Hudson is an AMFPT certified personal trainer, soccer ref, and ETSU student in Exercise Science pursing a master's degree.
Historically, American sporting culture has been dominated by a triumvirate of traditional sports: baseball, basketball, and football. You would be hard-pressed to find a high school in America that doesn't at least attempt to have a basketball program, most have baseball programs, and in my Northeast Tennessee home of the Tri-Cities, high school football teams still draw large crowds.
But over the last decade or so, soccer has exploded in popularity in the states, even making its way down south to regions dominated by the more American variety of football. Part of the increasing popularity is no doubt due to the intrinsic simplicity of the sport. A group of kids can get a solid game of soccer together with a ball and a backyard, or even a street. Kids that would never, because of their physical frames, be able to realistically compete in football or basketball can compete with the tallest, strongest kids on the soccer pitch.
But some of the popularity increase is due to factors less immediately obvious. Concerns over football and its links to long-term brain damage and concussions have dampened enthusiasm for youth football to some degree. The emergence of the MLS and increasing popularity of English, Spanish, and Italian soccer clubs have driven youth participation of soccer to unprecedented levels in the US.
And with typical American enthusiasm, we have taken to our new sport with whole-hearted enthusiasm. So what's the problem?
It's said that "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions," and this proverb is disturbingly true for American soccer. Although recreational soccer programs, travel teams, and high school soccer programs are blossoming all over the US, Americans simply don't understand the sport. At all. And because of this lack of knowledge, US soccer is saturated with players, coaches, parents, and even referees that really don't understand the sport.
Even more deleterious is the not-so-subtle fusion of American football and soccer at the youth level. Well-meaning but ignorant coaches of youth soccer teams draw upon their impressive knowledge of football to fill in the cracks of their soccer knowledge. The result is a awkward, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes horrifying "football-i-zation "of soccer.
Simply put, coaches are coaching soccer as if it were football. I've been around recreational soccer for upwards of 15 years and in my time, this trend has only increased. I've seen coaches absolutely screaming in the faces of 8-9 year old girls, demanding that they perform push-ups because they missed a shot on goal. I've heard cowboy-hat-wearing "coaches" encourage their players to strike the ball with the tips of their toes to shoot better. And of course, any time a team of young players find themselves overwhelmed by the technical skills of the other team, the coach of the losing team can only fall back on "playing harder".
Soccer isn't meant to be played harder. It has to be played smarter. And coaches in American youth soccer have no idea how to coach the finer points of technical skills. Smooth touches and correct positioning are ignored because the coaches lack the required knowledge to teach them.
The problem with all of this is that it changes soccer into something it's not, a weird coagulation of American football "manliness and testosterone" with a round ball. It leads to an inability to appreciate the game for what it is. And it frustrates the kids and retards their enjoyment of the game.
American soccer was never going to become perfect overnight and grassroots soccer in the US will no doubt retain smears of the horrid sport that is football for decades to come. But while we, as parents and coaches and refs and fans, are enduring this, let's at least let the kids have fun. Because the biggest obstacle to US youth soccer isn't soccer-illiterate coaches wearing cowboy hats and telling their players to tackle the other team and chew gravel... it's the parents.
It's the parents that make it clear to their kids that their performance in a game determines their value as a person. It's the parents who jeer and make fun of their kids on the sidelines to get a laugh from other parents. It's the parents who force their kids to do a sport they don't enjoy so they can live vicariously through them. It's the parents that should "offsides" anytime the other team scores and wouldn't know what offsides was if it introduced itself to them. it's the parents that tell their kids to "throw some elbows" as if Newcastle's Mitrovic hadn't just got a red card for elbowing West Ham's Lanzini.
Parents: You're ruining grassroots soccer in the US. You yell at your kids, you yell at your team, you yell at the ref, you yell at the other team, and some of you even go so low as to say "let's get a touchdown!" You encourage fouls, you discourage fun, and you completely have lost the plot.
The problem with US youth soccer is that it's not for the youth. It's for the mid-life crisis coach in a matching track jacket and sweats that's asking me if the goalkeeper can throw the ball outside the 18 yard box. It's for the mom who's at her third game and doesn't know if the goalkeeper can use his hands or not. It's for the dad who's an armchair athlete that wants his son to throw some elbows and play dirty.
Let's return soccer to the kids. I think they deserve that.
So you are in favor of adding more pussification to the mix beyond what their helicopter parents are already doing for them? AYSO needs to cut the crap with making people pay for Spring when soccer is not a Spring sport...its basically forced specialization and its killing our young athletes.
If this was for your Master's thesis, I hope your prof generalizes as much about American coaches as you do!


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CLASS ACT – DAVID'S W204 WAGON
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For some people, the clichèd love at first sight exists. Such was the case for David Gillberg when he first saw the TV commercial for Mercedes' W204 T-Modell (Mercedes' fancy name for a station wagon) around '07. He instantly fell in love with the bodystyle and knew that he wanted to own one sometime in the future. David has always been a Mercedes enthusiast and finally in 2013 his wish for a W204 T-Modell came true.
