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A Tel Aviv court on Monday indicted five people, including a 25-year-old English teacher and a minor, accused of smuggling cocaine to Israel from Ecuador.
The indictment alleges that Liran Kolosh, currently incarcerated in an Israeli prison, took out advertisements in two newspapers listing job opportunities abroad. Two other individuals named in the indictment allegedly answered the ad and were told by Kolosh that the job involved trafficking illegal prescription medicine to Israel.
One of the two volunteered to carry the cocaine, estimated to be slightly less than a kilo, on her body for payment of $5000. The minor allegedly volunteered to escort her back to Israel through the smuggling process for $2000.
According to the indictment, the underage defendant transferred airline ticket money to the woman planning on carrying the drugs on her body. A day later, she was given a phone card with which to contact the man to whom she was to give the cocaine upon returning to Israel.
The two then allegedly flew to Quito, Ecuador, where the elder defendant is believed to have bought 888 grams of cocaine for $2,500. The indictment reads that the two then retired to a hotel in the city where the minor, who at this point realized the contraband they were smuggling was narcotics and not medicine, helped the other defendant hide the cocaine on her body as she had been instructed by Kolosh.
The two then flew to Israel where they were immediately arrested by police upon arrival. Police gave the minor a dummy kilo of cocaine to make the planned rendezvous with alleged middle man Ayad Abu Kishk in a Holon mall. The underage defendant gave Abu Kishk the fake cocaine and was given a payment of NIS 200. Police then swooped in and arrested Kishk on charges of drug trafficking.
Prosecutors have requested an extension of the defendants' remand until the beginning of their trial.`
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Since Kanye’s presidential announcement at the VMA’s it seems like every few days someone new is chiming in with their two cents on Mr. West. Earlier this month President Obama sent some advice to his fellow Chicago native. He’s not the only president that has commented, just recently, TMZ caught up with former President George W. Bush and asked his thoughts on Kanye running for The Head Of State.
We all know that Kanye and George haven’t had the best history when speaking on one another in public. Kanye fearlessly stated, “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People” on national television after the Hurricane Katrina travesty. George would later say his comment was, “The worst moment of my presidency.”
It’s been about 10 years since the comments were made, grown men can forgive and forget. Well, President Bush didn’t say anything, his response was a laugh, a jolly, heartfelt laugh. Could this laugh reheat a decade old beef? Could this laugh be what truly sends Kanye running for president?
yvngxchris Went From Recording on Earbuds to Viral Star
Rapper yvngxchris started off making songs on iPhone earbuds. Now, he's signed and constantly going viral.
We all know Kanye thrives when he has an adversary to defeat, he’s passionate about proving others wrong. We have 5 years until 2020, only time will tell.

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Even though we do not know Hamilton council’s decision on the contentious issue of urban boundary expansion, there is something to celebrate.
It’s community and civic engagement. The process used by city hall to gain public feedback — including the contentious mail-out survey — has been heavily criticized, and for some good reasons. Regardless, this subject has generated significant buzz across communities: that is not something we can always say about urban planning issues.
How much buzz? Not as much as the fallout from the Sewergate scandal. Probably not as much as peak interest times in the long-running LRT debate. But far more than previous planning matters, including earlier flirtations with boundary expansion.
City councillors are noticing. In a story earlier this week, Spec journalist Teviah Moro reported Coun. Brad Clark’s relating how his office had tallied more than 8,200 email responses, as of Thursday, supporting a freeze on boundary expansion.
Results of that mail-in survey are also being tabulated, and when that data is mixed with the rest councillors have received, they should have a reasonably good sampling of public opinion.
Indications are the vast majority of public opinion measured to date favours a boundary freeze as opposed to the city staff recommendation supporting the so-called “ambitious density” approach, which would add about 3,300 acres of rural land in Glanbrook and Elfrida to land available for housing stock. That’s what Clark said, as well as Coun. John-Paul Danko, who said most of what he has heard supports holding the urban boundary where it is and focusing on development within that envelope.
For transparency’s sake, we should acknowledge The Spec’s position is that the boundary should remain as is until there is no more land available within it, which is not the case at this point. But that is another editorial, one we will revisit closer to the time a decision is expected, probably in October.
This editorial is about welcome community engagement. Some critics, often on the pro-development side, seem somewhat dismissive of the grassroots opinion, arguing it is largely the result of an organized campaign called Stop the Sprawl, as if that somehow mitigates its importance. But campaign or not, Hamiltonians are letting city hall know how they feel about one of the more important civic planning issues in recent years, and that is something to celebrate, especially in an age when it often seems like apathy rules.
There is another side in the debate, of course. Pro-expansion advocates argue there isn’t enough appropriate land within the urban boundary to meet the need to accommodate provincial growth targets. They call for an influx of 236,000 people by 2051, giving greater Hamilton a projected population of 820,000.
The pro-development argument is not without merit. But it’s fair to note those targets come from a government that has shown time and again it leans to the development side at the expense of preserving green space and sensitive wetlands. In fact, the Ford government’s steamroller approach to development and sprawl is the key driver behind the sort of campaign engaging Hamilton. Similar campaigns have come up through the grassroots in numerous communities for the same reasons.
So no one should be surprised about what’s happening here. When you have a provincial government that is so focused on only one side of the development ledger, it’s little wonder citizens come together to make their opinions known. It’s what happens when a government is more driven by ideology than by a balanced approach to governing.

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Mining is the process by which the miner adds a new block to the blockchain. By this, the network confirms recent transactions and plays a crucial role in the blockchain ledger’s maintenance and development.
When a user tries to perform the transaction from the blockchain network the crypto amount is dispatched from his wallet with the help of the wallet application. This transaction is added to the pool of unconfirmed transactions, waiting for its turn to be selected by the miner.
When the transaction is performed, the wallet application advertises it to be selected and confirmed by blockchain miners.
A miner then picks the transaction from the pool of unconfirmed transactions, multiple miners can pick the same transaction from the pool and creates their block by performing computational work in solving a complex mathematical problem. The first miner to solve the problem, his block is added to the blockchain network. And the runner-up miner is called Omar and their block is called the Omar block.
The miner who successfully adds the block to the network wins the reward in exchange for his work.
To mine any new block, the miner has to follow some consensus protocol.
It is the procedure by which all the peer nodes of the blockchain are brought to an agreement about the present state of the ledger.
Since blockchain is a distributed decentralized network that provides immutability, transparency, and security. There is no centralized authority present to verify and validate the transactions, yet every transaction in the blockchain is valid and secure because of its consensus protocol and algorithms.
Several consensus algorithms are adopted by various blockchains
- Proof of Work: This consensus algorithm is used by several blockchains for selecting the miner for the generation of the next block. The idea behind this algorithm is to generate the hash for adding the block into the network. The hash is generated based on the difficulty level set by the network. And the generation of hash requires a lot of computational work. And the miner who generates the hash as soon as possible can add the block to the network
- Proof of Stake: This consensus algorithm is widely used after PoW. It reduces the computational work required to verify and add the block. Here the miner or validator needs to invest in the coins by having some of the coins as the stake. The validator is then selected randomly to validate the block. This mechanism randomize who gets to validate the block instead of using the computational work to select the miner. To validate the block the coin owner must stake the specific amount of coins. For eg: Ethereum requires 32 ETHs for the user to become the validator.
Hence the miners and the mechanism play important in maintaining the state of this distributed ledger and keeping it immutable and secure.


The CEO of Rolls-Royce describes this as the “sexiest Rolls-Royce ever built”.
Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes says the name Dawn was chosen for the new Rolls-Royce convertible because it “perfectly suggests the fresh opportunities that every new day holds”.
The Rolls-Royce Dawn was presented at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show and was a popular vehicle for those who attended the show.
RR are adamant the Dawn is not a convertible Wraith. Though it shares the same wheelbase as the coupe, 80per cent of the body panels are unique.
Under the bonnet is a twin-turbo 6.6-litre V12 engine that produces 420kw @ 5250rpm and 780Nm @ 1500rpm.
On show in a beautiful dark blue with orange touches and a bright orange interior, the work that went into this car was evident.
The quality and style is obvious in its entirety, from design, engineering and build.
It has 20-inch alloy wheels or the optional 21-inch. The roof can be raised or lowered in 20-seconds, at speeds of up to 50km an hour.


