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The return of the Viking warship
By James Gray & Nathan Williams
BBC Timewatch
The Viking warship was a high point of boat-building technique
On Sunday, 65 men and women will embark on one of the most ambitious, dangerous and important experimental archaeology projects ever undertaken.
They will attempt to sail a reconstructed Viking warship from Roskilde, Denmark, to Dublin, across some of the roughest seas in the world.
The ship, the Sea Stallion from Glendalough, is the most authentic Viking warship built in nine centuries. It's based on the largest of five ships that were excavated from the bottom of Roskilde fjord in 1962, opposite the small village of Skuldelev.
See the Viking warship in detail
One of these ships was the holy grail of Viking archaeology: the remains of a 30m longship. This was the largest Viking ship yet found and would have carried a crew of more than 60 men.
The team will travel from Denmark to Dublin and back
It represented the very pinnacle of Viking technology and ship-building technique, designed to be very fast and manoeuvrable and capable of transporting a large contingent of warriors.
The ship would have provoked terror when sighted by the Vikings' intended targets.
All five of the Skuldelev wrecks are now housed in a purpose built museum in Roskilde. The museum also embarked on the ambitious project of building accurate reconstructions.
The rebuilding of the longship was a lengthy process. In 1998, the Viking Ship Museum constructed a 1:10 scale model of the ship. The model demonstrated that the construction of a full-scale ship was feasible and work began in 2000.
Follow this link for more about the voyage and how to track the ship's progress live:
BBC History: Viking Voyage
The construction was undertaken relying solely on traditional Viking tools and building methods - the Vikings did not use saws and so every single piece of the ship had to be hand cut and then shaped and hewn using axes, an extremely skilled and lengthy process.
Sea test
More than 7,000 iron rivets, 2,000m of rope and 300 ancient Danish oaks were used in the reconstruction. After four years of painstaking work, the Sea Stallion from Glendalough was launched on 4 September 2004.
Now, the team behind the project wants to know whether the reconstruction is capable of making the kind of journeys the Vikings once undertook. To find out, the ship is being taken over 1,000 miles (1,600km) across the North Sea to Orkney and on to Dublin.
Privacy will be virtually non-existent on the journey
This voyage is not simply a frivolous adventure; it has a serious point - to understand how the ships managed to carry the Vikings so far and wide.
The entire crew understands the importance of the project and what the museum hopes to achieve. Triona, one of the Irish crew members, is well aware of the reasons for undertaking the voyage.
"The museum staff on the ship will be involved in recording everything that happens. And all this will be analysed when the ship gets back.
"This is crucial to understanding the Viking Age as these ships were really the backbone of it - we can't really understand how they got where they did, and why they did it, without knowing how they did it."
The 65 members of crew on board face many challenges. Each has a specific and vital role in the smooth running of the ship. From captain to cook - everyone has their own responsibilities and worries.
Carsten, the skipper of the Sea Stallion, is in charge of getting the ship to Dublin in one piece: "It's a big responsibility; I am always thinking about it, day and night, and now the time to leave is coming I wake up in the night thinking how will it go?"
While Carsten faces the unenviable challenge of getting his crew safely through some of the most unpredictable and hostile waters on Earth, the two cooks on board must sustain the crew with limited rations, often in terrible weather conditions and with very limited space.
These challenges would have been the same for the original members of the Viking crew.
Every member of the crew has less than one sq metre in which to live, sleep and eat.
"It's hard to get proper rest, sleeping conditions are hard - you don't get the rest that you need," says Erik, one of the older members of the crew.
"Often you don't get as much food as you need and this is cumulative, so as days go on, it gets worse and worse."
Pushing the limits
Privacy is also impossible in such close quarters. The ship has no shelter from the weather, no cleaning facilities and no lavatories.
They will be living virtually on top of each other for six weeks and this will test their friendships to the limit.
The crew faces real challenges and risks on the voyage
All of the crew are volunteers and despite the difficulties involved, most are relishing the prospect.
"It's the adventure of crossing the North Sea, in an open boat like this, and also the social project; with 65 people crabbed down on 65 sq m, to see how you will perform. It pushes boundaries, in all sorts of ways," explains Hans, a young Danish crew member, summing up the feelings of many on the expedition.
The voyage will also be a challenging test for the boat itself. No one knows if it will be able to withstand the rigours of the unforgiving North Sea. Even some of the experienced sailors on board think the ship may run into trouble. Dylan, a New Zealander, has some concerns.
"I was sailing with it to Norway last year and I noticed that when we were surfing with the waves, when the bow of the boat got pushed into another wave that there was only about two centimetres of free board.
"And this was in waves of about three-and-a-half or four metres high. So I am excited to see how it goes in waves of six metres high," he says.
Real risks
If the team has made a mistake in its reconstruction, the ship could be destroyed by the huge forces of the waves and wind.
Louise, a Viking historian and member of the crew, is well aware of the risks that she and the others face.
"It's mainly the weather conditions and the fact that we are sailing in quite risky areas, that is the biggest worry," she explains.
"The prospect of being shipwrecked is all too real and every member of the crew has received training in cold water survival."
It is the first time in nearly a thousand years that a fully laden Viking warship will sail across the North Sea.
The Sea Stallion represents the highpoint of Viking maritime achievement and it will give historians a once in a lifetime glimpse at how these mysterious raiders from the North spread so far and wide.
The ship's crew will be writing a weekly diary. More regular updates and a satellite map of the ship's latest position can be found at BBC History's Viking Voyage website.
The ship's voyage is also being filmed for a BBC Two Timewatch programme in the autumn.
THE SEA STALLION FROM GLENDALOUGH
1. The crew of 65 men and women will sleep on the open deck, as the Vikings did, and take turn keeping watch
2. Satellite navigation equipment will make sure the ship stays on course. Vikings had to rely on the position of the sun and stars, the colour and movement of the sea and wind direction
3. Oak planks were cut radially for maximum strength, overlapped and nailed together. Axes and other tools used to make the planks were replicas of those used by the Vikings
4. The sail, mast, rigging and rudder on the original were missing so these have been copied from other finds
5. Shields, vital in battle, were tied over the oarports when the ship was in port
Sources: Viking Ship Museum, Denmark; National Maritime Museum, UK. Photos: Werner Karrasch and Erwan Crouan
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The inscription over the entrance to the new Islamic wing at the Met reads "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia." And the exhibit of over 1200 objects from the museum's over 12,000 pieces which takes up fifteen rooms records successions of conquests and movements of peoples that start with Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medina and include amongst others the Abbasids victory over the Umayyads, the founding of the Ottoman Empire in 1299 which included not only Anatolia, but the Balkans, the Caucasus, Syria, Iraq, Arabia and North Africa and the rise of Suleiman the Magnificent the legendary Ottoman sultan in the16th Century. Conquests would bring about relative periods of stability in which great figures like the astronomer al-Biruni (Alberonius) and the philosopher Ibn Sima (Avicenna) thrived. So extensive is this trove that it's an understatement to call it an exhibit. And, indeed, there is a room devoted just to the collectors, amongst them names like Morgan, Havemeyer and Houghton, whose amassing of works of sculptures, coins, rugs, vases and other precious objects became the lode from which the curators were later to draw. However perhaps the most dramatic conquest that the new wing illustrates is the conquest of the Islamic art over the Met. It was as if some Caliph or Emir with a Maecenas complex had led a crusade through the museum and in so doing created a new Empire that went beyond the bounds of space, time or religious affiliation, something so large, in fact, that no visitor could every really embrace all the sensations it induces. Edward Said wrote a book called Orientalism to describe the Westerner's middling attempts to reduce and grasp the East. This monumental permanent addition to the Met which follows the Silk Road and encompasses a land mass from China to the Mediterranean and a time period from the Hijira to the fall of the Ottoman Empire needs a more pithy title like say, Star Wars.
Labels: Avicenna, Orientalism, Suleiman the Magnicent, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ottoman Empire
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Anyone else tired of Noah's Ark? Great, then I have some really interesting articles in the latest Science we can read instead. First, the Xenopus tropicalis genome has been published. Results are pretty much as expected: 20,000 predicted genes in a 1.7 Gb genome (ten chromosomes). A third is transposable element, and it shares a great deal of conserved synteny with the chromosomes of other vertebrates (notably chicken and human).
Hellsten et al. 2010. The Genome of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis. Science 328:633-636.
Also interesting in the genome-sequencing department is the report of the complete genomes of a human family of four (two parents, two children). The research team directly estimated the mutation rate as 1.1 x 10-8. That should be a useful piece of knowledge.
Roach et al. 2010. Analysis of Genetic Inheritance in a Family Quartet by Whole-Genome Sequencing. Science 328:636-639.
I understand a public statement from Price will soon appear. In the meantime, let's note a few points. Price says that this is a hoax played on NAMI. He says, "I am sorry to have to report this is apparently a fake (and I am sure that the Chinese do not know this, but they do not respond to my e-mails)." So they took your hundred grand, promised to return it, then ignored your requests for your money and your warnings about the fake ark. And now they won't return your emails. Why exactly do you think they're victims of a hoax?
I just noticed today's article at AIG: Has Noah's Ark been found?
To clarify, a Chinese group called Noah's Ark Ministries International announced over the weekend that they found the Ark at 12,000 feet up the side of Mt. Ararat in Turkey. Fox News reports the announcement with little critical commentary. The Daily Mail was considerably more skeptical, quoting Oxford University's Nicholas Purcell calling it "the usual nonsense."
If you visit the NAMI website, you'll find a number of pretty pictures of the inside of some kind of wooden structure. Notice that the locality of the discovery was not disclosed, and external photos of the discovery were not released. There was no report of a formal description of the find submitted for peer review either. Basically, the outside observer has no way of verifying the discovery (yet). You'll recall my fondness for hype-driven science.
The BSG is looking for a volunteer to help us editing abstracts in the areas of biblical studies and theology. I don't really think a public appeal will work, but who knows? Stranger things have happened.
We would prefer someone with a terminal academic degree (Ph.D. or Th.D.) and some experience in editing. You can read the editorial manual as a PDF here. The workload is relatively light. Most years we get a handful (2-3) of abstracts in this area. Abstracts are submitted at the end of March and are edited in April and May. Once in a great while there might be a whole paper to edit. Anyone agreeing to help us would also be listed as a member of the BSG editorial board on the website and in each issue of the Occasional Papers of the BSG. There is no term limit, and you can quit when you like.
Interested? Suggestions or recommendations? Email me at toddcharleswood [at] gmail [dot] com.
Many months ago I mentioned that the 29-volume works of Charles Darwin were being reprinted in an affordable paperback edition by New York University Press. Though Darwin's works are now online, there is still great pleasure and convenience in being able to sit back and read a regular book. So I ordered a set for the CORE library. After being on the waiting list for the reprint and fixing a mix-up with the credit card, I am delighted to report that the works have just arrived. They look great. If you're in the market for some interesting reading (and certainly definitive reading in the origins debate), I definitely recommend the set.
As most of you know, Bruce Waltke resigned from his position at Reformed Theological Seminary over a video posted at the BioLogos website (see part of the story here). There was an immediate sensationalized overreaction, with some commentators likening Waltke to Galileo (oh please) and condemning RTS for its oppressive lack of "academic freedom." Other conservative voices took the opportunity to dump salt in the wound and denounce theistic evolution. I didn't find Waltke's views the least bit surprising. I've known for at least four or five years that he advocated something like theistic evolution. That's why I'm a bit surprised by the reaction. Isn't this old news?
Anyway, I found a few thoughtful and informative reactions that I thought I'd pass along. Here's a reaction from RTS student Jake Belder and a careful, nonsensational article by Don Clements from The Aquila Report.
The description in the news report is a bit vague, but it's intriguing nonetheless. We'll have to wait for the paper to get the full details, I guess. This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about in Answers magazine a few years ago.
An international team of scientists led by the paleontologist Steffen Kiel at the University of Kiel, Germany, found the first fossil boreholes of the worm Osedax that consumes whale bones on the deep-sea floor. They conclude that "boneworms" are at least 30 Million years old. This result was published in the current issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS, April 19, 2010).
It's that time of year again. I just finished writing up CORE's annual report for Bryan College, and I've been thinking quite seriously about how to improve our public outreach. I have been encouraged to think about using new media, and I'd like your reaction to the following ideas. Do you like them? Anything stick out as especially interesting? Anything you especially dislike?
1. We have regular lectures here at the college as part of our origins journal club. We could record these talks and post them as streaming audio or video for free.
2. We could produce some nicer videos of the journal club presentations from CORE faculty and post them as streaming video for free. These would be professionally recorded and would integrate graphics.
Nature published a truffle genome yesterday. I would have said something yesterday, but I had trouble with their website all day.
Martin et al. 2010. Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis. Nature 464:1033-1038.
Thanks to everyone who came out to hear me speak at Messiah College on Saturday. I thought the symposium went really well, and I was very happy to see and meet folks who have been reading this blog. Thanks also to Ted Davis for the invitation and for the great hospitality.
Now I'm home for the next few months. I think my next big trip will be Evolution 2010, June 25-29 in Portland, Oregon. In the meantime, I've got plenty of work I want to get done. As you might imagine, this week will likely be consumed by Australopithecus sediba (and my tax return, but that's boring in comparison).
Before I jet off to Pennsylvania, I wanted to comment again on the newly announced Au. sediba. I'm getting a lot of google traffic from people looking for a creationist response, and I didn't give a very satisfying one yesterday. So here's attempt #2 (there will be another attempt in the future).
Well, I was wrong. The paper did not appear in Nature; it was published in Science.
I readily admit, that, as human affairs are now, such studies do not greatly contribute to the accumulation of wealth or to the winning of favor of our fellow-men, nevertheless I know of no occupation which is more worthy or more delightful for a free man than to contemplate the beauteous works of Nature and to honour the infinite wisdom and goodness of God the Creator.
Remember the old stories about how sloths are so slow that algae grows on them? No? Well, it's true!
A new paper in BMC Evolutionary Biology reports on DNA sequences from sloth fur. Suutari et al. looked at all six sloth species and found that one third of the recovered sequences were green algae. They also found ciliates, apicomplexans, dinoflagellates, fungi, euglenas, arthropods, and red algae. One green alga (found in four of the six species) was apparently a species of Trichophilus, and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) and the pale-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) had unique Trichophilus species that were different from other sloths. The maned three-toed sloth (B. torquatus) had typical environmental algae in its hair and no Trichophilus.
Palaeontologists and human evolutionary experts behind the discovery have remained silent about the exact details of what they have uncovered, but the scientific community is already abuzz with anticipation of the announcement of the find when it is made on Thursday.Thursday, eh? That's the same day that Nature traditionally publishes. Might we expect a formal paper this Thursday?
Regular readers might recall last fall I posted quite a bit about the new Darwin biopic from director John Amiel, titled Creation. The film opened the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, from which a few reviews trickled out, including Roger Ebert's. Then the producers tried to create some controversy by claiming that creationists were keeping the film from getting an American distribution deal. Clever people were not fooled by this nonsense, and the film was eventually picked up by Newmarket, the company that distributed The Passion of the Christ (a film that stirred up real controversy). It opened on January 22, 2010.
This week's Nature celebrates the tenth anniversary of the publication of the human genome sequence. Two new articles surveyed Copy Number Variations (CNVs) in hundreds of human individuals. CNVs are kinds of mutations that occur when (typically small) regions of the human genome are duplicated or deleted. CNVs can be a few hundred nucleotides up to thousands of nucleotides, and they are fairly common. It might surprise you to learn that most of us are walking around a few thousand nucleotides short of a genome (though I did have my suspicions about some people I know).


