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Google+ wakes up to what the rest of us already knew
10 Oct 2018 7 Google, Google+, Security threats, Social networks
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After months of hiding a relative pipsqueak of a data breach that happened through a Google+ API, Google on Monday 'fessed up, said it was shuttering its Facebook-wannabe-but-never-gonna-happen social media platform, and was looking at a potential class action lawsuit that got filed within hours of the breach disclosure.
Busy day!
Google said in its blog post that at the beginning of this year, it began a review – dubbed Project Strobe – of third-party developer access to its data and thus came to a conclusion that everybody already knew: close to nobody likes Google+ and just about nobody uses it:
The consumer version of Google+ currently has low usage and engagement: 90 percent of Google+ user sessions are less than five seconds.
OK, so… Action No. 1: shut down Google+ for consumers. Project Strobe had showed that Google+ APIs, and the associated consumer controls, were both tough to develop and a bear to maintain, Google said.
Oh, and by the way, there was a bug in the Google+ People API that affected half a million accounts… a bug that it discovered in March, immediately fixed, and only mentioned on Monday.
Google said it doesn't know which users were affected by the bug, but it does know that the number was about 500,000 Google+ profiles. The bug meant that third parties could have gotten access to a long list of data types not meant to be seen by anybody but account owners themselves, including name, email address, occupation, gender and age, among others.
For the full list of data types handled by the People API, check Google's developer site. Google says that up to 438 apps may have used that API.
The bug itself isn't that big a deal. Google found it and closed it, and it only affected 500,000 people, which is nothing compared with the recent Facebook breach in either the number of people or the data leaked.
The bug allowed G+ apps to access the sort of personally identifying information (PII) that would be useful for social engineering but, again, nothing compared with what Facebook let Cambridge Analytica get at or the 2017 Equifax breach, which affected an initial 145.5 million Americans, 15.2 Brits, some 100,000 Canadians, plus a subsequent round of 2.4 million Americans.
Google's silence
What makes the Google+ leak newsworthy isn't its size or the nature of the data involved. In fact, Google says it hasn't found evidence that any developer was even aware of the bug or that any of them had abused the API, and it hasn't found that any Profile data was misused.
What is noteworthy is the fact that we haven't heard about the leak until now, and that it's led to the closure of G+.
According to the Wall Street Journal, back in March, when Google first discovered the bug, it chose not to disclose it out of fear of regulatory scrutiny and a tarnished reputation.
The WSJ quoted an internal Google memo that said that coming clean about the data breach would draw "immediate regulatory interest" and would invite comparisons to Facebook's leaking of user data to Cambridge Analytica.
Google insiders told the WSJ that shuttering Google+ is just part of a broader review of privacy practices that's led the company to the conclusion that it needs tighter controls on several major products.
One aspect of that tighter control will be curtailment of the access it gives outside developers to user data on Android smartphones and Gmail, Google says. The company is updating its User Data Policy for the consumer Gmail API to limit the apps that may seek permission to access consumer Gmail data, for one thing. The only apps that will be authorized to get at the data will be those that directly enhance email functionality – such as email clients, email backup services and productivity services such as customer relationship management (CRM) and mail-merge services. Even those apps are going to have to agree to new rules on handling Gmail data and will be subjected to security assessments. Developers can get the details here.
Google's also setting new limits on which apps can access phone and SMS data, including call logs. Only an app that you've selected as your default app for making calls or text messages will be able to make these requests, with exceptions made for apps such as those for voicemail and backup.
Google is also planning to remove API access to Android Contacts interaction data within the next few months.
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Was it a coverup?
Some are accusing Google of a coverup because the discovery of the bug occurred around the time of the Cambridge Analytica breach.
The WSJ report does point to this being something that Google agreed to keep quiet, and that the Cambridge Analytica fiasco helped push Google toward that decision. Whether the lack of disclosure was, in fact, illegal could well come out if the breach comes under scrutiny in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday.
From the civil complaint:
Worse, after discovery of this vulnerability in the Google+ platform, Defendants kept silent for at least seven months, making a calculated decision not to inform users that their Personal Information was compromised, further compromising the privacy of consumers' information and exposing them to risk of identity theft or worse.
Two Google+ users, Matt Matic and Zak Harris, are alleging violations of California's Unfair Competition Law, negligence, and invasion of privacy, among other claims.
Coverup? Well, what we do know is that Google, through Project Zero, is all for the ruthless exposure of bugs, much to the (repeated) dismay of companies such as Microsoft. Through Project Zero, Google privately discloses bugs, which sets off a 90-days-to-fix deadline, after which it publicly discloses flaws, regardless of whether they've been fixed or not.
Is Google using a double standard for itself in this case? Did it avoid disclosure in order to avoid embarrassment and comparison to Facebook, as insiders have reportedly said?
We'll let the potential court proceedings shed more light on the "coverup" charge, but it's worth noting that some security researchers don't think this Google+ API thing even merits the term "breach." Here's Thomas H. Ptacek:
Look, I am just not having this. Vulnerabilities you discover internally — rather than in a security incident wher… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Thomas H. Ptacek (@tqbf) October 08, 2018
And as far as closing down consumer Google+ goes, when Google says that…
Finding 2: People want fine-grained controls over the data they share with apps.
… we can read that as Google saying: It's not worth the effort of tightening up G+, because it's hard and nobody is using G+.
7 comments on "Google+ wakes up to what the rest of us already knew"
Mahhn says:
Google is like Facebook in one regard, it's old, and loosing customers due to lax security and pathetic PII policies.
zofryerzofryerorg says:
G+ for most of it's life had more users than twitter. So Twitter must be huge failure.
Is that true? Stats I've seen in recent times seem to suggest quite the opposite.
Tattooed Mummy says:
active users though? Don't forget Google+ just created a page for everyone that used GMAIL – I have multiple gmail accounts so I assume I have multiple pages on G+
six one way half a dozen another says:
G+ has no ads in the feed and only the posts you want to see, nothing else. I like and use it. This is simply Google's excuse to shut down a product with a smaller user base than they would desire, i.e. everybody a la Facebook.
Presumably zero ads because who'd pay for no one to see your ad (except you obviously :-))
louis11725 says:
So where does Google go from here?
I actually do enjoy using google+, yet for some reason, there are many there that are not that involved with their own google+ accounts.
I found google+ did have many ways of finding different areas of interest. What a shame that it is going.
Security breach? Well, FB has been in the chopping block for that reason, yet continues to thrive. I found less nonsensical posts/blogs on Google+ and those that did post there were more mature in their content, with very little negative or over opinionated posts.
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Counselling is collaborative and your therapist will help you to identify attainable goals so that you have measurable outcomes. Your counsellor will also track your goal progress and help guide you when obstacles arise. Counselling approaches and intervention techniques can be dynamic and flexible, and often include problem solving, behavioural modifications (e.g., activity scheduling), relaxation techniques, roleplaying, and other approaches. You may also want your counsellor to collaborate with the other health professionals in your life to take a holistic approach to wellness. It is important that your counsellor is a good fit so that you feel safe, comfortable and free to express yourself on your path to wellness.


