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When Diarrhea Is More Serious Than You Think
This subject may be embarrassing or some may find it disgusting, however it's important to know the facts.
Most cases of diarrhea are a minor annoyance. But when diarrhea goes beyond a run-of-the-mill digestive issue, it can be a sign of a more serious condition.
Diarrhea is certainly an unwelcome digestive woe, and it's one that we all experience on occasion. Much of the time diarrhea passes within a day or two, and then you go on with your life. "Most adults in the United States have up to two to three diarrhea illnesses per year, and most of those resolve completely on their own," said Steven Z. Kussin, MD, a gastroenterologist in New York and author of Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now.
There are some instances, though, when diarrhea is a warning sign of a more serious condition. If you have severe diarrhea that is accompanied by other concerning symptoms or has certain characteristics, then the best course of action is to see your doctor.
"Be evaluated by a physician for diarrhea that lasts more than four weeks; bloody diarrhea; nocturnal diarrhea; or diarrhea associated with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, fever, or weight loss," said Aline Charabaty, MD, director of the Center of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Here are some of the underlying causes of diarrhea that go beyond an upset stomach, and will often need your doctor's evaluation and a treatment plan.
Traveler's DiarrheaIf you are traveling in a different part of the world and come down with diarrhea, there's a pretty good chance that you have traveler's diarrhea. As with most types of severe diarrhea, you should see your doctor if the symptoms stick around once you're home. "If the diarrhea persists after the patient is back from a trip, the stool should be tested for parasites, and the patient should be evaluated for an underlying condition that has been unmasked by an infection — for example, inflammatory bowel disease," said Dr. Charabaty. "After an episode of infectious diarrhea, the diarrhea can persist for several months to years because the gut flora and motility has been altered — that's what we call post-infectious diarrhea or post-infectious IBS."
Diarrhea and MedicationsMedications to treat certain conditions are very common causes of diarrhea. Hundreds, in fact, may be to blame, said Dr. Kussin. Luckily, when it comes to medicine and diarrhea the advice is fairly straightforward. "If a new medication is started and diarrhea follows within a few days to weeks, your doctor may want to stop the agent and see what happens," said Kussin. "There are so many therapies for so many conditions that if a medication causes diarrhea, there are alternatives that can take its place."
Diarrhea and Digestive DisordersMedical conditions such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and celiac disease can also cause of diarrhea. Ulcerative colitis can lead to sores or ulcers on the internal lining of the colon, resulting in frequent bouts of diarrhea and abdominal cramps. "Crohn's is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that often manifests with diarrhea as well as abdominal pain, blood in the stool, anemia, and sometimes weight loss and fever," said Charabaty. "Celiac disease is a disease caused by an allergy to gluten, which is a protein present in wheat, rye, and barley. In patients with celiac disease, gluten is toxic to their small bowel, destroying its normal lining. This in turn prevents the absorption of water and nutrients, causing not only diarrhea, but also weight loss, anemia, osteoporosis, and other intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms."
Diarrhea After SurgeryA variety of surgeries in and around the digestive tract can cause short-term diarrhea as a potential side effect. In most cases, this should pass after a few days, but see your doctor if it continues unabated. "Resection of part of the small bowel or the large bowel can cause diarrhea because we are removing a portion of the gut responsible for absorbing water," said Charabaty. "Certain types of surgeries also promote small bowel bacterial overgrowth, which in turn can cause diarrhea. Removal of the gallbladder can also cause diarrhea because of the bile salts irritating the colon and causing leakage of water into the colon lumen."
Diarrhea and AllergiesIt's not a common symptom, but some people who experience the red eyes, runny nose, sneezing, and wheezing of allergies in the spring may also have a case of diarrhea on top of it all. "Diarrhea as the sole symptom of seasonal allergies would be uncommon," said Kussin. "As a part of a suite of symptoms that recurs yearly, then it is likely caused by a sensitivity to an environmental allergen." In addition to other diarrhea medications, Kussin said that this symptom may respond to antihistamines just like your other allergy symptoms.
With any underlying disorder causing your diarrhea, your doctor will likely treat the diarrhea along with the other symptoms of the condition to get you feeling better.


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import logging
from math import cos, pi
# commit: https://github.com/rahul003/mxnet/commit/2330555c27ecd7e36d7900d2a1c0d0c398a34830
class LRScheduler(object):
    """Base class of a learning rate scheduler.
    A scheduler returns a new learning rate based on the number of updates that have
    been performed.
    Parameters
    ----------
    base_lr : float, optional
        The initial learning rate.
    """
    def __init__(self, base_lr=0.01, warmup_steps=0):
        self.base_lr = base_lr
        assert isinstance(warmup_steps, int)
        self.warmup_steps = warmup_steps

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        """Return a new learning rate.
        The ``num_update`` is the upper bound of the number of updates applied to
        every weight.
        Assume the optimizer has updated *i*-th weight by *k_i* times, namely
        ``optimizer.update(i, weight_i)`` is called by *k_i* times. Then::
            num_update = max([k_i for all i])
        Parameters
        ----------
        num_update: int
            the maximal number of updates applied to a weight.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError("must override this")

class FactorScheduler(LRScheduler):
    """Reduce the learning rate by a factor for every *n* steps.
    It returns a new learning rate by::
        base_lr * pow(factor, floor(num_update/step))
    Parameters
    ----------
    step : int
        Changes the learning rate for every n updates.
    factor : float, optional
        The factor to change the learning rate.
    stop_factor_lr : float, optional
        Stop updating the learning rate if it is less than this value.
    """
    def __init__(self, step, factor=1, stop_factor_lr=1e-8, base_lr=0.01):
        super(FactorScheduler, self).__init__(base_lr)
        if step < 1:
            raise ValueError("Schedule step must be greater or equal than 1 round")
        if factor > 1.0:
            raise ValueError("Factor must be no more than 1 to make lr reduce")
        self.step = step
        self.factor = factor
        self.stop_factor_lr = stop_factor_lr
        self.count = 0

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        # NOTE: use while rather than if  (for continuing training via load_epoch)
        while num_update > self.count + self.step:
            self.count += self.step
            self.base_lr *= self.factor
            if self.base_lr < self.stop_factor_lr:
                self.base_lr = self.stop_factor_lr
                logging.info("Update[%d]: now learning rate arrived at %0.5e, will not "
                             "change in the future", num_update, self.base_lr)
            else:
                logging.info("Update[%d]: Change learning rate to %0.5e",
                             num_update, self.base_lr)
        return self.base_lr

class MultiFactorScheduler(LRScheduler):
    """Reduce the learning rate by given a list of steps.
    Assume there exists *k* such that::
       step[k] <= num_update and num_update < step[k+1]
    Then calculate the new learning rate by::
       base_lr * pow(factor, k+1)
    Parameters
    ----------
    step: list of int
        The list of steps to schedule a change
    factor: float
        The factor to change the learning rate.
    """
    def __init__(self, step, factor=1, base_lr=0.01):
        super(MultiFactorScheduler, self).__init__(base_lr)
        assert isinstance(step, list) and len(step) >= 1
        for i, _step in enumerate(step):
            if i != 0 and step[i] <= step[i-1]:
                raise ValueError("Schedule step must be an increasing integer list")
            if _step < 1:
                raise ValueError("Schedule step must be greater or equal than 1 round")
        if factor > 1.0:
            raise ValueError("Factor must be no more than 1 to make lr reduce")
        self.step = step
        self.cur_step_ind = 0
        self.factor = factor
        self.count = 0