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Please review the attached information about the Theater of the Oppressed, a wonderful opportunity. Theater of the Oppressed (T.O.) is a form of popular community-based education that uses theater as a tool for political and social change. There are T.O. groups across the nation and throughout the world.
If you are interested, email Dr. Taylor at email@example.com

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You Can Find Me In Da Club...the Doki Doki Literature Club that is.
For as long as I can remember I have been a huge fan of odd Japanese style video games. Muscle March, Catherine, Pepsi man, Japan World Cup 3, the list is endless. One genre I have never been
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I see I've gotten your attention, now let me thrill your mind a little more, with a Steam game that was fully released on December 14th, for the low price of 14.99.
Here's a nice little sneak peek for you.
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In the recent resurgence of popularity with point-and-click games, Rival Games' The Detail emerges as a noir styled, episodic crime drama. The game officially concluded its three-chapter debut season on Thursday, wrapping up the first arc of the hard-boiled thriller on Steam.
Following last week’s launch on iPad, Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers is available today on PC (via Steam), Xbox 360, Android (via Google Play), and Kindle Fire! Additionally, the game will launch on Xbox One later this summer.Magic 2015 – Duels of the Planeswalkers challenges players to “Hunt Bigger Game” and confront the deadliest
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Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces FINAL FANTASY® III, one of the best-loved games from the epic RPG series, is coming soon to Steam.
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You are here
Mild foreplay, hilarious climax and a satisfying end
FINALLY, a romantic play where the protagonists aren't young and looking like fashion models. Instead, they are rather ordinary-looking, a little on the heavy side, and surprisingly older than the "normal" age for romantic liaisons.
The Business Times' correspondent Helmi Yusof's maiden play My Mother Buys Condoms is a scintillatingly original Singapore work which tackles ageism and sex - a subject that is often talked about in hushed, gossipy tones.
Lok Meng Chue plays Maggie, a retired literature teacher with two adult children. At 63, she is beginning to feel lonely after her recent divorce. Her air-conditioning repairman, a Malaysian by the name of Raju (played by the inimitable Remesh Panicker), asks her to teach him how to read English in 10 lessons.
When their friendship turns into romance, Maggie's son (Joshua Lim) and long-time friend Nora (Elnie S Mashari) strongly oppose the liaison. But Maggie finds an ally in her daughter (Seong Hui Xuan) - whose empathy stems from having her own secrets.
Well-paced on the whole, what's enjoyable is that the fresh writing is attuned to the audience's thought processes. For instance, when Raju first comes to Maggie's home to repair the air-conditioning, he engages in a candid banter with Maggie and Nora. Just when you start to think, "Oh, that's an unusually chatty air-con repairman", Nora voices that thought.
There could have been a scene which shows a better romantic build-up between Maggie and Raju as there seems to be a bit of a jump from English lessons to romance. But once the romance is established, the play moves at a clip with high farcical elements. The addition of Shakespearean quotes - which Raju frequently mangles - adds to the comedy.
The climax of the play - when Maggie returns from buying the condoms, to her son turning up unexpectedly at the apartment and discovering them, to the tale she spins about how she bought it for Nora, and to Nora showing up to debunk the lie - is pure hilarity and true to the tradition of British farce. Farce works best, it's said, because of the believability of the play. And here, Helmi triumphs as his characters mete out honest lines in authentic Singapore lingo.
Among the dialogue's gems is Raju's reply when the emotionally-confused Maggie says she's worried about what the future will bring for the odd couple. He tells her: "I'm 57. You're 63. We are already in the future."
The breezy, trippy music composed by Julian Wong is perfect, and the ensemble performs well. But the two actors who make the play endearing are Panicker as a simple Malaysian Indian man trying to navigate courtship and Elnie with her excellent comic timing as the feisty makcik.
It's the small gestures that make the play, so kudos to director Ivan Heng. After the mild foreplay, the play's climax hits the right spot before coming to a satisfying end.
My Mother Buys Condoms is one of the first locally-written plays which addresses sex for those over 50, but it does also ask why we like to squeeze relationships into a certain framework. Allegorically, it also pits conservative religious viewpoints (represented in Maggie's church-going son and her tudung-wearing friend Nora) against those who do not espouse similar views.
Could society be making life and love more complex than they need to be? And are these complications worth it if they threaten the bonds between family members and friends?
- My Mother Buys Condoms runs till July 24. Tickets are sold out


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Calvin "Buster" Smith has decided not to seek a seventh term as Tax Collector, and Treasurer Donna Hall has also decided to call it quits after two terms.
Their decisions come as other Fulton County office holders are announcing re-election bids, in advance of the candidate filing period which begins Feb. 23.
Fulton County Sheriff Buck Foley, who is serving his first two year term, has announced he will seek re-election, as has County Judge Charles Willett, County Clerk Vickie Bishop and County Assessor Brad Schaufler.
"I just decided I was going to the house," Treasurer Donna Hall laughed when asked why she had decided not to seek re-election.
While Hall has served two terms as an elected official, she has worked at the county courthouse for the past 21 years.
"I began working in the Assessor's Office in 1991," Hall said. After seven and a half years, she moved to the Treasurer's Office to become Deputy Treasurer when Larry Humphries was elected in 1998.
"I had never thought of running myself but, when Larry decided to retire in 2007, I was encouraged to give it a try," Hall told The News.
"I've enjoyed serving as County Treasurer, and working all these years in the courthouse," Hall added, "you meet and get to know a lot of people, because about everybody has to come in here sooner or later."
So far, two people have announced they will run for Hall's seat, Mammoth Spring Police Officer Jamie Turnbough and Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Seth Jones.
"When Larry and I came into office in 1998, outgoing treasurer Boyd Hickinbotham had us come in for a month before the change-over to learn what had to be done. I am going to offer the same thing to who ever gets elected to replace me," Hall said.
Buster Smith also has fond memories as his years as Tax Collector.
"I ran C and S Printing for many years, but I always thought I'd enjoy serving the people as an elected official, and was fortunate enough to get to do it," Smith said.
Smith is wrapping up his sixth two-year term in office. During his tenure, he had just one challenger.
"People in Fulton County have always been good to me and my wife (Sue)," Smith said. "Now, I think it's time for us to relax and do what we want to do."
Smith's long-time deputy, Michalle Watkins, has announced she will now seek the Tax Collector's job.
One other fixture in county government, Justice of the Peace Jim Bicker, announced in December he had decided it was time for someone else to take his place on Quorum Court, after six terms.
The filing period for the May Primary begins at noon on Thursday, Feb. 23, and ends at noon on March 1.
The Fulton County Republican Party has been actively trying to recruit a slate of candidates for the fall election. Following a recent meeting, an officer said six or seven candidates had come forward with the intention of running for office on the Republican ticket.
In Izard County, all incumbents have announced for re-election, including County Judge David Sherrell, Sheriff Tate Lawrence, Treasurer Nancy Pratt, Assessor Tammy Sanders, County Clerk Rhonda Halbrook and Tax Collector Marilyn Downing.


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text: Tim Barry announces a new release, "High on 95" and tour dates from coast to coast. He has great touring comrades including: Gallows Bound, Roger Harvey, Off With Their Heads (acoustic), & Josh Small. All new dates go on sale Friday July 28th. Get your tickets asap! See you at the show.


