SINGAPORE: In a first for the two-decade-old President's Star Charity, the public can give back to the community by doing more than just donating.
"This is the first year that the show is actually going out to the community," its producer Lee Chew Yen said. "We want to mobilise residents to actually come out and participate with our artistes and become part of the show."
During the 24th edition of the annual show, which will take place on Dec 10, people will be able to join up with radio personalities like Joakim Gomez and Sonia Chew to pack and distribute goody bags to needy families.
The show is working with the South West Community Development Council to identify where these families live and ensure they get what they need. The distribution location has not yet been announced.
"Hopefully residents can come down and participate in the packing and sharing," Ms Lee said. "We have our own volunteers but we need a lot more hands on the ground."
This message will be pushed out during the show itself and through artistes' social media profiles, she added.
In another first, President Halimah Yacob will be making her maiden appearance as guest-of-honour on the show.
"The President's Star Charity is a valuable fund-raising platform to help the less fortunate in society," Mdm Halimah said.
"Over the years, it has inspired and rallied Singaporeans from all walks of life to come together to help others in need."
This togetherness is in line with the theme for this year's show, "It takes all of us", a multi-cultural approach that Ms Lee hopes will remind every Singaporean of the "people amongst us that really need help".
"Every member has a part to play in helping the community, and together we can build a more caring and inclusive society," Mdm Halimah added.
The President's upcoming debut has gone down well with artistes like veteran local singer Rahimah Rahim, who will be making her fifth appearance on the show.
"I feel really honoured and proud to be performing in front of President Halimah Yacob," she said in Malay. "I hope my performance will help the charity and entertain viewers."
Indeed, this year's show will feature a star-studded line-up that includes local and international celebrities like Rebecca Lim and Grammy Award-winner Daniel Powter, best known for his chart-topping hit Bad Day.
And in the name of charity, the artistes will team up with music groups and cultural organisations to perform a medley of multi-cultural items.
For example, artistes Pierre Png, Glenda Chong, Paige Chua and Paul Foster will partner the Gunong Sayang Association to perform a dance while serving traditional Peranakan desserts.
Actress Rebecca Lim will go on the piano with the TENG Ensemble, a group that blends traditional and contemporary tunes, to perform four childhood songs in Mandarin and Malay.
"I always look forward to the President's Star Charity because I feel that I'm in a very blessed position," Ms Lim said. "I think it's a responsibility for us to spread a certain kind of positivity, not only to the people that we love but just everyone around us."
"I really hope that everyone who watches the President's Star Charity will donate generously," she added.
The public can call in to make donations of S$10, S$50 and S$100, or donate any amount online or through the Dash app. Proceeds will go to 52 charities under the President's Challenge.
The President's Star Charity 2017 will be shown live on Channel 5 and Toggle from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.


Our recently published systematic review paper in Journal of Gambling Issues focused on market cannibalization within and between gambling industries. In economics, cannibalization refers to a process in which a new product or service partly or completely substitutes for those in existing markets. In the field of gambling, this refers to substitution between different types of gambling games. We conducted an analysis of available studies regarding such cannibalization. The final data consisted of 58 original research articles. The results show that new gambling products substitute to a certain extent for existing gambling products, but examples of complete substitution are rare. In most cases, new products only partially cannibalize existing markets, thereby expanding the overall gambling offer. The sector in which the evidence is most convincing is the casino industry, which partially cannibalizes lotteries and pari-mutuel racing. There is also evidence that casinos partially substitute for other casinos and for non-casino electronic gaming machines. Lotteries partially substitute for casinos, other lotteries, sports betting, and pari-mutuel or racing industries. In some cases, market relationships are complementary. This appears to be the case in particular for online gambling which does not seem to reduce consumption in other gambling products, but directly expands the offerings and consumption of gambling games.
Overall, the results indicate that new gambling games do not completely substitute for existing products, but rather expand the market. This expansion of gambling has many direct consequences for consumers, governments and treatment professionals. Although evidence remains limited, the so-called total consumption model appears to apply to gambling. The model has been widely applied in fields such as alcoholism, and suggests that when the total consumption increases, so do the levels of problems. Gambling causes a wide range of harm to individuals, families and societies. Although clinicians face individual problem gamblers at the micro level, it is important to bear in mind these macro level developments to understand that problem gambling is not only an individual condition, but also a result of societal encouragement that some individuals are more vulnerable to. Concretely, this would mean taking into account the manifold gambling opportunities in treatment situations, and understanding how effective marketing strategies and enticing new gambling products may encourage players not only to try new games, but also to gamble more overall.
Our research on gambling at the Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG) at the University of Helsinki, Finland focuses on these societal and institutional problems of gambling provision, rather than on the individual gambler. We are currently conducting a European comparison on the use and dependencies of governments on gambling profits. These issues will be discussed in our forthcoming edited volume 'Gambling policies in European welfare states: Current challenges and future prospects' (edited by Egerer, Marionneau and Nikkinen; published by Palgrave McMillen in 2018). We are also continuing our research into cannibalization in gambling industries in a forthcoming systematic review paper that focuses on whether gambling industries cannibalize other sectors, such as entertainment and restaurant services. This study will shed further light on the impacts that gambling industries have on local economies, and whether gambling actually brings any additional financial benefit to the jurisdictions that introduce it or whether it merely displaces consumption away from other, less dangerous, commodities or reduces savings.