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        # NOTE: use while rather than if  (for continuing training via load_epoch)
        while self.cur_step_ind <= len(self.step)-1:
            if num_update > self.step[self.cur_step_ind]:
                self.count = self.step[self.cur_step_ind]
                self.cur_step_ind += 1
                self.base_lr *= self.factor
                logging.info("Update[%d]: Change learning rate to %0.5e",
                             num_update, self.base_lr)
            else:
                return self.base_lr
        return self.base_lr

class PolyScheduler(LRScheduler):
    """ Reduce the learning rate according to a polynomial of given power.
    Calculate the new learning rate by::
       final_lr + (start_lr - final_lr) * (1-nup/max_nup)^pwr
       if nup < max_nup, 0 otherwise.
    Parameters
    ----------
       max_update: maximum number of updates before the decay reaches final learning rate.
       base_lr:    base learning rate to start from
       pwr:   power of the decay term as a function of the current number of updates.
       final_lr:   final learning rate after all steps
       warmup_steps: number of warmup steps used before this scheduler starts decay
    """

    def __init__(self, max_update, base_lr=0.01, pwr=2, final_lr=0, warmup_steps=0):
        super(PolyScheduler, self).__init__(base_lr, warmup_steps)
        assert isinstance(max_update, int)
        if max_update < 1:
            raise ValueError("maximum number of updates must be strictly positive")
        self.power = pwr
        self.base_lr_orig = self.base_lr
        self.max_update = max_update
        self.final_lr = final_lr
        self.max_steps = self.max_update - self.warmup_steps

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        if num_update <= self.max_update:
            self.base_lr = self.final_lr + (self.base_lr_orig - self.final_lr) * \
                pow(1 - float(num_update - self.warmup_steps) / float(self.max_steps), self.power)
        return self.base_lr

class CosineScheduler(LRScheduler):
    """ Reduce the learning rate by given a list of steps.
    Calculate the new learning rate by::
       final_lr + (start_lr - final_lr) * (1+cos(pi * nup/max_nup))/2
       if nup < max_nup, 0 otherwise.
    Parameters
    ----------
       max_update: maximum number of updates before the decay reaches 0
       base_lr:    base learning rate
       final_lr:   final learning rate after all steps
       warmup_steps: number of warmup steps used before this scheduler starts decay
    """

    def __init__(self, max_update, base_lr=0.01, final_lr=0, warmup_steps=0):
        super(CosineScheduler, self).__init__(base_lr, warmup_steps)
        assert isinstance(max_update, int)
        if max_update < 1:
            raise ValueError("maximum number of updates must be strictly positive")
        self.base_lr_orig = base_lr
        self.max_update = max_update
        self.final_lr = final_lr
        self.max_steps = self.max_update - self.warmup_steps

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        if num_update <= self.max_update:
            self.base_lr = self.final_lr + (self.base_lr_orig - self.final_lr) * \
                (1 + cos(pi * (num_update - self.warmup_steps) / self.max_steps)) / 2
        return self.base_lr

class WarmupScheduler(LRScheduler):
    """Implement warmup of learning rate for given number of steps.
    Linear warmup starting from given base_lr to given scheduler's base_lr
    or constant warmup at base_lr
    Parameters
    ----------
    base_lr: float
            learning rate to begin warmup from if mode is linear.
            if mode is constant, stays at this lr
    warmup_steps: int
            number of warmup steps
    scheduler: LRScheduler
            scheduler following the warmup
    mode: str
            type of warmup, either linear or constant
    """
    def __init__(self, base_lr, warmup_steps, scheduler, mode='linear'):
        super(WarmupScheduler, self).__init__(base_lr, warmup_steps)
        self.scheduler = scheduler
        self.lr_final = self.scheduler.base_lr
        self.lr_begin = self.base_lr
        if self.lr_begin > self.lr_final:
            raise ValueError("Final lr has to be higher than beginning lr")
        if warmup_steps <= 0:
            raise ValueError("Warmup steps has to be positive")
        if mode not in ['linear', 'constant']:
            raise ValueError("Warmup scheduler supports only linear and constant modes")
        self.mode = mode
        self.lrs_updates = {}
        self.lr_difference = self.lr_final - self.lr_begin

    def __call__(self, num_update):
        if num_update not in self.lrs_updates:
            if num_update < self.warmup_steps:
                increase = self.lr_difference * float(num_update)/float(self.warmup_steps)
                self.lrs_updates[num_update] = self.lr_begin + increase
            else:
                # uses warmup steps of given scheduler to determine the number of
                # updates that scheduler should start after
                self.lrs_updates[num_update] = self.scheduler(num_update - self.scheduler.warmup_steps)
        return self.lrs_updates[num_update]

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Worship that is grounded in the teaching of God's Word and the expression of praise to God.
The Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
The virgin birth, life and resurrection of Jesus.
The existence of heaven and hell.
That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
The forgiving mercy of God toward penitent sinners.
Redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
The power of fervent prayer.
The power of God to everyone who believes.
The process of justification and sanctification.


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I\'m British and I\'ve been writing fanfic (badly) since I was 13. My earliest stuff isn\'t on here due to crimes against narrative. Wow, benefit of hindsight much?
I ship 9/Rose, 10/Rose and 11/Amy. But I still loved Rory.
I\'m not that active at the moment what with that pesky RL and exams etc. Hopefully afterwards it\'ll calm down a bit and I can get down to some writing again!
Rose and the Doctor discuss abstract nouns.
After the events of the Christmas Invasion, Rose and the Doctor come to terms with each other.
Rose has a nightmare. Fluffiness ensues.
"Doesn't it get lonely at night?"
A sudden thought strikes the Doctor.
It is not the years in one's life, but the life in one's years that matters.
A post-Doomsday collection of drabbles, based around the poem 'Go From Me' by Elizabeth Barratt Browning. Also, for the prompts "Sorrow" in the Challenge.
The light is so bright, it burns.
Sometimes, things have a habit of finding you.
He can feel what he is becoming, and soft features nowhere.
The Doctor may be human, but he still likes to tinker. And explode stuff.
Post-TSP, the Doctor tries to comfort Rose.
'All these different universes, and not one of them get it right.' ~The Tenth Doctor, Rise of the Cybermen.
The Doctor muses on how he introduces his companions.


AZ voters mandated (Proposition 301) the state sales tax be raised by 0.6 percent and that the money be spent on annual inflation increases for schools.
Lawmakers quit providing the annual boosts for inflation.
The Arizona School Board Association (ASBA) and the Arizona Education Association (AEA) offered to "move on" if the Legislature would only begin to comply, but they refused.
Several school districts, ASBA and AEA filed a lawsuit to force compliance.
A Superior Court Judge ruled Prop 301 did not require the Arizona legislature to annually inflate education funding for Arizona's public schools.
The plaintiffs filed an appeal.
AZ Court of Appeals reversed the lower court.
AZ Supreme Court ruled with the Court of Appeals that the inflationary increases must be paid. The decision emphasized that the Voter Protection Act limits the legislature's power to modify voter initiatives and referenda.
The legislature began paying the increases again in the 2013-2014 budget year.
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Are you kidding me? It is beyond time for us to demand our representatives listen to us. I'm calling for an Arizona Education (AZED) Spring . Yes, that's a play on the Arab Spring. Of course, I'm not looking to start a real revolution; I'll leave anything to do with guns to our legislature to obsess over. What I do hope for though, is for the public body to wake up after a very long hibernation that has allowed our representatives to continue to ignore the will of the people and the rule of law. I'd love to hear what you think.
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'Ali ben (ou ibn) Sulaiman (hébreu : עלי בן שלמה Eli ben Shlomo) est un sage karaïte (mouvement juif scripturaliste, opposé au judaïsme rabbinique traditionnel) des , principalement connu comme lexicographe et compilateur des œuvres de ses devanciers.

Éléments biographiques

Ali ben Suleiman a vécu dans le centre karaïte de Jérusalem, où il est peut-être né (bien que Julius Fürst en fasse un natif de Fès), et aurait été proche du mouvement des Avelei Tzion. À la suite de la destruction du centre lors de la conquête seldjoukide, il s'installe à Fostat dans le vieux Caire, où il finit ses jours.

