Bayern Munich have stepped up their interest in Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi, and German football journalist Raphael Honigstein says the youngster has a 'cult following' in the Bundesliga.
Sky Sports News understands Bayern have made the England U19 international their top target in what could become one of the biggest deals of the January transfer window.
"It's not a sudden interest," said Honigstein. "He's had a cult following among Bundesliga supremos for quite a while. There's been a lot of clubs interested in him, and he's made so much progress.
"It's the [Jadon] Sancho effect - everyone thinks they can get the next Sancho, and I also think from his point of view, he thinks he can be the next Sancho, doing what Sancho's done going to the Bundesliga.
German football journalist Raphael Honigstein says the Hudson-Odoi has a 'cult following' in the Bundesliga.
"What I think was only a theoretical possibility six months ago has become very realistic and very doable because both sides now see the benefit when it wasn't as clear before.
"Bayern were interested in buying Sancho but he chose Dortmund, thinking it might be a better career move for him because he was guaranteed game time. At Bayern, he still had [Franck] Ribery and [Arjen] Robben in front of him.
"Things have changed now and speaking to one or two scouts, many people think he's going to light up European football.
"It reflects a little bit worryingly for [Maurizio] Sarri and for Chelsea that they don't rate him as highly as some of the other clubs showing interest do, but he is seen as a really hot commodity.
"German clubs see the 17 to 19-year-olds who cannot get into the first team at big clubs in England, and they feel these are guys who are ready to play in any team anywhere.
"How the Premier League works - the reluctance of many managers to play these youngsters and the reluctance of clubs to give one of their rivals one of these players - has led to a growth in Bundesliga interest.
"It's very difficult for players to pass through the bottle-neck, so what Sancho has shown is the only effective way of doing things - either going on loan or actually take the plunge.
"Game time is ultimately more important, especially in those crucial years of 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. English culture talks of a 'Bermuda Triangle' where a lot of these youngsters just get lost. It's one of the down sides to the English system that there are no second teams.
"I understand why, but for these guys it's a real down side as they've got nowhere to go. The Bundesliga offers a way out for them."


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ASUU GAVE REASON FOR CALLING OFF THE STRIKE
2/08/2019 11:31:00 AM EDUCATION
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has, yesterday, suspended the over three months-old strike it embarked upon since November 4, 2018.
The union suspended the strike after the signing of memorandum of Action, MoA, it reached with the Federal government on the revitalisation of public universities.
Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU National President pronounced the suspension of the strike, he further stated that, the union had embarked on the strike to "stem the continued slide into rot and decay in public universities since the 1980s."
He however described the unpatriotic attitudes of some university chancellors whom he said tried to sabotage the union's struggle towards ensuring that universities in the country are revitalised.
The full Statement is giving below;
"ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT. TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU), THURSDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY, 2019, AT NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS HEADQUARTERS, PASCAL BAFYAU HOUSE, ABUJA
Friends and compatriots of the Press, On Sunday, 4th November, 2018, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resumed its strike action which was conditionally suspended on 14th September, 2017.
The action of 2017 was suspended following the signing of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) in which the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) promised to address the contentious issues within a timeline that was to end in October 2017.
While announcing the suspension of the nationwide action, however, our Union made it categorically clear that "ASUU will not hesitate to review its position should government renege on the signed Memorandum of Action".
Predictably, Government implemented the MoA in the breach, thereby forcing ASUU to resume the suspended strike action.
Comrades and compatriots, as we have always argued, the last thing ASUU members love doing is to cause disruption in smooth intellectual engagements with colleagues, friends and students right on our university campuses.
This has nothing to do with the dubious advertorial of "non-disruption of academic calendar" by proprietors and administrators of some cash-and-carry universities and other self-styled enemies of ASUU.
Rather, it is about deep-seated pains members of the Union undergo to prevent strike actions and the equally painful consequences strike situations bring to all who are genuinely averse to the mercantile disposition to university education.
Why Strike Action? The question has been asked time and time again: Why does ASUU like embarking on strike action that causes disruption and dislocation in the universities?
However, ASUU is strongly convinced that if academics fail to fight the cause of university education, the fate that befell public primary and secondary schools would soon become the lot of the public university system in Nigeria.
ASUU's advocacy on the need to stem the continued slide into rot and decay in public universities since the 1980s has fallen on deaf ears. Our experience, as a trade union, shows that successive governments in Nigeria always entered into negotiated agreements only to placate those pleading the cause – be it education, health, transportation, employment or any other issue of meaningful living.
This proclivity of the Nigerian ruling class, irrespective of which wing of the insensitive stock they belong, must be continually be tracked, engaged and resisted by all people of goodwill.
ASUU 's action strike, which started on 4th November, 2018, was situated in the context of accumulated records of indifference and lackadaisical attitude of Government to negotiated agreements with the Union.
At our media interaction in University of Lagos on 23rd December, 2018, we highlighted the outstanding issues in the crisis to include the following:
– Funding for the revitalization of Public Universities based on the FGN-ASUU MoU of 2012, 2013 and the MoA of 2017
– Reconstitution of the current Government Team to allow for a leader and Chairman of the FG-ASUU Renegotiating team who has the interest of the nation and the people at heart.
– Release of the forensic audit report on Earned Academic allowances (EAA), offsetting the outstanding balance of the EAA and mainstreaming of same into the 2018 budget.
– Payment of all arrears of shortfall in all universities that have met the verification requirements of the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA)
– Provision of a platform by the federal government for ASUU to engage Governors on the proliferation of universities, underfunding of university education and undue interference in the affairs of the universities
– Release of PFA operational license to NUPEMCO
– Payment of EAA to loyal ASUU members at the University of Ilorin A new Memorandum of Action and Our Resolution To date, ASUU has had a total of ten (10) interactive meetings with representatives of FGN which have culminated into a Memorandum of Action of
Highlights of the MoA include the following:
In addition to the N20 billion for 2018, the sum of N25 billion only would be released in April/May 2019, after which government would resume full implementation of the MoU of 2013.
Part-payment of the outstanding arrears of the earned academic allowances; defraying the balance up to 2018 in 4 tranches within 36 months; and mainstreaming further payments of EAA into the annual budgets beginning from 2019 budget.
PICA verification and the release of the arrears of salary shortfall at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, not later than 15th February 2019.
Strengthening the Consultative Committee on State-owned Universities (CCSOU), inaugurated on Monday, 28th January, 2019 to look into the issues of proliferation, underfunding and governance to consistently deliver on its mandate.
Payment of the outstanding EAA arrears of all eligible staff in the University of Ilorin, especially the loyal ASUU members whose appointments were illegally terminated by today, 7th February, 2019.
Acknowledgement and appreciation of Government for facilitating the release of the final letter of approval for the granting of operational license to NUPEMCO.
Visitation to all Federal Universities would commence tentatively by 11th March, 2019.
Provision of documented guidelines on procedures and roles of parties in the process of renegotiating FGN-ASUU Agreement of 2009 which would commence not later than 18th February 2019 and end by Friday 29th March 2019.
Based on the initial proposals from Government, the Union made extensive consultations through its various organs. The final level of consultation was the meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) which took place 6th-7th February 2019.
NEC resolved that: Following a careful review of the report of engagements with the Federal Government on proposals for addressing all outstanding in the 2013 MoU and 2017 MoA, NEC resolved that the current strike action by the Union should be suspended conditionally with effect from 12.01 a.m on Friday 8th February 2019.
However, should Government fail to fulfill its part of the agreement as reflected in the 2019 Memorandum of Action, ASUU shall resume its suspended strike action as the Union deems necessary.
ASUU notes, with serious concern, the covert and overt roles of some vice-chancellors in the management and application of funds attracted by our Union to Nigeria's public universities.
Consequently, we condemn, in the strongest terms, Vice-Chancellors who have made efforts to undermine and, in some cases, attempted to break our patriotic struggles for the revitalisation of public universities in Nigeria.
ASUU will not shy away from taking headlong those Vice-Chancellors who are reputed for acts of impunity, nepotism and other forms of conduct which are antithetic to university culture and the progressive development of our universities.
Our union will compile all their shenanigans and forward them to relevant authorities for further action.
Finally, ASUU acknowledges the understanding and support demonstrated by patriotic Nigerian students and their parents all through the strike period.
We equally appreciate the comradely assistance from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), represented by the newly re-elected President, Comrade Ayuba Waba, who has stood by us throughout the struggle.
We also acknowledge the solidarity of the civil society organisations, especially the Joint Action Front (JAF) and the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), and members of the progressive wing of the media who have consistently partnered with us in our mission to rescue Nigerian public universities from imminent collapse.
While we put a closure to this phase of the struggle, it is our hope and desire that the Nigerian governments (Federal and State) will play the roles expected of them in order to make the new Memorandum work.
We shall never abandon our obligation to ensure the survival of a sound university system.
For ASUU, the struggle certainly continues!
Biodun Ogunyemi
7th February 2018"
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Intel Chip Flaw Disclosed
Intel has discovered a defect in its most advanced line of PC processors causing the company to cut its first revenue forecast by $300 million.
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) found a defect in one of its chips, hurting its credibility at a time when demand for microprocessors in personal computers is being threatened.
Although the company said on Monday it is fixing the problem, it stopped shipments of the chip, which is used in PCs with its most advanced Sandy Bridge line of chips.
Intel cut its first-revenue forecast by $300 million. It expects the total cost to repair and replace the chip to be about $700 million.
"It was the result of a series of stress tests conducted on the chipset. It didn't show up under normal testing," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy told Reuters. "The problem wouldn't happen immediately but after two to four years."
Shares were down about 1.1 percent in midmorning trade.
For Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, the design flaw is another distraction at a time when it faces sluggish personal computer sales and a major challenge from the exploding popularity of mobile devices, a market dominated by Britain's ARM Holdings (NASDAQ:ARMH).
While Intel's processors are the brains in 80 percent of the world's PCs, the company has yet to make its mark in mobile gadgets used surf the Web and update their social networking profiles.
Some worries about Intel were eased earlier this month when it reported better-than expected revenue and margins for the fourth quarter and gave a rosy outlook for early 2011.
The company does not expect the problem with its so-called Cougar Point chip to hurt its full-year revenue. It will deliver an updated version of the chip in late February.
But since the flaw affected some of the chips shipped in the fourth quarter, Intel plans to take a charge that will reduce its gross margin by roughly 4 percentage points for that period.
It will also take a first-quarter charge that will cut its gross margin by 2 percentage points.
"This is a minor negative and not as big an issue as it seems," said Miller Tabak analyst Brendan Furlong. "It's obviously an embarrassment, rather than a major problem for the company."
Kevin Cassidy, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, added, "It's obviously a negative and a surprise. We think they can recover from this very quickly. This product was just being introduced and there's not many in the field."
He said investors should buy shares of Intel if the stock appears under pressure from the Cougar Point problem.
The chip issue, along with the two pending acquisitions, including the purchase of security software firm McAfee (NYSE:MFE), prompted Intel to revise its overall outlook.
Helped by the deals, it expects first-quarter revenue of $11.7 billion, give or take $400 million, compared with its previous expectation of $11.5 billion, give or take $400 million.
"As a long-term investor in the stock I won't be changing my perspective on the shares, but in the short term this is a surprise," said Ralph Shive, manager of the $1.7 billion Wasatch-1ST Source Income Equity Fund. The fund owns shares of Intel.
Shares of Intel were down 23 cents at $21.23 on Nasdaq. (Reporting by Paul Thomasch, Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Derek Caney)


