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Francisco Pinilla – Uber (Latin America)
In Latin America, Uber finds ideal conditions for growth
Written by: Jim Cavan
Produced by: Marcela Zuluaga
For most of us, using Uber—an app that literally puts transportation at your fingertips—represents the pinnacle of modern convenience.
Francisco Pinilla doesn't think that superlative goes nearly far enough. As legal director and head of legal transactions for the company's Latin America operations (LATAM for short), Pinilla understands how Uber's model and methods have not only changed lives, but improved them.
Since 2013, the year Uber first arrived in Mexico City, the number of drivers registered to the Uber app has grown to more than 250,000 in Mexico alone. In terms of sheer workforce, not even one of Mexico's largest employers, Wal-Mart, can rival the ridesharing giant (though the drivers are, technically speaking, independent contractors).
Pinilla says the trend is indicative of what's happening throughout the region, where 16 countries and more than 180 cities have joined the Uber ranks.
As in the U.S., where estimates suggest the Uber app is being used by as many as 2 million drivers, Uber's influence on Latin American economies (and Mexico's in particular) has been substantial—the product, Pinilla surmises, of the app's sheer connective force.
"Getting to work, making appointments, going out to eat—these are fundamentally human activities," Pinilla says. "What these technologies do is make these experiences not just cheaper, but better and safer."
Rather than simply replicate Uber's American template, Pinilla sees in the wider LATAM sphere a myriad of opportunities to capitalize on some of the region's unique dynamics.
Courier opportunities
When it was launched in 2014, Uber Eats was supposed to transform the world of food delivery. Despite fierce competition (GrubHub being the most obvious example), the service has expanded well beyond its San Francisco roots, with UberEATS' Latin American arm featuring outposts in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Costa Rica.
Despite the hiccups and hurdles in other regions, however, Pinilla believes Uber Eats has a significant role to play in his region's burgeoning appetite for delivery services.
"What we're doing is creating opportunities for restaurants to serve their products to more customers," Pinilla says. "Everyone knows the restaurant industry is one of the toughest businesses there is, and it's no different here. By making that access easier—for both sides—we think it can help a lot of these places thrive."
According to Statista, an online data research firm, food delivery in Latin America is poised to triple over the next five years, from $3.4 billion in sales in 2017 to 10.7 billion in 2022. Meeting that demand will require far more boots (or tires) on the ground, a challenge Pinilla says his geographic division is working hard to meet.
"The more of a presence Uber has in these cities and regions, the more likely restaurants will notice and want to take advantage of the delivery service," he says.
For Pinilla, making entities like Uber more accessible—whether to workers eager for a more seamless commute or eatery owners looking to broaden their customer base—has the dual upshots of changing consumer behavior (i.e. encouraging more real economy spending) and shaping the wider economy.
It's that sense of having registered genuine effects, on real lives and in tangibly human interactions, which first drew Pinilla to Uber a little over a year ago.
Two-way streets
Prior to joining Uber in November 2016, Pinilla spent close to a decade occupying several legal roles for DuPont—first as in-house counsel for the company's South American operations (based in his native Colombia), before accepting a more senior post in its Mexico City office.
But while transitioning from a 200-year-old industrial luminary to a 21st century startup entailed its share of challenges, Pinilla says the move has been uniquely empowering.
"As much as my time at DuPont taught me, coming to Uber brought me in closer contact with the business operations," he explains. "And when you have more control on the business side, I think you're impacting lives more directly."
In less than two years, Pinilla has expanded his team from two lawyers to a full-fledged department of 10. Working closely with the company's U.S. headquarters, Pinilla and his staff handle everything from marketing and licensing agreements to complex deals for expanding the technology to large corporations—including the Ridesharing and Eats business divisions.
Meanwhile, the team provides legal support for the subsidiary's various initiatives throughout the region, a capacity Pinilla says wouldn't be possible without the wide-ranging expertise of his legal colleagues.
Far from being a one-way street, with Pinilla merely taking direction from Uber's top brass, the interface between the two entities is symbiotic: While Uber benefits from the expanded reach, its LATAM arm is encouraged to act as a kind of incubator for new ideas and approaches, delivery services included.
Part of that has to do with economic necessity. Following its high-profile pullout from China in 2016, Uber was in need of new growth, and Latin America—with close to 650 million people and a dynamic, upwardly mobile population—offered an intriguingly fertile market.
"Our goal from the beginning was 'Uber everywhere,'" Pinilla says. "The countries are different in their own ways, but I think what unites them is this desire to change how they interact."
By the end of 2018, Pinilla says Uber is committed to reaching 500,000 drivers—nearly twice the current number—in Mexico alone.
But unlike other industries, where such gangbusters growth might risk undue strain on a company's core processes, Uber's evolution is about empowering its most precious resource of all: the people along for the ride.
"Uber gives people a power they never had before," he says. "It's changing how these economies work, yes, but it's also giving the people who use it an economic mobility and freedom they never had. In time, I think that power is only going to grow."
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categories: Automotive, Latin America, Technology, Transportation
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Soon You'll Be Able To Buy Derek Lam On The Cheap...At Kohl's
Lexi Nisita
Move over, Vera Wang! Kohl's has a new designer collab in the works, and it's big. Like, really big.
Derek Lam is taking his shot at a diffusion line for the retail giant. His collection, in stores next spring, is inspired by one of Lam's favorite cities: Rio de Janeiro (so hot right now). This is another installment in Kohl's DesigNation initiative, presumably based on the wild successes of Target's many sell-out-in-a-day designer capsule collections.
In a statement about the collection, Lam said he's "always looking to the past for inspiration, but also trying to interpret it as how we live in contemporary life...Rio is a perfect example of a place that does that and leads the way." Sounds like we can expect some cool retro-inspired duds with Lam's signature edge. But of course, we're all wondering: what does Michelle have to say about this? Will the FLOTUS indulge in a little fast fashion from one of her favorite designers? (StyleBistro)
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In an interesting recent Court of Appeal case named Gomez v. McHale, a question arose as to whether a motion judge, asked to award an amount for equalization of net family property, was constrained to award only the exact dollar amount proposed by the spouse who succeeds on the motion, or whether the judge was entitled to craft a different monetary award that made sense in the circumstances.
The couple's relationship had lasted about five years. Under s. 5(6) of the Ontario Family Law Act, a court can award un unequal amount for equalization of net family property in cases where awarding an equal amount would be "unconscionable", in light of various factors including the length of time the couple had lived together.
They both brought summary judgment motions against each other, with the wife asking for one of two things:
• A straightforward equalization of net family property, which would result in her receiving $268,000 (which we will call "Option 1"); or
• An unequal division, to the tune of four-fifths of that amount, which was $214,000 ("Option 2").
The husband, in contrast, wanted the either of the wife's claims – whether under Option 1 or Option 2 – to be dismissed outright by the court.
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The wife appealed, claiming that the motion judge had strayed from the available choices presented at the motion hearing. In particular, the wife contended that the judge's only available choices were to pick either Option 1 or 2, or possibly to grant her partial judgment in some amount, and direct that the rest of the issues be sent on to be resolved at a full trial.
The Court of Appeal disagreed. As that Court wrote:
Put bluntly, this is not the way motions for summary judgment, especially duelling motions, work. The motion judge was entitled to consider all the evidence and then apply the relevant statutory provision, s. 5(6) of the FLA, and determine both whether an unequal division was appropriate and, if so, the quantum of the unequal division. He was not limited to choosing one of the two amounts proposed by the appellant and, if he was inclined to reject them, referring the question of quantum on to a trial. … He was not limited to choosing only one of the appellant's alternative positions.
The wife also claimed that the judge had made an error by not following a mathematical formula for calculating the unequal division of net family property (using the actual period of cohabitation as a percentage of the five-year period specified in s. 5(6) of the Family Law Act). The court disagreed: While a mathematical approach might help the court in some cases, it did not have to be applied in every single one.
In the end, the Appeal Court concluded that the motion judge's final amount of equalization, set at $60,000, was fair and reasonable in view of all the circumstances, which included the fact that the wife had not made any significant contributions to the home during the period of cohabitation and marriage.
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Gomez v. McHale, 2016 ONCA 318 (CanLII)
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Q: Reverse word of full sentence using for loop in c# I want to print the string in reverse format in for loop:
Input:  I'm Learning c#
Output: c# Learning I'm
No Split functions and reverse functions should be used, it has to do only with forloop.
for (int i = m.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
    b[j]=a[i];
    j++;
    if(a[i]==' '|| a[i]==0)
    {
       for (int x = b.Length - 1; x >= 0; x--)
       {
           c[k] = b[x];
           Console.Write(c[k]);
           k++;
       }
    }