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Next summer's Silverstone Classic has been confirmed for the weekend of July 26-28.
The date had already been announced but remained 'provisional' until Formula One's governing body, the FIA, formally ratified its 2019 calendar at this week's meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in St Petersburg.
With the British Grand Prix at Silverstone now rubber stamped for Sunday July 14, the Silverstone Classic can officially take its traditional place in the calendar a fortnight after Formula One headlines at the home of British motor racing.
Coming at the start of the summer holidays, the hugely popular three-day Classic is expecting another 100,000-plus crowd and a star-studded line-up of drivers. Though tickets have been on sale since October, festival-goers who were waiting for a verified date can still take advantage of the Super Early Bird offer available until the end of December.
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The four regions have been particularly successful at identifying Good Practices from their own departments or activities implemented by "their" municipalities or district. By way of example, Transport for Greater Manchester has promoted its evidence-base system which allows them to take better-informed decision; Parkstad-Limburg highlighted its work on combining energy and mobility planning within a single instrument called PALET; while the Region Macedonia puts forward the Good Practice of the Mobility Data Monitoring Centre of Thessaloniki which collects, analyses and disseminates mobility-related data for the city. The Regione Emilia-Romagna has identified as a Good Practice, its Regional funding scheme to encourage the adoption of SUMPs by the municipalities.
This funding scheme is also the Good Practice that has been indentified by Central Macedonia as the most inspiring one. In turn, among the most inspiring Good Practices selected by Emilia-Romagna, is the creation of a Mobility Data Monitoring Centre of Thessaloniki. The Dutch region is particularly interested in replicating the approach of Greater Manchester to involve stakeholders in its Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan while the British region is inspired by the Good Practice implemented in Maastricht (NL), the Maastricht Bereikbaar: influencing employees' mobility behaviour.
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The key defendant, William Rick Singer, has pleaded guilty to racketeering, federal fraud and conspiracy charges and obstruction of justice.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, a group of students and parents have filed suit in the Northern District of California, seeking class-action status against the schools involved. They allege negligence, consumer law breaches, and unfair competition.
The lawsuit names multiple universities as defendants. The plaintiffs seek punitive damages as well as application fee refunds.
It was Singer's nonprofits that served to fabricate test scores and facilitate bribes to get wealthy families' children admitted. In multiple instances, a coach agreed to recruit applicants into Stanford through the sailing team, in exchange for 6-figure payments to fund Stanford sailing. Stanford fired the coach.
The schools reject the legal arguments against them. Indeed, Singer's prosecutors have painted the schools as victims. Yale has rescinded one of its admission offers, while Stanford has decried the fraud.
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Book of Flight: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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The major milestones in flight history illustrated from the collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum -- includes glossary and illustrated explanations of concepts behind the technology.
The dream of flight is as old as human history. Based on the outstanding collection of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, Book of Flight traces the remarkable story of the pioneers, inventors, scientists and pilots who turned this dream into reality.
An exciting journey through time, the book includes such remarkable achievements as:
The development of ballooning
The earliest human gliders
The Wright Brothers' first sustained flights
Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic
Amelia Earhart's courageous flights
The tragic explosion of the airship Hindenburg
The dogfights of the first and second world wars
Chuck Yeager's historic blast through the sound barrier
The Apollo astronauts' first steps on the moon
The development of the Space Shuttle and the Hubble Space Telescope
The building of the International Space Station.
New and updated for this edition:
Latest information on the Space Shuttle program, the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station.
Packed with fascinating illustrations and photographs, Book of Flight is ideal for enthusiasts of all ages.
Judith E. Rinard was a staff writer for National Geographic, where she specialized in scientific subjects for more than 20 years.
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Imagine a time when people only dreamed of flying, when the sight of a jet streaking across the sky would have been astounding, and the idea of launching a rocket into space too fantastic to comprehend. You may be surprised to learn that time was not very long ago. It is possible that someone you know was born before airliners and jets even existed.
The stories you are about to read -- and the amazing pictures you will see -- capture the wonder and excitement of a history that is still unfolding. At the dawn of the 20th century, the first powered aircraft took to the skies. Now the International Space Station is a reality. And in the first years of the new millennium, engineers are developing reusable space vehicles, designing airplanes that will fly at five times the speed of sound and exploring a human mission to Mars.
The pioneers of flight paved the way for a future filled with adventure and achievement, a fact demonstrated every day at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's two sites -- the flagship building on the National Mall in Washington and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Filled with history-making aircraft and spacecraft, our buildings brings to life the work of the inventors and scientists who created these machines, and explain how our world is changing because of the progress in aviation and space exploration. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Book of Flight celebrates the Museum's famous collection and reveals highlights of its many exhibitions and displays.
In this book, for example, you will be introduced to Wilbur and Orville Wright. As children they made and flew kites. When they got older they designed and built bicycles. Soon they were able to put their mechanical skills to use in achieving their dream and on December 17, 1903, on a windswept beach near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they flew their first powered airplane. Millions of people come to see the original Wright Flyer at the Mall building every year. In this book you'll also meet Samuel Pierpoint Langley, a scientist and engineer who ran the Smithsonian Institution and competed with the Wrights to build the first piloted powered flying machine. His failed Great Aerodrome hands in the Udvar-Hazy Center.
People also come to the Mall building to see other early airplanes like the Spirit of St. Louis. In it, a 25-year-old airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop from New York to Paris in 1927, a 33 1/2 hour flight that six other pilots died trying to achieve. Five years later, Amelia Earhart became the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic. Her bright red Lockheed Vega sits in the Mall. At the Udvar-Hazy Center, you'll see another Vega, Wiley Post's Winnie Mae, which made two record-setting around-the-world flights in the early 1930s.
Aviation's powerful influence on world history is shown in military exhibits. In the Book of Flight, you'll learn all about famous battles and discover how the first bombers and fighter planes worked. You will meet heroes like America's World War I flying ace, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, as well as other military legends such as Baron Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the "Red Baron."
The courage of World War II fliers is shown in the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American fighter pilots. This skilled and daring group fought against great odds to defend our country on two fronts -- against the enemy in Europe and against racial prejudice at home.
Both the Mall building and the Udvar-Hazy Center feature famed artifacts from the major wars of the 20th century. The museum continues to collect the newest fighter aircraft including those that are controlled by crews who remain on the ground.
By the middle of the 20th century, aircraft designers were focusing on speed. Suspended from the Mall building's ceiling is the Bell X-1, a bright orange, bullet-shaped plane equipped with a rocket engine. In 1947 an American test pilot named Chuck Yeager accelerated it to 700 miles per hour to break the sound barrier for the first time. At the Udvar-Hazy Center, you'll see a real Concorde, the only successful airliner to carry passengers beyond the speed of sound.
Not long after supersonic flight was achieved, the race to conquer space was on. In 1962 America's effort to orbit the earth was successful. Astronaut John Glenn's Mercury Friendship 7 capsule is in a Mall gallery. At both Air and Space sites, hundreds of displays and artifacts -- rockets, capsules, tools, vehicles, equipment, space suits, even space food -- tell the remarkable story of space exploration. In the Udvar-Hazy Center you can even see the special quarantine trailer that was home to the first moonwalkers after they returned to Earth. They were kept inside the trailer in case they had brought back moon "germs." Thankfully they didn't. One of the Mall building's most popular displays features a rock from the lunar surface in 1972 by Apollo astronauts.
The Air and Space Museum, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the length of three city blocks, opened in 1976 and became one of the world's most visited museum. The Udvar-Hazy Center, which opened in 2003 to mark the centennial of the Wright brothers' historic breakthrough, features an aviation hanger ten stories high and three football fields long.
At the Udvar-Hazy Center, many engines, rockets, satellites, helicopters, airliners, and experimental flying machines are displayed for the first time in a museum setting. The center will ultimately be home to some 200 aircraft and 200 large space artifacts.
As Director of the National Air and Space Museum, I feel I am one of the luckiest people on the planet. I have the chance to be in some of the world's most fascinating buildings every day. I also know what it is like to be in the cockpit, having served for many years as a Marine Corps pilot. In addition, I played a role in the space program by working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Although my career has included many roles, the one I care most about is being a father and grandfather. It is for this reason that I want to preserve and share the magnificent history and technology of aviation and space exploration.
In little over 100 years, we have come a long way. But for future generations, the best is yet to come.
General John R. "Jack" Dailey, USMC (Ret)
Director, National Air and Space Museum
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Powered Flight: First Attempts
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The First Baptist Church in Trinidad, Colorado is a historic church at 809 San Pedro Street.  It was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

It is a "Romanesque-inspired" building with a T-shaped plan, built of local buff-colored sandstone upon a concrete foundation.

