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Mason Bee Edu Educator Modules - DRIVERS OF BEE DECLINE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
Each module includes background information for educators, vocabulary words, activities, and discussion questions. All content, images, and videos are downloadable at no cost.
Conservation, Climate Change, Pollinator Gardens, Get Involved!
What is causing bee populations around the world to decline, and what can we do to prevent future declines? Hint: there is a reason for hope and actions you can take to help.
What makes something "bee-friendly?" You have likely come across this term in advertising to promote all kinds of products and companies.
However, how these products protect bee health and conservation is often questionable or even deceptive. Two biologists, Scott MacIvor and Laurence Packer, coined the term "bee-washing" in 2015 to describe these deceptive advertising practices that use unsupported bee- friendly claims or that promote misinformation about bee biology. Often, these claims focus on preventing honey bee decline but can also include erroneous claims regarding wild bee conservation.
Figure 1. Land use changes have resulted in habitat loss for wild bees. Left: A tall grass prairie with abundant wildflowers (Image: © Cassi Saari). Right: A monoculture corn field that is unsuitable habitat for bees (Image: © Richard Hurd)
If you have worked through the other modules in this program, you will have a strong background in bee biology and an ability to dispel many bee-related misconceptions. But you may still be wondering what you can do to help limit bee decline. This module will briefly cover the drivers of bee decline and what steps we can take to limit or even prevent future declines. After completing this module, students will be able to describe the major causes of bee decline and actions they can take to help.
Drivers of Bee Decline
There is not a single cause of bee decline. Instead, bees face a combination of many interacting threats, which reduce survival and reproductive success.
Habitat Loss
Bees need access to adequate floral resources and nesting sites for successful reproduction. The conversion of flower-rich habitats to monoculture farmland and urbanized environments reduces flower availability (Figure 1). Monoculture farmland can replace rich floral resources with wind pollinated crops and reduce the length of time during which there are flowers in bloom to just a few weeks. Habitat loss can have a particularly negative impact on specialized bees, which may lose access to the plant species they depend on for food. Clear-cutting forests and soil disturbance associated with land development also reduce the number of available nesting sites for cavity and ground nesting species.
Insecticides can lead to both lethal and sublethal effects in bees. While agricultural insecticides do not target bees specifically, it can be difficult to treat crops while limiting bee exposure. Certain insecticides persist in the environment, where wild plants can absorb them from the soil, potentially contaminating floral resources. Bees also risk environmental exposure from commercial and residential insecticides, some of which are explicitly marketed to kill ground and carpenter bees.
Other types of pesticides may also be negatively impacting bee populations. Herbicides reduce floral resource availability and floral diversity by aiding in the creation of large monocultures. Fungicides may also negatively affect bee populations; however, this is still an area of active research.
Invasive and Introduced Species
Many nonnative bee species have been introduced intentionally as agricultural pollinators and unintentionally through cargo shipments. These species are often free from natural enemies in their new range, introduce novel parasites and diseases, and outcompete native species. For example, the introduced species Osmia cornifrons can outcompetes native O. lignaria in the eastern United States, contributing to steep pop- ulation declines in the native species. A 2020 study by LeCroy et al. showed that while native species are declining, populations of O. cornifrons and the related invasive species, Osmia taurus, remain stable or are even increasing.
Figure 2. Osmia cornifrons was introduced to the United States as a spring orchard pollinator (Image: © Beatriz Moisset)
Parasites and Diseases
Another side effect of the introduction of nonnative species is the accidental introduction of parasites and diseases, placing highly susceptible wild bee populations at risk. Even today, we cannot fully mitigate the risk of spreading disease associated with transporting bees, even mason bees. It is challenging to avoid pathogen spread, but companies transporting or selling bees must exercise extreme caution to limit the spread of disease.
Climate change
Warming temperatures and shifting weather patterns may reduce the availability of suitable habitat, cause disparities between bloom and bee emergence (see Life Cycle, Reproduction, and Development), and reduce foraging and nesting activity.
What can you do?
Wild bees face a multitude of threats, but there is hope! While corporations and the government are responsible for improving their practices and regulations to limit the impact of agriculture and development on bee populations, change at this level is often slow. However, there are actions you can take today to help maintain local bee populations.
Increase floral resource availability
You can increase local floral diversity in many ways. Perhaps the simplest option is to mow the lawn less often, every two weeks instead of every week. Lawns that are cut less often have a greater number of dandelions and clovers. While many people consider these species weeds, they are a valuable floral resource for many bee species.
Another option to increase local floral diversity is to plant a pollinator garden (Figure 3). When designing a pollinator garden, plant a variety of native species which bloom across the spring and summer and provide nesting sites (see next section). Do not replace native habitat with a pollinator garden; instead, build your garden in an otherwise unsuitable area for bees, such as areas with turf grass or nonnative weeds. For more information on pollinator gardens, see Activity: Design a Pollinator Garden in this module and the Xerces Society's guides (https://xerces.org/pollinator- conservation/yards-and-gardens).
Provide nesting sites
Provide areas of bare ground for ground nesters near your garden, and avoid using thick layers of wood mulch, which can prevent nesting. For cavity nesters, provide stalks of hollow grass, branches of shrubs with hollow or pithy stems, and decaying tree branches and logs (Figure 4). Many perennial plant stems make great nesting material. Instead of disposing of all of your trimmed stems in the garbage or compost pile them up near your garden for bees to nest in.
You can also build or purchase bee hotels that provide nesting sites. If you decide to build or buy an artificial nesting structure, make sure your bee house has cavities of various sizes, which offer more nesting options for different species. Bamboo or drilled blocks of wood, without paper straw inserts, are difficult to clean, can harbor pathogens, and should be replaced after a season or two or avoided altogether. If you decide to purchase a mason bee hotel, look for nests built with reeds, grooved wood, cardboard tubes, or paper straws. It is not necessary to purchase mason bees for your nests, instead prioritize your local wild bees by providing a diverse selection of nesting materials. Remember, whether you purchase a bee hotel or build your own it must be maintained to limit the risk of parasite and disease spread.
Guidance on building and caring for a bee hotel: https://colinpurrington.com/2019/05/guide-to- diy-mason-bee-houses/
Guidance on what types of bee hotels to avoid: https://colinpurrington.com/2019/05/horrors-of- mass-produced-bee-houses/
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Avoid pesticide use
Residential pesticides can be harmful to bees. Avoiding insecticide and herbicide applications in your garden and yard will help protect bees from the direct and indirect effects of pesticides. Before reaching for a pesticide know that there are many alternatives available. If you have a question about reducing your pesticide use, your county extension agent may be able to guide you.
Get involved!
Protecting pollinators is a community effort. Raise awareness about bee diversity and decline and help dispel the common misconceptions surrounding bees. Get involved by telling friends and neighbors about the ways they can help support local pollinator health. Build a pollinator garden or make your yard more pollinator-friendly by mowing less, using fewer pesticides, and planting native species. Volunteer with organizations focused on land preservation and restoration. Create or participate in local or national pollinator protection initiatives and advocate for pollinator safe agricultural practices. Participate in citizen science projects like iNaturalist or The Great Sunflower Project. Even if you start small by sharing your knowledge of bee biology with friends and family, any action you take helps support pollinator health.
For more ways to get involved and to learn more about what you can do to help prevent pollinator loss, visit the Xerces Society's "Get Involved" page: https://xerces.org/get-involved.
Figure 4. Native bees benefit from varied habitats with many nesting opportunities, ample floral resources, and which are protected from contamination by pesticides (Figure: USDA NRCS).
Common misconceptions
The main threat facing bees is not Colony Collapse Disorder but a combination of several environmental and anthropogenic threats. Honey bees face fewer threats and lower extinction risk than native species.
Introduced species - A species which, as a result of human activity, is living outside of its native range.
Invasive species - An introduced species which causes harm to the local ecosystem, economy, or human health.
Design a Pollinator Garden
Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats facing bee populations. Building a pollinator garden creates a habitat for wild pollinators in your community.
