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Making sushi at home is very easy and can be quite fun. Most of the ingredients are eaten raw, so all the nutrients are preserved. Homemade sushi is very rich in iodine, which supports the thyroid function and helps boost your metabolism, and it's also rich in protein, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, manganese, sodium, and vitamins A, B, C, and E.
These homemade nigiri and maki rolls are nutritious, low in calories and, even though we're all about whole grains, with sushi it's best to use sushi rice instead of brown rice. Raw fish has a very delicate flavor that is easily overpowered by brown rice and when it comes to texture, you want sushi to melt in your mouth and brown rice can be quite chewy. Remember that balance is the key to a long-lasting healthy lifestyle and flavor also matters!
If you're hosting a sushi party, make different varieties of sushi and consider your diet and preferences as well as your guests. You can easily prepare a few vegan rolls and serve cooked fish to those who can't eat it raw. When it comes to sushi roll fillings, a little goes a long way, so pick only six to ten ingredients and a few extra condiments for each sushi party, and make sure that the fish you'll be serving raw is sushi grade!
Homemade Sushi: Shrimp and Smoked Salmon Nigiri Recipes
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Yields: 12 nigiri
+ 1 cup sushi rice
+ 1 1/2 cups water
+ 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
+ 1/2 cup cooked sushi rice
+ 6 shrimps, cooked, peeled and deveined
+ 1/2 nori sheet, cut into thin strips
+ fresh chives
+ 1/2 cup cooked sushi rice
+ 1/4 pound (115 g) smoked salmon
+ 1/2 nori sheet, cut into thin strips
+ fresh fennel fronds
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To make the sushi rice: Place the uncooked rice in a medium bowl, fill the bowl with cold water, swish it around, then drain. Repeat this process until the water runs clear. Add the drained rice + 1 1/2 cups of cold water to a cooking pan, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low as soon as it comes to a boil, and leave it to simmer for about 20 minutes until all the water has evaporated. Transfer the rice to a mixing bowl, add apple cider vinegar and mix gently. Let the rice cool for 5 to 10 minutes before starting to make your sushi.
To assemble the shrimp nigiri: Shell the shrimp without removing the tail. Cut the shrimp lengthwise down the middle, cutting almost but not all the way through. Remove the vein with the tip of the knife and then open the shrimp until it lies flat. Cook the shrimps into boiling water for about 2 to 3 minutes. Take a bit of cooked rice and form it into a finger-like shape. Place one shrimp on top of each rice "finger", add a small piece of chives on either side and secure everything with a thin strip of the nori sheet.
To assemble the smoked salmon nigiri: Cut a piece of the smoked salmon and place it on top of the rice "finger". Add fresh fennel and strap a thin strip of nori around the toppings so that they don't fall off the nigiri.
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Homemade Sushi: Fresh Tuna and Fresh salmon Maki Recipes
Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Yields: 4 sushi rolls
+ 1/2 cup cooked sushi rice
+ 4 oz (113 g) fresh salmon
+ red cabbage, sliced into thin strips
+ 1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced into long thin pieces
+ 2 nori sheets
+ 1/2 cup cooked sushi rice
+ 4 oz (113 g) fresh tuna
+ 1/4 avocado, peeled and sliced into thin pieces
+ red cabbage, sliced into thin strips
+ 1 tbsp tobiko eggs
+ 2 nori sheets
+ 1/2 cucumber
+ 1/4 avocado, cut into small pieces
+ 2 tsp tobiko eggs
+ fresh chives
To make the maki rolls: Place a nori sheet on top of a rolling mat with the rough side facing upward. Add cooked rice on top and spread it evenly, leaving about an inch of nori without rice at the top. Place the remaining ingredients in the middle of the rice and roll the sushi with the bamboo mat. Wet a sharp knife and cut the roll into the desired size.
To make the cucumber maki hats: For your sushi party, make these cucumber hats and place them on top of a few fresh tuna maki. They look super cute and are very easy to make. Slice 1/2 cucumber diagonally and then cut thin strips using a vegetable peeler. Make one small hole on each end of the cucumber slices and run a strand of chives through both holes. Place a small piece of avocado and tobiko eggs on top.
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Homemade Sushi: Cucumber Wrapped Maki Recipe
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Yields: 1 cucumber roll
+ 1 cucumber
+ 2 oz (55 g) fresh salmon
+ red cabbage, sliced into thin strips
+ 1/4 carrot, peeled and sliced into long thin pieces
+ 2 tsp tobiko eggs
+ fresh fennel fronds
Slice the cucumber lengthwise using a vegetable peeler into thin slices. Place the cucumber slices side by side with the edges on top of each other so that they resemble a nori sheet. Add the rice and spread it evenly, leaving about an inch of cucumber without rice on top. Place the salmon, red cabbage and carrot pieces in the middle of the rice. Roll carefully with the help of a bamboo mat. Slice into desired size and top each cucumber maki with tobiko eggs and fresh fennel.
Serve the sushi with tamari or soy sauce, wasabi, our homemade sriracha sauce and enjoy!
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I am very excited to write that, after a successful second attempt at collecting enough essays, the book 52 Things You Should Know About Geocomputing, by Agile Libre, is very likely to become a reality.
*** July 2020 UPDATE ***
This project got a much needed boost during the hackathon at the 2020 Transform virtual event. Watch the video recording on the group YouTube channel here.
In one of the three chapter I submitted for this book, Prototype colourmaps for fault interpretation, I talk about building a widget for interactive generation of grayscale colourmaps with sigmoid lightness. The whole process is well described in the chapter and showcased in the accompanying GitHub repo.
This post is an opportunity for me to reflect on how revisiting old projects is very important. Indeed, I consider it an essential part of how I approach scientific computing, and a practical way to incorporate new insights, and changes (hopefully betterments) in your coding abilities.
In the fist version of the Jupyter notebook, submitted in 2017, all the calculations and all the plotting commands where packed inside a single monster function that was passed to
ipywidgets.interact. Quite frankly, as time passed this approach seemed less and less Phytonic (aka mature) and no longer representative of my programming skills and style, and increased understanding of widget objects.
After a significant hiatus (2 years) I restructured the whole project in several ways:
– Converted Python 2 code to Python 3
– Created separate helper functions for each calculation and moved them to the top to improve on both clarity and reusability of the code.
– Improved and standardized function docstrings
– Optimized and reduced the number of parameters
– Switched from
interact to
interactive to enable access to the colormaparray in later cells (for printing, further plotting, and exporting).
The new notebook is here.
In a different chapter in the book I talk at more length about the need to Keep on improving your geocomputing projects.

