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A Journey Through Time: Exploring Bath, Stonehenge, and Windsor Castle
Chris Clayton · Follow 6 min read · -- Have you ever wondered what it feels like to walk through centuries of history in just a few days? Join me on a journey through three of England’s most iconic sites: Bath, Stonehenge, and Windsor Castle. Each destination offers a unique glimpse into the past, from Roman baths and mystical stones to royal residences. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply looking for a memorable adventure, these locations promise an unforgettable experience.
In the ‘interim,’ TIAC finds a new director Original
The new executive director replaces Kathleen M. Ferguson, who resigned last December. In February, Riddoch was named interim executive director. Robin Lucas, chairperson of the executive director search committee and TIAC trustee, said in a news release, “Sarah’s knowledge, positive and practical thinking, local connections, enthusiasm, and commitment to the future of the Arts Center is just perfect.
Heavy rainfall in upper Midwest causes evacuations, bridge collapses, potential dam failure
The governors of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota have all issued emergency declarations as heavy rains that began in late June flooded rivers throughout the region. As some communities started cleanup, eyes remained on the Rapidan Dam south of Mankato, Minnesota. Rushing waters had gouged out a new channel around the dam on Monday, June 24, leading to fears of an imminent breach.
Heavy rainfall in upper Midwest causes evacuations, bridge collapses, potential dam failure
The governors of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota have all issued emergency declarations as heavy rains that began late last week flooded rivers throughout the region. As some communities started cleanup, eyes remained on the Rapidan Dam south of Mankato, Minnesota. Rushing waters had gouged out a new channel around the dam on Monday, June 24, leading to fears of an imminent breach.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66295972 Version 8 of 9. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort. The flames have destroyed many homes and businesses in the town.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66295972 Version 5 of 6. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort. The flames have destroyed many homes and businesses in the town.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66295972 Version 4 of 5. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort. The flames have destroyed many homes and businesses in the town.
Greece fires in maps and satellite images show extent of damage
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Greece fires: Satellite images and maps show extent of damage
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Greece fires: Satellite images and maps show extent of damage Original
Image source, Panagiotis Dimisianos By the Visual Journalism Team Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and abandon holidays on Greek islands including Rhodes and Corfu as fires spread across the region. In Rhodes a black scar has been scorched across the middle of the island to the southern town of Kiotari. Satellite images show the extent of the damage to the popular holiday resort.
Digi-Key’s mammoth product distribution center supports steep bookings growth
It is something of an understatement for Digi-Key Electronics to say that in opening its new product distribution center, the company is expanding its operations, given that the new facility fully triples the company’s footprint to more than 3 million square feet.
Digi-Key’s mammoth product distribution center supports steep bookings growth
It is something of an understatement for Digi-Key Electronics to say that in opening its new product distribution center, the company is expanding its operations, given that the new facility fully triples the company’s footprint to more than three million square feet.
Midwest needs long-term flood management plan
In the wake of flooding that has inundated the Midwest, people offer different perspectives calling for more investment in flood control infrastructure as recovery begins along the Missouri River and in much of the Mississippi River watershed. Some point to the need for upgraded flood control to improve climate resiliency, while others see a need to refocus the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers more on flood control and less on environmental rehabilitation.
China Keeps Rein on Soy Sales
By Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) — Among the frustrations right now in selling commodities such as soybeans to China is that officials in the country are only allowing government-owned businesses to buy commodities, which is one of the main ways Chinese officials keep close restrictions on the market.
Did Minnesota Inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby?
Great art doesn’t stick with us as much as it becomes a second shadow that reveals its secrets when the light is just right. For me, that shadow is The Great Gatsby. You remember — the book we had to read in high school, the one about star-crossed lovers, American exceptionalism and 1920s drinking habits? Gatsby started shadowing me in senior English class, where I fell hard for its poetry and moody melodrama.
Inside the World of Alternative Veterinarian Care
HallyBerry was acting crazy. “She was nervous and shaking. Wouldn’t eat,” says Kathy Haglof, seated at the kitchen table in her ranch-style home up in Lindstrom. “I said, ‘What the hell happened?’” Looking at Ms. HallyBerry today, you’d never guess she’d had a breakdown. The 4-year-old dog prances around the room, friendly and energetic, stopping for the occasional love pat on her curly white-and-brown coat.