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When assessing a cosmetic surgeon, you wish to learn if they are board accredited. Thinking they are, you after that wish to discover what clinical specialized they are accredited for! You might be amazed to discover it is not cosmetic surgery, which might additionally influence your choice on whether you need to make use of the cosmetic surgeon.
You could be asking yourself why physician besides cosmetic surgeons would certainly wish to get involved in the area. In a bulk of situations, a cosmetic surgery individual have to spend for the surgical procedure, not an insurance provider. Insurer are well-known for reducing the invoicings of specialists, so obtaining their complete charge from a cosmetic surgery is an extremely eye-catching choice.
Board accredited cosmetic surgeons have the most effective training and also the majority of experience. When reviewing specialists, simply ensure they are really licensed in cosmetic surgery!
The term Board Certified obtains tossed around below as well as there which makes it very easy to ignore when examining a plastic doctor. When reviewing a plastic doctor, you desire to discover out if they are board accredited. You might be amazed to discover it is not plastic surgical treatment, which might likewise affect your choice on whether you ought to utilize the doctor.
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It might be a new month, but the same work is going on. The new brick steps are taking shape at the side of the waterwheel which is also progressing well. Window fitting is moving slowly but it is moving.
The team consisted of Martyn, Colin, John, Headley, Richard and Derek, all of whom have their regular tasks.
Martyn continued fitting the one window frame, or the arched fillet above the frame to be more precise. This has proved to be difficult to get right, partly because the brickwork is not very even. The solution was to knock out the loose bricks and reset them using the fillet as a former. This is time-consuming but should result in a nice sound finish.
Derek collected scrap timber and brushwood and soon had a good bonfire going. Apart from a brief period when the wind changed and threatened to smoke us all out we are grateful for Derek's efforts to keep the site tidy.
Colin and Headley spent the day bolting more buckets and plates into the waterwheel. The amount of new galvanised steel fitted to the waterwheel now exceeds the old steel that we have left in place. The photo doesn't show the number of bolts that hold each plate but there is a bolt every six inches or so and that adds up to lot of bolts. By the sound of things, most of them need to be persuaded into place with a two pound hammer. Its a good job there are no neighbours to complain about the noise!
The Court House team have finished all the brickwork on the main dam but still need to rebuild the side wall. It now seems unlikely that the pool will be full in time for the first hill-climb of the season in less than two weeks time, but a great deal of work has been done to a standard that should avoid problems for many years to come.
Back at the mill, John has created a second flight of three brick steps by the side of the waterwheel. He has taken considerable trouble to ensure that this flight matches the higher set of steps that he built last week and has used the same construction method of concrete blocks with engineering brick facings. As ever, mortar was supplied by Richard who spent the rest of his time cleaning up old bricks.
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Der FUSS e. V., Fachverband Fußverkehr Deutschland, ist eine Interessenvertretung von Fußgängern in Deutschland. Er ist ein Verkehrsclub, der sich dafür einsetzt, das Zufußgehen sicherer, gesünder, angenehmer und attraktiver zu machen und den Umweltverbund in Stadt und Land zu stärken. Der Verein wurde 1985 gegründet. Sitz der Geschäftsstelle ist Berlin.

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Der Verein arbeitet als Fachverband, politische und mediale Lobby für den Fußverkehr und als Dach für lokale Inititven zum Thema. Bundespolitisch setzt er sich vor allem für eine fußgängerfreundlichere Straßenverkehrsordnung ein und hat dafür 66 Forderungen aufgestellt. Für Kommunen erarbeitet er Fußverkehrs-Strategien und macht systematische Fußverkehrs-Checks. Seit 2021 läuft dafür das dritte vom Umweltbundesamt geförderte Projekt unter dem Titel "Gut gehen lassen". Ortsgruppen des Vereins arbeiten in mehr als 40 Städten und Landkreisen. Sein von der Phinoe eG gefördertes Projekt "Kinder bewegen sich selbst – und ihre Welt" macht mit Kindergruppen in sechs Städten Analysen der alltäglichen Verkehrsumwelt und erarbeitet mit ihnen Verbesserungsvorschlage. 2021 gründete er als Online-Fortbildungseinrichtung eine Fußverkehrs-Akademie.

Der Verein kooperiert mit anderen Verbänden für einen umweltfreundlichen Verkehr sowie mit Sozial-, Senioren- und Behinderten-Organisationen. Zu seinen wichtigsten Einzelforderungen zählen freie und geräumige Gehwege, sichere und zügige Querungen über Fahrbahnen und dafür Tempo 30 als Regelgeschwindigkeit innerorts sowie mehr Fußgängerüberwege (volkstümlich Zebrastreifen).

Er unterstützt unter anderem die Erstellung von Fußgänger-Stadtplänen, in denen Wege für Fußgänger, unter anderem auch Abkürzungen durch Häuserblocks oder Sackgassen sowie verkehrsberuhigende Maßnahmen, dargestellt werden. Weitere Themenschwerpunkte sind z. B. Planungsgrundlagen für den Fußverkehr, Verkehrssicherheit aus Fußgängersicht, Senioren zu Fuß oder Fußgänger und Radfahrer. Weiterhin gehört der FUSS e. V. zu den Mitveranstaltern des zweijährlichen Bundesweiten Umwelt- und Verkehrskongresses (BUVKO). Der Fuss e. V. ist Mitglied im Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD) sowie der Deutschen Verkehrswacht und in der International Federation of Pedestrians (IFP).

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I've been using the term "Break Out Star" lately. You know, as in, the sweet girl who sang as Mrs. Potts in last week's performance of Beauty & The Beast was (for me) the break out star of the show - I had never heard her sing before and she nailed it - knocked my socks off and made me cry.
The Break Out Star of my early Summer garden is Organic Vates Kale, by High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott, VT! I've had kale before, but never got terribly excited about it. Until now.
Is it because I've never grown my own kale before? Maybe. Maybe freshly picked is what makes it so much better. This particular variety of kale is a dwarf curly kale baby leaf with dark blue-green leaves. It may even overwinter! I like it so much that I'm on the search for more seeds. I originally picked these up at Whole Foods and thought I'd give them a try. Easily my favorite new vegetable in the garden this year. I tend to prepare it the same ways I use spinach - in salads and sautéed with garlic, cooked with sausage, and I'm ready to make a go at crispy baked kale chips!
EAT MORE KALE.com has recipes I'll be turning to since I have lots of gorgeous baby kale just waiting to be picked. I've always liked their catchy slogan!


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Chicago's Music Box Theater kicked off a new series today, I Wouldn't Stop Loving You: The Films of Bogie & Bacall, with a showing of the pair's first film, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. As it happens, a sudden snow storm pounded Chicago this morning, but it didn't stop a large and enthusiastic crowd from showing up to this first screening. It was a joyous experience, with the crowd laughing and applauding the movie, a recognition that few films have held up better than this one, one of cinema's true masterpieces. In coming weeks, the Music Box will show THE BIG SLEEP, DARK PASSAGE, and KEY LARGO. It's a short but impressive list. Of those films, I'd rank two A+ (TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, THE BIG SLEEP), one A- (DARK PASSAGE), and one B+ (KEY LARGO). Some might quibble with here or there with my rankings, but I'm unlikely to encounter much resistance to the idea that these four films comprise one of the greatest of all movie star pairings.
I wrote about each of these four films back in 2014, after the death of Lauren Bacall. I'll link to my piece on TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, a movie I've loved since I was a teenager, and that I treasure more every time I see it.