When designing a garden, remember that pollinators need 1) floral resources, 2) nesting sites, and 3) building materials. In this activity, you will design a pollinator garden somewhere familiar to you, for example, your yard, a local park, or the school grounds.
Where will you build your garden?
Think about the area that you plan to build your garden. Consider what plants are already present and sun exposure. Choose a site that doesn't already have native plants and will get enough sunlight for your plants.
- Draw a map showing the location of your garden. Label any buildings, existing gardens, pavement, and natural areas.
- Draw the layout of your garden. Where will you place plants of each type (tall vs. short plants, grass vs shrubs, etc.)?
- Where will you place nesting habitat? Describe what this nesting habitat will look like.
- Use the Xerces Society guides to pick native plants for your garden. Make sure you choose plants that bloom at various times during the year and are all different sizes.
- Label your layout with the location of each plant.
- Create a list of the plants you selected, when they bloom, the height, and what type of pollinators they attract.
- Briefly describe why you picked the plants you did.
Create a Layout
When designing your garden, incorporate various plant types, including flowering trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and grasses. Plants should be densely planted and layered so that they receive the right amount of sunlight. Generally, it is best to plant shorter plants near the edges. Consider providing bare ground for ground nesting bees, old logs and branches, plants with hollow stems, a bee hotel, and other nesting resources (e.g., a small mud puddle for mason bees). Place nesting material where the morning sun will warm the bee nests.
Select plant species
The Xerces Society maintains a list of different pollinator-friendly native plant species for each region of the United States (https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists). Pollinator gardens benefit from a diverse group of plants that bloom throughout the year, from early spring through the summer. The plants you select can also provide nesting habitats for bees. Plants with hollow or pithy stems are great for small cavity nesting bees.
Create a maintenance plan
Now that you have a pollinator garden, you'll have to perform some basic maintenance to keep it in good condition. Maintaining a pollinator garden is pretty simple. Pull any non-native weeds or unwanted plants which start to grow. Leave any plant material that collects in the fall. While it may seem dead, it provides shelter and a nesting habitat. Much of it will break down during winter, and what is left can be cleaned up in early summer. Don't use pesticides in your garden. Finally, maintain your nesting habitat to limit disease.
5. Briefly describe how you plan to care for your garden. For example, think about how often you will weed and water. Do some plants need more water than others? What types of plant debris will you clean up, and what will you leave? How will you continue to maintain healthy nesting habitat?
Drivers of Bee Decline and What Can You Do Module PDF
Figure 1. Land use changes have resulted in habitat loss for wild bees. Left: A tall grass prairie with abundant wildflowers (Image: © Cassi Saari). Right: A monoculture corn field that is unsuitable habitat for bees (Image: © Richard Hurd)
Figure 2. Osmia cornifrons was introduced to the United States as a spring orchard pollinator (Image: © Beatriz Moisset)
Figure 3. A pollinator garden at the USDA's People's Garden in Washington DC (Image: USDA).
Figure 4. Native bees benefit from varied habitats with many nesting opportunities, ample floral resources, and which are protected from contamination by pesticides (Figure: USDA NRCS).
Drivers of Bee Decline and What Can You Do Activity PDF
Goulson, D., Nicholls, E., Botias, C., & Rotheray, E. L. (2015). Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers. Science, 347(6229). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1255957
LeCroy, K. A., Savoy-Burke, G., Carr, D. E., Delaney, D. A., & Roulston, T. H. (2020). Decline of six native mason bee species following the arrival of an exotic congener. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75566-9
Lerman, S. B., Contosta, A. R., Milam, J., & Bang, C. (2018). To mow or to mow less: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity in suburban yards. Biological Conservation, 221(December 2017), 160–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.01.025
van Dyke, M., Boys, K., Parker, R., Wesley, R., & Danforth, B. (2020). Creating a pollinator garden for native specialist bees of New York and the Northeast.


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Verses 1-33
This is the one occasion in the life of Jesus on which He of set purpose, and in such a way as to be understood of the crowds, took the position and accepted the homage of a King.
Afterward the disciples wondered as they saw the withered fig tree. (For the miracle see notes on Matthew 21:18-22.) This wonder was caused by Jesus' evident power; they did not question His right. Having in a brief and pregnant sentence revealed the secret of His power in such a case to be faith, He uttered some most remarkable words on prayer.
There is an underlying consideration in the cleansing of the Temple. The part of the Temple where this traffic was carried on was the court of the Gentiles. His words, "a house of prayer for all the nations," claimed the right of worship for Gentile as well as Jew, and denied the value of service rendered to some at the expense of any. The reputed masters of the Temple approached this newcomer, and demanded to know "in what authority" He was acting. The true Master of that Temple (for, observe, He had spoken of it as "My House") was dealing with men who were not sincere. He took them back to the last voice from heaven, and because they had not heard or obeyed that voice, declined to give them any further revelation.
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- Africa, Scramble for
- The term Scramble for Africa defines a 30-year period stretching from 1884 to 1914 during which European nations abandoned their earlier preference for informal rule and instead engaged in a frenzied race to carve up the continent of Africa and create formal colonial empires there. The process was so rapid and complete that although only 10 percent of Africa was under European control at the start of the scramble, by 1912 the entire continent, with the exceptions of Liberia and Ethiopia, had been devoured.Informal RuleSince the end of the American Revolution, European powers were generally reluctant to take on new colonies, preferring instead to rely on free trade and informal economic control in the belief that it was more profitable, more flexible, and avoided unnecessary foreign entanglements. There were some notable exceptions to this rule - including the expansion of British holdings in India, the colonization of Australia, New Zealand and French Indochina, but none of the exceptions were part of a grand colonial scheme. They were instead haphazard, often ill- thought-out acquisitions triggered by efforts to divert attention from domestic problems in Europe, responses to local conditions in potential colonies, or the result of actions by men on the spot.In Africa, for example, the French invaded Algeria in 1830 in an effort to distract the masses from the deeply unpopular regime of Charles X. Elsewhere Louis Faidherbe, the French Governor of Senegal from 1854–1865, repeatedly acted on his own authority and, against the wishes of his superiors in Paris, expanded French holdings by deliberately provoking border wars with his Muslim neighbors. British expansion in South Africa, on the other hand, was largely triggered by the Great Trek in which the Boers tried unsuccessfully to flee British control as a result of disagreements over native policy and anglicization.Europeans otherwise contented themselves for most of the nineteenth century with a handful of coastal forts and trading stations inherited from the days of the recently abolished transatlantic slave trade. The combination of disease, punishing terrain, and potential resistance from the indigenous peoples made the prospect of expansion inland difficult, dangerous, and expensive. It was also unnecessary because African middlemen were already bringing everything that European merchants wanted to coastal trading ports for export abroad.In the 1870s, however, the situation began to change. The steady industrialization of Europe, together with intensified international economic competition, tarnished the allure of free trade and led many nations to consider the acquisition of formal colonies as a form of safety net that would guarantee future access to markets and raw materials. Colonies also promised to ensure domestic political stability at home in Europe by distracting the masses from chronically low wages and poor working conditions. For newly unified countries like Italy and Germany, the acquisition of colonies symbolized proof of Great Power status. Other nations sought colonies to improve their strategic position, protect foreign investments, or, in the case of France, to acquire additional manpower and raw materials to recover from the Franco-Prussian War. Additional considerations behind the sudden renewed interest in formal colonization included simple Victorian curiosity, social Darwinism, the pursuit of profit, and the desire to spread Christianity.The Prelude to the ScrambleAlthough all of Europe was increasingly interested in resuming the creation of formal colonial empires, it took the actions of Leopold II of Belgium to set these pentup impulses into motion. Chafing under the restrictions imposed by his status as the constitutional monarch of Belgium, Leopold opted to make a name and fortune for himself in Africa. Although the privately funded International Congo Society was ostensibly founded in 1878 to explore the Congo River basin and engage in "humanitarian" work, Leopold used it to hire Henry Morton Stanley and send him on a secret mission lasting from 1879–1884 to sign treaties with African chieftains granting Leopold political authority and trading rights along the southern bank of the Congo River.When news of Stanley's activities leaked out, the