS2)
[June 30, 2018 03:24:45 PM]
I got this cool RCA --> HDMI adapter off Amazon that lets me play PS2 on my newfangled TV. It should also work with Wii, so I've been accumulating Wii games to exhaust that system now that I'm done with PS3 and Xbox 360. Fatal Frame was the last PS2 game I had, but I acquired a stack of Final Fantasy games, including V and VI (PS1), which will work with my new combo, so I'm also excited to see SNES era Final Fantasy games that I never played.
ANYWAY. Fatal Frame. I had a girlfriend once who was always talking about this game. She liked horror games. We had an Xbox version that we never played. At some point I bought a PS2 version, no idea why. I didn't even know I still had it, but I was cleaning and found it.
ANYWAY again. Fatal Frame has some serious pros and some serious cons.
- The atmosphere is terrifying. The game is set in a haunted old Japanese mansion. Creaky. Falling apart. The site of horrific rituals. Mean ghosts. The visuals and audio hold up surprisingly well. After I heard how good the sound design was, I played with headphones on. Good choice. It's totally haunting. Very immersive.
- It FEELS like survival horror games of the era (e.g., Silent Hill, Resident Evil). This is both good and bad. For example, the controls are tough to handle, but for the beginning of the game, it's not too hindering. As you walk, the fixed camera angles will change, forcing you to reorient yourself before you accidentally walk back where you came from or run into a wall or an enemy. The game is very dark, which makes your flashlight especially important. Right, this is all nostalgic in a good sort of way. But, it is bad because (see con 3).
- Puzzles and story. Thoroughly enjoyable puzzles to move the story forward. They haven't been difficult so far, but I'm sure they get a little harder. It's how the story uses puzzles that's really cool. So for example, one thing I picked up on is that the game centers around the "strangling ritual," which is basically that a sacrifice victim is drawn and quartered...well, no, fifthed (add the head)...with ropes tied around the to-be-removed body parts. In the game, you have to find five shattered mirror pieces and put them together. Puzzles are replete with Japanese folklore and imagery. The first mirror piece you've got to find a Buddha statue, and solving this puzzle reveals where some missing children have gone to, who were playing something called "demon tag," which is like a Japanese version of tag where "it" is a demon. Anyway, I enjoyed how steeped in Japanese folklore the game is. Really added to the atmosphere.
- Voice acting is generally bad. Par for the course for Japanese survival horror from this era though. The ghosts sound good, but the humans do not. Very flat and emotionless. Slow talkers.
- Combat. Combat in the game involves pointing your Camera Obscura at a ghost, holding the targeting circle over the ghost as it moves and as your shot powers up, and then pushing X when you want to attack (or square when the circle turns orange for a critical hit). I like the combat for its novelty and how scary it can be, but hate it for other overwhelming reasons. The ghosts are extremely irritating enemies. Yeah, they're scary, but as I played more and more, they became more annoying than scary. They disappear and reappear on another side of you, become untargetable, move through solid objects, and take a large chunk of your life per hit. Each hit slows you, and since you may be disoriented from a fixed camera shift (see below) it's not unlikely you'll get grabbed again quickly before you figure out which direction to run. Add to that limited healing supplies, and this became so tedious.
- As you progress, the clunky controls (a) break the immersion and (b) get you killed. Here's a prime example in combat: As you run from an enemy, the fixed camera will change positions, which sometimes makes you run in a direction that you don't want to go. Trying to control your character in tense moments breaks immersion. Add ghost teleportation in the mix, and the controls become extremely frustrating when you are hit and die because the camera keeps changing and the ghosts keep disappearing and reappearing. Worse, the sound doesn't accurately tell you what direction ghosts are coming from because often the sound will change with the camera angle and not the ghost direction! You literally can't tell when this is happening when you're in camera mode because it's first-person and you don't see the camera shift. The ghost noises just seem to spin around you, then a ghost will kill you from behind when you were listening to the ghost sound coming from in front of you.
Add into that how the controls change while using the camera! You normally move with LS and look around with the flashlight with RS, like every other game. But for some reason when you go into the camera mode, LS moves the camera, and RS moves the character. I cannot tell you how many times I was hit and/or died because I'd go into camera mode and walk into a ghost when I meant to move the camera up, or moved the camera around when I meant to run away. It makes no sense! And you can't change it!
I had a harsh lesson in manual save points (and Fatal Frame's combat) the first time I played. I hadn't seen a save point in an hour and then got killed by a ghost. Had to play the first 45 minutes or so, after the tutorial, all over again. That repeated over and over, the dying, if not with so long between saves. I made it about 30% of the way through and figured I'd gotten the gist of it. Read the rest of the story and watched the ending bits on YouTube. Glad I played a little bit of Fatal Frame. Also glad to cut it short.
GameLog started on: Thursday 28 June, 2018
GameLog closed on: Saturday 30 June, 2018
Hopefully it's still creepy and holds up well! ----------- Definitely still creepy. Parts hold up. Hated the combat though.
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Hopefully this is the part where they're fighting just before they realize they have a common enemy and team up to apply the beatdown.
There is no way Beta Ray Bill could take the Thunder Frog like that. No way!
I hate to ask, but can I get a sketch of the Thor family if I win? I LOVE your Thor family stuff.
Excellent arwork, as usuel (sic!)!!!
Love how you handle the b&W !
Fantastic sketch! Gonna try to get out of work to go pick up your new book.Need to think of a good excuse, not sure my boss will go for "it's THORsday!".
If i can't get you a photo,will you accept a poorly drawn self portrait of me holding your new book? Just kidding!
Good luck to all who enter,and Chris your too good to us(your fans)!
Brilliant! This is such a fun sketch, Chris! Nice job appeasing your fans.
Wonderful scaling on this one, Chris. Frog Thor looks appropriately (and comedically) diminutive next to Bill. Like Momar stated, your affection for the entire family of Thor characters is evident, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what magic you've been able to capture on the pages of your new Thor series.