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The love of your life just proposed! You are overwhelmed with happiness and are thrilled to begin your happily ever after. You immediately turn to Pinterest for inspiration, but the more you pin, the more you realize there is so much planning that goes into a wedding. It's true, weddings can be both the happiest moment of your life, and the most stressful. But that does not mean you need to worry about EVERYTHING. Here are some common things brides worry about but do not need to at Nazareth Hall.
You know you say "I Do" at the ceremony, and then eat food at the reception, but when should your ceremony start? How long does it take? When do you take pictures? What is an introduction? When are you suppose to cut cake, or have toasts, or have a first dance? The list of questions goes on and on. Here at Nazareth Hall, you are not alone. At your planning meeting, a sales coordinator will sit down with you to create a timeline just for your event!
We are in North West Ohio. Notoriously known for its weather changes. Predicting the weather for a specific date a year away is impossible, and many brides worry that the rain will come and make the beauty of their day go away. First off, rain, snow, or shine your wedding will be beautiful! And wedding photos in the rain can be GORGEOUS! None the less, if you have an outdoor ceremony Nazareth Hall has back up ceremony locations! Our coordinators work hard to make your wedding day perfect, regardless of the weather!
You know you want a cake table, gift table, memory table, but you do not know where it will go, and if it will fit. Our coordinators know our ballrooms and ceremony locations, and have multiple layout possibilities for you. During your planning meeting your coordinator will work with you to create the best layout for your space, and you will get to see what the layout will look like! Best part, adjustments can be made at any time!
There are many venues out there that make you set up your own room. Here at Nazareth Hall, we take care of all that for you. You design, we apply. No need to wake up at 7 am the morning of your wedding to move tables around, our staff works hard setting your room up for you. Linens, tableware, chairs, and sashes are all taken care of. All you need to do is decorate. So relax, and sleep in.
Want specialty table cloths, napkins, or even sashes? It can be a hassle ordering them, removing them after a reception, then returning them to a vendor, and honestly it's just one more thing you shouldn't have to worry about on your big day. Nazareth Hall takes care of all the specialty linens. Just pick out what you want and we take care of the rest.
Are you worried grandma cannot make it up the stairs to the chapel, or down the hill to the Grotto? Have no fear! Nazareth Hall has an elevator to take guests to the second floor, and a ramp to get into the chapel. For Grotto weddings, we have a staff member shuttle guests back and forth to the Grotto on a golf cart. We worry about your guests' needs, so you do not have to.
We've all had that nightmare. It's your wedding day, it's time to walk down the aisle, but no one knows what to do. All though a common fear for brides, it's an unnecessary fear here at Nazareth Hall. Every ceremony has an hour-long rehearsal the day before your wedding! Get your family together and practice for your big day! Need dinner after? We can also cater your rehearsal dinner!
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Trees hold us fast in their embrace. The Hugging Tree is about a tree that, in spite of harsh circumstances, grows until it can hold and shelter others. It is about each one of us.
Childhood often is a wondrous and carefree time, free from the stresses and responsibilities of adulthood. However from time to time, children must deal with difficulties from minor disappointments like losing game or earning a poor grade, to significant emotional upset stemming from traumatic experiences such as the death of a parent, abuse, or neglect.
The Hugging Tree follows tells the story of a little tree growing all alone on a cliff, by a vast and mighty sea. Through thundering storms, and the cold of winter, the tree holds fast. Sustained by the natural world and the kindness and compassion of one little boy, eventually the tree grows until it can hold and shelter others.
The resilience of the Hugging Tree calls to mind the potential in all of us: to thrive, despite times of struggle and difficulty. To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve. To dream and to grow, just where we are.
Psychologists use the term resilience to describe an individual's ability to adapt successfully to challenging events. Reading this book with your child can be a way to teach resiliency, self-confidence, and self-control and help you discuss common challenges your child may be facing at home or at school.
A "Note to Parents" by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD., which provides more information about resilience, and guidelines for building resilience in children.
Jill Neimark is an author of fiction and nonfiction, an award-winning science journalist and essayist, and former features editor at Psychology Today magazine. Her credits include the middle-grade novels The Secret Spiraland The Golden Rectangle, the adult novel Bloodsong, and the adult nonfiction title Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving. Her picture books include I Want Your Moo and Toodles & Teeny: A Story of Friendship. She lives in Georgia. Visit her at www.jillneimark.com and follow her on Facebook and Twitter: @JillNeimark. Nicole Wong is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Her illustrations have been featured in several children's books, including No Monkeys, No Chocolate and Ferry Tail. Nicole lives with her husband, daughter, and their dogs and cat in Massachusetts. Visit her at www.nicole-wong.com and follow her on Facebook: @painternik and Instagram: @painternik9.