French, who had possessions in nearby Gabon, sprang into action and sent Savorgnan de Brazza to negotiate treaties of their own along the northern bank of the Congo lest Leopold secure a total monopoly on trade in the region. This expedition in turn upset Britain, worried in the wake of its takeover of Egypt that France was seeking revenge by trying to secure a monopoly on the Congo River trade. Consequently, in late February 1884, the British government suddenly recognized Portugal's historical claims to the Congo delta in the hopes of ensuring that a friendly power would control access to the lucrative Congo basin. Although it had yet to be ratified by the British parliament, the Anglo-Portuguese treaty infuriated the rest of Europe, as it settled bilaterally what was thought to be a larger international issue. German chancellor Otto von Bismarck promptly seized the opportunity simultaneously, both to steal the diplomatic limelight and to placate France by joining prime minister Jules Ferry in demanding that the entire matter be submitted to an international conference open to all interested parties. The need for such a conference was further underscored by Germany's sudden announcements in April and July 1884 that it had established protectorates over southwest Africa, Cameroon, and Togo. Germany's claims, which were based on paper partitions rather than physical occupation, created a dangerous precedent and raised the possibility that rival nations could claim the same piece of territory or, worse yet, that one country could claim the entire continent. As either situation could lead to a war, it was imperative that a conference be convened to establish ground rules for future colonial acquisitions. During the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 the participants agreed to recognize existing German and Belgian claims, yet insisted that all future efforts to claim territory in Africa had to be officially announced and had to be backed up by actual occupation.The Scramble for TerritoryOnce the ground rules had been set, all of the major European powers engaged in a desperate race to claim African territory. In the Congo, Leopold confined his subsequent expansion to the occupation of areas already claimed on paper before the Berlin Conference. Similarly, in Togo, Cameroon, and southwest Africa, the Germans sought only to make good on their paper partitions by occupying the interior. The rest of the continent, however, was an altogether different matter. Britain, which had enjoyed informal control over the East African coastline dating back to 1840 as a result of its efforts to end the slave trade and its involvement in the Sultan of Zanzibar 's clove plantations, was suddenly forced to formalize its claims in the region as a result of the announcement in February 1885, just days after the Berlin Conference, that Germany had established a new protectorate in East Africa. Thereafter British and German officials raced to sign additional treaties with interior peoples and establish formal occupation of their respective protectorates. This rivalry finally ended in 1890 with the signing of an Anglo-German Treaty. Eager to establish credentials as a world power, Italy followed the British and German lead in trying to create colonies in East Africa. When the French closed the door on their hopes of colonizing Tunisia in 1881, the Italians opted instead to transform their existing small protectorate in Somalia into a larger formal empire by intervening in the internal politics of neighboring Ethiopia. When Ethiopia resisted, the Italians invaded and but were crushed at the Battle of Adowa in 1896. In the resultant peace settlement, Ethiopia nonetheless allowed Italy to retain Eritrea and expand its holdings in Somalia. Still, in an effort to ease the sting of their humiliation at Adowa, the Italians began plotting to take over the Ottoman province of Libya. They finally got their chance in 1911 when unrest inside the Ottoman Empire created a pretext for a successful invasion and the creation of a new Italian colony. 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His activities helped trigger the Second Boer War (1899–1902), which eventually led to the creation of a South African federation uniting Cape Colony and the Boer Republics under the Union Jack.In west and central Africa, France, shut out of Egypt, resolved to expand its existing holdings so as to surround and contain nearby British territories. Ideally, the French hoped to continue their expansion all the way across Africa in an effort to seize the headwaters of the Nile and force Britain out of Egypt altogether. Britain initially ignored this threat to concentrate instead on expanding into the interior of Nigeria and the Gold Coast in search of additional sources of trade goods, but the 1896 expedition by Jean-Baptiste Marchand forced London to reassess French goals. Marchand's plan was to drag a small steamship in pieces from the Congo to the Sudan where he and his compatriots would reassemble it before sailing down the Nile claiming everything they saw in the process. Desperate to prevent this, Britain dispatched an army from Egypt to recapture the Sudan, which had fallen under the control of the Mahdi and his successors, and keep the source of the Nile out of French hands. Although the French beat them to the tiny riverside village of Fashoda in 1898, the British, having arrived with an army and a railroad, forced the French to withdraw, precipitating a diplomatic crisis that was not mended until the establishment of the Entente Cordiale. In exchange, Britain signed a 1904 agreement recognizing French claims to Morocco.Although the colonial powers continued to negotiate periodic border adjustments to their newly acquired holdings right up until the outbreak of World War I, by the turn of the century the scramble for Africa had largely given way to the tasks of governing, extracting resources and trying to "uplift" subject African populations. 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From the beginning of racism, colorism has existed; that is not an opinion, it is a fact. While many of us are aware of racism and its harmful impacts, a blank is usually drawn when it comes to the treatment that is meted out against persons of a dark skin tone. Colorism affects all non-white ethnicities but Black persons face the brunt of its impacts.
When the topic of colorism is brought up, particularly in the Black community, there is a pushback against it. Persons seem to be of the belief that to speak about the realities of colorism is somehow divisive. As an already marginalized group of people, it is said that colorism dialogues seeks to push a wedge between communities. This reluctance to speak about it does not negate its everyday impacts on dark skinned people.
While emanating from white supremacy, Black, Indigenous and People of Color are all active participants in promoting colorism through the perceptions they hold of Blackness and their actions against those seen as unambiguously Black. It is a worldwide problem that has seen the elevation of skin bleaching/lightening industries across Asia, the Caribbean and the Global North. Dark complexions are seen as being synonymous with violent and poor criminals while lighter ones are seen as being desirable, smart and trustworthy. Lighter skinned persons are also portrayed as being more "feminine" and weak than darker skinned persons. This of course buys into anti-Blackness as it conforms to the stereotype of dark skinned persons being "masculine" and aggressive.
As a light skinned Black woman, I am intimately aware that my experiences are much different from darker skinned Black women or those who are monoracial. Being of Black and Indigenous lineage, I have felt the weight of being an "exoticized" minority. While this is very reductive for those of mixed heritages, there are also societal benefits to it as diluted Blackness is seen as being more palatable. One is more easily accepted if it is that their complexion isn't too dark, their hair isn't too coarse and their features aren't too Black. While misogynoir is the specific discrimination Black women face, misogynoir also intersects with colorism and has framed lighter skinned women as being more suitable leaders, scholars, artists and partners than darker skinned ones.
.One of my first experiences with the real world impacts of this was at my first official job. Through a discussion with my workmates one day on salaries, I realized that I was being paid considerably more than them. These women had been on the job for years while I was freshly out of high school. The only thing was that they were dark skinned Black women while I was lighter skinned. Although I have experienced incidents of structural racism and micro aggressions based on my race, I have for the most part had the privilege of learning about anti-Black racism and colorism from a theoretical level rather than one of lived experience.
It is important that we as a people are able to honestly address our privileges whether based on race, color, class and/or gender. These all impact the way we are able to move through the world and the opportunities we are provided with. This is important because in acknowledging those privileges we would then be able to go a step further in utilizing them towards collective upliftment of our communities.
There is the view that only white people can promote anti-Blackness but this is a simplistic and inaccurate one. Anti-Blackness is rooted in our history of colonialism and enslavement. Colorism took hold when white enslavers would rape Black women and their light skinned/white passing offspring would often be given preferential treatment over others. Preferential treatment manifested itself in several ways such as them being allowed to work in the house, gaining their freedom and inheriting wealth in some cases.
Today, light skinned persons continue to benefit from preferential treatment and are often lifted up as being the bastion of their communities. This is why we continue to see light skinned persons continue to dominate the media whenever Blackness is to be represented and why they are more frequently elevated in professional and social settings. Skin colour is associated with status and the closer one matches certain requirements of whiteness or the mixed ideal, the more status one is seen to have.
