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Badlands National Park: Inhospitable Beauty
October 25, 2017 Sidney National Parks
Our Visit to Badlands National Park
The Land That Was Bad
Imagine an early pioneer settler, traveling across the vast prairie grasslands of the Dakotas. A strange formation comes into view that looks like a wall of mounds several hundred feet tall. There are no trees, and no vegetation in these mounds, and grass barely grow in the prairie land around it.
Free land attracted the early settlers to establish homesteads as part of the westward migration. They found out they could not grow crops on this land. The mudstone mountains and the maze like topology made it difficult to travel. What good is this land?
Badlands Rugged Beauty
Both the Indians and the French used the term "Bad Land" to describe this area. The dryness, constant strong wind, poor soil, and harsh winter made it near impossible to establish any kind of farm or homestead. Eventually, ranching takes hold but even with the expanded allocation of 640 acres per homestead, it was difficult to make a living off of the land. Many left during the 1930s dust bowl.
Badlands Rugged Scenery
The mudstone is instantly recognizable as the "Badlands Formation". It separates the lower grasslands from the higher grasslands. These "mountains" have the unique grey/white color, and stripes of red and orange. During dawn and dusk, the low angle of the sun brings out the colors in these formations. The mudstone is soft and erodes quickly so the shape of this range changes rapidly (in geological terms).
As inhospitable as this land is, it is strangely beautiful and other worldly. Perhaps there is a good use for these bad lands after all. (hint: tourism)
Rope Ladder Fun
We came upon the trail head area for Window, Door, Notch, and Castle trails shortly after we entered the park. The Window, Door and Notch trails were all less than two miles round trip. When I read the Notch trail was not recommended for people with a fear of heights, I said to Loretta "We must do this, this sounds like fun". She was not so sure, since it involved a ladder. I said "You did the ladder at Mesa Verde and that wasn't so bad" and I actually convinced her!
Well, not all ladders were created equal! At Mesa Verde, it was a wooden ladder with solid rails and bolted tightly to the rock. Not so here. We started our hike meandering through the canyon of Badlands rocks with stunning blue sky and the perfect temperature of 70 degrees. Soon, we came upon THE ladder! It was three times as long as the ladder at Mesa Verde but more importantly, it was made of log steps held together by rope. While it anchored to the rock, it was very "flexible".
Badlands Rope Ladder
Despite her misgivings, Loretta was a trooper and soldiered on. Initially, it wasn't too bad because the slope was gradual. About 2/3 of the way up, the slope got very steep and the rope seemed to be less steady. She kept her gaze up and knew if she looked down, she would lose it. She made it effortlessly! Then she said "It wasn't so bad". These words were premature.
Into the Badlands We Go
The Notch trail was more like a "general direction" than a trail. While the paths were well marked, there were plenty of room to go off path and explore. These rocks were soft and somewhat sandy, but the texture gripped my hiking boots well and invited me to explore. The trail ended at a notch with a stunning view of White River Valley.
Getting to the notch was the easy part. The return involved going DOWN the rope ladder, but how hard can that be? Just go down one rung at a time facing the ladder, right? That was the case for most people, but not Loretta. The gap between rungs were made for "normal size" people, which, in the US, were for people around six feet tall. Loretta, at five feet, could not reach the next step down. She could not see the next rung on the ladder during the descent, which made her anxious. She had to contort herself unnaturally to reach that next rung, but eventually made it down. The descent took its toll on her and she walked funny the rest of the day, probably because she pulled a muscle trying to reach that next rung.
The moral of the story: Don't be short!
Easy Touring
We drove the Badlands Loop Road, which was stunningly beautiful. The video for the entire drive is here. We stopped by all the look outs and each of them offered a different view and perspective. Some overlooked a vast sea of Badlands hills while others looked out on grasslands and river valley.
Painted Hills
As we drove further west on Badlands Loop Road, Conata Basin Overlook and Yellow Mounds Overlook added hues of red and orange in a "painted canyon" type of scenery. The afternoon sun gave it a very comforting, warm glow and bursted with colors.
The Badlands Loop Road is technically a loop, but not really. Part of the loop is Interstate 90, not particularly scenic. The portion that is in the park is stunning. The rugged beauty is reminiscent of parts of Death Valley.
A Wrong Turn
We came upon the Saddle Pass Trail, rated as strenuous. I said to Loretta "I know it says strenuous, but how bad can it be? It's only 1/4 of a mile". She reluctantly agreed as we set out on the trail. As we ascended the trail, the path seemed less and less obvious. Another couple was following us, but I said to them "I'm not sure where I'm going, so this could be the blind leading the blind". They looked at me kind of funny, decided I was not trustworthy and turned around. Soon, the path disappeared and I had to climb on my hands and knees, going from rock to rock in a near vertical climb. I didn't think much of it but I told Loretta to stay put while I figure out the path up. I was getting annoyed because there were no trail markings but I thought, this is OK because, after all, this was rated strenuous.
After climbing, rock climbing style, without any harness, I was elated to see an arrow that marked the trail. Just as I was about to tell Loretta to follow me, I realized the marker pointed to the "real" trail and I was totally off trail. The "real" trail did not involve hands and knees, but hey, my trail was more fun!
While the scenery at the end of the trail was not much to look at (it was just grasslands in the upper plateau), I felt very accomplished to climb up the Badlands "wall" the hard way!
Current and Historical Animals
Badlands National Park teems with fossils, evidence of plentiful land and sea animals. This area was an ocean 75 million years ago before it rose up to form mountains. We walked the Fossil Exhibit Trail, which was a short, 1/4 mile boardwalk with plaques that explained the fossil history of Badlands.
Big Horn Sheep resting on side of the road
While we saw many animals during our trip, we saw a Big Horn Sheep only through the telescope of a ranger while at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Our wish of seeing one up close was granted when we saw a Big Horn Sheep right next to the side of the road, resting and half asleep. We stopped, took a bunch of pictures as he ignored us, with eyes fluttering as if trying to keep awake. What a treat!
Big Horn Sheep Frolicking
As we drove further on Badlands Loop Road, there were a few cars stopped in the middle of the road. This is usually a great sign of wildlife! Sure enough, there was a heard of Big Horn Sheep 100 yards away, on the move. There were a couple of dozen sheep but one of them stood out as much bigger than the rest, with big, curled horn. I wondered if that was the male of the clan and the rest were females and young sheep. We stood there and just observed nature. What a treat again!
Thought for Badlands National Park:
There is a positive side to just about any situation, just like there is stunning beauty in the inhospitable and useless Bad Lands.
Impressions of Badlands National Park:
Badlands National Park is easy to visit and the scenery is unique. The signature formation seems like it doesn't belong on this earth. The Badlands Loop Road, with its many short trails, offers views from many perspectives.
Most of the attractions are in the North Unit. There is a Stronghold Unit southwest of the North Unit that is part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with only a road that skirts the southern and western boundaries.
The hiking trails are fun and somewhat varied. Some thread through canyons while others were on grasslands. This is an enjoyable park to visit.
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Badlands National Park Rating:
(Note: Ratings are on a bell curve, which means there are as many 5 star ratings as 1 star ratings. All National Parks are wonderful, which makes this a very strict rating scale)
Rating (out of 5 Stars)
Scenery ⭐⭐⭐
Variety ⭐
Accessibility ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Touring ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hiking ⭐⭐⭐
Wildlife ⭐⭐
Overall ⭐⭐⭐
Guide to Badlands National Park
Top Attractions at Badlands National Park
Badlands Loop Road
Notch Trail
Window Trail
Conata Basin and Yellow Mound Overlooks
Roberts Prairie Dog Town
One Day Visit Plan
One day is enough for most people to visit Badlands National Park. Drive the Badlands Loop Road and stop at all the stops. Hike as many trails on the loop road as desired. Window and Notch trails are top choices. Veer off onto Sage Creek Rim Road (unpaved with some washboard but generally OK) to see the huge Roberts Prairie Dog Town before turning on 502 / Sage Creek Road
Practical Info for Visiting Badlands National Park
There is a lodge inside Badlands National Park – Cedar Pass Lodge – open from April to October.
Rapid City is 70 miles away with excellent choice of services. It's an easy drive on I-90 to Badlands.
The town of Wall, near the western part of the park, has good services for food and gas.
The scenery changes with the sun. The early morning or late afternoon sun brings out the best views.
There are lots of room for back country hiking and camping, but be sure you are equipped to go into the back country. The endless mounds of the Badlands formation can confuse easily and get you lost.
Badlands National Park Facts:
Size: 242,756 acres, ranked 28th
Visitors: 996,263 in 2016, ranked 23rd. Record was 1,518,396 visitors in 1991
Peak Month in 2016: 249,194 visitors in July
Low Month in 2016: 9,166 visitors in December
Entrance Fee: $20 per vehicle
Date Visited: Sept. 26, 2017
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As I remember it, it was an ancient sea that rose up when the North America mountains rose, then because of the soft rock, it eroded over time but quickly, quicker than the harder rocks in the Rockies. The lure for westward expansion was free land, I think initially, 160 acres to every homesteader, but the more fertile land was taken so they kept moving west and came upon this desolate looking place.
It's very unique and you are right, it looks out of place for this earth.
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I've always found this part of the country to be out of place in the US. I saw this in a documentary recently with an overhead view of the landscape, and I will agree that it is beautiful but in a out of place way. It's like there was a meteor shower that only hit this area. I am surprised early settlers even attempted to go further west rather than turn back east.
We see the Grand Canyon and understand that water carved it out. We can see the Rockies push upwards to the sky as mountains. Even the Salt Lakes can be understood, but how was this part of the country developed geologically? I think the documentary mentioned it but I totally forgot.
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The Park Design Subcommittee had some notes on the final plan for the PHR Community Park & Recreation Center, you can read them in the Meeting Minutes for Jan 14, 2016. Remember, the design will be sent to the Carmel Valley Recreation Council (CVRC) for approval. The next meeting is on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center (3777 Townsgate Drive). For additional information, please see the Proposed PHR Park Site Plan, Proposed Image Boards, Proposed Architectural Drawings.
The final plan for the PHR Community Park & Recreation Center has been proposed, and now will be sent to the Carmel Valley Recreation Council (CVRC) for approval. The next meeting is on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center (3777 Townsgate Drive). Please see the documents attached to this posting for details of the plans. The documents include: Proposed PHR Park Site Plan, Proposed Image Boards, Proposed Architectural Drawings. Additionally, the December 8 meeting minutes are included here FYI.