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A final message: his tombstone reads "The stone who was a rock".
Philipp Gliesche,
On 1 September 2020, Alexey Sutuga, one of Russia's most famous antifascists, died in Moscow under tragic circumstances. He is survived by a ten-year-old son, and where there was once a politically curious and active person, there is now a gaping hole. He was forced to pay a high price for this curiosity and engagement in numerous ways. He'll be remembered as a humorous and upstanding guy who had close ties with many people beyond Russia's borders, and for his skills as a mediator, which he often used and which were widely appreciated, despite his chequered past. Since the end of August, many have expressed their respect for him as a person and for what he did through condolences or at events to show their solidarity in Russia and beyond—in Israel, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Germany.
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From an early age, Alexey, originally from Irkutsk in Siberia, openly adopted an antifascist stance and became involved with "Autonomous Action", an anarcho-communist group, before becoming one of Russia's first RASH skinheads (Red and Anarchist Skinheads). His friends gave him the nickname Socrates, as he often quoted the philosopher Socrates from Plato's works. Early on, he learned the high price one might have to pay for being politically active in Russia: in 2007, he participated in a campsite protest near Irkutsk against a planned uranium enrichment facility, which was set upon by fascists during the night. During the attack, 26-year-old Ilya Borodaenko was killed. Seven more were wounded, some of whom severely, among them Alexey.
Philipp Gliesche works at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung's Europe Unit as a Project Manager for Russia and Ukraine.
In Moscow, where he moved shortly afterwards, the situation in the 2000s was marked by extreme violence and numerous deaths within the context of political clashes. Migrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia in particular, as well as students from Africa, were victims of racist violence. Meetings and concerts that did not exclusively attract antifascist and punk crowds also became the target of, and were defenceless against, violent fascist attacks. As a result of these experiences, Ivan Khutorskoy and Fedor Filatov began to organize security for events and offered self-defence classes. Since he knew them both, Alexey was increasingly involved in this project right up until his death. Event security not only became more professional, but it also ensured that the number of attacks on events in Moscow decreased. Khutorskoy and Filatov paid for their political commitment and their fame with their lives; Fedor Filatov was stabbed outside his home in 2008, Ivan Khutorskoy was shot in his staircase a year later. Both were murdered by members of the Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN).
In 2011 and 2014, Alexey was convicted on charges of grievous bodily harm during political clashes which could not be elucidated entirely in court. During the second trial, he was sentenced to three years and one month in a labour camp in the Irkutsk region. This camp is known for its terrible conditions; furthermore, he was repeatedly put in solitary confinement. The Russian human rights organization, Memorial, added his name to their list of political prisoners. After he was released, he spoke publicly on talk shows and events, despite being aware of the risk involved. He gave up his straight-edge lifestyle (the complete abstinence of all forms of drugs) and faced difficulties finding work because of his criminal record. He nonetheless remained politically active: he continued to work as a security guard at concerts and feminist events, he supported victims of political trials and political prisoners, as well as victims of torture inflicted by Russian state entities. He was linked to the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung through a research project on (extra)-parliamentary networks of right-wing extremists in Europe.
He reconciled himself with what he endured while incarcerated in his book Prison Dialogues, published in May of this year, in which he wrote the following, "In Russia, a person will end up behind bars sooner or later, especially if they have a particular lifestyle or because of what they do. What I fought for was bound to have these consequences sooner or later."
Alexey spent the evening of 23 August in central Moscow with acquaintances. After one of the group got into an altercation with a saleswoman in a shop, they were pursued by four men. In the scuffle that ensued, a fall led to a serious head injury, which resulted in a coma. Four men were arrested the same night and remain in custody, a trial is pending. A political motive seems to have been excluded. Only a few days later, on 1 September, at the age of 34, AleAlexeyksej did not wake from his coma. A public memorial service was organized at the Sakharov Center in Moscow on 19 September, followed by a funeral for close family. His family is raising money to cover legal fees and the costs of the funeral.


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DeSean Jackson's Truck Was Found Wrecked and Abandoned With Bullets and Marijuana In it
Either DeSean Jackson had a really rough Christmas Eve, or he has one of the worst friends of all time. Tampa police are investigating a single-car accident involving a Chevy Silverado registered to Jackson. The car was found wrecked and abandoned on December 24 with marijuana and bullets in it.
I can confirm a Chevy Silverado registered to Bucs' DeSean Jackson was found wrecked and abandoned Sunday night at International Mall. Marijuana, bullets found inside, per police. Police investigating who was driving; Jackson told @nflnetwork that a friend had borrowed his car.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 27, 2017
Tampa police are investigating a single-vehicle accident involving a car registered to DeSean Jackson, who told cops a friend was driving. His spokeswoman says the weed and bullets inside weren't Jackson's. Story: https://t.co/8cx2lDB7Vp
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 27, 2017
Jackson's spokeswoman says he let a friend borrow the car. If that's true, he's got to pick better friends. If it's a lie, then DeSean better hope he's got a solid fall guy.
The car reportedly left the road and stuck a tree, at which point the driver fled the scene. A solid 6.3 grams of marijuana were found in the car, as were two .38 caliber hollow-point bullets. Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor in Florida, and the hollow-point bullets are legal in the state.
Jackson was contacted by police and responded to the scene. According to the police report, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver initially failed to cooperate, but eventually gave police the name of the driver. But he refused to cooperate in getting the driver to return to the scene.
Jackson's spokeswoman said the following:
"It was a friend of DeSean's who borrowed his car while he was out of town. None of what was in the car was his obviously. He's dealing with the person that was using it without his knowledge privately. The incident is being handled."
The Buccaneers have no commented on the situation yet.


