Finally arriving at Knoph Tours at 2300hrs we unload our kit and head to our room. We get distracted on the way and stop in the common area and meet a couple from Alaska, part of the pterodactyls that do D2D, that we went to a couple years ago described in our book, "Two Up with a Pup". A couple other people were in there also drinking some very good Scotch, which they were kind enough to share.
We woke in the morning to a bike that wouldn't start, a problem that would plague and delay us for a couple of days. But, that was OK as it made us slow down and enjoy a day in the beautiful town of Canterbury.
We got the bike finally started and headed to camp on the Mosel river and camped beside a couple German kids pedal biking around on holiday.
Our next day of riding was fantastic as we zigged and zagged through Belgium and the French countryside on our way to catch the auto-train at Calais to the UK. Our roads consisted mainly of unmarked, narrow, exposed, curvy roads that I believe were built by a motorbike rider. The smells in the air were of fresh cut grasses, harvested crops and flowers of spring in the air. Melanie's allergies were on full alert, but it was a wonderful day.
After another couple days riding the back curvy roads thru France with smells of fresh baked croissants in the villages as we weaved along the narrow roads, we made it to Calais and boarded the tunnel train to the UK. The 35 minute ride aboard the double decker rail car, crossing at speeds around 80mph, was a breeze as we never even felt much movement starting and stopping. I could have probably left the motorbike unattended and it would have been OK.
Arriving in the UK, with Melanie reminding me to look right and stay left we started exploring the English countryside as we sped north to Dover to see the white cliffs and the castle. After a couple quick stops we headed out and started to look for a campsite near Canterbury and a breakdown that would prove to be quite timely.
Walking up in the morning the Triumph would not start again. After several tries the battery was spent so it was placed on a charger for the day and we wandered into Canterbury for a wonderful day exploring a beautiful town, full of historic sites and interesting people.
We met a nice couple from Scotland, a guy celebrating his 50th birthday, walking their puggle, a pup with look and personality like Gypsy. We chatted about their country and walked on along the river that winds through town, stopping at a sidewalk café for a moccachino and a strawberry/chocolate crepe, a favorite since the first one we shared in Venice.
We sat in the warm sun and talked and just watched the people passing by, some rushing to a late meeting and others, just hand on hand, a wonderful afternoon.
Four bins later, my MoskoMoto 40 litre Backcountry carry on full of clothes and other kit, my Andy Strapz messenger bag with electronics and Ukulele and we are ready to leave.
Our driver to the airport is a very interesting guy. As we are chatting, Melanie asked him where he was from. He grew up in Latvia at the end of WW2 and his mother left Russia under the cover of darkness and defected to Germany, living on a bench in a stationary, non-running train car before they were sponsored to come to the US. He was 6 years old at the time and still vividly remembered the details of their struggling for survival. With tears in his eyes, he recalled for us how his father got him, his mother and his grandmother safely out of the country, but before his father left, he was captured and declared a Spy by the Russian government and sentenced to 25 years hard labor in Siberia. His mother did not know this and hence declared him dead, a casualty of the war before they could come to the US. After many years he found his father was still alive and had been looking for them since his release from Siberia. He met his father in Latvia, but then his father died within the year, content to have finally met his son again. A very sad and gripping story.
The rest of our day was great, ironically, flying Aeroflot airlines into Moscow and on to Frankfurt, about 16 hours of fly time. Aeroflot is inexpensive to fly and the treatment and meals are always great. This time we had lamb, salmon, chicken, great desserts and FREE wine.
After landing in Frankfurt, we were picked up by the shuttle and whisked away to Stefan Knopf's place in Heidelberg, where our room was waiting and our bike was parked out front.