Dismantling colorism means truthfully examining where it came from and rejecting the negative stereotypes placed on those with dark complexions. There is a lot of unlearning that we all need to do when it comes to the things that have been internalized about the upliftment of whiteness and the demonization of Blackness. In a world that continues to portray dark skin as being lesser than, recognition and celebration of Black beauty is important.


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donkey kong (aka game boy donkey kong and donkey kong '94) is a classic game boy game that seems to be highly regarded, so having played through all the main mario games i thought i'd check it out. this review at nintendolife and this entry at gamespite both heap lavish praise on the game, and the former even goes so far as to say "it's easily one of the best Mario games ever made".
i think i've been suffering from video game fatigue in general lately, but even still there were several reasons i wasn't a big fan of this game, despite all the things i did enjoy about it. i definitely liked how the game starts off with a reprise of the original four levels of the arcade donkey kong, esp. since it includes the stage that was left out of the NES version. i also enjoyed how those same gameplay mechanics get used through almost 100 additional levels, inc. a large number of boss fights against the big kong himself. i also really enjoyed the reappearance of the vine-climbing mechanics of donkey kong jr., a game i've been a long-time fan of. the kid kong makes a reappearance as well, which was a nice surprise, and although i still wholeheartedly disapprove of mario's two-timing it was also nice to see mario's original damsel in distress pauline make a return. (i can only hope that all of pauline's appearances are canonically set before mario met princess peach and that the two had an amiable breakup.) mario also debuts some gravity-defying gymnastic moves in this game that would prove to become series staples, inc. the side and the triple jumps.
as for what i didn't enjoy, my main problem with the game is that it's meant to be a puzzle-platformer hybrid, but to me doesn't feel like nearly enough of both. apparently i'm in the minority here, but the platformer parts just weren't very challenging, and only the occasional puzzle was truly puzzling. most of the game was fairly mindless, and too many of the puzzle "solutions" merely required hitting a switch and then making a mad dash to some other part of the stage. the overall design (backgrounds, settings, and enemies) didn't feel particularly unique, and despite mario's arsenal of moves the stages feel a bit cramped since everything is crammed into just a few screenfuls. the game succeeds in capturing the feel of the original donkey kong, but that game was designed at a time when it was revolutionary enough to have a game that had more than one level. almost 15, let alone 30, years later, having different boards, even a hundred of them, isn't enough to distract from run-of-the-mill core gameplay.
as i said, i'm sure i'm in the minority here, but despite my general boredom with this game i'm still open to playing through its sequel, mario vs. donkey kong for GBA. i've already tried some of that game, and although it's very similar and similarly mindless for the most part, it already looks like there's a bit more cleverness with the puzzles. it definitely doesn't look like it's going to be on the same level as games like the fantastic toki tori, but i'm optimistic that it'll be more enjoyable than this one.
a barrel full of game boy donkey kong links:
– entry at wikipedia
– official page on the japanese nintendo site
– some FAQs at gamefaqs, although you'll hardly need them
– while we're on the subject of the original donkey kong, this post-it note rendition got a fair amount of attention a while back, and here's another group that created an animated version


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Mr. Livshits is currently responsible for all aspects of case management, including fact and expert witness depositions, law and motion, mediations, and trial. He also handles appellate work.
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B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
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Does god have a husband for me or am I going to be single forever?
It's that time of the year again. The winter holidays are over, it is still cold outside and all the stores are decorated in red and white. Valentine's Day aka Single Awareness Day is upon us!
If you are anything like me, then Valentine's Day is an unfriendly reminder of the fact that you have never been in a "real" enough relationship to be taken out on February 14th, ever.
And you may be asking yourself if that is going to change this year. Will 2021 be the year you go on your first Valentine's Day date, despite social distancing, nationwide lockdowns, and reduced entertainment?
Or if you don't care much for Valentine's Day then you may be asking yourself a much more important question.
Does God have someone for me to marry AT ALL?
Isn't that really what you are wondering?
I mean how not? Early 30's, successful, pretty, and no debt, but here we are single with no prospects in sight.
At one point, even the most faithful prayer warrior starts wondering "God, where is my husband?".
And I know what it feels like because I was in that situation for a long time. That's why I decided that today is a great day to share 3 signs that God has someone for you even if you can't see it at the moment.
Does God have someone for me
1. A desire of your heart
I once met a woman at church that was in her late 40's, highly successful, extremely kind and single. She frequently spoke of her nieces and nephews she often cared for and about how important family was to her.
One day during our small group meeting, my fellow young sisters in Christ and I dared to ask her the forbidden question. Have you ever desired to be married and have a family?
To our surprise her answer was "no".
She went on to explain that she realized very early on that marriage and having kids was nothing she desired for herself. God had blessed her with a full life, that she enjoyed far more as a single woman.
And that she was not missing anything.
She went on to explain to us that when God gives you a desire of your heart it is because he can bring it to pass for you. And she also reassured us that desiring marriage and being upfront about it is a good and honorable thing.
Her simple explanation gave the rest of the group a boost of inspiration and peace, because we knew she had a point.
God gave you your desire for marriage. If marriage was not available to you or it was not in his plan to give you someone then he could have blessed you with a desire to remain unmarried.
So, if you get discouraged in your wait, remember to "Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." – Psalm 37:4
2. Divine timing
Whenever we ask ourselves "Does God have someone for me?", what we are really asking is "God, where IS my man?".
Because let's be honest. Do you really doubt that in a pool of 3.5 billion men in the world, God cannot find one man that is compatible with you?
Of course, he can!
However, what we are really doubting is how fast he can bring him? Right?
If that's the case for you I want you to think of something. How often in life did you desire for something to happen that did not happen? And then later you find out that it was a blessing in disguise?
I remember vividly how crushed I was when I didn't get my gap year job at Disneyland Paris back in 2009. However, thanks to that I was sent to work at Disney World Orlando instead.
And let me tell you that was way better and changed the course of my life.
Ever since then I knew that whenever something doesn't work out, it's not because God says no, but because he says not yet.
I'm saying all that to say that God may still have someone for you even if that person hasn't appeared yet.
And believe me when I tell you that it is much nicer to meet the right person at the right time.
3. God has someone better for you
Last but not least, I truly believe that some of the relationships that failed in your life failed because God has someone better for you.
I can honestly say that I entered many relationships in the past despite knowing that they were not in my best interest.
I either willingly accepted less because I thought it was the best I could do. Or because I was afraid it was my "last" shot at love. Looking back at it it now makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
I mean I was merely in my 20's.. Child you haven't even lived yet lol.
Whenever I think of those failed relationships now I thank every guy that dumped me when I was desperately trying to hold on to him.
What a waste of time, peace, and tears.
Think of Ciara! The poor woman must have cried herself to sleep for weeks and months when she was pregnant with Future's child. Because he publicly embarrassed her with his wandering eye.
But what may have seemed like the greatest breakup of her life, became an open door for a godly man such as Russel Wilson to come through.
In the same way, I now understand that my failed relationships were God gently navigating me. From a hopeless relationship to a healthy, loving, and godly one.
I know that it is easy to get caught up on "Woe is me train" where it seems like everting is going wrong. But rather than questioning the creator of the universe if he has a husband for you.
Ask yourself, in what ways you are creating opportunities for God to work in your life?
Are you open to the men he introduces you to? Is your heart free of resentment and hurt towards men and love? Would you be able to welcome a committed relationship if it fell into your lap tomorrow?
All these things play a role and may be a reason why God was not able to deliver him yet. Even if He has someone for you.
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- How To Attract Love Into Your Life
- Single For The Holidays? How To Survive And Enjoy It!


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1. Bad Brains
June 25 at 41st Street and West Side Highway
The hardcore legends celebrate their new, Adam Yauch–produced album with a "Rocks Off Concert Cruise" aboard the 500-capacity Temptress, which will cruise New York harbor before depositing you back home.