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Install /e/OS on a Samsung Galaxy S10e - "beyond0lte"
The instructions in this guide will assist you to install /e/OS on your beyond0lte. Please read through the instructions at least once before actually following them, so as to avoid any problems later.
It is important that you know that downgrading Smartphones on OS versions greater than the /e/OS OS version you plan to install, can cause instability or at worst brick some devices. We recommend that you check your current OS version, before attempting the installation.
It is advisable to flash your device only if you know what you are doing and are ok taking the associated risk. All /e/OS builds are provided as best effort, without any guarantee. The /e/OS project and its project members deny any and all responsibility about the consequences of using /e/OS software and or /e/OS services.
- If required take a backup of all important data from your phone on an external storage device before proceeding.
- Do not take a backup on the same device as some of these actions will format the device and delete the backup.
- Ensure your phone is charged more than 50%
- Check that
adbis enabled on your PC. If not you can find the setup instructions here
- Download all the files and images mentioned in the download section below before starting the installation
Make sure you have a working data cable to connect your device to the PC. There are cables which are only for charging and do not transfer data.
- Enable USB debugging on your device. You can find the instructions here
- Make sure that your model is listed in the Smartphone Selector. Check the model supported. Where available, information on the model supported should show as a pop-up when you hover the cursor on the Device name. The model number supported should be the exact same.
- Boot your device with the stock OS at least once and check every functionality.
Please share your experience , suggest tips or changes to this install guide documentation by visiting the Galaxy S10e specific topic on our community forum.
To report issues in /e/OS please refer this guide
Downloads for beyond0lte
/e/OS build : S dev
To understand the difference between /e/OS builds check this guide
Pre-Install Instructions
- Before following these instructions please ensure that the device is on the latest Android 12 firmware.
- Connect the device to a Wi-Fi network.
- Enable Developer Options by pressing the "Build Number" option in the "Settings" app within the "About" menu
- From within the Developer options menu, enable OEM unlock.
- Power off the device, and boot it into download mode:
- hold Volume Down + Bixby and connect USB cable to PC
- Now, click the button that the onscren instructions coorelate to "Continue" and/or "Unlock Bootloader".
- Your device will reboot, you may now unplug the USB cable from your device.
- The device will demand you format userdata, please follow the onscreen instructions to do so.
- Run through Android Setup skipping everything you can, then connect the device to a Wi-Fi network.
- Re-enable Development settings by clicking the "Build Number" option 10 times, in the "Settings" app within the "About" menu, and verify that "OEM Unlock" is still enabled in the "Developer options" menu.
Preparing for installation using Heimdall
Samsung devices come with a unique boot mode called "Download mode", which is very similar to "Fastboot mode" on some devices with unlocked bootloaders. Heimdall is a cross-platform, open-source tool for interfacing with Download mode on Samsung devices. The preferred method of installing a custom recovery is through this boot mode – rooting the stock firmware is neither necessary nor required.
Please note: On windows PC's to run the installation using ODIN check this HOWTO. The steps given below explain how to install Heimdall and flash /e/OS
- Enable OEM unlock in the Developer options under device Settings.
It appears sometime that the OEM unlock option is missing from Development options, especially on new devices. Please connect your device to the wifi and check of system updates. After a reboot, the option should appear.
- Install Heimdall or if you prefer you can Build latest Heimdall suite
- Power off the device and connect the USB adapter to the computer (but not to the device, yet).
- Boot into download mode:
- hold Volume Down + Bixby and connect USB cable to PC
You must accept/continue with the warning in "Download mode" to unlock the bootloader (see image below). You can accept/continue by short-pressing the
Volume UPbutton. Then, connect your device with your PC if you have already not done it.
- Windows only: install the drivers. A more complete set of instructions can be found in the ZAdiag user guide.
- Run
zadiag.exefrom the Drivers folder of the Heimdall suite.
- Choose Options » List all devices from the menu.
- Select Samsung USB Composite Device or MSM8x60 or Gadget Serial or Device Name from the drop down menu. (If nothing relevant appears, try uninstalling any Samsung related Windows software, like Samsung Windows drivers and/or Kies).
- Click Replace Driver (having to select Install Driver from the drop down list built into the
- If you are prompted with a warning that the installer is unable to verify the publisher of the driver, select Install this driver anyway. You may receive two more prompts about security. Select the options that allow you to carry on.
- Run
On the computer, open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window, and type:
heimdall print-pit
- If the device reboots, Heimdall is installed and working properly.
Installing the /e/OS Recovery on your beyond0lte
Download the /e/OS recovery (linked in the Download section above)
- Power off the device and connect the USB adapter to the computer (but not to the device, yet).
- Boot into download mode:
- With the device powered off
- hold Volume Down + Bixby and connect USB cable to PC
Accept the disclaimer, then insert the USB cable into the device.
- On the computer, open a command prompt (on Windows) or terminal (on Linux or macOS) window in the directory the recovery image is located, and type:
heimdall flash --RECOVERY recoveryfilename.img --no-reboot
recoveryfilenamewith the name of the recovery you downloaded
- A blue transfer bar will appear on the device showing the recovery being transferred.
Tip: The device will continue to display
Downloading... Do not turn off target!!even after the process is complete. When the status message in the top left of the device's display reports that the process is complete, you may proceed.
- Manually reboot into recovery:
- With the device powered off, Reboot and immediately hold Volume Up + Bixby + Power while the device is connected to a PC via USB cable
Note: Be sure to reboot into recovery immediately after having installed the custom recovery. Otherwise the custom recovery will be overwritten and the device will reboot (appearing as though your custom recovery failed to install).
Note: Be sure to reboot into recovery immediately after having installed the custom recovery. Otherwise the custom recovery will be overwritten and the device will reboot (appearing as though your custom recovery failed to install).
Steps to install /e/OS from recovery
Advanced »
Enable adb
Format the device
On /e/OS Recovery main screen:
- Select
Factory reset
- Select
Format data / Factory resetoption
- Next screen will display a warning that this action cannot be undone
- Select
Format datato proceed or
Cancelif you want to go back
If you selected
Format data, the format process will completeTip: You will see text in small font on the lower left side of the screen mentioning format progress
The small font text would be similar to this
Wiping data Formatting/data Formatting/cache Data wipe complete
- Display will now return to the Factory Reset screen
Install /e/OS
In /e/OS recovery main screen:
- Select
Apply Updateand in next screen
Apply update from adb
In the next screen, the device is now in sideload mode
Note at this point the Cancel option is highlighted that does not mean you have canceled the action. The device is in adb sideload mode.
On your PC type begin adb sideload. Type the below command in a console
adb sideload downloaded_file_name.zip
Replace downloaded_file_name.zip with the name of the /e/OS file you downloaded in the previous section
- Press
enterkey on the keyboard to start the sideloading The screen will show the progress percentage…This might pause at 47%
- Give it some time
- The PC console will now display
Total xfer: 1.00x
- The phone screen will now display some text with a message similar to
Script succeeded result was [1.000000]
This means that the install was successful.
Reboot the device
In /e/OS recovery main screen:
- Select
Reboot system now
The reboot process may take 5 - 10 minutes
To find some troubleshooting tips… click here
- Getting a
Total xFer ':' 0.01xmessage - Try to upload the /e/OS to internal storage and retry to install
adb ':' sideload connection failed ':' insufficient permissions for deviceerror - Try to execute the commands
adb kill-serverand
adb start-serverand retry
- Running
adb shell twrp install /sdcard/</e/OS zip package>raise non-existent directory error - Try to check solution here
- Getting an
insufficient permissionserror - Try the solution given here
- When running "adb devices" in bash a device is shown as "unauthorized" - Try the solution given here
- Errors while running TWRP version 3.4.x.x or above - Try downloading and using a previous TWRP version.. below 3.4.x.x
- In TWRP if this error shows up
failed to mount /preload- Try in TWRP
wipescreen in advanced menu select
swipe to wipe
/cache/recovery/xxx -> no such file or directoryerror while flashing a ROM - On PC run
adb shellin the console now create a folder called recovery for e.g. here the devicecode name is violet "violet :/cache# mkdir recovery"
- Trying to troubleshoot mobile connectivity issues - Read this guide
Please share your experience , suggest tips or changes to this install guide documentation by visiting the Galaxy S10e specific topic on our community forum.
To report issues in /e/OS please refer this guide
This documentation "Install /e/OS on a Samsung Galaxy S10e - "beyond0lte"" is a derivative of "install LineageOS on beyond0lte" by The LineageOS Project, used under CC BY.