With an open heart and an empty stomach judges at the 12th annual Junior Iron Chef competition challenged students from 62 schools around the state to allez cuisine Green Mountain State-inspired dishes. Among this year's competitors were 13 aspiring chefs from Milton Town School District (MTSD) who began working this past November to perfect their dishes.
This year two MTSD teams, the Nacho Ninjas and Sassy Sobas took home awards: the "lively local" award for their use of local ingredients in their Vermont Nachos; and "Mise En Place" for cleanliness and teamwork, respectively.
The contest tasks Vermont middle and high schoolers to create affordable, vegetarian and locally-sourced meals in 90-minutes, according to educational outreach coordinator Livy Bulger of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). All ingredients must arrive at the contest in their raw form and adult coaches cannot help students cook the plates.
"It's almost like a winter team sport," said Steve Marinelli MTSD Jr. Iron Chef coach and food service director, adding the teams practiced once per week for 2.5 hours.
Marinelli and co-worker Keely Agan set to work in the fall, inviting students to attend an informational session and allowing them to offer suggestions for dishes. The contest is quite popular and often attracts more students than the 5-person-per-team cap permits, Marinelli said. While he and Agan don't turn students away, they do use participation and sometimes hold mini cooking contests to select which students will cook competitively.
This year, the district had two middle school teams and one high school team whip up their finest fare at the Champlain Valley Expo Center. The teams, a 50/50 split of male and female students from MMS and an all-female team from MHS cooked four plates.
The "Sushi Slayers" crafted California rolls and spring rolls under Agan's tutelage. Marinelli guided the other middle school team, the "Nacho Ninjas" in concocting Vermont-style nachos laden with Cabot cheddar and farm-fresh vegetables.
MHS senior and five-year Jr. Iron Chef competitor Aimee Lemieux took the reigns of the high school team, the "Sassy Sobas," producing a Soba Noodle dish with buckwheat flour and other locally-sourced morsels.
This year MTSD sourced ingredients from Cabot, Georgia Mountain Maples and Smitty Brook Farm among other local vendors. They funded their purchases and entrance fees through the Food Services budget, according to Agan.
Vermont Jr. Iron Chef began as a partnership between Vermont FEED –a Shelburne Farms and NOFA collaboration that brings farm-to-school education to students– and the Burlington Food Project, according to Bulger. It features local "celebrity" judges and former competitors who rate teams on cleanliness, collaboration and final product, among other criteria. The program's goal is to empower students with cooking skills and a better knowledge of where their food comes from, Bulger said.
Winning teams from this year's competition will head to the statehouse and cook up their award winning meals.
Back at MTSD, Lemieux was grateful for her experience with Jr. Iron Chef.


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Q: What are the critical points of the function $f(x,y) = (x^2 + y^2) e^{y^2 - x^2}$ I'm really having a tough time finding the critical points for this.
For fx=0, I sem to get critical points of x=0, or $x^2 + y^2 = 1$
and for fy=0, I seem to get critical point of y=0 or $x^2 + y^2 = -1$
but I don't know what to do with the second equations of $x^2 + y^2 = 1$ and $x^2 + y^2 = -1$ ...

A: $$\nabla f(x,y)=\left(2xe^{y^2-x^2}(1-x^2-y^2),2y e^{y^2-x^2}(x^2+y^2+1)\right)$$
since $x^2+y^2\neq -1$ for all $x,y$, the only critical points are given by $(x,y)\in\{(0,0),(1,0),(-1,0)\}$.

A: Ok, so we have

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*either
   a) $x=0$
       or
   b) $x^2+y^2 =  1$

*either
   a) $y=0$
       or
   b) $x^2+y^2 = -1$

First let us decide to write solutions as ordered pairs (x,y) ( to avoid confusion ):
Start assuming 1a true:
       Then if 2a) is true we have (0,0)
       Then if 2b) is true we have $y^2 = -1$ and therefore (0,i) or (0,-i)

Now   assume 1b true:
       Then if 2a) is true x^2 = 1, x = 1 or -1 so (-1,0) or (1,0)
       Then if 2b) is true -1=1 which can never happen

All in all we have solutions (0,0),(0,-i),(0,i),(-1,0),(1,0)
Now is a good exercise to plug 'em in check if they work out.

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Members of Esk Valley Community Energy Group (EVCEG) set up 'Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited', an Industrial and Provident Society (for the benefit of the community) in 2008, to fund the installation of a 50 kw Hydro Electric Generator on the south side of the River Esk at Ruswarp, near Whitby.
EVCEG were a voluntary group originally set up in the Esk Valley in Danby Parish with the help of the Parish Council and the North York Moors National Park Authority with the mission to reduce carbon emissions and to "Think global and act local".
Insulating our homes is the first thing to do. If we can reduce the losses from our homes we will not need so much energy. It is also the cheapest and easiest thing and most effective thing that we can all do. Only after doing this should we think about renewable energy installations.
Over the years, members of EVCEG gave advice to hundreds of people about how to reduce their carbon emissions. Inevitably they wanted to see if renewable energy could be produced in their locality. They researched a variety of renewable energy options and the obvious choices are wind, the residents think it is very windy in Danby parish; sunshine, not a choice a few years ago but recent cash incentives through the Feed in Tariff have made this more attractive; and lastly hydro power from the River Esk.
A hydro survey of the River Esk catchment was carried out in 2007 and after long discussions working with the Environment Agency, the group chose Ruswarp weir as the preferred option to install a hydro electric turbine.
The Directors and other Foundation Shareholders of Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited worked for four years with the Environment Agency, North York Moors National Park and the River Esk Action Committee to develop the Whitby Esk Energy scheme to generate green electricity and improve the ability of salmon, sea trout, eels and lamprey to travel up-stream over the weir.


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The Birmingham church of Christ is a group of Christians who have dedicated their lives to following Jesus Christ as Lord.
We meet all together as a congregation (over 130 members plus children) on Sundays and during the week. Some Wednesdays we all meet together, as on Sunday, and some weeks we meet in locations around the city in small groups.
These are located in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, Wolverhampton/Walsall, South Birmingham, Weoley Castle, Hall Green, Solihull and Selly Oak.
We also have groups dedicated to university and college students, and a dynamic and lively teen ministry and preteen ministry.
We are very proud of our Kingdom Kids Children's Ministry, which provides formal instruction in a fun and creative atmosphere on Sundays during worship, and less formal, more active, relationship-building child care on Wednesday nights when we meet as a congregation.
Our singles take part in conferences and activities for singles both locally and all around the UK, as, in fact, do all the various interest groups in our church.
The Birmingham church is part of a church family in the fellowship of the International Churches of Christ which includes the Northern UK churches (Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, and Leicester), London, Thames Valley, and the churches in the Nordic countries: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Helsinki, Oslo and Bergen.
The Birmingham International Church of Christ was planted by a team of disciples of Jesus Christ from the London International Church of Christ in April, 1987. We are associated closely with other churches of Christ in the UK under the umbrella of the International Church of Christ Missions charity, or ICC Missions (charity number 1092123). The Birmingham church was part of the Midlands Churches of Christ charity from July 2005 until December 2013, when it then joined with ICC Missions.
The roots of modern-day churches of Christ grew out of the Protestant Reformation and the Restoration Movement, of which Barton Stone (1772-1844) and Alexander Campbell (1788-1866) are named as significant figures. Our more recent history began with student ministry revivals in the 1950's and 1960's in the United States, leading to the revitalisation of the small Lexington church of Christ in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1979. Renamed the Boston Church of Christ, it was this dynamic congregation which sent a team to London in 1982, and which, in turn, planted the Birmingham church in 1987.


