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Evergreen actor Dev Anand dies in London
Suhaag December 4, 2011
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Evergreen romantic star Dev Anand, who epitomised the debonair, urban gentleman on screen and gave classic hits like "Guide" in his career as actor and filmmaker spanning over six decades, died after a cardiac arrest in London. He was 88.
The debonair actor was familiar to Toronto. Dev Saab, as he was called affectionately, even attended the Miss India Canada event in 1993 where founder Kush Agnihotri presented the actor with a Lifetime Achievement award.
From the film fraternity to fans and political leaders, everyone mourned the death of the ageless actor with an indefatigable spirit.
Mohan Churiwala, Dev Anand's manager, told IANS that the actor passed away in a London hotel where he was staying with his son, Sunil, a one-time actor. According to Churiwala, Sunil found that Dev Anand was not responding and called the doctor. "The doctor said that he had a heart attack. He died at 10 on Saturday night in London," he said.
The Padma Bhushan awardee is survived by his wife, former actress Kalpana Karthik, Sunil and a daughter.
According to Churiwala, the cremation will be held next week in London. "He will be cremated in London only after Tuesday. Cremation cannot take place till his daughter reaches there. His body is kept in a hospital," he said.
Miss India Canada founder, Kush Agnihotri presents the Lifetime Achievement award to Dev Anand in 1993 in Toronto
Dev Anand, who started his career in the black and white era with 1946 film "Hum Ek Hain", spent 65 years under the arc lights as an actor and filmmaker.
Known as Mr. Charming and the Adonis of Indian cinema, the Dada Saheb Phalke award winner worked tirelessly, coming up with new films after short intervals. He never hung his boots or sat on his laurels. In fact, just before his death, he was planning another movie. His latest film "Chargesheet", which he acted and directed and was released this year, became his swan song.
His nephew and acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur summed up his journey in showbiz aptly by saying: "Dev Anand lived n died at his own terms. He was working one minute. Sat down and smiled. And was gone the next. So much 2 learn."
From colleagues to fans – everyone woke up to a rude Sunday morning shock as the news of the legendary actor's passing away in London unfolded here.
Actress Preity Zinta tweeted: "Woke up to the sad News of Dev Saheb's demise ! May God give peace to his soul! He inspired us all by living his life 2 the fullest. R.I.P".
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and yesteryears actress J. Jayalalithaa condoled the death of Dev Anand, saying India has lost "a great actor, an illustrious son and a true patriot".
Expressing grief, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said: "The country has lost an iconic film personality who gave immense joy to millions of movie buffs and his admirers and will be remembered for his varied roles in memorable movies over the decades."
Prem Dube, Dev Anand's driver for the last 22 years, said: "I have been praying why God did not take me away instead of Dev Anand? He had given his entire life the industry and they needed him… He was himself a God."
A close aide of the deceased actor, Chandra Shekhar, (himself 89), said he was 'shaken' when he heard the news from a friend, the first thing this morning.
"I only wish that this time the news should be wrong… Dev saab had given his soul to the industry and now his life… I personally feel that he could not accept the fate of his latest movie," Shekhar told IANS.
Dev Anand seemed to have adopted the philosophy of the song "Main Zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya" from "Hum Dono", in real life too. His body of work speaks volumes about the man who was not only a great actor, but multi-tasker and a trendsetter.
If as an actor he proved his versatility with hits like "Tere Ghar Ke Samne", "Jewel Thief" and Guide", as a director he made a "zara hatke" movie "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" that also gave Bollywood its first anglicised glamour icon in Zeenat Aman. He was also instrumental in bringing Tina Munim, Richa Sharma, Jackie Shroff and Tabu into the glamour world.
He played a long innings in filmdom, but his never-say-die spirit reigned supreme. All this is encapsulated in his autobiography "Romancing with Life".
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Manitowoc County Historical Society among most active in Wisconsin | Chamber Notebook
Manitowoc County Historical Society
The Manitowoc County Historical Society (MCHS), at 924 Pinecrest Road, Manitowoc, has been preserving the stories of our community for 112 years. What began as an effort to preserve our Civil War and pioneer past in 1906 has grown into one of the most active county historical societies in Wisconsin.
With their collection of artifacts scattered in barns and city buildings, the society saw the need to find a permanent home in the 1960s. Several sites were proposed for a historical village and agreements were made to acquire several buildings.
In 1969, the society accepted the donation of 40 acres of land from Hugo and Eleanor Vetting for the establishment of a historical village. Today, this 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village — a collection of more than 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers.
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Our Manitowoc County Historical Society now serves more than 12,000 visitors annually and is led by a board of directors along with one full-time and one part-time staff member, and more than 200 volunteers.
The past year, 2017, was a milestone for MCHS in many ways.
The organization celebrated nothing less than the extraordinary work of volunteers in 2017, historical society volunteers contributed more than 8,000 hours of service. That is equivalent to an additional four full-time staff members.
If the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for the most miles of rolling hoops in a given year, MCHS would have set a record. More than 1,000 students took their turn at exploring our local history as part of their targeted field trip experience.
Our Manitowoc County Historical Society also reached a milestone move of the historic Meeme House Inn. This move brought together more than two years of planning and financial support of more than $200,000.
The coming year will hold many new opportunities to explore our local history. Visitors can enjoy a new family-targeted "Seek and Find" scavenger hunt audio tour. Work is also continuing to finish restoration on the Kummer Smokehouse and Meeme Livery Stable. A pollinator habitat will also be created to expand the grounds' natural beauty.
What makes our Manitowoc County Historical Society unique is that the organization is funded by our community of supporters. Since its founding in 1906, the society has operated as a privately funded 501(c)(3) educational organization. The organization does not receive any funding from the state, county or city. MCHS is a direct reflection of your membership, admission and donated support. Together, we can give the stories of our past and present a future.
You can learn more about the mission and programs offered by our Manitowoc County Historical Society at ManitowocCountyHistory.org.