It was designed by Trinidad architects Charles W. Bulger and Isaac Hamilton Rapp, and is perhaps just their second commission when they were in partnership.

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Atanasio "Tony" Pérez: A .400 Caribbean Series Career Batting Average (Part III)
24 de junio de 2021 24 de junio de 2021 / Por Tom Van Hyning
In the States, he is Tony Pérez; in the Caribbean, Tany Pérez. He was inducted in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996; Caribbean Series Hall of Fame in 1998; and, Cooperstown, in 2000. Part II ended with the February 6-11, 1971 Caribbean Series, won by the Licey Tigers. Tony had a .429 AVG (6-for-14) in this series. Part III focuses on:
Tony's 1972-73 Santurce season
1973 Caribbean Series
1972 and 1975 World Series
1974-75 NL All-Star seasons
1971-75 NL seasons with 90+ RBI
Becoming a U.S. Citizen in 1971.
Phil Cola's SABR bio of Tony, at: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tony-perez/ has other details.
1971 NL Season and "The Trade"
Johnny Bench and Tony Pérez
Tony became a U.S. citizen in 1971, 11 years after leaving Cuba to play pro baseball in the U.S. minors. Joe Gibbon, LHP from Hickory, Mississippi, enjoyed "pitching to Johnny Bench; having Hall of Famer Tony Pérez as a teammate; and, pitching for Sparky Anderson," whom he had pitched against, 1958 International League. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/joe-gibbon/ The Reds faltered at 79-83, tied for 4th with Houston, NL West, 11 games behind San Francisco. Tony, .269, 25 HR, 91 RBI, posted his fifth-straight season of 90+ RBI, en route to 11 straight.
At the Winter Meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, November 29, 1971, Cincinnati acquired Joe Morgan, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César "The Chief" Gerónimo and Denis Menke from the Astros for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart. Heavy criticism followed via [Cincinnati] Enquirer sports reporter Bob Hertzel, who wrote: "If the United States had traded Dwight Eisenhower to the Germans during World War II, it wouldn't have been much different than sending (Lee) May and (Tommy) Helms to Houston." https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/blockbuster-trade-sends-morgan-to-reds
Lee May played versus Tony in Puerto Rico, when San Juan faced Santurce. May led the Puerto Rico Winter League (PRWL) with 59 RBI, 1967-68, when Tony and Johnny Bench hit 20 doubles for Santurce and San Juan, respectively. May played LF for San Juan (1969-70); Ellis "Cot" Deal was his manager. "Tony and I were close, coming up through the Reds system," said May. "In Puerto Rico, we were (San Juan-Santurce) rivals but friends. Tony and [also] Roberto Clemente—my San Juan teammate—invited me to their homes for meals…" May's 39 HR and 98 RBI for 1971 Cincinnati made it appear that Houston got the better part.
1972 NL Pennant and Misses in 1973 and 1974
The "Big Red Machine" was an appropriate nickname for the 1972-to-1976 Reds. Morgan jump-started the 1972 club with 58 steals and a .417 OBP. Bench (.270, 40-125) was League MVP. Tony's 21 HR and 90 RBI came in 136 games. Cincinnati bested Pittsburgh (three game-to-two)
in the NLCS but lost to Oakland, four games-to-three, in the World Series. Gene Tenace's four HR and nine RBI single-handedly sunk Cincinnati. "That was special," noted Tenace (by phone) to the author. "I played [1971-72] winter ball with Arecibo, due to my friendship with Cookie Mangual—who treated me to seafood meals and showed me around the Island." Tenace got beaned shortly after New Year's Day and, a wealthy doctor in Arecibo, took good care of him, after leaving the hospital. Tenace gave credit to all countries [Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela] where he played winter ball.
Cincinnati was defeated by the New York Mets, three-games-to-two, 1973 NLCS. Tony's .314 AVG, 27 HR and 101 RBI helped the Reds post a 99-63 record. Bench (.253, 25-104), Morgan (.290, 26-82, 67 SB), plus NL batting champ Pete Rose (.338) and 25-year old SS David Concepción (.287 and 22 SB in 89 games) were the nucleus of the Big Red Machine.
The 1974 Reds (98-64-1) trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers (102-60) in the NL West. Two Dodgers—3B Ron Cey and RF Willie Crawford—were Tony's 1972-73 Santurce teammates. Dan Driessen emerged as a solid 3B; Ken Griffey Jr. and George Foster split time in RF. Morgan (58) and Concepción (41) combined for 99 SB. Tony's AVG dipped to .265; yet he cracked 28 HR; drove in 101; and, was a NL All-Star. Bench (.280-33-129) produced. LF Pete Rose had an off-year (.284).
1972-73 Santurce Crabbers
Tony's .284 AVG—season's last month—was in 26 games for manager Frank Robinson, who played for the 1972 Dodgers. Thus, Cey and Crawford reinforced Santurce, unusual, since most Dodgers prospects, then, played with Licey in the Dominican Republic (LIDOM), managed by Tommy Lasorda. Santurce (45-25) won the PRWL pennant by seven games over Caguas, led by Crabbers SS Juan José Beníquez's .338 AVG (second-best after Arecibo's Rich Coggins's .352); Don Baylor, Cey, Crawford, Jerry DaVanon, etc. Cey was called "The Penguin" (El Pinguino) by Santurce fans. He produced .298 AVG, 7 HR and 43 RBI. Crawford (41) and DaVanon (39) were fourth-and-fifth in runs scored. Baylor and DaVanon stole 14 bases apiece, to tie Ponce's José "Cheo" Cruz, for third, behind Arecibo's José "Pepe" Mangual (17) and Rich Coggins (15).
DaVanon recalled the fans were great and most fun when Santurce played San Juan (Santurce won nine of 14) before full houses at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. "We had a great team that could score a lot of runs," said DaVanon. "When you win, not too many things go wrong." DaVanon, his wife, and daughter lived in an Isla Verde condo next to the ocean; it had a pool and tennis court. (Most league Imports lived in Isla Verde, Condado section of Santurce, where Tony lived; or, Dorado, except for Mayagüez and Ponce Imports.)
The Crabbers pitching staff was anchored by 10-game winner (23, in a 162-game season) LHP Juan "Terín" Pizarro. RHP Doyle Alexander's 2.17 ERA was fourth-best, behind San Juan's Brent Strom (1.65); Ponce's Chris Zachary (2.00) and Caguas's Fred Beene (2.09). Alexander was part of the Orioles-Dodgers trade which sent Frank Robinson to the Dodgers. Mike Strahler and Rogelio "Roger" Moret rounded out Santurce's starters. Lloyd Allen was later inserted in the rotation. The bullpen quartet was Ramón "Mon" Hernández, Bob Reynolds, Dave Leonhard and Rubén Gómez.