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The 10 Most Common Reasons for Divorce
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Only 22 percent of companies have a comprehensive plan in place to deal with major cybersecurity incidents, according to a new survey from KPMG and British Telecom.
Meanwhile, 97 percent said they have been the victims of a digital attack, and 55 percent said that they have seen an increase in cyberattacks.
"Our research is showing us that people don't have a plan that they can turn to if they are under considerable attack," said BT Americas CISO Jason Cook.
In particular, a good plan should include more than just the IT department, he said.
"Do you deliberately mention business functions that are not directly tied into cybersecurity?" he asked. "What does the legal team do? How does vendor management get involved? How do you communicate with partners and customers?"
The plan also has to be continuously reviewed to adapt to the changing security landscape, he added -- it's not enough to come up with a plan and then not look at it again.
In addition, only 23 percent have adequate cyberinsurance in place.
"The rest have either no cyberinsurance, or have inadequate cyberinsurance," he said.
Companies should also look for coverage related to problems that relate to their business partners.
"This might cover the damages associated with a security breach which impact a third party such as inability to meet contractual obligations," he said.
Insurance policies may also cover specifically things like physical damage that results from cyber attacks on industrial control systems.
"This has been an issue for oil and gas firms and industrial manufacturing firms," he said.
According to the survey, 51 percent of companies also had no strategy for dealing with ransomware and other types of blackmail, said BT's Cook.
The report was based on a survey of 100 CISOs, CIOs and other IT executives at Fortune 500 companies in the US, the UK, Singapore, India and Australia.
In another survey released this week by Tripwire, 93 percent of information security professionals at Infosecurity Europe 2016 said that they expect ransomware attacks to escalate, 56 percent said that ransomware is one of their top three security concerns -- but only 32 percent said they were "very confident" that they could recover from a ransomware infection without losing critical data.