Œuvres

Abrégés

Ibn Sulaiman est principalement connu pour ses compilations d'auteurs antérieurs, en particulier les Avelei Tzion. Parmi ceux-ci:
 un abrégé du commentaire d'Aaron de Jérusalem sur le Pentateuque, lui-même abrégé du commentaire de Joseph ben Noah
 un commentaire sur les Psaumes, abrégé de ceux de David ben Boaz et d'Abu al-Tayyib al-Tinnısı.
 un abrégé de l'abrégé réalisé par Levi ben Yaphet de l'Egron de David ben Abraham al-Fassi. Ali ben Sulaiman se base cependant sur des conceptions grammaticales plus modernes, comme la théorie de Juda ben David Hayyuj sur la nature trilitère des mots.

Commentaires bibliques

Outre ses abrégés, Ali ben Sulaiman a réalisé une traduction du Pentateuque avec quelques commentaires exégétiques, et un commentaire du Pentateuque, où il aborde des points théologico-philosophiques, en citant abondamment des auteurs karaïtes antérieurs (dont Jacob al-Qirqissani, Sahl ben Matsliah, Yaphet ben Ali, et Yeshoua ben Yehouda). Comme de nombreux auteurs karaïtes, il s'en prend fréquemment à Saadia Gaon, champion du judaïsme rabbinique.

Les commentaires sur le Livre de la Genèse et de l'Exode ont été conservés, le premier ayant été édité par S. L. Skoss en 1928.

Autres

Outre son commentaire, Ibn Sulaiman est l'auteur de deux traités philosophiques conservés à l'état de manuscrit, ainsi que d'une lettre contre l'accusation musulmane de falsification de la Bible par les Juifs, où il reprend des passages du Coran pour attester du contraire.

Notes et références

Cet article est basé sur Ali ben Suleiman, un article de Miriam Goldstein, in Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception éd. Walter de Gruyter 2008

Hakham

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Don't Wear Your Gi to the Bar marks the first release by Artéchoke Media. Marshal is dedicating himself and Artéchoke to producing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu books, e-books and videos for real BJJ fans. I hope you're as excited about that as I am!
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There's still a huge number of items on sale, spilling into Cyber Tuesday (is that even a thing?). A sale is ongoing for a bunch of televisions, while a Cuisinart food processor has just hit its lowest price ever (we bought one).
Amazon Canada says they have Cyber Monday deals all week long. Stay tuned as we'll be sure to keep you up to date on the best sales (now excuse us as we go whiten our teeth).


