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Once you have visited these places you'll know where the English word "gorgeous" comes from.
The nearest of the gorges is 37km from town. Most organised tours take you to "The Loop" and "The Z Bend". These are the closest spectacular sections of the total 80 kms-long gorge the Murchison River has carved into the sandstone.
You can reach The Loop from the adjacent car park with an easy 400-metre walk (not suitable for wheelies, however). Once you have made it, a spectacular view lets you hold your breath. The Murchison River is to your left, to your right and, far away, straight ahead of you, forming an 8-kilometre loop - hence the name.
As you step around you'll probably notice some rippled surfaces which remind you of sand blown by the wind or formed by the waves. In fact that's exactly it! 400 million years ago sand has been deposited here in layers on tidal flats. As time went by layer by layer was deposited, leaving each layer with a different colour. Sometimes you can even see traces of worms sheltering in the mud or animals crawling over it.
Your guide will almost certainly show you the traces of an prehistoric creature, evidence of which has been found also in Sweden. This sedimentary rock formation is called Tumblagooda sandstone.
Kalbarri National Park. Nature's Window gives you a breathtaking view of the Murchison River.
A few steps further you come to "Nature's Window", a rock where time and wind have gouged a hole. This is a popular spot for photography and most of the area's brochures show this shot. Strong winds still work the rock, but the view through the "window" is a must!
Once you are safely down you can wander around and explore the gorge, climbing over the rocks on the left hand side. But only tour guides know the secret passages which lead you deeper into the gorge and sometimes along dangerous overhangs. A very special thrill is the ascent back to the car park through a little gully. "Legend" tells that there was a time when this was impossible, because a narrow hole in the rocks where you have to squeeze yourself through had been blocked by rocks. A must for the adventurous! | {
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Will you believe if I say that I make atleast once in three weeks? I have tried making it in different methods even when I did not get Samba Wheat. I have used some other wheat variety.
Tirunelveli is a southern district of Tamilnadu and the name 'Tirunelveli' reminds anyone of it's very own super famous delicious sweet 'Halwa'. This is a Rajasthani Sweet which has made a great hit in Tamiladu. The Perennial river Tamirabarani that flows across the city, imparts a special taste to the Halwa. As the name says, the river water is rich in Copper (Copper is Tamiram in Tamizh ) and the copper content should be the secret invisible ingredient for the yummylicious Halwa, I believe.
You can find so many Halwa shops being lined up throughout the East car street of the Halwa City. However, the 'Irutu Kadai' (meaning the dark shop) has a special place in the hearts of localities and the people everywhere. The Irutu Kadai opens at 5 and closes at 7:30 every evening. Every Halwa Shops down the lane has its unique taste which only the localites could easily find.
Halwa is so staple for the Tirunelvelians. No one can refuse if I say that Halwa is a part of their daily diet too :) ;).
The one that you see here, is the easiest and a fool proof recipe of Wheat halwa. I would recommend this method. Please scroll down to have look at the variations that can be made to the Halwa.
1. Wash and soak Samba Whole wheat berries overnight or minimum 8 to 10 hours.
2. Drain water from the soaked wheat berries. Grind the wheat berries with 1 unit of water, first.
3. Extract milk from the berries using a strainer.
4. Add 1/2 unit of water and grind it again and strain milk from it.
5. On a low flame burner, add 1 unit of water. Add 3 units of Sugar. (I have used organic unrefined brown Sugarcane Sugar).
6. Allow it to boil till the sugar completely dissolves.
7. Give a nice stir to the milk, to avoid the milk getting settled at the bottom of the vessel.
8. Add the milk slowly to the pan while stirring the sugar with another hand.
9. Once the milk starts to thicken, add ghee little by little at regular intervals. Whenever, the ghee is not seen on the halwa, add little ghee to it.
10. Around 30 - 35 minutes from the time of adding wheat milk, the halwa will start to thicken and moves along with the laddle when you stir.
11. To be precise, around 38 to 40 minutes, you would find the Halwa rolling up and the ghee that was poured in is oozing out.
The Halwa is completely cooked. You could now turn off the stove and allow the halwa to cool down.
12. Serve the Halwa in plantain leaf. The smell of halwa and the fresh banana leaf together smells so heavenly. True bliss.
I have used 1/2 cup of wheat berries, 1.5 cups of sugar and 1 cup of ghee which yielded 740 grams of Halwa.
1/2 cup is 120 ml.
1. White sugar can also be used. To get the dark golden brownish color to the halwa, sugar caramelisation has to be done.
(i) Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar and a tablespoon of ghee in a dry pan. Let it boil for few minutes. The sugar first turns to a crystal and then dissolves. Watch for the color of the sugar till it turns brown. This process should 4 to 5 minutes. Add the caramelised sugar to the wheat milk and sugar content in the pan.
2. The ghee that oozes from the halwa can be separated and stored for later use. You can use that ghee while making Dosai.
3. Halwa tends to thicken over time. It can be reheated on a dosa pan or a skillet. The ghee will melt again and the halwa gets nice and soft.
4. Use only Samba variety Wheat.
1. There is another way that we make Halwa which involves making of sugar syrup to single consistency and then adding up wheat milk to it. However, I prefer the method (which you see in the video) as I find it easy and it tastes equally good.
2. The Wheat milk can be allowed to ferment for 8 hours or overnight. The halwa shops uses fermented milk, in their preparation.
4. Broken Wheat Rava is also used to make Halwa. I am yet to try it. I shall try and post it sometime later.
5. You can fry few cashew nuts in a spoonful of ghee and add it to the Halwa, before turning off the stove.
You can never get wrong if you adhere to the instructions, here. Please write to me when you have tried and tasted it at home. Your feedback will make me happy.
Awesome Recipe! I love your site.. All recipes posted in your site are different and delicious. Keep going!
My FAVOURITE Shanki -just looking at it brings back all the childhood memories.
ur halwa looks exactly in the color of iruttukadai halwa.. this stirs my childhood memories.. we used to buy dresses from rmkv, visit temple and stand in a queue for this halwa.. tat too served hot on a banana leaf..
soon share ur karupatti halwa recipe.. i'm waiting for it..
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Since there were no top-tier reports lined up and Japanese banks were closed for the holiday, forex traders were able to pay closer attention to China's gold reserves data and its impact on commodity prices. As it turns out, China added fewer than expected gold bars to its reserves, signaling a downturn in demand. This led the price of the precious metal to fall to its five-year lows, trading below $1,130/ounce today.
If y'all think that this is pretty bad news for the gold diggers out there, then you should also see how much damage it caused for the positively-correlated Australian dollar. AUD/USD dipped to a low of .7326 (-0.36%), AUD/JPY fell to the 91.00 mark (-0.25%), AUD/NZD is down 62 pips (-0.55%), and AUD/CAD is lower by 15 pips (-0.14%).
NZD/USD bounced from the .6500 handle and is up 32 pips (+0.50%), NZD/JPY is up 42 pips (+0.52%), and NZD/CAD advanced by 54 pips (+0.65%) to the .8500 handle.
Up ahead, only a couple of low-tier reports are lined up from the euro zone, namely the German PPI (0.0% previous, 0.0% expected) and the region's current account balance (22.3 billion EUR previous, 23.1 billion EUR expected). Positive surprises could keep the euro supported against its forex counterparts, but traders might be more interested to keep tabs on Greece's situation. Word through the grapevine is that Greek banks are set to reopen today and that the parliament will resume their discussions on the specifics of the austerity measures. Do keep close tabs on commodity price movements as well! | {
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Today has been a bit all over the place emotionally. I didn't sleep well as my mind decided (quite annoyingly) that it would go off on wild tangents. It didn't consult me. It didn't consider my need for sleep at all. As much as I laid there trying to turn it off it would have none of it! I finally gave up and decided I might as well just get up and get some work done.
The lack of sleep and my to-do list had me feeling a bit stressed. Over breakfast I said to Bob, "that I know I should go but I don't really feel like going to my Writer's Group in Sitges today." I knew he would encourage me to go and tell me what I already knew is that it might be just the break I need from everything that is weighing me down. So still feeling a bit anxious and stressed and thinking about the 3-4 hours I would be losing from tackling my to-do list we headed off to town.
Of course it was exactly what I needed! I didn't know before I arrived that today's topic was HUMOR! How perfect is that?! We talked about what we find humorous and what we don't and how jokes don't translate into different languages and cultures very well. I will admit that when I learned what the topic was I was dreading the writing exercise that would come later during the meeting. Mark who led today's group brought a list of 16 possible prompts for writing humor. Without letting us see the prompts he had us each pick a number from 1-16 and that was what we had to write about. These are the numbers that we chose.
We had 20 minutes to write and then read them aloud. They were all great and made us laugh. (which is the point) Even though some of us thought it would be difficult to write humor it turned out to be pretty easy when given great prompts like those.
Since we arrived back home I have had my focus on business paperwork for taxes. Sitting in the office with some music playing to practice my singing while I worked. Oh how I could have used singing lessons.
When I looked at the clock it was 6:00 p.m. and I had yet to write my blog today. I pondered and pondered and looked through photos to inspire me to write something brilliant. Ponder. Look at more photos. Ponder. Look at more photos. It just went on and the time clicked away. I almost gave up. But then I decided to return to the humor of the day. I just needed the right photo to share with you.
So…here it is. A self-portrait. Sadly there is no year on it. A bit silly but to be honest I treasure it. The sun is shining. There are flowers blooming. My hips are the same size in real life. I have a smile on my face. And my arms are wide open to welcome and give hugs. Happy Friday everyone! | {
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Ghost photo freaks out Cambridge town, sparks many ghost theories.
An entire town thought this young girl was a ghost.
When a couple of new landowners in Cambridge, New York, set up a camera deep within the forest they had just bought, they had no idea the footage they'd soon capture would become the talk of the town – and later – the world.
According to Cambridge Police Chief George Bell, who spoke to ABC affiliate News 10, the new landowners were hoping to use the woods as a hunting area and before doing so, set up a camera to ensure the local population didn't go through them.
However, when they went back through the footage, they stumbled upon an image of a young girl playing between the trees.
Chief Bell said at first, the owners simply wanted to inform the girl's family.
"The idea originally was just to identify who the child was," he told the news outlet.
However, after a few weeks searching for both the little girl and her family to no avail, town folk began to consider the idea that the young girl was in fact a ghost.
TV stations lined the streets, with vox pops asking town folk their opinion. Paranormal enthusiasts even decided to descend on the town to uncover the truth.
After weeks of speculation, the mystery had quite an odd - and still particularly unverifiable - conclusion, with someone finally coming forward to identify the young girl and shatter many paranormal theories.
According to Police Chief Bell, he received a call from a man saying he is the little girl's grandfather, and that both took a walk in the woods at about the time the image was captured.
"I don't want to give a name until we verify it, but it's a local businessman in southern Washington County who says, around the time frame that this picture was taken, that he and his granddaughter were walking a four-wheeler path," Bell told WTEN-TV.
Interestingly, the grandfather wasn't captured in the footage alongside his granddaughter.
Not only were the dreams of ghost hunters shattered, but probably those too of the landowners, who now must consider whether they can still hunt in an area inhabited by locals. | {
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In the past three years, the Drink Water Rat Race has become one of the most renowned banked slalom events of the season. Set in the High Cascade park on Mount Hood, Oregon, the course is complex and at times treacherous and draws an incredibly illustrious group of riders to the start gate. At the third annual Drink Water Rat Race, riders the likes of Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Muller, Lucas Debari, Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Blake Paul, Forest Bailey, Temple Cummins, Scott Blum, Zak Hale, Spencer O'Brien, Leanne Pelosi, and many more dropped into the berms and banks in attempt to garner either the fastest time or gain recognition through one of the many additional awards that were handed out that day. In addition to these transitional turners some international halfpipe luminaries like gold medallists Kaitlyn Farrington and Kelly Clark, as well as X Games champions, Louie Vito, Danny Davis, Bode Merrill and Louif Paradis decided to battle it out in the banks.While the list of riders is one of the most varied and fairly legendary of the entire year, this competition has cemented itself into the yearly calendar by donating its proceeds to water.org, a non-profit that helps people around the world receive clean water, as well as providing a proving ground for established pros as well as up and comers. Additionally, in the midst of the competition, there is plenty of time for a summer reunion and despite the challenging course, the event is founded on good vibes and good fun. If you weren't able to make it to Oregon for this year's event, the next best thing is watching this video. | {
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The Rotem Industries Medical Imaging division is a world leader in consumables for PET imaging. Rotem develops, manufactures and supplies complete packages for radiotracer production: oxygen-18 enriched water (O-18), plastic cassettes, precursors and full reagent kits for a range of synthesis modules.
Serving customers through a worldwide network, Rotem excels in uncompromising product quality coupled with a deep understanding of customers' needs, in order to ensure uniformly high production yields and unsurpassed quality. The passion for quality is driven by a team of highly qualified and dedicated professionals who recognize the critical role their products play in the PET Radiotracer production chain.
Rotem is highly active in the design and production of consumables for novel radiotracers under development. These projects benefit from our interdisciplinary expertise and direct market access, the result of years of direct, day to day and close cooperation with radiopharmacies worldwide.
Rotem identified the great potential in PET imaging during the early 1990's and was the first world-class entity to invest in production of Oxygen-18 enriched water. Thanks to Rotem's production capacity of this critical raw material, the factor limiting development of PET – FDG availability – was alleviated and the tool spread rapidly into clinical use.
The Rotem brand became recognized as the world standard for quality and reliability in the PET industry.
In 2003 Rotem began supplying FDG reagent kits and precursors such Mannose Triflate.
In 2005 customers turned to Rotem for supply of disposable cassettes used in the TRACERlab MX FDG synthesis module. This production line was developed quickly and expanded by 2008 into a state of the art GMP facility.
Today Rotem's cassettes are preferred around the world for their high reliability and attractive pricing.
Daily, close contact with customers is led by the marketing and sales functions, with wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S. and Germany complemented by a network of exclusive and dedicated distributors around the globe. | {
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Чернігівське — селище в Україні, у Лозівській міській громаді Лозівського району Харківської області. Населення становить 933 осіб. До 2020 орган місцевого самоврядування — Чернігівська сільська рада.
Географія
Селище Чернігівське знаходиться на вододілі річок Лозова та Орілька. Через селище проходить автомобільна дорога . Поруч проходить залізниця, зупинний пункт Прядкін.
Історія
Селище засноване в 1929 році вихідцями з Чернігівщини. 1933 року постраждало внаслідок Голодомору.
12 червня 2020 року, відповідно до Розпорядження Кабінету Міністрів України № 725-р «Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Харківської області», увійшло до складу Лозівської міської громади.
17 липня 2020 року, в результаті адміністративно-територіальної реформи та ліквідації колишнього Лозівського району (1923—2020), увійшло до складу новоутвореного Лозівського району Харківської області.
Економіка
Молочно-товарна ферма.
Кооператив «Чернігівський».
ВАТ «Чернігівське САТП-2502».
«Чернігівське», приватне сільськогосподарське підприємство.
Примітки
Посилання
Погода в селі Чернігівське
Селища Харківської області
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When the Jubilee Administration was taking over the reins back in 2013, one of the things they promised Kenyans to accomplish in the first 100 days in office was free maternity services in all public hospitals.
Ironically, it appears that Maasai women were unmoved by the government's pledge of bettering women maternity services and remained rooted to their traditional culture as majority sought the services of traditional midwives to deliver in their homes.
However, it is a relief to women in Ng'atataek area of Kajiado County after the county government in conjunction with a Good Samaritan has turned a traditional Manyatta into a modern maternity facility.
In a bid to encourage more women in the county to seek modern maternity services, the manyatta in Ng'atataek is well furnished with the relevant equipment that is available in a modern facility including medicinal drugs, spacious room, warm beds, proper ventilation, mosquito nets as well as ready blood banks and an ambulance from the nearby Ng'atataek Health Center.
According to the County Executive in charge (CEC) of Health in the county, Gladys Marima, they decided to fund the manyatta because many women were not ready to deliver their babies in hospitals citing the cold conditions in such facilities, and the fact that older women are uncomfortable with young nurses attending to them since it is taboo for them to see their nakedness.
Just how exactly did the drought catch the Gov't by surprise?
"We realized women were not coming to the Ng'atataek facility because of their perception that the hospital environment is cold and the fact they were not comfortable in a solely modern maternity facility, so we decided to create a warmer space and a place where they could feel at home, and that is when we came up with this manyatta," said the CEC.
Gladys Lepapa, the Good Samaritan, says that they saw the struggles endured by women seeking maternity services in Kajiado and decided to give them a unique safr facility that they will be comfortable with.
"We saw our women delivering at home yet that is so dangerous for their lives, so we decided to come up with an improved manyatta where they will be willing to visit with ease," narrated Ms Lepapa.
Recently, the county government of Kajiado decided to recruit traditional birth attendants to help educate women on the need to seek assistance from the county facilities. Eventually, these will be the initiative the devolved government will adopt to ensure that the 'Beyond Zero Campaign's' mission of zero maternal mortality has been achieved. | {
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Our Town, Our Future
What is stormwater?
Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that doesn't soak into the ground but runs off into waterways. It flows from rooftops, over paved areas and bare soil, and through sloped lawns while picking up a variety of materials on its way. The quality of runoff is affected by a variety of factors and depends on the season, local meteorology, geography and upon activities which lie in the path of the flow.
As it flows, stormwater runoff collects and transports pollutants to surface waters. Although the amount of pollutants from a single residential, commercial, industrial or construction site may seem unimportant, the combined concentrations of contaminants threaten our lakes, rivers, wetlands and other water bodies. Pollution conveyed by stormwater degrades the quality of drinking water, damages fisheries and habitat of plants and animals that depend on clean water for survival. Pollutants carried by stormwater can also affect recreational uses of water bodies by making them unsafe for wading, swimming, boating and fishing. According to an inventory conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), half of the impaired waterways are affected by urban/suburban and construction sources of stormwater runoff.
Significant improvements have been achieved in controlling pollutants that are discharged from sewage and wastewater treatment plants. Across the nation, attention is being shifted to sources of pollution, such as stormwater runoff, that are not normally treated by wastewater treatment plants. Stormwater management, especially in urban areas, is becoming a necessary step in seeking further reductions in pollution in our waterways.
The best way to control contamination to stormwater is usually at the source, where the contaminants can be identified, reduced or contained before being conveyed to surface water. More often than not, it's more expensive and difficult to remove the combination of contaminants that are present at the end-of-pipe where stormwater is finally discharged directly to a receiving waterbody. Sometimes, significant improvements can be made by employing best management practices, or "BMPs". Proper storage of chemicals, good housekeeping and just plain paying attention to what's happening during runoff events can lead to relatively inexpensive ways of preventing pollutants from getting into the runoff in the first place and then our waterways.
What is the Town doing?
The Town is required to hold a permit for stormwater that discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s). Therefore, we have a Stormwater Management Program and submit annual reports to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
MS4 Reports
BIDS/RFPs
Ambulance District
Conservation Department
Senior Center: 914-834-8840
Town Center: 914-381-7800
Town Court: 914-381-7875
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Psychokinesis - Controlling Physical Objects with the Mind, a Magician's Guide to the Magical Movement of Objects.
New, Direct from the publisher: Psychokinesis - Controlling Physical Objects with the Mind, a Magician's Guide to the Magical Movement of Objects.
This book explains over 50 routines, plus detailed handling, concealment and safety tips for utilizing powerful PK magnets, plus information on micro magnets and non-magnetic methods. Full explanations for effects at the table, standing and routines that happen on a spectator's hand! Many new routines, plus elaborations on classic effects.
Detailed for the first time: The construction of an examinable PK Tip Over Block, a secret that has been closely guarded for nearly 2 decades! Also learn how to make a Polter Light (light bulb that turns on magically), Psychic Nail Bender (a spirit bends a nail under a hanky), Psychic Radio (turns on or off by mental power), PK Wooden Match (that stands in a spectator's hand), PK Topit and many more.
There are effects with coins, playing cards, a compass, feather, stamp, matches, stick of gum, dollar bills, silverware, watches, PK Rattle Box, Tip Over Pencil, brass rings, spring and ring puzzle, a chain, pendulums, electronic effects and many, many more!
96 pages, 8 chapters, over 100 illustrations. | {
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A teenage gangbanger yesterday was busted in the boardwalk shootout that left a pretty 16-year-old girl dead in Brooklyn last week.
Iloune Driver, 19, of East New York was nabbed working at his job at a Checkers drive-in on Pennsylvania Avenue in his neighborhood Sunday night after being ID'd for cops by witnesses to the Brighton Beach melee, which also left four wounded.
"It wasn't me, it wasn't me," Driver whined to reporters, shaking his head, as he was led from the NYPD's 60th Precinct station house in cuffs on his way to Brooklyn Criminal Court for an arraignment hearing yesterday afternoon.
Driver, who was picked out of a lineup by witnesses at the station house, was charged with murder and assault with intent to cause serious physical injury.
The suspect, a member of the Crips gang with nine prior busts for gun, drug and robbery charges, was one of two gunmen who opened fire in Thursday's wild fight, cops said.
It was the hottest day of the year and the beach was packed with students home from school for Brooklyn-Queens Day.
Tysha Jones, an innocent bystander from East Harlem, was killed by a stray bullet that struck her under her left arm as she sat on a bench with friends.
Three young men with her were wounded — including the one who took the photo of her above — as was a diner at the boardwalk's Tatiana restaurant.
Cops are still hunting for the second gunmen.
Jones' heartbroken mom, Cynthia, learned of the arrest as grieving family and friends visited her fourth-floor apartment on Lexington Avenue to offer condolences and help plan the popular teen's funeral.
"I'm happy, but it's not going to bring her back. I want justice served," Jones said, while blasting cops for not doing more to keep illegal guns off the streets.
"They so worried about someone smoking a cigarette when they should have been looking for guns," she said, referring to Mayor Bloomberg's ban on smoking in public places.
As she tearfully flipped through photos of Tysha that the girl's fifth-grade teacher had just dropped off, the dead teen's grandmother, Catherine Jones, welled up with tears, too.
She was staring at a more recent photo of Tysha — taken shortly before the gunfire rang out Thursday.
"They showed a picture of her playing in the water, she looked so happy," the grandmother said.
Anthony Jones, the victim's older brother, vowed to faithfully follow the case in court.
"I'm glad they caught him, I just want to have my day in court with him," he said.
Driver was arraigned last night in Brooklyn Criminal Court but any bail application was postponed until Friday, when he will be represented by another lawyer. Cops think the shooting resulted from a fight minutes earlier in which someone broke a bottle over another man's head and another person was struck with an umbrella.
Driver was involved in the earlier scuffle and was out for revenge, police sources said. | {
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Differentiate motor and filament driven motility in cells.
Published by Dan at January 5, 2022
With examples and illustrations, differentiate motor and filament driven motility in cells.
in leaving the EU will affect employment level in an adverse way, since there are some European businesses based in the UK. For example, Metro bank is a bank based in Russia but they also have a branch based in London so if the Metro bank was to close down, this will affect the economy and environment because as there would be an increase in unemployment if they decide to move their business out of the UK. This will lead in to people having less disposable income which will lead to them not having enough money to spend which would not boost the economy. The more the British economy does well, the more people would be attracted to migrate to the UK as it appealing for them to come settle here as Britain is a rich country and we have a lot to offer and help people. Another example is NatWest which is a European bank so if NatWest closes, the unemployment rates would increase as there would be a reduction in jobs if a business closes which leads to less people having a disposable income. Moreover "There were 31.81 million people with jobs in the three months to August, 106,000 more than the previous quarter and 560,000 more than a year earlier. The employment rate remained at its highest ever level of 74.5 per cent. At the same time, the jobless rate was frozen at 4.9 per cent but the number of people unemployed crept up by 10,000 between quarters. There are 118,000 fewer people out of work than the same period last year". (Clements, 2016) According to "the forecast for GDP growth falling to 1.0% in 2016 and -1.0% in 2017, we can expect the unemployment rate to jump up to 6.5% by the end of 2017 as Credit Suisse analysts said. This expected rise in unemployment is likely to squeeze nominal household incomes as wage growth takes a hit". (Rodionova, 2016) (Statistics, 2016b) Furthermore, if Britain leaves the EU it would reduce the number of foreign workers which will make the country less broad for example in skills. If people decide to leave, this would mean we are losing people with different abilities and skills. All this will result into people having less disposable income to spend. However, a benefit outcome is, more jobs available to the British citizens if foreigners decide to leave. The Housing market has also been affected by the Brexit as overseas property buyers are buying London properties after the shocking decision for the UK leaving the EU. In the UK, it is mostly foreigners buying properties, so the UK leaving the EU the housing market has fallen. For example, Estate agents in the UK have been swamped with calls from Chinese, Middle Eastern, Italian and Spanish buyers looking for a bargain after the pound tumbled to more than 30-year lows.> | {
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When asked, "What's new," people often respond, "Nothing much." But with God, something new is always happening. While His Word and His character are timeless and changeless, He works in fresh ways to bring new perspectives, new opportunities, new ideas, and new directions to our lives.
We often want to know what God has for us, how He will bring it to pass, and when it will be fulfilled. But He rarely reveals everything we want to know. Instead, God often requires us to walk through a process of unfolding understanding and increasing trust.
God is constantly leading you on the great adventure called "spiritual maturity," so keep your eyes open, and don't rebuke the ram. | {
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Fallout: New Vegas is a role-playing game in the Fallout series by Obsidian Entertainment (many employees of which worked for Black Isle Studios on Fallout and Fallout 2). It was released in North America on October 19, 2010, and on October 22, 2010 in Europe.
New Vegas takes place 2281, 204 years after the Great War of 2077, which, after several nuclear bombs were dropped, left North America virtually destroyed. However, thanks to a company called Vault-Tec, many people were sheltered in Vaults which shielded them from the blast. After re-emerging, people set up communities again, often in abandoned and partially destroyed towns, having to fight raiders - people who turned savage after the destruction of civilisation - and mutated animals.
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Screen is like a box of Goblins. You never know what you're gonna get.