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How enclosure accessories can make or break a design
Enclosures and cabinets are ubiquitous, but they all have one thing in common: they are responsible for protecting their contents from external hazards. For the OEM and designer, choosing the accessories that will be used in the enclosure construction is important and will have a big impact on the life of the product. Chris Putman reports.
Specifying accessories and components for enclosures may seem like a simple task; however, it is important to consider that accessories such as hinges, latches, gas struts and anti-vibration mounts play a vital role in maintaining the integrity of an enclosure. Failure of any one of these components could result in the enclosure losing its integrity and failing in the field.
During the specification of an enclosure a number of criteria must be considered, such as the required IP, size and weight, access requirements, security requirements and the environment in which it will be located. These design criteria will also have a bearing on what accessories may be needed and their appropriate materials of construction. Specifying the correct products at the design stage will ensure that an enclosure performs its role with minimal maintenance over its expected life span.
Ingress protection is, arguably, the most important design criterion. For enclosures that will be located outside or even underwater, ingress protection levels will be correspondingly high, and this means the hinges must close any access door firmly against its seal and that the locks are suitably protected.
The operating environment of an application will play a role in deciding what accessories are required, and what materials are needed. An enclosure housing sensitive electronics in a heavy production plant may well benefit from effective anti-vibration mounts for protection. Equally, where an application will be subjected to wash-down, corrosion-resistant materials must be selected - 316 grade stainless steel, for example, would be suitable for these conditions.
Accessibility and security requirements can also vary greatly. The control cabinet of a CNC machine, for example, will rarely be opened and will need to be secured against unauthorised access. In this case, a strong and reliable locking system that can be integrated into the enclosure with no undue reduction of installation space, is desirable. Key locks, or quarter turn locks would meet these needs.
Other enclosures, such as storage cabinets or switchgear panels, may have to provide frequent access, and so the hinges must be able to withstand frequent use in order to avoid premature failure. The latch system will also need to prevent the enclosure from opening of its own accord while at the same time allowing users easy access. Some enclosures may hold emergency gear, in which case they will hopefully remain closed for all or most of their life span. However, should they ever need to be opened, the latching system must be wholly reliable and fast acting - a quick release pin would be ideal.
If an enclosure is particularly large it may be awkward or heavy to hold open its access door. Gas struts can be used to support the weight of the door allowing hands free access to the contents of the enclosure. Gas struts are available with a wide range of holding forces (the author's company offers struts between 20 and 2,500Nm, for example). These gas struts should also feature adjusting valves and long lasting seals to ensure that their performance is maintained over the life of the enclosure.
The small stuff
There are many small components and accessories that may need to be specified for an enclosure. It is tempting to consider these of trivial importance to the overall design; however, they will have an impact on the design life and must therefore be chosen carefully, with regards to their materials of construction and the quality of manufacture.
Chris Putman is with WDS
WDS Ltd
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EMKA handles – one in a million(07/05/2020)
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OKW launches new wall holder to store wired enclosures securely(11/03/2020)


Nobody hopes to bag a small deer. Hunters scout for the ideal spot. They strategize as to what food plot mix to plant to hunt over and spend hours looking over gear. Everybody knows that what you get out of something is directly related to the time, money, and energy that you put into it.
So, let's talk about food plots. If you're focused entirely on "hunt over" plots you are missing the mark when it comes to growing bigger deer. Hunters wanting big deer know that you need to also provide high energy forage in the Spring. This is the timeframe needed to grow big fawns and big racks.
If video is more your style, check out the brief infomercial that our crack marketing team put together. "Growing Bigger Deer" is a quick way to get the message out on how FIXatioN Balansa Clover goes beyond a "hunt over" component of a food plot. Big fawns grow up to be big deer and nutrition is the key!
Have some great topics that you would like us to address? Let us know! Remember there are no dumb ideas. Well ok maybe there are a few, but Risa has already told me, "No, we aren't doing that".