} Console.ReadKey();

A: You have to create an array of the words in the sentence:
var words = input.Split(' ');

Then you just loop through the above array from the end to the start:
for(int i=words.Length-1; i>=0; i--)
{
    Console.Write(words[i]+" ");
}

A: With LINQ and string methods you can simplify it:
var reversedWords = input.Split().Reverse(); // Split without parameters will use space, tab and new-line characters as delimiter
string output = string.Join(" ", reversedWords); // build reversed words, space is delimiter

A: Use Stack<Queue<char>>
Hey if you want to show off your knowledge of data structures, use a queue and a stack! This makes for a very concise answer as well.
You want the sentence to be LIFO with respect to words but FIFO with respect to letters within words, so you need a stack (which are LIFO) of queues (which are FIFO). You can take advantage of the fact that a string, a queue<char>, and a stack<char> all expose IEnumerable<char> as well, so it's easy to convert back and forth; once you have all the characters ordered in your data structure, you can extract the whole thing as a character array using SelectMany(), which you can pass to a string constructor for the final answer.
This solution uses no Split() or Reverse() functions, as required.
public static string ReverseSentence(string input)
{
    var word = new Queue<char>();
    var sentence = new Stack<IEnumerable<char>>( new [] { word } );
    foreach ( char c in input )
    {
        if (c == ' ')
        {
            sentence.Push( " " );
            sentence.Push( word = new Queue<char>() );
        }
        else
        {
            word.Enqueue(c);
        }
    }
    return new string( sentence.SelectMany( w => w ).ToArray() );
}

Usage:
public void Test()
{
    var input = "I'm Learning c#";
    var output = ReverseSentence(input);
    Console.WriteLine(output);
}

Output:
c# Learning I'm

DotNetFiddle

A: Here is a simple console application for your question
Without using Reverse and Split methods (just for loop)
class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string input = "I'm learning C#";
        string[] result = new string[3];

        int arrayIndex = 0;
        string tempStr = "";

        // Split string
        for (int i = 0; i < input.Length; i++)
        {
            tempStr += input[i].ToString();
            if (input[i] != ' ')
            {
                result[arrayIndex] = tempStr;
            }
            else
            {
                tempStr = "";
                arrayIndex++;
            }
        }

        // Display Result
        for (int i = result.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            System.Console.Write(result[i] + ' ');
        }
        System.Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Press Ctrl + F5 to run the program
Output: C# learning I'm

A: Without split and reverse, I modify your logic little bit to achieve what you need
namespace MyNamespace
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
          var m="this is mystring";

          var b = new char [m.Length];

          var j=0;
            //Your code goes here
          for (int i = m.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
          {
              b[j]=m[i];
              j++;
              if(m[i]==' ' || i==0)
             {
                if(i==0)
                {
                   b[j]=' ';
                }
                for (int x = b.Length - 1; x >= 0; x--)
               {

                   Console.Write(b[x]);

              }
              b=new char[m.Length];
              j=0;
           }

        }
          Console.ReadKey();
           Console.WriteLine("Hello, world!");
        }
    }
}

Input: "this is mystring"
Output: "mystring is this"

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I've been using this storage box system for quite a while now, and it consistently saves me time and effort (and sanity!). Plus it encourages independence from the kids as they start to help putting away their clean laundry. Anything that makes the whole laundry process quicker and a bit less painful is a win in my books, so I hope you find this laundry system helpful too!
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O NRP General Pereira d'Eça (número de amura F477) foi uma corveta da classe João Coutinho. O navio foi baptizado em homenagem a António Pereira de Eça.

Cronologia

 Em Junho de 2013 o Governo Regional da Madeira formalizou um pedido junto do ministério da Defesa Nacional para a cedência de duas embarcações em processo de abate para serem usadas como recife artificial, entre as quais se incluía a corveta General Pereira d'Eça.

  A 28 de Outubro de 2014 foi anunciado que a corveta General Pereira d'Eça estaria destinada a servir de recife artificial na Região Autónoma da Madeira.
No dia 13 de Julho 2016 a corveta "General Pereira d'Eça" foi afundada na baía de Porto Santo, à profundidade de 29 m.

