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First significant snowfall of season results in multiple Hants County accidents, road conditions 'treacherous'
Carole Morris-Underhill · Journalist | Posted: Dec. 8, 2021, 9:43 p.m. | Updated: Dec. 9, 2021, 12:50 a.m. | 2 Min Read
A woman driving an SUV was treated for minor injuries after a suppertime single vehicle roll-over on Highway 14 in Mill Section Dec. 8. — CONTRIBUTED
As the roads became snow covered for the first considerable snowfall of the season, West Hants firefighters spent their evening rescuing motorists who went off the road.
The first call was to Highway 101 near Ellershouse around 4 p.m. Dec. 8. Capt. Brett Tetanish, a Brooklyn firefighter, was driving home from the city and noticed vehicles, that had been heading eastbound, had left the highway and were in the median.
"It was complete sheet of ice, you could barely stand up," said Ryan Richard, a deputy fire chief with Brooklyn.
He said there were three separate accidents located within a half-kilometre stretch.
"The first one was three vehicles, the second one was one vehicle, and the third was one vehicle," said Richard, noting the second accident was a roll-over and considered the most serious.
Richard said they closed Highway 101 at Exit 4: St. Croix heading towards the city to keep first responders safe while they dealt with the multiple accidents.
This section of the 101 series highway is well-known to Brooklyn firefighters.
"That area is the concrete section so that's the determining factor... That concrete freezes before the asphalt does. We have a lot of accidents on that concrete," he said.
RCMP and EHS also responded to the scene. The provincial Public Works department was contacted to lay brine down.
"The road conditions were absolutely treacherous."
The road was reopened within the hour. There were no serious injuries.
A single vehicle roll-over on Highway 14 in Mill Section came in around 5:15 p.m. and it resulted in one woman requiring medical assistance for minor injuries.
That call resulted in a secondary accident, said Paul Maynard, a deputy fire chief with the Hantsport Fire Department. It occurred just 200 feet (60 metres) away.
Two people passing the initial scene in cars wound up in a rear-end collision, he said. No injuries were reported for that incident.
Maynard said the road was closed to traffic for about an hour. RCMP officers, paramedics and firefighters from both Hantsport Station 1 and 2, plus Windsor, assisted with that call. Wolfville provided stand-in coverage.
Maynard said snowplows were out but the roads were "very slippery."
"Being the first significant storm of the season, (it's) a reminder to slow down; give yourself lots of extra time to arrive at your destination safely," said Maynard.
Richard said there are still motorists who haven't switched from their summer tires. He's encouraging people to get in the habit of doing so before the snow flies.
"It's better to get them put on a little bit earlier rather than wait until the weather conditions change."
The forecast for Dec. 8, leading into Dec. 9, called for upwards of 25 to 30 centimetres of snow.
P.E.I. steps up in storm to rescue stranded motorists

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package com.thanple.thinking.springboot.web;

import com.thanple.thinking.springboot.entity.User;
import com.thanple.thinking.springboot.repository.UserRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by Thanple on 2017/2/23.
 */

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/jpa")
public class RepoDemoController {

    @Autowired
    private UserRepository userRepository;

    @RequestMapping("/insertUser")
    public User insertUser() {
        List<String> nameRepository = Arrays.asList("Tom","Cindy","Linda","Jack","Rose");

        User commonFriend = userRepository.findOne(1L);

        User user = new User();
        user.setName(nameRepository.get((int)(Math.random()*nameRepository.size())) + "" +String.format("%04d",(int)(Math.random() * 1000 )) );
        user.setEmail(String.format("%4d@qq.com",(int)(Math.random() * 100000000) ));
        user.setCreateTime(new Date());
        if(commonFriend != null) {
            user.getFriends().add(commonFriend);
        }

        userRepository.save(user);
        return user;
    }
}

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Until now astronomers have taken two approaches to reckoning the constant's value. One method uses objects of known brightness, called standard candles, such as Cepheid variable stars. A Cepheid star's light fluctuates at regular intervals, and the interval is related to how much luminosity it puts out. Deriving the star's actual brightness from its rate of fluctuation and comparing that with how bright it appears to Earth observers is how astronomers determine its distance. The scientists then measure the redshift of the same objects—that is, how much their light has been shifted toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum. Redshift occurs when a light source moves away from an observer; light waves emitted from it will be stretched. This is similar to how the sound of a car horn drops in pitch as the vehicle drives away. By measuring a distant star's redshift, astronomers can calculate how fast it is receding from Earth. When they combine that information with its distance, they obtain a value for the Hubble constant.
The second technique for figuring out the expansion rate of space relies on the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the ghostly radiation left over from the big bang that permeates deep space. Precise measurements of temperature variations in the CMB from the Planck Space Telescope, when plugged into the standard model of the big bang's cosmology, allow astronomers to derive the constant.
The problem is, the values obtained from these methods do not agree—a discrepancy cosmologists call "tension." Calculations from redshift place the figure at about 73 (in units of kilometers per second per megaparsec); the CMB estimates are closer to 68. Most researchers first thought this divergence could be due to errors in measurements (known among astrophysicists as "systematics"). But despite years of investigation, scientists can find no source of error large enough to explain the gap.
Now, using gravitational wave signals from the merger of two black holes and redshift data from one of the most ambitious sky surveys ever conducted, researchers have developed an entirely new way to calculate the Hubble constant. They described the method in a study they submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters and posted on the preprint site arXiv on January 6. In it they report a value of 75.2 for the constant, albeit with a large margin of error (+39.5, –32.4, meaning the actual number could range up to 114.7 or go as low as 42.8). This large uncertainty reflects the fact the calculation comes from a single measurement, and thus does not yet help clear up the tension between the original two calculation methods. But as a proof of concept, the technique is groundbreaking. Only one other measurement, from October 2017, has attempted to calculate the Hubble constant using gravitational waves. Scientists hope future gravitational wave detections will help them improve the precision of their calculation.
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted their existence in 1915, and astronomers had been looking for ways to detect them since. Not surprisingly, collisions of massive objects create a significant splash of gravitational waves. In 1986 physicist Bernard Schutz first proposed these so-called binary systems could be used to determine the Hubble constant. He argued observatories would very likely detect them in the near future; in fact it took nearly 30 years before observatories saw the signals.
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Louisiana and Washington State made the world's first gravitational wave detection in September 2015, and has seen fewer than a dozen more events since then, along with its European counterpart, Virgo. The experiments look for minuscule alterations in spacetime caused by passing gravitational waves.
A burst of gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes is one piece of the new method for calculating the Hubble constant. Not unlike standard candles, binary black hole systems oscillate. As they spiral into each other, the frequency of the gravitational waves they spew out changes at a rate correlated to the system's size. From this, astronomers derive the waves' intrinsic amplitude. And by comparing that with their apparent amplitude (similar to a comparison of the actual brightness of a Cepheid with its apparent brightness), they compute how far away the system is. Astronomers call these "standard sirens." The measured the distance to this particular collision as some 540 megaparsecs, or about 1.8 billion light-years, from Earth.
An associated redshift, such as that of the sirens' host galaxy, provides the second piece of the new method. The researchers used redshift data from the Dark Energy Survey, which just finished mapping a portion of the southern sky more broadly and deeply than any previous survey. The redshift data combined with the distance measurement provided researchers with their new figure for the constant.