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Asparagus or asparagus Officinalis is a vegetable that looks like a war spear that has many nutritional values. The vegetable is famous from the ages of Egypt and Rome and they are mentioned in their art inscription. Asparagus belongs to the family of Liliaceae and its origin is believed to be in Eastern Mediterranean and further east and Asia minor. Archeologists believe it is founded in Egypt. Let’s see how asparagus grows and the medicinal qualities that it has.
Planting an Asparagus:
Asparagus vegetable in a coffee mug
Asparagus vegetables are first started by the seeds. The seed is soaked for around 10 to 12 hours. Then it should be transferred to paper tissue and spray little water on it for moisture. The paper should be kept in an undisturbed place for 17-20 days. After that, the seed started its germination. Then the germinated seeds can be placed in a pot and after a week or two, we can able to see the small stem growth of the plant, and then we can further grow it in a large space. Farmers usually dig a small trench of 18 inches in past, but using today’s technology they can dig to 12 inches for preparing the land. To speed up the process by using the asparagus crown which is obtained by the seed germination process. It will take around 2-3 years for the vegetable to grow to its maturity. The asparagus crown is used by the farmers for growing the plant. They place the crown under the trench with sufficient space between them and they are closed with mud and irrigated. The plants require sunny and well-drained soil for good results. These plants are planted in Spring and some will grow in autumn with safety measures. After the irrigation process farmers have to wait for a time period of 2-3 years to harvest the vegetable. Farmers use a tool called an asparagus knife that looks thin and is specially designed for harvesting it faster. Some people have it raw and cooked. It gives a sweet and bitter mixed taste with juicy liquids.
A cooked asparagus on a plate
As the plant takes a long time to grow it makes it worth it. A 1 cup cooked asparagus has 40 calories, 4 grams of protein, and 400 milligrams of potassium. Potassium is used in lowering blood pressure and it is helpful in the blood flow in our system. The folate content in asparagus plays an effective role in cell development. And it also helps in reducing depression, stroke, etc. The fiber content in asparagus is useful in diet planning and reducing weight and controlling blood sugar. Asparagus is rich in antioxidants. Fiber, potassium, and antioxidants, are useful in maintaining a perfect heart. A cup of asparagus has around 10 percent of fiber that a person requires in his daily life. Antioxidants are helpful in reducing the free radicals of our body which causes damage to cells and the heart.
Phosphorus, iron, vitamin k, and calcium are useful in maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis. The antioxidants in it can prevent cell damage and helps to prevent cancer. The fiber content is useful for digestion, reduces constipation, and helps in healthy bowel moments.
Despite the above-mentioned asparagus containing nutritional values like choline, zinc, manganese, vitamin C E &A, betaine, carbohydrate, lutein, and zeaxanthin. It can be added to a diet schedule as per the doctor’s opinion. People with certain health conditions can avoid asparagus because it can able to affect the medication that they take. Like blood thinners, it can be allergic to some, etc.
Asparagus is easy to cook and it can be adaptable to all food recipes. So let’s eat tasty and healthy foods and lead a perfect life.

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The house is a four-bedroom, three-storey red brick colonial at 671 Lincoln Ave in Winnetka, Illinois, not far from where John Hughes, the producer and writer, lived in his teenage years. It was built in the 1920s and last sold in 2012 for US$1.585 million ($1.52 million). According to the Chicago Tribune, it took almost a year to sell, initially being listed at $2.4 million.
At the time of filming, it was owned by Cynthia and John Abendshien. Cynthia told the Chicago Magazine “We were told shooting would be four or five weeks. They gave us an apartment.”
However, they remained at the home, and production took closer to five months. Interviewed in the video accompanying the original listing, John Abendshien noted that “It was all a pretty positive atmosphere during the filming”.
The home was initially scouted by Jacolyn Bucksbaum, the location manager, for the 1989 film Uncle Buck. Most of the indoor traps shown in the movie set up by Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) were filmed elsewhere as they could not be set up in a real house.
However, the home of the Old Man Marley character really was just down the street at 681 Lincoln Avenue – according to Curbed.com, it was listed for sale for $3.1 million in January 2014, also through agent Coldwell Banker.


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The issue of refugees crossing the Channel and arriving on English soil is NOT new. Back in May 2002, our public face worked as a reporter for the Folkestone Herald and reported on the same issue. Refugees then were jumping on to or under trains at Frethun and coming to Dollands Moor, or concealing themselves in lorries. Now they’ve moved onto boats, so same story, different mode of transport.
Now for those of you who are not aware, this IS a fact. International law does NOT require asylum seekers to claim asylum in the first safe country they enter. This principle has been recognised in UK case law, and section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 also provides a defence against prosecuting refugees for entering the UK.
Crossing the English Channel in a private boat is NOT illegal. However, one does need to comply with a number of stringent requirements. What IS illegal though is smuggling people into the UK. Many of the people arriving on our shorelines will probably have paid a people-smuggler and they – the smuggler – will most certainly not have meet or fulfilled the stringent requirements for a legal crossing.
Moving on, some of those travelling to our shorelines will have been brought by smugglers from countries such as Iran or Iraq. They would NOT have clue which European countries they have passed through. It will be the smugglers, not the refugees, determining the final destination. It’s clear from news reports on TV, radio and online, those who have spent time in France and have a specific plan to get to the UK, more likely than not they have family or community links or speak English. The asylum system in France is NOT a friendly and conducive environment, quite the opposite. Just last month the European court of human rights condemned France for inhuman living conditions for asylum seekers.
We here lots of numbers bandied around by the likes of, Simon Jones from BBC South East, and PA Media, about the number of people arriving in boats on our shoreline.
The Home Office for those of you who are NOT aware have a flagging system on its internal systems to identify who has arrived in a small boat on the Channel, but, yes there’s always a but, the Home Office have confirmed via email to the Shepway Vox Team, they do NOT publish annual or quarterly data on this. Figures released by the Home Office are a snapshot and do NOT provide the full statistical picture.
At present the UK can return people to France or any other European country if they spent time there prior to arriving in the UK. This is known as theDublin regulation. However, no agreement on this issue has been drawn up between the UK and EU, so unless or until a replacement agreement is put in place the UK will no longer be able to remove people who arrive from northern France at the end of the Brexit transition period.
Many of the arguments, discussions and debates on social media, TV, radio and online are not new. The people of our district were having them eighteen years ago. Now though, the language which frames these arguments, debates, in our opinion, causes more harm than good.
It has been brought to our attention that Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) placed at The Stade Court Hotel, in Hythe Kent, are disappearing frequently. Neither management, or Mitie of the Stade Court, who have the contract, seem too concerned after conversations with them. We honestly believe it is human trafficking as these children are not seen again. The Team have repeatedly made contact with the necessary authorities who seem wholly unconcerned that such vulnerable children are disappearing on almost a daily basis.
We estimate the number of UASC kids that are or will go missing in 2022 from Kent based Hotels, will be in the region of 280-300.
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bowlinraI'm thinking about making another version. This one lighter weight and maybe it will move from the garage in summer to the house in winter. Any thoughts on improvements or anyone else try something like this?
CybieCHow did you setup the fans, are they all in one direction?
notfordmanI run one of these setups open air. In option B unfortunately the CPU's that are closest together draws the warm air extracted into the next chip. A is better only that each cpu is trying to draw in cool air. This is a very cool project.
CybieCit has been 2 months now and it starts collecting a little dust, something I am not happy with I have to clean them every time so I need to "Enclose" them, therefore I Absolutely love what you've done here.
CybieCSomething I failed to do was raise them, I will go do that immediately! If I were to add big fans such as you did would that mess up the airflow from the smaller fans?
bowlinraWhat CPUs do you have, what is your OC and what temps do you have when you run "sudo tpc -temp"?
bowlinraI don't really know if the smallers are mess up the air flow. I tend to think of the rack as a wind tunnel, I want the air to flow as clean as possible from the front thru the rack and out the rear.
bowlinraI run all mine headless, less cables. If those temps are under full load I would be worried at all, some basic flow over and under would be petty. I have some CPUs hitting 60C+, which I feel is too hot. Thou I believe this is a heat sink or tim issues.
CybieCCPU 0 Temp: +31.2Â°C (high = +72.0Â°C, hyst = +67.0Â°C) sensor = thermal diodeCPU 1 Temp: +34.2Â°C (high = +72.0Â°C, hyst = +67.0Â°C) sensor = thermal diodeCPU 2 Temp: +52.5Â°C (high = +72.0Â°C, hyst = +67.0Â°C) sensor = thermal diodeCPU 3 Temp: +37.8Â°C (high = +72.0Â°C, hyst = +67.0Â°C) sensor = thermal diode
CybieCWhile I do most remotely from my workstation I do like to have the ability to psychically access them. The thing I am worried about is summer, it is coming soon here and it has been rather cold, since the room they are in already heats up significantly I wonder what is going to happen when it is 30C (86F) in the room.
bowlinra I missed this earlier.. If CPU 2 isn't running some special load that's not on the other cpus. I'd say you might want to make sure that the CPU Heat sink is working properly, either the fan or the sink is loose, or the thermal paste is too thick or drying up. There is a remote chance the CPU / motherboard temp sensor is broken too.
I really wanted the rack on UPS, but I could easily run >560W per rig. To use a single UPS, I would have had to step up to a 2200 VA system, requiring special 20A circuits, plugs and I'm not sure they even make a 20A extension cord. I really didn't look into that much, probably so have spent more time on it.