Numb3rs 3X04: Mole - Isn't my life interesting?
Charlie: Well, actually, I am using differential geometry to perfect the chocolate chip cookie, that's right.
Amita: What, is this in case the whole math genius thing doesn't work out?
Charlie: What he's done is fairly impressive.
Charlie: Well, you know what I mean.
Amita: No. What do you mean?
Charlie: Nothing. It, it ha—, it has great potential.
Amita: Ahh, but it needs your assistance.
Charlie: To be honest with you, yeah, yes, mmm hmm.
Amita: Charlie, did you ever think that maybe Larry doesn't want your...?
Charlie: Why wouldn't Larry want my help?
Amita: I don't know but he sure didn't ask for it, did he?
Larry: Now, I'm sensing that there might be something more involved here than well-wishes.
Charlie: Oh, uh, did you forget where my office was?
Larry: Nooo, no. Stromburg has - is so much experience in this field.
Charlie: I'm just so used to you coming to see me.
Larry: Oh..I think perhaps I was getting a little too used to it myself.
Larry: No, absolutely not. No, I just, I feel of late, just a need to do some branching out, that's all.
Larry: Yeah, well, I'm maybe like a comet trying to break out of its orbit, uh, find my own escape trajectory, just come into my own entity. I'm so sorry I'm running late, but, Charles, I think I just need to stretch myself. That's all. Pure and simple.
Charlie: I did, I did. You know, I imagined her walking, the, the motion of her feet, and then it occurred to me, um, curtate cycloid.
Larry: I even tried sending my own secret messages in response.
Charlie: I never thought about doing that.
Larry: Well, the police came to my house.
Larry: Yeah, it was some FCC violation. I think they were police.
Charlie: You know, that reminds me of that time that we rewired the PA system at Princeton.
Larry: I have to say, it was refreshing to see your sense of humor that time. Yeah, well, up 'til then I was a little worried that your natural intensity might well be your undoing.
Charlie: It wasn't just about IQs.
Larry: What, our working together? No, no, no, I knew your sense of analysis suited my own.
Alan: Why don't you ask yourself this, are you really ready to tell Larry that his work is good, but just not good enough?
David (to Tyler, holding gun to Colby's head): He dies, you die.
Colby: Yeah, I already told you, I'm fine.
David: That was a close call earlier.
Colby: Goes with the territory, right?
David: I'm just saying, man, it's not like you to not bring your A-game, brother.
Colby: A guy gets the jump on me and suddenly I'm losing it?
David: I'm just saying that, the last couple of days you've been kind of quite. Hey, I'm your partner, man, if there's something on your mind just let me know, okay?
Colby: Look, David, I appreciate what you did in there, all right, but I am fine. See you tomorrow.
Don: What, you got something you want to say?
David: Don, if Colby withheld something, I'm sure he had a good reason for it.
Larry: You know, he spent half the time trying to prove the TA's thesis was wrong.
Alan: Well, Charlie was never afraid to give his opinion.
Larry: Well, of course Charles was right.
Larry: In my field, dependence on any one person, that can spell the end of a career, and I'm just not ready to go, not yet.
Alan: Well, you know, there's also something called pride, and I've never found that a great justification for anything.
Charlie (about Larry's puzzle): You're still trying to undie yourself?
Larry: There's over 70 precise moves with this.
Charlie: Well they don't call it the world's toughest brainteaser for nothing.
Charlie: Oh that's still pretty good.
Larry: Yeah..it's not my best. Neither was hiring Stromburg as my collaborator.
Charlie: Larry, I have a confession to make.
Charlie: I already read the paper.
Charlie: You want me to be honest with you?
Larry: No, I don't, I want to remain a blithering idiot. Yes, of course I want your honesty.
Charlie: Larry, I never want to lose you as a friend.
Larry: And you never shall.
Charlie: Your paper, it's a work of genius.
Larry (smiling): Okay, now there, was that so hard?
Charlie: It would have benefitted from the work of two geniuses.
Oh Colby! Oh David! Oh Charlie! OH LARRY!!!
LOL! Possibly I got a little carried away with the Charlie/Larry parts, but how could I not? First we have poor insecure Charlie, thinking he's been replaced, and reacting in the way he knows best - by lashing out. And then that end - seriously does anything say "love" better than 'the paper meant nothing'!!!
I've said it before and I shall say it again.


Diversity in YA Fiction is a fantastic website (and book tour) created by two authors, Cindy Pon and Malinda Lo, to celebrate diverse stories in YA. They always have wonderful information on their site, and it's a great go-to for YA titles with diverse characters that you may not hear about otherwise.
"This summer, we're challenging readers to read books that feature a diverse world, to read beyond their comfort zones, and to just plain dive into some wonderful stories."
I think this it's always a good idea to push ourselves to read more diverse characters and stories because you just never know which books are going to be the ones that speak to you. Especially for me as a teacher, I feel it's important to read these so that I know what's out there for my students that may need/want to read about various themes.
I hope you'll consider joining the challenge!
What a cool challenge! Like you, I'm a teacher, and I think it's so important to be able to recommend a variety of books to my students. This is a great way to get myself out of my comfort zone!


January 25 is the Feast of the Conversion of Paul, which gives me an excellent excuse to write about one of my favorite people in the whole Bible: Barnabas, Paul's mentor.
I've written about him before, but wanted specifically to point out something odd I noticed when I looked at the readings assigned for the feast of the Conversion of Paul: namely, that Barnabas is not mentioned. More than that, he seems to be written out of the story.
Re-reading the book of Ruth through the eyes of mentorship gave me a completely different perception of what was going on. Namely, that this was a business mentorship.
Last week, we had a storm here in the Bay Area. For days ahead of time, we got the warning: Storm Alert! There would be flooding! Winds! Horrible traffic! Be alert! (Very Advent-like, it occurs to me.) The day before the deluge, the announcements started: schools closed due to the storm. And when the storm arrived, it was certainly bad, but not nearly as bad as it might have been. People worked from home so traffic was OK – and for some people better than usual.
This month, we've talked about mentors for youth and adults in our congregations. But what about us clergy types? So often, I think we pastors go straight to the books when we want help with our personal and professional development. We try to think it through and study our way out of our weaknesses. What if instead we allowed ourselves the ongoing support of a mentoring relationship for our professional development?


Cadillac is still thoroughly testing the new ATS compact executive sedan on the roads of Europe and these latest spy photos suggest the brand is getting very serious about the European market. Spied testing in Nürburgring, Germany, engineers want to make sure the vehicle drives with precision. Recently, prototypes have slowly dropped the heavy camouflage, allowing us to make out more details than ever.
GM CEO, Dan Akerson said that Cadillac has "ceded this segment of the market to our foreign competitors for far too long", while Europe head, Nick Reilly said the brand is "serious this time" about making Cadillac work around the world.
Designed to attract younger buyers, optically, one would automatically assume the new ATS will be a shrunken CTS sedan, thanks to muscular shoulder line, vertical lights, and prominent grille. Underpinning the billion dollar Alpha platform, like its competitors, it will be rear-wheel-drive, although all-wheel-drive will be offered.
Power will come from a turbocharged 2.0 litre, 3.0 litre and a 3.6 litre V6 petrol units. An ATS-V variant will arrive later on, powered by a thunderous V8. Reilly added "GM has learned from Cadillac's past and is keen to make it a viable brand.", so expect a diesel engine for the European market.
U.S sales will start in Summer 2012 with European sales following closely after. The pipeline consists of a coupé but the convertible and wagon derivatives have reportedly been axed due to sales uncertainty.


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John Farrell is a writer and producer working in Boston. He is the author of The Day Without Yesterday: Lemaître, Einstein and the Birth of Modern Cosmology from Basic Books, an imprint of the Perseus Books Group. A graduate of Harvard College with a B.A. in English and American Literature, Farrell has written for Skeptic, Cosmos Magazine, New Scientist, The Wall Street Journal, The Manchester Guardian, The Boston Globe, Salon, National Review, Huffington Post, First Things and The Tablet of London, and he writes a science/tech blog for Forbes. He was a 2010 Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellow in Science and Religion.
As a producer, Farrell developed programs for various media companies and organizations, including the Boston ABC affiliate WCVB-TV, Simon & Shuster, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Houghton Mifflin and Cengage Learning Company. In 2009, he was a media consultant to the Academy Award nominated director Roland Joffe for the feature film, There Be Dragons, and has also written scripts, including a feature length adaptation of Don Quixote, for British film star Sir Christopher Lee. His YouTube platform, myStanza, provides dramatic presentations of classic poems for students of literature and language.
The Day Without Yesterday: Lemaître, Einstein and the Birth of Modern Cosmology
Science biography of the Belgian priest-physicist who developed the first version of the Big Bang theory.


Hopefully, Tucson Weekly readers picked this place for a very good reason. Look folks, you don't want to go just any place to get piercings. Body modification, dear ones, isn't for the faint of heart, and those delivering it usually have a steady hand and a great outlook. You are going in to make some big changes and these guys get it.


