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Visual Studio Code Extension for Torizon
Toradex offers a VS Code extension to help users to develop, deploy, and debug applications on TorizonCore. The following programming languages are currently supported:
- Python 3.9
- .NET Core Framework 3.1 (EOL December 03, 2022), 5.0 (EOL May 08, 2022) and 6.0 (LTS)
This article demonstrates how to set up the recommended configuration comprising:
- Visual Studio Extension for Torizon
- .NET Code SDK (Required for .NET Core applications only)
- Windows Subsystem for Linux - WSL2 (Only for Windows host machine )
This article complies with the Typographic Conventions for Torizon Documentation.
- Toradex Computer on Module (CoM) with TorizonCore installed.
- Development Computer with:
- Build Environment for Torizon Containers set up.caution
If you are using Linux, make sure to have the Docker Engine installed instead of Docker Desktop.
- Visual Studio Code.
- Know how to open and run commands on the VS Code command palette.
- One of the OS below:
- Windows 10 version 2004 (a.k.a. May 2020 update) or newer.
- Linux (it was validated using Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04).
- Build Environment for Torizon Containers set up.
On Ubuntu 22.04 it is necessary to manually install libssl1.1, by following the commands below
Install libssl1.1 manually (necessary for using the VS Code Extension for Torizon on Ubuntu 22.04)
Download the latest version of
libssl1.1 from http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/. The package name should be the look like
libssl1.1_<version>_amd64.deb in which
<version> should be the latest one. At the time of writing, the latest package is
$ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_<version>_amd64.deb
Then install it on the system:
$ sudo apt install ./libssl1.1_<version>_amd64.deb
Make sure that the board and development computers are on the same network.
Install the Visual Studio Code Extension for Torizon
The latest versions of the Toradex Torizon Support extension can be found on the Visual Studio Code marketplace, in two versions:
- Toradex Torizon Support: stable version, with a slower release cycle.
- Toradex Torizon Support (Early Access): preview version, always gets the latest features but is not as thoroughly tested as the stable release.
Click on the
Extensions button in Visual Studio Code as shown in the image below and search for Toradex Torizon Support, then select the option you prefer among the ones presented above:
Verify that the extension has been enabled:
Choose your development PC OS from the tabs below:
Install the .Net Core SDK on Windows
Required for .NET Core applications only
Download the latest .NET Core SDK on Microsoft Official Website and follow the setup installation. To check if everything went well, open up a command prompt, and run the following command:
$ dotnet
If the installation was successful, you should see the .NET options on the command prompt.
Expected result
Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
To obtain the Linux subsystem, please refer to the Microsoft instructions. After following all the steps, reboot your machine.
WSL2 requires Windows 10, updated to version 2004 (also known as the Windows 10 May 2020 Update) or higher.
You may want to install Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store to improve your experience using wsl.
Open the Microsoft Store and install a distro. We recommend Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. When the process ends, open
CMD and run the following command:
$ wsl
It will ask for your
username and
password, write it. After setting up your credentials, run the command below to see some information about the distro:
$ wslfetch
After evaluating the Windows Subsystem for Linux works, install
rsync and
ssh from the Linux prompt:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rsync ssh
Check if Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is the default wsl distro on your system by running the command below:
$ wsl -l -v
Your default distro is represented by the *. If your output is similar to the one above (docker-desktop or another distro being the default), make Ubuntu default distribution by typing the following command:
$ wsl -s Ubuntu-20.04
Using VS Code and Torizon IDE Extension on Windows
The Torizon IDE Extension is designed to be used with a Visual Studio Code running locally on Windows and not inside WSL. Therefore, installing Visual Studio Code Torizon IDE Extension inside WSL may result in unexpected bugs and behaviors from the extension.
The image below shows how VS Code Extensions Manager looks like when VS Code is running inside WSL. It is possible to observe that it has two places where the Torizon IDE Extension can be installed, local and WSL. If the extension is installed the WSL location unexpected bugs and behaviors may happen. If it has just one location it means that VS Code is running on the Windows machine, so the extension can be correctly installed from there.
Install the .Net Core SDK on Linux
Required for .NET Core applications only
Follow the .NET Microsoft Documentation to install it on Linux, and make sure you select the correct distribution on the left.
You can test if everything went well by running the following command:
$ dotnet --info
Expected result
.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):
Version: 3.1.102
Commit: 573d158fea
Runtime Environment:
OS Name: ubuntu
OS Version: 18.04
OS Platform: Linux
RID: ubuntu.18.04-x64
Base Path: /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/3.1.102/
Host (useful for support):
Version: 3.1.2
Commit: 916b5cba26
.NET Core SDKs installed:
3.1.102 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk]
.NET Core runtimes installed:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.1.2 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.1.2 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
Add Target Device Connection In Visual Studio Code
To debug and test our application, we need a device to deploy it. Go to the Torizon tab and see that your "devices" view is empty. Click on
Add Device and choose to either add the device using the
Network connection or over the
Serial Port. The end result will be the same, regardless of the method chosen:
- Network: you must make sure that your SoM is on the same network as your development PC, and your PC can reach this address. You must know in advance the IP address or the hostname. If using the hostname, make sure to add the suffix
.local. If you don't have either, then learn how to find your IP or learn how to find your hostname or try registering the device using the
Serial Portmethod.
- Serial Port: you must have access to the serial port and know what is the corresponding device, usually
/dev/ttyUSBxon Linux or
COMxon Windows.
Either way, you will be prompted to enter a valid username and password that is on your Torizon device (remember that the default is
torizon and
torizon, but you should change the password on the first boot). Once you type in the credentials, the device will reboot. The device will be listed in the
Devices view of the Torizon tab and, as soon as the reboot is complete, you'll be able to see some device info. You should see some dialog in the
Terminal output of VS code that shows whether the connection was a success or not.
See how both methods work:
If you prefer to use the VS Code command palette, open it by pressing
F1 or
Ctrl + Shift + P, then use the following commands with the same instructions above:
- Network:
Torizon: Detect device via network connection
- Serial Port:
Torizon: Detect device via serial port connection
Setup of SSH Connection
Please make sure to have followed the instructions for installing the WSL2 if you are running Windows.
Connecting to the board via SSH is made easy with the extension.
Read the section Using the Visual Studio Code Extension for Torizon from the SSH article to learn how.
Create and Configure a Project
The creation and setup of a new project is dependent of the programming language you choose. Therefore, we expect that you follow one of the articles below, since they are the entry point for those languages:
- .NET Core Development and Debugging on Torizon Using Visual Studio Code
- Python Development and Debugging on TorizonCore Using Visual Studio Code
- C/C++ Development and Debugging on TorizonCore Using Visual Studio Code
After you finish following them through, come back to the current article and proceed to the next sections, which are again common to all programming languages.
Deploy and Debug
on Windows, make sure to disable buildkit as explained on Configure Build Environment for Torizon Containers, otherwise, build errors may happen.
The deploy and debug process, from your perspective, is common to all supported languages. Under the hood, each language has its own debugging setup, but that is made transparent.
Add Breakpoints
Open your source-code files and click on the left side of a line number to add a breakpoint. If you right-click, you can choose to add a conditional breakpoint or a logpoint.
If you have issues adding breakpoints, enable the use of breakpoints everywhere. Go to File --> Preferences --> Settings and search for
Debug: Allow Breakpoints Everywhere, then tick the box
Allow setting breakpoints in any file.
Start Debugging
To start the process, all you have to do is press
F5. Alternatively, you can select the menu Run and click on
Start Debugging. A third method would be to open the command palette and type
Debug: Start Debugging. The extension will build your application along with the debug container, deploy them to the board, and start the debugging session. You may be prompted to select a device if you have more than one added to the extension.
If you make changes to your application source-code and run the process again, only the application will be redeployed, making the process faster. On the other hand, if you add development or runtime packages, update the project configuration or add any other resources that impact the containers, they will be rebuilt and the process will take a bit longer for that specific run.
If your application has an infinite loop, you can simply stop the debugger to kill it.
Get Debug Information in the Right Places
Most problems will be printed to the Terminal, Problems, Output and Debug Console tabs of VS Code. You can open them by going to the
View menu, or with the shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + ´.
In the Output, you can choose the
Torizon output to get more information about the build and debug process, and more:
In the Terminal, you can choose some terminals with useful information, depending on the project you are running, etc. The
Torizon IDE backend process will always be available, and as you run commands on the command palette, you can find other terminals with the name of the tasks. A few examples are
Task - deploy and the
Torizon - Container Application Output:
In the Debug, you can see and search for specific debug output:
Configure Multi Container Services with Docker Compose
Docker-compose is used to define and run multi-container applications, and on our Visual Studio Extension is no different, there are two scenarios:
- On graphical projects, such as a Python Qt QML Application, a docker-compose.yml.debug file for
torizon/westonis generated on the
/appconfig_0/work/folder on the first time you build the application:
Do not edit the autogenerated docker-compose.yml.debug file! It is overridden by the Torizon extension every time you rebuild your project, and therefore your changes will be lost. Keep on reading to learn how to properly add your own docker-compose.yml to a Torizon project.
- On headless applications, such as a Python Console Application, there is no docker-compose.yml.debug file on the
/appconfig_0/work/folder, in order to configure your project, you need to create the docker-compose file as exemplified in the next paragraph.
For the two scenarios above, let's suppose that you want to add an environment variable to Weston or, do you need to start a container after any other container, as explained and exemplified on the Using Multiple Containers with TorizonCore article, how could you do that?
It's simple, just create a docker-compose.yml (for graphical projects, you might want to copy the
docker-compose.yml.debug and then add your changes) file on the root of
appconfig_0 and apply it on the configurations view of the Torizon extension, just like in the video below:
the video creates the file inside
appconfig_0/work by mistake. A rebuild of the project may delete the contents inside
appconfig_0/work. Stick to the instruction of adding the file directly on
appconfig_0 so it is persistent.
Deploy and Release
on Windows, make sure to disable buildkit as explained on Configure Build Environment for Torizon Containers, otherwise, build errors may happen.
The deploy and release commands are common to all supported languages. They consist of tasks to:
- Build images
- Deploy to the board
- Run images on the board
- Deploy to the Torizon Platform Services
- Push images to a container registry
Build Release Container Image
To build a release container, on the VS Code command palette, run
Torizon: Build release container for the application. It may take several minutes.
Please note that building a release container is not related to switching between
debug and
release configuration, if the language supports both. If you build a release container while in
debug mode, the application deployed will have the debug symbols and everything else that is defined by the
debug configuration.
In addition, you can add a custom property named
tag to the project. You must use a regular Docker tag and the extension will tag your release container image accordingly, for example,
Deploy Release Container Image
To deploy a release container to the board, on the VS Code command palette, run
Torizon: Deploy release container. It will deploy to the board the image built in the previous step.
Run Release Container Image
On the VS Code command palette, run
Torizon: Run/restart release container. It will run on the board the image deployed in the previous step.
Before the application container starts, all other containers described in the Docker Compose files
appconfig_0/work/docker-compose.yml.debug or
appconfig_0/work/docker-compose.yml.release, depending on the present project configuration, will also be started on the board by the IDE.
Deploy a Release Container Image to the Torizon Platform Services
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At some point in your development, you will need to push the container to a registry and then to one or many boards. You can learn more about it on Deploying Container Images to TorizonCore. In this section, you will learn how to deploy the images to a registry and the Torizon Platform Services, so they are ready to be deployed to many devices as a remote update.
Before deploying, build a release container as described in the previous steps.
Download a
credentials.zip file from your account on the Torizon Platform Services account and save it on your PC. You can find it under My Account > Download Credentials.
In the command palette, run
Torizon: publish application to OTA server. You will be prompted to provide some data:
- Tag: it will ask you to add a tag if you haven't done it before, and you must use a regular Docker tag. If you are using Docker Hub, make sure that it begins with your user name, because your username is also your namespace. The extension will also ask you to enter the registry username and password.
- Package name: provide a package name for the Torizon Platform Services.
- Version: provide a version for your package. You are advised to use a
major.minor.buildformat, like
- Account credentials: valid account and password for Docker Hub or your custom registry.
- Torizon Platform credentials: Provide the path for the
If the operation completes successfully, the extension will ask if you want to safely store your credentials on the local machine. This will avoid prompting you for username, password, and path of credentials file in the future. You may remove those stored credentials by running the
Torizon: delete security credentials for the application command.
The container image tag and platform services package name are stored in the application's configuration, so you won't have to re-insert them for future upload, but you can change them in the project properties.
On the next execution of the publish command, the package version number will be automatically incremented if you keep it in the major.minor.build format.
Now you can see your new package and deploy it to your devices using the Torizon Platform Services Web Interface.
you can also push images to repositories other than Docker Hub. In the
tag property you can specify the registry, as long as you use a compatible Docker tag. If, for instance, you have a local registry that is not protected with credentials, you can leave the fields
username and
password empty when prompted by the push command.
Push a Release Container Image to a Registry
the previous command
Deploy a Release Container Image to the Torizon Platform Services implicitly executes this step. If you chose to use it, you can skip this section.
At some point in your development, you will need to push the container to a registry. You can learn more about it on Deploying Container Images to TorizonCore.
Before pushing the container, build a release container as described in the steps above.
Push the release container by opening the command palette and running
Torizon: Push application container to a docker registry. It will ask you to add a tag if you haven't done it before, and you must use a regular Docker tag. If you are using Docker Hub, make sure that it begins with your user name, because your username is also your namespace). The extension will also ask you to enter the registry username and password.
you can also push images to repositories other than Docker Hub. In the
tag property you can specify the registry, as long as you use a compatible Docker tag. If, for instance, you have a local registry that is not protected with credentials, you can leave the fields
username and
password empty when prompted by the push command.
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
Right now this feature is available just on the Early Access version of the Torizon extension
The CI/CD is inteded to provide a pipeline (workflow) that replicates the following steps performed on VSCode:
- Loading of the application on the workspace (also building and loading the SDK container, in case of C/C++ applications), performed by opening the application on VSCode, with the Torizon Extension enabled.
- Compile and install of the source code and build the release application container, performed by the Torizon Extension in VSCode with the command
Torizon: Build release container for the application.
- Push the application release image to DockerHub the configured DockerHub repository, performed by the Torizon Extension in VSCode with the command
Torizon: Push application container to a docker registry.
- Publish the application Docker Compose YAML file to Torizon Platform Website, by the Torizon Extension in VSCode with the command
Torizon: Publish application to OTA server.
CI/CD Pipeline Generation Command
Before you execute the command, make sure you have:
- The Docker Compose file for your application, with the
releaseconfiguration and the
Docker tagset.
- The
credentials.zipfile, downloaded from the Torizon Platform account section.
Also, make sure the GitHub repository of your application have exactly the same name as your VSCode application.
Open the command palette and run
Torizon: Export GitHub Actions YAML file.
The command will generate the CI/CD pipeline described above, that can be executed on GitHub Actions.
This pipeline consists of the following steps:
- Downloading and running moses (the VSCode Torizon extension backend).
- Accepting the EULA.
- Enabling ARM emulation.
- Loading the Application.
- Building the SDK container (devcontainer) used on VSCode, if the application is C/C++.
- Compiling and installing the source code, placing everything needed for the code to be executed on
- Building the application release image.
- Performing the login at DockerHub.
- Pushing the application release image to DockerHub.
- Publishing the application Docker Compose YAML file to Torizon Platform Website.
To push your application to DockerHub it is necessary to create a DockerHub token and save it on GitHub repostory secrets of your application with the name
DOCKERHUB_TOKEN. Also, the command generates a string of the
credentials.zip file using base64 enconding, which also should be save on the repository secrets, with the name
The file generated is saved on the directory
.github/workflows, with the name
github-actions.yml. If this file already exists and you run the command the file is replaced with a newly generated one and the old file is saved on the directory
.github/workflows/old, with the name
Environment variables for the SDK container can be customized using a file called
customEnv. Also, for C/C++ applications, there is a file
containerEnv that contains the environment variables captured from the devcontainer and is the one used this application SDK container (the
customEnv file is merged into this
containerEnv file).
Be aware to not push your
credentials.zip to the GitHub repository of your application as it contains your confidential information to push packages to your Torizon Platform account.
This video below shows the generation of this pipeline and it's execution on GitHub, producing the application release image on DockerHub and the Docker Compose YAML file on the Torizon Platform Website. You can then execute your application on the board bydoing the steps described on Torizon Platform Website to perform a application update.
This GitHub actions generated can be customized as needed. If you need a step that is not included on this generated file, please check the command-line interface of moses documentation.
If you want to have more than one GitHub actions pipeline at the same time, copy the GitHub actions YAML files to the
.github/workflows directory.
Beyond the Release and Production Programming
Additional commands to generate a command-line to run the application without the extension, and to generate a Docker Compose file, useful in many scenarios such as deploying the application through the TorizonCore Builder Tool or Torizon Platform Services, are explained in this section. You may find it useful to read the conceptual article Deploying Container Images to TorizonCore.
Generate a Dockerfile for the Application
Since the IDE Extension builds a container image for your application under the hood, that means that there is a Dockerfile behind it somewhere. There are actually two Dockerfiles, one for debug and the other for release. We advise you not modify it manually, but it may be useful to check for debugging corner cases, or simply if you want to keep it for any reason.
The Dockerfiles are available under
appconfig_0/work/<project name>/ and they are named
Dockerfile.debug and
Dockerfile.release. If any of them is missing that is because you haven't yet followed through the previous sections Deploy and Debug and Deploy and Release from this article.
For C/C++, additional
Dockerfile_SDK.debug and
Dockerfile_SDK.release may be available. Those are the Dockerfiles that create the SDK containers, as explained on C/C++ Development and Debugging on TorizonCore Using Visual Studio Code.
Generate a Docker Command to Run the Application
The IDE extension runs containers on the board. In some cases, you may need to know how to run the containers manually, either because you are done with development or for some other reason you want to run it outside the IDE. On Torizon, currently, that means:
- Either running
docker runcommands, from the command-line or Portainer, as explained in the article Run and Manage Containers with Portainer and the Command-line on Torizon.
- Or running a
docker-composecommand, with a Docker Compose file as the descriptor, as explained in the article Using Multiple Containers with TorizonCore. This is preferred over
docker runbecause the Docker Compose file automatically documents how to bring up multiple containers, their interactions, shared networks, etc.
This section explains how to generate a
docker run command from the IDE, and the next section explains how to generate a Docker Compose file.
Open the command palette and run
Torizon: export docker command line, select if you want to export it for
debug or
release. The docker command-line will be printed in the Torizon output tab.
Generate a Docker Compose File to Deploy the Application With Torizon Platform
An easier, fully integrated command for deploying applications directly to the Torizon Platform Services is described in the section Deploy a Release Container Image to the Torizon Platform Services. You don't need to export the Docker Compose file and deploy it manually to the platform.
This is very different from the Docker Compose file presented on Deploy and Debug - Configure Multi Container Services with Docker Compose. The purpose of the former is to configure project dependencies using a Compose file to achieve that goal. The purpose of this section is to generate a final Compose file to easily run your project without the IDE Extension, being the creation of Torizon Platform Packages one of the main use cases.
Open the command palette and run
Torizon: export docker-compose file, select if you want to export it for
debug or
release, and a text editor with the file content will open. Notice that you must save the file.
This is a very useful command, because it bridges the IDE Extension to the TorizonCore Builder Tool and Torizon Platform Services. With them you can:
- Create a custom TorizonCore image with pre-provisioned using the TorizonCore Builder tool.
- Deploy frequent application updates from the Torizon Platform Web Interface to your device fleets in the field.
Remove IDs and Keys Before Publishing Source-code to a Public Repository
IDs and keys are automatically generated by the extension. Before sharing it with others or publishing it to a public repository, for instance on GitHub or similar, those IDs and keys should be removed to avoid that all forks of a project will have the same container names and keys.
Open the command palette and run
Torizon: Remove IDs and keys from application. A warning will show up explaining that you will need to close and re-open the project before being able to build, deploy and debug the app again. Accept it and add your source-code to your version control system (such as Git).
Visual Studio Code Extension Commands
On Visual Studio Code, executing commands is easy: you need to press
F1 to open the command palette then type the command you want. It is easy to find all commands inside VS Code, you just have to go to the
Extensions tab, select the Torizon extension, and click on the
Feature Contributions tab:
Next Steps
Now that you have the extension set up, choose what you want to do next.
Application Development for Torizon
- Torizon Best Practices Guide
- .NET Core Development and Debugging on Torizon Using Visual Studio Code
- Python Development and Debugging on TorizonCore Using Visual Studio Code
- C/C++ Development and Debugging on TorizonCore Using Visual Studio Code
- Qt C++ Application Development on Torizon Using Visual Studio Code
- How to Import a C/C++ Application to Torizon
- How to build a GUI with Qt for Python and TorizonCore
- How to Build a GUI with ASP.NET Core and Blazor for TorizonCore
- Browse for other related articles in the Torizon Documentation
Production Programming
You can use release images for production programming. There are two phases and tools:
- TorizonCore Builder Tool: use this tool to deploy container images to a TorizonCore custom binary image, then install it on your computer on modules using the Toradex Easy Installer.
- Torizon Platform Services: use this tool to deploy and update containers remotely to fleets of devices.
Visual Studio Code related-webinars that you can watch on-demand.
Zero to Hero: Visual Studio Code for Embedded Linux Development
Update to a Newer Debian Container Version
Debian Containers for Torizon are subject to updates, including major updates to newer versions of Debian. Learn more about it, including how to update your VS Code project:


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Voltage-sensing phosphatase (VSP) consists of a voltage sensor domain and the cytoplasmic phosphatase domain. The phosphatase domain has the activity to dephosphorylate phosphoinositides in response to the movement of the voltage sensor. In 2011, we have measured the voltage-dependent phosphatase activity quantitatively and found that the phosphatase activity is tightly coupled to the movement of the voltage sensor (Sakata et al.,J.Physiol.,2011). This result raises two possibilities about the coupling mechanism between the phosphatase activity and the voltage sensor movement at the single molecule level. One is that the phosphatase activity is exhibited only when the voltage sensor is fully activated, and the voltage-dependency of the phosphatase activity represents the transition of population of the fully-activated VSP molecules. The other is that the phosphatase activity is graded at the single protein level, and the magnitude of the phosphatase activity is associated with that of the movement of the voltage sensor. To distinguish these possibilities, we made the voltage sensor mutant whose voltage sensor has a stable intermediate state between the fully activated state and the resting state. The measurements of the phosphatase activity revealed that this mutant has the phosphatase activity even in the intermediate state of the voltage sensor. This demonstrates that VSP does not need the full activation of the voltage sensor for the exhibition of the phosphatase activity and suggests that the magnitude of the phosphatase activity is associated with that the extent or mode of movement of the voltage sensor. (J.Physiol. 592:899-914,2014; introduced by "Perspective" article on the same volume of the journal).
Figure. The phosphatase activity of voltage-sensing phosphatase (VSP) regulated by the movement of the voltage sensor. This study revealed that, at thesingle molecule level, the phosphatase activity of VSP is graded and the magnitude of the activity depends on the magnitude or mode of the movement of the voltage sensor.
1Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2Institute for Academic Initiative, Osaka University


