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You can find various breeds and sizes of dog. Although the choice of breed might depend solely on your preference, there are some important questions to consider when picking the desired size of your future pet friend. You might like seeing a giant-breed dog walking with their owner in the street, but are you aware of the responsibilities when living with a giant pooch? Here are five things that you need to consider before getting one.
Do You Have Enough Space?
Everything is super cool when they are puppies as you do not need a lot of room to accommodate them, but what will happen when they grow up? Did you know that an adult Great Dane may be over 40 inches tall and weigh up to 200 pounds? Large pooches need large dog houses, and that is something to keep in mind. And do you have the room to fit your giant-breed pet in your car when you are taking them to the vet?
It is interesting to note that giant dogs are often recommended for apartments because they are not as active as small breeds. However, we once again urge you to consider their size as they might break things just by making an unexpected turn in the wrong direction. You need to make the space you are living in as compatible as possible for a giant-breed dog. Make sure to constantly put away breakable things and ensure that the furniture pieces you use are not made of glass. Do not neglect the fact that a giant dog standing on their hind legs may be above seven feet tall, which means there is practically no place they can't reach!
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Can You Afford the Cost of Food and Vet Bills?
We are sure that you have a large friend that can eat twice as much as you and spend double as much money on their food. It is the same with dogs – the larger the breed, the more food they will eat. The difference can be so significant that your pet's water bowl may sometimes remind you of a small swimming pool!
While the last one may be an exaggeration, the truth is that giant breeds can and should eat a lot in their adult days, which begs the question if you can afford the dog food for your pet. Keep in mind that your large pet also needs high-quality meals to develop and remain in top shape properly. The good news is that they will probably eat less of the premium food, which means that your bills will end up being about the same as when buying cheap food.
The expenses you also need to count on our leashes and collars, as well as toys that your dog will play with. It is critical to take your giant-breed pooch regularly to the vet because they run a higher risk of potential health issues than regular-sized dogs. They are more prone to genetic disorders and conditions, including hip and elbow dysplasia, wobblers, bloating, and heart problems. Regular check-ups will cost some money, and the bills will additionally increase if you need to take your dog to treatments or constantly buy them medications.
Are You Aware of Their Longevity?
There is something unique and incredibly cute about giant dogs. If you make them their living companions, there is no doubt that you are going to love spending time with them and the very fact that they are around. Unfortunately, the harsh truth is that they might not be around as long as you would like. The American Kennel Club suggests that the average lifespan of giant dogs can vary from eight to ten years, which is considerably shorter than some other breeds.
This is a question that you need to consider carefully because both you and your family need to be ready to handle the grief. And while the grief period is normal for anyone that loses a pet, the problem is that you have less time to spend with your pooch and get ready for the inevitable. If there is something positive about this sad fact, it is that you might use it as motivation to spend plenty of amusing and memorable days with your giant pet friend.
Do You Like to Attract a Lot of Attention?
If you talk to an owner of a giant-breed dog, we are sure they will have plenty of stories to share related to people stopping them on the street to ask about their pet. The truth is that large dogs can attract huge attention wherever you go. You might take them to the nearby park for a stroll, and the children will curiously look at you and ask if they can pet your dog. Your neighbors might have all sorts of questions (including not so clever ones) about what it is like to live with a giant pooch. The same thing may happen on the street as random people may stop and ask about the size and weight of your companion. While you might be willing to share your experience with someone, who is interested in buying a giant themselves, answering a bunch of questions every day might become a hassle.
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Do You Have the Time and Willingness to Dedicate to Your Dog?
Giant-breed dogs are not that active, and they will be more than comfortable lying in their dog beds, but it is vital that they get enough exercise to stay in shape. The load on their joints is already huge, and extra pounds and obesity can lead to major issues. Although you are encouraged to play with your pet, make sure to consult with your vet about how much time your pet should spend jumping and run around. Large-breed puppies may develop slower than other breeds and, although they are attracted by games, you might need to limit playtime to take care of their joints.
You also need to ensure that your giant pet friend gets proper training. They might not do it on purpose because they are often unaware of their size, but giant dogs can inflict injuries to those in their surroundings. Fortunately, these breeds are often extremely intelligent, such as Great Danes, and they love when you mentally stimulate them. You need to find a way to wear them out to decrease the risk of behavioral problems.
When it comes to training, the crucial thing to keep in mind is to find a way to communicate with your dog. You need to establish a strong bond and teach your pet to lean on you in life, but also listen to your commands as basic obedience is critical.
What Are Some Most Popular Giant Breeds?
If your mind is set on purchasing a giant dog and you feel like you are ready for the challenge, here are some breeds that you can consider:
- Newfoundland – extremely heavy with their weight often going over 200 pounds, this breed is also loyal and calm
- Great Dane – this breed is known for their exceptional height, which can go to over 40 inches. They are gentle and friendly, and some owners even consider them to be lap dogs. Unfortunately, their average lifespan is only about eight years
- Caucasian Shepherd – they originate from the family of molossers, and you can often find them in Eastern Europe. They are extremely loyal and used to guard livestock and their owners
- Boerboel – they also belong to the molosser family, but this breed can weigh over 200 pounds, which combined with their height helps them to leave an intimidating first impression. However, they are gentle, loyal, and children-friendly as long as properly trained
- The Irish Wolfhound – their average height is 34 inches, which makes them the tallest on the list. However, they are slim in most cases, and their weight rarely goes over 120 pounds
Some of the other breeds worth thinking about include English Mastiff, Dogo Argentino, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, St. Bernard, and Landseer.
Fun Everyday Issues That Giant Dog Owners Face
In the very end, let's take a look at some fun everyday issues that you might expect once you purchase a giant breed:
- If the vet doesn't clear your pet for jumping, you might have to find a way to get them in and out of your car by yourself. There is also the issue of stairs that you need to consider and, since they can weigh more than 200 pounds, this can be a better exercise than heading to the gym
- You are probably aware that your giant dog can reach kitchen counters and dining room tables, but did you know that the ceilings are in danger, too? While most of them can't actually reach the ceiling, the chances are their saliva could end up there, which may mean that you need to get yourself ready for repainting!
