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https://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/8th-tractor-trailer-crashes-on-I-5-in-Tacoma-in-6-13716961.php
8th tractor-trailer crashes on I-5 in Tacoma in 6 months
By Natalie Guevara, SeattlePI
Updated 9:52 am PDT, Tuesday, March 26, 2019
A semi-trailer tractor crashed on Interstate 5 near state Route 16 early Tuesday morning. It was the eighth semi-trailer tractor crash in the area since Sept. 30.
Photo: Courtesy WSP
Updated at 8 a.m. with more information.
Another semi-trailer tractor jackknifed on Interstate 5 near state Route 16 in Tacoma early Tuesday morning.
If this sounds familiar, chances are it's a story you have heard before. This is the eighth crash on this area of I-5 since Sept. 30, Trooper Johnna Batiste said in a tweet, including two crashes that happened within 45 minutes of each other in October according to KOMO News. The most recent crash in this area occurred Jan. 23.
The crash caused a full shut-down of I-5 in Tacoma while crews cleared the crash and spilled diesel fuel.
RELATED: Another semi-trailer tractor crashes on Interstate 5 near state Route 16 in Tacoma
The tractor-trailer was traveling southbound just before 3:30 a.m. when the driver lost control on the wet roadway, smashing into the barrier. No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no injuries were reported.
The driver of the semi-trailer tractor was cited for negligent driving. "Speed, wet roadway and inexperience are all causing factors," Batiste said in a tweet.
Crews working to clean up the diesel while we wait for a tow truck to arrive at the scene. pic.twitter.com/qsigStzea4
— Trooper Johnna Batiste (@wspd1pio) March 26, 2019
Immediately following the crash, Traffic in both directions was diverted off of the freeway so crews could clean up the crash and about 50 gallons of spilled diesel fuel. The freeway was still completely closed as of 6:30 a.m. A tow truck had arrived on the scene by 7 a.m.
All lanes had re-opened by 8 a.m.


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SALT LAKE CITY - The Fresno Grizzlies scored a run in the top of the tenth inning to defeat the Salt Lake Bees 7-6 in the final game of 2018 season.
The Bees held a 4-2 advantage after seven innings, but Fresno was able to strike for four runs to take the lead. In the bottom half of the inning Jabari Blash hit a two-run homer to tie the game, where it would remained tied until extra innings. In the 10th Bees reliever Blake Smith retired all three batters he faced, but the Grizzlies were able to score the extra innings runner from second base. The Bees loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th but could not bring the tying run home.
The home run for Blash gave him 29 on the season for the Bees, clinching the Pacific Coast League home run crown. Blash is the first Bee to win the PCL home run title since Mark Trumbo in 2010 with 36. Michael Hermosillo also homered for the Bees for his 12th of the season. As a team the Bees finished with 173 home runs on the season, the most in the PCL and the second-highest total in franchise history. Salt Lake also led all of Minor League Baseball in average, hits and total bases while finishing second in runs scored and third in home runs. The Bees finish the season with a 71-68 record, second in the Pacific Southern division and a second-straight winning campaign.
The Bees will take the winter off before beginning the 2019 campaign on Thursday, April 4 at Albuquerque.


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Q: The C programming Language excercise 1 - 13 I am going though the "The C Programming Language" by K & R. I am trying to do the exercise 1-13, to get the histogram of length of words of it input. Following is what I tried. I am not getting the last word length.
How do I correct this ?
#define space ' '
#define maxLength 100
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
  int c, result[maxLength], count, i, maxWordLength;
  count = maxWordLength = 0;
 for (i = 0; i < maxLength; ++i)
    result[i] = 0;
  while ((c = getchar ()) != '0') {
    if (!((c == space) || (c == '\t') || (c == '\n')))
        ++count;
    else {
      ++result[count];
      if (count > maxWordLength)
        maxWordLength = count;
      count = 0;
    }
  }
  for (i = 1; i <= maxWordLength; ++i)
    printf("\n%d\t%d\n", i, result[i]);
  return 0;
}

Following is my input
1 12
123 1234    12345
1234560

and the output comes like this, it is not giving last word length
1   1

2   1

3   1

4   1

5   1

I have understood why does it happen. But how do I correct it ?

A: while ((c = getchar ()) != '0')

should be
while ((c = getchar ()) != EOF)

otherwise your program stops at the first 0 character, e.g. in 1234560.
And if the last input line is not terminated by a newline, you have to take that also into account.
EOF is returned at end-of-file or if a read error occurs.

A: When you reach the 0 that terminates the input you just exit the loop, without adding the length of the last word to the histogram. A possible fix is adding this after the loop:
   ...
}
/* Take last word into account */
++result[count];
if (count > maxWordLength)
maxWordLength = count;

This is of course assuming that the 0 character indicates the end of the input and is not part of the data.