January 21, 2020 · by Alex Chafey · in Reviews. ·
Sexy psychopath Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) likes to take care of himself. Obsessed with appearance and social status, he works in mergers and acquisitions by day and murders and executions by night, while growing infuriated at the indifference of those around him.
Following a series of consumerist microaggressions, which include being mistaken for someone with a slightly worse haircut and failing to get reservations at the top Manhattan restaurant, he's pushed to a mental state that makes Norman Bates look like Sano, and proceeds to do to his colleague what Philip Green did to the BHS pension fund.
Bale excels as the shallow narcissist, basing his performance on Tom Cruise, managing to be both scary and funny. The smart, ruthless Bateman has good looks and the trappings of respectability, which separate him from many-a grotesque movie monster. His wealth and social status allow him to hide in plain sight as the shallowness of those around him stops them seeing murderer just beyond the tip of their nose.
Meanwhile Bateman grows increasingly exasperated. While dead on the inside, he seems to be craving some kind of genuine reaction, even if it's one of revulsion and horror. He excels in the corporate world, where his lack of genuine emotion and obsession with status are advantages, and the truth is everyone else is as self-absorbed as he is, he's just the only one with a violent outlet. There's a running gag that no-one can tell each other apart, so identikit are their lives, and yet Bateman is the one person who seems invested enough to remember people's identities, and to notice the shallowness in everyone else, so in a way he's the most sincere person in the film.
It's excellently directed by Mary Harron, from the opening in which apparent blood spatters are revealed to be the dripped sauce of a fancy restaurant, to the iconic scene in which Bateman butchers Paul Allen (Jared Leto) to Huey Lewis and the News. And in spite of scenes which make for uncomfortable viewing, the camera averts its gaze for most acts of violence, preferring to leave it to the imagination and rely on psychological thrills over gore porn. In fact the scariest thing for me on a re-watch is that I'm now older than Bateman, and I've not killed half as many people.
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Dobara Episode 30: Bilal Abbas Khan's Mahir Fluctuates Between Hero and Villain
"Dobara" won viewers over before the show even began airing simply with its unique, progressive plot – an older woman finding love again with a younger man. Starring Hadiqa Kiani, Bilal Abbas Khan, Usama Khan, Maheen Siddiqui, Sakina Samo, Javed Sheikh, Nabeel Zuberi and others, the story has been written by Sarwat Nazir and directed by Danish Nawaz. While these characters, Mehru (Hadiqa Kiani) and Mahir (Bilal Abbas Khan), have seen their share of turmoil during the course of the show, betrayal has never been in the cards. Mahir and Mehru have pushed forward through every hurdle as a team….until now.
In the most recent episode, episode 30, Mahir has begun to fluctuate between being the ideal husband and being a betrayer. Mahir continues to play things just right at home, finally befriending Zamin (Nabeel Zuberi) and Minal (Maheen Siddiqui). The scenes between Minal and Mahir are downright adorable, seeing this stepfather-stepdaughter duo bond. They have come a long way from where their relationship first began and it's refreshing to see the respect between the two. Mahir genuinely continues to be a pillar of strength for Mehru, both the ideal partners for one another.
Unfortunately, the return of Narmeen (Zoya Nasir) has turned things for a loop. Mahir is visibly perplexed by Narmeen's presence in his office, even seeming to be hoarding power over her as her boss. But while we can understand Mahir's desire for "revenge" or even residual feelings, it's upsetting to see Mahir obsessing over Narmeen, calling her at late hours and thinking about her while at home. Narmeen is now a divorced woman and essentially "available," along with being familiar to Mahir. This has set up a complicated scenario and the two are now meeting for lunches.
Narmeen has never been a bad person. Sure, she disappointed Mahir by marrying someone else, but if we put ourselves in Narmeen's place, Mahir's actions (stealing the bracelet) were dubious. Any girl would have reacted in the same way. But Mahir now appears to be trying to lure Narmeen in with his financial status – which is undigestible, considering his financial status is all courtesy his wife. If he were to get caught doing what he is doing, he would end up losing it all. It's interesting to think that Mahir was preaching to Zamin about Nadia only one episode ago – and now he is doing the exact same thing to his own wife.
The entire cast is performing exceptionally and it's great to see how these scenarios are not black or white. It's complicated, as is life. Still, we have always seen Mahir as this mistreated young man who is good at heart. Cheating definitely muddies the waters and so, with only two episodes left, we can only hope that Mahir catches himself from falling too deep.
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Labeling People: Helpful or Harmful?
Labels are commonplace in the field of mental health, but are considered a bit of a controversial topic. On one hand, it is helpful to have a common language and standardized classification system such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5). The DSM-5 identifies and categorizes mental health presentations to assist health professionals to define disorders, create effective treatment plans, and provide essential information that is often necessary for insurance coverage purposes. In theory, all useful stuff.
However, it is important to recognize that the DSM (of which there have been five to date) is a "living document" that evolves as new research emerges. An example of this is through the study of neuroscience, trauma and addiction models of treatment have changed exponentially over the last 25 years. Many practitioners now do not assume the belief that disorders are static concepts. People can, and do heal from afflictions such as substance abuse disorders, personality disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder/"illness" (for more on the latter: https://blacksheepcounselling.com/2017/08/post-traumatic-stress-a-systemic-disorder/). Let's also keep in mind that it wasn't until 1973 that homosexuality was removed from the DSM as a mental disorder – something I can't imagine ANY psychotherapist, psychologist, or researcher in this part of the world considering a "mental disorder" today. Holding onto a belief that there are absolute "truths" in this field is probably one of the most damaging perceptions we can hold. It is inevitable that an earlier "truth" will be proven outdated, incomplete, or even downright wrong, time and time again.
The DSM is written from a Euro-centric perspective. Because "culturally sanctioned responses" (Davison et al., 2014, p. 120) are excluded from the DSM-5, there is a need for practitioners to consider the situational, or cultural background in which an individual's presenting issues are rooted when consulting the DSM-5. The DSM-5's scientific research studies do not include much in the way of cultural diversity. What may be considered normal behavior in one culture, may be abnormal in another. Such cultural factors can influence mental health – by ignoring these factors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment will be incorrect and may cause more harm than good.
The DSM can lead to the pathologizing of individuals (thus limiting potential) by diagnosing and identifying one based on a description of symptoms – e.g: "he is depressed", "she is personality-disordered". We are all so much more that the issues we may struggle with.
Recent changes found in the DSM-5 include what could be deemed as harmful changes such as the potentiality of commonplace childhood temper tantrums being labeled as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, normal grief being viewed as Major Depressive Disorder, and senior forgetfulness being diagnosed as minor neurocognitive disorder (Frances, 2012).
With such diagnosing of disorders comes the profiting of Big Pharma and the overzealous prescribing of unnecessary and costly medications to treat normal developmental human processes (Davidson, Blankstein, Flett, & Neale, 2014; Frances, 2012).
I hold the opinion that labels mostly do more harm than good. Although, that is not always the case. Neimeyer (APA video, 2014) and Davidson, Blankstein, Flett, and Neale (2014) share that many in the Asperger community have taken delight in referring to themselves as "Aspies", as a desirable (and perceived elevated) identity*. Additionally, some individuals prefer to be given a diagnosis as it can better equip them to address their challenges in a tangible and systematic manner, as well as receive medical/insurance coverage. Having a diagnosis may also validate one's condition to their loved ones/work peers who may have not have been supportive of how someone truly has been struggling (I have seen this with clients).
*Interestingly, the Asperger subcategory of autism was removed in the latest edition of the DSM.
I believe that ALL of us over the course of our lifetime will exhibit presentations of what is considered "psychopathology". Extreme life experiences, circumstances, traumas, and substance misuse produce extreme emotional and psychological responses. I would argue that this is in fact, healthy and normal responses to abnormal circumstances – if one is oppressed, abused, or neglected, it makes sense that one would exhibit increased signs of depression and anxiety. Similarly, when one is intoxicated, or frequently engaging in substance misuse, paranoia and delusional thinking are often present. When clients tell me what is going on in their lives that is causing them distress, I imagine I too would exhibit similar signs of depression and anxiety such as panic attacks, hyperarousal, or feelings of hopelessness – to me, this is part of our shared humanity: when something in our lives is off, it causes us to be unwell. Prescribing medication for someone in such a situation is only focusing on a symptom, not the root cause of what is causing the distress (I suggest tackling issues in a holistic manner). If mental health professionals are more concerned with using the DSM as something more than a guide (forcing individuals to fit into diagnosable boxes), rather than consider the multiple factors contributing to dis-ease, I feel they are not honouring the medical profession's ethical duty to "do no harm".
Davison, G. C., Blankstein, K. R., Flett, G. L., & Neale, J. S. (2014). Abnormal psychology. (5th Canadian ed.). Mississauga, ON: John Wiley and Sons Canada. | {
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Excellent value for money. Friendly helpful staff. Rooms looking a bit tired, could do with a bit of a reno, but overall very pleased. Would definitely come back.
Great location. Rooms are cosy and comfortable, and clean. It can be a little noisy due to the bar downstairs, but otherwise nice hotel!
Clean and basic. Good heating for the cold weather. Kids loved the upstairs and bunk beds.
Do you want to be within walking distance of one of the city's most prominent landmarks? How would you like to wake up in the morning with a view of it outside your room window? This is so easy to accomplish, it's almost ridiculous. Just book a stay at one of the many discount hotels near Cottesloe Beach and you'll be able to throw a googly to it.
A few days ago, the famous sites down the street only existed in brochures. But now, you can begin the morning by mapping out your day from your balcony. See that place off in the distance? That's where you want to be, so flag down one of the taxis, snag one of the buses or just hoof it from accommodation close to Cottesloe Beach. You can also check with the hotel concierge about any tour packages available, just be sure to have your camera ready because a new holiday album could be in the making.
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VLOOKUP WEEK is moving along and Bill brings us another use of VLOOKUP combined with the 'Consolidate Function'.
In the spirit of "VLOOKUP WEEK 2012" [march 25th – March 31st, 2012], Bill centers on VLookup again today. In theory, I sent my workbook to my manager. I have received the workbook back from my manager and now I need compare the data [the original data with the new data] to find out what was deleted, what was added and what was changed. Today Bill shows us how to work with VLOOKUP to find the answers to our questions. | {
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What is the Activity Support Programme?
We are looking to engage with people who have a disability and may not have access or confidence to be physically active on a weekly basis.
As part of this we would like to recruit volunteers who are willing go give up 1-2 hours per week to help support those with a disability access facilities and sessions in the gym, outside or are local fitness facilities.
The role will be a hands-off role, in that you will be there to help the service user access the gym, attended classes or help build goals and encourage and push them to be more physically active.
You will not be required to assist them on any gym equipment or teach them techniques.
As part of this programme you will get 4 weeks with a PT and the service user to help build rapport, have an input with their fitness goals and to be part of their further planning process. After these 4 weeks we would be looking for you to continue meeting with your service user and assisting them on accessing fitness services on a, where possible, weekly basis. These sessions can be at a time that suits you and the service user.
Someone enthusiatsic, commited, passionate, willing to give up 1-2 hours per week and personable.
Someone looking for new experiences and looking to give back.
Sounds good?! What do you get in return?
Four weeks working with a PT and your buddy.
Challenge and develop your personal professional skills by working with people from different backgrounds who have different goals and barriers than you.
Give back to the local community, meet new people and increase your own sense of wellbeing.
Receive support and training from Enable Leisure and Culture Health & Wellbeing Team.
We will provide you with DBS checks and training.
Expenses: We can reimburse travel expenses. | {
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BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW worked in companies BROADSTONE LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED, HURN BRIDGE SPORTS CLUB (CHRISTCHURCH) LIMITED, POOLE SPORTS TRUST LIMITED, THE DORCHESTER HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUB LIMITED, THE WESSEX AUTISTIC SOCIETY (TRADING) LIMITED, TWO RIVERSMEET LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED, WESSEX SPORTS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED as ACC RETIRED.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1996.01.19 to 2010.05.19 at BROADSTONE LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED employed as Secretary.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1996.07.24 to 2007.02.06 at HURN BRIDGE SPORTS CLUB (CHRISTCHURCH) LIMITED employed as Secretary.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1995.09.06 to 2010.05.19 at POOLE SPORTS TRUST LIMITED employed as Secretary.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1998.09.23 to 2010.05.04 at THE DORCHESTER HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUB LIMITED employed as Secretary.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 2000.02.01 to 2009.09.08 at THE WESSEX AUTISTIC SOCIETY (TRADING) LIMITED employed as Secretary (ACC RETIRED).
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1995.09.06 to 2007.01.16 at TWO RIVERSMEET LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED employed as Secretary.
BRIAN ACKLAND-SNOW was from 1995.09.06 to 2010.05.19 at WESSEX SPORTS CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED employed as Secretary. | {
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Updated: June 07, 2008 (Created May 31, 2008)
An ET review from a medium-skilled player who enjoys the game
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (or ET for short) is a FPS (First Person Shooter) game, native for Linux, which borrows concepts from Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and uses the Quake 3 engine. The idea initially was to develop it as a new commercial RtCW mod, but, ultimately, it was released as a free standalone, multiplayer game, after the developers abandoned the development of the single player part of the game.
It was released in May 2003, and ever since, it is one of the most played online games. It features several modes like Jaymod or No Quarter, and 6 default maps playable in two available campaigns, the Central Europe campaign (including Wurzburg Radar, Fueldump, Railgun) and the South Africa campaign (including Siwa Wasis, Seawall Battery, Goldrush). Each campaign puts two forces face to face, Allies and Axis, and each team has to accomplish certain objectives (or keep the other team not to) in order to win.
Battery Recharged (click to enlarge)
Each team benefits of 5 types of classes (Soldier, Medic, Engineer, Covert Ops, Field Ops) and each class has its own special features. For example the Covert Ops can steal enemy uniforms, or the medic can heal and revive friendly players.
The good thing about the class types is that this way you will have to take a different approach for each of them. For example, the medic will let soldiers go into the middle of the battle, and supply them with health packs and revive them when it's the case, keeping out of enemy fire if possible. Don't mind the frags: you receive experience for objectives you accomplish, including healing friendly players.
Online playing
The online playing experience is awesome: weapons which need real skill in order to be used at full potential, grenades of all kinds (a new weapon introduced in Jaymod is the Cocktail Molotov). You can find servers with active players nearly at any time, and most of them have a system to never reset the experience points (not a very good idea if you ask me, but some players like it that way).
Many more maps and skins are available for download, and usually all the major modes include some interesting new feature. The game does not receive updates any more, but the available modes are in constant development and improvement.
Siwa Oasis - a true classic (click to enlarge)
Particular aspect: trickjumps
It is also known for its videos and demonstrations of the so-called 'trickjumps', which can be mastered only by practising and playing for a long time. One famous example would be a bug in the Oasis map, where you could jump over a wall using trickjump, despite the fact that the developers never intended to have it that way. There are servers dedicated only to trickjumps, running maps specially designed for it. Mastering trickjumps is a way of getting respected by other players and be regarded as a highly skilled player. Of course, trickjumps are not everything: you have to be a useful team-mate and struggle to be part of a team. If you ask me, I never liked those players who only play as medics and usually heal no one but themselves, making points while their team loses (medics in new versions of Jaymod cannot use healthpacks any more, so this is no longer an issue if you play Jaymod).
The Paris Bastille map (click to enlarge)
The well-known, commercial game Enemy Territory: Quake Wars borrows lots of concepts from ET.
Enemy Territory is no longer updated, but the mods for it are, which keeps the game evolving constantly. There is plenty of documentation and websites dedicated to ET on the Internet, like the following:
Enemy Territory - Planet Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Strategy Guide
Enemy Territory at Jolt.co.uk
ET and RtCW at Jolt.co.uk
The best thing about ET is that it's free and the second is that it easily competes with any commercial online FPS game. Overall, this is one of my all-time favourite games: it offers a great online playing feeling, the multiplayer part is complete and can keep you playing it for hours.
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Been playing it since 2003... man what a ride. Love the game and still play it.
No other game comes even close a team oriented fps.
Great article and happy fragging. ;)
Thanks a lot, I'm sure I will :-)
Yeah, that's true, it's one of few games which emphasises team play.
A great game, i've been playing it since the Return To Castle Wolfenstein multiplayer test a long time ago.
v55 :D
Any chance you could post a real link to the source code ?
The only links you provide seem to end up at windows exe's
Actually I use to download the binary from here. Just search for 'enemy territory linux', they provide a binary to run and install the game.
Alternately, you can download it from id Software's FTP site here.
I'm not very sure about the source, but I'll come back with a link as soon as I get into it.
OK, it looks like the source itself doesn't exist, but you can download the SDK from here.
Well, to say it can compete with current-day FPS-games is very wishfull thinking ;)
Nevertheless I wish you all loads of fun. For me it looks and feels very outdated and I'll stick with games like Red Orchestra & mods.
Monk.
Try TrueCombat:Elite, this is a ET mod very realistict, it's awesome !
It is a way much more addictive than ET :-D
Trickjumps? Intriguing. Great Article. You summed up wolf et pretty well there. Good Job. I also love the game. Been playing it since I learned of it last year. | {
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Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Directed by Tony Scott
Genres - Action, Comedy | Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Police Comedy | Release Date - May 20, 1987 (USA) | Run Time - 102 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R
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Review by Perry Seibert
Beverly Hills Cop worked because the fish-out-of-water element was made fresh by Eddie Murphy's liveliness. The comedy in the film was much more memorable than the action. The makers of Beverly Hills Cop 2 did not watch the first film enough times. Martin Brest, a quirky director, let the original film slow down enough to let Murphy have fun. By choosing Tony Scott (fresh from making Tom Cruise a star in Top Gun) to helm the sequel, the filmmakers were tipping their hand that this would be a wall-to-wall action blockbuster. While Beverly Hills Cop 2 is a competent action film, it is missing the level of energetic comedy that it promises in its association to the earlier film. Even though it was a success at the time, one can look back and see this film as the beginning of Eddie Murphy's prolonged big-screen slump. | {
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Q: When PWA feature will be available in Magento 2 out of the box? does anyone know if Magento planning to add PWA (Progressive Web Apps) feature out of the box in the next releases e.g. in v2.3.0 or v2.4.0 ?
Thank you.
A: As per the announcement in Magento imagine conference 2018, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) will be in the main features of Magento 2.3.
Magento 2.3, has been announced and scheduled for Q3 of 2018.
You can check unofficial Magento2 Roadmap that mentioned all the features from multiple sources.
Some Other useful links that help to understand more about M2.3 features:
https://trellis.co/blog/expect-magento-2018/
https://www.ctidigital.com/blog/magento-2.3
https://firebearstudio.com/blog/magento-2-3-open-source-commerce-features.html
https://twitter.com/JohnHughes1984/status/988882093865250818
A: It's already out to use in Magento230. Official magento doc see https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.3/release-notes/ReleaseNotes2.3.0OpenSource.html?_ga=2.20656574.769510250.1543917509-1921157898.1531735057]
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Cross Trust Covid Recovery Fund
The D. Eoin Bennet (Virtual) Award Ceremony 2020
Central Groups rehearsals and concerts cancelled – this week and next
Perth Youth Orchestra is in its 56th year. Founded in 1962, by two Perth musicians, Louis Barnett and John Davie, with the support of a small number of parents, it gave its first concert on 25th June 1964. The orchestra is a registered charity in Scotland. PYO is sustained both by the young players desire to excel and by their determination to succeed.
The orchestra rehearses each Monday evening in the Music Centre at St John's Academy, Perth, from October to April, and it is well supported by Perth and Kinross Council. Perth Youth Orchestra is a registered charitable organisation and the funds it raises help to support the purchase of instruments and musical scores, as well as the services of its conductor and instrumental tutors at rehearsals and concerts- at the Perth Festival of the Arts, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in Glasgow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and in a variety of concerts throughout the year at home and abroad.
In July 2013 the orchestra celebrated its 50th anniversary with a concert tour to Tuscany performing at the Florence Festival of Youth Orchestras. In July 2016 the orchestra performed several concerts in Prague – full details can be found in the Tour Blog.
Parents of young musicians in Perth and Kinross are always impressed by the provision of the many Central Music Groups. But Perth Youth Orchestra is much more than just another Central Group. With the support of the Friends of PYO it has provided the opportunity for generations of the best young orchestral musicians in the area to play challenging and exciting music from the concert repertoire, performing not only in Perth but elsewhere in Scotland, and also on tour, most recently to Germany and Italy, and before that in Poland and Estonia.
Admission to the orchestra is by audition, usually in September. All members can take pride in their own ability, and learn and develop their skill while expanding their knowledge of different composers and musical styles. Many former members have gone on to make illustrious careers as performers – more details are on the website.
Putting on concerts, hiring music, purchasing, insuring, and maintaining instruments, and of course organising tours, costs money, and the orchestra has an annual turn-over of around, in non-tour years, of over £8000. It is a charitable trust run by a committee made up of the Friends of Perth Youth Orchestra including the conductor, Mr Allan Young, parents of current and former members, instrumental tutors, and orchestra representatives. We are grateful to several generous sponsors from the local area, and fund-raising by the orchestra is an important and necessary source of income, especially as we start to look forward to the next concert tour, in the summer of 2019.
On joining the orchestra, families were asked to pay a fee to Perth and Kinross central groups. Membership of the Friends of Perth Youth Orchestra is an additional cost (£30) but the benefits it brings are very worthwhile
"Their achievement was astonishing – cutting edge – the real thing
Michael Tumelty – The Herald
Our Patron-in-Chief
Su-a Lee, the orchestra's Patron-in-Chief, was joined by Matt Hardy and the pupils from Kinross High School's Chamber Group as they gave their services free at a concert in aid of PYO Tour Funds on Sunday 24th April, at 3pm, in St John's Kirk, Perth. The 80-strong orchestra is in the final stages of preparation for its Concert Tour to Prague this summer and the funds will go towards the cost of transporting their instruments and other equipment.
Su-a is an energetic, enthusiastic and effervescent cellist, passionate about encouraging and supporting young musicians. She is a co-principal cellist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a founder member of the McFall Chamber, a group that she helped to form which aims to create new audiences, new music and new directions in music. The group was described recently as 'the Jewel in the Scottish Musical Crown' – (Scotsman) and has just been nominated for a 2016 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award.
Joining Su-a on the platform in St John's Kirk was Matt Hardy, principal percussionist from the SCO, who accompanied her on a 5-octave marimba.
There was opportunity to meet and chat with Su-a during the interval before Kinross High School Chamber Group, formed by players from Perth Youth Orchestra and directed by Sharon Doyle, performed a Vivaldi Concerto as well as music from 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Food Glorious Food'. Lorna Doyle (cello), a student at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh gave a masterly recital of the 1st movement from the Shostakovich Cello Sonata Op.40 .
Audrey Doyle (violin) gave a thrilling and assured account of Mozart's Violin Sonata in E min and Cally Evans (violin) delighted the packed church with Massenet's Meditation from Thais.
The accompanist was Rosanna Young-Kudelska, a former leader of Perth Youth Orchestra.
VIDEO – Audrey Doyle (violin) – Mozart Violin Sonata in E min
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Q: Transposing when finding hypotenuse Background: I have just about high school knowledge of math, I am sorry if this is a stupid question.
In school, we learned that when transposing, this:
y = x * 3
would become
x = y / 3
I was reading up on trigonometry, and as I was reading the following:
If we look at the general definition -
we see that there are three variables: the measure of the angle x, and
the lengths of the two sides (Opposite and Hypotenuse). So if we have
any two of them, we can find the third.
In the figure above, click 'reset'. Imagine we didn't know the length
of the hypotenuse H. We know that the sine of A (60°) is the opposite
side (26) divided by H.
From our calculator we find that sin60 is 0.866, so we can write
Transposing:
which comes out to 30.02
(From http://www.mathopenref.com/sine.html)
As per the rules of transposition (that I probably got wrong), isn't it supposed to read
H = 26 * 0.866
What am I missing?
A: We first divide both sides by $H$: $$0.866=\frac{26}{H},$$
then we divide by $0,886$ on both sides: $$0.886H=26,$$
We receive this result: $$H=\frac{26}{0.866}.$$
Thus, the answer is $30.06.$
A: Transpose means to isolate the variable. In the problem given you are trying to isolate the $H$ variable. Using algebra:
our problem:
$$0.866 = \frac{26}H $$
$$H\cdot 0.866 = \frac{26}H \cdot H$$
$$0.866H = 26$$
$$\frac{0.866H}{0.866} = \frac{26}{0.866}$$
$H = 30.02$ is the correct answer not $30.06$.
Multiplying both sides by $H$ cancels the $H$ in the quotient.
Dividing both sides by the coefficient of $H$ cancels the $0.866$ in the product.
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Pick 3 and 4 Numbers
Original Poster calidadboy
In the basic's of the pick 3 game there are a total of 55 pairs ( including double's )but there are only 12 pairs show up 70 % of the time for any states pick 3 game. = 15,17,19,57,59,79 02,04,08,24,28,48. You can narrow down the number field of these 12 pairs by studying your states pick 3 game and previous draw patterns,( eee , ooo, hi - low ect. ) any response on this ?
Win D Post
The old man's zero trick is a great way to learn about Pick-3 patterns and digit frequency. It's also a very good thing to help you remember each time you see a ZERO. This trick works in about 90% of the cases and good in all states.
O.K. this trick you really will have to play at Home in your own state on your own State's P-3 data base.
1. Run your finger down the hits on your data base and each time you see a Zero ......stop.
2. Now, look around that Zero for either a digit # 3 ...or...digit #6.
*They are always there about 90 % of the time ...one or the other.
A. 123 B. 467 C. 105 *
3. Sometimes the Zero will hit with both the digit 3 and 6 ...but most times it is one or the other.
Remember 90% of the time when you see a Zero there is always a 3 or 6 near by. Those times a 3 or 6 has not hit with the Zero it means another Zero is about to hit.