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- From: David Hyatt <email@example.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 15:05:13 -0700
- To: Andrew Fedoniouk <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- Cc: email@example.com, "L. David Baron" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
The problem I have with your proposal is that you are overloading the concept of flexing onto the concept of width. These are two independent concepts. It should be possible to say that object A has a width of 100px but a flex of 5, but that object B has a width of 200px and a flex of 1 (or no flex at all, etc.). If you overload the flexing concept onto width, then you prevent the separate specification of width and flex for a single element. XUL solves this problem by introducing a separate CSS property, box-flex, that is implemented by Mozilla and Safari. Another important flexing concept for UI elements (like scrollbars) is levels of flexing. We call these flex groups in XUL. Currently only Safari implements flex-group support. The idea is that objects can be placed at different flex levels, so that - for example - you might want the track of a scrollbar to flex as you shrink the scrollbar, but once the track is completely gone, then the up/down buttons on the scrollbar could start flexing as you get even smaller. I think flexing works best when used with a specific new display type (a new type of container), so that the rules can be easily specified, and you don't have to handle how flexing works in arbitrary line layout (which I think would be unnecessarily complicated given the use cases I would expect for such a feature) or in the presence of floats. dave On May 11, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Fedoniouk wrote: > > For me personally the concept of "auto" is one of the most confusing > things > in CSS: > Bad dream of implementor: "...'auto' replaced by some suitable value, > but > there are exceptions...". > > E.g. why margin-left/right:auto in some cases is exactly 50%% and > margin-top/bottom:auto is nothing in most(or in all?) cases? > > %% is an attempt to formalize this 'auto' concept if you wish. > > width:50% and width:50%% are basicly the same entities > but in first place ContainerContentWidth is used as base for computing > percents and > in second place it is FreeSpace which is function of > ContainerContentWidth. > > Andrew Fedoniouk. > http://terrainformatica.com > > > L. David Baron wrote: > "This means that, while it's a value for the 'width' property, it's not > actually describing the width, but rather a factor to be added to an > 'auto' width. That seems confusing, and might lead authors to expect > that of 'width' in other cases as well (as some buggy browsers already > do, especially for 'height')" > >> first: >> compute everything as %% does not exist at all. >> apply all paragraph wrapping rules as usual. >> second: >> compute free space for each line box which we've got on first step. >> compute all elements which have %% according to free space. >> replace elements in line boxes. > >
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Harry & Meghan Just Revealed The Lucky Musicians Who Will Perform At Their Wedding Ceremony
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's May 19 nuptials are fast approaching. So, it's no surprise that the pair have released even more exciting details about their special day. Through the Kensington Palace Twitter account, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed their wedding day music. And the new details are bound to make you even more excited for the pair's upcoming wedding.
The Palace first shared that the music for the wedding ceremony would be under the direction of James Vivian. Vivian is already the music director for St. George's Chapel, where Harry and Markle are set to wed, and will guide a selection of the choir, choral groups, and other musicians during the big event.
They also revealed a very talented musician will be a part of the ceremony who has a small connection to the Harry himself. The Palace said that cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician contest, will perform during the ceremony. The tweet noted that the prince first took note of him at an event for the Halo Foundation, during which Kanneh-Mason performed.
Yet, it was the prince's wife-to-be who personally made the call to ask the talented cellist to perform, which he was obviously thrilled by. He said, per the Royal Family's website, "I'm so excited and honoured to perform at Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle's wedding. I was bowled over when Ms. Markle called me to ask if I would play during the ceremony, and of course I immediately said yes!"
Kensington Palace also revealed that the Christian gospel group The Kingdom Choir will perform with conductor Karen Gibson leading the group. The choir is made up of performers "dedicated to creating a sound that demonstrates the community they share." Gibson understandably expressed her excitement and gratitude over the amazing opportunity for herself and the choir. She also took some time to say some kind words for Harry and Markle in advance of their wedding day: "It [performing] will be a moment that we will always treasure, and we'd like to take the opportunity to wish the couple all the very best for their coming union."
The Royal Family's website also noted a couple of other performers and musicians who will be a part of the ceremony, including orchestra conductor Christopher Warren-Green, singer Elin Manahan Thomas, and trumpeter David Blackadder. With all of this immense talent, and performers who were likely chosen by the husband and wife-to-be themselves, the music will undoubtedly be a special part of their wedding ceremony.
Of course, these haven't been the only details that have been revealed about the royal wedding. Luckily for every royal fan out there, Harry and Markle have been open about some specific wedding details through the Kensington Palace Twitter account. And so far, none of those details have disappointed.
On March 20, they revealed that they're set to enjoy what sounds like the best wedding cake ever, courtesy of Violet Bakery's Claire Ptak. Harry and Markle will have a lemon elderflower cake at their wedding in order to really embrace a spring theme for their May 19 wedding.
Kensington Palace tweeted on April 1 that Harry and Markle had chosen Phillipa Craddock as the florist for their wedding. The details once again showed that the royal pair are really embracing the season with the planned flower arrangements. They reported that Craddock will use flowers that are in season, such as foxgloves and white garden roses, whenever possible.
Seeing as though more details have recently been revealed in the lead-up to the event of the year, maybe fans can expect even more fun tidbits about the May 19 wedding day in the weeks to come.


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The February 11th meeting started at 5:00 p.m. with a closed session for Administrative Function Boards/Commissions and Personnel.
No decisions were made in the closed session.
The Regular meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm
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Riverside Estates letter to residents – This letter was sent to all current resident outlining the remediation activities that will be taking place over the next several months. - Informational Item
Queen Anne's County Circuit Courthouse Awards – Our new Courthouse project has recently been recognized through the presentation of two distinguished awards which DPW will be presenting to the Board. The awards are:• County Engineers Association of Maryland (CEAM) Project of the Year• Maryland Quality Initiative (MdQI) Award of Excellence - Informational Item
Southern Kent Island Sanitary Project - Phase 3 Engineering Bid 01
This is a bid for engineering services for the third phase of the Southern Kent Island (SKI) Sanitary Project consisting of the Kentmorr and Queen Anne Colony subdivisions. As with the previous phase, this design effort was divided into two contracts including; 1) community mains and 2) STEP Tank placement. This contract is for the community main design. We received three bids ranging from $96,000 to $218,000. The recommendation is to award this to the low bidder, Century Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $96,700. This is the same firm doing the design work on Phase 2. -Approved 5-0
CDBG Close Out Agreement for the Chesterwye Facility:
Through the Division of Housing and Community Services, the County received and administered a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (MD DHCD) to build the Chesterwye House on State Street. After the grant was fully expended (approximately 2016 through 2018) and the project successfully completed, MD DHCD staff came out to inspect and monitor the files. This is now finished, and permission has been tendered to the MD DHCD to officially close the grant. -Approved 5-0
CDBG Housing Study Grant Agreement and Program Forms:
In the fall of 2019, Michael Clark and other Division of Housing and Community Services Staff presented to the Commission an overview of their application for CDBG funds to cover the cost of a Housing Study. The application was submitted, and the grant was approved. Signing these documents allows the Division of Housing and Community Services to accept the grant funds and start the project. -Approved 5-0
Community Partnerships Student member nomination:
The Board members of the Queen Anne's County Community Partnerships for Children andFamilies have nominated Alana Ellis to their Board as a student member. They are now seeking confirmation from the Commissioners. -Confirmed and Approved 5-0
Budget Amendment CC-18 – Aging Capital Grant:
This Budget amendment is for the Department of Aging's Preventative maintenance grant for vehicle repairs. This is an MTA grant was originally budgeted using FY19's amount but we received more grant funding following this year's FY20 grant application. No new County Funds are required. --Approved 5-0
Budget Amendment CC-20 - QACPS request:
The Queen Anne's County Public Schools (QACPS) have several FY18 Capital Projects that can beclosed which have remaining unspent funds in the aggregate amount of $28,470.58. This request is to use these remaining funds for other needed custodial equipment including ladders, Wet-Dry vacuums and floor buffers/scrubbers. No additional County Funds are requested. -Approved 5-0
QACPS 17th Annual Awards Gala support
This is a request to sponsor the QACPS Annual Awards Gala which celebrates finalists for teacher of the year and twelve support staff members. -Approved 5-0 for a Platinum Sponsor Level
Character Counts! Proclamation for February
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Private Activity Bonds 2020 Initial Allocation for MD
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Tidal Wetlands Division Public Notice
Plumbing & HVAC Board minutes
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I. QAC League of Women Voters – Proclamation
Patricia Jamison, President
II. Department of Emergency Services Update
Director Scott Hass
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Director Steven Chandlee
To be Introduced:
County Ordinance 20-02 - Establishment of the Queen Anne's County Farmland Preservation Fund. This bill establishes a special dedicated fund to collect up to $1.0 million from solar personal property taxes for dedication to the County Farmland Preservation (MALPH) annually.
- Introduced by Commissioner Jim Moran
Available to be voted on
County Ordinance 20-01 - PUBLIC FACILITIES BOND AUTHORIZATION OF 2020
This bill will authorize the County to borrow up to $9.5 million for the public purpose of financing or refinancing Public Facilities. This could include the Detention Center project, approved BOE projects, asphalt overlays, DES facilities etc. -Approved 5-0
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Dave Syer, SpringSource
Dr David Syer is the technical lead on Spring Batch, the batch processing framework and toolkit from SpringSource. He is an experienced, delivery-focused architect and development manager. He has designed and built successful enterprise software solutions using Spring, and implemented them in major financial institutions worldwide.
David is known for his clear and informative training style and has deep knowledge and experience with all aspects of real-life usage of the Spring framework. He enjoys creating business value from the application of simple principles to enterprise architecture.David joined SpringSource from a leading risk management software vendor where he worked closely with SpringSource on a number of projects.
Recent publications have appeared in Balance Sheet, Operational Risk and Derivatives Technology.