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Cape Point and Penguin Explorer Full-Day Tour from Cape Town
Popular Sightseeing Tours in Simon's Town
Cape Town: Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point Shared Tour
Cape Peninsula: Full-Day Small Group Tour with Penguins
Cape Town: Cape Peninsula & Winelands Private Full-Day Tour
Cape Town: Water Biking Tour
Robben Island Tickets, Penguins, and Private Cape Point Tour
Cape Peninsula & Boulders Beach Private Day Tour
Cape Peninsula Full-Day Tour from Cape Town
Half Day Cape Point Tour
Our most recommended Simon's Town Sightseeing Tours
1. Cape Point and Penguin Explorer Full-Day Tour from Cape Town
The full-day tour leaves Cape Town in the morning for the spectacular landscapes of the Cape Peninsula. Enjoy a scenic drive to Boulders Beach through Muizenberg and Fish Hoek. Stop to see the penguins at Boulders Beach before heading to Cape Point, in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Be on the lookout for antelope, ostrich and other game. Scan the ocean for whales during the Cape's whale season (July-November). Enjoy lunch (at your own expense) before joining the optional hike from Cape Point to the Cape of Good Hope headland (medium fitness required). Sit back and enjoy the coastal drive back to Cape Town, taking in spectacular views from the Ou Kaapse Weg mountain pass.
2. Cape Peninsula: Full-Day Small Group Tour with Penguins
You'll be picked up at your Cape Town accommodation in the morning by a qualified tour guide/driver in a luxury minibus, and taken on an all-inclusive, full-day Cape Peninsula tour. Drive along the scenic coastal route known as the French Riviera, with the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other, and see what makes this coastline so special. Pass through Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay and Llundadno beaches along Chapman's Peak drive and enjoy a photo stop at Maiden's Cove. In Hout Bay you'll have the option of taking a boat to Seal Island to get a closer look at the seal population (not included in the tour price). After exploring the harbor in Hout Bay, the tour continues on to Noordhoek village for an optional stop to try the best coffee roasted this side of the Cape (additional cost). The next stop is at the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point, where you'll explore the reserve, see the Dias Beacon and also where the two currents meet. You can hike up to the top to see the Cape Point Lighthouse or take the Funicular (additional cost). From Cape Point, you'll continue on toward Boulders Beach and stop to see the penguin colony, encountering these fascinating creatures at close range. Enjoy the scenic Boyes Drive and see Kalk Bay and Muizenburg. The return route to Cape Town will be via the Old Cape Road, and the day ends with a drop off at your accommodation.
3. From Cape Town: Cape Point & Boulders Beach Full-Day Tour
After pickup from your hotel in Cape Town, the first stop on this 10-hour small-group tour is Maidens Cove. There, soak up great views of Camps Bay Beach, 12 Apostles Mountain Range, and Lion's Head. Continue along Victoria Road, passing exclusive residential areas en route to Chapman's Peak Drive for 2 photo stops. Upon arrival at the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, your guide will provide an overview of the park. Board a funicular to Cape Point Lighthouse or take a 15-minute walk up that passes a spectacular viewpoint if you prefer. Next, visit the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony to see and learn about the sea birds. After marveling at the main colony of African penguins, stop to enjoy lunch at Simon's Town harbor (at your own expense), and admire the 18th-century buildings. On the drive back, stop to see the shark spotters, who help prevent sharks attacks at Muizenberg Beach. You will be taken back to the pickup location or with the option to change the drop-off point.
4. Cape Town: Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point Shared Tour
Start your full-day tour at the Bo Kaap (Cape Malay Quarters) with its colorful houses, before heading to the Table Mountain cable car station. Take the cable car to the top for unforgettable views. Drive along the Atlantic coast, stopping at Maiden's Cove for photos with the backdrop of the 12 Apostles mountain range. Enjoy the views from Chapman's Peak Drive, one of the world's most scenic routes. Visit Boulders Penguins Colony in Simon Town before reaching the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Enjoy a guided tour at this very popular landmark. Travel to Cape Point, where you can hike to the top of the lighthouse or take the Flying Dutchman funicular to the top.
5. Cape Peninsula & Boulders Beach Private Day Tour
First, make a quick stop in the heart of Cape Town city center to discover the colorful community known as Bo-kaap. Then, head straight for the coastline. Pass by affluent suburbs with some of the best beaches near the city, stopping for photos at Camps Bay. Proceed on towards Hout Bay seated in between gigantic mountains and the Atlantic. Enjoy an optional scenic 40-minute round-trip boat ride to Seal Island. Resume your tour via the world-famous Chapman's Peak Drive. Marvel at this road engineering feat as you wind over the edge of the mountains; this scenic drive is not for the faint-hearted. Next, arrive at the Cape of Goodhope Nature Reserve just after midday. Discover the rich plant life of the Cape, early human history, maritime history and if you are lucky you might be able to have a mini safari. Reach the southwesternmost point of the continent - the Cape of Good Hope - and take a photo with the sign. Hiking is recommended but no swimming because of sheer riptides. Carry on to Cape Point and walk for 20 minutes one way up to a historic lighthouse. You could also take a funicular at your own account if you are not in the mood for walking. Feel free to stop for lunch at the world-class seafood restaurant with a sea view or grab a quick bite in the food shop next door. Next, embark on a journey to Simon's Town for a special date with the endangered African penguins at Boulders Beach. Spend about 45 minutes at the penguin colony before you head back to Cape Town along the coastline. Pass through the quaint towns on this historically known Millionaire's Mile. Hear fun facts about the navy and Just Nuisance - the only dog in the world to have been an able seaman. Finally, discover Kalk Bay and Muizenberg Beach, the surfer's corner before returning to the starting point.
6. Cape Town: The Cape Point Instagram Small Group Tour
Embark on a fun-filled day tour in Cape Town - one of the most unique cities in the world with beautiful ocean and mountainous drives, spectacular landscapes and iconic heritage monuments. This tour is designed for those who wish to visit the most iconic and picturesque sites throughout the city. On top of snapping some Instagram-worthy pictures, you'll learn about the Cape Town culture and history behind those sites. Your guide will be available to take pictures for you while you strike the perfect pose. Position yourself inside the photo-ready frame with Table Mountain as a backdrop. Visit the colourful houses in the Cape Malay Quarter known as the Bo Kaap and learn about its heritage and cultures. Drive along the Atlantic Seaboard with the oceans on one side and the mountains on the other and stop at Maiden's Cove with 12 Apostles as a backdrop. Take a boat to Seal Island to visit the Seals colony. Stop over at the viewpoint along Chapmans Peak drive, one of the most scenic routes in the world. Visit Boulders Penguins colony and take a selfie with these enchanting sea creatures. A trip to the Cape of Good Hope affords you not only a photo opportunity but also to learn about the the history of this monumental nature reserve. You may encounter a baboon, so please take care not to venture too closely as these are wild animals and may be dangerous. Then take the Funicular to the Cape Point Lighthouse and see where the Two Ocean Currents meet. End off the day with a snapshot in front of the coloured houses on Muizenberg Beachfront. Drop off will be between 6:00 and 6:30 PM.
7. Cape Town: Penguin Watching at Boulders Beach Half Day Tour
The tour departs Cape Town and heads to the first stop of the day, Maidens Cove. From here, admire stunning views across the Atlantic seaboard as well as marveling at the imposing Twelve Apostles Mountain range. The tour continues along Chapmans Peak Drive, rated one of the best mountain drives in the world. Along the way, stop at a selection of lookouts that provide unspoiled views of Noordhoek beach. Arrive at Boulders Beach and learn about the friendly African Jackass Penguins that call the beach their home. Although the penguins roam freely on the beach and are comfortable being near humans, they are protected animals and visitors are not permitted to touch or feed them. Admire the penguins from a designated viewing point, and observe these creatures as they go about their day. Enjoy some free time to relax on the beach, take a swim in the refreshing waters, or explore the surrounding landscpaes. The tour ends with a visit to Boyes Drive, a spectacular mountain road overlooking the stunning view of False Bay coast.
8. Robben Island Tickets, Penguins, and Private Cape Point Tour
After a 6:00 AM pickup from your hotel in Cape Town or the surroundings, you'll proceed along the Atlantic Seaboard where you can admire mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. Stop at the Maiden's Cover for a photo opportunity with a backdrop of the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range. Passing through Clifton, Camps Bay, Llundadno, and Hout Bay. Stop for photos on one of the world's most scenic routes, Chapman's Peak drive. Next, stop at Boulder's penguin colony to visit these enchanting creatures. Watch as these adorable birds play and frolic in the ocean. Your final destination will be the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve for a guided tour and a photo stop at this very popular landmark. From there, you'll travel to Cape Point, where you can hike to the top of the lighthouse (or take the funicular). At 10:30 AM arrive at the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island where you will take the 11:00 AM boat trip to Robben Island for a prison tour. On the island, an ex-prisoner will be your guide and take you through the prison. See the cell where Nelson Mandela spent so many years. Upon return from the island at approximately 3:00 PM, your guide will be waiting for you again at the clock tower to transfer you back to your hotel.
9. Cape Town: Cape Peninsula & Winelands Private Full-Day Tour
