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PubMed, the search engine for the National Library of Medicine (NLM), recently announced a new program called PubMed Commons. It is all about freedom of thought and the unfettered exchange of ideas.
Posted on: November 9, 2013 by John Cannell, MD
PubMed, the search engine for the National Library of Medicine (NLM), recently announced a new program called PubMed Commons. It is all about freedom of thought and the unfettered exchange of ideas.
Dr. Cannell,
Please continue to write and to speak on vitamin D deficiency,
Yes, it is true that this is indeed (still) a very controversial subject.
But you've been given the gift of foresight, and with this gift comes responsibility.
Your courage has already improved the healthy of many folks (my health included).
I hope you will consider to continue "fighting the good fight" until mainstream medicine finally catches a clue.
Best regards,
P.S. ~~ I have been called "inappropriate" and "blocked" many times during my cyberspace journey.. It isn't personal 😉 We both know that.
I am deeply concerned by this action.
I have emailed Kathleen Cravedi as below:
Dear Madame,
I, like many other members of the Vitamin D Council, of which John Cannell is the director are very concerned at Dr. Cannell's suspension from the NLM:Pubmed Commons.
No clear reasons have been given. The reason seems to be couched in briefly stated administrative terms which are inadequate for such a suspension.
Such explanation makes this suspension look defensive therefore possibly anti-scientific and leads to conspiracy ideas. This is very unhelpful.
Dr. John Cannell is a significant contributor to the science of vitamin D and the public health knowledge arising from that science.
I urge you to ask for a complete explanation of the suspension or ask for the suspension to be lifted immediately.
Thank you for your consideration
Ian Hodgson PhD.
Ian~~what a great letter…and what a great idea.
As I understand the concept of PubMed Central, it is a digital database of scientific literature in biomedical and life sciences and is designed to make all research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) freely accessible to anyone.
Therefore, we all have a right to know why Dr. Cannell has been suspended from being able to comment on Pubmed Commons; and perhaps, we should all contemplate writing a letter to Kathleen Cravedi, asking for a full explanation.
Vitamin D deficiency is at a pandemic level, and it is time the medical community stop treating this deficiency as the elephant in the room.
Best regards,
The NIH and its offsprings are not answerable to the (very) general public. They march to the tune of other drummers. It is unfortunate that public money is in essence laundered into quasi-government organizations that have no public accountability.
That they opened their web site for comments is extraordinary, even if from a rather select (and therefore controllable) group.
It is good to let them know they're being watched, and given recent revelations turn about is more than fair play.
Mark Richards:
Very well stated.
May I say in return:
Then those researchers, academics and physicians who have been given the privilege of commenting on PMC, and who understand the vitamin D deficiency pandemic, have responsibility to write to Kathleen Cravedi regarding Dr. John Cannell's suspension.
It isn't only Dr. John Cannell that will be suspended…it might just be anyone who expresses a thought outside of the box.
And, Dr. Cannell, I hope you will circle around and hit 'em again.
If the PubMed Commons (PMB) was truly " a forum for open and constructive criticism and discussion of scientific issues", then it should have welcome and valued the observations of Dr. J. Cannell who has dedicated many years to the analysis of hundreds of studies. The decision of the PMB to suspend Dr. Cannell from expressing publicly his views, is in contradiction of the philosophy of the PMB itself, and makes us, the general public, wonder about the credibility of this institution.
@Joe Carraro and Mark Richards:
Regarding Pubmed Commons, here is what I discovered:
"Can I provide feedback on the system, whether or not I am a participant?
You can contact us using the 'Write to the help desk' link at the bottom of PubMed on the right."
I am a big (huge) believer in freedom of thought… I don't believe "blocking" or "deleting" is necessary, unless the commenter utilizes obscene language, or writes violent messages, etc.
Rest assured I will be voicing my opinion.
Be well,
**Freedom of thought, and Freedom of Speech…
Today I sent the below email to the two people that Dr. Cannell requested above.
To whom this may concern,
I am a member of the Vitamin D Council and have grave concern over the "suspension" of Dr. John Cannell's comments on Pub Med Common.
It is my understanding that this is a "new" program with the aim of "having freedom of thought and the unfettered exchange of ideas". It is my understanding that Dr. Cannell was "invited" to participate.
With start-ups of any "new programs" come "glitches" to the system. I would like to think that possibly Dr. Cannell just "over whelmed the system a little" with 53 comments and that something needs to be "fixed" on the Pub Med Common. Hence the statement from Mr. Brodsky "would enable a re-consideration of this suspension within weeks". I would then assume he would be reinstated in good faith! I would not like to think that he is being censored.
Perhaps a better or more detailed description to Dr. Cannell, of why the suspension happened, would have been more appropriate and better to understand.
Ivy A. Walsh
Vitamin D Council member
As for Dr. Cannell's question of "See if I violated any of the rules.?" I could not find any violations. The only thing I wondered about was were they all signed as below:
John J Cannell, MD
Vitamin D Council"
Maybe they did not like the "Vitamin D Council" part and only wanted the "John J Cannell MD" part. (Just a thought!)
Dr Cannell,
Good idea to engage other researchers whereever you can. We definitely need more debate, even if it may at times be controversial (controversy is publicity, and publicity is good if your arguments are strong). My only concern here is that they might accuse you of spamming their forum. Obviously the comment is well written and of high quality, but it doesn't specifically address the content of each paper where it was posted. I think you have a higher chance of starting productive discourse if the authors don't feel like the same comment would have to be addressed in each of 53 comment sections.
I'm not saying that you are wrong that all of those papers are vulnerable to substantially the same criticism; just that to encourage those authors to engage productively, it would be better to tie that criticism to the details of each paper more explicitly. Also, I understand that it would be a lot of work to write 53 separate critiques, in which case it's probably a good idea to start with 5 or 10. Many of those 53 papers probably have overlapping authors, so those are more likely to feel "spammed" when they see the same comment on several of their papers. And some of those papers/authors are undoubtedly worse and more influential than others, so focus on those first.
Whatever happens, it doesn't look to me like you did violate the rules, and so it's absurd to suspend your privileges especially without any warning, but I don't see any harm in agreeing not to post multiple copies of the same comment in the future (assuming that's the problem), and then hopefully get the commenting privileges back. I think it will be more fruitful anyways.
I just noticed that there is a mechanism for cross-posting comments in Pubmed:
"Can I connect multiple articles through a comment?
Yes. If you include a formatted PubMed ID in your comment, a citation link will be created automatically, that will click through to that article. That article will also show a link back to any comment in which it is mentioned."
You could use that to post a comment to a few different closely related articles. (I.e. maybe you could reach 50 articles with 10 different comments).
I have yet to write to Pubmed Central to express my disappointment in Dr. Cannell's censorship. But, I do plan to do so, and I hope everyone who belongs to the VDC will also submit correspondence expressing dismay at Pubmed Central's current policy.
What you say regarding spamming certainly may be used by Pubmed folks to explain its suspension policy–it's an easy way out for them regarding why they would suspend commenting privileges to a colleague.
But, vitamin D is still a controversial topic in mainstream medicine. This is true.
So, I wonder what would have happened if Dr. Cannell has posted only a handful of comments, and linked those as you suggested.
Regardless, from reading what Dr. Cannell did submit, we all know that there isn't anything in his comment that warrants permanent suspension.
And Pubmed Central at least owes Dr. Cannell, who is a distinguished member of the medical community, an explanation–if not an apology.
If Pubmed Central were to claim spamming as a reason for suspension, those folks need to reconsider the definition of spamming to include content. Again, I am against censorship unless language is hurtful on some level. Dr. John Cannell's comments only serve to better our collective health.
Redundant–or not–Dr. John Cannell's comments should have been allowed posting…imo….
"it's an easy way out for them regarding why they would suspend commenting privileges to a colleague"
Honestly, I think it's pathetic. It's obviously a well-informed, well-written criticism, and if an author disagrees with it they are welcome to trash it in the same comment section. Running to the moderator and demanding the writer gets banned is incredibly whiny.
Given, however, that some people *are* whiny and insecure, it's best not to give them the excuse that said comment was just an elaborate ad. Like I said, I don't think this way of commenting is likely to achieve much anyways in terms of encouraging those researchers to engage.
" I wonder what would have happened if Dr. Cannell has posted only a handful of comments, and linked those as you suggested."
Well, it would have been good to find out. I really doubt any actions would have been taken without plausible cover. Hopefully we will get another chance to find out soon.
"And Pubmed Central at least owes Dr. Cannell, who is a distinguished member of the medical community, an explanation"
I think they owe him a full reinstatement of his privileges. He didn't break any rules, he obviously has no intention of breaking any rules, and I assume he will agree to whatever new rules Pubmed decides to implement on their forum. Unless he insisted on continuing to post in the same manner (assuming, still, that this is the proximate reason for the suspension), I can't understand why they suspended him in the first place.