Santurce's march to the 1973 Caribbean Series was tempered by the passing of Roberto Clemente, in a December 31, 1972 plane crash. Pre-game ceremonies at the January 6, 1973 league All-Star Game were conducted in Clemente's memory. Caguas's Mike Schmidt was MVP with three RBI in the 4-2 Imports' win, versus the Natives. The Crabbers' ninth title came before a packed house of 20,473 fans at Bithorn. Winning pitcher Lloyd Allen squeezed home Cey with Santurce's second and decisive run, in their 8-1 win over Ponce, Game Six. Cey drove in the first fun with a second-inning single. Crawford's two-run HR in the third and Tony's two-run double in the fourth sent Zachary to the showers. Alexander pitched 19 final series innings without allowing an earned run, with one win. Pizarro hurled a SHO; Moret got a win, too.
The Crabbers, with reinforcements Cheo Cruz and Fernando González, flew to Caracas for the February 1-6, 1973 Caribbean Series, dedicated to Roberto Clemente, Tony's third one. He homered off Mexico's Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky, pitching for Yaquis de Obregón, Santurce's second game (February 2), a 3-2 win, post-Crabbers opening night loss to Licey, 8-2, managed by Lasorda. Licey (5-1) won it over Santurce (3-3), Caracas (3-3), and Obregón (1-5). Veteran Elrod Hendricks caught for Santurce; Julio Gotay was a utility IF.
Licey had five players voted to the Series All-Star Team: Steve Yeager-C, Steve Garvey (3B), Bobby Valentine (SS), Jesús Alou (LF) and Manny Mota (CF). Lasorda was named All-Star manager. RHP Diego Seguí, with Caracas, and LHP Pizarro were All-Stars. Tony went six-for-17 (.353) AVG, but outvoted by Caracas 1B Gonzalo Márquez. Gustavo Gil (2B) and César Tovar (RF) were Caracas All-Stars. Seguí blanked Santurce, 2-0, on February 3, with 15 strikeouts—devastating blow to Crabbers chances.
"That [1972-73] Santurce team was a big-league line-up," said Seguí. "They had Tony Pérez, Willie Crawford, Ron Cey…would have struck out more if I knew I had 15. I also struck out Garvey and one other Licey hitter, in relief." Seguí still holds most strikeouts for at least nine innings pitched in a single Caribbean Series, per nine IP: 15.82; followed by Pizarro: 15.66, 1958 Caribbean Series. https://beisbol101.com/diego-segui-oakland-as-to-seattle-pilots-oakland-st-louis-and-caracas-lions-part-ii/
Lasorda called Licey "a great ballclub and a good experience for me," adding "I enjoyed working with our owner, Monchín Pichardo."
Cey remembered this about Lasorda and that Caribbean Series: "Tom Lasorda would talk to me the whole game while I was playing 3B. He was coaching from the 3B coaching box telling jokes and trying to distract me the entire game. We had a good laugh."
Frank Robinson was not laughing. In 1993, he expressed his disappointment, to the author, during a conversation in his Camden Yards office. Santurce had the talent to win with Tony, Baylor, Cey, Cheo Cruz and Cookie Mangual—who played on great Oakland A's teams, 1971-75. Robinson smiled when the author reminded him that two Caribbean Series trips in his first four seasons as Santurce's manager were something to be proud of.
In three Caribbean Series (1970, 1971 and 1973), Tony was 23-for-61, a .377 AVG, five doubles, three HR, nine RBI and .607 SLG, pending 1979.
Tony Pérez, Johnny Bench, Sparky Anderson, Joe Morgan and Pete Rose.
Eight 1975 Cincinnati regulars played 132+ games, with 3B Rose (.317 AVG) in 162. Bench edged Tony—who batted .282 and hit 20 HR—in RBI, 110-109. Morgan was NL MVP with a .327 AVG and .466 OBP. He (67) and Concepción (33) stole 100. Foster (.300) and Griffey Sr. (.305) gave the Reds four .300 regulars. Six primary starters won 10-15 games. Tony hit .417 with a HR and five RBI in their NLCS sweep of Pittsburgh, including a first-inning two-run HR off LHP Jim Rooker, Game Two, a 6-1 win. Tony faced Rooker when Santurce bested Caguas, four games-to-three, 1970-71 PRWL finals. He had good recall regarding opposing pitchers.
Tony opined, June 3, 2021, with Raúl Ramos and Jorge Colón Delgado, on Baseball Ahora: our "Big Red Machine" had speed, power and defense, [but] Sparky did not want to manage 20-24 players; he knew how to handle a pitching staff…and wanted to win." Sparky called Tony "Mr. Clutch," for opportune hitting. The best blog the author read on Tony Pérez was Miguel Dupouy Gómez's one:
http://beisbolinmortal.blogspot.com/2020/07/tany-perez-un-bateador-decisivo-y.html
Game Seven, 1975 Fall Classic, took place at Fenway, October 22. Boston led 3-0 in the sixth, when Tony faced LHP Bill Lee, who pitched in Puerto Rico (1970-71 Mayagüez). With Bench on second with two outs, Tony crushed a "blooper pitch" over the Green Monster. Home plate ump Art Frantz had worked in the PRWL 1966-67 season, when Tony was League MVP. The Reds won, 4-3, for their first World Series title, in 35 years. Tony's five series hits included three HR and seven RBI. Seven of nine Reds in the starting line-up had played Caribbean winter ball.
Table I: Cincinnati Line-up, Game Seven, 1975 World Series, October 22, 1975, Fenway Park
CINCINNATI POS WINTER BALL EXPERIENCE: LEAGUE-TEAM-SEASONS
Pete Rose 3B VZA-Caracas Lions, 1964-65
Joe Morgan 2B None
Johnny Bench C PRWL-San Juan Senators, 1967-68
Tony Pérez 1B PRWL-Santurce Crabbers,1964-68; 69-71; 72-73; 78-80; 82-83
George Foster LF LIDOM-Águilas Cibaeñas, 1972-73; Estrellas Orientales, 73-75
David Concepción SS VZA-Aragua Tigers, 1967-68-1989-90; Lara Cardinals, 70-71 finals
Ken Griffey Sr. RF PRW-Bayamón Cowboys, 1974-77
César Gerónimo CF LIDOM-Licey Tigers, 1967-68 to 1984-85
Don Gullett Starter None
Merv Rettenmund PH VZA-LaGuaira Sharks, 1967-69; Magallanes Navigators, 1974-75; PRWL-Santurce Crabbers, 1969-70
Ed Armbrister PH LIDOM-Estrellas Orientales, 1973-75
Dan Driessen PH PRWL-Bayamón Cowboys, 1974-77
Jack Billingham Reliever LIDOM-Escogido Lions, 1967-68
Clay Carroll Reliever LIDOM-Estrellas Orientals, 1964-65
Will McEnaney Reliever None
Sources: http://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/temporadas.php https://en.winterballdata.com/
https://beisbol101.com/indice-de-jugadores/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197510220.shtml
Special thanks to Tony Pérez; to Tony Piña Campora, for Tony's Caribbean Series stats; Miguel Dupouy Gómez, July 2020 blog; Germán J. Rivas; Ron Cey, Jerry DaVanon, Joe Gibbon, Tommy Lasorda, Lee May, Frank Robinson, Diego Seguí, Gene Tenace and Jorge Colón Delgado, official historian, Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League.
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Posted on	 May 9, 2017, Tuesday at 12:45 AM Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The Barisan Nasional government is not only attentive but dares to make bold decisions to overcome issues affecting the people.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman said BN under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was receptive to Sabah's request for more socio economic development.
