Be the best pet parent you can be by padding your savings.
When I was in college, living paycheck to paycheck, I owned a dog, Bronx, and two cats, Precious and Yin Yang. Although I loved my fur babies, I was unable to afford the quality of care they deserved. I'd neglected to set money aside in my savings account for emergencies and, unfortunately, both my pets and I suffered for it.
My ex-fiancé, Jeff, was chronically underemployed and this frequently put me in a bad position financially. Because I could barely afford groceries for the humans in the house, I didn't buy my pets the best quality of pet food. I usually bought the cheapest option.
Unfortunately, buying low-quality dry cat food caused Yin Yang to have a serious urinary blockage, which resulted in an emergency vet trip. If I'd been feeding him better quality food, the vet informed me, this painful episode could have been avoided. Honestly, it made me feel like a bad pet parent.
A few years later, a car clipped my other cat, Precious, which broke her leg. The vet performed surgery and put a pin in Precious' leg to repair it. But when the vet's assistant called me three months later to schedule the surgery to have the pin removed, I didn't have the money. Precious developed arthritis in her later years, likely due to the pin still being in her leg.
Jeff and I also neglected the routine preventative care of our pets. We'd put off vaccinations and annual checkups.
"We'll take care of it later when money isn't so tight," we'd say.
Invariably, some health issue would come up for one of our pets, and we'd have an unplanned trip to the emergency vet, costing us more money than if we had kept up with our pets' preventative care.
Now that my husband Nick and I have an emergency fund, and I'm no longer in the position of having more bills than money, we definitely take better care of our fur babies. Two years ago, our 13-year-old cat Peanut, developed age-related kidney disease and hyperthyroidism. This meant daily meds, special food and more frequent vet trips, which we easily worked into our monthly spending plan.
In July of this year, my husband and I were able to make the best end-of-life decisions for our sweet Peanut, based on the veterinarian's recommendations, rather than just the money. Peanut's spleen was inflamed and the vet said if he didn't remove it, she might only survive another day or two. He deemed Peanut's chances of making a recovery at 60 percent if he performed the surgery.
Although Peanut went to kitty heaven two hours after the surgery, we felt good knowing that we did the absolute best for her, not just at the end of her life, but all throughout it. We plan on spoiling her sister Little Tiny, who recently turned 15, for the rest of her years with us.
Pet ownership can be expensive, and it's wise to do some research before you bring home your next furry family member. According to ASPCA.org, the first year of pet ownership is costly — a large dog can be over $2,000 and it's almost $1,200 for a cat, and this excludes the price of the pet itself. People tend to underestimate the cost of owning a pet because they often overlook expenses like spaying or neutering, vaccinations and grooming. Some folks opt for pet insurance, but Consumer Reports says you might be better off if you take those premiums and deposit them into an emergency fund.
Having a nicely padded savings account gives me and my husband not just a financial cushion, but also an emotional cushion against life's emergencies. It's easy to get started if you don't have an emergency fund, too. Just open a savings account with your current bank and set up a recurring automatic transfer to the account every time you're paid, and you'll be well on your way.
Upcycle an old favorite sweatshirt for your furry friend.


With Wildlight in stores next week, remote lighthouses and windswept islands are fresh on my mind. Wildlight is a contemporary novel set on Maatsuyker Island, the site of Australia's southernmost lighthouse, located off the south coast of Tasmania.
I was recently interviewed by the lovely Georgia Moodie for ABC Radio National's Books and Arts. If you would like to hear it, listen to the podcast here.
Also check out the Wildlight book trailer.
Great interview, Robyn, and I loved the reading you did.


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The main decision to be made when deciding how to support your yard fence is whether to use wooden or concrete posts. There are of course benefits and drawbacks to both and it is entirely your choice which to use. Here we have laid out some positives and negatives of each.
Wooden fence posts are definitely cheaper than concrete posts and they are simpler to install. When used with metal met posts (the spikes which are driven into the ground for the posts to sit in) they are strong and robust and can be driven into the ground simply and quickly. Many people also say that they give a warmer look and feel to a garden but of course that's down to your personal taste. On the negative side, wooden fence posts may not last as long as concrete posts as they are subject to damage by water and the sun. However, of course if you treat your wooden fence panels with a good quality wood protection like those available from Owatrol, they would last much longer!
Concrete fence posts are more expensive than wooden fence posts and will require considerably more time to install, with holes needing to be dug and the posts concreted in. However, they will certainly provide a stronger, and arguably more long-lasting structure to your fence. Concrete posts will not decay or rot over time so will potentially last longer (especially than untreated wooden posts) but of course if one is damaged it is much more difficult to replace as you would need to dig up the concrete and begin again.
You can see that there are both positive and negative aspects to both types of fence support and often in the end, it does partly come down to what you want your fence to look like when it's complete. If cost is your main concern then it would seem sensible to go for wooden posts but be mindful that you need to use a good quality wood protection product on them to prevent damage and keep on top of any maintenance required. For an incredibly strong structure, use concrete posts but be aware you will need to spend more on them and they will be more difficult to install – but with less ongoing maintenance.
In our next post in this series, we will be exploring how to install your fence posts – whichever type you decide one!


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Jul 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM Sep 10, 2014 at 10:51 AM
The following information was provided by the Chesterfield County Police Department.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 3:55 p.m. July 15 in the 2700 block of Mangowood Drive, suspect/s entered victim's unlocked apartment and stole the listed property from inside: o
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 3:55 p.m. July 15 in the 2700 block of Mangowood Drive, suspect/s entered victim's unlocked apartment and stole the listed property from inside: office equipment, TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 12 p.m. July 10 in the 4700 block of Kingsland Road, victim stated suspect gained entry to her unlocked screened front porch and removed the listed property: miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 12 p.m. July 16 in the 21400 block of Bridle Path Drive, suspect/s kicked open the rear door to gain entry to the vacant residence. The crawl space door under the residence was open and a window broken. The listed property was reported stolen: miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 8 a.m. July 15, in the 15300 block of Timsberry Circle, suspect broke the rear window to gain entry to the vacant apartment. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Burglary/B&E-Non Res: At 7 p .m. July 13, in the 3000 block of W. Hundred Road, three locked sheds were forced open and the listed property was reported stolen: miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 10:30 a.m. July 15, in the 3200 block of Fielding Road, victim observed unknown suspects at rear of his residence and one attempting to gain entry through a rear window. Suspects fled from the area. Entry was not gained and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Larceny-Other: At 10 a.m. July 7, in the 8500 block of Chester Road, complainant reported an HVAC unit was stolen.
- Larceny-Other: At 8 p.m. in the 12300 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy., Unknown suspect/s cut the lock on a John Deere tractor and stole it.
- Larceny-Other: At 5:30 p.m. July 10 in the 2500 block of Point of Rocks Road, victim reported the listed property was stolen from the rear of his shed: miscellaneous.
- Attempted Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 4 p.m. July 17 in the 8200 block of Indian Springs Road, two unlocked vehicles were entered and the listed property stolen: consumable goods.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 8 p.m. July 17 in the 21500 block of Wilcox St., victim reported the listed property was stolen from her unlocked black 1998 Dodge: miscellaneous, TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 3 p.m. July 14 in the 12800 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy., an unlocked 2002 Jeep Wrangler was entered and the listed property was reported stolen: TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Larceny-Motor Vehicle Parts: At 10 p.m. July 14 in the 8000 block of Jefferson Davis Hwy., unknown suspect/s stole the listed property from two vehicles and from the complainant's yard: miscellaneous.
- Larceny-Motor Vehicle Parts: At 2 a.m. July 16 in the 2100 block of Marina Drive, a locked white 1998 Mazda was entered and the listed property stolen: miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 2 p.m. July 18 in the 6500 block of N. Stevens Hollow Drive, suspect entered the residence through the unlocked front door, walked into the victim's bedroom and took the listed property: currency, notes, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 12:01 a.m. June 18 in the 4700 block of Black Oak Road, suspect/s gained entry to the vacant residence by forcing open the front door, which broke the door jamb. Copper pipes were stolen from several areas throughout the residence.
- Larceny-Other: At 12:01 a.m. July 16 in the 9000 block of Hopkins Road, suspect/s cut the lock and cable to remove the listed property from the rear of the victim's business. A lock was also cut off an enclosed trailer but at this time nothing has been reported stolen from the trailer.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 8 a.m. July 15 in the 4600 block of Cochise Trail, victim stated his white 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was entered and the listed property stolen. No signs of forced entry were noted: miscellaneous.
Motor Vehicle Theft-Auto Stolen Locally, Not: At 8:30 p.m. July 17 in the 4100 block of Falconway Lane, victim reported her disabled green 1997 Oldsmobile was stolen from the side of the road.
- Robbery-Firearm/Commerical house: at 9:30 a.m. July 18 in the 4500 block of W. Hundred Road, victim stated she was taking trash out the rear door, when two unknown masked and armed suspects forced her back inside the listed location. They demanded money from the safes and took money from one. A suspect then stuck the victim several times with the weapon. Victim was placed inside the freezer area and suspects fled from the area.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 3 p.m. July 15 in the 3900 block of Harrmeadow Lane, complainant reported the listed property was stolen from the listed location which is under construction: miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Non Res: At 6 p.m. July 18 in the 9700 block of Salem Church Road, suspect/s gained entry by unknown means. Once inside, the interior was vandalized and the listed property stolen: consumable goods.
- Burglary/B&E-Non Res: At 5 p.m. July 8 in the 2000 block of E. Hundred Road, suspect/s gained entry, vandalized the interior and at this time nothing has been reported stolen. No signs of forced entry were noted.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 12:30 a.m. July 20 in the 12400 block of Ivyridge, victim observed an unknown suspect twice on her back porch. During the first incident, she saw the suspect then heard a clicking noise at the rear doorknob. She turned on the lights, suspect ran down the stairs and out of her yard. Later the same morning, she saw the same suspect on her back porch, and again he ran down the steps and out of her yard. Entry was not gained and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 5 p.m. July 17 in the 8100 block of Indian Springs Road, an unlocked white Chevrolet was entered and the listed property reported stolen: currency, notes, etc.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 5 p.m. July 19 in the 9700 block of Kerwin Road, known suspect entered victim's unlocked vehicle and took the listed property: TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 7 a.m. July 20 in the 10100 block of Brandywine Ave., suspect/s cut screens on windows, broke out the basement and bedroom windows to gain entry to the victim's residence. Suspect/s also reached inside and vandalized areas in the victim's bedroom and basement. At this time nothing was reported stolen from the residence.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 2:30 p.m. July 19 in the 3400 block of Light St., suspect/s gained entry through an unlocked front window, rummaged through the residence and took the listed property from inside: currency, notes, etc, jewelry and precious metals, miscellaneous, TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 9 p.m. July 18 in the 8800 block of Rainwater Road, suspect/s gained entry through an unlocked side window. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Burglary/B&E-Non Res: At 3 p.m. July 19 in the 6400 block of Statute St., victim reported a detached shed was entered and the listed property stolen: miscellaneous.
- Larceny-From Motor Vehicles: At 7 p.m. July 20 in the 9700 block of Ladue Road, victim stated the listed property was stolen from her spouse's unlocked vehicle: currency, notes, etc., miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 10:30 a.m. July 22 in the 9900 block of Majorica Drive, suspect/s gained entry to the victim's residence and took the listed property. No signs of forced entry were noted: clothing and furs, TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 12 p.m. July 22 in the 5500 block of Old Warson Drive, suspect/s broke the glass on the rear door to gain entry to the victim's residence. The listed property was reported stolen: firearms, TVs, radios, cameras, computers, etc.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 1:25 p.m. July 24 in the 21500 block of Chesterfield Ave., victim stated he was checking on his vacant property and confronted a suspect who was inside the residence. Suspect ran from the residence, knocking the victim to the ground. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Burglary B&E-Res: At 7 a.m. July 22 in the 2500 block of Merriewood Ridge Court, suspect/s gained entry through a rear bathroom window. Once inside, the interior was ransacked and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 6 p.m. July 23 in the 9500 block of River Road, victim reported his unlocked residence was entered and the listed property was stolen: firearms and miscellaneous.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 7:27 p.m. July 22 in the 5000 block of Empire Parkway, victim reported his unlocked and open garage was entered and the listed property was stolen: firearms.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 8 a.m. July 16 in the 17100 block of Lansmill Drive, suspect/s gained entry to the locked and vacant trailer by breaking the rear window. Victim's property was moved around inside the trailer and at this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Burglary/B&E-Res: At 1 a.m. July 22 in the 14200 block of Kentwood Forest Drive, suspect/s ripped the rear window screen and attempted to pry open the rear window to gain entry to the victim's residence. Suspect/s also removed two spotlight bulbs from the light fixtures and placed them on a back porch bench. At this time nothing has been reported stolen.
- Larceny-Other: At 4:30 p.m. July 20 in the 15700 block of Woods Edge Road, complainant reported the listed property was stolen from construction site: miscellaneous.