At most schools, the first few days or maybe even the whole first week is filled with presentations, team-building activities, BBQs, free t-shirts, and everything in between. If you want them to be, these first couple days can be a lot of fun and very informative. However, if you limit yourself and are afraid of putting yourself out there, freshman orientation may not be the best of times. Though the itinerary will vary from school to school, here is a list of the most important things to do—and not do—during freshman orientation.
Do: go to everything you can!
Moving to a new place and being surrounded by so many new people can be intimidating, so much so that you may just want to sit in your dorm room until classes start, but don't! Everything planned for that orientation week/weekend is designed to help new students get acclimated to the school and meet new people. For the most part, everyone else there is just as nervous as you are and wants to find new friends just as much as you do. The first people you meet may not be your best friends for the next four years, but don't let that stop you. At the very least, you'll have someone to eat lunch with for the first couple days!
More than likely, you have hung out with the same friends for most of high school, or even longer than that, so introducing yourself to perfect strangers may seem kind of scary. But nearly everyone else will feel the exact same way. Personally, I knew next to no one starting my freshman year, and by the end of the first weekend I found myself asking anyone I met the same easy set of questions: where they were from, what they were studying, what building they lived in, etc. Try it out!
As much as you may want to, you don't have to feel tied to the you of the past. For all intents and purposes, you can completely reinvent yourself in college if you want to—if that feels like the genuine thing to do. Chances are there are very few people from your hometown at your new school, and even if there are, most college campuses are big enough that you won't be running into your old classmates during orientation and then between every class like you did in high school. Keep in mind, you don't have to reinvent yourself, but if there is something that you want to change that you never felt like you could before, now is the time.
Don't feel like you have to constantly text and call your friends from home at the expense of meeting new people and making new friends during orientation (and after). Even if you have acquaintances or friends from high school at your college, you don't have to—and shouldn't—cling to them at orientation. Granted, there will be people from high school you will still talk to and hang out with when you go home, but it probably won't be every person you considered a friend in high school. If you ever changed schools and friend groups in the past, you'll notice it will be quite similar in college: there will be people you will still talk to for years to come and others who you may not be close to after a couple months in a new place. And that's okay! Chances are they're moving on and meeting new people too; if you don't feel abandoned by them, they probably feel the same way with you.
Though freshman orientation can seem a little stressful and intimidating, keeping this advice in mind as you meet new people and adjust to your new school can help you maintain friendships both new and old, and really get to know the place and people that you are going to spend the next four years of your life with.


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COMPETITION FOR JULY COMING SOON!……..
Have a go at winning your very own Sleepybobo / Gerry the Giraffe.
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So there's services where you trade time for money. And then there's products, where you build once (sort of) and get paid over and over again. But there's another way… and it might just fit the bill for all you people (looking at you Scott) who don't have a pure product idea and are trying to move in that direction.
And if you are looking for more, Brian has put together an in-depth course, Productize, that will help you get there.
Thanks for coming on the show Brian!


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If you are using [`bcrypt`](https://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby) (at
least version 3.1.7), then you can easily add secure password functionality
to an
[ActiveRecord](https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/master/activerecord)
model. First, ensure that the table backing the model has a
`password_digest` column. Then add
[`has_secure_password`](https://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveModel/SecurePassword/ClassMethods.html)
to your model.

```ruby
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_secure_password

  # other logic ...
end
```

You can now instantiate a `User` instance with any required fields as well
as `password` and `password_confirmation`. As long as `password` and
`password_confirmation` match then an encrypted `password_digest` will be
created and stored. You can later check a given password for the user using
the `authenticate` method.

```ruby
user = User.find_by(email: user_params[:email])

if user.authenticate(user_params[:password])
  puts 'That is the correct password!'
else
  puts 'That password did not match!'
end
```


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England v Cameroon
'I think my players were examples' - Cameroon boss denies team are bad role models
Alex Shaw
The African side's head coach was responding to condemnation of his players' actions during a controversial Women's World Cup defeat to England
Cameroon Women's team head coach Alain Djeumfa has refused to criticise his players amidst controversy surrounding the Indominable Lionesses behaviour in their World Cup game against England.
The Cameroon side reacted angrily to England's second goal in a 3-0 win, scored by Ellen White. White was adjudged offside but VAR overturned that decision, prompting complaints from Djeumfa's players and a meeting on the half way line before they'd take the ensuing kick-off.
Early in the second period Cameroon thought they had scored, only to see Ajara Nchout's effort marked off for a marginal offside, again by VAR. Some players were in tears and there was a lengthy delay as they argued on the touchline.
Despite widespread condemnation of their actions, Djeumfa insisted they'd acted properly.
"I think that's wrong, I think that's your feeling," he said at a press conference when asked if his team were bad role models.
"Ultimately I think my players were examples, and occasionally when you are in a state of shock you can lose your cool. I don't think the players refused and I think they showed professionalism."
Djeumfa was asked where he thought the game went wrong.
He claimed that England's first goal, scored from an indirect free-kick six yards out by Steph Houghton after a back-pass, was the catalyst for his players' feelings, but again praised their efforts, while condemning the officials.
"Once we conceded the opening goal from the indirect free-kick in the penalty area, which I thought was the wrong decision, I realised it was slipping away," he continued
"Then we had to make sure we didn't concede another goal in the opening 20 minutes.
"Unfortunately the officials wanted something else and from that moment on, the girls perhaps lost their temper.
"We need to take our hats off, despite the refereeing mistakes, for the performances. Football is all about fair play and we showed fair play, that's football."
The Cameroon boss believed his players may have had justification if they had stopped playing, but said it was his own cool head that allowed the game to continue.
"We might have had a moment to walk off but thank God I was able to remain calm, because I know what I am like as a person," he said.
"Ultimately I was able to keep my cool. There was a lot of passion going on but I was able to keep calm."
Neymar hails 'best in the world' Messi amid Barcelona return links