- Make sure that you establish a routine and stick to it, especially if you are living in an apartment. That will make things a lot of easier when it comes to feeding and potty breaks
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Smartphone Used as Antenna to Accurate Outdoor Ap Location
WiFi networks are universally used in our everyday lives. It provides wireless connectivity for a wide range of mobile networking devices. All digital devices can connect to the internet via a wireless network access point that has a range of about 20 meters indoors such as homes and offices and a greater range outdoors such as parks, schools and shopping centers. As Internet users become reliant on WiFi access points (APs) to connect their smartphones, tablets and laptops, the availability and performance of tomorrow's networks will depend on well tuned and managed access points. A key part of managing access points is the ability to locate individual access points based on their signal. Current techniques (RSS Grandient, Signal Map, Directional Antenna) to locate outdoor WiFi access points require extensive wardriving measurements and low accuracy, determined by significant offline computation or complex hardware components that would cost several thousand dollars. In order to solve this problem, there is a commercial need for a cost and time-efficient alternative way to accurate outdoor WiFi AP location.
2. A key insight for Accurate AP location
A potential solution that focus on cost and time-efficient using common off-the-shelf hardware would make it available to home users and small business managing their local hotspots. So we propose a way to locate APs in real-time using smartphones. Our insight is that by rotating a standard wireless receiver (smartphone) around a blocking object, we can effectively emulate the sensitivity and functionality of a directional antenna. By "rotating" the receiver's position with respect to the obstacle, and observing the received signal strength, we can determine the approximate direction of the transmitter. This process can be recognized as directional analysis. We assume that a user can accurately locate WiFi APs using common-off-the-shelf smartphones as receivers, and her own body as the blocking obstacle. To perform a directional analysis operation, she slowly rotates her body around 360 degrees, while keeping the smartphone in front of her and performing periodic received signal strength (RSS) measurements. The observed RSS should be at its lowest point when the user's body is directly between the smartphone and the wireless AP. The hypothesis has extensive feasibility that we can detect these signal strength artifacts on different kinds of smartphone platforms (e.g.: Android, Windows mobile, Apple Iphone4) for a variety of outdoor environments (e.g.: Simple Line-of-Sight, Complex LOS, No LOS ). The main idea of insight is that we can develop a model for detecting signal dips
caused by blocking obstacles, and use it to produce a directional analysis technique that accurately predicts the direction of AP with an associated confidence value.
3. Blocking Obstacle Effect
According to mentioned above, it's necessary to describe our simple problem scene that a user who hold a smartphone would like to find the physical location of a WiFi AP through its BSSID, with the purpose of locating a transmitting AP rather than determining his own location. We focus on Received Signal Strength (RSS) as the physical modality to locate a transmitter. We apply the insight for a consumption on our context of smartphone based AP location. It's obvious the body of a user holding a smartphone will block a portion of incoming WiFi signal. The closer the user is to being on the straight line between the smartphone and the AP, the weaker the signal perceived by the phone. This effect of human body has been observed based on a variety of frequencies and radio hardware, including indoor environments as well.
Figure1 Figure1 shows that when facing the AP (1), the body is not an obstacle while on the other side, his back is towards the AP (2),...
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Our trail has three sections, and only trips to all three will provide us with the image of the river routes of adventure in the Carpathians!
1. First section – Topla
A little-known water trail for Polish adventure seekers is the Topla River. This is one of the strangest rivers, with a surprising bed and course. On successive sections, the Topla is an primeval mountain stream, then a small river protected with a riparian forest rich in species, a large river once used for rafting bound timber, and, last but not least, a comfortable river canal. The sources of the Topla are located in the massif of the Cergov Mountains (Čergov), near the peak of Minčol (1157 metres above sea level), at the height of almost 1000 metres above sea level. Since 2002, this area has become protected as the Topla Source (Pramenisko Tople) reserve, with an area of 28.66 ha, founded by the authorities of the Prešov land. Initially, the Topla flows directly north as a swiftly-running stream, only taking a sudden turn east before Gerlachov and flowing in the form of a small river to Bardejov. After passing Bardejov, it turns gradually to the south and passes through Giraltovce and Hanusovce to slightly turn east and travel through Vranov nad Topl'ou in the direction of Michałowice. West of Michałowice, it joins with the Ondava (at the altitude of only 100 metres above sea level) and together, as a regulated river canal, after a long, straight section, flows into the Bodrog River. The Bodrog unites with the Tisa in the Hungarian town of Tokaj, and flows into the Dunaj. It can be said that the rain from the Čergov Mountains somewhat thins the Black Sea... since the Topla is a part of the Black Sea reception basin.
The Topla is almost 130 km long, and on this section, it transforms from a steam and mountain river into a calm lowland river. It flows through several regions of Slovakia, starting with Šariš, through Horny and Dolny Zemplin, and its waters supply Podunajsko.
A trip through the entire course of the Topla would be a great adventure, and if you intend to complete such a route, you should make plans in the beautiful town of Bardejov. It is the home (right next to the upper part of the town square at 4 Rhodyho Street, www.muzeumbardejov.sk) of a very interesting natural museum. The beautifully prepared exhibit entitled The Nature of Northwest Slovakia and Its Protection, which presents the local species of animals and the environment in which they live, including river environments, is worthy of attention. After you make our notes in the museum, you can go seek adventures. Attention: the Topla is not navigable from the source (reserve!) to Bardejov. You have to cover this section by foot. Things are different further down and you can count on a pontoon or kayak to take you much farther. This is why the visit to the natural museum, as we recommend the trail beginning in Bardejov and ending in the escape of the Topla into the Ondava.
2. Second section – Poprad
The Poprad, much like the Topla, has a surprising course, and after leaving the southern slopes of the High Tatras (it is formed from the joined Mięguszowiecki and Krupa streams), it goes southwest and then west, then it suddenly turns to the north and cuts through the almost 1000-metre tall Magura range, to flow into the area of Stary Sącz, where it joins with the Dunajec. Poprad is the most important river of Spiš and is 169 km long, 107 km of which fall to the Slovak section. A trip along the entire Poprad is a great opportunity to see the highest mountains, as well as the expansive valleys and the gorges of this river, and the gravel banks at the mouth of the Dunajec. The route along the Poprad is also a chance to experience the rich history, cultural influences and natural diversity of this area. For the purposes of our trail, we particularly recommend the river sections between Stara Lubovna and Rytro.