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'Stop the Bleed' is a national course, launched in 2015 provides bystanders and lay persons with tools to rapidly control bleeding until pre-hospital emergency responders arrive. The course teaches attendees that a person with uncontrolled, severe bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes.
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma reports that trauma is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States overall for all ages. The report shows that there are nearly 40,000 homicide and suicide deaths in the U.S. each year. In addition to over 40,000 deaths and nearly 3 million injuries as a result of motor vehicle crashes.
Thursday's session is the second course offered to county law enforcement personnel.
At the completion of the course today each deputy was provided a tourniquet and personal IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit). These kits are designed to be worn by the officers and can be rapidly deployed to control bleeding on themselves or other injured parties.
"Conducting joint training between the tactical EMS providers and law enforcement providers will greatly enhance the safety of not only the county law enforcement personnel, but all Allegany County citizens," Biggs said.
"Working as a team is what Allegany County is all about. By working side-by-side with our county tactical EMS providers it will insure that our community is well cared for," Allegany County Sheriff Craig Robertson said in a release earlier this month.
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David Pogue: Is the Fear of Change Holding Us Back?
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David Pogue, an American technology and science writer and TV presenter, sat down with the I-Connect007 Editorial Team after his keynote presentation at IPC APEX EXPO to talk about today's technology, the breakthroughs that have shaped our current landscape, and whether fear of change and innovation is what's keeping us from the next technological revolution.
Nolan Johnson: You started off your presentation talking about sensors and how that changed everything. Not so long ago, we watched the whole MEMS market and application-specific design just basically crater and go away based on sensors and smartphones. Could you talk a bit more about that?
David Pogue: I feel like, from the consumer standpoint, just about everything that people love today, and that they think is cool, is coming from the sensors, starting with the first iPhone where Steve Jobs, behind the scenes, would talk about the 35 sensors he crammed in there, from the accelerometer and compass to the gyroscope. To me, that was the success story of the iPhone. It allows it to do all these human things like understanding speech, visuals, text to speech, speech to text, and so on. That led to enormous industries all based on sensors—the internet of things; self-driving cars, trucks, ships, and planes; drones and drone delivery; and robotics. It all came from this notion of better, cheaper, smaller sensors.
Johnson: You basically have a control panel in your smartphone that is loaded with sensors. You can use that innately, or you can connect external sensors through all these smart devices to really expand and open your reach. That is a complete game changer for applications.
Pogue: It really is. Fifteen years ago this month [January], Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone by saying, "Today, we're going to unveil three radical products, an internet terminal, a telephone, and a music player." And then he joked, "Of course, it's not three different products. It's all this, the iPhone." He was almost right; it is indeed an internet terminal. That's what most people use it for most of the time, not so much to make calls. But the third one is, as you say, as a front end for the rest of the universe, for everything that your readers put together.
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Johnson: Some of the financial people in this industry—the bankers, the people watching M&A, the investment people—are commenting that we seem to be entering into a second super cycle. The first super cycle for the electronics industry was commercializing the microprocessing, and that was just gangbusters for 20 years or so. It seems like we're heading into a second one, and these financial people are claiming it's sensors, internet of things, and making everything smart; that is the super cycle for this industry. Would you agree?
Pogue: I think we tend to extrapolate, to over-simplify, and to overhype in this industry. I've seen it year after year. I've been going to the Consumer Electronics Show since I was born, and they've been promising the internet-connected complete home every single year I've been there, since the '80s. The average person still doesn't have a connected home. There is a tendency to over-project, but I think that the AI advances are making a huge leap in the effectiveness of everything we're doing on these devices.
There are tens of thousands of examples, but I just had 1,200 old family slides scanned by a scanning service, and every single one of them is blurry in its own way. Some, because he photograph wasn't good; some, because there was motion blur; and some, because the scanner wasn't great. There's an AI app that compares each photo against tens of millions of other photos that it's looked at. It knows, "That's a face, someone's glasses, the Arc de Triomphe, or that's the Eiffel Tower," and sharpens it based on all the photos that have ever come before. It creates sharper pictures out of material that you wouldn't think could be usable. That's just one example of many where AI is tripling the usefulness of all of this. I would call that, if not part of the next super wave, the super wave.
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Cycle route update: it's all in the details
Cycle routes in the Netherlands are constantly being updated. Wanting to keep things tidy and in a good order is a Dutch trait and you see that reflected in the streets. The Dutch language has different terms for small repairs and everyday maintenance ('klein onderhoud' or 'small maintenance') and major maintenance works such as a complete resurfacing which is called 'groot onderhoud' or 'large maintenance'. The latter is scheduled with regular intervals, the first is executed on a need to do basis. 'Major maintenance' for streets takes place at intervals of about 30 years. The pipes and cables in a street will then be renewed and a complete new surface including new kerbs and surfacing material (asphalt or pavers) will be used for the new street design. Since all streets have a different life span this process is constant and continuous. At almost every time there is a street that is going through a major maintenance treatment. That means that recently reconstructed streets are everywhere. It's also the reason that Google StreetView is outdated at almost the moment Google publishes its pictures.
Route from the city centre of 's-Hertogenbosch (starting at Koningsweg, at the green flag) in the direction of Vught (Finish flag to the left). North is right on this 2014 picture of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. The 2009 picture of Google does not show the new ring road and all kinds of other details are outdated.
In 's-Hertogenbosch the reconstruction of the route from the centre to a town south of the city called Vught was recently finished. The proces had started in 2012 and was finished last June. (There is now a blog post about that reconstruction.) Here the major maintenance cycle was combined with a road diet. When the new south ring road was finished the main flow of traffic was first relocated away from this route and then the streets in this route could be downgraded to signal that is it no longer a main route for motor traffic. For cycling on the other hand the route has now more importance, so for cycling the route was upgraded. In the pictures below I give you some more information on what you see in the before and after situation.
Koningsweg 's-Hertogenbosch. What was once a one-way cycle path is now a bi-directional cycleway. Note how well this T-junction for cycling is designed. There is space for people waiting for the light without being in the way of other people passing in either direction. Also note that the building to the right has a new façade. The 1980s dark brown bricks have been replaced with a lighter and smoother marble façade. A 'large maintenance' process for that building as well.
From a cycle lane to a bi-directional cycleway. Only a very small percentage of the cycle infrastructure in the Netherlands is formed by on-street cycle lanes and I have the feeling that percentage is also going down*. Protected cycleways are always to be preferred over on-street cycle lanes. Two-way cycle paths are tricky. The Cyclists' Union does not prefer them, 'unless'… And that is because they are slightly more dangerous at intersections. But when (as in this case) the bi-directional cycleway makes that you have fewer crossings with motor traffic, then it can be okay to build them. Note how well protected the cycleway is from the carriageway. There is also cycle infrastructure on the other side of the street. With bi-directional cycleways you can usually choose which side of the road is more convenient for your particular route. * In the Netherlands there are 4,700 kilometres of on street cycle lanes versus 35,000 kilometres of protected cycleways. (Source Fietsersbond 2013)
This is where we turn left. The new bi-directional cycleway straight-on was already under construction in the before picture. It is finished now. Here too there is also a one-way cycleway on the other side of the street. Again, you have the option to use this side or the other side of the street. The new left turn is in a slightly different location. It is now a bit further away from the stairs on the right hand side than it used to be. That is to make the crossing better (as can be seen on the next pictures).