Chris Paul is a crybaby.
Also, head here for a selection of freelance pieces — covering breaking entertainment news, sports, TV, late nite, film, music, gaming, comedy and more — I've written for Music Times/MStars News.
Find out what I wrote about Periphery's double concept album for Rolling Stone right here.
Hint: Don't make double concept albums.


Please see the email and letter that Aimee Grace and I sent to Councilmember Cheh requesting additional funds to complete both Potomac Avenue pocket parks. If you have an interest in seeing these parks happen in the near future, please express your support to Councilmembers Cheh and Allen this weekend. The DC Council is making decisions now about next years budget, and if you believe that the redevelopment of these parks would improve our community and children's safety, then please reach out by email to share your support.
At the Transportation Committee meeting on May 2, we will have a presentation on the new Circulator routes, which cross Capitol Hill, and a discussion on traffic calming studies underway and proposed.
The ABC Committee (May 4) has a full agenda of license renewals, including those for Capitol Hill Wine & Spirits, Albert's Liquor, World Wine & Spirits, Gandel's Liquors, JJ Mutt Wine & Spirits, Hayden's, and Chat's Liquors.
The HIll East Task Force will report out on its April 23rd meeting at the May 10 meeting.
The complete draft agenda with decision whether there will be a P&Z May 1 meeting should be available at www.anc6b.org by this weekend. Note to those who had signed up for automatic messages on ANC website postings: This system has been "down" for several months but the ANC Chair will attempt to get it back in operation.
The Long & Foster Realty office at Pennsylvania Ave SE & 10th Street is offering free shredding on Saturday, April 28. I don't know the actual times but the signs saving space for the shredding truck are effective from 8am to 1pm.
Eastern Market Main Street Night at the Market, Sunday April 29, 6pm to 9pm at North Hall. Info & tickets (online $25; at the door $30) here.
Literary Hill Bookfest, Sunday May 6. I had to hunt around on the website but finally discovered the event is at the North Hall of Eastern Market from 11am to 3pm.
The Dept of Public Works (DPW) has set up a new website https://zerowaste.dc.gov/ where you can get all and any information on reducing waste, recycling, composting, and special waste handling. Plus residential trash collection schedules. The website has a search function for any waste type. I asked about a fire extinguisher and the answer was to take it to Fort Totten. It could not tell me what to do with lumber, though. But, there is a construction waste and debris category.
The next stages of Penn11 construction are underway; installing exterior walls and windows. Project completion is estimated by mid-November with move ins by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the Frager's Garden Centerhas moved to the corner of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Pictures and article here at the Hill Rag.