Threefold | 3 up, 3 down. But which are short-term fads and which are here to stay?
We hear many a news article about the death of the big shop, the changes to the products in our baskets and even the demise of the high street. But which of these are just short term fads and which trends are here to stay?
A decade ago Gordon Brown was prime minister, Katy Perry kissed a girl (and liked it) and we were treated to the dulcet tones of Pierce Brosnan in the first edition of Mamma Mia on film. At the same time, we waved a fond goodbye to Woolworths, we'd yet to discover Instagram and YouTube vlogging wasn't a career option.
It's hardly a secret that the economy, technological disruption and even (shhh) Brexit, have radically changed the way we shop over the last ten years. We hear many a news article about the death of the big shop, the changes to the products in our baskets (coloured jeans are back, who knew?!) and even the demise of the high street. But which of these are just short term fads and which trends are here to stay? We've done a little digging to see what's growing in popularity and what's fading.
1. Mobile shows no signs of abating.
The smartphone is barely a decade old, but since its existence, we've become inseparable with the devices that are shaping the way we live. Absorbing a growing range of functions, from communication to map reading, keeping up to date with the news to documenting personal moments, phones are at the centre of our lives.
M-Commerce now accounts for nearly £30billion in UK retail sales, having nearly tripled in the last 5 years alone. Tablet sales, by contrast, are down nearly 3% overall, with this trajectory set to continue.
That said, the way we are using mobile to shop continues to evolve. Google and Verto's mobile shopping journey study found the average mobile shopping experience includes at least 6 visits to an app or mobile site, and the use of at least 3 categories like search, shopping or social. So, it's not exactly simple for brands to navigate and getting the path to purchase right is vital to marketing success.
But promisingly for brands, consumers are using mobile search to find out advice about the brands they should buy and for details on particular product lines. In fact, Google has found that mobile searches containing the word 'brands' has increased 80% over the past 2 years, and mobile searches for 'top or best X brands' increased by over 90%.
Verdict: Mobile isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Over the last decade, we have continued to spend less money on 'buying things', and more on 'doing things'…and then telling the world about it through status updates and filtered photographs!.
Data gleaned from leading credit and debit card companies (who process the majority of UK shopping transactions) shows how we're moving our spending money around. Just last year for instance, spending in pubs was up +20% year on year, with restaurants also doing well at +16%. By contrast, vehicle sales were down -11% and spending on household appliances dipped -2.5% according to insights published by Barclaycard.
Part of the reason for the rise in shopping for experiences is the fact that they're a bit of a 'status boost' for consumers. Where we used to show our social status through a new car or fancy handbag, we're now more likely to post a picture from an exotic holiday or adventurous experience in a bid to create memories that others would dream of. Social media is really supporting this change, with millennial shoppers over-indexing in this trend.
For retailers and brands alike, designing experiences for shoppers that tick the boxes for personalised experiences and inspiration is going to be key in the next 10 years.
Verdict: One to keep an eye on.
3. The demise of Black Friday is yet to come.
Rather like Halloween, McDonalds & Taylor Swift, Black Friday is another American import that UK shoppers have come to embrace. Black Friday started in the US in the 1940s but didn't arrive in the UK until 2010 when Amazon ran their first execution of the bonanza. Before then, a discount day pre-Christmas hadn't really been heard of!
Three years later, Asda had a Black Friday sale and offered big price promotions on a range of goods, including TVs and laptops. The promise of one-day-only deals sparked chaos as people fought their way to the checkout. Despite experts warning that the Black Friday phenomenon is not making shoppers spend more (it's just making them shop for Christmas earlier) it appears to be here to stay.
Last year the amount spent on UK online retail sites on Black Friday was up +11.7% to £1.39bn, according to data from IMRG,ahead of the original forecast of +9% growth . Although many retail analysts have predicted the demise of the event as shoppers get savvier, we predict it'll be even bigger in 2018.
1. We're still in two minds about online when it comes to grocery retail.
The average value of weekly online sales has more than doubled in the last 5 years, with online grocery shopping becoming the UK's fastest growing purchase channel, according to retail analysts IGD. A decade ago, during the initial introduction of online grocery shopping (or even home delivery and click and collect in the nineties) the market was made up of the Big Four grocers, with very little competition from outside. With the introduction of new players, such as purely online retailers Ocado and Amazon Fresh, online grocery share has begun to change shape.
These trends are exciting for consumer goods brands and supermarkets alike, and now is absolutely the time for brands to refine their ecommerce strategies.
However, it is important to note that whilst online grocery sales are on the up, the channel's share of the market rose last year by 1% to just 6.4% overall. Still a marginal proportion of all grocery sales. So, despite the attention given to online and it's ability to influence shopping behaviour, the reality is still a little different. In truth, online shopping in grocery is generally a 'complementary' offering, with people adding it to their repertoire. Online shopping tends to be a big shop or stock up mission, whilst the top-up shops we're making take place in-store.
Verdict: It might be growing, but store is still king in grocery.
2. We're still listening to reviews, but the sources we believe are changing.
Empowered by Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, consumers today are increasingly defining where, when and how they engage with brands. They are running a balancing act between being critics and creators, expecting to be given the opportunity to shape the brands they buy. They are also ever more willing to share their opinions and experiences with others, and in some categories are reluctant to buy without independent recommendations. This is a trend that is undeniably disrupting the traditional path to purchase.
But where ten years ago shoppers would look to expert opinion for credibility and neutrality, they're now looking for 'people like us' to provide reviews and critiques of products they're looking to purchase. Family & friends and online consumer reviews are becoming the most trusted sources of information for consumers. Initiatives like Asos' #AsSeenOnMe hashtags and Mothercare's product testing programmes are using this shift in behaviour to their advantage.
So now, for brands and retailers alike, it's about finding relevant endorsements from relatable sources to drive trust from shoppers.
Verdict: Don't underestimate the role of good brand reviews from 'people like us'.
A decade ago, we shopped through an ecommerce site's homepage. We chose the retailer we were interested in, landed on their e-commerce site and we used this as our navigation point.
In reality, shoppers rarely vaguely browse the internet. Can you ever recall a time when you landed on Google and said: "I don't know what to search for. Just give me a word!" As internet usage develops and becomes an ever-entrenched part of our lives, the way we are using it becomes more specific.
The reality is that homepage will never disappear completely acting much like a shop window that is the face of the retailer online, but it's certainly been pushed off centre stage. As more people enter shopping sites 'sideways' (via search engines, links they see in emails, through social media and more), retailers are finding their homepage aren't the starting points they once were. And the explosive growth of mobile devices has pushed retailers into presenting multiple faces to their digital audiences, through a mix of mobile optimised sites, owned-apps and responsive creative. Where we once designed for desktop, it's almost now an after-thought to mobile-first development.
Where the homepage used to be an incredibly valuable advertising billboard for brands, it's not quite as useful as it once was. Ultimately, retailers no longer want to direct customers solely to the homepage – at best it is a series of signposts that help shoppers head in the right direction. Instead, we need to refocus on understanding the shopping journey and putting the right content, in the right place, for the right customers.
Verdict: The homepage is not as popular as once was.
How do you feel about the changes to retail in the last 10 years?
Agree with anything we've said? Get in touch at hello@threefold-agency.com.