Poprad is good for pontooning or kayaking, and the about ten-kilometre section between Piwniczna and Rytro offers tourist rafting with light boats (which have maximum capacity of 12 passengers and 2 crew members), during the summer. The specially-designed boats have a length of almost 7 metres and a width of approximately 2.5 metres, with the special structure preventing them from submerging too deeply (at the total thickness of 0.5 m and full capacity, the submergence is not much more than a dozen centimetres!) This is of fundamental importance, since during the summer, the water level in Poprad is rather low. At higher levels, the boats provide safety, since they are practically unsinkable. The starting harbour is in Piwniczna, at Gąsiorowskiego Street, and the trip ends in Rytro, near the sports stadium. The information is provided by the company organising the rafting trips, and you can direct your questions to the following e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com.
3. Third section Dunajec
The Dunajec is the most important Carpathian river within our Carpathian Map of Adventure. And a very long river it is, 247 km. In the Carpathians, it is supplied by two great mountain rivers: Białka and Poprad, and the Dunajec is created from the joining of two other mountain rivers near Nowy Targ: the White and Black Dunajec, and itself supplies the Vistula near Tarnów.
For the purposes of our adventures, we recommend one of the most beautiful sections of the Dunajec and its dramatic gorge through the Pieniny: Cerveny Klastor/Sromowce to Lesnica (with rafting boats) and further on foot through Chata Pieniny and the blue tourist trail to Cerveny Klastor. The rafting trip on this section is about 16 km long and takes approximately two hours. Afterwards, you can rest and dine in Chata Pieniny, and then your travel along the hiking route through the mountains will take about three hours. This is one of the most beautiful and most interesting trips that you can take in this region, and it offers us adventures and unforgettable experiences. The trip is based on the old rafting tradition, i.e. rafting of timber bound into rafts from the mountains to the Vistula! The rafts are bound narrow boats built from boards and look like the old rafts made of bound tree trunks. The boats are usually navigated by a team of two rafters, who skilfully manoeuvre the poles (they do not use oars) and lead the boats from rapid to rapid. On the recommended section, the Dunajec is a fast mountain river and the rafting trip provides a lot of excitement. During the trip, the rafters tell legends, point out interesting locations, and present interesting puzzles. The orientation in the trip through the meandering river and guessing what the next rafting manoeuvre will be make for a great adventure. Chata Pieniny is surrounded with an arranged area with interesting sculptures in wood, a national park pavilion (there are two such pavilions, one next to the rafting harbour in Lesnica, the other right next to Chata Pieniny – approximately 1 km away), as well a bicycle rental service and a parking place, which is the departing spot of buses to, among others, Cerveny Klastor. You can see the Dunajec far below us from the mountain path (which begins with a valley path and a rather steep climb on the Targov) near the Cerla pass (sedlo Cerla). Over the deeply cut Dunajec valley, you should look down at the streams entering it by way of steep eroded cascades, and try to understand the significance of the forest and meadow coat of the steep slopes.
There are different versions of this trail (e.g. going on the yellow, green, and yellow trail in one area) and they are enough for years of adventures. If you want to fully realise the suggested trail, you should get a tourist map!
The rafting season lasts from 1st April to 31st October and offers trips on Slovak and Polish rafting boats. You can find information stands and ticket booths on the main rafting harbour on the Polish part of the Dunajec in Sromowce – Kąty, while the maximum lengths of the offered trips are 18 km (to Szczawnica) and 23 km (to Krościenko). You can also find much more information, as well as videos and photos showing the nature of Dunajec rafting, on the website of the Polish Association of Pieniny Rafters or in the rafting office in Sromowce Wyżne. However, if the adventure seekers want to begin the trip on the Slovak side (which we recommend as our part of the multiple possibilities), all they need to do is cross the footbridge from Sromowce to the right bank of the Dunajec and wait a moment to board the rafts reaching the harbour at the mouth of the Lipnik stream, right next to the entrance to the monastery in the village of Cerveny Klastor.
For total novices, we should add that the recommended Dunajec gorge means navigation under such Pieniny peaks as Three Crowns and Sokolica. A statement that the Dunajec rafting trip is one of the biggest attractions in Europe would not be an exaggeration.


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Marissa Moeller
Marissa is a senior at Pine-Richland High School. Throughout high school, Marissa has been involved in many activities such as volunteering at the Federal Credit Union located in UPMC Passavant Hospital, working at the local swim club, actively participating in student government, Future Business Leaders of America, and the high school's varsity cheerleading program. With the help of her family and friends, Marissa was able to obtain many achievements throughout high school such as the honorary mathematics award her freshman year and the highest honor roll award all four years of enrollment. After graduation, Marissa will attend Penn State University and pursue a degree in business, with a focus in business management. Her parents are Greg (PNC Bank) and Patricia Moeller.
Zachary Gribben
Zachary is a senior at Moon Area High School. He is a member of the National Honor Society, is a scholar athlete, and will be graduating with distinguished honors. Zachary is involved in Speech and Debate, Odyssey of the Mind, and Peer to Peer Student Mentoring Group. He is a goal keeper for both his high school and cup soccer team Football Club of Pittsburgh. He also works part time at Lowe's and volunteers at his local food pantry. After graduation, Zachary will attend Purdue University and major in mechanical engineering. His parents are Christianne (Clearview Federal Credit Union) and Andy Gribben.


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Greetings from the Two Rivers Correctional Institution here in Umatilla, Oregon. I have recently been in contact with the Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, Oregon, asking them to support my clemency application by sending a letter on my behalf to the Oregon governor, Kate Brown.
I could do so many things with my life outside these prison walls. My goal is still to be an AIDS activist and help anyone incarcerated because of their HIV status -- to be an advocate for them so their voices will be heard and they won't be forgotten. Prison is a very lonely place, and it isolates us from friends and families. Let me give you some examples.
Each time I get to make a phone call to someone, it costs either me or the person I am calling 16 cents a minute and, after 30 minutes, even if you are in the middle of a conversation, it cuts you off! That is $4.80 for a 30-minute call. How much is your cell phone bill each month? Cheaper than 16 cents a minute, I'll bet? I can't afford to call too many people each month. It could be two to three months before I can call someone after my credits are spent. Basically, I have to prioritize whom I can afford to call each month. No free minutes with our phone provider Telmate. At least it is the same price whether I call local or family in Minnesota. No free unlimited texts: We have to pay 25 cents for each one sent up to 300 characters, maximum.
I am not discouraged having to use a monopoly entity, paying high, extortive prices to call and talk to a friendly voice. As far as I am concerned, I am grateful that anyone will take my calls.