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CLSA Response "Trumps" Claremont Administration and Students
The Chicano Latino Student Affairs Office (CLSA) released their monthly newspaper CHISPAS in April with a statement from the Associate Dean of Students, Tony Jimenez, in support of political diversity within Chican@ / Latin@ student groups at the Claremont Colleges.
"With international upheaval, the 2016 presidential election and the issues at the colleges, it is important that we take care of each other." Dean Jimenez states. "We are a community with a diversity of political beliefs and viewpoints. As such, it is very important that we have mutual respect for each other, even when we disagree." He adds, "What makes us strong is not only our diversity of nations, but our diverse viewpoints. College is a time to engage in thoughtful discourse. Please be mindful and respectful of others. At times we may disagree on our ideas, but we can still have respect for our fellow members of the Claremont community."
This statement comes in stark contrast to administrators' responses to recent political and criminal acts on campus, in which the administrations of both Scripps and Pitzer Colleges condemned the word "Trump" as racism. Scripps' Dean Charlotte Johnson responded by saying that "negative reaction registered by many members of the community is understandable and far from extreme. As all who have experienced can confirm, racist acts and intimidation are not always overt," in reference to the phrase "#trump2016" written on a Mexican-American student's whiteboard. Dean Johnson also mentioned her support of first amendment rights and freedom of expression on campus, but highlights that unique circumstances allow speech to be considered hateful or intimidating to students of certain identities. Pitzer's Dean of Students, Moya Carter, went so far as to denounce the "foolish, embarrassing, hate filled, Islamophobic, fact devoid behavior being represented by some of the [presidential] candidates" just before reminding students to accept diversity of political opinions on campus.
Students at Pitzer and Scripps, however, thought that the statements and actions from administration did not go far enough. Pitzer students wanted the administration to condemn the vandalism as a hate crime and racial intimidation. Scripps College Student President Minjoo Kim openly denounced the Donald Trump messages, immediately assuming that this was an act of racism, harassment, violence, and intimidation of Chican@ / Latin@ students on college campuses. Based on the information from both incidents, we cannot be sure whether or not these messages were written to harass and intimidate students of color. Regardless, it is absurd to claim that messages written on whiteboards and walls are violent or dangerous. This is especially absurd at liberal arts colleges, where "dangerous" ideas are supposed to be discussed in an honest and respectful manner. Vandalizing school property at Pitzer and writing "trump2016" on whiteboards at Scripps is childish and immature, but student responses toward these acts are equally troublesome.
Students like these who consistently advocate for increased racial diversity and support on college campus also need to accept the consequences of diversity in all its aspects. Back in March, my peers created a Facebook page to attack me based on my race and my right-leaning political beliefs after I wrote an article about Callisto, a sexual assault reporting app that has the potential to increase sexual assault reporting rates on college campuses. Other students at the Claremont Colleges simply cannot accept the fact that some Latino students do not follow the typical progressive narrative on campus. With conservative and libertarian college students making up a very small minority of the student population, this shortage is much more noticeable for students of color at the Claremont Colleges who, more often than not, only know a handful of students who they can relate to on both a political and racial or cultural level.
CLSA recognizes that Chican@ / Latin@ students come from different countries, have different nationalities, and come from a wide variety of socioeconomic, religious, and political backgrounds. Many of CLSA's cultural and student programming events recognize and respect the diversity within the Chican@ / Latin@ community. CLSA supported all students participating in student protests, discussions, and other activities relating to the lack of institutional support for marginalized students in their December newsletter. The office does a good job of talking to and accommodating students from all these different backgrounds. I've felt nothing but compassion, understanding, and honesty from the deans and staff that work at CLSA these past four years.
Accepting more and more diverse student bodies doesn't necessarily mean more students of color. It also means more conservative students, more students from different income backgrounds, and more students from increasingly different cultural, international, and political backgrounds. We are put in an environment where ideas are supposed to clash, contradict, and compile with each other so that we are all better students by the time we graduate. Sure, I would love to see more libertarian, conservative, low-income, first generation Mexican-American student-athletes at the Claremont Colleges, but my personal growth and development would not progress if I was surrounded by students who are just like me all the time. Increased diversity on our college campuses will create more of these clashing ideological conflicts, but we have to accept and learn from those experiences if we want to become better students and a truly inclusive campus community.
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September 28, 2016. The day that changed my life forever. The day I found out I was pregnant. It was also the day before my mom was leaving me to move to Delaware and start a new life. My boyfriend at the time took me to get a pregnancy test to be sure, but deep down inside I already knew. We both knew. I knew there was life growing inside of me. I was so scared. I thought maybe if I ignored it, it would go away. But my mother, my only support system, was leaving in less than 24 hours and I had to know for sure so I could figure out what to do. I took one test and immediately those two little lines popped up. Those two little lines so many women long for, instantly ruined my life. Or so I thought. I told my mom, and she didn't know what to say or do.
I went to a friend's house and cried to her because I knew I wasn't ready to raise a baby, but I knew I didn't want to have an abortion. I was stuck. She asked me if I had considered adoption, and I hadn't; I didn't know what that meant. She gave me the number of her friend who is a social worker, and the next day I called her and we met up the following week. We sat and talked about adoption and what I wanted. I explained that I still wanted to be in my child's life if that was possible, and even be friends with the adoptive parents. She then went on to say that what I was asking for was very much possible, but that I needed to be picky when it came to who I would choose to raise my child. Hearing that made my heart full and empty at the same time. In that moment, I made my very first decision to place my child with another family.
A week before Christmas, I met up with the social worker for dinner. My anxiety was racing as she showed me bios of three different families. The first two just didn't have the spark I was looking for and I was becoming discouraged. Then she showed me Tim and Ashley. As soon as I saw them, I smiled. I was so smitten with them from the moment I laid eyes on them, and my social worker knew it. I secretly think that's why she showed them to me last. I got to take all the books home and look over them by myself and make an official decision. She told me not to rush and to take my time but I had decided the moment I saw their faces. I gave her a decision before I fell asleep that night and I needed to meet them as soon as possible to see if they were the same in real life as on paper.
Time started to fly by. Tim and Ashley came for dinner one night and we met at one of my favorite diners downtown. As soon as we saw each other, we knew. We hugged for what seemed like forever and it was like I was meeting family. We laughed, we cried, and we shared intimate moments of our life from before the road of adoption and during. We talked about what we hoped our relationship would look like and we talked about our boy. I knew they were meant to be his parents. I gave them a sonogram and it meant more than the world to them. That night was the start of the rest of our lives. After that, we spent more time together. Each time being sweeter than the last. We were all so in love with a baby that wasn't even born yet.
I was going to the doctor twice a week because I had a high risk pregnancy. February 6, 2017 rolled around and I had yet another doctors appointment. Yet another doctor's appointment turned into the doctor inducing me. I was shocked because I thought I was going to have more time. That was the first real heartbreak that adoption gave me. That was yet another time I had to say "yes" to adoption and when I realized I have to keep saying "yes" to adoption for the rest of my life.
My hospital plan and reality looked so different, but I believe it was for a reason. My plan was to have my best friend and my mom's best friend on each side of me, but actually Ashley was next to me and my mom's best friend on the other side. Ashley held my hand and encouraged me the whole time. I don't think I could have done it without her. I asked Tim to come in and cut the cord and even though I couldn't see, it was emotional. I saw pictures afterwards that Ashley took and I was in tears. It was honestly such a beautiful experience that I would do again if I had to. At 9:36pm on February 7, 2017, Maddox Moses was born at 6 pounds 3 ounces. We cried together and stared at our boy. We brought him into the world together. I breastfed and bonded with him during the day and Tim and Ashley bottle fed and kept him at night so they could also bond and I could rest.
When a birth mother hands her baby to an adoptive mother, the world stops moving for a minute. It is one of the most sacred, humbling, and heartbreaking experience a person, no matter their involvement, will ever have to go through or witness. On one side it's a redeemed story and on the other, a mother's heart will never be the same. I handed my first born and most precious gift to another woman, entrusting that she will care for and love him with every fiber of her being, and I know she doesn't take that for granted. We were mourning and celebrating all in the same breath. I will never forget that night for as long as I live.
The night I relinquished my rights was a very emotional day for everyone involved. I held my boy the entire time and told him how much I loved him and that I was doing what was best for him and that one day he would understand and that all of this would make sense. When I got to the last paper, I hesitated. I stared at my boy to make sure this was what really needed to be done. I was going back and forth in my head for what felt like forever, but it was only two minutes. I signed. Afterwards, Tim and Ashley came back in the room. I cried and cried and cried. I was so angry with myself for not being in a position to take care of my child. I was angry at God for giving me such a perfect gift, just for it to be taken away.
In a perfect world, all children would be raised by their biological parents. Adoption is not natural. You have to sever a natural bond between mother and child. I willingly severed my bond so my baby who deserved everything and more could have the best life. Birth mamas make this decision every day. I made that decision because I trust Tim and Ashley and knew they would be the parents my we needed them to be.
The first four months post-placement were rough. I had some really hard and dark days. I was questioning if I did the right thing, and then I would see them, as a family, together and I knew that they were meant to be. We never made a "contact agreement" because our relationship was effortless. We texted, called each other, and face timed whenever we wanted to. We see each other as family and family is forever. They make the effort to make sure I'm involved and that I know almost everything that is going on in his life. I was present for the adoption finalization, his first Thanksgiving, and I will be at his first birthday. I make it a point to be there so he never has to wonder about me, why I did what I did for him, or if I love him. I will be there every step of the way.
Moses is about to be one year old in less than a month and we made it! We made it through the really hard and ugly parts, the awkward and heartbreaking stuff, and the down right "never want to go through this again" parts. This year was also sanctifying and intentional. I learned patience. I learned how to love someone so much more than myself. I found my faith again. I saw all the milestones and got to watch my boy grow into the funny little ham he is. I knew I would be in his life, but I never pictured it to look as beautiful as it does. In all this chaos, we found beauty. Adoption isn't sunshine and rainbows all the time. It is hard, it is work, but so worth it. You have to trust and know that everything is in His timing and that things may not always go your way and that's okay.
I have found a sisterhood in birth mamas. Without Mo, I would never have met some of the most amazing people in my life that are also birth moms. They are the only people in the world who know the loss you suffer and know the whirlwind of emotions that come with this title. They never judge you if you need someone to talk to because you just had a bad day and are missing your little one. Some days are so good and some days are so bad. And they just get it. Not all birth moms are drugs addicts or have issues. That stereotype needs to be forgotten. Some mamas just aren't ready. Some birth parents just can't financially afford a baby and that's where adoptive parents come into the triad. Adoption is only a part of my identity, that's changed me for the better. I am now going back to school, I have a great job, and a great house! My sweet baby helped get me to this point and he doesn't even know it. Being a birth mama is a title I don't take lightly. I am always educating people about positive adoption language and openness. Adoption has changed so much in the last 20 years and it only becomes more normal to hear about as the years pass. My hope for adoption is that people don't jump to conclusions about birth parents and what led them to place, that it's okay, and that it's nothing to be ashamed about. One day adoption will be as "normal" of an option as parenting or abortion. My hope is that women and men everywhere choose life.