DTN Cotton Open: Market Jumps, Led by Spot July
Storms hit areas of the Texas Plains, but left the bulk of the droughty cotton region still needing rain. Growers sold 4,566 bales on The Seam for an average of 62.72 cents per pound. Cotton futures jumped to strong gains in brisk early dealings Wednesday, led by spot July on a triple-digit advance to a four-session high. July ticked up 126 points to 85.01 cents, in the upper quarter of its 176-point range from 83.63 to 85.39 cents on a contract volume of 6,294 lots.
Iceland's New Luxury Lodge Will Awe You
Located an hour east of Reykjavík near the greatest geologic hits of the famed Golden Circle loop, Ion Iceland is a luxurious respite for hikers, fly fishermen, and other adventurers. After a day exploring nearby glacial streams, lava fields, ancient geysers, and fault lines, return to the boxy, contemporary Ion for the “Heal” spa treatment: a full-body scrub, hot shower, thermal wrap, and massage. A cup of tea brewed with local herbs kicks off the pampering—a thoughtful touch.
Overhyping Bold North undersells Minnesota's true appeal
It started fittingly, with the chills. An arctic cold that burrowed deep into my bones. Then came the spins, followed by low-grade anxiety that made my head numb. Days turned into months, and when I couldn’t shake the mystery illness, my doctor stepped in. One look at me and she said, “North fatigue.” “North fatigue. Textbook case. Minnesota’s attempt to position itself as the Stockholm of the Midwest has worn you down. Your body can’t take much more of #TheBoldNorth.” I should have seen it coming.
Twin Cities Business - The Diversity Drop-Off
Ravi Norman is tired of the “white benefactor” narrative. The African-American CEO of Thor Cos., one of the largest black-owned construction firms in the country, is more interested in bootstrap success stories. “Minority workers are always getting pitched in this subsidy, needy, deficit situation where they look to the white power structure to solve their problems,” says Norman, leader of Fridley-based Thor since 2009. “But there are a lot of positive things happening.
Best Brunch in Minneapolis and St. Paul
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facebook twitter pinterest instagram RSS Menu The Rest Fried Chicken Is Having A Moment Where to eat, drink, and be merry (before noon) in the Twin Cities. by Jason DeRusha, Stephanie March, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Chris Clayton When exactly did brunch become the organizing principle of our weekends? And are we OK with this? Carrie Bradshaw was.
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Science fairs seek judges in Beaufort, Jasper counties SC | Island Packet
Science fair projects are one of the best learning experiences a student can undertake. They have the potential to get students interested in science, engineering and mathematics. Every year, Beaufort County high school and middle school students compete in regional science fairs. The winners are eligible to enter the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. This is an excellent way to earn significant prizes, qualify for scholarships, and distinguish a college application.
Peek Inside the Emerging Witch District in South Minneapolis
In The Year of Avocado Toast (2017), Minneapolis is crawling with excellent bistros, buzzy cocktail bars, and boutiques selling $500 jeans made by hand in candlelit log cabins. We’re not alone. A certain homogenized hipness pervades the world’s urban centers, making them feel, at times, like CB2 catalogues come to life. Thank god, then, for witches.
Dan Wilson in 10 Songs
Semisonic just played a reunion how at First Avenue, and at press time, the band’s leader, Dan Wilson, was working on a new album on which he “covers” tunes he wrote with Adele and others. To celebrate this percolation of local pop-rock, we made this playlist that follows the Grammy-winning songwriter’s long, varied career. 1.
Twin Cities Summer Guide 2017
From pizza trains to pig races (and everything in between), here's your pocket guide to summer on the Minneapolis AND St. Paul sides of the the Cities. West Metro: Target Field. Our fave seats at the house that Mauer built are also the cheapest: the top row of section 240 is $12 a pop. Right field is short and its wall is tall, so in 240 you’re really high, but you’re also right on top of the game in a vertigo-inducing way.
Which is Better: My Pillow or TheBetterPillow.com?
First there was MyPillow, the infomercial sensation started by a guy with Ron Burgundy’s mustache and a carny’s knack for hyperbole (“Guaranteed the most comfortable pillow you’ll ever own!!”). Now there’s TheBetterPillow.com, promising “the best sleep of your life.” Let the pillow fight begin. MyPillow: Mike Lindell, a former addict who got clean, found Jesus, and began preaching the gospel of a good night’s sleep.