You have the freedom to choose which time you would like the tour to start. It is recommended you start at 8:30 AM, as you will want to get the most out of your day. The guided tour begins with a visit to Maidens Cove. With views of the notorious Twelve Apostles Mountain range and pristine Camps Bay penthouses, you might be tempted to relocate to Cape Town. If that isn't enough to enthrall you, wait until you see Chapmans Peak Drive, this has to be one of the best, if not, the best mountain drive in the world. From the lookouts, you'll be able to view the unspoiled beach of Noordhoek, the Hout Bay Harbor, and the Seal colony. Continue your tour to the Cape of Good Hope, a National Park which is the most Southern Western point of the African continent. Not too far from the Cape of Good Hope, you'll see the warm and cold ocean currents meet at Cape Point Lighthouse. After visiting one of Africa's well known national sights, head to Boulders Beach to see the African penguins. Here, you have the option of having a bite to eat at the Seaforth Restaurant or driving to Kalk Bay's Harbor House. Please note; this is at your own account, and is optional. Thereafter, take a drive along Baden Powell Drive. This beautiful coastline drive offers beach and mountain views with beautiful wild flowers growing alongside the road. The scenic and seacoast drive leads you to Neethlingshof Wine and Delheim Wine Estate. Neethlingshof, in Stellenbosch, just outside the city of Cape Town, dates back to 1692. This is a perfect place for some wine tasting. The wine estate is known for its beautiful avenue of stone pines, and the beautiful surrounding mountain range. Neethlingshof boasts the finest wines including Merlot, Shiraz, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage, and Sauvignon Blanc to name a few. Enjoy some wine tasting with food pairing which includes 5 bite size dishes. Your last stop for the day, Delheim Wine Estate, is situated at the slopes of Simonsberg Mountain and prides itself in its majestic surroundings. Famous for their award winning wines, such as, Pinotage Rose, Spatzendreck, and Grand Reserve, it is simply a must to indulge. Delheim Wine Estate also advises you on which wines are appropriate with food pairing. The estate offers decadent wine and cupcake pairing which is different from the usual wine and cheese combinations. If you consider yourself as a wine connoisseur, visiting these wine farms can be educational, indeed. Once your visit to these wine farms are finished, you will return back to your pick-up location along the N1 National Route. The tour concludes at around 6:00 PM.
10. Cape Town: Shark Cage Dive
This half-day tour, just outside Cape Town, allows you to see a variety of shark species throughout the year according to the seasons, weather, water temperature, and other factors. Venture to Seal Island or Cape Point to see seven-gill cow sharks, mako sharks, blue sharks, and great white sharks. The location for the day will be determined by the best shark activity and sea conditions and will be confirmed with you the day before your trip. A small group of guests onboard allows for better viewing opportunities and a longer cage dive. The cage accommodates four guests comfortably and is fixed to the boat just above the surface of the water.
Top Attractions in Simon's Town
1 Boulders Beach
Things to Do in Simon's Town
1 Simon's Town Cruises & Boat Tours
2 Simon's Town Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
3 Simon's Town Day Trips
4 Simon's Town Dolphin & Whale Watching
5 Simon's Town Bus & Minivan Tours
6 Simon's Town Shark Diving
7 Simon's Town Canoe & Kayak Tours
8 Simon's Town Sightseeing Tours
9 Simon's Town Small group
10 Simon's Town Culinary & Nightlife
11 Simon's Town Natural Attractions & National Parks
12 Simon's Town Day Trips From
13 Simon's Town Tours
14 Simon's Town Activities
15 Simon's Town Culture & History
16 Simon's Town Garden & Park Tours
17 Simon's Town Sailing Trips & Tours
18 Simon's Town Summer
19 Simon's Town Tickets
20 Simon's Town Birdwatching
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1 Cape Town
2 Hartbeespoort
3 Durban
4 Hazyview
5 Knysna
6 Plettenberg Bay
7 St Lucia
8 Graskop
9 Johannesburg
10 Mossel Bay
11 Port Elizabeth
12 Stellenbosch
13 Simon's Town
14 Hermanus
15 Jeffreys Bay
16 Nelspruit
17 Pretoria
18 Kalk Bay
19 Franschhoek
20 Gans Bay
Other Sightseeing Options in Simon's Town
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What people are saying about Simon's Town
Trip was really nice and varied. The driver Armond was very nice, fun and had a lot of great information. The information and the pick-up by the organizer and Getyourguide were not good on the information sheet. Wrong phone number ... LG Rainer
Cape Town: Table Mountain, Penguins & Cape Point Shared Tour Reviewed by Rainer, 11/10/2021
Our tour guide Ruben was fantastic. We didn't just see iconic landmarks but learnt alot about the history as Ruben made it interesting.
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It was a great day, very fun and diverse. Nice tour guide with a lot of knowledge. Perfect timing of everything.
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This Makes Me Sick!
Posted: 27 Sep 2010 in Military, US Army
Tags: Army, Military, Murder, Stupid People, Truth
I cannot believe that my beloved Army could allow this to happen. My heart is broken over this.
Those responsible for allowing this to happen need to be dealt with swiftly.
Those FORMER Soldiers need to hang for this.
Confession Video: US Soldier Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans
Corporal, 22, Tells How His 'Crazy' Sergeant Allegedly Murdered For Kicks, Collected Body Parts
Dressed in a t-shirt and Army shorts, a 22-year-old corporal from Wasilla, Alaska casually describes on a video tape made by military investigators how his unit's "crazy" sergeant randomly chose three unarmed, innocent victims to be murdered in Afghanistan.
Corporal Jeremy N. Morlock is one of five GI's charged with pre-meditated murder in a case that includes allegations of widespread drug use, the collection of body parts and photos of the U.S. soldiers holding the Afghan bodies like hunter's trophies.
Officers Ambushed…
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 in Hero, Police Officer/Sheriff
Tags: Ambush, Hero, Murder, Police
Four officers killed by a low life piece of shit. He was pardoned by Mike Huckabee 10 years ago. Just in case you were wondering, Huckabee is a RINO.
But, the true issue here is that a known felon killed four police officers in a cold blooded ambush. Completely unprovoked.
My prayers for their families; may God have mercy on their souls and give peace to their families and strength in this hour of mourning.
City of Lakewood Identifies Slain Police Officers
Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar publicly identified the four slain police officers after an extensive and very difficult notification process. "All four of our slain officers had been with this department since it started five years ago. Sergeant Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards were police veterans when they started and all have been outstanding professionals. This is a very difficult time for our families and our officers. The families will have many challenges ahead of them and we ask that their privacy be respected. Please keep our families and Lakewood Police in your prayers."
Clockwise from top left: Lakewood Police officers Greg Richards, Mark Renninger, Tina Griswold and Ronald Owens.
Cops: Suspect in Officer Executions May Be Dead
SEATTLE — A suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban coffee shop was surrounded by police at a Seattle house early Monday, wounded and possibly dead, police said.
Negotiators were trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons, 37, using loudspeakers, explosions and even a robot to try to prod him from hiding. At one point, gunshots rang through the neighborhood, about 30 miles from the original crime scene.
"We have determined that in fact he has been shot," said Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff. "He may be deceased from his gunshot wound.
Clemmons, who has a long criminal history — including a long prison sentence commuted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee nearly a decade ago — became the prime target Sunday in the search for the killer of Lakewood police Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and Officers Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42.
Seattle Police: Cop-Killing Suspect on the Loose
Police in Washington state say the suspect in the killings of four police officers in a Seattle-area coffee shop is not inside the house that they've surrounded since early Monday morning.
Negotiators spent the night trying to communicate with 37-year-old Maurice Clemmons, but discovered after a search of the Seattle house and that the suspect was not inside.
Latest from Fort Hood…
Posted: 6 Nov 2009 in Military, Terrorism, US Army
Tags: Army, Fort Hood, Military, Murder, Terrorism, Texas
Update from Fort Hood, Texas…
Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Was 'Calm' During Massacre, May Have Shouted 'God Is Great!'
The Army psychiatrist suspected of being the lone gunman in a horrific massacre at Fort Hood in Texas took a "very calm and measured approach" to carrying out the mass shooting, the commanding general said Friday.
Survivors of the rampage that killed 13 and wounded 30 said the suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — "God is great!" in Arabic — before opening fire, base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said.
Video link.
It is/was about Islam and the terrorism that comes from the religion of pieces.
US Army major behind Fort Hood murders expressed sympathy for Islamic terrorists
By Bill Roggio
An Army major behind the murders of 11 US soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, expressed sympathy for suicide bombers and support for terrorists waging war against US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Police shot and wounded Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist, after he went on a killing spree outside a readiness center for troops preparing to deploy to Iraq. Hasan, a Muslim American, opened fire with handguns on soldiers at the center.
Eleven US soldiers were killed and 31 more were wounded before Hasan was shot by members of a SWAT team and detained by police.
A detailed report follows it all at Hot Air.
Breaking: Massacre at Fort Hood; Update: Feds tracked Hasan's posts online for six months? Update: Surveillance video added
by Allahpundit
No word yet on motive, but the fact that at least three gunmen are involved already has Shuster and Miklaszewski mentioning similarities to the Fort Dix Six plot on MSNBC. Seven dead, 12 wounded so far. Supposedly two of the gunmen are still at large and one has fired shots at the SWAT team on the scene.
Stand by for updates.
Fort Hood Masacre
Tags: Fort Hood, Murder, Muslim, Soldiers, Texas
My condolences to the Soldiers, Police and their families at Fort Hood, Texas.
12 dead, 31 wounded. THIS IS ABOUT ISLAM! Make no mistake about it.
Sources Identify Major as Gunman in Deadly Shooting Rampage at Fort Hood
A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.
All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear.
Police Murder a Drunk Man…
Posted: 2 Nov 2009 in Axis of Idiots, Lies, Police State
Tags: Drunk, Murder, Police, Police State
Sometimes, cops have way too much power over human life. In this case, I feel that this particular scumbag in a uniform should be charged with murder.
NEVER Seek "Help" from the State's Armed Enforcers
By William Grigg
Niles Leo Meservey, a 51-year-old resident of Stanwood, Washington, was drunk and belligerent when he slumped into the seat behind the steering wheel of his Corvette last June 10.
Meservey had been cut off by the bartender after he had inflicted his unwanted attention on a couple of women at a nearby club, briefly dragging one of them onto the dance floor.
Several people were worried about the prospect of the intoxicated man attempting to drive home when he clearly presented a risk to himself and others. One of them, Trisha Tribble, called 911.