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Ofer Perl, PhD
How do we make sense of the world? How do we build internal models to represent the environment through experience, and how do these models differ by individual experience? Our brain continuously perceives information which is encoded into unified internal representations of the world, often referred to as ‘cognitive maps’.
In my research I ask:
1) How does the brain represent sensory information in multiple coexisting cognitive maps to support behavior flexibly?
2) How does the brain integrate cross-modality information during the encoding of complex life-like events into memory and subsequent retrieval?
3) How are individual differences and top-down processes reflected in organization of cognitive maps and transformation of narratives into episodic memory?
4) What shared neural substrates support recall of personal memories and how are they altered in psychiatric disorders?
Currently I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Human memory lab at ELSC, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I study hippocampal signals associated with segmentation and encoding of real-life events using fMRI. My particular interest is in how top-down processes such as intention to rehearse modulates these signals in the hippocampus and across brain regions supporting memorization of episodic memory.
Prior to that I complete a 3-year postdoctoral position in the Center for Computational Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine in Mount Sinai, New York (2019-2022). During that time, I held a joint position in the labs of Prof. Daniela Schiller in the Department of Neuroscience and Prof. Xiaosi Gu, at the Center for Computational Psychiatry.
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This farm is in a beautiful part of Italy, close to the charming little town of Brisighella. the food s wonderful-- the best we tasted in Italy, which is saying something, and the host will do anything for you that he can. His father picked golden cherries for us to taste.
On the first night there was a wedding supper in the dining room, and Lorece gave us the option of eating in the breakfast room instead. We stayed and became part of the celebration, getting to taste the wonderful wedding cake that his brotheer had baked too!
The only negative is that we were not invited to see the fields or crops, so we did not get a sense of it as a farm. But I would definitely recommend this place, even though it needs a car, which means dealing with reckless Italian drivers.
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Recently, a man lost all his savings in an instant after downloading the malicious, fake Trezor app from Apple’s App Store on his iOS smartphone. Philippe Christodoulou lost 17.1 bitcoins, or more than $1 million in crypto currency at today’s exchange rates. Christodoulou said he was more angry with Apple than with the hackers who had stolen his valuable digital assets.
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Malicious and fake smartphone apps can be a problem for cryptocurrency users. Not long ago, Philip Christodoulou lost more than 17 BTC. His stock was worth more than $600,000 at the time of the robbery, and today it would be more than $1 million. In this case, Christodoulou wanted to check the balance of his account, so he went to the Apple App Store and downloaded the fake Trezor app for iOS. However, Trezor does not offer such an app and in fact, the company has been warning about this problem for some time.
The second one. In December 2020, the e-wallet’s creator posted on Twitter about a similar fraudulent app on the Google Play Store. The company then issued a warning to all Android users who own Trezor devices. This application is a scam and has nothing to do with SatoshiLab and Trezor. We have already reported this issue to the Google team. Always confirm every action on your device and never enter source words before Trezor asks you to.
App Fairness Executive Coalition says Apple debunks privacy and security myths
The Christodoulou app he downloaded was not only fake bait, but also malicious hackers who stole his money. Christodoulou says he’s hotter for Apple, and he was once a loyal Apple customer. They have betrayed the trust I had in them, Christodoulou told the press in detail. Apple doesn’t deserve to get away with this. Apple is expected to take all necessary precautions and applications downloaded from the App Store are considered safe.
Study after study has shown that the App Store is the most secure application market in the world, said Fred Sainz, Apple spokesman. However, according to a report in the Washington Post, Megan DiMuzio, executive director of the Coalition for Fair Apps, disagrees.
Apple often propagates myths about user privacy and security to defend itself against its anti-competitive practices in the App Store, DiMuzio said. The truth is that Apple’s security standards are not consistently applied to applications and are only used when it benefits Apple.
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Why do tires fail?
How often have you noticed pieces of a tire that failed on the highway as you were driving? This debris is caused by catastrophic tire failure, often called a blow out. Many people believe these "blow outs" are caused by defective tires, but the real reason is almost always underinflation. When a tire is traveling down the road, the sidewalls are flexing which ultimately creates heat. If the air pressure inside the tire is enough to carry the load of the vehicle and it’s contents, then the heat created by the flexing sidewalls is minimal and does not damage the tire. However, when the air pressure inside the tire is not enough to carry the load, the sidewalls flex to a much higher degree, which creates additional heat. If the heat is allowed to build up over a long enough time, the bonds between the plies and rubber components start to break down. Eventually the stress becomes too great and the tire experiences what most people call a blow out.


Despite a last-minute document dump, a visibly angry Charles Grassley lashed out at Democrats for demanding hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh be delayed.
With Democrats motioning repeatedly to adjourn the hearing in order to examine the latest 42,000 pages of documents regarding Kavanaugh’s record -released just hours before hearings began- Grassley grew frustrated saying “Can I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle how long you want to go on with this? Because I’m not going to entertain any of the motions you’re making.”
Pointing his finger at his colleagues, Grassley’s voice grew louder and angrier as he suggested that Democrats had accused him of “having a mob rule session”, a statement that in fact had been made by Republican John Cornyn.
In what seemed to be an ineffective attack on the minority, Grassley scolded the Democrats, who he said praised “how fair I was in running” the Neil Gorsuch hearings. “I would like to run this hearing the same way if you would give me the courtesy of doing it.”
What Grassley left unsaid was the name of Obama-era SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland, whose name had already come up several times earlier in the hearing. Garland was notoriously denied the courtesy of a hearing or a vote by the Senate Republicans, a move which led to accusations that the court seat had been stolen.
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He ‘can’t understand why he is being impeached’: CNN reports Trump is asking ’why are they doing this to me?’
President Donald Trump is reportedly "distracted" by impeachment while vacationing at Mar-a-Lago as the United States Senate trial begins.
"A source close to the White House who speaks to Donald Trump regularly said the President has appeared 'distracted' by the impeachment trial that begins on Tuesday, telling people around him Friday night at Mar-a-Lago that he 'can't understand why he is impeached,'" CNN's Jim Acosta reported Saturday. "'Why are they doing this to me,' the source quoted Trump as saying repeatedly."
Rod Rosenstein’s legal defense in lawsuits from Strzok and Page won’t hold up under oath: legal experts
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein claimed responsibility for the release of text messages between then-FBI attorney Lisa Page and then-FBI official Peter Strzok.
Emails released in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) revealed the highly unusual release by Sarah Isgur Flores, who at the time was the spokesperson for Trump's Department of Justice (she is now overseeing CNN's 2020 election coverage).
Flores instructed reporters to not cite the release of the documents to the Depart of Justice.
GOP forcing Hunter Biden to testify could ‘completely backfire’ on them — here’s why
With public pressure mounting for Senate Republicans to allow officials like former National Security Adviser John Bolton and White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, some in the GOP are now suggesting a trade — allowing these witnesses in exchange for Hunter Biden, the focus of Trump's Ukraine conspiracy theories, to take the stand as well and face aggressive questioning about his role in Burisma. This is a GOP attempt to distract from the allegations against Trump by changing the subject to the Bidens.
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The Innovations@DOMOTEX is a showcase for the year's best new products and developments and one of the big highlights at DOMOTEX.12 Jan 2016
The Innovations@DOMOTEX will give visitors a quick, concentrated overview of the year's best and most exciting innovations and trends in flooring. It revolves around three special displays, where the 84 best innovations at DOMOTEX will be given artistic staging and extra prominence. The innovations themselves have been selected in the lead-up to DOMOTEX by an expert jury headed by the internationally renowned industrial designer Stefan Diez. The Innovations@DOMOTEX areas are as follows: Resilient and Textile Floor Coverings, Fibers and Yarns (Hall 6); Parquet and Laminate Flooring and Application and Installation Technology (Hall 9), and Modern Hand-Made Carpets (Hall 17).
The wide variety of innovations submitted for Innovations@DOMOTEX reveal a number of interesting trends. In luxury vinyl tiles and planks (LVT), for example, authentic-looking surface textures are very much in style, thanks to their deceptively close mimicry of the look and feel of the natural materials that inspired them. In the case of textile floor coverings, there is a marked trend towards high-end products, and the use of carpet tiles and planks is on the rise. In these areas and others, Innovations@DOMOTEX will unveil a number of totally new product types.
Meanwhile in the carpets and rugs segment, there is a trend toward high-quality products which are at once very rugged and still soft under foot. Warm, earthy tones are in, as are traditional ornamental motifs. Rugs, of course, go beautifully with hard flooring – an area where there is strong demand for solid-wood planks, not to mention multi-layer parquet and laminate products that combine natural wood with added color, textures and shapes for a wide variety of visual effects. Many of the latest parquet and laminate products feature innovative technologies and click-lock systems for quick and easy installation. Sustainably produced products are also a growing trend in this segment.
LVT tiles and planks will definitely be among the big attractions at the show, where they will feature more extensively than ever before. Yet another major visitor magnet will be the Wood Flooring Summit in Hall 9. Staged at DOMOTEX every two years, it will feature around 200 exhibitors from the parquet and laminate flooring industry.
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Rock music has evolved progressively since it appeared back in the 50s which has enabled it to continue being a popular mainstream music genre.
In the 80s rock bands were dividing and identifying themselves under specific rock subgenres, during this decade we can find not only one of the most memorable music scenes of all times but also some of the most iconic rock bands. New talent was emerging all over the world, and bands like The Rolling Stones and The Who which been out for years, grew their fan base a lot more.
the sub-genres we can find in this decade are: Arena Rock – a blend of progressive rock and radio-friendly pop/rock – , College Rock, Hair Metal – mixed heavy metal and hard rock alongside Aqua-netted hairdos, bringing it down to successful pop music- , Heartland Rock, Jangle Pop, New Wave and Post Punk. But there are two big music scenes in the world that we would like to discuss further, Great Britain and America.
In Great Britain
The British music scene has represented a force to be reckoned with ever since the Beatles and the energetic music produced in the 60s, which led to 70s and 80s with David Bowie and a bunch other talent in the rock genre. Flamboyant glam rock surfaced alongside hard rock, enabling bands and ensembles such as Queen to emerge with cultured lyrics and music, with songs like the Bohemian Rhapsody, presenting a completely different take on the rock scenario. On the other side, the band Genesis, known for their artsy and sophisticated approach, having Phil Collins on lead vocals and no longer counting with the presence of Peter Gabriel, continued to thrive. U2 were being universally accepted and reaching new heights in the rock scene, and to this days it’s considered one of the most influential bands touring, they are still able to sell out tour tickets worldwide.
In the past, bands like simple minds were advertised as the next U2, but they were not able to reach that level of success, but they are there, in the history of music as one of those who wrote memorable songs and dance classics. The Smiths, The Cure, and Ultravox are other notable British 80s bands, reflecting a more melodic side of the rock scene.
In the United States of America
We can’t deny British music scene as being one of the most influential world wide phenomena, it is important to note that the US was nurturing its own talent as well, and this side of the rock music was acknowledged thanks to MTV. With bands like Guns N’ Roses and Bon Jovi taking the 80s in the US and on a global scale as well. We can also find other bands like R.E.M, which was equally successful and recognized for producing great music in the mid-80s and through the 90s and beyond, being entertaining and provocative, which makes the genre one of the most loved and interested throughout the years. The rock scene was enriched and developed by these great artists.