Check your own State's data base out and find the Zero's. Look at the day before ......if no 3 or 6 then look at the day the Zero hit for the 3 or 6 .....if there wasn't well,.....you better get ready for a 3 or 6 to Hit The Next Day !
Remember .....3's or 6's love to touch or hit the
1. day before Zero hits.
2...the day of the zero hit
3..or this is the best part... (the *next day after the Zero hits)!
Plus 5 boxs II for the whole week 8/29-9/04
Plus 5 boxs for the whole week
48+2=0=5 405
Number used:
Complete Rundown:
is Often Followed by
014 072 130 206 218 231 308 362 371 372 386 418 461 591 915 560 579 610 679 976 741 846 850 862 879 905 980
Doubles Following Often
Historical Predictions
Lucky Boxs
Most of the hits mostly comes from the second box but both produce hits
Did a little bit of research on 711 and its been missing the whole year as far as I can tell. Also, the front pair 11x for midday was last seen on 1/25....nothing like hiding for 8 months.
I see that 117 is a follower for 485,might put a few beans on that for mid
This is a list of followers for non repeating digits in Pick 3 Lottery
012.744, 466, 866, 588,038,047, 249, 258,357,367, 456,569,578, 678
013.666,777,533, 244,766,477,577,677,399, 017, 057, 369, 468,478,567, 679
014.459,378,379,349,356,268,239,124,123,145,024,016,377,344,033,633,733,322,222
015.100,011, 811,911,944,255,366,346,
016.200,966,015,029,067,129, 855,248,267,359,469,578
017.999,300,844,877,188,899,079,089,179,257,279,289,348,
018.444,555,822,644,355,955,266,277,977,688,015,147,278,345,347,
019.633,544,455,655,755,566,388,488,138,146,245,246,256,259,269,358,368,
457,458, 467, 479
023.800,044,966,877,688, 199, 236,
024.722,644,944,059,067,157,478,479,578,500,
026.555, 655,755,955,166,477,577,677,099,049,057,156,189,257,457,
027.422,522,766,177,779,288,666,136,159,167,369,378,567,679
028.777,377,388,137,148,256,368,458,459,
029.133,233,844,855,366,069,134,379,468,469,568
034.100,411,122,277,977,023,025,036,039,069,125,189,
169,348,349,467,568,569
037.000,600,900,811,911,633,833,166,299,015,067,127,134,157,235,238,
247,248,367,368, 389,578,579,678
038.733,344,488,588,037,136,237,245,268,479
622,922,266,012,013,
045.300,844,388,299,014,017,037,129,246,248,458,
048,056,057,245,267,278,345,346,347,359,489,
048.433,633,744,255,455, 177,877,047,235,358,578,679,678
049.000,444,600,700,800,900,533,144,244,055,355,166,099,028,046,167,169,348,
056.008,009,833,069,256
057.444,277,599,028,146,258,268,459
059.555,644,744,466,199,018,019, 035,036,039,145,147,189,346,569
067.888,100,944,266,088,988,699,799,017,039,058,059,068,078, 468,589,789
258,357,367,456, 567,689
078.400,011,622,133,233,533,933,144,244,014,016,036,129,135,145,234,246,349,478,
089.422,522,027,247,257,346,356
124.777,888,400,355,577,677,877,688,788,026,078,128,168,458,589
127.311,511,944,966,077,013,023,037,046,057,125,178,359,459,468,478,689
128.000,900,411,611,455,655,988,299,499,599,018,019, 025,028,039,058,358,457,679
134.200,911,155,966,077,988,799,015,148,248,347,348,579
136.733,711,811,266,599,027,046,
147.611,811,533,633,442,255,977,012,014,017,027,045,067,129,
145,146,159,167,168,356,389,458,459,
168.600,056,139,256,257,
489,567,222,444,666,822,544,
239.005, 006,011,522,722,166,014,078,129,136,169, 237
247.600,822,922,844,166,377,138,158,579
248.999,211,511,977,699,799,899,012,013,139,259,279,356,378,379,389
249.744,455,388,988,199,399,045,127,159,189,358,789
267.500,411,155,066,025,027,866,067,128,134,139,157,236,239,259,269,568,578
278.111,222,022,122,877,588,688,788,026,045, 126,257,678
379,458,
478.444,311,755,855,466,566,077,277,399,015, 157,168,247,269,459,467,469,569
568.111,222,999,011,211,022,122,055,288,899,025,048, 079,124,147,239,289,489,
16 PICKS that are in the SECRET FLOW (black apple)
016-034-115-178-259-268-349-
448-017-026-044-125-179-269-359-458
Master Conversion Chart of Digits
Mirror Numbers are( 0=5,1=6,2=7,3=8,4=9,5=0,6=1,7=2,8=3,9=4)
Vtrac Numbers are( 0=1,1=2,2=3,3=4,4=5,5=1,6=2,7=3,8=4,9=5)
Total Numbers are( 0=9,1=8,2=7,3=6,4=5,5=4,6=3,7=2,8=1,9=0)
Pointer Numbers are( 0=7,1=8,2=9,3=0,4=1,5=2,6=3,7=4,8=5,9=6)
Associate Numbers are( 0=2,1=3,2=4,3=5,4=6,5=7,6=8,7=9,8=0,9=1)
Relative Numbers are( 0=3,1=4,2=5,3=6,4=7,5=8,6=9,7=0,8=1,9=2)
Lead Numbers are( 0=4,1=3,2=2,3=1,4=0,5=9,6=8,7=7,8=6,9=5)
Ghost key
1=4 1=8 2=8 2=5 3=6 3=0 4=7 4=1 5=8 6=9
Lead key
0=4 1=3 2=2 3=1 4=0 5=9 6=8 9=5 7=7
Concs
Mirr/Sister/Vtracs-05-16-27-38-49
PICK 3 MIDDAY
309(08/31/2016)
PICK 3 EVENING
PICK 3 COMBINED
485(08/31/2016 Eve)
309(08/31/2016 Mid)
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Only 2 Numbers Will Show From This Group
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000 333 888 809 2131 5779 1115
New York Day Winners
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As shown in our Overdue Chart for each digit, the top overdue EVENING numbers are:
Digit 1 - The top overdue number is 8 - has not been drawn for 25 draws.
Money Stacks
311 711 111 anything with 11 haven't pop up and it's way over due
In response to gogetter117
Quote: Originally posted by gogetter117 on Oct 16, 2020
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Royce Da 5'9″ – Layers Review
Startercoat
Shine (Skit)
Lincoln (Skit)
Hello featuring Melanie Rutherford (Skit)
Misses featuring. K. Young
Dope! featuring Loren W. Oden
Layers featuring Pusha T and Rick Ross
Quiet featuring Tiara & Mr. Porter
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The last few years have been good to Royce. Bad Meets Evil back in 2011 gave him his biggest commercial success. He then joins up with DJ Premier to for PRhyme, extending his streak of quality projects (and breathing new life into Premier's career). The biggest move he made, however, was becoming sober. So consider Layers the second coming or his re-introduction (as he puts it). As expected with sobriety, people tend to see things clearer than before and behavior accordingly. Royce was already one of hip-hop's premier lyricists, Layers reiterates that notion, and proves that he has been severely underrated the entire time.
Speaking of clarity, the lead single and the opening track, Tabernacle, is the prime example of this new phase of his career. Although he has shared this story in interviews, it's only now he ever told this story in his music. It's not hard to connect his sobriety with his new found comfort level to be willing to record this story. The first two verses takes us through his early life and the beginnings of his career. Then the story truly gets amazing.
Royce has given us bits and pieces of his personal life in his music, but he's never been straightforward and and serious about sharing it as he is in Tabernacle. Another piece of his personal life he raps about is his adulterous past. The biggest blemish during the last few years was when pictures were leaked of him sleeping after having sex with some random women. As with Tabernacle, it's not hard to connect his sobriety with his willingness to talk about cheating on his wife. The song Misses might not be as autobiographical or as serious as Tabernacle, but the honestly is still there.
As previously mentioned, Royce is a lyricist. No need to worry, there are a ton of lyrics to delve into. On top of that, Layers is a reminder that if there was such a thing as a Mount Rushmore of flow, he would be on it. Startercoat and Wait are must-listens. There are only two guest rappers, Pusha T and Rick Ross on the title track. In a time where many rap albums have multiple rap features, it's nice to see an album with a small number of them. Flesh and Dope! are also great moments on the album. A special mention for Melanie Rutherford on Hello. A good track on its own, but does double duty being a good lead-in for Misses.
Royce has always had the talent. Up until this, he would have flashes of the music and his talent coming together. Sometimes it comes together instantly, and sometimes it takes time and effort. For Royce, it was the latter. He needed Slaughterhouse, Bad Meets Evil, and PRhyme. I bet Royce will say he also needed to be sober as well. Maybe now people will being to truly recognize his actual value in hip-hop. Even if he remains underrated, his music is in a great place, and more importantly, so is he.
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Diffusing Conflict in the U.S.-China Relationship
By Roger W. Robinson Jr. and C. Richard D'Amato
Beijing and Washington can ill afford to ignore potential points of conflict in our bilateral relationship. To gloss over problems in the bilateral relationship is the surest way to misunderstanding when strategic and economic interests diverge. Rather, a pragmatic acceptance of these potential flash points and their catalysts will help to identify and, hopefully, diffuse conflicts before they do long-term damage.
In our most recent report to the U.S. Congress, issued this week, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission concludes that a number of current trends are troubling and in need of urgent attention. The commission, a permanent, bipartisan body, was created by Congress to assess "the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China."
On the trade front, the U.S.-China relationship is characterized by a U.S. trade deficit of historic proportions -- $124 billion. Among the underlying causes are China's intentionally undervalued currency -- which works to the benefit of Chinese exporters -- its heavy use of subsidies for domestic manufacturers, continuing market-access restrictions and poor intellectual-property rights enforcement. Though China has made progress in reducing tariffs and meeting a number of its World Trade Organization accession commitments, significant compliance shortfalls persist in these and other key areas for U.S. trade. Moreover, China has deliberately frustrated the effectiveness and undermined the value of the WTO's Transitional Review Mechanism, an annual review of China's progress in implementing its WTO obligations. This was an important element of China's WTO agreement that was intended to place multilateral pressure on China to address its compliance shortfalls.
Lack of progress in balancing the trade relationship will compromise the long-term health of the U.S. economy. Therefore, our commission has made recommendations aimed at expanding the use of U.S. trade tools to combat these unfair trade practices. We believe that how the U.S. and China manage their economic relations will greatly influence the future of global economic development. If current failings are remedied and the relationship is developed in a balanced manner, with appropriate standards, so as to provide broad-based benefits for both sides, the development of globalization will likely benefit. If not, the opposite will likely be true.
In Asia, China's growing economic, political, and military clout coupled with enhanced regional diplomatic initiatives is serving to counter U.S. influence. China has shown a greater willingness to participate actively in multilateral economic and security forums, such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the Asean Regional Forum, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Evidence indicates that this diplomatic strategy is making inroads for China, despite its neighbors' wariness of China's growing military power. | {
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An animal lover's living legacy
By Christelle L. Del Prete | June 4, 2018
Ann McGhee can't remember how many animals her youngest daughter, Dillon, tried to rescue over the years. "It was everything from frogs to baby birds to puppies, stray dogs and guinea pigs," Ann says. As she grew into adulthood, Dillon began volunteering with various animal rescue organizations near the family's home in the Richmond, Virginia, area. Helping homeless animals was Dillon's passion. It was what made her happier than anything else.
That's why Ann and her husband, Seward, knew they had found their daughter's happy place when they discovered Best Friends several years ago while hiking at the national parks in southern Utah. When they went home and described it to her, Dillon became excited to visit Best Friends with her parents to see it for herself. No doubt, her first stop would have been Dogtown, because dogs were her favorite animals. But Dillon never got the chance to see the Sanctuary.
Donating in honor of a daughter
Last August, when she was only 26, she passed away unexpectedly. Her devastated family struggled to cope with their loss. But when it came to celebrating Dillon's life, keeping her memory alive and ensuring that her legacy would live on, the answer was clear: They would turn to Best Friends.
The family agreed that it would be most fitting to request that, in lieu of flowers, friends and family could donate in honor of Dillon. Because Best Friends' work was a cause near and dear to her heart, choosing a charity to donate to in her memory was easy. But Dillon's immediate family went a step further. They also promised that they would visit the Sanctuary as a family every year to volunteer at Dogtown in memory of their daughter.
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Puppies help family smile through tears
Ann, Seward and middle daughter Kendall arrived at the Sanctuary in mid-May to make good on their promise. They spent two days walking dogs, cleaning rooms and escorting eager dogs to the dog park, where they could play ball and splash around in the pool. The family also helped to socialize puppies in the puppy preschool. As a pair of adorable puppies named JG Wentworth and Elora romped around the Sanctuary's puppy park, they helped the family smile through their tears.
Although the family is grieving, there is no doubt in their minds that they are doing the right thing for themselves and for Dillon. "I know this is exactly what Dillon would want us to do," Kendall says. As hard as it was for the family to visit the Sanctuary without Dillon, the majestic beauty of Angel Canyon and the animals who've made it their home between homes had a healing effect. "She wanted to be here," says Seward. And, in a way, she was.
A living legacy
Shortly after the family arrived at Best Friends, they visited Angels Rest, the final resting place for thousands of beloved animals and a place to celebrate the everlasting bond that we share with animals. In this meditative spot amid the striking backdrop of the red cliffs, people often feel an incredible sense of peace, serenity and reverence.
"It was perfectly quiet and there was no wind," recalls Seward. "But then all of a sudden, the wind chimes began to sound. We knew it was Dillon saying hello. She was here with us."
For the McGhees, Best Friends is more than a place of remembrance. "Dillon would want people to help animals," says Seward. "Doing something like this — making a donation in memory of someone or volunteering your time — is never going to bring your loved one back," says Ann. "But it can become a living legacy ― this place and what it stands for. This is Dillon's legacy."
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Иоганн Александр Тиле (; 26 марта 1685, Эрфурт, Тюрингия — 22 мая 1752, Дрезден, Саксония) — немецкий живописец-пейзажист и гравёр.
Иоганн Тиле родился и получил начальное образование и профессию печатника в Эрфурте. Женился в Арнштадте в 1710 году. Служил в армии, но увлечение пейзажной живописью взяло верх. В 1715 году Тиле переехал в Дрезден, был учеником Кристофа Людвига Агриколы и некоторое время осваивал технику живописи с Адамом Маньоки, но в основном оставался самоучкой, копируя старинные картины.
В 1722 году Тиле впервые представил свои картины во время карнавала в дрезденской резиденции Цвингер. Ему быстро удалось заработать хорошую репутацию и в 1747 Иоганн Тиле дослужился до звания придворного живописца. Многие из его работ были приобретены бывшим саксонским военным министром, фельдмаршалом Якобом Генрихом фон Флеммингом.
После смерти Флемминга в 1728 году Тиле вернулся в Арнштадт. В 1729 году стал придворным художником принца Шварцбург-Зондерсхаузена, но также работал при дворе Брауншвейга и Касселя. В 1738 году Тиле был назначен придворным художником курфюрста саксонского и короля Польского Августа III, а в 1740 году получил покровительство первого министра Генриха фон Брюля, а также Кристиана Людвига фон Мекленбург-Шверина, с которым он переписывался с 1738 года.
В 1740 году скончалась его жена, в 1743 году он снова женился. Его супругой стала Доротея София Акст, которая впоследствии родила художнику сына. В том же году Тиле получил титул «Придворного уполномоченного» (Hofkommissar). Тиле писал главным образом сельские пейзажи Саксонии и Тюрингии, отчасти подражая итальянским ведутам. В Германии того времени такие пейзажи называли «перспективными» (Prospecten), или «увиденными» (Ansichtenmalerei). В то же время картины Тиле проникнуты романтическими настроениями, связанными с эпохой расцвета саксонского искусства середины XVIII века при дворе курфюрстов в Цвингере, именуемом южно-немецким, или саксонским, барокко.
Работавший в Дрездене мастер итальянской ведуты Бернардо Беллотто на одной из картин изобразил себя, Иоганна Тиле и его ученика Х. В. Дитриха за работой.
Сын Иоганна Александра Тиле — Иоганн Фридрих Александр Тиле (1747—1803) — также стал живописцем-пейзажистом, рисовальщиком и гравёром, развивал стиль отца. Известны и другие художники под фамилией Тиле: Карл Кристоф Тиле (1715—1796), живописец по фарфору из Майсена, и Иван (?) Тиле (1877— ?) — живописец, родившийся и учившийся в Санкт-Петербурге, и позднее работавший в Париже.
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TFG1Mike's Top 20 Albums & Songs of 2020
Hello Music Fans it is I, TFG1Mike… And I'm here to give you my favorite albums and songs of 2020. I got inspired to do this, after I listened to Music Talks Podcast's final two episodes of 2020. Terry Smith has Steven Routledge on both of these episodes to pick their Top 10 each of songs and albums of 2020. You can hear the songs episode HERE and the albums episode HERE!
After listening to these two crackin' podcast episodes, I decided to do a list of my Top 20 albums and songs of 2020! Not that I want to 1-up these gentlemen, but because even in a year that had us all down, I still found tons of music that I loved, and want to let everyone know about it. Originally these were going to be separate posts, but I found that in the music that was released in 2020, I didn't have enough for twenty songs AND twenty albums, that I had listened to. So I'm combining the topics.
The rules Terry and Steven went by are as follows:
– No Repeats (Basically if a song from an album makes it to the songs list, that album can't be on the albums list and vice versa)
– The album had to be released during the year that was 2020!
– No live albums or greatest hits albums!
^^^^^ Thankfully there was no rule about cover albums, you'll see why that's important later down the list!
I think I can stick with their rules in order to make my list. However I did cheat a bit with 2 selections from The Cadillac Three, however that band did release TWO very different records in 2020.
Also for my list, I'm going to have a NUMBER ONE song and a NUMBER ONE album. My reasoning behind this is that, what I found out in my music listening at the end of 2019, and throughout all of 2020, was that I listened to SINGLES, as well as ALBUMS!
I have listened to all of these throughout the year. There are a few that were released at the very end of 2020, so I've had those on repeat more than some of the others. So here are my Top 20 Albums and Songs of 2020.
(SADLY I had a whole written thing for each of these entries, and it had taken me from December 2020, until about a week ago to write all that. At the end of the day though, I realized that it sucked, so I'm just giving you my list.)
20. The Cadillac Three – Country Fuzz! Between Labels, Hard Out Here For A Country Boy, Heat, and other tracks on this album…. I dig TC3!
19. AC/DC – POWER UP I know a lot of people are gonna cry foul on "my personal opinion", but I felt as if there was nothing new here. It's just classic AC/DC.
18. Nickelback – The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Song) I'm sure everyone has a shocked look on their face reading this…. Whilst I am always a die hard NB fan, I was hoping for more from them between 2019 and now. I get it the pandemic hit, but still…. one should always hope.
17. Enis Rotthoff – Guns Akimbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Check this film and score out, it's very unique.
^^I'd heard about this movie in May of 2020. It was through a new review page I started following, because a friend from high school writes for them. They are called BITESIZE BREAKDOWN! You can catch their stuff on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. Very cool concept!!!
16. Lorne Balfe – Bad Boys For Life (Original Motion Picture Score) Ever since the 2015 animated film Home, and his work on Mission: Impossible – Fallout I've been following Mr. Balfe's work. What Lorne does here is classic for the Bad Boys franchise, and I can't wait for more.
15. Alexander Bornstein – Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy: Siege Original Anime Soundtrack I've been a life long Transformers fan, and what Mr. Bornstein does with the music is very cool. However my only complaint is that listening to the score by itself, there doesn't seem to be an opening and closing theme. I mean there are, but it just doesn't feel as if the songs that are on the score
14. John Paesano – Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Original Video Game Soundtrack) I haven't played "modern" video games since Playstation 2, I like watching long plays or play throughs, and that's how I got into this score. The Marvel Spider-Man games are awesome, and the scores are just as great.
13. Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) There are now two Trent Reznor film scores I thoroughly enjoy. This with it's style, and The Social Network with it's interesting tones!
12. Ludwig Goransson – The Mandalorian Season 2 Volumes 1 and 2: Chapters 9-16 (Original Score) THIS IS THE WAY….. That's all I really need to say right? Seriously though, I love what Ludwig has done with The Mando music!
11. The Cadillac Three – Tabasco & Sweet Tea I was not expecting TC3 to release two albums in the same year. At first I was jammin' to "Country Fuzz", but then this came out and I love the whole album experience of this release.
10. Mandy Moore – Silver Landings This was the first album I listened to cover to cover in 2020. It had been the first Mandy Moore album I'd ever listened to that way. I've only ever listened to her songs as singles in the past, but I really dug the presentation and stories told in these songs and on this album.
09. Stan Bush – Dare To Dream Stan always brings the positivity and emotions to his albums, and this one is no different. Stan is more than just that Transformers music guy, his albums really hit home every time that they are released. With tracks like "The Times Of Your Life", "Dare To Dream", and "Born To Fight", Stan Bush is the 80s artist of the future. He has that 80s sound, but with messages of hope, positivity, and uplifting spirits.
08. Sevendust – Blood & Stone I've loved Sevendust since 2001. Whilst I have been sporadic in listening to them over the last few years, their 2020 release "Blood & Stone" really grabbed my attention. It felt like I was transported twenty years in the past to "Animosity"
07. John Du Prez TMNT Score 1990 Film Finally after all these many years we have the full score to this film. I've always wanted it, and listening to it all last year was a blast!
06. 12 Stones – Smoke and Mirrors V1 I've seen 12 Stones twice in my lifetime, it's always a joy when they release stuff. This is V1 of 2, and I can't wait to hear more 12 Stones. "Gone Away" off of this is the hidden gem I think.
05. Damon Paul – Sam Rockwell Mix – Knight Rider Theme (Song) It's a KNIGHT RIDER tune, of course I'm gonna love it. It goes all turbo boost super pursuit mode on you, but that's not a bad thing.
04. Chris Cornell – No One Sings Like You Anymore You are sorely missed Mr. Cornell. I was stoked to hear this, and with it being all covers, I really am digging it. Cornell has lent his vocals to some amazing songs here.
03. Five Finger Death Punch – A Little Bit Off (Song) This has been my theme since ya know 2020.
02. Theory Of A Deadman – Say Nothing Theory have really developed their style over the years. They are now using more pianos in their tracks, and they aren't afraid to make statements with their songs. Of course they never have been, but between this and the previous album they are really rockin'
01 Song: Disturbed's Cover of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" Everyone praises "The Sound of Silence" cover that the band did, but for me personally, I love this a whole lot more. It was my top listened to song in 2020. Disturbed always does an amazing job with the songs that they cover! This one is even more haunting than the original.
01 Album: Black Stone Cherry – The Human Condition It took me 5 months to write my review of this album, which you can read HERE. There was no way that this wasn't going to be my number one choice for Top Album of 2020.
So there ya have it. I'm currently working on my 2021 list, so I can have it ready for January or February 2022!! Would you rather me do something like this, or a full on explanation of each entry? Sound off in the comments. No matter what music you listen to, ENJOY IT!!!!
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Regina King, Barry Jenkins & More Join 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Cast at NYC Premiere!
Regina King strikes a pose on the red carpet while attending the world premiere of If Beale Street Could Talk held during the 2018 New York Film Festival at The Apollo Theater on Tuesday (October 09) in New York City.
The 47-year-old Emmy-winning actress was joined at the event by the film's director Barry Jenkins, as well as her co-stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Brian Tyree Henry, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Aunjanue Ellis, Emily Rios, Diego Luna, Finn Wittrock, Ed Skrein, Ebony Obsidian, Dominique Thorne and Marcia Jean Kurtz.
Also in attendance to show their support was Lakeith Stanfield, Samira Wiley, Naturi Naughton, Josh Radnor, Alia Shawkat and Megan Boone.
This is Barry's first film since the Oscar-winning Moonlight – Watch the trailer here!
FYI: Regina is wearing a Michael Kors dress, Chopard jewelry and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes. Barry is wearing a Dior Men suit. Brian is wearing a Perry Ellis suit and Cole Haan shoes. Kiki is wearing a Valentino gown.
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'If Beale Street Could Talk' Premieres Official Trailer - Watch Now!
The trailer for Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk has arrived, and you can watch it right here!
The trailer for the upcoming feature, Barry's first film since the Oscar-winning Moonlight, was released on Thursday (September 20).
Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple's unbreakable bond and the African-American family's empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
The film also co-stars Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Beach, Ed Skrein, Diego Luna, Dave Franco and Pedro Pascal.
The movie hits select theaters on November 30. Watch the trailer below!
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'Alita: Battle Angel' Trailer Debuts Online - Watch Now!
The trailer for Alita: Battle Angel has arrived!
The film stars Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, and many more.
Here's a synopsis: When Alita (Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she's grown to love.
Look out for the movie, in theaters on December 21!
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Elle Fanning & Angelina Jolie Start Filming 'Maleficent' Sequel - See the First Pics From the Set!
Maleficent II is coming, and Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning are now filming!
The upcoming Joachim Rønning-directed film will also co-star Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Robert Lindsay and Harris Dickinson.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Angelina Jolie
The sequel to 2014′s smash hit Maleficent officially began production on Tuesday (May 29). Angelina and Elle will be reprising their roles as Maleficent and Princess Aurora.
Michelle will play Queen Ingrith, while Harris will play Prince Phillip.
Additionally, Sam Riley will return as Diaval, Imelda Staunton will return as Knotgrass, Juno Temple returns as Thistlewit and Lesley Manville returns as Flittle.
The sequel continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.
"It's bring your mom to work day on the #Maleficent2 set!!!!! ✌🏼" Elle wrote on her Instagram.
"Ultimate Photobomb #Maleficent2," she captioned another, with Angelina teasing her horns in the background. See the pics below!
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Emily Ratajkowski & Natalie Dormer Join Ed Skrein at 'In Darkness' Premiere
Emily Ratajkowski strikes a pose on the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie In Darkness on Wednesday (May 23) at the ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood.