@Karsten 🙂
If you read all my above posts you'll see that I also do not understand why Pubmed Central suspended Dr. John Cannell.
John Cannell is due an explanation, an apology and (yes) a reinstatement.
There is no braver man–imo–(regarding vitamin D)….
Dr. John Cannell's comments only serve to better our collective health.
Redundant…or not….
(you and I Karsten are on the same team)
Dear Dr. Collins:
As a member of the Vitamin D Council, I was disappointed to learn that Dr. John Cannell's account with Pubmed Commons has been suspended for his posting of comments on various journal articles.
I understand that this decision was based upon his submission of 53 posts within a system that is still under development.
Although perhaps the number of comments were more than staff might have anticipated from one contributor, Dr. Cannell's comments were well rewritten and thought provoking. I would think Pubmed Commons would desire such contributors, as isn't the purpose of Pubmed Commons to encourage open dialogue, creative thinking and freedom of speech?
Additionally, I was concerned by the response provided to Dr. Cannell by David Brodsky regarding Dr. Cannell's suspension. Mr. Brodsky's explanation to Dr. Cannell is at best vague, and at worst, smacking of censorship.
I do hope that Pubmed Commons will re-instate Dr. Cannell's privileges immediately, as he is a distinguished researcher and physician–a leader in the field of vitamin D. Furthermore, Dr. Cannell is owed both an explanation and an apology from Pubmed Commons, as he did not violate any of the PubMed Common rules.
Rita Celone Umile, MS
Hello all,
I just had my first HMO experience this week. Kaiser Permanente. In the fewest word: sheepdip.
If you prefer, in the fewest words: sheep dip.
I am perceptive. That being said, the people who cared for me at Kaiser Permanente acted as though a Big Brother camera was not only watching but also timing their various interludes with me.
Let me cut to the chase. I casually pinpointed out to the doctor that I take 5,000 UIs of Vitamin D daily. After almost a minute of wanting to ask me why, he did. To which I replied, "Because I am smarter than the Medical Community." He chuckled as though he knew I was right. But yet I regretted that I had let a member of the Medical Establishment know I was suspicious, or knowledgeable, of their modus operandi. (I then had visions of Julia Louis-Dreyfus playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld trying to get a peak into her medical records file. After she fled with it and reached the Lobby, the elevator doors opened but there was her doctor with white-coated back-up to take back the file.)
Pandemic Vitamin D deficiency has put billions upon billions of dollars into the pharmo-medical sector — or has it already, in just 40 short years, become trillions and trillions of dollars. Asbestosis, black lung, and tobacco can't hold a candle to the human health damage done by lack-o-sunshine.
The Vitamin D Council's valiant strides to make change is like the skinny little pauper chasing after the royal coach pleading, "Grant me to be a Prince, Sire."
Unfortunately there is no way to make oodles of money off of free sunshine, so America, with its free market place and rule by billionaires, is doomed, yes doomed.
But don't despair. We are already way past the mid-point in the peasant-ification process rigorously carried out by our education institutions; and who needs healthy peasants anyway!
So this was the reply I got back from my email!
Dear Ms. Walsh,
Dr. Collins has asked me to reply to your message of November 14, 2013.
PubMed Commons is a project of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine that is still in a pilot stage. Its operation, technical capabilities, and policies are in a development phase. Processes, policies and technical capacities are in development. Feedback from the community will help shape these developments, so we thank you for your correspondence and sharing your concern.
Enhancing the value of PubMed Commons to PubMed users generally is critical to the success of this commenting system. This will require taking a variety of views into consideration about the appropriate use of the forum.
Comments made by PubMed Commons' participants are not moderated before release. However, moderators may act on reports of inappropriate comments and the NCBI reserves the right to remove comments. As with other aspects of the system, the guidelines pertaining to use of the commenting system will also develop over time (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedcommons/help/guidelines/).
While it is not appropriate for us to enter into discussion about individual PubMed Commons participants with third parties, I can assure you that any suspension or cancellation of a PubMed Commons account is very carefully considered, and final decisions are communicated directly to the participant.
David J. Lipman, M.D.
Director, National Center for Biotechnology Information
This was my response to them on 12/4/2013:
"This will require taking a variety of views into consideration about the appropriate use of the forum." I believe Dr. Cannell followed the rules for the forum, so this all sounds more like censorship to me!
Ivy A. Walsh
Greetings Ivy:
From reading what was sent to you, I can see that this has been NCBI's standard response. I received the same letter.
It is in my nature to think that perhaps NCBI might be swayed to a different response if every single VDC member addressed their concerns via email.
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We've done them all. and here are the best of what Dave and I have seen and done.
Best Road Trips in the World
We never made a list of just how many road trips we've done until we hosted a Twitter chat about the world's best road trips with Johnny Jet and Chris McGinnis.
Our Favourite Road Trips
1. Wild Atlantic Way
It's the longest Coastal Route in the World and Ireland has done an incredible job at marketing it as the best road trips on earth.
The Wild Atlantic Way runs 2500 km up the Western Coast of Ireland. There are so many things to see and do on this route.
Every day offers spectacular views of enormous sea cliffs, incredible beaches, and unique culture.
This is a road trip that packs a huge punch in a short distance.
- Duration: 2-4 weeks
- Highlights: Cliffs of Moher, Skellig Michael, Mizen Head, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Slea Head Drive, Aran Islands
- Read more about this Road Trip: Tips for Driving the Wild Atlantic Way
2. North Coast 500 - Scotland
It's Scotland's answer to America's Route 66.
With legendary castles, extraordinary coastal scenery, and famous whisky distilleries lining the winding single track lanes, the North Coast 500 is the ultimate drive for travel lovers.
At 500 miles long it is a touring route around Scotland's northern coast, starting in Inverness.
Duration: 5 Days to 2 Weeks
Highlights: Inverness, Duncansby Head, Loch Ness, Distilleries, Dornoch Castle, Smoo Caves, Ullapool, Klinlochewe Viewpoint, Applecross, Baelnabach. Eilean Donan Castle
Read More: The Essential Guide to the North Coast 500
3. South Island - New Zealand
The best way to see New Zealand is driving around independently.
We travelled the South Island two ways, on a bus with the Flying Kiwi which was affordable and a great way to see the highlights, but once we took more time to explore with our own camper van, that's when the true road trip began.
Just follow the roads in a circle around the island to explore all there is to see and do. New Zealand has a diverse landscape in a very little area.
You'll be mesmerized by the changing landscape before your eyes at each and every turn.
Duration: 4 Weeks
Highlights: Queenstown, Milford Sound, Abel Tasman, Lake Tekapo, Kaikoura, Pancake Rocks
Read more about New Zealand: 33 Reasons to Visit New Zealand
4. Amalfi Coast - Italy
I think the best road trip in Europe is the Amalfi Coast. We fell in love with that drive from Sorrento to Ravello.
There is a reason this drive along the most stunning sea cliffs on earth has been used in so many movies.
The towns and lookouts along the coast are something out of a fairytale. They are just gorgeous.
Duration: 2 days to a week
Highlights - Positano, Amalfi Town, Ravello, Sorrento, Beaches, Grottos, Capri, Hiking and Waterfalls.
Read more: Watch our video of our Amalfi Road Trip
5. Great Ocean Road - Australia
Australia is an amazing country to take a driving tour. The Great Ocean Road is probably the most scenic road trip in the country.
The route is more than 600km (400 miles) and drives along sea cliffs, jungles and out to amazing beaches. Some of the top beaches for surfing are located along this route.
If you can, get out and hike because that is where you really get to witness the spectacular coast.
Duration: 1 - 3 days
Highlights - Twelve Apostles, Bells Beach, Koalas of Kennet River, Otway National Park,
Read more: Great Ocean Walk to the 12 Apostles
6. Causeway Coast - Northern Ireland
Ireland is so amazing for driving, it actually has two epic road trips.
The Causeway Coastal Route is filled with stop after stop of amazing sights and scenery.
It's a much shorter route than the Wild Atlantic Way and it can be done in just a couple of days, but we recommend giving at least 4 days to explore this coast.
We actually took 9 days to drive around Northern Ireland and it was perfect.
Duration: About a Week
Highlights - Giant's Causeway, Dark Hedges, Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Belfast, Game of Thrones.
Read more: Best things to do in Northern Ireland
7. Ring Road - Iceland
The Ring Road of Iceland circles the entire country offering drivers the chance to explore every nook and cranny.
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You can camp or stay at hotels along the way.
With magnificent glaciers, mountains, an untamed coastline and fascinating culture, The Iceland Ring Road is definitely one of the best road trips in the world.
