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There will be guns on the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh on Monday — lots of them, potentially.
A protest against local-level gun control measures introduced by Pittsburgh City Council last month is expected to draw hundreds of gun enthusiasts from across the state to the City-County Building on Grant Street.
The event will take place outside the building, which houses the offices of council members and the mayor. Protesters are encouraged to open carry firearms during the event. Counter protesters are expected as well, and public officials have promised the police presence will be massive.
Here’s what to expect and why it’s happening.
What are they protesting?
On Dec. 14, Mayor Bill Peduto and members of Pittsburgh City Council unveiled a package of local-level gun control measures inspired by the Oct. 27 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill.
The measures would ban assault weapons, prohibit bump stocks and large capacity magazines, and allow the courts to temporarily confiscate firearms from a person deemed an “extreme risk.”
Critics, including the NRA, immediately seized upon the legislation, calling the proposals illegal under a state law that bars Pennsylvania municipalities from enacting their own firearms regulations.
City officials have vowed to press on and say they hope to have the legislation passed by mid-to-late February. Opponents have vowed to sue if that happens. A public hearing on the legislation is now set for Jan. 24.
Who organized the protest?
Justin Dillon, a 32-year-old from Erie.
Dillon has organized gun rights rallies before and is the founder of Open Carry Pennsylvania, an organization dedicated to “promot[ing] the knowledge that openly carrying firearms is a legal and lawful choice in the Commonwealth of [Pennsylvania].”
Dillon has organized pro-gun rallies before and notably sued the City of Erie over a ban on guns in city parks roughly a month before he and seven other activists were cited for violating the rule during a June 22, 2013 rally in that city’s Perry Square. A magistrate fined each of them $225.50. All eight activists were licensed to carry the guns. Dillon’s suit against the city’s ban wound up in Commonwealth Court, where a judge ruled against the municipal restriction.
The city declined to appeal and dropped the charges against Dillon and the others, Erie Times-News reported at the time.
How many people are expected?
Attendance predictions have ranged from 200 to 1,000.
Tom Campione of The Lehigh Valley Tea Party is traveling to Pittsburgh for Monday’s protest with a dozen other Lehigh Valley residents. He said social media interest doesn’t always translate to day-of attendance.
“It’s winter and a Monday, so who knows who all is gonna show up,” Campione said. “I would frankly be happy if a total of 100 people showed up.”
Is it legal to openly carry firearms in public?
Yes. Pennsylvania is an open carry state, and that means you’re allowed to carry a gun in public as long as it’s not concealed and as long as you’re legally allowed to possess one.
You can also concealed carry in Pennsylvania, but that requires you possess a permit.
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s only first-class city, a concealed carry permit is needed to open carry a firearm. Pittsburgh has no such local rule in place.
What types of guns will protesters be carrying?
Campione said all members of his contingent — but not necessarily all gun rights protesters — will be carrying firearms. He added, “I typically carry two firearms: a compact .45 and a pocket revolver.” Campione said at least one individual in his group plans to open carry a long gun — “either an AK-47 or a 12-gauge shotgun.”
He added, “Almost everyone in our group carries with a round in the chamber because we all review safety and the law, and we’re very comfortable carrying cocked and loaded.”
Are guns allowed in the City-County Building?
In advance of Monday’s rally, the city put up signs outside the City-County Building saying firearms and weapons are prohibited inside. This prompted a challenge and the threat of a lawsuit from the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, which argued that state law requires receptacles for weapons be provided for those looking to enter the government building.
As of Friday afternoon, Newsradio 1020 KDKA reported that the city had altered the signs, which “now tell gun owners that secure lockers are available for free inside the building for visitors with weapons.”
So, yes, you may see weapons in the City-County Building on Monday, and you’re guaranteed to see them outside and around the property.
What are police doing to prepare?
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Chris Togneri said the organizers of Monday’s protest applied for and received a protest permit and “have been cooperative with Public Safety.”
Togneri added by email: “As with all protests in Pittsburgh, the City’s guiding principle will continue to be protecting people’s First Amendment rights while ensuring safety for all, including protesters, motorists who might be affected by road closures and all other city residents and visitors. We will treat these protesters and this protest as we treat all protesters and protests. Public Safety will have police officers present: Uniformed officers, plainclothes officers, and officers on motorcycles and bicycles and in vehicles to ensure public safety throughout the event.”
Impact on commute?
Road closures could include Grant Street in front of the City-County Building. Togneri said, “We’ll be prepared to shut down Grant […] but not from the start.”
The rally is scheduled for noon and isn’t expected to assemble before 11 a.m., so the morning commute shouldn’t be heavily impacted.
Are counter protests expected?
City officials and police are preparing for counter protesters, though further details were unavailable Friday.
Where are protesters from?
The Lehigh Valley Tea Party — which bills itself as “PA’s Most Active Conservative Group” — is one of a handful of groups organizing transportation to the event from outside the area. An eventbrite listing for those looking to join from Lehigh Valley includes a photo of Peduto with the words, “We will not comply Mr. Mayor.”
Campione said attendees of Monday’s protest will be coming from other corners of the state, including his, and possibly neighboring states like Ohio. Dillon told the Post-Gazette he has “people coming from Chicago, from Philadelphia, the middle of the state,” and Ohio.
Why are protesters coming from outside Pittsburgh if these regulations apply here?