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Sunderland boss Jack Ross will have no knee-jerk reactions to Tuesday's Walsall defeat
Jack Ross says he still has faith in his Sunderland players despite their disappointing performance in midweek
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Sunderland manager Jack Ross has promised there will be no knee-jerk reaction to his club's third defeat of the season.
The Black Cats went out of the FA Cup in disappointing fashion to Walsall on Tuesday. The only previous defeats came against Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup, and Burton Albion in League One.
They are straight back in action at home to Bristol Rovers on Saturday, and while he will be looking for a response, Ross is always careful not to change his mood or approach too much according to scorelines.
"The one thing I have learned from my playing days is that you cant get too high with highs and too low with the lows," he said. "It does stand you in good stead.
"Very few teams will go through undefeated. That's including very good teams who have not managed to do that. You have to try to make sure you don't get too despondent when you do lose a game.
"It is more encouraging the things they have shown for the bulk of the season."
Sunderland made five changes for the second-round replay, but now Ross wishes he had made more.
"Post match, I said I wouldn't use that as an excuse for performance because we played against a team with a heavy schedule. In hindsight I should have refreshed the team more than I did.
"There was a strange atmosphere in the stadium from what we have been used to. There was different circumstances around the match but I wouldn't make excuses.
"Ordinarily that attendance (8,212) would have been healthy for an FA Cup replay, in our stadium it doesn't feel very much. Not only have we attracted big crowds, the atmosphere has tended to be buoyant, and we have a responsibility to create that atmosphere.
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"The other night we didn't have that and it was very akin to the Checkatrade Trophy (game at home to Notts County the previous week). We wanted to try to make sure it felt like a league game, but it wasn't.
"The attendance was very good, the number who have supported us home and away, the sacrifices they have made. I have no issue with that. We have a responsibility to produce a performance to create an atmosphere regardless of the size of the crowd."
Saturday's opponents Bristol Rovers are in the relegation zone, but Ross refuses to read too much into that.
"Irrespective of league position, the teams we have faced have always reacted to playing at the Stadium of Light," he argued. "I would imagine the challenge will be as tough as it has been for every home game.
"It is nice to be at home again after Tuesday, a disappointing display, we have not had to bounce back very often this season but when we have we have done it well. I would expect the same."
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Carriera
Debutta in massima serie nel 1922-1923 con il Derthona, con cui disputa due campionati di Prima Divisione per un totale di 15 presenze e 2 reti nella massima categoria; milita con i bianconeri fino al 1930.

Nella stagione 1930-1931 passa al , dove disputa 23 partite in Serie B (con i biancorossi viene promosso in Serie A).

Negli anni successivi gioca nella Sampierdarenese, per poi tornare al Derthona.

Palmarès

Club

Competizioni nazionali

Derthona: 1929-1930

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Bibliografia
 Una Storia Biancorossonera, "Il calcio a San Pier d'Arena dal tempo dei pionieri del Liguria alla Sampdoria", Gino Dellachà, edizioni Sportmedia, 2016.
 Il Calcio a Genova, "Bibliografia del calcio a Genova prima della seconda guerra mondiale", German Carzino, 2018. (SPA-ITA)

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Keep the Flame Alive: Two school playing fields a month sold since 2012 Olympics
Michael Gove's department has approved the sale of two school playing fields every month since the Olympics, new figures show.
By Christopher Hope and Christopherhope 17 July 2013 • 18:54 pm
Figures published by the Department for Education show that 50 playing fields between May 2010 when the new Government was formed and June 2013. Of those, 19 applications were approved by ministers since last August's London 2012 Olympics, which was meant to increase sports participation. Credit: Photo: PA
Figures published by the Department for Education show that 50 playing fields between May 2010 when the new Government was formed and June 2013.
Of those, 19 applications were approved by ministers since last August's London 2012 Olympics, which was meant to increase sports participation.
The figures also disclose that the Government over-ruled its own advisers on playing fields six times in the past three years.
Last year Education secretary Michael Gove was forced to apologise after an investigation by The Daily Telegraph found that the number of school playing fields in England sold off was higher than had been previously admitted.
The revelations led to tens of thousands of people to sign a petition urging Mr Gove to bring in more protections for playing fields.
Labour criticised the sales. Stephen Twigg MP, Shadow Education Secretary, said: "David Cameron and Michael Gove are putting the Olympic legacy at risk.
"Parents will be shocked that the Government is still selling off playing fields, many against the advice of the independent playing fields panel. School sport provision is already patchy since Michael Gove dismantled Labour's School Sports Partnerships.
"The Government needs to focus on school sport – they should start by restoring Labour's minimum requirement that all children do at least 2 hours of PE and competitive sport every week."
When playing fields are sold other sports facilities were put in their place, while any proceeds had to be put back into improving sports and school facilities.
A department spokesman said: "The number of playing fields approved for disposal by the Government is falling. It is not the Government or the Department for Education that instigates the disposal of school playing fields.
"It is the schools themselves and their local authorities that propose to convert these often surplus or un-used fields to invest in school sport or education. Local authorities must consult widely prior to making an application.
"This Government will only give local authorities and schools permission to dispose of school playing fields if the sports and curriculum needs of the school and its neighbouring schools can continue to be met."
Some 10,000 playing fields were sold off between 1979 and 1997 under the Tories. But under Labour, between 1997 and 2010, only 226 were sold.