Crossing some lanes for motor traffic. In the before situation there was a triangular traffic island in the centre of the intersection. Pedestrians and cyclists approached that island from three sides and could choose from two directions to continue. Which meant there were always at least two and sometimes three sharp turns in your crossing. That island has been completely removed. Crossings are now straight as a line. Much more convenient for cycling and walking.
An aerial picture of the same crossing. The traffic island was a bit hard to see so I drew the outlines of it and the crossings on the picture. Clear to see that any crossing would have a few sharp turns this way. In the old situation it was not automatic that a green light to get to the island would also mean a green light to get from the island again. You would sometimes have to wait again on the island. In the new situation the traffic island has been removed and the crossings were replaced by two straight crossings. A green light is now always for the entire crossing. There is no stopping in the central reservation (or median strip).
This before and after picture is clearly showing how standards have changed in the Netherlands in the last 30 years. Before a typical 1960s/1970s cycle path, 1.5 metres wide and tiled with concrete pavers. In the after picture we see a standard cycleway of the 21st century. At least 2 metres wide and paved with smooth red asphalt. This is a cycleway in one direction.
In the before picture a cycle path from the left joined this cycleway. That was hard to know. In the new situation that cycleway to the left has become bi-directional and the junction has become much clearer. You can now see very well that you can expect people cycling from the left. Also note that there is space for the man to wait for the light without being in the way of people cycling straight-on here. There are traffic lights for motor traffic going straight-on, but – as is usual in the Netherlands – people cycling can just ride past these lights.
The one-way cycle path on this bridge has been widened at the expense of one lane for motor traffic. This was possible because this road was downgraded from a main arterial road to a neighbourhood access road. It went from 4 to 2 lanes (but at this location there is a dedicated right turning lane for approaching traffic, so there are 3 lanes in total). Also note that the bridge railings have been painted in a darker colour now. When you do major maintenance you have to do all maintenance. The iron barrier between the cycleway and the carriageway has been removed. That would signal that this road would be an arterial road (which it is not anymore) and these fences are dangerous for people cycling if you accidentally hit them. The new kerb forms a better division. It is low at the cycleway side and high at the carriageway side.
This service street has become a cycle street and that made the approach different. In the before situation people cycling rejoined the service street from the cycleway on the bridge (of the previous photo) with this old-fashioned chicane. That is no longer wanted, as it makes it necessary to reduce your speed. People could fall if they accidentally hit that central kerb or the two strange bollards. That is why all these unwanted obstacles have been removed now. Speed on the cycle street is 30km/h. On the main carriageway it is 50km/h.
It seems not much has changed here. But the colour of the brand new asphalt indicates it is now a cycle street where cars are guests. All pipes and cables under the surface have been renewed, as were the kerbs and the pavers of the side walk. The entrance to the side street in the front is now formed with pavers under an angle. In the before situation the kerbs were lowered. If you look carefully you will see that the main carriageway between the large trees to the left has been narrowed from 4 lanes to 2. The trees have much more grass to their left. (A much better view in the two pictures below.)
Vughterweg 's-Hertogenbosch before reconstruction. A 4 lane arterial road squeezed in between the trees. (picture Google StreetView).
After reconstruction (late 2012) the road went back to just two lanes (one for each direction). The trees have more space now. Since this picture was taken the grass has grown back.
A speed bump, that was added in the 1990s by the look of it, has been removed. They are too uncomfortable for people cycling and do only little to reduce the speed of motor traffic. Again on this picture you can see that the grass strip to the left of the large trees is much wider now. Because of the removed two lanes for motor traffic.
The right turning lane that was there for motor traffic in the before situation has been completely removed. Grass with trees came in its place. The lowered kerb in the front right, an access to a drive way, has been replaced by pavers with an angle. That detail makes that the rest of the side-walk is much more even and horizontal now. In the before situation the whole side-walk was under an angle, now only a small part is. For (older) people walking that makes a difference. The surface was originally brick here, now it is smooth asphalt.
The road diet is clearly visible on this picture. In the before situation there were three lanes for motor traffic at this intersection. Two to go straight-on and one right turning lane. That was reduced to just one lane. The space that became available was used for grass and new trees and also the cycle street was moved to the left slightly, so the side-walk could be widened too.
The lights have been changed. In the before situation the light for right turning traffic as well as the light for cycling were default red. Depending on which type of traffic arrived first, that particular light would turn green. In the after situation the light for cycling is default green. Only if there is traffic coming from the side street the light turns red. Turning traffic has to give way to people cycling straight-on because that is the law in the Netherlands. There is room for motor traffic to wait – out-of-the-way of other traffic – for people cycling. Note also that the cycleway has become bi-directional now. This gives people the opportunity to choose on what side of the intersection they wish to cross. So they can reduce the number of crossings in their particular route.
What was the start of a service street has now become a bi-directional cycleway with a bus stop. In the distance some trees could be planted because of the room that became available when the road went from 4 to 2 lanes.
From this location the before and after pictures become the same again, but for one detail: three larger trees in the before situation have been removed. I hope they were replanted. I know some larger trees were indeed moved to a better location and I hope that that were these trees (it would be a shame if they were just cut down). In the after situation you see that a new line of trees was planted, really in one line. The older trees were not in that line and too close to the cycle street. I assume there was fear that they could later uproot kerbs and asphalt.
What I tried to tell you with all these pictures, is that the details of infrastructure are very important. You need them to be just right for a good cycle route. Details, which you might have overlooked if you just watched the video. Now that I have pointed them out to you, I am sure you will watch the video with different eyes. Oh, and before you think we always do our maintenance well… No, that is not the case. Otherwise we would not need a term for maintenance that was supposed to be done, but wasn't. And we do have that term! So 'achterstallig onderhoud' ('overdue maintenance') does exist; The Netherlands is not perfect!
My video showing a before and after of a cycle route in 's-Hertogenbosch.
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ScoutingManiac says:
" And we do have that term! So 'achterstallig onderhoud' ('overdue maintenance') does exist; The Netherlands is not perfect!"
Even with that said, it is still awesome to see a culture that values biking and ensuring infrastructure that is well suited for the needs of the community. No country can be perfect but I know I have learned so much.
ewaimirek1 says:
"The new kerb forms a better division. It is low at the cycleway side and high at the carriageway side."
Why there's a kerb on the cycleway side at all? It reduces effective width of the cycleway and usually requires additional drainage (maybe not in this case, as there are spaces between sections of the kerb). Why not use entire width available for a cycleway, like in Denmark?
Even in Copenhagen there is a height difference between the cycleway and the carriageway, so also a kerb. But we do have a different tradition of building cycling infrastructure. In the Netherlands the CROW design manual recommends a partition verge between cycleway and carriageway of at least 35cms in the built-up area (or 1 metre when there are lampposts or other street furniture on it, or when the cycleway is bi-directional). That is because here we feel there has to be a buffer space between people cycling and motor traffic. That space is the protection between the two types of traffic. It wouldn't be a protected cycleway without it. The space could not be used as you suggest. Motor vehicles and people cycling always have to keep space between them. We show the width of it. In the Danish tradition you have to estimate and keep that distance yourself. That said; last week's post showed that we do have some 'Copenhagen-style' cycleways in this country. But they are not recommended.