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Q: js sqlite3 gwait until the db returned all data before returning it to another function what i want:
1 - client request data
2 - server.js requests dbcontroller.js for data
3 - dbcontroller.js requests db for data
4 - db returns data to db controller
5 - dbcontroller returns the data to server.js
6 - server.js responds with data to client

(dbcontroller.js row:4) on point 4 i have each so the data returns as packages
i think i have to assemble them before point 5, but then i have the problem that the function returns before even the first dataset is collected
i tried await but the ide sayd that await has no effect like this: "await db.each()"
i think it would be nice if i could get every row in one package from the database, but i have only the hope of a beginner

server.js code
router.get("/", function(req,res){ //on localhost:[port]
  var testData = dbcontroller.accessData();
  console.log("-------------------") //start log
  console.log(testData) //debugging purposes
  console.log("___________________") //end log
  res.send(testData) //send the data to the client
})

dbcontroller.js code
//Problem: testData returns only "testData" because db.each takes too long/ return does not wait for db.each to finish | await seems not helpful
function accessData(){
    var testData = "testData"; //wanted to save it here
    db.each("SELECT * FROM student", function(err, row) {
        if(err) return console.log(err.message);
        console.log(row.id + ": " + row.name);
        testData += " /n" + row.id + ": " + row.name; //the dataset gets addet do the string
    })
    return testData;
}

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Warehouseman Application Denied Based on Felony Conviction, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation on Application and Recent Drug Use
Following a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), the Commission denied the application of Marlon Rojas, 37, of Plainfield, New Jersey, as a warehouseman based upon a disqualifying offense on his criminal record, as well as numerous instances of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation on his application and during a sworn interview, each of which made his presence a danger to the public peace of safety of the waterfront.
Rojas had submitted an Application for Longshoreman Registration in July of 2019, but on that application and during an interview under oath, he falsely answered indicated that he had never been known by any other name. The Commission established at the hearing that when he had been arrested, he had provided police with a false name. He also indicated on his Application that he had only been arrested twice. The Commission proved at the hearing that he had been arrested on six occasions resulting in convictions for Forgery, Hindering and, Criminal Trespass. Regarding his conviction for Forgery, a 3rd-degree offense, which is a disqualifying offense under the Waterfront Commission Act, the Commission showed that his conviction resulted from a scheme to deposit fraudulent U.S. Treasury checks utilizing false aliases at various bank locations. On five separate occasions, Rojas and an accomplice stole IRS tax refund checks and attempted to fraudulently deposit those checks into newly opened bank accounts before immediately withdrawing the funds. The evidence at the hearing also established that Rojas had used cocaine recently.
In his Report and Recommendation, ALJ Andrew Hahn found that the Commission had proven all the charges set forth in the Notice of Hearing. The ALJ noted that Rojas engaged in actions "fraught with danger and recklessness that…clearly pose a significant risk to the peace and safety on the Waterfront." Accordingly, the ALJ recommended denial of Rojas' application which the Commission followed.
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Q: How to get a larger scraped feed picture? I read the documentation, and the scraped feed picture is stored inside the picture tag.
Unfortunately, it returns a small version of the picture. I need a larger one.
How can I do it this Graph API? Seems that API/workarounds have been changed.
No way anymore? Can't find anything in the Facebook documentation.

A: This should work:
/post-id?fields=picture.type(large)
/post-id?fields=picture.width(100).height(100)

Source: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/using-graph-api/v2.2?locale=en_US#fieldexpansion
Edit: Actually, it does not seem to work for the user feed, but there is an "object_id" in the result of /me/feed. You can do another request to that object_id:
/object-id

...resulting in all the available images sizes:
"images": [
    {
      "height": 526,
      "source": "https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10444402_888067974538310_2165197996181662459_n.jpg?oh=4518cc6608a14a2108aeaf61bcb60d09&oe=5501E78D&__gda__=1426703335_d71feeeb9aa6d8fd58085cd6074101e3",
      "width": 526
    },
    {
      "height": 480,
      "source": "https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/10444402_888067974538310_2165197996181662459_n.jpg?oh=bc0736fc9f74b1a4d89727ae5526dd3b&oe=5517CD73&__gda__=1427230414_1197a9870346dbaaf300c2ea0e359402",
      "width": 480
    },
...