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Colorado Domestic Violence Laws May Be about to Get Tougher
By Law Office of Kevin Cahill
Advocates are pushing for harsher punishments in the state of Colorado for domestic abuse-related crimes, following the death of Kristen Lockett of Limon. Lockett was killed by her husband on Jul 18, 2015. Lockett's husband had several incidents of domestic abuse charges on his record.
The tragic murder of Kristen Lockett has many questioning whether the Colorado Habitual Offender Law is strong enough. The state has severe punishments for habitual offenders in accordance with this law passed in 2000. The law allows prosecutors to upgrade a misdemeanor charge to a felony if the defendant has three previous misdemeanor domestic abuse charges on their record. In an interview with the Denver Post, Arapahoe-Douglas County chief deputy district attorney Leora Joseph labelled the Habitual Offender Law a "charge with no teeth" and called for harder time for habitual domestic violence offenders.
Like many of Colorado's laws, the Habitual Offender Law has good intentions behind it, but often plays out unpredictably in the practical realm of the courts. County and district judges can have different interpretations of the law, with some districts prosecuting habitual offenders with lesser sentences. Meanwhile, county courts can be stricter when following this statute, handing the defendant jail time for the same crime.
Under the Habitual Offender Law, a defendant can be charged with a Class 5 felony. The charge carries a mandatory incarceration sentence of 1 to 3 years, and/or a $100,000 fine. To label an individual as a Habitual Offender, the prosecution first must petition the court upon the defendant's conviction of a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
What Does Domestic Violence Mean in Colorado?
Following this statute, it's often the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney to judge whether a defendant's behavior constitutes a pattern of domestic violence, and whether the prosecution should push for a habitual offender conviction. Additionally, it is also up to the discretion of the prosecution to determine whether past criminal offenses fall under the blanket term.
Domestic violence laws are meant to protect victims, and for that reason they are very important in Colorado. Sometimes, however, the loose legal terminology results in innocent individuals getting accused of domestic violence. Many people have an image of domestic violence offenders as husbands or boyfriends beating their significant others, but the vague wording of Colorado's definition of domestic violence can slap the "domestic violence" label on seemingly unrelated situations.
Colorado defines domestic violence as an act of violence or threat of violence against a person with whom the aggressor has or had an intimate relationship. Domestic violence also can mean any other crime or municipal ordinance violation committed against a third party or against property for the purpose of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed at a person with whom the aggressor has or had an intimate relationship.
The loose terms of the definition leaves much up the discretion of prosecuting attorneys. For example, there does not have to be an actual act of physical violence—only a perceived threat—for a charge of domestic violence to be leveled against you. Furthermore, "has or had an intimate relationship" is also open to interpretation. While it does include spouses and significant others, in the past it has been used to include roommates, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends, and even coworkers.
Furthermore, the second part of the above domestic violence definition means any criminal act or violation could be labelled as domestic violence, so long as the prosecution believes it was for the purpose of intimidating, coercing, or getting back at a significant other. For example, if a woman breaks her ex-boyfriend's car's window, this falls under Colorado's definition of domestic violence.
Domestic violence laws address a serious issue in the state of Colorado, and the laws targeting offenders are important and necessary. Equally important, however, is our system of due process, which entitles everyone to a strong defense that will work hard to guarantee the best possible outcome for their case. If you've been accused of domestic violence, contact a knowledgeable Colorado criminal attorney with a track record of success to defend your rights today.
Jun 18 How Can Social Media Impact My Domestic Violence Case?
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Jun 08 Colorado Domestic Violence: What Everyone Needs to Know
The last few years have shown lawmakers across the nation how serious domestic violence crimes are. As the severity of these ...
Nov 09 Mandatory Jail Time for Domestic Abusers Coming?
Under a new bill, those in Colorado who are convicted of domestic abuse could see harsher punishments, including a mandatory ...


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Thread: Magnets! How do they work?
On a side note, as CR would say,
justacarguy.blogspot.com... Rubber, airplane tires, and an obscure southwestern plant grown in the USA that doesn't require farmers till after each season
Tire manufacturer Bridgestone has operated a demonstration-scale processing facility in central Arizona for the past decade in an effort to show that guayule can eventually be harvested for natural rubber at a commercial scale.
The market is currently dominated by rubber sourced from Hevea brasiliensis trees in Southeast Asia....
But fungal infestations of monocultured Hevea trees have caused steep drops in global natural rubber supplies in recent years, and the Southwest's drought has reduced the water available to farmers, making it harder to grow alfalfa, cotton and other crops.
....Bridgestone launched its guayule research initiative in 2012, when it broke ground on a guayule processing and research center in Mesa, Arizona. Today, the company says it operates the research center in Mesa, as well as a 281-acre guayule farm in Eloy, Arizona. Bridgestone says it has invested more than $100 million in its efforts to commercialize guayule.
Guayule is part of the Bridgestone plan to achieve carbon neutrality and make tires from 100% renewable materials by 2050, according to the company. It is actively researching a range of solutions to support the recycling of materials from end-of-life tires and promote the replacement of non-renewable materials such as oil, silica and virgin carbon black in new tires.
Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster
Back in my day there was so much toilet paper and eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies


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