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Best mover & packers aggregators in India in 2021
The movers & packers industry is one of the most scattered and unorganized industry in India as well as other parts of the world. Try and search for a standardized relocation service and you are bound to be flooded with an unmanageable crowd of vendors who either do not appear reliable or have minimum expertise with regard to the task. However, there are few new-age logistic firms that are out to turn the sector into an organised one with the help of cutting-edge technology. To meet all relocation-related requirements, they are trying to provide the much-needed technological, analytical and operational backbone to the industry.
Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic when remote working became the new normal, there were many who decided to work from their hometowns instead of rented accommodations in metro cities. What initially appeared to be an easy shift suddenly turned into an uphill task. Some of the below mentioned players came to their rescue. Let's take a look at five such companies:
Shift Freight: The latest entrant in the segment, Shift Freight was launched just before the announcement of lockdown in India. Within a few months, the company has already made a mark as one of the leading online platforms for movers and packers. According to the founders, the company has already registered 50-70% MoM growth in terms of order and revenue. The company currently provides services in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, and is soon expected to launch its operations in several cities and towns across the country. The platform has a quick & simplified booking and a real-time location tracking mechanism. It is appropriate for a range of services, including domestic, household, commercial or office shifting. To book a service, all one needs to do is make a callback request. The company boasts of initiating the service within 30 minutes.
Pikkol: One of the pioneers in the segment, Pikkol was launched in 2015 as a Bengaluru-based relocation service aggregator and a technology-centric logistics firm. The company boasts of an adaptive algorithm, which computes the right truck size, price and packing requirements as per the inventory. A request for a service can be made through their app. Over the years, the platform has expanded to function in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Pune and a few other smaller cities. According to reports, the company also offers relocation services to US, UK, Singapore and Middle East. The company further boasts of developing "the first ever true instant relocation charge auto-quoting engine".
Zipaworld: Zipaworld is the logistics E-Mall of India. The firm is the logistics start-up venture of the Delhi based parent company, AAA 2 Innovate Pvt Ltd. Zipaworlds end-to-end logistics service requirements from seller/ exporter end to the buyer/ importer end are encompassed within this digital sphere. With an in-house team of veterans of the supply chain sector tagged with meticulous technology experts and software developers, Zipaworld is an automated platform for a seamless logistics movement integrating the supply chain.The company refers to itself as "the logistics E-mail of India". The user interface of the platform is like a flight booking aggregator. The services offered are air freight, including airport to airport, door to airport and door to door. The company further arranges air chartering services. It is also into, domestic network and multi-modal transportation, warehousing services and customs brokerage & documentation.
Migrera: Launched in 2015, the company aspires to create a robust moving solution that would benefit the movers & packers as well as the end consumer. The platform combines technology with the traditional packers and movers services. Migrera promises guaranteed price, huge savings and most importantly, no move day surprises. It has a live customer support system wherein a dedicated shifting expert is assigned who can be reached through call, chat or email. There is also an option for insurance during transit with a variety of options for full repair, replacement or refund. When a customer provides the house shifting details, they are given a comparison chat of different movers and packers with job ratings and reviews. Following this, one can book a desired service and let the company handle the rest.
Blowhorn: The company started its operations in 2014 by offering aggregator services for intra-city services. With a bid to restructure the last mile supply chain landscape in India, the company soon launched a pay-per-use model focused at small and medium enterprises. By 2019, Blowhorn established its presence in more than 110 cities across the country and recently enabled D2C services during the pandemic. It further implemented specialized hyperlocal solutions with regard to logistics. The company aspires to cover the length and breadth of India by 2025. Blowhorn offers multiple vehicle options, transparent pricing, simplified payments, easy scheduling of trips and route planning with contacts.
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How Toronto's Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin Pioneers the Blockchain Industry
Jack FilibaMay 3, 2018
Joseph Lubin is a Canadian pioneer operating at the forefront of the blockchain movement. Lubin recently earned a mention on Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest digital currency owners, with the site estimating his net worth in the range of billions of CAD.
However, Lubin is much more than just a purportedly wealthy figure in the digital currency landscape. He remains a significant player in the blockchain movement through his work with Ethereum, his vocal support of the industry, and through launching the blockchain technology company ConsenSys.
As part of a regular series, Coinsquare News' is profiling some of the Canadian blockchain industry's most significant figures. This series is designed to provide a view into the backgrounds and minds of these prominent individuals for both new investors and experienced digital currency advocates.
How Joseph Lubin's career path led him to Ethereum
Born in Toronto in 1964, Lubin went on to graduate from Princeton University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and worked in the tech field for a large portion of his career. For three years after graduating, he worked at Princeton's Robotics and Expert Systems Laboratory before serving as a research scientist and software engineer for Vision Applications.
By the beginning of the new millenium, Lubin made a turn into the world of financial technology, serving as the vice president of technology for Goldman Sachs' private wealth management division.
Whilst yet to begin working in the newly-founded blockchain industry, Lubin was already aware of blockchain's merits by the time the Ethereum white paper was released in 2013. By January 2014, Lubin had met Ethereum co-founders Anthony Diiorio and Vitalik Buterin, and committed to joining the Ethereum project.
The Toronto-based Ethereum Foundation
In a 2014 interview with the Epoch Times, Lubin spoke about Ethereum, attempting to explain the concept in a way that was digestible to a public which was largely unaware of digital currencies at the time.
"We are taking the core ideas from the bitcoin blockchain and we are improving them in a variety of ways, making it faster and more secure," he said.
In the interview, Lubin explained that two companies were being established to work on the Ethereum platform. These companies included Ethereum Switzerland GmbH, a for-profit company based in Switzerland, which works on providing software and services through the Ethereum network.
The other company was established in Lubin's native home of Toronto. Titled the Ethereum Foundation, this nonprofit serves as a nonpartisan industry body. In Lubin's own words, the foundation ensures that Ethereum works fairly and independently.
"You can think of Ethereum as universal disintermediation," said Lubin in 2014. "Everything that you can imagine that has a central clearinghouse or centralized counterparty you can re-envision as peer to peer."
Ethereum is now the world's second most popular digital currency in terms of market cap, and Lubin held a substantial amount of Ethereum thanks to his decision to financially back the project during its original crowdsale.
Today, the Ethereum Foundation is a worldwide institution, and its current advisors include Vitalik Buterin, Jeffrey Wilcke, and Patrick Storchenegger. In January 2018, the Ethereum Foundation announced millions of dollars in grants for research dedicated to scaling, an issue that looms over many of the world's most popular digital currencies.
Joseph Lubin's ConsenSys now employs over 600 people
Currently, Lubin serves as the founder and CEO of ConsenSys, a project which aims to build a decentralized Web 3.0 on the Ethereum platform. According to its mission statement, ConsenSys hopes to be a "provider, funder, and educator around blockchain."
With his experience working on Ethereum, Lubin's decision to launch ConsenSys furthered his involvement in the space and subsequently raised his status as an industry pioneer. The startup quickly grew into one of the industry's significant new projects, now employing over 600 people.
While ConsenSys is based in New York, the company hires its employees from across the world, including developers from Lubin's hometown of Toronto. The organization has four main pillars that work in tandem with one another: ConsenSys Labs, ConsenSys Solutions, ConsenSys Capital, and ConsenSys Academy.
Advancing the global blockchain movement
ConsenSys' focus for 2018 and beyond will be to uphold its growing responsibilities in the blockchain space, as it looks to deliver on its goals of fostering growth in the industry.
More than that, however, Joseph Lubin undoubtedly looks to continue bringing digital currencies and blockchain into the spotlight. He has talked openly about digital currencies, and continues to do so across his various features on CNBC, Bloomberg, and CNNMoney.
I'll be getting into all things #Ethereum and #blockchain at @MoneyConfHQ this June in Dublin. Looking forward to a stellar lineup of speakers, engaging programming, and a brand new CryptoConf stage. #MoneyConf https://t.co/zfGrAZxzSg pic.twitter.com/wayAe3Bcdu
— Joseph Lubin (@ethereumJoseph) March 29, 2018
Having founded the Ethereum Foundation in Toronto, and through continuing to represent the country through hiring Canadian employees and advancing the global industry whilst abroad, Lubin cemented himself as an important figure in Canada's blockchain ecosystem.
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There was a bit of nervous laughter going on when I met Robin at the small airport in Vernon. Both of us had previously been on small aircrafts before but it had been a while so we were both admitting to having a bit of adrenaline going through our system this morning. Our pilot Rhys warmly greeted us. I hope I won't offend Rhys here but he is an older gentleman. However, I quickly noticed how he looked to be in great shape so I figured that we would be in good hands. Rhys is indeed a seasoned pilot and with confidence took off in our '76 Cessna 192 for our flight to Silver Star Mountain.
Robin instructed me that we had to document the ski runs at Silver Star as they are working on a new trail map. An artist in Colorado will be using the photos and will be hand painting a new map from scratch. We had hoped for slightly better weather but it wasn't bad at all. We had few bumpy moments crossing over the summit at around 6000 feet.
I have know Robin for close to twenty years now as were colleagues at Silver Star Mountain for a number of years. We were just having a great old time going on this adventure. Boys will be boys. One thing is to be on a commercial flight but this is quite different. It was great to see our hometown from above at a much slower speed that your usual 737. We flew right over my own sub division, which is on route to Silver Star and on the way back we flew in via the Lumby Valley crossing Middleton Mountain giving us a great view of the Kalamalka Lake and the city.