The 26-year-old actress was joined at the premiere by her co-stars Natalie Dormer and Ed Skrein along with director Anthony Byrne – who is engaged to Natalie.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Emily Ratajkowski
The thriller follows a blind pianist (Natalie) who finds herself caught up in the dangerous London underworld after she hears someone murder a girl. The premiere was present by Nordstrom Local and Foster Grant Sunglasses. The after party was held at Avenue where guests enjoyed Avion Tequila cocktails.
In Darkness is out in theaters now.
Watch the trailer below!
FYI: Emily is wearing a Jacquemus dress. Natalie is wearing Elisabetta Franchi.
20+ pictures inside of the stars at the premiere…More Here! »
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Ed Skrein Will Play the Villain in the 'Maleficent' Sequel!
Ed Skrein is showing his villainous side!
The 35-year-old actor will play the villain in the upcoming sequel to Disney's Maleficent, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Tuesday (April 17).
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Ed also played a villain in 2016′s Deadpool. He will again play a villain in Alita: Battle Angel.
Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning will return for the next installment, which follows the 2014 smash hit original. The plot for the film is not yet known, however. The movie also doesn't have a release date yet.
Joachim Ronning will direct the movie.
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The success of 'Malai Malai' has propelled the trio Arun Vijay, director A Venkatesh and producers Feather Touch Entertainments to come together for 'Maanja Velu', which is again a commercial mass masala entertainer with enough thrills and spills.
The movie, inspired by Telugu blockbuster 'Lakshyam', is racy from the word go thanks to bubbly Arun Vijay. Giving him good company is yesteryear hero Karthik.
The man who is credited with many hits in 1980s and early 1990s, makes a strong comeback in 'Maanja Velu'. Playing an honest and upright cop, Karthik is impressive not just in stunt sequences but also in comedy.
The whole movie occurs in Tiruchirapallai, where Maanja Velu (Arun Vijay) runs a canteen in the college where he studied. There are a group of people (Santhanam, 'Lollu Sabha' Manohar, Ganja Karuppu and Shakeela) in the canteen bringing the roof down with humour. Anjali (Dhanshika), a student of the college, plays a cat and mouse game with Velu before they both fall in love.
Subash Chandra Bose (Karthik) is Velu's brother and an honest police officer. Their father is a journalist (Vijayakumar) and theirs is a happy family.
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Velu keeps the death of Bose a secret and launches a crusade to finish Umapathy. The rest of the film is how Velu takes revenge on the baddie.
Arun Vijay has taken off from where he left in 'Malai Malai'. He is right there delivering his best. Be it comedy, action or romance. Action comes naturally to him. His body language and dialogue delivery deserve a mention.
Dhanshika fulfills the role of a heroine, appearing in skimpy costumes for songs. Vagai Chandrasekhar plays a baddie perhaps for the first time. He menaces evil in his eyes and looks apt choice for the role.
Vijayakumar, Ilavarasu among others form part of the cast. The comedy by Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu and team, specially imitating scenes from films like 'Naadodigal', is a laughathon.
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Amy Susan Wilson Interviews Karetta Hubbard and Molly Tinsley, Co-authors of the Novel "Satan's Chamber"
April 23, 2014 by Amy Susan Wilson Leave a Comment
Molly Best Tinsley (left) and Karetta Hubbard (right)
ASW: Karetta and Molly, congratulations on the success of your novel, Satan's Chamber, which you wrote collaboratively. Your novel is set in Sudan and is a spy thriller as well as a novel of social justice. Why don't we begin with your giving us an overview?
KH & MT: Satan's Chamber is action-packed, and casts women in roles that remain, even into the twenty-first century, monopolized by men.
ASW: I'm curious, as a woman and as a reader—did you two set out to show women as strong, brave, and highly competent in the novel? Or, did a female CIA operative as "hero archetype" just happen organically during the writing process?
KH & MT: For thirty years, Karetta co-owned a firm that helped raise awareness in the workplace of gender and cultural differences. She designed many a teaching tool for improving cross-gender communications, and she was perennially conscious of the importance of strong women in positions of authority for other women to hold as models. Molly is an unabashed feminist, who championed women's rights in a bastion of male traditions, so there was immediate consensus that Satan's Chamber would include both strong women and men.
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KH & MT: Our biggest challenge was not the actual collaboration of ideas and research, but the time difference between the West Coast where Molly lives and the East where Karetta makes her home—all compounded by the fact that Molly is a night person, and Karetta works best in the mornings. Our communication efforts consisted of continuous emails and weekly two-hour phone calls around noon Eastern Time. We discussed the story, analyzed the characters, and brainstormed what could happen next. We both drafted chapters, but Molly did the final rewrite so the voice would be consistent throughout.
ASW: Let's talk about your indie press, Fuze Publishing. I read in a review that Fuze Publishing is "launching fresh voices and challenging the status quo." Can you unpack this quotation and provide some examples?
KH & MT: For a little backstory: Our press was originally founded so that we could publish Satan's Chamber, and we based our press on that novel's strengths: we would bring out well-crafted stories that cross cultures and have the power to educate and change minds. We'd realized that going the traditional route would be time-consuming, frustrating, and uncertain, and we were also aware that if a contract with a large publishing house came through, we would have to do all the marketing ourselves, our book would have only a few months to make its mark, and we'd receive a pittance in royalties.
After we brought out Satan's Chamber, we were approached by other authors who had been turned down by mainstream publishing companies. We saw our opportunity to fill a void by creating a company that would publish works by unknown authors that we felt showed similar strengths. Our business model is unique in that our authors "buy" into the company, and we work as a team to sell our books. Fuze offered these fresh new voices an opportunity to be heard, by challenging the traditional publishing model.
ASW: Many of your titles at Fuze Publishing, such as Walter Bennett's novel, Leaving Tuscaloosa, are receiving international attention and literary recognition. What are some forthcoming titles on the horizon at Fuze Publishing that we can look forward to?
KH & MT: This month we brought out The Voice At The Door, A Novel of Emily Dickinson, by James Sulzer, which doesn't so much cross cultures as it does recreate a different historical period in intimate detail. Using the letters and poems of Emily Dickinson, as well as the sermons of Charles Wadsworth, Jim re-imagines the fateful meeting between Emily Dickinson and the famous Philadelphia pastor, Charles Wadsworth. The narrative goes on to weave a rich tapestry of intellectual and spiritual communion, encompassing the three great mysteries of Emily Dickinson's life: her agonized love poetry of the early 1860s, her partial blindness in 1863-1865, and her subsequent withdrawal from the world.
A brand new sequel to Satan's Chamber—Broken Angels—researched and written exclusively by Molly, has also garnered advance praise. The narrative splits its time between the centers of power in and around Washington, D.C., and locations in Ukraine. Case Officer Victoria Pierce has been assigned to Odessa under deep cover, so she's operating without a net, tracking the disappearance of highly enriched uranium from the country's stockpiles. When she stumbles on a ring of sex-traffickers, she has a tough choice—getting involved in rescuing girls will draw her off-task. Or will it? Another plot thread unspooling stateside may be tangled in the Ukrainian web, and perhaps it is only in taking on all evil that you get to its heart.
ASW: Do either of you have a collaborative or singular book forthcoming?
KH & MT: We do not. Karetta runs the company full time and doesn't have time to write any more. In fact, it is safe to say that Satan's Chamber will be her only book.
ASW: Thank you so much, Molly and Karetta, for taking the time to do this interview. I hope all of our readers will add your novel, Satan's Chamber, and other Fuze titles to their reading list.
KH & MT: Thanks so much, Amy, for the opportunity to speak about our spy thriller, Satan's Chamber, and our publishing company. Please know that we are always looking for quality manuscripts that are in publish-ready form. Molly works with each manuscript to shape and polish it, but we do not have the staff to work with developmental scripts, only those that have been expertly edited and are close to completion.
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Virginia's Eastern Shore: it's that part of the state that is separated from the rest of the Commonwealth, attached by land to Maryland and connected to the rest of Virginia only by the 17.6-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, an engineering marvel. All too often the ES is omitted from simple maps of the state, and residents justifiably feel disconnected from mainland VA. I went there early this month in the hope of drumming up support for a new VNPS chapter to launch in the area.
The "Shore" was the first area of the state to become involved with the state's Native Plant Marketing Campaign through a grant from the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program within the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). DEQ's Virginia Witmer and Dot Field, the Department of Conservation and Recreation's ES natural area preserve steward, and who sponsors the area's Master Naturalists Chapter, led the effort to create an eye-catching color guide to ES native plants that are attractive in garden settings.
Noting the considerable interest in this campaign on the Shore, it seemed only natural that the VNPS should be involved in the area. Despite an active core group of more than 60 Master Naturalists, the Shore is represented by only two VNPS members.
With John Clayton Chapter member Helen Hamilton on somewhat of a "book tour" for her recent Wildflowers & Grasses of Virginia's Coastal Plain, she was a natural fit for a speaking engagement sponsored by the VNPS. Helen initiated the VNPS involvement in a pollinator week proclamation by the Governor and the group requested her program "Native Plants for Pollinators." Dot Field secured a room at the ES Community College in Melfa for a Friday night presentation, so we were set.
Several of us, including Virginia Witmer, Helen Hamilton, Dot Field, Ruta Vaskys, met at the Island House Restaurant in the tiny waterfront town of Wachapreague for dinner prior to the presentation. We discussed the challenges of starting a chapter in an area with only two very rural counties for a population base. Afterward Virginia showed off the town's lovely native plant demonstration garden across the street.
Once at the community college, Helen Hamilton inspired the 58 (yes!) program participants with her photographs of natives with various pollinators. Helen shared a lot of photographs and wisdom from her years of plant gardening in the Williamsburg area. Afterward she sold and signed many books, and I provided a multitude of VNPS materials and made a pitch for membership. If so many Shore residents are eager to attend a native plant program on a Friday night, then there is definite interest!
But if they're not quite ready to take the plunge of forming their own chapter, they can join their brethren in the South Hampton Roads area. I was certainly pleased to see so much enthusiasm for native plants and I hope that they can see the benefit of joining forces. Let's welcome those Shore residents at the annual meeting in Virginia Beach in October. | {
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First, Courtney Barnett. I'd never heard of her before Wednesday, then suddenly I was seeing her name and reviews of her album everywhere. The album, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, is great and well worth checking out, but this is my particular favourite. It's a proper earworm; buzzy guitars with a whiff of Graham Coxon circa Blur's fifth album, and really funny, slightly bedraggled, slacker-y stream-of-consciousness-y kinda spoken word-y lyrics.
Two, Kendrick Lamar. I couldn't really get on with Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 'cos of all the trap-inspired production, a sound I hate that's annoyingly prevalent in a lot of current hip-hop. His new album To Pimp a Butterfly is more inspired by g-funk and jazz and the like, production-wise, which is much more my bag. This is the first track, which I think gives a good indication of the album as a whole. Wicked funky but slightly uneasy and pensive at the same time, with characteristically excellent flow from Lamar. You should get the whole album tho bro. Production excellence aside, he's tackling some weighty subject matter with righteous fury.
THREE. I'm obsessed with This Is The Kit and Rozi Plain at the moment. This live rendition of Vitamins is gorgeous. I shall say no more.
Of the fourth. I've been re-discovering and loving some early noughties liquid funk and lounge-y drum'n'bass of late, mostly from High Contrast's 2003 Essential Mix, which still sounds fresh as you like twelve years later (his 2007 one is also ace). This is one of my top discoveries from the mix.
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A California first: Dry-land dog sled racing at local park
By SARAH KINGSBURY – Staff Writer
Despite the unusually warm November weather, 50 teams of sled dogs and their humans came out to Wildwood Park in upper Bidwell Park on Saturday to help raise money for a nonprofit organization that supports K-9 search and rescue teams.
The Fourteen Angels Foundation was formed after the collapse of the World Trade Center when 14 search and rescue dogs were reported dead some of natural conditions and some of suspicious circumstances.
"Dogs don't have breathing apparatuses or protective clothing," said Eileen Burke-Trent, executive director of the foundation. "They're exposed to all the toxic elements in a disaster site, and those are the sacrifices they make for our safety."
After Hurricane Katrina, the foundation sent several thousand dollars to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation to replenish supplies for the dogs, including lift harnesses, eye and ear wash, and special leashes.
"I was moved to help," said Burke-Trent.
A top-rated Federal Emergency Management Agency search and rescue K-9 costs about $10,000 to train, she said.
The 2.2-mile run on Saturday hailed participants from all over the state to compete in one-, two-, three-, four-, five-, six- and eight-dog teams pulling scooters, carts and bikes. The times from Saturday's races will be averaged with a second race today to determine the winners.
"It just comes naturally for them," said April Wood, who co-owns Jaraw Kennel with her husband, John. "You don't have to teach dogs to pull; it's getting them to stop that's the hard part."
The Wood family owns about 30 purebred Siberian huskies. The race became a family event for the Woods with their three daughters helping to keep track of the 14 dogs they brought for the weekend.
"I love this," said Kyra Wood, 17. "I was raised with the dogs so it seems like if I didn't do this there would be something missing."
Although it is the first of its kind in California, the dry-land sled dog racing this weekend spawned from the hugely popular sport in Europe.
Burke-Trent is currently working on a countywide track and trail system modeled after a similar system in Scotland.
"We want to develop this to be a premiere tourist event second-to-none in the country," she said. "This is an introduction to a sport that will take off like wildfire in California."
Rancy Reyes drove from Orange County with his two Siberian huskies to participate in the scooter class and to meet other dog mushers. Rather than buy his dogs from breeders as puppies, he adopts them after they have been abandoned at shelters.
"It makes more sense to get a dog that doesn't have a home," he said, rather than buying a costly purebred as a puppy.
The training and racing stimulates the dogs physically and intellectually, he explained.
"You develop a working bond with them," he said. "They're doing what they were bred to do."
Mike Callahan, vice president of the Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers, added many dogs are "unemployed" in the sense they are often locked in cramped houses or backyards and don't get the running time they were bred for.
"They're bred to work and they need to work," agreed Wood.
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Local churches swap pastors for a day
Pastor Ginny Wilder is the rector of St. Anne's Episcopal Church.
by Timothy Ramsey
St. Anne's Episcopal Church and St. Stephens Episcopal Church performed a pulpit swap last week, to connect their congregations.
Pastor Ginny Wilder of St. Anne's and Father Hector Sintim of St. Stephens switched places and led a service at the other's church. As two of the smaller Episcopal churches in the area, both parties felt it was a good idea to bring their respective congregations closer to one another.
"Earlier in the year, probably around February, Rev. Sintim came over here to visit and we were talking about how our churches could assist one another or do something together in ministry," said Wilder. "This was a particular reach across the highway system and the downtown area, from one small parish to another small parish."
"He (Sintim) threw out a couple of ideas, some of them are future thinking, but the pulpit swap was low hanging fruit that we could do right off the bat."
Wilder said she jumped at the opportunity, because she loves to meet new communities. Her sermon centered on how people wrapped themselves up in things that take away from the most important thing, which is to be in the presence of God.
Hearing a different voice in the pulpit, Wilder hopes the congregation of St. Stephens heard or experienced something during the worship service that is a part of the work and mission that God has put within them to do.
"I hope that I can reveal God in a way that maybe they haven't experienced yet," she said. "We couldn't be any more different from one another, Rev. Sintim and I, so I am hoping that even though we are very different, that all the people who come to St. Anne's and St. Stephens today will be fed in some way. That is what our job is on Sundays, is to feed."
Wilder has been the pastor of St. Anne's for nearly two years. She grew up in the Episcopal church and felt the call to the ministry at an early age.
"I felt the call to the ministry at an early age, at the age of four," she continued. "In my denomination, that was around the same time the general convention had said women could be clergy, so I think I was picking up on something in the atmosphere about women in ordination.
"I had a pretty strong calling experience at the age of four, but I kind of just always knew it was there, but never really nurtured it to the degree that this is what I am called to do. I left the church for a while, like a lot of folks do. I butted up against some of the old politics of the church," she went on to say. "I am an openly gay woman who is married to another woman and the church wasn't okay with sexuality in the 90s and early 2000s and because of that, I did not feel welcomed or wanted, so I left for a while, but I always prayed and had a relationship with God. I just wasn't in relationship with the institution of organized religion."
In her early 30s everything was pointing Wilder back to the church, she said. She came back to the church and said she needed to be healed and forgiven. She soon began the discernment process for holy orders, which is what the Episcopal church calls making your way through the priesthood journey.
Her being openly gay was never an issue as she progressed through her journey, she said.
"My bishop never brought it up as an issue and the discernment committee I was a part of didn't bring it up as an issue, but that is not true of all dioceses in the Episcopal church across the country," she said. "There are some that struggle with reconciling discernment for holy order, the job and vocation of the priesthood, and human sexuality. I was just blessed not to be in a diocese that found that to be one of the sticking points."
Wilder said she does not look at herself as a trailblazer, but rather thanks those who came before her and opened doors for those like her.
"I find myself reaping the benefits of those who really gave up everything," she said. "My walk has been pretty easy, comparatively speaking. I find in the world in which I live in that it is easier for me to say both I am gay and a Christian, inside worship in church, but out in the real world, sometimes it's hard to say I am both gay and Christian and be accepted by those who feel like that can't be reconciled."
Wilder said in the past, there were times when both congregations have had shared ministries. The goal is for both to learn from one another and become closer.
The congregation of St. Anne's has grown nearly 40% in the last two years. The question now is how they adapt from being a smaller church to a medium sized one. Wilder feels the best way to accomplish that is to reach out to other congregations.
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What has overall made January 2019 good for ME is having a little more peace of mind. This is mostly due to my first few therapy sessions. If you recall an earlier blog post I had back in December, I met my new therapist and she has got to be the most validating and understanding person in a professional role that I have met in…I honestly don't know how long. If ever. But she represents the current generations I think. She is more interested in the emotions and feelings of the client as opposed to strictly the facts and logic and telling us what we SHOULD do or what we're doing wrong.
The thing that we have been starting to work on is the way I interpret hurtful things that are said to me (ie. "I can't promise you this new person won't be judgemental to you"), even from people with "good intentions" and how I (not others making me) try to rationalize these hurtful things and come up with reasons for it. Almost as if I don't want to accept or feel bad about what was said. This all goes back to my history of being told I am overreacting to things. To being told I am playing the victim. To being told I am using my mental illnesses, my learning disability or "the system" as an excuse for my setbacks. So now when I talk to my therapist, I am even describing these events as hurtful but then giving possible reasons why he or she may have said these things. Almost like I am making excuses for THEM. She catches me every time this happens and reassures me that I am not reading into anything and I have a right to feel the way I do. And when we try to rationalize the words or actions that hurt us, it is (as she words it) like putting a band-aid over the emotional scar. Pretty much how I use the term "sweeping it under the rug".
This is the kind of therapy I have needed years ago. No lie. And the thing is, she gives advice and gives feedback but I ALWAYS am agreeing with it. It's the kind of advice I WANT and I NEED because it works for ME. She even told me about her opinion regarding CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) when I told her about me trying it one time back in the early spring last year (right after my numb depression disappeared and I was vulnerable). When I described the things I didn't like about the approach (from what I saw anyway), she agreed with me and said a lot of what she sees in it is less human and more about handing out books and doing worksheets (meaning to put people in categories pretty much). Not saying it's wrong. It just doesn't work for me and it doesn't work for her either. And that's okay. Same as it is for people who do benefit from that kind of therapy. But that is the whole point really. Everyone is different. One size does not fit all. And for years I have been trying on sizes that don't fit me even when people insisted they did. Well this time around I myself made the decision to try this new outfit on with nobody else's influence, and what do you know…it fits. Great success!
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I'm happy for you Sam. Oh and don't forget the blogger awards nominations. You're 2019 is off to a good start! I know mental illness isn't easy. All the best to you in 2019!
Thank you for sharing your experiences again Sam. I think you're dead-on right that there seems to be a generational difference sometimes in professionals – the older ones try to be more factual whereas our generation seem to recognise that sometimes, facts and logic need to give way to a space where you can honestly and confidently express how you feel. It's the key to healing. It sounds like you're doing some really challenging work too – I hope you continue to thrive. | {
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From Bangalore: Taj Mahal Tour with Round-Trip Flights
Popular Nature & Adventure in Karnataka
Mysuru: Day Trip from Bengaluru
Shivanasamudra Waterfalls & Ancient Somnathpur Tour
Full-day Private Sightseeing Tour of Bangalore
Private Bannerghatta National Park Day Excursion
Bangalore: Private Full-Day City Tour w/ Lunch
Day Excursion of Belur, Halebeedu & Shravanabelagola
Private Full day Nandi Hill Excursion with Lunch
Bangalore: Full-Day Historical Guided Tour
Our most recommended Karnataka Nature & Adventure
1. From Bangalore: Taj Mahal Tour with Round-Trip Flights
The day begins with early morning pickup at 5am from your hotel in Bangalore and heads to the airport for your flight to New Delhi which takes off at 7am. Enjoy a tasty breakfast on the flight and look out the window to admire views of the world below. Arrive in New Delhi where your driver is waiting to pick you up, then travel along the Speed Expressway directly to Agra. Meet your friendly guide in Agra and stop by a local restaurant for a hearty lunch to set you up for a day of exploring. After lunch, drive to India's most famous and iconic landmark, the beautiful Taj Mahal. Upon arrival, immediately feel immersed in the peaceful atmosphere that emanates from the building. As you follow your guide around the Taj Mahal and learn about this UNESCO World Heritage Listed site, admire the building's impeccable architecture, of which every corner, wall, and detail is beyond imagination. After an unforgettable tour of the Taj Mahal, hop in the car for the drive back to Delhi Airport. Board your flight to Bangalore at around 10pm and enjoy dinner on the plane. Upon arrival in Bangalore, your driver will be waiting in the arrivals lounge to drop you back to your hotel after a busy but worthwhile day.
2. Mysuru: Day Trip from Bengaluru
Enjoy a memorable day trip from crowded Bengaluru to the city of royalty. Start early from your hotel and relax on a 3.5-hour drive to Mysore. Your friendly local guide will walk you through the splendid buildings of the Mysore Palace and the Gothic-inspired St. Philomena's Cathedral. You will also have a chance to visit the Chamundeshwari Temple, located atop the Chamundi Hills, for a fascinating history of the people of Mysore. Start your day trip with an early morning pickup from your hotel. Sit back and relax on your drive to Mysore, which will take approximately 3-4 hours (depending on your pick up location and road conditions). Mysuru, formerly known as Mysore, is famous for its World Heritage buildings. Your first stop is the magnificent Mysuru Palace. Home of the Wodeyar dynasty, this grand palace is embellished with stained glass, majestic wooden doors, and intricate mosaic tiles. A fine collection of armors, sculptures, and paintings add to the glamour. Spend up to 1.5 hours exploring the Palace with your guide, building up an appetite for a traditional vegetarian lunch at a local's favorite spot. Next, head to the Chamundeswari Temple, located atop a hill. Dedicated to a form of Shakti, the goddess is revered by Hindus across the region. The location offers stunning views of the Karnataka countryside. Lastly, visit the St. Philomena's Cathedral which was built in 1941. Constructed in a Neo-Gothic style, its architecture is said to be inspired by the Cologne Cathedral in Germany and is one of the tallest churches in Asia. At the end of the tour, drive back towards Bengaluru where you will be dropped off at your hotel around 6:30-7 PM.
3. Private Full day Nandi Hill Excursion with Lunch
Early morning around 6.00 am in summer & 7.00 am in winter, you'll be picked up from Bangalore Hotel and drive to Nandihill, around 60 -65 km from Bangalore city. The Nandi hill stands at 4,851 feet above sea leval. On arrival, enjoy the foggy view of Nandi hill, and later have breakfast in a local restaurant. After breakfast visit the Tipu's Drop : a 600 meter high cliff face. It is believed that condemned prisoners were pushed to their death here. There are also several beautiful temples including the Gavi Veerbhadra Swamy temple. After a visit to the museum, it's time for Lunch at a local restaurant. After Lunch, visit Amruth Sarovar : a beautiful water lake that brims with lucid water all the year round. Then there's Arkavathi River Origi : Arkavathi River takes its birth on the south-west of the hill. You will also see a view of beautiful bungalows (built by the British) and impressive laid out gardens. The forests surrounding the hills are bountiful with flora & fauna. During your drive you'll see sunflower gardens and wine yards. Evening between 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm. Driver will drop you back at Bangalore Hotel.
4. Bangalore: Full-Day Historical Guided Tour
After hotel pick-up, stop at the ISKCON temple, a religious place known for its beautiful paintings and Vedic exhibitions. Do not forget to check out the artificial waterfall while you are here. Move on to the Tipu Sultan Palace to see the Indo-Islamic architecture, the famous painting of Tipu Sultan, and learn the history of the palace. Visit the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens to see 1000 species of trees, plants, and flowers, and the beautiful glasshouse, inspired by the Crystal Palace of England. Savor lunch at a local restaurant before your visit to Bangalore Palace, a Tudor-style architectural marvel, known for its graceful interior work. Check out the High Court, Cubbon Park, and the Vidha Sabha. See the highly popular Bull Temple dedicated to Nandi, believed to be a vahana (vehicle) of Lord Shiva, carved from a single rock. Visit the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, a religious place dedicated to Lord Shiva, before you head back to your hotel.
5. Shivanasamudra Waterfalls & Ancient Somnathpur Tour
In the morning around 6:30 am, your chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel and drive to Shivasamudra falls situated on the banks of river Kaveri. It is the second biggest waterfall in India and also the location of one of the first Hydro-electric Power stations in Asia. The island, Shivasamudra, divides the river Kaveri into twin waterfalls named Gaganachukki & Bharachukki Falls. These magnificent waterfalls plunges 320 feet into gorge, breaking into a cloud of misty foam. The waterfalls are surrounded by the lush green hill forests of the Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary. The spectacular waterfalls will certainly take your breath away. The sound of gushing waters has a soothing effect. Enjoy the calm and tranquil ambiance. The place is just picture perfect. Gaganachukki & Bharachukki Falls are at a distance of 13 km from each other. Later, drive to Somnathpur that was set up during the 13th century and was ruled by rich and powerful rulers. The Hoysalas were the last dynasty that ruled this region. They had played a major role in constructing temples in the region and surrounding places. Have a sumptuous lunch at a local restaurant. Later, proceed to visit the Chennakesava Temple, also known as a Keshava Temple. The temple is built on a star-shaped platform and has three carved pinnacles and shrines. The temple is dedicated to Lord Janardhana, Venugopala and Kesava. Somnathpur is also famous for sandalwood oil, incense sticks and other handicrafts. There are many local artisans that are involved in production of teak, ivory, rosewood and sandalwood carvings. Somnathpur is also famous for Mysore style painting of gods and goddesses. After your day tour, drive back to Bangalore. You will be dropped at the hotel.