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Vote on your favorite float for Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
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Take a picture by the Southermost Point Buoy. Key West, Florida.
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Travel Tip: Think about staying at Whispering Hills RV Park. It's a good thought, isn't it?
Wash your hair in the water fall at Ash Cave. Hocking Hills, Ohio.
Bring the beer and burgers! Tailgate a Buckeye football game. Columbus, Ohio.
Travel Tip: The Schottenstein Center in the Buckeye lots is a great spot for Ohio State Tailgating.
Hibernate under the stars at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore, Michigan.
Voyage through Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota.
Be devilish! Skinny dip in Devils Lake. Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Ride down the Magnificent Mile. Blast your favorite song and wave to all the shoppers. On your way out of the city, cruise down Lake Shore Drive. Chicago, Illinois.
There's no place like home! Wear sparkly red shoes and click your heels three times in Kansas.
Park your RV for a day. Bike to the ferry terminal at Mackinac Island, Michigan, where no cars are allowed.
Travel Tip: Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping is close by and is a favorite amongst travelers.
Take a tour of Abe Lincoln's house. Observe the size of his home compared to your RV. Springfield, Illinois.
Stroll through the Garden of Gods at dawn in Shawnee National Forest. Southern Illinois.
Run the bases at the Field of Dreams. Dyersville, Iowa.
Drive your RV under the St. Louis Arch and beep your horn. As much as you would like.
Get all dolled up and see a Country show in Branson, Missouri.
One hump or two? Trek through the West Texas Sand Dunes in Monahans Sandhills State Park on a camel. Watch out, they spit.
Eat a hamburger under the World's Largest Catsup Bottle. Collinsville, Illinois.
Dance barefoot in a sunflower field in the Sunflower State (Kansas).
Snap your RV's photo in front of Carhenge. Create your own miniature Carhenge out of toy cars. Alliance, Nebraska.
Spelunk at Wind Cave National Park. Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Hang your shoes on the shoe tree off US 50 in Nevada.
Read lines from Mark Twain's Huck Finn. Follow the Mississippi from North to South in your car for one day and see how far you can get.
Get your kicks on Route 66! Drive the historic route from Oklahoma to New Mexico.
Go batty! View the World's Largest Urban Bat Colony. Wear a hat. Austin, Texas.
See the buffalo roam by taking the Wildlife Loop State Scenic Byway in South Dakota.
Meet an extraterrestrial. Visit Roswell and Corona, New Mexico.
Remember the Alamo? Attend an Alamo reenactment. San Antonio, Texas.
Get lost. Find an unmarked road on your map and follow it for a few hours.
Eat dinner with our Forefathers. Park your RV within sight of Mt. Rushmore and nosh on your favorite American cuisine.
Travel Tip: Hill City is a convenient place to park, plug in and see everything.
Be bad! Drive your RV 5-miles over the speed limit through the Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway.
Go crazy! Gallop a horse up to the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Stock up on supplies at Wall Drug. Wall, South Dakota.
Have a photo shoot at Cadillac Ranch. Amarillo, Texas.
Cruise the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, windows down, and don't stop until you spot an Elvis.
Travel Tip: The Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort is nearly as decadent as The Strip itself!
For one whole day, avoid the interstate and take the back roads in North Dakota.
Take your little house on the Prairie. Go on a pilgrimage from Missouri to South Dakota and stop at least 3 of the 8 Wilder Destinations – Independence, Kansas (Little House on the Prairie), Walnut Grove, Minnesota (On the Banks of Plum Creek) and De Smet, South Dakota. Don't miss the Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield, Missouri, built by Wilder and her husband and where Wilder wrote the Little House books.
Pretend you're a cowboy or cowgirl for a day. Camp out in the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming.
Travel Tip: Big Horn Mountains Campground claims to be the closet campground to the Big Horn Mountains.
Ride the Million Dollar Highway in western Colorado.
Salute the brave American pooches and their handlers at the West Coast War Dog Memorial outside of the March Field Air Force Base. Riverside, California.
Pack some extra sweaters and head up to Fairbanks come winter. Witness the Northern Lights in all their glory.
Experience the sights and sounds of a concert at the Gorge in George, Washington.
Visit the Seven Feathers RV Resort, said to be one of the finest RV resorts in the United State.
Travel Tip: Free WiFi, indoor swimming pool and spa, designer patios, and a casino resort complex all reside at the Seven Feathers.
Embrace unobstructed views of ocean sunsets at the Doran Beach Regional Park just north of San Francisco, California.
Ride the Alaska Ferry into Haines Hitch-Up RV Park and view the breathtaking scenery of the Last Frontier. Haines, Alaska.
Take a ride down on of the most beautiful highways in the world – Highway 1. Visit the Hearst Castle. San Simeon, California.
Enjoy the abundant wildflowers when you make your spring visit to Sequoia National Park. Near Visalia, California.
Get blow away by the Old Faithful Geyser of California, which erupts every 45 minutes. Calistoga, CA.
Go wine tasting through the vineyards of Walla Walla, Washington.
See one of Arizona's most remote and most beautiful state parks. Alamo Lake State Park, western Arizona.
Travel Tip: At the dead end of a 40-mile desert road, you'll find of the most coveted spots for warm water fishing and green desert plant life.
Visit one of the largest galleries of vintage coin operated mechanical music makers, strength testers and fortune testers at the Musée Mecanique. San Francisco, California.
Go water skiing on Lake Coeur d'Alene at the ultra modern Coeur d'Alene RV Resort. Post Falls, Idaho.
Camp just outside of Disneyland at the Anaheim Harbor RV Park and walk to the Magic Kingdom just in time for the opening ceremony on Main Street U.S.A. Anaheim, California.
Take a boat trip down the Snake River through Hell's Canyon. Baker City, Oregon.
Camp at the historic United States fort in Fort Flagler State Park. Near Port Townsend, Washington.
Stop by the National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military in front of the USS Midway in San Diego, CA.
View the largest ocean of volcanic lava flows in the continental United States at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Arco, Idaho.
Travel Tip: There are no hookups or showers on site, but you can find large campsites 18 miles east of the preserve.
Take a ride down a natural water chute at Slide Rock State Park. Sedona, Arizona.
Experience the awe-inspiring fury of Yosemite Falls at the Yosemite National Park in east-central California.
Travel Tip: Make your reservations well in advance. While it is possible to camp at Yosemite National Park without a reservation, it's best to make a reservation up to 6 months in advance with the National Park Service.
Eat a breakfast burrito with "Christmas" chili at Tia Sofia's. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Enjoy the Apple Blossom Festival in a Bavarian getaway. Leavenworth, Washington.
Take a picture of the painted badlands from the Kachina Point Lookout. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
Sip on wine in the hidden Oregon vineyards of Rogue Valley.
Travel Tip: Take a side trip to Crater Lake an hour east or coastal redwood forest two hours west.
Trek through the self-guided Lava Flow Nature Trail at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Coconino County, Arizona.
Go biking around the rolling coastline of the San Juan Islands, Washington.
Join a snowball fight in July. Mount Rainier, Washington.
Hike the Alpine Ridge Trail in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Northern Colorado.
Go tubing down the Yampa River. Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Learn the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite when you visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Near Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Hunt for prehistoric fossils at the Dinosaur National Monument. Moffat County, Utah.
Drive by the world's largest thermometer. Baker, California.
Say hello to the giant Apatosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex off I-10. Cabazon, California.
Get stuck in the Le Brea Tar Pits. Los Angeles, California.
Take a stop at Dinosaur Town, complete with volcano toilets. Granger, Washington.
Venture into the Wild West when you pass through a historic (and haunted) ghost town. Garnet, Montana.
Witness the Cathedral of the Bomb at Historic Nuclear Reactor B. Hanford, Washington.
Retrace the steps of two famous explorers when you travel to the coast on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Venture through the only temperate rainforest in the world. Olympic National Park, Washington.
Travel Tip: Elwah Dam RV Park was rated "Best RV Park by a Dam Site" in 2003.
Take a dip in the Boiling River – Yellowstone National Park's most popular natural soaking area. Near Gardiner, Montana.
Once you check off this bucket list, start another one. See you on the road!
RV shows and expositions take place all around the country with various retailers showcasing the latest and greatest in RV models, equipment and accessories. Tips, tricks and tools related to RVing are abundant at these shows and events, so even if you don't plan to purchase an RV make a stop for some helpful information. Visit our Ways to Save article for a guide to saving time and money on your next road trip!