2. Marcia Ball and Terrance Simien
June 21 at 42nd Street and West Side Highway
Blues talents Ball and Simon (who've both received major accolades for their rootsy, high-energy styles) open the revamped live-music series hosted by Circle Line. Sure-to-sell-out upcoming shows feature Hugh Masekela (July 13), Son Volt (August 16), and Martin Sexton (August 23).


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Kudos to WAG's own anti-aging expert Dr. Erika Schwartz, who recently did a people-on-the-streets-of-New York segment for "Extra" that focuses on foods and practices that keep you more than young at heart.
"People from Canada, Germany, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey came to ask questions, and they loved it probably even more than I did and I had a blast," she says.
Here are some of the foods/practices Dr. Erika discussed with passers-by.
"So we compared cottage cheese to goat cheese. Dairy is aging. After the age of 30, your body is on an overload of dairy and casein, a protein found in dairy that wreaks havoc on our insides. So best to switch to less cheese and if you must, only goat or sheep.
"Room temperature water versus ice water. After workouts and in general, room temperature water keeps us younger, because cold water causes blood vessels to constrict and even has been known to cause heart attacks.
"Beer or wine. Beer ages us more, because the oats in it ferment and bloat us. Wine in moderation contains resveratrol, an antioxidant that protects the brain and gets rid of free radicals.
"Whole wheat bread versus rice crackers. Aging brings about gluten intolerance, causing us to bloat and become unable to digest our food. Wheat is full of gluten, and you don't need to get the diagnosis of gluten intolerance to thrive without it. De-bloat with rice crackers, which do not contain gluten and keep you younger.
"Pretzels versus popcorn. Popcorn. Pretzels are full of junk and gluten, and they bloat you as you get older. Popcorn without butter or oil is just paper-like and fills you up without causing any problems. Good for dieting but even better for anti-aging.
"We looked at dark lettuce versus light lettuce. Dark leafy vegetables contain more antioxidants and digest more easily, thus allowing more hormone production time than iceberg lettuce. You stay young-looking and your skin looks better when you eat dark leafy greens.
"Broccoli or string beans? Broccoli contains minerals and iodine, which help your thyroid make hormones that keep you young and healthy-looking. String beans are good, but they don't have as much to offer hormonally.
Washcloth versus a brush for showering. Use a brush to scrub your skin in the shower. The skin is the largest organ of the body, and hormones are made there. If you scrub it, you stimulate blood circulation and you get fewer wrinkles and lessen the likelihood of undesirable growths on your skin.
"Steak or pasta with red sauce for dinner. Steak is better. The same enzymes digest protein and starch and if you want to stay young and trim and not get a spare tire around your waist, you better not eat starches at night and don't mix meat with starches either. Hormones are made at night and protein helps make hormones and helps you sleep better so you look a lot better in the morning then if you had pasta, which makes you look bloated."
Look for Dr. Erika's tips on "Extra" during May sweeps. You can always contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Cartopy and Map Layout
Cartopy and Map Layout
So I was browsing an excellent blog, and came across this post http://grindgis.com/blog/checklist-map-design-layout. The author discusses the various components you expect on a paper map (apart from just the spatial content), and proposes a number of layouts.
Now obviously, the article was intended mainly for users with a full-powered GIS. However a full-function GIS, even the freely available QGIS, is pretty large beast, and the learning curve to master it, and accomodate it into a workflow would be steep (or, at least, it has been for me, even given the comprehensive tutorial material available).
So I thought to myself, how would I implement one of the recommended layouts in Matplotlib and Cartopy. This post is the result.
Axes are your friend(s)
Excuses in advance to Matplotlib experts who read this, as I have probably got some of the key concepts askew (but
that's all part of the learning).
The main concept behind my solution is the concept that a
figure can contain a number of
Axes objects that co-exist.
Each Axes object can be commanded to turn on or off the 'decorations' that surround the plotting content.
So the first thing is to define a function that will clear away all the decorations, leaving us with the equivalent of a blank space on the paper.
def blank_axes(ax):
blank_axes: blank the extraneous spines and tick marks for an axes
ax: a matplotlib Axes object
Output: None
ax.tick_params(labelbottom='off', labeltop='off', labelleft='off', labelright='off' ,\
bottom='off', top='off', left='off', right='off' )
#end blank_axes
The term
spine is a little misleading (you or I have only one spine, but an Axes has four: top, bottom, left, right). On
a spine there are tick marks, and labels for those tick marks. We clear them all away.
Draw the outer frame
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10,12))
# ------------------------------- Surrounding frame ------------------------------
# set up frame full height, full width of figure, this must be called first
left = -0.05
bottom = -0.05
width = 1.1
height = 1.05
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax3 = plt.axes(rect)
# turn on the spines we want, ie just the surrounding frame
ax3.text(0.01,0.01,'© Don Cameron, 2017: net-analysis.com. '+
'Map generated at '+datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") + ' from ' +theNotebook, fontsize=8)
This outer frame is a little big larger than the usual square of side one, so the surround box doesn't touch any interior component. We set the enclosing spines visible, but supress tick marks, etc. Note that I have included a Copyright text, and some information to support reproducibility (the classic small print at the bottom of the document). I get the Jupyter Notebook name by some JavaScript hackery I got from Stack Exchange, but this could be a Python Module name, or anything you like.
Draw the spatial data
# --------------------------------- Main Map -------------------------------------
# set up main map almost full height (allow room for title), right 80% of figure
left = 0.2
bottom = 0
width = 0.8
height = 0.90
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax = plt.axes(rect, projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(), )
ax.set_extent((150, 155, -30, -23))
ax.coastlines(resolution='10m', zorder=2)
#land polygons, including major islands, use cartopy default color
ax.add_feature(BORDERS2_10m, edgecolor='grey')
# stock image is good enough for example, but OCEAN_10m could be used, but very slow
# ax.add_feature(OCEAN_10m)
ax.gridlines(draw_labels=True, xlocs=[150, 152, 154, 155])
I have allocated about 80% of the width of the map to the Cartopy spatial representation. The height is set to 90%, to allow a title at the top.
Because I want a high quality map, I have defined features using the Natural Earth 1:10Million scale data, as follows:
BORDERS2_10m = cartopy.feature.NaturalEarthFeature('cultural', 'admin_1_states_provinces',
'10m', edgecolor='black', facecolor='none')
#"""country boundaries.""""
This gives us our state borders. We have
facecolor='none', because we only want a border, not each state shaded.
LAND_10m = cartopy.feature.NaturalEarthFeature('physical', 'land', '10m',
#"""land polygons, including major islands."""
Note that Cartopy defines a set of colors for land, sea, etc., which I am re-using.
RIVERS_10m = cartopy.feature.NaturalEarthFeature('physical', 'rivers_lake_centerlines', '10m',
#"""single-line drainages, including lake centerlines."""
Note that by default, Cartopy draws its tick labels outside the main map, so we have to adjust the surrounding Axes objects so they don't overlap them.
Scale Bar
Now come the hacky-est part of this post. Basemap has a nifty method to draw scale bars (
drawmapscale()), but so far as I
know, Cartopy has no such method. Maybe this is because Cartopy is oriented towards those who want to display
quantitive or qualitative data in a spatial context, and they don't expect people to use their maps to measure
distance. However, in my view, a scale bar is part of the spatial data that should be displayed. Just how big are those
Texas county borders that we keep seeing in examples, color-coded for poverty, or some such sociological attribute?
The double-sad part is that I know on no easy way to draw a scale bar in one Axes object, that will exactly match the distance measurements on the main map. Maybe if I define a second Cartopy Axes, with lat/lon range adjusted for the different sizes of the Axes objects ... but that is a matter for more investigation.
What all this means is that I can't follow the original blog post that prompted this post, which suggested the scale bar as a separate object, off to the side. I am going to have to write it on the main map. Not too bad a compromise.