6. Private Bannerghatta National Park Day Excursion
Around 7.30 am after having breakfast, you will board an AC car and drive to Bannerghatta Park . The park is around 24 km from Bangalore, and you'll arrive around 8.45 am. The ticket counter is open between 9.00am - 9.30 am. The representative will arrange the Grand Safari and entry ticket. The safari will start between 10.00 am - 10.30 am, and during this time you may visit the zoo. The mini zoo was created in 1972 for the increasing number of tourists for recreation/ education of younger generations; and also to create awareness of the importance of conservation of flora and fauna, in addition to the conservation of the gene pool of endangered species of wild animals of the region/country. After boarding the safari truck, the first stop will be "Herbivore Safari". This area is dedicated for non flesh eating animals, and you'll see bison and large numbers of deer. For more extra cuteness, it's off to the "Bear Safari", where you'll see many bears inside the forest. Brace yourself for the exciting "Tiger Safari". Here you can spot tigers and white tigers if you're lucky, and then you'll see some tigers on the road as well. Inside the Tiger Safari area, there's a special zone dedicated to white tigers including artificial space for recreation. Now it's time to see the kings of the jungle in the "Lion Safari", where you can see some lions which are taking rest in bamboo parks and there may be some lions taking a bath also! Towards the end, you will drop by "Butterfly Park Gate", where there are monkeys and thousands of butterflies swarming around. After Butterfly Park, you can go to the zoo or have lunch in a local restaurant or in the Dosa Camp Area (own expense). Your driver will drop you back at your Bangalore Hotel around 4.00 pm. BNP is a completely plastic free zone. Camera fee INR 25 for digital & INR 200 for video camera.
7. Day Excursion of Belur, Halebeedu & Shravanabelagola
Early morning around 6.30 am, the chauffeur and guide will pick you up from your hotel for the tour. During this trip you will visit the Hoysala period temples of Belur, Halebeedu and witness Asia's tallest monolithic stone statue of Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola, which is a prominent Jain pilgrimage center. After reaching Yediyur village, enjoy your breakfast. The you will drive to Shravanabelagola, famous for the greatest statue of Lord Gomateswara, situated at the famous Manjunath Temple in Dharmasthala. Visit the shrine of Lord Bahubali. The statue symbolizes renunciation, self-control, and subjugation of ego as the primary steps towards salvation. Afterwards, have a sumptuous lunch at a local restaurant, and then drive to Belur which is located in Hassan district. Visit the Chennakeshava temple which is a fine example of Hoysala architecture. It was consecrated by the famous Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana to mark his victories in 1116 AD against the Cholas. Later, drive to Halebeedu, which was the ancient capital of Hoysala dynasty. 'Halebeedu' actually means 'ruined city' as it was ruined by the Moghul sultanate twice. Visit the famous Hoysaleshwara temple which comprises of two shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva. Hoysaleshwara and Shanthaleshwara are the two deities in this temple. The walls of the temple consist of carvings of different deities of Hindu mythology and stories from Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas. Then it's time to drive back to Bangalore and your hotel.
8. Full-day Private Sightseeing Tour of Bangalore
What better way to spend a day in India than on a day tour of thrilling Bangalore? Take this sightseeing tour to see the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, located on the Deccan Plateau. This city is full of bustle, due to its number of well-recognized colleges and research institutions, software companies, aerospace and telecommunication companies, and defense organizations. You can experience the day-to-day life in Bangalore as you travel to see its various sights. Breathe in the scents of flowers and water at Lal Bagh, a large botanical garden whose name translated means "The Red Garden", and then visit Cubbon Park, a landmark "lung" area full of flora and fauna. While the gardens give Bangalore its nickname as "The Garden City", you will also see many famous historic sights. The Nandi (Bull) Temple, built in 1537, is truly a sight to behold. This is said to house one of the largest Nandi murthi in the world, a huge statue representing the sacred bull. You will also see the imposing Vidhana Soudha, a massive, granite, Neo-Dravidian-style building that is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka. As "The Garden City", Bangalore has so much to offer. Take the opportunity to visit this unique green city and pay respect to its beautiful architecture and ancient monuments.
9. Bangalore: Private Full-Day City Tour w/ Lunch
In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked up between 8:30 – 9:00am, a chauffeur and guide will pick you up from the hotel for Bangalore sightseeing. With its beautiful gardens, boulevards, wonderful cinema and shopping complexes, the city is full of life and vigor. Start your tour by visiting the ISKCON temple which offers a truly commendable experience to visitors and devotees from a spiritual and architectural perspective. A happy blend of tradition and modernity, the temple is built in a neo-classical style. Later, proceed to the Tipu's Palace which has now been converted into a museum. The two-storied palace is entirely built of teakwood with exquisitely carved pillars, arches and balconies. Afterwards, move on to visit the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens which houses over 1000 species of plants. You will also find a glass house inspired by the Crystal Palace of England which was built to commemorate the visit of Prince of Wales. After Lalbagh, enjoy lunch at Local Restaurant and then drive to Bangalore Palace. Bangalore Palace was built by Rev. Garrett, who was the first principal of the Central High School in Bangalore, now known as Central College. This tour only includes the outside view of Bangalore Palace. You will also drive past through High court, Cubbon Park & Vidhan Sabha to take a look at this magnificent building. Vidhan Sabha houses the legislative chambers of the state government and presently accommodates around twenty-two departments approximately. Later, visit the old Bull Temple and Gavi Gangadhareshwara. Bull temple is dedicated to a sacred Hindu demi-god, Nandi who is a close devotee and attendant of Shiva and is a fine example of Dravidian-style architecture. Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was cut out from rocks in the 9th century but later renovated by Kempe Gowda. It houses a unique image of Agni, the God of Fire, probably the only one of its type in all of South India. After visiting the temples, you will be driven back to the hotel/ your residence. Tour order can be changed based on your hotel location.
10. Banglore: Guided Street Food Crawl
Banglore is a classic destination, and for centuries has been known for its rich and yummy food culture. Locals are fortunate today that this rich food culture is preserved in the form of small food joints, which have been perpetuated by locals for generations. You will begin by exploring the authentic and classic delicacies of Banglore, witnessing the preparation as you receive an in-depth understanding of the local food culture. As this is happening, your guide will fill you in on the things that influenced the development of these cuisines. You will taste more than 5 mouth-watering and authentic delicacies of royal Delhi on this food tour. Your guides have designed this amazing experience for you, with the intention of taking you to these places for food tastings. Whilst visiting the stores you will be able to cherish the food, delighting your taste buds as you receiving a fabulous and lasting impression.
Top Attractions in Karnataka
1 Mysore Palace
2 Bangalore Palace
3 Bangalore International Airport
4 ISKCON Temple, Bangalore
5 Lalbagh Botanical Garden
6 Big Bull Temple
7 Mysuru Sand Sculpture Museum
8 Suvarna Vidhana Soudha
Things to Do in Karnataka
1 Karnataka Tours
2 Karnataka Day Trips
3 Karnataka Tickets
4 Karnataka Activities
5 Karnataka Culture & History
6 Karnataka Airport Transfers
7 Karnataka Safaris & Wildlife Activities
8 Karnataka National Parks
9 Karnataka In 1 day
10 Karnataka Food & Gourmet Tours
11 Karnataka Group Activities
12 Karnataka Air & Helicopter Tours
13 Karnataka Zoos & Aquariums
14 Karnataka Cruises & Boat Tours
15 Karnataka Castle & Palace Tours
16 Karnataka Nature & Adventure
17 Karnataka Sightseeing Tours
18 Karnataka Bus & Minivan Tours
19 Karnataka Urban Exploration
20 Karnataka Photography Tours
Cities in Karnataka
1 Bangalore
2 Mysore
3 Hampi
4 Srirangapatna
5 Mangalore
Other Sightseeing Options in Karnataka
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What people are saying about Karnataka
I'm so glad that I booked this trip! The drivers were outstanding and so was the tour guide. We had breakfast and lunch together. Both meals were tasty. Be prepared for a long drive. Bangalore traffic is awful. The first temple at Shravanabelagola is quite a climb. It's something like 1600 steps carved into the rock face. The views are spectacular and so is the 57 ft statue of Gommateshwara. The temples at Belur and Halebeedu are equally impressive. Ladies, bring some travel Kleenex, the bathrooms are rustic.
Day Excursion of Belur, Halebeedu & Shravanabelagola Reviewed by Rachael, 2/3/2020
I appreciate the promptness & individual attention. I learned so much as well as flexibility to have experiences I wanted. Srinivas is an excellent guide that makes most of our time together. Louis was a skillful & kind driver
Private Full day Nandi Hill Excursion with Lunch Reviewed by Susan, 3/13/2020
Excellent tour of Bangalore. We enjoyed the sites we visited very much along with the banana leaf vegetarian lunch. The guide and driver are very knowledgeable and polite. The vehicle was comfortable and safe.
Bangalore: Full-Day Historical Guided Tour Reviewed by Laura, 12/16/2021
Seeing the Taj Mahal in Agra for just one day from Bangalore is a very, very long journey. 18h travel and 3h on site. Recommend to invest 2 days for it. But it was still worth it!
From Bangalore: Taj Mahal Tour with Round-Trip Flights Reviewed by Alessandro, 1/14/2020
Enjoyed my day very much. I was comfortable & cared for. Srinivas is knowledge & kind. He customized the day to meet my wishes
Bangalore: Full-Day Historical Guided Tour Reviewed by Susan, 3/12/2020 | {
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The financial system, as we all know refers to the borrowing of funds as well as lending the same to various individuals, organisations, and institutions. It is basically comprised of two parts. First one is the money market and the second one is a capital market. The Indian money market is both organised as well as unorganised. The organised sector comprises of the public sector banks, private sector banks, and foreign banks.
The financial system of our nation is undoubtedly very strong. Also, the financial stability of India can be easily judged by the strength of the banking sectors. Some years back when many US banks went into a subprime crisis, other banks also suffered. But, the public sector banks of India remained unscathed. This happened because of the control exercised by the apex bank i.e. The Reserve Bank of India and the strong values that are imbibed in the Indian banks.
Ranking of banks can be done by taking into consideration various factors like the asset quality of bank, the total market capitalisation of banks, overall business of the bank, the revenue earned, etc. The top 10 best public sector banks of India 2019 are as follows.
Indian Overseas Bank was established in the year 1937. Primarily this bank is Chennai based and at present, it has about 3397 branches in the whole country. Among all these branches, one-third of them are located in Tamil Nadu. It has also eight branches outside India but within Asia. It is estimated that Indian Overseas bank has a business of nearly 397241 crores. The percentage of the Non-Performing Assets is greatest in comparison to other banks. The estimated percentage is nearly 18%. As such it suffered a massive loss of around 2900 crores in the year 2015-2016.
Syndicate Bank was established in the year 1925. This bank is mainly Manipal based i.e. South India based. At present, it has nearly 3859 branches in the whole country and this also includes an overseas branch. The overseas branch is located in London. There are fifty-one regional offices which smoothly control all the business operations of this bank across various parts of the country. This bank has an overall business of 468185 crores. Again the level of the Non-Performing Assets is quite less in comparison to the other commercial banks. The NPA percentage is nearly 7 percent. It also suffered a loss of 1644 crores in the year 2015-2016.
It is one of the public sector banks that has its headquarter in the city of Mumbai. It was established in the year 1964. At present, it has nearly 1846 branches all throughout India. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) carries out the business of nearly 481615 crores. The Non-Performing Asset position is relatively is relatively high. It is estimated to be around 11.53%. On account of this IDBI has incurred a loss of around 3670 crores in the financial year 2015-2016.
It is one of the renowned public sector banks based in Mumbai. The man behind the birth of this bank is Sorabji Pochkanwala, a prominent banker. Central Bank of India was established in the year 1911 and it has gradually expanded its operation in the northern parts of the country also. This bank is also popular among the masses for the quality customer service they offer. At present, it has nearly 4729 branches. It carries out the business activity of around 456337 crores. The NPA is nearly 11.95% that reduces the level of profit.
Bank Of India, well abbreviated as BOI can be placed among the few old banks of India. It was founded in the year 1906 and has carried out strong business during the later years. The estimated figure is around 872192 crores. This bank is also Mumbai based and at present has more than 5000 branches including both Indian branch and overseas branch. The Non-Performing Asset Level is quite high i.e. around 14 percent. Hence, there is a downward swing in their profit level. BOI has also incurred a huge loss this year amounting to rupees 6090 crores.
Canara Bank is a South India based bank that has its headquarter situated in the city of Bengaluru. It is one of the robust banks that has nearly 5850 branches and some of them are overseas also. It was founded in the year 1906 in Mangalore. Canara Bank made a total business of around 804509 crores and still faced a heavy loss of nearly 2813 crores in the fiscal year 2015-2016. However, the NPA level suggests that this bank has the potential to rise up again in the near future.
This is one of the banks which is based on the Western Parts of the country. At present, its headquarter is situated in Baroda, Gujrat. The total strength of the bank in terms of its branches is 5379. It has even some branches that are situated overseas, mainly in the Gulf States. It was established in the year 1908 and carries out business worth rupees 957810 crores. The NPA percentage is relatively high and it is around 11 percent. For this reason, it has suffered a loss of nearly 5400 crores in the year 2015-2016.
It is one of the public sector banks of India that was established in the year 11919. Basically, Union Bank of India is Mumbai based and carries out the business of nearly 620447 crores. At present, it has nearly 4000 branches all throughout the country while some are located overseas too. The Non-Performing Asset percentage is also very decent and it is around 9%. This bank has also made a good net profit of around 1350 crores in the financial year 2015-2016. The excellent performance of Union Bank of India states that it has got the potential to attain the first position.
Punjab National Bank well abbreviated as PNB can also be well placed in the list of the few oldest banks. This bank was established in the year 1894 and its headquarter is situated in Delhi. The business figure of this public sector bank is very impressive and it is around 965379 crores. However, the Non-Performing Asset percentage is high i.e. around 14 percent. At present, it has more than 6500 branches all throughout the country.
The State bank of India or SBI is the largest nationalised bank in the country that has more than 13000 branches. It carries out a business activity of around 3194423 crores. All the finance related business of the Government of India is with SBI. The NPA percentage is also very low and it is around 6.6%. This bank even had a huge net profit worth rupees 9955 crores in the current fiscal year.
Although the entire banking system has various parameters that are necessary for the correct evaluation, yet only a few of them has been taken into consideration for preparing the above list as they were successful in withstanding the toughest situations during the financial crisis. | {
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Man Killed in Henry Hudson Parkway Car Crash
By Wil Cruz | March 1, 2012 8:41am
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UPPER WEST SIDE — A man was killed and two other people were injured after their car careened out of control and slammed into a concrete median on the Henry Hudson Parkway early Thursday, police said.
The accident happened about 2:30 a.m. at 96th Street, police and fire officials said. The 2002 Audi was traveling northbound when it hit the right side guard rail of the highway, bounced off it and overturned, police said.
The victim, 26, who was in the front passenger seat, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in cardiac arrest, an FDNY spokesman said. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.
The driver, 20, and another passenger, 18, were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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Tributes paid to 'larger than life' weekly newspaper legend
by David Sharman Published 29 Apr 2016
A former weekly journalist who was expecting the birth of her first grandchild next month has died aged 66.
Tributes have been paid to Linda Piper, left, described as a "larger than life" character and a "legend" of the News Shopper, which circulates in South-East London and Kent.
Linda spent 19 years at the paper – "whipping young reporters into shape and holding Bexley Council to account" in the words of one former colleague – before retiring in 2011.
Prior to joining the Newsquest-owned title in 1992, she spent many years with the Kentish Times.
Julia Firth, a former colleague, said: "It was an honour working with Linda. She was such a huge character and a matriarch figure in the newsroom, looking out for young journalists.
"She was greatly admired by all for her tenacity and fastidious attention to detail.
"Passionate about her work, she would never give up until she had got to the bottom of the story. She'd leave no stone unturned – even if it meant working late into the evening, which she often did. She will be greatly missed."
Linda had moved to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, in Northumberland, after retirement, and had recently completed a history degree at the Open University prior to her passing.
She also sat on the island's parish council, and worked with its development trust and archive group.
Linda was partner to Colin and mother to her children, Morrigan and Kyle. Her first grandchild, a girl, is due in May.
A remembrance service will take place on Holy Island, on 13 May.
Kentish Times
News Shopper
Tim Healy, Leicester
Truly a privilege to have known Linda. We worked together on the Kentish Times. We were also colleagues in the NUJ. She was a truly honourable person who fought for a better deal for others. My condolences to Colin and her children.
Paul Lagan, London
Linda was easily one of the best journos I have had the privilege to work with while we were both at News Shopper. The copy above, taken in most part from the News Shopper itself, does justice to her work as a reporter but it's worth mentioning her excellent work as the MoC.
She held the council and employer to count when it mattered and many of her colleagues were the better for it.
runaway ed
Sad news, sorry to hear about Linda, a superb local journalist and champion of her editorial team.
Sad news indeed. Linda and I worked the same patch in south-east London back in the 70s and were close friends. Her sound journalistic work is well recorded and highly respected and her influential role in the NUJ was equally valuable. But it was her humanity and sense of fun that made her such a lovely person.
Subber, Devon
As a rigerous sub she surely would have preferred "before her death" to "prior to her passing".
Robin Young, Gosport
HAPPY memories of attending branch meetings with Linda when working on the South East London and Kentish Mercury in the 1970s and seeing her at various ADMs afterwards. Always caring and competent about union and work matters but still managing to devote time to her much-loved family. My deepest sympathies to her loved ones and many friends. | {
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Then, sunday night, its big Bens birthday bash at Duffys Tavern in Lincoln. Joining the killigans will be Lincolns own Ideal Cleaners, and High Art featuring the very talented mr. Darren Keen. This show most likely starts at 8pm.
Then, Thursday Sept 28th we will be BACK in Lincoln at the Zoo bar for the annual Lincoln Calling Festival. I think this is like our 5th year doing this..its almost always been awesome, and this year we are lucky enough to have the Filter Kings on the same night. Show at 9pm.
October 8th, Friday, we will be doing an all ages show at Knickerbockers with local youngsters Gorilla Warfare, and Learning to Fall. Both great group of guys, and gal, and I think this is a costume party..so please show up wearing your sweetest karate outfit, or deputy dog costume. 6pm show, all ages!
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A public sculpture in Roswell honors all things literary.
By Diana Alba Soular
The Tree of Knowledge in Roswell focuses is crafted of metal leaves encompassing powerful words. Photograph courtesy of Susan Wink.
RISING NEARLY 18 FEET in front of the Roswell Public Library, the Tree of Knowledge mixed-media sculpture pays tribute to all things literary. A canopy of crafted metal leaves tops it. Some twist to form words like "imagine" and "read." Nearly 3,000 ceramic tiles wrap around its trunk, a mosaic of "bark" engraved with authors' names, book titles, quotations, and evocative words. Volunteers from throughout the eastern New Mexico city inscribed the messages—the brainchild of artist Susan Wink. She lived in Roswell in 2006, during a celebration of the library's centennial. "People rely on the library," Wink says. "It really is a star feature of that community." So is her sculpture. People flock to a bench at its base, inspecting and sometimes touching the bark tiles. The words and phrases are in English, Navajo, Korean, German, and other languages. "I like to sit in a different place each time," says Melinda González, a board member of the library support group that helped spearhead the project. "You think you've seen everything on the tree, but you really haven't."
Tree of Knowledge stands outside the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
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Slaying a new dragon: environmental ennui
Rich Whitworth
Is there too much concern about our blue and green planet? Simon Leadbetter and Rich Whitworth dig into the data.
St. George's Day is (somewhat) celebrated on April 23 in England. We pay homage to dragon-slaying Roman soldier George who died on this day in 303, and offer ourselves the opportunity for a reserved amount of national pride.
April 22 was Earth Day 2012, when one billion souls, with a single united voice, called for the universal protection of our fragile earth.
Considering both of these themes, we wanted to investigate current green thinking in Britain (sorry Wales and Scotland, you can't escape so easily; though we admit you are doing better from a renewable energy commitment perspective) by using statistics from Kantar Media and a single negative statement: "There is too much concern with the environment".
Only weeks ago, we were offered an unsustainable budget at the hands of another, perhaps less popular, George. And despite the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (aka Rio+20) and worldwide admission that climate change is already encroaching on quality of life for many, the continuing economic crisis and concerns over wealth and growth are clearly overshadowing global problems.
Politicians will no doubt thrust themselves into the debate and wrangle for solutions at a higher level come Rio+20, but what do the Great British public think? Dredging through some six-year's worth of data, we discovered a slightly disappointing trend.
The statistics are based on interviews with 25,000 people over 15 that are weighted to be representative of the British population as a whole. The data set runs from September to September and begins with the 12 months prior to Sep 2006.
Falling concern
While the majority still disagrees with the statement "There is too much concern with the environment", there is a noticeable drift in how much we care or believe we should care.
The biggest drop in those disagreeing occurred in the 48 months of the economic crisis Oct 2006–Sep 2008 (for context, Northern Rock was Sep 2007, Lehman Brothers was Sep 2008)—an absolute drop of 11%. Meanwhile, the biggest increase for those in agreement was in the 24 months prior to Sep 2008—an absolute rise of 8%.
Over the six year period, there is rising agreement that "there is too much concern with the environment"—from 14% to 21%. Thankfully, this is still outweighed, albeit by a falling number, by those who disagree—which decreased from 62% to 43%.
No doubt there is a degree of "charity begins at home" syndrome extending out into wider opinion, more than likely caused by the financial strain of the last half-decade or so. But we wanted to find out more.
Breaking the data down by demographics helped answer some questions about the trend. In the 12 months leading up to September 2011, those who had the largest minorities of those who agreed with the statement—over 20%—were male, those under 25 and over 65, and those earning less than the average family wage of £40,000.
On the other hand, those who had the largest majorities who disagreed with the statement were women, those with children, those with above average family incomes and aged 25-54.
It is not surprising that those with children are more
future facing—agonizing over the fate of our children brings many issues into sharp focus. What is surprising though is the lack of concern from the under 25s. That said, it does in part echo a study by The Carbon Trust that highlighted the apparent apathy (or skepticism) of youth in the USA and UK compared with China and Brazil.
Regionally, the South West and South East are most concerned—rising tides? While those of the North East, Wales and the West Midlands showed skepticism. Londoners also appear to be cynical, but that is likely to be the magnifying effect of living in a capital city, where it can very often feel like there is too much concern about everything.
We could not resist digging a little deeper and discovering what correlations existed between the general trend and newspaper reporting; most people tend to read newspapers that reflect their own opinions.
We'll leave the sweeping statements to you, but…
The Daily Express is the only newspaper whose readers agree more than disagree that there is too much with the environment. Enough said.
The Financial Times, Daily Mail and The Sun all suffer a 10% margin (a simple calculation of those that disagree with statement minus those that agree) and the Daily Mirror, Daily Star and Daily Telegraph slide under a 20% margin, meaning that all of the above fall below the British average.
The Times and Independent come in at a 32% margin but remain above the national average.
Interestingly, The Guardian has suffered a dramatic fall in margin from over 80% margin to just under 50% in only six years. The Guardian has a tremendous history of environmental reporting, so perhaps this drop is a blinkered "see no evil" reaction caused by over exposure to the real issues of the world.
Of the ten national titles we analysed, seven have readerships the fall below the national average in terms of concern over the environment. In 2007, there were only five titles in the same position.
Irrespective of public opinion, the global issues we faced six years ago are the same ones we face today. Indeed, a rapidly growing population and a manufacturing revolution in India and China—fuelled by the outsourcing of Western carbon emissions to less regulated nations—are compounding the problem.
One thing is certain: there is not too much concern about the welfare of our planet and its people. Quite the opposite. Burying our heads in the sand—especially tar sands or the sands of Iraq and Saudi Arabia—is not the solution, but may be good practice as climate change continues to increase the world's deserts and increase water scarcity.
It is time to slay the dragon of skepticism, build national pride and enthusiasm for an emerging sustainable industrial revolution, embrace cleantech innovation, and reconstruct concern over our small blue and green planet for our generation and the next. Our economic woes are fleeting but the state of our environment is forever.
To quote Earth Day network: "The Earth won't wait".
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"We not going anywhere": Carrying on MLK's legacy, 50 years later
In 2018, TRNN hosted a special event commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring speeches by Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and Eddie Conway.
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Danny Glover (L), Nina Turner (C), and Eddie Conway (R) speak at an MLK commemorative event hosted at The Real News Network studio in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 4, 2018. Screenshots/TRNN.
On April 4, 2018, The Real News Network held an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event featured stirring speeches from then-Senator Nina Turner, Danny Glover, and TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway about the radical legacy of MLK and the millions who made the civil rights movement what it was, and about how we in the present are tasked with honoring that legacy and carrying it into the future. This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we find ourselves in a different world than the one we were in when TRNN held this event. But the struggle is no different—and, just like before, it's on all of us to take up that struggle.
This special MLK Day episode of Rattling the Bars features clips from the speeches Sen. Turner and Glover delivered in 2018, accompanied by an updated introduction from Eddie Conway.
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Eddie Conway: I am Eddie Conway, executive producer at The Real News and host of Rattling the Bars. Two years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, we held the program in The Real News Network building. We brought together a wide range of people from the community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, in recognition of his service, and in recognition of his legacy. Even today, 50 years later, there continue to be poor peoples' campaigns across America.