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Sensible, charming, modern, and sleek are a few terms that adequately define the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3. But very few people know the actual themes around which this sofa was designed. We're here today to explain some of them to you in detail so that you can get a better feel for its aesthetic and functionality. Let's take a look:
Modern rationalism
The modern aesthetic is extremely vast but very few people can break the boundaries of its simplicity and deliver something new. That's definitely what happened in the design of the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3. The originality of this sofa is what makes it so immediately iconic. There are elements of modern rationalism that add a verve and vivacity to its entire aesthetic. It's beauty and grace have been artfully maneuvered into the most easygoing and sophisticated proponents that never fail to make an impression on the user.
The form and matter
The form of the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3 is comprised of some of the best modular geometry that you'll ever find. Moreover, Corbusier and his fellow designers have used the mass of the shape itself to make this sofa so appealing to the eye. Its unique rectangular form is made out of individual square-ish components that ensure comfortable seating and prime visuals. As far as the matter is concerned, the plush seat ensures amazing countenance that complements the form perfectly.
The color
While most conventional furniture varies in aesthetic depending on the color or fabric of the upholstery, there's something extra and distinct that sets the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3 apart within this regard. In fact, its overriding theme is color. While the most popular version of this sofa features chrome plated structural elements and black leather upholstery, there are actually innumerable combinations that you can go for. This sofa actually consists of a number of structural finishes – in both color and finish – along with different upholstery hues so that you can easily match it with your home interior theme.
Relationship between components
They say that the whole of something is a strategic sum of its parts and that is certainly the case with the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3. One of its basic design ideas was to be able to deconstruct this seat into its base elements. They comprise of the supporting frame and the cushions. Of course, the padding is also a part of this process, and together all of these elements work in tandem to deliver a fantastic relationship between the sum and its small parts. Even the tactile aspects of the upholstery contribute positively to this factor.
Signature design
The one of a kind quality of the design of the Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3 is definitely one of its defining features. At the time of its conception, it was a prototype that no one knew would one day take the design world by storm. It definitely features a signature design that has both evolved and maintained its originality over the decades. Its exclusivity makes it a must-have for both aficionados and amateur furniture buyers alike.
The Le Corbusier Sofa Lc3 is a prime example of modernism done right, and many of these points will help you understand the ideology behind the design of this sofa.


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OrangeProblems.co.uk is currently conducting the largest broadband speed survey in the United Kingdom – are you taking part?
You may have seen in recent press articles that many broadband customers are not getting anywhere near their "up to" broadband speed – often this is advertised as up to 8 Meg. In fact, after "upgrading" from a 1 or 2 Meg broadband speed to an 8 Meg speed, customers are finding that their speeds deteriorate – often to as low as sub-dial-up speeds.
Over the last few months, OrangeProblems.co.uk has been collating broadband speeds from its Members. We allow our Members to record their broadband speeds with us and we give them this information in a graph and table to keep as a record, should circumstances change.
Members are free to use these graphs and tables so long as credit is given to OrangeProblems.co.uk
On top of this, we verify the information that Members submit and publish this data as national, regional and local area statistics (with all personal information removed!). We are even breaking the data down to speeds at various times of the day, on various days of the week etc… We are continually adding to the types of statistics that we provide.
Statistics are published immediately on verification, and we try to verify the information submitted within 3 working days (this is due to the time that it takes to go through each submitted speed). So the information our members see is continually up to date! The information within your profile area will be verified and unverified information and will be marked as such.
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We really have made it as simple as possible – there are no huge 5-page forms to fill in – we don't believe in that. We want just the relevant information. No more, no less.
As far as we are aware, no other organisation is holding as much data as we currently have on broadband speeds. Including the two recent media reports!
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Our aim, once we have enough data, is to compare all internet service providers! We'll show you the best and the worst broadband speeds by internet service provider, by region, by area, by time of day, by day of the week.... We'll show you it all!
We believe by comparing speeds by internet service provider within regions and areas, we will be able to help you choose which ISP is best for you, who is failing their customers and who are giving the best value for money! And who are telling porkies when you hear your ISPs technical support telling you "...But this is the maximum speed that your line can handle..."
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Men's fashion has come a long way throughout the decades. It has evolved to go hand in hand with women's fashion. You can see men taking care of their looks more these days. There are, though, still some men who don't have a clue about how to dress properly. Here are some fashion dos and don'ts that men can take note of.
Do Wear the Right Fit
The fit of a piece of clothing will make or break a look. Make sure your clothes fit perfectly on you: not too tight and not too loose. This is especially true for suits. Made-to-measure suits are the way to go when it comes to picking out formal clothes. Getting a suit made to your body size will make you look more polished and clean.
Do Dress for the Occasion
Every occasion calls for a certain dres' code, especially formal ones. Make sure that you dress accordingly, so as not to stand out like a sore thumb and not divert the attention from the host of the occasion to you.
Do Invest in Classic Pieces
Classic pieces will never go out of style, even after many years. A crisp white shirt, classic cut jeans, form-fitting plain shirts, and a formal jacket and suit are just some wardrobe staples that you should own. You can wear them over and over again and with anything and still create a new look every time. They are the best wardrobe investments you can have.
Don't Throw Just Anything Together
When it comes to fashion, it is not wise to wear the first items that you pull out of your closet. Plan your outfit for the day; consider the weather too. If you know that you keep on running late to appointments, assemble your outfit the night before. You will be able to choose the right pieces that you can put together this way.
Don't Get Stuck in a Fashion-Era
A lot of men make this huge fashion mistake. Just because they looked good on you when it was the hot thing back then, doesn't mean that it still looks good on you several decades later. Widen your horizons fashion-wise. You will be surprised to know that current fashion trends will also look good on you.
Don't Think That all Clothing Will Look Good on You
Keep this in mind: what looks good on one person may not look good on you. Not every man has body proportions where every single piece of clothing will fit and look good on them. The secret is to try on anything that catches your eye and decide from there if it looks good on you or otherwise.
Fashion is no longer just a woman's forte. You too can be fashionable and wear fashionable clothes and exude masculinity.


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Paragraph 7 of the Hosting Agreement of 2014 provides that the Agreement be reviewed by the Meeting of States Parties (MSPs) or the Review Conference of the States Parties every three years. Hence, leading up to the Seventh Meeting of States Parties (7MSP), a review of the Hosting Agreement was made by Coordinators on the General Status and Operation and the following is the report:
Report on the review of the agreement between the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the GICHD on the hosting of the ISU-CCM (6 July 2017)
Notification Director ISU-CCM (1 April 2015)
Agreement between the States Parties to the CCM and the GICHD on the hosting of the ISU-CCM (2 August 2014)
In 2012 and 2013 States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions have met three times for open-ended consultations on the establishment of an Implementation Support Unit (ISU). Below are relevant documents from each meeting.
Open-ended Informal Consultations 26 June 2013
Invitation letter
Draft decision
Additional documents:
Non-Paper (English version / version française)
Open-ended Informal Consultations 8 February 2013
Invitation letter
Draft agenda
President's discussion paper on the ISU-CCM
Scale of assessment
Open-ended Informal Consultations 31 August 2012
Invitation letter
Provisional agenda
President's working paper on the establishment of the ISU-CCM
Open-ended Informal Consultations 29 February 2012
Invitation letter
Draft agenda
President's non-paper on the ISU-CCM


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text: Nobody knows William Shakespeare better than Sir Ian McKellen. The veteran actor has played all the leading roles, from Romeo and Hamlet to Macbeth and King Lear – so it is a shock to hear him declare that the way the plays are taught in many schools is wrong – and most of us shouldContinue reading "Stop reading Shakespeare right now! Sir Ian McKellen says so!"


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As 2019 draws to a close, EFP president Filippo Graziani offers his season's greetings to the periodontal community, reflecting on what has been an exciting and successful year for the federation and looking ahead to the challenges of 2020.
Dear colleagues, dear friends,
I would like to acknowledge the great contribution made by all the 37 national societies of periodontology and their members to the EFP. I cannot express enough the extent of my gratitude for the continuous support for the federation.
It is also my pleasure to thank all the EFP partners that not only support our projects but are also battling alongside us in improving worldwide awareness of gum diseases.
2019 has been a year of many achievements for the EFP. Looking back over the past 12 months, we should appreciate how we have all, collectively, helped take the federation from strength to strength, with numerous activities of paramount importance.
We have continued promoting clinical excellence through educational events, but this year, we have also pursued our global outreach by going beyond the borders of Europe. Perio Master Clinic 2019, held in Hong Kong in March, was the first EFP congress outside Europe – and both the numbers and the feedback tell us that it was nothing less than successful.
Gum Health Day 2019, coordinated by Lior Shapira, has further confirmed the international reach and impact of our annual awareness day. This year's key message about the importance of periodontal health and its influence on aesthetics was spread in 47 participating countries around the world.
The EFP Postgraduate Symposium's eighth edition took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. It brought together 100 students and 32 teachers from the EFP-accredited periodontology programmes, with the aim of encouraging high-level scientific and clinical discussion while also nurturing networking and valuable human interaction.
We've concluded 2019 with an event of historic importance. In November, Perio Workshop 2019 developed recommendations on periodontal therapy for periodontitis stages I, II and III. The result of the workshop is an evidence-based, clinical-practice guideline of the highest quality, which will surely have an unprecedented and lasting impact on the daily practice of clinicians worldwide.
2020 is looking just as bright. We will keep re-enforcing our messages without hesitation. Perio Master Clinic 2020 will be held in Dublin, with an important focus on regeneration. Our new EFP website, with a captivating new structure and a powerful subsite for the general public, will be launched. Our EFP outreach projects will be enriched with the launch of the Perio & Cardio campaign.
On May 12, we will again celebrate Gum Health Day, this time inviting everybody to "say NO to bleeding gums." In November, the important work on recommendations will be completed with a guideline on the treatment of periodontitis stage IV.
It is going to be a privilege to share this great 2020 adventure with all of you.
It is then with uncommon pleasure that I, on the behalf of the EFP's executive committee and all the federation's staff and co-workers, wish all of you, and your loved ones, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – hopefully, a very fruitful, healthy, and prosperous one!
Filippo Graziani
EFP president