Define the scale bar parameters
lon0, lon1, lat0, lat1 = ax.get_extent()
# bar offset is how far from bottom left corner scale bar is (x,y) and how far up is scale bar text
bar_offset = [0.05, 0.05, 0.07]
bar_lon0 = lon0 + (lon1-lon0)*bar_offset[0]
bar_lat0 = lat0 + (lat1-lat0)*bar_offset[1]
text_lon0 = bar_lon0
text_lat0 = lat0 + (lat1-lat0)*bar_offset[2]
bar_tickmark = 20000 # metres
bar_ticks = 5
bar_alpha = 0.3
bar_color = ['black', 'red']
My scale bar will be 5% up, 5% right from the lower left corner; made up of 5 sub-bars each 20 km long, alternating red and black, and quite transparent (in case they hide something important; alpha=0.3). The text will be up 7%, above the bar.
Draw the Scale Bar
# draw a scale bar that is a set of colored line segments (bar_ticks of these), bar_tickmarks long
for i in range(bar_ticks):
# 90 degrees = direction of horizontal scale bar
end_lat, end_lon = displace(bar_lat0, bar_lon0, 90, bar_tickmark)
# capstyle must be set so line segments end square
#TODO make transform match ax projection
ax.plot([bar_lon0, end_lon], [bar_lat0, end_lat], color=bar_color[i%2], linewidth=20,
transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(), solid_capstyle='butt', alpha = bar_alpha)
# start of next bar is end of last bar
bar_lon0 = end_lon
bar_lat0 = end_lat
#end for
I have a helper function
displace() that takes:
a lat/lon (in degrees - no love for radians here!)
a direction (degrees)
a distance in metres
and returns the lat/lon at the end of that distance in that direction. I draw a set of lines (NOT bars), but as a result, I have to set the appearence of the line segment end as 'butt', or else the line will be drawn with rounded ends that go past the point I want them to stop or start at.
Draw the scale bar text
# highlight text with white background
buffer = [patheffects.withStroke(linewidth=3, foreground="w")]
# Plot the scalebar label
units = 'km'
#TODO make transform match ax projection
t0 = ax.text(text_lon0, text_lat0, str(bar_ticks*bar_tickmark/1000) + ' ' + units, transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(),
horizontalalignment='left', verticalalignment='bottom',
path_effects=buffer, zorder=2)
We put a white background behind the black scale bar text.
Locating Map
# ---------------------------------Locating Map ------------------------
# set up index map 20% height, left 16% of figure
left = 0
bottom = 0
width = 0.16
height = 0.2
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax2 = plt.axes(rect, projection=ccrs.PlateCarree(), )
ax2.set_extent((110,160, -45, -10))
# ax2.set_global() will show the whole world as context
ax2.coastlines(resolution='110m', zorder=2)
lon0,lon1,lat0,lat1 = ax.get_extent()
box_x = [lon0, lon1, lon1, lon0, lon0]
box_y = [lat0, lat0, lat1, lat1, lat0]
plt.plot(box_x, box_y, color='red', transform=ccrs.Geodetic())
We reserve a small area at the bottom left for a locating map. In my example, I have drawn Australia (well, some far flung
islands like Christmas Island may be missing). A
set_global() call will force the whole globe to be shown,
but that is zoomed too far back for my case. I add coastlines, and shade the land and oceans with the default
Cartopy resolution and colors. I draw gridlines, and then draw a red box that represents the main map bounds.
The Title
# -------------------------------- Title -----------------------------
# set up map title top 4% of figure, right 80% of figure
left = 0.2
bottom = 0.95
width = 0.8
height = 0.04
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax6 = plt.axes(rect)
ax6.text(0.5, 0.0,'Multi-Axes Map Example', ha='center', fontsize=20)
The title is centered above the map. I could use some ornate font, but just went with the Cartopy defaults. Note that no Cartopy projection systems are used, just the 0.0-1.0 default Axes object units. We turn off all spines, etc.
The North Arrow
# ---------------------------------North Arrow ----------------------------
left = 0
bottom = 0.2
width = 0.16
height = 0.2
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax4 = plt.axes(rect)
# need a font that support enough Unicode to draw up arrow. need space after Unicode to allow wide char to be drawm?
ax4.text(0.5, 0.0,u'\u25B2 \nN ', ha='center', fontsize=30, family='Arial', rotation = 0)
The North arrow lives above the locating map. The only gotchas of note here are:
You need to specify a font family that support the Unicode character used (the default font doesn't, in my case). I am uncertain as to where Matplotlib / Cartopy gets its fonts from, so there may be scope for a more florid North arrow.
In my case, the Unicode needed a following space before the training newline character, to be drawn properly. Why, I don't know.
In my case, my map is NOT rotated, but the
text( rotation= ) parameter would allow for a rotated arrow, if needed.
the Legend
The legend is bit hacky as well. A simple call to the Matplotlib 'make me a legend' usually fails because under the covers, the necessary calls haven't been made to link a drawing object (like a line with linestyle and linecolor), to a name. So we have to do all that.
The trick is to create some drawing entities (patches and lines), get the handles to these, associate them with names, and then create a legend. It's not all bad, it does give you the chance to control the legend in fine detail. Spoiler alert, GeoPandas legends can be quite painful.
Create the Axes Object
# ------------------------------------ Legend -------------------------------------
# legends can be quite long, so set near top of map (0.4 - bottom + 0.5 height = 0.9 - near top)
left = 0
bottom = 0.4
width = 0.16
height = 0.5
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
rect = [left,bottom,width,height]
ax5 = plt.axes(rect)
Create Area Legend Entries
# create an array of color patches and associated names for drawing in a legend
# colors are the predefined colors for cartopy features (only for example, Cartopy names are unusual)
colors = sorted(cartopy.feature.COLORS.keys())
# handles is a list of patch handles
handles = []
# names is the list of corresponding labels to appear in the legend
names = []
# for each cartopy defined color, draw a patch, append handle to list, and append color name to names list
for c in colors:
patch = mpatches.Patch(color=cfeature.COLORS[c], label=c)
#end for
Note that these Patches never appear in our diagram. Now Cartopy color names are not perfect, but it's only an example. If at some time Cartopy expend their color range, the code above should still work.
Create Line Legend Entries
# do some example lines with colors
river = mlines.Line2D([], [], color=cfeature.COLORS['water'], marker='',
markersize=15, label='river')
coast = mlines.Line2D([], [], color='black', marker='',
markersize=15, label='coast')
bdy = mlines.Line2D([], [], color='grey', marker='',
markersize=15, label='state boundary')
names.append('state boundary')
Note that here we have turned off all markers, and have invented our own labels to appear in the legend.
Create the Legend, and Display All!
# create legend
ax5.legend(handles, names)
It looks like by default, the
legend() call turns the spines back on, but that is OK. We specify a legend title.
The Results
The end result of all this? See below.
In order to make sense of the different Axes objects, here they are again, with no content, and with the enclosing spines drawn. Some of these (like the main map) will expand as they are filled with content.
The Imports
Shown below are the imports for the Notebook from which this example was taken. Not all are used in the example fragments shown above.
# all imports should go here
import pandas as pd
import sys
import os
import subprocess
import datetime
import platform
import datetime
import math
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
#import seaborn as sb
import cartopy
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
from cartopy.io.img_tiles import OSM
import cartopy.feature as cfeature
from cartopy.io import shapereader
from cartopy.io.img_tiles import StamenTerrain
from cartopy.io.img_tiles import GoogleTiles
from owslib.wmts import WebMapTileService
from matplotlib.path import Path
import matplotlib.patheffects as PathEffects
from matplotlib import patheffects
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches
import matplotlib.lines as mlines
import numpy as np


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Augusto Rosa is an accomplished senior technical leader with an effective management style that built and maintain highly functioning agile teams. Managed and oversee many transformation over the last decade in the Canadian market using agile, DevOps and SRE practices. I have been using Cloud computing since 2010 and DevOps for longer. I am DevOps Advocate, Speaker, and leader in the Canadian market, volunteer at DevOpsDay Toronto and assistant organizer of the DevOpsToronto Monthly Meetups.