A: New way - /{post_id}?fields=full_picture


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Posted by TheBurtonWire - July 11, 2014
Atlanta's Center for Civil and Human Rights: A Special Place
The Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA.
After nine years of strategic planning and construction, downtown Atlanta's Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) opened its doors to the public this past Jun. 23. The museum's immense three-level, 42,000-square-foot interior chronicles in great detail how the African American struggle towards equality ignited global movements and activism towards social change.
The voyage begins with a cyclical Civil Rights menagerie on the main level. Conceived by Tony-winning Broadway veteran and CCHR's Chief Creative Officer George C. Wolfe, despair echoes through the ambiance of pivotal moments like the Freedom Riders, the March on Washington, the Birmingham church bombing where four little girls were killed and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral.
Wolfe, synonymous with providing extraordinary direction for both stage and screen, stylizes tear jerking exhibitions room-by-room in a way that marries stage production with docudrama. A medley of somber lighting, black-and-white news footage, maps, quotes, photo collages, listening stations and basic props illustrate a nostalgic sentiment.
The serial time capsule is a tangible lesson in American history. "I grew up in rural Arkansas and was born after the movement, so I don't remember the stories of the Civil Rights Movement," says CCHR CEO Doug Shipman, who has served as CEO since the Center's inception.
"Everything takes and transforms you there. Those moments are meaningful to me."
CCHR's architect Phil Freelon, who also co-designed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, remembers his parents participating in the movement throughout the 1950s and 60s.
The museum's interlocked arm-styled exterior, he says, suggests diverse people uniting. "Every project is different in terms of content, context, mission and vision of the institution," says Freelon immediately following CCHR's grand opening ceremony.
"By definition, it's its own special place, and we wanted to express that in architectural form."
Dressed in a well-tailored golden tan suit, the modest, salt-and-pepper-haired Freelon expounds upon CCHR being composed primarily of windows. He is honored to have assisted with the development of the commemorative attraction.
"It's been a very long process and years in the making," says Freelon. "We wanted it to be a welcoming experience. The notion that it's open for everyone was really important to us even before they see the exhibits."
At the twist of a knob, replicas of vintage analog television sets broadcast various white segregationists unapologetically verbalizing their hatred towards blacks. Striking footage of riots and disillusioned protestors provide subsequent imagery. Mug shots and headlining news print are also tiled and plastered across every wall.
A rotating marquee lists Jim Crow laws by each state. The lunch counter simulator revisits sit-ins with handprints across the counter, digital timers in front of each stool and headphones that playback catcalls, threats and racial epithets.
Located on the same 20-acre grounds as the World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium, CCHR's galleries, which will rotate three times annually, should encourage visitors to look within themselves and take a stand towards protecting the rights of all people despite their differences.
The idea for CCHR originally stemmed from late civil rights activist Evelyn Lowery and Ambassador Andrew Young but was spearheaded by former mayor Shirley Franklin. Freelon, on the other hand, speaks about how planning out the project's functional elements and allocating the necessary space to accommodate visitors required extensive teamwork.
"Collaborators help bring focus to it," says Freelon now seated under a tent to dodge the heat. "Certain forces play into it. It's not just pure art."
The global human rights component, curated by Jill Savitt, is what sets CCHR apart from other American cultural centers and historic museums. Photographer Platon created a colorful, wall-sized mural on the main level with slices of political protests from around the world.
The mural's sibling black-and-white photograph on the level above combines 10 photos of diverse ethnic activists. The color white completely blankets the walls as the Civil Rights exhibit morphs into human rights.
The human rights installation actively employs more technology. Slanted walls and ceilings covered with massive high definition monitors stream recurring devastating images of injustice across the globe.
Its adjacent "I AM" station has touchscreen mirrors that stream diverse members of the world community delivering brief testimonials on how they each experienced discrimination and brutal treatment on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, age or career.
Wood plaques with etched quotes and portrait-like paintings cover the remainder of the walls. Illuminated blocks with lifesize photos of various ethnic people are positioned across the floor. A glass case mounts images of dictators in their real height. Displays of consumer soccer balls, athletic sneakers and chocolate give further insights on child labor abuses.
The bottom level Dr. King Collection, in partnership with Morehouse College, rounds out the journey. The tranquil shrine displays artifacts such as King's handwritten (and typed) notes and belongings. King's documents will be alternated every four months for preservation.
A mural of the famed orator's library sits parallel to tiled high definition monitors with "I Have a Dream" crawling horizontally in over 20 languages. Outside the room sits a dangling tiled mobile photograph of Dr. King.
That's the area that strikes a chord directly with Shipman, who obtained one of his master's degrees from Harvard Divinity School.
"Seeing King's papers on a daily basis and his handwriting is extremely impactful," says an upbeat Shipman. "Each individual will have a very personalized experience. We give them opportunities to think about issues they've never thought about before," added the CEO.
At the grand opening, Civil Rights leaders like Young, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Xernona Clayton attended. Both the brother of slain advocate Andrew Goodman and daughter of slain Michigan activist Viola Liuzzo appeared. Relatives of Dr. King and the Four Little Girls were also special guests.
Community organizations, youth programs, civic leaders, city council members and Atlanta citizens composed the remainder of the audience. Following a massive confetti explosion and angelic choral selections, Shipman, Franklin, Wolfe, Young and Freelon were flanked with requests to take pictures, give hugs and handshakes.
The morning is an indication, according to Shipman, that CCHR is a vital addition to the American fabric. "It was incredible today," says Shipman immediately following a slew of interviews. "We had icons and relatives. To have them come and say this is important and a wonderful memorial for their families is incredibly moving."
This post was written by Christopher A. Daniel, pop cultural critic and music editor for The Burton Wire. He is also a contributing writer for Urban Lux Magazine and Blues & Soul Magazine. Follow Christopher @Journalistorian on Twitter.
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Teenager sentenced to prison for bomb-making tutorial meant for ISIS supporters
Government investigators are offering new insights concerning a supposed fear based oppressor plot including a Waterville, Maine, teen captured a month prior, and two unidentified adolescents in Illinois and Kentucky. (Teenager sentenced to prison)
A five-page statement from Maine-based FBI Agent Garret Drew, unlocked Friday, portrays 18-year-old Xavier Pelkey as needing to kick the bucket as a saint in an ISIS-propelled assault purportedly focusing on Chicago-region mosques and a place of worship.
As new proof joined to the announcement, the FBI highlighted a hand-painted ISIS banner holding tight the mass of Pelkey's room in the loft where specialists held onto three natively constructed touchy gadgets when they captured him on Feb. 11.
Pelkey is presently accused of one count of ownership of unregistered disastrous gadgets and is being confined without bail.
Nonetheless, the FBI affirmation goes farther than the criminal grumbling, saying Pelkey "plotted" with a 15-year-old in Chicago and 17-year-old in Kentucky with whom he imparted over Instagram utilizing the name "Abdullah."
Refering to articulations from different youngsters, the affirmation charges Pelkey planned to carry weapons and ammo to Chicago, notwithstanding his hazardous gadgets, in the wake of going there by transport or via train in late March.
Pelkey purportedly told the Chicago youngster he had fabricated an unstable gadget to "get more individuals," the Drew announcement said.
On Feb. 5, FBI specialists in Chicago seized "numerous guns, including a Remington siphon shotgun, swords, cuts, a bow and bolts, various custom made ISIS banners, and different electronic gadgets" from the Chicago's teenager's home, the announcement uncovered.
The plot called for entering a mosque where the plotters would "separate the grown-ups from the youngsters, then murder the grown-ups," as per the announcement, refering to explanations by the Chicago high schooler. (Teenager sentenced to prison)
The announcement proceeded, "In the event that they had not experienced regulation implementation by then, they would forge ahead to another Shia mosque or Jewish temple and execute a similar arrangement. They didn't have an arrangement to get away yet rather their arrangement finished with them being shot by regulation requirement."
On Feb. 13, FBI specialists assaulted the home of a Kentucky teenager "associated with contriving to offer material help to an unfamiliar fear based oppressor association," the presentation said.
The Kentucky high schooler told specialists Pelkey "let him know that he needed Allah to allow him to be a shaheed and pass on while battling in the reason for Allah," the statement said.
"Shaheed" is an Arabic word that implies a saint in Islam.
Pelkey's court-delegated protection lawyer, Christopher MacLean, didn't return messages looking for input.
Jenna Spaulding, a representative for the workplace of U.S. Lawyer Darcie McElwee, declined to remark.
The central government brought its first ISIS-related illegal intimidation arraignment in 2014, and the quantity of cases crested around 150 of every 2015, preceding their recurrence declined, as per the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School.
At that point, then, at that point FBI Director James Comey expressed the FBI had open examinations connected with ISIS in every one of the 50 states. (Teenager sentenced to prison)
Many cases zeroed in on Americans or "unfamiliar warriors" endeavoring to join ISIS in Iraq and Syria, like the main ISIS jury preliminary conviction in New York, in 2016.
"ISIS stays tenacious and merciless in its mission of brutality against the West and has forcefully advanced its scornful message, drawing in similar fierce radicals," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress in September 2020. "It is seen by numerous who use informing applications and partake in interpersonal organizations. Eventually, large numbers of the people attracted to ISIS look for a feeling of having a place."
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David Cantor, PhD., M.S, QEEG-D, BCN
Dr Cantor holds Fellow status with the American College of Forensic Examiners, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and the Academy of Learning and Developmental Disorders. Member of the numerous professional societies and Former President of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society. Dr Cantor is currently licensed as a psychologist in the States of Georgia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Bachelors Degree with Distinction in Psychology from the University of Connecticut
Honors work was in the field of neurophysiological correlates of cross modal integration processes in attention deficit disorders
Masters and Doctorates in Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where his dissertation work was on quantitative EEG correlates of Autism
Postdoctoral Masters of Science in Psychopharmacology
Noted Work and Awards
Dr Cantor is a recipient of several grants in the development of diagnostic tools and in the field of developing new therapeutic techniques with identified populations of brain dysfunction and has published articles and book chapters in these areas. He has been accepted for special fellowships including Congressional Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the State of New York Intercampus Fellow in the area of Brain Research. Dr Cantor is a special awards recipient from the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitative Association International (N.O.R.A.) for contributions to the field of vision and behavior.
He has made numerous public appearances including radio and television appearances for his work. Dr Cantor has also orked on BrainDX and NXLink database with NYU
Dr. Cantor has a distinguished history of clinical work, clinical research and publications in EEG, Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, and QEEG. Since 2021, he has been on the Board of Directors of the International Quantitative EEG Board and is himself a Board Certified Quantitative EEG Diplomate.
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David Cantor Workshop Information
January 19 – 21 | January 26 & 27 Virtual Workshop This workshop, which is uniquely taught by five qEEG diplomates with diverse backgrounds, provides not only an opportunity to fulfill the qEEG Certification Board requirements, but also provides a broad and up-to-date exposure to the current state of qEEG and neurofeedback. Attendees who are ...