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Amazon Prime Video TV review: Crisis in Six Scenes
Less a crisis, more a case of mild panic.
Chris Blohm | On 28, Sep 2016
They're called "auteur sitcoms", laconic half-hour vignettes driven by a singular artistic sensibility, reflecting the idiosyncratic worldview of its creator. Judging by current trends, the auteur in question tends to be either the kind of emerging B-lister you'll recognise from supporting roles in bigger shows (Aziz Ansari, Donald Glover), or an experienced industry veteran plucked from the side-lines (Larry David). Sometimes, they'll even let people with vaginas have a go (Lena Dunham) and – particularly if you live in the UK – they might showcase an invigorating new voice (Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge, or Chewing Gum's Michaela Coel).
Amazon's new auteur sitcom is Crisis in Six Scenes, the first-ever television series from Woody Allen. It represents something of an anomaly for the sub-genre, given that it's written, directed and performed by an actual auteur (if such a thing genuinely exists). Alas, the project is a disappointment, providing that it's possible for a new Woody Allen project to disappoint in 2016. A rather mahogany effort, Crisis in Six Scenes is straight-grained and cumbersome, like a clapped-out, antique sideboard, and almost as wooden. Tonally, we're in the realms of Scoop and Small Time Crooks, so set your expectations accordingly.
Aficionados hoping that the director's transition to the small screen will result in some miraculous return to peak form will be frustrated. Indeed, you have to wonder whether Allen is concerned with any of this VOD jive at all. There's a gag about the questionable artistic value of television in the very first scene, and in a recent interview to promote the show's release, the director said that "it has the merciful quality of being short". He's not wrong. Each episode lasts just 23 minutes, but the elongation is palpable. With this latest project, he doesn't really take the money and run, as much as he takes the money and saunters along at an elderly pace.
Describing the plot of Crisis in Six Scenes is not easy, to the extent there isn't very much of one – at least, not in the three episodes provided for review purposes. In keeping with the effort expended on Allen's more recent big screen outings, like Irrational Man or Magic in the Moonlight, the show feels like a rough draft. There are tendrils of comic excitement, but nothing really sprouts.
The first episode opens in familiar Allen style, with the director's preferred white Windsor credits overlaid onto a plain black background, though instead of a jaunty piece of introductory jazz, the soundtrack is the Jefferson Airplane song, Volunteers. We're slap bang in the middle of Sixties America, and the ensuing montage of vintage news reel footage rams the point home.
Allen plays Sidney Munsinger, a neurotic copywriter with average talent and lofty literary intentions. His wife is relationship counsellor Kay Munsinger, played with gusto by comedy legend Elaine May. In the first episode, Sid gets a haircut, Kay hosts a book club, the two of them bicker about politics, and a young couple plan for their impending nuptials by getting therapy. The chapter concludes with a cliff-hanger, of sorts, but in general, narrative momentum is noticeable by its absence. Allen's performance is fine. He regurgitates the same shtick he's been peddling for years now, but he's an adequate foil for the agreeably caustic May. The two of them make for an entertaining couple, and they're enjoyable company, even when the actual story grinds to a halt.
Things perk up in Episode 2 – the second "scene" – with the arrival of Miley Cyrus as Lennie Dale, the daughter of a family who looked after Kay as a child. Lennie is a revolutionary and an outlaw, on the run from the police, following an audacious prison break. After arguing it out with Kay, Sid reluctantly consents to Lennie hiding out in their unreasonably fancy New York townhouse. Mild farce ensues, as Sid and Kay shield Lennie from the prying eyes of police officers, who show up investigating a burglary. Cyrus is terrific here as the privileged middle-class girl gone wild. She manages to break free from the listlessness of the material, injecting her scenes with moxie and glamour, like she floated in from an entirely different, much more radical show. Her presence energises the piece.
Visually speaking, Crisis in Six Scenes is a let-down, especially coming straight after Allen's luxuriously realised Café Society. The locations are lush and detailed, but the camerawork is lackadaisical and stilted. Allen's boredom is tangible. He completely gives into the imaginary confines of television drama, shooting everything in the middle distance. From time to time, the camera will even move (there's a quaint whip pan in Episode 3 that comes perilously close to visual storytelling) but when it does, you half expect it to bump into the furniture. Sure, it looks like television, but it looks like television from the Sixties or Seventies. When Louis CK made his own VOD series, Horace and Pete, he made a very specific aesthetic choice to position it as a washed-out, over-lit, retro TV play. There's a sense Allen is perhaps looking for a similar result here, but there's little of Louis CK's cleverness or passion: he's going through the motions.
The final moments of the third episode show an inkling of the comedic potential for the remainder of the series, but a big question mark, too: will casual viewers make it this far? Six scenes might not seem like a lot, but in terms of actual ideas, they're such small portions compared with the modern visions of hipper shows like Girls, Master of None and Transparent. Allen should be applauded for trying something new, but did he really have to make it feel so old?
Crisis in Six Scenes is available from Friday 30th September exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, as part of a £5.99 monthly subscription.
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Want to find more time to be more intimate with your spouse, and spend more time with them? Consider getting healthy together. This is a great way to boost each other's confidence, learn more about one another, and simply get healthy.
There are a few ways you can work on getting healthy together, but you'll learn about three ways to get started right here.
Walking with your partner has numerous benefits. It's not only a way to get healthy, but it gives you a chance to bond and enjoy nature together. It allows you more time alone to talk and learn more about where each of you are at in this point in your life and in your relationship.
If walking is a little too low speed or low impact for the two of you, consider jogging or running together. Or, you could go on hikes with one another, and depending on how intense the terrain, you will learn to trust and lean on one another even more.
Ride bikes together, which is another great full body workout. It will strengthen your legs, your hearts, and your relationship. Biking can be fun to do in your own hometown, or even on vacation.
If you want a little more routine to your fitness together, consider joining a gym with each other. You can right the stationary bikes together, use the treadmills next to each other, or take yoga together. There are tons of options when it comes to gym workouts.
If the gym isn't your thing, you can workout at home together, or head out to play some sports together. Basketball, tennis, and even golf are all great sports that give you some form of exercise, and they are all things that the two of you can easily do together.
Start cooking healthy meals together. Get in the kitchen together, go grocery shopping together, and even research recipes together. Healthy cooking isn't as difficult as you may think it is, so do it together and help each other out.
You could also take a cooking class together, which is a great way to bond. Find classes that teach healthy cooking and eating tips. You can then take what you learn home and continue cooking together.


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Steam's Last Season
A Portfolio of Steam Locomotive Photographs 1955-1960
By Burt W. Mall
This huge photo album presents 286 outstanding color and black and white photographs, captured primarily in the upper Midwestern United States, when steam locomotives were taking their last breath in the country, from around 1955 to the beginning of the 1960's. This change in practice by the railroads—supplanting steamers in favor of more-efficient diesel locomotives—was documented in photos by the author, who began the mission as a teenager. Steam's Last Season captures a portion of "old railroading" before its collapse. Each image is captioned with a description of the time and place of railroad and industrial settings, as well as details about railroading operations. All of the photographs are indexed to help the reader look for favorite rail lines, engines or stations, and towns. Only five of these photographs have ever been published before. This book offers a unique trip back in time that will please both serious and casual fans of the steam train era. Hardcover, 13 1/2 x 9"; 296 pages; 286 photographs. Limited quantity produced.
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OTTAWA, June 17, 2016 // It is with mixed feelings that we say farewell to Norm Reid who is retiring from FMAV; A feeling of sadness to see our friend leaving, yet happy for Norm as he begins this next chapter.
An industry veteran, Norm first joined the AV world in 1975 at ISTS Simultaneous Interpretation. From there, he held progressively senior technical and sales management roles at various companies, including Duocom before it joined Frischkorn Audiovisual. In 2005, Norm found his home when Mediaco founder, James Brett invited Norm to help the company expand into Ottawa.
Although Friday June 24 marks Norm's last day in the office, he looks forward to maintaining those treasured connections with his friends and colleagues at FMAV.
Thank you, Norm! You have contributed forty years of experience to your team, your clients, and the industry. Your incredible achievements will not be forgotten and we wish you the very best on this next exciting chapter.