He therefore thanked Najib for granting RM80 million in allocation for the Sandakan Airport runaway extension which was requested by tourism industry players in the district.
"Those in the tourism sector voiced their concern on the limitations of the present Sandakan airport, which poses an obstacle to the growth of tourism in the area," he said in a statement yesterday.
He said Najib's approval for the extension was testimony to his ability to act promptly to the people's grouses.
Musa said the state government also welcomed the announcement by Najib to abolish the cabotage policy that had been blamed for higher prices in Sabah and Sarawak compared to Peninsula Malaysia.
"The policy has been a source of contention among industry players and small businesses alike," he said.
He said the bold decision would certainly help the manufacturing and export industries, making Sabah's goods more competitive and would in the long run help in the state's economic development.
He said aside from the cabotage policy, Najib was also attentive to numerous issues raised during the meeting with Sabah Cabinet yesterday such as restoration of state's rights and devolution of powers.
"It is very easy to highlight only the bad and overlook the good that the BN has done. The BN leadership is not only receptive but is daring enough to make bold decisions and undo policies that does not serve the rakyat."
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The Rohnert Park Haunted House
311 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park
Reviewed by Hauntmistress with counterpoint by Hauntmaster: 10/19/2003
This is one of the few times we disagree on a haunt and can't come to some sort of mutual ground.
HMiss: You know the warning signs outside haunts that say don't touch the actors and the actors won't touch you? That doesn't apply at The Rohnert Park Haunted House. The actors here delight in touching you and that makes The Rohnert Park Haunted House much different from other haunts.
HMr.: Yes, but different is not necessarily better! In principal it can be really spooky and scary, in practice it isn't.
HMiss: Inside, you go through rooms filled with actors in various scary get-ups. There didn't seem to be a storyline associated with the haunt. What there was, was a ton of actors reaching for you, begging for you to save them. A particular favorite of ours was the autopsy room with the strobe light in the background. The actresses were very believable and the scene very gory.
HMr.: For the most part the actors weren't very scary. I can't stress this enough. To an adult male, children just aren't scary. Having one of your own may be but a little 4'5" munchkin isn't menacing. Children, for the most part, should play little evil things or Chucky or victims, or anything but trying to play big tough guys. They just can't pull it off. Going through this haunt I couldn't help but think, "Guess the high school basket ball teams are busy."
HMiss: Another favorite of mine is a dark hallway where you are trying to feel your way out while actors are grabbing at your legs. At times the haunt is disorienting because there are so many actors coming at you that you don't know which way to go.
HMr.: It would have been nice if it was really dark or perhaps if the "actors" cut their fingernails. Hey buddy, you owe me a sock by the way. Your unkempt fingernail destroyed the elastic.
HMiss: Because the haunt is actor-driven, it's great that they let you through in your own group and that they don't try to put big groups of people through at one time. It makes for a longer wait to get in the haunt, but a better experience once you're inside.
HMr.: Yes, it was very nice to be allowed in, in our own small group. However, unless you control the other groups' progress it doesn't matter. The little girls behind us weren't interested in getting scared. They just wanted to see how fast they could get through, only pausing occasionally to give a "What up?" to their fellow classmates who stopped acting to chat. Wow, scary stuff.
HMiss: Almost all the actors we saw were teenagers, and in room-type settings, this can work. But when you have one 5'2" kid in a costume coming at you and you're a lot bigger than he/she is, it's not that scary. But things in mass are always scary, so it would have worked better with a pack of kids coming at us.
HMr.: 5'2"? Who are you kidding? Maybe the tallest was 5'2". But yes, it could work if the kids are given proper instruction on how to scare. Fifty kids just yelling at you isn't scary though, it's annoying.
HMiss: If you're looking for special effects, this isn't the haunt for you. As I've said, for the most part it is actor driven, and there was little in the way of props or effects.
HMr.: While there were some interesting scenes. The butcher/autopsy room, the dungeon with the kids behind bars, the people chained to the wall (all those people did a great job by the way) for the most part I felt rushed, abused, and unscared. Top this off with the long line (everyone was out back taking a break?) and this haunt would have to be a pass for me.
Have you visited The Rohnert Park Haunted House? Agree with us? Or just want everyone to know your thoughts? Then start a discussion in our forums!
When Oct. 17 - 19, 24-26, 30-31: 7 pm - 10 pm
Where 311 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park
Admission $6; kids under 12 $4
Contact http://www.amazeofterror.com
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PubMed:Thujone exhibits low affinity for cannabinoid receptors but fails to evoke cannabimimetic responses.
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PubMed:Extracts of Artemisia abrotanum and Artemisia absinthium inhibit growth of Naegleria fowleri in vitro.
PubMed:Screening of Artemisia absinthium for antimalarial effects on Plasmodium berghei in mice: a preliminary report.
PubMed:Vincent van Gogh and the thujone connection.
PubMed:Chemical Characteristics of the Oil from Artemisia absinthium Collected in Patagony (Argentina).
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PubMed:Antipyretic studies on some indigenous Pakistani medicinal plants.
PubMed:Isolation and Identification of a Senescence-promoting Substance from Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.).
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PubMed:Case of Poisoning by Oil of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).
Wormwood oil is steam distilled from the dried herb of the plant Artemisia Absinthium. It is known in the U.S.A. as Mugwort. oil from artemisia absinthium or worm wood oil. tsca definition 2008: extractives and their physically modified derivatives. artemisia absinthium, compositae.