Duration: 2 Weeks
Highlights: Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Skogafoss waterfall, Seljalandsfoss, Vik, Horseback Riding Skagafjörður Region, Myvatn Geothermal Area, Kirkjufellsfoss
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Road Trips USA
8. Route 66 - Arizona
Speaking of Route 66, this road trip is very different from Scotland's incredible coast.
We driven many different portions of Route 66, but you can drive this entire route from Chicago to California.
Much of the 3,940km route is abandoned and decrepit as it was forgotten when the highway system was put in place, but there are parts that have been turned into national scenic byways in Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and Arizona.
Duration: 1 Day for portions to 2-3 weeks
Highlights: Best portions are in Arizona, New Mexico, Missouri and Illinois.
Read more at: Kicking it on Route 66
9. Pacific Coast Highway - California
It's the most epic drive in the United States with iconic stops like the Bixby Bridge, McWay Falls, and Pfeiffer Beach. The drive starts in Monterrey and weaves down highway 1 to Los Angeles.
Make sure to stay the night in Monterrey or Carmel by the Sea. There is great kayaking in the marine reserve of Monterrey and Surfing in Carmel.
It's a beautiful coastal highway with long stretches of beaches, impressive sea cliffs and legendary stops where movie stars and billionaires have hung out for decades to escape the hustle and bustle of California cities.
And definitely take time to stay at one of the best places to stay in California (Mark Zuckerberg stayed here) the Ventana
Duration: 2-4 Days
Read more at California Road Trip
10. San Francisco to LA - National Parks Route
This is the epic American route. Don't just drive in a straight line from San Francisco to Los Angeles, go everywhere in between.
This road trip takes you through four different states and showcases the best of America's National Parks and cities.
It takes you through the most rugged and beautiful landscapes of America and you visit the most exciting cities in the country.
Duration: 2 Weeks
Highlights - Grand Canyon, Vegas, Antelope Canyon, Zion National Park, Yosemite National Park
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11. Hana Highway - Hawaii
It's just a short drive, but everyone who goes to Maui raves about the Hana Highway. This (mostly) single lane road is a day trip spans the North Coast of the Island from Paia to Hana.
It twists and turns and you cross 59 bridges during the 2-3 hour drive (one way) there are many scenic stops along the way, but the real beauty begins after Hana when you reach Haleakala National Park.
Duration: 1 Day
Highlights: Bamboo Forest, Painted Eucalyptus Trees, 7 Sacred Pools, Waterfalls, Scenic Views
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12. 17 Mile Drive - California
It may be a shorty, but it is a goodie. You can take an entire day exploring 17-Mile Drive at Carmel By the Sea.
If you are looking for a different way of road tripping, try e-biking instead of going in a car. A road trip doesn't have to be always in a car, we've included cycling Africa as one of our best road trips we've ever done!
Duration: a few hours to 1 day
Highlights: Ghost Tree, Bird Rock, the Lone Cypress, Spanish Bay, John Denver Memorial, Beaches, Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Cove.
Read More: The Best of 17 Mile Drive
13. Lake Superior Circle Tour - Canada/USA
Road trips can take many forms and we circumnavigated the world's largestfreshwaterr lake by motorcycle.
The Lake Superior Circle Tour is one of the epic motorcycle routes in North America, but it's also fabulous in a car.
From the sandy shores of the southern shore to the rocky high sea cliffs of the wild north, this is an unexpected route through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconson and Minnesota.
Travel through small town USA, historic treasures and the wild abandoned North of Ontario, this road trip is magnificent.
Duration: 4 days to 2 weeks.
Highlights - Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Terri Fox Memorial, Beautiful coast, three different states and one province in Canada
Read More: The Best of the Lake Superior Circle Tour
Canadian Road Trips
14. Cabot Trail - Nova Scotia
The Cabot Trail is one of Canada's Ultimate Scenic Highways.
Located on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, it is filled with sea cliffs, coastal hikes, beaches, and untamed wilderness.
You'll see moose on the Skyline walk, whales on kayaking and scenic boat trips and stunning sunsets over the Gulf of St. Lawrence explore the best scenic stops in the country.
Duration: 2-5 Days
Highlights: Skyline Trail, Alexander Graham Bell's house, Uisge Ban Waterfall Hike, North River Kayaking, Ingonish Beach, Middle Head Trail, Boat Tours, whale watching and wildlife.
Read More: 11 Not to be Missed Stops on the Cabot Trail
15. Dempster Highway - Yukon
For the ultimate road trip adventure, there's not a lot that compares to the Dempster Highway.
You can drive to the Arctic on the Dempster Highway and that is exactly what we did.
This 736 km road stretches from the far Arctic in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories, to Dawson City in the Yukon.
Duration: 2-6 days
Highlights: Crossing the Arctic Circle, Innuvik, Dawson City, Eagle Plains, Tombstone Mountains
Read More: Drive to the Arctic, Yes you Can
16. Fundy Trail - New Brunswick
In the province of New Brunswick is one of the most beautiful coastal drives in Canada.
Famous for the Hopewell Rocks, we drove along the Bay of Fundy and witnessed giant sea cliffs plunging into the sea.
There are secluded and isolated beaches, it crosses through the Fundy National Park where you can hike to waterfalls and lookouts and it drives along one of the longest undeveloped coastlines in North America.
Duration: 3 - 4 Days
Highlights: Hopewell Rocks, Saint Stephen's Sea Caves, Fundy National Park, Cape Enrage, Town of Alma, Covered Bridges.
Read More: Things to do in Saint John, New Brunswick
17. Cowboy Trail - Alberta
If you love getting away from it all and having a rip-roaring adventure, the Cowboy Trail is for you. This is one of our favourite road trips we've ever done.
Following the route through Southern Alberta is easy, well marked and filled with activities and beauty.
There is something to see every single day and this trip will surprise you.
From the lunar landscape of the badlands to where the great plains meet the Rocky Mountains, you'll be driving through the varied landscapes that will take your breath away.
Duration: 2 Weeks
Highlights: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Crows Nest Pass, Bar U Ranch, Waterton Lakes National Park, Hoodoos of Drumheller
Read more: Full Itinerary - Alberta Road Trip
Another Great Alberta road trip is the Glacier Park Highway From Banff to Jasper. Stunning views, glaciers, hikes and Rocky Mountains.
Africa Road Trips
18. Durban to Cape Town - South Africa
I always thought the Garden Route of South Africa sounded a little tame.
I had visions of sipping tea in manicured gardens as we overlooked the ocean, but this road trip is filled with amazing adventure, striking coastlines, wild animals, incredible nature and world class wine and dining.
The Garden Route is the southern half of the Durban to Cape Town road trip but we highly recommend doing the entire thing.
South Africa has it all in one of the most exotic and beautiful places on earth.
Duration: 2 Weeks
Highlights - Great White Shark Diving, Cango Caves, Big 5 Safari, Ostrich Farm, Microlight over Durban, Cape Town
Read More: 12 Awesome Things to do in South Africa
19. Cairo to Cape Town - Entire East Africa
We said early that road trips take many forms, so we wanted to include this one as well.
Even though we did it by bicycle, you can drive an SUV or motorcycle down the Eastern side of Africa. 12,000 km takes you through some of the most fascinating countries on earth.
Landscapes and cultures vary drastically as you start in the desert landscape of Egypt's Middle East and the Islamic culture of Sudan.
It's then into the great plains, jungles, and wildlife of Eastern and Southern Africa that takes you all the way down to the Southern point of the continent. Wow!
You can drive this epic route down Africa going through 9 countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, South Africa.
Duration: 3 - 4 months
Highlights: 10 countries, 3- 6 months, the possibilities are once again endless...Pyramids of Egypt, Blue Nile, Victoria Falls, Safaris, Chobe National Park, Addis Ababa, Nubian Desert of Sudan, Cape Town South Africa
Read more: We cycled the Continent of Africa
Overland Europe
20. Mongol Rally - 12 Countries/2 continents
It's the mother of all road trips and if you are up for the adventure of a lifetime, this is a must.
The Mongol Rally is a charity rally starting in London, England and ending in Ulanbataar, Mongolia.
You choose your route and take as long as you want to get there.
You just have to raise a certain amount of money for charity and buy a car that used to be donated to the country, but now must be shipped back when you finished.
Or if you have loads of time, drive it back around in a different route!
Duration - 3-8 weeks
Highlights - 15 countries, 2 continents, endless possibilities - Siberia, The Mongolian Steppe, Prague, Brussels, Kiev, Kazakhstan, it all really depends on the route you choose to take.
Countries include: England, France, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Tip of Austria, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia.