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Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development
What is DCDD?
We are a platform for lobby, linking and learning on disability inclusion in international cooperation. We promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, together with our members.
Click here to learn more about what we do
Dutch Coalition on Disability and Developmentin numbers
Years of work towards inclusive development cooperation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjxFhEbCLmM
Why is disability inclusive development important?
When people with disabilities are excluded, it is harder to escape the cycle of poverty and marginalization. This is why disability inclusive development plays an important role in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the World Bank's goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity.
What do we mean by disability inclusion?
We believe that everyone should be treated equally, so that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as able-bodied people.
What are able-bodied people? Watch this video to find out.
We advocate for reduced inequalities… for everyone!
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On the Viewer - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
I love Werner Herzog. His movies are never easy. The great majority of them are about a lone man living at extremes in his own private world with its own special laws. The man seems insane to the outside world - and often to us as the audience - but perhaps he is the only sane man. Perhaps his mad quest is the only true and right thing. And of course, lurking at the edge of each of his films (and sometimes even invading them personally) is Herzog himself, also a madman on a mad quest.
Herzog remade Bad Lieutenant without having seen the original film, and without even knowing, at first, that there was an original film. His version is another story of a man prowling restlessly at the edge of things, this time a cop in post-Katrina New Orleans named Terence McDonagh, and played by Nicolas Cage. The setting and time period have clearly not been chosen at random. The film is very much about the shame and violence and horror and heroism that we saw in the wake of that disaster. In fact, all of those conflicting things are embodied in the character of McDonagh. He is a living contradiction, a man constantly at odds with himself, and that is immediately made clear to us in the very first scene. McDonagh and his partner Stevie Pruit (Val Kilmer) have come back to the police station shortly after the hurricane to clean out a fellow officer's locker. McDonagh rummages violently through this other man's possessions, guessing correctly that they will include naughty pictures of the man's wife, which he pockets. Also among the items is an arrest report. McDonagh realizes the arrested man might still be in the jail cells below, and indeed when they go down there they find him - and he is about to drown. The flood waters, infested with snakes, are rising and he is trapped in a cell. He pleads to be let out, but McDonagh and Pruit laugh and jeer at him, and begin to wager over how long they think he will survive. In the midst of this argument, McDonagh stops, removes his shoes and coat, and, over Pruit's protestations (who points out that the fire department or someone else can save the prisoner), he leaps into the water.
Shortly afterward we learn that McDonagh succeeded in saving the man, and thus earned himself a promotion to Lieutenant. But he also injured his back to such an extent that he will now experience chronic back pain for the rest of his life. He is prescribed Vicodin, but it's not enough, so he starts to take stronger stuff: pot, cocaine, heroin. He becomes a desperate junkie, lurching through the rest of the movie pale and ill and laughing at things no one else finds funny, with one shoulder hunched up and a burning need in his gut for more, more, more drugs, no matter what the cost. He lies, he tortures, he steals, he engages in the seediest and most despicable villainy to get more drugs. Sometimes it seems his desire for the next hit is the only thing that drives his actions, and even when he seems to be trying to solve a crime, it's all just a show he's putting on so he can get closer to the drugs. When a drug dealer asks him if he cares anymore about the murder case that's at the center of the film's plot, he says, "Look at you. Look at me. I never did." And at that point in the film, it's hard not to believe him.
But the next thing you know, he's jumping into that water again.
(This next bit could be considered a spoiler, so move on if you don't want to know about the ending of the film.) The film takes a twist near the end that's rather like the twist near the end of Taxi Driver. Up until that point, the movie has been a darkly comedic spiral into destruction and chaos, with McDonagh getting himself into more and more trouble with more and more people as he goes on, building up an array of enemies that is sure to overwhelm him at any moment. Then all at once events take a 180 degree turn and shoot up toward an almost impossibly happy ending. I interpreted this at first as most people do the end of Taxi Driver - it must be the wishful dream McDonagh is having as he ODs on uncut heroin. But then a title card informs us the film has jumped a year into the future, and we discover that McDonagh's storybook life isn't as perfect as it seemed - he's still a desperate junkie. But when it seems he's once again at the tip of a precipice and ready to fall into oblivion, the man he saved at the beginning of the film shows up miraculously to return the favor. The movie ends with a long shot of them sitting together in an aquarium - now, once again, together beneath the water. And McDonagh laughs.
It's a very strange film, with funny moments, puzzling moments, and deeply uncomfortable moments. It's a portrait of a man who, despite his best efforts, fails to destroy himself. It's powerful and meaningful and slightly unhinged. It's a Werner Herzog film.
(UPDATE: Something really odd I forgot to mention - multiple times during the movie, the microphones that the crew is using to pick up the audio during the shoot dip down into the camera frame so you can see them floating above the actors. This is something you usually only see in really bad movies where the crew is clumsy and nobody cares enough to look for such mistakes, or to fix them if and when they're found. But this is not a really bad movie, and the filmmakers are not amateurs, so I'm really at a loss to understand how this happened. It's marginally possible that I saw an early print and the mikes will somehow be taken out later on, but I don't think so; the prints I see at early screenings are pretty much always the final ones, and anyway I don't know how you'd take the mikes out except by computer-generating them out, or using a totally different take where the mike didn't drop into the shot. The most likely option, and yet at the same time, the most unlikely, is that Herzog wanted the audience to see the microphones for some reason. I don't know why this would be, as it really takes you out of the movie, but maybe he was going for some kind of postmodern comment on the constructed nature of film. Then again, maybe the crew just screwed up a bunch of times and nobody noticed until it was too late.)
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**A Random Number Generation modules for users of [Godot Engine](http://godotengine.org/).**

## Purpose

The goal of the project is to provide a convenient and efficient tool for
generating random numbers with non-uniform distribution, which may then be used
in games either through GDScript or by other modules. As a C++ modules it offers
execution advantages over scripted solutions.

## Using distrand

### Types

Currently distrand exposes two object classes, RealNormal and IntNormal. Both
create normal (or Gaussian) distributions of random numbers.

**RealNormal** generates random value floats and holds them in a RealArray.

**IntNormal** generates random value integers and holds them in an IntArray.

#### Public Methods ####

* setparameters
* generate
* getvalue
* getnext
* getsingle

**setparameters( _mean_ , _deviation_ )**

> Takes two values, type-matched to the variant (ints for IntNormal, floats for
> RealNormal), and sets the parameters for the next set of numbers to be
> generated if those parameters are valid. Erases any set of values previously
> generated in the object instance.

**generate( _count_ )**

> Where _count_ is an integer. Generates _count_ random values according to the
> normal distribution defined by stored parameters (mean and deviation).

**getvalue( _i_ )**

> Where _i_ is an integer lesser than the _count_ last generated. Returns the
> value of the random number in position _i_ of the internal array. RealNormal
> returns a float while IntNormal returns an integer.

**getnext()**

> Starting at the first element, sequentially returns each value resultant from
> the previous generation. If getvalue has been called it continues from there.

**getsingle()**

> Generates and returns a new random number under the currently-defined curve.

#### GDScript Instantiation ####

RealNormal and IntNormal objects may be created like other objects in GDScript:

`var foo=RealNormal.new()`

To define and generate the distribution:

`foo.normal(5.0, 1.5)`

`foo.generate(50000)`

To access the data:

`n = foo.getvalue(42)`

`n = foo.getnext()`

## Future features

* Histogram-friendly data in Int* distributions, giving a count of each value.
* Heart-cut and dog-food subsets of normal distributions.
* Bi- and Multi-modal distributions.
* Weibull distributions.


Thread: Lost money in USI-Tech and want to know where it went ???
As is so often the case in the ponzi world, ex USI-Tech pimp Vitaly Dubinin has moved on to promoting his next scam scheme without the slightest bit of sympathy for the USI victims in his "downline"
Re: Lost money in USI-Tech and want to know where it went ???
Shows the level of contempt people like Vitaliy have for their victims.
He kept to the script though.
Some of the victim's money will have gone on a swanky wedding.
Tak Mano spent some of his I'll gotten gains from USI on his dream car. Had to settle for the newer model though, bummer.