By pure chance he stumbled upon a W204 for a bargain price and didn't hesitate to pick it up. With the car being a 200CDI diesel, the initial plan was to just keep it stock for daily duties… I'm sure I don't need to tell you that this a plan was doomed from the start. Many of us car guys have had similar experiences after all. In David's case, the plan got derailed when he spotted some rare 3-piece 20 inch Brabus Monoblock III wheels. He just had to snatch them up… and like a domino effect, he soon realized that the car would look silly riding on huge 20 inch wheels with stock suspension and so he promptly ordered a airride kit consisting of Airlift Autopilot management and Airlift Airforce bags.
This proved as the point of no return and things promptly spiraled out of control. David went on to ordner aftermarket C63 AMG bumpers and sideskirts (OEM units wouldn't have fit because the C63 has wider fenders) and the whole car received a fresh coat of paint after the AMG kit was fitted. Next up he added some 2014 model taillights and blacked out front grill. The underpinnings of the car received an overhaul as well with a a big brake kit on all 4 corners and adjustable camber arms in the rear. To complete the transformation, a custom built AMG look exhaust was installed as well.
David wanted the car to look like it could have come this way from the factory, and in my humble opinion he succeeded on all accounts. I will freely admit that I am not the most knowledgeable one when it comes to Mercedes cars, but I was very surprised when David told me what all he had modified after I shot the car. In case you didn't notice from the pictures, the AMG kit is actually mixed from early and late model cars, with the front end being early model C63 spec and the sides and rear stemming from a late model AMG.
Additionally, David wanted the car to have a "new car" feel, so he replaced all worn out parts, installed new fender liners and generally freshened up everything on the car. This also marked the point where David was more or less finished with the car… which made him buy a C43 AMG T-Modell W202 for a new project. David concentrated on the C43 for the next few months and that's when Gatebil came around in July – where I stumbled upon David and his W204.
David had built up a set of 17″ AMG 3pc wheels measuring 8.5×17 and 10×17 for his C43 AMG. His C43 was not ready by the time Gatebil rolled around, so he stuck them on his W204 and was surprised by how perfect they firt and how amazing the smaller wheels looked on the 200CDI and decided to keep them on for the time being. That is what instantly made me notice the car at Gatebil. At first glance, 17 inch wheels may seem small for this chassis, but David made them simply work.
As of today, both the W204 200CDI and the C43 AMG have been sold and David is hard at work with his new project… Considering the classy outcome of his W204, I'm sure you'll get as excited as I did when I just drop the name of his new project… CLS 55 AMG. I know that David will turn out an amazing machine and am already looking forward to hopefully seeing it in the flesh someday, maybe at next year's Gatebil event.
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Why Missing The Playoffs Was A Good Thing For The Cowboys
It certainly is no fun watching other teams play in the postseason, but in the long run, Dallas is going to be much better off.
By Tom Ryle@TomRyleBTB Jan 11, 2016, 5:00pm CST
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One of the many, many frustrations of the 2015 season for the Dallas Cowboys was the fact that, despite the terrible performance of the team from the third week on, the faint hope of clawing their way into the playoffs lingered for so long. Fans clung to that faltering chance, constructing increasingly improbable scenarios for the team to find its way to the top of the NFC East. It was not until week 15 that Dallas was finally eliminated.
Had they somehow managed to find their way into the playoffs, it would have been a real disaster. Now, at least, the team can look forward to the draft with the knowledge that it should be able to get some valuable rookies to help them get back to the playoffs.
Just look at what transpired during the wildcard games this past weekend. There was almost universal acceptance that the NFC East and AFC South were the two weakest divisions in the league, and that was borne out in the results of the games. The Houston Texans were completely embarrassed by the Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington did not fare much better against the Green Bay Packers. The other games showed that the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals at least belonged in the playoffs. The Vikings lost on a missed field goal, and the Bengals completely blew things with several totally boneheaded plays late in their loss. But Washington and Houston had their manifest weaknesses displayed, and now have to go into the draft with poor positions in the draft order. That is where the Cowboys could have been if they had stumbled into NFC East crown.
Now Dallas has the fourth overall pick, and corresponding positions in the second, third, and fourth rounds where the talent available is still good. Add in the expected four compensatory picks, and they should be able to find players to address the many needs they have.
Perhaps the biggest opportunity the team has is to find a potential successor to Tony Romo while he still has two or perhaps three effective seasons left. While taking a quarterback in the first round only to have him behind Romo on the depth chart flies in the face of conventional wisdom that says that a first-round pick should start immediately, it may be a much wiser course. And early indications are that there may be three legitimate NFL talents available in the draft in Jared Goff, Paxton Lynch, and Carson Wentz, which means that at least one should be there when Dallas goes on the clock. Even if they do not elect to take one and have the opportunity to develop them without the need to throw them right into the fray, they should get a strong player in the first round. It is a win-win situation for them.
The Cowboys' roster is getting younger, and as our own rabblerousr has explained so well, that is key to long-term success. With the chance to have a healthy Romo, along with other returning players such as Dez Bryant and Orlando Scandrick, Dallas will be in a position to build on a solid foundation rather than have to reconstruct one. And their draft position will allow them to bring in some very good pieces, indeed.