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Allow me to ask few questions to fellow believers, those of us who are called to walk by faith and not by sight, yet now becoming tempted to lose focus making the political issues of the day bigger than God. Are we to look into the earth's battles and take sides when all sides are in God? God is like a prism and each facet of humanity observes Him from their own vantage point.
Presently there are many sides of the government in our land vying in conflict for power.
Issues and 'MY RIGHTS' are on every tongue … LEFT AND RIGHT! Fear seems to have taken hold of the possibility that if our rights have been taken away we will become prisoners of someone else's right. The endless debates bring no solution because they are taken from the TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. Remember that tree, of which Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat? Both sides were evil.
If truth be known, we who are Christians are already prisoners – prisoners of the Living God. Our home is not in this dimension – not the earthly place we inhabit. Our identity is not the money we possess in bank accounts, nor our physical health or intellect. All these things are temporal and passing. Our true identity is Christ. We are temples of the Living God.
So why do we fret about the temporal things? Are we so possessed by our earthly treasures that our hearts have turned from "Laying up our treasures in heaven, for where Our treasure is, there will our hearts be also". Where are our hearts?
Are we now trying to find our security in governments – mere men, who at best work from greed themselves?
Jesus did not come to earth to build earthly kingdoms. Jesus came to set up another kingdom – the kingdom of self-giving love in the creation that was lost. Jesus did not save us to make us safe. He saved us to make us co-saviours … Co – Saviours with Him.
When asked to be shown the kingdom, His answer was "Lo, it is within you." Have our eyes become so dim that we have lost sight of our true purpose and calling while on earth?
Thank God we know that all issues have some measure of truth in them and by faith we can know that only the Holy Spirit knows what He will be bringing out as ONE solution for ALL.
For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus sake, that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. SO death works in us, but life in you.
For the momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison while we look not at the THINGS THAT ARE SEEN, but at the things which are not seen; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
So let us return our eyes from the evils of the day to the LIVING GOD behind it all; trusting His promises to cause ALL things to work together to the GOOD for we who are called according to His purpose. God's job is governments. Our job is to trust and keep our eyes where they belong …. ON HIM. All things come "Not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit sayeth the Lord.
Let us 'see through' to God and say with Joseph; "You meant it for evil, but God MEANT it for good," and stand with Abraham who called into being that which did not exist.
God is still on His Throne and we belong there with Him, seeing as He sees, loving as he loves. That is our victory and the shout of a KING is among us!


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require 'aws-sdk'
require 'overseer/aws/wrappers'
require 'overseer/aws/wrappers/ec2'

module Overseer
  module AWS
    module Wrappers
      module Ec2
        module Snapshots
          # wrapper for amazon ec2 snapshots
          class SnapshotClient
            def initialize
            end

            def get_ami_snapshot0(ami_id)
              resp = @ec2_client.describe_images(image_ids: [ami_id])

              return unless resp.images.first

              mappings = resp.images.first.block_device_mappings.first

              mappings.ebs.snapshot_id if mappings
            end

            def get_snapshot_state(snapshot_id)
              return if snapshot_id.nil?

              resp = @ec2_client.describe_snapshots(snapshot_ids: [snapshot_id])

              resp.snapshots.first.state if resp.snapshots.first
            rescue Aws::EC2::Errors::InvalidSnapshotNotFound
              nil
            end

            def wait_snapshot_state(snapshot_id)
              return unless get_snapshot_state(snapshot_id)

              ec2_snapshot = Aws::EC2::Snapshot.new(
                snapshot_id, client: @ec2_client
              )

              resp = ec2_snapshot.wait_until_completed(
                snapshot_ids: [snapshot_id]
              )

              get_snapshot_state(resp.id)
            end

            def delete_snapshot(snapshot_id)
              @ec2_client.delete_snapshot(snapshot_id: snapshot_id)
              true
            rescue Aws::EC2::Errors::InvalidSnapshotNotFound => e
              LOGGER.warn 'unable to delete snapshot:  ' + e.message
              false
            rescue Aws::EC2::Errors::InvalidSnapshotInUse => e
              LOGGER.warn 'unable to delete snapshot:  ' + e.message
              false
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Lung Acoustics Laboratory (LAL) is a place where researchers from different disciplines come and work together. Main areas of research conducted in LAL involve both hardware development for lung sound acquisition and diagnosis instrumentation and algorithm development for further processing of acquired lung sounds with the final aim of building an "intelligent stethoscope". Some of the current topics in LAL are online processing and classification of respiratory sounds using digital signal processors, multi-resolution analysis of respiratory sounds, system development for multi-channel acquisition of respiratory sounds and modeling air flow-lung sound relationship.


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Q: ebay like API interface for a web portal We have developed a B2B Web portal for Graphics Job Work which is similar to Camera Ready Art (www.camerareadyart.com). It is targeted for people wanting to convert bitmap to vector Graphics, Logo Designing and general image processing like coloring B/W images to color,etc.
We want to add facility so that people (our clients) can use a set of API that we provide to post their work from their site directly without having to visit our site literally to post their work.
I have never done anything like this till date so I have no ideas as to how I can implement something like this. I also want to know about how we can implement security so that only those who are authorized can post their work?
Can anyone give me ideas as to how we can do something like this.

A: This question covers a very large area and I doubt any single answer could cover matters in detail. What I can do is offer some starting points based on the mistakes I have made.
Build on top of your own API
Don't add-in API features to an existing system. Doing so will:

*

*lead to additional testing load (you'll have to test both your app and the API independently)

*result in an increase in overall maintenance costs

*result in a poorer quality API than what you want to offer

Your overall goal should be to build the API first and then build your app on top of your own API. Doing so has the following benefits:

*

*testing of the API is inherently performed whilst testing your app

*you won't 'forget' to add any required API methods

Your app and your application logic (the API) will be logically separated - there will be a clear separation between them in terms of what each side of the equation does and what it is responsible for. This will help guide development. This will also allow you to very very easily put the app and the API on different machines as and when this is needed.
Using your own API is a very important point. The design of your API will initially be sub-optimal and only through using it yourself will you be able to make it offer to people the features that are actually needed in a way that is efficient.
You will end up with a system that roughly looks like this:
-------------                          -------------
|           |                          |           |
| Your APP  | <= HTTP communication => | Your API  |
|           |                          |           |
-------------                          -------------

This highlights some further benefits: you can replace 'Your APP' with any other app, allowing customers of yours to create apps to deal with things in ways that work with them best. You can also create new versions of your app on top of the existing API - moving to a new version of your public web site can be much easier.
Designing your URLs: mapping to classes and methods
Choosing sensible URLs is as much of a problem as choosing sensible class and method names. Deriving URLs from classes and their methods is a good approach. If there is no sensible correlation between URLs and classes/methods, you will find things harder to maintain in the long run.
I personally prefer to associate URLs to classes and methods in the following ways:

*

*map classes to top-level directories

*map methods to sub-directories of the top-level directories

Example:
The URL of your API is https://api.camerareadyart.com.
You have an image object with toColour() and toBlackAndWhite() methods.
This may map to:
https://api.camerareadyart.com/image/toColour/
https://api.camerareadyart.com/image/toBlackAndWhite/

Similarly for bitmap to vector conversion:
https://api.camerareadyart.com/bitmap/toVector/

Designing responses
When someone GETs data from, or POSTs data to, one of your URLs, what happens? How are errors handled, how are exceptions dealt with? What form do responses take?
I can't tell you what to do here. Personally I prefer to map things as closely to HTTP as possible and then only go beyond this when needed.
For example, if an incoming request is accepted and is processed but runs into an error internally I would issue a 500 status response. Likewise if a given API method requires authentication that has not been provided I might issue a 403. Taking advantage of existing HTTP features prevents you from having to re-invent certain things.
Use existing aspects of HTTP
As well as using HTTP status codes sensibly, make sure to look around for an HTTP-only method for doing something before rolling your own solution.
Want the user to specify whether the response format should by XML or JSON? Use the HTTP Accept header.
Want to re-direct a client to a different URL to grab the result of a request? Use the HTTP Location header.
There are many features to HTTP that already handle many things you might want to do. Use them!
Security
There are two general problems to tackle here: authenticating the user, and determining what actions a given user can perform.
Security: authentication
The user will need to specify in their request who they are.
The first solution to spring to mind is to allow the user to specify a username and password, possibly the same as the username and password they use to access your app. This seems on the surface to be a good idea but it is not ideal.
Users will end up baking their username and password into their own apps. Inevitably one user will forget their password and will change it so that they can happily access your app, breaking their own app in the process.
A better choice would be for the user to supply an authentication token, which is essentially a single value unique to a user much like a username and password rolled into one.
This allows you to logically separate a username and password from access to the API. A user can change their username and/or password for your app as often as they like without breaking their access to the API.
A user can also have multiple API tokens, each with different levels of access, allowing a user to safely give out an API token to a third-party service.
Security: access control
As far as the outside world is concerned, your API is a set of URLs. Each URL is, by definition, unique and performs a unique task. Basing your access control mechanisms around these concepts is a good starting point.
I prefer to keep a list, per token, of the URLs that token is permitted to access. When a given token is used to access a URL it is trivial to tell which URL is being accessed and whether it is in the token's list of allowed URLs.
If you choose a set of URLs wisely, where each URL performs one unique action, this process provides you with about the finest level of access control as you're going to get.
To give a finer level of control you may also want to specify, per URL that a token is allowed to access, what query arguments they are allowed to use.

A: You obviously need to have your backend webservices designed and working. However, all additional features (security, throttling, OAuth key management, subscriber portal, interactive console to try the APIs, etc.) are a fairly standard set of features that you probably should not be developing yourself.
There are commercial API Management solutions on the market. I work for WSO2, which has a 100% open-source (Apache License) WSO2 API Manager, that you can download for free here or use as a cloud hosted version in WSO2 API Cloud.

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Q: Average transactions per active week Pandas I have a df that looks like this
user_id customer_id transaction_amount  transaction_type    transaction_date
0       0             10000               debit               2020-09-08
1       1             20000               debit               2020-09-08

Now I want to calculate the average amount of transactions of each user in the weeks. So far I have achieved
df.groupby(['user_id', 'transaction_date']).mean()

Which gives me the output in the following format

                                                       transaction_amount
user_id                              transaction_date
1                                       2021-03-08      36114.913043
                                        2021-03-09      13425.000000
                                        2021-03-23      14915.200000
                                        2021-03-24      9762.000000

2                                       2021-03-08      1234114.913043
                                        2021-02-08      1354325.000000
                                        2021-12-23      141241915.200000
                                        2021-5-21       9735162.000000

How can I get it in the format of
user_id | customer_id | average_transactions_per_week
_______________________________________________________
1          1                5 # 5 transactions in 1 week
2          2                8 # 8 transactions in 1 week

A: IIUC, you shouldn't use sum but count. Also, to group by week, you need to compute a grouper, here we can use a period:
df.groupby(['user_id', 'customer_id', pd.to_datetime(df['transaction_date']).dt.to_period('W')]).agg(transactions_per_week=('user_id', 'count'))

Output:
                                           transactions_per_week
user_id customer_id transaction_date
0       0           2020-09-07/2020-09-13                      1
1       1           2020-09-07/2020-09-13                      1

Now to get the average number of transactions, you need a second groupby:
(df
 .groupby(['user_id', 'customer_id', pd.to_datetime(df['transaction_date']).dt.to_period('W')])
 .agg(average_transactions_per_week=('user_id', 'count'))
 .groupby(['user_id', 'customer_id']).mean()
 )

Output:
                     average_transactions_per_week
user_id customer_id
0       0                                      1.0
1       1                                      1.0

A: df['week'] = pd.to_datetime(df['transaction_date']).dt.week
df.groupby(['user_id', 'customer_id', 'transaction_date', 'week']).mean().reset_index()

A: import pandas as pd

d = {'user_id': [0, 1], 'customer_id': [0, 1], 'transaction_amount': [10000, 20000], 'transaction_type': ['debit', 'debit'], 'transaction_date': ['2020-09-08', '2020-09-08']}
df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)

df['transaction_date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['transaction_date'])
avgdf = df.groupby(['transaction_date','user_id'], as_index= False).size().rename(columns={'size': 'avg_trans_amount'})
df = df.merge(avgdf, on = ['transaction_date','user_id'])
print(df)


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Q: How to monitor Ejabberd server's statistics through Nagios, Grapherl, Grafite or any other? I am currently looking for Ejabberd monitoring tool. There are certain ejabberd modules like grafite, statsfxd and statsd but i get error when i enable them. Alos the ejabberd official site states that the server is configurable with Nagios monitoring but i could not find any nagios plugin for monitoring ejabberd. Can anyone guide me on this.

A: There aren't any out-of-the-box solutions for this. You'll have to create your own.
One of the simpler solutions is to write a Bash script to use ejabberdctl to export server statistics to a web-accessible file, then use Prometheus's blackbox-exporter to scrape that file and get its metrics into Prometheus.