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Skrei, a special cod from the cold, clear waters of northern Norway, is once again in season, and to mark the occasion Michelin-starred chef Simon Hulstone cooked a special meal for the Norwegian ambassador.
Last week, hospitality specialists and chefs including José Pizarro, Daniel Galmiche and Pascal Aussignac joined the Norwegian ambassador to the UK, Mona Juul and the Norwegian Seafood Council at a celebratory dinner with Michel Roux Jr, for a meal cooked by Hulstone.
Only available between January and April each year, Skrei is a migratory cod, which travels thousands of miles annually from the Barents Sea to northern Norway. Skrei has its own grading standard and only a small percentage of all landed cod will be branded with the prized dorsal fin Skrei tag, which acts like a seal of quality assurance.
Skrei is lean and rich in protein, vitamins and minerals; it has firm flesh, with obvious fat lines defining the large bright white flakes, which melt away during cooking. The fish can be prepared in a variety of ways and can be enjoyed both raw and cooked.
"The delicate sublime taste of Skrei cod is second to none," said Roux Jr. "And, it is a sustainable fish with a unique legacy. As a chef I always insist on the finest ingredients and Skrei never disappoints. I am proud and honoured to be an ambassador for what I consider to be one of the finest products of the sea."
Hulstone's menu included salted and lightly poached Skrei and cod tongue, clam and Jerusalem artichoke cream, truffle, samphire; roasted loin of Skrei, celeriac and wild mushrooms, Morcilla, confit onion and sprouting broccoli and chilled chocolate fondant, salted caramel and brown butter.
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Do Australians even eat kangaroos? One of the world's biggest male porn stars will soon find out about the tendency for some Australians to eat the national icon when he makes his first foray down under next month for Sexpo in Melbourne. In the adult entertainment industry, Sins is prolific. He started getting his kit off in and hasn't stopped since. But I like at least a day off a week to rest up and get horny again. Along the way he's picked up a few gongs for his schlong including website PornHub's most popular male porn star voted on by women. His YouTube channel has over a million subscribers and by some estimates his videos have been downloaded 52 million times. He puts his enduring success down to three things: "Reliability, likability on set But there's been a few hiccups, the shave headed and ripped actor reveals.
He has been nominated for many adult industry awards and has been one of the most popular porn actors in the world. His real name is Steven Wolfe. Johnny Sins is his professional name. After graduating from college, Wolfe got a job in construction and worked six days a week.
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He has seen on more than videos and many movies in his past 10 year of career. At the age of 28, he got his lucky big break when he was selected to play a lead role in an adult movie. He is the elder son of his parents. In his childhood days, he loves to play baseball. In addition, he has also select to play on his school baseball team. Moreover, he has also attended his high school along with his siblings. He has also completed his graduation from the University.