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Getting sick is inevitable, especially during the cold winter months. Keep the flu at bay with some helpful tips from Oxford Properties and your Toronto PATH retailers!
While it may be tempting to stay in bed and lounge around all day, staying active can help boost your immune system and even speed up your recovery time. MetroCentre's IamYoga studio is the perfect way to get you sweating and your heart rate pumping.
Pro tip: while you're in MetroCentre, stop by Reitmans to browse their Hyba activewear line. You may just find the perfect pair of leggings for your next workout!
Avoid spreading germs by constantly washing your hands, especially after being exposed to communal places. Rocky Mountain Soap, located in Richmond-Adelaide Centre, offers chemical-free soaps that are gentle on the skin but tough on bacteria.
Pro tip: stock up on some travel-sized hand sanitizers from Royal Bank Plaza's The Body Shop for some extra on-the-go spot treatment.
Maintaining a healthy diet is beneficial for your overall health but also great for strengthening your immune system. Get all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs from Crave Healthy Habits, located in the food court in Richmond-Adelaide Centre.
When you're sick, warm and comforting soup is bound to make you feel better. Soup Nutsy, located in Richmond-Adelaide Centre and MetroCentre, offers a great selection of vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free options to satisfy any dietary restriction.
Did you know you can receive your annual flu vaccine with no appointment necessary at Royal Bank Plaza's Shoppers Drug Mart? Rexall also offers vaccinations, located in both Richmond-Adelaide Centre and MetroCentre for your convenience.
Richmond-Adelaide Centre's Reviv clinic is the leading wellness provider for IV nutrient therapies and booster shots. If you don't have the patience or the time for a long recovery, revitalize yourself in one quick visit with Reviv's replenishing electrolytes, vitamins, antioxidants and vital minerals.
Soothe any sickness with a warm cup of tea. Peppermint is naturally antiviral, which can help ward off colds and flus. Royal Bank Plaza's David's Tea has comforting loose leaf teas that will have you feeling better in no time.
If you prefer a standard blend, Starbucks and Tim Hortons have all the classics you crave to chase away the chills, located in Royal Bank Plaza, Richmond-Adelaide Centre and MetroCentre.
Staying cold-and flu-free this winter should be a breeze with some helpful suggestions from our Toronto PATH retailers. Whatever your symptoms may be, our tips can help you feel like your former healthy self in no time.


Those of us in the know realize that high nerditry and other geekology is deeply fun. Just look at the grins at any board game table, or hear the roar of the crowd at your local Con. And even if an entire table of D&D players fell off a trireme, were turned to stone by a gorgon, and sank to the depths of the Sunless Sea, odds are those players had smiles on their faces as they plunged to their absurd and watery doom.
But gaming is not just a thrill of the moment. New research is stacking up to show that being geeky actually makes you a happier person. Studies are showing that being a geek during adolescence actually makes you a happier adult.
A 2013 study in The Journal of Happiness Studies detailed by Wired shows a strong link between the social engagement of adolescents and their happiness as adults. The study, which was run in Dunedin, New Zealand, followed 1,000 Kiwis over 32 years. Every three years, participants were interviewed in detail for the study, and the results were surprising.
Wired takes this data to be mean trouble for nerds, stating "our geeky kids may struggle with social connection[.]" Like, everybody knows that, right? Geeks so awkward in social situations.
I would boldly state that this is old fashioned, obviated, and stereotypical thinking on the part of Wired. The vision of the geek with social neuroses and underdeveloped physical prowess is a stereotype of the past. Rather, geeky pursuits increase the vaunted social connectedness of the study. Dungeons & Dragons provides a case in point.
The Christian Science Monitor interviewed Game Loft veteran Max Delaney, who claimed that he always felt like an "outsider." He said he was searching for a community, and having problems with authority at school. And he found his community through gaming at the Game Loft. By playing Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop games, he learned how to interact with others. But a single anecdote does not an argument make.
There is extensive research showing that role-playing can increase social connectedness and social skills among players. For example, one study found that role-playing improved the social skills of adolescents with autism and behavior disorders. D&D has even been used with suicidal schizophrenics to help then find a reason to live.
Role-playing is not a symptom of dysfunction. It does not breed social awkwardness, or make its players nebbish. Rather, D&D fosters community and social skills. The game makes its players more socially adept. And every gamer who has ever participated in a regular D&D group knows that the game forges social bonds with other gamers.
So it falls to The Christian Science Monitor, the Principal Skinner of national news outlets, to tackle Wired's contention that geeks are socially maladroit. The Christian Science Monitor defends us one and all by stating that "The Game Loft has managed to turn the lingering 'gaming is antisocial' stereotype on its head." The Christian Science Monitor, unlike Wired, knows a stereotype when it sees one.
And all this suggests, by way of the the New Zealand study, that we gamers are happier people for it.


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use XLSXExporter\XLSXException;

/**
 * @property string $horizontal Horizontal alignment
 * @property string $vertical Vertical alignment
 * @property bool $wraptext Wrap text
 *
 * @package XLSXExporter\Styles
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class Alignment extends AbstractStyle
{
    const HORIZONTAL_GENERAL = 'general';
    const HORIZONTAL_LEFT = 'left';
    const HORIZONTAL_CENTER = 'center';
    const HORIZONTAL_RIGHT = 'right';
    const HORIZONTAL_JUSTIFY = 'justify';

    const VERTICAL_TOP = 'top';
    const VERTICAL_BOTTOM = 'bottom';
    const VERTICAL_CENTER = 'center';

    protected function properties()
    {
        return [
            'horizontal',
            'vertical',
            'wraptext',
        ];
    }

    public function asXML()
    {
        return '<alignment'
            . (($this->horizontal) ? ' horizontal="' . $this->horizontal . '"' : '')
            . (($this->vertical) ? ' vertical="' . $this->vertical . '"' : '')
            . ((null !== $this->wraptext) ? ' wrapText="' . (($this->wraptext) ? '1' : '0') . '"' : '')
            . '/>'
        ;
    }

    protected function castHorizontal($value)
    {
        $aligns = [
            static::HORIZONTAL_GENERAL,
            static::HORIZONTAL_LEFT,
            static::HORIZONTAL_CENTER,
            static::HORIZONTAL_RIGHT,
            static::HORIZONTAL_JUSTIFY,
        ];
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            throw new XLSXException('Invalid alignment horizontal');
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        return $value;
    }

    protected function castVertical($value)
    {
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            throw new XLSXException('Invalid alignment vertical');
        }
        return $value;
    }

    protected function castWraptext($value)
    {
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The Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA) was a short-lived British entertainment trade union.  It was founded in 1984 with the merger of the Association of Broadcasting Staff and the National Association of Theatrical Television and Kine Employees.