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Taking Care of Plants is a Lesson in Empathy
And that's never been more important than in these uncertain times.
By Tori B. Powell Published: Aug 21, 2020
At the start of 2020, Rashad Bigham, 31, moved for the first time ever from his hometown in Kentucky to one of the most populated cities in the country, where he'd eventually face two serious car accidents, severe financial trouble, and a diagnosis for clinical depression that left him feeling lonely and with limited options.
"Mental health is something that I always preach to my students, but I had not taken my own advice," he says. "I attempted to take my own life."
The Texas Southern University professor has since recovered, finding a degree of peace in an outlet he never expected: gardening. Bigham allowed the plants to do the teaching, with lessons on self-care and empathy that he says the world could benefit from during such a chaotic year.
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"Knowing that you put care and love into something other than yourself and to see it flourishing feels amazing," he says. "You take what you learn from these growing plants and then you apply it to the real world."
Bigham isn't the only one who's tapped into the power of horticulture either. For centuries, physical nature contact has provided clinically proven health benefits like lowered blood pressure, better sleep, and improved mental health according to a study conducted by the Environmental Health Perspectives. These benefits are due to the antigens that many plants contain that naturally provoke the human body to create healthy antibodies.
Aside from community gardens and online collectives that have existed long before the pandemic, there's an entirely new wave of planters emerging as we spend more time at home.
Since lockdown began in March, seed companies around the world have seen some of the biggest increases in history. And as one-third of Americans report clinical signs of anxiety and depression related to the pandemic, gardening for some has served as a way to soothe their nerves.
"Buying a plant was such a needed relief for me," Cartreze Tucker, 28, says while sitting on the ground and playing in mulch.
The New York City actor was on the road performing in the Tony award-winning musical The Color Purple before COVID-19 ended the tour. His life abruptly switched from traveling and performing each night to quarantining in what, at one point, was an epicenter of the virus.
"I was totally in a rut — but these plants have definitely made me realize more things about myself than I ever could have imagined," says Tucker, who, in watching a seed transform into a leafy organism, has learned how to be more compassionate and how to love selflessly. As the US economy plummets and COVID-19 deaths continue to multiply each day, Tucker says that compassion can go a long way and even solve some of the country's current problems.
And he may be onto something.
As one third of Americans report clinical signs of anxiety and depression related to the pandemic, gardening, for some, has served as a way to soothe their nerves.
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A study from the Social Science Research Network found that American individualism has significantly restricted the United States from making substantial progress with COVID-19. Individualism is the long-running ideology within the country that provokes citizens to favor their own freedom of choice rather than any sort of collective control, which in this case is the United States' federal response to the pandemic. By using data that spans over 200 years, their research shows that American individualism has minimized compliance with social distancing by 41% and has even hindered funding for the pandemic by 48%.
So while the virus rages on with no clear end, gardener Janel Napier, 32, says that this period of isolation can allow society the ability to stop and truly listen to the world's needs.
The Atlanta designer says that we've progressed past the point of being able to simply go next door and ask a neighbor to borrow an egg. "Many of us don't have that connection anymore," she says.
As working from home has allowed her the appropriate time to focus on community and the country's lack thereof, gardening, on the other hand, has provided her an introspective look inwards to reassess her own deeper qualities and needs.
"I never wanted kids ever in my life," Napier says. "I didn't think that I had that nurturing motherly gene inside of me, but as soon as I had the plants and I started to worry about them, it started to grow in me and I can now see myself with kids in the future."
For Napier gardening has served as a self-realizing form of therapy, despite the stigma around the term that she grew up internalizing.
"It's frowned upon to seek out a shrink or to look for help in the Black community — and it's a problem," Napier says.
I brought nature back into my life and it made me feel more at home.
According to the American Counseling Association, in comparison to the white population, Black Americans are less likely to receive mental health care; and if they do, they're also less likely to receive quality care. This can be attributed to various systemic factors, such as how Black Americans often have less access to health insurance coverage.
But as traumatic videos and stress-inducing news consistently surface the media — especially around social and racial justice issues — chief medical director of Hope Health Systems, Jonathan Shephard tells The Undefeated that now is a critical time for Black people to receive therapy in any form, even if it just means taking time to cultivate a flower or two.
Plant-enthusiast Andi Marsh, 21, agrees, noting that mental health is valid and necessary to focus on considering the current global climate. The busy Oxford College student's garden of over 50 plants has allowed her peace and the ability to further understand herself amidst it all.
"It's a great way to keep your mind active and hands occupied," Marsh says. "It is also something you can take control over if you feel overwhelmed or that stressful matters are out of your hands."
She's given each of her plants specific names with quirky back stories and personalities, all of which helps her focus on things outside of the real world. Her Tillandsia plants, Babs and Phyllis, are the "old busybodies who sit and gossip," she says. Her cactus, named Dave, is a divorcee.
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But Marsh's love for plant-care runs far deeper than just unique scenarios and names. For her, horticulture is a way that connects her to her rural Jamaican heritage which considers some plants sacred to certain Caribbean religions. Gardening allowed Marsh to bond with her Nanny and Grandad who are from the Parish of St. Elizabeths and who are longtime gardeners too. She says that to this day, they use an allotment of land for growing plants. "I saw it kind of as a route to my roots," she says.
This was the case for new mom and gardener Zahira Garden, 29, as well. Growing up alongside her botanist grandmother, Garden says she took the plants around her for granted. It wasn't until she moved away from her homeland in the Dominican Republic to Canada when she was 18-years-old and fell into a deep homesickness and depression that she tapped into the horticulture history of her family and began to appreciate plants.
"I brought nature back into my life and it made me feel more at home," Garden says.
Now, with a new baby and the chaos of this year, tending to her countless number of plants has shown this mother that she's more patient than she thought. It has allowed her to pause and bond with her daughter and partner during quarantine.
"Every morning when we get up, we go to the garden and see how the plants are doing," she says. "You'll see my little daughter — who can't even talk — waving at the plants to tell them good morning just like how my grandmother used to do."
She advises those who hope to start gardening for the first time to research any plant before buying, because no species is the same. But, ultimately, adding personal touches goes a long way to any gardener's specific flora.
Bigham, for instance, plays Erykah Badu songs to stimulate his plants' growth. Tucker has a humidifier that makes his New York apartment resemble a jungle, and Napier puts on full-blown concerts for her indoor garden.
Similar to how each person on this planet is different, with their own set of individual and unique needs, each plant is different too.
Gardening is a dependent relationship between people and plants wherein both parties can help contribute towards each other's growth. While plant growth may be literal, the act of taking care of leafy beings as humans is what can propel us forward emotionally by stimulating mental wellness and by igniting important and necessary conversations within ourselves. Embarking on the journey of figuring out how these potted organisms need to be cared for can be filled with lessons from the earth about community, compassion, empathy, and patience. In a chaotic world that seems to only get more bizarre each day, many people may need them.
Tori B. Powell is a freelance writer and journalism student at American University in Washington DC. Find her on Twitter @toribpowell.


Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) is adding wider seats to its airplanes.
Each seat will have an additional half-inch of width. These were showcased at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.
The move will make the seats of Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737s wider than other airlines' 737s. B/E Aerospace Inc. worked with the company to design the seats.
Fuel consumption will be reduced by the new seats, which will reduce the total weight of each plane by about 200 pounds.
The Southwest seats will be available by mid-2016. They will be available on the new Boeing 737-800s and the Boeing 737 Max, slated for a mid-2017 release.
LUV stock is down 0.9% Tuesday.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2015/04/southwest-airlines-wider-seats-luv/.


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Ventajas: Enjoyed the large choice video possibilities.
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Ventajas: The entertainment system is exceptional. The food, in my opinion, has always been good. I've flown Lan Airlines since before the merger for at least a decade. The crew was efficient, in particular given the size of the flight.
Desventajas: Oddly, the seats were slightly less comfortable on this larger jet than on the LATAM flight from Santiago to Lima which was a smaller jet with one aisle and 3 seats per row.
Ventajas: The crew were nice and boarding went smoothly.
Desventajas: Cramped conditions and absolutely no refreshments without charge. Thankfully I'd booked an aisle seat. I slept through my outbound fight, so I didn't realize how rock bottom it was.
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This version was designed by John Welch and broke with tradition by offering the main living accommodation in the rear cabin with its very generous beam. The galley and dinette berth fit well in the aft cabin. 115 of these craft were built. The shallow to medium V hull has a long shallow keel making the boat suitable for inland or coastal cruising. It was normally fitted with a single or twin BMC, Ford or Perkins diesel. Top speed was tested at 12 knots.