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Apartment complex requiring tenants to like page
By: Jeanine Skowronski
Leases can be chockful of fine print, but a move by one Salt Lake City apartment complex may have apartment dwellers reading their next one very carefully before signing on the dotted line.
City Park Apartments presented tenants with a "Facebook Addendum" late last week that requires them to like the building on the popular social media site within five days or otherwise be considered in breach of their lease, KSL-TV reports.
The addendum, which was taped to residents' doors, also reportedly includes a release that would allow the complex to post pictures of tenants and their visitors on their page — and a clause that prevents residents from posting anything negative about the community on any public forums or pages. (Editor's Note: A law firm representing City Park said the complex has sent an update to residents that they will not be in violation of their lease if they opt not to sign the addendum.)
It was brought to KSL's attention by a tenant who considered the addendum "outrageous" and a "violation of my privacy."
The law firm representing City Park Apartments said in an email that the complex, "as part of opening its pool and an anticipated pool party … desired to provide some protection to its residents and its owners from usage of photos on its Facebook page from all community events."
"The 'Facebook' addendum was provided to them to assist in that protection," the firm wrote. "That addendum went beyond the request and intent of City Park Apartments, and was not carefully reviewed to ensure that it met with their needs and requests. At no time was any resident in jeopardy of eviction or action from City Park for failure to sign the addendum or 'friend' City Park Apartments. City Park has not implemented the addendum nor is it requiring its residents to execute it."
The firm did not respond immediately to follow-up questions regarding what protections, specifically, were being referenced.
City Park Apartments' Facebook page, which boosts a 1.1. star rating, is currently riddled with reviews from people calling the complex out on the policy.
"This is one of the most absurd requirements I have EVER heard," one Facebook user wrote.
Facebook did not immediately respond to questions about whether it had any policies pertaining to this type of situation.
Attorney Zachary Myers told KSL, however, that the City Park Apartments' addendum had a few potential broader issues.
"The biggest issue that I have with it is that it seems to be discriminatory against elderly individuals and disabled individuals who are unable to utilize an online presence such as Facebook," he said.
Myers also told KSL that the complex may not be able to require tenants who already signed a lease to put their John Hancock on the add-on. Once you do sign the addendum, however, you could be legally beholden the terms, he said — a comment that underscores the importance of not blindly signing anything your landlord — or companies in general — put in front of you. You'll want to be aware of any clauses that you may not agree with.
And, of course, if you're in the market for a new apartment, you should check your credit. Most landlords pull a version of your credit report when deciding who to rent you and you don't want any errors or surprises to cause you to miss out on a lease that aligns with what you're looking for in an apartment. (You see where your credit currently stands by pulling your reports for free each year at AnnualCreditReport.com and viewing your credit scores for free each month on Credit.com .)


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Western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara).
The Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory, initiated in 1986, is a member of the NatureServe Network, a group of more than 80 independent natural heritage programs and conservation data centers throughout the Western Hemisphere. Most natural heritage programs are state or provincial government agencies; others, such as the Kansas Natural Heritage program, are housed at universities.
The first natural heritage inventory program was established by The Nature Conservancy in 1974, and over the following 20 years, it worked with partners to build a network of biological inventories covering most of the Western Hemisphere. In 1994, it transferred this role to NatureServe, which was established at that time as the Association for Biodiversity Information.
The natural heritage programs serve as the leading source of information on the precise locations and conditions of at-risk species and threatened ecosystems. Each maintains an sophisticated database, following consistent standards for collecting and managing data so this information may be shared across the NatureServe network — providing seamless coverage of multi-jurisdictional data sets. This information serves as a valuable conservation tool for planners, landowners, natural area managers and others.
The Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory conducts directed surveys for rare species and their habitats, habitat assessments and surveys for a variety of natural community types. Specimen vouchers collected for our work are deposited at KU's Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center.
We are involved in restoration and remediation projects and in the development of site-specific management recommendations. Our staff members have expertise in the areas of field botany, plant ecology, wildlife ecology, zoology and GIS. Many of our projects provide research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. We collaborate with other scientists from the Kansas Biological Survey and KU, as well as with a variety of state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, private corporations and individuals.
For more information, contact Jennifer Delisle, information manager for the Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory, 785-864-1538 or jdelisle@ku.edu.