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I spent a curious, but lively morning at News International today. The organisation hosted a one day conference for many state school students on behalf of the Young Journalists' Academy, encouraging them to consider entering the trade. I was asked to be on the opening panel discussion entitled "Why Be A Journalist?" So I started with some sarcastic suggestions from the wags I know on Twitter:
- Because your parents couldn't stomach the thought of you being a banker.(@doctorcdf)
Because there's worse ways to earn no money. (@EleanorPe)
Esteem, respect and love from the public.(@tonyglover11)
For the money, the fame, the short working hours, the kind bosses, the bonuses and the unwavering respect of a nation. (@JW_Ten14)
So you can learn how to manipulate your love of playground gossip & be paid to publish it. (@AliciaHills)
Because if you join a corrupt empire you can dictate to politicians and be above the law. (@98Apples)
And this one from the editor of Spear's Magazine: Because there's the truth and because people want to hide it from you. (@joshspero)
The decision of News International to host is interesting. An organization, trying to rebuild its reputation after the industrial disaster of Hackgate. And it was a fun and lively discussion. I certainly didn't hold back from challenging the callous arrogance of some journalists towards the public, giving examples of bad journalism. Eg. The treatment of Rochelle Holness's murder. But I cited plenty of examples of great work (eg. Liz McKean's original investigation into Jimmy Savile for Newsnight) and made my usual defence of the civic value of honest investigation in the public interest, the importance of holding the powerful to account, exposing wrong doing etc. And the great fun of being in the front row at the first draft of history and all that.
On the panel was The Sun's star TV critic Ally Ross and Guto Harri — who joined the BBC at the same time as me as a graduate News trainee and spent several years as a Westminster reporter before crossing the line to work for Mayor Boris Johnson and now Head of Communications for News International. Poacher turned game keeper turned gamekeeper for a very powerful poacher, I guess. Both had great stories of the fun, privileges and challenges of a career in journalism. ("You can be a complete tosser sometimes, but you are more interesting than an accountant or a banker," said Harri.) Ross, revealed that he had written an angry letter to The Sun as a teenager about some example of their reprehensible misreporting. But later, as he started his career found The Sun treated him far better than The Guardian which had snubbed him very badly. And his loyalty to the tabloid had been established every since.
Ross was charming and made a lively defence of those Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster headlines. He cited with pride that he'd been stalked by a member of the EastEnders cast for saying he was short, and threatened by the head of BBC Drama. "I became a journalist to provoke, to write honest things, to be funny. But I have to work within libel law." Ross also pointed out, as many journalists already have, that pretty much everything that outraged us about hackgate was already illegal; and that the important MPs' expenses scandal was only broken because of the illegal acquisition of the stolen information by payment.
However he did give an example of his content being censored for libel that could reasonably be said to be in rather dubious taste. It was a joke about sexual harrassment and whether the woman was good looking or not. He also cited Rod Liddle, who got The Spectator into trouble for breaching a court order not that long ago, as the best columnist there is (discuss), and most controversially Ross said the suicide of teacher Lucy Meadows was about her debts, and not linked, as a coroner had claimed, to the strongly worded columns of writers such as Richard Littlejohn about Meadows' transgender status.
I am a bit perturbed about what the young would be journalists in the audience would take away from all that. Over the course of the day there seemed to be some agendas being pushed. It's been suggested to me that a 100% pro-Leveson voice was lacking on my panel lineup. I noticed in the official Twitter feed from the event at least one speaker was saying this: "The real monopoly in this country is not Murdoch, it's the BBC". A legitimate discussion point, but I don't know if it was challenged. But as an insight into the range of opinions about recent scandals, and the political positions by different organisations, the event was illuminating.
Guto Harri made perhaps the most helpful comment of the morning panel discussion. Referring to the public school and Oxbridge background of many figures in public life he urged the audience in reporting on and interviewing the powerful, whether in politics or business, to develop their own confidence and stand their ground. "Don't be intimidated by people who've been trained to be confident." On that we can all agree.


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Panda Bear Announces Worldwide Tour Dates
9th January 2018
Panda Bear today announces tour dates for April / May 2018. The shows come on the heels of the forthcoming 12" EP, entitled A Day With The Homies, to be released on January 12, 2018 via Domino. Tickets for the shows also go on sale this Friday, January 12. A Day With The Homies, the first Panda Bear release since 2015's Crosswords EP, has appeared on "Most Anticipated Albums" lists from Pitchfork, Stereogum, W Magazine, and more.
The limited 12" is now available to pre-order at the Animal Collective store. It is also available to pre-order at these select retailers and will be available physically in-stores on January 12, 2018. PRE-ORDER HERE.
Noah Lennox, a.k.a Panda Bear, on A Day With The Homies:
"It's been my perception that these things tend to homogenize experience so I hope you'll forgive me if I don't outline, in any specific way, the many choices involved in its creation. I appreciate your role as filter or translator, and by withholding my own blueprints for the album, I mean to encourage and cultivate your part in its trip.
The songs aren't lyrically linear or narrative as such, though I did scatter pieces of longer-chewed themes across the tracks. I find they still work satisfactorily alone, but strengthen each other's messages when combined.
I hoped to make something without frills or much embellishment, principally because I've found more fluff tends to equal less power. Since the juiciest action is entirely focused in the deeper zones of the frequency spectrum (at least from where I've sat), power was key.
It's not often anymore I find something specific to my life that feels worthwhile setting to song for others to consume. It's a tough sell convincing myself that my own troubles warrant as much attention as those we all share. The strokes of the messages themselves are broad enough, then, that I think anybody can find a familiar face, if they care to look.
The lion's share of the noise is centred, or nearly, so both speakers get a taste. This is another nod towards power, but it also means HOMIES doesn't work in the same way through headphones as it does out in the air.
My greatest hope with this stuff is for it to live like my favourite songs do, which is to say like comforts or companions. Thank you very much for listening and I hope A Day With the Homies can mean something to you."
Tour Dates
MON 4/02 MANCHESTER, UK - Gorilla
TUE 4/03 LONDON, UK - Village Underground
THU 4/05 PARIS, FR - Trabendo
FRI 4/06 BRUGES, BELGIUM - More Music Festival
THU 4/26 DALLAS, TX - Canton Hall
FRI 4/27 AUSTIN, TX - Levitation @ Mohawk
MON 4/30 CHICAGO, IL - Thalia Hall
TUE 5/01 DETROIT, MI - Majestic Theatre
WED 5/02 TORONTO, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
FRI 5/04 BOSTON, MA - Paradise Rock Club
SAT 5/05 BROOKLYN, NY - Brooklyn Steel
SUN 5/06 PHILADELPHIA, PA - Union Transfer
MON 5/07 WASHINGTON DC - 9:30 Club
WED 5/09 CHAPEL HILL, NC - Cat's Cradle
THU 5/10 ATLANTA, GA - Variety Playhouse
A Day With The Homies 12" EP tracklisting
Side A
A1. Flight
A2. Part of the Math
Side B
B1. Shepard Tone
B2. Nod to the Folks
B3. Sunset