Board member of The Lehigh Valley Tea Party and 2020 Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 7th U.S. Congressional District, Dean Browning, said the short answer is precedent. They fear that Pittsburgh’s attempt to regulate firearms locally, if successful, would prompt municipalities across the state and maybe the country to follow suit. That worries gun enthusiasts like Browning who say they fear a large-scale erosion of Second Amendment rights as a result.
“Everybody supports the goal they want to achieve,” Browning said of Pittsburgh legislators. “We all want to be safe in our schools and our churches and our workplaces.”
But Browning said he believes the legislation is both a violation of the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions. He also disagrees with the use of the term “assault weapons” in the city’s proposed ban.
“They are referring to semi-automatic weapons, which millions of people — and many across Pennsylvania — own and have in their house.” Browning said he’s one of them and added, “By making those illegal you suddenly make us criminals.”
Campione said while some protesters might be willing to accept some of the proposals put forward by Pittsburgh — namely restrictions on bump stocks or high capacity magazines — there is a fear of a snowball effect in which restrictions start narrow and widen over time.
“The left has taken such an extreme position on this that it almost forces us to stand strong and give them nothing,” Campione said. “You give them one thing and now suddenly they got 20 different bills. It doesn’t stop there.”
Justin Crocker, who identified himself as an organizer of Monday’s rally, offered a different take.
Crocker said protest organizers find all of Pittsburgh’s proposals equally objectionable, adding, “We most certainly do not accept any of those …”
Crocker continued by email: “The main point of this rally is the fact that it is against state law for local municipalities to enact their own gun control. Preemption exists to protect citizens from a patchwork of thousands of different laws that could find them in legal jeopardy by simply crossing a city border. […] Suppose Pennsylvania finally legalizes recreational marijuana, but allowed towns and cities to enact their own laws. In this town, you’re safe, but if you drive though the next town, you get arrested. Is that right?”

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The Bank of Finland publishes a paper “Kiss me deadly: From Finnish great depression to great recession”, which discusses the causes of the Finnish Great Depression, 1990-1993. The simulations benefited of self-managing distributed computing, which was enabled by Techila Distributed Computing Engine.
In the project, the authors Dr. Adam Gulan, Dr. Markus Haavio, and Dr. Juha Kilponen estimated a structural vector autoregressive VAR model for Finland, where the shocks were identified by using sign restrictions methodology. This methodology is computationally very intensive for large models and with many sign restrictions.
“Without parallel computing it would have been practically impossible to finalize the project,” the project team argues.
In the project, the authors found that the collapse of the overheated financial and banking sectors starting in 1989 was the trigger of the economic crisis in Finland. Foreign shocks, which include the collapse of trade with USSR in 1991, can account for at most about half of the slump, and these shocks occurred only when the economy was already in free fall. Also, the deleveraging and restructuring process of the financial system substantially prolonged the subsequent recovery. In more general, the project improved our understanding on the interaction between macro economy and financial markets — topic which is very widely debated among academics and policymakers.


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The Loveland Police Department estimates that around 200 bicycles are recovered annually in our city. Many of these bikes are stolen, but the thefts were not reported.
Some bikes are stolen to sell or part out. Others are simply crimes of opportunity where a thief will take your bike from your open garage or your front yard to get from point A to point B. Unfortunately, many never make it back to their owners.
Please use these suggestions to help deter the theft of your bicycle or to help in its recovery if it is stolen.
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- Be careful whom you loan your bike to.
- Keep your bikes in your garage and your garage closed.
- Please help us by taking a picture of your bicycle.
- Record the serial numbers and keep the serial numbers.
- Engrave an owner applied number such as your driver’s license number on your bicycle.
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The Dawn Project’s most recent safety tests revealing that Tesla’s driver monitoring system will frequently fail to register the presence of a distracted driver and performs much worse than Ford and GM’s systems have been featured in Autoevolution.
The Dawn Project’s tests were published in Autoevolution on 16 November 2023, and can be found here.
Independent Test Reveals You Can’t Count on Tesla’s Driver Monitoring System
Believe it or not, the US and the EU introduced legislation last year that forced automakers to install driver monitoring systems in newer cars. Fortunately, the regulations aren’t about pointing a camera at your face 24/7 but are meant to analyze your driving behavior and suggest a brake when the system might find that you’re not as attentive as when you started driving.
Being tired behind the wheel can sometimes be as dangerous as being under the influence. Drowsiness isn’t something that serious drivers joke about. You, too, could fall asleep behind the wheel, no matter how good you think you are.
But automakers don’t just care about telling you when to take a short break. If they put these sensors in your cabin, they might as well use them for more than one mandated thing. Enter advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) – one of the stops before cars become autonomous.
Carmakers shouldn’t have to think about implementing systems that watch your move while behind the steering wheel if they truly believe that the advanced safety and assistance solutions they offer are great.
Sadly, they’re not. That’s why they need systems in place that can determine if you’re attentive. Driving while following all the rules of the road and remaining courteous to other traffic participants is a lot more complicated than some would have you believe.
But with these assistance systems, driving on the highway becomes just a little more bearable. Ford and General Motors, for example, have a hands-off, eyes-on type of thing going on for them. Tesla is doing its own stuff with the Full Self-Driving suite, while the Germans are trying to make SAE Level 3 ADAS a thing.