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The New 'Black Panther' Trailer
10/16/2017 10/16/2017 Tagged black panther, comics, dc comics, marvel, movie, movies, trailerLeave a comment
We have the perfect Monday treat for you, courtesy of Marvel!
Time is drawing nearer for the highly anticipated premiere of Marvel's Black Pantherand with roughly four months left until the wait is over, the folks at Marvel are upping the ante with the release of a brand new trailer that is sure to get you hype for what's to come.
The action-packed trailer shows how the title character, Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), got his bearings as the superhero and shows the introductions of Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and more.
You don't want to miss this.
Take a look at the trailer, below:
Marvel's Black Panther opens in theaters on February 16, 2018.
Desierto 2016 Movie Trailer
10/19/2016 Tagged boarder, desierto, imdb, immigration, mexico, movie, reviewLeave a comment
Desierto (2015) – A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a man who has taken border patrol duties into his own racist hands.
'Pulp Fiction' Movie Quote – Ezekiel 25:17
04/19/2016 Tagged ezekiel, movie, pulp fiction, quotesLeave a comment
Jules: There's a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you." Now… I been sayin' that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, that meant your ass. You'd be dead right now. I never gave much thought to what it meant. I just thought it was a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker before I popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin' made me think twice. See, now I'm thinking: maybe it means you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here… he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. And I'd like that. But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.
Police Drop Investigation Into Pirate Bay Suspect
01/12/2016 Tagged 2016, bittorrent, illegal, movie, p2p, pirate, pirating, the pirate bay, torrent, utorrent, wire telegram1 Comment
WIRE TELEGRAM – The investigation following a raid involving The Pirate Bay more than a year ago has been scaled back. The prosecutor handling the case says the investigation into one of the key suspects has now been dropped after police found they had no time to analyze the data seized during the raid. Other cases have higher priority, police suggest.
On December 9, 2014, the file-sharing world received a bombshell.
"There has been a crackdown on a server room in Greater Stockholm. This is in connection with violations of copyright law," said Paul Pintér, police national coordinator for IP enforcement in Sweden.
More than ten police officers had entered a data center embedded into the side of a mountain in Nacka, just outside the capital. And with The Pirate Bay, EZTV and several other torrent related sites offline, it became clear this was no ordinary raid.
Days later it was revealed that police had held a still-unnamed key suspect in custody for a week.
"The suspicions relate to a violation of copyright law. Everything is being analyzed now and new hearings may possibly be held," prosecutor Fredrik Ingblad said.
A major criminal investigation was clearly underway but months passed, seemingly without progress. In the meantime The Pirate Bay came back online, business as usual, leaving the authorities to try and pick up the pieces and join the dots.
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But now, more than 13 months later, it appears that far from making significant progress, things are moving in the other direction.
In comments made to local media, Fredrik Ingblad says that the investigation into one of the key suspects in the case is now effectively over.
"Parts of the investigation are closed. And that's because the police do not have the resources to analyze the seized hardware," Ingblad says.
At least in part it appears that determination to leave no stone unturned contributed to the position police now find themselves in. During the raid police seized around 50 servers, some live, some from the datacenter's storage rooms.
Also seized were computers and various servers owned by the former suspect but according to the prosecutor the task of analyzing the evidence they contain never properly got off the ground. Whether that's due to sheer volume or possible encryption isn't clear, but in any event it appears that very little has been done.
"These kinds of investigations take time, but in this particular case [the police] have barely begun to analyze the hardware and I have not received a plan when the police can start working again," Ingblad says.
READ MORE: 'The Hateful Eight' Executive Producer Leaked the Movie for Early Illegal Pirating?
According to IDG, when questioned by Ingblad on their apparent lack of progress, police pointed to a lack of IT resources available to investigate the case. That, combined with a general lack of evidence to indicate that the suspect had committed any crime, means that the case against him was stood down.
Ingblad wouldn't be drawn on questions of whether it's common for cases to be dropped due to a lack of resources but conceded this was a first time for him. Describing his decision to drop the case against the suspect as unfortunate, Ingblad says the investigation into other suspects continues.
Precisely how many people remain on the police radar is unclear but it's likely that Pirate Bay founder Fredrik Neij remains a suspect.
'The Hateful Eight' Executive Producer Leaked the Movie for Early Illegal Pirating?
12/23/2015 12/23/2015 Tagged download, illegal pirating, movie, pirate, pirate bay, quentin tarantino, samuel l jackson, tarantino, the hateful eight, wire telegram4 Comments
The Hateful Eight is one of Tarantino's and Samuel L. Jackson's best up-to-date work. A lot of people were surprise when they started seeing the movie on sites like Pirate Bay and other pirating websites with hundreds of thousands of illegal downloads . The source of the online leak of Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been traced to an awards-season DVD screener that had been sent to a leading Hollywood studio executive.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the pirated version of The Hateful Eight available from some file-sharing sites bears a digital watermark that identifies it as a DVD sent to Andrew Kosove, co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment, a major production and finance outfit involved in films such as The 33, Transcendence and the recent remake of Point Break.
Kosove, who is co-operating fully with the FBI agents investigating the leak, denied the DVD ever reached him. "I've never seen this DVD," he said. "It's never touched my hands. We're going to do more than co-operate with the FBI. We're going to conduct our own investigation to find out what happened."
A blood-splattered murder mystery in 19th-century Wyoming is the notional plot for Tarantino's swaggering off-message and old-fashioned three-hour masterpiece
According to information cited by the Reporter, the DVD was uploaded to the internet by a hacker collective called Hive-CM8, and was downloaded at least 200,000 times on its first day. CM8 say they plan to upload 40 DVD screeners in total, and have also posted pirated versions of The Revenant, Creed and Legend.
Despite increased security measures, the awards season organisers have so far failed to curtail the leaking of films that are sent to voters on DVD. In 2004, Godfather actor Carmine Caridi was ordered to pay Warner Bros $300,000 and expelled from the Academy after films leaked online were traced to DVDs he had received.
Andrew Kosove, co-CEO of production-finance company Alcon Entertainment, was sent the "screener" copy of Hateful Eight for year-end awards consideration. That copy was signed for by an office assistant and later shared online, where it is now circulating on multiple file-sharing sites. Sources say officials with the FBI, working in conjunction with distributor The Weinstein Co., have been able to pinpoint Kosove's copy of the film as the source of the leak from a watermark on the DVD sent to him. FBI agents are visiting Alcon's Century City headquarters Tuesday to determine the chain of custody of the DVD and who is responsible for its uploading. Alcon is cooperating fully in the investigation.
"I've never seen this DVD," Kosove tells THR in an interview. "It's never touched my hands. We're going to do more than cooperate with the FBI. We're going to conduct our own investigation to find out what happened."
Indeed, it is likely that Kosove is a victim in this leak rather than the perpetrator. Another employee at Alcon could have obtained and uploaded the DVD, or someone who either was given the screener or stole it could be responsible. Regardless, between 200,000 and 600,000 downloads of the film, depending on various reports, occurred the first day it was available online. Physical copies of Hateful Eight have been seen for sale on street corners in China and other markets.