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Q: Calculate TIMESTAMP difference from one column for each group I would like to calculate time difference in minutes between MAX(DateTime) and MIN(DateTime) for each group.
Example:
DateTime                  Group_ID
2019-03-21 10:58:34 UTC     1
2019-03-21 10:58:44 UTC     1
2019-03-21 10:58:54 UTC     2
2019-03-21 10:59:04 UTC     1
2019-03-21 10:59:14 UTC     2
2019-03-21 10:59:24 UTC     2
2019-03-21 10:59:34 UTC     2
2019-03-21 10:59:44 UTC     1
2019-03-21 10:59:54 UTC     1
...

I unsuccessfully tried with these queries:
Select Group_ID,
TIMESTAMP_DIFF(DateTime, DateTime, MINUTE) as timeDiff
from `xx.yy.zz`
group by Group_ID

/*
Select Group_ID,
TIMESTAMP_DIFF(
      DateTime,
      LAG(DateTime) OVER (PARTITION BY Group_ID ORDER BY DateTime),
      MINUTE
    ) Working_Hours
from `xx.yy.zz`

I assume there is a trivial answer to this question but i was  unable to find it.

A: Presumably, you want to sum the difference between the first and last timestamp per group. That would be:
select group_id, timestamp_diff(max(datetime), min(datetime), minute) as timediff
from `xx.yy.zz`
group by group_id

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Online casino is well known for its flexibility and convenient features. Sadly, the platform itself is not perfect. There are several flaws that make online casino a different experience compared to inland ones. Curious? Learn some disadvantage of playing online casino below.
Online betting is flexible and convenient because bettors can play anytime and anywhere. However, there are times when this advantage gets too 'comfortable'. Because bettors play in a familiar environment, many sensation of gambling got cut off. After all there are certain things that we can only get in normal casino, such as; interaction to other players and dealers, the surroundings, and facilities. In comparison, online gambling feels about as dull as simple programmed games.
Being too comfortable also take away the thrill in gambling. On inland casinos, dealers and spectators will cheer and drive you to corners. On a glance, it may only be seen as crowd response, but such environment is what actually makes inland casino still popular up to this day. Because there are many people that pay attention to your moves, excitement and healthy dose of anxiety will pump your heart for adrenaline rushes.
Even though online gaming doesn't require travel and similar expenses, the bet limits are still pricy compared to normal casino. This is especially true on live-betting. Since the casino themselves needs fees for camera works, location, tax, costumes, crews, and streaming services, it's no wonder that the bet will get much more expensive in online betting. Plus, if you are playing often, which means you will spend more money on gambling, the net spending will probably be much bigger than making an occasion to go to inland casinos.
You can gamble online anytime and anywhere, but it only works virtually with good internet connection. Sadly, not every part of the world has access to decent internet. So, for people in areas with unstable or less than decent connection, playing online betting on spare times will not goes as smoothly as those who have quality internet. Not to mention, internet expenses get more and more expensive as days goes.
Lastly is the gameplay. Online casino games always appear with computerized graphics for easier gaming. Surely, it looks modern and convenient. However, this actually make the gameplay really monotonous. Take a look to online sports betting. Originally, sports betting is exciting because people do it right on spot while cheering along with fellow supporters. Now that we are using online platform, it's more of calculation odds and chances. Even if you are playing the game together with other people, the process itself is automated and stiff.
Even with all its features, the disadvantage of playing online casino still exist. Since bettors can play in the comfort of their own homes, gambling gets less tension and reduced into a time waster with this platform. But that doesn't mean online casino is a dead giveaway. Choose what fits your lifestyle best to get the best gambling experience.