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Colourised Photos Show American Troops Capturing Pacific Islands From Japanese During WWII
Moving off the ramp of a Coast Guard-manned landing craft, Marines move ashore. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
By Tom Dare
INCREDIBLE COLOURISED PHOTOS showing the lengths American soldiers went to to capture several Pacific Islands from the Japanese during the Second World War have been published today, on the anniversary of the US's drive across the region.
Images from America's successful assault and capture of the Tarawa Atoll in November 1943 show troops trudging through the ocean in full kit as they make their way toward shore, while another sees a group of soldiers taking cover behind a tank.
US Marine Corps assault party storming Japanese stronghold. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
Further pictures, restored by colouriser Royston Leonard, show a soldier crouching down next to the tanks of a track to give a small kitten who was hiding nearby a drink of water, with further pictures showing American troops holding their rifles after capturing several Japanese prisoners.
The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, of which the battle of Tarawa was a large part, was the name given to a series of battles which took place between America and Japan across the Pacific between November 1943 and February 1944.
The assault on the Tarawa Atoll by the Americans was the first offensive they undertook in the Pacific region, capturing the islands after three days of intense fighting between November 20 and November 23.
US Marines wading through surf from landing boats and barges to the beach during the invasion of Tarawa. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
Tarawa was actually one of the less heavily defended islands the US attacked that year, with a tactical ploy by the leadership ensuring that the Japanese stationed far more men at other islands in the area.
Knowing this, the Americans targeted the islands with air strikes, artillery and a land invasion, making significant gains and forcing the Japanese from the islands one by one as they made their way across the area. It was not without loss, though, with the Japanese dogged in their fighting.
They fought almost to the last men, with just one officer and 16 troops of the 3,500 plus enlisted men surrendering. Of the 1,200 Korean labourers forced to help erect defences on the islands, only 129 survived. America also paid a heavy price for their victory, too, with over a thousand killed and two thousand wounded.
Cpl Robert E Voorhees standing while carrying supplies during the Battle of Tarawa at Red Beach, Bieto, Tarawa. November 22, 1943. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
"These images show the moments in time when madness took over the world," Royston, a 55-year-old Electrician from Cardiff, said.
"Tarawa is the place that Marines learned the hard lessons that would help them later in the war.
"America knew that the cost in lives of every island was going to be high, but I don't think they quite expected this. And it only rose more as they got closer to mainland Japan.
Captured wounded Japanese soldier surrounded by Americans. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
"Battles like this serve as a reminder to the world that something like this should never happen again.
"At the same time, though, images like the marine feeding the cat shows that there can be hope even in the hell of battle."
Colourised pictures such as these are featured in author Michael D. Carroll's new photo-book Retrographic, which is available to buy from Amazon for £16.85.
A camouflaged Marine, one of the initial invaders of Tarawa, shares his water with a kitten in the shade of a wrecked tank after cessation of hostilities. Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld.com
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In this article, we are going to see how to print level order traversal in spiral form of a binary tree? This problem has been featured in coding round of Amazon.
Write a program to print Level Order Traversal in spiral form of a binary tree.
The solution will, of course, surround basic level order traversal. The spiral order means - It will go from left to right for one level, then right to left for next level and again left to right for the next one and so on.
We need to modify our basic level order traversal.
We can do the flipping of direction (left → right then right → left so on ...) by keeping a flag variable which will be updated at end of each level.
3.  Declare a stack s which helps us for flipping.
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County manager wants to 'facilitate and integrate' behavioral health at jail
Written by Geoffrey Plant on October 13, 2021
During a long work session Tuesday, Grant County commissioners discussed a proposal from County Manager Tim Zamora that requests millions of dollars in new spending and unprecedented support for renovations and expanded programs at the Grant County Detention Center.
Commissioners were set to tour the decade-old jail facility on Ridge Road this morning.
Zamora emphasized to the Daily Press that the goals outlined in a document circulated among commissioners during the meeting are "very preliminary." The improvements are largely inspired by gaps in behavioral health care in the community and overall safety concerns at the detention center.
"Can't we do a better job of helping these men and women?" Zamora asked, suggesting that it makes sense to better "facilitate and integrate behavioral health services" at the one county institution that currently houses large numbers of individuals in need of such help.
The departure of longtime Detention Administrator Michael Carillo has made way for new ideas at the detention center, it seems, and over the past couple of months, acting Detention Administrator Joseph Andazola has given thorough reports to commissioners the likes of which haven't been heard for more than a year.
The average monthly census at the jail has been between 70 and 80 inmates for the past couple of years, and although the facility was built to handle a total of 95 inmates — 74 male detainees and 21 female detainees under perfect conditions, according to Zamora — short-staffing has made it difficult to handle even the 72 that the jail averaged last month.
While Zamora and Andazola are working to recruit new corrections officers — there are six vacant positions at the moment — corrections, like many other fields, is experiencing a worker shortage nationwide. County corrections officers are working 12-hour shifts with little time off at the moment in an effort to staff the jail, but several new hires are on deck, and there are several applicants for the permanent administrator position.
More relevant, Zamora said, was the detention center's role as a de facto behavioral health treatment center for the county.
"The problem," according to Zamora's fact sheet, is that the prevalence of substance use disorders and mental health issues — or both — among inmates is hampering the county's mission to "safely secure adult inmates and provide necessary health services during incarceration, while ensuring the safety of the staff."
Former jail administrators and health experts have said in the past that as much as 85 percent of the county jail's inmate population could attribute their involvement with the justice system to a substance use disorder, mental health issue or both.
According to the fact sheet, inmates' "mentalhealth-related issues and substance abuse exacerbate the treatment and security issues within the detention center," conditions which he said are exacerbated further by a lack of space, an increasing number of disturbances "and drug types," COVID-19, a lack of equipment, the aforementioned lack of staff, a lack of training and a lack of funds.
According to Zamora's data, there are 20 "average daily behavioral health appointments" among inmates, and 40 monthly telemedicine psychiatry appointments. And the need for suicide watches in the county jail has exploded — from 28 in 2019 and 81 in 2020 to 90 so far this year.
Former County Manager Charlene Webb often estimated that the detention center was consuming roughly one-third of the county's entire annual budget year after year; it's no secret in New Mexico that county jails are burdensomely expensive to the counties themselves.
In the long term, Zamora sees the possible need for a 30-bed "behavioral health housing unit" and treatment area, a 10-bed "reentry housing unit," a segregated medical station, a "behavioral health and reentry recreation yard" and a lactation room, all of which could cost as much as — or more than — $22 million, which he envisioned being sought through staged $5 million capital outlay requests, in addition to other funding.
Although he recognized that Zamora had identified a glaring community need, Chairman and District 1 Commissioner Chris Ponce was at first skeptical of Zamora's as-yet unvetted plan to expand behavioral health treatment at the jail.
"I'd like a lot more information," agreed District 3 Commissioner Alicia Edwards. "And I'd like more detail on short-term improvements.
"But I am in favor of investing [American Rescue Plan Act] dollars in some of these" ideas, she added.
"There are a couple of counties that are doing modular buildings for behavioral health," Edwards continued, noting that there are several new programs with dedicated staff at the jail here working on improving accessibility to services and access to treatment for inmates, particularly after they are released, in an effort to reduce recidivism.
Zamora said he would dig into the ideas he had presented, and noted that he was working to engage an outside consultant to help come up with a plan for improving the jail.
Zamora called for placing a $1 million capital outlay request each year for five years running in a high-priority position in the county's Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, which commissioners debated and finalized last month.
After discussion, Ponce and other commissioners came to agree that the short-term goals within Zamora's plan should be pursued, while the more ambitious long-term goals undergo a planning process with the help of third-party experts.
Geoffrey Plant may be reached at [email protected] press.com.
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\begin{document}

\title{FikITs Stadga}
\approved{2016--12--16}
\revisioned{2020--04--02}
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\section{Definition}

\subsection{Benämning}

\subsubsection{Föreningens fullständiga namn}
\FIKITFULL{}

\subsubsection{Föreningens akronym}
\FIKIT{}

\subsection{Syfte}

\subsubsection{Främjande av intresse}
Föreningen har som syfte att värna om IT-teknologernas fika- och bakintresse.

\subsection{Rättigheter}
\subsubsection{Sektionens varumärke}
Föreningen äger rätt att i namn och emblem använda sektionens namn och symboler.

\subsection{Skyldigheter}

\subsubsection{Sektionen}
Föreningen är skyldig att rätta sig efter sektionens stadga, reglemente, övriga styrdokument och fattade beslut.

\subsubsection{Styrelse}
Intresseföreningen måste ha en tillsatt styrelse, se § \ref{styrelse}.

\subsubsection{Årsmöten}
Intresseföreningen måste ha minst ett möte per år dit föreningens medlemmar är kallade.

\subsection{Verksamhet}
\subsubsection{Ekonomi}
Föreningens ekonomi skall vara fristående från sektionen.

\subsubsection{Revision}
Föreningens verksamhet och ekonomi kan komma att granskas av sektionens revisorer.

\newpage

\section{Medlemmar}

\subsection{Styrelse}
\label{styrelse}

\subsubsection{Sammansättning}
Intresseföreningens styrelse består av:
\begin{itemize}
        \item Ordförande
		\item Kassör
		\item upp till sex övriga ledamöter
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Det åligger föreningens ordförande att:}
Leda verksamheten, handha FikITs handlingar och teckna FikITs firma.

\subsubsection{Det åligger föreningens kassör att:}
Hantera föreningens ekonomi.

\subsubsection{Ansvar}
Styrelsen ansvarar för intresseföreningens medlemslista, medlemsvärvning, sammankomster, att beslut som tas på årsmötet genomförs och övrig verksamhet.

\subsubsection{Tillsättning}
Styrelsen tillsätts av årsmötet och tillträder direkt efter valet. Valbar är medlem i föreningen. En medlem kan inte inneha mer än en post i styrelsen.

\subsection{Medlemskap}

\subsubsection{Medlemmar}
Som medlem antas intresserad som godkänner dessa stadgar och aktivt tar ställning. Medlemskap fås genom att årligen göra en skriftlig anmälan till föreningen.

\subsubsection{Sektionsmedlemmar}
Varje medlem i Teknologsektionen Informationsteknik har rätt till medlemskap i intresseföreningen.

\subsubsection{Övrig medlem}
Intresseföreningens styrelse har rätt att besluta om medlemskap för övriga.

\subsubsection{Uteslutande}
Medlem som motverkar föreningens syfte, eller inte anses bidra till intresseföreningens arbete kan uteslutas genom beslut av intresseföreningens styrelse.