National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team's Wil Hahn and Kade Mosig finished fourth and seventh respectively in Adelaide's third round of the 2016 Australian Supercross Championship.
Hahn qualified second, won his heat race convincingly and then claimed fourth in the 20-lap main event.
The American maintains third in the championship standings and moves to within one point of second at the mid-point of the season, although he felt the end result could have been higher after the final.
"The whole day went really, really well for me," Hahn said.
"I felt I rode in practice and qualifying, then won the heat, but in the main I just didn't ride how I should have – these guys work too hard for me to go out and ride like that.
"So, yeah, it was a poor performance on my side and I have no real excuse for it, I just didn't take what I had all day to the main event, which still resulted in a fourth.
"I thought they did a really good job with the track and the whoops were really tough – that's where I lost the race.
Mosig was eighth-fastest in practice and then took sixth in his heat race. The main event saw him cross the finish-line in seventh position, currently sixth in the points-chase.
"It's another sort of average result for me and I don't really know what's going on," Mosig said.
"I've been working really hard, I feel like I'm in great shape and I love my bike, but it's just not been working out for me.
"I will figure it out, we have three more rounds to go, so we have just ticked by the halfway point and I'm looking forward to Melbourne with a hometown crowd and family there as well.
The 2016 Australian Supercross Championship will now travel directly across the border to Victoria for round four of the season at Avalon Raceway on Saturday, 5 November.
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Football | Volleyball
Mailbag: What's in Store for Nebraska Volleyball in 2017?
By Hail Varsity Staff
The Hail Varsity Mailbag is back and it runs the gamut of questions again, from volleyball to stadium upgrades to junior college options. Mike Babcock, Jacob Padilla, Chris Schmidt, Greg Smith and Brandon Vogel tackle your questions below.
What are our volleyball chances of winning it all after the graduation of the twins and Justine. Lot of talent coming back but a lot lost!! (@rcas2104, Twitter)
BV — Nebraska will be a little bit "back of the pack" by its own lofty standards, but those same standards keep the Huskers from being too far out if that makes sense. It's also worth noting that some of Nebraska's best teams over the years have been in this exact same scenario — back end of the top-10 (presumably) to start the season and missing some major stars from the previous team. In 2000, Nebraska entered the season ranked 11th and John Cook somewhat famously said: "If there are 10 better teams it's going to be a great year for volleyball." That team went undefeated and won the school's second national title. Not saying that will happen this year, but in the past Cook's teams have tended to play well with "something to prove." I think it's going to be a really fun season.
MB — As with Husker football under Tom Osborne, John Cook has kept Nebraska volleyball nationally relevant, always in the discussion regardless of who's gone and who's back.
JP — Nebraska lost the players that had been the face of the program over the last few years, but it does return its captain in setter Kelly Hunter, and a great setter can truly control an entire game. Nebraska also has studs at outside hitter (Mikaela Foecke) and middle blocker (Briana Holman). All three of them could be preseason all-conference players. Nebraska lost an incredible libero, but John Cook has been training Kenzie Maloney to take over for Justine for the last two years and he seems to have faith in her being able to handle that role. Nebraska also returns Annika Albrecht (who is still listed as an outside hitter but played a ton in the back row) and Sydney Townsend back there. There are pretty much two wide open spots that will most likely have to be filled by freshmen: the third outside hitter spot and the second middle blocker spot next to Holman. Winning it all is a pretty lofty goal, and as Cook said last year winning the Big Ten might be even tougher than that. But Nebraska returns enough that if a couple of those freshmen prove they can play early, the Huskers should be able to challenge the best in the conference and the country.
Are the academic standards at UNL higher than average or about average? (@IBeLionsBeats, Twitter)
CS — The info I just saw (SAT entrance standards) as of 2016 had Nebraska as the lowest, meaning "easiest" school, to gain entrance into. I would say it is average but still prestigious enough for the Big Ten to take Nebraska as part of their league.
MB — There are conference standards and NCAA standards, which are lower. There are also school standards within the Big Ten. My guess is Nebraska is probably somewhere in the middle of the Big Ten, not at, say, Northwestern's level. Back in the day, Big Eight standards were much lower than the Big Ten's, for example, and that was a real issue. When the Big 12 was created, academic (entrance) standards became a point of contention to Nebraska's disadvantage. I believe some schools still allow limited exemptions for some athletes. A key in the discussion is what happens when a student-athlete enrolls, what sort of support does he/she get. And in that area, Nebraska is among the best. Anyone who puts in the time and takes advantage of what's provided can succeed.
Other than selling beer at football games, what are the top 3 things you would like to see at Memorial Stadium on game day? (@Corn_Huskers, Twitter)
MB — I'd like to see capacity reduced and the freed-up space used to expand the seats a bit for everyone (if it were possible, space in front of the seats increased). I'd like the state-of-the-art video boards used to show either another game live, a replay of the Husker game (or highlights from it), or highlights from Husker games of the past for fans to watch as they leave the stadium. And this is far-fetched because of space/location considerations: I'd like to have a Husker history museum somewhere close so fans could look through memorabilia similar to what's in the north lobby, but including so much more, things that are filed away, out of anyone's view.
CS- One, food truck row, outside the West Stadium. I think that would be cool, not very convenient to potentially navigate through, but oh well. Two, more movie nights, maybe two times a month during the summer. Three, a concert (I love what PBA has brought to the city) but an outside show or event (like a Bud Crawford fight) would be cool. The last two weren't applied to game day, just talking in general. I'll given you a fourth, a NAME-SEC squad as a home opener.
Is there any JUCO kids that we could take in this year's class to help fill a need or add more depth? (@captainwaller, Twitter)
CS — Coach Riley had some success hitting the JUCO ranks at Oregon State and Nebraska has a selective history of doing very well with JUCO talent (Rozier, Farley, Lavonte, Gomes, Purify). I honestly think they have good numbers on the O-line and there are bodies in the front seven. All those kids need (and will be) to be developed. They could look at a JUCO DB or pass rush specialist OLB/DE hybrid. I do not have any names on my radar as of now.
BV — Well, Elijah Blades is at Arizona Western and Deiontae Watts might be at Fort Scott, and both are familiar with Nebraska. Kidding, mostly, but so far at Nebraska this staff has been slow to dip its toe into the junior-college waters. My read is that they'll use the increased scholarship flexibility for 2018 high school prospects first, but if needs emerge early in this 2017 season the Huskers might have to look for help on the defensive line or maybe even receiver.
GS — Coach Riley and staff have been very reluctant to go after JUCO talent which does add to the speculation of both Elijah Blades and Deiontae Watts and Nebraska never being linked again. I would not look for the Huskers to get involved with any JUCO players this cycle other than offensive tackle Badara Traore (6-8 315) who did have Nebraska in his top 10 but has not visited yet.
Hail Varsity Staff
Tags: Football, Mailbag, nebraska, Volleyball


BOSTON (AP) In the souvenir store across from Fenway Park, it will set you back $100 for a framed, autographed photo of "The Steal," Dave Roberts' stolen base in the 2004 AL Championship Series that kick-started the Red Sox comeback against the New York Yankees and ended Boston's 86-year title drought.
"We used to have a big panorama of it," the clerk, Nick Fosman, said, "but we sold out of them a while ago."
Other mementos from that drought-busting championship may fade, but the intervening years have done little to dim Roberts' legacy in Boston since he helped the Red Sox rally from a three-games-to-none deficit against the rival Yankees en route to their first World Series crown since 1918.
Now, as he returns to Boston as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, he will be trying to prevent the city that celebrates him from claiming a fourth title this century. Even so, Roberts can expect a big cheer when he is introduced before Game 1 on Tuesday night.
"Obviously, for me personally I have a lot of fond memories of the Red Sox and Fenway Park," he said after the Dodgers clinched the NL pennant and advanced to the Series for the second straight year. "To be wearing another uniform going in there playing for a World Series championship is going to be special for me."
Havlicek stole the ball, Orr sailed through the air, and Vinatieri split the uprights (twice) to cement themselves in Boston sports history. But few athletes have squeezed their way into the city's lore like Roberts.
A trade deadline acquisition who was obtained for his speed, he hadn't played in 10 days when he entered Game 4 of the `04 ALCS as a pinch runner in the ninth inning at Fenway. The Red Sox trailed 4-3 in the game, and 0-3 in the best-of-seven series.
Roberts stole second, then slid home to score tying run that began Boston's unprecedented comeback. He pinch-ran again, and scored again, in Game 5, but he never appeared in another game for the Red Sox, standing by as they swept the St. Louis Cardinals to set off a celebration that generations of New Englanders had been waiting for.
"And he is, here in this city."
Cora was in his last year as a full-time player with the Dodgers in '04, and three years and two teams later he was a utility infielder in Boston when the Red Sox went back to the Series. He entered Game 1 as a defensive replacement and had his only plate appearance in Game 3, when he laid down a ninth-inning sacrifice bunt that led to an insurance run.
It was his only World Series appearance as a player.
"I didn't take one swing in the World Series, and I feel like I accomplished (something), I was part of the equation," said Cora, who also won ring as a bench coach for the Houston Astros last season.
The lesson, he said, is not lost on his players.
"Every night somebody can step up, and somebody can be that guy," Cora said Sunday. "They know. They understand. ... Everybody is all-in, and everybody knows that when they have a chance, they've got a role and they can contribute."