However, some are better at this game than others. Even though Tesla is publicly perceived as the one auto brand that puts almost all its weight behind driving automation, it’s not doing very well in this department. The brand’s CEO publicly demoed the out-of-beta FSD V12, and the Model S tried to run a red light during the livestream.
Thus, it still needs some refining and brings into question the discussion revolving around the supporting hardware implementation. Hardware 3 and Hardware 4 might not be enough for cars to obtain real self-driving capabilities, and waiting for Hardware 5 might allow competitors to take the spotlight.
But Tesla might have even more pressing matters to deal with first. A new test published by the Dawn Project shows that the now Texas-based EV maker can’t even get the driver monitoring system to work correctly. It failed or was slow to detect what the person behind the wheel was doing in all nine comparison stages.
Meanwhile, Ford’s and GM’s systems worked as expected even when the driver wore sunglasses or an eye mask.
But that’s not something Tesla cannot fix. The brand is well-known for delivering all sorts of over-the-air updates.
However, it proves that other independent rankings are right to put FSD Beta at the bottom of the barrel. It’s nowhere near as good as what legacy automakers are bringing to the table, and that raises questions about the CEO’s promises regarding turning Tesla’s EVs into robotaxis that can bring customers some extra revenue.
Finally, it’s also important to keep in mind that the Dawn Project is mainly supported by Dan O’Dowd, a known Elon Musk antagonist and Tesla detractor. At the same time, the world’s most valuable automaker is constantly investing in improving its offerings. So, expect such shortcomings to be fixed as newer models are brought forward.
Watch The Dawn Project’s latest safety tests of @Tesla’s driver monitoring system, which reveals that it frequently fails to register the presence of a distracted driver, and performs much worse than GM and Ford’s driver monitoring systems. See the full video below. pic.twitter.com/fELvP5vDW1
— Dan O'Dowd (@RealDanODowd) November 15, 2023


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On Dec. 31, The Chronicle announced that it was dropping several comic strips from the daily Datebook section.
This move was part of a continuing evaluation of our content and design, and a commitment to a diverse and appropriate editorial mix.
When we asked readers for feedback, thoughtful, articulate letters poured in. We understand that readers take comics very seriously and personally. Most letters not only asked for favorites to be returned but also made suggestions of what should be cut. Of course, those comics are always someone else's favorites.
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I agree! I really like the flute adaptation – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIF1CuNOVE (I never knew that the transverse flute could sound so beautiful… Prior to watching this video, I’d only seen little children play the flute. Somehow, I never thought that it was possible to get such a clean sound out of it!).
Anneleen Lenaerts apparently won a prize for the best rendition of the Bach Chaconne on the harp in a major competition, but I haven’t been able to locate her CD yet. (Her Chopin CD is on spotify – It’s great! I like Chopin music better on the harp than on the piano…) I’m very curious, because the versions I’ve seen on Youtube don’t seem to convey what’s in the original. Perhaps it’s also because we can’t really modify the sound after we’ve plucked the string? A flute player can modify it with their breath, and violin players can do a lot by bowing etc, but as soon as we leave the string, the sound is just there.
I don’t know what they are playing, but Dewey Owens’s first edition can be riveting. It is a grand piece of work. Not everyone is up to it. I heard several people perform it. But I think I have to agree, it will never truly rival a fine violinist. Or will it?
I was watching this on youtube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q11CIvZwABE This is the best interpretation i managed to find up to now and she makes me wanna play it very much. But i have to agree with Saul that no one can beat a fine violinist on this. For me this piece sounds best on violin.
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Female deity in attitude of intercession on each side of a three column inscription.
By 1934: R.S. Cooke collection, Harrow Hill, Middlesex, England; 1934: purchased by the MFA from R.S. Cooke.* (Accession date: June 7, 1934) * Eighteen seals, 34.191-34.208, were purchased as a group for £201.
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TRENTON — In a story with more twists and turns by the day, Dominican police said today an attorney linked to three women who claimed — and then recanted — that they had been paid to have sex with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, now alleges he was paid to set the whole thing up by a conservative political website.
The website quickly denied it paid anyone any money, and called the lawyer a liar.
The convoluted tale, sounding like a bad episode of "The Jerry Springer Show," comes after the women told prosecutors in the Dominican Republic earlier this week that they had lied about their involvement with Menendez, in return for cash — in a setup they were told involved a divorce case.
The New Jersey Democrat, under the shadow of what he called a "smear campaign" for months now, called upon U.S. authorities to investigate.
The latest shoe dropping in the ongoing saga comes after Jose Polanco, who heads the Dominican National Police, told the Associated Press a local attorney admitted his role. He said someone claiming to be with the conservative website, the Daily Caller, paid him to find prostitutes who would lie about having sex with Menendez.
The Daily Caller and several other news organizations were approached last summer by an anonymous tipster, claiming Menendez had repeatedly flown to the Dominican Republic aboard the private jet of Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist and major campaign contributor to Menendez, for a series of trysts with prostitutes.
Three women were ultimately made available for video interviews with several journalists. But only the Daily Caller posted the interviews online, days before the November election after several news organizations — including ABC News — expressed skepticism over their claims as well as the tipster, who never identified himself.
Polanco said today that local attorney Melanio Figueroa claimed he was promised $5,000 by someone named "Carlos" to find prostitutes, but was paid only $2,000 after finding the women.