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Q: How do I get rid of "% is unavailable: Use truncatingRemainder instead"? I am new to coding (and this website) and I am trying to build a stopwatch using a tutorial off YouTube and I can't get it to work. When I program the function for updating the Timer, the error "% is unavailable: Use truncatingRemainder instead" shows on lines 6 and 7. I'm coding in the latest version of Swift using the latest Xcode version. Could someone please tell me how to get it to work with truncatingRemainder with milliseconds? I really appreciate it.
Here is the link to the tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0dvmvh3Cw
 func updateElapsedTimeLabel (timer : Timer)
{
    if watch.isRunning
    {
        let minutes = Int(watch.elapsd/60)
        let seconds = Int(watch.elapsd % 60)
        let ten0fseconds = Int(watch.elapsd * 10 % 10)
        elapsedTimeLabel.text = String (format: "%2d:%2d.%2d", minutes, seconds, ten0fseconds)

    }
    else {
        timer.invalidate()
    }
}

A: just do the following...
let seconds = watch.elapsd.truncatingRemainder(dividingBy: 60)
let ten0fseconds = (watch.elapsd * 10).truncatingRemainder(dividingBy: 10)

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Candidates for Port of Port Townsend's New Executive Director Winnowed to Seven
From an initial group of 45 applicants, the Port of Port Townsend staff, consultants and a commissioner have winnowed to seven the number of candidates for Port executive director who now move on to the next round of scrutiny.
An executive session of the three-member Port Commission, scheduled for January 8, 2020 at about 3 p.m., is expected to further reduce the list of applicants to four semi-finalists, according to Executive Director Jim Pivarnik. At that time, the names of the four finalists will be announced, he said.
Also in mid-January, the Port Commission plans to invite the general public to meet and question those four finalists. Details are still being discussed and will be announced. Key Port stakeholders such as marine trades, pilots, Port employees and invited community leaders will also be meeting and questioning the finalists.
With community feedback in hand, the Port Commission is expected to question the finalists in executive session on January 15, 2020 to winnow the field down further or perhaps make a hiring decision.
By that time, new District 1 Commissioner Pam Petranek will be seated and will vote on the new executive director. Petranek won the seat currently held by Steve Tucker in the November election. Tucker will remain involved in the process on a consulting basis, said Pivarnik.
In any event, the Port's new executive director is expected to be on the job by March 1, 2020, said Pivarnik. Pivarnik himself, who was the Port's facilities manager and then deputy director for 15 years, and then returned in October 2018 as executive, expects to work alongside his replacement for up to four months, going into retirement on June 30, 2020.
One of his key assignments was to find a qualified replacement to guide the Port.
"We believe we have seven who are quite good, and within them are four who I believe are exceptional," said Pivarnik. "The decision is going to be up to the commission, not the staff, but I believe we have a very strong group. They have diverse talents and are all capable of doing this job."
The initial cut from 45 to seven was done in a hiring committee that included Port Commissioner Pete Hanke, Port staff and a consultant from Karras Consulting, based in Olympia, Wash.
Pivarnik noted that the Port still has challenges, but that the voter-approved Industrial Development District tax levy, which authorized up to $15 million for capital projects, marked both public support of the Port and provides needed funding for infrastructure. The Port Commission recently elected to collect $805,000 in IDD funds in the upcoming fiscal year.
Among the 45 early applicants for the job was one from Australia and several with considerable port experience, said Pivarnik.
Based on the suggestions of the Port Commission, the Port published a list of qualities and traits to be sought in a new director. Among them:
The presence to be considered a peer by fellow government leaders
The ability to effectively delegate tasks
Be both a visionary and a tactician, implement steps to achieve goals
Be experienced in port issues, including an existing network of connections
Be an active listener, emphasize inclusion and build consensus both within the Port operation and in the community
Recognize and appreciate the unique character of the Port of Port Townsend. "Rather than pursuing transformational change that would undermine this character, the new ED will seek to maintain and preserve it."


The following hotel, B&B and apartments are located near to Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park in Bedford.
The hotel accommodation is listed in order of distance away from Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park for convenience.
Set 500 metres from Bedford Hospital South Wing in Bedford, this apartment features free WiFi. Guests benefit from terrace and a terrace. Free private parking is available on site.
Set in Bedford, this apartment is 1.2 km from Bedford Hospital South Wing. Guests benefit from terrace.
A 5-minute walk from Bedford rail station and a 10-minute walk from the town centre, Verve Hotel offers rooms with free high-speed WiFi, a bar and a restaurant. There is also free private parking..
Lloyd Court by City Stay Apartments offer modern accommodation in Bedford. A 12-minute walk from Bedford Train Station, these serviced apartments have allocated on-site parking and free Wi-Fi..
Apartment Clapham is an apartment set in Bedford, 1.6 km from Bedford Hospital South Wing. Guests benefit from patio.
Located 1.5 km from Bedford Hospital South Wing, Old Portman House offers accommodation in Bedford. Guests benefit from free WiFi and private parking available on site.
A 10-minute walk from the centre of Bedford, dParys offers luxurious rooms and an informal dining experience incorporating a bar and coffee shop..
Located within peaceful Priory Country Park, this comfortable and convenient hotel is a 5-minute drive from Bedford town centre. Within the country park is a cinema, gym and bingo - all only 5 minutes away..
Situated in Bedford, this apartment features a patio. The property is 2.1 km from Bedford Hospital South Wing and free private parking is offered.
Set within 80 acres of kept grounds, De Vere Venues Chicheley Hall is a stunning Grade I listed mansion, dating back to the early 18th century. Situated in Buckinghamshire, it offers modern business facilities..
Woodlands Manor is a secluded Grade II listed manor house in acres of grounds and gardens 2 miles from Bedford town centre and accessible from the M1 motorway..
Set in the Bedfordshire countryside, Beadlow Manor Hotel offers refurbished en suite rooms and two 18-hole golf courses. There is a bar and free private parking on site. Rooms are serviced from the Golf Clubhouse, which is next door to the hotel.
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Carters Guesthouse is set in a quiet village location in Sherington, just 14 minutes drive from Milton Keynes city centre. This family-run guest house offers free WiFi in public areas and free private parking onsite..
Located 11 km from Milton Keynes Bowl in Milton Keynes, Montpellier House features free WiFi access and free private parking. Each room includes a flat-screen TV. Certain units include a seating area for your convenience.
Twinwoods Adventure offers accommodation in Bedford. The adventure centre boasts a bar, restaurant and luxury health club. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV.
Situated in Olney, 14 km from Milton Keynes, Lamorna Bed & Breakfast features air-conditioned rooms and free private parking. Some rooms have a seating area to relax in after a busy day. You will find a kettle in the room.
Featuring free WiFi, The Queen Hotel offers accommodation in Olney, 14 km from Milton Keynes. Free private parking is available on site. Every room is fitted with a flat-screen TV.