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Factors to Consider When Choosing a Plumbing Company
A home is complete when the water supply and the drainage system is in good shape, and they are functioning well. Therefore they require proper installation and careful management for it to function normally. There comes a time when the drainage systems might become faulty, and the water supply might not be well in the house. The need for water will require a faster response, and therefore you should look for a quick solution. These types of works and duty are usually very difficult to do alone, especially when you do not have the right skills and knowledge of the plumbing systems. This is the point you should look for a plumbing company to help you do the repairs in your house. You should know that we have many plumbing companies in the world today and therefore choosing the best plumbing company can be very hard. It is advisable to do some background check and have the right information on a particular plumbing company you want to choose. This article will list some of the essential factors you should consider when you want to choose the ideal plumbing company you want to hire.
You should consider the experience of the plumbing company you want to choose. You will need a good level of experience for you to do a certain task in the correct manner. Therefore it is also important to choose a plumbing company with a good level of experience. There are many advantages you will get when you work with an experienced plumbing company. They have the skills and knowledge on how to handle the plumbing services in the correct manner. They will also help you with good advice on the stores where you can buy the plumbing materials at an affordable price. Some of the ways you can know if the plumbing company you want to choose has a good level of experience are by looking at the number of years they have been offering the plumbing services.
You should consider the cost of the plumbing company you want to hire. You should know that different plumbing companies existing in the world offer different rates at which they offer plumbing services. You should, therefore, make a list of the different plumbing companies then you compare the rates at which they offer the plumbing services. This will give you the chance of choosing a plumbing company which will give you quality services at an affordable rate.
It is important to consider to license of the plumbing company you want to choose. It is the presence of the license, which will show you if the plumbing company you want you to choose has the full authority form the government to give the plumbing services. This will give you an assurance that the plumbing company you want to choose has the right tools, and they also have well-skilled plumbing technicians to offer plumbing services. The presence of the license will also give you the right way to follow in any case of misunderstanding between you and the plumbing company you want to choose.


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San Diego Sports and RecreationSan Diego's spectator sports are many and varied. Outdoor sports draw nearly as many visitors to the city as its other attractions. Petco Park, located downtown at 100 Park Blvd., is home to the San Diego Padres and Pechanga Arena San Diego, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. in the Point Loma neighborhood, plays host to special sports events.
Because of its mild climate, San Diego also is a destination for year-round recreation. The various Community Park and Recreation Divisions can provide more information: Community Parks II (which covers the Inland Division), (619) 525-8222; Community Parks I (which covers community parks and recreation centers), (619) 235-1103; and Developed Regional Parks (which covers coastal beaches and regional parks), (619) 235-1169.
Baseball Win or lose, the San Diego Padres can boast one of the most attractive settings of any Major League Baseball stadium—steps from the waterfront amid the always-popular Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego, where Petco Park opened in 2004. Inside the ballpark, you'll find a wide variety of places to eat and drink. The Padres play April through September; phone (619) 795-5000.
College football fans support the San Diego State University Aztecs, who compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs play at Snapdragon Stadium, located at 2101 Stadium Way in Mission Valley, in the fall. Phone (877) 737-8039 for Aztecs ticket information.
Horse RacingFounded by Bing Crosby and Pat O'Brien in 1937, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, 20 miles north of town, is a great place to enjoy a horse race. The nation's top jockeys and steeds travel to visit this palatial facility at the Del Mar fairgrounds attracts the nation's top jockeys and steeds. The racing season is July through September. Satellite wagering is available in the off-season. Phone (858) 755-1141 for information or (858) 792-4242 for tickets.
Note: Policies concerning admittance of children to pari-mutuel betting facilities vary. Phone for information.
One of the fun things to do during your visit is a tour of this sunshine city on a bicycle. There are several marked bike routes and numerous rental shops. San Diego fosters bicycling with safe, marked bicycle lanes. Many share the county's roadways; a particular favorite is the Pacific Highway (S21) between La Jolla and Oceanside.
Coronado's wide streets also are ideal for bicyclists. Holland's Bicycles offers rentals at Coronado's Ferry Landing Marketplace; phone (619) 435-7180. Bicycles can accompany passengers on the San Diego-Coronado Ferry. Mission Bay Park is a bicyclist's haven. Visitors can rent bikes from Cheap Rentals at 3689 Mission Blvd. on Mission Beach; phone (858) 488-9070.
FishingAnglers can enjoy many varieties of the sport: deep-sea, surf, pier, bay, shell and freshwater. Bottom-feeding fish are attracted by offshore kelp beds, and nearby Mexican waters contain barracuda, bass, bonito and yellowtail. Pier fishing does not require a license; try your luck from the public piers at Shelter Island, Ocean Beach and Imperial Beach. For a more extensive trip, fishing charters depart from Point Loma and Quivira Basin at Mission Bay Park.
Few cities can match San Diego's near-ideal conditions for golf. Rain seldom interferes, and mild temperatures promote year-round playing. Courses in San Diego County number more than 90, ranging from seaside to desert locations. Mission Bay Golf Course is lighted for evening play. Advanced reservations are a good idea.
The following courses offer at least 18 holes and are open to the public all year: Balboa Park Municipal Golf Course, 2600 Golf Course Dr., (619) 235-1184; Boulder Oaks Golf Club, 10333 Meadow Glen Way E. in Escondido, (760) 749-1620; Castle Creek Country Club, 8797 Circle R Dr. in Escondido, (760) 749-2422; Coronado Municipal Golf Course, 2000 Visalia Row in Coronado, (619) 522-6590; Eagle Crest Golf Club, 2492 Old Ranch Rd. in Escondido, (760) 737-9762; Eastlake Country Club, 2375 Clubhouse Dr. in Chula Vista, (619) 482-5757; Mission Bay Golf Course and Practice Center, 2702 N. Mission Bay Dr., (858) 581-7880; Mission Trails Golf Course, 7380 Golfcrest Pl., (619) 460-5400; and Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course, 11480 N. Torrey Pines Rd. in La Jolla, (858) 552-1662.
HikingHikers take advantage of the varied terrain north and east of the city. The hiking trails at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, just north of La Jolla, have ocean views. Mission Trails Regional Park, 8 miles northeast of downtown at 1 Father Junípero Serra Tr., covers nearly 7,220 acres of rugged hills and valleys. The visitor and interpretive center, (619) 668-3281, contains exhibits that relate to the park's flora, fauna and history. Free hiking trail maps also are available. The visitor center is open daily 9-5; closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Horseback RidingClubs offer horse rentals and riding facilities, and there are several horse rental agencies throughout the area. Within the Otay Sweetwater Wildlife Refuge, Iron Oak Canyon Ranch, 12310 Campo Rd. in Spring Valley, boasts thousands of acres of open space crisscrossed with riding trails; phone (619) 670-1861.
Sweetwater Summit Regional Park, south of San Diego and east of the town of Bonita, has about 70 acres for equestrian campers; day-use corrals are available as well. Miles of trails follow the Sweetwater River and Reservoir; phone (619) 472-7572. Meanwhile, Border Field State Park, bounded by the Mexican border on the south and Pacific Ocean on the west, has the only beach in Southern California where horseback riding is allowed; phone (619) 575-3613.
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Mission Bay Park is perhaps the destination for joggers. Other fun places to go are the trails winding through Balboa Park, and along the Embarcadero downtown.
KayakingFor those who just cannot make up their minds about what to do, Hike Bike Kayak , 2222 Avenida del la Playa in La Jolla, offers many choices of day-long activities; phone (858) 551-9510.
Although many tennis courts throughout the San Diego area are at private clubs or hotel complexes, there are some convenient public facilities, some located in the major tourist areas. The La Jolla Tennis Club, 7632 Draper Ave. at the La Jolla Recreation Center in La Jolla, offers nine free courts (five are lighted); phone (858) 454-4434. The Balboa Tennis Club at the Morley Field Sports Complex in Balboa Park makes its 25 courts available to nonmembers for a nominal fee; phone (619) 295-9278. There also are public courts at Mission Bay Park, Point Loma Park and at Coronado's city parks.
Water SportsAAA/Photo submitted by Maria White
Miles of shoreline and two large, protected bays provide ideal settings for all types of water sports. Swimming opportunities include the ocean, Mission Bay and public pools. Ocean swimming is best June through September. The more popular beaches have lifeguards on duty daily.
Boating is a favorite pastime; hundreds of pleasure boats dot the ocean and bays daily. The major boating centers are Shelter and Harbor islands, Glorietta Bay and Mission Bay marinas. Rental and launching facilities for paddle and fishing boats, sailboats and powerboats are available at these areas.
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Scuba divers favor La Jolla Cove and San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park. For a recorded update about weather and diving conditions phone (619) 221-8824. To arrange a boat excursion try Ocean Enterprises; phone (858) 565-6054.
Surfing is an all-year activity, but wet suits are advised during all but the summer months. Among the popular surfing beaches are Imperial Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach Park, Sunset Cliffs, Tourmaline Surfing Park and Windansea Park. Several more fine breaks dot the county coastline north of San Diego all the way to Oceanside.
Water skiing conditions are excellent on the calm waters of the bays. San Diego Bay has restricted areas due to naval and commercial traffic, but water skiing is permitted within Glorietta Bay. Skiing is permitted in certain sections of Mission Bay from dawn to dusk.
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In addition to playing on and in the water, San Diegans also soar above it. Near Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is the Torrey Pines Gliderport, (858) 452-9858, at 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Dr. (Note: The gliderport is not accessible from the entrance to the reserve.) Here paragliders and a few hang gliders patiently wait for just the right gust of wind to send them sailing over the Pacific. On favorable weather days the cliff tops are lined with gliders sporting their colorful paraphernalia, and the view of the aerial acrobatics is superb.
San Diego, CA
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Israeli center-left alliance looks to unseat Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his unwieldy coalition and called new elections last month, he appeared almost certain to be returned once more to office. But a new center-left alliance has surged past his Likud party in the polls, turning the March 17 contest into a toss-up.
After joining forces with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to create a joint grouping they call "The Zionist Camp," Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog is looking, to increasingly many Israelis, like a viable alternative to Netanyahu. He promises to reverse the country's slide toward international isolation and corrosive social inequality.
Much of the Israeli public has tired of Netanyahu's lengthy rule, but many still see him as the most suitable person to fill the top job. Herzog and Livni have chipped away at this sense of Netanyahu inevitability by embracing some nationalist terminology, drafting high-profile parliamentary candidates and fomenting a snowballing sense that they might actually win.
Part of the strategy is an agreement that they would split a four-year term, with Herzog stepping aside for Livni halfway through. Few in Israel expect this to happen — there is essentially no chance for any one party to win a full majority in parliament, and coalition partners would likely then demand their own turn at a "rotation." Yet the two-versus-one narrative, polls suggest, has bred momentum.
"It's either him, or us," their campaign slogan reads.
Polls consistently show the joint slate formed by Herzog's Labor and Livni's Hatnuah leading Netanyahu's Likud by several seats. Netanyahu may still enjoy an edge when it comes to cobbling together a coalition, thanks to nationalist and religious allies. But with several centrist wild cards in the mix, as well as individuals with personal grudges against the incumbent, matters seem more wide-open than before.
Even the ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, traditionally among Netanyahu's most loyal partners, have said they would consider joining a government headed by Herzog.
Herzog and Livni recently added respected economist Manuel Trajtenberg as their prospective finance minister and Amos Yadlin, a retired general who now heads a prestigious think-tank, to be their future defense minister.
With the added firepower, Herzog has been closing the gap with Netanyahu over who the public sees as most suitable to be prime minister, said pollster Mina Zemach. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts," she said of his merger with Livni. "The main result of the move is that it created hope."
A recent survey conducted by the Panels Politics Polling Institute found that only 38 percent of Israelis wanted Netanyahu as their next prime minister. The poll surveyed 508 people and had a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.
But even without a solid majority, Netanyahu still enjoys a "plurality" among the Israeli public, and the complexities of Israeli politics will complicate any effort to unseat him, said Gideon Rahat, a political scientist at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. He said the Israeli political system is so fractured that the next government will likely not be the product of the vote itself but rather the political machinations that follow.
Herzog and Livni have gotten a boost by renaming their joint list "The Zionist Camp" in an attempt to reclaim a label that in recent years has been brandished by the right.
The argument has been that Netanyahu's Jewish settlement policies, in perpetuating Israel's rule over millions of Palestinians, are risking the country's Jewish majority. Considering that Zionism aimed at establishing a Jewish state, they argue, the true Zionist would seek a pullout from the West Bank, as Herzog and Livni do.
The move risks alienating Israel's Arab minority, but could draw critical votes from the Jewish center.
"The right for many years has been trying to steal the Israeli identity, the Zionist identity," Labor lawmaker Stav Shaffir told The Associated Press.
The opposition also blames Netanyahu for Israel's high cost of living and its ever-growing gap between rich and poor, as well as for deteriorating relations with the U.S., Israel's closest and most important ally.
Netanyahu, in turn, has branded the duo's slate as "anti-Zionist" and insisted only he could stand up to international pressure and cope with Israel's myriad of diplomatic and security challenges.
Kalman Gayer, who advised former prime ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon, said the union between Herzog and Livni was mutually beneficial. Herzog gets leadership credentials from Livni's past as a foreign minister; Livni, who previously headed the essentially defunct Kadima Party, gets the established political mechanism of the Labor Party, which led Israel for its first 29 years of existence.
"This combination gives each one of them something they didn't have on their own," he said.
Herzog, 54, has been a leading lawmaker for a decade and served as a low-level Cabinet minister in a series of governments. But he has often been dismissed as a soft-spoken apparatchik. Becoming prime minister would mark a culmination of a family dynasty that has enjoyed royalty status in the founding Labor Party. His late father, Chaim Herzog, was president of Israel from 1983-93 and was its ambassador to the United Nations. His uncle was legendary Foreign Minister Abba Eban.
"What is happening now is that you don't see Herzog and Livni as these hapless losers anymore," said Bradley Burston, a columnist for the liberal Haaretz daily. "The assumption was 'well, I don't like Netanyahu, but he is the only possibility,' and now you don't hear that as much."