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Barely a month after it was introduced, the vaccine incentive program, which gave lottery tickets and Game and Fish certificates, is already being scratched off as ineffective.
"We're past the prime," Governor Asa Hutchinson said. "It's no longer getting the results that we want, and so it will be wound down."
The program failed to incentivize Arkansas, where less than 40% of eligible residents are vaccinated.
The Governor said eventually they were going to see a decline in vaccinations as more and more people got their shot, but that this current trend spelled the end of the program.
"Whereas it started on the left at about 5,500," Hutchinson said, showing the current trends in the state. "As you can see, the trends have been down somewhat."
Those trends are what led to the forming of the program in the first place. Different states tried different incentives to get people vaccinated – Ohio made headlines for their program.
"Ohio, which probably had one of the most successful incentive programs, they canceled theirs," Hutchinson said.
The Governor says it's a trend that we're seeing nationwide in the states that offered these programs.
"We'll be fulfilling our commitments there, but we don't see that as something we continue long term," he said.
Colonel Robert Ator runs the incentive program for Arkansas. He says the Governors right.
"From a programmatic standpoint, we're doing exceedingly well," Ator said. "I mean, by every measurable standard, except for the percentage of Arkansans who have been vaccinated."
Ator says we have the means to make this program work – but not the willingness to make it happen.
"Coming from a military background like myself, you know, I have the resources and the ammunition to make this fight," he said. "We're just not getting it out."
Ator says they're still discussing the next step for the program, and how to get people involved. He says community engagement is one part of the solution.
Ator says the other key aspect is a question.
"The question is 'what are you going to do to take care of your fellow Arkansans,'" Ator said. "'What are you going to do to take care of your family and loved ones, and get back to the normal sense of Arkansas that we've kinda lost for a year."