The 2015 result was a far cry from what we all expected during the heady optimism of last summer. As result, Dallas has a chance to get Romo's eventual successor in place which could make the transition when he eventually retires relatively painless. Or they may build the supporting cast while postponing the search for his successor another year, although that is possibly not the wisest way to go. However they approach things, they will likely continue to make serious upgrades while avoiding long-term, high cap cost free agent signings. The team has moved away from that strategy and shows no signs of reversing that trend.
Another positive for the Cowboys is that the collapse of 2015 came on the heels of the reasonably successful 2014 campaign. This led Jerry and Stephen Jones to decide to avoid making any drastic overhauls of the coaching and personnel staffs. While it is important to not confuse correlation and causation, there is clear evidence that continuity is also a major factor in long-term NFL success. We still have to see how it plays out, but based on the evidence year in and year out, it seems likely that pervasive changes to the staff would have hindered turning things around rather than helping.
It was very painful to get to this position, but now that it is done, it puts the Cowboys in a very good place to fix things. And the fix may have an immediate payoff in 2016. It is cold comfort for a fan base that only accepts more Lombardi trophies as the measure of success, but the reasons for optimism for the latter half of this decade are legitimate. In this case, a painful step back may have been what was needed to find the best way forward.
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So let's talk about age, why do we put so much attention on it, age can make us or can age break us?
We have all heard this before (well at least I have) that Age Ain't Nothing But A Number (but to be honest when I hear it, it is usually is said when looking at an older guy with a younger women). However today it's all about the fact that we (yup each and every one of us) can be and get better no matter what our date of birth. Today's chat started out again in a gym and with a community of like minded people all looking to better themselves.
On that note as with any of us when we start, we are really just trying to get our body use to moving again, stretching into area's we could not get to before and some of the simplest form's of movement as an easy way to just ease the body and mind back into that youthful form and mentality. Again by also implementing it just a few days a week this also allows recovery (because there will be soar muscles and areas after each session) so by giving yourself a few days in between each visit, you again are getting your body use to this "NEW THING" you are doing to it.
By that (the early start of this process) point he was already starting to notice difference's in himself, now on the outside and to other probably not yet, but the little things such as getting up and down off the toilet, walking up the stairs, putting on your shoe's, all these things get a lot easier to do.
I was blown away, absolutely astonished. There are no words other than amazing. Honestly – ok so first off this guy stuck with it. Just that in itself for any of us is like next level, there are very few people who can stick to a program first off to start one, then to go after it for the rest of your life as part of your routine. To be honest (as with anything, such as soto zen, working out, or krav Maga training) people either come once and never again, or fall off was it becomes a little to hard or uncomfortable.
Anyway back to the point here, I was blown away, the movement, the stamina, the strength, the agility, the happiness, the joy, the flexibility, was like 110% different then it was 6 months prior.
This again within a relatively short period of time, allowing this young buck to be active in the everyday life of his grandchildren!


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Day 3 – Invermoriston to Invergarry via Fort Augustus
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Today's leg was supposed to be around 18 miles. As yesterday, there was a choice of routes. The low route skirted Loch Ness at a height of around 50ft for much of its 6 miles to Fort Augustus. The high route rose to 330ft and provided awesome views of the loch and the Monadhliath Mountains beyond although some of its 7 miles is in the forest. I chose the latter of course, not being a cyclist or a horse.
From Fort Augustus I was to follow the Caledonian Canal which links the southern end of Loch Ness with the northern end of Loch Oich. At the junction with Loch Oich I was to use the Invergarry link to get me to Invergarry for the night.
Once I had recovered from the wonderful surprise of Mark Horrell's text early in the morning at the Darroch View B&B, and having consumed Mrs Morgan's substantial breakfast my goosebumps and I headed off in glorious sunshine. The initial walking was easy along roads and good tracks, the River Moriston was in picture postcard form and my tread was light.
After a couple of miles of mixed deciduous and pine woodlands I reached the point at which the low and high routes separated. The latter took no prisoners and a well made track thrust upwards with some vigour. I didn't see Mark and Edita at all on this day. I know they were heading all the way to Fort William. Unless they left Invermoriston earlier than me I suspect they took the low route. If so, that was a good call. The next half mile was relentlessly steep with no views. With dense pine all around the wildlife count was low and with rocks to my right even if there had been any life I wouldn't have seen it. The purpose of this section was just to get up to where the views were.
Then through sweat-streaked specs the view appeared right on cue. The pine forest fell away and I was presented with Loch Ness stretching away to the right, a big dramatic sky above and a sunlit path heading south. Every drop of perspiration had been worth it. I was breathless, literally and figuratively.
There was not a soul to be seen. The silence was broken only by the crunch of my boots on gravel and the skylarks above and it sounded as though I wasn't the only one in their element. What joy! I fleetingly recalled that hidden far below but well within earshot of those on the low route, the A82 lurked. But that was of no matter to me. Not yet at least. My path snaked across open land well above the noise and fumes of real life.