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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in the course its routine media review, became aware of the front page headline of the BusinessDay newspaper of Thursday, December 2, 2021 with the title, "How NCC moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid."
The publication alleged that "the Commission was forced to move the November 24 deadline for the submission of the bid and payment of the ten percent fee of $20 million after it emerged that only MTN Nigeria had complied with the requirement."
It is pertinent to state that the Nigerian Communications Commission maintains an unimpeachable record and reputation based on precedents of open and transparent spectrum auctions over the years, which had earned it both local and international recognition.
For proper guidance of our stakeholders and the general public, it should be recalled that as part of the regulatory processes leading to the auction of the 3.5GHz spectrum, the Commission had carried out the following activities:
▪ October 7, 2021, the Commission exposed the Draft Information Memorandum (IM) on the auction of the 5G spectrum on its website (www.ncc.gov.ng) and issued a public notice in major media channels, including print, electronic and broadcast media. Comments on the draft IM were received by the Commission up until October 28, 2021.
▪ On November 3, 2021, the Commission held a stakeholders' engagement forum in Lagos where comments received from a broad segment of stakeholders, including the major operators, were exhaustively discussed and considered.
▪ On November 10, 2021, the Commission published the Final IM, and Stakeholders' comments thereon on its website and national dailies, and set the deadline for the submission of bids on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
▪ On November 23, 2021, just a day before the deadline for the submission of bids, Air Traffic Controllers went on strike, disrupting flights operations in Lagos.
▪ As a responsive regulator, and following concerns expressed by industry stakeholders and potential bidders for the 5G Spectrum, including MTN, about the possibility of meeting the deadline in light of the flight disruptions, the Commission, relying on the provision of the IM, announced an extension of the deadline from Wednesday, November 24, 2021 to Monday, November 29, 2021.
▪ Indeed, on November 23, 2021, MTN had communicated to the Commission via email, asserting its concerns about the air traffic controllers' strike and how it is likely to impede timely submission of their bid.
▪ On December 1, 2021, the Commission announced that at the close of the bid submission date of November 29, 2021, three companies, namely MTN Nigeria, Mafab Communications Ltd and Airtel Networks Ltd had successfully submitted their bids in line with the requirements of the IM.
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AP YSR Jagananna Colonies Scheme 2020 – Land with Documents to Urban & Rural Beneficiaries (Last date)
State government of Andhra Pradesh is going to launch AP YSR Jagananna Colonies Scheme. The scheme will help the people of the state to get land for building residential houses. The name of the scheme was decided by the AP Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. In order to get the lands the beneficiaries of the scheme will also get assistance from the government financial institution. The article is going to give you details on the scheme.
Launch Table
|Name of the scheme
|AP YSR Jagananna Colonies Scheme
|Launch date
|8th July, 2020
|Launch by
|Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
|Launch in
|Andhra Pradesh
|Target people
|People of AP
Key features of the scheme
- Objective of the scheme– the scheme is designed to provide land to common people of state by their name. They will also get the legal documents of the land.
- Instruction to bank– The government also made sure that the people get financial support from the bank after receiving the legal ownership of the land.
- Land allotment in village– in the rural areas, the beneficiary will get one-and-half cent of land.
- Land allotment in city– In the urban areas the beneficiary under the scheme will get one cent land.
- Development of the scheme– The scheme has already started working. So, 255 acres of land in Pulivendula is chosen for the scheme.
- Number of beneficiaries– it is expected that the scheme will have 60,000 beneficiaries, and 10,000 applications will come to the government as soon as the scheme is launched.
- Total layouts– In Kadapa district there are 754 layouts, and 95,549 plots.
- Things to consider- The scheme will also implement a limitation on construction. And that is 10% land will be left for park/garden in every layout.
- Project acquisition– The government decided to acquire the previous housing project in the new scheme.
- Total land– in order to make the scheme successful, total 6,164 acres of private land and 26,976 acres government land of 13 districts are selected.
Eligibility criteria
People of AP- In order to own a land under the scheme you need to be a permanent resident of Andhra Pradesh.
Required documents
- ID proof– In order to apply for the scheme you need to have a govt. authorized ID proof like Aadhar card.
- Residential proof– As the scheme is for the residents of AP so, in order to apply for the scheme you need to provide residential proof.
How to apply for the scheme?
Te government has not revealed the process. The last date of application is 30th June, 2020. Once the process is announced, you will be informed.
The scheme is going to give the people land on their name. It will help the people who had no land or residential property. To make the project successful the government has acquired private land and previous housing projects as well. The CM of AP Jagan Mohan Reddy has chosen to launch the scheme on 8 July as it is his father's death anniversary.
No, you need to be a permanent resident of AP to avail the scheme.
You will be notified soon.
No, the govt. will provide you land under this scheme.
Apart from residential buildings, there will be parks and gardens for people of the colonies.
No, both rural and urban people will be benefitted by the scheme.