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Q: when running powershell --version it gives error When i run
PS C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7> powershell.exe --version
it gives me below error.
At line:1 char:3
+ --version
+   ~
Missing expression after unary operator '--'.
At line:1 char:3
+ --version
+   ~~~~~~~
Unexpected token 'version' in expression or statement.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingExpressionAfterOperator
Can you please help me to identify the issue.
I want to install AZURE POWERSHELL 7.0

A: There is no powershell --version option, in Powershell 5.  Output of powershell -? is below.  It looks like "-version" with one dash can run older versions of powershell.
powershell -?

PowerShell[.exe] [-PSConsoleFile <file> | -Version <version>]
    [-NoLogo] [-NoExit] [-Sta] [-Mta] [-NoProfile] [-NonInteractive]
    [-InputFormat {Text | XML}] [-OutputFormat {Text | XML}]
    [-WindowStyle <style>] [-EncodedCommand <Base64EncodedCommand>]
    [-ConfigurationName <string>]
    [-File <filePath> <args>] [-ExecutionPolicy <ExecutionPolicy>]
    [-Command { - | <script-block> [-args <arg-array>]
                  | <string> [<CommandParameters>] } ]

PowerShell[.exe] -Help | -? | /?

-PSConsoleFile
    Loads the specified Windows PowerShell console file. To create a console
    file, use Export-Console in Windows PowerShell.

-Version
    Starts the specified version of Windows PowerShell.
    Enter a version number with the parameter, such as "-version 2.0".

-NoLogo
    Hides the copyright banner at startup.

-NoExit
    Does not exit after running startup commands.

-Sta
    Starts the shell using a single-threaded apartment.
    Single-threaded apartment (STA) is the default.

-Mta
    Start the shell using a multithreaded apartment.

-NoProfile
    Does not load the Windows PowerShell profile.

-NonInteractive
    Does not present an interactive prompt to the user.

-InputFormat
    Describes the format of data sent to Windows PowerShell. Valid values are
    "Text" (text strings) or "XML" (serialized CLIXML format).

-OutputFormat
    Determines how output from Windows PowerShell is formatted. Valid values
    are "Text" (text strings) or "XML" (serialized CLIXML format).

-WindowStyle
    Sets the window style to Normal, Minimized, Maximized or Hidden.

-EncodedCommand
    Accepts a base-64-encoded string version of a command. Use this parameter
    to submit commands to Windows PowerShell that require complex quotation
    marks or curly braces.

-ConfigurationName
    Specifies a configuration endpoint in which Windows PowerShell is run.
    This can be any endpoint registered on the local machine including the
    default Windows PowerShell remoting endpoints or a custom endpoint having
    specific user role capabilities.

-File
    Runs the specified script in the local scope ("dot-sourced"), so that the
    functions and variables that the script creates are available in the
    current session. Enter the script file path and any parameters.
    File must be the last parameter in the command, because all characters
    typed after the File parameter name are interpreted
    as the script file path followed by the script parameters.

-ExecutionPolicy
    Sets the default execution policy for the current session and saves it
    in the $env:PSExecutionPolicyPreference environment variable.
    This parameter does not change the Windows PowerShell execution policy
    that is set in the registry.

-Command
    Executes the specified commands (and any parameters) as though they were
    typed at the Windows PowerShell command prompt, and then exits, unless
    NoExit is specified. The value of Command can be "-", a string. or a
    script block.

    If the value of Command is "-", the command text is read from standard
    input.

    If the value of Command is a script block, the script block must be enclosed
    in braces ({}). You can specify a script block only when running PowerShell.exe
    in Windows PowerShell. The results of the script block are returned to the
    parent shell as deserialized XML objects, not live objects.

    If the value of Command is a string, Command must be the last parameter
    in the command , because any characters typed after the command are
    interpreted as the command arguments.

    To write a string that runs a Windows PowerShell command, use the format:
        "& {<command>}"
    where the quotation marks indicate a string and the invoke operator (&)
    causes the command to be executed.

-Help, -?, /?
    Shows this message. If you are typing a PowerShell.exe command in Windows
    PowerShell, prepend the command parameters with a hyphen (-), not a forward
    slash (/). You can use either a hyphen or forward slash in Cmd.exe.

EXAMPLES
    PowerShell -PSConsoleFile SqlSnapIn.Psc1
    PowerShell -version 2.0 -NoLogo -InputFormat text -OutputFormat XML
    PowerShell -ConfigurationName AdminRoles
    PowerShell -Command {Get-EventLog -LogName security}
    PowerShell -Command "& {Get-EventLog -LogName security}"

    # To use the -EncodedCommand parameter:
    $command = 'dir "c:\program files" '
    $bytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetBytes($command)
    $encodedCommand = [Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes)
    powershell.exe -encodedCommand $encodedCommand

In powershell 7 there is a -version option with one dash, but the binary is called "pwsh".
pwsh -version

PowerShell 7.0.0


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I grew up in Owatonna, and my mother was a nurse. She took care of some of the people who were orphans who were there, some didn't mind but others have terrible stories. They even wrote a couple books. The nuns supposedly used to beat them (specific stories about the heater as punishment and beating a child with a bat.) Even worse, they supposedly used to sell the children to "parents" who needed labor done and they'd be further abused. I used to go there to workout (it's now a community center and other buildings). I will not. And I mean WILL NOT step FOOT in the shower room. The shower room was hot with steam but felt FREEZING. And overly quiet, the kind of low decibels that hurt your ears. And you feel different, unbalanced, not flight or fright fear, but like you're suddenly so heavy you can't move. I wouldn't be caught anywhere on that side of TOWN at night.
I lived in Owatonna back in 2008-09. I visited West hills one day just for something to do. I knew it was haunted. So I brought my digital camera with me. I snapped pictures in dark rooms and the cemetery. I didn't look at the pictures at the time. Once I got home a few hours later I looked at the pictures. Every picture had orbs everywhere! But what caught my eye was a couple pictures of a child. One picture in particular creeped me out and sent chills down my spine. In one photo I caught 3 shadow children, 2 taller (probably adult) shadows and 4-5 ghostly children's faces. Later that night I realized someone followed me home. I was in my room laying down for bed. All of a sudden I hear giggling, running and things hitting the floor in my living room. My apartment complex and NO children living there. I go and check it out and I see I shadow in the corner and my remote to the TV flew across the room.
Tell Us About Your Experience(s) at West Hills . Be specific.


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This angel is iconic of the Historical St. Mary's Cemetery. This beautiful blue sky enhanced this angel's prayer like state to heaven.


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Hetana Street could return to two way
Last Updated: Wednesday, 12 January 2022 13:11 | Print
Last week Council considered the future of the Hetana Street one-way trial that has been in place for the last six months. Councillors agreed that some of the safety improvements had been effective, but voted to investigate returning to a two-way traffic system.
The trial aimed to slow traffic through Hetana Street and improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians. It was clear through the community feedback that the raised pedestrian crossings had achieved this, but the benefits of the one-way system were less clear-cut.
A lack of tourist numbers due to the current COVID-19 environment meant the one-way system could not be properly tested. "We know how busy the town gets during certain times of the year and before the trial ended we'd have liked to have seen if the one-way system helped the flow of traffic around town during those peaks," said Councillor Sue Whiting. "Unfortunately COVID-19's meant that hasn't happened and it's just one of those things that's out of our control."
The selection of materials and the installation methods for the one-way trial were designed to last the length of the trial. "What's currently in place was not intended to be permanent. It'll take a bit of planning to remove what's there now and install any permanent safety features. But before we agree to go ahead with any changes the first step is to understand the cost."
Returning Hetana Street to a two-way street could require other changes (such as moving the raised pedestrian crossings) to make sure the road is safe for both drivers and pedestrians. Council staff will be investigating the cost of returning to a two-way system, along with traffic slowing measures, and reporting back to Council for a final decision.
Funding towards this project was received from Waka Kotahi's (NZ Transport Agency) Innovating Streets Programme, which aims to create safer and more vibrant streets for all ages and abilities.
You can find out more about the trial here.


SuperKids Software Review of TouchFree Switch.
The TouchFree Switch offers physically-challenged kids a new way to interact with the computer. Combining a digital video camera with switch software, it allows students who are unable to control a mouse to use a wide variety of compatible software featuring built-in switch scanning.
Users install the small, unobtrusive IBM digital camera, and place it on a flat surface somewhere near the computer, in clear view of the body part that will be used to trigger the switch. They then install the TouchFree Switch software. At this point a triggering body movement is chosen. This can be a very slight movement, like the lifting of a finger, opening of a mouth, or tapping of a foot. It must be a high contrast, distinctive movement that is recognized by the camera, and users can play around with this until they find one that is reliable and works well within their individual constraints. The TouchFree software is then used to capture the motion and set it to send mouse clicks to the computer.
The TouchFree Switch offers great versatility. It can be used anywhere a computer is available, in home and in classroom settings as well as in clinical and diagnostic environments. With it, children can interact with many excellent software programs at a variety of age levels (a complete list of compatible software is included in the User's Guide).