The Daily Caller, in a statement, said the accusations made by Figueroa were "categorically false."
"At no point did any money change hands between the Daily Caller and any sources or individuals connected with this investigation, nor did anyone named Carlos travel to the Dominican Republic on behalf of The Daily Caller," said the website. "As recently as two weeks ago, Figueroa was on record with another news outlet as saying the women he represented were telling the truth about their initial allegations against Senator Menendez."
Tucker Carlson, the conservative commentator who runs the Daily Caller, also issued a strong statement of denial.
"It seems clear to me Figueroa is under pressure to change his story. What I know for certain is this claim is a lie. The Daily Caller never paid anyone, was never asked to pay anyone and of course never would pay anyone for this story," said Carlson.
A spokesman for Menendez said the evidence continues to mount that the allegations against the senator were based on lies.
"Dominican authorities continue to investigate who paid to orchestrate those lies, and based on the evidence they have already unearthed, we hope the appropriate U.S. authorities will join them," said the spokesman, Paul Brubaker. "Someone funded this smear campaign, which ABC has reported was peddled by Republican operatives, and given that some involved may have made false statements to a federal law enforcement agency, it should be investigated fully."
Police earlier this week said the women in the videos were told by Figueroa and another lawyer that they were working on a divorce case, and were told to make false claims about having sex with Menendez. They said they received just over $1,000 for participating in the videotaping.
But while the prostitution allegations have been steadily falling apart, Menendez’s ties to Melgen are still the focus of growing attention.
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The Senate ethics committee is investigating the senator’s use of Melgen’s plane, after Menendez reimbursed his friend $58,500 for two round-trip flights to the Dominican Republic that he never reported.
And in the wake of an FBI raid of Melgen’s medical practice in West Palm Beach in what is believed to be an investigation into fraudulent Medicare billing, questions have been raised over whether Menendez interceded on behalf of Melgen.
The senator, at a subcommittee hearing last summer, also urged the administration to help resolve a contractual dispute on behalf of a port security contract in the Dominican Republic, held by a Melgen company.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Bahamas was frequently targeted by other European nations, such as Spain and France, so the British fought hard to claim and defend New Providence as their own. Intended for practical use, rather than an attraction, the Queen's Staircase was meant to provide a shortcut to Fort Fincastle in the event of an invasion by Spanish or French enemies.
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”The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have continued trade words on when lecturers should end their strike and return to the classroom.
Whereas the Presidency has claimed that all ASUU demands had been met and given the union an ultimatum to return to the classroom on Monday, ASUU has stuck to its guns and maintained that due process must been followed before ending the strike.
Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, said the Central Bank of Nigeria had opened a N200 billion Revitalization of Universities Infrastructure Account (RUIA), which was one of the conditions ASUU for ending the strike.
Dr Okupe said the CBN confirmed the opening of the account on receipt of authorization from the office of the Accountant General. But Dr Okupe did not say whether ASUU’s demand that salaries withheld from lecturers since the duration of the strike – five months – be paid.
“On the 13th of November 2013, the office of the Account General of the Federation authorized the Banking and Payment System Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria via a letter with reference number FD/OA/220/ADC/GF/1/4DF to open a Revitalization of Universities Infrastructural Account with the CBN,” Okupe said.
“I state categorically that I have personally seen the balance in the account as of today and confirm that it contains the requisite amount and disbursement will commence as soon as ongoing administration processes are sorted out,” he added.
Dr Okupe claimed that all ASUU’s conditions had been met and there was no more reason to continue the strike.
However, ASUU’s President Dr Nasir Isa Faggie said the union would not be negotiating with Government on the pages of newspapers or anywhere in the media.
He advised the Federal Government to follow due process and write formally to ASUU informing it about the N200 billion revitalization fund.
Faggie said the letter should also contain Government’s response to the remaining three of the four conditions given by the union.
“Informing the media when an official letter had not been written to ASUU is a wasted effort. Government should write ASUU officially informing the union of the deposited N200 billion. We are not fools; Government should be able to follow due process. We do not want to leave anything to chances,” he said.
ASUU’s demands include: renegotiation of the 2009 agreement in 2014, the inclusion in the final document of a non-victimization clause, and the endorsement of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOD), signed by the representatives of government, preferably the Attorney General and that of ASUU, with the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) as a witness.


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For the longest time, it wasn't quite clear just how much Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) mobile group was losing. Indeed, since the mobile group's results were part of the "Other Intel Architecture" group for the past several years, it was hard to separate that division from the more profitable "intelligent systems" group. Intel has now reorganized its reporting to give investors more clarity on what exactly is going on.
A big, gaping loss -- when does the pain end?
During 2013, Intel's Mobile and Communications group generated $1.375 billion in revenue. On that revenue base, Intel lost $3.15 billion. Now, without knowing the gross margin profile of that division, it's hard to get a handle on the operating expenses. That being said, if we assume that the division (which mostly consists of low-end 2G/3G modems and a handful of apps processors) does gross margins in the 40% range, then this would suggest operating expenses of about $3.7 billion.
For Intel to break even -- assuming that operating expenses stay roughly flat -- at about the 50% gross margin level, the company would need to do about $7.4 billion annually. Now, do keep in mind that this represents a pretty serious chunk of the mobile market (modems, connectivity, and apps processors), so it'll take quite a bit to get to breakeven, let alone profitability.