In due course the track wended it's way lower and the open moorland gave way to pine trees of a dizzying height…
… and subsequently to deciduous bluebell-decorated woodland as we approached Fort Augustus.
This small town relies heavily on tourism. All needs are catered for, from riders, cyclists, walkers, sailors, and canoeists to those arriving by cars and buses all with the 'Nessie' theme central. I was amused by the fish and chip shop. As with many if not all Fort Augustus businesses a link to 'Nessie' was, apparently, essential.
For me the high point of my transit, not being hungry, thirsty, in need of anything tartan or a cute Nessie fridge magnet, was the canal. While the 'Lock Inn' was a cleverly word-played temptation my interest was focused on the hive of activity on the locks of which a flight of 5 lower craft from the top of the canal down onto Loch Ness. There were many craft large and small all being marshalled either up or down the flight. I was very impressed by the efficiency and control of this operation and it's management by the lock team. I can't really capture all the activity in a single photo but hopefully you'll get the gist.
This proved to be the last bit of waterside life for some time. Apart from the occasional, surprisingly occasional given the activity in the flight of locks, pleasure craft and a handful of walkers or cyclists there wasn't a lot of movement on the path ahead. The couple in the distance in the photo below were Dutch. The size of their packs spoke of camping rather than using B&B, hostels or hotels. I spoke to them later, after they dubbed me 'professional' zipping by in T-shirt and shorts double-poling. They were loving Scotland and the fine weather although they were fully dressed for rain. Despite this they were in very good spirits.
After 3 miles or so of flat, level greyness I came upon Kytra Lock. This picturesque lock is one of 2 that manage the water level between Fort Augustus and Loch Oich.
The next would be Cullochy Lock and after the previous hour's quietude I expected more of the same. But it was not to be as the handsome 'Spirit of Scotland' chugged into view. Sadly it was empty but maybe it was just being brought into service and the Captain offered a cheery wave.
Then it was 'head down' and power pole to the next lock. Cullochy Loch was much busier than the first.
Not long afterwards the welcome sight of the Aberchalder swing bridge could be seen . The only regret was that I was still being 'tractor-beamed' to it by the same monotonous grey ribbon, i.e. the characterless path. Even from a distance I could see the A82 was busy but I was pleased to see it as from there I would be in woodlands again and in Invergarry, my target for the day anticipated in under an hour.
But it wasn't to be. On reaching the woodlands I found this:
Drat! My route was blocked! As you may be able to see the footpath is within the red-shaded Closed Area.
I considered ignoring it and going anyway but was advised by the bridge master that the closure was patrolled and I would be turned back. I then walked along the A82 for 20m or so to see if it was viable to take the road, but it wasn't. The A82 is very busy and not especially wide. When any combination of trucks and coaches pass they take up the full width of the road leaving no space at all for walkers and they whistle by at an alarming speed bearing in mind their proximity. Nope, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and use the alternative route. Instead of a short walk of around 3 miles down two-thirds of one side of Loch Oich I now had to walk the full length of the loch down the other side as far as the North Laggan Bridge and then back up to Invergarry. My walk had just increased by 5 miles. The 18 mile day was now 23. Hurrah! I like a good walk.
As if to rub salt in my wound I was unable to cross the bridge until it had opened to allow a craft to pass. No matter – it was interesting to watch the operation of the bridge while swallows performed in the nearby field.
Once across, it was clear the route down the east side of loch was going to be something new. It was a disused railway line. A helpful nearby information board advised that this section of line was part of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway, built between 1897 and 1903, which was intended to be the first stretch of an Inverness to Fort William railway following the Great Glen. Its tracks, bridges and tunnel were all built to mainline standards but the plan fell through. Competition between the various Highland railway companies meant that the second stretch of the line to Inverness was never completed. There was not enough local traffic to support this part of the line in isolation and it finally closed in 1946. While its tracks were sold for scrap the tunnel remains.
Hereafter it wasn't the most interesting of routes being dead straight with elevated damp woodlands on the left and mixed woodland and scrub to the right with the loch beyond. However increasing numbers of rhododendrons and occasional broom added colour and the A82 was too distant to disturb the peace and birdsong.
There was a bonus towards the end of the line: Invergarry station, or at least a platform with a sign and a loco under reconstruction. A nearby noticeboard advised that this was the work of the Invergarry Station Project.
Not long afterwards my trek south was brought to a close by the North Laggan bridge which afforded dry passage to the Invergarry side of the loch and I was once more able to think of a shower, a beer and dinner.
There was just a short section of the A82 to negotiate in order to reach the mountain track during which the prospect of being battered at speed by a consignment of live fish loomed large.
Eventually, after more miles than had been planned around the lock to be known as Ouch rather than Oich, the Invergarry Arms Hotel hove into view. Standing proudly by the side of the River Garry this venerable and award winning hotel has been welcoming guests since 1885. Today that's where my head was to be rested. That is after a jolly fine dinner and a wee dram of Caol Ila, my favourite malt.