HO-Scale Broadway Limited Blue Line ATSF 4-8-4 with a DP2X Decoder - Performed by J.M.
First remove the tender from the locomotive and take the shell off the ender by squeezing it on either side and rocking it back and forth until it slips off the chassis. When the shell is remove the tender should look like the picture below.
Next remove the dummy plug from the 8-Pin NMRA socket and install an extension plug in the socket. Be sure to note the location of the square pad on the dummy plug. This pad identifies pin one and must be used to orient the decoder.The image below shows what this should look like.
Next install the DP2X. Be sure to orient pin one to match the location of the square pad on the dummy plug which you removed. The image below shows the DP2X installed.
Replace the shell on the tender. Attach the tender to the locomotive and you are ready to run your train.


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Abrostola pacifica är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Claude Dufay 1960. Abrostola pacifica ingår i släktet Abrostola och familjen nattflyn. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Walmart: We are Going Renewable. Utilities Adapt or Die.
I recently noted that the Wall Street Journal now reports emerging solar energy technology is a "mortal threat" to utilities who do not change their way of doing business.
Wall Mart underlines the reality. Your biggest customers will soon be self generating. Adapt or die.
We are at the beginning of a utility death spiral for those that do not read the writing on the wall. As big customers begin to self generate and cut back on power purchases, more and more of the rate burden will fall on remaining, mostly smaller, customers. Rates will have to rise, pushing even more customers off the grid. Do the Math. Draw the curve.
This is a big deal.
E&E News:
To every environmentalist who ever bad-mouthed Walmart for its big-box blandness and gigantic impervious parking lots, here's some news:
The retail behemoth is throwing its full economic muscle behind energy sustainability. Local utilities that don't get on board with Walmart's green energy programs could be left behind like an old, worn-out shopping center.
The company's new energy policy, announced this week at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, calls for Walmart to produce or procure 7 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy globally by the end of the decade, a 600 percent increase over 2010 levels.
At the same time, the retailer will make deep cuts to its energy consumption by shaving 20 percent from 2010 levels the amount of electricity required to power a square foot of a Walmart store or warehouse.
The new commitments put much sharper teeth into Walmart's existing clean energy program, which calls for the retailer to become 100 percent powered by renewable energy by midcentury. But that goal was considered more aspirational than real, given the company's expansive geographic footprint — 10,500 stores in 27 countries — and the complexity of electricity markets across the many regions and states where Walmart operates.
In a statement, Mike Duke, Walmart's president and chief executive officer, made clear that the retailer was doubling down on its energy commitments and that it intends to make good on those promises much faster than originally anticipated.
"More than ever, we know that our goal to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy is the right goal and that marrying up renewables with energy efficiency is especially powerful," Duke said. "The math adds up pretty quickly — when we use less energy, that's less energy we have to buy, and that means less waste and more savings. These new commitments will make us a stronger business, and they're great for our communities and the environment."
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5 Responses to "Walmart: We are Going Renewable. Utilities Adapt or Die."
ahaveland Says:
That's really encouraging.
Perhaps there's hope for the human race after all!
Lori Leary Says:
Walmart is trying to change the public's focus on their other policies, which are truly terrible.
Les Zouazo (@Mtl4u2) Says:
Memo to Washington: If Wal Mart doesn't need Keystone, why should anyone else?
I've never understood what business has against energy efficiency. I had thought they were all about the bottom line: and if you can trim your costs, your profit goes up.
Oh, wait, might it be that WalMart has already trimmed everything else to the bone, and they've woken up to the fact that a greenwash campaign will be good publicity?
Retail therapy is one of the things that's killing us.
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'We laid siege to their goal' - Evans
Steve Evans post Wigan Athletic...
Manager Steve Evans admitted that defeat was hard to take after his Rotherham United side were beaten 2-1 by Wigan Athletic at AESSEAL New York Stadium.
The Millers were undone by two terrific free-kicks from Jermaine Pennant before Matt Derbyshire gave them hope just before half-time by reducing the deficit.
Despite having the lion's share of the play in the second half the Millers couldn't break down a stubborn Wigan defence and Evans conceded he was disappointed to lose out.
"It is hard to take isn't it?, he said after the game.
"They have had two efforts on goal; you can say two wonderful free-kicks. We have laid siege to their goal in the second half but we couldn't get the equaliser, the 'keeper has made two wonderful saves so we are disappointed obviously.
"I thought that in the first half we were a little average if I can use that expression but I think second half we were fantastic, we put them to the sword but couldn't find a way to get the second goal."
The Millers carved out several opportunities in the second half with Wigan 'keeper Ali Al Habsi in inspired form with two world class saves from Jordan Bowery.
"There were two big chances for Jordan," added Evans. "The goalkeeper has made a wonderful save from his header but he should follow it up and tap it in. Just minutes after that he has a left-footed shot that he blazes high and wide just like Kari also did from good positions. It is hard to take but we will look at it again on Monday and learn from it. If we play as well as did in the second half more often then we will get a lot of points.
"Two goals in five minutes dent your confidence a little bit but we got a wonderful response. It was a great piece of play, good ball from Ben (Pringle) and a great finish by Matt (Derbyshire) and we all bar score goals in the second half, I cannot ask us to do anything more."


When does the organization begin to receive funds for specialty plates sold?
Once the plates have been produced, the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration will contact the organization concerning the distribution of funds. The organization will not receive funds from the initial assigned plates sold until the plates are picked up by the customer at their local county clerk's office. Therefore, if an initial assigned plate is never picked up by the customer at their local county clerk's office the organization will not receive the funds from the sale of that plate.
What is the process for introducing a new specialty plate?
How much money will an organization receive from the sale of specialty plates?
How does the Electronic Insurance Verification System work?
What is the James Lee Atwood Jr. Law?
What specialty license plates are available?


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Q: How can I check whether an item exists in localstorage or not using pure javascript I have a project on pure javascript,and I was working on saving items to localstorage. I only need to save id, name and image of the item i am saving.
My major problem , however is i do not want save duplicate .Therefore before i save i must check whether the exists or not.
I have so far tried several approaches but all seems not to work.Below is my code snippets.
I am able to save item to localstorage with no problems, infact i can save and delete items from localstorage correctly.
const cart_DB = new cartDB();

if( cart_DB.isAddedToCart(cartInfo.id) === false) {

    // save item to database

}else {
    alert('item already in cart');
    return false;
}

class cartDB {

            /// save cart into localstorage ////
            saveIntoDB(cart) {
                const carts = this.getFromDB();

                carts.push(cart);

                // add the new array into localstorage
                localStorage.setItem('carts', JSON.stringify(carts));
            }
            /// save cart into localstorage ///

            /// return carts from storage ///
            getFromDB() {
                let carts;

                // check from local storage
                if (localStorage.getItem('carts') === null) {
                    carts = [];
                } else {
                    carts = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('carts'))
                }

                return carts;

            }
            /// carts from storage ends ///

        /// check if item already exists in database ////////
    isAddedToCart(id) {

    if (localStorage.getItem(id) === null
            ||localStorage.getItem(id).length === 0) {
                      return false;
                        }else {

                      return true;
                        }
            }
      //// checking items ends here ///////

}

What i want is to check whether the item exists or not before adding another item.