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2018 Cannes Film Festival Festival Coverage Reviews
Under the Silver Lake ★★★½
by Ben McDonald
Under the Silver Lake steals Tarantino's guiding philosophy that homage can be original and sprints home with it, tossing classic Hollywood into a blender with David Lynch and smashing whichever button makes the biggest mess. And the resulting cocktail is certainly creative, a film that insists on its dryly absurdist sense of humor as much as the subtlety of an electric guitar to the face.
David Robert Mitchell's first film after his 2014 horror masterpiece It Follows may not be quite as cogent a product, but its unhinged ambition is impossible not to admire. The film has the attitude of a week-long bender with Eyes Wide Shut and Mulholland Drive, and it's every bit as bizarrely entertaining as that sounds. If nothing else, Under the Silver Lake is fun. After hours of Cannes' grounded dramas and tragedies, which are fantastic in their own right, it was a refreshing change of pace to just sit back, let the movie magic kick in, and watch a trippy nonsensical odyssey.
Andrew Garfield disappears into his role as Sam, a model 20-something specimen of California laziness, a stoner who spends his time spying on his neighbors and devoting way too much brain power to outlandish conspiracy theories. After his attractive new neighbor Sarah (Riley Keough) up and vanishes, Sam embarks on an increasingly surreal trek into the hedonistic underbelly of Los Angeles to discover what exactly happened to her. It's not like he has anything better to do with his time, anyway.
At some point in the film, after Sam has drifted long enough from party to party, we somehow arrive at searching for hidden clues in popular entertainment, inspired largely by the classic notion of playing a record backwards to hear evil messages. The whole ordeal doesn't make sense thinking back on it, but Under the Silver Lake is like that: it's a dream, and at one point in a dream you start doing something because it just subconsciously feels like the right thing to do. If that sounds like Lynch, it's because the film's dreamlike aesthetic is an awful lot like Lynch.
At the foot of this Lynch altar are the random Mulholland Drive-esque plotlines that lead nowhere; in just 140 minutes, there's a serial dog killer, a fully-nude, knife-wielding owl woman, a homeless dude with a crown, lots of LA skunks, a random pirate, and much, much more. These plotlines are introduced, they're briefly considered, and then almost immediately forgotten for the next absurdity to catch the story's fancy. Anyone with a passing familiarity with surrealist filmmakers will note that this style of narrative organization isn't Mitchell's own, but it's a noble tribute nonetheless and a blast to watch unfold.
It Follows would not be half the film it is if not for its thematic depth and ambiguity, and Under the Silver Lake only dives deeper and more enigmatically into that same dark body of water. At the forefront of the film is the dissonance between the idyllic city image and its true self lying underneath (another common Lynch trope). The further Sam travels on his mysterious quest, the more complicated the puzzle becomes, and the less it seems to hold any semblance of rhyme or reason. In the end the film does offer an answer to its central mystery, but this turns out to be even more baffling than the question.
There is a message though- underneath all the nonsensicality is a parable about our society's endless obsession and reliance on pop culture and entertainment. There's a particularly memorable scene in a mansion where the film seems to suggest that we attach our own meanings to what is truthfully a meaningless corporate commodity. Mitchell concludes with an appropriately ludicrous allegory demonstrating that it is completely our own choice to imprison ourselves with this vapid entertainment because we, like Sam, have nothing better to do- we willingly enslave ourselves to mindlessness to cope with our own pointless existences. In the age of social media, endless Marvel sequels, and an ostensibly infinite supply of Netflix binges, that's quite a stinging and nihilistic damnation, but not one without its fair share of sincerity.
Under the Silver Lake may be a little too unwieldy and ambitious a film for many, but it works far too often to be denied as a success. It's obvious that this is a passion project for David Robert Mitchell, one that he surely sunk much time and love into. Maybe it is a weaker film than It Follows, but it packs enough epic scale into its quest to lend emotional satisfaction to its ending. Walking into this as blind as possible is surely the optimal manner of viewing, but the trailer actually reveals surprisingly little of the film it claims to advertise. Under the Silver Lake will almost certainly not be on everyone's wavelength, but it does cement David Robert Mitchell's role as a rising indie star to keep an eager eye on.
Tags2018 Cannes Film Festival • America • Andrew Garfield • David Lynch • David Robert Mitchell • Eyes Wide Shut • It Follows • Mulholland Drive • Quentin Tarantino • Riley Keough
About Ben McDonald
An avid moviegoer his whole life, Ben entered the world of film critique as a teenager with a paper on the music in Stanley Kubrick's work. Enrolling in university film study courses has only intensified his love for the art form, and he has since decided to pursue a cinema minor. His favorite directors include David Lynch, Michael Haneke, Lars von Trier, and Alfred Hitchcock. Ben attended the 71st and 72nd Cannes Film Festivals as part of the 'Three Days in Cannes' program.
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I encountered this during error during a compilation of one of my Xamarin Android apps. After installation of a new 3rd party library, I tried compiling my project, but BOOM! this happened!
So I took a little look-around. Well my project solution is a multi-hierarchical project, where as I have an Android Library, Core Library, and Client Project App referenced in a hierarchical manner .
Make sure you don't have duplicate MainApplication classes that derives from Application base class in your Xamarin.Android project. Specially if you have a hierarchical project implementation, such as a Android Library project attached to your Main application project.


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MINI facing an identity crisis in the age of the SUV
The latest-generation MINI Clubman station wagon is not actually a mini car and this may cause losing true brand's fans.
The newest model in BMW Group's Mini lineup - the Clubman station wagon, is not so much a mini any more as it is 188 inches long. Trying to stay relevant in the age of the SUV, the iconic brand is facing an identity crisis.
An all-wheel-drive version of the Clubman is to be showed at the 2016 New York auto show this week. The challenge for the automaker known for its small, zippy cars will be how to broaden its appeal without losing the true fans who brought the declining UK marque back to life in 2002. Mini executives say the brand needs to change. Not only are buyers moving increasingly to SUVs as fuel prices have dropped, but German luxury models are competing with Mini's too.
Through this new model the brand tries to open the brand to people who need something more functional. And the bigger Clubman is still fun to drive, but not everybody agrees. The Clubman's popularity has been hit by its door configuration which started as a two-door body style in the first generation then moved to a three-and-a-half door configuration. The new car has a four-door body style that will allow rear passengers to enter and exit the car more easily. This is one factor that hit the Clubman's sales last year when global volume dropped 37 percent to just 13,326 units.
The latest-generation Clubman went on sale in October in Europe and in January in the U.S.
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A semi-truck crashed into a car hauler stopped on the shoulder of I-94 near Renton Road at about 8 a.m. Friday, causing a fiery wreck.
A semi-truck crashed into a car hauler stopped on the shoulder of I-94 near Renton Road at about 8 a.m. Friday, causing a fiery wreck that tangled rush-hour traffic.
An eastbound car hauler had pulled over on the shoulder to make a phone call when the semi sideswiped it at 7:58 a.m. just east of the Business Loop I-94 exit at mile marker 92, Michigan State Police troopers said.
The semi, which was carrying auto parts, went off the road and caught fire. The driver, a 38-year-old man from Canton, was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo with burns over 50 percent of his body.
A semi truck veered off I-94 near Exit 92 on Friday morning and caught fire. The driver suffered burns over 50 percent of his body.
The driver of the car hauler, a 47-year-old Illinois man, was not injured.
State Police handled the accident scene, as eastbound traffic backed up for miles. Battle Creek police assisted.
At noon Friday, eastbound traffic remained limited to one lane.


At some operations, all the gold crushing is accomplished in one step, by a primary crusher. At other operations, crushing is done in two or three steps, with a primary crusher that is followed by a secondary crusher, and sometimes a tertiary crusher.
SBM is the world's leading supplier of crushing and screening equipment, complete systems and solutions for rock and minerals processing industries. We provide complete range of gold ore crusher for sale, such as jaw crusher, impact crusher, cone crusher, VSI sand making machine etc. They are available in stationary, portable and mobile applications, and suitable for all primary crushing needs from mining to contracting, and from extremely hard rock to recycling materials.
Gold ore mining is the process of digging into the earth to extract naturally occurring minerals. It is the world's second oldest and most important industry after agriculture. It is currently the fifth largest industry in the world and it plays a crucial role in world economic development. The trade of mineral commodities represents a substantial part of international trade. There are two kinds of mining; surface and underground mining.
Surface mining, also called open-pit mining or strip mining is undertaken if the mineral deposit lies on the surface of the earth. This method is usually more cost-effective and requires fewer workers to produce the same quantity of ore than the underground mining does. SBM provides heavy duty gold mining equipment and mining crusher in Ghana and all over the world for sale.
To separate the gold from the ore collected by the diggers in the mine tunnel, ore first had to be crushed by a series of crushing plant for size reduction, and preparing for further processing to get the gold concentrates.
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Two area icons will be performing at SLCA as part of the Squire Jacob Concert Series for 2019. They are bringing 3 decades of musical experience to the center with their mix of Irish/Celtic/Folk/Pop. This combination can't be anything short of spectacular. You can become a part of this memorable evening and support programming at SLCA as well.


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Kuća u Kolomni (rus. Домик в Коломне) ruski je film redatelja Pjotra Čardinina.

Radnja
Film se temelji na pjesmi Aleksandra Puškina Mala kuća u Kolomni iz 1830. godine.

Uloge
 Ivan Mozžuhin
 Sofja Goslavskaja
 Praskovja Maksimova

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
 Kuća u Kolomni na Kino Poisk

Ruski filmovi 1910-ih


The Central Amri to Kirbekan Survey. A Preliminary Report on Excavations and Survey 2003-04.
Fuller, DQ; (2004) The Central Amri to Kirbekan Survey. A Preliminary Report on Excavations and Survey 2003-04. Sudan & Nubia Bulletin , 8 pp. 4-16.