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Configure Error Libpng = 1.2 Is Needed To Compile Inkscape
x-devel is a package naming convention of your particular distribution. What you need to do create a link named boost in /usr/local/include . /usr/local/include/boost link to /usr/local/include/boost-1_35/boost. Jot down notes, questions, findings, tips, etc. make install trvalo na mém PC kolem 2h. have a peek here
This will create a dedicated sub-directory in which to build the package. LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware Some issues about building Inkscape from source User Name Remember Me? jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote on 2009-12-20: #4 Thanks for your feedback. I only needed four of them myself. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389385
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. Add tags Tag help nightrow (jb-benoit) wrote on 2009-06-19: #1 Hi, Did you follow the steps here : http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingUbuntu ? rom-sourceSo you could just temporarily add testing to your sources, install 0.91, then remove it from the sources list again.
Find More Posts by chess 06-13-2008, 09:42 AM #4 digger95 Member Registered: Oct 2007 Location: Indiana, PA Distribution: Slackware 14 Posts: 330 Rep: +1 for SlackBuilds. See the section on ./configure later in this document. Quote Postby leoPark » 2012/09/23 08:16:44 As you know that while CentOS 6 base repository that contains it and the centos base repository contains a wealth of software.However, you cannot count If legitimate bugs are found or patches developed, please move them to the tracker rather than inlining them here.
noconfigure: error: libpng >= 1.2 is needed to compile inkscapeStazeni libpng-1.2.40.tar.gz z internetu, instalace [email protected]:~/libpng-1.2.40$ sudo ./configure#checking for zlibVersion in -lz... When make installed the Boost app it created a directory in /usr/local/include called boost-1_35 as the upper-level boost header directory. Search this Thread 06-13-2008, 08:00 AM #1 Choucete Member Registered: Dec 2007 Location: Buenos Aires Distribution: Slackware 12.0 Posts: 83 Rep: Some issues about building Inkscape from source I I understand that I can withdraw my consent at any time.
libpng-1.2.41 http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files pixman-0.17.4 http://www.cairographics.org/releases freetype-2.3.9 http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases-noredirect/freetype fontconfig-2.8.0 http://fontconfig.org/release cairo-1.8.8 http://www.cairographics.org/releases glib-2.22.3 http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/cvs/general/glib2.html pango-1.24.5 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango jasper-1.701.0 http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/#download atk-1.29.4 http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/514330/ATK.html libsigc++-2.2.0 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++ gob2-2.0.16 http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.0/development/gob2/ glibmm-2.22.0 http://www.gtkmm.org/download.shtml cairomm-1.6.4 http://www.cairographics.org/releases pangomm-2.26.0 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/pangomm gtk+-2.18.7 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+ gtkmm-2.18.2 Anyone had this problem? no checking whether Poppler's GfxPatch no longer uses GfxColor... Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free.
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cd xyz-1.2.3 Configure the package. ./configure -prefix ${INSTDIR} Compile. I'm happy your problem was resolved. below that directory is the actual boost directory. That explains CXXFLAGS(compilation flags), CPPFLAGS(more compilation flags), LDFLAGS(link flags) and PKG_CONFIG_PATH(used at link time, I guess) I set PATH because some packages install programs in the ${INSTDIR}/bin directory.
See the pkg-config man page for more details. navigate here As noted above, when ./configure told me that it could not find the jasper package, a look in the config.log file revealed that the logic used to determine the existence of When building inkscape-0.47 1: Surprising compilation error in one of the source files. make Install.
Somehow inkscape does not find the libgc even though it is installed... Last edited by matty-guy; March 13th, 2009 at 08:16 AM. following it, giomm should be part of glibmm. Check This Out and bug fixes) that make me prefer 0.91.
So compiling, installation and further work is not posible. No, thanks InkscapeForum.com The official Inkscape 'users' forum Skip to content Search Advanced search Quick links Unanswered topics Active topics Search The team FAQ Login Register Board index General Inkscape Topics Therefore, they must be found along the PATH.
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Uncompress the file. List of packages Following is the list of packages I used. AlucardZero View Public Profile View LQ Blog View Review Entries View HCL Entries Find More Posts by AlucardZero 04-19-2011, 03:02 PM #3 custangro Senior Member Registered: Nov 2006 Location: this contact form At the very least you'll get an idea what you're missing.
These programs are used by later packages to determine version information. Why would you attempt a source install?The error message in itself is clear: you do not have a library (more precisely the "devel" subpackage of it) that is required in the Basics - Help menu > Tutorials - a Quick Guide to InkscapeManual - Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing ProgramInkscape Community - Inkscape FAQ - GalleryInkscape for Cutting Design Top Moini Beans 11 Can't install inkscape :( I downloaded inkscape, unpacked it all, and ran ./configure, and when it is about to finish it says: "configure: error: libpng >= 1.2 is needed
Yes it seems like I have gtkmm-2.4 installed... Very impressed both with Inkscape and the support here. I'll let you know how it goes. no checking for new color space API in Poppler...
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noconfigure: error: zlib not installedStazeni zlib_126.96.36.199.dfsg.orig.tar.gz z internetu, [email protected]:~/zlib-220.127.116.11.dfsg$ ./[email protected]:~/zlib-220.127.116.11.dfsg$ make [email protected]:~/zlib-184.108.40.206.dfsg$ sudo make install# v poradku [email protected]:~/libpng-1.2.40$ sudo make [email protected]:~/libpng-1.2.40$ sudo make install# v poradku [email protected]:~/inkscape-0.47pre4$ sudo ./configure# configure: error: Contact Us - Advertising Info - Rules - LQ Merchandise - Donations - Contributing Member - LQ Sitemap - Main Menu Linux Forum Android Forum Chrome OS Forum Search LQ They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own. I added the math library "-lm" to LDFLAGS to work around the jasper library idiosyncrasy as noted below.


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Boulder County crews rescued a family of five after they became stuck on the Second Flatiron on Sunday afternoon.
The family was scrambling on the Second Flatiron at 2 p.m. Sunday when they "found themselves in a situation where they needed help," according to a release.
Rescue personnel assisted Michael and Kelly Farr and their three children, ages 15 to 18. Nobody was injured during the incident.
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December 19, 2017 - With 2018 not even two weeks away we are taking a look back at all of the phones & smartphones that were released in Canada in 2017. We saw 38 phones released this year with LG leading the way with 8 phones. Click through for a breakdown by manufacturer, month and full list of phones.
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December 15, 2017 - Top Canadian Google Technology searches of 2017 include the Apple iPhone 8, iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S8, Nokia 3310 and the Razer Phone.
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September 21, 2017 - This impressive midrange phone with facial recognition technology will be arriving at Canadian carriers next Thursday, and will run around $450 CAD.
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March 9, 2017 - LG K4 (2017) is the new, redesigned affordable entry level smartphone from LG, replacing LG K4. Now available to Canadians through Bell, Rogers, Tbaytel and Videotron.
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Bob the blimp
No it's not Sponge Bob, nor CatchBob! but Bob the blimp, a project by Karl Forsberg from the Umeå Institute of Design, :
This product is a robot that can serve as a friend for children and that can help them learn new things by answering their questions. Furthermore, it can act as an assistant in public places, such as hospitals and airports. Thirdly, it can be used remotely, for example, giving museums the possibility to let audiences view their exhibitions via the internet. The robot possesses a superior functionality in terms of mobility and provides new possibilities for other useful fields of application.


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Childish Gambino: 3005 (Akouo Remix)
Great sonics on this remix. I haven't heard anything this crystalline clear come streaming through my speakers since Bonnie Mckee's American Girl. (Mmmmm, you can hear right down through to the bottom of it) But before I go on a pop tangent let me get back to the point at hand. Akouo takes Gambino's 3005 and turns it into a transparent, and glassy masterpiece. Full of FM Bells, subdued and steamy claps, and percussion based on some truly organic instruments (I'm guessing car keys), this is a sonic experience you're gonna want to get your ears on.
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MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy, and is one of the partners of Facebook's Be Bold: Stop Bullying campaign that launched in conjunction with Bullying Awareness Week. Their website offers many articles and resources that provide more insight into cyber-bullying. See an excerpt below on their strategies for fighting cyber-bullying.
Cyber-bullying is everyone's business and the best response is a pro-active or preventative one. From the outset, we can reduce the risks associated with Internet use if we engage in an open discussion with our children about their online activities and set up rules that will grow along with them.
- Both schools and homes should create an online agreement or contract for computer use, with input from students or children. Make sure your agreement contains clear rules about ethical online behaviour. Research has shown that bullying rates drop when kids know that it is against the rules and how to report it. [1]
- With younger children who visit games sites, rules should deal with online interaction: never provide personal information and don't share passwords with friends.
- For teenagers, online social activity is intense. This is the time to discuss the nature of your teen's online interaction and, more specifically, his or her responsible use of the Internet. Sexting can easily lead to cyber-bullying, particularly if the relationship sours.