When set in the single switch scanning mode, compatible software programs rotate through available choices for each program screen. When the chosen area is highlighted, the user makes the triggering movement which the program interprets as a mouse click. This interaction mode is not as quick as standard mouse use, however it does allow kids to enjoy the program in a reasonably satisfying manner.
Although this product is available for both PC and Mac users, we tested the PC version only, therefore our set-up and use observations are valid for Windows 98 users only. Installation and set-up of the TouchFree Switch is a fairly time-consuming process. Despite the many steps involved, however, we found it to be fairly straightforward and simple enough for average users to successfully complete.
Users must initially install the IBM PC camera software. This process is a little confusing, since the installation window offers multiple software program options. We chose to install the IBM PC camera software only. After restarting the computer, we plugged in the camera, which was instantly recognized and installed by Windows. Next the TouchFree Switch software is installed.
At this point, users must tackle the more difficult task of setting up the triggering motion. We recommend allowing a considerable amount of time with this to ensure that the triggering motion is easily reproduced upon command.
Users can set the software so that the camera window will always be on top when multiple windows are open at once. This helps ensure that the triggering movement will be repeated accurately every time, since the user can actually watch the movement and adjust it as needed. Unfortunately one of the software titles we tested with this product would not allow another open window to exist on top, making this option useless. Users can additionally control the size of the setup window, pause the camera, adjust image quality, and set the software to make a sound with each mouse click.
Finally, compatible software must be set to allow single switch scanning. This can be accomplished in the options portion of the specific program.
This combination digital video camera with switch software offers physically-challenged users a new way to initiate mouse clicks, allowing them access to many excellent educational products.
See SuperKids' comparisons with other special education software titles, and the Buyers Guide for current market prices of the PC and Mac versions.
Windows 98, USB-ready PC, Pentium 166 or better, 7 MB hard drive space, 32 MB RAM, Super VGA graphics, 640x480, 256 color display, CD-ROM drive, High-quality USB camera (included).
Mac: MacOS 8.1 or higher, USB-equipped, iMac, G3 or better, 7 MB hard drive space, 32 MB RAM, 640x480, 256 color display, CD-ROM drive, High-quality USB camera (included).


And just where has the time gone?
Well, I for one, have been extremely busy.
I went to Sweden, Estonia AND Latvia!
Quite frankly, they really need no introduction because I have written extensively about them before, but if you insist, here are the articles I wrote previously.
Myself on the M/S Star Tallink mini cruise from Tallinn to Helsinki.
I also met the PR person from Hamburg about a year ago, and when a window opened, I contacted her, and she invited me to a weekend in Hamburg for their Christmas Market / Holy Hamburg / Winter Event.
In fact, it was at the ITB Berlin, and wandering through the Poland Stands, that some of the Polish staff recognised me from an article that I wrote all of four (4) years ago, they were so excited, and the word soon spread, that that blogger was actually there!
Apparently. In Poland, I'm a bit of a notorious star!
And the title of said piece: Going to Poland: 10 reasons not to go!
Apparently, in Poland I'm a bit of a notorious star!
All of these countries are enormously rich in heritage and tradition, and have developed active and culinary tourism that offers visitors a chance to explore nature, authentic history, and exciting local food!
One of the ways that these lovely cities want to do that is by inviting influencers and media representatives, of which I am one, to experience what these HANSA cities have to offer, feel the charm of tiny Hanseatic cities, immerse ourselves in nature, and to spread the word!
I'm certainly going to do that!
A level of fitness is expected for the HANSA Active trip!
THE ACTIVE TRIP route that went through Limbaži (Latvia) – Valmiera (Latvia) – Viljandi (Estonia) and Visby (Sweden), to explore the cobbled streets and cultural heritage of these small Hanseatic cities, as well as the beauty of nature, in which a level of fitness would be expected!
You all know how I am with bicycles!
I'm most interested in the annual Medieval Week or Medeltidsveckan taking place in Sweden!
There was lots of stuff going on, but one of the activities I was most interested in, was the annual Medieval Week or Medeltidsveckan event taking place in Sweden.
Medieval Week is a paradise for all who like jousting, markets, church concerts, street theater, fire shows, storytelling, walks, lectures and more.
It takes place mainly in Visby's medieval fairytale environments, but also on the rural island of Gotland.
Locals all dressed up & a Medieval Tournament to remember at the annual Medieval Week or Medeltidsveckan taking place in Sweden!
In fact, we got to see knights and maidens, people jousting and battling, locals dressed up as grand nobles, poor peasants and minstrels, medieval street markets, street theatre, fire-shows, storytelling, and a medieval tournament to remember!
It took place from August 5th to August 12th, 2018 and I'll be telling you all about it in the next few weeks!
Are you ready to Explore Hansa?
Find out more in the following weeks!
This article is not sponsored, and all opinions and the exciting time that I had in the HANSA cities, are my very own!
Explore Hansa with me in town – Sweden, Estonia & Latvia!
Do you want to explore HANSA with me? Have you ever been to Latvia, Estonia or Sweden? Let me know in the comments below!
So apparently, you really didn't like my previous post.
I thought I made it crystal clear that my post, wasn't about the Romanian people, who were perfectly alright. Nice and friendly.
It was about Romania – the country.
I'm weird. I don't like tropical beaches!
I don't even like tropical beach destinations!
It just really isn't my thing!
I'm a happy to spend a day or two.
But I wouldn't say No to a water destination!
I'm not really a beach person as I prefer mountains and rivers or beach destinations that have more than the sea to recommend them! Me at the Grotto in the Algarve!
But I wouldn't say No to the water.
But only the water mind.
Because, I really don't like hot-weather beaches!
I'm a great supporter for Europe, and even more so for Eastern Europe. I mean, you only have to scroll through this link to experience my love for the continent.
I will write about the rest of my trip to Romania.
There's nothing to fear. As always, you'll never receive any spam or weird emails from me, and you can unsubscribe without fear or favour absolutely any time you want to.
So just so that we're all perfectly clear, here's the best of Eastern Europe!
And I travel a lot.
I do so because most of Europe is pretty much just around the corner, and because I can.
I was having a fine time flying all over Europe, thank you very much!
This year, I started a new job so travel has been a little erratic and this blog has been a mess, 'cos I've been living in hotels for the past 6 weeks, and the wi-fi has been absolutely horrendous.
Traditional Bergische waffles or Belgian waffles! 9 traditional things to eat & drink in Belgium. With mussels!
I love seafood and Sweden has a lot of it!
I very much enjoy travelling to Eastern Europe!
I've been going to the region for more than twenty (20) years, but judging by some of the comments that I get, some people think that I spent just 24 hours, and that I've only just passed through!
Some readers think I haven't the slightest clue.
And some readers even think that like Queen Elizabeth I, I might actually be male!
So in no particular order, but just to whet your appetite, here's where I consider, the best of Eastern Europe!
Croatian beer & Croatian coffee – Croatia – a basic guide to food!
Some people are confused as to what constitutes Eastern Europe, and I regularly get comments from the people who live there and complain that they don't actually live in Eastern Europe, but Eastern – Central Europe, Central Europe, South-East Europe, and even as so far as to desribe themselves as Northern Europe, and the like!
Eastern Europe is the Eastern part of the European continent!
Experts say that Eastern Europe is the region that historically has Greek, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, Russian, and Ottoman cultural influences.
Others say that Eastern Europe is the region that was created during the Cold War, are the former communist European states outside the Soviet Union, and are (including East Germany, and East Berlin, where I live) otherwise known as the Eastern Bloc!
If you're looking for a cheap holiday. The Polish Baltic Sea is pretty alright!
I'm going to Warsaw – It's going to be astonishing and quite wacky!
Don't just stand there – 23 Reasons to Do It in Warsaw!
The secret of eating & drinking in Warsaw – How to make pierogi and eat it!
Best of Poland: Dumplings, & everything in between!
Myself as lovely as Prague!
Croatian food is most delicious!
My Hungarian goulash soup. Absolutely free of charge!
Budapest is a classical city of awe! 10 amazing ways to see it!
What no one tells you about Budapest, 'cos the views are breathtaking and the water is magical!
Take photographs and wander at will!
Astonishing news! I'm going to the Philippines and I'm organising a Summer European Challenge Campaign. By train!
This article is not sponsored, and all opinions are really, my very own!
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"""Options for BigMLer Fusion

"""

def get_fusion_options(defaults=None):
    """Adding arguments for the fusion subcommand

    """

    if defaults is None:
        defaults = {}

    options = {
        # If a list of BigML models is provided, the script will
        # create a Fusion from them
        '--fusion-models': {
            "action": 'store',
            "dest": 'fusion_models',
            "default": defaults.get('fusion_models', None),
            "help": ("Comma-separated list of models to be included "
                     "in the Fusion resource.")},

        # If a path to the JSON of model maps, the script will
        # create a Fusion from it
        '--fusion-models-file': {
            "action": 'store',
            "dest": 'fusion_models_file',
            "default": defaults.get('fusion_models_file', None),
            "help": ("Path to a JSON file that contains a list "
                     "of model IDs or maps to include in the "
                     "Fusion resource.")},

        # If a BigML Fusion is provided, the script will
        # use it to generate predictions
        '--fusion': {
            'action': 'store',
            'dest': 'fusion',
            'default': defaults.get('fusion', None),
            'help': "BigML Fusion Id."},

        # The path to a file containing fusion ids.
        '--fusions': {