A: Assuming that you store items in array you can use below function to check if item already exists:
function checkIfItemExists (id) {
  const items = localStorage.getItem('carts')
  let itemExists = false
  if (items) {
    const itemsData = JSON.parse(items)
    // check if item with given id exists in local storage data
    itemExists =  itemsData.find(item => item.id === id)
  }

  return itemExists
}

A: If your goal is to find out if there's a duplicate, Array.some() would be the best function you are looking for. Implement it to your function like this.
isAddedToCart(id) {
    const carts = localStorage.getItem('carts');
    return carts.some(cart => cart.id == id);
}

Array.some() Definition and Usage

The some() method checks if any of the elements in an array pass a
  test (provided as a function).
The some() method executes the function once for each element present
  in the array:

*

*If it finds an array element where the function returns a true value,    some() returns true (and does not check the remaining
  values)

*Otherwise it returns false

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Rainmeter is a free and open-source desktop customization utility for Windows, released under the GNU GPL v2 licence. It allows users to create and display user-generated customizable desktop widgets or applets called "skins" that display information. Lately, a new update has been introduced by the developers of this utility: Version 4.2.
Version 4.2 of Rainmeter brings many new features to the table. The main one, which might as well take the cake on its own, is the UsageMonitor Plugin. Other, not to be considered less important in any way possible, changes include the addition of Bangs, @Vault Folder, SysInfo Plugin, Rainmeter.ini and not to mention changes to the About Dialogue.
They added the plugin to interact with the Windows Performance Monitor, which monitor various kinds of system metrics in different categories, and tracks their usage. This plugin will deprecate the existing AdvancedCPU and PerfMon plugins, and should be used in place of them going forward.
Secondly, they added several new bangs to allow "disabling" and "enabling" mouse actions on meters or the skin background.
Added support for an @Vault folder. This is an automatic and handy place to store 32bit and 64bit versions of plugin .dll files you distribute with skins, as well as other resources.
Added a new USER_LOGONTIME SysInfoType value to the SysInfo plugin. This is a timestamp number (number of seconds since January 1, 1601) reflecting the date and time the current user account logged onto Windows. Use with a Time measure to get a formatted string of the date/time, or subtract from the current time and use with an Uptime measure to get a formatted string of the elapsed time.
Changed the file encoding of Rainmeter.ini from ANSI to UTF-16 LE (Unicode). Existing installations will be converted if needed when Rainmeter is started or Layouts are loaded.
They also added the full path to the currently running skin .ini file to the hidden window "title" of the config window. This is in support of plugins that may be written to use "SendMessage()" to detect if a particular config is running, and if so, to use the window title to retrieve the "variant" name of the running skin.
Finally, they changed the About / Version dialog to add the version number for Windows 10 (e.g. 1709, 1803) and the language and language code number currently being used in both Rainmeter and Windows. (e.g. English (1033)) Changed the references to the various paths and the Rainmeter.ini file to be clickable links.


Maddy is an ISA Certified Arborist and Forester in Training with a Master's degree in Sustainable Forest Management. She is an enthusiastic member of the team, experienced in both communication studies as well as site level forest management, tree inventory/assessment, and tree care operations.
Maddy's passion for her work started early during her BA Degree in Communication, where she applied documentary and qualitative communication research methods to projects ranging from the human benefits of urban forests and natural environments, to forest management policy in British Columbia.
Outside of work she strives to continue learning, adventuring and sharing the outdoors with her family.


XLW(M) Peel Resistance Test is professionally designed for flexible materials physical properties test. It is designed according to various international standards and can be used for tensile strength, elongation, peeling, seal strength test and etc.
1% of full scale effectively ensures accurate test results.
7 independent test modes are available, including tensile strength, peeling force, tearing force, heat seal strength and other force properties of flexible packages.
Specimen is mounted tightly with pneumatic specimen clamp to ensure the accuracy of test results.
Different ranges of load cells and 7 distinct test speeds to meet different test requirements.
The instrument is controlled by micro-computer with menu interface, PVC operation panel and large LCD display.
Intelligent designs of over-travel protection, overload protection, automatic position reset and power failure memory for safe test operation.
Equipped with RS232 port and micro printer port which is convenient to the data transmission and PC connection.
Professional operating software support statistical analysis of group specimens, superposition analysis of test curves and historical data comparison functions as well as multi-functions of parameter setting, printing, inquiry, clear and calibration, etc.
Supports LystemTM Lab Data Sharing System for uniform and systematic data management.


The theory of regular variation, in its Karamata and Bojani´c-Karamata/de Haan forms, is long established and makes essential use of the Cauchy functional equation. Both forms are subsumed within the recent theory of Beurling regular variation, developed elsewhere. Various generalizations of the Cauchy equation, including the Gołab–Schinzel functional equation (GS) and Goldie's equation (GBE) below, are prominent there. Here we unify their treatment by algebraicization: extensive use of group structures introduced by Popa and Javor in the 1960s turn all the various (known) solutions into homomorphisms, in fact identifying them 'en passant', and show that (GS) is present everywhere, even if in a thick disguise.