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Ronnie P. Gossett – Life of a con man
Posted by Chris Schramm | Sep 10, 2007
His place in Tennessee wrestling history may always be overlooked by the mistakes he made. Ronnie P. Gossett, who was the lead manager in Memphis in the late 1980s after Jim Cornette and Jimmy Hart left, died on July 23, 2007, of complications from colon cancer.
Gossett had a strong love for the business, but ethical issues always got in the way of him growing in the industry. He was strong on the microphone and found it easy to get the fans to turn on him and who he was managing. His look was not glamorous: balding, overweight and wearing thick glasses.
"His lack of a moral compass hurt him with most or all of his relationships," Jerry Jarrett explained to SLAM! Wrestling.
Jerry Lawler respected his abilities enough that Lawler picked Gossett to manage him on a number occasions during his career. Another famed charge of Gossett's went by the name Master of Pain; later, that man, Mark Calloway, would go onto become The Undertaker. He would also spend time managing Bob Orton Jr., Jeff Jarrett and Tony Anthony.
"He had a wonderful ability to make interviews," Jarrett recalled. "He also could move around in the ring in spite of his huge size and weight."
Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer) worked with Gossett in the USWA. "He was without a doubt one of the funniest men I ever met," Pringle wrote in his online blog, "and I just enjoyed sitting back and listening to him tell stories."
Gossett started his career in Memphis at age 14 as a ring announcer under owner Nick Gulas. When the promotion needed a new heel manager, Gossett was given the position.
"His character worked in a way because it was an extension of his true personality.," Scott Bowden told SLAM!. Bowden was a former Memphis manager and current Kentucky Fried Rasslin' columnist.
"Some old-school wrestlers like Jerry Lawler loved guys like Ronnie because their whole life revolved around the business and they'd do anything to stay in it."
He may have had a love for wrestling, but Gossett was also open about his passion for gambling. He told those in the locker room that he was the biggest bookmaker (one who takes bets) in Chattanooga, Tenn. His gambling problems often hurt him than helped him.
Since he bragged about how successful a bookmaker he was, people began to believe him. He often asked others for money, and was given it, telling them that he was awaiting a big payout from a big loser.
The one who gave Gossett was the loser in the long run. The money would rarely be returned. He followed that philosophy even recently when he ran independent shows in Tennessee in recent years. People would trust him, based on his name, and would get stiffed on payouts.
"I loaned him $4,800 to fix his car." Jarrett said. Gossett never paid him back. In fact, years later, when Jarrett had long forgotten the loan, Gossett came to him willing to pay $2,500. "He asked if I would consider the loan paid off. I said I did as I had long forgotten about it."
Before Gossett was able to pay the money to Jarrett, he told him that his money was been seized by the government and asked for another $5,000 loan. Jarrett passed this time. "Your credit is not acceptable," Jarrett recalled telling Gossett. The two would never speak again.
Gossett felt burnt by Jarrett despite it was Gossett who owed the money to Jarrett. Gossett would trash Jarrett on radio shows following the incident.
While on his death bed, Gossett found religion, possible trying to make up for all the cons he pulled during his life. He was even baptized earlier this year.
"From that day he told me many times how sorry he had not come to Jesus earlier in his life," said Jim Powell, a longtime friend of Gossett's.
Powell would sum up the life of Gossett by calling him "a great con man — the ultimate worker."
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Q: Select the first element of a line with python I'm having some problems in selecting the first element of a line with python.
I have a txt file where the data are organized in this way:
0  3  546
1  2  435
2  4  900
22 3  384

I would like to print the lines whose first member matches with that of a list:
myList = [1, 22]

I've tried to do in this way:
for i in externalFile:
   if i[0] in myList:
       print (i)

but it return to me:
1  2  435
2  4  900
22 3  384

because it finds, I suppose, a match between the "22" of myList and the "2" of the external file. Does someone know how to fix this problem?

A: This should work. Read the file line by line, check if first word in list and print.
lst = [1, 22]
with open('file.txt') as f:
    for line in f:
        words = line.split()
        if int(words[0]) in lst:
            print(line)

# 1  2  435
# 22 3  384

A: use str.split to split the line by space. And then compare
Ex:
myList = [1, 22]
with open(filename, "r") as infile:
    for line in infile:
        val = line.split()
        if int(val[0]) in myList:
            print(line.strip())

Output:
1  2  435
22 3  384

A: Try the below solution, i just did a simple list comprehension, i split each line of the file by ' ' and get the first element of it and check if it starts with any of the elements of myList and if it is, strip it so the '\n' won't be in the strings
myList = [1, 22]
with open('test.txt') as f:
    print([i.strip() for i in f.readlines() if int(i.split(' ')[0]) in myList])

Output:
['1  2  435', '22 3  384']

If you want it to display it like what you wanted, try the below code
myList = [1, 22]
with open('test.txt') as f:
    lstcomp = [i.strip() for i in f.readlines() if int(i.split(' ')[0]) in myList]
    for i in lstcomp:print(i)

Output:
1  2  435
22 3  384


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Ma l'amor mio non muore! | Love Everlasting (IT 1913) | Silents, Please!
Lyda prima diva! What better place to begin Diva December than the film that started it all: Ma l'amor mio non muore! | Love Everlasting (IT 1913), starring the inimitable Lyda Borelli.
Ma l'amor mio tells the story of Elsa Holbein, the daughter of a Colonel in service to the Grand Duke of Wallenstein. At the opening of the film, she and her father are living in comfort, receiving guests in their grand home. Enter Moise Sthar: spy!
The secret agent works his charms.
He steals military documents from the Colonel, and in despair over the resulting accusation of treason, the Colonel shoots himself. Also disgraced, Elsa is exiled to Switzerland. It is unclear to me whether they thought she too was culpable in the theft, or whether she was simply tainted by association. One thing is sure: the diva's trials have begun, and the stage is set for drama.
One of the lavish, expansive interior sets.
This all takes place over the first couple of acts of the film, which are relatively slow – this section is generally told in lengthy shots where the action is staged in deep space. It's skilfully done, and the sets are lovely, but on the whole the setup drags a bit. This part of the story is drawn out more than necessary, in my opinion, but the filmmakers also make a more serious error: filling the screen with a large amount of actors who are not Lyda Borelli. Luckily, the filmmakers seem to have realized this, and the camera thereafter consistently finds its rightful view: the dramatic grace of la divina Lyda.
Lyda Borelli as painted by Cesare Tallone, 1911.
Perhaps slightly overcooked, and yet effective, distinctive. In Switzerland, Elsa christens herself Diana Cadouleur (symbolic naming alert: douleur being French for 'pain') and reinvents herself as a singer and actor. We see her on stage, performing Zazà and Salome. These roles are deliberate recreations of Borelli's most prominent real-life stage successes, and one wonders if it was at her behest or the screenwriters that they were chosen.
As it turns out, there is a (somewhat) valid reason for his concern: he is in fact Prince Maximilian, heir to the duchy from whose society she has been cast out (unbeknownst to him). When she finds out his identity, she decides to leave him; composes a letter, heartbroken. But the two will meet again. In one of the more interestingly framed shots in Ma l'amor mio, Maximilian watches Diana perform, as if on a screen.
And then comes a moment of unintentional comedy that I can't believe they didn't retake. I'm sure it was meant to be a dramatic cascade, but what happens is this: Maximilian, visibly perturbed and struggling with the sudden dead weight of Lyda, just drops her. Lyda falls on to the chaise longue, fanning out her arms as her head bounces off the ground.
I didn't capture the head bounce, but you can imagine it.
A more fitting ending is provided by this oval vignetted shot.
Borelli appears as one of the first actresses to understand the importance of the effect of the body and the face on the screen. She knew how to show her long delicate fingers, her marble-like shoulders, her long neck twisted towards the spectator in a Mannerist fashion, her Beardsley-like profile, her forehead lifted proudly while her eyes were half-closed with melancholy. […] Her artificial language of gestures and poses, like the hand under the chin for the melancholy pose or at the forehead expressing thought or despair, became one of the ingredients of a style in acting named after her, Borellismo.
The diva always insists on her own physicality, commands the eye. Interestingly, even American adverts also made special mention of Lyda's poses.
The Motion Picture News, 24 Jan 2014.
Mirrors recur often in diva films, as they do cinema in general. It is a well-worn motif in the visual arts: the mirror distances and objectifies, but also reveals truth, and is often connected to the sin of vanitas (vanity). The mirror can imply a surplus or excess of self, different identities, an internal conflict. And of course, from an aesthetic point of view appealing compositions or effects can be obtained. In short, mirrors can function as an expressive and functional device in a number of ways.
It's already notable from the shots above what a prominent role Lyda/Elsa/Diana's triptych mirror plays in the film. Kisses and gestures are echoed in it, actions are revealed, and Lyda and her beauty multiply, inviting the audience to consider Borelli the diva, Elsa the exile, Diana the actress. In early scenes, the mirror is used cleverly to put Lyda in centre stage while revealing her suite of admirers approaching. Likewise, before her final performance, it's through the mirror that Lyda initially perceives Maximilian's entrance.
Indeed, one could almost consider the mirror to be the main co-star of Ma l'amor mio non muore.
I spent some time pondering how to write about diva films. Normal rubrics don't necessarily apply; what are the essential elements by which one could evaluate films of this kind? Besides those already discussed, here are some other parameters essential to the success of a diva film.
An intertitle tells us that Diana is sad and lonely; cut to a shot of her surrounded by a bevy of admirers, apparently enjoying herself.
The resemblance between Colonel Holbein and Slovenian theorist/provocateur Slavoj Žižek.
Multiple male actors sport conspicuously fake beards and sideburns; presumably the costume budget was already used up on Lyda's dresses.
The breeze of Italy is clearly, charmingly visible in the indoor sets.
Moving Picture World, 31 Oct 1914.
According to Angela Dalle Vacche in her chapter in Italian Silent Cinema: A Reader, diva-films sold well abroad – she cites Latin America, Russia, Japan, the Balkans, Egypt and Spain as export markets. I have seen advertisements for diva films in American trade journals, but not much about their reception stateside; the acting styles and slower editing may have been less appealing to the American public than the homegrown product, particularly given the import time-lag. Therefore, whether Ma l'amor mio made a splash with the people of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana is an open question.
It is somewhat strange given that the same scene of the generals is also shown in long shot under normal indoor lighting conditions, but indeed it's striking.
Also, in the American/English language edition, the spy is called Leslie Swayne, and Lyda's stage name is Marjorie Manners. Haha!
Almost all cultural products (of every type, from opera to cooking) can be placed on a scale of values. Halfway on the scale are the medium works, above the diamond-studded tiara of masterpieces, below the pit of rubbish.
Love Everlasting is considered to be a diva film. We can also look at it as a documentary on how the actress Borelli, on her first attempt, knew how to use the cinema and the camera to explore her own expressive art to the limit, in an experimental way. A documentary that comes to us from a past where the words art and actress rang with major significance.
Ma l'amor mio non muore! [Love Everlasting]. Dir. Mario Caserini. Turin, Italy: Gloria-Film, 1913. Available on DVD from the Cineteca di Bologna.
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What Killed Shoki Mokgapa? – The Safta award-winning actress Shoki Mokgapa memorial service will take place on Tuesday in Johannesburg. the South African actress who died last week at the age of 34.
According to reports, Shoki Mokgapa was the cause of death which was termed and ruled a clinical depression which means in actual sense she committed suicide.
The young actress graduated from the AFDA film school with a bachelor's degree in live performance, and made her South African TV debut in the SABC3 series The Lab.
She went on to appear in Ashes to Ashes on e.tv, Intersexions, Swartwater, Those Who Can't on SABC2 and the British BBC series, Silent Witness.
She was most recently seen in the American drama series The Looming Tower on Amazon Prime Video.
Releasing a formal statement regarding the death of actress Shoki Mokgapa, MLA, the agency who represented the award-winning actress, said that the star had committed suicide after "a long struggle with clinical depression and anxiety".
"The South African film and television industry has suffered a loss in the passing local actress, Shoki Mokgapa. After a long struggle with clinical depression and anxiety she took her life on Tuesday 25 September at the age of 34. She was a brave woman who had been seeking help but the disease proved to be stronger than her," the statement reads in part.
A memorial service is planned for Tuesday 2 October 2018.
The Safta award-winning actress was most recently seen in the American drama series The Looming Tower on Amazon Prime Video.
Who is the first African-American female actress to win an Emmy award?