The annual North Carolina RV Camping Shows have grown to become the largest RV shows in the Mid-Atlantic States and definitely one you won't want to miss. Each show fills over 300,000 square feet of space and features millions of dollars worth of inventory, hundreds of national brands of RVs, over 75 exhibitors, informative seminars and various product demonstrations.
The Sports, Boat and RV Show brings the best of the motorized outdoors to one location with boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain-vehicles, personal watercraft, adventure travel options and outdoor recreation gear. Now in its 56th year, Surf & Turf is returning to Cal Expo in Sacramento over President's Day weekend, with RV driving seminars and hundreds of dealers presenting the newest and highest quality equipment.
Get ready for spring and summer at the Virginia RV Show. The show will feature great deals on tent campers, travel trailers, 5th wheels, motorhomes, hi-line motorcoaches, park models, truck campers and conversion vans in a variety of floor plans and onsite financing will be available. The show will offer accessories, campgrounds and RV resort information, maintenance and service plans, insurance and financing.
The very popular Southeaster RV Supershow features dealers from across the state of Atlanta and beyond converging on Atlanta Motor Speedway's infield to display hundreds of motor homes, travel trailers, trucks, SUVs, boats and other outdoor motor vehicles. The Supershow offers more than just RVs, fun for the whole family is in store with seminars, monster truck rides, outdoor movies, music and more!
The event features hundreds of RVs and boats on display and has grown to be the largest of its kind on the West Coast. The show will feature many dealers, from all over the west to display the very latest models, accessories and services in the RV and boating industries and put you in touch with all the places and people to make your outdoor lifestyle the best it can be!
"The Great Georgia Getaway" will feature daytime and nighttime entertainment sure to please RVers of all ages. From magic, dancing, ventriloquism, and bluegrass music during the day to comedy skits, a Cetlic variety show and live country music at night this Convention is chalk full of four days of fun! The Convention also offers sightseeing tours, guides to local attractions and companionship with other RVers.
Plan to RV west in April 2009 and get your kicks at the 10th anniversary of the "Greatest RV Rally in the World!" The Rally is the industry's biggest event of the year, featuring the newest RV technologies, the latest RV gadgets and the most creative RV tech tips. This year The Rally will host the "First Annual GO Green Ideas Contest!" Highlights of The Rally include seminars, exhibits, activities, entertainment, fellowship and fun!
The GLASS Rally offers four nights of camping filled with entertainment. The Rally is all about fun and friendship featuring snack gatherings, breakfasts, evening entertainment, ice cream socials, RV exhibits, seminars and crafts, car shows and more.
Fall RV shows and expositions can be the best shows of the year. Not only can visitors get a sneak-peak at next year's model designs and technology trends, but this is an ideal time of year to find the best sales on current-year models, trade-ins and used RVs.
Also, don't forget this is football season! Are you ready for the RV tailgate party of the year?
The 23rd Annual Indianapolis Fall Boat & RV Show sails into the Indiana State Fairgrounds on September 11-13, 2009. Fall savings will be at their hottest during this four-day event. Climb aboard unbeatable savings on the largest selection and variety of new, used and year-end model boats and recreational vehicles under one roof.
Outdoor enthusiasts – get ready! Be prepared to enjoy a fun-filled and exciting sales event before winter sets in. The Extravaganza is where you want to shop for great deals on a wide variety of RVs and camping supplies and information. This is the best time of year to purchase an RV!
This is the first show in the nation to feature 2010 vendor models — with free daily parking and shuttle services, come see America's largest RV show. Check site for details and advanced ticket sales and coupons.
Come to Maryland Recreational Vehicle Dealer's Association, Inc.'s Annual Fall RV Show and Sale. With plenty of free parking, come explore the fleet from over 25 different vendors and the best prices around.
Come see a large collection of RVs to find your next home away from home. Don't forget that your Texas RV Association membership allows you a discount at this show, be sure to check online or call for details.
On-site financing and factory representatives to help you find and take home your new RV.
Come see the largest RV show in Georgia and millions of dollars of RVs on sale at the supermarket of RV values. See site for hours, admission, where to stay and discount coupons.
With over 25 dealers, come see motor-homes, travel trailers, 5th wheels, pop-ups, camper vans and more than 200 new, used and demonstration RVs on display.
The Fall Rhode Island RV Show in Providence is the place for RVers to purchase a new motor-home (Class A or C), travel trailer, fifth wheel, folding trailer and more. Hundreds of rigs representing over 40 different RV makes and models will be available from the leading dealers in the region.
NJ and NY metro area's largest RV show, here you'll find the best names in the business. Featured are luxurious high-line coaches to travel trailers and everything in between.
Once a year – the most RVs in one place! Find the RV you need for family fun and see all the new 2010 models. Bring your trade-in and take a new RV home with incredible deals on remaining 2008/2009 models.
Begin planning your camping vacations for the next season at the 16th Annual Fall Atlantic City RV Show. Trade-up to your dream RV, see the latest RVs or just learn about the joys of travel in a recreational vehicle.
For you RVers there will be motor-homes, mini-homes, travel trailers, folding campers, truck campers, and fifth wheels. For you boaters, there will be saltwater fishing boats, ski boats, runabouts, motor yachts, jet boats, jon-boats, PWC, bass boats, inflatables, deck boats and pontoons.
General interest RV clubs offer information, services, ways to save money, organized RV trips and rallies for members and much more. These clubs are geared toward the general public, full-time RVers, summer vacationers, even those who don't own an RV and are just interested in the RV lifestyle.
Good Sam Club is the world's largest RV owners community. Good Sam Club is a one-stop resource for all things RV; from benefits and RVing tips to discounts and monthly giveaways.
Services and benefits offered by the Good Sam Club include: club activities to interact and meet other members, such as events and tours and volunteer opportunities; discounts on products and services; access to emergency services; extended warranties; financial services; parking rights information; insurance offers only available to Good Sam members; member-only publications; RV information and travel services.
Services and benefits offered by Escapees include: mail forwarding service; pharmacy drug program; RV advocacy e-news; on going Escapades (get-togethers,) email; calling cards; free Escapees travel guide with over 1,000 commercial parks listed, discounts and more.
Family Campers & RVers is a club aiming to encourage families to participate in recreational activities, including camping, no matter if by tent or RV.
Services and benefits offered by FCRV include: access to Campventions and other campouts; participation in organized camping trips, raft trips, bicycle rides or other activities; Camping Today magazine (published 10 times per year,) and discounts on RV supplies at various campgrounds across the nation.
The Family Motorcoach Association is an international organization for families who own and enjoy the recreational use of motorhomes. With approximately 109,000 active member families, FMCA is the world's largest motorhome owners group.
Services and benefits offered by FMCA include: Family Motorcoaching Magazine with timely news concerning motor home technology, the RV industry, and the association; educational programs that enable members to participate in important RV-related education programs; mail forwarding service; trip routing; emergency road service and technical referral program; and campground discounts.
RVing Women is a social and recreational organization established by and for women interested in RVing. Membership is open to all women 18 or older interested in RVing; owning one is not a prerequisite!
Services and benefits offered by RVing Women include: friendship and networking; general and technical RV information online through forums, in person through seminars and in the RVing Women magazine; membership directory including contact information of women RVers across the United States, Canada and Mexico; Park 'N Stay, information about members offering hospitality for women RVers on the road; discounted services; RVW merchandise and more.
Campground discount clubs offer RVers discounts to various campgrounds across the nation and in Canada and Mexico on occasion. These clubs focus on discounts, but provide many other services as well.
Members of Happy Camper Club camp for half price at nearly 1,200 USA and Canada campgrounds and RV parks.
Other services and benefits offered by Happy Campers include: Happy Camper Club Camping Guide – Filled with helpful information such as RV park pricing, directions, amenities and pet information for each Happy Camper Certified Campground; free online trip planner; free participation in the Community forum on the Happy Campers website; free daily RV news feed; and a money back guarantee if you aren't completely satisfied with your membership!
Members of Recreation USA can camp for as low as $10.00 per day at campgrounds throughout the US.
Services and benefits of the Recreation USA club include: discount camping; no contract to sign; receive a free membership to All Campgrounds For Less with Recreation USA membership; select the date you wish your membership to begin; Immediate membership (Your membership cards can be e mailed to you, with your regular cards mailed within 2 business days); all club info is available on the web site…state maps, full page of info for each park, a link to each park's website if they have one, and lots of other info on their links pages.