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Much, much quieter day today. Not any good news, but just the normal bad news.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were silenced by the Round Rock Express (Rangers), 2-0.
Brooks Raley was the hard-luck loser for Iowa, but he really pitched pretty well. He allowed a run in the first and a run in the third, but that was it over his seven innings of work. He struck out seven and walked no one, although he did hit one batter.
Iowa only got three singles off of Brad Mills and two relievers. Center fielder Brett Jackson was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
Tennessee Smokies
The Tennessee Smokies couldn't hide from the Chattanooga Lookouts (Dodgers), 6-3.
Alberto Cabrera started and took the loss. He gave up four runs on eight hits, including a two-run home run, over six innings. Cabrera walked two and struck out five.
Tennessee took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning when third baseman Christian Villanueva doubled home Justin Bour. Villanueva was 1 for 4 and scored in the fourth inning after he reached first on a dropped third strike.
Catcher Jair Fernandez was 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs were bitten by the Clearwater Threshers (Phillies), 12-2.
Starling Peralta had a bad case of gopheritis tonight as he gave up four home runs; two in the third and two in the sixth. He was charged with six runs on eight hits over eight innings. He struck out seven and didn't walk anyone, so there is that.
Left fielder Taiwan Easterling, second baseman Stephen Bruno and first baseman Dustin Geiger were all 2 for 4 with a double. Bruno stole a base and scored a run. Geiger had an RBI.
Catcher Chad Noble went 2 for 4, but he didn't have an extra base hit. He did score the first Daytona run.
Kane County Cougars
It won't come as a surprise to many of you, but they were rained/snowed out. They'll try to play a double-header tomorrow at Wisconsin, but there is a 70% chance of snow in the forecast.


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2. Department of Surgery and Anesthesia of Domestic animals, Ghent University, Belgium.
3. Department of cardiology AZ Groeninge Kortrijk/ AZM Middelares Ghent, Belgium.
4. Fulgur Medical, Bergstraat 21, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
5. Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
Background: Ablation procedures, in the context of atrial fibrillation treatment, induce lesions which are difficult to visualize in an acute phase. This study sought to develop an immunohistochemical technique to evaluate and visualize microscopically the applied acute ablation lesions, which may enable an objective assessment of the lesions as this is crucial to determine lesion transmurality.
Methods: In the present study, an ablation procedure was performed in vivo in six pigs at the level of the cranial vena cava and in-vitro at the level of the ostia of the pulmonary veins using the same custom-made stents and delivery system. The antibody myosin MYBPC3 was used to visualize indirectly the denaturation process induced by the heating procedure. Subsequently, the histological images were processed by using Fiji software to make standardized sections which are objectively comparable.
Results: In all samples, the ablation lesions were visualized immunohistochemically and clearly identified to enable lesion measurement. The absence of transmural lesions was noticed in the samples which were exposed to an insufficient or an extreme high energy level or in the case the myocardial layer was divided by an intermediate fat layer.
Conclusions: During postmortem histopathologic evaluation of ablated tissue, this technique offers a method to specifically determine the grade of muscle protein denaturation and to assess the degree of transmurality. Moreover, this study highlights the importance of myocardial tissue shielded by connective, fat and/ or charred tissue, from the penetrating ablation heat in the context of recurrence or persistence of atrial fibrillation.
Keywords: Antibody, atrial fibrillation, animal model, ablation, histopathology