The union appointed two General Secretaries, Tony Hearn and John Wilson; Wilson standing down in 1987.

In 1991, BETA merged with the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians to form the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.

References
BECTU History: 1979 Onwards
Catalogue of the BETA BBC archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick

Broadcasting in the United Kingdom
Communications and media organisations based in the United Kingdom
Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
Entertainment industry unions
1984 establishments in the United Kingdom
Trade unions based in London
Trade unions established in 1984
Trade unions disestablished in 1991

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InnoCoast (Innovation in Coastal Tourism: Co-creating Competitive Experiences) is funded by the Danish 'Innovationsfonden' and is a collaboration between researchers from Ålborg university, Roskilde University, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen Business School and Center for Regional and Tourism Research. Additionally Visit Denmark, Dansk kyst og Natur Turisme, as well as Feriehusudlejernes Brancheforening are partners in the project.
Among other things the project will focus on new business models, collaboration networks, and experience designs that can develop nature-, culture- and gastro-tourism. The project will also develop suggestions about how local entrepreneurs can exploit the sharing economy and new digital solutions.
Jon Sundbo, Lars Fuglsang, Jens Friis Jensen and Flemming Sørensen represent the research group of Innovation in Service and Experience (ISE). From the Center for Experience and Tourism Research at Roskilde University, in addition to the above three researchers, Jane Meged and Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt also participate.