There is quite a journey our mattress goes on before it arrives in your bedroom for you to drift off into a restful and rejuvenating slumber. Come on the journey with us as we take you behind the scenes of each intelligent step it takes to create our Natural Organic Latex Mattress.
The latex milk is harvested by tapping the sap of the rubber tree. Once collected, the latex milk formulation is whipped with air to form foam, which is then poured into a specially designed mould and baked just like in an oven to solidify the foam.
We've consciously chosen 100% natural latex for our mattresses, as it is free from any harmful or toxic substances as certified by Eco Institut. Natural latex has superior tensile strength and resilience compared to synthetic products. With no fillers included and a low protein content to achieve a quality latex foam which is hypoallergenic.
Once the mattress has completed baking, it is then washed with food grade filtered water to ensure a high hygiene standard throughout its lifetime. The mattress is then dried with FIR moisture extraction technology to remove excess water and produce a latex foam which is evenly and thoroughly dried. High quality mattresses are selected for testing and are then delivered to your home.
While Latex has its own antibacterial properties we also use HealthGuard® treatment to discourage breeding of dust mites and bed bugs. Important for everyone but particularly those sensitive to synthetics and dust or asthma and hay fever sufferers.
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Breaking Emotions Blogathon Week #3 - Smiles & Thrills
Blogathons are awesome. They're a great way for film bloggers to stumble upon sites that they may not have come across before and they're always fun to tackle. Lucky for me then, that I recently discovered a brand new blogathon titled 'Breaking Emotions' on the Mettel Ray site. Each week, bloggers are asked to pick three movie scenes that best sum up a particular emotion for them. Last week, the two emotions chosen were 'fear' and 'awkward'. This week, we're tackling tears and surprise. To find out more about the blogathon, click here and to see which scenes I've chosen, read on after the jump. Go on. You know you wanna!
First up this week is 'smiles'. The instant temptation is to choose scenes that made me laugh but I thought that was too obvious so instead, I decided to select scenes that made me feel good, bringing a smile to my face. At the end of the day, we all watch movies for those magical feelgood moments. Unsurprisingly, my three choices all come from family friendly films which capture this magic best of all. I hope reading about each of these scenes will make you smile.
1) Adam Shankman's musical version of Hairspray is camp fun from the very beginning and Tracy Turnblad's opening number 'Good Morning Baltimore' is just so unabashedly fun and trashy that you can't help but smile. Bonus points for the slightly perverse John Waters cameo.
2) Babe. Who would have thought that a film about a talking pig competing as a sheep dog could ever make you feel this good? I won't spoil the ending for anyone who suffered a deprived childhood but this movie will bring you tears of joy if you get sucked into the magic.
3) I always fall back to The Lion King but seriously, this movie defined my childhood; it's the film I compared all others to growing up and why not? It's a Disney classic and if any studio knows how to make you feel good, it's Disney. The moment that brings me the most joy in The Lion King is the song 'I Just Can't Wait To Be King', which sums up all of Simba's youthful hope and an infectiously positive outlook on life. Oh yeah, and it's full of shiny bright colours.
While cinema should certainly make you feel good, things could get boring if every film just made you smile all the time, so it's important for movies to also thrill and excite us, literally keeping us on the edge of our seats. My three choices for moments that 'thrill' are fortunately not x rated but I'm sure you'll agree that these are great moments, so read on kids and enjoy.
1) My first moment comes from one of the most thrilling films of the past decade, Avengers Assemble', the jewel in Marvel's crown. It's not an obvious choice though so no Loki and no Hulk. During the battle of New York, there's a tiny blink and you'll miss it moment when Captain America holds up his shield so Iron Man can use it to deflect his repulsor rays into the oncoming aliens. It's pretty inconsequential in the grand scheme of things but as a life-long comic book geek, that was the moment when I felt all the stories I'd read as a child had finally come to life on the big screen.
2) This one may be an obvious choice but how could I not include a Ripley moment in a list of thrills? James Cameron is one of the best action directors of all time and the iconic showdown at the end of Aliens is the most exciting scene in the whole franchise for me. 'Get away from her you bitch!" gives me goose bumps every time. Man I need to get me one of those giant yellow construction thingies!
3) Finally, I decided to select one of the most manic films of all time, the Japanese kill fest Battle Royale, which is crammed full of craziness from the moment a teacher kills a student with a quick knife throw just for whispering! The moment that I found most exciting in a tense nail biting way was when one of the girls accidentally poisoned the others with soup, sparking off a huge bloody massacre where almost no one survived. It was exciting but in a graphically violent messed up kind of way.
So there we have it. Week 3 of the blogathon offered some unusual but fantastic emotions to work with so bring on next week. Only two to go! Don't forget to let me know in the comments box below if you can think of any scenes that you would have chosen to best represent 'Smiles' or 'Thrills'. See you next week!
AHHH!! You chose all these awesome movies! Babe got a mention! I love that movie :) And a fellow Hairspray lover...I haven't seen Battle Royale yet. But totally great choices!
Thanks, you have to check out Battle Royale! One of the best Asian films ever made in my humble opinion.
I watch a lot of Asian films (well, mostly Hong Kong) but if you're saying its one of the best then I have to check it out asap :)
Great choices, Ripley kicks ass in that Aliens scene.
Thanks for commenting, glad you're feeling the Ripley love. Absolute legend!
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I'm not a big fan of Aliens but this is one badass scene!
Glad you appreciate it, such an iconic moment in cinema!
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Zonte Metals identifies three new areas of surface copper mineralization at the Cross Hills Property
January 26, 2022 TSXV:ZON
Zonte Metals ispleased to provide the following update on the Cross Hills Iron Oxide Copper -Gold Project, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The Company has discovered three zones of surface copper mineralization sitting within a 1600 by 1100m area, collectively designated as the K10 target. The mineralized areas measure 800 x400m, 500 x 300m and a third zone with a 250m strike length. Mineralization is open in a number of directions on each target. This new area sits just several hundred metres to the northwest of the K9 target and west of the K8 target.
Mineralization in the new K10 target is characterized as mainly copper indications and showings throughout each of the three mineralized zones. Chalcopyrite is the main copper mineral with lesser amounts of native copper. The mineralized zones are characterized by a central core containing chalcopyrite and pyrite with a pyrite halo on the periphery. Samples for which assays has been received to date show values from anomalous up to 1289 ppm Cu. The Company has also completed several reconnaissance soil lines through the target area with laboratory results pending.
The K10target area has only been partially covered with previously completed magnetic surveys. The Company is preparing to extend coverage over K10 with additional magnetic and gravity surveys. With the new discovery at K10 the Company now has nine targets throughout the Cross Hills Project with targets ranging from drill ready to newly discovered. A map showing the K10 target can be found at https://www.zontemetals.com/projects/cross-hills-copper-property (Inserted below.)
Terry Christopher, President and CEO states "The K10 mineral system is mainly wide spaced disseminations of copper mineralization throughout the whole target. This sets itself apart from other targets at Cross Hills, where mineralization has been documented along discrete structures, fracture sets or isolated zones within the target. This feature and the spatial relationship with K8 and K9,where all three targets sit in a 3 by 2 km area, make it a priority area for further exploration. This will include additional geophysical and geochemical surveys which are in the process of being planned and arranged."
Map illustrating the K10 target
Map illustrating all nine targets at Cross Hills to date.
Donald Blake, P.Geo. is the qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the contents and technical disclosures in this press release.
About Zonte
Zonte Metals Inc. is a junior explorer focused on gold and copper. The Company owns100% of the McConnells Jest project, in the Tintina Gold Belt, located in the Yukon Territory, the Wings Point project in the new Central Newfoundland Gold Belt, and the Cross Hills IOCG project located in Newfoundland and Labrador. In Colombia; the company has a 25% carried interest in Project X where historic drilling intersected significant gold mineralization and the Company and partner have an application over open areas sitting on top of the open pit outline of the Gramalote Deposit in Colombia, which is held by AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and B2Gold (TSX:BTO, NYSE:BTG). The title issuance is being contested by the state governing the application and the Company has started legal action to protect its rights.
This news release contains forward-looking statements which include statements regarding the Corporation's future plans, as well as statements regarding financial and business prospects and the Corporation's future plans, objectives or economic performance and financial outlooks. The Corporation believes that the expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable but actual results may be affected by a variety of variables and may be materially different from the results or events predicted in the forward-looking statements. Readers are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In evaluating forward-looking statements readers should consider the risk factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation does not intend nor does it undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)accepts responsibility for the adequacy of accuracy of this release.
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A mineral exploration company with an attractive capital structure and solid management.
Zonte is focusing on three Canadian projects; one copper and two gold projects. Drilling on the copper and one gold project has identified two discoveries.
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I figure we need something like this.
Considering the occasional discussion on political philosophy (among others) crops up, it might be useful to centralize those discussions instead of unintentionally hijacking OOC threads where they don't belong. You never know when they could prove handy and this thread makes them easy to find.
That being said, don't expect me to participate. While I find the conversations interesting, I have no love for philosophy. I'd rather just blog on current events and leave the true, big picture philosophization to the rest of you.
I once read an interesting theory that as people live longer and longer so much money will have to be diverted to caring for the ageing population that wars will become impossible because there will be no money left over for them. Old people save the world by being old people!
The thread name should be changed to "Just talking+" or "Abandon all hope ye who enter", as philosophy is only one of the things that trigger heated, long and/or plainly useless discussions here, and we don't want to drive non-philosophers away.
While I'm on that: anyone knows if Norway has solved its butter crisis?
The Scarface of Sweden has become the sole supplier. Butter is more valuable than gold!
Is Battlestar Galactica (the reimagined) from your respective generations (I'm 28)? I'm curious to know what you think about it. People usually love or hate it.
Never really sat down to watch it to be honest, but the little parts i've seen looked interesting.
I loved the pilot episodes, the rest varied quite a bit. Not a fan of the religious aspect to it.


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Q: PostgresSQL connection refused on docker container in same server I have postgresSQL database running docker on server when i spin up another container for django app and trying to connect postgress getting connection error. any idea?

django.db.utils.OperationalError: connection to server at "localhost" (127.0.0.1), port 6545 failed: Connection refused
Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections?
connection to server at "localhost" (::1), port 6545 failed: Cannot assign requested address
Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections?

DB docker file
container_name: pg-docker
ports:
  - "6545:5432"
volumes:
  - ./data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
networks:
  - default

Django docker file
version: "3.9"
services:
django_api:
  build:
    context: ./app
    dockerfile: Dockerfile
  container_name: api-dev
  command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
  ports:
    - 8000:8000
  networks:
    - default

A: As @JustLudo said in the Comments, you have to address postgres with the container name "pg-docker". Localhost would be your django container.
In general, if you use multiple docker containers you should not use localhost. Instead treat every container as a standalone server and address via DNS / container_name.

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Q: Reinstalling Missing Shared libraries 16.04
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*I'm using a third-party software called FSL, a neuroimaging tool.

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*I had to uninstall it with sudo apt-get remove fslas well as sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove fsl.

*As a relative newbie, I entered it but after realized what is prompted me to delete, including linux kernel headers. Using find fslcommand there was nothing left of fsl

*I also used locate fsland deleted everything I could that that command output.

*A symptom is running sudo apt-get updatedoesn't seem to update anything as I can continuously run the command with the same output

Trying to reinstall I get dpkg: warning: files list file for package '$FILE' missing; assuming package has no files currently installed
I think I did quite a bit of damage to my computer and am not sure of all the files I deleted. Is there some way to find out which shared libraries are missing and reinstall them? Can someone help? Should I just reinstall ubuntu on my machine? Any help would be great.


In Volumes II (formerly Dynamics II), we will immediately move beyond the basics. Rather than start from a static volume, we will dynamically source turbulent density and velocity into our simulation. From there we will control our simulation with a variety of microsolvers including turbulence, disturbance, and diffusion, and even combine multiples of these together for even more advanced effects. Finally, we will talk about the effects that forces, divergence, and vorticity will have on the shape of things. Production oriented techniques will take priority, including a few of my favorite tips and tricks to achieve quality results faster and more efficiently!


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I have started scouting for some yoga lessons online and my readings had brought me to a lot of things. I am new to yoga and had a zero knowledge on how it is being done or conducted, but I've heard a lot of good things about yoga and some of my friends could even attest to the effectiveness of this light form of exercise as far as health and wellness is concerned.
Yoga gives us lessons on right diet, right posture, tight breathing, right relaxation and the most important thing which is positive thinking and meditation. There are lots of things to learn about yoga and I would say that I am just on the beginning stage. I am yet to master the basic yoga positions and exercise. During my readings though, I get more interested on how to relax. For now, I've been looking for some yoga supplies that could help me have a smooth start. I think I am even more determined to pursue my readings about yoga. I need to get a handful information before I could really get the full benefits that yoga brings.
Yoga actually has a lot of benefits. :) But you must have the right mindset and discipline to pursue it.
if ever i get into a fitness regimen, i will try yoga.
I am also interested to try Yoga Sis. A friend of mine has encouraged me to do it for it brought good results to his whole being.
Dalaw ako dito. How are you na sis?