What kind of market share does Intel need?
According to Strategy Analytics, the smartphone apps processor market is set to be worth a whopping $30 billion by 2018. The tablet processor market should be worth a cool $7.2 billion by 2018, again according to Strategy Analytics. If Intel can capture 35% of the tablet apps processor market and about 25% of the smartphone apps processor markets, that works out to over $10 billion in sales for the company -- not even including discrete cellular modems.
That may seem aggressive, but given the trajectory Intel is on with both its tablet and smartphone offerings, getting this kind of share in tablet/phone apps processors actually seems quite reasonable. This is a long-term game, however, and investors shouldn't expect wild profitability over the next few years (although the massive losses should come down nicely over the next couple of years).
Is it time to freak out?
Many will rightly note that Intel's mobile group losses are so wide that they wipe out over half of the operating profit of the company's datacenter business. However, focusing on short-term profits and ignoring the long-term strategic goals is the key to failure. Intel knows it needs to be a big player in both smartphones and tablets; otherwise it risks irrelevance. Intel is spending what it needs to in order to win, and long-term investors should understand that these "big losses" are a necessary move.
Indeed, with mobile-chip giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) investing probably at over $3 billion a year and given its first-mover advantage, it's neither easy nor cheap to catch up with such a behemoth. Qualcomm's mobile IP is best-in-class from the CPU to the modem, and developing all of that and building upon it requires a large investment. But if Intel's investments are successful, there will be a great long-term payoff.


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Published on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 04:36 Written by TradersHuddle Wire
New York, August 28th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) ended the trading session lower by $1.4 or -1.83% from its previous close. Deere's price action formed what is considered to be a bearish engulfing candlestick chart pattern.
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Camp Hale East Fork can accommodate up to 200 guests, making it the perfect destination for large parties or family reunions. The group picnic area contains several tables, a large fire ring and grills.
The White River National Forest is home to several skiing and Wilderness areas, providing countless recreational opportunities for campers.
Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest is the top recreation forest in the nation. Known as the birthplace of wilderness and home to world-renowned skiing, the White River Forest has something to offer every outdoor enthusiast.
The famous Colorado Trail winds within walking distance of the campground, offering hiking, horseback riding and opportunities for wildlife viewing to guests. Several paths throughout the campground also provide easy walking and biking areas. Fishing is available in the numerous streams nearby, including both the Eagle and East Fork Eagle River, the Camp Hale Pond and several beaver ponds, with various types of trout available.
From I-70, take exit 171 toward Minturn. Turn south on Highway 24 and continue for approximately 19 miles, just beyond Camp Hale Memorial Site. Turn onto Old Highway East and follow for 2 miles to the campground.
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An Anti-Friction Hamster
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Invisionism (the Company for Inventionism) never dreamed that their Frictionless Coating for Household pets would prove to be so popular...
Originally, the Frictionless spray was intended for human use. However in the beta tests, it was revealed that there was too much potential for cruel practical jokes (There was one case of someone adding anti-friction to someone's showergel. The victim quickly found out that their clothes wouldn't stay on, and they could only go down flights of stairs...very quickly. It was murder trying to wash off an anti-friction coating. There was another case of an Irate husband, after a domestic tiff, sprayed his wife and left her in the bath. She was discovered three months later, emaciated and hysterical and it took 7 firemen and 3 large plungers to eventually get her out.). It was therefore decided that the spray's marketing should be limited to non-human use (and we built in a precautionary product half-life of some 2 weeks, just in case).
All in all, though, we were extrodinarily happy with the beta testing stage. For instance, it was demonstrated that one squirt and a man could slide from Manchester to Cornwall with one push. Of course he couldn't actually grab hold of anything when it got there and usually ended up in the sea....however, we were working on that.
The product was released in a flurry of advertising to selected petshops.
Some of the first fun uses to be reported back to Invisionism was that of people who wanted to own a hamster but didn't approve of cages. They just sprayed the beastie and put it in the bottom of a wok. World sales in those funny treadmill wheel thingies suddenly plummetted... and the more enterprising individuals noticed that side to side agitation of the Wok could allow the hamster to build up quite impressive speeds, sometimes even producing sonic booms.
The Ole' Hamster in the WOK experiment
After hearing this, our local lab physicist reasoned thus:-
"If the hamster was mathematically literate, would it consider the wok surface to be a complex finite unbounded surface? Would the hamster then be able to postulate the existence of a wok edge, or would the fact that there are no possible hamster curvilinear motion vectors that intersect the edge make the edge disappear mathematically? If the wok surface was remapped as a sphere, would the edge simply be a closed region with an hamster-repulsive field? A particle exclusion radius?"
We had to admit we didn't know. In fact we didn't really have a clue what he was on about actually....
He took a deep breath and looked patient.
"To elaborate further.. some interesting effects could probably be observed studying anti-friction hamsters in and around a black hole environment (or analogosly speaking, a tuba bell)."
"If you put a population of anti-friction hamsters onto the upturned bell of a tuba, then they could ice-skate around the edge quite happily, but given a certain maximum hamster speed and coefficient of friction, there would be a particular radius in the middle where any hamster that crossed that line would always disappear, never to be seen again except by other hamsters that followed it in."
We all still looked a little confused. So he marched off with a Nilfisk and a determined expression, and we didn't hear from him for another few days. Then quite suddenly, he lept out and beckoned us all into a hitherto disused lab.