The latest version of LibreOffice introduces an experimental new user interface, support for cloud-based collaborative document editing, and a bunch of new features for editing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
LibreOffice 5.3 is a cross-platform, open source program that's now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
One of the most important additions may be the support for collaborative editing, something that's available in rival office suites including Microsoft Office and Google Docs & Sheets.
But there's a key difference: you need to set up LibreOffice Online on a server in order to allow multiple users to login and edit documents together.
LibreOffice is maintained by The Document Foundation, which partnered with Collabora to develop Libreoffice Online. But The Document Foundation has no plans to develop a Google Docs-like service that anyone can use. Instead, the developers envision LibreOffice Online as a solution that can be implemented by ISPs, large companies, or other enterprise users with the necessary resources to set up a LibreOffice system that supports collaborative features.
Most other new features are available for personal users though, including an experimental, customizable (and optional… for now) user interface called MUFFIN (My User Friendly & Flexible Interface), support for inserting PDF files into documents so that the first page is shown, and s Safe Mode that helps you identify problems with user profiles or extensions.
Keyboard shortcuts can now be displayed in the context menu.
There are new items in the help menu.
Color palette management has been simplified.
There's support for table styles in Writer.
Calc has a new set of default cell styles.
There's a new median function for pivot tables in Calc.
Impress & Draw have two new templates and improvements to existing ones.
You can find a complete list of changes in the LibreOffice 5.3 release notes.
I for one am glad they do not force the "cloud" part on their users. It is great that it is available (with some effort), but most of us can get by with a dropbox account if we want to share.
I just checked out the LibreOffice web site and Google Drive access is integrated into the product (if wanted).
Both of you are right, but neither dropbox nor google drive would allow to colab on one document. To do so, one needs to install loffice to a server, that way one user can instantly see changes an other user just did.
I agree not forcing "Cloud" on users.
One note: Practically anyone will be able to use LibreOffice Online since it is being built into products like NextCloud which can be run on cheap VPS-es. So small and mid-sized companies will have the option to install & use a private-cloud-based, collaborative office software.


The UAE LED Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the LED industry.
The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The LED market analysis is provided for the UAE markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.
Development policies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and Bill of Materials cost structures are also analyzed. This report also states import/export consumption, supply and demand Figures, cost, price, revenue and Profit Margins.
The report focuses on UAE major leading industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information. Upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also carried out. The LED industry development trends and marketing channels are analyzed. Finally the feasibility of new investment projects are assessed and overall research conclusions offered.
With 234 tables and figures the report provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.
Spanning over 178 pages, "UAE LED Industry Report 2015" report covers Industry Overview, Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of LED, LED Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis, Sales Revenue Analysis of UAE LED by Regions, Technology, and Applications, Sales and Revenue Analysis of LED by Regions, Analysis of LED Sales Volume, Sales Revenue and Market Status 2010-2015, LED Key Manufacturers Analysis, Price and Profit Margin Analysis, Marketing Trader or Distributor Analysis of LED, Development Trend of LED Industry 2015-2020, Industry Chain Suppliers of LED with Contact Information, New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis of LED, Conclusion of the UAE LED Market Report 2015.


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Q: How to reduce space between a text line and differents \hline in a table - trying to use negative \vspace value On the following figure, I try to make decrease the space betwen the line "Nombre de bins : (Y1) :5 ..." and the two \hlines above.
More over, you can see that line "Nombre de bins : (Y1) :5 ..." is not very well filled since a slight vertical shift in upward direction.

Here's the code snippet :
\begin{table}[H]
\small
\centering
\vspace{0.3cm}
\label{tab:lsst-specifications}
\begin{tabular}{lll}
\hline
\rowcolor{jonquil} & Param\`etre  & Valeur \\
\hline\hline \\
Surface du Survey dans le ciel & $A_{\rm survey}$  & $20,000\,\deg^2$ \\
Erreur sur le redshift Weak Lensing (Y1 et Y10) : & $\sigma_{z}$ & $0.05(1+z)$ \\
Erreur sur le redshift GC photom\'etrique (Y1 et Y10) : & $\sigma_{z}$ & $ 0.03(1+z)$ \\
Redshift minimal et maximal des \'echantillons (Y1 et Y10) : & $[z_{\rm min},z_{\rm max}]$  & $[0.2,1.2]$ \\
\hline\hline \\
\vspace{-0.5cm} \\
\rowcolor{jonquil}Nombre de bins : (Y1) : 5 ($\Delta z = 0.2$) ; (Y10) : 10 ($\Delta z = 0.1$) & & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\captionof{table}{Sp\'ecifications pour le survey LSST.}
\label{specLSST}
\end{table}

1) As you can see, I tried to use a \vspace{-0.5cm} to get the bottom text to the upward direction but without success.
2) I also tried to use the option : \setlength{\extrarowheight}{-0.05cm}
   but it doesn't seem to have an effect expected.
Anyone has an idea about this issue ?

A: Some suggestions and comments:

*

*As @DavidCarlisle has already pointed out in a comment, there should be no \\ (double backslash) directives after the \hline\hline directives. If you want to give the table a more open "look", load the array package and issue an instruction such as \setlength{\extrarowheight}{2pt}.

*Since you're using color to create visual offset, you shouldn't mix-and-mismatch visual metaphors by using horizontal black lines as well. (Either use colored rows or horizontal lines, but not both.) I suggest you omit the \hline directives entirely.

*Since your document's language appears to be french, you can make life easy (or easier) on yourself by loading the babel language with the option french. E.g., spacing around characters such as : and ; will be handled automatically.

*If you load the fontenc package with the option T1, you can enter accented characters such as à, ç, é, è, ê and ù directly -- really no need to create them via escape-character sequences.

*To typeset scientific units and their associated quantities, do load the siunitx package and use the macros \SI and \si. That way, you also don't have to worry about excess whitespace after the , (comma) characters that function as thousands separators. (I noticed the gap between 20, and 000 right away when I looked at the screenshot you posted. Really!)

*Since you use a table environment, it makes little to no sense to use a \captionof directive. Simply use \caption. And don't use two \label directives in a table. There should only be one \label statement -- the one after the \caption directive.

*Don't use A_{\rm survey} -- \rm has been deprecated and no longer works in some LaTeX document classes. Instead, write A_{\mathrm{survey}}. Or, z_{\min},z_{\max} to get upright lettering.
The following example implements these suggestions. (I used yellow since I don't know how the color "jonquil" is defined.)

\documentclass{article} % or some other suitable document class
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=2.5cm]{geometry} % set page parameters suitably

\usepackage[french]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}

\usepackage{colortbl} % for \rowcolor macro
\usepackage{array}
\setlength\extrarowheight{2pt} % for a more open "look"
\usepackage[skip=0.5\baselineskip]{caption}
\usepackage[locale=FR,group-separator={,}]{siunitx} % for \SI and \si macros

\begin{document}
\begin{table}[ht!]
\small % is it needed?
\centering
%\vspace{0.3cm} % why?
%%\label{tab:lsst-specifications} % don't provide 2 \label statements
\begin{tabular}{lll}
%\hline
\rowcolor{yellow} & Paramètre  & Valeur \\
%\hline\hline
Surface du Survey dans le ciel
   & $A_{\mathrm{survey}}$  & \SI{20000}{\deg\squared} \\
Erreur sur le redshift Weak Lensing (Y1 et Y10):
   & $\sigma_{z}$ & $0.05(1+z)$ \\
Erreur sur le redshift GC photométrique (Y1 et Y10):
   & $\sigma_{z}$ & $ 0.03(1+z)$ \\
Redshift minimal et maximal des échantillons (Y1 et Y10):
   & $[z_{\min},z_{\max}]$  & $[0.2,1.2]$ \\
%\hline\hline
\rowcolor{yellow}
\multicolumn{3}{l}{Nombre de bins: (Y1): 5 ($\Delta z = 0.2$);
   (Y10): 10 ($\Delta z = 0.1$)} \\
%\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Spécifications pour le survey LSST.}
\label{specLSST}
\end{table}
\end{document}


Tickets for the Sonic Evolution concert are on sale now at Seattlesymphony.org and there is a four ticket limit.
Before Mike, Chris, Duff and Barrett perform at the event that night, Mike and the Seattle Symphony (led by musical director Ludovic Morlot) will premiere a piece McCready conceived called "Waking The Horizon." Members of Vocalpoint! Seattle will also be a part of the piece's performance.
Earlier in the evening, the symphony itself will premiere a Pearl Jam inspired composition and a Nirvana inspired composition ("Beyond Much Difference" by Angelique Poteat and "Ashes" by Yann Robin).