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GIS to Present Latest Print Application Capabilities at InPrint Munich 2022
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), a Nano-Dimension division, will present its latest print application at InPrint Munich from March 15 to 17 at Stand A4 2664. During the show, senior members of the GIS team will be available to discuss the latest print quality optimisation software solutions, ink delivery system (IDS) components and printhead control capabilities.
Developed to meet the ever-increasing market demands of graphics and non-graphics markets, the company’s range of products offers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system builders the ability to meet the requirements of high-end, demanding industrial applications including:
Atlas IQ® Tools – GIS’s powerful image optimisation software for digital printing to minimize defects including missing lines due to nozzle failures; nozzle to nozzle density variation; poor color reproduction; grainy images; and printhead to printhead banding. Atlas IQ Tools are fully integrated with the GIS Atlas software platform but can also be implemented alongside software tools from GIS partners or third parties.
Ink / Fluid Delivery Systems – GIS introduces its new PEEK Header Tank for ink and fluid delivery systems to offer extended materials deposition compatibility. Specifically designed to offer high resistance to aggressive fluids, and incorporating an FFKM gasket, as with all GIS header tanks, the PEEK version is available in different sizes according to each system’s requirements.
Drive Electronics – GIS continues to expand its drive electronics product range to provide comprehensive, high-performance and flexible datapath solutions, supporting the major printhead manufacturers for the ever-increasing number of applications in the industrial print sector. GIS electronic design and quality components provide exceptional waveform generation, monitoring and digital control of printheads.
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Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
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Respected leader in Critical Care Medicine, Phillip Dellinger has complied a top-notch range of articles on the subject of Sepsis. Topics include: "The History of Sepsis," "Molecular Biology of Sepsis," "Sepsis Induced Tissue Hypoperfusion," "Hemodynamic Monitoring in Sepsis," "Performance Improvement in Sepsis," and more!
By R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Director, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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Curicó, which means "black water" in Mapudungún, the native Mapuche language, was founded in 1743. Today this agro-industrial center is the provincial capital and the gateway to the Curicó wine valley. The Plaza de Armas is one of the most attractive in the Central Valley; it is a center of activity year-round but fills to capacity for the Fiesta de la Vendimia (Wine Harvest Festival) each March. Most of the wineries are south of the city and easily reached from the Pan-American Highway. Other points of interest are found toward the Andes or on the coast.
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Henderson Island, located halfway between Chile and New Zealand, has an estimated 38 million pieces of trash washed up on the beaches. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Tasmania concluded the island gets more than 13,000 pieces of trash every day, which is about 10 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide. Jennifer Lavers, a research scientist at Australia's University of Tasmania, was lead author of the report, which was published Tuesday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Lavers said Henderson Island is at the edge of a vortex of ocean currents known as the South Pacific gyre, which tends to capture and hold floating trash.
Lavers and six others stayed on the island for 3½ months in 2015 while conducting the study. They found the trash weighed an estimated 17.6 tons and that more than two-thirds of it was buried in shallow sediment on the beaches.
The most common items they found were cigarette lighters and toothbrushes.
Melissa Bowen, an oceanographer at the University of Auckland in New Zealand who was not involved in the study, said that winds and currents in the gyre cause the buildup of plastic items on places like Henderson Island.
"As we get more and more of these types of studies, it is bringing home the reality of plastic in the oceans," Bowen said.
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Weathering the storm is often the phrase used for a team who is under excruciating amounts of pressure over a large period of time. This occasion however, weathering the storm is what both teams had to do in Colorado this Saturday, as the Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids fought on a snowy battlefield at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park at 18 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result, we were treated to #SnowClasico3, as billed on social media.
The record-setting temperature was the lowest ever recorded at an MLS game, whilst the snowy setting served as the league’s thirteenth game played in such conditions. Of course, Colorado are no strangers to facing these conditions, given that they’ve hosted just under half of all snow games, at a total of six.
The Rapids made multiple significant alterations to last season’s roster this offseason, and it showed.
Kei Kamara, one of the most established strikers in MLS history, opened the scoring as he tapped in Kellyn Acosta’s wonderful assist inside the five-yard box. The Rapids’ second marquee signing, Benny Feilhaber, also grabbed himself a goal as he danced his way through the box and made use of the Timbers’ blurred vision in the smog of the Snow Clasico.
The Timbers were far from nonchalant in the matchup as they almost immediately levelled things up. This goal came from the penalty spot as Axel Sjöberg prevented a shot with his hand in the box, which subsequently saw him sent off.
Portland then captured a goal in the depths of added time in the first half, as Sebastián Blanco headed home to take the lead before Feilhaber levelled things up. Deklan Wynne’s 66th minute own goal handed the Timbers the lead. From there, they largely controlled the game, having built a solid line of defence.
That same defence was ultimately defeated in the 93rd minute of stoppage time however, as former Denver Pioneer Andre Shinyashiki netted his first senior goal on his debut to tie the game up at 3-3.
Evidently, this matchup is one of the most incredible fixtures in recent MLS history. Shinyashiki’s fairytale debut goal was unbelievable, whilst the game ebbed-and-flowed magnificently for 95 minutes.
For the Rapids, it marks the inception of a new beginning for the club, whose many changes look to be crucial in their rebuild following on from a woeful 2018 season.
The influx of all-star talents in Kei Kamara, Diego Rubio, Keegan Rosenberry and Benny Feilhaber elevates them among the premier teams in the Western Conference, but can they clinch a playoff spot this year?
As for the Portland Timbers, they look to do one better than last year when they made it to the MLS Cup Final. Despite retaining multiple of their key talents in Diego Valeri and Diego Chará, I don’t believe they have truly replaced Fanendo Adi, who exited for Cincinnati this past offseason. Regardless, they remain one of the most talented teams in the conference and are a favourite to reach the postseason for sure.

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Sangareddy: The IIT-Hyderabad management’s decision to ban students from using two and four-wheelers inside the campus has sparked a debate. It has been the most talked point on the campus throughout the week. The move has divided the students and faculty virtually.
While most students are opposed to the decision terming it as unilateral, a majority of faculty and other staff are backing the move citing students’ safety. However, some faculty were inclined to the students’ argument, but the juniors are of the view that they would support the move if the management operates buses, cabs round the clock on the campus.
On behalf of the institute, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr Ganeshan Prabhu Sankar, had communicated the decision on September 18 to ban the vehicles of the students from October 19 through institute’s mail chain. The premier institute has a strength of over 2,000 students besides about 400 faculty members.
Speaking to Telangana Today, a student said an accident occurred on the premises of the campus on September 16 involving the vehicles of a Sangareddy-based local political leader and a student of the institute. The leader reportedly came to campus to meet one of his friends. Though none was injured, the management has taken a decision to ban the vehicles of students a couple of days later. However, the management did not discuss the accident in the communication. The people, who were supporting the move, say many IITs in India were not allowing Students’ vehicles into the campus. But, the students argue that the IITs, which had banned students’ vehicles on campus, had late night cafes and other facilities, which will remain open until 3 am. Since the IIT-H is spread over 565 acres, the students are forced to travel about 2 km to reach their hostel and college from the entrance.
A research scholar said they would often work in the labs until late at night. “Returning to hostel at nights could be a difficult thing if the institute enforces the ban, he said. Another research scholar, who is married and staying outside the campus with his wife and kids, said people like him would have a difficult time if the institute goes ahead with the decision. “We are not only opposing the move but also disappointed as the decision was taken without consulting students, who would actually be affected with the ban, another student on said.
Meanwhile, the management is contemplating organising a meeting with the faculty to debate on the issue before enforcing the ban following the opposition from students. The institute is also making ready a parking place at the entrance of the IIT-H, located adjacent to NH-65 near Kandi in Sangareddy district, to enable the students to park their vehicles. Though the institute is already operating mini-buses from the entrance to college and hostels, they will have to enhance the fleet if they go ahead with the ban.