Whether your child is a tween or a teen, talk to them about responsible Internet use:
- Teach them to never post or say anything on the Internet that they wouldn't want the whole world – including you – to read.
- Talk to them about reaching out to an adult at the first sign of a threat. Don't take for granted that your child will: only 8 per cent of teens who have been bullied online have told their parents. [2]
- Chill! Kids refuse to confide in their parents because they fear that once they find out about the cyber-bullying, they will take away their Internet or cell phone. [3]
- Teach your children that what goes on online is everyone's business. Let them know that action must be taken when faced with cyber-bullying. Not reporting it is tantamount to approving it.
- Encourage kids to speak out against bullying when they encounter it. Popular sites like Facebook and YouTube provide tools to report inappropriate content, and the "comments" features associated with individual pages can provide opportunities for witnesses to speak out.
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When I was on an externship in Central Maine, the veterinarian I was assisting got a call to come see a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) that the owner thought was not doing well. The owner stated that she thought the animal had been losing weight, while its herd mates were not losing weight and were thriving. We finished up pregnancy checks at the dairy barn we were at and proceeded to the farm with the reindeer.
When we arrived, we found the animal and corralled it in a run-in shed. When working with cervids (deer species) it is important to be as calm as possible because they are prey species and prefer to be left alone. If you are too rough with them or push them too far, they can injure themselves or the people working with them. Once we were sure the situation was safe, we inspected the animal. It did not have a high temperature, its heart sounded good, and its mucous membranes appeared normal. It was underweight, but it was still eating. It did seem a little depressed compared to its herd mates. It was all up to par on its vaccinations and state paperwork. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is always a concern with cervids, but this disease was not suspected. It isn't present in Maine, so state officials are always sure to monitor all cervids that enter the state. CWD is a prion disease, like scrapie in goats and mad cow disease in cattle.
We took blood from the reindeer and took it back to the clinic. We discussed possible causes of the animal's condition. Parasitic worms were high on the list, as well as Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, the meningeal worm of deer that is common in Maine. I mentioned that Babesia could be a cause. Babesia is a red blood cell parasite that I had seen infect a reindeer in New York State. It was a long shot, but the clinical signs fit. Also, the reindeer was purchased from upstate New York, where Babesia has been documented in multiple reindeer.
We returned to the clinic and I took the blood from the reindeer and made a blood smear. Sure as the sun, once I stained the blood smear and looked under the microscope, the red blood cells were riddled with Babesia parasites. After consulting my parasitology notes to make sure I was not seeing things, I brought my findings to the head veterinarian. All the doctors in the clinic were interested, as many of them had not seen this disease in person before. While it is unfortunate that the animal had this infection, it sure was satisfying to diagnose it!


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Nikolakopoulos Athanasios Born and resident of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is Graduated from the Aristotelio University (Greece)–Medical Department. He did his postgraduate studies (fellowship) at the Hospital of Addenbrook Cambridge England on the retina diseases with Mr J.D.Scott, on glaucoma with Mr J.D.Cairns and on inflammations with Mr P.Watson. Attended Moorefield Eye Hospital on Lasers in Ophthalmology and on the retina surgery of Giant tears. Attended the Rotterdam Clinic Center with Rellyo Zivojnoviz, as a representative of the Cambridge Hospital. He is also senior registrar at Adenbrooks Hospital, organized and directed the Retina department of St.Dimitrios Hospital of Thessaloniki and he became Director of Retina clinic of St.Dimitrios Hospital. Nikolakopoulos Athanasios was the former president of the Greek Ophthalmological Federation and The Greek Vitreoretinal Society.
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Glaucoma and vitreoretinal surgery
Henry Klassen completed his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and residency at Yale Eye Center and fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital/Institute of Ophthalmology in London. He is associate professor of ophthalmology and director of the Stem Cell & Retinal Regeneration Program at the University of California, Irvine. He is also founder of jCyte, a startup company formed to commercialize retinal progenitor cell-based technology for use in retinal conditions.
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Professor Svetlana Anisimova, graduated from the Moscow Medico-Stomatological University in 1980. From 1980 till 1995 worked as ophthalmosurgeon in glaucoma and cataract departments in the Moscow Institute of Eye Microsurgery with professor Fyodorov, professor Kozlov. Her topic in the research work – "Non-Penetrating Deep Sclerectomy with collagen device". In 1993, 1996 demonstrate Non-penetrating technique in the Glaucoma Institute in Paris. Since 1995 till our days - General Director of private Eye Center "Vostok-Prozrenie" in Moscow. In 2006 received Ph D degree - topic of the work "New approaches to surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataract in the outpatient clinic". 2006-2014 worked as associated professor in Postgraduated Medical Institute in the ophthalmological department. Have 93 articles, Book, 5 patents.
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The Germans did the study about bilingualism and superstition. Turns out that bilingual people are less likely to believe into superstition if they think in their second language.
I found the study quite interesting because I am bilingual. Actually, I speak three languages but only two of them quite good. English is for me Second language. And it does feel good to learn there is an additional benefit for all that struggle to learn the second language.
But I cannot confirm this study from my own experience. I did my graduate studies in English. In essence, I learned how to be a scientist in English. So I cannot tell is the lack superstitious beliefs in my case consequence of learning how to be a scientist or because I'm thinking in non-native language.
The subject itself is very fascinating and makes me wonder what about persons whose speak multiple languages? For instance, New Guinea has around 1000 different languages. It is not unusual to find New Guineans capable to speak fluently around 25 different languages. But visitors never reported lack of superstition beliefs in New Guinea. Quite the contrary, the country is flourishing with the superstitious beliefs.
So maybe the Second language has something to do with the lack of superstitious beliefs, but I doubt it causes the observed effect. I have a hunch that it's more likely connected with the different way of thinking.
See, different languages require a different way of thinking to present a thought. Once I found an explanation about the logic behind the syntax of different languages. In English one presents an idea in a straight line, i.e. one goes straight to the point. In my native language, it's more like a zigzag line, you don't go straight to the point your sort off dance around it, allowing the listener to get to the point him or herself. In Chinese, the logic is like a spiral, your sort off circle around the point. And, for each language, you need to think differently to get to a point.
For me personally, that was the hardest part to learn. See when I go directly to the point I thought I was offending the person I'm talking to, treating him or her as a stupid Child that needs to be told directly what to do, what to think. It took me a long time to realize how wrong I was.
So now I'm capable to switch from one thinking to another at the same time when I switched languages. And maybe because I know more than two languages I can actually tell that it catches not in what language you're speaking but what kind of thinking you're using.
And yes, when one speaks a second language, or third language, or fourth language, the more thinking is required than when one speaks in a native language. Not only that you have to think differently but you have to think more. My guess is that is the reason why there is less believe in superstition's when one speaks and thinks in a second language.
But, this is just my opinion. I hope that researchers will soon tackle this particular point. Especially because there are other researchers which emphasize that's critical thinking is crucial for lack of superstitious beliefs. It will be neat to learn how does critical thinking relates to the extra thinking one needs to do while speaking a foreign language.


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That's right these shorts have a vent to let the air out so your shorts don't blowup and turn into air brakes. Actually the vent is meant to keep you cool but it's unintended benefit suits us bent riders. Next best thing to squeezing into lycra cycling shorts to avoid having your pants blowup.
I just bought a pair of the original Endura Hummvee shorts. Back in June I bought the Endura Hummvee Lite Shorts and I'm very happy with them but the summer mornings are unseasonably cool so I bought the heavy duty Endura Hummvee. Like the Lite Endura they have velcro leg hems and all the other good stuff, but in addition they have an air vent. It keeps your legs cool and lets the air out of your shorts so they don't blow up like a balloon. Personally tested up to 44 mph with minimal ballooning. Nice threads!


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Make Your Skin Great Again
I think everyone goes through phases of really great-looking skin to "why does my face look like it's the only part of my body that caught the chicken pox?" almost immediately, and usually at the most inconvenient times. The reasoning for such breakouts is broad because everyone's skin reacts differently to different circumstances. I am not a dermatologist, nor do I have any other medical knowledge that is not solely based off of personal experience alone. That being said, I am going to share with you my personal tips and tricks on how to react in the midst of your breakout seasons.
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Diet | We all do this. Sometimes we dig ourselves a hole when it comes to food. We get off track and start eating what's convenient instead of what's healthy. The easiest way to get back on track? Substitute your cravings with healthier options. Drink a glass of water before you eat a meal, just to make sure you're actually hungry. Lastly, get rid of the convenience altogether by cutting off your "fast food" section in your budget and the junk food in your household. Eliminate the temptation by filling your refrigerator with fresh foods. This will improve your skin immensely. Your skin is a reflection of what's going on inside your body, if you're not taking care of yourself from the inside out, your outer-shell will tell you all about it.