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Amanda said:
Lol, I'm exhausted. Haha. Great story telling.


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Authors: Peng Shepherd
The Book of M (6 page)
I DIDN'T LEAVE A NOTE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT
worse. If you just think that I forgot you and wandered away, you could eventually forgive yourself, I hope. You'd still follow our first rule, before we had the other rules. The only rule that matters now. That you won't come after me.
I know, Ory, I know. I know you made that rule to protect me. You never thought that someday, I'd be the one who didn't return. But don't you see? That's why it had to be like this, like I'd already forgotten you, so you wouldn't follow me. I did it to protect you, Ory. Not to hurt you. If you knew not only that I had left, but that I did it on purpose, while I still remember you . . . you wouldn't understand. You still have your shadow—you
understand. No note I could leave could ever convince you not to look for me—convince you that I left because I had to. I
to. To save you.
So I left nothing. Just disappeared.
Everything looks so different, it's hard to tell where I am. I thought I was prepared. I mean, I've seen the back of the shelter where the trap is, and some of the overgrown hills nearby—but the resort was always sort of foresty anyway, all grass and trees. I haven't been outside the grounds probably since everyone else from the wedding was still here. So when I got to the bottom of the mountain and looked left and right, trying to figure out where I was, it looked so unlike Elk Cliffs Road that I never would have recognized it in a million years. I had to close my eyes and figure out what it had looked like before, how to get where I wanted to go, from memory. Which is kind of hilarious, considering. It's fucking hilarious.
Sorry, bad joke. I guess I'm more nervous than I thought I'd be, out on my own like this.
It's been only a few days, but I'm actually not as hungry as I expected. You remember what the scientists said, back when it started—that once a shadowless has forgotten everything, it also forgets it's hungry or thirsty, or even that it needs to breathe. God, I hope I forget to eat or drink before I forget to breathe. I'd rather starve a hundred times than suffocate to death. Can you imagine? All that pain, the fire in your lungs, the slow, darkening stillness, and all you'd have to do is just take a breath, if only you could remember that your body could do it?
I'm sorry, Ory. I'm sure you don't want to hear that. I find myself thinking about stranger and stranger things. Maybe it's one of the effects.
Part of me still can't believe I did it. That I actually left you. It almost seems like someone else's memory when I think back on it now, for as long as I still can—like I'm watching someone who looks like me, but isn't.
The morning of that seventh day, when you finally went to the city to search for food, you gave me one last nervous look before you shut the door behind yourself to head off. The key twisted in the lock. I waited until your footsteps had faded. If there was a window uncovered that faced the direction you were walking, I would've watched you hike through the ever-tangling weeds until you disappeared. Instead, I counted to five hundred.
Then I went into the closet, took down the bag of sweaters from the top shelf, and filled the purse I brought for Paul and Imanuel's wedding with the essentials: underwear, some of our first-aid kit, one flashlight, our spare hunting knife. My tape recorder.
I worked quickly on purpose. So fast I couldn't think about what I was actually doing. If I'd gone any slower, my resolve would have failed. I zipped up the inner pocket of the purse, threw it over my shoulder, marched to the door, turned the lock, stepped out, and then shut it behind me. Click.
That's when I paused.
The finality of it really hit me then. That as soon as I walked away from that door, I'd never be able to find it again. I'd forget it, or the way back to it. This was really, really it.
The only thing that got my feet to move was the idea that came to me at that very moment. Until that point, I'd planned to go east, to try to make it to our home in D.C. Just to see it one last time before I forgot what it looked like. Before I forgot you. That's probably where you would guess I tried to make it to as well—tried, but got lost and then . . . You know.
But then I thought,
Why? Why not do the opposite? Why not see somewhere completely new for my very last days as Max?
So I went west instead.
Orlando Zhang
THAT WAS HIS LAST NIGHT IN THE SHELTER, ALTHOUGH HE
didn't know it at the time. Ory, sitting alone on a thin mattress, gun over his knee, everything he could carry stuffed into his pockets. So very different from the first night he and Max had spent there.
It was afternoon in the courtyard that day, years ago. Ory was standing on the lawn, holding a champagne flute in one hand. They called that place Elk Cliffs Resort then. The late sun warmed the left side of everything—faces, tables, each blade of grass. Beside him, Paul was practicing his speech, cursing every time he had to look at the thin, sweat-soaked book in his hands.
"Fuck. Fuck!" he growled.
"You know, for a poet, that's kind of an underwhelming opening line," Ory said.
Paul glanced at him. His brow shone in the high-altitude light. "I can't remember the words," he confessed sheepishly. "You'd think—I mean, I wrote the goddamn thing for him." He sighed, meaning the book, all the poems in it. It was his second published collection, dedicated to Imanuel. "You'd think I could memorize the one I want to use for my vows."
"He's a doctor. He'll never notice," Ory said. Paul laughed. Across the grass, Max winked at him from afar, dress billowing in the breeze. The game trap was now there in the place where she was standing. "You'll get it," Ory tried to reassure him. "One more time."
Paul put the book back in his jacket pocket and took a long, deep breath. He squinted into the light. "Seven years, and I'm nervous," he said. "Isn't that funny?"