\subsection{Medlemsrättigheter}

\subsubsection{Närvaro-, yttrande- och förslagsrätt}
Föreningens revisorer samt varje medlem av IT-sektionen och/eller föreningen har närvarorätt, yttranderätt och förslagsrätt på föreningens samtliga årsmöten.

\subsubsection{Rösträtt}
Varje medlem av intresseföreningen har rösträtt i föreningens samtliga årsmöten.

\section{Sammankomster}

\subsection{Årsmöte}

\subsubsection{Kallelse}
Intresseföreningens styrelse beslutar om tid och plats för föreningens årsmöte.

\subsubsection{Mötets behörighet}
För att vara behörigt måste årsmötet utlysas minst tio dagar i förväg och referens till dagordningen finnas tillgänglig via sektionens anslagstavla, sektionens hemsida samt föreningens eventuella maillista.

\subsubsection{Dagordning}
Följande punkter måste behandlas på det ordinarie mötet:

\begin{itemize}
    \item Mötets öppnande
    \item Mötets behörighet
    \item Fastställande av dagordningen
    \item Val av mötets ordförande
    \item Val av mötets sekreterare
    \item Val av två rösträknare tillika justerare
    \item Verksamhetsberättelse
    \item Ekonomisk berättelse
    \item Revisorernas berättelse
    \item Ansvarsfrihet för förra årets styrelse
    \item Fikapaus
    \item Verksamhetsplan
    \item Budget
    \item Motioner
    \item Val av styrelse
    \item Val av revisor
    \item Övriga frågor
    \item Mötets avslutande
\end{itemize}

Följande punkter måste behandlas på ett extrainsatt årsmöte:
\begin{itemize}
    \item Mötets öppnande
    \item Mötets behörighet
    \item Val av mötets ordförande
    \item Val av mötets sekreterare
    \item Fikapaus
    \item Övriga frågor
    \item Mötets avslutande
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Extra årsmöte}
Styrelsen skall kalla till ett extra årsmöte om detta krävs av antingen: föreningens revisorer, hälften av föreningens medlemmar eller styrelsen själv.

\subsection{Beslut}

\subsubsection{Röstning}
Beslut genom röstning sker genom enkel majoritet. Vid lika röstning görs en ny röstning, vid fortsatt lika röstetal har föreningsordförande utslagsröst utom vid personval då lotten avgör.

\subsubsection{Stadgeändring}
Ändringar av denna stadga kan enbart ske på ett årsmöte, varvid sektionsstyrelsen ska underrättas om justeringarna efter avslutat årsmöte.

\end{document}


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Ten's big thing for 2011 – The Renovators
by Tim Burrowes
Ten's next "big event" format is to be The Renovators, the network has revealed as it kicked off a roadshow of Australia's TV markets to promote its 2011 season.
Produced by production house Shine, the show is one of four local productions that Ten is pointing to as its standouts.
When Mumbrella talked to programming boss David Mott about the format a few weeks ago, he said: "We think it's got immense value for media buyers. It's a very different genre to what we've seen. It's got all the beats that Masterchef has had and Biggest Loser had but a completely new genre. And we think that Australians should embrace it as well as advertisers."
Despite Mott's description of the format as unique, The Renovators may remind some viewers of Nine's The Block which goes to air next Wednesday.
Ten describes The Renovators as:
"A brand new 'big event' TV franchise. From Shine Australia comes the biggest home makeover show ever seen. Amateur home renovators, budding decorators and wannabe developers will battle it out through workshop and offsite challenges, skills tests and eliminations for the right to renovate one of six rundown houses. The ultimate winner will need to survive the Live Auction Finale to take the top prize."
Other local productions include talent discovery show Don't Stop Believing, which has been described as "reality Glee", and Class Of, which "takes exemplary teachers and teams them with an underperforming class of kids to turn them into one of the best classrooms in the nation. "
And there will also be drama thriller Inside Out: "In the style of Bad Girls and Widows – this Australian thriller tells the story of an innocent woman thrown in gaol, who comes to realise getting even is the best revenge."
Ten's international lineup includes
Hawaii Five-O: "featuring Australia's own Alex O'Loughlin, Hawaii Five-O is a contemporary take on the classic series about an elite crime-fighting task force. Set and filmed on the picturesque Hawaiian Islands, this action-packed series promises to hook a whole new generation of fans."
Blue Bloods: "From the writers of The Sopranos, and staring Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg, comes a multi-generational family drama about New York cops who'll stop at nothing to see justice served."
The Defenders: "A comedic drama staring Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell as two colourful Las Vegas lawyers who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients."
Raising Hope: "After a one-night stand with a wanted felon, 23-year old Jimmy finds himself raising an infant daughter with the help of his flawed but quirky family."
Mixed Signals: "A comedy about three friends and their attempts to reconcile the irreconcilable: to balance their relationships with their need for freedom."
Other announcements are less of a surprise, including the return of Masterchef and recommission of the 7PM Project, Talkin' 'bout Your Generation, Good News Week, Offspring, Bondi Rescue, Bondi Vet, Recruits and Biggest Loser with The Biggest Loser – Families.
Meanwhile, Ten said it still has programming to unveil later this year including doco Keeping up with the Joneses, set on Coolibah cattle station, 600 km south-west of Darwin, Undercover Boss Australia and the Commonwealth Games. The ARIAs music award will also be back on Ten.
Ten also flagged: "In 2011 we will expand on our catch-up TV service."
Tim Burrowes
Tim Burrowes is the founder and content director of Mumbrella. He's written about media and marketing in Australia, the Middle East and the UK.
topics Biggest Loser, Class Of, David Mott, Don't Stop believing, Glee, Hawaii Five-0, Inside Out, Keeping Up With The Joneses, Shine, television, Ten, The Block, The renovators, TV, Undercover Boss
Xavier 14 Sep 10
Really looking forward to Renovators! Need more motivation to upgrade my tarpaulin…
Why dont you interview Erica!?
She is the one that makes all this stuff happen!!
paul 14 Sep 10
Didn't Ch 10 do a similar show in 2003 to The Block about 10 couples on Stradbroke Island followed by the equally successful show hosted by Jon Stevens – The Resort?
Just remember what the similar show was called – The Hothouse and it was also a brand new house being built from scratch rather than being renovated


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Q: can css animation get a shorthand of -moz-animation? I know css animation have a shorthand of -webkit-animation:
div {
-webkit-animation-name: example;
-webkit-animation-duration: 1s;
-webkit-animation-timing-function: ease;
-webkit-animation-delay: 0s;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2;
-webkit-animation-direction: alternate;
}

we can use the shorthand for the animation code:
div {-webkit-animation: example 1s ease 0 2 alternate;}

But it seems that -moz-animation didn't work in my experiment. Is that true?
div {-moz-animation: example 1s ease 0 2 alternate;} //did not work in my experiment

A: there is a -moz-animation extension.
here is the full list of extensions for Mozilla browsers:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/CSS_Reference/Mozilla_Extensions

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Thank You Cards in 4 Simple Steps!
Hi everyone, my name is Shelby Cheraso and I am one of the newest Jubilette Interns and I am so excited to see what this wedding season will bring! I am originally from Tempe, Arizona and I just graduated from Arizona State University with a degree from W.P. Carrey School of Business with a concentration on Communication while receiving a minor in Special Events Management.
I wanted to take this opportunity to explain the 4 easy steps to write a Thank You Card and the importance behind giving it. It's sad to say, but in this day and age people don't expect it, with texting and emails and technology so it's worth it to go the extra mile to express how thankful and appreciative you are to the people you surround yourself with.
You should send them out in the mail within two weeks of your event, so make sure you are prepared with some pretty stationary and some coffee before you start writing!
Rather than thanking your guests directly for their cash gift, thank them for their generosity instead, and for how helpful it will be when shopping for new furniture.
I loved catching up with you!
Your support and friendship meant the world to me.
It was so great seeing you again.
Just remember how you felt whenever someone went out of their way to send you a physical thank you card in the mail. They will admire your generosity and note that they went out of their way to thank you.