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Home Products Manzanilla Olives stuffed with Anchovy
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New Hearing Aid Tech at #AAAConf19
Dr Cliff Interviews Six Hearing Technology Leaders
David Copithorne
For audiologists, the annual American Academy of Audiology (AAA) conference and expo is a great way to network with peers, absorb best practices, and have a little fun. For consumers, the expo is great way to see, touch, and experience the latest and greatest products from hearing tech startups and top hearing aid manufacturers.
For those who couldn't make this year's conference in Columbus, don't worry, Dr. Cliff, AuD was on the scene, interviewing hearing aid technology leaders Phonak, Signia, Widex, and Oticon, and hearable startup Nuheara. He also got the scoop on ZPower's silver-zinc rechargeable hearing aid batteries. He came back last week with six information-packed videos (also available on the Hearing Tracker's YouTube Channel) to provide highlights from the expo.
Stylish Solution for iPhone and Bluetooth Connectivity
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Signia's fashionable, rechargeable Styletto hearing aids have been a hit with patients because of their unique, attractive design. Now there's another compelling feature: Made-for-iPhone and Bluetooth connectivity. Tish Ramirez, Signia's Director Of Clinical Education, explains how the new Signia Styletto Connect family enables wireless stereo streaming of phone calls and music directly from the iPhone, as well as streaming from Android smartphones, other Bluetooth devices, and TVs via Signia's StreamLine Mic and StreamLine TV accessories. And that's not all. For patients with single-sided deafness who want the convenience of rechargeable batteries, Signia also demonstrated a new CROS/biCROS option for its Signia Pure Charge&Go hearing aids.
Universal Bluetooth Connectivity (Finally)
Christine Jones, AuD, Director of the Phonak Audiology Research Center, tells Dr. Cliff why the new Phonak Marvel hearing aids have been such a success. By offering wireless streaming from any Bluetooth device to the hearing aids — without the need for an intermediate streamer — Phonak delivered an industry first that has proven popular with consumers.
We wanted a product that would work for everybody, regardless of what device they wanted to listen to.
Christine Jones, AuD, Phonak
But that's not all. Users are clamoring for the new rechargeable option: 80% of Marvels shipped now are rechargeable. The recent addition of a T-coil and integration of a Phonak Roger receiver for remote microphones has provided "universal public accessibility."
Machine Learning Hearing Aids
Through AI-based machine learning, Widex Evoke hearing aids discern the best audio settings for various challenging listening environments. Oliver Townend, Head of Audiology Communication at Widex, explains how machine learning enables ongoing improvement in performance based on constant user inputs. And he also describes the technology behind the tiny Widex rechargeable fuel cell—a unique, new, environmentally friendly way to power hearing aids.
Retrofitted Rechargeable Hearing Aids
Anson Martin, Chief Commercial Officer of ZPower, says the company's key to success has been "easily retrofitting a non-rechargeable hearing aid and making it rechargeable." ZPower's silver-zinc batteries feature high energy density in small form factors, making them well suited for small hearing aids. And ZPower has designed its hearing aid batteries to easily swap out with traditional zinc-air hearing aid batteries. There's another big benefit: while zinc-air non-rechargeable and lithium-ion rechargeable hearing aid batteries can create hazardous waste in landfills, ZPower's silver-zinc batteries are non-toxic and recyclable.
Better Hearing Before Hearing Aids
Nuheara, maker of the IQ Buds Boost, made big progress in the past year. To find out more, Dr. Cliff interviewed Phil Davis, Nuheara's Chief Sales Officer, and Alan Davis, Vice President of Product. "People need to start taking care of their hearing health seven to ten years before they get a hearing aid—that's our sweet spot," Davis says.
We will monitor their hearing loss, and if it progresses, we will recommend they get a hearing aid.
Alan Davis, Nuheara
Among his revelations: customer surveys indicate approximately 20% of Nuheara customers are starting to experience hearing loss serious enough to step up to custom programmable hearing aids. And 72% have already had a hearing test.
The Next Generation of "BrainHearing"
Oticon took a big technological step forward when it introduced its Opn hearing aids with "BrainHearing" technology in 2016. And it's just taken another big step forward with its next-generation Opn technology, dubbed Opn S. Donald J. Schum, Oticon VP of Audiology, says Opn S provides a 30% improvement in comprehension in noisy environments over the first-generation Opn hearing aids. And he says new OpenSound Navigator technology provides 360-degree environmental sound while still improving speech comprehension.
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Everyone seems to have "Howied" himself on this show. This week, it's Craig's turn and boy, is it a doozy. Vinnie tells us about food from around the world. Can Flat-Earthers own snow globes? Rich wants to know how afghans can ever keep you warm. Never play Yahtzee with a wombat, and Shenanigans takes on PETA. We also explore the saga of a Canadian Raccoon Fighting League.
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Nokia and T-Mobile have finally announced that the Lumia 710 will be hitting the carrier in mid-January. This will be the first Windows Phone from Nokia introduced in the U.S., and it will debut with an entry-level price.
The smartphone, which launched outside of the U.S. last week, features a 3.7-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with "ClearBlack" technology, as well as a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor and 512MB of RAM. Equipped with a 5MP camera and 8GB of storage, the Windows-powered device comes with 25GB of storage on Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud service. The phone will also come preloaded with apps such as Netflix, Nokia Drive and ESPN.
The Lumia 710 will mark the first Windows Phone to hit the U.S. since Nokia switched from using Symbian on its smartphones to Microsoft's mobile operating system. The phone will cost $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year service agreement, and will be available in-stores and online on Jan. 11, just in time for the Consumer Electronics Show.
Rumors of the Lumia 710 heading to T-Mobile began to surface back in November, though this is the first time either Nokia or T-Mobile have confirmed the story. The phone will be sold in black and white variants.