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Spotlight Center: HIV Prevention Today
PrEP (HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
Why Women May Not Be Protected From HIV by Intermittent PrEP Dosing
Katherine Moriarty
On the heels of news that gay men had very high levels of protection from HIV infection through intermittent pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) timed around sexual activity, a mathematical model predicts that most women would need to stick with a daily dose of Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) to prevent HIV infection from vaginal sex.
Thus, while the evidence for intermittent or "on demand" PrEP for gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) is encouraging, a breakthrough in using highly-effective intermittent PrEP for women would appear to be more elusive. However, investigation of new drugs and new delivery mechanisms could prove useful in expanding women's HIV prevention options.
Researchers presented the mathematical model at the HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Oct. 30, one day after the ANRS IPERGAY study team released interim data suggesting Truvada protected men from anal HIV infection when taken on demand.
Developed by researchers from the University of North Carolina, the model estimates two standard doses per week of Truvada (or a daily standard dose of tenofovir) would be sufficient to prevent HIV replication in rectal tissue. But in vaginal tissue, that daily standard dose of Truvada would only be sufficient to prevent HIV replication in more than 75 percent of a study population; the same dose would be sufficient to prevent HIV replication in cervical tissue in only half of a study population. Tenofovir alone would be insufficient to prevent HIV replication in cervical and vaginal tissues in over half of a study population.
This model could help explain why two large clinical trials looking at PrEP for women failed to show efficacy. Participants in the VOICE and FEM-PrEP trials of Truvada and tenofovir were counseled to take one of the medications daily. However, VOICE participants only took the drugs about 29% of the time, while FEM-PrEP participants took the drugs about 36% of the time.
Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., one of the principal investigators for the VOICE study, was at the HIV R4P conference and spoke with TheBodyPRO.com about the mathematical model.
"It is a beautiful piece of work," she said. "Unfortunately, it confirms what we know -- that women got the short end of the stick when it comes to their risk of HIV and STIs, and the way these drugs are distributed … In men, the dosing is much more forgiving because you get considerably more drug delivery to the vulnerable sites of infection -- namely, for men who practice receptive anal sex, the rectum."
"So if you look at concentrations of these drugs at the rectum versus the cervix and the vagina, you can probably get away [with taking Truvada] four days a week for rectal protection but, for women, you can't do that," she explained. "You have to really go for daily dosing."
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines on PrEP, released in May 2014, recommend daily oral PrEP "as one prevention option for adult heterosexually active men and women who are at substantial risk of HIV acquisition."
The prescription of oral PrEP for "coitally-timed or other noncontinuous daily use" is not recommended.
The international scientific community is currently investigating a number of alternative drugs and delivery systems.
The FACTS 001 study is testing whether tenofovir formulated as a vaginal gel, when used before and after sex, is safe and effective at preventing HIV and genital herpes acquisition.
"Those results are probably going to be out early next year, and I think they're going to be very important in helping us decide whether the field should move ahead with that product," explained Marrazzo.
Two sister studies -- the Ring Study and ASPIRE -- are looking at whether a monthly vaginal ring that releases an antiretroviral drug called dapivirine prevents HIV infection in women and is safe for long-term use.
"That's not only a different delivery system, aimed at getting around the issues of daily adherence, but also a new drug," Marrazzo said.
Finally, scientists are investigating a long-acting injectable formulation of the third-generation integrase inhibitor drug cabotegravir. Initial results have been encouraging.
Katherine Moriarty is a consultant and freelance writer, based in Vancouver. She has 10 years of experience in the intersecting fields of public health and community development, with a focus on bloodborne virus policy and programming.
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by Steve Braker | Feb 11, 2022 | East Africa
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As the funeral started to wind down, Pauline and I decided to head slowly back towards Entebbe and our flight home. But there was a place I really wanted to visit as I had read about it in depth over the years. The place is known as Fort Patiko and is 30 km from Gulu. The fort is more a pile of rocks with a deep trench surrounding it, but it has an important historical history especially to Africa nerds like me.
can't really do justice to Fort Patiko here in this blog as it would go on for thousands of words, but I will include some links for you to follow which will give a much broader insight into one of the foremost yet almost unknown explorers of the time Sir William White Baker. He was one of those extraordinary men that lived in the early part of the 19th century and a real hero of mine. He had an amazing life, here we will only cover a very small part of it.
In 1861 he decided to find the source of the Nile but was beaten to it. However, he was the first white man to see Lake Albert. He was a civil engineer of some note and also invented the first elephant gun that was capable of killing the beast with one shot. He was fluent in Arabic and German and was a fierce abolitionist. In fact, when he was traveling with the Maharaja Duleep Singh in 1858-59 they visited a town called Vidin, in Bulgaria, and to amuse the Maharaja they visited a slave market. There Baker saw, and fell in love with, one of the slaves who was destined for the Ottoman Pasha. He bid as high as he could but was beaten by the Pasha. The story goes he bribed one of the merchantmen who was responsible for the slaves and ran off with the woman. They then went to England and were married. She spent the rest of her life with him traveling around the world.
Anyway, back to Fort Patiko. In 1869 Baker had been made the Governor-General of a new territory of Equatoria which included parts of Egypt, Southern Sudan, and northern parts of present-day Uganda. He was asked by Ismail Pasha, the ruler of the region, to stop the slavery that was going on in his kingdom. As a stoic abolitionist, he was up for the job. He was given 1600 Egyptian troops and enough supplies for sixty days then he and his wife set out across the plains of Sudan and entered what is now Uganda. They were on a much longer trip which is well written about in a post called An Expedition to Africa with Samuel Baker. They walked to Fort Patiko and chased away the Arab Slavers who had occupied the site for many years. Baker then freed the slaves and took up occupation.
When Pauline and I visited Fort Patiko we were amazed at how it had been so well preserved. There is an office where a very informative guide is available to show any visitors around. As in all places where slaves have been kept there is always an oppressive atmosphere as if the fear and cruelty have been somehow burnt into the buildings and rocks. The Arab traders had forced the slaves to chip away at the granite rock to make small caves about six feet square. They had then kept the slaves in these incredibly cramped conditions until they were sent to Kuwait, Iraq, and other middle eastern countries. Our guide showed us rocks that were blood red, which he said had been stained with the blood of the slaves. He also showed us chips on the hard granite where he said slaves that misbehaved had their heads chopped off!
The top of the site was covered with old gnarled amarula trees which were laden with fruit. Pauline and I sat on top of the rocks sucking on an amarula and looking out towards Sudan. We wondered if Samuel and his wife had sat on the exact spot over one hundred years ago and eaten the sweet fruit dreaming of home.
The tour was very interesting, and we were allowed to clamber all over the rocky outcrop and view the remains of the building. It was very clear that Fort Patiko was a very important site for Ugandan's history as it was the start of the end of the slave trade in this region and the development of the country. Although it did become a British Protectorate for many years and has gone through some absolutely terrible civil wars, I think the country has a fantastic future ahead of it.
I was so impressed with Fort Patiko that I made sure I used it in my latest book African Vengeance. I am so honored that I am able to visit these wonderful sites and then be able to add them to my stories and hopefully in a small way keep them relevant.
Stay tuned for the final instalment where we visit the famous Murchison Falls. Have a great month and speak to you soon. If you have any questions about this mail or any other, or just want to have a chat, then please feel free to email me at [email protected] I love to hear from my readers.
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The Geology, wildlife, archaeology and landscape of the Great Orme Country Park is of such importance. It is home to lots of wildlife both land animals, plants and many seabirds that swarm the caves and cliff sides.
The Country Park is visited vastly by naturalists and is the habitat of quite a few endangered species of butterflies. These butterflies include the Silky Wave, the Grayling and the Silver-stubbed Blue. Around half of the Great Orme is actually used as farmland growing crops and homing wildlife across the face of the Orme.
The Great Orme has also been reported as the Northernmost known habitat for several southern species of Spider including one known as Segestria Bavarica. The cliffs alongside the Orme are home to colonies of seabirds such as Guillemots, Kittiwakes and Razorbills, also including the famous Seagulls. As well as the seabirds, the cliffs are also known to have Ravens and Little Owls living within them. Alongside these other various birds are around 100 resident and migrant birds from all over including the Peregrine Falcon.
The Great Orme is also known to home over 150 Kashmir Goats that are dotted all over the mountain as well as many sheep which spread among the rocks and cliff sides.
As well as all of the animals that roam the Great Orme surface, there are many species of wild flowers and shrubbery dotted all over the Orme, including the vibrant variety of the common Cowslip. The rarest species on the Great Orme is the Cotoneaster Integerrimus which is very unique to the area and will only grow in remote corners of the headland.