I think that many cyclists would be happy with cycling sometimes a bit closer to the carriageway than CROW recommends, if only it allowed them to overtake other cyclists more easily. But it's true that if the cycleway is wide enough, using all space available for widening it is not very important. However, I just don't see the point putting in a kerb which complicates drainage (like in this case – you can even see debris accumulated along the kerb) and adds risk of blocking the wheel while overtaking. It's not even "forgiving" 45 deg. kerb like between cycleway and the sidewalk, just the good ol' 90 deg. low kerb. There are verge separated cycleways in Denmark outside built-up area without a kerb between the cycleway and the verge (there are some in the Netherlands too, but it's not always the case). If marking the safe distance from the carriageway is really needed (or edge of the cycleway), then a painted white line should do the job. Otherwise it almost looks like the hedge needs to be protected from cyclists by a kerb 🙂
What you call 'debris' is actually just a bit of sand. This infrastructure was finished only days earlier and it hadn't been washed away yet. Nothing to worry about, you can ride over it without any problem.
Paint is never a good protection. My earlier explanation stands; it wouldn't be a protected cycle track if there wasn't any physical barrier to motor traffic and that's why we have it.
Of course sufficiently high kerb along the carriageway is needed even if there is a partition verge, I don't deny that. What I'm asking about is the second, low kerb adjacent to the cycleway. It does nothing to protect cyclists – rather the opposite is true.
Paint between cyclists and fast moving motor traffic? Not enough.
Paint between cyclists and pedestrians? Not enough.
Paint between cyclists and grass or low vegetation? I dare to say it's enough 🙂
Aron says:
1. Because it eases mowing the grass and avoids having to hire people who will cutt the grass that'll grow over the cycle path (and by that narrowing the cycle path).
2. Because it looks nice. In the Netherlands we really value neat public space.
@ewaimirek1, with respect I think you need to be careful when attempting to speak for "many cyclists", and suggesting you know better than the CROW guidelines which have the benefit of so many authors and so many decades of experience (although of course improvements can always be made).
I cycle in the UK so I'm used to cycling in the carriageway (with or without a painted lane), and I felt even more comfortable cycling in Copenhagen with a slightly raised cycle lane adjacent to the carriageway. But when cycling with my children you can be sure that I would very much appreciate some kerbed "protection", and my mum – their Grandma – feels the same way. This is about the people who just won't cycle without that extra space.
Obviously bikes lean when turning, but buses etc don't, so without an extra buffer you can end up closer to motor vehicles than you would without any cycle lane – drivers would give more space when overtaking on the carriageway. Also in the UK, without that added protection it's common for drivers to mount the kerb and use the cycle lane for parking, or just unloading etc, which completely ruins the value of the cycle path.
No, I don't know better than CROW guidelines – what CROW says is that it's best when a cycleway is separated from the carriageway by some extra space, and I agree with that. However, another thing is whether you make it possible to cycle on this space or not. I don't know how many cyclists would do it and how often, but I'm sure that some would have no problem with cycling close to the carriageway if they needed to. On the new Mark's video you can see that when this kerb is lacking, you have more space for overtaking: http://youtu.be/TemAwgUrWJc?t=2m25s
Ok, so perhaps we are talking at cross purposes. The difference between clearly defined "cycle-path/non-cycle-path" (a) and "cycle-path/non-cycle-path-which-you-can-actually-cycle-or-overtake-on-if-you-want-to" (b).
I don't object so strongly to (b), and I guess it can be argued that, since it's on the outside of the cycle path you are unlikely to come into conflict with pedestrians, but I still think it's a bit of a messy set-up. Is it part of the cycle-path or not? Because if it is then you've just removed the separation/protection/buffer.
Is it messy? It's like a paved shoulder along a carriageway – normally you are not expected to drive a car on it, but you can if it's unavoidable. And (back to cycling) even if you don't ride on this buffer, you can cycle on the very edge of the "real cycle path" without a risk of blocking the wheel. Not only you don't need extra money for such a solution, but you can even save costs of installing additional drainage.
You make a fair case. I guess the surface treatment would distinguish it from the main cycle lane, and the kerb on the carriageway side is what keeps the cars off (another big problem in the UK).
I'm sure there must be instances of this kind of situation, and I'd be interested to know what the experts have to say, now I'm clearer about what you mean.
Frez says:
As I can see cars are using some cycle roads to get to the parking places. Is it ok for The Netherlands?
No, cars are (normally, see e.g. http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014/08/pragmatism-when-campaigners-and.html for explanation of exceptions) not allowed on cycle paths. However, this is not a cycle path, but a "cycle street" which is technically a normal street, but with very low traffic and laid out in such a way that cyclists naturally dominate there.
See also: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/tag/cycle-streets-fietsstraat/
Sometimes the sign does say cycle path, cars permitted (but musty yield). This is also called a fiestraat. S'Hertogenbosch does not use a sign to indicate a fiestraat, it is up to the municipalities.
Dennis Hindman says:
Thanks in no small part to the internet, U.S. traffic engineers are becoming more aware of the types of bicycle infrastructure in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, though, they are like many of the tourists on Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills who cannot afford to buy what they see. What happens is that these engineers mainly rely on installing unprotected bike lanes or try to figure out a way to do a few protected bike lanes on the cheap by using road markings, plastic bollards, parked cars and occasionally bicycle specific signals.
It can look like a cheap, crude, pathetic imitation of a cycle track in Denmark or the Netherlands, but the few that have been installed so far in the U.S. seem to be inspiring other cities to install them. Putting in context that the U.S. is in the early stage of bringing back, from near extinction, the bicycle as a form of transportation, this seems to be inspiring more and more cities to install their first on-street bikeways.
When the mode share for bicycling is in the low single digits, or less, as it is overall for the U.S., simple bike lane striping can be a fast way to gain mode share even though its mainly attracting only about 7% of the adult population. That can be a several fold increase from what they are starting from.
Having set the bar for a large U.S. city at a 6% bicycle commuting mode share for five years in a row, Portland Oregon seems to have plateaued in what can be achieved for a large U.S. using mainly just road markings on major streets. Two other large cities, Washington D.C. and Minneapolis, are increasing their bicycle mode share at a fast enough pace to catch up to Portland within a handful of years.
FrankR says:
@Dennis It is due to the enormous effort, dedication and good work of Mark and David Hembrow that all this incredible information concerning Dutch cycling infrastructure has been made available to the English-speaking world. The Internet is only the means. Thanks to Mark & David!
While I would use kerbs as much as possible if I have the money, if flex tubes, paint and planters make people more willing to cycle, then lets do that so we can have more people cycling in a shorter timeframe, then once we have enough people to justify the costs of kerbs, then we can use curbs. It allows politicians to make it more likely they will support them because they can really say it would be possible to have a hundred kilometres of new cycle tracks by the end of the year and allows a trial that involved a width that was less than the Dutch recommendations to go up to Dutch recommendations, and they will not get blasted as much about spending money on a "useless track used by almost nobody" as called by the bikelashists. Though do use kerbs if it is in the budget.
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Fantastic series, thanks so much for putting this post together. Was wondering if you could shed some light on the van at 2:50 with what appears to be a pair of folding bikes racked on the back door. Do people doing home repair use the folding bikes to get into neighborhoods where car access is limited?
No, that appears to be a camper van and my guess is that those people have folding bikes on them because they are easier to bring along and use up less space.
I do not know of any place in The Netherlands where car access is so limited that you cannot bring in stuff using a van e.g. for home repair or moving, even in the old city centers with narrow and many one way streets. The only thing is that typically students sometimes use a "bakfiets" (i.e. cargo bike) to move house, because it's cheap, they have few possessions anyways, and indeed it can be a bit more convenient in old city centers.
Reading this blog from Australia is like watching a scene from a Merrie Melodies cartoon in which Wile E. Coyote, running as fast as he possibly can, surprises himself by catching up to and alongside the Roadrunner, who just looks at him, goes beep-beep, and instantly accelerates out of sight leaving Coyote standing on the road with his jaw on the ground. The analogy is that in terms of cycling infrastructure, in that scene the Roadrunner represents the Netherlands, and Australia is a saguaro cactus.