Scott Wiener is without question the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to the topic of pizza (in all of its breadth). He has a business called Scott's Pizza Tours, which offers walking and bus tours in different parts of New York City. On these tours people not only get to sample pizza from several different places, but they also learn a TON about ingredients, pizza history, New York City history (with a focus on Italian immigrants), and of course, pizza.
Since I started Pizzacentric years ago, Scott and I have become friends. We run into each other at pizzerias now and then and - if he's in the middle of conducting a pizza tour - he makes an overblown big deal about me and Pizzacentric, announcing who I am to his tour guests, and usually inviting me to chat with them for a few minutes.
Last week, at long last, he finally came over to try out my homemade grilled pizza. It came out well, and he had some amazing suggestions for me about how I can improve it.
After we ate - and while we were munching on a healthy dessert (in-season strawberries) - he allowed me to ask a few questions about his relationship with pizza.
Here are a few (paraphrased) snippets from our conversation. You can listen to the podcast (linked above) to hear the whole 22 minute conversation.
Pizza is totally interwoven in your life. I know, when I get a good slice somewhere, I can't stop eating it. That the part of my brain that controls the eating cutoff switch disengages and, as long as there is more pizza, I keep eating it. I'm wondering, since eating pizza is your job, how living la vida pizza has affected your love of pizza. I definitely think my appreciation for pizza has grown. When I started doing the tour business, my friends were afraid it would become work and I would get sick of pizza. But I've been limiting the amount of slices I eat to 15 slices a week. I think because it has given me an excuse to check out more pizzerias and learn more about pizza, I've only gained more appreciation for it.
How has your relationship with pizza changed over time? I find myself shifting into snobby moments but then two minutes later I bounce back to the other end of the spectrum and I return to being really inclusive. Professionally, I overthink pizza. That's what I do. But I also think that if you overthink it too much then you really can't appreciate it. So I try not to let my thought process get the best of me.
Do you throw out unfinished slices, if they're disappointing? I do. I have this whole method of doing it, where I'll rip the crust off, then I'll wrap the body in a paper plate, and throw it out as I walk past the counter. If the owner's there (whether or not they know I do the tour), I'll just kind of munch on the crust on the way out so they think I ate the slice. Then I'll throw the crust out outside.
If you were to find out that you ought to go gluten free, could you still run your pizza tour? I think the answer is yes. Because - but it would be painful - pizza is more than just the food. I would love to talk about the historical and cultural elements, but yeah I would shift away from dong the tour as much myself (and have the other tour guides do it), because that would be such torture.


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Tell me you all are enjoying the dinner recipes I've been putting on the blog this year! Today I've got another delicious, healthy option for you! It's no secret that I love the spice, cumin. Seriously love it. I try it put it in as many dinners as possible. Today's stuffed peppers are no exception!
Normally I would make my mom's version of stuffed peppers: green peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground beef, minute rice, tomato soup, salt, pepper and egg. Delicious? Yes. Healthy? um, no.
I knew I wanted to do a healthy spin on my favorite dinner. We are trying real hard to eat healthier this New Year! When I saw the can of Classico crushed tomatoes at Walmart, I knew where I would go with this recipe. Mexican inspired! With cumin of course.
I added jasmine rice to my healthier version. With 4 active kids they need some carbs in their meal. But if you're watching your carbs, feel free to use less, or skip the rice all together (or try using quinoa)!
I also added in some black beans and sweet corn to give these stuffed peppers more of that Santa Fe feel! The crushed tomatoes helped bring all the ingredients together. I was surprised at how fresh they tasted, even though it's tomatoes from a can! Delicious! Did you know Classico Canned Tomatoes are 100% all natural, packed fresh with no added preservatives?
This was a bad year for my garden's tomato crop and I have relied on canned tomatoes this winter to make my favorite chili and spaghetti sauces. Classico canned tomatoes have come in handy by providing such a great tasting product. Especially since we use tomatoes at least once a week! Classico's website is filled with some other great recipes too! Give them a try!
This recipe makes a large pan (8 peppers), perfect for company or a big family (like mine)! Feel free to make a smaller portion by cutting the recipe in half! ENJOY.
Delicious, healthy Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers recipe!
Wash red peppers and slice the tops off each pepper. Remove the seeds. Stand each pepper up next to eachother in a large baking dish (13x9).
In a large skillet, brown ground turkey until fully cooked. Drain. Return to skillet. Add cumin, salt, tomatoes, black bean and sweet corn. Simmer about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook Jasmine rice according to package.
Add cooked rice to skillet, combining completely. Remove from heat. Fill each red pepper with turkey mixture.Cover dish with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 40-45 minutes. Remove foil and to with cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes, until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and sprinkle with green onion pieces.
I love how stuffed these are! And great alterations from your mom's version!
I am most certainly enjoying the dinner recipes so far, Aimee. While I obviously have a huge sweet tooth – I need dinner too. 🙂 I haven't made stuffed peppers in ages. The black beans and corn are a wonderful addition – "santa fey" salsa is my favorite kind, full of both beans and corn and peppers. I would love all of the chunks and textures in these!
I'm glad you enjoy the dinner recipes Sally. Definitely not "shugary" but hopefully others find it helpful too! To see that we do sometimes eat healthy!
Honestly, these are the BEST looking stuffed peppers! I am sooo going to make these, thank you!
Awww thanks Michael Ann! They were not only pretty, but delicious too!
These are some tasty looking peppers!
I say, keep the dinner recipes coming!! Love red peppers and this stuffed version sounds fabulous.
Yeah I like extra cheese too. Sadly my thighs do not!
For one person? You may want to scale the recipe back, otherwise you will be eating stuffed peppers for weeks!
Would you cut the bake time in half too? This is probably a duh question but want to make sure.
these look SO good. they look healthy too cause you omit the carb part that is usually wrapped around the filling. love it!
Thanks Julie, this is about as healthy as I get! haha!!
I really, really love stuffed peppers! They are one of my go-to dinners. This post reminds me it's been awhile. Now I know what I'm making next week!
I go on droughts where I never know what to make, then I remember I have a whole reserve of favorites to draw from!!
I have not had stuffed peppers in so long. These look fabulous! I am definitely adding these to our dinner menu!
I had forgotten how much I love them. I even love them with a healthier twist!
We love stuffed peppers…I love that you made these with the red peppers. Very striking! The funny thing is that I have a very similar recipe photographed and just sitting on my computer…maybe one day I will get around to sharing it. I just love how much we think alike with food!!!
Of course you do! can't wait to see your photos!!!
Thanks Jess. I love the taste of red bell peppers so it was a perfect fit!
My Mom used to make these when I was little. Time to make some for me!
I love stuffed peppers and these look mouthwatering, Aimee! Mmmm!
Aimee…these look outstanding! I am going to have to try making them!
Thanks Tonia! They were quite delicious. And healthy too!!
We love stuffed peppers! I love the addition of corn and black beans!
Oooh! These look amazing! Pinned!
I keep seeing stuffed peppers. These are definitely going on my to make list!
I'm making stuffed peppers on my birthday dinner tomorrow 🙂 Yours look soooo delicious!
These look so good. I'm am making them tonight. I have a question though. One of the pictures shows garlic and an onion, but the recipe doesn't call for it. Do I leave it out or put it in? Thanks in advance.
Haha! You caught me. I had meant to put some in, but didn't (yet for some reason I still used it as a photo prop). Sorry for the confusion. It was delicious without garlic, but you could certainly add some in if you'd prefer! I had planned on adding 2 cloves, minced to the turkey as I browned it. ENJOY!
I made these last night and they were simply DELICIOUS!!! I'm sure they will taste even better tonight…..Will be a staple for me!! Thanks for the great recipes, looking forward to trying more!!!
Just saw this! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Gillian! Thanks for letting me know!
how muh uncooked rice to make 3 cups cooked?
It should say on your package of rice?
Can I use frozen sweet corn instead of canned?
Mmmm…. I'm making these for dinner tonight! Can't wait to try them!
Do you think I could make the stuffing part and freeze it and then whenever I want to make them just thaw that and stuff the peppers and bake? The real dilemma is I meant to cut the recipe in half but didn't so I have lots of extra "mixture" left. Would it freeze okay?
I think these look so good and healthy, I just sent my husband to buy the ing. to make them for dinner.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe Sydney! Your comment brought a smile to my face! I was about your age when my mom had me making dinners, and stuffed peppers were always a favorite in our house! Keep up the great work!
These were quite delicious! I haven't really enjoyed stuffed peppers before these!
So glad you liked this recipe Melissa. We love stuffed peppers!!!
Made these tonight and they were delicous! Will definitley be making these again!
Made these last night and they were so delicious! Thank you for sharing a great recipe!
What is the recipie for two?
I accidentally used 1.5 tsp cumin instead of 1.5 Tbsp! I only used 6 peppers so had a bunch of rice left over. Do you think I could add extra cumin to the already cooked rice? It made a big difference – too bland!
You can try to add more seasoning to the cooked rice. Add it before stuffing more peppers! You may also want more salt and pepper if using day old filling, tends to lose it's flavor with the cooked rice in there!
If I were to use ground beef, should I use cumin or another spice??
Just swap out the ground turkey and use the beef. No other substitutions needed.
So I just made these, waiting for them to come out of the oven! Here's the kicker, I only needed to make 2 peppers so I have TONS of stuffing left over! Can I freeze it and reuse it later? How long will it last in the freezer?
Hi I was wondering about how many calories one stuffed pepper has?
Is that 3 cups of rice measured before or after cooking?
can you substitute ground beef instead of turkey meat?
Just made these for company and they loved them! Made just as the recipe said. Thank you!
Thanks Leslie for stopping back over and leaving a comment. I'm so glad the recipe was loved and enjoyed by many!!
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I made these tonight for dinner, and they were a huge hit! To give them more of a Mexican taste, I added some chili powder (I also added some fresh minced garlic). What a hearty meal!! We normally don't use ground turkey, as my kids aren't fans of it, but honestly, no one could tell the difference.
how do you think this recipe would be with quinoa instead of rice?
I have made these peppers a bunch of times. I just love how they turn out. So much flavor with the red peppers. In my opinion, these are better than the traditional stuffed green peppers. Great recipe!