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InfoSec News Nuggets 04/05/2022
Experts Shed Light on BlackGuard Infostealer Malware Sold on Russian Hacking Forums A previously undocumented "sophisticated" information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200. "BlackGuard has the capability to steal all types of information related to Crypto wallets, VPN, Messengers, FTP credentials, saved browser credentials, and email clients," Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Mitesh Wani and Kaivalya Khursale said in a report published last week. Also sold for…
Log4Shell exploited to infect VMware Horizon servers with backdoors, crypto miners The Log4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited to deliver backdoors and cryptocurrency miners to vulnerable VMware Horizon servers. On Tuesday, Sophos cybersecurity researchers said the attacks were first detected in mid-January and are ongoing. Not only are backdoors and cryptocurrency miners being deployed, but in addition, scripts are used to gather and steal device information. Log4Shell is a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4J Java logging library. The…
Attackers connect rogue devices to organizations' network with stolen Office 365 credentials Attackers are trying out a new technique to widen the reach of their phishing campaigns: by using stolen Office 365 credentials, they try to connect rogue Windows devices to the victim organizations' network by registering it with their Azure AD. If successful, they are ready to launch the second wave of the campaign, which consists of sending more phishing emails to targets outside…
Threats Are (Still) on the Rise: 2022 Ponemon Report Insider threats are a major risk for organizations of all sizes—and it's expensive to ignore them. Insider threat incidents are costing businesses upwards of $15 million annually, on average. And it's not just careless insiders who are to blame for insider threats; more organizations are reporting that credential theft is a growing concern in 2022. To compound matters, it now takes 85 days to contain an insider threat,…
Cybercriminals Increasingly Employ Crypto-Mixers to Launder Stolen Profits Cryptocurrency mixing — a technique that uses pools of cryptocurrency to complicate the tracking of electronic transactions — has become a common service used by cybercriminals and is expected to become even more popular as governments regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in the future, researchers say. Threat intelligence firm Intel 471 warned in a new report that crypto-mixers have professional-looking sites, offer services in English and often Russian, and handle individual…
Hackers breached computer network at key US port but did not disrupt operations Suspected foreign government-backed hackers last month breached a computer network at one of the largest ports on the US Gulf Coast, but early detection of the incident meant the intruders weren't in a position to disrupt shipping operations, according to a Coast Guard analysis of the incident obtained by CNN and a public statement from a senior US cybersecurity official. The incident…
Apple issues urgent iPhone software update to address critical spyware vulnerability Apple has updated its software for iPhones to address a critical vulnerability that independent researchers say has been exploited by notorious surveillance software to spy on a Saudi activist. Researchers from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said the software exploit has been in use since February and has been used to deploy Pegasus, the spyware made by Israeli firm NSO Group that has…
Quantum computers could read all your encrypted data. This 'quantum-safe' VPN aims to stop that To protect our private communications from future attacks by quantum computers, Verizon is trialing the use of next-generation cryptography keys to protect the virtual private networks (VPNs) that are used every day by companies around the world to prevent hacking. Verizon implemented what it describes as a "quantum-safe" VPN between one of the company's labs in London in the UK and a US-based…
Critical ThroughTek Flaw Opens Millions of Connected Cameras to Eavesdropping The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday issued an advisory regarding a critical software supply-chain flaw impacting ThroughTek's software development kit (SDK) that could be abused by an adversary to gain improper access to audio and video streams. "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could permit unauthorized access to sensitive information, such as camera audio/video feeds," CISA said in the alert. ThroughTek's point-to-point (P2P) SDK…
Italian man arrested after allegedly paying hitman in cryptocurrency According to a Europol alert on Wednesday, the suspect dove into the darkest corners of the internet to find a hitman and eventually located a website claiming to offer these services on the dark web. It is necessary to use the Tor network to access the deep web -- an underlayer that is not indexed by typical search engines -- and a sector of this area, known as the…
North Korean hackers are targeting security researchers with malware, 0-days A North Korean government-backed hacking group targets security researchers who focus on vulnerability and exploit development via social networks, disclosed Google tonight. According to a report released tonight by Google's Threat Analysis Group, a North Korean government-backed hacking group uses social networks to target security researchers and infect their computers with a custom backdoor malware. The threat actors create fake Twitter profiles and blogs to…
Apple launches 'Time to Walk' for Fitness+ with Dolly Parton, Draymond Green, others Apple today launched a new component of Fitness+ designed to get people out of their homes and away from their TVs. Called Time to Walk, it's the first outdoor component of Fitness+ and opens the service up to a new world of workouts. Apple seemingly goes out of its way to not call them podcasts, but Time to Walk is a very much in the vein.…
Nine Attention-Grabbing Inventions Unveiled at This Year's CES Like school, work conferences and visiting your grandparents, this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been virtual-only. So instead of gathering in hangar-sized Las Vegas expo halls, those wishing to check out the year's crop of tech and gadget debuts can simply tune in online. Some of these technologies will never catch on. Others may one day be as ubiquitous as the Xbox, satellite radio and 3D printers, all…
Apple drops 'exclusion list' which allowed its own apps to bypass firewalls The latest beta of macOS Big Sur has reportedly removed the contentious ability for Apple's own apps to bypass firewalls, and hide their network use. Apple's release of the macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta appears to show that the company is dropping a controversial network feature. In the current public version of Big Sur, 56 of Apple's own apps and system processes can use the internet…
Hackers steal data on Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine The manufacturers of one of the leading Covid-19 vaccines has admitted that it has been targeted in an apparent cyberattack. US firm Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, which collectively have developed the first Covid vaccine to achieve approval in the West, confirmed that documents related to the vaccine's development had been "unlawfully accessed." Little information is known about the attack, including likely instigators, or when and how the attack…
DarkSide ransomware is creating a secure data leak service in Iran The DarkSide Ransomware operation claims they are creating a distributed storage system in Iran to store and leak data stolen from victims. To show they mean business, the ransomware gang has deposited $320 thousand on a hacker forum. DarkSide is run as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) where developers are in charge of programming the ransomware software and payment site, and affiliates are recruited to hack…
The Double-Edged Sword of Cybersecurity Insurance Cybersecurity insurance is no longer a luxury. As attacks have accelerated — and become more costly — the idea of hedging against a breach has gone mainstream. The global cyber-insurance market now stands at $7.8 billion, but it's projected to reach $20.4 billion by 2025, according to an October 2020 report from ResearchAndMarkets. Indeed, companies are incorporating cybersecurity insurance into their overall business strategies, says Alexander Chaveriat, chief innovation officer…
Update your Chrome again as Google patches second zero-day in two weeks Before you start to Google for election news, we'd like you to check whether your browser is at the latest and safest version. "Again?", Chrome users may say. Yes, because Google has found another zero-day vulnerability – that means it's a hole that is actively being exploited right now. It's the second zero-day in Google found in the past two weeks. Last week we…
White Castle rolls out more robots from Miso Robotics to cook in its kitchens More robots are coming to White Castle . Expanding a partnership with Miso Robotics, roughly 10 new White Castle locations will be rolling out the Pasadena, California-based company's robotic fry cook. The move accelerates the adoption of Miso Robotics' newly designed Flippy robot into kitchens to speed up production and allow more staff to work in the front of the house to service customers, the…
Comcast says gigabit downloads and uploads are now possible over cable Comcast's cable Internet still has a heavy emphasis on download speeds, as even its gigabit-download service only comes with 35Mbps uploads. But that may not be the case forever, as today Comcast announced a "technical milestone" that can deliver gigabit-plus download and upload speeds over existing cable wires. Specifically, Comcast said it conducted "a trial delivering 1.25Gbps upload and download speeds over a live production network using Network Function…
Google to block election ads after Election Day Google informed its advertisers Friday that it will broadly block election ads after polls close Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Big Tech platforms have been under pressure to address how their ad policies will handle conflicts over the presidential election's outcome. In the email, Google says that advertisers will not be able to run ads "referencing candidates, the election, or its…
Staples discloses data breach exposing customer info Giant office retail company Staples informed some of its customers that data related to their orders has been accessed without authorization. Few details are available at the moment. The company has not disclosed the incident publicly and alerted affected customers individually over email. It is important to note that Staples' main business is selling office supplies and related products using retail channels and through business-to-business engagements. The office…
Amazon, Apple, and Google's open-source smart home standard is on track for a 2021 launch Project Connected Home over IP — the ambitious attempt to bring together Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance with a unified, open-source smart home platform — has just posted its latest update on the project. The group has announced (in the first major update since the standard was revealed) that work on the project is still ongoing, and it's targeting a…
Verizon spends big in FCC auction ahead of mid-band 5G launch Verizon (Engadget's parent company) was the biggest winner in the FCC's recently concluded auction for licenses in the 3.5 GHz band. In its announcement, the commission has revealed that Verizon placed $1.89 billion in winning bids, followed by Dish Network (under the name Wetterhorn Wireless) with total winning bids worth $912 million. The FCC started auctioning off 70 megahertz of Priority Access Licenses in a band…
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US sues to recover cryptocurrency funds stolen by North Korean hackers The United States government has filed a lawsuit today seeking to seize control over 280 Bitcoin and Ethereum accounts that are believed to be holding funds North Korean hackers stole from two cryptocurrency exchanges. Court documents did not identify the hacked exchanges, but officials said the two hacks took place in July 1, 2019, and September 25, 2019. During the first incident, North Korean…
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Carnival Cruises into Danger After Ransomware Attack British-American cruise operator Carnival has suffered a ransomware attack in which guest and employee data was accessed, it has revealed in a regulatory filing. The Miami-headquartered travel giant — which operates big-name brands including Cunard, P&O, AIDA and Princess — said the attack was discovered on August 15. Attackers managed to encrypt "a portion" of the IT systems one of its brands, although Carnival refused to elaborate on…
Cluster of 295 Chrome extensions caught hijacking Google and Bing search results More than 80 million Chrome users have installed one of 295 Chrome extensions that hijack and insert ads inside Google and Bing search results. The malicious extensions were discovered by AdGuard, a company that provides ad-blocking solutions, while the company's staff was looking into a series of fake ad-blocking extensions that were available on the official Chrome Web Store. A subsequent investigation into…
US government sites abused to redirect users to porn sites In an ongoing blackhat SEO campaign tracked by BleepingComputer, scammers are using open redirects found on government websites to redirect visitors to pornography sites. An open redirect is an URL that anyone can use to redirect a visitor to a website of their choosing. Blackhat SEO scammers use these open redirects to get listings in search engines, such as Google, that show the page's title…
InfoSec News Nuggets 7/14/2020
The real reason Apple is warning users about MacBook camera covers Earlier this month, Apple published a support document that warned MacBook owners against closing their laptop with a camera cover fitted. And just as with the whole wearing masks in public debate, there are some people who don't like being told what to do, even it is for their own good. First off, some clarity. Apple didn't say, "don't use a camera cover." Apple clearly…
InfoSec News Nuggets 7/3/2020
Facebook admits to improperly giving user data to third-party developers, again In a Wednesday blog post, Facebook announced that (oops!) thousands of developers continued to receive updates to users' non-public information well past the point when they should have. Specifically, Facebook said that, for an unspecified number of users, it failed to cut off the data spigot — like it promised it would back in 2018 — 90 days after a person had last used an app. We…
Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor A large, multinational technology company got a nasty surprise recently as it was expanding its operations to China. The software a local bank required the company to install so it could pay local taxes contained an advanced backdoor. The cautionary tale, detailed in a report published Thursday, said the software package, called Intelligent Tax and produced by Beijing-based Aisino Corporation, worked as advertised. Behind the scenes, it…
TikTok caught copying iOS users' clipboard contents, claims it's an anti-spam feature As the Telegraph notes, TikTok was one of several applications discovered to be reading users' clipboards back in March. A couple of developers found popular applications such as AccuWeather, Overstock, AliExpress, Call of Duty Mobile, Patreon, and Google News were all snooping on both Android and iOS. ByteDance told Forbes this was related to the use of an outdated Google advertising SDK that was being replaced. At…
NVIDIA and Mercedes partner to create a next-gen car computer During a joint press conference held Wednesday, NVIDIA and Mercedes Benz announced that they are teaming up to develop a "revolutionary in-vehicle computing system" for the automakers next generation of luxury automobiles in 2024. Touted as "the most sophisticated and advanced computing architecture ever deployed in an automobile," per an NVIDIA press release, this new software system will enable Level 2 and 3 driving autonomy…
Four California Hotels Redefine Social Distancing with Robots Delivering Groceries, Towels and Pet Treats As the California economy reopens, four California hotels have created a safe environment with elevated cleanliness and Social Distancing Robot Ambassadors. With many guests preferring a touchless experience, the three-foot robots provide guests with peace of mind as they can deliver everything from pillows and pet treats to towels and groceries. Since the robots have no arms, they do not replace…
To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs CAPTCHAs, those puzzles with muffled sounds or blurred or squiggly letters that websites use to filter out bots (often unsuccessfully), have been annoying end users for more than a decade. Now, the challenge-and-response tests are likely to vex targets in malware attacks. Microsoft recently spotted an attack group distributing a malicious Excel document on a site requiring users to complete a CAPTCHA, most likely in an…
COVID-19 contact tracing text message scams There's no question, contact tracing plays a vital role in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. But scammers, pretending to be contact tracers and taking advantage of how the process works, are also sending text messages. But theirs are spam text messages that ask you to click a link. Check out the image below. Unlike a legitimate text message from a health department, which only wants to let…
REvil Ransomware found buyer for Trump data, now targeting Madonna The REvil ransomware group claims to have buyers ready for documents containing damaging information about US President Donald Trump and is preparing to auction data on international celebrity Madonna. The hackers breached the network of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks (GSMLaw), a law firm representing a huge number of A-list celebrities, stealing everything they considered of value before encrypting the data. After unfruitful negotiations with…
Apple details its plan to safely reopen retail stores Apple's head of retail Deidre O'Brien has posted a letter on the company's website detailing how it plans to safely restart operations at its retail stores. Apple shut all of its stores outside Greater China in March as COVID-19 spread worldwide; all the Greater China stores reopened that same month, while Apple is still in the process of taking careful steps elsewhere. "Our commitment is to only move…
Online auction of record-breaking whisky collection hit by cyber-attack A record-breaking online auction of rare whiskies has been postponed indefinitely after being targeted in a cyber-attack. The sale of Richard Gooding's "The Perfect Collection" was marketed as "the largest and most unprecedented private whisky collection ever to be offered for public sale". The first phase of the auction, consisting of more than 1,900 bottles, fetched more than £3.2m earlier this year. The second phase of…
The pandemic is bringing us closer to our robot takeout future Robot deliveries remain rare enough that it's easy to dismiss them as curiosities. But that's a mistake. The technology works now. Starship already has hundreds of robots in service delivering food to real customers. Spurred by demand from locked-down customers, that number could soon soar to the thousands and eventually into the millions. With lower costs and no need to tip, robots could make…
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Golden roles for actors
by Tate Papworth
Artstheatreperforming artsCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
When Charlie Bucket unwraps his chocolate bar and reveals a golden ticket, it's the start of a magical journey that feels to good to be true.
For Brimbank actors Joseph Naim and Glen Oliver, taking the stage at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre as part of the musical production of the Roald Dahl classic is equally as magical.
The show arrived in Melbourne in August following a successful run in Sydney.
Both Joseph and Glen are part of the ensemble, however Joseph only joined the show when it came to Melbourne.
He admits joining the production as a re-cast had its challenges, but it's been an experience he wouldn't trade.
"It's been great, the cast and company have been brilliant," Joseph said.
"The biggest challenge I faced was coming into a show when it's already been running a while as a re-cast member.
"I've done four proffional shows and out of the four I've done three as re-cast, which is a skill set in itself because you're learing in isolation and having to catch up to where the rest of the cast, who've already learned the material inside and out are at."
For those who haven't seen the production, Joseph promises and "Aussie twist."
"In the films, the kids and families all come from different parts of the world, but in the show the Bucket family are Australian," he said.
"I'm in the ensemble, but I also play a character called Mrs Green. She's not on the films, but she's like a fairy god mother to Charile.
"She's an interesting character, she's been played differently all over the world, but my interpretation is very a very Melbourne one."
For tickets visit: www.charliethemusical.com.au