Thousand Trails members enjoy a diverse range of options for enjoying their travels and the outdoors. Thousand Trails is the largest private system of RV camping and outdoor preserves in America. The properties are known as preserves because the organization strives to protect the nature and beauty of the natural environment.
Services and benefits offered by Thousand Trails include: multiple destinations, from Disneyworld to Las Vegas; 24-hour security and gated premises; RV friendly campsites; rental cabins and cottages; cleanliness and natural scenery; caring staff and friendly members; and resort-style amenities.
The frost on my windows this morning was the final harbinger: summer is over. Really over. Road-tripping season has slowed to a near-halt (except for all your fall vacationers). Many of you have winterized the old home-on-wheels and the first pangs of withdrawal are settling in now that you are waking up in the same place every morning. What to do?
There are a couple amazing autumnal RV shows and events taking place around this RV-loving nation in October and November. It may not be cruising down the open road…but it's something, right?
Oklahoma RV dealers will be showing off the best and newest motorhomes, fifth wheels, travel trailers, toy haulers and pop-up campers for some serious RV eye candy.
Not to knock on Jersey, but this has got to be one of the coolest things our mid-coast RVing friends get to do every year. Hundreds of rigs. Over 50 different RV models. Everything from luxurious coaches to cost-effective travel trailers, all there at the tips of their Jersey fingers.
Head south for the winter and drive home through the red rocks in your brand spankin' new (but used!) RV or trailer from the El Paso auction. Keep in mind: all items in the auction or going to be sold "as is, where is" and with no guarantees. If you see something you fancy, it's your job to inspect it before you buy it.
It's a once-a-year event, with more RVs in one place than you've ever seen before. See 2011 models or indulge in some incredible deals on remaining 2010 models.
So maybe I was wrong before. Maybe this is the most exciting thing RVers in Jersey could ever do! 150 RVs to ogle or to buy, plus representatives from the best campgrounds around the Northeast showing off what their sites have to offer: it's not something you want to miss.
There are certain events that must have been designed with RVers in mind. For those who are frequent attendees of RV-friendly rallies, festivals and events, you know exactly what we're talking about: the sense of community, festivity — sometimes even debauchery — that flourishes when RVers converge is unlike any other.
For those who don't know what we're going on about, get ready. Below are the 5 best events in the U.S. that will forever change your relationship with your RV.
You've probably heard of Auburn U for any one of the following reasons: their sea-, space- and land-grant research program, their football team, their mega rivalry with University of Alabama, their football team, their history as Alabama's oldest university, or their football team.
Like any southern school that has a deep-seeded loyalty to their football team through thick and thin and mediocre, Auburn's tailgaters are nothing to scoff at. During the four days leading up to the Iron Bowl (Auburn v. Alabama) 1,000 RVs will line the road leading up to the Jordan-Hare stadium for nine miles. It is tailgater's football fantasy come true.
Don't come rolling in with your RV the morning of the Big Game. If you have an RV, you need to be there at minimum a full 24 hours in advance.
Tailgate smokers and BBQs are a great way to cook for yourself during the week — and a good way to make some friends.
Have the right decorations, be it an awning, flag, wind sock or your RV dressed up as a Tiger in prideful burnt orange and navy blue.
Know the words to the fight song.
Don't call the tailgate party a "tailgater," as in "Hey, I'll see you at the tailgater." This is incorrect terminology and will peg you as a newbie.
Ask your RV neighbors to pipe down, it's bedtime. They will laugh at you.
Pick a fight with tailgaters of the opposing team. Bad form.
Wear an irrelevant jersey. Nothing says "I'm an un-ironic idiot" more than wearing an Ole Miss basketball uniform to the Iron Bowl.
The Indy 500 is a 500-mile, open-wheel car race right outside Indianapolis, Indiana (those who named the event apparently valued the conspicuous). Between stand seating and infield shenanigans, it is estimated that approximately 400,000 spectators attend the annual event in late May. How many of those people bring their RVs?
Plan to stay all four days of the weekend: RVs and trailers must purchase the four-day pass, whereas tent campers can opt for the two- or four-day pass.
If at all possible, do not set up near any port-o-lets. Things can, apparently, get messy if people get bored and/or intoxicated.
Use your weekend to explore a little. If you're feeling some Indy-burnout, Indianapolis is just a hop, skip and a jump away. Take a trip into town to experience a great Midwestern city.
Get yourself into the infield at least a couple of times. Your RV is a great home base and smack dab in the midst of tailgating central, but the real party is at the 3rd Turn Infield. Arrive early for prime festivities.
Become the life of your RV lot. Tailgating is acceptable nearly everywhere in and around the track, so set up your BBQ and make some friends over a brat and a brew.
Forget to go to Gasoline Alley. It's the road between the racetrack and the garages, so you can rub elbows with all your Indy idols — and maybe get a few pictures of yourself with a driver.
Four days. Three nights. All the music and partying you can stand.
Bonnaroo is a relatively new music festival located way out on a farm in Manchester, Tennessee each year in June. Only a decade old, it's already known for its epic lineup, ridiculous heat and humidity, mud, and copious "indulgences." Welcome to the music-loving RVer's Holy Grail.
Make sure you bring enough gas to get in and out of the park, as well as run your generator. There is no gas at 'roo.
Drink water all. the. time.
Don't wear flip flops. Chances are they will get lost in the mud if it rains.
Pace yourself – only Bonnaroo novices over-indulge in the first mornings and are left to shrivel up in the uncomfortable heat of their tents.
Get dirty and stay dirty. That's part of the fun.
Remain groovy all the time. Even when it starts to rain. Even when the traffic in and out of the festival takes hours to get through. Even when you haven't slept in 43 hours.
Think you'll be able to make it from your RV to the stages in just a quick walk. Depending on foot traffic, getting from your campsite to the show can take anywhere from several minutes to over an hour. If you don't want to miss the act, set an alarm.
Forget to drink water. Dehydration and heat stroke are very real, even if you have the A/C in your RV pumping. Don't worry — it's hot enough that slugging down gallons of the stuff won't kill your buzz.
Scheduling a shuttle launch viewing is like scheduling the cable guy – it's supposed to happen in a certain window of time, but there's a fairly hefty chance you'll be using another one of your sick days before anything gets done. Weather, tech malfunctions, personnel issues: lots of things can go wrong on Launch Day.
But to see those fleeting moments of take off, realizing that people are going into space… it is momentous and beautiful and memorable. Witnessing a shuttle launch will be the unforgettable highlight of your Florida RV adventure.
If boondocking is your style, park on the causeway (SR 406) the night prior. Officials tend to look the other way during the couple of days leading up to a launch.
For those who prefer a campground, Jetty Park and Manatee Hammock both have spectacular views and are close enough that you will feel the launch in your bones.
Make your reservations really, really early.
Take note: night launches are even more awe-inspiring than the ones during the day.
Turn off any generators when the launch is going to take place. Shuttle launches are a full-sensory experience, and the hum of the A/C is going to interfere.
Shuttle launches attract hundreds and hundreds — some will be camping like you, others will be making the trek in their cars or by foot. Share your RV wealth: grill up some burgers and offer them to your neighbors as you wait.
Forget bug spray, especially at a night launch.
Grumble. Shuttle launches are not set in stone. If one gets delayed, hunker down in your RV and wait it out. It's worth it, you curmudgeon!
Located in the torrid heat of Nevada's Black Rock Desert, Burning Man is an annual week-long arts festival, although repeat-attendees oft describe it more as an "experiment" in community, self-reliance and totally righteous self-expression. The late-summer extravaganza is marked by (and gets its name from) the ritualistic burning of installation art, including a giant wooden man.
Save up — staying for the whole festival in an RV will cost ya around $2,000.
Reserve your site early. As in today. Because chances are spots will be filled by tomorrow.
Bring supplies to cover your vents, carpets, the hood, upholstery — everything. Burning Man is nothing if not wildly, brilliantly dusty.
Decorate the crap out of your RV. Paint it, hang some flags, dress it up like a desert donkey — as long as it's psychedelic, it's going to be a hit.
Invite your Burning Man neighbors to decorate it with you.
Spend all of your down time in your RV. The air conditioning might feel great when it's 110 degrees outside, but for every moment spent inside your RV, you'll be missing something everything spectacular outside of it.
Burn the Burning Man down ahead of schedule. You'll go to jail. Just ask Paul Addis.