Thanks for another great post Mark. As depressing as it can be sometimes to read each one and then look out the window, your blog is fantastic for showing us not only how cycling infrastructure should be done, but that it can and is being done in a country not too unlike mine to think it can't happen here.
This is really very depressing
I stopped reading many blogs from other countries on this subject, for the opposite reason: from a Dutch point of view, the struggles of for example the UK are really depressing.
Tell me about it… I moved there two years ago, and only then fully realised how good the cycling infrastructure in The Netherlands is, or, how much it sucks (almost) everywhere else…
9watts says:
Here in the US, I'll gladly take the *before* you show in your photos.
In Sydney at the moment, and VERY jealous!
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And I have multiple strings such as String.s1 that contains the characters: ABC
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A: You can create a string array such as yourArray below that holds s1,s2,s3 so on. Then you can handle this in a simple loop
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Channels need to deliver true opex model via distribution ecosystem as MSSP market gains momentum, says Randy Johnson, WW Distribution Chief at WatchGuard.
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WatchGuard Technologies continues its steadfast focus on delivering integrated, multi-function threat management appliances. A provider of network security appliances, the company has overhauled its distributor ecosystem as and when to ensure a profitable channel that caters to the changing security needs of the organizations globally. ChannelWorld India spoke exclusively to Randy Johnson, Director, Worldwide Distribution, WatchGuard on his recent India visit on the current state of network security, the distribution model and the channel ecosystem.
Pure IT distribution companies are becoming VAD, services integrator or cloud-delivery model. Will this phase impede the traditional 'box-push' model?
I really think we're seeing the IT distribution come full circle and return to the VAD (Value Added Distribution) model that we started with almost two decades ago. To be fair, many categories within the IT space have become 'consumerized' and the end users have become much more sophisticated. In fact many of them have in-house IT staff which means that some don't always require the advice or input from a VAR or solution provider.
I think that trend has really driven the 'box-pusher' reputation within the channel. As the industry evolves, the IT channel is once again relying on distribution for value-add services, but it does not take away from that core skill of volume logistics, catalog management, credit services, etc.
The biggest change is evolution of MSSP space, which means the ability to address that market with a true opex consumption model that our channel can deliver via our distribution channel. Cloud services and offerings continue to grow and we are planning to expand our product line there as well. We have some very exciting changes coming to our channel in 2018.
Does that indicate that the hardware security appliances will die in the modern technology world?
Yes. Especially with the product (UTM, Firewall) we offer that is hardware based; our channel partners are still in the traditional hardware provider phase. But the good part is that they are changing and they are layering the services on top of the boxes and that's really the way the market will grow. WatchGuard as a channel company will continue to look at distribution resources that enables partners to run that type of business.
Be more visible. Stay in constant touch with clients.
Leverage social media and marketing automation.
Stay relevant as a trusted security advisor to clients.
Layer the hardware appliance with services.
Channels are exploring more of services business and many of them are deploying professional services that includes on site, site surveys, wireless products, and security as a service. Offering firewall in managed services model in a true operational expense mode is really the future of enterprise IT including security domain. Nobody wants to own the hardware anymore as they seek a single monthly price for hardware service and management. We are close to that model today and we intent to get better at it throughout 2018.
We would still see a fair amount of hardware gateway based firewall appliances deployed with multiple virtual and cloud solutions with a layered security approach to which we have been a proponent for many years.
How has your channel ecosystem of firewall / NGFW / UTM changed as WatchGuard's DNA hinges around network security appliances?
We have really seen the line between firewall, NGFW, and UTM get blurred where a UTM solution has become the standard in gateway security. Our channel has been very effective over the years with UTM messaging and our basic security suite or UTM suite accounts for the bulk of our sales. We continue to expand on that core suite of security services offering more advanced technology like sandboxing, threat intelligence, and DLP. These are traditionally more enterprise level technologies that we have made accessible to the small and medium business customers or organizations.
What is the global GTM for an optimized, effective and spread-out ecosystem to create an equilibrium for both channels — age-old and born-in-the-cloud?
This is really an exciting time as both product offerings and distribution models are evolving to meet the market demands. The blend and balance are really driven by the product. With our primary business currently being a hardware based solution, we will always have one foot in the classic distribution model.
However, as we continue to innovate and bring new security services to the hardware firewall, we are looking at ways that we can deliver those features using the convenience of cloud delivery. We are also working on a new MSSP program that will be fulfilled via a hybrid model that will enable partners and end users to take full advantage of an opex consumption model.
And how serious is the new competition from Palo Alto Networks, FireEye to name a few amidst hordes of security startups. Why do you believe your loyal channels will stick with WatchGuard and new ones will find you compelling enough to align with?
Of course, it all starts with great technology that partners can build a business around. Then we move in to the business side of things. WatchGuard is a 100% channel sales company. Most of our competitors are not able to say that as they have a mixed sales model.
Our partners are loyal to us because they know they will never be pushed out of an opportunity they have put together. That's also a very compelling notion when talking to new partners as well.
We continue to stay relevant to the channel with innovative products and programs that enable them. We have also refreshed our marketing and branding strategy. Overall, the channel strategy is quite similar globally for WatchGuard as we are completely reliant on our channel partners to support that business. All our programs are designed to enable a channel ecosystem and we keep that in mind when we develop new products.
There's frequent 'change of hands' in network security with SonicWall as independent entity, Sophos acquiring Astaro and Cyberoam, McAfee exiting firewall. Is this confusing or good for the disty channel?
For the disty channel, it is not necessarily confusing or good. That's just the business we are in today and we just have to deal with the M&A, consolidation. Our distributors need to continue to look for manufacturer that offers best-in-class solution that supports disty model and channel. Whether that's the company which was traditionally good and acquired new companies on the way or they acquired a new company or start up, it is the relationship, trust and support that drives the channel business for technology OEMs.
Our distributors expect innovative products, programs, and support from their vendors, including WatchGuard. In return, we rely on distribution for the classic pick, pack, and ship, but also their knowledge of the local market, partner enablement and recruitment.
There was firewall, next gen firewall and there's another jargon coming up maybe 'next next gen firewall' on the cards. Your take?
I believe most of these terms are laden with a bit of marketing spin. The lines between firewall, NGFW and UTM has really been blurred in past few years. The importance of NGFW concept comes with a premise that it executes multiple security services with key deliverables of ease of use, simplicity and adept to modern threats. NGFW, Multi-threat are marketing jargons; but as long as the security products and services are deployed successfully and CISOs feel safe, it is all good for the industry's popular nomenclature of products or product categories.
Randy's golden rules for security channel ecosystem to prosper amidst a fast changing landscape?
The biggest challenge for resellers and channel partners is the differentiation factor they need to bring in for their customers because IT market has become commoditized and the products are easily attainable. The channels have a tough job to diffentiate themselves from the online resources or the source with limited product knowledge to product. Hence staying in touch with the client becomes all the more crucial. A VAR or SI needs to stay in touch after the sale and inject themselves into that customer's business. Partners need to stay relevant with new business models and they have to be more visible as a trusted advisor to their customers.
The security threat landscape changes daily and it can cause a lot of anxiety for channel business owners. We find that our best partners are taking advantage of social media and marketing automation to keep their clients updated on new threats and how to stay protected. This creates a familiar and trusted relationship resulting in continued business for the channel to survive and thrive in the security market.