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A Waynesville police officer charged with rapes he allegedly committed while in high school is out of jail on $100,000 bond.
Peyton Kocevar, 22, was arrested Thursday evening and bailed out of jail Friday, according to jail records. He is charged in Kettering Municipal Court with seven counts of rape (by force or threat of force) and two counts of gross sexual imposition (by force).
Previous: Waynesville police officer charged with sex crimes from high school years
The crimes are alleged to have occurred between December 2012 and January 2016. Kocevar would have been between the ages of 14 and 17 years old.
Kocevar's attorney, Jon Paul Rion, says his client flatly denies the accusations.
"These charges come as a great surprise to him, so we are very curious to see the nature of the allegations and intend to defend against them," he said.
Rion said his client has "great respect for the law" and turned himself into authorities once the warrant was issued.
A request for comment Friday from Waynesville police wasn't returned.
A statement of facts filed with the charges says Centerville police began their investigation on June 9 when two women reported they were raped by Kocevar.
"The incidents occurred between 2014 to 2016, and both victims provided detailed accounts of the rape, contacts for subjects they confided in later, a sworn written statement," the statement of facts says. "Following these reports, six additional adult female victims also reported rapes against Peyton J. Kocevar that occurred between 2012 and 2016."
The six additional victims provided a "detailed account of events, a sworn statement and if applicable, a witness or subject that they later confided in," the statement of facts says.
Report: Dayton woman accused in baby's death previously investigated for leaving kids alone
Centerville police said in the court document that they interviewed Kocevar at his residence, and he made no admission of guilt.
Court records say Kocevar is due back in court on June 29.
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Errors in medical labs can be extremely costly and have severe consequences. The good news are that we can learn from past mistakes and prevent them from happening again.
How to Learn From Lab Errors
Errors in medical labs can be extremely costly, causing physical and mental harm to patients who receive inaccurate test results. Mistakes in research labs are also important to avoid, as they can skew results and waste reagents and samples—some of which may be irreplaceable—as well as years of careful work.
Dealing with errors in medicine
There exist two primary methods of resolving errors in medicine. The first method, called the "bad apple" approach, necessitates squaring the blame on those directly responsible for the error.1 This method supposes that human errors should never occur; thus, the staff are reprimanded or fired outright. In research, the blame for misidentified specimens can also rest solely on the student or staff. This method to resolving errors has more recently been substituted with a "systems" methodology, where errors are the consequences of the protocols and conventions of the institution that ultimately lead to a certain percentage of mistakes. A certain number of mistakes are anticipated, and the staff are taught to identify mistakes quickly and figure out how to minimize them.2 Having an open environment is necessary, where staff can divulge the errors they may have made. This avoids people dodging blame by covering up mistakes and makes it easier to implement strategies to negate errors.1
The "Swiss Cheese" model, developed by James T. Reason and Dante Orlandella, is the most well-known system used to manage errors in medicine. This model uses barriers, representative of layers of swiss cheese that have many holes. When each barrier is placed together with another, the holes, which signify the possibility for error, are covered, averting mistakes from passing through. However, when an error lines up with all the holes of the swiss cheese layers, the effect is felt by the patient, who may suffer harm from the error.2
Translating knowledge from medicine to the lab
Like the barriers that have been implemented in medicine, the lab can employ "swiss cheese layers" to reduce the frequency of errors. Using labels is the easiest ways to avoid error when handling samples; you need a way of accurately identifying and tracking your samples, particularly when there are hundreds of them to process. Applying the appropriate label depending on the environment your samples will be stored in (e.g. cryogenic labels for storage in liquid nitrogen) ensures that the labels won't fail. Barcodes can also track your specimens during processing. Employing a laboratory information management system (LIMS) can coordinate your workflow and increase the productivity of your lab; barcoded samples can be scanned and recorded by your LIMS, which will verify that the correct samples are treated at the proper stage of the process. Finally, it's necessary to supervise your laboratory's infrastructure, including the temperature, air pressure, humidity, and CO2 and O2 levels of your lab, incubators, refrigerators, freezers, as well as your HVAC and backup generators. XiltriX™ can uninterruptedly diagnose all your essential equipment, leveraging predictive maintenance and predictive analytics to prevent you from losing valuable lab assets.
Why do people make mistakes anyway?
Not all errors occur for the same reasons. What's important is to define why the mistake occurred and to integrate solutions that remedy problems at the root.3 The most widespread causes of human error are tiredness, nutritional deprivation or dehydration, and emotional stress. These can result in fatigue and, eventually, to poor judgment and performance.4 Scientists encounter similar circumstances, though to a lesser extent than doctors or nurses. There are many situations where a lab technician is inundated with samples to process, or a new assistant professor is reaching his or her grant submission deadline and needs to complete their experiments hastily. Lab procedures can also be monotonous (e.g. pipetting and labeling) or overly familiar, making it more likely that the healthcare professional or researcher might lose awareness of the situation and slip up.5
Attitude is another factor to consider that determines how well errors are handled. There are specific kinds of mindsets that are related to diminished judgment, which increases the probability of error. Personnel can be imprudent, anti-authoritative, feel invincible (mistakes won't happen to me!), too eager to assume control at inappropriate times, or believe that their efforts won't matter.6
It's crucial to identify methods that help avoid mistakes from resulting in harm—to both the patient and the scientist. There are many strategies that healthcare institutions can implement to decrease the chance for error, but with so many moving parts in the lab, no single answer exists. Everyone needs to consider that errors may occur and ensure that they take the appropriate steps to avoid them as much as possible.
1. Kennedy D. Analysis of sharp-end, frontline human error: Beyond throwing out "bad apples." J Nurs Care Qual. 2004;10(2):116-122.
2. Reason J. Human error: Models and management. West J Med. 2000;320(7237):768-770.
3. Etchells E, Juurlink D, Levinson W. Medication errors: The human factor. CMAJ. 2008;178(1):63-64.
4. Brennan PA, Mitchell DA, Holmes S, Plint S, Parry D. Good people who try their best can have problems: Recognition of human factors and how to minimize error. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016;54:3-7.
5. De Los Santos MJ, Ruiz A. Protocols for tracking and witnessing samples and patients in assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.09.029
6. Renouard F, Perrault-Pierre E. [Is human behavior the leading cause of complications in medical practice?]. Orthod Fr. 2016;87:3-11.


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Reducing infections of bone implants for people with arthritis
Disease - Osteoarthritis, hip pain, joint replacement
Lead applicant - Dr Jason Mansell
Organisation - University of the West of England
Type of grant - PhD Scholarship
Status of grant - Active
Amount of the original award - £146,810.34
Start date - 16 February 2019
Reference - 21895
Public Summary
What are the aims of this research?
Infection is one of the risks of total joint replacement surgery. This research is aiming to develop a method of reducing this infection risk. A substance, inspired by the way edible mussels use to attach to rocks, will be applied to bone implant materials. This substance is able to act as a hook to attach antibiotics to the implant surface, therefore effectively killing the MRSA superbugs causing infection.
Why is this research important?
The socioeconomic impact of bone implant infections is huge, including the devastating effect of infection on those who have undergone surgery, combined with the millions of pounds it costs the NHS every year. Antibiotics are currently used liberally at the implant site to try and reduce infection risk, but lots of the medication is lost during the procedure. Therefore, this new method is needed to keep the antibiotics fixed to the surface, where they are needed most to reduce the risk of infection.
Work is needed to improve the coating during this project, and to show that it remains stable under a variety of conditions, including when in storage and sterilisation. The researchers will also look at whether the coating will remain intact during implantation, and ultimately in the body in the presence of bone cells and blood. They will also need to demonstrate that this coating can kill live bacteria so will be exposed to this in a laboratory setting.
How will the findings benefit people with arthritis?
Reducing infection risk would be of huge benefit to both patients and healthcare services. Patient confidence will increase in knowing that new, improved materials are available to reduce infection risk. Significant savings could be made to the NHS and other healthcare providers, meaning that funds can be effectively channelled elsewhere. There is also a clear potential transfer of this technology to dental and veterinary applications, leading to further impact.


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Jim "Born Fighting" Webb defeated Sen. George Allen (Allen conceded today) to give the Senate to the Democrats, along with the House. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada will become Senate Majority Leader and Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) Speaker of the House.
Among the many implications are:
Pres. Bush is even more of a lame duck with two years to go in his second term as president. Lame duck status means not only that the end is in sight, but power is lost. You can be ignored with impunity. From now on, Bush will be going through the motions, talking a good game, but with little power to affect outcome. He can veto, but cannot push through legislation, unless the Democrats agree.
The Dems are talking cooperation, and they will, but only if Bush plays nicely for a change. Until now, he's been playing hardball and vilifying the Dems, calling them terrorists for disagreeing with him. Yesterday, to save himself, he forced Rumsfeld to walk the plank.
The majority party in each house chairs the committees, which is where the bulk of the work of Congress is performed. The committees have the subpena power. No subpena issues absent the approval of the committee chair. This is why, when the Republicans chaired the various committees, there was no serious risk of a Congressional investigation, as no subpena was going out. Now the Republicans have something to worry about, as they can no longer block hearings or subpenas in those hearings.
The Dems have promised to clean up the ethical mess in the Slough of Lobbyists, and now they have the teeth make their bite painful.
The K-Street Project may be over. This is, or was, the money funnel to the GOP during the Bush heyday, as in Ken DeLay and Jack Abramoff. There's little sense in bribing minority party members and the spotlight is now on the Dems, who are promising clean government, not for the first time.
Bush's nominees for federal judgeships will have to become less ideological conservatives, more middle-of-the-road. No more Roberts and Alito types need apply.
The conservative constipation of the country has ended with the Democratic emetic of Tuesday's election. I'm feeling better already.