I've seen it on the track plenty of times and I've seen people walking backwards on the treadmill.
I hate walking lunges, but I do them often. Not every leg workout, but maybe once every couple weeks. Actually I don't hate lunges, I despise them! I've never done them on a treadmill and probably won't ever. I wouldn't do them until I could do them on the floor without wobbling. I've had a blackout on a treadmill, which caused some brain injury, so I don't "play" on them. I'm fine now and run on them and do side gallop thingies, but not that. I always attach the emergency cord to my shirt now, hard lesson learned. I feel you pain, GOOD LUCK!
I don't look like that either. And no matter how many walking lunges I do I never will! 😔 But I sometimes do walking lunges coming back down the road after a run, it stretches the hip flexors which if I don't do I get low back pain.
I've never done a walking lunge :S Forgive my ignorance, but which part of the body does a walking lunge focus on? Do you eventually do them with weights?
I haven't tried walking lunges, they look hard since I'm not able to do a proper lunge on ground that isn't moving. They hurt my knees so I can do them, sort of, just can't go all the way down, but I will try them today when I'm on my treadmill.
Wow, I don't look like that either. Damn I wish I did though! That's a really interesting concept. I may have to give them a go next leg day. You mentioned you alternate 50 lunges with a minute of running – how long do you do it all up for?


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vivenu to power ticketing for premier fair Art Düsseldorf
vivenu Team
7 Jan. 2022 • 2 min read
Düsseldorf, Northrhine-Westphalia (Germany), January 7, 2022
vivenu, the premier ticketing solution provider for sophisticated organizers and venues, has entered into a contract to provide its ticketing solution software to Art Düsseldorf, a leading German fair where an eclectic mix of regional and international galleries showcase contemporary and post-war art every year. Founded in 2017, Art Düsseldorf has quickly become a mainstay of the international art fair circuit, attracting some of the foremost galleries and more than 40,000 visitors every year.
Under the contract, vivenu will power a new unified online ticket shop for the fair that makes the ticket-buying experience faster, safer, and more intuitive for all visitors. The platform's powerful tools will ensure maximum convenience and security as the fair ramps up for its 2022 instalment.
With Covid-19 still impacting events, Art Düsseldorf is also going to leverage vivenu's growing number of features specifically geared towards making venue visits safe and Covid-compliant. These include the vivenu check-in app with instant Covid certificate scan as well as dedicated platform capabilities around sequenced access and time slots for visitors. As a result, vivenu will make sure that Art Düsseldorf stays Covid-compliant – and that visitors can enjoy a safe and secure experience at all times.
Simon Weber, Co-Founder of vivenu, is excited about the new partnership:
"We could not be more enthusiastic about this new partnership. Art Düsseldorf has quickly grown into one of the leading art fairs in Europe, with an impressive roster of galleries and pieces year after year. With vivenu, the fair will make ticketing part of its visitor experience: With maximum flexibility and countless customization options, Art Düsseldorf will use our platform to provide a truly unique ticketing experience that is also deeply integrated with its digital guest journey."
About vivenu
vivenu is the future-proof solution for ticket sellers to manage, market, and analyze ticket sales efficiently. Created to support hundreds of thousands of event organizers and venues around the globe that until now had to work with clunky systems that haven't kept up with their needs and expectations, vivenu is the first solution for the digital era that enables effortless and self-empowered ticketing. The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf and supports hundreds of organizers worldwide with its powerful, ready-to-use platform and a set of powerful APIs and SDKs. vivenu is backed by leading tech investors such as Balderton Capital, Activant, Redalpine, and the fund associated with the owners of the San Francisco 49ers who invested more than $65 million in the company to date.
About Art Düsseldorf
With over 40,000 visitors a year and excellent feedback from gallery owners, curators and collectors on an open and outstanding fair experience, Art Düsseldorf has successfully established its strong profile as a fair for contemporary art. Now in its fourth edition, Art Düsseldorf once again provides an essential overview of the most important developments of art-historically relevant positions and artistic discourses of the 21st century. With Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf, a former steel factory complex in a prime location, the fair has chosen an unusual and unconventional exhibition venue ideally suited for the presentation of art.
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Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland), 7. Januar 2022 vivenu, der führende Anbieter von Ticketing-Lösungen für anspruchsvolle Veranstalter und Veranstaltungsorte, hat einen Vertrag über die Bereitstellung seiner Ticketing-Software für die Art Düsseldorf abgeschlossen,
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Marijuana penalty reduction proposals in New York
June 10, 2012 June 10, 2012 ~ Jason Schwartz
(Photo credit: Mrs Logic)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed big changes in marijuana policy in his state:
"There's a blatant inconsistency. If you possess marijuana privately, it's a violation. If you show it in public, it's a crime," Cuomo said. "It's incongruous. It's inconsistent the way it's been enforced. There have been additional complications in relation to the stop-and-frisk policy where there's claims young people could have a small amount of marijuana in their pocket, where they're stopped and frisked. The police officer says, `Turn out your pockets.' The marijuana is now in public view. It just went from a violation to a crime."
New York City prosecutors and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, whose offices handled almost 50,000 such criminal cases last year, endorsed the Democratic governor's plan. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the bill largely mirrors the city police directive issued last year for officers to issue violations, not misdemeanors, "for small amounts of marijuana that come into open view during a search."
Possession of less than 25 grams was reduced in state law to a violation in 1977, subject to a ticket and fine. If the pot is burning or in public view, it rises to a misdemeanor that leads to an arrest. Cuomo's proposal differs from pending Assembly and Senate bills because it leaves public pot smoking as a criminal misdemeanor.
Cuomo acknowledged the existing approach disproportionately affects minority youths, with 94 percent of arrests in New York City, more than half of those arrested younger than 25 and 82 percent either black or Hispanic. He also defended keeping smoking pot a crime. "I believe the society does want to discourage the use of marijuana in public, on the street. Smoking a joint, I think, is a different level of activity than just being in possession of it," he said.
According to advocates for decriminalizing it, 14 states, including Oregon and Massachusetts, have lowered penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana to civil fines in a movement that began in the 1970s. Since 1996, 16 states, including California, have legalized its use for medical conditions, though New York has not.
To me, this policy strikes a good balance. I'm not a fan of the term decriminalization. Some articles have referred to the proposal as penalty reduction. I like this better. Though I'm not sure there is a universally accepted definition of decriminalization, but it generally refers to reducing possession from an offense generally punished by incarceration to an offense generally punished by fines.
To me, the term decriminalization implies that offenses like speeding are not crimes. (Am I missing something? If so, set me straight.) Penalty reduction just seems more accurate.
I've seen a lot of posts and articles commenting that this is a "good start" or "a step in the right direction." I wish people would be a little clearer and more complete with these thoughts. What is the end they have in mind? Legalization? Legalization of what? Legalization of all quantities? Legalization of all drugs? Legalized sales? Legalized marketing? Legalized manipulation of the drug and consumption methods to intensify the effect? Is the model alcohol and tobacco?
It feels a little cheap and easy to make these pronouncements without taking responsibility to flesh out what you really mean.
Another question that these stories beg is this. It appears that, if passed, this bill would seek to get enforcement entities to follow the intent of NY's 1977 marijuana law. Could enforcement entities come up with a way to circumvent this law too? What motivates enforcement entities to behave this way—what explains the disconnect between the apparently clear legislative intent and the law enforcement practice? Was it limited to marijuana laws, or do they take a similar approach with other laws? Was it limited to New York City, or was this practice common in NY State?
UPDATE: One more thought. What lessons can we learn from the K2 and Spice controversy? Even if you have a point of view that predisposes you to dismiss the matter, you should be interested in what kind of policy is sustainable and this appears to be an opportunity to learn something about the limits of the public's tolerance for a legal drug.
NY Marijuana Decriminalization: A Step in the Right Direction
Cuomo Seeks Cut in Stop-and-Frisk Arrests – Thomas Kaplan via NYTimes.com (underpaidgenius.com)
Common Sense on Marijuana (nytimes.com)
New York City Moves To Decriminalize Possession Of Small Quantities Of Pot (jonathanturley.org)
NY pot plan: Right step or bad message? (cnn.com)
Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized (ideas.time.com)


Released last month in October, The Lucid Dream's fourth album 'Actualisation' is an incredible piece of work. Closing track 'No Sunlight Dub' goes very much where its title suggests, a heavy reggae rhythm guiding a glowing melody throughout psychedelic avenues along with a fine melodica. Attacking with an hugely unexpected change of pace, it enters a biting, driving rhythm before drum n bass beats are paired with rowdy big beat as it truly goes off on one. After it crashes and settles back into its laid back dub zone, it leads The Lucid Dream's finest record yet to a magnificent close.
The amount of different styles here is astonishing, and the way Mark Emmerson's band mix them all together is uniquely fascinating. Rebuilding their sound around the essence of their previous output, their resilience, defiance, reinvention and momentum have produced one of 2018's greatest records.
Read the full album review HERE.