"Wouldn't be worth it if you weren't." Ory grinned.
That day was ancient history. Only about four weeks after Hemu Joshi first stepped out to the ravenous flash and whir of news cameras, and a few days after the cases in Brazil and Panama appeared. The U.S. had announced it was considering closing its borders, but aside from the cases that had begun appearing in Latin America, that was as near as the Forgetting seemed. It was still a dim, vague thing, a thing that was happening there, not here. Until suddenly it was.
It was almost funny when he thought back on it now. There they all were, tuxedoes and dresses fluttering in the fresh mountain breeze, tables set, candles lit ahead of the warming dusk, preparing to celebrate exactly the opposite of what was about to happen: the joining of memories, the promise that they would last long after the people were all gone. Instead, they witnessed the Forgetting reach the United States just before midnight.
THE CEREMONY WAS BEAUTIFUL. PAUL AND IMANUEL HAD
been together longer than Ory and Max, and their love was old news to him—he hadn't expected to cry when they read their vows. And then when he did, he couldn't believe he had ever expected not to.
Ory could see only half of Max's face from where he was standing at the front next to Paul, but he looked at her anyway as Rabbi Levenson pronounced them married and the room erupted in cheers. She leapt to her feet and stuck her fingers in her mouth in a piercing whistle. Paul and Imanuel were lost in a kiss, but Ory jumped at the sound, and then laughed when he realized it had come from her.
Ory helped herd everyone into the ballroom, where dining tables and a dance floor were set up. Someone had passed streamer poppers around the crowd, and when Paul and Imanuel entered last, Imanuel red-faced with joy, Paul doing a comical prance and singing a theme song he'd made up for them both, they all pulled the strings and rained a kaleidoscope of sequins and twirling crepe paper scraps down on them.
"Official co-choreographer," Max said afterward as she and Ory savored their champagne, disbelieving his claim that he'd helped Paul invent his entrance dance. They were outside in the sloping courtyard with a handful of other guests, looking at the stars and vast darkness of the forest beneath. "I'll believe it when I see you perform it."
"Oh, you'll see it," Ory teased. "You'll see it tonight, in our room."
"I look forward to it," she said, clinking the rim of her glass against his.
He could tell that in one more drink or so, she'd be ready to go make a fool of herself on the dance floor with him. She was not a great dancer, all angles and elbows, but he loved the fact that she didn't care at all. He was ready to be a clumsy, gangly embarrassment too, to hold her hands as they spun and to try to dip her, to feel her hair stick to his sweaty cheek as he pulled her back in close. To feel her fingers clutch his shoulders for safety until it pinched when he tried to pick her up into a twirl. He leaned in to smell her perfume, but it was the back of her head facing him suddenly, not the side of her delicate neck. Someone had just pulled her into a hug.
"Here he is." Ory grinned and wrapped his arms around both her and Paul, making them into a gigantic, six-legged monster. One of their champagnes went everywhere, disappearing into the grass.
"My best man," Paul laughed, and mussed Ory's hair as he put a protective arm around Max's shoulder. "Now, you've only known him for a few years, but let me tell you something about kid-Ory," he started, but then Imanuel was there also, holding a glass of bourbon in one hand and his phone in the other.
"Husband!" Paul interrupted himself, and the stern expression on Imanuel's face, whatever had been distracting him moments before, melted away for an instant as they kissed again. "Is that a patient? Is someone in labor? During our
?" Paul teased as he pulled back.
"No," Imanuel smiled sheepishly, but then the solemn expression returned to line his features. Ory saw he had an internet browser open on the screen of his phone. "I went to get a drink and I heard the caterers talking. It—it happened to Boston."
There was a moment when no one knew what he meant. It was probably the last moment that anyone ever didn't know. Now nothing ever meant anything else.
"The shadows?" Ory finally asked. But it seemed impossible. The rumors had begun that said perhaps it was something contagious, the new century's black plague, or Ebola, but it seemed like hysteria, still easy to dismiss. There was just no real information—no one was sending any signals out of the afflicted countries, by phone or email or post or television or radio—and besides satellite images and high-altitude military flyovers, which showed nothing but stillness and the occasional flicker of a terrified shape wandering through streets or jungle, there was nothing else to go on.
"It happened in Boston?" Max asked.
Boston." Imanuel shook his head. "
Boston. Almost everyone there."
BY MIDNIGHT, WORD HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WEDDING
party. The courtyard was deserted, champagne glasses abandoned half-full where they were, and everyone was crowded back into the ballroom. Some were on their cell phones, and the caterers had turned on the TV bolted to the wall in the corner of the room.
"Don't," Max said. She put her hand over Ory's to stop him from opening the browser on his own phone, cradled now in his palm. They'd left their apartment in D.C. late that morning, and hadn't packed a charger in the rush to make it to the wedding on time. "Save the power, just in case." It wouldn't matter—cellular signal would go down in another day or two before they'd run out of battery—but they didn't know that then. Ory nodded gratefully at her good thinking and edged the device back into his pocket.