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Derek Robertson: Let's stop the 54 per cent messing up our future
I was shocked, but not by the statistic itself. What shocked me was that too many people treat littering as an inevitability; in fact it has become a social norm. I find this worrying and unacceptable.
Litter is actually a more serious and further-reaching problem than many people might think. There is a visual problem, of course. However, littering also has social consequences and causes negative outcomes in relation to our health, our society and our public spending.
The Carnegie UK Trust recently reported that incidences of illness, depression and medical intervention were higher in areas that were filthy and litter-strewn. Furthermore, the report found fear of crime is higher where there are high occurrences of litter and other environmental incivilities such as dog-fouling, fly-tipping and graffiti.
Some readers might not feel that either of the above points affects them much. If so, they should consider this: local authorities spend millions of pounds every year on cleaning up litter from the streets. Your streets. Your money. Not only that, tourism is worth more than £4 billion a year to Scotland, and with 92 per cent of tourists citing our natural environment as their top reason for coming here, we all need to start thinking about the effect litter and mess has on our country.
That is why we have launched Clean Up Scotland, a new, mass-engagement national campaign. We have a short-term ambition: to clear Scotland of litter and mess so that it looks its best in 2014. As we all know, next year Scotland hosts the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup – genuine global events which will attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to our country and hundreds of millions of viewers around the world on television. We want Scotland to shine.
However, we have a long-term ambition, too, which is to stimulate a change in behaviour. We believe that littering is no more socially acceptable than drink driving, and we want to see those who litter treated with disdain.
This is a campaign which Scotland needs. KSB is ideally placed to lead it, having co-ordinated for the past six years Scotland's former annual clean-up event, the National Spring Clean. In 2012 the number of volunteers involved in community clean-ups approached an estimated 250,000, and they lifted enough litter to fill 100,000 wheelie bins or cover Hampden Park three-feet-deep in black sacks. Clean Up Scotland is a scaled up, year-round version of National Spring Clean. Already in 2013, despite the unrelenting cold weather, we have had more than 25,000 registrations of individuals willing to get involved in clean-ups, with more registering every day. Thousands are also signing our online pledge.
This is a campaign about civic pride. We want one million people to help us clean up Scotland – anyone can be part of it by signing our pledge at www.cleanupscotland.com/pledge or registering to volunteer for a local clean-up. Either way, we can send a collective message to the 54 per cent – we are not going to tolerate you messing up our country any longer.
Our campaign has already caught the imagination of a range of organisations in every sector. This includes private companies such as McDonald's, SSE, First ScotRail, Wrigleys and BT; major institutions such as the Scottish Government, local authorities, VisitScotland, Historic Scotland, Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa); and voluntary organisations with a concern for the environment, including the Robertson Trust, RSPB, Young Scot and the Marine Conservation Society.
Collectively, we are creating a national coalition to tackle a national disgrace.
We have a simple choice when it comes to dealing with our litter problem. We can accept defeat and resign ourselves to believing nothing can be done. Or we can take this opportunity to mobilise and give an unstoppable momentum to the Clean Up Scotland campaign. I prefer the latter.
Let's face it, we all have it in us to love where we live. We all have it in us to clean up Scotland and keep it that way.
• Derek Robertson is chief executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful


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Winter is finally here and with it, so is a hazy and snowy atmosphere. With that said, people in the neighbourhood usually travel to other locations, but with COVID19 still around, most of the neighbours are likely to go into hibernation mode.
With that said, Most of the neighbourhoods are not as busy as they are in the normal days, therefore leaving a slight window of opportunity for the suspicious activities to take place. Therefore, if you live in a snowy area, it is important to fortify the security of your beloved abode amid the season of silence. Here's everything you need in smart home security to protect your home during winter season:
Guarding the Main Entrance
The first concern should obviously be to fortify the entrance. You can do so by installing a smart door lock, glassbreak sensors and a doorbell camera. The doorbell camera will help you monitor the entrance. The smart door lock can help provide special entrance passwords so that no intruder may enter. Glass break sensors can sense vibrations or breakages in the window glass and alert the homeowners. Although the windows are not an entry point to be exact, they are for burglars.
Having the Home Monitored
The latest surveillance cameras can provide an excellent view of the various portions of the house. However, it is to be made sure that the areas where the cameras are placed must be well lit and away from the snow, so as for them to work properly. At places where the cameras seem to be inefficient, motion sensors and image sensors can be placed. Motion sensors can alert homeowners about a certain suspicious movement or object. Image sensors are basically motion sensitive cameras that can snap a photo of the suspicious object or subject moving in front of the camera.
Setting Up Alarm Equipment
Basic alarm equipment such as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are very important, especially during winters. During this season, people use their fireplaces, gas heaters or radiators to keep themselves cozy. These conveniences, however, leave a lot of room for some serious house accidents. And so, the equipment such as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can alert homeowners before a mishap occurs.
Be mindful that an empty neighbourhood is a great front for any number of criminal activities. And if you deliberately provide a free passage-way to criminals out of negligence, they would have no qualms in threatening your's and your loved one's wellbeing. So get in touch with our agent and get your home protected now.
And there you have it! This is everything you need to do to keep your home safe and secure during winters. Just follow the instructions above and you're all set. Good luck.