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Steph’s yoga practice began as a complement to her full-time schedule of teaching indoor cycling and boot camp classes. Her practice has carried on since 2008 and she continues to learn the benefits of consistently showing up to her mat. Today, her practice keeps her grounded, humbled and courageous.
Steph teaches yoga because she wants everyone to experience the gift that her practice has given her: SELF-CARE. Steph hopes to share the benefits of yoga in order to co-create a growing and supportive community that is inclusive and caring. Her gentle (yet fierce!) approach invites all beings to move with the natural rhythm of their body and find strength by knocking down mental limitations in order to reach the goals they truly desire. Steph’s philosophy: Yoga is ALWAYS a good idea!
When Steph isn’t in the studio, she is probably at school pursuing a degree in Naturopathic Medicine, playing with her dog Sigmund, or dancing the night away.
TEACHING STYLE: Stimulating-both physically and mentally, my class will challenge you to not only move in different ways but, to also think differently about how you move and what that means in your own body. The movement is music-driven and flows to both the beat and your breath. My style is fun and encouraging.
INSPIRED BY: Music and the moon
FAV POSE: Lizard
SONG ON REPEAT: Anything Sofi Tukker
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Sayulita, Mexico
DAILY RITUAL: Morning pages in my journal, a warm cup of coffee and snuggles with Siggy
ZODIAC SIGN: Sag / Libra / Taurus
HOMETOWN: Chatsworth, CA
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: A diehard HIIT and indoor cycling instructor back in 2008, I suffered an injury and my adrenals needed a break. I was encouraged to try a yoga class and despite my resistance, I went to a class at the hot studio in the gym where I worked. I immediately felt like I found a piece of myself I didn’t know I was missing. I did my first YTT 3 months later.
Most people are puzzled by my accent, which doesn’t match the appearance. Born and raised in Amsterdam Holland – I made my way to Portland OR in 2000. Somewhat culturally shocked found sanctuary in the spiritual practice of yoga that brought calmness yet confidence in my everyday life. It wasn’t until 2007, I became a certified Yoga Instructor in Vinyasa Flow and never looked back. During the daytime I am a desk jockey – but enjoy teaching after office hours. Due to my background understanding what the body needs and craves for after long hours of immobile sitting positions. Expect my class to be focused on strength and mobility through flow – with a few select challenging poses that are optional and to the discretion of each student. Expect a complete body workout when taking class. Looking forward to seeing you on the mat!
TEACHING STYLE: Power Vinyasa
INSPIRED BY: Bodies telling poetry by movement
FAV POSE: Triangle
SONG ON REPEAT: Anything Van Morrison
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Too many to list; Rome, Barcelona, Poland, Seoul
DAILY RITUAL: Very similar like you
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
HOMETOWN: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Over 20 years ago – It was a yoga-ish class but ignited the spark for further exploration. Teaching since 2007.
Yoga has been a part of my life for over a decade now. I started because of back pain from my job and was immediately hooked. The intentionality of the breath, the range of motion and strength building all combine to make yoga a wonderful form of physical and emotional therapy for me. As I began to deepen my practices, I started seeking other styles, exploring Bikram, Ashtanga, Yin, Hatha, as well as various other blended movement styles that borrowed from the practice. I am a long-time practitioner of Jiujitsu and began to add yoga as an end of class practice to help with the mobility of my friends after a long work out. Eventually I decided to become a certified instructor and am constantly looking for ways to deepen my understanding of the practice and grow my knowledge of the art and of myself.
TEACHING STYLE: Vinyasa
INSPIRED BY: Ouma Phommaneth
Favorite YOGA POSE: Virabhadrasana III
SONG ON REPEAT: Velocities- Sleepy Fish
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Portugal – Porto
DAILY RITUAL: Wordle
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
HOMETOWN: I claim Portland, but also Knappa, Oregon
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Hot Yoga For Life! (Technically 24-Hour Fitness, but does that even count?)
Liffany came to yoga as an unsuspecting athlete unaware of what the practice had in store for her. Shortly after taking her first power vinyasa class, she signed up for a 200-hour teacher training and never looked back.
Since then, Liffany has completed multiple 300-hour trainings and intensives across various modalities. As serious as she may seem at first, she brings a level of casual playfulness, and even a little dad joke or three, to her teaching and encourages self-efficacy. Liffany’s classes are often inspired by curiosity of movement and experimental work (outside of the occasional student request, which she very much welcomes.).
Be prepared to work and play in her classes.
TEACHING STYLE: Playful
INSPIRED BY: Everyday movements
FAV POSE: Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana and 1/2 Pigeon (Ardha Kapotasana)
SONG ON REPEAT: Almost too many to list, believe it or not! Some favorites include: Yori Ni Kakeru (YOASOBI), FLY AWAY (Jazztronik), and Acacia (BUMP OF CHICKEN)
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: New York City
DAILY RITUAL: Wake up, train, work, sleep. Rinse and repeat.
ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Yoga class in college. Didn’t like it. Now look where I am!
Jamie is an ERYT Yoga instructor with over 13 years of teaching experience. She was the weird kid that was homeschooled on a farm and Yoga was a Jane Fonda VHS tape for my PE. Her dedication to yoga didn’t begin until 2010 when she completed my teacher training at a little yoga school grounded in the Bhakti yoga and Seva tradition. It was there that she learned the practice was ever expansive and cultivated evolution from the inside out.
Jamie’s practice has grown and changed with both her changing body through pregnancy and entering into middle age and has strengthened and fortified her life both on and off the mat. Jamie loves teaching power vinyasa and challenging herself and my students with inventive flows and transitions but most of all she loves witnessing yoga play out in the students’ lives.
Jamie lives in Tualatin Oregon with her husband, son, and dog where she spends her non-teaching time as a software consultant.
TEACHING STYLE: Power Vinyasa, Restorative, Posture Clinics
INSPIRED BY: My students. You keep me fresh, motivated and I am always in awe how you show up for yourselves and do the work.
Favorite YOGA POSE: Handstand
SONG ON REPEAT: Nothing Else Matters
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Hawaii
DAILY RITUAL: Cup of tea while I catch up on life
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
HOMETOWN: Incheon Korea
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Jane Fonda Redbook Yoga Tape
Yoga found Ra in 2019, it quickly made its way into her heart and transformed into a way of life. In 2020, Ra traveled to India to complete her 200-hour RYT in Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow at Sampoorna Yoga School. Since then, she has been teaching in yoga studios, private classes, corporate settings and retreats.
Ra’s practice is explorative, fun, and lighthearted. Her warm, soft nature and gentle guidance makes every flow accessible to everyone in the room. Whether a beginner or novice yogi, you are sure to leave her class feeling empowered and peaceful.
Ra is passionate about sharing the teachings of yogic philosophy and guiding others in finding the light within themselves. In her spare time, you will find her deepening her relationships, traveling, or soaking up any sun she can find.
TEACHING STYLE: My style is creative and inspiring. I strongly encourage using your breath to guide you through your practice and am always here to meet you where you are at.
INSPIRED BY: Ram Dass, Travel, and Nature
Favorite YOGA POSE: Trikonasana
SONG ON REPEAT: No Captain by Lane 8
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Goa, India
DAILY RITUAL: Choosing plant-based foods three times a day!
ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini sun, Libra moon, Capricorn rising
HOMETOWN: Newberg, OR
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: My first experience with yoga was freely moving my body on my mat in my room, having no idea what I was doing.
I am a RYT 200, with an additional 85 hours in PNYT. I’ve been teaching yoga off and on for the past few years, but mostly raising my kids who are now 19, and 17. I am nurturing by nature and love connecting with people, hearing their stories, learning from them, and really feeling that human connection. Hiking through the forest or walking on the beach fills my cup to the brim, and I treasure any and all moments I get with my big kids.
TEACHING STYLE: Empowering– in both gentle ways and always offering ways to strengthen. I will offer options in my class so you can choose what feels best for your body. Come as you are– even if you just need to lay on your mat, breathe, and connect that day. I will always guarantee a nice and cozy Savasana.
WHAT IS MY PRACTICE INSPIRED BY: The journey of life, motherhood, and all of those who walked through it before me and beside me. My kids inspire me on a daily basis and have taught me so much in this life.
FAVORITE POSE: Malasana; yogi squat — always trying to create more space for these tight hips.
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Tie between Bali and Cuba. Both were so amazingly beautiful and unique in their own way.
DAILY RITUAL: Rise Early, Meditation, Slow gentle movements, make lunch for my son, start my workday. I always like to get in a walk outside and a few trips to the gym each week.
ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
HOMETOWN: Cape Girardeau, MO
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Prenatal yoga when I was pregnant with my daughter Aleyna. I had no idea how much yoga would impact my life.
TEACHING STYLE: Vinyasa
INSPIRED BY: My mentor Margo. The healing nature of our bodies and the way movement connects to that. The liveliness of feeling your heartbeat. The release of toxins from sweat. Music to fuel movement.
FAV POSE: Forward fold with clasped hands or Lizard
SONG ON REPEAT: My Love Mine All Mine by Mitski
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Matala, Greece!
DAILY RITUAL: Morning affirmations.
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius, baby!
HOMETOWN: Beaverton, OR.
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: My close friend and I decided to take a class together at a local yoga studio. We were both dancers growing up, and it was both exciting and intimidating to explore my body in this new way. I had no idea what any of the poses they called out meant or what chaturanga was, but it left me with a hunger to learn and grow more in this practice and I am so glad I did.
TEACHING STYLE: Power Vinyasa, a powerful energetic form of yoga where you move fluidly move from one pose to the next while connecting breath to movement. My flows will typically include a core sequence and peak posture to work up to.
INSPIRED BY: Growing up I always had a lot of energy and I would create silly dance routines when no one was watching. So, practicing vinyasa and coming up with different flows and sequences brings out the kid in me. I also love the mental and physical challenge that yoga brings to the table.
FAV POSE: Birds of Paradise
SONG ON REPEAT: Yeah! (Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris)
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: I know it’s cliche as a yogi to say but Bali~ Runners up Spilt (Croatia), Tokyo, Athens and London. I love to travel!
DAILY RITUAL: Kissing my dog one hundred times, making a pot of coffee and then taking Brie (my dog named after cheese) on a walk.
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: A million years ago I was in college and went to a gentle yoga class at the gym. It was way too slow for me and I swore off yoga as a workout from then on. Fast forward to 2016, a friend invited me to a Power Vinyasa class. It was heated, fast, challenging and had so many dynamic movements. I left drenched in sweat and had no idea what I just did. I’ve been addicted ever since!
TEACHING STYLE: vinyasa, restorative, playful!
INSPIRED BY: the sences
FAV POSE: Wild thing
SONG ON REPEAT: Angel Olsen – the waiting
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Gotland
DAILY RITUAL: herbal tea concoctions
ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Meghan Sullivan’s vinyasa class that my mom brought me to!
Yoga started out as a curiosity to me, something that I could try and do a couple times a week. I started with a promotion deal with Pure 8, in April of 2019, and chose to really give it a shot. I wanted to find something that could give me moment of the body, while adding some challenges to exercising. In 2020, I completed my teachers training with the intention to understand more about the practice. I continued practicing throughout the years and have had many conversations with student at the studio about their journeys with yoga.
I found myself getting inspired by yoga students asking about teacher training and the experiences that I had or that other that went through TT. It made me want to teach. I look forward to sharing a practice with others. To help introduce yoga to those who have never tried. To be inspired by those that have beautiful practices of their own.
TEACHING STYLE: Hatha, Vinyasa
INSPIRED BY: People’s passion and curiosity
FAV POSE: Bound Angle Pose or Rested Half Pigeon
SONG ON REPEAT: So many songs go on repeat, from so many genres.
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Rome, Italy
GO TO FOOD: Do I have to choose?
DAILY RITUAL: Waking up to a random song in my head that I bop along to as I get ready for my day.
ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
HOMETOWN: Northern California, moved every couple of years
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Pure 8 – Curious about yoga, I tried their 30 for $30
A shoulder injury incurred after 15 years of competitive swimming drove Ellena to the mat eight years ago and she hasn’t stepped off since. Accustomed to practicing Vinyasa and Hatha in the seclusion of her home, she is thrilled to now be a part of a lovely community of practitioners here in PDX. She recently completed her 300-hour training in the Universal Yoga tradition with Raj Patra and Kelly Suttel. With degrees in Literature and Philosophy, she is deeply curious about traditions of expression and understanding the meaning of our lives.
TEACHING STYLE: An intense practice that inspires the integration of mind, body, and spirit through depth and focus
INSPIRED BY: Art, books, & movies
FAV POSE: Heart-chakra post (Anahatasana) & Side Crow (Parsva Bakasana)
SONG ON REPEAT: Come Down to Us by Burial & Bunny Is A Rider by Caroline Polachek
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Palawan, Philippines
DAILY RITUAL: Nadi shodhana, matcha latte, writing
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
HOMETOWN: Portland, OR
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: My college roommate took me to a Bikram class my sophomore year and it kicked my booty
TEACHING STYLE: Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, and Nidra.
INSPIRED BY: I am inspired by the ocean; the sounds of the waves, influenced by the power of the moon, and the unscene depth of life swimming around. I believe that we are all teachers and all students. There is always the potential to go deeper and learn.
FAV POSE: Downdog
SONG ON REPEAT: Not always on repeat, but definitely a reminder that I am in the right place when I hear ‘Wish You Were Here” – Pink Floyd
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Mysore, India
DAILY RITUAL: To inhale love and exhale peace.
ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
HOMETOWN: Santa Monica, CA
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Growing up in southern California my first yoga experience took place in high school. My quarterback coach was also our P.E. yoga teacher, so every Friday during the off season we would do yoga instead of weight training.
TEACHING STYLE: Bhakti Vinyasa
INSPIRED BY: LOVE, my students, teachers Rusty Wells, Andre Houle, Elena Brower
FAV POSE: Savasana
SONG ON REPEAT: Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey
FAVORITE PLACE YOU’VE TRAVELED TO: Paris, France
DAILY RITUAL: Chai and meditation
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
HOMETOWN: Minnetonka, MN
FIRST YOGA EXPERIENCE: Bikram. I finally took my first yoga class in 2007 in Encinitas, California after a friend had been asking me to come to class with her for a year. I fell in love with yoga, with life and experienced unconditional friendliness towards myself and others. Thus began a daily practice and my yoga journey. My heart continued to expand and I sought to learn more so I completed my teacher training not long after in 2009. Since then I have continued to learn and also share yoga full-time, first teaching studio classes around San Diego, then private classes, meetups and prenatal yoga in New York City, followed by retreats in Morocco and Spain.