52 Reasons to Love the Twin Cities
We could have called this edition of Mpls.St.Paul “The Antidote-to-Your-Newsfeed Issue.” Or “The Sit-Down-and-Take-a-Damn-Breath Issue.” Because sometimes you just need a positive take. That’s the mission here—to applaud the people, places, and things that make life on the prairie better, happier, more beautiful. We went long on this one, so set your phone down, pour your favorite drink, and dig in. That train-wreck newsfeed can wait.
Epic Minnesota Summer Getaways
Before an all-inclusive vacay to Cancun was just a pop-up ad away. Before you could rent somebody’s well-appointed beach home in Aruba via PayPal. Before any of the luxuries of modern travel—or air conditioning—there were hot summers spent on the cool lakes of northern Minnesota. As early as the 1890s, family-owned summer resorts began dotting the state’s shorelines. They’d start as cabins, fishing shacks, or homesteads, but would evolve. Nine holes here. Eighteen more there.
Minnesota Summer Getaway: Ludlow’s Island Resort
The most popular resident at Ludlow’s Island Resort wears a collar that says, “Hi, my name is Kirby. Please don’t feed me.” It’s not a joke. In his younger days, the yellow lab charmed guests out of their steak and bacon, essentially living the canine version of John Lennon’s lost weekend in L.A. But even a champion hedonist like Lennon could only endure so many nights at the Troubadour with Harry Nilsson.
in the Twin Cities
Libraries have become multi-purpose marvels. The Central Library in downtown Minneapolis boasts a tech center where teens learn everything from digital photography to programming. The vast, light-washed building also has an art exhibition space and a soundproof room with a grand piano that can be reserved by the hour.
Family-Friendly Events in February 2017
Jane O’Connor’s Fancy Nancy can’t wait for her first dance recital . . . until she discovers she’s playing a tree. Through Feb. 20, Stages Theatre Company, stagestheatre.org Glow-in-the-dark puppets, a cappella music, and a story based on magnifying mitosis?! Cellula is a bedtime story for budding biologists. Feb. 3–5, In the Heart of the Beast, hobt.org CTC tells the tale of what divides us and the friendships that bring us together. Feb.
in the Twin Cities
Mark Twain, philosopher of rivers, viewed the Mississippi as a “wonderful book.” Give your kids a close read of the liquid tome by exploring the islands that dot Big Muddy’s metro run. Huck and Tom would be proud. Our most well-known Mississippi island is a living history lesson, with Victorian-era homes, an upscale inn that used to be a door factory, DeLaSalle High School, and a BNSF rail bridge.
in the Twin Cities
Tucked between Eat Street Social and Icehouse, and set back just far enough from Nicollet that you might not even notice it’s there, is one of the tallest indoor climbing facilities in North America, Vertical Endeavors Minneapolis.Measuring 60 feet at its zenith, and with more than 28,000 square feet of total climbing area, there’s a route for everyone in the fam. Swing by to free climb or take a lesson and they’ll show you the ropes.
in the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities is lucky to have music educators ranging from MacPhail Center for Music to a School of Rock, but when it comes to learning how to rock, don’t overlook your neighborhood guitar shop. Twin Town Guitars on Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis, for instance, isn’t just an amazing browse of new and used guitars and other instruments, it’s also a front for some serious music learnin’.
102 Things To Do With Your Kids In The Twin Cities
Welcome to your family field guide to the ultimate urban exploits and expeditions. From where to go to play with molten glass, to how and why to take a tyke to a 21-plus rock show, to a swath of awesomely audacious bring-the-kids dining (and drinking!) destinations, these are some of the gnarliest and most unlikely ways for your brood to bushwack our urban jungle. Choose adventures from these categories and get out there to earn your badge! Dynamos crave action.
Creating a Key Encrypting Key (KEK)
Previously I have taken the steps to add secrets and keys to the Key Vault as well as create my self signed certificates using PowerShell. With the opportunities to use drive encryption in Azure on IaaS machines it makes sense to go through the steps of using a Key Encryption Key (KEK) to increase security but also to allow the encrypted machines to be backed up and restored.
Using Key Vault Secrets in PowerShell
Interacting with Key Vault through the standard cmdlets is very simple and straight forward, but what happens when I want to use the Key Vault functions that are not exposed in this way such as encrypting or signing a value using the key stored in the key vault? I was experimenting with some ideas to try and keep separation of knowledge when it comes to operation vs.