            'action': 'store',
            'dest': 'fusions',
            'default': defaults.get('fusions', None),
            'help': ("Path to a file containing fusion/ids."
                     " One Fusion"
                     " per line (e.g., "
                     "fusion/50a206a8035d0706dc000376"
                     ").")},

        # If a BigML JSON file containing a Fusion
        # structure is provided,
        # the script will use it.
        '--fusion-file': {
            'action': 'store',
            'dest': 'fusion_file',
            'default': defaults.get('fusion_file', None),
            'help': "BigML Fusion JSON structure file."},

        # The path to a file containing Fusion attributes.
        '--fusion-attributes': {
            'action': 'store',
            'dest': 'fusion_attributes',
            'default': defaults.get('fusion_attributes', None),
            'help': ("Path to a json file describing Fusion"
                     " attributes.")}}

    return options

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6 Reasons Asturias Should be your Next Active Holiday Destination
Asturias lives and breathes adventure. The wild high peaks, clear blue rivers and coastal waters of this northern Spanish region make it the ideal place to enjoy active holidays in a beautiful setting.
Written by: Roger Fulton
When restrictions are lifted and we are able to travel again, the northern Spanish region of Asturias should be at the top of your destination list. Known as 'the Natural Paradise', Asturias has the best-preserved coast in the country and more than a third of it is protected land.
Fringed by the sea and the mountains, Asturias is blessed with a diverse landscape able to support a huge range of sporting activities - on land, in the sea and in the air. In fact, the area was a pioneer in rural tourism in Spain and one of the first regions to develop active tourism.
This comparatively small region (a little larger than the West Midlands, but smaller than the North East of England) is home to seven UNESCO Biosphere reserves - the Picos de Europa National Park, the Eo river, Oscos and Terras de Burón Biosphere Reserve, the, Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias Natural Park, the Somiedo Natural Park, the Ubiñas-La Mesa Natural Park, the Redes Natural Park and the Ponga Natural Park.
These wonderful environments play a huge part in ensuring Asturias' pivotal place in the worlds of cycling and canoeing in particular. Two famous landmarks of cycling's Tour of Spain are in Asturias - El Angliru and Lagos de Covadonga - while the Sella's International Descent, is regarded as a Festival of International Tourist Interest.
Surfing, kayaking, canyoning, hiking and mountaineering are among the other activities that have found a welcome home in Asturias, while the regional cuisine is famed for its quality and generosity. Asturias has the highest density of artisan cheese varieties in Europe, and visitors should save room for the fabada, the traditional Asturian dessert of rice pudding, washed down with a refreshing local cider.
Interested? Here are our six reasons why you should visit Asturias for your next active holiday:
Hiking the lovely Picos de Europa © Orriellu Mampiris
Hiking in Asturias
Asturias has a vast network of long-distance, short-distance and local footpaths - a patchwork of hiking trails that take you deep into the heart of nature. Highlights include historic routes such as the Way of St James, which will heighten your experience of becoming a real pilgrim, while the long-distance paths include the GR.109 'Asturias interior', one of the most beautiful natural paths in Spain, which covers the Cantabrian Mountains in Asturias from east to west, 606 kilometres divided into 27 stages.
And there's the GR.E-9 'Senda Costera', enabling hikers to hug the Asturian coastline from one end to the other and enjoy striking coastal landscapes along a distance of 230km (14 stages) - a route filled with the sights and smells of the sea. Also don't miss the Cares route through the most spectacular gorge of the Picos de Europa, a must-do for every hiker.
But you don't need to embark on a demanding trek to appreciate the beauty of nature here; all ages can gently enjoy any of the 12 Vías Verdes routes (greenways) - old disused railway routes now being used for family-friendly active tourism. Plus keep your eye out for the region's wonderful wildlife that can be spotted here!
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Beautiful Penarronda beach in Castropol y Tapia © Noe Baranda
Surfing the the Cantabrian Sea in Asturias
Magnificent waves make Asturias one of the most sought-after surfing spots both nationally and internationally. There are many Asturian beaches, ideal for surfing, bodyboarding and windsurfing with a wide variety of crests, summits, shoals and waves to play in.
Among the most celebrated are the likes of San Antolín, Cuevas del Mar, Rodiles, Merón, Playa España, San Lorenzo, Xivares, Salinas, El Espartal and the western Cueva, Navia, and La Grande – normally the venue for the European and Penarronda championship.
There ia also a series of festive-sporting events that are a must on every surfer's annual diary: Salinas Longboard Festival, in July in Salinas (Castrillón), Surf, Music and Friends at the beginning of August also in Salinas, the Open International in Tapia de Casariego, and "Memorial Peter Gulley" during Easter among others.
You can also enjoy less frenetic activities such as paddle surfing, dinghy sailing, or water skiing, banana rides and kitesurfing or just enjoy the natural sea caves near the famous Playa del Silencio.
Cycling the greenways in Senda Del Oso © Juan de Tury
Cycling in Asturias
From the gentle paths of the Vías Verdes to the landmark routes of the Cycling Tour of Spain such as: Alto del Angliru, Lagos de Covadonga, Puertos de Marabio, Alto de la Farrapona or the Puerto de San Lorenzo, and the strength-sapping tough mountain ramps, the landscapes of Asturias offer cycling routes and possibilities for all preferences and skill levels.
Grab your mountain bike and ride the Angliru ascent on the Central Mountain of Asturias or tackle the incredible Anillo Ciclista (the Green Cycling Ring) around it. Head to the Covadonga Lakes, in the Picos de Europa, or take the family along the Senda del Oso (Bear's Path), a Vía Verde that can easily be enjoyed by even the youngest members of the family.
The Lagos de Covadonga Classic, which has been staged for more than 25 years, is one of the most prominent cycle tourism events in the country. More than 3,000 participants cover distances of 110 km across the landscapes of the Picos de Europa.
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Snowshoeing in Asturias' fantastic winter landscapes © Noe Baranda
Snowsports in the Asturias Mountains
Throughout a good part of the year, the peaks of the Cantabrian mountain range are covered with snow. Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing... the arrival of snow on the Asturian peaks heralds a different kind of adventure. Plus, the arrival of the snow, far from closing the doors to hiking, opens up a world of new experiences.
If you prefer to ski or snowboard, the ski resorts of Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno offer more than 30km of skiable terrain and 46 pistes for all levels. Fuentes de Invierno is the most modern ski resort in the Cantabrian mountains, with more than 8.7km of ski slopes, accessed via five state-of-the-art ski lifts. Valgrande-Pajares has 21.5km of ski slopes, accessed by four ski lifts, as well as a cross country piste and a snowpark.
Kayaking and canoeing in Asturias © Juan de Tury
Canoeing and kayaking in Asturias
From white waters to gentle river descents, Asturias is recognised globally as an aquatic destination. The various rivers such as the Cares, the Deva, the Sella, Nalón, Narcea, Navia and Eo, together with other smaller offshoots, form the perfect environment for canoeing and whitewater rafting.
Eastern and western Asturias are the most popular areas for kayaking, particularly in the Picos de Europa area (the Sella, Cares and Deva rivers) and the Valle del Navia, but the sport can be enjoyed throughout the region. The flagship event is the International Descent of the Sella River. Held on the first Saturday in August, this 14km course attracts the best kayakers from around the world.
Caving in Asturias © Noe Baranda
Rock Climbing and Caving in Asturias
The first lines of the history of rock climbing in Spain were written on the vertical grey walls of the famous Picu Urriellu or Naranjo de Bulnes.
Choose from traditional, sport or boulder climbing - in the Picos de Europa or other famous climbing areas such as Quirós, with more than 20 different areas and 300 climbing routes. Plus for beginners there are many rock climbing schools across the Asturian region.
Also, once you get kitted out, you can go underground to explore caves deep in the mountains, featuring stunning stalactites and stalagmites. The most iconic places to visit are in the east of Asturias, but other places such as the Cueva Huerta (Teverga), one of the largest cave systems in Asturias is also a must-see.
For more information on these and other activities in Asturias, Spain, visit asturiastourism.co.uk
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Q: What pre-requisite knowledge is required for developing android apps, Iphone etc? I am looking forward to start a mobile application development business and wish a to have direct knowledge of the technologies that run behind the cool apps. Being new to the programming / development world...pls suggest if it is better to learn .Net or Java before learning about Android SDK, iOS SDK etc?

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Alberta Hipps
Alberta Hipps was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in the rural Picketville/Dinsmore area where her family owned a small fuel oil company. After graduating from Paxon Senior High School, she married Frank Hipps and moved to the farm property that has been in the Hipps family for three generations. There they raised their two children, Darby and Lara and were active in 4-H and other community and church activities. While the children were growing up, Alberta went back to school while working full time. She graduated with Honors from FCCJ, where she was named 'Student Nurse of the Year'. After working as a staff nurse in Wolfson Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and while working at the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Alberta went on to the University of North Florida for a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. She began working at St. Vincent's Medical Center in 1980 where she set up a Pulmonary Rehabilitation program and served as Assistant Director of Education and the Administrative Director of the Heart and Lung Institute. In 1984, St. Vincent's Medical Center nominated Alberta to be a member of Jacksonville University's first Executive MBA class. She graduated from Jacksonville University in 1986 with a Master's of Business Administration. After receiving her MBA, Alberta took on more administrative duties at St. Vincent's as Director of Medical Staff Support Services.