Voltage Upgrade for 345 Series Panel Mount and PCB Mount Holders Littelfuse Product Management would like to inform you that to better serve market needs, we are upgrading the operating voltage rating for 345 Series Panel Mount and PCB Mount Holders. For the 0345 Panel Mount Series: There is no change in design, form, or fit. The voltage rating is improved from 300 V up to 600 V for the 345 600, 345 700 and 345 900 Series; certified by UL/ CSA. The voltage mark will be changed from "300 V" to "600 V' on the holder's plastic body.


Manually testing your app for UI bugs across multiple browsers and devices is a tedious process, but you can accelerate it with automated visual testing that goes beyond pixel-by-pixel screenshot comparison.
In this session, you'll learn how you can easily avoid front-end bugs and visual regressions, as well as substantially increase coverage, by adding scalable automated visual testing to your existing automated tests running locally or on the cloud.
How to successfully perform large-scale automated visual testing.
How to leverage visual testing to increase coverage, while reducing maintenance effort.
How to run cross-browser tests with visual validation in the cloud.
How to add visual validations to your existing automated functional and unit tests.


CM Labs and Antycip Simulation are ready to bring simulation to Europe !
Antycip Simulation, as the sole distributor of CM Labs solutions in Western Europe, will be alongside CM Labs at Bauma 2019 construction show.
CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, will be releasing a host of new training technologies, where each element is designed to work independently, or as part of a total team learning solution.
Two training simulators will be on display at CM Labs' booth : the immersive Vortex Advantage and the desktop Vortex Edge Plus. Both simulators can run CM Labs' full catalogue of lifting and earthmoving training packs, including Mobile Crane, Flat-top Tower Crane, Luffing Tower Crane, Crawler Crane, Excavator, Wheel Loader, Backhoe, Dozer, Motor Grader, and more.
CM Labs will display the full team training experience at booth C2.127 in the Canadian Pavilion.


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The Voice Adds John Legend As New Coach For Season 16
Britt Lawrence
The fifteenth season of The Voice has not even premiered yet, and we already have some crucial news surrounding the series' next season. As is the case with the often ever-revolving cast of The Voice's coaches' panel, there will be changes for Season 16's. So, what's changing? Well, the series is set to welcome a new coach! NBC has announced that John Legend has joined the cast of Season 16.
The multi-talented star, who just earned EGOT status, can now add Voice coach to his slate of credits. EGOT, for those who may not know, is winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. John Legend has previously appeared on The Voice as a guest and mentor. Joining Legend are returning coaches and Voice veterans Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Kelly Clarkson will also return, marking back-to-back seasons for the American Idol winner, as Clarkson will also serve as a coach in Season 15.
Also not changing is the series' host. Carson Daly will reprise hosting duties in the upcoming season. Daly will definitely have an eventful season in front of him. The Voice has arranged for an impressive lineup, and John Legend is a strong choice for the show. Fresh off his Emmy win as a producer for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Legend is continuing to be, well, pretty legendary.
And fans can likely look forward to John Legend's supportive wife Chrissy Tiegan live-tweeting her husband's coaching debut on the series. Of course, she may prefer to take it in without social media.
In a statement coinciding with the announcement, John Legend expressed his excitement over joining the show as a coach, saying that he looks forward to helping the talented singers that are discovered "make the most of their gift." And we already know what social media hashtag the multi-talented artist will be using to promote his team. That would be #TeamJL. Let the tweeting begin!
If you are trying to figure out who will be missing from Season 15's coaches' list, we have your answer. John Legend's debut on The Voice means that Season 15 coach Jennifer Hudson will not be returning to coach Season sweet 16. Yes, the series is well into its teen seasons now. And even as it is well on its way to surpassing its mid-teens, NBC's talent show continues to be a force in the ratings.
Given that The Voice, like Dancing with the Stars, is a bi-annual series, fans can likely expect to see John Legend taking on his coaching duties in Spring 2019. In the meantime, The Voice Season 15 premieres Monday, September 24 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, along with countless other series entering the fall fray, including on NBC.
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Why do the Nascarbots have Allsparkparts?
Discussion in 'Transformers Movie Discussion' started by brawl 56, Jul 25, 2010.
And I recognized that they have some...allspark-sheets on them.
Dunno if that means something, but what we learned from the first movie is, that Bots which were created by Allspark-power are Cons.
What the heck is an allspark sheet and what are you talking about. In one picture I see a sheet, which is used on set to cover the vehicles and keep them clean before shoots. Other than that I have absolutely no idea to what you could be referring.
Autobots and Decepticons like tattoos.
The arrow should show the cyberglyphs.
the only thing i wanna know is: Are they autobots or decepticons ??
I think he's talking about glyphs, like the tats Starscream had in ROTF, but, I'm not seeing any.
Here, I dyed the parts.
They're clearly some big fat Allsparkparts.
I see what he's talking about. On the blue car, for example, see the grey peices? There are some sort of markings on there. And on the red car you have those glyphs prominently near the front windshield, which looks like, as the OP said, somewhat like a sheet of metal with the glyphs. They don't look like Starscream's tats, they're carved into the metal.
No other car in their design had any robotic parts showing in alt mode, but perhaps this is because they're semi transformed. Either way, I can't think of any transformer who had that many symbols on them. Maybe Megatron created them from some twisted experiment replicating allspark energy? Or something.
Brawl, your pics aren't showing up for me, other than the ones in the first post. Idk if it's just my computer.
They're not showing up for me either.
I don't really see how this is a big deal Arcee/chomia even has them painted on her bike mode, Megatron in the first movie had them he even planted them in other things so its no shock others know about it... hell skids and mudflap knew about them.
The pieces look like the same material as the allspark, with all those little signs and scratches.
You mean the dark metal coloured stuff?
Prime has them on the side of his head too.
touching the "8" under the window for the blue car.