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OSLO — Norwegian Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre reached out to voters with a brutally honest pledge — he's going to raise their taxes if elected prime minister next week.
A year ago, Norway's general election on September 11 looked like a certain victory for Støre's Labor-led center-left bloc over Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg's center-right coalition government. Now they are neck-and-neck in the polls.
Solberg's Conservative Party has attacked Labor's platform by suggesting the party will raise taxes by more than it says if it gets into power, or will be forced to do so by its leftist allies in a governing coalition. But the Norwegian left says there is no option but to raise taxes because of the way the Conservatives have been spending money and giving tax breaks to the rich.
"Do you know how much money they have spent? It's a piñata," said Bjørn Jacobsen, who is running for parliament for the Socialist Left Party (SV) in the county of Møre og Romsdal. His party is a likely junior coalition partner if Labor gets into power.
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Jacobsen shares the widespread feeling in Norway that it will be a very close contest on Monday, though he expects the outcome to be a coalition of Labor, the rural Center Party and the Socialist Left.
Bernt Aardal, a political scientist at the University of Oslo, predicts it will be "very close, both in terms of the election result and what is going to happen with the government afterwards." The uncertainty stems partly from weak support for many smaller parties, some of which could fail to reach the 4 percent election threshold, and from shifts in strength between parties in opposing blocs.
Though it's a safe bet that either Støre or Solberg will be prime minister, the daily Aftenposten recently listed 10 different possible government coalition constellations. A weak result for Labor could force Støre to rely heavily on the small Green and/or Red parties for support, which could make governing difficult and hand the tiny parties considerable power.
Welfare costs money
Egalitarian Norway already has steeply progressive income-tax rates, with a top marginal rate of 46.7 percent, and a total tax burden of around 45 percent, which is above the OECD average.
"Tax is not so important as what we shall do with it — we want to have as low taxes as possible, but as high as necessary," Støre said in an interview on national broadcaster NRK, reconfirming his pledge to raise the total tax take by up to 15 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.93 billion).
He said Norway needs that money to invest in teachers, to deal with an aging population and to boost job training.
"We kept our tax promise in 2005, 2009, 2013, and we will keep it in 2017," Støre said.
"I think it is honest to say that if we are going to do what we want to do, we have to raise taxes. I think it is an honest thing, and there is some dignity in it" — Anders Tangen
Though voters are showing signs of fatigue with Solberg's minority coalition of her Conservatives and the populist Progress Party, the disillusionment does not seem as rampant as when voters in 2013 ousted the previous Labor-led coalition, which had governed for eight years under Støre's predecessor, Jens Stoltenberg.
Stoltenberg's approach, when he won power in 2005 for a second time, had been to tell the people not to expect tax cuts; Støre has gone one better and chosen to campaign on a promise to raise taxes.
For the social democratic Labor Party, which is the biggest party with 55 seats in the 169-seat parliament, that means rolling back tax cuts granted by the Solberg government to high earners and the rich. But in a country where income differences are smaller than in many others, the planned tax increases would not affect only the super-rich, but also people earning a high, though not extravagant, annual income of more than 600,000 Norwegian kroner ($77,120).
So, it's a "soak the rich" strategy that would affect Norwegians who likely think of themselves as unmistakably middle-class — and unwilling to hand over more to the taxman.
The tabloid VG in July launched on its website a "Jonas Tax calculator" (named after Støre), where readers can plug in their financial details to find out if or by how much Støre's tax-hike pledge will affect them.
Truls Wickholm, a Labor lawmaker from Oslo who sits on the parliament's finance and economic committee, said the party felt "the need to be upfront with voters about what welfare is actually going to cost."
"Not everyone likes the message of tax increases — that is something we understood going into this campaign — but most Norwegians understand that welfare also costs money, and, as you probably know, most of our welfare is paid for by taxes," he said.
Dodgy strategy
It's a message that some Norwegians might find hard to take coming from the 57-year-old Støre. Although he leads the traditional party of the Norwegian working class, Støre has a patrician background and is an heir to considerable wealth. He was educated at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, followed by a fellowship at Harvard, and served as Stoltenberg's foreign minister from 2005-2012. While exuding an air of competence and dedication, he can come across as a somewhat aloof, intellectual figure.
In Solberg, Norway's second female prime minister after Gro Harlem Brundtland, Støre faces one of the country's most popular politicians. Nicknamed "Iron Erna," she has softened in office into someone "you might even imagine having a drink with," as one Norwegian reporter put it.
A recent opinion poll put Solberg ahead of Støre, by 44 percent to 41 percent, when voters were asked who they want as prime minister. However, Norwegians vote for parties and not for the prime minister at the ballot box.
Other more relevant polls have Støre's bloc with a narrow lead, but Solberg's center-right has closed the gap to next to nothing, and some polls even have her bloc ahead.
So how has the election-year pledge to raise taxes worked?
"It does not seem to have worked very well," said Aardal, "because, first of all, tax is not a good campaign issue for the social democratic [Labor] party. It has been a much better issue for the Conservatives."
Labor supporter Anders Tangen, a 50-year-old motivational speaker and radio and TV personality, said it was wrong to see tax hikes as a goal in themselves. "It is more like a way of getting things done, and what is important for me is that the Norwegian welfare system functions well," he said.
"We have seen in the last year that they [the government] have used so much money from our oil fund, and I think we need more balance on this," Tangen said. "I think it is honest to say that if we are going to do what we want to do, we have to raise taxes. I think it is an honest thing, and there is some dignity in it."
Sitting on cash
If Labor fails to inspire voters between now and election day, running on a platform to increase taxes will be one of the criticisms that will be leveled at Støre, Aardal said.
The main plank in Labor's election campaign has been that Solberg's government has done a poor job of managing the economy. Unfortunately for the challenger, the economy has not cooperated with that argument.
North Sea oil and gas producer Norway's economy was hit hard by the plunge in oil prices in 2014-2016, with unemployment spiking to a 20-year high in 2016. But oil has recovered from its trough of below $30/barrel to current levels of around $50/barrel, joblessness has fallen back to 4.4 percent and GDP grew by a better-than-expected 0.7 percent in the second quarter.
Consumer confidence has sprung back from an all-time low in December 2015 to a 10-year high 20 months later.
And when the economy sours in Norway, it's never quite as bad as elsewhere because the country has used its petroleum revenues to build up an almost $1 trillion financial buffer in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.
Largely under pressure from the Progress Party, the government took more money out of the fund in 2016 than went in for the first time since it was established in 1996, prompting cries of mismanagement from the opposition.
The government is allowed to spend a small portion of the oil fund annually to plug budget gaps, and it lowered the cap on yearly spending of the fund to 3 percent from 4 percent, with support from the Labor Party and others. But that was not enough to stop Støre's party from blaming the government for squandering the nation's wealth to give tax cuts to the wealthy.
The first preliminary election results will be published at 9 p.m. local time (7 p.m. GMT), and a full tally could be available by around midnight.


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Ai Sportivi Next Cease: Machu Picchu It is best to categorize your itinerary when planning your journey to Rome. Choose the hotel that might best suit your journey plan and funds. The tour of Rome could possibly be segmented into: Historic Rome; Piazzas, Monuments and Fountains; Museums; The Vatican and the Roman Churches.
Outdated Nunnery located near the ruined fort is a distinguished tourist attraction of this place. Giant variety of vacationers comes right here to see the austere way of life of the nuns of small monastic community. There is also a small monastery situated in a small village of Tsa-zar which is value visiting. The village is situated between Stongdey and Zangla. This age-old monastery is famend for its exquisite frescoes whose beauty is praised across the globe. These frescoes give deep insight into Buddhist faith.
A few miles up the PCH is Huntington Cliffs.
The temples of Siem Reap in Cambodia may have prestige and grandeur but maybe no vacation spot in Southeast Asia can compete with the sheer quantity of religious dwellings in Bagan, Myanmar. With over 2,000 remaining temples gracing the area, Bagan continues to be one of many least recognized but unmissable destinations within the region. Hidden southwest of the more recognizable Mandalay and considering the long journey from the previous capital and largest metropolis, Yangon, Bagan sees significantly fewer guests than different temple complexes in Thailand or Cambodia, giving travelers an opportunity to revel in its magnificence with relative calm. For one of the really nice experiences in Southeast Asia, perch yourself atop one of many ubiquitous empty temple-prime terraces simply before nightfall to gaze upon the sunset reflecting brilliantly off of the temples' golden spires.
four. Educating your self about cultural and ethnic hotspots that you could be not have known about prior. Many cities world wide have cultural and ethnic hotspots like China Town in New York Metropolis and Chicago. Places that you simply won't want to miss, and places that you'll have not identified about should you did not conduct some on-line research first.
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The go to to this Seaside is incomplete with no go to to the Daytona Worldwide Speedway. It is host to the Daytona 500 racing and it's open for customer's everyday. The reward shop here has newest NASCAR clothing that can be bought and on the video video games arcade, the racing expertise could be put to a check.
From Pier 33, take a ferry to the earlier jail Alcatraz. This journey is extra interesting for older children. Take a cable car on the Powell- Mason or Powell-Hyde circles and bang over the hill to Downtown. Marin or Angel Island gives ferry services. Get a ferry and benefit from the roundtrip bay expedition. Ghirardelli Sq. is well-liked for ice cream and sweets. The play buildings and carousel on the Golden Gate Park are fantastic. The small kids also take pleasure in boat rides on Stow Lake and making sand castles at Ocean Seashore, though not good for swimming. The San Francisco Zoo has some wonderful animals like Grizzly Gulch.
I'm actually wanting ahead to fulfilling some of my childhood desires of finally with the ability to go see the Grand Canyon and enjoy the surrounding surroundings. After reading by nearly all of the Arizona journey information I've come to the realization that there are so many issues on this state that can be exhausting to see on only one trip.