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Asian · Directors · Interviews
The Immortality Blues: Talking with Fruit Chan About Dumplings
Boris Trbic
And other tasty subjects
Fruit Chan's Dumplings provoked unprecedented attention at the 2005 Melbourne International Film Festival, first and foremost because of its controversial and idiosyncratic narrative, but also because it was screened as part of the program dedicated to the work of the Hong Kong iconoclast. Since his first and probably most significant and renowned film, Made in Hong Kong, Chan's work, engaging and rich in texture, has been characterised by potent social and political overtones. The filmmaker has also constantly demonstrated the ability to literally "reinvent" himself, turning his attention to new, intriguing, and often controversial issues. From disgruntled soldiers discarded by the Hong Kong branch of the British Army in The Longest Summer, to the urban underclass in the city obsessed with business in Little Cheung, to the daily life of a prostitute in Durian Durian, Chan always strives to bring to the screen small personal stories with intense political commentary.
It is not surprising that in Dumplings and its shorter version Three Extremes (an omnibus, containing a 40-minute version of the film as well as films by Park Chan wook and Miike Takeshi), Chan's critical and aesthetic gaze turns towards desperate quests for youth and immortality. In business-crazy Hong Kong, Mei, an elderly Chinese lady with the body of a thirty-something, makes dumplings with aborted human fetuses that bring eternal youth to those who taste them. Human placentas have long been prescribed in traditional Chinese medicine. What if they are also a source of everlasting beauty and youth? As traditional Chinese beliefs intertwine with contemporary bioethical dilemmas, Chan examines the human yearning for eternal youth, age-defying drugs and treatments. He exposes the clash between the universal quest for immortality and disappointments and challenges facing those prepared to pay any price to satisfy this incontestable consumer priority.
The rise in popularity of East and Southeast Asian films in the West continues. How do you see the current situation in Hong Kong cinema and its role in the Asian film boom?
Hong Kong cinema has been extremely productive since the mid-1980s, but now we have a stagnation period that has been going on for almost five years. There are many reasons for this: economic factors, DVD industry, problems with distributors, and DVD releases. With the rise of Korean and Thai film, Hong Kong lost its mainstream market. The market is now smaller, and one can make it bigger only by combining finance from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Hong Kong film industry is trying to open the Chinese market, but it's tough, because the system is different.
The expansion of post-production facilities in Thailand, China, and Australia is also affecting the Hong Kong movie industry.
Post-production facilities in Thailand and Melbourne are extremely competitive because of their quality, while the same facilities in Hong Kong are old. There are no new investments in post-production, and more moviemakers have decided to go offshore.
The "old guard" of Hong Kong cinema is also showing signs of weariness.
Yes. The legends of Hong Kong film, Tsui Hark, and John Woo, have not been successful in the past couple of years. Their films are not as successful as they used to be.
How do you see the present-day moviegoers?
Another problem is that we're dealing with different audience habits — new generations don't go to the movies that often; with DVDs and home movie theatres many opt to stay at home. Even triads are not investing in Hong Kong film anymore. In Hong Kong, everyone wants to make quick money, and when even triads do not want to invest in the film industry, that proves that Hong Kong cinema is in crisis.
How did you start working on Dumplings?
In July 2004, I spoke to my producer Peter [Ho-Sun] Chan. I wanted to make a horror film as a part of an omnibus with Park Chan-wook and Miike Takashi, titled Three Extremes. I decided to work on a 40-minute version of Lillian Lee's novella. Later on, I decided to expand it into a 90-minute film.
The main poetic motif in Dumplings is the quest for youth, our desire to "beat death" — the frontier that the contemporary world hasn't reached yet. It's becoming more significant today with people traveling to Russia and China, where the (still legal) treatment of using dead human fetuses can supposedly help them rejuvenate themselves. Did you find inspiration for this story in traditional Chinese medicine?
The film is related to popular beliefs in South China. There, some people still believe that if you eat liver, your liver function will improve, if you drink blood — animal, of course (laughter) — your blood will improve. Gall bladder is good against cough, monkey brain is good for brain, and a fetus can, some believe, give permanent youth to those who eat them.
Why is this activity presented in the form of business?
Hong Kong is famous for its business energy and acumen. Nowadays, in the field of cosmetics there is a lot of money to be earned. So I played with the idea that using a human fetus to permanently recover one's beauty and youth could be a (laughter) good business opportunity. Mei (Bai Ling) obviously thinks she could make some money out of this.
Is there special significance to the Kowloon high-rise area? You often use this area in your films.
If you live on the Hong Kong Island, there's a chance you might perceive people from Kowloon as low class, rough, uneducated. Some people I know live in Hong Kong Island and go to Kowloon once a year. Some like to avoid it, but it's difficult. Approximately 50 percent of Hong Kong's population live in "low-class" government housing. And there are different types of government housing. If you remember Made in Hong Kong(Chan's first film — B.T.), there were various types of government housing there, ones with a long corridor, with an enclosed courtyard, etc. Some architects who saw my films instantly recognized the idea behind this "stylish" exploration of Hong Kong architecture and found it fascinating. The building in which Mei lives was built in the 1950s, I think, in the first generation of public housing in Hong Kong. Before this period there was no government housing, but after the big fire in which the old huts were destroyed, the planning and building started. I'm a Hong Kong director, and in Hong Kong movies I like to show local culture.
I remember the manic scrubbing in Durian Durian. Is it related to your characters' obsession with cosmetics in Dumplings?
Not really. In Durian Durian, the working prostitute took ten or more baths a day, depending on the number of clients. That's the reason why the only time when she is relaxed is while taking a bath — when she travels away to visit her family in the country.
How did you find working with Christopher Doyle? Do you think your films are now marked with the similar visual signature as those of Wong kar Wai and Pen-ek Ratanaruang?
No (laughter). Even if I had a producer and money to make a Wong kar Wai film, I wouldn't know how to do it. I make different kinds of films. Doyle is amazing, and very creative. Before, I used to make movies with my old crew, and I was the boss on location. Now I had to make compromises, try to use his ideas in order to show the horror and the female struggle with herself in the film. Compared to my old movies,Dumplings looks completely different. And this is thanks to Christopher Doyle.
What is your next project?
My next project will be filmed in China at the end of 2005. It is a comedy, and I am again reflecting on different aspects of Chinese traditional culture (chuckling) — to some extent it is about sport, the Olympic Games. I would like to concentrate on China in this film and I hope to do that with the same kind of energy I used in my previous films. My films are energetic, even when they are sad. They have emotions, feelings.
— Boris Trbic
Boris Trbic is a Melbourne writer and film reviewer. He has been published in Metro, Screen Education, Senses of Cinema, and various Serbian, Korean, and New Zealand magazines. Boris is a regular reviewer on Melbourne's 3RRR Film Buffs' Forecast and has been a member of the Documentary Panel at the Melbourne International Film Festival. He writes short fiction and occasional pieces about oriental carpets.
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Groovebook
By Lois Crouse
Julie Whiteman lost her cell phone and years and years of photos were lost forever. What made her feel even worse is that she and her husband Brian owned a print shop and she could have printed out the "keepers" easily at any time. Brian made a photo album to cheer her up and came up with the idea for Groovebook: a smartphone app that lets subscribers print up to 100 photos every month and receive a 4.5" x 6.5" album in the mail for $2.99 a month, including shipping and handling.
Brian developed proprietary software and installed specialized printing equipment to produce the album. The problem was the mailing costs, around $4-$5 for each album. The Whitemans wanted to keep the album affordable. Bulk mail would cost a fraction of that, but the albums would have to be flexible. Brian, frustrated because he couldn't figure out how to make the albums flexible, sat deep in thought one day while mindlessly beating on the spine of the album with his pen. It was his "AHA" moment! He found that by cutting a semi-circular groove into the spine, the album was flexible enough to send at the bulk mail rate, $.80. They could keep the subscription at $2.99 a month.
They did well with their new business. In 8 months, they had 18,000 subscribers, but they needed an infusion of cash to grow the business. They appeared on Shark Tank. Lori, Robert, Mark and Kevin all made offers. The Whitemans accepted a joint deal from Mark and Kevin for licensing rights.
Where Is Groovebook Now?
After Shark Tank, subscriptions shot up to 500,000, and the Whitemans were making $4,000,000 in annual profit. In only 11 months, Shutterfly bought the business for $14.5 million dollars. Julie and Brian stayed on as consultants.
With the growth, some disappointments have arisen. There are disillusioned customers who are "ranting" about how much they now dislike Groovebook.
It's very difficult to cancel the subscription—credit cards keep getting charged.
Quality of the photos has declined.
There is no easily accessible customer support.
More users feel that for only $3 a month and the convenience, Groovebook is worth dealing with glitches here and there.
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Transportation Accidents
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP has represented hundreds of seamen injured and killed on tugs, freighters and other cargo ships. We have also represented many individuals who suffered injuries or death in recreational boating accidents, as well as passengers on cruise ships or on cruise related activities.
Kreindler recently won a significant maritime legal battle. The victory cleared the way for the widow of a Lockheed Martin employee to bring suit against Lockheed Martin for his drowning death in Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. While other law firms who reviewed the case concluded that any action against Lockheed Martin would be barred by New York State Worker's Compensation law, Kreindler argued that the decedent was a Longshoreman who was covered under the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act ("LHWCA") and, therefore, his widow should be entitled to bring suit against Lockheed Martin who owned the vessel from which he fell into Cayuga Lake. The Benefits Review Board, which hears LHWCA case appeals, agreed with our position and, now, the widow can proceed with her wrongful death suit.
Partner Daniel Rose was in charge of this matter. To view a copy of the Board's decision click here.
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Summer Before Computers
In Stones From the River, by Ursula Hegi, five-year-old Trudi, the heroine, and her first friend spend long summer afternoons down by the river, exploring, playing with stones and leaves, letting their imaginations roam.
Dudi Starck
Thinking back to my own childhood, which was not that long ago but definitely before computers, my summer memories center around:
Lying in the tall grass with my friend Naomi, arms and legs akimbo; then getting up and admiring the outlines of our six-year-old bodies.
Lying on the soccer field with Dan, Jerry and Gill, staring at the stars, talking about God and communism, our adolescent minds full of new questions.
Sweating at the summit of the mountain in L.A.'s Griffith Park that my family and I climbed every Sunday to reach the observatory.
Itching all over from rolling down the grassy hills in the neighborhood park.
The half-scared, half-excited thrill as I wondered whether to dive under or jump over the next big breaker the Pacific was offering up to me.
Roller-skating around the block with Claudia, the girl next door, hoping that cute boy from around the corner would come out and join us.
Playing handball against the garage door with a foursquare ball with the kids on the block.
Climbing the trees at La Cienega Park, hands stained red from the berries I had just picked.
Creating a decorated folder of favorite poems, copied by me, illustrated by Claudia.
Filling a cigar box with paper dolls and a full hand-made wardrobe for each one.
Do Computer Games Nourish the Soul?
During summers past, the left-brain took a much-needed break from school and body and soul reigned. I didn't know it at the time, but the activities we kids pursued in these summers before computers nourished the body, the soul, the heart and the imagination. The only thing we knew about computers came from science fiction books -- and TV was not allowed during the day. We had no choice but to find our own fun, to rely on our own resources.
I can't help but ache for what my kids and their friends are missing. It's hard for us and for other parents I know to limit TV and computer time, especially when mom and dad are both working. But with the attraction of The Age of Empires and Pinball on a nearby desk, and the tube and videos to entertain without effort, more kids are staying indoors than ever before.
We're beginning to see the alarming results: Children are fatter and less fit than ever. They are more prone to all kinds of ailments including diabetes and heart disease. I have no doubt that other harmful effects will appear as soon as the studies are done: hand, wrist and shoulder problems from too many clicks of the mouse; back and neck problems from sitting for long periods of time. To prevent these, see Keeping Computer Kids Fit.
But I worry even more about the problems that we can't yet predict: What happens to the developing brain when it is fed a large diet of computerized images? What happens to the developing soul when it is starved for the majesty and wonder of nature? What happens to our sense of empathy and ethics, when with a press of a finger we can wipe out monsters, space ships, planes and yes, people hundreds of times a day? Will imagination and creativity -- those two profound gifts of childhood -- wither with too much electronic input?
There are no easy solutions to these problems. But it's important that we discuss the effects these cultural changes are having and will have on our kids.
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Q: Ubuntu 12.04 network issues I have two network devices on my virtualbox with ubuntu server 12.04. I get this when I start up:
Starting configure network device [fail]
Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration.
I have added the second on in the: /etc/networks/interfaces

And I cant find the second one in the ifconfig:

A: first delete your 70-persistent-net file and shutdown your virtual machine after that refresh the MAC address, then again start the machine.
Again you have to edit the interface file, then start the networking service it will work


I love the Pokemon games as much as the next person, but I'm still not convinced the world needs a movie called Detective Pikachu.
This video shows the second trailer for Detective Pikachu, and it's a whole new level of bonkers. I spent most of the trailer wondering who thought this was a good idea.
The one thing that may save this movie from being a complete and utter failure is the casting of Ryan Reynolds as the titular Detective Pikachu.
I'm not even sure it's Reynolds playing Pikachu. It sounds more like Wade Wilson (AKA Deadpool) got cast in the role instead. Which obviously isn't a bad thing.