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dggoddard
The Dunker comes out of hiding for NCAA Regionals. When thedunker goes to Eastern Regionals, DU wins National Championships.
Where is everybody staying? I think near the Airport is good from checking out the Times Union Center site.. Newer hotels with better TV's for watching college Hoops after our victories.
go DU!!Good. Bring the Mojo.
Can't speak for anyone else but Crowne Plaza for me. Hotwire $109 per nite.
Haven't heard where the team is staying yet.
We're going to have a good percentage of posters from this thread. At least six so far that I know of.
Hey du78, got any room in your car this Friday?
I have room but I am going up on Saturday. Can't make the Friday game.
co14ers
Just got done listening to Sandy Clough's interview with George Gwozdecky on Sandy's "Clough Talk" show on FM 104.3 The Fan. A few interesting notes:
GG said that the coaching staff had discussed sitting Cheverie and the top line for the game on Saturday. Five minutes into the game, George said he wished he had. His benching of Cheverie and the top line was both due to wanting to rest them and for the way they were playing. George is happy that the consolation game will be a thing of the past starting next year.
Sandy brought up how Mullet and crew basically "dissed" Chevy and DU's chances in the tournament. George just kind of laughed it off and mentioned that he didn't think the Mullet follows college hockey much.
DU is traveling on Wednesday. They will have a full practice tomorrow and then again on Thursday in Albany. Maiani is definitely out and his replacement for the regional will not be decided until after the Thursday practice. There is a chance Maiani could be back for the Frozen Four.
Sandy Clough does a really good job of giving DU hockey a good bit of airtime during his weeknightly show. He also writes a blog that may be of interest to the posters here. If you haven't read it, you can find it here. (http://www.1043thefan.com/cloughNotes/home.aspx)
Shoot him an email recognizing what he does for DU sports (in addition to having DU's hockey coaches and players on, he does the same of other DU sports -- he also had an interview with hoops coach Joe Scott tonight).
In today's Denver Post, Maiani to have surgery today.
Dmann
Never mind, I was all excited last night plus a little wine.
This really sucks about Maiani. I was hoping we could go to this tournement 100% healthy, fat chance. I am so worried about this weekend, I don't even read the posts with the same swagger I did before last weekend's debacle!!!
I'm still scratching my head about last weekend,:confused: Maybe the players just didn't care that much about the Broadmoor trophy, they knew they were in the NCAAs already. But now, we're no longer ranked #1, our regional was probably different because of it and probably harder. Chevy is now human, who knows how damaged he is, ugh!!!! I need a Prozak the size of a hockey puck. Anyone out there have any words of optimism?
Cross-Czech
The optimist in me says DU is going to be ****ed off after last weekend and play all tournament long like we did against BC in the third period where we stream-rolled one of the best teams in the country. Or, the time when we got down two goals to the Sioux in Grand Forks and scored 4 unanswered (?) to win. This team definitely has it in them, and the anger and embarrassment from last weekend will bring it out.
Also, while not winning games in a dominant fashion all season long, they did win, a lot. And that's what playoff hockey is all about, winning close games by doing just enough to win and riding a hot goalie. They've done this all year and it will continue into the playoffs. We have the best goalie and best first line in the country. Chevy, Rhett, Tyler and Joe will not let this team lose.
Last weekend was just a mirage and not indicative of this team. The games were meaningless, had no bearing on the NCAAs, and the team and coaching staff played them as exhibition games, not playoff games.
The pessimist in me says...shut up pessimist, I have no use for you right now :D
vizoroo
I think we are all waiting to see the Pioneers play 60 minutes of the high caliber of hockey they are capable of. RIT is not to be overlooked and neither is the winner of Cornell/UNH.
Two of the best goalies in the nation will be in the nets this weekend. And I think a few Hobey votes will be cast based on their performances in Albany.
DU needs Chevy and RnR+C to really step it up for these games.
(I don't think I can take another weekend like the last one.:( :eek: )
Rochester is 200 miles away from Albany but there are some $396 RT fares today on www.Kayak.com between Denver & Rochester on 25th returning on the 28th.
Hotwire can get you hotel & airfare for two people from Denver to Albany for $568 per person. Rental car extra.
LtPowers
Two of the best goalies in the nation will be in the nets this weekend.
Closer to four of the best goalies, isn't it?
Powers &8^]
Puck Swami
Chevy's Hobey chances took a huge hit last weekend. Those were national showcase games, and he did not execute nearly at the level where he should have been, and the DU team around him was even worse.
This DU team needs to find it's collective heart. The sporadic work ethic has been an issue all season for this team, but Chevy was always there to cover for the team when they didn't play well. Last weekend, it all came home to roost, and DU was exposed by two very good teams as an unmotivated team. We all know they are capable of so much better...
Now it's a new season. Up to four little hockey games. About 240 minutes to justify your whole season. If they can't get up to play hard for the next few games, they shouldn't even wear the Denver sweater. There is more than enough talent to make a run, but it has to come from within. Time to show up or go home.
Old Pio
". . .four little hockey games." Can I get an A-men?
Add to all these statements with the fact that Cross-Czech will be doing a Three Wisemen shot prior to each of the next four games and our success is virtually assured. You will be doing that for all of us and the team, right Cross-Czech???!!!! :D
". . .four little hockey games." Can I get an A-men?Amen.
I think Cross Check should be doing a shot for every goal this weekend, provided he has someone to drive him home.
I hear Campus Lounge is the place to be on Friday. Just sayin'
cetihcra
I was going to say -- A shot before each game is a little light! :D
rYou are right. This is the playoffs. This is what we've been training for all season.
Its time to deliver an A-Team performance.
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Try for a drink every time Gwoz says "no question" in a pre- or post-game interview.
We'd be blitzed in 5 minutes.:eek:
Not sure if they get ESPNU or not.
You are right. This is the playoffs. This is what we've been training for all season.
I like the 'every-goal' concept -- that's what we do when we watch at home. Shot of something we like when DU scores, shot of something we hate when our opponent scores. You must suffer with the team!
Last I knew they didn't, but that was a year or two ago. Same with Stadium.
Okay. Who takes Maiani's spot on the second line wing?
Goal Czar? Vossberg? Glasser? Knowlton?