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This couple planned a celebration with plenty of local touches.
Kristin Hanson and Elliot Lauzen's meet cute seems straight out of Cinderella. "We met at a charity event in Chicago in March of 2013, and after a night of chatting, I accidentally left my favorite jacket behind," recalls the bride. "Elliot did a lot of research to find my phone number so he could return it—and ask me out!" The pair dated for four years after that, with a stint in New York City before returning to Chicago in March of 2017. "Elliot planned an entire day of our favorite Chicago activities, from visits to the Art Institute and Restoration Hardware to the Lincoln Park Conservatory," Kristin remembers. When they got back to their apartment, Kristin opened the door to find the space filled with flowers, and Elliot got down on one knee to propose. "We headed to the Boarding House, where we'd had our first date, and all of our family and friends were waiting there to surprise me!" says the bride.
The bride had known for years that she wanted to get married at Café Brauer—and even told Elliot as much on one of their first dates!—so they set the date around the venue's availability, giving themselves 15 months to plan their June 16, 2018, wedding. They loved the neighborhood charm of the Lincoln Park venue, and turned to florist Vale of Enna to fill the elegant brick building with white blooms, olive branches, and candlelight. "Elliot and I wanted to look back on our wedding day, 25 years from now, and say that we wouldn't change a thing," says Kristin of the timeless design. Photographer Kristin La Voie captured every detail of the celebration—from the stunning floral installation to the adorable father-daughter dance—so keep scrolling for more!
Kristin is founder of gifting company Blissfully Broke, so putting together welcome boxes for the couple's 200 guests came easy to her. Every item in the welcome boxes was meaningful to Kristin and Elliot's five-year relationship, including sugar cookies in the shape of their beloved cavapoo pup, Hudson.
Kristin was in the market for a simple gown, turning down anything with lace, beading, or sparkle. "I thought I'd found my dress and brought my sister-in-law to look at it again when a saleswoman walked by with a gorgeous Anne Barge design," says Kristin. Her sister-in-law chased down the dress, and the second Kristin put it on, she knew it was the one. Elliot also kept it classic, wearing a black tuxedo for the ceremony and a navy blue jacket with a black shawl collar for the reception.
All three flower girls wore lace gowns with satin bows and crowns of baby's breath. "They were the absolute cutest, and everyone made it down the aisle in one piece!" Kristin says with a laugh.
The ceremony took place at Assumption Catholic Church. "Our priest incorporated segments from love letters we'd written to each another in his homily," the bride explains.
As guests arrived at Café Brauer, they were treated to two signature cocktails: the "Lighting Bolt," a jalapeño margarita, and the "Squirtky," a combination of grapefruit and vodka.
In addition to candlelight, Kristin and Elliot filled Café Brauer with flowers and greenery. Bare tables were topped with low arrangements, while the head table was placed beneath an overhead installation of olive branches and garden roses. Votive candles in glass orbs were suspended as a final romantic touch.
"Elliot is by far the better dancer between the two of us, so he did his best to spin and swing me so we would both look like we knew what we were doing," says Kristin.
The couple's funfetti cake was covered with buttercream frosting. "We wanted to save some of it for our anniversary, but it was so hot that day that it melted beyond saving!" Kristin laughs. Thankfully, the petite confection wasn't the only dessert. "We also had a doughnut wall with our favorite flavors of Stan's mini donuts, plus a Firecakes truck pulled up at 11 p.m. to serve late-night snacks," adds the bride.