There is another monopolized drain on the finances of our friends and loved ones courtesy of Access Corrections. They provide the avenue for me to send these blog entries and to receive emails and photos electronically for a charge. I don't even have the option to pay for any of these. I have asked the company, but they don't want me to be responsible for my correspondence. They give us up to 5000 characters in each email, so if I have more than that to say, I have to break up messages and send them separately: more expense for family and friends.
The Oregon correctional system doesn't set up for success people who are getting out of prison. They don't have programs in place for people with more than four years left on their sentences to learn any skills to put into practice in preparation for eventual release. I want to learn how to use a computer so I can have a marketable skill in case I wanted to apply for a job using a computer. Limiting educational opportunities limits my job skills in here and my future employment out there in society.
As I understand it, the Cascade AIDS Project will give me a caseworker when I am released who will plug me into resources in the community. According to what I was told, I will have my needs met to start out, which would be really helpful. Ultimately, I want to be an independent, productive member of society. I don't want to be a burden to society.
I'll buy a laptop computer, stay busy writing, and hopefully make a living doing this. I just want to be happy! Being HIV positive has been quite the experience for me, and it has taught me so much about myself and other people. I am grateful to be alive and be able to share my words with anyone HIV positive struggling with their lives. My mental health plays a huge role in how I live my life. Today, I will make someone else's life a little more bearable by being selfless in my actions.
Take care of yourselves. HIV means to me that you can live your life with more appreciation and hope.
Stay healthy and stay safe.


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Capt. Charles W. Stewart moved to Naples in 1900 and became the captain of the hotel boat, working first on Bessie, then Annieta (pictured above), and finally the Bon Temps. His son, Arthur, remembered that Annieta had a "good-sized cabin." As long as the weather was good, Stewart could make the run to Fort Myers daily, returning the boat to its shed on the Back Bay (Naples Bay) each day.
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I was just there for a day so I didn't really have time for photos… Thankfully I did have time to catch this:
New Release: We Were by Vic Dillahay
Solo improvisations on acoustic and electric guitars by Vic Dillahay.
Available now on all major digital music services.
CDs coming soon.
Dry Land Distillers Spot Two
The second promo video for Dry Land Distillers with music by Tim Carmichael and myself.
5 Years of Curious Automata
5 years ago today I started a record label to release music from a few friends. Our goal was to release 6 albums: Aspen Street's Still, Still, Still, Graphite Addiction's self titled 2007 debut, Tim Carmichael's Watching Water, The Pete & Vic Duo, Richard Ellis' Disaster Squad and one of my own.
5 years, 20 albums, and 3 books later I think we've overshot a bit.
Thanks to everyone who has bought music, books, or merchandise and to everyone who came out to gigs to support the bands.
And I can never say thank you enough to my wife Dani and our two long-suffering poochies, Rockett and Charlie, for putting up with an awful lot of nonsense and weird noises.
2018 Curious Automata Releases I've Produced
When I'm not making weird noises myself, I encourage others to make them. Actually, I "produce" music by annoying people until they give me albums to release. Here's what that's led to so far in 2018:
Richard Ellis―Doing Less with Fewer Notes
Solo improvisations on electric guitar from Colorado's most befuddling guitar player.
3ology―Live in Longmont, Volumes 1 and 2
2 releases that capture 3ology at its finest: live and up-close.
Music for Dry Land Distillers
Dry Land Distillers Web Spot from Shaleigh Thomas on Vimeo.
Tim Carmichael and I recently recorded some music for Dry Land Distillers, a new distillery opening spring of 2018. You can hear the track in Shaleigh Thomas' excellent launch video and be sure to check out Longmont's newest craft distillery at DryLandDistillers.com.
Initial Convergence, A New Album from Vic Dillahay
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New from Graphite Addiction: "The Blue Dog"
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Tim Carmichael, Pete Ehrmann, and I complete the tale of Sifferson and the Blue Dog with our 4th studio album.
Available on all major streaming and download services. CDs available right here or at Amazon.


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You don't want to lose all that personal data
Backups are important and especially important for devices like your iPhone, which pretty much carry all your personal data. Losing your phone is actually worse than losing your wallet nowadays.
Just imagine losing your phone and not having a backup. You would lose all your messages, contacts, photos, videos, notes, all your apps, etc. Some stuff you could re-download, but the rest would be gone forever.
With the iPhone, you can either backup locally using iTunes or to the cloud using iCloud. iCloud normally requires purchasing extra space, but it also makes restoring your phone much easier. I always make sure to backup to both locations just in case something goes wrong with one backup.
How to Create an iCloud Backup
To create an iCloud backup on your phone, you have to go to Settings and then tap on your name at the top.
Next, tap on iCloud, which is below Password & Security and Payment & Shipping.
Scroll down a bit and you'll see an option called iCloud Backup. Tap on that item.
Finally, you'll see the last time your phone was backed up to iCloud and the Back Up Now button, which will let you create a new backup.
Again, it's worth getting the extra space on iCloud to store your backups because the default 5GB from Apple is too small. It's terrible that they only give that much space, but unfortunately, it's the only option. Unless you are very disciplined about backing up locally, it's best to let iCloud take care of the backups automatically.
How to Create a Backup using iTunes
I only recommend using iTunes to backup your iPhone once every couple of months. As long as iCloud is doing the daily backups, you don't need to have so many local backups.
Open iTunes on your Mac or PC and then connect your phone to your computer. Once you do that, you should see a small iPhone icon at the top.
Click on that and it'll bring up the details for your iPhone. Under the Backups section, you'll see the option to backup to iCloud or This computer.
To backup locally, select This computer and then check the Encrypt iPhone backup box. You'll be asked to enter a password, so enter something that you won't forget. If it doesn't automatically start backing up, go ahead and click on the Back Up Now button that is located under Manually Back Up and Restore.
It's important to select the encrypt backup option, otherwise certain items will not be saved into the backup. These items include account passwords, health information and HomeKit data. The important thing here are the passwords. You won't have to type in all the passwords for every app you have setup on your phone when you do a restore.
Backing up locally will take some time, especially if you have a large capacity iPhone and are using up a lot of space. It's also worth noting that the newest version of iTunes no longer has an App Store. The local backup will still have all your apps, but you can no longer see them in iTunes. Enjoy!


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A 23-year-old man was shot Friday afternoon in Southwest Baltimore, police said.
Police said they were called around 4:05 p.m. to the 300 block S. Monroe St., where they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the abdomen and thigh. The victim's name was not released. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries, which police said were not life-threatening.