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This week, we review the second to last expansion to Final Fantasy XI:Seekers of Adoulin. Enjoy!
Released March 27th in 2013, Seekers of Adoulin was the last full expansion for FFXI.
It featured many new areas in FFXI, all surrounding the Nation of Adoulin and the outlying Ulbuka Territory, and added jobs the jobs Geomancer and Rune Fencer.
Gameplay-wise Adoulin added a lot of things such as Colonization, Coalition Assignments, Reives, Skirmish and Delve.
The music was written entirely by Naoshi Mizuta, who created 9 new tracks for the expansion.
The nation of Adoulin, which has been locked off for a long time, opens it doors to adventurers in order to settle the Ulbukan hinterland. On the way to the new nation, Nooborious meets a young woman named Arciela (our new expansion heroine). She tells Noobrious to register as a pioneer with the Pioneers' Coalition, and the expansion begins.
Talk about the Impermatures and Adoulin Reives.
It turns out Arcelia the sister of the Grand Chancellor of Adoulin and a descendant of the former royal line, which means nothing yet.
The Pioneers' Coalition tells Nooborious to uncover the secrets of the leafkin (a race of leafy beings), and meets with Teodor, a mysterious man clad in black who says that the sword carried by Arciela is the key to meeting the leader of the leafkin (known as the Otharsyne, the sword had been passed down the royal line and represents the will of the Founder King). Teodor explains that after King August (the founder guy) subjugated Ulbuka years ago, he made a promise to never tread upon the land. The Otharsyne it turns out, could allow the king to defy the pact he had made.
In an attempt to borrow the sword, for, you know, stuff?. the Adventurer finds Arciela and she decides to go looking for the leafkin in the Yorcia Weald where they had been seen before. There, they meet Rosulatia (the mega-leafkin) who explains that danger is coming to Ulbuka.
It turns out that the world tree "Yggdrasil" had existed in ancient times on the continent of Rhazowa and that a second tree had been planted by King August in Ulbuka. However, when the Orcish Empire fucked up the world tree in Rhazowa, its connection with the tree in Ulbuka was spoiled.
When Arciela asks how they can help, Rosulatia replies that they should ask the king, and gifts a pome to the Adventurer.
After this, we get some scenes of civil war between the factions that oppose adoulin expansion, and those who are for it. Luckily the group that is about to kill Arcelia is stopped just in time (the fight in the waterways).
During a council meeting, it's explained by Arcelia that Councelor Ygnas had turned into a leafkin who can no longer communicate with humans (Cid in FF9). However, a pome that the Adventurer receives from Rosulatia allows Ygnas to speak directly into the Adventurer's mind? For reasons, I guess.
So they try to cure Ygnas with an Exorsist named Ingrid, but that doesn't work. Soon Ygnas's voice fades from Nooborious's head, but not before Ygnas warns him of terrible things coming to the land.
Suddenly a girl named Nyline comes wandering through the woods as if possessed, and it turns out she had started acting that way after her father gave her a random stone. When she randomly takes off, Noobrious has to find her. She passes out and little fairy things escape from her stone.
Suddenly another girl disappears, Arcelia, who was apparently attacked by some tiger. Luckily, she's fine, and the Tiger is actually protecting her. It turns out that a jealous Ingrid (the exorcist) attacked her and used a soul syphon to take her soul. Ingrid flees, but is saved by Nooborious. Embarrassed by her behaviour, Ingrid releases the soul and is quickly forgiven.
Days later, after a few more people disappear in the woods, Arcelia tells Nooborious that she believes that they should go to the summit of Mt. Kamihr to talk to a dragon there.
The dragon's name is Sajj'aka, who explains that seals on the pass are beginning to awaken, and that "Hades" will return.
Our heroes try to get a new world tree sapling to plant in the labyrinth that holds Hades, and after some annoying quests with some dragon scales and the search for Leafallia, the tree is successfully planted.
After some more chaos in Adoulin, with a major leader who went missing now dead, the Rala Waterways are disrupted and the seal to King August's grave was destroyed.
Unfortunately this guarantees two things. First, Hades will return. And Second, this fucking asshole Balamore (who seems like Hades right-hand-man) shows up like a more twisted Kefka, who you fight to get information about Hades from.
So the monsters have increased (FF1), noxious gasses are seeping out of the forests, and now our heroes must go to the depths of Adoulin to stop Hades.
Teodore, who came from Hades's world challenges Noobriousious to a fight, looses, and reveals that Hades and him came from another world where Hades was able to use his lust for power to basically become a god, before being sealed in Adoulin.
After a fight with some crazy people popping in and out of different dimensions, our heroes defeat Hades, and Arcelia takes the throne of Adoulin.
Since seekers of Adoulin, FInal Fantasy XI began experiencing some serious nerfing, which was meant to get in new players for the game, and allowed it to compete more with casual MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, this had the unintended consequence of making people who were especially fond of the challenge aspect of 11 leave the game and complain to us about the changes to the game on Twitch.
For a few years, players thought that Seekers would be the final expansion, but a partial expansion, one that concludes the FF11 saga would soon come in the form of Rhapsodies of Vanadiel.
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Super Marcel conquers the speed disciplines. The short trip to the US paid off big time for Marcel Hirscher. Atomic's super star won both of his races in Beaver Creek collecting the maximum of 200 world cup points.
In the Super-G he opened a new chapter in his career bestseller. Racing on a brand new Redster model he posted a thrashing victory, his first ever in a speed event. Only 24 hours later he claimed his 15th win in a Giant Slalom surpassing the atomic all time stars Hermann Maier and Benjamin Raich! Next weekend in Val d'Isere he'll be gunning to take back the red jersey of the overall leader.
"My optimistic plan was to rack up 100 points in total", said Marcel Hirscher after his back-to-back victory in Beaver Creek. "Going back to Europe now with 200 points is be-yond words. Frankly, my best result in a Super-G here has been a 16th place …": How-ever Marcel made history once again winning for the first time in a speed discipline.
Four factors were pivotal in achieving that feat: 1.) An intelligent, gradual improvement of Team Hirscher in the speed disciplines. 2.) The favorable conditions for skilled technical skiers on racing day. 3.) The flat light didn't bother Marcel Hirscher who is trusting the brightening Zeiss-glasses of his Atomic Revel³ M Marcel ski goggles. 4.) Tuning-Guru Edi Unterberger set his hand on Marcel's Redster FIS Doubledeck SG. Back in the days the pundit was also preparing the Atomic speed skis of all-time greats Hermann Maier and Michael Walchhofer. "We have analyzed each and every section and I can certify that Edi has performed some magic again", said Atomic Race Director Christian Höflehner who paid tribute to Hirscher's service expert.
Marcel Hirscher won the Super-G with a brand new Redster model that went through baptism of fire. Atomic's tuning experts, with Edi Unterberger leading the way, have spent around 100 working hours to find the perfect setup for the running surface and edges. Several rounds of waxing, honing and brushing meticulously took place for just a single pair of skis. Marcel Hirscher's Redster-range comprises around 100 pairs (40 Gi-ant Slalom, 40 Slalom, 20 Speed), that are called into action during the whole season.
Team Hirscher-Unterberger has made also the right call in the Giant Slalom resulting in the 15th World Cup victory for Marcel in the arguably most sophisticated discipline. With that win Hirscher surpassed the All-time GS-giants and Atomic Wall of Famers Hermann Maier and Benjamin Raich.
After claiming 200 points in the 2 races Marcel is taking a 2-day-break at home before strapping on his Slalom skis. 2 days of practice will get him ready for the two technical races in Val d'Isere where he wants to conquer the red jersey of the overall leader in the World Cup.
Atomic-Superstar Mikaela Shiffrin accomplished a truly sensational debut in her first ever World Cup Super-G. "This is the right path for the future", said Mikaela, who was clearly satisfied with her 15th place in Lake Louise. This weekend in Åre she's back in her tech-nical domains (GS and Slalom) aspiring to regain the lead in the overall World Cup.