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  if(error.GetErrorType() != CoreErrors::UNKNOWN)
  {
    return error;
  }

  return AWSErrorMarshaller::FindErrorByName(errorName);
}

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LIVE: breaking news, traffic, travel and weather in Lincolnshire for Tuesday, December 5
Everything you need to know in one handy place - if it's happening in Lincolnshire we've got it covered
Holly O'Flinn
Updated 20:00, 5 DEC 2017
Welcome to the Lincolnshire Live daily blog where we will bring you the very latest news, traffic and travel, and weather from the region.
We can be reached at news@lincolnshireecho.co.uk or by calling 01522 804300. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.
Best of Lincolnshire Live
Tesco refuses to let man buy food
Dealers 'pregnant and facing eviction'
'My children woke up covered in ants'
REVIEW: Premier Inn Skegness
Man proposes with ring found in FISH
Best and worst GP surgeries revealed
Lorry hilariously gets stuck
Ratings for EVERY Lincs primary school
We'll be back from 7am tomorrow morning with all of your latest news, weather and travel updates.
Have a great evening!
SNEAK PEAK - Jack and the Beanstalk prepares for opening night at Lincoln Drill Hall in pictures
A dame, a pantomime cow, a hero and some awesome special effects (Image: Anna Draper/Lincolnshire Echo)
Jack and the Beanstalk, Lincoln Drill Hall's tenth anniversary pantomime, starts its run at the theatre on December 5 and Lincolnshire Live was given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to one of the final dress rehearsals.
The Christmas pantomime has been put on every year at the Drill Hall by Jamie Marcus Productions, which has pulled out all the stops to make this special celebratory show a crowd pleaser.
Raed the full story here.
Spectacular meteor shower to light up the sky from this week - here's what you need to know
You could see up to 100 shooting stars an hour (Image: Getty Images)
Sky gazers will get the chance to see perhaps the biggest highlight of the lunar calendar from this week as the 10 day Geminids meteor shower illuminates the night sky.
The shower will light up the skies above Lincolnshire and residents should be able to see up to 100 shooting starts an hour from Thursday, December 7.
Man 'forced to shove children out of way' outside school as driver 'mounts pavement and runs into dad'
The incident happened near the main gates for Carr Hill Primary School
A man had to 'shove children out of the way' of a car outside a primary school after a driver allegedly mounted the pavement and then drove into him.
The man, who was picking his son up from Retford's Carr Hill Primary School in the afternoon of December 1, was hit in the leg during the incident just outside the school gates, according to a witness.
Online gambler crashes car after using his winnings to buy class A street drugs
He was found with heroin and crack cocaine (Image: Getty Images)
A man who bought hard drugs after winning money when gambling online was found slumped in his car after a crash.
Greg Bird from Sleaford was found draped over the wheel after his vehicle veered off the road on the A153 near Wilsford near Sleaford.
Two miles of queues as lorry and car crash on A46 roundabout
There has been a 'very serious' collision on the A17 at Swineshead
A two vehicle crash is causing miles of queues after a lorry and a car have collided on the A46 roundabout close to Lincoln.
Police are on the scene of the crash which was first reported just before 4pm today, Tuesday December 5, and is reported to be on the Carholme roundabout on the A46.
Fury over safety of road after boy, 7, breaks leg in van crash
The young boy was knocked over in Wragby (Image: File photo)
A seven-year-old boy thrown onto the bonnet of a van on the A158 is believed to have suffered a broken leg.
The boy had been on his way to school when the accident happened at the bottom of Silver Street in Wragby yesterday, Monday, December 4.
'We're beating Stormzy and Mariah' - Christmas school song gets into Amazon chart
Pupils recording their own music video
A Lincolnshire school has made it into the Amazon charts with its Christmas song - and is ranked higher than Stormzy, Mariah Carey and James Arthur.
A 'William Alvey Christmas' was written specifically for pupils at the after school club in Sleaford and emphasises peace during the festive season.
Man suffers multiple facial injuries in attack outside cinema
The incident took place in the early hours of the morning
A man was left with a broken eye socket and multiple facial injuries after a savage assault outside a cinema.
He was also left with a fractured cheek bone, broken jaw and broken sinus after the attack, which happened outside Tower Cinema in Skegness between 3am and 4am on Saturday, November 25.
Police non-emergency number 101 down
Lincolnshire Police's 101 non-emergency number is currently down.
The public are being asked to call 999 if it is an emergency.
If it is a non-emergency you can contact the police online.
A police spokesperson said: "We are working to get 101 up and running again as soon as possible."
Up to 60 jobs to be created at new care home in Lincoln
A new care home will be coming to Lincoln after it was given the go-ahead by planners
A new 72-bed care home will be making its way to the edge of Lincoln after planners gave it the go-ahead.
The residential care home in Long Leys Road was approved at a City of Lincoln Council planning meeting.
Missing teen found safe and well
Zack Reynolds (Image: Lincolnshire Police)
Lincolnshire Police have located an 'at risk' teenager from Spalding.
Zack Reynolds was located by Police today, Tuesday December 5 after they appealed for help.
300 hens face slaughter unless they can the found new homes before Christmas - can you help?
Beaky and Flymo are just some of the hundreds of hens looking for a home this Christmas
Hundreds of hens are facing slaughter unless people can be found to give them a new home before Christmas.
The British Hen Welfare Trust rescues commercial hens which are producing fewer eggs because they've reached the age of around 18 months old.
Fourteen arrested in large-scale child sexual abuse investigation
The month-long operation saw 14 arrests
Police have arrested fourteen men and seized hundreds of computers and laptops in a large-scale operation targeting child sexual abuse.
And measures have been put in place to protect 19 children who are connected to the suspects.
Fed up of paying for hospital parking? New 170 space car park opens in Lincoln
(Image: Lincolnshire Echo)
For those fed up of paying over the odds for parking at Lincoln County Hospital, you'll be pleased to know that a new car park has opened adjacent to Lincoln Prison.
The extensive new car park was given planning permission in September and has now opened on Greetwell Road in Lincoln close to HMP Lincoln and Lincoln County Hospital.
Officials to up security as armed police and barriers set for Lincoln Christmas Market
Armed police set to patrol Lincoln Christmas Market 2017
Extra security will be in place for this year's Lincoln Christmas Market to ensure the safety of the thousands of visitors over the four-day event.
Armed police will be patrolling the market but Lincolnshire Police say it will not stop the shoppers' experience.
VERY slow traffic as car breaks down on A15
Motorists should expect delays on the A15 this morning
Motorists should expect delays on the A15 after a car has broken down on Pelham Bridge in Lincoln.
Traffic website Inrix is reporting that traffic is "very slow" and one lane is blocked due to the broken down vehicle on A15 Melville Street Northbound between A57 Norman Street / Newton Streetand B1308 Clasketgate / B1003 Silver Street, congestion to B1188 Canwick Road.
Police launch operation to test Lincoln clubbers for drugs
People were swabbed and tested for drugs as they entered Circle nightclub in Lincoln
Partygoers could be tested for drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine, in Lincoln nightclubs as part of a police operation.
Some clubbers tested positive for drugs when swabbed and tested at Circle nightclub in Silver Street on Saturday, December 2 between 9pm and 1am.
It's Tuesday! The roads are looking clear so far this morning and there are no crashes to report in the county. The Met Office is reporting that weather today will be predominantly dry and cloudy. Some sunny spells are also likely, mainly across the east of the region, with Lincolnshire most likely to be favoured. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
EducationBourne Grammar School tops county for student progress It had previously been judged 'outstanding' by Ofsted and no longer needs regular inspections