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|Episode title
|Episode number
|Original airdate
|The Mutilator
|10 April 2011
|Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on one of the world's last great unexplored rivers, the Sepik. A creature there is tearing chunks from unsuspecting fishermen and devouring certain male body parts. Jeremy has never fished in this part of the world and knows little of what might be there. Nothing could prepare him for what he discovers.
|Flesh Ripper
|17 April 2011
|Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater. New Zealand's fresh waters have been a safe place for swimmers, yet as Jeremy finds out, its remote rivers and deep lakes provide refuge for an ancient and slippery predator that can stay hidden for more than a century. To flush one out, he must put himself on the menu.
|Silent Assassin
|24 April 2011
|Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote northeast corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. Once there, he discovers a second death. The people who live along this river bank fear the creature they call "River Dog." This is a new species to Jeremy, a river monster that somehow got under his radar. His discovery is not only the most alien of all river monsters, it is also the largest totally freshwater river monster Jeremy ever has caught!
|Chainsaw Predator
|1 May 2011
|Jeremy Wade heads to a remote river in the Australian Outback to try and catch the rare but fearsome freshwater sawfish. This shadowy predator is reputed to reach 18 feet long and attacks boats — but does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer? And why is this bizarre-looking sea monster swimming hundreds of miles inland?
|Electric Executioner
|15 May 2011
|Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's "wild west" in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. The search for the culprit sends him deep into prospecting cattle country, where he discovers the shocking truth about a fish he's never caught before. He has to combat all his fears to catch this monster, and after a long chase, Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it without getting killed.
|Cold Blooded Horror
|22 May 2011
|Having never been to Japan, Jeremy Wade is entering new territory in more ways than one. The river monsters there are like no others he ever has encountered, from the devastating "Namazu," which legend says causes earthquakes, to a child-snatching killer called the "Kappa." Can our extreme fisherman uncover the truth behind these legends? Can he catch a monster in the rivers of Japan that reveals the reality behind these horrific tales? He is about to find out.
|Jungle Killer
|30 May 2011
|Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranhas get all the press, but is there a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an account of an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find. Tipped off by the local Amerindian tribe, Jeremy heads deeper and deeper into the remote jungles of Suriname to come face to face with a jungle killer like no other.
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How Do You Choose the Best VPN Server Location?
Using a VPN is pretty simple. Even if you have no experience with VPNs, getting the hang of them is still easy. However, one of the things even seasoned users seem to have a problem with is finding the best VPN server location.
If you're one of them, don't worry – we'll show you exactly how to choose the right VPN server location for you in this article. If you're in a hurry, just skip to the "Conclusion" part to get a quick summary.
What Is a VPN Server?
A VPN server is a regular server that runs VPN software and protocols on it, allowing VPN providers to offer access to their services through it
VPN servers can be physical, but providers usually only use them if they have multiple physical agencies in various countries. Most of the time, though, VPN providers rent servers from third-party data centers – after doing a lot of research and making sure the centers are secure and don't log user data, of course.
The servers a VPN provider uses are normally dedicated servers – meaning they are physical, and that only the provider uses them. Some providers might try to use cloud servers of VPS (Virtual Private Servers) to save money, but those types of servers aren't as reliable as dedicated servers. Why? Because they tend to be shared by the VPN provider with other data center clients who rent them, so the server resources are limited.
How Does a VPN Server Work?
It's pretty simple – once a VPN user connects to a VPN server, their IP address is automatically replaced with the server's IP address, and all the online traffic that is exchanged between the VPN client and server is encrypted
So, if you are from Poland, and you connect to a VPN server in Italy, any website you access from then on will only see the Italian VPN server IP address.
Why Do You Need to Choose the Best VPN Server Location?
If you don't, you won't get a smooth, convenient online experience when you use the VPN. Also, you won't really get your money's worth if you keep having problems with the VPN connection. Yes, some connection issues can be caused by a poor service sometimes, but – most of the time – they happen because you didn't choose the optimal VPN server location.
Here's just a potential scenario: Let's say you're using a VPN to download torrents. A slow speed could mean it will take much longer for the download to finish. What's more, if the distance between the server and you is too big, there is a chance (albeit a minor one) that the connection will drop. If that happens, you'll be exposed on the web, and your ISP will see you're downloading torrents, which can be a problem if it's a legal issue in your country
Why Is Choosing the Best VPN Server Location Hard for Some Users?
Most of the time, it's because VPN users don't know what factors affect the online speed they will get when using a VPN. That, and they might not be aware that some VPN servers might be different from others. For example, one server might offer support for P2P traffic, while another one might block it
Also, this is can be an issue you will encounter if you use a VPN service that has a very large network of servers (over 50-100). In that case, it's very easy to feel lost, and not know which server you should use to get the best experience. And it's not like you can just try each server at a time, running online speed tests again and again – it'd just take way too long.
Usually, you'll have a much easier time finding the best VPN server location for you if you only have a list of 10-20 servers to go through.
What to Consider If You Want to Choose the Best VPN Server Location
Here are a couple of questions you should ask yourself before deciding whether or not a VPN server is the ideal choice or not:
How Much Privacy Do You Want to Enjoy?
A VPN will normally offer you more than enough privacy as long as it uses strong encryption and VPN protocols. However, if you want to go the extra mile, you should only connect to a server that's configured to use reliable, secure protocols (like OpenVPN, IKEv2/IPSec, or SoftEther). A server that only supports PPTP or L2TP/IPSec isn't as privacy-oriented.
Besides that, it's also a good idea to pick a server that supports Tor traffic. While Tor might not be as safe as a VPN service, using it alongside it can offer you a pretty decent boost in privacy.
And while this might not be that related to picking VPN servers, it's still something you should know – if you want proper privacy when using a VPN, you should pick a provider with a strict no-log policy. That way, you know for certain the VPN doesn't log any of your data.
How Important Is Speed to You?
Choosing the best VPN server location in this case can sometimes make the difference between a loss of 5-10 Mbps and 40-50 Mbps in speed, for example. If that matters to you a lot (like when you're gaming online), you should try to connect to a VPN server that's physically closer to your location.
For instance, if you're from France, you'd get better speeds if you'd connect to a VPN server in Belgium or the UK than if you were to use a server in the US.
Why are your online speeds going to take a hit if you use a server that's far away? It's simple – the data packets are going to take longer to go through the client, server, and website(s). Of course, this isn't guaranteed to happen 100% of the time. Sometimes, it can depend on how strong your CPU is (to handle the VPN encryption), and how much speed your ISP subscription provides.