A lot has changed since we did this program two years ago. We are in the midst of a pandemic in America. We are also in the midst of a fascist attempt to take power, and people can no longer gather in large gatherings. I think it's important that we look at what was being said two years ago and what was being said 50 years ago, and weigh that against what's going on today.
We have brought together two prominent people that continue to do the work of Dr. Martin Luther King: former Ohio state senator Nina Turner, who's now running for Congress, represents the history and the legacy of Black women in struggle throughout the ages. In America, we had Fannie Lou Hamer; we had Rosa Parks; we had Ella Baker; we had Harriet Tubman. We had a host of Black women that took up the banner for civil rights and human rights and pushed the struggle forward. In fact, we would not be where we are today if women had not led the charge to make changes in America. Nina Turner is working in the tradition of those women, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King.
Our second guest speaker was Danny Glover, well-known actor and activist in America and the world. What people don't know, a lot of times, is that he and his fellow students at San Francisco State led the longest student strike in the history of America, making demands about Black studies and Black history studies. At the end of that strike, they won the right to have Black studies, Black history departments, and that's spread all across the country. So, in effect, Danny Glover is one of the fathers of Black student unions, Black studies, and Black history departments.
Here, we want to share excerpts from the speeches of our guests who continue to walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King in their own way. If you want to hear the entire speech, go to the link below. Don't forget to tune in every Monday for a new episode of Rattling the Bars.
Nina Turner: The fact that we have gathered together and that people are gathering together all over this country to recognize the sacrifices of not just Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, but also of Mrs. Coretta Scott King [applause] and their children, their entire family's sacrifice for this justice journey. Sometimes we just can't. I just want us to wrap our minds around that, that they gave so much to fight for justice in this country, wrap our mind around that. Because today in this country, for the most part, we can speak out against injustice without worrying about somebody coming to kill us – For the most part. For the most part. So, we owe a debt of gratitude to that family and to all of the freedom fighters whose names we know and those whose names we do not know.
We owe them a debt that we will never, ever, ever, ever be able to repay. But, sisters and brothers from all walks of life, we ought to put a down payment on the debt [applause]. We can't repay it, but we need to put 5 on it. We need to put 10 on it, 20 on it. We need to put some time, some treasure, and some talent on the debt. And that is all of us. Because what the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King was fighting for was for decency and dignity and liberation of the people who Zora Neale Hurston said, whose skin has been kissed by the sun. What the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King understood is that African American liberation, that Black liberation was the liberation of humanity. He did not equivocate on that [applause]. He was radical because he was fighting against the status quo of his day.
I don't know how many of you had the opportunity to read what Reverend Jesse Jackson wrote today in The New York Times, but I encourage you to read that, because he told the absolute truth. Sometimes, we don't want to deal with the truth. The truth of the matter is, is that at the time that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived – Wrap your mind around this – A man that was a champion for justice and peace and love, when the Gallup poll polled his favorability, that he was in the 30s, I think it was about 36%. Wrap your mind around that. That is hard for us to understand in the 21st century. Because as Reverend Jackson pointed out in his article today, that when the man was on the mission, and even Dr. King pointed it out in his speech when he made comparisons that it was okay for them to be non-violent against racists and segregationists in the South, but it's not okay to talk about what we were doing to our Brown sisters and brothers across the seas. That was not alright. Even Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King alluded to that [applause].
So, we do have some of the same problems on our hands 50 years later. So, to wrap our minds around the fact that he and other freedom fighters gave so much; they gave their lives, and those people who did not physically die gave their livelihood. Before he died, he was in Memphis to march with Black sanitation workers who were treated worse than dogs, working their skin to the bone in a system that relegated them to only do that type of work. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was there with them, along with other folks as they marched with signs: I am a man. I am a woman. I am somebody. I am a human being. I am entitled to love and decency and dignity. I am.
We need to begin to tell the truth about the history. That a lot of times, as professor Eddie Glaude wrote about the whitewashing of the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., how people on the right use him and twist his words about judging people by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin, forgetting to put the emphasis on the fact that he was talking about how this country would not give African American folks an equal opportunity to live out their greatest greatness. That's what he was talking about.
And how you got people on the left, these so-called Democrats… [laughter and clapping from audience] who will prop up the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but then equivocate about whether or not we deserve Medicare for all or universal healthcare in the United States of America [applause]. We done with that. We got to call out some folks, and in his speech, Dr. King made it clear that time has passed for superficial patriotism. Sisters and brothers, can I say, and the time has passed to be loyal to parties who are not loyal to our people.
Audience: [applause and cheers] Yes! Yeah!
Nina Turner: The time has passed. The time has passed.
Danny Glover: I've read this beyond Vietnam speech so many different times. I've listened to it. I've heard parts of it. I heard it quoted in various forms and everything else. But I understand the essence of all that we search for and all that we tried to understand, in some sense, he contextualized so much into this speech. He brings us to the truth and the reality that we live in his voice about racism, extreme militarism, his connecting those to materialism. All those things are the things that we, in some sense, contextualize. But somewhere in his voice, his voice, his profound voice, he was able to take those and have us understand even more than we thought we were capable of understanding.
For King, King knew that he was not the movement; he was part of a much larger movement. When King, Dr. King talked about the world house, he understood the relationship between what happens here and what happens in the rest of the world. But King comes from a long family of traditionalism, of internationalism, has a history grounded in the voices of Paul Robeson, the voices of W.E.B. Du Bois, the voices of Eugene Debs, the voices of Emma Golden. That's where King comes out of that context, the voices of those profound and prophetic ministers and truth tellers before him. He comes out of that context as if he listened to every one of those voices, in which he absorbed every one of those voices that gave him an opportunity to contextualize not what's happening at that particular point that those voices flourished and were able to resonate in our public space, in our public life, but what it meant for today and this moment.
So, as we use this barometer, this space, this place, right here at that moment that we hear his voice now, we see in the manifestation of that prophecy, the manifestation of his telling us that what we need to do as citizens, ordinary citizens in service, in service. King always said it didn't take a PhD to serve. It didn't take a great education to serve. But to serve humanity, to serve in that way, King brought us that. The sense of service, ultimately, the sense of an embodiment of ourselves in giving of ourselves, connecting service to love, love for humanity, connecting service to our compassions, to feel our possibilities of transformation. That's what we're talking about.
In every moment, we see that. We see it in every generation. We see those things that happen in the moment that we now begin to think that we're on the path to something, but we know we have to continue to fight. We know that we have to continue to move forward. We know that we have to take the contradictions that exist today at this moment and understand that their historic significance, their past significance and those relationships, the relationships that are spawned from those for today, and the actions that we need to take, we know that. We know that more than ever.
It's not as if we had, at the end of this and we had no Trump in the White House, and we had some other manifestation of the Democratic Party. We would've had to deal with the same issues. We'd had to come to terms with the same reality, the same truth [applause]. What is it? Whose democracy is this? It's the [inaudible] question that has happened in the history of this country: whose democracy does this belong to? And whose voices are the ones that resonate and fight and struggle and dig, that feed into the ground and say, we're going to stand here? We not going anywhere? Those are our voices, the voices of service, the voices of those who've been dispossessed, the voices of those who've been disenfranchised.
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Rattling the Bars, co-hosted by former Black Panthers and political prisoners Marshall "Eddie" Conway and Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, puts the voices of the people most harmed by our system of mass incarceration at the center of our reporting on the fight to end it.
It's our service and our responsibility, through what we do, not only in domestic politics, but how we understand and our imprint in foreign policy as well. It's our responsibility to wage this fight and to keep on waging this fight for not only simply us, but for future generations, for the transformation that King talked about. It was so clear as if he spoke not 50 years ago, but yesterday about transformation [applause]. That's what he talked about. That is our responsibility. Those of us who are here and have been here and marched through those particular points in time over the last 50 years, it's our responsibility to train the new young voices here, right here in Baltimore, to train the New York young voices everywhere here. To find ways of building coalitions, to understand that when we talk about Black Lives Matter, when we talk about the decade of African descendants, we not just talking about Black people, we talking about humanity. And that's what King talked about, humanity, and what we need to do.
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Eddie Conway is an Executive Producer of The Real News Network. He is the host of the TRNN show Rattling the Bars. He is Chairman of the Board of Ida B's Restaurant, and the author of two books: Marshall Law: The Life & Times of a Baltimore Black Panther and The Greatest Threat: The Black Panther Party and COINTELPRO. A former member of the Black Panther Party, Eddie Conway is an internationally known political prisoner for over 43 years, a long time prisoners' rights organizer in Maryland, the co-founder of the Friend of a Friend mentoring program, and the President of Tubman House Inc. of Baltimore. He is a national and international speaker and has several degrees.
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This unidentified Middleborough letter carrier braves the snow to deliver mail about 1900. He wears the blue-gray double-breasted winter overcoat which was authorized by U. S. Postal Laws and Regulations in 1893 (though he appears to be missing a button as well as the badge from his woolen cap). Underneath, he wears a heavy sweater to protect him from the cold. Secured to his top overcoat button is a long chain on the end of which was most assuredly a whistle. Not until about 1912 were urban customers required to provide a mail slot or mailbox for delivery. Consequently, early letter carriers were required to knock and wait at doors, or whistle, a circumstance which delayed them considerably on their rounds. The leather postal satchel is filled, requiring the carrier to secure letters outside the bag with a leather strap. At a time when most residents knew their letter carrier by name, one thoughtful homeowner seems to have provided the intrepid mailman with a bit of cake according to the caption he wrote in the margin of the card.
Real Photo Postcard, c. 1900.
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Symptoms and Treatments
Treatment and Therapy
The Gut: IBS, SIBO, Leaky Gut, Gastroparesis
Temporary improvement after colonoscopy?
Thread starter EddieB
Northern southern California
A strange breakthrough I had years ago, involved colonoscopy. The first one was back in the '90's, can't remember exactly when. I had a colonoscopy, doctor said everything looked normal. But in the days and weeks following, nearly complete remission.
I asked the doctor why, of course he says, "well that just proves it's all in your head. I told you there was nothing wrong, and you've stopped worrying"...
At the time, I had nothing else to go on, so I was convinced he may be right. But within a year, all the symptoms came back.
The next one was in 2014. I had been very sick for several months. Different doctor this time, same results. Several weeks later, symptoms backed off.
But this doctor had a different take on what was going on. He said he had seen this before, and it had to do with
bacteria. He said a colonoscopy prep can wipe out 2/3 of the bacteria in the gut. It was several months after this, when the symptoms returned, that he brought up the possibility of sibo.
Apparently I'm not alone. I've found dozens of testimonies claiming temporary relief from IBS after colonoscopy.
This is one of them...
https://www.ibsgroup.org/forums/topic/92913-cured-by-colonoscopy/
The reports aren't all good, a few people end up worse. Which brings the question, what is happening here? Does the prep cleanse wipe out a significant amount of bacteria, and bring a temporary reset? Could this be used to an advantage?
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Maybe it's also getting rid of parasites for a while. I suspect a number of people are dealing with them even in the Western countries. People in the Lyme groups report feeling better when taking anti-parasite meds. ??
At one point, Dr Davis said that genetically this disease looks similar to the genetics of trypanosoma. Someone talks about it in this thread: https://forums.phoenixrising.me/thr...rom-ron-davis-video.62564/page-2#post-1019051
but I'm not sure if that is the original source I saw it in. You could do an additional search here for the word "trypanosoma."
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Here's another thread although I'm reading the last page of it but it also has Dr Davis' video. https://forums.phoenixrising.me/thr...gue-syndrome-me-cfs.76073/page-5#post-2201317
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Alvin2
The good news is patients don't die the bad news..
This could of course indicate your symptoms are gut related.
But how is the question, AFAIK there is no microbiome catalogue service you can buy like you can get your DNA sequenced and analyzed to see if you have any genetic diseases.
That said perhaps you could simply use the prep solution every now and then?
Or convince the doc you need an annual colonoscopy
Maybe it's also getting rid of parasites for a while.
Or maybe just a disruption, that allows a brief recovery.
If this is really what's happening, success depends on which microbes repopulate, and where they do so. If it's the good guys in the right places, yay. But it could also go very wrong. Same with pre/ probiotics, it's nearly impossible to know what you're feeding.
I can't do fasts, but many of those who do say they have similar good results. Possibly the same effect.
The fact that the improvements don't seem to last, suggests regrowth.
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United States, New Hampshire
EddieB said:
I've read of a few people here having the same experience. After the bowel cleanse for colonoscopy, they felt great improvement or complete remission of symptoms.
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Alvin2 said:
Yes, exactly.
I'm one of those with gut symptoms, and see a direct correlation.
I think it has less to do with the procedure and more about the prep.
I've done coffee/ herbal enemas for days, with no improvements. But the C-prep probably flushes everything farther upstream, like the small intestine too. Maybe it's the condensed version of a 7 day fast?
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I think it has lees to do with the procedure and more about the prep.
I bet you can get the prep solution.
A lot of those enemas are bogus. Though the coffee one might give you a nice strong shot of absorbed caffeine.
Do bear in mind that the appendix is considered a reservoir for gut bacteria so even when the digestive tract is cleaned out you have a backup for once the gut needs to repopulate.
Now if you could clean that out too you might get a longer term fix?
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I know a bit OCD of me but maintainace doses of castor oil are used in some countries as an anti-parasite preventative. I just bring it up because it is also used as a laxative.
Has anyone tried food grade castor oil and gotten similar results to the colon prep clean out? I mean in a normal dose, of course.
No, but it's something I'm prepared to try.
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This is a big missing piece of the puzzle. You have scientists and researchers with all the information, and doctors that know nothing of it. We are caught in the middle, living it out by trial and error.
I just sent away for a comprehensive stool analysis, hopeful/ doubtful of the results.
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Probably would depend on how much a person took. A small amount "maintenance dose" as you put it, wouldn't have a dumping effect.
The C-prep has one purpose; get everything out fast. It's harsh, and for someone severe like myself, I'm not sure I would recommenced it. Looking at more in theory than actual practice.
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Now that's something I had not heard before... interesting
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)
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Medical research is a slow and cruel mistress.
bread.
had similar effect, but felt mostly better mentally, like I could see clear again, I believe it is from the "adrenaline" response to severe water loss and/or it is wiping out ammonia producing biome.
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bread. said:
or it is wiping out ammonia producing biome
I sometimes feel better when I take things that reduce ammonia. I even wake slightly refreshed but that only lasts for about 20 minutes. Plus, when I take the substance again, I can't always duplicate it.
had similar effect, but felt mostly better mentally, like I could see clear again,
I've also made the experience. If I stop eating and my gut has no "work", I improve. Unfortunately, this doesn't last longer than one day because I'm also underweight and get fatigued by the lack of energy. The gut needs a lot of energy for digestion. I think this could be an explanation. It's not different when you're on your feet for your whole day (if this was possible). I would experience PEM at some point. Even overeating causes a similar effect.
Sometimes I wonder about these people with anorexia who claim that they are completely exhausted when they eat. Maybe they just have mild CFS/ME and this is how they compensate for it. So they eat less and less until there is nothing more to limit.
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Actually, there is. Aperiomics offers full pathogen screening (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) of residual pathogen RNA/DNA in biological samples. Their new test also catalogs the microbiome, but this is intended for researchers. Their tests cost a fortune though. Three samples (e.g. blood, urine, stool) will cost ca. 2000 USD. It might come a bit cheaper in the US if you don't have to pay an expensive courier for the fresh samples.
nerd said:
Very very interesting. I wonder if they can catalogue unknown species or only those in their database. | {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl"
} |
\section{Conclusion}
\label{s:conclusions}
We have presented an open-source platform for AV{} research.
Pylot{}'s modular and portable structure enables iterative development
and evaluation of components in the context of an entire AV{} pipeline.
This approach to AV{} development supports the study of interactions between
modules, resulting in a better understanding of the effects of runtime and
accuracy on end-to-end driving behavior.
Pylot{} provides reference and ground-truth implementations for several
components of an AV{} pipeline.
These state-of-the-art implementations have been used to both drive a
real-vehicle and attain a high score on the CARLA{} Challenge.
In the future, we aim to enable a similar study of reinforcement learning
based approaches to autonomous driving by providing an OpenAI Gym
interface~\cite{openai-gym}.
We hope that our work on Pylot{} will help broader AV{} community
conduct impactful research that will lead to a safer autonomous future.
\section{Pylot{}'s Design Goals}
\label{s:design-criteria}
The central design goal of Pylot{} is to support the study of the tradeoff
between the runtime of components and their accuracy in the context of the
end-to-end driving behavior.
To achieve this goal, Pylot{} must fulfill three key requirements:
\myparagraph{Modularity}
To enable rich evaluation of new models and algorithms, Pylot{} must
provide modular components that can be swapped out for alternate
implementations.
This allows developers to compare their components with state-of-the-art
implementations on similar driving scenarios in addition to evaluating their
components using standard metrics on offline datasets.
Moreover, a ``plug-and-play" architecture supports the future introduction
of new modules and components without requiring a tedious overhaul of the
entire pipeline.
\myparagraph{Portability} Developers must be able to transition between
different simulators and real-world vehicles in order to evaluate their
components across various driving environments.
For example, a developer should be able to ensure that their planning algorithm
provides similar behavior on a traffic simulator such as
SUMO~\cite{krajzewicz2012recent}, a dynamic world simulator such as
CARLA{}~\cite{carla} or AirSim~\cite{airsim2017fsr}, and real-world vehicles.
A key stipulation of portability is that Pylot{} must be highly performant.
This allows components developed in Pylot{} to be tested in simulation, and
effortlessly deployed to a real vehicle without any additional changes that
might affect the tradeoff between latency and accuracy.
On the other hand, the runtimes of components observed in a real vehicle can be
faithfully reproduced in order to ensure that the latency-accuracy tradeoff can
be correctly explored in simulation.
\myparagraph{Debuggability} Ensuring the safety of models and algorithms
requires extensive testing across various scenarios.
Thus, Pylot{} must provide developers with tools that allow them
to understand and easily debug their components when they exhibit abnormal
or unsafe behavior.
In order to reproduce unsafe behaviors, the software system must be
output deterministic (i.e. produce the same output given the same
inputs)~\cite{altekar2009odr}, and the pipeline must enable seamless logging
of the data necessary to reconstruct the behavior of the AV{} pipeline.
\section{Evaluation}
\label{s:evaluation}
We now show how Pylot{} enables researchers to study: ({\em i}\/){} the trade-off
between accuracy and runtime for different components
(\cref{ss:eval-accuracy-vs-runtime}), ({\em ii}\/){} the effects that
changes in a single component have on an end-to-end driving metric
(\cref{ss:eval-end-to-end}).
\myparagraph{Experimental Setup} The experiments were performed atop
CARLA{} on a machine having 2$\times$Xeon Gold 6226 CPUs, $128$GB of DDR4
RAM and 2$\times$Titan-RTX 2080 GPUs.
\subsection{Accuracy \emph{vs.} Runtime}
\label{ss:eval-accuracy-vs-runtime}
We introduce a new family of metrics, \textbf{timely accuracies}, in order to
capture the impact of runtime on accuracy of modules.
The timely accuracy is a metric of how accurate a module's results are with
respect to the present world, and not the past world captured by the input
on which the result was based.
The key idea is to evaluate a module's output performed on inputs at time
$t_1$ with the ground truth labels at $t_2 = t_1+l_t$, where $l_t$ is the
module's runtime.
Thus, timely accuracy captures how accuracy degrades as a function of
runtime in dynamic worlds.
In the experiment, we attached a camera to a simulated AV{}, and set up a
scenario in which the AV{} drove in a city at $20$ m/s.
For each frame we collected the ground-truth semantic segmentation
and computed the \emph{timely} (i.e. time-delayed) mean Intersection over
Union (mIoU) by emulating different prediction runtimes.
\cref{f:real-world-time-mIoU-segmentation} shows that a runtime of $10$ms
is sufficient to reduce mean \emph{timely} mIoU of a perfect semantic
segmentation component to approximately $0.75$, which is less than the mIoUs
of the top three Cityscapes submissions~\cite{cityscapes}.
Similarly, we measured the tradeoff between accuracy and runtime for pedestrian
detectors by computing \emph{timely} Average Precision at IoU 50\% (AP\textsuperscript{50}{}) for a
perfect detection component (i.e. with $1.0$ AP\textsuperscript{50}{}).
\cref{f:real-world-time-AP50-detector} shows that mean \emph{timely} AP\textsuperscript{50}{}
halves with a runtime of $35$ms.
Thus, an object detector with long runtimes must be accompanied by a tracker or
a prediction component that can predict accurate trajectories for longer than
the detector's runtime.
The timely accuracy does not only depend on runtime, but also on the AV{}'s
driving speed.
The faster an AV{} drives, the quicker the world changes.
To show the effect of an AV{}'s speed on timely accuracy, we emulated
a $20$ms runtime for the perfect semantic segmentation and detection components,
and varied the driving speed.
In~\cref{f:real-world-speed-mIoU-segmentation}, we illustrate that
the \emph{timely} mIoU for semantic segmentation decays as speed
increases: median \emph{timely} mIoU is 28\% smaller at $40$m/s than at $10$m/s.
In the case of object detection, speed has a bigger effect on \emph{timely}
AP\textsuperscript{50}{}: median \emph{timely} AP\textsuperscript{50}{} is 1.0 when driving at $10$m/s, but it
decreases to $0$ at $40$m/s (\cref{f:real-world-speed-AP50-detector}).
In~\cref{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off} we illustrate the
trade-off between model accuracy and runtime using models from the KITTI
pedestrian detection challenge~\cite{kitti-website}.
We observe that fast, low-accuracy detectors obtain higher timely
accuracy than slow, high-accuracy detectors when driving at high speeds.
\subsection{Effects of Component Changes on End-to-end Driving}
\label{ss:eval-end-to-end}
We now leverage Pylot{}'s \emph{pseudo-asynchronous} execution mode to study
both the effect of component changes and model hyperparameter tweaks on
end-to-end driving.
For this experiment, we developed a scenario which simulates the illegal
crossing of the AV{}'s lane by a person, as shown in \cref{f:planning-world}.
The scenario is further complicated by the presence of a truck on the
opposite lane, which occludes the person until it reaches the AV{}'s lane
($20$ meters away).
This presents an imminent threat to the AV{}, and requires the AV{} to
perform an emergency maneuver to avoid a collision.
\begin{table}
\scriptsize
\caption{Configurations that avoid a collision are marked in
\textcolor{green}{green}, while failing configurations are marked in
\textcolor{red}{red}.}
\centering
\input{tables/planners}
\label{t:planners}
\vspace{-2em}
\end{table}
In this experiment, we omit the perception models and use ground truth to
compare each planner in isolation~\footnote{
Visualizations are available at
\url{https://tinyurl.com/y3coq57r}.\label{experiment-videos}
}.
For the Frenet Optimal Trajectory (FOT) planner~\cite{frenet-v1,frenet-v2}
we executed a fast and a slow configuration with $0.3$ seconds time
discretization and $0.5$ meters space discretization, respectively $0.1$ space
and time discretization.
Similarly, for RRT*~\cite{rrt-star} we experimented with $0.1$ and $0.5$ meters
step sizes
Lastly, we explore Hybrid A*~\cite{hybrid-astar} with step sizes of $3.0$
and $6.0$, and radian step discretizations of $0.25$ and $0.75$.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.85]{figures/jerk_eval.pdf}
\caption{Comparison of the ride comfort offered by the planners that avoid
the collision when driving at 16 m/s target speed.}
\label{f:jerk-eval}
\end{figure}
In \cref{t:planners} we show which configurations avoided a collision with
the person and the truck for different \emph{target speeds} the AV{}
drove at before it detected the person.
Since avoiding a collision requires a fast, \emph{swerving} maneuver from the
AV{}, the planner configurations that minimized runtime performed better.
Furthermore, \cref{f:jerk-eval} compares the three configurations that succeed
at $16$m/s target speed by plotting the lateral jerk (i.e. ride comfort)
while performing the \emph{swerving} maneuver to avoid a collision.
We see that the three planners have markedly different jerk profiles.
While FOT avoids a collision in fewer cases than RRT*, it provides a more
comfortable ride.
This experiments illustrates the realistic end-to-end ``A/B testing'' of AV{}
components enabled by Pylot{}.
\section{Achieving Design Goals}
\label{s:implementation}
We realize the design requirements outlined in~\cref{s:design-criteria} in our
implementation of Pylot{}, which consists of approximately 28,000 lines of
Python code.
While Pylot{} executes atop our low-overhead open-source streaming dataflow
system implemented in Rust~\cite{erdos-code}, we chose to implement Pylot{}
itself in Python in order to enable faster prototyping and easier interfacing to
both simulators such as CARLA{}~\cite{carla} and deep learning frameworks such
as PyTorch~\cite{pytorch} and Tensorflow~\cite{tensorflow}.
The remainder of this section discusses the design of Pylot{} by focusing on
how it achieves \emph{modularity} (\cref{ss:modularity}), \emph{portability}
(\cref{ss:portability}) and \emph{debuggability} (\cref{ss:debuggability}).
\subsection{Modularity}
\label{ss:modularity}
Pylot{}'s modular structure is achieved through a dataflow
programming model, where the AV{} pipeline is structured as a directed
graph in which vertices, also known as \emph{operators}, perform computation
(e.g. running object detection) and edges, also known as \emph{streams},
enable communication through timestamped messages (e.g. transmitting bounding
boxes of detected objects).
This inter-component communication style is reminiscent of the familiar
``publisher-subscriber'' model with the operators akin to ROS nodes,
and streams akin to the ROS publishers and subscribers.
Similar to the publisher-subscriber model, the dataflow programming model
limits interactions between operators to streams thus allowing them to be
swapped as long as they conform to the same interface (e.g. an object
detection component based on Faster-RCNN~\cite{ren2015faster} can be swapped
for one based on EfficientDet~\cite{tan20efficientdet}).