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Blairsville offers lots of outdoor fun, delightful attractions, and festivals held throughout the year. Visitors can find themselves hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, or even exploring three rushing waterfalls including the twin cascades at Helton Creek Falls. In addition, there are warm weather water sports on pristine Lake Winfield Scott and Lake Nottely, and the 20-acre lake and swimming beach at one of Georgia's most beloved summer getaways, Vogel State Park.
Inhale the unmistakable smell of fresh hay! One of the best ways to get back to nature and explore the countryside around Blairsville and Union County is on horseback. Stables cater to riders of all levels, even children. The Union County Saddle Club hosts rodeos and horsemanship competitions all year long!
Take a shower! Under a waterfall, that is. Few sounds on Earth have the ability to mesmerize and cleanse the soul like a waterfall, so plan a day to visit local favorites such as Helton Creek Falls, Wolf Creek Falls at Vogel State Park, or nearby DeSoto Falls. For additional waterfall fun in the region download the North Georgia Waterfalls app on IOS or Android.
Brasstown Bald, GA, rising 4,784 feet above sea level, is Georgia's tallest mountain. Its incredible 360 degree view allows you to see Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina on a clear day. Reach the summit via trails or shuttle bus. Enjoy hiking trails, picnicking, and a Visitor Information Center tour that focuses on Georgia history, geology, and the natural world. You can also watch a 15-minute movie about the incredible changes to the Brasstown landscape during the year. Open daily (10am-5pm) during peak season May – November. Open December – April as weather allows. Please call to verify hours of operation. 706-745-6928.
The 4,180-acre, TVA-controlled Lake Nottely is a fisherman's paradise with 106 miles of pristine shoreline nestled in the mountains just northwest of Blairsville. The are ample opportunities to land largemouth bass, spotted bass, crappie and striped bass, among others. This unspoiled lake offers a breathtaking alpine experience for residents and visitors. Construction of the dam was completed in 1942. It is 184 feet high and stretches 2,300 feet across the Nottely River.
Known as "The Valley Above the Clouds," Suches is widely known for its scenic views and abundant outdoor activities. Drive the curvy mountain roads, hike the Appalachian Trail, fish for trout, camp by a mountain lake, and walk on the swinging bridge over the Toccoa River.
At the base of Blood Mountain lies one of Georgia's oldest and most popular state parks. Enjoy one of their seasonal festivals or take the family for a ride on a peddleboat. Rent canoes, kayaks or paddleboards for tons of summertime fun!
Experience the thrill of nature's roller coaster on one of several nearby rivers including the Ocoee (site of the 1996 Olympic Whitewater competition), Nantahala and Chattooga. A variety of water sports and a world of fun awaits.


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Jump for Jane is only possible thanks to the involvement of Skydive Australia. You can rest assured knowing they have completed 12,505 successful tandem skydives at the Rockingham location, and there has never been a tandem skydive fatality at any Skydive Australia drop zone.


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How to make an appointment as Detroit expands COVID-19 vaccine rollouts
By FOX 2 Staff
Published January 7
DETROIT (FOX 2) - The City of Detroit is working to administer more COVID-19 vaccines after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the expansion of the people who could get the vaccine.
Mayor Mike Duggan announced on Thursday that the city will be significantly expanding access to the vaccine, including plans that will open the TCF Center garage as a public vaccination site.
Detroit to expand COVID-19 vaccine distributions to more people starting next week
The city of Detroit announced plans to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to more people by appointment at the TCf Center garage.
Duggan was joined by Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair during a 2 p.m. press conference which you can watch below.
Starting on Monday, Jan. 11, the city will begin scheduling 20,000 appointments for seniors at the TCF Center. The appointments will be based on vaccine supply and the first appointments will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Residents 75 and older and the 65-year-old "good neighbor" drivers will all be first in line for the chance at being vaccinated. The "good neighbor" driver is to encourage people 65 or older to drive their friends who are 75 and older to get vaccinated. If ac car arrives with two people over the age of 65, both will be vaccinated.
Additionally, first responders in Detroit will begin to receive their vaccinations on Friday, including police officers, bus drivers, and other critical workers.
"Just as Detroit was a national model for accessible and efficient testing, we expect to be a national model for distribution of the COVID vaccine," said Mayor Duggan. "We are going to keep ramping up our vaccinations to the maximum extent the supply allows."
THREE-STEP APPROACH
The city will start by activating the TCF Center for drive-in vaccinations at the parking garage. Appointments must be made starting on Monday, Jan. 11, and will be available for appointments Monday-Friday between 9 am and 6 pm. To make an appointment, residents who are 75 and older should call 313-230-0505
On Friday, the city will begin administering the vaccine to police officers and bus drivers on a strictly voluntary basis. Police officers will be vaccinated by precinct at the Detroit Fire Department's Walter Harris training facility. DDO personnel will be vaccinated at their respective terminal.
Senior citizen buildings and homeless shelters will start to receive vaccines as early as Friday when the health department vaccinates the residents and staff at Boulevard Manor, the only nursing home in the city without a vaccination plan through a private provider. Starting next week, the health department is partnering with Wayne State University medical, nursing, and pharmacy students to begin vaccinating residents and staff at 60 senior citizen buildings and 29 homeless shelters. The plan is to visit two buildings and one shelter each day and expect to have all the facilities vaccinated by the end of February.
"We know that congregate living can increase frequency of exposure to this virus, which is why we are prioritizing seniors and those experiencing homelessness by conducting vaccination outreach at these facilities across our city," says Denise Fair, chief public health officer, Detroit Health Department. "This strategy is essential to the community's overall health and I am committed to ensuring the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all who want it, as it will be essential toward helping residents recover from this pandemic."
Who is Eligible to receive the vaccine at TCF?
Any Detroit resident 75 and older
Any "good neighbor" 65 and older who drives a 75-year-old to TCF
Group B essential workers, including K-12 teachers and child care workers
How to schedule an appointment
Starting Monday, Detroit residents age 75 and older and their "good neighbor" drivers 65 and over, will be able to call 313-230-0505 starting Monday to schedule an appointment at the TCF center. The first appointments will take place on Wednesday.
The city recommends that, if possible, eligible members of the same family should jointly schedule and arrive in the same car for a vaccine.
Second vaccination
In order to assure the vaccine as the highest effectiveness, you must get a second shot. When residents schedule their appointment, they'll schedule both the first and second round. Call center staff will contact each person the day before their second appointment to remind them.
After receiving their vaccination, individuals will be required to remain in their vehicles inside the TCF garage for a period of approximately 15 minutes to make sure they are not experiencing any side effects. Medical staff will be on hand to assist any who may experience any side effects. Appointments should last approximately one hour once the person enters the TCF garage.
Vaccines enter next phase
On Wednesday, Whitmer announced the state is moving to the next phase of distribution of the vaccine.
On Jan. 11, Michigan residents age 65 and older, first responders, frontline state and federal workers, jail staff, and childcare providers will now be permitted to receive the vaccine, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Wednesday.
"I urge all seniors to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible and that all Michiganders to make a plan to get vaccinated when it becomes available to you," she added in a press release. "And as always: mask up, practice safe social distancing, and avoid indoor gatherings where COVID-19 can easily spread from person to person. We will eliminate this virus together."
The state health department began vaccinating residents in December after the Pfizer treatment was approved.
Since then, tens of thousands of residents have been given the first dose. However, Michigan has lagged behind most states in vaccine rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. However, on Wednesday, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said Michigan had moved into the top 5.
Furthermore, there is skepticism among many people including health care workers and emergency responders about taking the vaccine.
The second phase of vaccine distribution represents the state's gradual bolstering of vaccine administration in a year that health officials hope to inoculate more than 70% of the state's residents over the age of 16.