Also, you should consider choosing a VPN server that has no bandwidth limitations. If you use a decent VPN service, that normally won't be an issue, but some providers might use such limitations on some servers to save money and reduce server crowding.
What Kind of Geo-Blocked Content Do You Want to Access?
This is kind of a no-brainer, but it's still worth mentioning for inexperienced users. Basically, if you want to access geo-restricted content, you need to connect to a VPN server that's located in the country or countries where the content is available.
So, if you'd want to watch BBC content on BBC iPlayer, you'd need to connect to a UK-based VPN server since the shows are only available there.
Do You Plan on Downloading Torrents?
If yes, the first thing you need to make sure is that you are connecting to a VPN server that supports P2P traffic.
"Wait, don't all VPN servers support torrenting?"
Not exactly. You see, VPN providers need to comply with the laws of the countries they rent servers in. And some of those laws prohibit torrenting. That's usually the case with US-based VPN servers.
A VPN server with no P2P support will just block any torrenting traffic. No need to worry, though – if you pick a reliable VPN provider, they will tell you which servers support P2P traffic and which ones don't. Usually, it will be servers from places where torrenting laws aren't really enforced, or where torrenting isn't a legal problem – like Romania, Switzerland, Germany Bulgaria, Mexico, Spain, or the Netherlands.
Besides the P2P support, you also need to choose a server that will offer decent speeds. And don't use an unsecured protocol like PPTP just to get fast download speeds. Use a fast but well-encrypted protocol like SoftEther instead.
SmartyDNS does not encourage illegal copyright infringement or torrenting. However, we need to acknowledge the fact that many people around the world can only access the online files and content they want if they use P2P methods.
Looking for a VPN With Fast, Reliable VPN Servers?
SmartyDNS is just the service you need then. With us, you get access to 15 VPN server locations, which all come equipped with high-speed 1Gbps connections and unlimited bandwidth. What's more, our servers are located in 13 countries around the world:
- The US
- The UK
- Australia
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- France
- Poland
- Singapore
- The Netherlands
- Germany
- Italy
So, you'll get plenty of variety when it comes to all the geo-restricted content you'll be able to unblock with our service.
Our Netherlands and Germany-based servers offer support for P2P traffic, so feel free to use them for that. Also, all our servers feature a no-log policy, support Tor traffic, are highly-secured dedicated servers, and they double as proxy servers as well – and you can use them that way whenever you want – free of charge – as a SmartyDNS user.
Enjoy Secured, Convenient Connections with SmartyDNS
You can choose one from six VPN protocols when connecting to one of our servers (including the speedy SoftEther protocol), and you'll get to enjoy peace of mind knowing our military-grade encryption is keeping you traffic safe.
Plus, our Kill Switch will make sure you're never exposed on the web if your connection happens to go down, and you can easily install our service on tons of platforms.
If you'd like to try out SmartyDNS, feel free to check out our free three day-trial – no credit card details needed, and you get access to all our features.
Choosing the best VPN server location is very important if you want to enjoy a smooth online experience when using a VPN service. Overall, you need to keep the following things in mind:
- If you want to download torrents, use a server that supports P2P traffic.
- If you want to enjoy enhanced privacy, make sure the server supports Tor traffic, and that it's configured to use powerful VPN protocols (like OpenVPN, SoftEther, and IKEv2/IPSec). Choosing a provider that doesn't keep any logs helps too.
- In case speed is a must, make sure you choose a VPN server location that's physically closer to you. Also, choose a server that supports secure but fast protocols like SoftEther and IKEv2/IPSec.
- If you want to access geo-restricted content from a specific country, make sure you connect to a server in that region.
Other than that, it's a good idea to choose a VPN provider who can offer you access to stable and secure dedicated VPN servers that feature unlimited bandwidth as well.Get VPN now


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December 10, 2009 – OUR DARKEST DAY
**Click to WATCH this LOCAL NEWS STORY!!**
If you've been following my blog, you know I have been posting my story retroactively and linearly, starting with my dad's initial diagnosis on April 10, 2007. Staring today, I am shifting the story's angle to present day. Going forward, I will designate a REAL-TIME, CURRENT DAY BLOG by italicizing the entry. This will enable me to update you in real-time about what's going on in my life (like a true blog), while still allowing me to fill you in intermittently on the past background of the story.
Here goes…
Yesterday morning I received the most harrowing phone call from my mother. From her voice, I could tell that either someone had died or she was finally having the long-awaited breakdown.
MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN ROBBED AND ALMOST ALL OF OUR FAMILY JEWELRY HEIRLOOMS ARE GONE!!! My father's wedding ring, his engraved pocket watch, his $20-gold-coin-and-diamond money clip – all items left to us kids in their Will – GONE!! Countless rings and bracelets, necklaces and earrings of my mother – GONE!! Fifty years worth of gifts signifying the love between them have been grotesquely ripped from our lives!
The most harrowing part of the story is that the police investigation is focusing on the 4 in-home care workers who have been helping us take care of my dad over the past number of months; people who have been entrusted with a security entry code and endless hours alone in our home. One of these people had enough time to locate a hidden safe and learn to crack the code! One of these seemingly-caring people entered our home under the guise of helping us care for my ailing father and they STOLE from us the only remaining precious items we're about to have left of him!!
How COULD someone?!!!! My poor mother had a breakdown yesterday. I've never seen her so distressed nor cry so hard. She said she can't do this anymore. She's at the end of her rope. She's desperately trying to hold on, but it's fraying.
Here she is being the most courageous and loving person, caring for my dad 24/7 (all while her heart slowly breaks into a million pieces!), finally trusting someone enough to let them in to help share the burden of care giving, finally getting some much-needed sleep, and they do THIS to her?!!!?
After a long, emotional and exhausting day, the bottom line from yesterday is that a crime report has been filed and the in-home care companies have been fired. Which brings us back to square one: No support system is in place to help us with Dad!
Together Mom and I made the heartbreaking and anguishing decision yesterday afternoon to finally place Dad in a nursing home. I called Sunrise Assisted Living and committed to a room for Dad beginning January 1st. When I hung up the phone, I thought I was going to throw up in my lap. I'm still crying as I type this. This means we have just 3 weeks and 1 day left of our life with Dad at home.