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package uk.ac.open.crc.nominal.rules;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Encapsulates a set of {@linkplain Ruleset} objects. {@code RulesetGroup}s
 * may be comprehensive, containing a {@code Ruleset} for each
 * {@linkplain IdentifierClassification}, or partial with a {@code Ruleset}
 * for only some of the species sub-types.
 */
public class RulesetGroup {
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RulesetGroup.class );
    private final HashMap<IdentifierClassification, Ruleset> rulesets;
    private final static int HASHMAP_CAPACITY =
            IdentifierClassification.values().length; // number of terms defined in IdentifierClassification enumeration

    private final Map<RuleType,Rule> defaultRules;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of {@code RuleSetGroup}.
     */
    RulesetGroup() {
        this.rulesets = new HashMap<>( HASHMAP_CAPACITY );
        this.defaultRules = new HashMap<>();
        // redundant prefixes (none)
        this.defaultRules.put( RuleType.REDUNDANT_PREFIX, new RedundantPrefixRule() );
        // no separators
        this.defaultRules.put( RuleType.SEPARATOR, new SeparatorRule() );
        // plural unspecified
        this.defaultRules.put( RuleType.PLURAL, new PluralRule() );
        // standalone abbreviations -- off
        this.defaultRules.put(
                RuleType.STANDALONE_ABBREVIATION,
                new StandaloneAbbreviationRule() );
        // ciphers -- none
        this.defaultRules.put( RuleType.CIPHER, new CipherRule() );
        this.defaultRules.put(RuleType.TYPE_ACRONYM, new TypeAcronymRule() );
        this.defaultRules.put( RuleType.PREFIX, new PrefixRule() );
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a {@code Ruleset} for the classification.
     * @param classification the name classification of the ruleset
     * @return a {@link Ruleset Ruleset} or {@code null} if none has been specified
     */
    public Ruleset get( IdentifierClassification classification ) {

        Ruleset ruleset = null;
        IdentifierClassification parentClassification = classification.parent();
        while ( ruleset == null ) {
            if ( parentClassification == null ) {
                parentClassification = classification;
            }
            ruleset = this.rulesets.get( classification );
            if ( classification == parentClassification ) {
                break;
            }
            else {
                classification = parentClassification;
                parentClassification = classification.parent();
            }
        }

        return ruleset;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the requested rule. If the requested rule is not available
     * an IllegalStateException will be thrown. This is brutal, but the contract
     * to provide a rule needs to be enforced either here, or in the client
     * classes.
     *
     * @param classification the classification of the name
     * @param ruleType a key for the type of rule requested
     * @return an instance of {@code Rule}
     */
    public Rule get(
            IdentifierClassification classification,
            RuleType ruleType ) {
        Ruleset ruleset = this.get( classification );
        if ( ruleset == null ) {
            LOGGER.error(
                    "No rule set defined for {} or any of its parents.",
                    classification.description());
            throw new IllegalStateException();
        }

        IdentifierClassification parentClassification = classification.parent();

        // look for the lowest relevant rule in the hierarchy.
        // switch to the default ruleset if there is no rule
        // otherwise defined.
        Rule rule = ruleset.getRule( ruleType );

        if ( rule == null ) {
            // invoke method on parent classification
            if ( classification != parentClassification ) {
                rule = this.get( parentClassification, ruleType );
            }
            else {
                // we're at the top of the user defined tree
                // so we can only check the defaults.
                rule = this.defaultRules.get( ruleType );
            }

            if ( rule == null ) {
                LOGGER.error(
                        "Could not retrieve {} rule in rule set for {}",
                        ruleType.description(), classification.description() );
                throw new IllegalStateException();
            }
        }

        return rule;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a {@link Ruleset Ruleset} to the group. NB this method overwrites
     * any pre-existing {@code Ruleset} defined for the same
     * identifier classification.
     * @param ruleset an instance of {@code Ruleset}
     */
    public void add( Ruleset ruleset ) {
        this.rulesets.put( ruleset.getClassification(), ruleset );
    }

    /**
     * Adds a {@code Rule} to the default rules. This mechanism is
     * for adding global rules. NB default rules can be overridden
     * by declarations in rule sets.
     * @param rule a default rule
     */
    public void add( Rule rule ) {
        this.defaultRules.put( rule.ruleType(), rule);
    }

}

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When I look back on how I came to teach "Sacred Passage: End of Life Doula" education, I see a beautiful pattern of connections and relationships, events and places. All playing unique roles. All touching. All connected. A long steady stream of connections from early childhood to now creating a beautiful life design.
I can see myself as a small child with my mother going to homes or hospital rooms of people who were sick and dying. My mom was a non-medical, natural-born caregiver whose healing gifts were intact, I suspect, from the moment she was born. Caring was her calling.
I see the small town I lived in. 1,200 people. A town square. Court house. School. And churches. Lots of churches. Our social events were simple: Marriage, birthdays, graduations, christenings, funerals. These normal life celebrations provided a close up view into the lives of our town and families. Nursing homes, funeral homes, and churches were very impactful to me. I knew at an early age I was witnessing important sacred transitions and felt very comfortable and called to be a part of them.
My own healing journey eventually took hold, and as I struggled with my own personal challenges and desire for change, the teachers and teachings and all my work experience and professional training came together. I learned how to be with and support many different kinds of intimate life situations, people, families, systems, groups, communities. I learned to give back the amazing gifts of healing that I had received. My work is based on this principle: That when we experience care, love and healing, the nature of our heart is to give back what we have received according to our own gifts and talents.
In 2013 I founded the Conscious Dying Institute to give back this care, to restore the end-of-life caring profession to its natural place so that families and patients can receive the care they want most in all domains of life. The work of the Conscious Dying Institute renews the true purpose and calling of many people drawn to this work. They know it is connected to the spiritual awakening of self and others.
This doesn't mean there is a proscription for "spiritual awakening" or for "what people need." It means that as we grow and deepen in our own authentic presence, and become intimate with end-of-life desires and wishes, we are more able to inquire, understand and offer what is most important to others.
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