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Researchers Continue Search for Elusive New Particles at CERN
By: John Davis
Though sought at much higher energies than before, researchers have not given up finding any possible hints of new physics.
Researchers at Texas Tech, associated with experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, continue to seek the elusive new particles.
Though sought at much higher energies than before, researchers at Texas Tech University associated with a Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) continue to seek the elusive new particles, which, if found, could answer some of the most profound questions about the structure of matter and the evolution of the early universe.
Sung-Won Lee, an assistant professor of physics at Texas Tech and a member of the university's High Energy Physics Group, said researchers have not given up finding any possible hints of new physics, which could add more subatomic particles to the Standard Model of particle physics.
Their findings were published recently in Physical Review Letters. Their results are the first of the "new physics" research papers produced from the CMS experiment at LHC. Read the paper.
"So far, we have not yet found any hint of the new particles with early LHC data, but we set the world's most stringent limits on the existence of several theorized new types of particles," said Lee, who co-led the analysis team searching for these new particles.
Currently, the Standard Model of physics only explains about 5 percent of the universe, Lee said.
"The Standard Model of particle physics has been enormously successful, but it leaves many important questions unanswered," Lee said. "Also, it is widely acknowledged that, from the theoretical standpoint, the Standard Model must be part of a larger theory, known as 'beyond the Standard Model,' which is yet to be experimentally confirmed."
Finding evidence of new particles could open the door to whole new realms of physics that researchers believe could be there, such as string theory, which posits that subatomic particles such as electrons and quarks are not zero-dimensional objects, but rather one-dimensional lines, or "strings." It could also help prove space-time-matter theory, which requires the existence of several extra spatial dimensions to the universe as well as length, width, height and time.
By crashing particles together at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, researchers hope to discover evidence of new particles that could answer questions about the evolution of the early universe, dark matter and prove the existence of other dimensions.
One of the most popular suggestions for the 'beyond the Standard Model' theory is Supersymmetry, which introduces a new symmetry between fundamental particles, he said. Supersymmetry signals are of particular interest, as they provide a natural explanation for the "dark matter" known to pervade our universe and help us to understand the fundamental connection between particle physics and cosmology.
Furthermore there are a large number of important theoretical models that make strong cases for looking for new physics at the LHC.
"Basically, we're looking for the door to new theories such as string theory, extra dimensions and black holes," Lee said. "None of the rich new spectrum of particles predicted by these models has yet been found within the kinematic regime reachable at the present experiments. The LHC will increase this range dramatically after several years of running at the highest energy and luminosity.
"I believe that, with our extensive research experience, Texas Tech's High Energy Physics Group can contribute to making such discoveries."
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Camels in The Highest Arctic, Again, Soon.
Abstract: Logic and, or, independent observations, show that, considering the present CO2 (and other human made greenhouse gases) density, the High Arctic will be ice free pretty soon (except for the highest mountains, but that's to be expected).
A recently published multi-year study revealed that there were giant camels in the extreme high Arctic, on Ellesmere Island, just west of North-West Greenland, 3.4 million years ago. Their bones show they were apparently 30% taller (and thus twice heavier) than today's largest camels.
Camels originated in North America. What is surprising is that the environment of these giant dromedaries (one hump!) was characterized by an open larch forest (represented above), with an average temperature of – 1.8 Celsius, up to 22 Degrees Celsius warmer than today. Whereas GLOBAL Earth temperature was only 2 to 3 degrees C warmer. So here we see an Artic Temperature Multiplier of roughly ten: the Arctic was ten times warmer than the Earth average.
Interestingly, the CO2 density then, 3.4 million years ago, was the same as now, 400 ppm. Hence the 2 to 3 degree C Global Warming experienced then is what we are heading towards presently: a High Arctic which was ice-free in summer.
As I have advocated, years before anybody else, that two degrees Celsius of warming is too much. (See 2C IS TOO MUCH.) The main argument there was that observations show a rise of five degree Celsius in Polar Regions whereas the planet's average has been only .5 degrees. So we observe a multiplier of ten, as I called it.
I admitted that this rough reasoning was simplistic: an obvious objection from Very Serious People would be that the observed rise in temperature, so far, was actually not 5 degrees Celsius in the Polar Regions, but less than that. I will give several independent reasons to object to the objection.
However, what is certainly true is that rises of 5 degrees Celsius have been observed for extended periods, in the Polar Regions. And that's all what matters: once ice has melted, that's it.
That, an extended temperature rise, plus a wind, is how the Larsen B iceshelf suddenly collapsed in Antarctica (this was observed by automated machinery set in the area prior to the collapse; there was a foehn of 100 km/h bringing a temperature of 15 C or so, for a few days).
Official observations are more modest: Polar Regions are warming at TWICE the average rate, say the official experts (the IPCC). However the latest explicit measurement found 4 times that rate in extensive areas (such as the Yukon).
Let's make a little computation to decide whether officialdom (twice the rate) is right. Or whether my apocalyptic prediction is closer to the truth, as I claim it is.
Say the Earth temperature is 10 Celsius at 45 degrees latitude (10 C is the Earth's average temperature, 45 degree is the average latitude). Say the permafrost is at the Arctic Circle (in some parts it's north of it, in others, south, depending upon complicating factors such as oceanic climate, or snow cover… the latter acting like a warm blanket…).
The Polar circle is at 66 degrees. That makes it ¾ of the way from the equator. Thus one loses 10 degrees Celsius in 21 degrees of latitude. That corresponds to 10 degrees C in 2,300 kilometers. If the temperature rose at twice the rate in the Polar regions, and the average Earth temperature rose two degrees Celsius, it would rise by four degrees there (something as I said which as nearly being already observed, say in the Yukon, not exactly a small place). That means the permafrost would go north by 1,000 kilometers, or about ten degrees of latitude.
However, from what we observe, about four times the rate of warming in the Arctic relative to the average rise, one would gain 20 degrees of latitude, or so. 66 + 20 is roughly 90 (degrees of latitude)Therefore the ice will run out of planet.
And, with existing technology, there is nothing we can do. (Or imagine we could do in the future.) Hence the interest to cut down on CO2 production.
Once the ice, in particular the sea ice is gone in summer, the region will absorb much more heat, and its temperature will quickly gain the twenty degrees Celsius of temperature it used to enjoy in the warm Pliocene.
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I say that I predicted that the mega blizzard would be possible in this year and, if not happened this year, and in the near tem and long term future. I had a vision that the most powerful tornado that stretch from the Mother Earth's atmosphere to the ground below. Then the girl stand before me opened the door and then suddenly the tornado send the powerful wind while it was spinning.
I recommended that you guys go and buy the DVD movie called "The Day After Tomorrow" and learn the lessons of Climate Change from that film. I hoped that you guys would understand what I talked about.


What do our favorite chefs cook when they're off the clock? Our "At Home With" video series brings the Serious Eats crew into their apartments to find out.
Nick Anderer, executive chef at excellent NYC Italian restaurant Maialino, has no shortage of tricks up his chef-whites; see his perfectly poached eggs for evidence.
We love this clean-out-the-fridge dish—whose taste changes depending on its cast of ingredients—especially for its salty-spicy-sweet trifecta. As Nick says, "There should be a guy on the corner of 14th Street and Avenue A that serves this stuff instead of the gyros. I bet you he would kill it with all the late-night people that are drunk stumbling home to Stuytown."


The one in Golkonda, a ruined fort a few killometers west of Hyderabad, in the South East of India. Actually, it is not just a fort: it is a complex which used to be the the capital of the ancient kingdom of Golconda, between the XIV and XVI century. Almost 800 years after, it is still impressive.
Hyderabad's role in the pearl trade has given it the name, "City of Pearls" and up until the 18th century, the city was also the only global trading centre for large diamonds.
Long story short, around 1590 the capital was transferred to the neighbour city of Hyderabad, historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre. It still is known as the City of Pearls, much for my banker's dismay. Other than pears, it has become a global centre for information technology, in a part of the city better known as Cyberabad. Strangely enough, as far as I could feel, wifi was a scarce resource only available to a chosen few.