These two non-Brahmanical systems of religion came to the fore in the middle of the sixth century AD Buddhism was founded by a Kshatriya Prince, Siddhartha born in 567 BC at Lumbini village in the Nepalese Terai. Siddhartha, afterwards known as the Buddha, was the son of Suddhodana, Raja of Kapilvastu. The founder of Jainism is unknown. Mahavira, a contemporary of Buddha, was the preceptor of Jainism. He was the twentyfourth and the last of the Jain teachers called Tirthankaras. Born at Vaisali, the capital of Videha (Modern Bihar), he too, like the Buddha, belonged to the Kshatriya clan of eastern India.
The two faiths shared the belief in the transmigration of soul, but rejected the authority of the Vedas. Both condemned animal sacrifices.
The five doctrines of Jainism are: (1) Not to tell lies, (2) to speak the truth, (3) to observe continence, (4) not to acquire property and (5) not to cause injury to any one. The last one was added by Mahavira. The first four relate to his predecessor, Parsvanath.
Tri-ratna: The aim of existence according to Jainism is to attain, through the tri-ratna (three jewels) of (1) right intentions, (2) right knowledge and (3) right conduct, an absolutely stainless life.
Jainism recognised the existence of the gods but placed them lower than the Jina (the conqueror, used for Mahavir). It did not condemn the varna system as Buddhism did. Jainism attached the utmost importance to noninjury to living beings and prohibited the practice of war and even agriculture.
The names of two Jain tirthankaras—Rishabha and Arishtanemi, are found in Rigveda.
The Vishnu Purana and the Bhagvat Purana describe Rishabha as an incarnation of Narayan.
Jainism had 24 tirthankaras, all Kshatriyas and belonging to the royal family. Parsvanath and Mahavir were 23rd and 24th tirthankara respectively.
Syadvada (saptabhanginaya): According to Jainism, all our judgement are necessarily relative, conditional and limited. Absolute affirmation and absolute negation both are wrong. 'Saptabhanginaya' means dialetic of the 'seven steps' or 'the theory of seven field judgement'.
Anekantavada: The Jain metaphysics is a realistic and relativistic plurism. It is called Anekantavada or the doctrine of the manyness of reality. Matter (pudgala) and Spirit (Jiva) are regarded as separate and independent realities.
First council was held at Patliputra about 300 BC under leadership of Sthulabhdra. Jain canons were compiled in this council.
Second council was held at Valabhi in the 5th century AD by the Svetambaras under the leadership of Devardhi Kshamasramana and the 12 Angas and 12 upangas were finally compiled here in Ardha Magadhi language.
Jainism popularised 'Prakrit' language. Mahavir Swamy preached in Ardhamagdhi.
Buddha laid stress on the Four Noble Truths viz., (i) existence is suffering; (ii) suffering is born of desire and desire unfulfilled leads to rebirth; (iii) when desire ceases, rebirth ceases and that is the highest good (nirvana), and (iv) the cessation of desire is attained by purity in deed, word and thought, the observance of the ten commandments and the pursuit of the Noble Eight-fold Path. The ten commandments are "not to kill, steal, or commit adultery; not to lie, speak ill of other people, indulge in fault-finding or profane language; to abstain from covetousness and hatred and to avoid ignorance." The Eight-fold Path consists of right belief, right thought, right speech, right action, right means of livelihood, right execution, right remembrance and right meditation.
Buddha was strongly opposed to religious rituals, ceremonial worship, sacrificial system, and the idea of caste system. His preachings were mainly in regard to purity of thought and conduct.
His famous first sermon, the Dharma-chakra-Pravartana or Setting in Motion the Wheel of Law, was delivered in the Deer Park at Sarnath near Banaras (Varanasi).
The crux of early Buddhism was renunciation of desire.
Buddhism became a global religion due to efforts of king Ashoka. To preach Buddhist doctrines, Ashoka sent his son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghamitta to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Buddha preached in the language of the people and did not harp on the caste system. Buddhism became very popular in India during Buddha's time.
Gautam Buddha (563 BC-483 BC) left home at the age of 29, attained Nirvana at the age of 35 at Bodh Gaya, under a Pipal tree, delivered his first sermon at Sarnath in Banaras and attained Mahaparinirvana at Kusinagar at the age of 80 in 483 BC.
The Vinaya Pitaka: (i) It deals with rules and regulations which the Buddha promulgated, (ii) It describes in detail the gradual development of Sangha, (iii) It also gives an account of the life and teaching of Buddha.
The Sutta Pitaka: It contains (i) discourses delivered by Buddha himself on different occasions (ii) discourses delivered by Sariputta, Ananda, Moggaland and others, (iii) the principles of religion.
The Abhidhamma Pitaka: It contains the profound philosophy of the Buddhas's teachings and investigates mind and matter, to help the understanding of things as they truly are.
Buddhism does not recognise the existence of god and soul (atman).
The first human statues worshipped in India were probably those of the Buddha.
Hinayana and Mahayana: Hinayana and Mahayana are the two divisions of Buddhism. Mahayanism came into existence in the time of Kanishka.
The Buddhism which ignored the Divine (worship of gods and goddesses) was known in later times as the Hinayana or Lesser Vehicle of salvation, while the modified religion which recognised the value of prayer and acknowledged Buddha as the incarnation of an eternal heavenly Buddha was called the Mahayana, or the Greater Vehicle.
Death of Buddha: Buddha died in 483 BC. at the age of 80 under a sal tree at Kusinagara (modern Kasia) in the Gorakhpur district of U.P. Relics of Buddha are preserved in a Stupa. Buddha is said to be the last historical incarnation of Vishnu.
Buddhist Councils: The first Buddhist Council was held at Rajagriha shortly after Buddha's death. A second Council was held at Vaisali in which the disciples of Buddha divided into two sections viz., Sthavirvadins and Mahasanghikas; a third at Pataliputra (during the reign of Ashoka), 236 years after his death, and a fourth Council was held at Srinagar (Kashmir) under the patronage of Kanishka, the Kushan king. It was presided by Vasumitra. Harshavardhana summoned two Buddhist Assemblies in the year 643 AD— one at Kanauj (the fifth one) and the other at Prayag, the sixth one.
Buddhist literature: was written in Pali language.
Emperor Ashoka and Buddhism: According to authoritative historical accounts, Emperor Ashoka became a convert to Buddhism after the battle of Kalinga in which there had been a great bloodbath. Disgusted with the spectacle, Ashoka became a lay Buddhist and ordered that royal-hunts be stopped. He appointed officials to proclaim and propagate Buddhist doctrine among the people and to act as censors of religion and morals. He got Buddhist doctrine inscribed on stone and such inscriptions were affixed all over his dominions. He also sent Buddhist missionaries to foreign countries. The famous Greek ruler Menander was converted to Buddhism.
Coins made of metal appear first in the age of Gautam Buddha. The earliest are made largely of silver though a few of coppers also appear. They are called 'punch-marked' because pieces of these metals were punched with certain marks such as hills, trees, fish, bull, elephant, crescent etc. The earliest boards of these coins have been found in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Magadha, although some early coins are also found in Magadha.
Buddhist period: During the age of Lord Buddha, there were 16 large States called 'mahajanapadas'. Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti were the most powerful.
The earliest capital of Magadha was at 'Rajgir' which was called 'Girivraja' at that time.
Magadha came into prominence under the leadership of Bimbisara, who belonged to the 'Haryanka' dynasty.
Magadha's most serious rival was Avanti with its capital at Ujjain. Its king Chanda Pradyota Mahasena fought Bimbisara, but ultimately the two thought it wise to become friends.
Bhakti Cult was a socio-religious movement revived in India during the 15th and 16th century AD. The new schools of religion gathered momentum as a result of Islamic influence. The belief in one God and the democratic spirit of Islam served as a potent factor in the evolution of Bhakti movement. Its main purpose was to bring reform in Hindu religion and check conversions to Islam. The saintly reformers preached a non-ritualistic and unflinching devotion to a personal God to attain salvation. They pointed out the absurdity of the caste system and preached a religion open to all without any distinction of caste or creed. Another attempt of some of the reformers was to bridge the gulf between the Hindus and Muslims. The teachings of Kabir and Guru Nanak were particularly directed toward that end.
The great exponents of the Bhakti Cult were: Ramanuja in the south, Ramanand and Kabir in Uttar Pradesh, Namdeva, Ramdas and Tukaram in Maharashtra, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Bengal, Jaidev in Orissa and Guru Nanak in the Punjab.