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Winners and Losers of European Second-Quarter Banking Earnings Season
Lloyds emerges as the clear winner in the U.K., while on mainland Europe UBS pulls further ahead of Credit Suisse despite return on equity niggles.
James Skinner and Laura Board
Aug 9, 2016 10:26 AM EDT
Second-quarter earnings this year collided with European Banking Authority stress tests to give European banking-sector investors plenty to mull over. So as the reporting season fades into the rear-view mirror, what stands out, and which banks have prevailed?
Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) was the clear second-quarter and first-half winner among its U.K. peers from a results perspective, though its stock has been outpaced by rivals in recent days.
The bank recorded a 101% increase in post-tax profit to £1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) for the first half, due in part to a £1.5 billion fall in the value of litigation charges, and on an adjusted basis, earnings fell by just 2%.
Lloyds shares are up by around 2% from their pre-results closing price. The stock is down by 25% in the year to date.
Barclays (BCS) saw post-tax profit fall by 23% to £1.3 billion. But it reported progress in its core division and could benefit from the international diversification at its corporate banking operation, in light of lower interest rates in the U.K. and uncertainty stemming from Brexit.
Barclays stock is up by more than 8% from its pre-results closing price. The stock is down by around 25% year to date.
HSBC (HSBC) saw a decline of 30% in post-tax profit, to $7.4 billion, for six months ending June 30.
However, it smoothed over the effects of the bottom-line result by announcing a $2.5 billion share buyback to be funded by proceeds from divestitures. Analysts are also expecting another payout of as much as $3.5 billion next year once it repatriates earnings from its U.S. unit.
HSBC stock is up by more than 6% from its pre-results closing price and is the only large U.K. bank whose share price has made a positive return in 2016. The stock is up 3.5% since the start of the year.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has shown itself to be the black sheep of large U.K. banks as losses spiral, more than seven years in to its restructuring efforts.
Net interest income was broadly stable for RBS in the first half but accelerating losses in the non-core division and a one-off payment to majority owner, the U.K government, led the group to a £2 billion loss in that period. The loss was more than ten times greater than the number reported at the same time in 2015.
Royal Bank of Scotland stock is down by around 2% since results and by 37% from the start of the year.
UniCredit (UNCFF) beat expectations for second-quarter earnings and sought to boost its capital buffer with the sale of its card processing business to payments firm SIA.
It reported net profit of €916 million for the period, which was above the top end of expectations from analysts, and it gained €500 million from the sale of the card processor. The stock is up by 13.8% from its pre-results closing price.
Monte dei Paschi (BMDPF) is the focus of most interest within the Italian banking sector, however, as the beleaguered lender awaits news on its looming bailout, a third in just as many years.
Under the terms of the draft package, the bank will receive a capital injection of up to €5 billion and will offload its entire non-performing loan portfolio to specialist investors, if the rescue is successful. It will receive close to €10 billion for its non-performing loans portfolio.
The private, but state-backed, investment vehicle Atlante II, announced late on Monday that it has raised more than €1.7 billion to buy up NPL across the Italian banking sector. This takes it past the minimum threshold needed for Atlante to operate and it covers the €1.6 billion it pledged as part of Monte dei Paschi's bailout package.
Monte dei Paschi stock rose by as much as 3.5% in response to the news but is still down 80% from January's €1.23 level.
Credit Suisse (CS - Get Report) emerged well from its second-quarter results bulletin but failed to quash worries about its capital position. The Swiss bank posted an unexpected second-quarter net profit of 170 million Swiss francs ($172.8 million), beating a projected loss of Sfr192 million.
Both Asia and wealth management propelled earnings, vindicating CEO Tidjane Thiam's decision to make those areas a priority, while the heavily restructured investment banking and capital markets unit returned to the black. But Thiam sounded a cautious note about the second-quarter outlook and despite his insistence to the contrary, worries about the bank's common equity Tier One capital ratio - which stood at 11.8% at the end of the quarter - persist. (The Swiss National Bank predicted in June that both UBS and Credit Suisse would need to raise Sfr10 billion of capital). The stock fell sharply when the results were announced on July 29 and the shares remain down more than 4% on their value as of just before the announcement .
Since the start of the year the stock has fallen close to 49%.
UBS also comfortably beat earnings expectations in the second quarter, but like Thiam, CEO Sergio Ermotti put tough market conditions ahead. UBS said net profit slipped to Sfr1.03 billion ($1.05 billion) from Sfr1.2 billion a year earlier, easily above the Sfr668 million average forecast of analysts polled by Bloomberg. But profit at its wealth management unit, the holy grail of its turnaround program, slipped.
UBS, widely considered one of the more robust European banks, had a common Tier One equity ratio of 14.2% at the end of the quarter.
UBS stock rose on July 29 and the shares are up marginally on their value as of just before it announced the results. Since the start of the year the stock is down about 28%.
But dissatisfaction with the bank's return on equity, which was 10.1% in the second quarter, persists, as do calls for steeper cost cuts.
Deutsche Bank (DB - Get Report) is the target of the starkest capital worries of Europe's leading banks. The institution announced marginally better-than-forecast second-quarter net profit of €20 million ($22 million), which was down 98% year-on-year, and a one basis point increase in its common equity Tier One capital ratio to 10.8%. CEO John Cryan said on July 27 that the capital worries were misplaced but on July 29 it emerged as one of the weaker performers of the 51 banks stress tested by the European Banking Authority. It was found to have a common equity Tier One capital ratio of 7.8% in 2018 under the EBA's so-called adverse scenario.
And this week it was found to have a capital shortfall of €2 billion under Goldman Sachs' own analysis of the EBA stress tests.
Cryan said on July 29 the bank is on track to have a Tier One capital ratio of at least 12.5% by the end of 2018. UBS analysts are penciling in a full-year stated loss of €900 million at the bank. After the second-quarter results Barclays also cut their earnings forecast and price target, noting that Deutsche Bank is doggedly pursuing its restructuring plan "with a persistence and patience that is at odds with its distressed share price."
Deutsche Bank shares have slipped more than 5% since July 26, the eve of the second-quarter results announcement, and are down 46% so far this year.
Santander, (SAN) the largest eurozone lender, posted a 50% decline in net profit to €1.28 billion. But that result was nevertheless better than expected. The bank is heavily exposed to the U.K., and therefore the fallout from the Brexit vote, since Britain is its biggest single market. It has also been cutting branches and jobs at home to mitigate against revenue pressure from rock-bottom rates.
Chairman Ana Botin pointedly kept the bank's full-year earnings and dividend guidance intact when it announced its results on July 27. The shares have edged up more than 2% since just before that announcement and have declined about 18% in the year so far.
BNP Paribas, France's largest lender, eked out a 0.2% increase in second-quarter profit as strong revenue at its corporate and institutional banking unit offset a decline in retail banking revenue. Profit rose to €2.56 billion, bolstered by one-time gains. The bank reduced its forecast for stable retail banking revenue this year and CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé is now expecting a 2% to 3% decline.
The stock has risen close to 3% since July 27, the day before the earnings announcement, and has lost just under 18% so far this year.
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Day 28 on the Moose! First bus at 10, last bus 3:20. At 7 a.m. it's 3 below at the base lodge, 8 above at mid mountain, and 22 above on top.
Prime time starts at 12:40 for $5 off, but if it's still below zero when you buy your ticket it's $5 off anyway (only one discount per day, sorry).
The entire mountain has been groomed since it last snowed. Fresh groomers today include Brother Bear, Lost Bear, Waterfall, the rut, Sundance and the beginner tow.


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1951: Aspen Junior Skiers in NYC
Aspen Times writer
The Rockettes at Radio City topped the list of exciting impressions of New York City, when Aspen's lightning junior skiers, who raced at Stowe, Vermont, in the National Junior Meet, went to New York City after the races and saw everything they could see in a short five hours time. Aspen townspeople went all out to raise money in order to send a full team of Max Marolt, Dave Stapleton, Teddy Armstrong, Tony Deane and John Thorpe to compete in the meet, and Max Marolt came through with flying colors on the icy Stowe slopes to capture third place in the nationals.After the races, the juniors took a trip to New York City and arrived on evening at Grand Central Station at 5:30 p.m. very much impressed.None of the boys had seen New York before, and in a span of five hours they raced around New York, but minus skis, to see everything they could. Roy Reid, ski instructor showed them the high spots, and first on the list was Radio City. And expressive, "Oh, Boy!" was Tony Deane's best description of the famed Rockettes. (Feb. 22)
It was announced this week by the Pitkin County Hospital Board that the long standing hospital deficit has been wholly paid off. As a result of a funds raising drive among residents and visitors which has been under way for two months, the hospital's debts, dating back to 1947, have been met and the hospital is assured of continued operation.The need for the hospital existed in 1946 when the hospital was modernized and refurbished. However, the funds with which to do this job did not exist. Nevertheless, because of the urgent need, the work was started and the hospital was opened to the public. Many of these original debts still stood on the books as of last month. In addition each month there were the current operating expenses to be paid. At this time due to the great generosity of a few of the local residents but mostly to the generosity of interested visitors from other sections of the country, the hospital is now in a position of being able to meet all the back debts amounting to nearly $5,500 and for the first time since it was reopened, operate with a clean slate. The fund drive was this successful. (April 26)
To the surprise of skeptics (and there were many), Aspen's first auto race Sunday afternoon was a safe and sane – and highly entertaining – sports event. Eleven cars leapt into the race when the starter's gun was fired. Early in the first lap Jerry Johansen of Lakewood, Colorado, drove a spectacular blue Jaguar GK120 into the lead. Except for a short stretch on the second lap he held that lead, clocking up the twenty 1.7 mile laps in 47 minutes, 28.4 seconds. His fastest lap was made in 2 minutes, 17.5 seconds.Close on Johansen's heels most of the race was Vernon Meek of Grand Junction, racing a stock MG (TD model). He took only .4 seconds longer to finish, chalking up a close second. Competing fiercely for third place were Ed Colt of Colorado Springs in a super-charged MG (TC model) and Otis Gaylord of Aspen, delighting everybody with his able racing in his Willys Jeepster. Colt was credited with third by officials, but his many fans along the course are still wondering if Aspen's entry shouldn't actually have had that honor. Anyway, Otis placed first in his class of heavier cars. (Sept. 13)
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