On television, helicopter footage cut between downtown Boston and one of the larger highways out of the city beneath a reporter's voice-over. The National Guard had circled the metropolis and blocked all routes in and out, putting the entire population under
indefinite quarantine. There was a mini screen in the bottom right corner running at the same time as the live feed; it was a rerun of the president's speech that had apparently aired half an hour before, when the news about Boston first broke. He was in the middle of assuring the public that the nation's top scientists were working around the clock to figure out the cause of the epidemic—the world was still calling it "the epidemic" then, as if it was some kind of simple biological quirk, some twisted proteins or mutated virus that could be solved by the right vaccine—and advised everyone not to travel except in emergency circumstances. "
Stay safe, stay inside, limit travel, and limit contact with others whenever possible,
" his grainy image repeated. "
We are doing everything we can to find a way to neutralize the spread. I promise you, as soon as we discover a cure, we'll be sending FEMA and Red Cross agents door to door through every neighborhood to distribute it.
" His voice was calm, but the message was clear. Do not go to the hospital. Do not go to the grocery store. Do not leave your house. Wait.
Now, it was clear the Forgetting was not contagious. At least it didn't seem like it was. The number of times that Ory had been curiously examined or attacked by a shadowless while out scavenging, the number of random survivors he'd tried to help in the early days who later succumbed, and he was still here, still whole. If it had been contagious, he'd have lost his shadow years ago. He still had no idea what it actually was. And he'd given up trying to figure it out. But back then, as they all huddled in the ballroom, terrified, watching nervous soldiers try to say—then yell, then desperately mime—instructions to stop and turn back around at the confused, terrified shadowless man approaching them, no one knew if it was or wasn't something that could be passed by breath or touch. Everything else in the world had always worked that way. At the time, there was no reason to think this was any different. They couldn't be blamed for what happened then.
The president's little speech box disappeared, and the split screen suddenly dropped the view of downtown to focus on only the highway feed as the commotion started. A shadowless man had wandered away
from the city and was now stumbling toward the line of soldiers, crying, but not saying any words or seeming to hear the ones being shouted at him. He looked to be in his fifties—still strong, but balding, and beginning to grow a middle-aged paunch. He wore brown corduroys, a button-down shirt, and a navy blue sweater over it, pristine in the harsh blaze of the emergency floodlights.
He looks like a university professor,
Ory thought dazedly. A university professor with no shadow.
The soldiers were screaming now, some waving, some holding an open hand straight out in the universal gesture to stop, to
fucking stop,
stop or we have to shoot, we have to shoot to kill. The man didn't seem to recognize or remember any of it at all.
The station tried to cut away, but they weren't fast enough. Several guests in the ballroom screamed as the shadowless man on-screen snapped to a halt, frozen upright for one lingering instant, and then crumpled to the ground.
The news anchor materialized on-screen again, looking disoriented and unprepared, stumbling through a statement that was being fed to him through his earpiece. "We want to apologize for that graphic video clip . . . It was not our intention to air such an upsetting image . . . Unfortunately the nature of live news sometimes . . ."
"Holy shit, Ory," Max murmured, her whole body tense. "Do we know anyone in Boston? Do you have friends or family there?" People had started arguing now, some calling for calm, others shouting across the room to each other for any new information they could dig up on their phones. Someone had a laptop out and was connecting it to Elk Cliffs's Wi-Fi.
"I don't think so," Ory said, but his head was swimming. He felt dizzy.
"This is really bad," Max kept saying. "This is really, really bad."
Ory tried to refute that, to be the strong, steady one who would keep them both anchored, but he couldn't find the words. The TV was back on the helicopter camera hovering over Boston city limits, the body of the fallen shadowless man still in the street, this time
pixelated into an indiscernible mass. Ory couldn't tell for sure, but it looked like even in death, his shadow hadn't returned. The thought sent a chill through him.
The National Guard were still shoulder to shoulder, a wall across the road. They looked shaken, as if they were clinging to one another instead of forming a blockade. One was holding a black body bag in his hands, gun strapped back across his shoulders, but he was held by orders in the line, unable to go forward and lay it over the dead man, in case whatever was causing the Forgetting was transmissible through the air. The soldiers suddenly tensed, and guns rose from their downward angle to point straight forward with agonizing dread. More shadowless were approaching. Some running, some screaming, some silent.
This time the station didn't waste any time. The screen cut back to the anchor at the desk, who was scrambling through freshly scribbled papers and a blaring earpiece, trying not to listen for the sound of impending gunfire through the tiny speaker. Mid-speech he stammered. A long, horrible pause. He closed his eyes involuntarily. Then he opened them and kept going.
Ory glanced around the room and swallowed hard, to try to calm himself down, and looked back at the screen. Then he heard the anchor say something about Denver. He pulled Max closer, wrapped his arms around her, and squeezed with everything he had as the news cut to a reporter in Colorado. Someone had begun to sob.