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Before therapies against Sars-CoV2 can be tested in humans and made available to the general public, their effect must be investigated and optimized in animals. The mouse is a model organism frequently used for testing drugs before they are used in medicine. Because receptor molecules differ so greatly between humans and mice, it has not yet been possible to study the infection in mice because Sars-CoV2 cannot penetrate mouse cells. Together with colleagues from China, Hans Schöler from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster has genetically modified mice to develop the human ACE2 receptor, to which Sars-CoV2 binds, on the surface of their somatic cells. To do this, the researchers used a method from stem cell research. Researchers are now using the animals to test new therapies against the coronavirus. This technology could also be used to quickly create a suitable model for other pathogens.
Four spike proteins on the membrane surface of sars-CoV-2. If these proteins bind to ACE2 receptors on the cell surface, the virus can enter the cells and replicate.
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To contain the Sars-CoV2 coronavirus and slow the spread of infections and the rising death toll, researchers and health professionals around the world are rapidly developing vaccines and medical drugs. But before these can be tested in human clinical trials, they must first be thoroughly tested in animals. Mice are particularly well suited as model organisms because they are small and reproduce quickly. There are also well-researched inbreeding strains, from which all animals are genetically identical and can thus be easily compared.
For the coronavirus to enter human cells, it first needs to attach to a receptor molecule. This works on the lock-and-key principle: The key of the virus—a protein of the virus envelope—docks onto the lock—the human ACE2 receptor. However, Sars-CoV2 cannot penetrate the body cells of mice via the murine ACE2 receptors because the key does not fit the lock. The key—the virus protein—cannot be changed. But the lock can. When the human ACE2 receptor is introduced into the mouse genome, the course and treatment of a Sars-CoV2 infection can be studied in mice.
Mice with human receptor variant
In a cooperative project between Hans Schöler from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster and colleagues from China, mice have been genetically modified so that they develop the human ACE2 receptor on the surface of their cells. To do this, the scientists used a technology from stem cell research—tetraploid complementation—which involves fusing the cells of a two-cell donor embryo. Because cells normally contain two copies of each chromosome, fusion produces cells with four sets of chromosomes. These tetraploid cells can no longer form a living embryo but rather develop exclusively into the cellular envelope layer that gives rise to the placenta and umbilical cord. If embryonic stem cells are placed between the tetraploid cells, the stem cells develop into an actual, viable embryo.
Using CRISPR-Cas9 genetic scissors, the scientists introduced the human ACE2 receptor (hACE2) into the embryonic stem cells of mice. With tetraploid complementation, these genetically modified stem cells developed into mouse embryos, which can make the receptor in a similar way to humans. After the genetically modified mice were infected with Sars-CoV2, the researchers were able to detect the virus in the lungs and respiratory tract of the mice, among other places. "The disease progresses in the mice much like Covid-19 does in humans", says Hans Schöler. For example, an infection can also cause acute respiratory distress syndrome and lung damage in mice. Treating the mice with neutralizing antibodies suppresses viral replication in the lungs and respiratory tract—as it does in humans. "Our mice are therefore a good model system for investigating the effect of neutralizing antibodies or drugs against the coronavirus, for example", explains Schöler.
Transgenic mice in record time
Thanks to the new technology, the researchers have developed genetically modified hACE2 mice in record time. Depending on the success of breeding, other procedures (e.g., the injection of embryonic stem cells into blastocysts) can take up to several months before the first transgenic mice are generated. Although nuclear transfer is as fast as tetraploid complementation, it is extremely complicated. The chromosomes must be removed from a donor egg cell with a thin cannula and the genetically modified genetic material must then be introduced into the egg cell. The success rate is extremely low. "Tetraploid complementation, on the other hand, is comparatively simple", says Schöler. "This makes it possible to establish completely different mouse models for infection with Sars-CoV2 in only 35 days."
It is particularly helpful that genes in embryonic stem cells can be modified and studied very efficiently before they are used in tetraploid complementation. "This reduces not only the time required—from many months to a few weeks—but also the number of mice required for this purpose," says Schöler. Although dealing with the current pandemic takes priority, these technologies could also help infectious disease specialists to quickly respond to the threat of new pathogens.
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OSCAR stands for Optical System for Cognition And Ranging and is the first AI based system, available for sailing yachts and for motor vessels. It alerts you of any floating obstacle on your course – large and small – day and night.
The OSCAR systems are designed to detect hazards that cannot be detected by radars, AIS or sonar. As a result OSCAR prevents collisions with any potential threat a vessel can encounter at sea. Be it other vessels, unidentified floating objects such as logs, buoys or containers, as well as sleeping sea mammals. The system alerts the crew of any potential danger and tracks the position and distance of that threat.
OSCAR is made in Austria by BSB Artificial intelligence GmbH and developed in partnership with its sister companies BSB Marine – which is located right in the sailing Mecca of Port la Forêt in Brittany (France) – and BSB Portugal.
The proximity to the ocean in France and the best offshore racers in the world, helped OSCAR to subject itself to the strictest of all schools. Above all, to improve the safety and functionality of the OSCAR system. Data collected from selected testusers is transferred to our development center in Lisbon (Portugal). There, the data is analysed, annotated if necessary and the algorithms improved, which ensures the continuous improvement of the systems performance and reliability.
"I once sailed from France to the Cap Verde Islands. I still remember today that at night I spent hours looking into the dark in the cold rain. Exciting and scary at first, over time it became tedious. I always felt a slight discomfort when descending into the cabin in the wide ocean, without really knowing what was ahead of the boat. Therefore, as an engineer in the automotive field, I started looking for a solution. A few years down the line, we now make up a team of 40 people. Together we made this concept of a smart co-pilot a reality. We're improving safety and comfort at sea, through the development of an awesome product at the forefront of technology."
Raphael Biancale I Director BSB Artificial Intelligence GmbH
A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT OSCAR
In 2013, Raphael Biancale, on his return from a 6month sailing trip, sought in vain for a system enabling a sailor to navigate waters by night in complete safety. With his work in intelligent car systems giving him great insight, he realised there was an opportunity to transfer the technology between the automotive sector and that of boating.
In 2017, BSB received financial support from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Austrian Public Investment Bank (AWS). After that, Raphael Biancale got in touch with Gaetan Gouerou, manager of the company Mer & Projets, co-founder of the CDK Technologies shipyard and General Delegate of the IMOCA class.
Convinced by the concept, Gaetan Gouerou decided to get involved. With his expertise and connections in the maritime domain, he helped immensely with meeting the expectations of our customers.
At the end of 2017, the skipper Jean Le Cam, convinced of the interest of such a system, volunteered to be the first user and assisted in the definition of the first specifications.
Vincent Riou - winner of the Vendée Globe - testing an early version of the OSCAR App.
In early 2018, three winners of the Vendée Globe, Vincent Riou, François Gabart and Armel Le Cléac'h, agreed to provide their support and expertise to the project.
Many months of prototyping, testing and further prototyping and testing went into the development of OSCAR. As a result and with the help of the top race-teams and strong team members, to drive the project forward, the first OSCAR system was born and raised.
In 2021 the company wins Stephan Schambach and Christoph Ballin as investors. Stephan Schambach is one of Germany´s most successful IT entrepreneurs, an avid sailor and former lead investor behind e-motor pioneer Torqeedo.
"As soon as I understood what OSCAR does for sailors, I wanted the system on my own boat. Sooner that anybody thinks, it will sit in every mast next to the radar antenna, and I think this project is on a straight course to worldwide success."
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Christoph Ballin, founder and CEO of Torqeedo, led Torqeedo until 2 years after its acquisition by Deutz AG. With the new investores on board and Christoph Ballin directly involved in business development, operations picked up additional momentum.
"The OSCAR team has done a great job in developing the technology and the current generation of products. With the new funding and a reinforced team, we look forward to taking OSCAR to the next level in its development. "
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In 2021 OSCAR Navigation launched its first system designed for motor vessels and promptly convinced the jury of the IBEX Innovation Award, winning the safety equipment category in 2021.
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You can travel by ship between Odessa or Yalta and various cities on the Black Sea and Mediterranean. The main year-round destinations are Haifa (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), Piraeus (Greece) and Port Said (Egypt). The most frequent and reliable is the Odessa to Istanbul route. It's also possible to sail down the Danube River between Odessa and a number of Eastern European river ports.
See ferries timetable and information about Odessa Passenger Terminal.
Buses go between Odessa and Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Munich), Greece (Thessalonica, Athens), Bulgaria (Varna, Sophia) as well as major cities in Ukraine.
Odessa has extensive public transport system which operates from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Buses, trams and trolleys are rather slow, but it is a cheap way to travel within cities. Prices range from 50 kopecks to 1.5 hryvnas.
Taxi is comparatively cheap for Ukrainian/Russian speaking passengers. Probably everywhere situation with taxi is like this - if one speaks a foreign language price for a taxi goes up. A taxi or a gypsy cab can be hired right on the street simply by putting out your hand. Services of gypsy cabs are less expensive but are not recommended from the safety point of view. However, if you wish to use a gypsy cab make sure there is nobody else inside but the driver and negotiate the price before you get in the car.
Odessa has regular connection with all Ukraine cities such as Kiev, Kharkov, Lviv, Lugansk, Donetsk etc. Of course you can get Cremia towns by ships or ferries. It takes 5 hours to get Kiev by buses and 10 by trains which are more comfortable. Average cost of a ticket is about $15. Travel to Yalta takes about 10 hours by buses available in summer.
These are the best trains, usually going overnight between big regional centers of the country. Those trains make quite a few stopovers en-rout, have carriages of good quality and OK service. Express trains usually have 1st, 2nd and 3rd class carriages.
Passenger train numbers vary from 171 to 699.
Carriages' classification in Ukraine differs from European standards.
This is the best type of carriages in Ukraine. Every carriage has 9 cabins, 2 berths in each cabin.
Each carriage has 9 cabins, each cabin has 4 berths - 2 lower and 2 upper ones. There are boxes for luggage below lower berths. Bigger storage for luggage is in the niche above the door. There is a small unfolding table by the window. Every cabin has a door lock and can be locked from inside.
Cabins have no doors and cannot be locked.