The fact that someone took advantage of my parents while they are suffering and in such need and distress is severely disheartening, to say the least. It makes you sick to your stomach. It almost makes you disappointed in humanity.
But then my brother and I sent out an emailed cry for help and support last night to our family and family friends – and the outpouring today has been enormous! It's these gestures that snap you back and remind you of how much goodness there is in the world. Thank God we have THESE people surrounding us in our life, helping us to our (proverbial and emotional) finish line. Because, as Mom and I have learned, we cannot do this alone.


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Few events in life are as life changing as a pregnancy. It is a time of many changes for your body as it prepares for birth. Using the information contained in this article will help your mindset.
To get better sleep while pregnant, make sure you drink less fluid before bed. Do not deprive yourself of water during the daylight hours, but taper off as you near bedtime. The last thing you want is to have to get up in the middle of the night and head off to the bathroom.
Speak to your doctor prior to you making travel plans, when pregnant. Bring medical paperwork with you, in case anything does happen.
Scour your apartment or house for any poisonous or otherwise harmful household cleaning products and chemicals. Cleaning solutions are among the biggest culprits, so make sure to use less harmful alternatives. Keeping them out of your home will make for a much safer environment for your baby.
Don't change the litter box if you're pregnant. The chemicals found in litter and cat feces can be harmful to pregnant women. Your spouse or a family member should take over this chore for the duration of your pregnancy.
During pregnancy, you should try to stay away from Vitamin A. Vitamin A can cause severe damage to the embryo. Avoid Vitamin A-rich foods such as mangos, egg yolks, mozzarella cheese, and liver. You can eat a little, but do not consume vitamin A in bulk.
If you need help to lift things when pregnant, don't be afraid to ask someone for assistance. If you lift something that's too heavy, you could injure your back, cause harm to your baby, or even have a miscarriage. For these reasons, it's best to get somebody to help you lift heavy things, even if you feel like you can handle it.
Know what to expect, that's the smartest way to prepare for your baby. Knowing what to expect will lead to a far happier nine months. Educate yourself and feel confident when your baby comes.


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Advice For First Years
Ah, your first year. So many memories, so many mistakes. It's normal to take a few (or more than a few) L's during your first year on campus, but my job here with this article is to minimize that. Here are my top ten pieces of advice for first-years at Yale. You can thank me later!
1) You don't need to go to every single Woads.
I don't even mean it in a "who-cares-just-live-your-life" way, but from a completely objective point of view. Literally every single Woads is the same. Every. Single. One. They even play the same songs. Save yourself some money (and your GPA) by not going out every Wednesday night — I promise you're not missing much. The professor from your 9am class will also really appreciate it.
2) Avoid doing the walk of shame from the other side of campus.
This is pretty self-explanatory. It's not fun! It's especially not fun when you're trudging along and approach Cross Campus and there are about 300 people in athletic gear who have just finished a half-marathon. Parents. Children. Golden Retrievers. They will all be staring at you limping back to Old Campus with smudged eyeliner wearing nothing but an oversized t-shirt. They're not kidding about the name...it feels pretty shameful.
3) Try studying somewhere other than Bass.
For some reason, Bass seems to be first-year central, which is fun because you get to see your friends. However, it can also keep you from being productive because if you're anything like me, you'll spend three hours whispering with your friends on the lower level instead of getting work done. I promise you that it is so worth it to explore around campus and find other places to study. Try Starr or one of the other reading rooms in Sterling, or if you really like being alone, you can go up to the stacks. There are so many libraries on campus — some people even like going to coffee shops to study, like Blue State (the one on Wall Street is my personal favorite) or Koffee if you're close to Science Hill. And of course, there are always the common room and library in your residential college.
4) Make friends with anyone and everyone.
The worst thing you can do during your first year (or just in life in general) is to stick with one group of friends and be like, "Okay, I'm done. I have my squad." There are exceptions, but most people don't end the year with the exact same friends they started with. And that's okay. Don't expect to have found your besties after one month of school or four months or even by the end of your first year! I did not become close with the people who have become my best friends until after spring break last year. Much of my first year at Yale was lonely and confusing, but that's part of the journey. If you feel this way, you're not alone. The best thing you can do is to be open to new friendships.
5) Limit your extracurricular activities.
This might sound odd, but hear me out. Last year I was part of so many extracurriculars that I barely had the time to really focus on and be engaged in my class material. I got through my classes, but I didn't feel like I got much out of most of them at the end of the year. Stick to the organizations and clubs that you're really passionate about. This isn't high school; no one cares about how many extracurriculars you're a part of. Do what you want to do, but remember that you're at Yale to learn and go to class. And also darties.
6) Be a good suitemate.
You might not be best friends with all of your suitemates, but you should make an effort to get to know each one of them. Living with someone for an entire year means that you should have each other's backs and care for one another. And please contribute to the upkeep of the suite! You don't want to be that suitemate. You know, the one who leaves messes for others to clean up and doesn't help out? If you puke in your suite's toilet at 3 in the morning the night before Spring Fling, make sure to make it up to your suitemates. Possibly with extra flash tats.
7) Wear fleece-lined tights under your pants in winter.
That's it. Just do it. It'll change your life.
8) Don't assume that you can, or should, do everything on your computer.
A lot of first years get super juiced about being in college because now you can't get yelled at for using your laptop in class. However, people seriously underestimate how important actually writing things down can be. In my experience, it's always better to take notes by hand in class or in lecture than follow along online… and respond to your friend's iMessage… and check Facebook… it's just too tempting! Some things, like essays and problem sets, are for the laptop. Others are not. It's best to achieve a balance that works for you.
9) Go to suite pregames and parties.
This is mostly for those of you who live on Old Campus, but if you can, make the trek from Murray or TD or wherever you live. This is a unique part of the party scene that mostly exists first semester of your first year, because after second semester people have joined frats and sororities and go to mixers instead. There's something really dope about being able to party with just people your own age in someone's suite with people from every single residential college. It's probably one of the best ways to meet tons of people. Of course, upperclassmen still have suite parties once they move into their colleges, but it's just not the same...
10) Take time for yourself.
This one's really important. Your first year is so overwhelming and there's so much to do. You'll be tempted to do everything — but that's impossible because there are only 24 hours in a day and only one of you and you should actually get rest because you're a functioning person. Don't be afraid to say "no" sometimes. I'm not talking about the obvious, like say-no-to-drugs-stuff, but to other things: parties, excursions to East Rock, hangout sessions. It's okay not to be social all the time. Make sure to stop and breathe every once in a while.