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China Game Market Recovers from Government Policy Changes [Report]
Atomic Games' Tamte Defends Six Days' Relevance
May 1, 2009 | By Leigh Alexander
Atomic Games president Peter Tamte is speaking out at the Triangle Game Conference in North Carolina this week, defending the artistic merit of Six Days in Fallujah in the wake of the game's abandonment by publisher Konami.
"Every form of media has grown by producing content about current events, content that's powerful because it's relevant," Tamte said, according to the News & Observer. "Movies, music and TV have helped people make sense of the complex issues of our times."
Konami announced it would no longer publish the game after its real-world Iraq war setting garnered questions and controversy. Tamte has said Atomic was "caught by surprise," and still plans to develop the title.
The conference marked the first time Tamte addressed the issue publicly in such depth, however, as he queried: "Are we really just high-tech toymakers, or are we media companies capable of producing content that is as relevant as movies, music and television?"
Tamte maintains that Atomic was approached directly by Marines returning from Fallujah who "asked us to tell their story."
"They asked us to tell their story through the most relevant medium of the day -- a medium they use the most -- and that is the video game."
Tamte is quick to stress that Six Days in Fallujah stays away from opinion or commentary on the right-or-wrongness of the Iraq invasion; "It's an opportunity for the world to experience the true stories of the people who fought in one of the world's largest urban battles of the past half-century," he says.
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Oh yes!! I find people like these are just bullies and best left to their own devices. Can never understand why they think shouting will get them somewhere when a more gentle and understanding approach is more likely to get the receiver to help them. I worked in customer service for a while so came across both ends of the stick quite a bit. I have been physically threatened too. Like I said, bullies!! You are right, it is just best ot let it go. Jen.
Oh it is so hard sometimes. My mother sometimes resorts to nastyness and loudness when she is not getting her own way. it is only recently I have managed to get though to her that it will put peoples backs up and they are less likely to help her!!


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Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells
Wilma L. Suarez-Pinzon, Csaba Szabo, Alex Rabinovitch
Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is a highly reactive oxidant species produced by the reaction of the free radicals superoxide (O2 .-) and nitric oxide (NO.). Here we report a marked increase in nitrotyrosine (NT), a marker of peroxynitrite, in islet cells from NOD mice developing spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. By using specific antibodies and immunohistochemical methods, we found that NT-positive cells were significantly more frequent in islets from acutely diabetic NOD mice (22 ± 6%) than in islets from normoglycemic NOD mice (7 ± 1%) and control BALB/c mice (2 ± 1%). The NT+ cells in islets were identified to be macrophages and also β-cells. Most of the β-cells in islets from acutely diabetic NOD mice were NT+ (73 ± 8%), whereas significantly fewer β-cells were NT+ in islets from normoglycemic NOD mice (18 ± 4%) and BALB/c mice (5 ± 1%). Also, the percentage of β-cells in islets from NOD mice (normoglycemic and diabetic) correlated inversely with the frequency of NT+ β-cells. This study demonstrates for the first time that peroxynitrite, a reaction product of superoxide and nitric oxide, is formed in pancreatic islet β-cells of NOD mice developing autoimmune diabetes. This suggests that both oxygen and nitrogen free radicals contribute to β-cell destruction in IDDM via peroxynitrite formation in the islet β-cells.
Inbred NOD Mouse
Peroxynitrous Acid
Superoxides
3-nitrotyrosine
Suarez-Pinzon, W. L., Szabo, C., & Rabinovitch, A. (1997). Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells. Diabetes, 46(5), 907-911.
Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells. / Suarez-Pinzon, Wilma L.; Szabo, Csaba; Rabinovitch, Alex.
In: Diabetes, Vol. 46, No. 5, 1997, p. 907-911.
Suarez-Pinzon, WL, Szabo, C & Rabinovitch, A 1997, 'Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells', Diabetes, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 907-911.
Suarez-Pinzon WL, Szabo C, Rabinovitch A. Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells. Diabetes. 1997;46(5):907-911.
Suarez-Pinzon, Wilma L. ; Szabo, Csaba ; Rabinovitch, Alex. / Development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice is associated with the formation of peroxynitrite in pancreatic islet β-cells. In: Diabetes. 1997 ; Vol. 46, No. 5. pp. 907-911.
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from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include

ajax_urls = [
    url(r'^get-kml/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.get_kml', name='get_kml'),
    url(r'^swap-kml/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.swap_kml', name='swap_kml'),
    url(r'^swap-overlays/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.swap_overlays', name='swap_overlays'),
    url(r'^fetchclimate/single-request/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmos.fetchclimate.data_request_single', name='single_request'),
]

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.index', name='showcase'),
    url(r'^editable-map/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.editable_map', name='editable_map'),
    url(r'^google-map/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.google_map', name='google_map'),
    url(r'^map-view', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.map_view', name='map_view'),
    url(r'^fetch-climate-map/$', 'tethys_gizmos.views.gizmo_showcase.fetchclimate_map', name='fetchclimate_map'),
    url(r'^ajax/', include(ajax_urls)),
)

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NE aspect of Devils Peak (2014-10-05). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso.
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Q: Octave Interpreter: "listdlg is not available in this version of octave" I've successfully created a standalone executable of my m-file with mkoct and it will execute the first few lines of code, including uigetfile where I can select a file from my PC. When the interpreter tries to execute the listdlg function I get the error: listdlg is not available for this version of octave
Inside listdlg.m, I can see this error is caused by if (__octave_link_enabled__ ()) on line 150. This is not set when octave is started with octave -cli. It is set however when octave --no-gui is used which I think is what I want the interpreter to use.
So, my question is, is there any way of specifying through the C++ API how octave is started?
I'm using the following C++ code to run my script:
#include <iostream>
#include <octave/oct.h>
#include <octave/octave.h>
#include <octave/parse.h>

int
main (int argc, char *argvc[])
{
  string_vector argv (2);
  argv(0) = "embedded";
  argv(1) = "-q";

  octave_main (2, argv.c_str_vec(), 1);

  octave_value_list in = octave_value (argvc[1]);
  octave_value_list out = feval ("my script");

  if (!error_state && out.length () > 0)
    {
    }
    else
    {
        std::cout << "invalid\n";
    }

  return 0;
}