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So today we had our last tutorial for the semester. We continued working in our groups as the Project Brief 4 is due next week.
Our group has created an e-book in which we presented part of today. The fabulous Annie has put it together so that we are able to show research into texts and more specifically advertisements.
My section includes researching television commercials and in particular cereal ads. I am looking at the way in which these are broken down (so the formula) in order to portray a particular message and this is done by watching and analysing several cereal ads.
Above is a screenshot of a convention of a cereal ad (Milo cereal). Of course the actual cereal being advertised is mentioned, however often there is a close up of the cereal box with a faded out background so that we can clearly see the subject of the ad. This is generally paired with a voice-over stating that the cereal has "healthy" ingredients.
This project has been quite interesting to explore as it is amazing to see how simple these ads are but how effective they are.


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This season, the unique offensive mindset of first-year Rio Grande Valley Vipers' head coach Nevada Smith has been well documented. As many have noted over the past few months, such a system arguably has both its pros and cons.
Still, there's no denying how much Akeem Ellis has reaped the benefits of playing for the Vipers this season. Rising up from an otherwise relatively unknown guard going through the open tryout circuit last fall, the young gun has since continued to steadily emerge as one of RGV's most reliable sharpshooters.
"Coach (Smith) knows I have a good jump shot and that I can get it going. I just have to be a spark for my team," Ellis told RidiculousUpside.com during a recent conversation.
There's no doubt Coach Smith has instilled an immense amount of trust in Ellis. So far, the guard hasn't let him down. Ellis averages 6.1 points, and has converted on 36% of his shots from downtown this season.
Such numbers may not be all too imposing (for what it's worth, Ellis has averaged 9 points over his last ten games, and has put up 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in seven starts), his success from deep and steady role in the Vipers' offense is indicative of the fact that a player like Ellis could comfortably serve an NBA team in a similar capacity.
Still, the ceiling for his development appears to be a bit higher than simply standing tall as a spot-shooter. He added, "I can bring a lot to the table, but being a sharpshooter is definitely one of my strong suits. I can really get it going. There are other things I can do, too. I'm a playmaker, can dish the ball, and create for others. I like to rebound and play good defense, so I try and do a little of everything."
Having said that, who can blame Coach Smith for playing to the strengths of a player like Ellis? He recognizes the youngster's top skills, and is enabling him to be successful in one of the world's most talented professional basketball leagues.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Even so, Ellis says that the Vipers' coaching staff still works with him to also improve other facets of his game as well. The guard said, "They want me to keep working hard, play good defense, and do all of the little things. I have to be the guy that gets back on defense quickly, fights for those 50-50 balls, and dives on the floor. I love that Coach Smith expects that from me, though, because that's the type of person I want to be. I want to do the little things and be looked at as the guy who makes the plays that don't necessarily come up on the stat-sheet, but still help us win."
After watching the Vipers play, it's easy to understand why players on the team would have a right to feel a bit exhausted after a while. They run and gun like no other team in either the NBA or D-League, and push the tempo throughout.
Ironically enough, Ellis asserted that he and his teammates were primed to succeed in the system, and even shed a little light as to the secret for their collective ability to keep up with one another.
"We're well trained. We do a lot of running and work on our conditioning," he added. "That's why in the third and fourth quarters of games, we're still going at the same pace. It's full-steam ahead. Other teams are dying out there. Coach really prepares us well for this type of play."
For a team gelling so well on the court, Ellis gushed about how well this close-knit group gets along off the court, too.
"I love the group of guys I'm playing with. It reminds me of my junior-college team. We were really close -- like brothers," the guard said. "We do everything together. Man, this group of guys is great. We pick each other up and understand that we all need each other to be successful in this game of NBA basketball. We know what it takes."
A funny, pleasant, and overall positive guy, Ellis is someone to keep an eye on as the D-League season comes to a close and NBA teams look to fill out their Summer League rosters. As he uses his rookie season to develop, Ellis is quickly emerging as one of the more reliable, consistent, and dependable players on his team.
The impact Ellis has for his team appears to be contagious off the court as well. While on the bench, he keeps his teammates upbeat. That, specifically, is worth noting, given the respective rises of players like Kent Bazemore and Orlando Johnson. In four games as a Laker, Bazemore is averaging 17.3 points, and Johnson recently signed with the Kings following immense praise from his Pacers' teammate after a trade deadline related release.
Both players garnered attention and praise, largely in part due to their overwhelmingly positive demeanor as they awaited a shot.
Perhaps Ellis is on a similar path. Speaking with the RidiculousUpside.com staff on our podcast just weeks ago, Coach Smith even went as far as praising Ellis for staying ready this season, as he too, had to wait for ample opportunity to present itself.
Watching Ellis and the Vipers, it's easy to understand why he now serves as a key cog in the team's engine. Still, the confident rookie remains humble as it relates to seeing his early success come with the best team in the NBA D-League.
"Playing in the best team in the league feels really good. Going into this, I didn't even know that the Vipers were looking at me. It was a shock when they drafted me, so it's an honor to be here," he said. "They won a championship in this league last year, and now they see something in me that I can bring to the table at this level. It's definitely an honor."


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The most popular airlines offering flights to Mumbai are El Al. El Al is the most popular one, but that doesn't mean their flights will be the cheapest. If you can't find a flight time that suits you, why not look at flying out from a different airport?
The distance between London Luton to Mumbai is 7213 km. Normally, it takes about 13 hrs 40 mins to fly, and you can definitely expect the journey to be at least 13 hrs 40 mins. You can see the various flight times in the results.
Searching by month, for instance, will show you the best time of the week to fly.


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A Cork resident's association have raised concerns about a proposed development at Parc Ui Chaoimh that would see some of the green area at the Marina turned in to a car park.
Ballintemple Area Residents' Association (BARA) have said that they are disappointed with the plan to turn some of the area beside the Atlantic Pond in to parking for cars and buses.
The car park has become an issue for people in the area as they don't want part of the green space being given over to cars rather than kids and families.
In 2014 Parc Ui Chaoimh said that the County Board "does not propose that land designated for the proposed Marina Park will be used by it for parking or other event-related facilities".
While BARA say they support the GAA's plans to expand they are worried about the affect that the car park will have on walking paths in the area.
In a statement they said "BARA supports Páirc Uí Chaoimh plans to expand and thrive — these include a new GAA museum; an exhibition/visitors' centre, and a café.
"But, turning a public green area near a Greenway and the hugely popular Marina and Atlantic Pond into car and bus parking for these business ventures would be a negative move for the people of Cork who have enjoyed this area so much, particularly over the past 15 months of Covid restrictions.
"GAA ambitions to take over green areas near the 4G pitch only became known publicly in March 2021 but O'Flynn Construction, which is acting on behalf of the GAA, has since confirmed that GAA/Cork City Council discussions were underway for the previous 12 months.
"At no stage during this time was there any engagement with local residents, local Councillors, or other visitors to the area.
Then in April 2021, BARA had a meeting with O'Flynn Construction. BARA asked about and suggested alternative arrangements for parking that don't involve taking over a public green area but we were told by O'Flynn Construction that they would be making no changes to their plans."
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The proposed car park would see traffic travelling across public pathways with BARA saying that there are other sites at the Docklands that could be used instead.
"Big games and concerts generate millions of euro, which is great, but Páirc Uí Chaoimh needs to remember that these events cause significant disruption to residents who want our views taken into account to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome for both Marina Park and Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
"Our six local City Councillors have been and continue to be very supportive of BARA's position. It is disappointing that a BARA letter on the matter to the Cork City Council Executive remains unanswered."