Water | True story - one time I had the worst breakout of my life on my forehead. I had absolutely no idea what was going on. I was also feeling terrible altogether with dizziness/ lightheadedness, and my stomach wasn't feeling great either. After much "self-medication" with oils, creams, cleansers, and masks I eventually came to the conclusion that this was not an external issue. I wasn't drinking enough water and that REALLY messed me up. What I didn't realize was that I should be drinking half my body weight in ounces. WHAT?! Honestly had no idea that was a thing. But sure enough, once I got into this habit, my skin cleared right up. Sometimes the answer is right under your nose.
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Essential Oil | I have talked about this magical oil so much on my blog already, but it's such an important one that I can't stop recommending it until everyone knows about it. I realize that face oils can be a potentially scary new thing to try out, especially if you have oily, acne-prone skin. Never fret, this oil is literally the best thing that has ever happened to my skin, and I use it everywhere all the time. After discovering it, I could no longer go back to my childish ways. Copaiba Essential Oil. My trick? Add a few drops to everything you put on your skin (minus deodorant, of course). Add a few drops to your cleanser, moisturizer, face masks and body wash and stand back to watch the magic happen.
Take a Break from the Makeup | I know this might be hard if you use a full makeup routine every day, but this could potentially be clogging your pores and spreading germs. So make sure you clean your brushes and sponges first and foremost. My advice to those of you who can't let your skin breathe for a day or two, would be to invest in a high-quality primer that's good for acne-prone skin with no harmful chemicals in it (search for vegan brands).
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Roast octopus with red beans and popcorn
Recette proposée par La Grande Épicerie de Paris
Difficulty Easy
Preparation 20 minutes
Cooking 105 minutes
4 people
1 cooked octopus | 320 g organic red beans | 60 g raw and slightly salted churned butter | 160 g avocado | Picholine olive oil | Hot chili pepper rings | Red onion | Fresh coriander | 40 g peanut butter | Fleur de sel from Gruissan | Organic popping corn | Fresh coriander
1Soak the red beans in water overnight and then cook them until tender. Once the red beans are cooked, blend them with the butter.
2Make the avocado condiment: Mash the avocado and finely chop the red onion and coriander. Using a fork, combine these ingredients with the oil and peanut butter. Mix in chili pepper rings and fleur de sel to taste.
3Pop the popping corn in a pan with salt. Cut the octopus into pieces, and brown the pieces in a hot pan. Place a serving of red bean puree on each plate, followed by some octopus and avocado condiment. Finish with popcorn and a touch of fresh coriander
Chef's notes: Picholine olive oil is single-varietal, which means it is made with one variety of olive only rather than a blend of varieties. Picholine olive oil tends to be both slightly bitter and pungent.


text: so i'm thinking of getting theblackjack instead for a number of reasons, like no bugs, 3g, and its cheaper and has got more features than the iPhone. and apparently browsing the web o it would look jst like the iPhone, just smaller. what do you guys thik? i just think the iPhone is too bugy, faulty, expensve,less features than smart pda phones and slow internet. what do you guys think?


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It's been quite a fashion-filled week for Amy Schumer!
The Snatched actress made a surprising return to the Met Gala Monday night after swearing off the fashion-filled event the year before, saying it "feels like punishment" since everyone's "dressed up like a bunch of f—king a–holes." But like most stars, Schumer couldn't resist the gravitational pull toward the Met steps, wearing an off-the-shoulder sweetheart neckline gown by Zac Posen that even she admitted was beautiful.
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"I may have threatened you to touch it," Schumer told Stephen Colbert, who also attended Anna Wintour's iconic red carpet, Tuesday night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
"It's [was] like leather and armor at the same time," Colbert responded.
Still, the comedian had something to complain about it. "I'll tell you what, homegirl was sweating!" she said. "Why can't we be comfortable at that thing?" And she wasn't too pleased about the lack of booze flowing throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art, either. "They close the bar so early," Colbert said. "I know! What's that about? I had to go home and black out on my own," Schumer replied.
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Post-Met Gala madness, Schumer kept her style streak going while out in N.Y.C. promoting her latest project, Snatched. First the star wore a belted black and pastel pink midi, then swapped it out for an olive green knee-length dress with a bowtie belt and she ended the night in a cape animal print mini at the premiere of her film. Schumer's secret to pulling off so many looks in one day? Wear (and break in!) the same pair of strappy black sandals with each look!
The actress, who's openly talked about facing body critics in the industry, recently posed in a plunging white swimsuit on the cover of InStyle looking better than ever.
"In every interview I've been doing to promote Snatched the journalists will be like, 'So your body, what's the plan?'" Schumer told Colbert. "I'm like, 'Look, I am in a bathing suit in this movie. There's nudity. I feel good about my body.' I think other people need to work on how they feel. I'm good. But they talk to me like I need to be buttered to fit through a door."
The 35-year-old star, who Colbert called a "fashionista" (her response: "What?!?"), still isn't used to all of the free clothes designers and brands send her since breaking into the spotlight. "I didn't have any money growing up so I'm still really grateful to get free stuff," she said.
But one time this past winter, a Canada Goose jacket she received and wore came with some backlash from animal rights activists.
"I was psyched cause it was my favorite and it was free. I got photographed in it, [then] I was doing an event to promote my book and these picketers came in real yell-y," Schumer told Colbert. "And they're like, 'Canada Goose is murdered!' To make the hoods they kill coyotes. I was like, 'If I made a list of the animals I care about more than coyotes, it would be a list of every animal.' I don't care. You can't make somebody care about coyotes if they don't!"
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There's nothing better than spending a sunny afternoon, lying on your deck….its one of those little wonders in life. And the best way to make your sunny afternoon a perfect one is having the apt deck furniture. Class, comfort and style are all found in teak deck furniture.
Before revamping your backyard visualize what you want. Do you want something where the entire family can get together or something more private and secluded. Choosing the right deck furniture depends on what you actually want the end result to be. For example, if it's something for the entire family, you would want to go for something more suited for children. Glass tops should be most likely avoided. For a more quieter and cozy twosome, two good strong chaise lounges would be ideal, a nice round teak coffee table with a glass top adds a touch of class. Whatever you plan on doing to you're deck, teak furniture is absolutely perfect for your deck.
Teak deck furniture is durable, long lasting and resistant to all kinds of weathers. Not quite sure because the cost is too high. Well, I suggest for starters just purchase a teak chair or teak coffee table. After you've seen it weather all the four seasons, still looking as good as new, with little or no maintenance, you'll be hooked on to teak furniture for life. I am pretty sure of that, since I am talking from experience.
Popular demand dictates an elevated essence with teak deck furniture over other types of furniture. But you don't want something regular do you? One of the reason's that teak furniture is so expensive is that teak wood is imported from countries like Indonesia, Burma etc. In addition, the various properties of teak wood that make it long lasting and durable is also another reason for its high cost. But price rarely matters when you're going in for a quality product and that's exactly what it is. Teak deck furniture is quality par excellence.
When deciding on deck furniture be sure to think warm and welcome, yet something that is durable and strong. Teak deck furniture is exactly that. You can accessories to this furniture to make it wholesome and cool. Throw on a couple of cushions on your chairs, or hang get a outdoor rocking chair, or add some garden benches so that you can have a fun family get together outdoors.
If you want to buy teak deck furniture you're going to have plenty of options, since there is no dearth of manufacturers. In actuality you will probably have a hard time not knowing what to choose because of the limitless choices of teak deck furniture available. Teak deck furniture lasts an eternity, so you definitely want to choose wisely or else you'll find yourself with something you're not too happy about.


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The Top 3 Best Tiger Rice Cookers (As Of July 2019)
Here are the top 3 Tiger rice cookers followed by a list of their latest models:
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Given its compound rank of 92%, we determined that the Tiger JAJ-A55U is currently Alphachooser's best Tiger rice cooker 2019. We also believe that our 67 reviews sampled from our sources give us a high confidence level (more on confidence levels) that justifies to call it a "no-brainer best choice."
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The 11 latest Tiger Japanese rice cookers (as of August, 2019)
Tiger JBV-A10UAvg. rating: (89%) (35 reviews over 2 sources)
Aside from the more common plain rice and brown rice functions, the 5.5-cup JBV-A10U rice cooker also boasts of Tiger's Automatic Cooking Logic feature, which actively monitors the system temperature, and the Tacook Synchro-cooking function, which makes it possible to cook rice and steam dishes at the same time.
Tiger JAJ-A55UAvg. rating: (92%) (67 reviews over 2 sources)
Armed with the Japanese-staple Micom technology, the Tiger JAJ-A55U rice cooker has numerous preset modes (such as risotto, quick rice, stew/soup, synchro-cooking, and cake) running at a capacity equivalent to 6 cooked-rice cups (or 3 raw cups).