During an interview with The Fix, Megan has told the source that she thinks was the most ridiculous thing she'd ever heard from a rumor that she is a dude.
That's really funny and ridiculous, even if Megan said she is a man, I woudn't have believe it either.
Another good news, TMNT snatches #1 movie spot in Australia before its official release! Reported by Daily Telegraph.


One of the advantages of studying at Yonsei were the additional excursions you can sign up for when you register. I opted to attend the one day trip at a the annual summer mud festival in Boryeong, and it was my far the best decision after landing in Korea. It's not everyday where you can see visit an adult playground where it is acceptable to get dirty and roll around in mud. The mudflats in Korea are known for health and beauty benefits. The mud festival itself is a weekend long event--each day there are special activities and possibly even celebrity guests. This year Psy was invited as the guest, but unfortunately we attended this event on Friday, and he was only there on Saturday.
The benefit of attending this event with the school instead of going on your own is that the entire day's itinerary is planned out for you. We had 2 rest stops, once for lunch at a Korean buffet restaurant and the other for a quick bathroom break. Once we arrived at the beach, we checked in our bags at the entrance and received a bag number and wristband for entry.
The event has 3 sections, the first part was more geared towards kids, so not many people were there. The 2nd section had massive mud slides, wrestling mud pools, etc. Finally, the last section was the beach--there was a huge stage set up with dancers, and music blasting--edm, kpop, etc. It reminded me of summer music festivals back in NYC, except this one was upgraded because each side of the stage had these machines that would spontaneously spray water at the audience. Definitely helped with cleaning off some of the mud from our skin!
Towards the end of our stay, there was also an aeroplane show which was fascinating and extremely loud. The group of planes circled around in in intricate patterns, leaving behind streaks of colors in the sky. After spending a few hours frolicing around in the mud and trying out each of the activities, it was finally time to clean up and head home. Away from the games were public shower rooms (one for men and one for women) that we could use--the rooms were simply a container with shower heads lining up all the walls, and a small section in the front that was divided so people could change and use the lockers. There weren't enough lockers for everyone, so a majority of us left our belongings on the floor as we changed. Unfortunately for me, I left my towel on the hooks and completely forgot about it when I left because it was really crowded inside.
The bus ride back was nice and quiet, all of us were exhausted and slept on the way back. By the time we got back, the sun had set and it was past dinner time. A few of us decided to grab dinner near the dorms before heading back to properly shower and knock out.
Dongdaemun's Design Plaza reminded me of my trip to Miami, where Ocean Drive was filled with buildings lining the street with colorful lights. The architecture of the building was an interesting shape, the gray walls lighting up with scattered while lights. But the prettiest attraction of all was the plastic flower garden past the flea market and down the stairs to the lower level. There are also food stands in DDP that sell various street foods and drinks.