We were facinated. Frightened, but facinated.
To illustrate his postulations, he had built a large chamber in our free-fall simulator, with the input nozzle of an industrial vacuum cleaner positioned in the centre. Anti-friction Hamsters were fed into the chamber at random postions and intervals.
He looked at us triumphantly and we just sort of..looked..back.
"Most of the free-falling hamsters can happily launch themselves off the walls," he explained, "and only experience a slight path deviation due to the suction toward the centre of the room, but some can end up in orbit around the air intake. Any hamster that ventured closer than a particular distance will definitely be a goner. If you mark that distance out in space around the air intake, you will have the point-of-no-return Schwarzchild surface."
"Actually, that isn't quite accurate.", he continues, "A proper black-hole simulation would have to replace the vacuum cleaner inlet with a tube that leads out into total vacuum, give each hamster a propeller-pack, and switch the lights out so you could only tell the position of each hamster by propeller noises or by shouting "Food!" and waiting for the excited squeaks. Of course, once a hamster gets so close to the air intake that the outrushing air around it is travelling at Mach1, you'd never hear it, and it would effectively cease to exist on sonar, even while it was still supposedly in the room."
We were getting into the swing of it now.
"Maybe bats would be a better example for the experiment!", quipped one of us.
"Hey! This would make a great virtual reality game for blind people!" suggested a lab junior.
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Great place for a couples getaway
Very nice place. Clean. Well kept. Extremely convenient to the beach. Literally 40 steps. Cute neighborhood. Great restaurants within walking distance. Really enjoyed the place. I highly recommend it.
Nice, Clean Studio - AMAZING Location
Only negatives - as other reviewers have said - they empty the dumpsters behind the building every morning around 7 or 7:30 - kinda loud but it only lasts a few minutes. Also, would have been nice to have a little better documentation on how the TV / Netflix / etc. work, but Gael responded promptly to questions and was helpful. Otherwise, it's a very clean and nice little studio and a really great little corner. Very convenient to walk across the street to the beach. Many good restaurants and stores.- very close and convenient. We loved the Cachito Coffee & Bakery about two blocks away on 71st. Would definitely stay again.
One word - Amazing
We really enjoyed our stay here. Everything was perfect. Very clean, fully equipped kitchen and bathroom, smart TV with accessories, beach chairs, bikes. Location is close to the beach, supermarkets are in walk distance, bus stop too. Strongly recommended.
Great long weekend
Super clean and comfy. Great location, very walkable. Beach was beautiful and right across the street! Nice selection of restaurants and markets on the same block and many more two blocks south. The path along the ocean was nice for a morning walk, run or bike ride. Free trolley was available down to South Beach or further North if you are patient enough, or Uber to South Beach or back ran about $10-15. My only knock would be that the nearby garbage dumpsters collection was loud enough to wake us up every morning around 6:45-7AM and lasted a solid 10 minutes or so it seemed. Would definitely come back, though.
Great, clean and well thought out use of the space
Gael was great, he was informative and attentive. The unit has every thing you need and is in a good location, right across the street from the beach. There is a great bike/walking path that you can use for the bikes that are provided. The only down side is the trash trucks in the morning. Gael did say that the windows will be replaced which should help the noise in the am. We will definitely go back.
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Perfect condo with absolutely everything we needed...Amazing shower, black out curtains for sleeping in, and the bed was so comfortable! Very clean and perfectly decorated and literally steps away from the beach. ❤. We loved this condo and the convenience of great food, coffee and anything we needed all on the same block. We'll definitely be back! Thanks, Gael! It was a pleasure working with you!


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The state commissioner is currently considering this increase, which some agents are calling necessary.
Homeowners insurance customers could soon find that their premiums are headed strikingly upward in North Carolina, as the commissioner considers a price hike by an average of 18 percent.
Many customers are saying that this is an additional financial burden that is making the coverage unaffordable.
Many residents of the state are very upset and feel that an increase of this size is unfair and could make their homeowners insurance cost prohibitive. The average annual rate paid by people in North Carolina is currently $654, which means that the typical household is paying $55 per month for their coverage. Increasing premiums by 18 percent would mean an additional monthly $10.
Many people are reporting that they are already spending more on homeowners insurance than their basics.
Retirees on a fixed income have stated that they are already driving less to save money, but that they will also need to spend less on their medicine and groceries in order to cover the additional cost.
The Rate Bureau made the request for the rate increase. That organization represents the homeowners insurance industry in North Carolina. There are several reasons that they feel that the higher rates are necessary, some of which include the recent severe storms that have caused damage and high insured losses in the state.
Also added to the list of justifications was the increase in the number of auto claims. This is relevant because many North Carolina residents have linked their auto and homeowners insurance policies.
However, considering the current economy in the country and within the state, this is one more increase that the residents need to face, on top of many others, from utilities to fuel and food. When it all comes down to it, it is up to Commissioner Wayne Goodwin to make the final decision regarding the homeowners insurance rates. It is within his authority to hold a formal public hearing in order to discuss the topic within the upcoming months.


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I don’t remember ever reading this Bible verse before but I recently found it on a blog that I regularly follow.
“Is not My word like a fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock?” Jeremiah 23.29
The Word of God is powerful. It’s like fire. It’s like a hammer which shatters a rock – and it changes people from the inside out.