ConnectKnox – plug in. power up.
Connect Knox is a community-centered initiative that connects people who have ideas and energies to invest in our community with others who are equally passionate about making big, new ideas happen.
Connect Knox will gather information from the various local communities and ask leaders and residents to Power Up by providing input and feedback to determine a small set of priorities for each year.
Additionally, Connect Knox will encourage community members to Plug In through speaker series and events relating to current issues in our area.
Simply stated, Connect Knox is about connecting the right people to the right issues at the right time.
We will create a speaker's series to explore, engage, and educate. Connect Knox community events will be focused on creating conversations and connecting people.
Connect Knox will gather information using a variety of tools to collectively determine a small set of community priorities each year. Connect Knox will then connect and convene community members to create action plans to address those priorities.


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require 'rails_helper'

module Yoolk
  module Liquid
    module ProductCatalog
      describe CategoryDrop do
        it { should have_attribute(:id) }
        it { should have_attribute(:name) }
        it { should have_attribute(:to_param) }

        it { should belongs_to(:parent).with('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoryDrop') }
        it { should have_many(:siblings).with('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoryDrop') }
        it { should have_many(:self_and_siblings).with('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoryDrop').class_name('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoriesDrop').scope(:defaults) }
        it { should have_many(:self_and_ancestors).with('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoryDrop').class_name('Yoolk::Liquid::ProductCatalog::CategoriesDrop').scope(:defaults) }

        it { should respond_to(:root?) }
        it { should respond_to(:leaf?) }
        it { should respond_to(:products) }
      end

      describe CategoryDrop, 'methods' do
        subject { described_class.new(double(id: 33)) }

        it '#url' do
          expect(subject).to receive(:product_category_products_url).with(subject)

          subject.url
        end

        it '#current? returns true' do
          @context.registers[:controller].params[:category_id] = '33-vehicle'

          expect(subject.current?).to eq(true)
        end

        it '#current? returns false' do
          @context.registers[:controller].params[:category_id] = '112-furniture'