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Nordre Land is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dokka. Other villages in the municipality include Vest-Torpa, Nord-Torpa, Aust-Torpa, Fagerlund, and Nordsinni.

The  municipality is the 122nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nordre Land is the 150th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,577. The municipality's population density is  and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information
The old Land Municipality was established on 1 January 1838 after the formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. This municipality was quite large and in less than a decade, the municipality was divided. In 1847, the old Land Municipality was divided into Nordre Land (population: 4,595) in the north and Søndre Land (population: 4,604) in the south. On 1 January 1868, a part of Søndre Land (population: 340) was transferred to Nordre Land. On 1 January 1914, Nordre Land municipality was divided into two municipalities: Torpen (population: 2,219) in the north and Nordre Land (population: 2,570) in the south. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Nordre Land (population: 3,870) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Torpa (population: 2,620) and the Tranlia and Store Røen areas of the neighboring municipality of Fluberg (population: 196).

Name
The municipality was named after the historical district of Land which was once a petty kingdom of its own. The Old Norse form of the name was Land which means "land". In 1847, when the old Land Municipality was divided, the municipality was named Nordre Land, using the old name plus the word Nordre which means "northern", therefore the name means "(the) northern (part of) Land".

Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on 20 November 1987. The official blazon is "In Azure, two rising addorsed log driving hooks in Or" (). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a hook for log driving (). The hooks have a tincture of Or which means they are colored yellow most of the time, but if they are made out of metal, then gold is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the local rivers and lakes. The log driving hook was chosen because of the rich local traditions of forestry and log driving, including the vast number of log dams within the area. Tools were required for the log driving, and the local blacksmiths made pike poles. Every blacksmith created his own shape or design for the poles, and one of the most famous pike poles in Nordre Land was the design made by the blacksmith Kristian Halden. In addition to pike poles he made knives. The poles and knives were named "Hæillhakar" and "Hæillakniver" by the locals. It is the "Halden Pole" which has been the model for the municipal arms of Nordre Land. The arms were designed by Dag Magne Staurheim.

Churches
The Church of Norway has four parishes () within the municipality of Nordre Land. It is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Geography

Nordre Land is located in the traditional district of Land. It is bordered on the north by Nord-Aurdal Municipality and Gausdal Municipality, on the northeast by Lillehammer Municipality, on the east by Gjøvik Municipality, on the south by Søndre Land Municipality, on the southwest by Sør-Aurdal Municipality, and on the west by Etnedal Municipality.

The river Etna flows from Etnedal and through western parts of the municipality down into the Randsfjorden. Lake Akksjøen is also in this area.

Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Nordre Land, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads.  The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.

The municipality falls under the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council
The municipal council  of Nordre Land is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms.  The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors
The mayors of Nordre Land since its establishment in 1847:

1847-1848: Ole Hannibal Lie
1849-1856: Arne Baggerud
1857-1861: Johannes Sollien
1862-1865: Halvard Hauk Alsing
1866-1872: Johannes Frøsaker
1872-1879: Haldor Eriksen Felde
1880-1885: Oluf Kind
1886-1887: Haldor Eriksen Felde
1888-1890: G. Andersen
1890-1910: Christian Snilsberg
1911-1918: Nikolai Lien
1919-1921: Torstein Rudi
1922-1924: Henrik Hagen
1925-1931: Torstein Rudi
1932-1944: Nils Rognerud
1946-1955: Odd Brekke (Ap)
1956-1984: Hans Christian Endrerud (Ap)
1984-1995: Nils Herman Sundby (Ap)
1996-2002: Rolf Ødegård (Ap)
2002-2004: Rolf Rønningen (Ap)
2004–2015: Liv Solveig Alfstad (Ap)
2015-present: Ola Tore Dokken (Sp)

Attractions
The rock carvings at Møllerstufossen are more than 6,000 years old. There are 11 carvings of moose, and also two that are more difficult to interpret. Sometime in the Stone Age this must have been an important place.
The Lands Museum is located in Dokka. About thirty buildings are reassembled in the area. In the main building from the Thomle farm there are rococo paintings on the walls by Peder Aadnes dating from about 1750.