It has changed me – I truly don’t know where I would be if I had not learned to feed on and delight in the Word of God. Yet, a situation came up this week when my chosen behavior humbled and reminded me that I am still very much in process. I had to ask myself, “Do I take sin and holiness seriously?”
No Christian who treats the Word of God with casual indifference or approaches it only sporadically and haphazardly will progress much in holiness.
It’s difficult to have a sharp focus on holiness when I have a fuzzy focus on sin.
Andrew Murray once said, “To the soul that ceases from self, and has no confidence in the flesh, He will show and give the holiness He calls us to.”
I am called to holiness – it is a possibility and a responsibility – and I believe there is no power on earth to be compared with the power of a holy life. Yet, there are many times that I lose sight of the truth that God blesses Christlikeness; not ability.
Definitely something to ponder this weekend….something to take seriously.
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16.11 NKJV

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In honor of the International Year of Chemistry, I would like to propose a simple resolution.: Let's resolve to give up the ridiculous, the misleading, the this-is-simply-not-possible-so-just-let-it-go phrase "chemical-free".
Why, oh why, in the first week of this celebratory chemical year do I find myself reading onNatural Newsthat "We go to great pains to drink only pure, chemical free water." Maybe in an alternate universe but in this one pure water is a chemical compound. It even has a chemical formula, H2O, which is just another way of saying that it's composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen.
In fact, H2O is an essential part of our own body chemistry. Actually, we're a walking soup of chemical compounds; scientists have tallied up some 60 elements in the human body, with oxygen being the most abundant and tungsten being barely there. I've always especially liked knowing that the primary elements that make up our bodies were created long ago in the blaze of stars around us, that we are basically what the astronomer Carl Sagan liked to call "star stuff."
In other words, in a chemical-free world we wouldn't exist.
Yes, I realize that particular phrase was coined by an advertising genius to market products that are meant to be free of industrial or synthetic chemical compounds. And that it's become synonymous with "evil" chemical free. That's why we see headlines like this recent one in the Anchorage, Alaska paper: "Gardeners: Go Chemical-Free in 2011", which, of course, would be during the International Year of Chemistry.
"My wish is that each and every one of us will resolve to turn our backs on the use of chemicals," writes the author of the Anchorage piece. He's not alone in this perspective. If I google the term "chemical free" I get more than 60 million hits in .15 seconds. The number one hit, the website "Go Chemical Free", assures me that a chemical-free diet could help eliminate autism.
Folks, let's be literal for a moment. If we don't use chemicals on our gardens, we won't even be able to use H20 on the plants. And if we restrict ourselves to only chemical-free food we'll be, um, dead. Starvation tends to do that, you know.

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The usual retirement age is 60, although some departments allow you to work until 65. In South Africa (SA) you can apply for pension if you are a woman or man 60 years or older you can get a monthly old age grant payment from the government. You must be a citizen or permanent resident of SA.
An employer may retire its employees when they’ve reached an agreed or normal retirement age. The employment relationship terminates automatically when the employee reached this agreed or normal age. And this does not constitute a dismissal for purposes of the Labour Relations Act, nor is it automatically unfair.
However also based on the above information an employer cannot mere force an employee to resign, even if that employee has reached the age of 65. It’s advisable for employers to ensure that they include an agreed retirement age when concluding contracts of employment. Or if they’re relying on the concept of normal retirement age, they must ensure that such a norm has been ongoing and that it applies the norm consistently.
However, if the existing contracts of employment don’t deal with retirement, they cannot be unilaterally changed. Changes must be agreed with the incumbent employees. Should an employer be unable to show that it retired an employee based on the agreed or normal retirement age, it may amount to an automatic unfair dismissal and compensation of up to 24 months and/or reinstatement.


This 1986 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 was originally delivered to Express Toyota Volkswagen in Virginia Beach, Virginia and spent time in Texas before relocating to California, where it was acquired by the seller on BaT in July 2020. Finished in silver over a gray interior, the truck is powered by a 4.2-liter 2F inline-six paired with a H55F five-speed manual transmission and a dual-range transfer case. Additional modifications include 15″ aftermarket wheels, an Old Man Emu suspension lift, aftermarket bumpers, a roof rack, a CB radio, and a Kenwood stereo. This FJ60 shows just over 157k miles and is now offered with a window sticker, an owner’s manual, service records, a tool kit, a clean Carfax report, and a clean California title in the seller’s name.
The body is finished in Silver Metallic and has been modified with a Safari Gard front bumper, fog lights, a Thule roof rack, and a Kaymar rear bumper equipped with a receiver hitch and a diamond-plate step. Photos detailing finish imperfections are included in the gallery.
Aftermarket 15″ five-spoke wheels are mounted with 32×11.5″ Hankook DynaPro MT tires, and a matching spare wheel is located on the rear carrier. The suspension has been lifted with an Old Man Emu kit, and additional features include front disc brakes, power steering, and manually-lockable front hubs.
The front bucket seats are trimmed in gray vinyl and patterned cloth, and matching upholstery extends to the rear seats and door panels. The carpeting was replaced during previous ownership, and the air conditioning has been converted to use R134a refrigerant. Additional modifications include a K40 Speech Processor CB radio, an aftermarket lockable center console, and a Kenwood head unit. A tear is evident on the side of the driver’s seat.