          expect(subject.current?).to eq(false)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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Candidates will be able to demonstrate masters-level ability to develop logical arguments and conclusions in written form, and base their positions on findings in relevant research literature.
Candidates will be able to demonstrate masters-level knowledge of music history, music theory, and compositional styles by identifying, describing, comparing, and contrasting musical works from the Antiquity through modern times.
Candidates will be able to demonstrate masters-level knowledge by identifying, describing, and comparing specific methods of teaching and predominant educational theories, and the uses of these approaches in the area of specialty (band, orchestra, choir, elementary, Pre-K/early childhood).
The general requirements for admission include the completion of an undergraduate degree in music education with a grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) on relevant courses; valid teacher certificate; an interview; and fulfillment of the general requirements for admission to The Graduate School, including the submission of three recommendations. A list of additional admission materials specific to this program is available on the School of Music website. Unless they have completed an undergraduate degree at an English-speaking institution, applicants whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of at least 80 (internet-based score) or 570 (paper-based). Admission decisions are based upon the applicant's total portfolio with particular weight being given to knowledge of and experience in elementary or secondary music teaching, the audition (for those desiring to present a recital), or research/writing abilities (for those desiring to write a thesis).
Degree Requirements (32 Hours)
Prior to taking any graduate music study, all M.M.Ed. students must take the Graduate Music Diagnostic Examination and, early in their studies, complete all deficiencies and required courses resulting from the exam. Degree candidates must complete a prescribed program of 32 hours of graduate work and successfully pass an oral comprehensive examination. In addition, candidates must complete a written thesis or present one full recital. Another option requires 35 hours but no thesis or recital.
Major Area (15-18 Hours)
MUED 790 Principles of Music Education 3
MUED 795 Research in Music Education and Pedagogy 3
Select additional MUED courses 6
Select one of the following tracks: 3-6
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MUSC 799
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Total Credit Hours 15-18
Other Studies in Music (15-17 Hours)
Advisor-approved Music Theory 3
Advisor-approved Music History 3
MUSC 734 Ensemble 1
Other 500 or 700-level courses in Music
Total Credit Hours 7
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"The better points [of being a missionary kid] are knowing 2 languages, getting to meet new people from other places, and going to other countries. It's more of an adventurous life."
Susan on Alex: "He's kind of a dreamer, the absent-minded professor. He has a real sensitive spirit. He's also very adaptable."
Darin on Alex: "He's really very intelligent. We also call him the chameleon because he does well in groups of any kind."
Alex, a hard-working hockey player, scored a goal during one of his recent games. According to brother Nick, their dad's cheers were so loud that Nick could hear him all the way in the locker room. "It's kind of embarrassing because that's not what they do in Russia," Alex says. "The guys on my team thought it was pretty funny."
Christopher "Bear" McFarland, 11
"I like to play soccer and lift weights. My favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti and maple syrup with pancakes."
Abbey on Bear: "He doesn't get embarrassed. He can just turn on the music and start dancing while everybody's watching him."
Darin on Bear: "Bear was the first [of our kids] to use the Russian he knew. He is so motivated by relationships that he just wants to connect with people. He is very affectionate."
Bear has a helper that accompanies him to school. Sometimes, though, his stubborn streak comes out. "One time, I was on my way to take one of the kids to hockey," Darin remembers. "I drove by Bear's school and saw his helper standing and Bear was up in the tree and wouldn't come down. I rolled down the window and yelled, 'Bear! Get out of the tree! Go home!'" Not sure where the voice was coming from, Bear quickly climbed down and headed for home.
Abigail "Abbey" McFarland, 10
"It's good [to be a missionary kid] because when I grow up, I can be a missionary if I want to. We travel a lot, go to different places, see different countries. I like learning languages."
Bear on Abbey: "Abbey's the princess and a ballerina."
Alex on Abbey: "She's the sister. She has to be pretty tough. She can out-wrestle all of the boys in her class."
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Nick McFarland, 8
"[I'm good at] bugging David, bugging Alex, playing hockey and scoring goals."
Darin on Nick: "Nick is quick. It's more important [to him] to be finished and have free time. He is very introspective."
Susan on Nick: "He's very gifted athletically. It's natural thing for him. He's got the competiveness, the agility. He's very thoughtful. He's also the organized child."
"Nick is a visual learner," Darin has observed. "He watched hockey for a couple of years before he actually agreed to play it. He watched and listened and learned from seeing. He's not the book-worm type of person that learns stuff from books."
David McFarland, 4
"I'm good at lifting, and I'm good at running. I skate. I go backwards and cross over. I want to play hockey with the hockey puck."
Alex on David: "David is the one that's always kind of a tough guy, trying to tag along."
Susan on David: "He's very affectionate. There's no shyness with him. He's very conversational. He's just a delightful child."
"At 4 years old, he's fun to be with," says Susan. "He loves being right with me in the kitchen, helping me. He would have me making cookies every single day if he could. He's just a chipper, happy child."
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Chubb Fire & Security announced that its manufacturing facility in Manchester has achieved an 84% reduction in emission of volatile organic compounds commonly found in paint solvents. Additionally, Chubb's national distribution centre has furthered its environmental credentials with ISO 14001 (International Environmental Standard) accreditation.
Manufacturing facility in Manchester has achieved an 84% reduction in emission of volatile organic compounds commonly found in paint solvents.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Manchester manufacturing facility plays an important role in the extinguisher supply chain through its recycling and renovation process. The outstanding reduction in emissions came about from the manufacturing team working with paint manufacturers, explains Simon Kendrick, supply chain director: "We have changed over to a water-based paint and lacquer, which provide an equally good cosmetic and durable finish for the renovated extinguishers but importantly it means that we have been able to reduce emissions to the atmosphere by a remarkable 84%."
The team has another reason to celebrate after becoming one of the first UK Fire Extinguisher renovation facilities to gain UKAS TPED approval for renovation of CO2 cylinders. With this achievement, coupled with the recent approval to re-mark MoD products with the 'CE' mark, the site is well positioned to meet customers' demanding quality requirements.
The facility re-manufactures over 150,000 fire extinguishers every year, providing service exchange stock to both Chubb and trade customers. "Used extinguishers are returned from customers via the Hams Hall distribution centre," explains Kendrick, "and suitable cylinders are selected to be stripped of all paint, pressure tested, re-painted and then re-filled. We have vast experience in renovating many types of customer equipment – from trolley units and large cylinders, to standard CO2 and powder portables."
Chubb also announced that the Hams Hall distribution centre has achieved ISO 14001, the International Organization for Standardization's environmental standard. This accreditation demonstrates Chubb's commitment to improving environmental management and performance, conforming with international standards, and reducing consumption of energy and natural resources.