The team logos for the McKinney North Bulldogs and the Lake Dallas Falcons.
CORINTH -- Lamar Lucas carried the ball 22 times and rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on Friday to lead McKinney North to a 38-22 road win over Lake Dallas, which dropped its first game in District 14-5A play.
McKinney North (4-2, 2-1 District 14-5A) used fierce defensive pressure and a quick-hitting offense to score the game's first 22 points before eventually holding on for the victory.
North quarterback Cameron Constantine passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 87 yards and a score. The McKinney North defense sacked Lake Dallas quarterback Ryan Depperschmidt nine times, as the Lake Dallas junior threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns with a late interception on 24-of-36 passing.
North receiver Parker Brehm had five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown, while Lake Dallas (3-3, 2-1) was led by Charles Williams, who had eight grabs for 146 yards and two scores.


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5 HAUNTED PLACES IN PA YOU CAN VISIT TODAY Day 4
Wendy Royal October 30, 2016
King George II Inn
Built in 1681, the King George II Inn is the oldest continuously operating inn in the United States. The inn was in existence before the birth of the nation. And, yes, George Washington really did sleep here, as did his close friend, the Marquis de Lafayette. In its 335 years of history, the Bristol inn has always been known to weary travelers as a place to get a hearty meal, a stiff drink, and a warm bed.
With so much history in one location, it's no surprise that there have been reports of chairs, lamps, and silverware moving around on their own, pictures flying off the wall and doors in empty rooms slamming shut. But, that's not all people have often reported seeing the apparition of a man in a top hat, known as the dancing ghost.
Today, guests still seek out the inn for the delicious food and drink, and some leave with an experience they never expected.
IF YOU GO:
Historic King George II Inn
102 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA 19007
www.kginn.com
Tomorrow we'll feature another of my favorite ghostly haunts…
photo by the King George II Inn


Following on from our cancelled Saturday sailing, following the last few nights below zero temperatures "yet again", the pool surface remains covered with an ice layer. The overnight temperature at my house recorded minus 6 degrees!
So I have to suggest that unless there is a sudden temperature rise, Tuesday's sailing will also be postponed.
Sunshine on the horizon, Chasewater MBC has another invite to attend a show. Pelsall Canal Festival, 11th & 12th June. We are hoping to have a small pitch with gazeebo and soem tables so we can put on a reasonable disply of model boats.
Invite are now out to all CMBC members if you would like to attend this show, please get back to me [secretary] asap, so I can start a member list of attendee's.
The same offer also goes out for the Weston Park model show in July, we still have spaces available for any member wishing to attend.
Chasewater inovation centre also have a fairly busy calendar of events, both for shcools and visitors throughout the year and Chasewater MBC have now been invited to attend certain event within their calandar as appropriate too. these events may be taking palce during the week or weekend, but even a token attendance by some CMBC members would be very much appreciated by all.


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Undeterred by Ongoing Protests, Christie's Will Launch a New Hong Kong Auction to Coincide With Art Basel
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The ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong have rocked the city and created some anxiety among exhibitors headed to the city's edition of Art Basel in March. But so far, the art market itself remains undeterred. In fact, Christie's is doubling down in the region.
The auction house has announced it will hold a new evening sale of 20th century and contemporary art in Hong Kong on March 19. The new sale, which coincides with Art Basel Hong Kong's eighth edition, will become the third major Hong Kong event in Christie's calendar, joining the company's autumn and spring sales weeks, held in November and May.
"Building on Christie's past successes in developing the market for Western art and setting numerous auctions records in both our Hong Kong and Shanghai auctions, we feel that this is the perfect moment to be unveiling a fresh new sale concept in March," Francis Belin, President of Christie's Asia Pacific, said in a statement. (The sale precedes Sotheby's own contemporary art sale in Hong Kong, typically held in early April.)
Belin said that piggybacking off of ABHK, which drew a staggering 88,000 people this year, would increase the "depth and breadth" of the company's audience. He noted that the sale would cater to clients who are "are increasingly collecting across categories and geographical borders."
Art Basel in Hong Kong, 2018. © Art Basel.
Despite speculation that fewer galleries would participate in this year's edition, ABHK has revealed a lengthy exhibitor list for 2020, with only a few notable absentees, including Galerie König, Galerie Gmurzynska, and Goodman Gallery. The fair is also offering support to participating dealers in the form of discounts on booth fixtures, meals at local restaurants, and shipping.
Christie's does not currently plan to offer its consignors support with insurance or shipping, the auction house confirmed, hoping the promise of big-time sales will provide enough of a lure. Recent history would say it's a safe bet.
Christie's fall sales in Hong Kong posted strong numbers, undeterred by the protests that have flooded the region since this summer. Even with many buyers opting to bid remotely rather than attend in person, the sales brought in a total of $336 million across five days. Buoyed by the $11.9 million sale of a Yoshitomo Nara painting, the auction house's 20th century and contemporary art evening sale on November 23 netted $137 million alone—a Hong Kong record for the company.
"Serious collecting is a long-term play," Belin told The Art Newspaper, referring to the impact of the protests on the market. "Seasoned buyers and sellers look beyond short-term fluctuations."
Highlights from the sale have not yet been revealed. A representative from the auction house anticipates that the first works will be announced in January.
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I grew up in western Colorado hunting mule deer, rarely getting skunked, and I would like to think I can help out those who may not have that advantage. Here are a few tips that can help increase your odds of bagging a trophy buck or just putting a bit more meat in your freezer this winter.
Scouting is important especially if you are after a nice buck.
I start my buck scouting process by hunting shed antlers in the spring. I spend many hours hiking in areas where I know there are good-sized sheds. Sheds can be sold, turned into crafts, or just collected. I always try to find new areas to hunt each spring by looking for sheds in new areas.
If you find an impressive antler, there is a good chance that buck will be somewhere uphill of where you found it come hunting season. Some bucks will hang out in the area where they shed all year long, while others will travel several miles down from alpine areas to winter in the sagebrush and drop their antlers there. All that to say sheds alone won't consistently put you on the deer, but they can lead you in the right direction.
After you have found a couple good drainages the deer have wintered in, get a map and mark the areas. Look at the map and see how that drainage connects with ridges and other drainages all the way up to the highest peaks. And while you are at it, figure out what roads, if any, will get you into those areas. Also note any water holes that appear on the map.
Come July or so you will want to be back out where you found the sheds, looking for tracks. Buck tracks tend to have blunter tips; they are also usually wider and more parallel than those of a doe. Walk the same areas looking for fresh tracks, taking note of what you find. Most areas will hold some deer, so in my experience it is rare that you won't see any deer tracks at all.
Make several trips track hunting, working your way each trip higher toward the timberline. You will find your coverage area expands exponentially the farther up you go, so concentrate in areas you think you would like to hunt. Check out water holes and follow any trails you can find.
Closer to hunting season, you will want to start glassing areas you intend to hunt. A spotting scope set up where you can see a lot of country is a good way to find the big guys. Sunup and sundown are the two best times to catch them moving to and from their beds. In the middle of the day, look just under ridgelines or other obstacles the deer can bed down by to protect their backs.
If you spot your trophy buck on one of these forays, check back several times leading up to the season to see if he is still hanging out in the same places. Use your time to formulate a plan for putting the sneak on these big boys. If you are a meat hunter like I am, you want to find the area with what you think will hold the most deer when hunting season rolls around.
My all-around favorite deer hunting technique is the walk and spot. You walk slowly through your hunting area trying to see the deer before it sees you. Once you see the deer, you shoot it if it is close enough; otherwise, you stalk close enough for a shot. I like this so much because I am impatient by nature, and it gives me something to do.
The opposite is spot and stalk. This is probably the most successful technique for taking nice bucks in the Rockies. Just like scouting, set up with a spotting scope or good binoculars and look for where the animals are moving or already bedded down. When you find an animal worth pursuing, you try to work your way into range without being detected. This works best very high above the timberline or low in the brush country. Apart from deep, dark, remote timber, these two places are where most big bucks will be.
Sitting on stand is how a lot of whitetails are taken, and I am sure a good amount of mulies too, but in the West there is so much country to cover that setting up a tree stand will lock you into a small area. I like to sit and watch at intervals while I am walking, but generally the only time I will sit for any long period of time is if there are a lot of hunters out moving the deer around, especially in timber.
Putting on drives works very well with a group of people. Drives work by putting walkers on one end of a patch of timber and shooters at the other end. The walkers walk through the timber looking for the deer, but many times the deer see them first and go away from them, right to the shooters. Some groups use the walkers as "drivers," having them make noise to scare the deer and drive them to the shooters. The shooters then get to shoot at running deer for the most part.
If the walkers walk and carefully hunt, there is a good chance they may get a shot while walking. If not, the deer are much less likely to be spooked and are usually moving much slower for the shooters at the other end.
Tracking is what you do in the fresh fallen snow. My thought on tracking in fresh snow is that you know for sure where at least one deer is (at the other end of the tracks), and all you have to do is catch up to it. If you find fresh tracks while hunting, tracking can lead you right to your deer. Always keep a sharp eye ahead and watch the hillside above you because they like to backtrack and see if anything is stalking them. Always follow the trail off to one side so you don't obliterate the tracks. This is important if for some reason you lose the track and have to go back and pick it up somewhere.
Road hunting, while actively discouraged by the fish and game department, produces lots of deer. I am not talking about shooting from your vehicle or even the road. What I am talking about is spotting the deer while driving, stopping, getting a legal distance from the road and shooting it. I will say that several of the deer I have shot have been found while I was driving to or from my intended hunting area. Just remember to always be legal.
Deer like to bed down just below ridge tops. Many times I have kicked them out of their beds just by popping over a ridge.
If you are following a ridge, walk slightly off to one side, far enough that just your head shows over the top. This is an old Indian trick that lets you see over the top but cuts down on the visible movement of your silhouette on the ridgeline.
If you are hunting in scrub oak, find a place to sit where you can see a lot of country just before sundown. As sunset approaches, you may be surprised at all the deer that magically show up in all the openings in the brush.
Pay particular attention to transition areas, the areas where one type of terrain changes to another: sagebrush to trees, trees to alpine tundra, etc. Deer like the edges of timber, whether high or low.
Take the advice of the local sporting goods guy with a grain of salt. Having grown up there, I shared many a laugh with the guys at some of the advice they meted out. The deer do not turn into elk above 10,000 feet. There are deer and elk below 10,000 feet. You may be told to go to a wilderness area for your best chance, but most wilderness areas are very overcrowded.
You also don't need the latest super-duper kill-a-ton magnum to hunt in the West. The lowly 30-30 Winchester has probably taken more deer than any other cartridge. Pick a weapon that doesn't scare you every time you pull the trigger, and you will be much more successful in the long run.
My final tip is the most important. Know your weapon, whatever it is, and practice with it until you are proficient. Continue practicing regularly thereafter. If you have traveled in from out-of-state, make sure and re-sight your weapon when you arrive.
All in all, mule deer are where you find them, and sometimes it is just blind luck that puts you on them, but following these tips should increase your chances many-fold.