Instrumentation includes an 85-mph speedometer, a tachometer with a 4k-rpm redline, and a combination gauge monitoring oil level, coolant temperature, fuel level, and amperage. The six-digit mechanical odometer shows just over 157k miles, less than 3k of which were added by the seller, who notes that the parking brake indicator is constantly illuminated.
The 4.2-liter 2F inline-six was factory-rated at 135 horsepower and 210 lb-ft of torque when new. Service performed in June 2020 included replacing the water pump, radiator, and coolant bypass hose.
The Toyota H55F five-speed manual transmission is said to have been installed in 2000 and sends power to the rear or all four wheels through a dual-range transfer case. Additional photos of the underbody are included in the gallery.
The window sticker lists factory options and colors along with a total new price of $17,942.90.
The Carfax report is free of accidents or other damage and lists history and registrations in Virginia, Texas, and California from its initial update in 1986. A driving video is provided below.
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For the third time in four years, the San Francisco 49ers have found themselves in the NFC Championship game. This year has been a bit different, however, as the 49ers used a third-string quarterback -- a rookie third-string quarterback -- to get there. Brock Purdy was taken by the 49ers with the very last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, and general manager John Lynch couldn't be more happy he took a flier on the signal-caller from Iowa State.
Purdy has gone a perfect 7-0 as the starter this season after replacing Jimmy Garoppolo, who replaced Trey Lance. The rookie has thrown 14 touchdowns compared to just two interceptions in those seven starts, and is averaging just over 234 passing yards per game. Now comes his toughest test in the form of the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles have the second-highest pressure rate in the NFL this season, and have also recorded the most sacks with 75. The Minnesota Vikings defense made Daniel Jones look like a rising star in the league on Super Wild Card Weekend, but then the Eagles defense quickly halted that narrative by holding him to just 135 passing yards and one interception in a 31-point blowout of the New York Giants last weekend. Purdy will also have to go toe-to-toe with the talented Jalen Hurts. The last time these two faced off back in 2019, they combined for 11 touchdowns!
Per CBS Sports Research, Purdy will become the fifth rookie quarterback to start a conference title game. How did the other four fare? Let's take a look.
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Shaun King, Buccaneers (1999)
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (2004)
Joe Flacco, Ravens (2008)
Mark Sanchez, Jets (2009)
As you can see, these four quarterbacks combined for four passing touchdowns and nine interceptions. Additionally, all four lost. This is not exactly the kind of history 49ers fans probably want to see, but there's reason to believe Purdy can snap the rookie losing streak.
For one, the 49ers have the No. 1 defense in the NFL, and DeMeco Ryan's unit serves as the strong backbone for this team. That's not to say the offense is subpar, however. With weapons like George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk working under the mind of Kyle Shanahan, this offense has proven it can be one of the most dangerous in the league. The other thing is that the 49ers aren't winning despite Purdy. He's been a legitimate part of their success. Since he took over, the 49ers have averaged 32.5 points per game. That would rank No. 1 in the league if San Francisco maintained that pace all year.


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Having suffered a staggering decline in the last sixty years, water voles living near a housing development on the River Went are receiving the help they need.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is working with land management experts Greenbelt Group to re-create lost water vole habitat at Westwinds, near Ackworth as part of their new Living Went Project.
Water voles were once a common sight in Yorkshire, but over the last 60 years they have declined by a startling ninety seven per cent. Experts say this has been largely due to habitat loss, which is why the Trust is embarking on its exciting habitat restoration project.
The River Went area around Featherstone and Pontefract is one of the last remaining water vole strongholds in West Yorkshire, but even here the population has become fragmented, which makes it harder for the voles to recover following adverse weather conditions such as flooding and harsh winters. It also makes them more susceptible to predation from animals such as the introduced American mink.
A spokesman for the Trust said, “It is vital to re-connect isolated pockets of the water vole population and this is why Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Greenbelt Group to re-create a lost habitat of small ponds and wetlands adjacent to the Westwinds housing development near Featherstone. This work will provide the ideal home for one of our best-loved wild animals and will hopefully join-up the water vole colonies which are present both up and downstream on the Went Beck. This will strengthen the local population and allow them to survive and prosper. This is the helping hand that this very special mammal needs to become a common sight along our waterways once more.”
The Westwinds project is part of the ‘Living Went Project’ which is aiming to re-naturalise and re-connect the River Went. For more information email project assistant Jon Dunster at email@example.com.
This project is funded by SITA Trust who provides funding through the Landfill Communities Fund. Funding is available for community and environmental groups to carry out a range of improvement projects.

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Oh One Direction, you are definitely lighting up the lives of these fans like nobody else.
Umm, yes, I did just make that joke. You’re welcome, world. The boys of One Direction were spotted in Miami yesterday (June 12) waving to their adoring fans after working on their latest music video.
Harry seems really into the waving, as do Liam and Niall. Zayn, however, seems far more interested in whatever it is he’s telling Louis. Probably something about how Harry should be sexy and shirtless like this, but he’s not.
So, now that One Direction is back in the states does this mean they’re going to visit me in L.A. and take me up on that offer for tea? Guys, I could totally throw them a kick-ass tea party, complete with finger sandwiches and scones.
Launch the gallery to check out all the photos of One Direction being loving with their fans. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go get some finger sandwiches and scones.


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