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Fury as £500k projects to make Jesmond roads safer for children and cyclists put on hold
3rd February 2019 NewCycling Press
Evening Chronicle – 31 January 2019 SPACE for Jesmond has hit out after two schemes disappeared from Newcastle City Council's 'Streets for People' programme NewCycling Chair, Sally Watson, said: "One of these schemes was designed to make the street outside West Jesmond Primary School safer for children travelling to school following the removal of the two crossing patrols. "The other scheme saw improvements to Osborne Road between Haldane Bridge and Holly Avenue. These two schemes are in areas highlighted as the most dangerous and unpleasant in the initial neighbourhood wide consultation." https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/fury-500k-projects-make-jesmond-15754668
The school run: 'We are not welcome here'
3rd December 2017 NewCycling News
Armelle is a campaign member who has previously reported on cycling in Copenhagen, in Denmark, and Nantes and Bondy in France. Here, she describes her new school run and explains, while there are some things to enjoy, our streets are not designed for cycling families. Having just moved to South Gosforth, we are now enjoying the most stunning cycle ride from home to school, with lots of trees and bird song on the way. I am so happy to no longer have to take Tankerville Terrace to go West Jesmond Primary, where drivers champion the 3-point turn and double yellow line[…]
Thoughts about The Big Pedal
10th February 2015 NewCycling Uncategorised
Sally, our Jesmond branch chair, writes about travelling to school by 'alternative means' and talks to a couple of other parents to find out what they think of the behaviour change initiative 'The Big Pedal'. Every year since my son started school we have taken part in The Big Pedal. This competition, run in North East schools by the council's partner Sustrans, challenges families to walk, scoot or cycle to school for three weeks during the spring. This doesn't mean that we change the way that we as a family travel to school – we already walk or cycle to[…]
Jesmond update
4th January 2015 NewCycling Uncategorised
Happy New Year! 2014 saw some interesting proposals for cycle infrastructure in Jesmond. It's not always easy interpreting council plans and process, so below is written in good faith. Acorn Road Most controversial were the plans for Acorn Road which were put forward by the council in association with Sustrans. The aim is to make Acorn Road less congested and safer and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists as a destination. Following an informal consultation in the spring, Sustrans put together a design which allowed for widened pavements by making the road one way while retaining most of the parking[…]
Design and Planning – presentation to council
5th June 2014 NewCycling News
Katja presents at Newcastle City Council's Cycle Forum. The presentation and its findings are based on our experience working with the Newcastle City Council's councillors and officers since 2010. Good communication and a clear process are as important as leadership and technical expertise. Design and Planning, lessons learnt presentation to Newcastle City Council Cycle Forum from Katsdekker We outline six areas of improvement. 1. Political leadership (examples Sevilla, NYC) 2. Routes (approval pending) 3. Monitoring data (cycle use before and after, volume and speed of traffic to inform design) 4. Sustainable safety principles for road safety (user need, human psychology)[…]
News clipping – £1.5m-worth of funding for cyclists could come to Jesmond
18th September 2013 NewCycling Press
JesmondLocal (18 September 2013) £1.5m-worth of funding for cyclists could come to Jesmond £1.5m-worth of funding for cyclists could come to Jesmond
News clippings – Councils hit back over cycling claims
17th May 2013 NewCycling Press
Journal (17 May 2013) Councils hit back over cycling claims http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/05/17/newcastle-and-gateshead-councils-hit-back-over-cycling-claims-61634-33342754/ The article contains streetscape suggestions for Tankerville Terrace and Acorn Road.
News clippings – Councils hit back at cycling critics
Chronicle (17 May 2013) Councils hit back at cycling critics (No link – so article has been replicated below) COUNCIL chiefs have it back at claims that they are not doing enough to support two-wheeled travel on Tyneside. Chairman [sic.] of the Newcastle Cycling Campaign, Katja Leyendeker, claimed that while the city is "making the right noises" about encouraing more pople to convert to pedal power, so far there had been lttle to show for it. She also accused Gateshead Council of being "way behind in taking cycling seriously as a mode of transport" and as a result would "miss[…]
Is Newcastle Fit for Cycling?
6th May 2013 NewCycling Uncategorised
After years of talk, frustrated cyclists want to know how serious Newcastle really is about creating safe conditions for everyone to cycle. There are good signs but bad ones too. What is Newcastle City Council doing to become a City Fit for Cycling? Nationally there are many positive signs. Department for Transport offering good chunks of cash to local authorities if they promise to take road space away from car use to create cycle routes; practical empirical research is taking place at the Transport Research Laboratory to determine gaps in the cycle infrastructure design and approval; and a national newspaper[…]
Cycling to West Jesmond School
6th March 2013 NewCycling Uncategorised
Our local group 'Jesmond Safe Cycling' met with staff of West Jesmond Primary School to discuss the road environment along Tankerville Terrace, such as congestion during the "school run", inconsiderate car parking (school drop-offs) and intimidating cycling conditions. There is a clear and general concern over drop-off points, some of which has been highlighted in the BBC documentary http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19867797. Any future changes should benefit parents and children who wish to walk and cycle to school by alleviating traffic and managing car parking. Over the past months, 'Jesmond Safe Cycling' has developed a cycle plan, and has looked at safe routes[…]


Nestled deep within the quiet suburban setting, we come upon the natural habitat of the complex human, known as The Teen. It is here this group of post-pubescent homo sapiens live out their days unthreatened by outside elements with a constant free and accessible food supply, gathered lovingly according to their preferences. Early research hypothesized such habitat comforts would make these young mammals happy and in a good mood all the time, but…well, not so much.
For centuries, elder mammals known as parents have been bravely living side by side with the teens trying to make sense of this most perplexing and reclusive animal. Here is what the research has compiled.
Highly evolved parental units understand the importance of this chilling out time, perhaps from their own experiences, and do not interrupt them unless absolutely necessary. In such cases, when it is deemed there is no other choice, parents proceed with grave caution when entering the nest. Teen homo sapiens are very territorial and can feel threatened and defensive when their nesting space is invaded, probably because they are hiding herbs or hops or streaming Netflix on school nights. Even a friendly "dinner's ready" can be disarming. Sometimes a younger member of the family who is still considered "cute" and "non-threatening" is sent to pass along the message.
Because teens value isolation and conversely hate to be alone, they have adapted to experiencing life by touching glass. This is where they hone their evolutionary advantage of opposable thumbs. With great deft and dexterity, they are not only able to connect with life outside the nest, but also experience a range emotions based on selecting emojis, an advanced form of smiley faces. When carefully observed during the glass touching, their facial expressions show signs of emotions they tend to keep hidden from their parents including: happiness, confusion, scowling, and, at times, laughing out loud. Glass touching is the only known gateway to the soul of the teen.
Although in the nest 90% of the time, on occasion, the teenager will venture out into the common areas of the dwelling. Such treks are typically motivated by the need to satisfy hunger or thirst, or the desire to order something on the parental Amazon account. During these rare sightings, approaching a teenager should be treated with great caution. Do not confuse these appearances for signals the teen is open to interaction with the elders. That is referred to as a "rookie mistake." Parents must keep their guards up and carefully measure their closeness to the teens. Sudden proximity to a parent can startle a teen and send them scampering up the staircase back to the security of their nests.
Slowly. Slowly. Slowly, the parent approaches the teen attempting to gauge how receptive they might be to a question about their life, or say, an inquiry about their day. Some attempts to infiltrate the cloistered world of the teen can result in an unexpected flair of territorial guarding, characterized by the instinctive pounding of the chest and threatening looks of exasperation. If such a reaction is provoked, parents should back away immediately or, in extreme situations, play dead.
Throughout history, parental mammals desire a close relationship with teenage offspring, reminiscent of the days when the cub was young and in need of constant care and attention for survival. Ironically, during those early years, parents dreamt only of a day when their offspring would "give them a f*cking break" and "sleep late in the goddamn mornings." Parental units have weak memories and are seemingly difficult to please.
Although teenage humans have developed an evolutionary survival strategy of thinking they know everything, their brains are not fully formed, making them vulnerable to poor decisions and the influence of tribe outsiders, also known as friends. Fearing that friends will cause their teen cubs to do something stupid in the wild, elders use the only means of thwarting this brain deficit by directly asking the young mammals if they would jump off a bridge if their friends jumped off a bridge. The effectiveness of this is tactic is scientifically inconclusive, yet researchers are quick to point out that despite that fact, the jumping off the bridge argument has been used by parent homo sapiens for decades. And since the empirical data does show a statistically nonexistent issue of teens mammals jumping off of bridges, it might actually have surprisingly effective outcomes.
Research shows that parental units who are able to remember being a teen mammal themselves are far more likely to survive the parenting process intact. They recall their own pre glass touching era isolation rituals, including: The cranking of the tunes, the scribbling of the dirty cartoon on brown paper bag book covers, the smoking of the Marlboros out the open window, the laying out on the roof tanning with baby oil, and the talking on the large plastic communication tubes tethered to walls for hours while enduring dirty looks from their own parents.
Successfully raising the offspring to not live in the basement forever entails accepting a reasonable amount of isolation, glass touching, nest Netflix binging, and grunting/sighing communication as it is deemed necessary for normal teenage development. And after years of carrying the young warm blooded mammals on their backs and guarding them against predators and dangerous situation every, single second, of every, single day, smart elders are just tired enough to welcome the isolation needing stage of their offspring's lifecycle and understand it is their only chance of all surviving.
Just getting around to reading this Mere as I get a horse shot in my arm, I needed some added levity… this was sooooo funny and spot on…. I laughed out loud numerous times… !!
My take though after reading it is — too bad teens, I'm not here too onwalk on ice around you — deal with it…. !! my poor kids….
So funny. Laughed out loud. The part about Amazon can't be more true. My daughter just just ordered something and told me "she used her own credit card". Just checked, she actually used my reward points on my account. This whole blog is spot on.
BTW: I have no idea if that is a compliment or not but I loved it.
M- I have two pre-teen and two teenage daughters. Help!
This is hilarious, and On Point!!!