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Q: Using PWA source as hybrid app - Android We have successfully completed our PWA with Ionic 2 and now I want to convert the same source to an Andorid Lite version (hybrid app) to publish in the Appstore.
I added the android platform as

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in my config.xml android platform version is

AndroidManifest.xml min & max sdk version as
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Ran my app on my android device (Mashmallow version) with

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With my Android Studio I found the log as

Expected native library version number "60.0.3112.116", actual native
library version number "60.0.3112.116" /chromium: [INFO:CONSOLE(26)]
  "service worker error : ", source:
  file:///android_asset/www/index.html (26)

I am unable to load my app and the index.html is keeps on loading and nothing is visible on the screen. Also from caniuse.com I came to know that service worker supports in android only from chrome version 61.
Can some one help me out!
regards,
Mano

A: Service workers are not supported in hybrid apps because your webpage is served via the file:// protocol and service-workers only work using the https:// protocol. See here:

Service workers only run over HTTPS, for security reasons. Having
  modified network requests wide open to man in the middle attacks would
  be really bad.

A: You should not need service worker in hybrid app, as all services provided by service worker could be done on app. Service workers are specific for PWA, and should be removed/hidden if build native/hybrid App.
I recommend you to read Using Ionic/Cordova app sources as PWA to understand how to switch form a pwa Ionic implementation to native app, and vice versa.

A: If you just want to be able to be found in play store you can wrap your app with a webview and then load the HTTPS URL of your PWA at startup. That should "solve" the issue.