Before joining the Centre, Shaenandhoa worked as lecturer and researcher at the Universidad Simón Bolívar running the Landscape Ecology and Conservation Laboratory. Her work focused on the impacts of land-cover change on endangered Neotropical carnivores, with particular emphasis on issues related to protected areas and connectivity. She is also experienced in providing scientific advice to support decision-making, and assisting local communities to secure the protection of key ecosystem services. Shaenandhoa has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and is a member of the Bear Specialist Group (SSC-IUCN), the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the International Connectivity Conservation Network.
Shaenandhoa contributes to the Centre's UN-REDD Programme work. Recently, this has included GIS analysis focused on mapping potential benefits of REDD+, and the development of publication materials for Paraguay and Panama.
Shaenandhoa is a member of the team carrying out the Centre's work on the contribution of non-forest ecosystems in climate change mitigation and adaptation. She has developed a series of case studies showcasing the importance of drylands, grasslands and other open-canopy ecosystems for mitigating climate change, sustaining local livelihoods, conserving biodiversity and securing revenues at the national level.


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102 Savvy Facts about San Jose, California
San Jose may get less attention than its some of its California counterparts, but the city's impact is huge, especially as a Silicon Valley center.
Below, you learn what else "Fin City" is known for with these fun and interesting San Jose facts. Also see our fun facts about California, and while you're at it, more fun facts about Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco!
General San Jose Facts
Interesting Facts about San Jose Places
San Jose Economy and Society Facts
San Jose Sports Facts
Famous People from San Jose
San Jose History Facts
San Jose (officially the City of San José) is the 3rd largest city in the US state of California, after Los Angeles and San Diego, but before San Francisco.
It is the largest city in in Northern California by both population and area.
With 1 million residents, San Jose is the 10th largest city in the United States, putting it between Dallas and Austin (both in Texas) in terms of population.
San Jose is similar in size to Cancun, Mexico.
The Greater San Jose Area, which includes Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Stanford, and Palo Alto, has a population of 2 million, making it the 36th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
San Jose is part of Santa Clara county. Santa Clara is also the name of a city in that county. Parts of Alameda and San Mateo counties are also considered part of greater San Jose.
Along with San Francisco and Oakland, San Jose is considered part of the San Francisco Bay Area (population 7.8 million). It is the largest city in the area and lies south of the San Francisco Bay.
Around 5% of all Californians live in the Greater San Jose Area, and 20% of them live in the Bay Area.
San Jose sits in the Santa Clara Valley
The city sits at the same latitude as Sicily, Italy and Seoul, South Korea.
The highest temperature ever recorded in San Jose was 109°F (42.8°C) in 2022, while the lowest was 18°F (−7.8°C) in 1894.
San Jose was originally named "El Pueblo de José de Guadalupe" after Saint Joseph (the saint of pioneers and travelers) and the Guadalupe River in the area.
The capital and largest city of Costa Rica, San José, is also named after Saint Joseph.
In 1943, the United States decided to remove the accent from the e in José, but at various points since then, the city and its institutions have opted to put it back again.
The official abbreviation for San Jose is SJ, while the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport code is SJC. The airport is named after a local and national politician who is of Japanese descent.
Some nicknames for San Jose are "Teal Town" and "Fin City" (after the city's famous hockey team the San Jose Sharks), "Man Jose" (there are more men due to the tech industry), and "Tan Jose" (for its preference for non-colorful buildings, but that has changed a lot in recent years).
Slogans for San Jose have included "The Valley of the Heart's Delight", "Capital of Silicon Valley", and "San Jose. Small Town Heart and Big City Soul".
People from San Jose are called San Joseans, or in Spanish, San Joséans or Josefinos/as.
37% of San Joseans are Asian, making San Jose the largest city in the country where Asians are the top demographic. The top group is Chinese, followed by Indians and Filipinos. It also has the world's largest overseas Vietnamese population.
Asians are followed by Hispanics/Latinos (31% ), while Whites come in 3rd place, at 25%.
The official San Jose city flag
The San Jose city flag has horizontal bands of orange, white, and blue, with the city's official seal at the center. The seal has the city's name and founding date (1777) around a wheat sheaf and grape vine, the city's main agricultural resources before it switched to tech industry.
San Jose was one of the first cities in the US to establish a sister city program, when he became sister cities with Okayama (Japan) in 1957. Today, it has 8 sister cities, including Taipei (Taiwan), San José (Costa Rica), and Dublin (Ireland).
San Pedro Square Market has the only remaining adobe house from the city's early days, called Luis María Peralta Adobe and dating to 1797.
The headquarters of several major Silicon Valley companies in San Jose are popular tourist attractions, including Apple Park, Googleplex, eBay, Netflix, and more. Some have stores for visitors, while at others, the best you can do is take a selfie with the sign.
Apple Park, the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, San Jose
The Tech Interactive is a museum in Downtown San Jose that provides a good introduction to the area's tech culture and history.
California's Great America is San Jose's own amusement park and one of the largest in Northern California. Originally built by Marriott, it is now owned by Cedar Fair, who expects to close it by 2033.
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose is constructed in ancient Egyptian style. It was founded by a spiritual organization called Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis.
There are over 3500 roses belonging to 189 varieties at the Municipal Rose Garden in San Jose.
The height of buildings in San Jose is limited due to the city's proximity to its international airport. The tallest buildings in San Jose are the two Miro Apartments, which have 28 floors each and stands 298 ft (90 m) tall.
Saint Joseph Cathedral
Other iconic buildings in San Jose include Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, Santana Row (a Mediterranean-style department store), Cesar Chavez Plaza, and San Jose City Hall.
It is believed that the Winchester Mystery House is haunted by the ghosts of people killed by Wichester rifles. The house is owned by the widow of William Winchester, former company owner.
San Jose has one of only three Japantowns in America. The other two are also in California, in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Santa Cruz, one of California's most famous beach towns, is less than an hour's drive south of San Jose.
Silicon Valley is roughly synonymous with Santa Clara Valley, a huge valley between two coastal mountain ranges that is partially filled with the waters of the San Francisco Bay.
The name comes from the fact that many early industries there made silicon transistors and circuit chips. The term gained use in the 1980s.
Santa Clara Valley, AKA or Silicon Valley
Thanks in part to Silicon Valley, San Jose has the highest GDP per capital in the country and 3rd highest in the world, after Zurich, Switzerland and Oslo, Norway.
If Silicon Valley were a country, it would have a larger economy than 75% of the countries in the world.