However, unlike the publisher-subscriber model, the dataflow programming model
allows swapping of components that differ in their runtimes and resource
requirements without requiring cascading changes throughout the entire pipeline.
Specifically, while a ROS node synchronizes incoming data from multiple sources
by fetching data from the required publishers at a fixed frequency,
a dataflow system allows developers to register callbacks
that get invoked upon the arrival of synchronized data across the requested
streams.
The dataflow system underneath Pylot{} seamlessly synchronizes data across
multiple streams by requiring the operators that publish on those streams to
send a special \emph{watermark} message upon completion of the outgoing data
for a specific timestamp~\cite{punctuations,flink,naiad,google-cloud-dataflow}.
Hence, while swapping a component with a different runtime in the
publisher-subscriber model requires fine-tuning the frequency at which the
downstream operators invoke their computation, a dataflow system is robust to
such runtime variabilities and enables highly modular applications.
\subsection{Portability}
\label{ss:portability}
In order to allow pipelines developed in simulation to be ported to
real-world vehicles, Pylot{} must support high-throughput processing of
the data generated by a vehicle's sensors~\cite{cruise-report,cruise-roscon,
google-sensor-throughput}.
This is enabled through our custom high-throughput and low-latency dataflow
system that outperforms ROS, a commonly used robotics middleware, by 30\% in
terms of communication latency~\cite{erdos-code} while providing a shim layer
that allows \emph{operators} to interface with legacy ROS code.
The underlying system \emph{transparently} schedules the parallel execution of
these operators across machines according to their resource requirements, and
provides collocated modules with
zero-copy communication via shared memory queues.
Moreover, this transparent scheduling and communication does not require
any code changes, and coupled with the shim layer for legacy ROS code allows
seamless and piecemeal porting of Pylot{} to different hardware platforms.
Conversely, Pylot{} also enables the transition from real-world vehicles
to simulation by enabling the precise replication of the runtimes of components
in a simulator.
We achieve this through Pylot{}'s integration with the CARLA{} simulator.
CARLA{} provides two modes of execution:
({\em i}\/){} \emph{synchronous}, where the simulator allows the instantaneous
application of control commands by pausing the simulator after sending sensor
inputs to the client, and
({\em ii}\/){} \emph{asynchronous}, where the simulator moves forward and
applies the control command when Pylot{} finishes execution.
While CARLA{}'s asynchronous mode should allow control commands to be precisely
applied when the computational pipeline finishes executing, it lags behind
due to the high rendering cost of the underlying graphics engine.
This results in the imprecise application of control commands from the pipeline
to the simulated vehicle.
To enable a timely application of the control commands, we developed
a \emph{pseudo-asynchronous} execution mode that allows Pylot{} to maintain
tight control over the simulation loop.
In this mode, we run CARLA{} \emph{synchronously} with a high frequency
(over $200$Hz), and attach a synchronizer between the control module and the
simulator.
This synchronizer tracks the runtime of the pipeline for each sensor input, and
buffers the control command until the simulation time is at least the
sum of the sensor input time and the runtime of the pipeline.
Both the synchronizer and Pylot{} can be ported to other
simulators~\cite{airsim2017fsr,rong2020lgsvl} with minimal effort.
Developers are only required to implement drivers to extract sensor data from
the simulator (e.g., camera frames, LiDAR point clouds), and an operator to
send control commands to the simulator.
\subsection{Debuggability}
\label{ss:debuggability}
Pylot{} integrates with CARLA{}'s ScenarioRunner~\cite{carla-scenario},
and provides a suite of test scenarios based on the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's pre-crash scenarios~\cite{nhtsa-scenarios}.
In contrast to other AV{} pipelines implemented atop a publisher-subscriber
model~\cite{autoware,cruise-roscon,apollo-baidu}, Pylot{}'s underlying
dataflow programming model enables deterministic replay of such scenarios,
thus allowing easier debugging of components.
This deterministic execution is achieved by performing computation on the
receipt of \emph{watermark} messages~\cite{naiad,flink,google-dataflow}.
This reduces the execution of the entire AV{} pipeline to a Kahn Process
Network~\cite{kahn-process-network}, which guarantees determinism.
To aid in debugging the latency and accuracy of components, Pylot{}
provides extensive logging of both output data and the runtime of each
component.
Specifically, Pylot{} can be configured to log sensor data, and outputs
of internal modules such that scenarios can be reproduced and debugged offline.
Moreover, Pylot{} provides fine-grained logs for the execution time of
each component that can be visualized using trace profiling
tools~\cite{chrome-profiling} and replayed in order to study the
latency-accuracy tradeoffs in deterministic scenarios.
To aid in development, Pylot{} provides ``perfect'' modules that obtain
ground-truth data from CARLA{}, which can be used to test other modules in
isolation (e.g., planning using perfect perception), and to generate new
training data sets.
Moreover, Pylot{} can be deployed with different sensor setups
(e.g., cameras only, cameras and LiDARs), and can be used to study the
end-to-end performance of each setup, and as well the robustness
of solutions when only partial or noisy sensor data is
available~\cite{philion2020lift}.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1.0\columnwidth]{figures/visualizations}
\caption{Pylot{}'s visualizations for critical components.
The object tracker view (left) shows the bounding boxes and the
identifiers of detected agents in the camera frame.
A bird's eye view of the planning module (right) includes lanes,
predictions for agents, and waypoints computed by the planner.}
\label{f:planning-world}
\vspace{-1.75em}
\end{figure}
In addition, Pylot{} provides visualizations for important
information, such as detected objects, lanes, and traffic lights;
sensors including cameras, LiDARs, and inertial
measurement units; and algorithmic outputs for depth perception,
pose estimation, behavior prediction, semantic segmentation, and planning.
\cref{f:planning-world} exemplifies two such visualizations: ({\em i}\/){}
the output of one of Pylot{}'s reference object trackers, and ({\em ii}\/){}
a bird's eye view of the information used by Pylot{}'s planners to
compute trajectories (detected obstacles, lanes, traffic signs,
predicted trajectories, and proposed waypoints).
\section{Introduction}
\label{s:introduction}
Autonomous vehicles (AV{}s) have attracted considerable research interest and
investment in recent years.
Over the past decade, advances in application areas such as object detection and
localization~\cite{ren2015faster,ssd,tan20efficientdet}, vehicle motion
planning and control~\cite{rrt-star,hybrid-astar,frenet-v2,
schwarting_planning_2018,guanetti_control_2018}, and behavior and motion
prediction~\cite{lee2017desire,rhinehart2018r2p2,mozaffari_deep_2020}
have enabled rapid advances in AV{} technology.
Reciprocally, the promise of AV{} technology has motivated many recent advances
in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, with, e.g. driving-based
datasets becoming fundamental baselines for modern computer
vision~\cite{janai_computer_2020,geiger_vision_2013,cityscapes,
waymo-open-dataset,argo-data}.
Various vendors~\cite{cruise-report,ford-safety-report,ntsb-uber,autoware,
apollo-baidu} have chosen to realize the computation that underlies an AV{}
as a pipeline similar to the one shown in~\cref{fig:schematic_pipeline}.
In such a pipeline, the output from sensors such as cameras and LiDARs
operating at different frequencies, is used by the perception module to
construct a representation of the environment around the AV{}.
Further, the prediction and planning modules utilize this representation to
construct a trajectory for the AV{} to reach its intended destination while
preventing collisions with other agents and maximizing the comfort of the
AV{}'s passengers.
This modular approach has been the standard for AV{} systems since at
least the DARPA Grand Challenge of the mid-2000s~\cite{thrun2006stanley}.
\begin{figure}[htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{figures/pipeline-with-models}
\caption{An AV{} pipeline consists of several interconnected modules
(e.g. perception, planning). For each component in these modules,
Pylot{} provides reference implementations along with ``perfect''
implementations (for those with a green check mark) that access ground
truth data from the simulator.
}
\label{fig:schematic_pipeline}
\vspace{-2.1em}
\end{figure}
While this decomposition of the driving task into modules (with multiple
components) has enabled researchers to innovate independently on each module,
it has also led to the development of problem-specific evaluation metrics that
fail to account for the end-to-end driving behavior of the
AV{}~\cite{philion2020learning}.
For example, even driving-based datasets like KITTI~\cite{geiger_vision_2013}
and Cityscapes~\cite{cityscapes}, which are used to develop machine learning
(ML) models for the perception module, utilize static evaluation metrics such as
average precision~\cite{kitti-detection} that fail to account for the runtime
of the model.
Exploring the tradeoff between the latency of a module and its accuracy on
offline datasets is paramount for safety-critical applications such as
AV{}s where correctness is defined as a function of both the
accuracy of the algorithms and their end-to-end
runtime~\cite{streaming-perception}.
In this paper we introduce Pylot{}, a modular platform that enables the
study of this critical tradeoff between the accuracy of a module and the
effects of its runtime on the safety of the AV{}.
Pylot{} is built on top of our high-performance, deterministic
dataflow system~\cite{erdos-code}, and provides:
({\em i}\/){} state-of-the-art reference implementations for components allowing
researchers to evaluate their algorithms or models in the context of a
realistic AV{} pipeline,
({\em ii}\/){} ``ground truth'' implementations that allow the development of components
and their debugging in the context of an idealized AV{} pipeline, and
({\em iii}\/){} a portable interface that enables seamless transition between a
simulator and a real vehicle.
Finally, Pylot{} is open source, and is the top submission on
the CARLA{} Autonomous Driving Challenge HD map track~\footnote{
A demo video of Pylot{} running on the CARLA{} Challenge is available
at \url{https://tinyurl.com/y6ozzpwd}.\label{demo-carla}
}~\cite{carla-challenge}, thus granting the AV{} community a platform
comparable to proprietary pipelines.
The remainder of this paper is organized as follows:
\cref{s:related} gives an overview of existing open AV platforms,
\cref{s:design-criteria} presents the critical design goals of Pylot{}, and
\cref{s:implementation} discusses how our implementation %
achieves these goals.
Further, \cref{s:pipeline} describes ({\em i}\/){} the reference component
implementations, ({\em ii}\/){} a prototype AV{} pipeline built with these
implementations, and ({\em iii}\/){} our experience of porting this pipeline
to a real-world AV{}.
Finally, \cref{s:evaluation} presents several case studies %
enabled by Pylot{} that evaluate in-context performance metrics
of AV{} pipeline components, and
\cref{s:conclusions} concludes and discusses future work.
\section{Background and motivation}
\label{s:motivation}
\section{Pylot: an AV development platform}
\label{s:pipeline}
The goal of Pylot{} is to accelerate research into new algorithms and
models for autonomous driving as well as the design of the underlying software
systems.
To support this goal, Pylot{} provides:
({\em i}\/){} state-of-the-art algorithms, pre-trained models, and evaluation metrics,
({\em ii}\/){} the ability to selectively replace components and modules with
ground-truth data from simulators,
({\em iii}\/){} an easily extensible deterministic runtime environment, and
({\em iv}\/){} a range of challenging driving scenarios.
In the rest of this section, we describe the key components and modules in
Pylot{} (c.f. \cref{fig:schematic_pipeline}), and our experience of porting
Pylot{} from a simulator to a Lincoln MKZ test vehicle~\footnote{
A demo video of Pylot{} running on the MKZ is available
at \url{https://tinyurl.com/y5vsly3f}.\label{demo}}.
\subsection{Object Detection}
\label{ss:pipeline:perception}
The object detection component comprises of operators that process camera and
LiDAR data to detect, and localize objects, lanes, and traffic lights.
These operators communicate their results via an \texttt{ObstacleMessage} that
contains the bounding box of the detected object along with the confidence
score returned by the ML model.
Users may run multiple versions of these models in parallel in order to
benchmark against each other and against perfect detection by using the
standard accuracy metrics (e.g. mAP) provided by Pylot{}.
Pylot{} allows drop-in replacements of models conforming to the Tensorflow
Object Detection API~\cite{speed-accuracy-detectors}, and
provides several configurations of Faster-RCNN~\cite{ren2015faster} and
SSD~\cite{ssd} models trained on data collected from
the CARLA{} simulator using Pylot{}.
In addition, we also utilize the EfficientDet~\cite{tan20efficientdet} family
of models which are built atop of a variable-sized network backbone.
This property of EfficientDet along with the different configurations of
Faster-RCNN and SSD allow the exploration of the
runtime-accuracy tradeoff space.
\subsection{Object Tracking}
\label{ss:pipeline:tracking}
The tracking component estimates the bounding boxes of objects over time,
and maintains consistent identifiers for the objects across detections.
Pylot{} provides three object trackers that cover the two main
tracking approaches: ({\em i}\/){} \emph{tracking-by-detection} continuously
updates tracker state with bounding boxes received from object detection, and
({\em ii}\/){} \emph{detection-free tracking} follows a fixed number of objects over
time.
These trackers utilize the bounding boxes from the \texttt{ObstacleMessage}
and communicate their results via an \texttt{ObstacleTrajectoryMessage} that
contains the bounding box along with the identifier for each obstacle.
We find that each tracker has context dependent performance and accuracy
tradeoffs.
For example, the SORT~\cite{tracking_sort} tracker is a lightweight multiple
object tracker of the tracking-by-detection variant that uses Kalman filters to
estimate object positions between frames assuming a constant linear velocity
model,
and the Hungarian algorithm to match bounding boxes upon detection updates.
While SORT is fast, it offers low accuracy in the presence of object occlusions
or camera motion.
However, DeepSORT~\cite{tracking_deep_sort} improves on these limitations by
incorporating appearance information for each tracked object, at the cost
of an increased runtime
from executing a convolutional feature extraction model.
On the other hand, DaSiamRPN~\cite{tracking_da_siam_rpn} is a detection-free
single object tracker that leverages a siamese feature extraction network to
learn distractor-aware features.
The tracker relies on neural network inference to track an object thus providing
more accurate estimations between detections at %
the cost of increased runtime.
However, the ``best'' choice of tracker depends on the situation.
For example, SORT performs best in emergency scenarios when low runtime is
critical and DeepSORT is best in regular driving situations, while DaSiamRPN
excels in scenarios that demand high accuracy for a small number of objects
(e.g. urban driving).
\subsection{Prediction}
\label{ss:pipeline:prediction}
The prediction modules uses the tracked history of nearby agents
(vehicles, pedestrians, etc.), along with scene context from LIDAR, to predict
future agent behavior.
Specifically, it receives the bounding box and the identifier of each obstacle
at every time instant through the \texttt{ObstacleTrajectoryMessage}, and
generates an \texttt{ObstaclePredictionMessage} containing the past and the
predicted trajectory for each obstacle.
Pylot{} contains multiple implementations of the prediction module trained
on CARLA{} data that represent the major classes of ML based approaches for
trajectory prediction.
As a baseline, Pylot{} also provides a linear predictor that utilizes a
linear regression model that assumes that each agent will travel at a constant
velocity and predicts their forward position based on their past trajectory.
While this predictor is fast and hence ideal for emergency collision-avoidance
scenarios, it does not account for the behavior of multiple agents.
Additionally, Pylot{} provides R2P2~\cite{rhinehart2018r2p2}, a
state-of-the-art single-agent trajectory forecasting model which learns a
distribution over potential future trajectories that is parameterized by a
one-step policy using a gated recurrent unit, and attempts to optimize for both
quality and diversity of samples.
To extend R2P2 to the multi-agent setting, Pylot{} runs R2P2 on every agent
by rotating the scene context and past trajectories of other agents to the
ego vehicle coordinate frame.
Finally, Multipath~\cite{chai2019multipath} uses a lightweight neural
network to obtain a useful representation of the scene and then applies a
smaller network features for each agent to output predictions.
Because the per-agent computation can be batched, Multipath is fast
but less accurate owing to its inability to explicitly consider agent
interactions.
In contrast, Multiple Futures Prediction (MFP)~\cite{tang2019multiple} jointly
models agent behavior, leading to increased runtime but more accurate
predictions.
\subsection{Planning}
\label{ss:pipeline:planning}
The goal of the planning module is to produce a safe, comfortable, and
feasible trajectory that accounts for the present and future possible states of
the environment.
To achieve this, the planning module in Pylot{} synchronizes the output
from all the other modules to construct a \texttt{World} representation that
contains the past and future trajectories of all agents in the scene, along with
the location and state of static objects such as traffic lights, traffic signs
etc.
Crucially, this allows Pylot{} to selectively utilize ground truth
information for any of the previous components or modules and ascertain the
effects of the accuracy and runtime of a selected set of components on the
end-to-end driving behavior of the AV{}.
The planning module is comprised of three components: route, behavioral, and
motion planners, with the latter having the greatest effect on the comfort
and the end-to-end runtime of the AV{}.
Hence, Pylot{} provides implementations for each of the three main classes
of motion planners:
graph search, incremental search, and trajectory
generation~\cite{lavalle-planning,katrakazas,paden-survey}.
\emph{Graph-based search planners} (e.g. Hybrid A*~\cite{hybrid-astar})
discretize the configuration space as a graph and provide fast results at
lower discretizations. However, a poor choice of the discretization value
may produce infeasible paths.
On the other hand, \emph{incremental search planners} (e.g.
RRT*~\cite{rrt-star}) gradually build a path by sampling the configuration space
instead of precomputing a fixed set of configuration nodes.
They are not limited by the initial graph construction, and thus provide
the ability to fine-tune the accuracy of the result for any given computation
time.
Finally, \emph{trajectory generation planners} (e.g. Frenet Optimal
Trajectory~\cite{frenet-v1,frenet-v2}) construct a set of candidate paths,
which they validate for collisions and physical constraints.
While the resulting paths are usually smoother than their counterparts,
trajectory generation may omit feasible paths if the discretization
is too coarse.
\subsection{Control}
\label{ss:pipeline:control}
The control module receives waypoints and target speeds from the planning
module.
It aims to closely follow the provided waypoints while maintaining its target
speed.
Pylot{} offers two control options: a Proportional-Integral-Derivative
(PID) controller, and a Model Predictive Control (MPC) controller.
Both options compute commands that adjust brakes, steering, throttle,
and send these to the simulator or a real-world vehicle's drive-by-wire kit.
While Pylot{} currently comprises of the modules described above, developers
can integrate multi-functionality modules (e.g. MPC for both motion planning
and control~\cite{amos2018differentiable,liu2017path}) or replace entire
subgraphs of the pipeline with end-to-end learning-based
solutions~\cite{liang2020pnpnet, zeng2019end,wayve-website}.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/iou_decay_vs_time_speed_20_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Semantic segmentation timely mIoU.}
\label{f:real-world-time-mIoU-segmentation}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/ap_decay_vs_time_speed_20_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Pedestrian detection timely AP\textsuperscript{50}{}.}
\label{f:real-world-time-AP50-detector}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/detector_tradeoff_20.pdf}
\caption{Choice of best detector changes.}
\label{f:real-world-detector-trade-offs}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/iou_decay_vs_speed_time_30_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Semantic segmentation timely mIoU degrades faster at
high speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-mIoU-segmentation}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/ap_decay_vs_speed_time_30_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Pedestrian detection timely AP\textsuperscript{50}{} degrades faster at high
speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-AP50-detector}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/detector_tradeoff_vs_speed.pdf}
\caption{Different object detectors are best at different driving speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off}
\end{subfigure}
\caption{Timely mIoU and AP\textsuperscript{50}{} degrade when runtime and driving speed
increase. Thus, accuracy, runtime, and driving speed are all important when
making model decisions (\ref{f:real-world-detector-trade-offs} and
\ref{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off}). }
\end{figure*}
\subsection{Deploying Pylot{} on an Autonomous Vehicle}
\label{ss:pipeline:port}
In order to port Pylot{} from the CARLA{} simulator to a Lincoln MKZ AV{},
we made the following minimal changes:
\begin{tightenumerate}
\item{} \textbf{Sensors:} we utilized the shim layer that injects data from
ROS topics exposed by the drivers of the AV{}'s sensors.
\item{} \textbf{Control:} we modified Pylot{} to send control commands to
the ROS node exposed by a drive-by-wire kit~\cite{dataspeed}.
\item{} \textbf{Localization:} we used the Normal
Distributions Transform (NDT) algorithm~\cite{biber2003normal}
implemented in Autoware~\cite{autoware}.
\item{} \textbf{Model replacement:} we replaced our CARLA{}-trained
detection and tracking models with off-the-shelf models trained on real-world
datasets.
\end{tightenumerate}
As mentioned previously, porting from simulation to a real vehicle required only
434 lines of Python code.
This efficiency demonstrates the flexibility of our interfaces.
\section{Related work}
\label{s:related}
Recent work in object detection has emphasized the need to achieve a balance
between the latency and accuracy of an ML model for a given
application~\cite{speed-accuracy-detectors}.
While there have been efforts to both define evaluation metrics that integrate
latency and accuracy of the perception module in the context of
AV{}s~\cite{streaming-perception,philion2020learning}, and develop flexible
backbones for object detection models that enable developers to choose an
optimum point in the latency-accuracy curve~\cite{tan20efficientdet,yolov4},
they fail to account for the effect of the runtime on the end-to-end driving
behavior.
Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, such metrics do not exist for other
modules in the AV{} pipeline.
On the other hand, open-source implementations of AV{} pipelines lack
significantly in their ability to allow developers to explore the accuracy
of individual components in the context of an end-to-end pipeline.
For example, both Autoware~\cite{autoware} and Baidu's
Apollo~\cite{apollo-baidu} provide limited interfaces to freely-available
simulation platforms.
Specifically, neither of these AV{} pipelines allow photo-realistic simulation
of cameras, thus failing to account for the accuracy and runtime of the
perception module.
Moreover, they omit pre-trained models for other components specific to any
simulation platform which raises the bar for testing a component.
Finally, the debugging ability of these platforms is also limited by their
choice of the underlying publisher-subscriber communication paradigm which
complicates the deterministic replay of driving scenarios~\cite{cruise-roscon}.
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A final day of performance by dancers from Company Wayne McGregor – in the UAE to perform in Autobiography at The Arts Center, NYUAD – in Random International's immersive installation Rain Room in Sharjah's Al Majarrah Park.
Rain Room is a 100 square metre field of falling water in a darkened underground space for you to walk through without getting wet. A network of 3tracking cameras installed around the room detect human movement and send instructions to the raindrop controllers to keep the water away from bodies; the work explores how humankind's relationships to one another and to nature are increasingly mediated through intangible technologies.
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Now, more than ever, there's a strong call-to-action to press forward for gender parity. The call to #PressforParity is motivating & uniting friends, colleagues & whole communities to think, act & be gender inclusive.
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5 Views is disputing global warming. I called him nutty and for that he finally blocked me and called me a troll. For some reason, this strangely satisfies me. Is troll the worst thing you can be called on the internet? Maybe I will make up another screen name and email and bother him some more, maybe I am crazy and have to much time on my hands.
by Nick on 12/27/2008 @ 6:04pm I would say he is not nutty because he disputes global warming (while I disagree, one could certainly compile enough evidence to support his claim). He is nutty because his conclusion is not the result of any sort of rational thought process.
In almost every polarizing discussion on his site, it has become clear that he has first decided on a conclusion (usually defaulting to his political affiliation) and then has scrambled to find evidence to support it (rather than the other way around).
Dinosaurs walked with adam and eve, not adam and steve. God helps those who help themselves and god will kill every evil doers.
God bless the united Christian states of America.
by Erik on 12/27/2008 @ 9:43pm I think its good to have a conservative voice in Feed Tacoma to break up all of the rampant urban liberalism.
Although signing on to a political position now adays usually means adopting a whole grab bag of beliefs no matter how unrelated each political position is.
by scout on 12/27/2008 @ 11:14pm "Signing on" is not necessarily "adopting a grab bag of beliefs" - it is more like being assigned the personal prejudices that some people project on particular political positions.
by ensie on 1/6/2009 @ 11:15pm It would be awesome to have a conservative voice that was interested in reality. The fact that 5 or 6 people have managed to be banned in the last year does not bode well for 5Views. | {
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It's nice for a family to get together in the wonderful destination of North Myrtle Beach, but space can be an issue. At Cayman Villas E, guests won't have to worry about room because this spacious, well-furnished luxury North Myrtle Beach rental has everything guests need to house large groups. Located in the Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach, Cayman Villas E is something that visitors won't want to miss.
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We had a family reunion here and it was perfect! Beautiful home with water views, room for a lot of people to feel comfortable and enjoy different activities. We enjoyed the spacious kitchen and were delighted to walk to the beach. We were close to other attractions (for the kids and for the adults!) restaurants and other shopping. Highly recommend. We look forward to coming again!
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So who's your favourite architect?
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Promote your music store, school, or brand with a durable and beautiful care product that players see and touch twice when they play their sax. Link your brand with the sax, inside the case, becoming part of the daily joy of music making. Co-branding with Key Leaves also shows your commitment to powerful, natural care products.
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Changing The Way People Eat Hamburgers: BurgerFi
Where can you find an eatery that looks like an upbeat burger joint but serves food reminiscent of a gourmet restaurant? Is it possible to treat your taste buds to a delicious meal without worrying about how a cheeseburger and an order of fries will affect your health and well-being?
For an answer to these questions, look no further than the ground floor of The Boulevard, the home of BurgerFi since the end of May.
"It's a burger joint you can feel good about eating at," said Chuck Jenkins, who, along with Tony Tonelis, owns BurgerFi's tri-county franchise rights. "It's a great tasting burger that doesn't have to be bad for you."
What makes BurgerFi different from other similar restaurants? According to Jenkins, everything, from the burgers and hot dogs to the fries and onion rings and the company's secret sauce, is 100-percent natural, prepared daily and never frozen. And the beef served at all BurgerFi locations comes from a Wyoming ranch where the animals are raised without steroids or hormones.
The first BurgerFi opened in February 2011 in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida. Not long after, Jenkins, a pharmaceutical executive, was in the Sunshine State and noticed something interesting about the company's Winter Park store.
"It was 2:30 in the afternoon and there was a line out the door," he remembered.