Reliability Lessons from Running High Traffic Services for More Than 10 Years
This talk focus on Augusto's learnings of running many of Canada's high traffic websites, from simple page-views, petabyte level video traffic, and large Black Friday retail commerce transactions, and real-time services. Learn from mistakes and some of the things Augusto learned through those years in making things run reliably. Augusto's talk is part experience and part rant on things many services seem always to do. After this talk, you will be an expert in his reliability lessons from the Mission Impossible of running digital services reliability. You can take those with you and apply slowly to your practices. Some of these lessons improved uptime and reliability at many of the services Augusto worked in the last decade. Finally, he will review the latest news and tricks of running reliable services, including Google's Site Reliability Engineering and Netflix Chaos Engineering practices.
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Driverless HEAT bus undergoes tests - goal of fully autonomous operations by 2021
Hamburg's brand new HEAT shuttle buses were presented Wednesday (July 31, 2019) for tests on a route in HafenCity from August. Five metres in length, less than three tons in weight and zero-emissions thanks to electricity, the minibus is part of the new Hamburg Electric Autonomous Transportation project which will integrate driverless e-shuttles into bustling traffic. The flagship project is unique in Germany and aims to prove the viability of autonomous, self-driving minibus in busy city traffic. Germany's Ministry for the Environment is putting EUR 3.7 million towards the project.
Safety first!
The HEAT minibus, developed by IAV, will be tested along a 1.8 kilometre route with five stops including three regular HVV stops and two new HEAT stops. Emphasis is on safety. Michael Westhagemann, Hamburg's Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation, noted: "For us, of course, the rule is: Safety first! Public acceptance is critically important for the future use of autonomous vehicles. Road approval was required for the new vehicle with entirely different components than previous vehicles. The minibus will communicate continuously with sensors installed along the route and with HOCHBAHN's control centre. Markus Schlitt, Head of Intelligent Traffic Systems at Siemens Mobility GmbH, said: "HEAT is a flagship project for us. Our intelligent infrastructure supports the HEAT minibus with an additional level of information that enables predictive driving."
Bus to run in flowing traffic
Unlike existing autonomous bus systems, which travel at 15 km/h through traffic-calming areas, the HEAT bus should be able to travel up to 50 km/day in normal city traffic. "We have to be honest… it is not yet certain that autonomous driving using bus fleets will prevail in large cities," said Henrik Falk, CEO of Hamburger Hochbahn AG (HOCHBAHN). Many issues are still unresolved and technical challenges need to be solved, Westhagemann pointed out as Hamburg is a "frontrunner" with this project.
Step-by-step procedure in trial operation
During the first phase on a fixed route without passengers, a vehicle attendant will be on board and can intervene immediately, if necessary. The vehicle will be tested for independent cruising and communication with the road sensors and the control centre. From mid 2020, up to ten passengers will be taken aboard and with an attendant. The minibus should be operating autonomously (without an attendant) according to SAE Level 4 specifications in time for the 2021 ITS World Congress. Experience gained at individual stages will help extend the route, increase the degree of automation and the speed to up to 50 km/h. The line will then be further developed.
Hamburg as an innovator of intelligent transport systems
Westhagemann added: "At the ITS World Congress in 2021, we will use HEAT and many other projects to demonstrate that Hamburg is a pioneer of innovative mobility solutions." Matthias Kratzsch, Managing Director of IAV, noted: "The HEAT project is a prime example of how one can successfully shape the future of mobility: With the close co-ordination and interaction of cities, public transport systems and companies with complementary strengths."
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Wetlands banking is a bunch of bunk
Why are we paying $150,000 per a= cre to destroy farm land, and the farmer is paid $2,000 to $4,000 for it, in th= e pretense of conserving land in the floodplain? This is land that can't be developed,= is zoned agriculture and is in the floodplain. Some would fear a cow may crap = in the pasture, which is somehow worse than attracting a migratory bird that c= raps in the same area!
This cover-up is going on under = the heading of "wetlands banking" and the holding companies have wonderful "greenie" names to make us and our leaders think all is well! Now these wetland mitigation credits are sold to developers, plus a l= arge part to municipalities and we, the ultimate taxpayer, get the shaft! We are allowing wetlands to be filled on the pretense that by destroying agricultu= re forever it's all OK! This is going on right here in our county and all is w= ell?
We are about to hear from a loyal watchperson the details of this nasty little secret! Of course, we must dep= end on the news media to report the story and not be white-washed in the name of wetland protection. Of course, heaven forbid, a baseball field, which can easily be returned to farmland, be built - this might cultivate a young person's mind and teach them there are rules to live by. Our leaders should have played baseball!
Bottom line - we pay - we pay big money and lose our wonderful farmers and the gorgeous land they farm. God b= less them!
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Revision Military, the world leader in protective soldier solutions, earns National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for its Desert Locust Goggle PDQ Quick Release. The PDQ Quick Release is a patented goggle attachment system designed for use in rapidly changing environments. Its helmet-mounted design with unique hook and loop attachment system allows the user to single handedly don and doff the Desert Locust Goggle while keeping it at-the-ready. Designed with special operators in mind, the PDQ is ideal for fast-moving, dynamic missions where conventional goggle straps can interfere with helmet integration and operator equipment such as NVGs. The Desert Locust Goggle PDQ Quick Release is combat tested for operational effectiveness and is proudly on the U.S. Army's Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).
"This is the ideal system for military personnel operating in highly dynamic situations," explains Dan Packard, Sr. VP of Military Sales. "It allows for the expeditious donning and doffing of the Desert Locust Goggle while providing enhanced compatibility with night observation devices. We're proud to now offer it through the U.S. Army APEL – a list of rigorously tested eyepro and accessories that ensures our soldiers are protected by the very best."
The Desert Locust Goggle PDQ is sold as an accessory that integrates with the Desert Locust Military Goggle. Individual PDQ Quick Releases retail for $36.99; NSN product sells in 10 packs: Foliage Green, NSN 4240-01-600-9125; Black, NSN 4240-01-600-9202; Tan 499, NSN 4240-01-600-9127. For more information visit revisionmilitary.com.
Revision develops and delivers purpose-built protective soldier equipment for military use worldwide. The company, which began with eyewear, has expanded to face, head and torso protection as well as energy storage and power management products, continues to develop innovative capabilities for integrated, performance-enhancing soldier systems. To that end, Revision brings together the most advanced expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and finest technical minds. Privately owned and ISO 9001:2008 certified, Revision's operational headquarters is located in Essex Junction, Vermont, USA, with additional offices in Montreal, Canada, The UK, and Luxembourg. For more information, visit www.revisionmilitary.com, write email@example.com, or call +1 802-879-7002.


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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China's securities regulator published revised rules on Friday that would allow listed companies to issue additional shares more frequently, and for broader use.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said at a press conference that money raised via private share placement can be fully used to replenish operating capital and repay debts.
Meanwhile, qualified companies are now allowed to sell additional shares six months after the previous round of financing, compared with a minimum period of 18 months previously.
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IMTS to attract 100,000 manufacturing professionals
IMTS 2014 at Chicago's McCormick Place will host more than 100,000 industrial decision makers from more than 110 countries.
The 30th edition of IMTS — The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 is on track to rank among the four largest IMTS events covering more than 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space and hosting more than 1,900 exhibiting companies. The show will be held at Chicago's McCormick Place Sept. 8-13.
IMTS show hours vary from building to building. The East (Lakeside Center) and West building hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; the North and South building hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The show theme for 2014 is "Come Together" and is a call to action for the entire IMTS community. IMTS will host more than 100,000 industrial decision makers from more than 110 countries. They attend to see more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes that can improve their efficiency. They also gain valuable ideas and insights from the world's leading equipment producers. They come to learn, to look, to buy and to network.
CFE Media will sponsor the 2014 Global Automation and Manufacturing Summit on Sept. 10 starting at 8:15 a.m. in Room W190 in the West Wing of McCormick Place.
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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Stabbed, Beaten & Robbed on the L Train, Sunset Park Pervert Arrested & More
KENSINGTON – Police are looking for three men responsible for a pre-dawn break-in at a Kensington building last weekend along Foster Avenue.