Tiger JKT-B10UAvg. rating: (88%) (107 reviews over 2 sources)
This induction Japanese rice cooker consumes quite a lot of power (1080 watts) for such a relatively-small 5.5-raw-cup capacity, but its array of eight different preset programs which includes brown rice, ultra, quick, and jasmine and it being a microcomputer-controlled machine explain its high energy requirement.
Tiger JKT-S10UAvg. rating: (86%) (111 reviews over 3 sources)
Apart from being part of Tiger's Induction Heating range, the brand also highlights the JKT-S10U rice cooker's preset programs like Bread-baking, Slow cook, Tacook synchro-cooking, Jasmine, and Brown, all running at a capacity of 5.5 uncooked cups and a wattage of 1080.
Tiger JKT-S18UAvg. rating: (87%) (94 reviews over 2 sources)
The Tiger JKT-S18U, which runs at a relatively-hefty 1198 watts, is a 10-cup (uncooked) rice cooker that comes with programs such as Bread-baking, Slow-cook, Synchro-cooking, and Jasmine, all running alongside Tiger's Automatic Cooking Logic and Induction Heating technology.
Tiger JAX-T18UAvg. rating: (80%) (217 reviews over 2 sources)
The 918-watt JAX-T18U rice cooker has a pretty large uncooked-rice capacity of 10 cups and combines Tiger's Automatic Cooking Logic technology with a variety of programs like steam, quick rice, slow-cook, mixed, and sweet rice.
Tiger JAX-T10UAvg. rating: (80%) (217 reviews over 2 sources)
The 641-watt Tiger JAX-T10U is a 5.5-cup (uncooked) rice cooker that runs on the brand's Automatic cooking logic technology, steams food, acts as a slow cooker, and prepares a variety of dishes with its preset modes such as Porridge, Multigrain, Sweet, Mixed, and Tacook synchro-cooking.
Tiger JAY-A55UArmed with Tiger's automatic cooking logic system, the JAY-A55U is suitable for cooking 3 raw cups of rice (6 cooked cups) with modes such as quick rice, rinse-free, porridge, germinated brown rice, and mixed rice, among others.
Tiger JAZ-A18UAlthough the Tiger JAZ-A18U rice cooker is equipped with only a fairly-common auto keep-warm feature, it has a rather long warm-keeping time of 12 hours and can hold 20 cups (1.8 liters) of cooked rice.
Tiger JNP-1000The Tiger JNP-1000, with its 5.5-uncooked-cup (roughly 11 cooked cups) capacity, is a pretty standard rice cooker (it has only two modes: cook and keep warm) save for the fact that it features a longer-than-average warm-keeping time of up to 12 hours.
Tiger JNP-S55UThe Tiger JNP-S55U is a 305-watt rice cooker that is designed for personal or small-family use with its small 3-cup capacity (uncooked) accompanied by the usual cook and auto keep-warm (up to 12 hours) functions.
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text: I've suddenly developed a want for Rota Grid Vs. Yes, I am aware they are Volk te37V replicas. I can't really justify Volks right now. Would I buy Volks if I could? Hell yes. I wouldn't even bother looking at Rotas. But with that said, Rota looks like they've gotten better and aside from them being replica wheels they're not a bad buy. Any oppos have experience/oppinons on Rotas?


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Vacation rental Twitter industry
*Vacation Rental Events
Want to keep up to date on what's happening and where in the VR industry event side? There are tons of events all around the year, which you can attend. This list includes event organisers like VRMA, VR Success Summit, VrTech, Fitur, ITB Berlin, and Phocuswright. Follow to know WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN.
*Rental/Travel News
We have gathered on this list 60 different travel/rental resources which will help you stay up to date on what's happening in the industry. A few mentionable sources (and our favorites) are WTTC, Frommer's, Travel Weekly, VR Owner Guide, Ink, Tnooz and Skift among many others. Follow this list to know where travelers are heading, and what's going on in the Vacation Rental industry.
Vacation Rental Twitter Influencers
*#VR industry pros
On this list, we've collected some of the top industry people. They've been around for quite a while, and have invaluable insight into the VR industry. Some key people on this list are Matt Landau, Rentivo, Heather Bayer, among many others. Who is better to learn from than the industry experts! 😉
*Influencers (by Lodgify)
This list is collected by Lodgify, and has the most important people in VR industry gathered in one place. We've subscribed to it, and recommend that you do too. It includes influencers, innovators, you name it! Take a look and find out for yourself 😉
*Vacation Rentals Blogs and podcasts
Including our own blog 🙂 we also recommend adding these blogs and podcasts on your reading- and listening TO-DO. Make it easy for yourself and subsribe to this list we've collected to get the most recent updates. It includes Lodgify, Smarthosts, and Holiday Let Success among others.
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*#Vacation Rental Services
Are you using all the vacation rental tech available to you out there? Vacation rental technologies and services can make such a difference in the time management of your VR business. Try services like Your Welcome, Padlifter, iKeyBnb, tado, NoiseAware, Properly, and many other companies which can be found on this list!
*Top PMS for vacation rentals
Are you using a Property Management System for your properties? If not, you should, as it could make your life considerably easier. Instead of managing bookings and check-ins manually, you could have a software do it for you, which is quite a time saver! We've collected almost 40 property management softwares in one place, so there are plenty of options to choose from 😉
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*Top #holidayrental agents
They say go big or go home, but with these holiday rental agents we recommend go small and local! Follow this entire list to get the most knowledge, but keep an eye on Top Villas, Leo Trippi, Vacasa, and Luxury Let as they actively post updates on Twitter.
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Anatomy of Speech & Language Development (Episode 104)
Season 3 begins with an interview with Kathi Elborn, a Speech & Language Pathologist, about speech problems and language development.
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Hi Friends,
I would like to take a moment to talk about the direction of energy with regard to spiritwonk.com, and to ask for a little help as I look to make some changes. My hope is that these couple of changes will enhance our ability to stay connected, offering myself up in service.
1. Schedule: I will be posting a schedule of: when & where I guide yoga & meditation classes; when I'm available for privates; and any upcoming special events making it easier to keep up with what's up.
2. Q&A: I receive questions many times before or after class and think it would be great to create a bit of an online forum. If you have questions that you'd like to submit (either now or in the future), feel free to reach out via spiritwonk.com , (for now) select Contact or Twitter: @spiritwonk.
3. Testimonials: Here, I'm hoping that some people may be interested in writing a few words, not necessarily about me, but about the practices of yoga and meditation. So, if you have an experience that you're itching to share, please reach out. You can contact me via spiritwonk.com, select Contact.
4. Any other thoughts about what you'd like to see here are welcome.
Thanks ahead of time for any and all input.
Yours, in service.


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This PEFC Keruing has been machined to our client's specification and is now ready in our Trafford Park sawmill awaiting delivery to Southend where it will be used for repairs to Southend Pier.
Keruing is an ideal timber for use in pier construction due to its load bearing strength, its hardness and its durability.
The Pier has been an attraction of Southend since 1830. Unfortunately throughout the years it has suffered some damage through wear and tear, storms etc. There has been a large amount of repairs to the pier and the Council is set to continue its major investment, with a further £11.5m proposed to be spent on maintenance, repairs and major improvements of the Pier over the next four years.


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The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Talk about an empty soulless show. The Vampire Diaries (TVD), a new series on The CW, is the epitome of a corporate cookie cutter product. Everything about it reeks of unoriginality.
First, it's obviously a Twilight rip-off, with the brooding hunky vampire boy and the damaged human girl (it's ironic that the book it is based on was published in 1991 before Twilight saw the light of day, but this dreck is only on TV because of Twilight). Even the setting is the same at Twentysomething High School Adjacent to the Deep Old Woods (the state of Virginia here versus Twilight's Pacific Northwest) with actors who are obviously in their mid-20s playing teens. Kevin Williamson of Scream and Dawson's Creek fame is slumming as one of the executive producers and the co-writer of this pilot episode. It appears he's forgotten everything he learned while doing Dawson because these kids' personalities are extremely flat when they aren't annoying.
Why don't they just bump the setting up from high school to college? Yes, you'd lose the typical high school crap of cliques and parties and rules, but if you can't do anything new with them, what's to lose? Everything else can remain the same, plus we all know college has its own set of cliques and parties and rules, and it might make the cast a bit more believable. Plus the kids NEVER act like true high school kids anyway despite the lockers and school spirit signs in the cafeteria.
Our vampire hero Stefan (Paul Wesley) is such a copy of a copy of a copy he's hardly discernable on screen. He's dressed in the ridiculously overused black jacket and dark clothes that he appears to have raided Angel's Goodwill donation pile from the late 90s. He's well read and well versed in history (all vampire's are students of history merely from living so long). And he does that blink and he's there, blink again and he's gone thing that has been done to death. Seriously, The Flash called and he wants his gimmick back.