That experience was enough to maintain his interest in BurgerFi, and, eventually, he purchased the franchise rights in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. According to Steve Lieber, the company's global brand ambassador, BurgerFi recently opened its 90th restaurant. There are two locations outside the United States – in Mexico City – but others will open soon in Kuwait, the United Kingdom and Panama.
BurgerFi's efforts to protect the environment extend beyond its all-natural menu. Cooking oil, cardboard, plastic and glass are recycled, and even the furniture, which seats around 140 people inside and another 50 on the patio, is made of recycled material.
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The menu includes several angus burgers, as well as vegetarian burgers, three different types of hot dogs, hand-cut fries with a variety of toppings, onion rings and custard-based shakes, floats, concretes and sundaes. You can have the veggie burger "green style," wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun. Or, if you just can't make up your mind, you can go with the Conflicted Burger – two patties, one beef and the other vegetarian.
In addition, there's wine and craft beer, most of it from local breweries, and a Coke Freestyle Machine, which lets diners mix and match potentially hundreds of different soft drink flavors.
For Jenkins and his wife, Sara, owning a burger restaurant is not all about making money. He said 10 percent of the restaurant's proceeds will go to support a ministry they are starting that provides help and support for children aging out of the foster care system.
"We want to help young men and women transitioning out of foster care during those critical ages of 18 to 25. It's something that's needed," he said.
And what's the origin of the name BurgerFi?
"It stands for the burgerfication of the nation," Lieber explained. "We wanted to change the way people eat hamburgers."
BurgerFi is located at 735 Coleman Blvd. Parking is available in front of the restaurant, on the first floor of the Boulevard garage and in an overflow lot. To learn more, visit www.burgerfi.com or call 843-884-6445.
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Manhattan rental market plunges, leaving 15,000 empty apartments
A man enters a building with rental apartments available on August 19, 2020 in New York City. Exodus out of New York has leaded the city into a highest number of retails and apartments left to rent after the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The number of empty rental apartments in Manhattan nearly tripled compared with last year, as more New Yorkers fled the city and prices declined.
There were more than 15,000 empty rental apartments in Manhattan in August, up from 5,600 a year ago, according to a report from Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel. The inventory of empty units is the largest ever recorded since data started being collected 14 years ago, the report said.
Analysts say the rental market is the best barometer of overall strength in Manhattan's real estate market, since rentals account for 75% of apartments and that market reacts more quickly to demand changing than the sales market.
Experts say the migration from the city to the suburbs during the Covid-19 crisis has been fueled in large part by Manhattan renters leaving the city.
"The rental market is weak and getting weaker," said Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel. "The first-time buyers in outlying areas are largely coming from the Manhattan rental market."
Hopes for a rebound in the fall or the end of 2020 look increasingly unlikely. Although rental prices have come down — median rental prices fell 4% in August — the discounts are not steep enough yet to lure new renters back to the city. The average rental price for a two-bedroom in Manhattan is still $4,756 a month.
The fall is generally a slow period in the Manhattan rental market, especially before an election, Miller said.
Landlords are offering ever-larger incentives to try to entice renters, with the largest share of landlords offering concessions in history. On average, landlords were offering 1.9 months of free rent to new renters in August. The weakest segment of the rental market is the lower end, for one bedrooms and studios, partly a result of the pandemic's greater impact on lower earners.
Average rental prices for studios fell 9%, to $2,574, while the average for one-bedroom apartments fell 5% to $3,445.
The big question for the Manhattan economy and beyond is how far will the economic ripples from the weak rental market spread. While big landlords like REITs and real estate companies have access to capital, smaller mom and pop landlords with just one or two buildings may have trouble paying their mortgages and property taxes, which could later hit banks and lenders, as well as New York's tax revenue.
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by ethnic · January 28, 2008
Jeter in 2011, Kim Reinick / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Derek Sanderson Jeter
Place of Birth: Pequannock Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 26, 1974
*father – African-American, some English, remote Native American
*mother – Irish, some German and English
Derek Jeter is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, he played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Derek is the son of Dorothy (Connors) and Sanderson Charles Jeter. His father is African-American, and also has some English, and remote Native American, ancestry. Derek's mother has Irish, and smaller amounts of German and English, ancestry.
Derek is married to model Hannah Jeter (born Hannah Davis), with whom he has two children.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014) stated that Derek's genetic ancestry is:
*59.4% European
——–*44.4% British & Irish
——–*12.2% Nonspecific Northern European
——–*1.6% French & German
——–*1.0% Nonspecific European
——–*0.2% Nonspecific Southern European
*39.4% Sub-Saharan African
——–*39.2% West African
——–*0.2% Central & South African
*0.5% Native American
*0.3% North African
0.4% No Match
The largest amount, 15%, of Derek's African DNA is from Nigeria.
Genetically, he was found to have a common ancestor with comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan.
Derek's paternal grandmother was Lugenia Jeter (the daughter of Bustee Jeter and Minnie Palmore). Lugenia was born in Alabama. Bustee was the son of Green W. Jeter and Jane. Green was a Christian minister. He was the son of a white slave owner, James Williamson Jeter, and of a black slave woman, Charity Jeter.
Derek's maternal grandfather was named William Francis Connors (the son of Mary). William was born in New Jersey.
Derek's maternal grandmother was Dorothy Tiedemann (the daughter of Thomas Augustine Tiedemann and Agnes Melvin). Dorothy was born in New Jersey. Thomas was the son of Michael Patrick Tiedemann and Frances Cecilia Pierce. Frances' father, William Charles Pierce, was English, from Manchester.
Sources: http://www.reuters.com
Genealogy of Derek Jeter (focusing on his father's side) – https://www.geni.com
Tom Maden
Tags: AfricanAfrican AmericanEnglishGermanIrishNative AmericanNigerian
Curious about ethnicity
fuzzybear44 says:
No offense, but if you people don't see certain stereotypical features on a person that says they're mixed, you guys are pretty oblivious to any of this stuff. They look white, well that's good enough for you
bearboy says:
ok… If everyone is dieing to hear my opinion again Jeter didn't really need to take a DNA test. COME ON EVERYONE I could easily tell you his ethnicity by looking the guy right in the eyeball. Sometimes nostril hairs help but we gotta understand Jeter is really Hebrew national… Don't think I'm telling the truth question mark look me up on http://www.bearboyknowsbest.highitsbearboy
slowdive says:
can you please change the picture?
http://www.prphotos.com/p/SGY-014560/derek-jeter-at-7th-annual-joe-torre-safe-at-home-foundation-gala–arrivals.html?&ps=35&x-start=7
English on mother's side as well, William Pierce.
He is also part Native American on his father's side
follers says:
From which ancestor?
It didn't say the name of the ancestor but a reliable DNA test that was on PBS Finding your roots said so. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/blog/breaking-autosomal-dna/ It had all his other ethnicities accurate so I believe this is accurate.
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\section{Introduction}
That the galaxy distribution exhibits fractal properties has been
well established for almost twenty years (\cite{man77,pee80}).
Controversy still surrounds questions concerning
the range of the fractal regime, the value of the fractal dimension
and the eventual presence of a
cross-over to homogeneity (\cite{pmsl97,dav97,wu98} and references therein).
In this letter we present the answers to these questions provided
by a statistical analysis of a new large redshift sample of
galaxies, the CfA2-South survey (\cite{huchra98}).
Red-shift catalogs such like this one have been, and continue
to be, extensively analyzed with the standard
two-point correlation function $\xi(r)$ method (\cite{pee80})
which involves normalizing to a mean density extracted
from the catalog. Indeed the predictions of all standard type
theories of structure formation are usually framed in terms of
these statistics (or related ones such as the power spectrum).
One result of this analysis is that up to a small scale
($\sim 10 \div 20 h^{-1}Mpc$) power-law type behaviour is observed
in $\xi(r)$ which is interpreted to indicate fractal behaviour
with a characteristic fractal dimension $D \approx 1.3$.
The central result however is the derivation of
a characteristic length, the ``correlation length'',
$r_0 \approx 5 h^{-1}Mpc$, which should mark the end of a fractal
behaviour and the onset of a trend towards homogenization:
It is defined as the scale at which the
the density fluctuations become of the same order as the
average density, and at a few times this distance the
fluctuations have small amplitude i.e the density tends to
some well-defined asymptotic homogeneous value.
This trend to homogeneity at such a scale is in apparent
agreement with the structure-less angular data, but it is puzzling
with respect to the much larger structures observed in the 3-d data.
From this perspective it seems that the presence or absence
of structures in the data is irrelevant for the determination of
$r_0$.
Puzzled by this apparent anomaly Pietronero and collaborators
(\cite{pie87,cp92,slmp98}) reconsidered the analysis of galaxy
correlations with such methods, adopting instead a procedure
in which the correlations are characterized with statistics which
are appropriate whether there is homogeneity or not, and which
allow the underlying assumption of homogeneity in the standard
analysis to be tested. The conclusion of such considerations
applied to various galaxy surveys such as CfA1, SSRS1,
IRAS, APM-Stromlo, Perseus-Pisces and LEDA (\cite{slmp98})
is that there is in fact no statistical evidence for the
assumed homogeneity on the scales probed by any of these catalogs
(up to $\sim 100 h^{-1}Mpc$ for the LEDA catalog), and
that the derived ``correlation length'' therefore has no
meaning except in relation to the particular sample.
On the other hand there is indeed
clear fractal behaviour at the scales probed by all these
catalogs, but it is correctly characterized by a fractal
dimension $D\approx 2$ rather than the smaller value derived
in the standard analysis. These results have been questioned
on the basis of the statistical validity of the
catalogs (\cite{dav97}). Various authors have in fact proposed
that the incompleteness of these data may lead to an apparent
fractal behaviour. In this context the catalog we analyse in this
paper is important as it is a new and very accurate one, which does
not suffer from the possible problems indicated with
other surveys. Indeed it has been analysed extensively using the
standard methods (\cite{par94}) and is frequently used as a constraint
on theories of structure formation.
Rather than being tested directly with methods such as those
used here, the assumption of homogeneity is often
defended with the assertion that the ``correlation length''
is indeed a real physical scale characterizing the clustering
of galaxies, because it shows the stability in different
samples indicative of homogeneity and does not show the
behaviour which would be associated with a fractal
distribution. In practice, however, correlation lengths
are not observed to be very stable. For example in the
SSRS2 catalog Benoist et al. (1996) have measured
different values of $r_0$ in the range $[4,15] h^{-1}Mpc$.
In the CfA catalog as analysed by \cite{par94}
there is also a large variation of the measured
correlation length, which we will discuss below.
It is here that concept of ``luminosity selection bias''
enters (\cite{dav88,par94,ben96}):
Galaxies of different brightness are supposed to be clustered
differently, and it is this which is proposed as
the physical explanation of the observed variation,
rather than the absence of real underlying homogeneity.
Rather than there being one real scale characterizing
the correlations of galaxies, there is then an
undetermined number of such scales.
In our discussion below we will pay particular attention
to this point, showing that the variation of the ``correlation
length'' in the analysis of Park et al. is perfectly consistent
with our results, and that the account of luminosity selection
bias invoked to explain it is therefore unnecessary.
We first describe our methods of analysis before proceeding to
the catalog and our results. Essentially we make use of
a very simple statistic (\cite{pie87,cp92,slmp98}) which
is appropriate for characterizing
the properties of regular as well as irregular distributions.
This is the conditional
average density, defined as
\begin{equation}
\label{e4}
\Gamma(r) =
\left \langle \frac{1}{S(r)} \frac{dN(<r)}{dr} \right \rangle
\end{equation}
where $dN(<r)$ is the number of points in a shell
of radius $dr$ at distance $r$ from an occupied point and
$S(r)dr$ is the volume of the shell. The average indicated
by the angle brackets is over all the occupied points contained
in the sample. Another related quantity we use is
\begin{equation}
\label{eq1b}
\Gamma^*(r)
= \frac{3}{4 \pi r^3} \int_{0}^{r} \Gamma(\rho) d^3 \rho \;,
\end{equation}
which is just the conditional density in
a sphere of radius $r$ rather than in a spherical shell
as for $\Gamma(r)$ \footnote{Note that in real samples
the integral in eq.\ref{eq1b} has a lower cut-off
different from zero.}. It is thus a more stable
global quantity which smoothes out the rapidly varying
fluctuations which may appear in $\Gamma(r)$.
These statistics are suitable both for the study of the
approach (if any) to homogeneity of a given distribution,
as well as for the identification of fractal properties.
The former is indicated by the tendency to a constant
as a function of distance $r$, while the latter will be
indicated by a simple power-law behaviour. Specifically for a
scale invariant distribution of points with fractal dimension
$D$ we have:
\begin{equation}
\label{ee5}
\Gamma(r) = \frac{BD}{4\pi } r^{-\gamma} \; \quad {\rm and} \quad
\Gamma^*(r)= \frac{3B}{4\pi} r^{-\gamma}
\end{equation}
where $\gamma=3-D$ and $B$ is the lower cut-off, characterizing
the end of self-similarity in the finite set. ($B$ is the
number of galaxies contained in a ball of radius $1 h^{-1}Mpc$ around
a given galaxy.)
In the analysis of the correlation properties
of a real system with these statistics
there are two important physical scales defining
the range in which one can infer real correlation
information from them:
(i) The upper cut-off $R_s$ up to which
the statistic can be calculated. It is simply
the size of the largest sphere around any galaxy
which can be inscribed inside the sample volume,
since the conditional density is computed
in complete shells (\cite{cp92,slmp98}).
It depends on the survey geometry -
on the solid angle of the survey and the effective depth
of the particular sub-sample we analyse. As one approaches
this scale both the number of points being averaged over
and the separation of these points drops, so that one is
no longer computing a real average correlation.
We will return to this point below in discussing our
results.
(ii) A lower cut-off $\langle \Lambda \rangle$,
which is related to the number of points contained
in the sample. It is simply the scale below which
the behavior of the conditional density is
dominated by the sparseness of the points. In
$\Gamma(r)$ this regime is characterized by highly
fluctuating behaviour, while in the $\Gamma^*(r)$
it is manifest as $1/r^3$ decay away from any finite
value.
The problems of the standard analysis can readily be seen
from the fact that, for the case of a fractal distribution,
the standard ``correlation function'' $\xi(r)$ and
``correlation length '' $r_o$ are just
\begin{equation}
\label{e7}
\xi(r) = \frac{\Gamma(r)}{<n>} -1 \quad {\rm and} \quad
r_o = \left( \frac{BD}{8 \pi <n>} \right) ^{\frac{1}{\gamma}}
\end{equation}
where $<n>$ is the average density in the sample as estimated
in the calculation of $\xi(r)$. In a fractal $<n>$, and therefore
$r_0$, are quantities which characterize not intrinsic properties
of the distribution, but the particular sample one is considering.
For example, in a
sample of depth $R_s$
the density is, on average, $<n>= \Gamma^*(R_s)$. Thus
for a $D=2$ fractal, the {\it average} value in
such samples is $r_0 = R_s/3$.
Further, for the case of a fractal, $\:\xi(r)$ is a power law only for
$r \ll r_0$.
The deviation from this behaviour at large scales is
again just due to the size of the observational sample
and does not correspond to any real change
of the correlation properties.
The log derivative of eq.\ref{e7} with respect to $\log(r)$ is
\begin{equation}
\label{xi4}
\gamma'=\frac{d(\log(\xi(r))}{d\log(r)}
= - \frac{2 \gamma r_0^{\gamma} r^{-\gamma}}
{2 r_0^{\gamma} r^{-\gamma} -1}
\end{equation}
where $r_0$ is defined by $\xi(r_0) = 1$.
The tangent
to $\xi(r)$ at $r=r_0$ has a slope $\gamma'=-2\gamma$.
It is thus clear that, even if the
distribution has fractal properties, it is very difficult
to recover the correct slope from the study of
the $\xi(r)$ function.
We now turn to the data.
The CfA2 South galaxy sample (\cite{huchra98})
contains 4390 galaxies with magnitude
$m_{B(0)} \le 15.5$ covering
$20^h \le \alpha \le 4^h$ in right
ascension and
$-2.5^{\circ} \le \delta \le 90^{\circ}$
in declination. This part of the sky includes regions where
the galactic extinction has been measured to be important,
which needs to be corrected for. For the purposes of comparison
of our results with the analysis carried out by \cite{par94}
we perform these corrections in exactly the same way as
these authors, by excluding the same
regions: $20^h \le \alpha \le 21^h$ ;
$3^h \le \alpha \le 4^h$ ; $21^h \le \alpha \le 2^h$
and $b >-25^o$ and $2^h \le \alpha \le 3^h$
and $b >-45^o$ where $b$ is the galactic latitude.
The catalog contains a large supercluster
called {\it the Perseus-Pisces chain}
and it reveals large voids in the foreground and
background of this supercluster. The complex galaxy structures
found in this catalog have been described by \cite{huchra98}.
Note that all the wide angle redshift surveys
(i.e. CfA1, SSRS1, SSRS2, Perseus-Pisces) have shown
comparable fluctuations, which indeed represent the
the subject of our analysis.
A redshift survey limited in this way by apparent magnitude
has a systematic selection effect: At large distances only
the brighter galaxies are included in the sample, while at
small distances there are also the fainter ones. To
avoid this selection bias it is a standard procedure to
consider the so-called volume-limited (VL) samples
(e.g. \cite{dp83}), in which one chooses an upper cut-off
in distance and takes only all the galaxies which are
bright enough to be seen up to this distance.
In Tab.\ref{tabvl} we report the characteristics of the
VL samples we have considered, characterized by successive
limits in absolute magnitude with a step of $0.5$ magn.
The distances have been computed
from the linear Hubble law ($r = cz/H_0$ and
$H_0=100h km/sec/Mpc$ where $0.5<h<1$) and the absolute
magnitude from the standard relation
$M = m - 5 \log_{10} r(1+z) -25 - Kz$, where for the
$K$ correction we have taken $K=3$ (as in \cite{par94}).
The results of our analysis are extremely weakly
dependent on this latter correction, as they are on
modifications to the $r-z$ relation corresponding to
different cosmological models, simply because the
maximum red-shift is so small ($z < 0.05$).
In fig.\ref{fig1} the conditional average density $\Gamma^*(r)$ is
plotted for each of these five samples.
The error bars displayed correspond to the variance
on 20 bootstrap resamplings of each sample\footnote{For a sample
with $N$ points, a random
integer is generated between $1$ and $N$ for
each point. Those points with the same number
are discarded to produce the sub-sample.}.
The behaviour of these errors can also be
understood in terms of the two limits we discussed above:
At small distances they are large because the results for the
average quantities are dominated by a few points
which make the average density non-zero.
In some cases they are large at $r \sim R_s$
because here one is averaging about just a few
well separated galaxies, one of which is removed
in the resampling. It is important to note however
that although the behaviour of these errors is related to
the two cut-offs, they {\it cannot} be taken to
be measurement errors for these effects, which are
systematic. At small scales the real behaviour of
the conditional density is determined by the real
lower cut-off and is intrinsically highly fluctuating
no matter how well sampled; at large scales no resampling
of the points around a single galaxy can tell us what
the intrinsic variance is in the quantity
measured from different independent points.
An examination of the figure shows that beyond
a scale, which grows with the depth of the VL sample,
there is in each case a well defined power-law, until
a scale near to the upper cut-off $R_s$ at which,
in some samples, it shows a deviation towards a
flatter behaviour. The first scale is just the
lower cut-off $\langle \Lambda \rangle$ due to
sparseness discussed above. It can be checked
quantitively that its increase in the deeper samples
scales with the growing mean distance between points.
To perform a fit to these curves we also need to
take account of the systematic effect as one
approaches $r \sim R_s$, not included in the bootstrap
errors, due to the non-averaging. In principle we cannot
know how large the error at this scale is since we do not
know the real variance in the density at this scale.
The criterion we use here to place an upper cut-off
up to which we assume this systematic effect is not
important is a simple one: We require that the average
distance between the centres of the spheres we are averaging
over at the relevant depth $r$ be such that the
spheres do not overlap. The quantitative meaning of
this can be read off from the figure inserted in figure one,
as the point where the average distance becomes equal
to twice the depth. Obviously this scale $R_u$ grows with
sample size and we see it reaches a maximum of about
$20 h^{-1}Mpc$ in our deepest VL sample.
\placefigure{fig1}
In each of the sample we perform a best fit
to the dimension $D$ in the range of scales
$[\langle \Lambda \rangle,R_u]$ (see Tab.1).
Our result is that the dimension is $D = 1.9 \pm 0.1$
in this range of scales probed by the samples
i.e. from $0.5 h^{-1}Mpc$ to $20 h^{-1}Mpc$.
The normalization of the conditional average density
in different VL samples depends on the luminosity
selection function of the sample considered.
The procedure to perform such a normalization has been
described in \cite{slmp98}.
In short we assume that the joint luminosity
and space density can be written as
\begin{equation}
\label{norm1}
\nu(M,r) = \Gamma(r) \cdot \phi(M) =
\frac{DB}{4\pi}r^{D-3} \cdot \phi(M)
\end{equation}
where the luminosity function $\phi(M)$
has been normalized to unity
($\int_{-\infty}^{M_{min}} \phi(M) dM =1$
and $M_{lim}$ is the faintest absolute magnitude contained
in the sample).
We can associate to a VL sample limited at $M_{VL}$
a luminosity factor:
\begin{equation}
\label{norm2}
\Phi(M_{VL}) = \int_{-\infty}^{M_{VL}} \phi(M)dM \;.
\end{equation}
The normalization of the space density is then
\begin{equation}
\label{norm3}
\Gamma_{norm}(r) =\frac{ \Gamma(r)}{\Phi(M_{VL})} =
\frac{DB}{4\pi}r^{D-3} \cdot \frac{1}{\Phi(M_{VL})}
\end{equation}
From eq.\ref{norm3}, we can estimate the parameter $B$ of
the distribution. We find
$B \approx (12 \pm 2 h^{-1}Mpc)^{-D} \; ,$
which agrees very well with the value found
in various other catalogs (\cite{slmp98}). This
concordance clearly shows that the results derived
in these catalogs (which are in good agreement with
each other) are not significantly effected by
incompleteness or other imperfections, at least at the
scales probed by the present analysis. The dismissal
on these grounds of such very robust and self-consistent
results thus seems (even at larger scales) rather
inappropriate.
Beyond $\sim 20 h^{-1}Mpc$ we cannot reliably infer average
properties of the galaxy distribution from the CfA2
South catalog alone. We can see however
that, at least to $\sim 30 h^{-1}Mpc$, there is evidence of
a clearly fluctuating behaviour consistent with the
continuation of the fractal. We can further examine
unaveraged quantities like the number counts $N(<r)$
from the origin. These show the highly fluctuating
behaviour typical of a fractal, with slopes ranging
from $3.5$ to $2$ (corresponding to a global overdensity
on the scale of the survey). Are we potentially
missing evidence for a real
flattening in the conditional density by assuming that
the variance is large i.e could the deviations at
$r \sim R_s$ from the simple power-law in a few samples
be real averaged ones?
Could the slopes closer to $3$ in a few samples in the
number counts be real average behaviour? One simple way in
which one can discount this possibility is to show that
the particular behaviour is not an average one, even for
the sample, by showing it to be associated with a particular
feature within the sample. In the present case the evidence
for this is very clear-cut: These behaviours are all
associated with the main overdensity in the sample, the
Perseus-Pisces supercluster. The judgement one might
make at first glance, that this catalog is shows no tendency
to homogeneity simply because of this feature, is quite
simply correct.
Finally we return to the standard $\xi(r)$ analysis,
in particular as applied by \cite{par94} to the CfA2
catalog. Our findings
of power-law correlations without evidence for a cut-off
imply that the normalization to a
mean density to derive a ``correlation length'' is
{\it conceptually} flawed. Calculationally,
however, there is nothing wrong with deriving such
a scale, and the results should
be perfectly consistent (numerically) with those given here.
In Table 1 we list the simple volume density
$\langle n \rangle$ in each of the VL samples.
Using this as our normalizing density in equation (\ref{e7}),
and the values of $B$ and $D$ from the measured $\Gamma^*(r)$,
we obtain $r_o$ in the range $5 \div 10 h^{-1}Mpc$.
These values are very compatible with those which can be
read off from Figure 10 in Park et al.(for the whole CfA survey)
which gives values for $r_o$ in the VL samples shown
of approximately $7 h^{-1}Mpc$ and $9 h^{-1}Mpc$. As we discussed above
the {\it average} $r_o$ predicted in a continuing
$D=2$ fractal for such samples is $r_o=R_{VL}/3$.
The ratio of the measured $r_o$ therefore agrees
strikingly well with this average scaling since the two samples
have respective depths $101 h^{-1}Mpc$ and $130 h^{-1}Mpc$.
The difference between the absolute values
for $r_o$ and the {\it average} $r_o$ implies
that the CfA2 survey would correspond in this case
to an overdensity by a factor of four (relative to the
average density $\Gamma^*(R_{VL})$ at the depth of
the survey). To
invoke (as \cite{par94} do)
the additional hypothesis of luminosity selection
bias to explain all the variation of the observed $r_o$
is in our view very problematic unless
one has first clarified the role of the intrinsic variance
in the densities to which one is normalizing to obtain $r_o$.
We conclude by noting again that our results on this survey
permit only the establishment of a fractal with $D \approx 2$
to $\sim 20 h^{-1}Mpc$. While we find no statistical evidence in this
survey for the hypothesis of homogeneity up to the largest
scales probed ($\sim 150 h^{-1}Mpc$), we cannot exclude that the
fluctuations we see in non-averaged quantities rule out any
trend to homogeneity at such scales. The question of the true
properties of the galaxy distribution at such scales will only
be definitively clarified with the advent of the much
larger forthcoming red-shift surveys (2dF and SLOAN).
The application of methods such as those used here, which do
not assume homogeneity, is essential for the resolution of
this fundamental observational question.
\acknowledgments
We warmly thank L. Pietronero for useful discussions
and collaborations.
This work has been partially supported by the
EEC TMR Network ``Fractal structures and
self-organization''
\mbox{ERBFMRXCT980183} and by the Swiss NSF.
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