The incident took place around 4:40 am, when the three suspects forced open the door to 620 Foster Avenue, said police. Inside, the men stole two laptops before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.
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EAST NEW YORK – A violent robbery at the L train station on Livonia Ave in East New York has cops on the hunt for a group of suspects that stabbed and beat a man as they robbed him earlier this month.
The incident took place on Monday, April 16, just before 5:00 pm, said police. The 23-year old male victim got off the northbound L train and was walking along the platform when four men began to approach him—and two of them were carrying knives.
The victim ran for the exit, but police said as he reached the turnstiles, the crew caught up to him, and one of the suspects stabbed him in the back. Still, the victim made it outside, where the suspects caught up to him again, pulling the hood of his sweatshirt over his head while they punched, kicked and struck the victim with an umbrella. Police said the victim was stabbed three more times during the assault.
After all that, the suspects stole the victim's cell phone and ran off down Van Sinderen Avenue, said police. The victim, who suffered lacerations and puncture wounds to his back and torso from the stabbing, was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Surveillance video of the attackers provided by the NYPD can be seen below:
BED-STUY – Police are looking for the suspect who robbed a 62-year old man in the subway station earlier this month.
Just before midnight on Sunday, April 8, down in the Nostrand Avenue station of the A/C line, the suspect knocked the wallet out of the hands of his 62-year old victim, knocking the man's money to the floor, said police. The suspect then scrambled to collect it, fleeing the station in an unknown direction.
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SUNSET PARK – Finally, police announced the arrest of a man wanted in connection with an incident of forcible touching last month on a southbound R train approaching Union Station.
Police arrested Guadalupe Venado-Hernandez, 34, of Sunset Park and charged him with sex abuse.
Anyone with information in regard to any of these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
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Firm flesh and a slight sweetness – just one taste and you'll be hooked!
From the bones of fish in the blowfish family discovered in excavated containers from the Paleolithic age, it seems that the Japanese have been eating blowfish for nearly 20,000 years. Forget about sea bream and tuna, there are many who believe that the blowfish is the best tasting fish, and a beautifully arranged dish of sliced, transparent blowfish is the prime example of gourmet Japanese food. Although blowfish may have a reputation for being deadly poisonous overseas, only licensed chefs are permitted to serve it in Japan, which explains why Japanese can easily eat the blowfish they love so much.
Winter is the season for blowfish! Eat blowfish in its holy land of Shimonoseki and be lucky!
Shimonoseki is known as the holy land of blowfish because it was the first place in Japan where the blowfish food ban enacted in the Edo period was lifted. Located facing the Kanmon Straits, there are many fish markets, and the Haedomari Market is Japan's most important blowfish market. Because there are many restaurants licensed to serve blowfish in this area, it is widely known that Shimonoseki is the place to come if you want to eat fresh blowfish. Although the word for blowfish in Japanese is fugu, it is called fuku in Shimonoseki, which means "luck".
Try the connoisseur's way to eat fresh blowfish, soft roe, and hirezake – a hot sake with broiled fish fins
There are a variety of ways to prepare blowfish. The most popular way is to slice it so thinly that it is transparent. In general, it is wrapped around small scallions and dipped not in soy sauce, but in ponzu citrus vinegar sauce. Deep frying the white flesh or cooking it in a tempura batter is also popular. The most delicious dish for those who love blowfish is soft roe. Its rich flavor is delicious either grilled or steamed. For those who enjoy Japanese sake, try hirezake, a hot sake with broiled fish fins. If you're coming all the way to Shimonoseki, be sure to get your fill of blowfish before you return home.
Something you have to try at least once – eat at the famous blowfish restaurant Shunpanro
The first officially-recognized blowfish restaurant in Japan is Shimonoseki's Shunpanro. This restaurant is known for being frequented by celebrities from Yamaguchi. The experience at Shunpanro is very refined. Not only will you experience the deliciousness of blowfish cuisine, but there is a sparkling golden-colored building that can be used as a reception hall, relaxing Japanese-style rooms with tatami mats, the hospitality and table service of the traditional Japanese waitresses, and the incredible view of the Kanmon Straights out the window. Come here and you are sure to experience the true flavor and depth of the culture of Japan and Shimonoseki.
For reference
- Address
- 4-2 Amidaji-cho, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken
- Telephone
- 083-223-7181
- Hours
- 11:00 am to 10:00 pm (reservations required)
- Closed
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- Price
- From 5,000 and up
- Website
- http://www.shunpanro.com/


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Sheds and Barns Resources
I am trying to cover every aspect about building a shed on ShedBuilder but it's never possible to show all the view points and to include all the related information on one site. For this reason on this page I have collected som useful links to other resources that can help you in the shed building process or to find a good ready shed for your garden.
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AskTheBuilder - an excellent blog with lots of do it yourself guides. Includes video and text based tutorials.
How Stuff Works - an extremely rick encyclopedia type of site explaining how different stuff works.
Horizon Structures - a huge resource of sheds, barns and garage buildings
Website Directory - a general website directory, good if you are looking to promote a site.
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Monkeying around may not seem like the most mentally demanding pass time, but those crazy chimps may be more enlightened than originally thought.
A recent Japanese memory study poised young opposable thumb-bearing, diaper-wearing chimps against university students in a mega memory test. Asking the respondents to recall a sequence of numbers, the study aimed to find out if young monkeys have better memories than older monkeys. Just for the fun of it, humans were thrown into the mix.
No bananas were harmed during the study, but humans have suffered a blow to the ego after discovering that not only did the five year old monkeys beat their monkey parents in memory testing, they also beat university students.
The speed and accuracy of the chimps brought the human contestants to their knees, and photographic memory is suggested to be the main reason that the chimps beat out their Homo Sapien opponents.
Monkey business aside, the human memory needs a little TLC on a regular basis to boost memory capability. In order to reduce memory loss over time, the experts suggest keeping the cholesterol down, staying away from cigarettes and liquor, living a social lifestyle and learning new things. This may provide some insight into the poor scoring on behalf of the university students...
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Here are some of the top performances from the week of Jan. 21-26.
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Here are the latest Nevada Preps boys basketball rankings.
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Boulder City boys basketball coach John Balistere called a timeout with 90 seconds left in the third quarter Tuesday to loudly implore his team to improve on defense.
Kendell Burrell scored 33 points Tuesday as Bonanza's boys basketball team upset visiting Centennial, 73-64.
Skye Landaz hit a 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds to go in overtime to give Faith Lutheran's girls basketball team a 51-49 road win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Aaliyah Medina completed 22 of 34 passes for 390 yards and six touchdowns on Tuesday to lead the Mountain Lions to a 46-25 road win over Durango.
Ashtyn Almeido threw three touchdown passes Monday to help Coronado's flag football team defeat host Foothill, 27-12.
Jasmine Richardson made 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 23 points Monday to help Basic's girls basketball team to a 51-42 home win over Tech.
Isaiah Veal scored 14 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with four seconds left, to lift host Sierra Vista's boys basketball team to a 58-55 win over Rancho on Monday.


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Saudi Arabia's minister of transport, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Transport Authority, Dr. Nabil bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi, has visited on Sunday the port of Shanghai in China and hold talks with Chairman of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO).
This visitcame during the participation of Dr. Al-Amoudi within the Kingdom's delegationin the works of 'the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation',the Saudi Press agency said.
"During thevisit, the Minister was briefed on latest techniques being used in containerhandling and facilitating access to and departure from the port, as the port ofShanghai is considered the largest port in the world," the agency added.
Meanwhile, Dr. Al-Amoudi met with the Chairman of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), one of the world's largest shipping companies.
The meetingdiscussed opportunities of developing the relationship with the Chinese companyas well as making use of its expertise in Saudi ports.
Dr.Al-Amoudi concluded his tour by stressing the keenness of the Saudi ports tostrengthen the partnership with the Chinese side, especially as China occupiesa leading position in exporting goods by sea to world markets.