The San Jose metropolitan area has the 13th largest economy in the Unites States, between Miami, Florida and Detroit, Michigan. When combined with San Francisco and Oakland, the Bay Area has the 3rd largest economy in the country, after NYC and LA.
San Jose has the most expensive housing market in the country 5th most expensive in the world.
San Jose's crime rate is about half that of Tuscon, Arizona, but three times that of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The San Jose financial district
San Jose and Silicon Valley are home to around 45 Fortune 500 countries, including Adobe, PayPal, eBay, Cisco, Apple, Intel, Oracle, HP, Tesla, IBM, Amazon, and Walt Disney Company.
Other famous companies associated with the area include Zoom, Facebook/Meta, Wells Fargo, Visa, Chuck E. Cheese, and Chevron.
The city also has the country's most educated workforce, with over half of workers possessing at least a Bachelor's degree.
There are 11 colleges and 1 university in San Jose: San José State University. It is the oldest university on the country's west coast, dating back to 1857.
Stanford University, considered one of the top universities in the country and world, is in Stanford, Greater San Jose. Students at the university have included Herbert Hoover, JFK, Reese Witherspoon, and Elon Musk.
The San Jose Airport is the 35th busiest airport in the US, between those of St. Louis, Missouri and Houston, Texas. It served 7.4 million passengers in 2021.
Great Mall in Milpitas, Greater San Jose is the largest department store in Northern California, spanning 1.4 million square feet.
San Jose has nearly 100,000 millionaire households. 74 billionaires also live in the area, or around half the tech billionaires in the world. These include Elon Musk, Larry Page, Larry Ellison, and Sergey Brin.
The richest person in San Jose is Mark Zuckerberg, who lives in Palo Alta city (part of Great San Jose and the Bay Area). He has a net worth of 50 billion USD.
7.7% of people in San Jose live in poverty, which is 34% lower than the state average.
A mansion in San Jose
While San Francisco has the nation's largest LGBTQ+ population per capita, San Jose was found to have one of the lowest.
72.7% of Santa Clara county residents (where San Jose is located) voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
San Jose Mercury-News is the largest daily newspaper by circulation in California.
Things invented in San Jose include floppy disks, hard drives, Eggo waffles, and Oral B toothbrushes.
The first Sanrio/Hello Kitty store in the US was opened at Eastridge Mall in San Jose in 1976.
Movies filmed in at least partially in San Jose include Beverly Hills Cop III, The Tillman Story, Flubber, and Mad City.
Googleplex was the supposed setting for the film "The Internship"
TV series set in San Jose include The Good Doctor and Silicon Valley.
Part of The Social Network was set in San Jose (but shot in LA), while part of The Internship was set in San Jose (but filmed in Atlanta).
San Jose has 2 major professional sports teams: San Jose Sharks (NHL) and San Jose Earthquakes (MLS).
The San Jose Sharks are named after the large number of sharks in the Red Triangle area off the California coast.
The Sharks represent the whole Bay Area, and it is said the Triangle in their logo also represents the three cities of San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland.
"SAP Center" by Travis Wise is licensed under CC By 2.0
The Sharks play at SAP Center at San Jose, known locally as the "Shark Tank".
The Sharks are the only California-based NHL team to never win a Stanley Cup. They have only advanced to the playoffs once in 2016 and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Some of the most famous players in Sharks history include Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, and Joe Pavelski.
The first game in MLS (Major League Soccer) history in the US was between the San Jose Earthquakes and D.C. United from Washington DC, with San Jose taking the win.
The team play out of PayPal Park and have a fierce rivalry with LA Galaxy.
San Jose's two professional sports teams
Peggy Fleming of San Jose is an Olympic gold medalist figure skater and is credited with reviving figure skating in the country.
Rudy Galindo, also from San Jose, was the first openly gay figure skating champion in the country.
Famous actors and actresses born in San Jose include Dustin Diamond (Saved by the Bell), Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy), and Brett Dalton (Agents of SHIELD).
Other famous people born in San Jose are model Melissa Haro, pastor Rick Warren, and MLB player Jerry Coleman.
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, was born in San Jose and still lives in Los Gatos, a town in greater San Jose, today.
Famous San Joseans Steve Wozniak, Nikki Sixx, Dustin Diamond, and Smash Mouth (clockwise from top-left)
Nikki Sixx, bassist for Mötley Crüe, Scott Weiland, singer for Stone Temple Pilots, and DJ Shadow were also born in San Jose.
San Jose bands include the Doobie Brothers, Smash Mouth, No Use for a Name, Xiu Xiu, and Los Tigres del Norte (originally from Mexico).
Celebrated chemist and Nobel prize winner Dudley R. Herschbach was born in San Jose.
Native Americans lived in the lower Bay Area for thousands of years. San Jose's Alum Rock Park was once a settlement of the Ohlone people.
In 1542, the Spanish claimed the area of California.
Alum Rock Park
In 1777, Spaniards founded El Pueblo de San Jose to Guadalupe, the first civilian town in their Nueva California colony. 20 years later, they also founded a mission there.
In 1821, San Jose became a part of Mexico.
In the 1830s and 40s, many prominent historical figures were given land/ranches in the San Jose area.
In 1845, mercury or "quicksilver" was discovered around San Jose. New Almaden Mine quickly grew and supplied 75 million pounds of mercury needed for equipment during the California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855).
In 1847, San Jose fell under US control.
When California became a state in 1850, San Jose was its first capital. The original capitol building sat on what is now Plaza de César Chávez.
Plaza de César Chávez was the site of the original California state capitol
In 1852, California's wine industry was born when a French immigrant planted grapes in the San Jose area.
In 1857, San Jose State University was formed, the first on the West coast, and founding campus of the California State University system.
In 1861, the San Jose Daily Mercury newspaper began publication.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, agriculture and food packing thrived in the area.
In 1891, Stanford University was founded by a US Senator. Its graduates would go on to develop what would become Silicon Valley.
In 1906, hundreds of San Jose residents died in the great San Francisco Earthquake.
In 1909, the country's first radio station with regular scheduled programs was started in San Jose.
In 1933, Air Base Sunnyville was established in the area, and by the 1950s, space and electronics industries were replacing agriculture.
In 1939, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded in San Jose.
In the same year, the San Jose's airport first opened.
In 1943, IBM (originally founded in New York state) set up its West Coast office in San Jose.
During WWII, residents of San Jose's Japantown were interred, and there was violence against Mexicans. As a result, 98% of the city was White.
Santana Row shopping street
The term "Silicon Valley" was first used in 1971 due to the silicon transistor manufacturers in town.
The population of San Jose reached half a million in 1970.
In 1976, the two Steves established Apple is a garage in Los Altos, San Jose greater area.
In 1982, Adobe was established in Mountain View, San Jose.
San Jose was the largest city in the Bay Area by 1990.
In 1991, the San Jose Sharks began playing.
In 1995, AuctionWeb (later to become eBay) was founded.
San Jose's new city hall
In 2005, San Jose City Hall was rebuilt.
In 2014, the population of San Jose reached 1 million.
A Silicon Valley extension of San Francisco's BART metro system finally opened in 2017 and is planned to reach Santa Clara by 2030.
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