Notable residents

 Jacob Sverdrup Smitt (1835–1889) politician and bishop in the Diocese of Tromsø
 Anna Rogstad (1845-1938) educator, women's rights activist and first woman elected to the Storting
 Jens Bratlie (1856–1939) an attorney, military officer and party leader
 Linn T. Sunne (born 1971) a Norwegian children's writer

Sport
 Ole Kolterud (1903–1974) a Norwegian skier, competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics
 Sverre Kolterud (1908–1996) a Nordic combined skier, competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics
 Rune Brattsveen (born 1984) a former Norwegian biathlete

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway

Municipalities of Oppland
Land, Norway

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Summary judgment was granted to the distributor of a nesting chair that was sued under the New Jersey Product Liability Act and state claims of negligence and breach of express warranty, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled in an unpublished decision (Geraczynski v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., d/b/a Amtrak, et al., November 1, 2013, Chesler, S.). The distributor satisfied the statute's "innocent seller" provision by filing the required affidavit.
Background. While attending a meeting in the course of his employment with Amtrak, William Geraczynski suffered injuries when the chair on which he was sitting collapsed, causing him to fall to the floor. Initially, Geraczynski sued Amtrak only under the Federal Employers' Liability Act but later amended his complaint to name additional defendants and assert product defect claims. Geraczynski brought claims under the New Jersey Product Liability Act (NJPLA) and the common law theories of breach of express warranty and negligence against the chair's manufacturer, Oasyschair, distributor, SAFCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Diversified International (Liberty), and Staples and/or Corporate Express (CE), a subsidiary of Staples, which sold the chair to Amtrak. SAFCO, Liberty, Staples, and CE filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that they were innocent sellers under the NJPLA and, therefore, were relieved of liability.
Innocent seller. Both manufacturers and sellers are exposed to liability under the NJPLA. However, an "innocent" seller can be relieved of liability if it can demonstrate that it had "no significant responsibility for the alleged product defect and the manufacturer is amenable to service of process and is likely to be able to satisfy any judgment." In order to avail itself of the immunity provided in the statute, a seller must be innocent of responsibility for the product and the injured party must retain a claim against the manufacturer. Further, the statute requires a seller to submit an affidavit certifying the correct identity of the manufacturer of the product that caused the alleged injury.
Affidavit required. As the basis for the motion for summary judgment and to meet the burden as "innocent sellers," the defendants were required to file an affidavit certifying the correct identity of the manufacturer. However, only defendant SAFCO complied with the statute and submitted the affidavit of its Director of Global Sourcing. The affidavit identified Oasyschair as the product manufacturer. SAFCO established that it was not the chair's manufacturer and played no role in the creation of the alleged defect which caused the chair to collapse. Indeed, plaintiff's expert testified at his deposition that the chair collapsed due to a manufacturing defect, not a design defect. Neither plaintiffs nor Oasyschair brought forth any evidence to dispute the facts as stated in SAFCO's affidavit. Further, plaintiff can pursue a viable claim against Oasyschair since it is already involved in the case. SAFCO satisfied its burden of establishing the affirmative innocent seller defense as set forth in the statute. Therefore, motion for summary judgment was granted in favor of SAFCO on plaintiff's claim under the NJPLA. Because no other required affidavits were filed, the court denied the motion for summary judgment on the NJPLA claim without prejudice as to Liberty, Staples, and CE.
The court denied without prejudice the motion regarding the claim for breach of express warranty as to all moving defendants. The court granted summary judgment in favor all moving defendants as to the negligence claim.
The case number is: 11-6385 (SRC).
Attorneys: Samuel J. Rosenthal (Barish Rosenthal) for William Geraczynski. Andrew B. Charkow (Landman, Corsi, Ballaine & Ford) for National Railroad Passenger Corp. Glenn Alan Montgomery (Montgomery, Chapin & Fetten, PC) for Safco Products Co., Liberty Diversified International, Staples, Inc., Corporate Express and Oasyschair Co., LTD.


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Q: How to streamimg hololens 2 video to PC UWP app? I already have a UWP app run on the hololens2,and it will do something like show preview camera photo.
Today I want to streaming the preview photo to my PC UWP app
I had try the Device portal API but it will delay 2~3 seconds.
I also tried the MixedReality-WebRTC and Windows-universal-samples-Windows-universal-samples,but they all need cpature devices and my pc without any capture devices.
Is there any other way to accomplish this?
Please forgive me for being terrible in my English.
I had try to initialize PeerConnection,but I get an error like this:
Unhandled exception

A: To share the first-person perspective as a video stream for the local user, you can also leverage built-in Miracast support to stream videos to the display receivers(such as your PC). For more information, please refer to Mixed Reality official doc:Shared experiences in mixed reality.
Besides, video capture is optional for two peers in the MixedReality-WebRTC -- local media track (sender) and one remote media track (receiver), both of which can be null.  So, if don't have any capture devices, you don't have to add source local/remote media in your app.


CRAIG Disley has become the Mariners' first summer signing - penning a new one year contract with the club.
The midfielder was one of two players who were offered new deals with Town, Dayle Southwell being the other player.
Disley has equalled his most productive season ever by banging in nine goals - including the goal of the season against Woking back in November.


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St Michael and All Angels is a beautiful and welcoming Anglican church in Bedford Park, Chiswick, designed by the architect Norman Shaw and consecrated in 1880. The main entrance is on Bath Road, opposite The Tabard pub. You can read more about the Church building here, and about our worship here.
St Michael's Parish Hall lies to the north of the Church and is available for hire. Its main entrance – with its distinctive double doors – lies opposite Acton Green and Bedford Corner, off Priory Avenue. You can read more about the Hall and how to make a booking here.
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Our director of music is Jonathan Dods. You can read more about the music and choirs at St Michael's here.
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The director of the Chiswick Book Festival, which is also run by St Michael's, is Torin Douglas. The 11th Chiswick Book Festival will run from September 12th to 16th 2019. You can read more on its own website here.
Our sister church is St Peter's Acton Green, on Southfield Road. You can read all about its services, history and activities on its own website.
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The Aston pendant is a no-nonsense workhorse designed to inexpensively and efficiently light any space. This discreet cylinder features an LED downlight with nearly 10,000 lumens and several reflector options to direct the light where you need it. The LED and reflector are recessed in a black bottom bezel to minimize glare.
Dia: 9" x H: 15" OAH: 53"
HOUSING: Consists of a spun aluminum cylinder housing.