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The Center for Medicare Services (CMS) unveiled their latest consumer tool, a comparison of Hospice care, aptly titled Hospice Compare. For those of you unfamiliar with hospice programs, they are designed to provide comfort to patients felt to be in their last six months of life. Within a few moments of CMS's press conference announcing the consumer website, the critics emerged. As MedPage reported,
"Hospice experts have raised two complaints about the system. One is that the measures chosen for reporting may not fully reflect care quality. The other may seem odd: it's that, while the chosen measures aren't inappropriate for evaluating hospice care, nearly all hospices perform very well on them, and thus the data don't provide any differentiation when consumers try to compare different facilities."
Consider the first criticism; the metrics do not reflect all of the quality issues. No surprise here, all of the self-reported measures [1] are process measures, whether a particular activity was performed. There were no outcome measures; no one asked if the patient and family were comforted. But how do you measure comfort, is there an objective scale or simply an emotional response by the family? There is nothing wrong with the family's response, it may be the most useful metric of all, as I have previously written Yelp is consulted about physicians more than CMS's Physician Compare (the doctor version of Hospice Compare).
The average score for 6 of the seven measures was in the ninety percent range (As the website states higher percentages are better). You would think this is good, but the critics believe that everyone doing well doesn't help us separate the good from the bad. It is the Hospice version of everyone getting a trophy for participating. The critics point out that hospices have known which metrics would be measured and reported (after all, they were required to report the information) and studied for the test. But weren't the critics the same group of individuals that helped CMS define the criteria?
Sy Syms, for those not raised in the New York area, sold lower cost clothing on television, always ending their ads with the company tagline, "An educated consumer is our best customer." And it is the educated consumer that can benefit from Hospice Compare's data because one of the real measures of comfort is included in the reporting, and interestingly enough, the average score for hospices for this measure was 77%. The metric was "Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem." And parenthetically the hospice staff had 24 hours to make that assessment. For a patient in pain, that could be a long time. (The same 24-hour window was also applied to shortness of breath. Can you imagine you or your loved one waiting hours to have your shortness of breath treated?)
I think CMS is making an effort for its' customers, but it hasn't found the metrics that will be helpful. Hospices spent time and money to satisfied CMS's regulatory requirement to provide this data (failure to do so resulted in a 2% reduction in CMS payments which can be a significant number). Couldn't we have run a pilot study and found measures that could be relatively easily measured and educate consumers? Wouldn't that be more cost effective? And more importantly, wouldn't it meet the Sy Sym's standard?
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Christine Chou | March 31, 2020
China has the largest livestreaming industry in the world. It is estimated that more than 526 million viewers this year will tune into livestreaming, not only for entertainment but also to shop and socialize.
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the medium has been used in ever-more-creative ways as millions stay indoors to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease. Musicians have used livestreaming to hold online concerts, nightclubs have organized online raves and even Shanghai Fashion Week has moved its entire autumn-winter event online via video streaming.
To better understand this increasingly popular tool, we spoke to Grace Hsu, a former livestream producer and now one of the creative minds powering Taobao Live, Alibaba Group's livestreaming channel. Hsu is part of an operations team that knows the booming industry inside out.
I help develop Taobao Live's user-generated livestreaming content across a few emerging sectors, such as automobiles, "cosmeceuticals" – a combination of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical sectors – and local services. Every day, I follow up on projects across these different categories and make sure we're on track to meet strategic goals, like scaling up live-broadcast sessions. We help merchants experiment with new strategies and improve their processes, such as finding the right presenters, choosing which products to feature and planning inventories.
We typically start work at 10 a.m. and finish at 10 p.m. But this past month, we've been focused on supporting brick-and-mortar merchants' livestreams during the coronavirus outbreak, so it has been normal to finish working at midnight or 1 a.m. – and sometimes even later. We're all night owls.
The spread of Covid-19 has disrupted industries in China and throughout the world. In what ways has livestreaming brought value to businesses and people's everyday lives during the outbreak?
We have been trying new things based on merchants' needs throughout the outbreak. One of the most-impressive cases we've seen is how Forest Cabin, a cosmetics brand, used livestreaming to move the majority of its sales from traditional, physical storefronts to online.
Another moving moment for us was when Intime Mall's quarantined staff in Hubei used Taobao Live to resume work by selling products from home. That night, 10 staff-turned-streamers helped the mall generate RMB74,000 (US$14,426) in sales and drew 75,000 views. That's about the same as the weekend traffic of a large department store before the outbreak.
Intime Mall's staff used Taobao Live to sell products remotely during the coronavirus outbreak.
In the short term, livestreaming has so far proved a useful way for brick-and-mortar merchants to attract new fans. Auto companies that couldn't sell cars due to logistics restrictions have turned to livestreams to answer questions from customers and boost brand loyalty. Restaurant operators have also been under intense pressure. While their stores are temporarily closed, we help them maintain – even grow – their interactions with consumers. On Feb. 29, we invited 10 hot pot restaurants to join a four-hour "late night snack" livestream event. Some of these restaurants had just joined the platform for the first time but their streams attracted over 2 million views.
Livestreaming is also being used to host online parties and tours of scenic sites and museums. Though this can't beat the in-person experience, it allows attractions to continue, to promote to and engage with people when they can't receive visitors.
Do you think Covid-19 will bring any lasting impact or changes to these industries?
Taobao Live has seen fast growth in the number of restaurant operators on the platform. In the future, we expect even more food and beverage brands to tap livestreaming, such as to debut their new products and seasonal menus or have more chefs get in front of smartphones and broadcast their cooking tutorials. Livestreaming will significantly expand the variety of content and enhance the customer experience, while helping strengthen the traditional service industry, making them more risk-proof. New types of jobs will emerge to meet new demands.
What makes a successful livestream?
My definition of a good commercial livestream is one that consumers love to watch, and where they can buy things that make them happy and bring them real value. There are also those that offer people a deeper sense of value apart from material consumption, such as streams that inspire people or offer social connections.
What led you to a career in livestreaming?
I studied screenwriting and directing and worked mostly with video content, such as news, movies, variety shows and documentaries. My first job was helping CCTV repackage their television news into short-form mobile videos.
At the time, there was an exciting boom of apps and internet companies in China. I felt livestreaming had a lot of potential to transform industries. It's innately social. Many people today are lonely and, deep down, we desire social connection. That's why we want to share things on social media. There are so many possibilities for livestreaming to help merchants and presenters build relationships with users, like restaurants with their customers or fitness instructors with their students. For me, it's about the connection.
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What were some of your other experiences working in livestreaming?
The first company in the industry that I worked with streamed 24-hour live feeds. We called it "slow livestreaming." For example, national parks could use our cameras to broadcast their scenery, so people can watch their sunsets from anywhere in the world. I especially liked editing them into time-lapse videos, which made for great content. We also streamed the construction of Beijing's Sanyuan Bridge – it was a lightning-speed construction project, like Huoshenshan Hospital.
I then became the head of operations at Huajiao, one of the top livestreaming platforms. I loved our team's energy – we were racing to keep up with trends and beating new KPIs each month. Huajiao mostly featured entertainment content, like hosts streaming themselves singing or dancing. But I thought the possibilities of livestreaming tools didn't stop there. That's what drew me to social e-commerce at Alibaba in 2017.
You also have a young son. As a working mother in a fast-paced industry, what message or experience do you want to share with other women?
I think the biggest challenge for women is societal values – the labels attached to us. Some people would ask me questions like, "How do you take care of your kids when you're so far away from home? Wouldn't your husband get angry?" They don't mean ill, but there are imaginary preconceptions at work behind questions like this.
As a mom who's going after her personal fulfillment, it can be hard to hear my mother say things like, "You're a woman. You should step back and let the man take on the responsibility." I know she says it out of sympathy and love for me, but no one should feel like they need to take a step back and compromise their dreams. People don't tend to criticize men who don't take care of their children, but that's not the case for women. Neither should society expect men to earn a higher salary or feel guilty when they choose to devote more time to domestic work. Contributions at home are valuable, too.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever heard or live by?
After giving birth to my son, my core mission in life was to feed and take care of him. For two years, I lost my career ambitions and had very low self-esteem. I gained weight and felt like I was rapidly aging. I was giving and giving at the expense of myself.
Then I realized that all that I wanted was to be good – a good wife, a good mom – but I didn't think about what I wanted for myself. Awakening to my own needs was the biggest turning point. I started to open up to new opportunities and expand my boundaries as much as possible. You have to step out the box to truly know who you are. When I started to look after myself more, I learned to tolerate mistakes and accept the good with the bad. That took a kind of courage or ability I didn't have before.
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Melanie Perkins started her graphic design business with "crazy big goals" in her mum's living room and now the co-founder's billion-dollar company Canva is about to hit another milestone.
"All the way back when we first started, one of our policies was to set crazy big goals and make them happen, and it is actually completely bat shit crazy the goal that we set," Perkins told journalists at the design platform's Sydney offices on Thursday.
"We were going to become the future of publishing from my mum's living room and it's quite funny seeing that start to come alive."
Melanie Perkins started Canva from her mother's lounge room. Credit:James Brickwood
Those goals may have seemed unrealistic at the time but Sydney-based Canva is well on its way to achieving them with the platform on track to hit 1 billion designs created using Canva next week.
Canva offers online design and publishing products which are offered under a 'freemium' model with customers accessing the products for free and then paying for additional features.
The startup has 'unicorn' status after being valued at $US1 billion following a $US40 million fundraising in January and has reported a profit for the first time of $1,858,144 after tax for the six months ending December 31, 2017, according to accounts lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
A key plank of this move to profitability has been the launch of Canva for Work which now has 400,000 paying subscribers.
Inspecting Canva's new headquarters, which are under construction just down the road from its current base in Surry Hills, Perkins is excited about the startup's rapid growth.
"Our goal is really to empower the modern workforce and we are less than one per cent done," she says.
She started Canva in 2014 with her boyfriend Cliff Obrecht and the couple brought co-founder Cameron Adams on board shortly after.
Perkins says they spent three years pitching to investors and getting rejected before eventually receiving the initial funding to build Canva which started out as a free design and publishing product.
"It has been astronomical seeing how quickly Canva has grown," Perkins says. "This year has been the biggest year yet at Canva by a really, really long shot."
Targeting China
Perkins lists the launch of 'Canva 2.0' a rewrite of Canva's product, doubling the size of Canva's workforce by hiring 220 new employees and launching in China as the key achievements for the startup of 2018.
Canva now has more than 300 staff with ambitions to more than double in size again over the next year to 700 staff.
"[Launching in China] was an absolutely mammoth operation, we had to set up a team, we have had to completely localise every single aspect of the product," Perkins says.
The Canva team had to adopt a very different approach to China than to other markets and established its own teams and servers in the country.
Obrecht says: "Every other market we have launched in we can rely on the domain authority through Google and in every other market it has given us a really big tailwind.
"In China it's an entirely different internet landscape, it's entirely localised and every consumer in China operates entirely within Chinese ecosystems."
Obrecht says Canva's products "seem to have really resonated with the Chinese" and it has found a gap in the market there.
Female-led
Canva is one of the few female-led tech companies and its workforce is almost 50 per cent female, although Perkins says Canva's engineering team is more male-dominated.
"A really important part of having a great company is having a really diverse workforce and gender is in every aspect," Perkins says. "There is still a lot to work, engineers' diversity is growing... but that is why we are doing our intern and grad programs to get people from early days."
Melanie Perkins co -Founder and CEO at Canva and Cliff Obrecht, COO and Cameron Adams CPO in 2015. Credit:Nic Walker
Potential IPO
For Canva's founders, the startup's profitability is a bonus they have achieved more quickly than they expected.
"It's very atypical for a tech startup that is growing as rapidly as we are," Perkins says. "To be profitable at this stage has not been a goal, our goal has really been to invest in growth and ensure we become a dominant household name."
Perkins says the bonus is Canva now has "the pick of the litter" in investors pitching to it.
"It means we are really in control of our financial destiny as well," she says.
Obrecht says Canva is in a very fortunate position where revenue is growing faster than expenses.
"For us profitability is not a goal, if we can invest money in growing market share even more we will do that," he says.
When asked if Canva has plans for an initial public offering, Perkins and Obrecht are non committal.
"One of the values of our finance team is being IPO ready ... but it is definitely not on the near term horizon."
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