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Fathers of Edenville
Author: Corrine Ardoin
Genre: Fiction - Womens
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Date Published: April 16, 2020
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Book Review of : Fathers of Edenville
Fathers of Edenville, by Corrine Ardoin, tells a story about a cuckolded small-town detective, Fortuitous Sumner, his unfaithful wife, Sylvia, murder, and introspection of life. The novel explores the subverted connection between two men who grew up together, and unwittingly became each other's nemesis. Their issues date back to high school years when Tucker Stewart felt his first pangs of jealousy over classmate Jim Hart when he saw how Jim was so popular, respected by his peers, and was the heartthrob of most the girls in school. Jim Hart had been the captain of the football team and had won the interest of the beautiful lusty Sylvia Cadwallader, who was also Tucker Stewart's dream girl. Tucker was striking out with Sylvia, in fact, she actually seemed to avoid Tucker, and that hurt him deeply but didn't diminish his desires for her. Jim and Tucker were both in love with her, but neither would marry her.
Ardoin's novel examines the dark obsessions that lie beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary people. With unerring psychological insight, the novel moves characters cross the precarious line separating fantasy from reality. When Sylvia's lover, Jim Hart, disappears, speculation abound of his disappearance. Was Jim killed by detective Fortuitous Sumner; he certainly had the motive to kill this man, who was his wife's paramour or was it Tucker Stewart who was jealous of Jim's illicit relation with Sylvia? Or did Jim's wife decide to put a permanent end to her husband's philandering - or did Jim just take off to escape from his failing marriage and convoluted life.
Ardoin weaves in another thread about two fathers. Fathers who have little to do with their offspring, but why. Fathers who have forgotten that they have children who need their love, When one of them is discovered dead, soon after Jim Hart's disappearance, the small town is in an uproar. Are these two tragedies related? Is there a killer on the loose?
The human issues that affect relationships are the foundation for Ardoin's story, she builds mystery and intrigue around the matter of what makes men men, and women women, and how they reconcile their love and sexuality individually, and together.
Ardoin's novel is told in the third person, and oddly enough for a story about the sins of the flesh, it is devoid of profanity and erotic descriptions of adultery. Dark twists and delightful turns follow this unique look at infidelity, cuckolding, jealousies, and a craving for redemption. As you read Fathers of Edenville, you will find yourself drawn deeper and deeper into this dark story of destructive obsessions.
Reviewed by: Carole W.
About Corrine Ardoin
Corrine Ardoin loves storytelling. She has written hundreds of poems and songs, performed at local festivals, has written numerous short stories and articles, and has authored several books. Her work has appeared in newspapers and in publications by the American Collegiate Poets and the National Library of Poetry. She has lived in many rural areas throughout California before settling in Santa Maria, California where she attended Allan Hancock College. When she's not at her desk writing, she's gardening, visiting the local coffee hangout, or hiking the trails near her home.
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The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and strongly recommends U.S. citizens defer all travel to the country. This replaces the Travel Warning dated February 27, 2011, updates information on security incidents, including piracy, and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Eritrea.
The Eritrean government continues to restrict the travel of all foreign nationals. These restrictions require all visitors and residents, including U.S. diplomats, to apply 10 days in advance for permission to travel outside Asmara's city limits. Permission is rarely granted. As a result, the U.S. Embassy is extremely limited in its ability to provide emergency consular assistance outside of Asmara. A number of Eritrean-U.S. dual citizens have been arrested without apparent cause. Once arrested, detainees may be held for extended periods without being told the purpose of their incarceration. Conditions are harsh – those incarcerated may be held in very small quarters without access to restrooms, bedding, food, or clean water. The Eritrean government does not inform the U.S. Embassy when U.S. citizens, including those who are not dual nationals, have been arrested or detained. Similarly, should the U.S. Embassy learn of the arrest of a U.S. citizen, the Eritrean government rarely allows consular access, regardless of the reason the U.S. citizen is being held.
The Eritrean government-controlled media frequently broadcasts anti-U.S. rhetoric, and has done so since December 2009, when the UN imposed sanctions on Eritrea. Although there have been no specific incidents of violence targeting U.S. citizens, U.S. citizens are urged to exercise caution and to avoid demonstrations. Even peaceful demonstrations can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. U.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and be aware of their surroundings at all times.
U.S. citizens are strongly advised to avoid travel near the Eritrean-Ethiopian border and the Southern Red Sea region, including the port of Assab, as there have been military tensions in these areas.
U.S. citizens on ships and sailing vessels are strongly advised not to sail off the Eritrean coast nor to attempt to dock in Eritrean ports or travel through Eritrean waters.
In December 2010, a British ship attempting to refuel in Massawa was detained by Eritrean authorities, and its crew of four was held for six months without consular access before being released. There are reports of additional vessels with nationals from other countries being detained for several months. In nearly all cases, the Eritrean government has neither given a reason for detention, nor granted consular access. The port of Assab is closed to private marine vessels.
In August 2011, three separate incidents of piracy were reported off the Eritrean coast near the port of Assab. High-speed skiffs with armed persons on board continue to attack merchant vessels. If transit around the Horn of Africa is necessary, vessels should travel in convoys, maintain good communications contact at all times, and follow the guidance provided by the Maritime Security Center – Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA). U.S. citizens should consult the Maritime Administration's Horn of Africa Piracy page for information on maritime advisories, self-protection measures, and naval forces in the region.
U.S. citizens are also urged to avoid remote Eritrean islands, some of which may be used for Eritrean military training and would therefore be unsafe.
U.S. citizens choosing to travel to Eritrea should obtain an Eritrean visa before their arrival in Eritrea. Persons arriving by marine vessel likely will not be able to obtain an Eritrean visa. Additionally, fuel and provisions are often unavailable in Massawa and other parts of Eritrea and are often scarce in Asmara.
U.S. citizens considering travel within Eritrea should be aware of the presence of large numbers of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops along the Eritrean-Ethiopian border, and acute political tensions between the two countries. In March 2008, Eritrean restrictions on diesel fuel supplies caused the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea's detachments to withdraw from the Temporary Security Zone, leaving no international observers monitoring the border. Skirmishes between troops of both countries resulted in fatalities in January and February of 2010.
Although Eritrean forces withdrew from disputed territory at the border with Djibouti as part of a Qatari-led mediation effort, tensions in that area remain high.
In April 2010, a bomb blast just over the border with Ethiopia killed five persons and injured 20. In May 2010, 13 people were injured when a bomb exploded on a bus just over the border with Ethiopia. In July 2010, 78 people were killed in two suicide attacks in Kampala, Uganda, including Eritreans and a U.S. citizen. Although we are not aware of specific threats against U.S. citizens in Eritrea, the Kampala bombings mark the first time that the Somalia-based, U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al-Shabaab, which has threatened U.S. citizens, has demonstrated a capacity to operate outside of its base in Somalia.
Landmines and unexploded ordnance remain a serious problem throughout the country. There are reports of accidents and incidents where vehicles or people occasionally detonate mines. Many detonations occurred on relatively well-traveled roads in and near the Gash Barka region of western Eritrea; subsequent investigations indicated that several mines were recently laid. In September 2011, press reported that a vehicle in Senafe, 60 miles south of Asmara, ran over a landmine; five people were killed and another 34 injured in the incident. Vast areas of the country still have not been certified free of mines and unexploded ordnance following the 30-year war for independence and the subsequent 1998-2000 conflict with Ethiopia. U.S. citizens should avoid walking alone and hiking in riverbeds or areas that local government officials have not certified as safe.
Crime in Asmara has increased as a result of deteriorating economic conditions along with persistent food, water, and fuel shortages, and rapid price inflation. The combination of forced, open-ended, low-paying, national service for many Eritreans and severe unemployment leads some Eritreans to commit crime to support their families. Eritrean authorities have limited capacity to deter or investigate crime or prosecute perpetrators.
U.S. citizens who travel to or reside in Eritrea are strongly advised to enroll through the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). U.S. citizens without Internet access may enroll directly with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. By enrolling, you make it easier for the U.S. Embassy or Consulate to contact you in case of emergency.
The consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara, though closed for most visa services, is fully open for U.S. citizen services between the hours of 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday, or by appointment. The U.S. Embassy in Asmara is located at 179 Alaa Street, P.O. Box 211, Asmara; telephone (291-1) 12-00-04, available 24 hours in case of emergency; fax (291-1) 124-255 and (291-1) 127-584.
Current information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States or a regular toll line at-1-202-501-4444 for callers from other countries. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). You can also stay up to date by bookmarking our Bureau of Consular Affairs website, which contains the current Worldwide Caution. Follow us on Twitter and the Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook, and download our free Smart Traveler IPhone App to have travel information at your fingertips.


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