Self Signed Certificate Creation
The number of times in the past that I have had to create self signed certificates is far too many to count! There have been various tools to help with it include IIS Server Management and the old standby MAKECERT utility. When I needed to create a couple new certificates for my Azure Drive Encryption I decided to see if there was a new and better way to do this. Low and behold PowerShell has a great cmdlet for this, but after reading the provider type issues some people were having I was gun-shy.
Minnesota's Polka-Dotted Politics - Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Donald Trump debuts a new reality show this month called the President of the United States of America (no news on the ratings just yet). So what does the dawn of the Don mean for Minnesota politics? “A lot of what’s going on now in state elections is driven by national elections,” says Larry Jacobs, a political scientist at the University of Minnesota.
Ronin - Key Vault
The first thing I am going to do is setup a standard way to work with and store the solutions primary secrets and cryptographic materials. I find that as a developer I am called on to decide or at least make recommendations on how to handle implementations of protocols, tools and technologies that need access to secrets and or cryptographic materials.
Prince: The Man
He was human. This is easy to forget because all we ever did was treat him like a unicorn (how else to fathom his unknowable genius?). But go back to the music. At its best, it sizzles with earthly tension. Picture the center of a Venn diagram made of love, lust, solitude, and fellowship. This is where his most visceral songs live—from “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker” to “The Beautiful Ones.” “Can you make me happy till my pain is gone?” he once sang. “Can you get me excited?
Barry Lather and the Tale of Prince's "Batdance" Video
Barry Lather was nervous. It was the spring of 1989, and the 22-year-old dancer and choreographer was holed up in a Culver City sound stage waiting to reveal his vision for his newest client. Lather had been tapped to choreograph the video for “Batdance,” the single from Prince’s soundtrack for the upcoming Batman movie. The stakes were high for everyone involved in the song, video, and album.
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In late October, Paisley Park got the Graceland treatment, opening as a museum and pilgrimage site for the Prince faithful. The $100 VIP tour of the artist’s former musical funhouse takes visitors through recording and mixing studios, event spaces such as the concert hall and the NPG Music Club, and more intimate spots like the “little kitchen,” where Prince chilled and watched the T-Wolves, and his private office.
Ronin Building Blocks - Network Template
I am a strong believer in building security into the solution from the ground up in general but when it comes to IoT it is pretty much mandatory. There seems to be a consistent stream of exploits and attacks on connected devices so to properly defend my solution against this I will start any deployment with a more traditional networking take. This is only a single layer of the security that will be introduced to the solution throughout the project.
Ronin Building Blocks - Configuration
Database, XML, CSV, JSON, INI and event to my horror hard coding are all techniques that I have seen for handling configuration information. With .NET, it has typically been the accepted practice of using the host mechanisms configuration management style, whether that is web.config, app.config or settings.xml and in general that has worked out fine but what about code portability and leveraging knowledge or skills across the hosts as we move portable libraries etc.
Ronin Building Blocks - Logging
Working with large scale distributed systems can be a challenge for the operations team whether it is handling capacity demands, scaling for cost, applying updates, rolling out new versions or keeping it safe and secure. Over the last two decades I have seen an ever-increasing demand for availability and uptime with an cyber attacks and other related threats on the rise. How do you support this?
Ronin Building Blocks - Dependency Injection
As much as I enjoy coding I must constantly decide whether there is more value in writing a custom piece of code or taking one off the shelf that is supported and has had more eyes on it. A great example of this can be seen in the next few building blocks starting with this one on Dependency Injection.
Ronin Building Blocks - Resource Pools
In Azure, just as most other shared resource situations, there are policies put in place to govern fairness of use (most limits can be found here). These limits are the best friend of solutions that do not over consume, protecting them from abusers etc., but must be handled appropriately by solutions that push up against them. Take for example a solution that performs a lot of IO operations against an Azure Storage Account.
Ronin Building Blocks - Precision Time
Have you ever been working on debugging or diagnosing an issue and you need to get the time it takes to execute an external service call? I personally don’t want to use a stop watch, although it is a viable solution, when I already have the start time (DateTime.UtcNow) that I wrote to my logs, I just want to subtract the start time from DateTime.UtcNow when I am done.
Ronin Building Blocks - Circuit Breaker
I finished my retries building block, that should be good for basic handling of transient error conditions. When retries are used during throttling related to excessive load it creates the undesired side effect of increasing the load during the future retry attempt. This can result in prolonged throttling and in some cases unrecoverable situations. This sounds like a no win scenario but its not, the right answer is often to stop sending requests to the resource.
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