All the supporting characters are from Stereotypes R Us: the overly enthusiastic bff, the kinda slutty girl who is with an obvious creep but can't see the guy who truly loves her (and is the brother of the vamp's girlfriend), the hyper-chatty cute blonde who knows everyone but can't get a date (only in TV's Stupidville can a cute blonde NOT get a date). Let's not forget the vampire's nemesis (at least for the first story arc) who is basically his mirror image, but while our hero vamp Stefan has given up his evil ways as far as using humans for keggers, the dark vamp, who happens to be the hero's bro, is all 'bout drinking the human vintage.
I mentioned cookie cutter earlier and here's another big reason why: the overuse of pop songs in series TV has officially become old and passé. You get the exact same kinds of songs used in the exact same ways as in every other show aimed at 18 to 35 year olds. Every show has about six pop songs sprinked throughout the acts and then ends with a song by a male singer accompanied by a piano or an acoustic guitar, usually over a montage of scenes. THEY'RE USING A GODDAMN TEMPLATE TO MAKE TV!
The story is old hat. Buffy the Vampire Slayer had similar elements to TVD, including a cast that was out of their teens and the high school setting but it was so much smarter, funnier and better acted than this show. The performances in TVD are uninspired across the board - Paul Wesley is no David Boreanaz or Robert Pattinson; Nina Dobrev's Elena is cute, but can't hold a stake to Sarah Michelle Gellar's toughness or Kristen Stewart's vulnerability.
I gotta get a copy of the Buffy pilot, or even Twilight, to get the taste of this undead shit out of my mouth.


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Missing near misses: motivation problem or attention problem?/
My secret passion at the moment is to show how near miss reporting can contribute to effective design. The idea of the near miss is not new; let's just say that 'the worst did not happen and that what did happen is considered to be relatively minor in the scheme of things.'
There is such a wealth of knowledge there in the minds of people who have been working in safety and prevention, but little of this appears to directly connect with the design process. I have some searching questions to ask here around attention and motivation:
1. How aware, moment to moment, are we to the situations in which we work?
2. If we are aware, then how simply can we describe that to others?
3. Are we motivated to become more aware?
4. If aware, are we motivated to report what we notice?
Here are nine reasons listed by La Duke from Rockford Greene International in 2011 for why near misses are not getting reported:
1. Fear
2. Embarassment
3. Difficulty
4. Bureacracy
5. Peer pressure
6. Loss of reputation
7. It's easier not to
8. Lack of interest from the organization
9. Perceived as pointless
Lets add a local context. Yesterday, a colleague of mine who is local chair of a large safety community listed his reasons why reporting does not happen:
1. It ruins the measures the safety performance, often for the supervisor whose pay is linked to this
2. The issue is minor, it's not possible to make business case to do anything so why bother
3. Reporting a small issue is evidence that the people reporting are not part of a 'better workforce' so why look bad?
4. Chronic issues are not necessarily linked with them in event, so these are not a 'miss'
5. In some workplaces, the reaction is just to go straight to a claim; there are many motivations for this.
6. It takes time out of the normal workday to report any near miss
7. Not everyone is equally motivated to report, issues can only be escalated if everyone agrees that it is important
8. English is not the first language for many workers doing more manual work. This is a barrier for reporting.
Near miss reporting is really a missed opportunity for understanding the consequences of work for people and designing better work. The list of reasons above, though these can be refined further, show how many barriers we have to overcome to get better at this. I'd love to hear about case studies where there is true excellence in near miss reporting. My belief here is that even the best systems miss opportunities because of our limitations for paying attention are unlikely to be overcome if we're not motivated to report what notice. To be blunt, it's a vicious cycle worth breaking.


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse has added offensive lineman Koda Martin to the roster.
Coach Dino Babers said Tuesday that Martin is enrolled and eligible to play immediately as a graduate transfer from Texas A&M.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Martin appeared in 13 games for the Aggies last season, starting all but two at left tackle for an offense that averaged nearly 390 yards.
Martin is Babers' son-in-law, and Martin's father, Kirk Martin, is in his first season as the Orange quarterbacks coach.
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Apr 14, 2018Gaby Gerken- Markets Manager
Nothing beats a cold brew on a hot summer market day, and Maleisha Pullano of Mamaleelu Cold Brew knows how to make it just the way we like it. She crafts her coffee using organic and fairly traded beans, creating a small batch beverage that has been steeped in room temperature water for 18 to 24 hours. The result is a smooth, balanced, and low acid beverage that is perfect as is or served over ice with your milk of choice. We're partial to coconut, and most Saturday mornings you'll find the market team eagerly waiting on Mamaleelu to arrive and help get us through the day.
Mamaleelu Cold Brew was born of hard work, empowerment and a deep commitment to quality. Whenever you pick up a bottle of this coffee at a store that shares your values of fairness and sustainability, you are fueling my hard work and yours.
Probably my favorite way is to pour it over ice with half and half and a little maple syrup. I also made a great coffee-like liquer for holiday gifts this year.
I've been trying to market ready to go drinks. Instead of being a concentrate it would be a grab and go item. I'm currently working on keeping cold brew on tap at the PFC, though.
I do everything on my own right now, but it would be nice to expand. I do work with local businesses at times- Missy from Handmade Kalamazoo (also a market vendor!) designed my logo.
Well I like to barter with Chantrelle of Silverbeet Farm for veggies, and I go to Carlson Farm for meat most of the time. I've just started rotating breakfast between The Organic Gypsy and Gorilla Gourmet. I really like the gypsy hash wtih Carlson meat, but the breakfast tostado from Noel (Gorilla Gourmet) is also great. I try to stick to who is selling around me since it's usually busy on market day. It's nice to be able to barter with vendors- that helped when I first started out. Things are tight with a small business!
I have two Whole Foods, one in East Lansing and one in Ann Arbor, and in town it's the PFC Natural Grocery and Deli, Sawalls, Earthfare, Irvings, and Hardings. And also the coffee kiosk in Bronson, Battle Creek.
Expect there to be a lot of ups and downs, and I think for me there is a lot of personal growth. I'm not a person who likes to be aggressive, but I have to follow up and do things that aren't natural for me.
Next year. She already made her first sale! I went to the bathroom and told her that if anyone comes over it's $10 for a bottle. Someone bought one, and when I came back she handed the money right over. She's four, but soon she'll be able to mix drinks and handle cash.
Follow Mamaleelu Cold Brew on Facebook, and look for her in the courtyard every Saturday. We recommend getting the Tropical Market!
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The ECB is rightly coming under pressure to tighten the rules governing communication and meeting engagements of its top officials with market participants.
The introduction of the speaking guide in October was clearly not enough.
Diaries of the ECB's top decision-makers reveal that some of them in the past year did not observe a standard, best-practice "purdah" period in the week before major policy and market decisions were scheduled to be taken.
The Financial Times reported on the diaries, obtained on the basis of a freedom of information request.
The ECB's October communications guidelines did require top ECB officials to refrain from making public speeches one week ahead of a policy meeting:
The members of the Executive Board re-affirm their adherence to the quiet period principle, whereby speeches and public remarks, given in the seven days prior to each scheduled monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council, should not be such as to influence expectations about forthcoming monetary policy decisions.
This is not the solution. The ECB should make this rule apply not only to speeches, but to any meetings or talks with outside parties. Better to schedule no meetings at all in that hot "purdah" period than to raise any kind of suspicion about officials discussing sensitive information in private with market operators. Holding no meetings ahead of a major policy decision is actually standard practice at other central banks, including the Bank of England, Bank of Canada and the Czech National Bank.
The ECB could follow the example of the Bank of England, whose code of conduct prohibits MPC members from giving speeches on monetary policy matters or meeting or talking to the media or other outside interests on such topics in the days before a policy announcement:
Particular care needs to be taken in the period between the Monday discussion and the announcement of the MPC decision on Thursday. During this period the policy decision will be crystallising, and members should avoid speaking with any media or market participants and should immediately notify the press office if they inadvertently do so.
Also members of the Bank of Canada's Governing Council observe a communications "blackout" around the announcement of the interest rate decision:
This "blackout" (or "no-comment") period begins one week before the announcement and is intended to help mitigate unnecessary speculation about monetary policy actions.
During the blackout, Governing Council members refrain from giving speeches and from speaking to the news media or other outside parties about the economic outlook and the direction of monetary policy, or about anything else that could be considered relevant to the economic outlook and their interest rate decision. Other senior representatives of the Bank are also expected to adhere to the blackout guidelines.
Quite sad to see the mighty ECB rushing to get its act together only under media and public pressure.