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DOJ, on behalf of the EPA, and the State of Texas, on behalf of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, jointly filed a complaint against the city of Tyler alleging that, since 2005, the city has allowed and continues to allow untreated sewage to overflow from the city's sanitary sewer system in violation of the CWA and the Texas Water Code. The complaint alleges the city failed to properly operate and maintain its sewer system, resulting in problems including blockages in underground pipes, general system defects and power failures. These problems can impact public health and local water quality by allowing releases of untreated sewage into local waterways and the community. The complaint specifically alleges instances of raw sewage entering into both local waterways and into Tyler residents' private homes and yards. Many of these sanitary sewer overflows occurred in low-income and minority communities.
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Last week my daughter had her book camp where she learned some basics of book binding, tried her hand at some illustration techniques, and had a ton of fun making zines. They also worked as a group to paint a mural.
Also last week the new laptop my husband ordered came in, so I've been having fun getting it set up. Actually the initial set up was a breeze compared to earlier models. But there are still the passwords and whatnot. But I think everything is now the way I need and want it to be.
Then today I had my day planned around doing chores and gardening and maybe doing some reading. Instead, my ten minute errand to the library ended up being a four hour quest to jumpstart my car and then buy a replacement battery on a Sunday. Thankfully we got it all done and got the last repair slot at our local Sears.
You read so much this week. And you finished The Scroll of Kings!
Happy reading in the coming week.
I hope there is a sequel to The Scroll of Kings.
Book Camp sounds like fun...the library errand ending with car troubles, not so good.
Your books look interesting. Enjoy! Thanks for visiting my blog.
The library errand began with car trouble. But in between getting the car jumped and getting a new battery I did also get to the library.
The Doldrums is a lot of fun.
They're a cute pair of books.
Enjoy your new laptop and books!
I'm interested to see what you think of the Dorothy Must Die series! Have a great week!
I'm kind of on the fence with the series but I own the entire thing.
Sorry you had car trouble. Why do these things always happen on a Sunday? Nice assortment of books too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
Any other Sunday would have been ok but this week my husband's on call and I had things I had to do today and tomorrow that couldn't be rescheduled. I'm grateful that we were able to get the battery replaced.
The Avery Aames' series is another I need to read and have on my TBR somewhere. It looks looks like a good one.
It's a cute series. I liked the second book more than the first.
Ugh. I'm so sorry to hear about your battery issues on Sunday. NO FUN! I thoroughly enjoyed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus and my daughter immediately read it after me. But I enjoyed Bowling's latest book (24 Hours in Nowhere due to be released in September) even MORE!! I'll have to think back to the storyline in regards to your thoughts about the time period she selected. I assume it has to do with Bowling's experience growing up during that time of when she came across that themed park in Arizona (in her real life), but I'm not absolutely certain. Wish I could openly discuss more without risking spoilers. But nope. LOL I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts on You Go First. I read it a few months ago, but am sad to say chunks of the story line are already disappearing from my memory. I guess that's not the best sign (for the book OR for my memory). It looks like Questions Asked and Poisoned Pages were incredible reads this past week. I'm waiting for Questions Asked, but I need to make sure I have Poisoned Pages on why list. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful reading week, Sarah!
I had no idea that Dusti Bowling had a new book out so soon. Thanks for the heads up. Questions Asked and Poisoned Pages were two excellent books. I hope you like them.
I think it will be. I have one more library book to finish before I can sink my teeth into it.
Cute mural. Sorry about the car trouble. I'm glad it got fixed, though. I hope you enjoy all your books. Have a great week!
Thank you. The kids were very proud of their work on it. The car trouble ended up being a pretty easy fix and would have been easier if we knew where our jumper cables were. We ended up getting a new set.
Ugh, sorry to hear about the car. That can be frustrating.
Lost and Fondue looks like a fun cozy!
Lost and Fondue was good. It left me wanting to eat cheese, though.
Book camp sounds fun. I'd like to learn a little about binding snd the entire creating a book process. Great mural, too!
It was a fun camp for my daughter.
The art gallery that runs the camps also does art events for adults. I don't know if they offer daycare at the same time.
Nice selection of books this week. Sorry about your battery troubles.
The batter issue was frustrating for an afternoon. The books ended up being pretty good this week.
Wow, I want to go to book camp!! Sounds like so much fun!
Great books for you lately - I &heart; Nancy Drew - need to revisit her books one day.
And I have You Go First on audio - looking forward to it.
I hope to start You Go First this week.
Book camp? That sounds awesome. I love that mural.
She had a fun time. She has one more camp at the gallery coming up in a week.
So many interesting books on your shelf. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus? Love the title. And You Go First. Thanks for sharing.
The title makes in context. It's worth a read. I hope to start You Go First this week.
How fun for the kiddo. And yay for the laptop! Fun to get a fresh start sometimes.
The laptop has been lovely.


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Researcher Watches Gun Videos, Develops Empathy with Gun Owners
by Dean Weingarten July 20, 2018
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)– A criminal justice researcher from New Jersey recently wrote an article that encouraged people who were reflexively for more restriction on gun ownership to explore the online gun culture. She had done so. Her view of gun ownership and of legislation involving guns was transformed.
From theconversation.com:
I also realized that despite being married to a gun owner, I knew very little about gun subculture, either in real life or online. But I could learn.
Guns, part of fabric of life
For all the noise around gun control versus gun rights, there was a story that was missed by non-gun owners like me: how much these guns mean to those who own them.
Delving into gun subculture online – which in some, though not all, ways reflects real-life gun subculture – can provide a perspective that may be, for non-gun owners, very different from their own.
Americans live in a time of political polarization on a variety of social issues, gun rights among them. Both gun control and gun rights supporters would benefit from understanding how those with opposing political and social views see their identity and their culture.
The Conversation is a publication with a decidedly population disarmament point of view. I was surprised they published Dr. Hasset-Walker's article. The good doctor inserted a deft virus into the gun debate. She called for those in the reflexive anti-gun culture to educate themselves. She called for them to reach outside their comfort zone and consider the possibility that ownership of guns might have positive aspects.
People who have been in the gun culture for a while know the best way to convert someone from the other side is to take them shooting. It destroys their preconceptions. It causes them to change their views. Many become full fledged Second Amendment supporters. This is because most people who hold anti-Second Amendment views have just absorbed the propaganda and views prevalent in the media driven culture. That culture does not allow for positive views of the gun culture. They have never challenged the assumptions they have been fed about guns.
People in the gun culture, however, are seldom converted to the other side. There views are nearly always held in opposition to the dominant culture in the media. They do not have to look up anti-gun videos on the Internets. They are constantly bombarded with them in the dominant media.
Education has a tremendous bias here. It is tremendously biased in favor of the gun culture. That is why anti-Second Amendment types work so hard to keep gun education out of the schools. It is why they work so hard to shut down debate. It is why they are committed to emotional slogans instead of facts.
There are many researchers who started out with the assumption that owning guns was a bad thing, and more restrictive laws should be passed. There are very few that started out supporting the Second Amendment who now support more controls.
The reason Second Amendment supporters are winning is simple. The facts, the logic, the Constitution, and human nature, are on the side of the Second Amendment.
Second Amendment supporters push for education. Anti-Second Amendment activists depend on indoctrination.
To those who wish for a disarmed population, who will insist that I am merely projecting, take Dr. Hasset-Walker's challenge.
View a hundred gun culture videos on the Internets. You fear you will be assimilated. Don't worry. Education is good for you. Understanding the other side will, at a minimum, empower you. Knowledge is power.
I give you fair warning. Life is better after you have taken the red pill.
©2018 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
Link to Gun Watch
About Dean Weingarten:
Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and recently retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.