Alberta successfully ran for Jacksonville City Council in 1995 and represented District 13 which covers the southwest section of Jacksonville (Duval County), including Cecil Field Commerce Center and Cecil Air Field. She served as President of the Council for the 2000-2001 year. In 2001 she served as a member of the Governor's Growth Management Task Force. She was a member of the Board of Regents of Leadership Florida and the Board of Governors of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. She served as a member of the Florida Association of Counties Board of Directors and was a member of the Westside Business Leaders Association and regularly attended the West Area Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Citizens Planning Advisory committee.
Alberta was always active in her community, serving on the American Lung Association Board, both local and state, the Riverside/Avondale Preservation Board and Tree Hill Preserve. She was a past Chair of the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, an alumna of Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 1993 and 1999 class of Leadership Florida, and Board of Leadership Florida. She served on the Board of the Gateway Girl Scout Council, Inc. and was a member of the Republican Women's Club.
Honors included Student Nurse of the Year in her FCCJ nursing class, Outstanding Community Service Award from the Zonta Club of Jacksonville and the Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Award from the YWCA of Jacksonville. She was awarded the 1997 Business Leader of the Year Award by the Westside Business Leaders Association and the 1998 Canopy Award in the government category by Greenscape for her landscape and environmental work. In June, 1998 she was awarded the Charles D. Webb Award. Each year this award is given by the outgoing Council President to the Council member he or she feels contributed most to the furthering of good government in Jacksonville. In November, 2001 she received an award for outstanding service to agriculture.
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Louis Balika
Louis E. Balika, formerly of Aurora, Ill., died May 27 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis.
He was 93 — or as he liked to tell people "almost 94."
Mr. Balika was born on Oct. 21, 1922 in Aurora to Louis and Mary Nagy Balika. He attended St. Therese Grade School and East Aurora High School there. But some of his best education came elsewhere. He learned to be a pool shark when he went to Wisconsin to work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and was assigned to the pool hall, not the forest as his mother probably expected.
And in 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. His first stop? North Africa, where he had a thrill he remembered the rest of his life: Shaking hands with French General Charles de Gaulle during a parade in Morocco. From Africa, he went with the First Armored Division to Italy, where he fought in Anzio and the Po Valley with the 752nd tank battalion. There his fellow GIs dubbed him "Lucky Louie," as he escaped injury, even when the tank he was in hit a mine.
Later he insisted he didn't drink or flirt with the Italian girls. His family doubted that, as he still remembered the words for red wine — vino rossa — and for beautiful lady — bella signora.
He returned home to Aurora in 1945, working at several locations including Kroehler Furniture in Naperville before being hired at Thor Power Tool Co. in Aurora. He worked there until Thor closed its Aurora factory. He retired in the 1980s from Fermilab in Batavia.
But his employment history is the least interesting things about the man his friends called Louie. He loved the White Sox, Milano cookies, a cold beer, bacon, Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller and — most importantly — his family.
He met the love of his life in 1950 when his best friend asked him to go on a blind date with a pretty nurse, Mildred Elmendorf. They were married on April 26, 1952, in Tampico, Ill., In 1953, their first daughter Julie Kay was born, followed in 1954 by Mary Beth and in 1957 by David Louis. Asked which child he loved the most, he always said "You, naturally" — no matter which child was asking. They lived for about 50 years on Homer Avenue in Aurora, and he remained proud of building that home himself the rest of his life.
He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in Aurora, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
With his children and grandchildren in tow, he explored the nation's parks, including in the two RVs that were his pride and joy. He never missed a concert in which his son or grandchildren were playing, nor a graduation. And even in his late 80s, he danced at their weddings.
In 2013, he and Millie moved to Indianapolis to live with their daughter Mary Beth. There his adventures continued, including a 2014 trip to see the World War II memorial in Washington DC with Indy Honor Flight. His often-funny statements were preserved for posterity by his daughter in her Twitter account #thelouiechronicles. One example: "You can say what you will about my relatives, but they could skate."
His life in many ways was hard. Yet he always said, and truly believed, "I'm a lucky man."
His family knows that they were the lucky ones. He is survived by his wife and children and their spouses: Julie and Alan Isberg, Mary Beth and Richard Schneider; David and Shirley Balika; eight grandchildren, John Isberg, Kristin Brennan and Amy Shuflin; Matthew and Molly Schneider; Brian, Ben and Brett Balika; and five great-grandchildren, with a sixth on the way. He also is survived by a brother, Phil Schwartz, and sister Mary Ann Johnson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Paul Balika and Alvin Schwartz; and a baby sister Helen Virginia Schwartz.
A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00PM Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Conley Funeral Home in Elburn, IL. A Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00AM, Friday, June 3, 2016 at St. Gall Catholic Church in Elburn. Burial will be held promptly at 2:30PM, Friday, June 3, 2016 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, in Elwood, IL.
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Q: Rails-way - where to put this kind of helper method? I'm struggling a bit to find the right place for a helper method. The method basicly 'inspects' a User-model object and should return some information about the 'progress' of the user, eg. "You need to add pictures", "Fill out your address" or "Add your e-mail-adress". None of the conditions I'm checking for are required, it's just like a "This is your profile completeness"-functionality as seen on LinkedIn etc.
Each of these 'actions' have a URL, where the user can complete the action, eg. a URL to the page where they can upload a profile photo if that is missing.
Since I need access to my named routes helpers (eg. new_user_image_path) I'm having a hard time figuring out the Rails-way of structuring the code.
I'd like to return an object with a DSL like this:
 class UserCompleteness
     def initialize(user)
     end

     def actions
        # Returns an array of actions to be completed
     end

     def percent
        # Returns a 'profile completeness' percentage
     end
 end

And user it with something like: @completeness = user_completeness(current_user)
However, if I'm adding this to my application_helper I don't have access to my named routes helpers. Same goes if I add it to my User-model.
Where should I place this kind of helper method?

A: From the little i got your question i think you want a method which you can used in Controller as well as Views.
To Accomplish this simple add method in application_controller.rb and named it hepler_method
Example:-
  class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
    helper_method :current_user

    def current_user
      @current_user ||= User.find_by_id(session[:user])
    end

  end

you can use method current_user in both Controller as well as views

A: This is a similar problem to that of Mailers. They are models, and should not cross the MVC boundaries, but need to generate views. Try this:
class UserCompleteness

  include ActionController::UrlWriter

  def initialize(user)
  end

  def actions
    # Returns an array of actions to be completed
    new_user_image_path(user)
  end

  def percent
    # Returns a 'profile completeness' percentage
  end
 end

But be aware you are breaking MVC encapsulation, which might make testing more difficult. If you can get away with some methods in the users helper instead of a class that might be better.


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(from l) Dwight Hodder, Barb Hodder, Paul Quesnel, and Jim Gyoba were four of seven local residents who took part in the 55+ BC Games in 2018. The Games were postponed in 2020, and have been postponed again for 2021. (Photo credit: Christopher Roden)
55+ BC Games will not take place in 2021 due to COVID concerns
The Games, to have been held in Victoria, have been moved to 2022 for the safety of participants
Jan. 13, 2021 12:00 a.m.
The BC Seniors Games Society (BCSGS), in consultation with the 2021 Greater Victoria Host Society, has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 55+ BC Games.
The Games were to run Sept. 14 to 18, 2021. However, because of the ongoing public health concerns due to the pandemic, the Games will be postponed until the fall of 2022. The city of Abbotsford has also officially requested that the 2022 Games they were awarded in October of 2018 be moved to 2023.
The City of Kamloops had been awarded the Games for 2020, but those Games were cancelled last summer. There is no word as to whether or not the Games will return to Kamloops in the near future.
The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host cities by the BCSGS. The Games are an important part of the BC sport system and are the largest annual multi-sport gathering event in the province. They offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host city.
Each year the Games attract approximately 3,600 participants and require approximately 1,500 volunteers to stage and deliver. Moving the 55+ BC Games a full year ahead provides for the opportunity to deliver safe events that meet the required health and safety protocols as established by viaSport as well as the Provincial Health Authority. More importantly, it means that participants, families, and volunteers who come to Greater Victoria and Abbotsford can expect to not only have a great competition but also experience all the host communities can offer in terms of music, food, arts, and culture without restrictions.
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Dates for the Abbotsford Games in 2023 have yet to be announced.
All three organizations will continue to monitor developments relating to the pandemic and to safeguard the health of all participants. BCSGS will continue to update all stakeholders on the 55+ BC Games postponements as they become available.
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