Good luck, 2021. And try not to take too many L's.


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Here is the change in the 2019 SP 500 "expected" earnings growth by sector the last 7 months.
Here is what really surprised me though: check the trends in the SP 500 revenue estimates since the market peak in late Sept '18:
Since the market top in late Sept, the "estimated" 2019 revenue growth has actually been revised higher, both for the overall SP 500 and the SP 500 "ex-energy".
Both of these charts / tables are compliments of IBES for Refinitiv.
HealthCare's January '19 revenue estimate looks like a bad data point, but note the improvement in Communication Services.
And don't forget this is all after Apple's warning.
Thanks for reading,


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Elasticsearch as consistent Lookupstore
Submitted by Abhishek Kumar Gupta (@greedy93) on Jul 1, 2019
Elasticsearch is a distributed system which is highly scalable, performant and provides near-real time search capability. But elasticsearch don't have a concept of transactions and is infamous for losing data or serving stale data. Can Elasticsearch be used as a consistent lookup data store, where we can ensure that any write that has happened is available for all future lookups? Can we ensure that we always gets the latest document for a search request?
- What is lookupstore?
- Consistency & resiliency issues in ES
- How are we trying to make it consistent
- Trade offs of the approach.
- Is the solution enough?
Go through this doc for more on what ES team is doing - https://www.elastic.co/blog/resiliency-elasticsearch
Speaker bio
I am SDE 2 in Flipkart and am a part of Logistics Insights team building data streaming pipeline to enable the data driven decisions.
Denis Dsouza (@denisdsouza)
Hi Abhishek Kumar Gupta,
Just wanted to know your organizations use cases for Elasticsearch ?
Abhishek Kumar Gupta (@greedy93) Proposer
Hi Denis,
Our team is using elasticsearch to store data as both snapshot and incremental view and then use this store for lookups in data streaming pipeline. We are also having Kibana dashboards for monitoring purpose. There could be many other usecases for which ES is being used by other teams.
RobertWomb (@robertwomb)
Hi, Abhishek I am from India what about a small meetup on this topic?


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Nat Turner: Higher Calling Beyond Religion
Nat Turner lived from October 2, 1800 to November 11, 1831. Nat Turner was referred to by other enslaved Africans in his area as "The Prophet" out of respect for his preaching and spiritual demeanor.
Turner's role as "leader of a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 56 (some sources state 55) deaths among their victims, the largest number of white fatalities to occur in one uprising in the antebellum southern United States" shook the slave owning status quo to the core.
One consequence of this rebellion was:
"Across Virginia and other southern states, state legislators passed new laws prohibiting education of slaves and free blacks, restricting rights of assembly and other civil rights for free blacks, and requiring white ministers to be present at black worship services."
More autobiographical information on Turner is cited below from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3:
Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia, the week before Gabriel was hanged. While still a young child, Nat was overheard describing events that had happened before he was born. This, along with his keen intelligence, and other signs marked him in the eyes of his people as a prophet "intended for some great purpose." A deeply religious man, he "therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped [him]self in mystery, devoting [his] time to fasting and praying."
In 1821, Turner ran away from his overseer, returning after thirty days because of a vision in which the Spirit had told him to "return to the service of my earthly master." The next year, following the death of his master, Samuel Turner, Nat was sold to Thomas Moore. Three years later, Nat Turner had another vision. He saw lights in the sky and prayed to find out what they meant. Then "… while laboring in the field, I discovered drops of blood on the corn, as though it were dew from heaven, and I communicated it to many, both white and black, in the neighborhood; and then I found on the leaves in the woods hieroglyphic characters and numbers, with the forms of men in different attitudes, portrayed in blood, and representing the figures I had seen before in the heavens."
On May 12, 1828, Turner had his third vision: "I heard a loud noise in the heavens, and the Spirit instantly appeared to me and said the Serpent was loosened, and Christ had laid down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and that I should take it on and fight against the Serpent, for the time was fast approaching when the first should be last and the last should be first… And by signs in the heavens that it would make known to me when I should commence the great work, and until the first sign appeared I should conceal it from the knowledge of men; and on the appearance of the sign… I should arise and prepare myself and slay my enemies with their own weapons."
At the beginning of the year 1830, Turner was moved to the home of Joseph Travis, the new husband of Thomas Moore's widow. His official owner was Putnum Moore, still a young child. Turner described Travis as a kind master, against whom he had no complaints.
Then, in February, 1831, there was an eclipse of the sun. Turner took this to be the sign he had been promised and confided his plan to the four men he trusted the most, Henry, Hark, Nelson, and Sam. They decided to hold the insurrection on the 4th of July and began planning a strategy. However, they had to postpone action because Turner became ill.
On August 13, there was an atmospheric disturbance in which the sun appeared bluish-green. This was the final sign, and a week later, on August 21, Turner and six of his men met in the woods to eat a dinner and make their plans. At 2:00 that morning, they set out to the Travis household, where they killed the entire family as they lay sleeping. They continued on, from house to house, killing all of the white people they encountered. Turner's force eventually consisted of more than 40 slaves, most on horseback.
By about mid-day on August 22, Turner decided to march toward Jerusalem, the closest town. By then word of the rebellion had gotten out to the whites; confronted by a group of militia, the rebels scattered, and Turner's force became disorganized. After spending the night near some slave cabins, Turner and his men attempted to attack another house, but were repulsed. Several of the rebels were captured. The remaining force then met the state and federal troops in final skirmish, in which one slave was killed and many escaped, including Turner. In the end, the rebels had stabbed, shot and clubbed at least 55 white people to death.
Nat Turner hid in several different places near the Travis farm, but on October 30 was discovered and captured. His "Confession," dictated to physician Thomas R. Gray, was taken while he was imprisoned in the County Jail. On November 5, Nat Turner was tried in the Southampton County Court and sentenced to execution. He was hanged, and then skinned, on November 11.
In total, the state executed 55 people, banished many more, and acquitted a few. The state reimbursed the slaveholders for their slaves. But in the hysterical climate that followed the rebellion, close to 200 black people, many of whom had nothing to do with the rebellion, were murdered by white mobs. In addition, slaves as far away as North Carolina were accused of having a connection with the insurrection, and were subsequently tried and executed.
The state legislature of Virginia considered abolishing slavery, but in a close vote decided to retain slavery and to support a repressive policy against black people, slave and free.
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