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Janik requested info about the reloads I was using on my second trip to the range post in range/review section. For those who didn't see this post, I was shooting a Canik TP9SA Mod 2. Here is a pic of the reloading:
Nothing overly special about the load data. Mixed brass, 115 gr TC poly coated lead bullets (Eggleston Munitions), over 5.4 grains of Hodgdon Longshot powder. Primer is CCI 500. Cartridge OAL is 1.10". Stay tuned, I will be working up a load using 124 gr Acme coated bullets soon. Here are the range results of this load.
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In 2016, around 64,000 people in the United States died of an overdose—more deaths than from gun homicides or traffic accidents. Overdose is now the leading cause of death for people under 50 in this country.
Addressing this crisis will require focus and collaboration—especially under our current administration. Despite President Trump’s public commitment to “liberate” Americans from the “scourge of drug addiction,” his inaction has been criticized by members of his own opioid-epidemic commission. Only a handful of their proposals have been adopted, the 90-day public-health emergency was squandered, and the crisis is wildly underfunded. The only place where Trump has excelled is in elevating stigmatizing views that drug dependency is a moral failing, and that tough-on-crime policies are the only solution. Most terrifying are his positive remarks about the murderous assault on drug users by President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, and his suggestion at a White House opioids summit that drug dealers be executed.
And all this in the face of predictions that our overdose crisis is worsening. But there is another way forward. It begins with a reckoning, and a decision to learn from our past.
The history of the left is marred by a pattern of silence, exclusion, and inaction around stigmatized groups. The reasons differ, but the result is always the same—a weakened movement unable to help those who most need it. But there’s also a history of overcoming assumptions and blind spots.
Farmworkers were considered “unorganizable” by the very unions that should have seen them as a new base in the labor movement until Cesar Chavez, a former migrant worker turned union leader, proved otherwise.
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When HIV/AIDS ravaged New York City’s gay community during the 1980s, many organizations were unwilling to address the epidemic. I remember my brother saying, “These nonprofits only care about the ‘good’ poor people.” He and his friends—who were struggling to save their own lives—felt abandoned by the left.
Attitudes can shift for the better over time. Many community organizers who fought for stricter sentencing and more aggressive law enforcement during the 1980s, for example, have begun speaking out against the mass incarceration and biased policing practices that were fueled in part by their earlier advocacy.
Here’s why this bears remembering now—progressives are being tested again in their response to the overdose epidemic. Few doubt the urgency or scale of this crisis: 22 percent more Americans died from a drug overdose in 2016 than they did the previous year. That’s higher than the peak years of deaths due to AIDS, gun violence, or car crashes in this country. Overdoses are causing unprecedented declines in life expectancy: 2015 and 2016 were the first consecutive years since 1962 and 1963 that we saw two back-to-back years of shortening life spans in the United States. The vast majority of these overdose deaths involve opioids, whether prescription drugs, heroin, or synthetic versions like fentanyl.
Yet as devastating as the overdose epidemic is, it also has the potential to unify communities across race and class lines. And just as AIDS activists forged new policies that transformed our health-care and drug-development system, advocacy to address the overdose epidemic can have ripple effects in health-care, criminal-justice, and economic inequality. But only if we learn from our past.
Here are some lessons from the AIDS crisis:
§ Overdose is a political crisis. Early in the AIDS epidemic, when many Americans viewed through the filter of homophobia and racism, the virus was cast as a product of reckless personal behavior. But then ACT UP reframed it as a political crisis, focusing on demands like accelerated drug development and medical research, health-care access, and anti-discrimination protections. Similarly, there are policies elected officials should be supporting to prevent overdose deaths. Those include funding distribution programs for naloxone (an opioid-overdose antidote); authorizing safe-consumption rooms that provide on-site care in the event of an overdose; and rapidly scaling up access to medication-assisted treatment, like methadone and buprenorphine. These are evidence-based interventions that are currently being ignored or underutilized.
§ Overdose is a social-justice issue. Preventing overdose deaths requires more than harm reduction and evidence-based treatment. It requires an intersectional approach acknowledging the vulnerabilities of people who are most susceptible. From the Bronx to West Virginia, opioid-overdose rates are highest in economically depressed areas with too few jobs. People who cycle in and out of jail, especially if they lack access to treatment and medically assisted detox, are at exceptionally high risk.
§ People who use drugs must be at the center of our response. It’s usually taken for granted on the left that those who are most affected by a problem should be at the forefront of our efforts to address it. Yes, it may be harder organizing people who are at risk of an overdose because they use drugs. Yes, involving drug users in leadership may challenge common assumptions about who’s capable of acting on their own behalf. But it’s not just common sense that says people who use drugs will have some of the best insights into how to end the overdose epidemic. It’s also about recognizing how marginalizing them from the response, and from the political process, will further exacerbate the crisis and reinforce stigma and isolation.
§ Organize across race and class. Families and individuals across the country are affected by the overdose crisis, not just in white rural or suburban areas. We need to organize in homeless shelters, reentry programs, houses of worship, health-care clinics, and anywhere else we can reach people who use drugs and their loved ones.
There will be a day when our demands for justice and our calls for compassion stretch to those whom movement politics have largely left out over the past half century. A day when we do not ask, “What did they do to themselves to end up here?” And instead ask, “How did we let this happen?”

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