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Q: How to sort List by result the function? I  wanted to insert the intersection point of edge some where on edge, but the edge could has intersection point before. So I wanted to sorted those intersection points between Edge.Start until Edge.Finish (those are Point).
to do the sorting I use parametric T equation, the function looks like this:
/// <summary>
/// Get the value of T between startPoint and endPoint
/// </summary>
/// <param name="position">The intersection of edge</param>
/// <param name="startPoint">Start point of edge</param>
/// <param name="endPoint">End Point of edge</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static double calculateT(Point position, Point startPoint, Point endPoint){
    return (position.X - startPoint.X) / (startPoint.X  - endPoint.X);
}

and some where in MainWindow.xaml.cs i got this:
//there are some another intesection vertices

Node anotherPointer = new Node(); //pointer

//prev is node that points to start point of edge
//cur is node that points to end point of edge
//nodes is new node that wanted to inserted

//collection of intersection
List<Node> nodes = new List<Node>();

nodes.Add(node); //add the new intersection to the list

//grab all intersection between start point until end point

anotherPointer = prev.Next;
while (anotherPointer != cur) {
    nodes.Add(anotherPointer);
    anotherPointer = anotherPointer.Next;
}

//how to sort nodes?

the problem is I need three parameter to calculate T of intersection. how to sort nodes by function calculateT ?
Note
Here is my node class.
public class Node {
     Point info;
     Node next;
}

A: Have you tried this?
nodes.OrderBy(node => calculateT(...))

(I'm not sure how you get the parameters for calculateT, but you get the idea)

A: List<T> provides a Sort method you can use. This overload takes a Comparison<T> delegate as a parameter, so all you have to do is build such a delegate from your calculateT method.
nodes.Sort((node1, node2) => calculateT( /* parameters using Node1 */).CompareTo(calculateT( /* parameters using Node2 */);

Note that if you want your nodes list to always be sorted using this method, you might want to use a SortedList<T>.


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Modern medicine is facing the spread of biofilm-related infections. Bacterial biofilms are difficult to detect in routine diagnostics and are inherently tolerant to host defenses and antibiotic therapies. In addition, biofilms facilitate the spread of antibiotic resistance by promoting horizontal gene transfer. We review current concepts of biofilm tolerance with special emphasis on the role of the biofilm matrix and the physiology of biofilm-embedded cells. The heterogeneity in metabolic and reproductive activity within a biofilm correlates with a non-uniform susceptibility of enclosed bacteria. Recent studies have documented similar heterogeneity in planktonic cultures. Nutritional starvation and high cell density, two key characteristics of biofilm physiology, also mediate antimicrobial tolerance in stationary-phase planktonic cultures. Advances in characterizing the role of stress response genes, quorum sensing and phase variation in stationary-phase planktonic cultures have shed new light on tolerance mechanisms within biofilm communities.
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Salt Lake County opens new downtown public health center
By Wendy Leonard, KSL | Posted - Feb 10th, 2019 @ 7:55pm
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SALT LAKE CITY — Locals have been going to the same place for public health needs, including immunizations, vital records, WIC and more, for 54 years. But now, there's a brand new building offering the same services the public is used to.
"It's a great building," said Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, which opened the doors at its flagship facility, at 610 S. 200 East, on Thursday. "It's a great service for the community."
The two-story, 40,000-square-foot health center was built on the same site as the original Salt Lake City Public Health Center, offering a fairly seamless transition for patients, with more clinic and office space and updated equipment.
It provides the familiar public health services, including WIC, immunizations, vital records, clinics for sexually transmitted disease and tuberculosis, epidemiology services, plus a new primary care facility operated by Community Health Centers Inc., where individuals and families can get routine primary care from a physician.
Edwards said having primary care services on board will provide a "medical home to care for family health care needs," but also coordinated services with the other faculties that public health provides — kind of a one-stop shop for health care needs.
Prior to the new build, Salt Lake County Health Department staff squeezed into an old and dilapidated building constructed in 1965, which had been added onto one too many times. It had its problems, including that the massive HVAC system didn't work, making conditions uncomfortable for staff and clients.
The health department's STD Clinic and Prevention Program, because of growing demand, outgrew its space in the old building; as did the WIC space for pregnant women, new mothers and young children with nutritional needs.
At one time, the building was treated for asbestos surrounding pipes in the basement. And while the original building cost the county $1 million, the rebuild came in "under budget," Edwards said, at $10.5 million.
Health department staff have worked out of a temporary location for the last 18 months and moved into the new facility in late December. After at least a month in the new digs, Edwards said there has yet to be any complaints with the new space.
In addition to increasing space and expanding services, the new health center was constructed to be more safe in an earthquake, something the old building couldn't hold a candle to. The structural improvements, Edwards said, make it safer not only for staff, but also for the clients they serve.
The public is welcome to tour the new facility, but also visit with health care needs. A list of the center's services can be found online at slco.org/health.
Correction: An earlier version incorrectly stated the Salt Lake County Health Department's new public health center cost $10 million. It actually cost $10.5 million.
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Cheap Flights to Medellin
Did you mean flights from Medellin?
Medellin, officially the Municipality of Medellin, in Colombia is the capital city of the department of Antioquia. It is also Colombia's second largest city and is located in Aburra Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. As of 2014, National Administrative Department of Statistics estimated Medellin's population at 2.44 million, making its metropolitan area, along with nine other surrounding cities, the second largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy. In 2013, Medellin was deemed as the most innovative city in the world, recognising its recent advances in politics, education, and social development, making it one of the best cities to live in South America. The city also boasts of its flower-growing industry and vibrant festivals and nightlife.
The centre of large events in Medellin takes place in Plaza Mayor. It is the international convention and exhibition centre of the city and is also one of the most modern in Colombia, with 21 meeting rooms and a large space for 3,000 people, as well as 280 parking spaces. It hosts major events including the Colombiatex and ColombiaModa, Colombia's most important annual trade show.
Covering an area of approximately 20,000 hectares, Arvi Ecotourism Park is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Medellin. The park is complete with trails, lakes, forests, and streams, catering to several great nature adventure opportunities such as trekking, kayaking, camping, fishing, swimming, sailing, rowing, horseback riding, biking, and of course, picnics. The scenery in the park is also breath-taking as it offers natural landscapes overlooking entire Medellin.
Christmastime is an interesting season to visit Medellin. In December, the city is covered with thousands of Christmas lights, making it to National Geographic's ten most beautiful in the world. The Avenue la Playa and the Medellin River are the particular places to take note of. Going to the city any time of the year will also still be memorable as Medellin has many festivals and art exhibitions all year round. Medellin city centre is concentrated with sculptures, especially in Avenida el Poblado and Sculpture Park in Nutibara Hill. Artworks of prominent local and international artists are also scattered on the streets of Medellin.
How to get around within Medellin
The city of Medellin has two transportation terminals: Terminal de Transporte Intermunicipal del Norte (North Transportation Terminal) and Terminal de Transporte Intermunicipal del Sur (South Transportation Terminal). Public transportation in Medellin includes diesel buses, taxis, and an urban train, the Medellin Metro – the only metro system in Colombia. Line A of the metro goes from Niquia to La Estrella (north to south), and Line B goes from San Antonio to San Javier (downtown to west). Metrocable, an air cable car, is another transportation option in Medellin, serving those depressed and geographically difficult area. Line K goes from Acevedo Station on Metro Line A to Santo Domingo Savio, while Line J goes from San Javier Station on Metro Line B to La Aurora. There is also a tourist-oriented line, Line L, which connects to Arvi Ecotourism Park.
Metroplus, a bus rapid transit service in the city, has dedicated roads and enclosed stations. Metroplus has 32 stations and operates long articulated buses running on natural gas. The Circular Coonatra buses ply routes downtown and neighbourhoods near the downtown area. Medellin also has a tourist-dedicated bus called the TuriBus, a hop on / hop off bus that goes around the city's parks, attractive neighbourhoods, and historical sites. Taxis are also abundant in the city, all using meters.
There are two airports serving Medellin: Olaya Herrera Airport and Jose Maria Cordova International Airport. Olaya Herrera Airport is for regional and domestic flights, with non-stop flights from 23 destinations, served by airlines including LAN, Aerolinea de Antioquia, Satena, and EasyFly, as well as charter flights from Searca. The Jose Maria Cordova International Airport serves non-stop flights from Caracas, Quito, Lima, Curacao, Panama, San Jose (Costa Rica), San Salvador, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, and Madrid, among others. Airlines operating in this airport include American Airlines, Avianca, COPA, LAN, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Insel Air, and VivaColombia.
By land transportation the North and South terminals connect Medellin with nearby cities. There are also four roads that lead to the city from all cardinal points. Take Autopista Medellin when coming from Bogota; and Road 25 from Pereira, Cali, and the south; Route 25 from the Atlantic coast.
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