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Q: Showing that an epimorphism of an ideal is again an ideal
Let $R, S$ be commutative rings, $f : R \rightarrow S$ an epimorphism, I an ideal of R. Show that $f(I)$ is an ideal of $S$.

As far as I understand, I need to show 4 things:
1) $0_s \in f(I)$
2) $sf(i) \in f(I), f(i)s \in f(I) \ \forall s \in S \ \forall f(i) \in f(I)$
and the subgroup properties
3) $f(a) + f(b) \in f(I) \ \forall a,b \in I$
4) $f(a)^{-1} \in f(I) \ \forall a \in I$
that's what I have so far:
1) $I$ ideal of R $\Rightarrow 0_R \in I \Rightarrow_{f(0_R) = 0_S} 0_S \in f(I)$
2)
$f$ surjective $\Rightarrow \exists s' \in R : f(s') = s$. $sf(i) = f(s')f(i) = f(\underbrace{s'i}_{\in I}) \in f(I)$.
(and the other direction similar).
3) $f(a) + f(b) = f(\underbrace{a + b}_{\in I}) \in f(I)$
4) I tried a few approaches, but didn't succeed in this part. Can you help me to show why the inverse element exists?
Is my approach correct?

A: $a^{-1} \in I \Rightarrow f(a^{-1})=f(a)^{-1} \in f(I)$
EDIT:(as Simon suggested)
There is no need for inverse to show ideal


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Anti-TTIP petition signed by 3 million people
EURACTIV.de with agencies | translated by Sam Morgan
TTIP negotiations have been strongly criticised for their lack of transparency. [Samuel Morgan]
Languages: Deutsch
More than 3 million citizens have signed a petition against the planned free trade agreements with the United States and Canada, TTIP and CETA. EURACTIV Germany reports.
The initiative handed over its petition to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, on Monday (9 November) in Berlin, urging him to call a Parliament hearing on the matter.
Stop TTIP is a self-organised European Citizens' Initiative against TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) and CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), which for more than a year has campaigned to be recognised as a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). The European Commission actually rejected their application, on the grounds that the FTAs are not legal acts, but inter-institutional acts and that it "cannot make negative ratification proposals".
>>Read: Italian farmers want to seize TTIP opportunity
Within one year, the initiative has collected more signatures than any other ECI has previously. The figure as of 9 November is 3,284,289 signatories, roughly the population of Wales. The minimum number of signatures was achieved in 23 countries and in early October, Stop TTIP handed over what signatures it had to the Commission. The fact that they were able to personally hand the list to Schulz sent "an important signal", said Michael Efler, a Stop TTIP representative. "The EU institutions will take note" of the protest against the FTAs.
The USA and the EU concluded the eleventh round of negotiations recently and it is hoped that the agreement can be finalised before the end of President Barack Obama's term, by the beginning of 2017. The TTIP negotiations began in July 2013; the intention of the agreement is that a free trade zone, incorporating the removal of trade tariffs and barriers, be established between the two parties. Critics of the plan fear reduced social, environmental and consumer protection standards, as well as the weakening of democratic institutions.
>>Read: Environmental and social protection to be discussed at next TTIP negotiations
ECIs are intended to give European citizens an instrument that allows them to ask the Commission to take action. For an ECI to be successfully submitted, at least 1 million citizens from seven countries must take part with a minimum number of signatories required in each of those seven member states. Once an ECI has met the relevant criteria and been submitted, the Commission has three months to respond. It is obliged to adopt a formal response to the initiative, but proposing legislation is not mandatory.
European Commission European Citizens' Initiative - Overview
Stop TTIP
2 responses to "Anti-TTIP petition signed by 3 million people"
ivan burrows says:
3 million signatures means nothing to the antidemocratic EU elite, they will continue with their empire building whether the peoples of Europe want it or not.
Thank god we are leaving.
Tony Broomfield says:
Its not just 3 million though, there are many petitions going around, have been for months 38Degrees have another one with 3.4million on it, and in total as of a few hours ago I counted in excess of 10million on 6 petitions. The media are putting this one on Wallonia, but its the media that are bending the truth here not Wallonia. Wait and see how quick Mrs May signs up for it after Brexit…then you will be in the S##t


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In Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Carl Sandburg wrote about Donelson and Shiloh, two momentous western Civil War battles and Ulysses S. Grant, the successful general from Galena. Illinois soldiers, includingKnox County men, played prominent roles in these battles and Mother Bickerdyke cared for the wounded. The significance of Illinoisans and Knox Countians in these actions will be discussed at the lecture.
The Carl Sandburg State Historic Site is administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. For more information, visit www.sandburg.org.


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Ski resorts in Switzerland can get a little too cosy during peak season, but a traditional village high up in the Alps is re-inventing itself as the perfect destination to enjoy some picturesque privacy.
Andermatt is a short train ride away from Zurich airport and only a couple of hours away from the lakes of Northern Italy. It's an ancient neolithic town that's steeped in Swiss myth. The Devil's Bridge, built over a choppy ravine, is said to be home to a pile of gold lost by Irish earls fleeing the continent in the 17th century, and a hundred years later it was established as a secret operations base for the Swiss Federal Army.
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Then the Grand Hotel Bellevue opened, marking an important new chapter in the cultural history of Andermatt. It birthed an expansion of spa hotels for wealthy tourists seeking revitalisation away from the bustle of city life. But the First World War broke out, followed by the Great Depression, and the loss of custom forced the Grand Bellevue to close its doors indefinitely. In peace time, the Swiss military presence has been scaled back dramatically and it seemed as though Andermatt would return to its quieter days as a restful town.
But Samih Sawiris, the chairman of Andermatt Swiss Alps, has other plans. The property developer has ploughed around £1.2bn into a regeneration project that has seen a new five star hotel, the Chedi Andermatt, take its place with six more luxury hotels in the pipeline. What's more, there are also plans for 500 one to four bedroom apartments split across 43 buildings, 25 chalets, a community swimming pool and an 18-hole golf course.
Older establishments, like the 100-year-old Die Sonne restaurant, are benefitting from Andermatt's newfound reputation as an up-and-coming tourist hotspot, meaning the redevelopment of Andermatt could be a rare chance to pocket an apartment in a mountain village that's on the rise.
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Can you specify why please? What features made you arrive at that conclusion?
On second inspection, she looks like a Neo-Danubian with some Ladogan influence - largely thanks to the flattish broad face, pointy chin and narrow eyes.
Probably of northern uralic inspiration.
Hmm, that surprised me Polak, to tell the truth I still dont know how pure Ladogans look like, but I don't see anything significantly Ladogan in her. Her nose is high-bridged and narrow, somewhat full lips, probably gray eyes. There is UP in her of course due to the fact that her face is kinda wide, but Ladogan? As far as I know Ladogans have short low-bridged noses and flattish faces, like chuvashes I've seen.
If you didn't know that the girl was Russian, the word 'ladogan' would NEVER cross your mind. She looks NOTHING like a ladogan, she looks ALPINID.
Even if the girl actually has any mongolid ancestry, it doesn't appear on her face.