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Yesterday I finally sat down to watch this epic movie Shindler's List.
Finding it to a powerful film with telling the true story of the persecution and hatred the Jewish people endured during World War II.
This period of history is known as The Holocaust. In 1933 a man known as Adolph Hitler came into power. Chancellor over the German people. Hating the Jewish people so much he wanted to see them extinct.
Oskar Schindler was a German born business man that is credited with saving the lives of 1000 Jews.
As I sat and watched this movie many emotions were going through my mind. To this day I will never understand how one man could hate so much to have ordered the extinction of one race.
Why were the Jewish people hated and feared so much? They were peaceful, hard working, loving, giving people. They were hated by Hitler and the higher authority because one man was so evil he could speak of hate and people listened and obeyed.
Six million Jews lost there lives during the holocaust period. Held in concentration camps, forced into slave labor, watching the horror as there own family members, friends and neighbors were mercellessly killed by an incinerator. Burned to death by cremation.
First as your watching Shindler's list you think to yourself; " Oh look it's snowing". Look closer at the flakes coming down. The air and streets were filled with the ashes and bones of innocently murdered people.
Liem Nissen plays the character Oskar Schindler. A German entrepreneur who seeks to employ as many Jews as he can to keep them from being sent to concentration camps. I won't give away the movie but I will say this, powerful acting by all the actors kept me on the edge of my seat. Mixed emotions of fear, hate, joy and more.
Watch and learn from this movie. I admire the fact that one man stepped up to the plate knowing it could cost him his life to save just a few of the Jewish people.
Many other stories of heroic measure during a horrible time have been told. May God bless those families that still survive and of those that helped protect and save the chosen ones.
Gain The Advantage,
Alicia Osmera


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Tango DJing – Music Collection
When you're trying to get into Tango DJing, a good collection is a pretty good thing to have. Having thousand of songs or just a couple hundred could get you by and everyone can enjoy. Where do you start, how do you find it, how much do you need, and even more questions will arise. So lets tackle many of them now.
Starting Out
When you start out I'll assume you have nothing, but the reality is if you're starting to DJ or interested in DJing in your Tango community, people have music and are always offering to share. You also should be hearing a lot of music at the different classes, practicas, and milongas. Many teachers will even mention who the music is by in the class, and you can always ask if you are unsure and even get song names. If they don't or some other reason prevents the conversation, apps like Shazam easily identify most popular tango songs.
You may also notice as you've been dancing, there are many popular songs, artists, singers, and there are patterns. Depending on your community there may be different structures, but they are all very similar. A pattern will arise that you'll start to hear the same songs over and over again, it might give you a stale feeling at first, but there are reasons. In tango, there are thousands of songs, but many songs are done multiple times by different artists, singers, years and orchestra compositions. These are the popular songs, the ones that people know and love dancing to, and overtime you have your favorites and you look forward to them. So you don't really need 10,000 songs in your collection, starting out, you can only have a couple hundred.
So if you're starting out, you should start by identifying the popular songs, artists, singers, etc and build from there. Start small, you can find most on any popular platform, and once you get some good names, start listening to more from them. A good 10-15 songs from artists like Canaro, Di Sarli, D'Arienzo, and Troilo can get you started.
Acquiring Music
Maybe you've been given some music, copy of CDs, a flash drive, given download links, found some good music on Spotify and put it together on a playlist instead of be given anything. Acquiring music like so is a grey area, and I'd suggest getting music in more legal means, but regardless on where you get the music, you'll find a few issues.
Acquiring music is tough as distributions of official music is very difficult or impossible to find. Ordering CDs online can be hit and miss, but online services and digital stores do require proof of ownership or rights to sell them to you. Those are the places I'd suggest looking first. Many artists aren't available, so getting music ordered from CDs or records and having them imported or online through auctions are great ways to acquire music.
You'll start to get multiple copies of the same song, maybe the exact same in every way, maybe one was remastered differently, or badly recorded. You'll have to go through duplicates and find the music that sounds best to you, and for me, I delete the bad quality ones. Beware though, you may have the same song, but could be a different singer, so you pretty much need to skip around to confirm they are the same before you throw one out of your digital collection. This is your first big hurdle in acquiring music, duplicates, different versions, and the quality. Having thousand of songs, but most duplicates or bad quality and you'll find yourself frustrated, so sticking to popular songs and building over time and going through them little by little makes the process simpler.
Further Expanding
After you start to get a small collection of quality music, you'll start to want to grouping them together, or Tandas. If you don't know what Tandas are, they are covered in detail in the next section Tanda Composition. Now as you start grouping your music, you'll find yourself needing a little more variety, which helps, and may also find needing some milonga or vals tandas in the mix, they are usually missed when you first start acquiring music.
Listening to others DJ, patterns arise from their tandas, usually from artists, singers, and even by year if you look closely enough. So you may want to start looking to expand out your collection while looking at these factors. The reason for this, is when people dance in tandas with someone, it is to the same type of music or sound for that tanda, so having the music flow and sound similar is the goal, and pairing the same in many aspects will achieve that effect most of the time.
Around this time, check out different playlists that milonga across the globe publish. Quite a few different practicas or popular milongas and DJs will list out their milonga and music. Some give more depth, some less, but you'll find good ideas on new music. Fair warning, not all playlists are good, and some music may not be well received or even work well. There will be good music in every list, but I've used these as ways to find new artists or music, and you can also contact the DJs and ask where they might have acquired some music to help you expand. I've found wonderful songs I've heard once ages ago, but couldn't remember, only to see it on a playlist and then acquire myself.
Non-Tango music
Before DJing music other than traditional Tango music, you need to know your audience. If people are there to practice or a very traditional milonga, don't play much more than that. Throwing in other music outside of cortinas can be crushing when you're starting out, or maybe if it's a predominately college crowd, you can do more popular songs that aren't tango. Even though a song is not a Tango song, you need to play something with a good rhythm, usually something with a steady beat that you can dance tango to.
For myself personally, I find you can tango to anything except for a few outliers (scream metal and similar) and I can identify patterns and beats, able to dance with most people, but usually requires a like minded person. It is a matter of finding the middle ground, you are looking to find music that a majority of people can dance to some degree. Many people in tango have difficulty with musicality and need a steady pattern, especially with something new or if they are starting out. If you're going to play something outside of tango, make sure you try dancing to it in private a few times, and if you're introducing it to a community, make sure it is timed appropriately and grouped well.


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Here is the Quick Tip regarding Excel:
Sometimes, we want to enter same data in to several cells. You can use CTRL+Enter to do this in a snap.
- Select all the cells where you want to enter the same data.
- Type the data
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