"Hey," he said as he crushed her into the hug. The shocked, rising hum of too many voices at once echoed off the stone walls of the ballroom. Shouts and ring tones blended into an eerie, doomed musical harmony. He wanted to say something comforting, to sound like he was there for her, to make it feel like it was all going to be okay soon, but the fear had numbed his mind. "Blue," he finally managed, no more than a whisper.
"Fifty-two," she whispered back.
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Oddział "Barry" – jednostka bojowa Armii Krajowej, początkowo jako batalion, a od września jako kompania walcząca w powstaniu warszawskim, wchodząca w skład Zgrupowania Kuba – Sosna, nastepnie jako 4 kompania 4 Batalionu "Sosna" 15 pułku piechoty Armii Krajowej

Historia
Oddział powstał na bazie batalionu szturmowego Wkra Komendy Państwowego Korpusu Bezpieczeństwa miasta stołecznego Warszawy. Batalion Wkra został w maju 1944 wyodrębniony w batalionu PKB "Mazur" wraz ze 150 żołnierzami. Początkowo bataliony "Mazur" i "Wkra" miały zaatakować ulicę Szucha. Jednak w czerwcu 1944 zmieniono zadania dla batalionu. Zadaniem jednostki było opanowanie Ratusza i rejonu Placu Teatralnego oraz osłona Okręgowej Delegatury Rządu Warszawa-miasto. Batalion składał się z trzech kompanii (ok. 365 żołnierzy).

Ordre de bataille 31 lipca 1944
Dowództwo
 Dowódca kpt. Włodzimierz Kozakiewicz "Barry";
 I zastępca por. Edward Budniak "Karol"
 II zastępca por. Tadeusz Błusiewicz "Tadeusz" ;
Oddziały
 1 kompania - dowódca - por. Edward Budniak "Karol"
 2 kompania - dowódca - por. Błusiewicz "Tadeusz" "Jawor";
 3 kompania - dowódca por. Edward Kwietniewski "Adam"
 Pluton przeciwpancerny - por. "Łuna"
 Pluton saperów - por. "Rysiek"
 Pluton łączniczek - "Joanna".

Dowództwo mieściło się na ulicy Długiej 19. Dwie kompanie skoncentrowane były w okolicach Starego Miasta (Sapieżyńska 10, Mławska 5, Długa 19 i Senatorska 31), zaś 3 kompania w okolicach Placu Zbawiciela. W dniu 1 sierpnia dotarło ok. 40% stanu. Oddziałowi przydzielono 9 pistoletów i 6 granatów

Powstanie
Oddział 1 sierpnia zdobył dwa komisariaty granatowej policji i po zaopatrzeniu się w broń zdobył kolejno Ratusz, Pałac Blanka, Bank Polski oraz areszt przy ul. Daniłowiczowskiej. Oddział został zreorganizowany jako Batalion Bezpieczeństwa w składzie:
 1 kompania - dowódca por. Tadeusz Blusiewicz "Tomasz, "Jawor";
 1 pluton szturmowy" - dowódca por, Mieczysław Bełdowski"Ryś" (następnie jako wydzielony pluton osłony dowództwa Grupy Północ AK;
 2 pluton odwodowy - dowódca ppor./por. Antoni Kartasiński vel Kartawski "Grotowski";
 3 pluton żandarmerii - por. "Lech";
 4 pluton ochrony władz cywilnych
 2 kompania - dowódca por. Edward Kwietniewski "Adam";
 5 pluton łączności - por. Kazimierz Balary "Dorsz";
 6 pluton sanitarny
 7 pluton zaopatrzeniowo-gospodarczy.

Od 7 sierpnia podporządkowany bezpośrednio dowództwu Grupy "Północ" AK pełniąc funkcje zarówno liniowe jak i jako żandarmeria. Przejściowo mjr. "Barry" był szefem żandarmerii Grupy Północ. Od 29 sierpnia jego oddział sprawował nadzór i ochraniał ewakuację kanałami sił powstańczych i ludności cywilnej na Starówkę. W ostatnich dniach obrony Starówki organizował i ochraniał ewakuację kanałami. Od września wchodził w skład zgrupowania "Sosna" broniąc barykad na ulicach Zielna, Chmielna, Widok, Bracka i Świętokrzyska. Do 20 września 1944 stanowił 4 kompanię IV Batalionu "Sosna" 15 pułku piechoty AK.

Żołnierzami oddziału "Barry" był m.in. mjr Gustaw Konstanty Żebrowski, oraz Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński (który zginał 4 sierpnia w obronie Pałacu Blanka).

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Tottenham transfer news: £31.5m 'man-mountain' would be 'good signing for Conte | OneFootball
Tottenham transfer news: £31.5m 'man-mountain' would be 'good signing for Conte
Graham Roberts thinks Antonio Rudiger would be a good signing for Tottenham, but doubts whether the north London club would be able to attract the Chelsea defender.
The German international is enjoying a fine season with Chelsea but is out of contract at Stamford Bridge next summer and is yet to commit his future to the west Londoners.
Tottenham have been linked with the centre-back in the past and he even revealed earlier this year that he spoke with former manager Jose Mourinho about the possibility of moving across the capital.
But with the gap to Spurs' London rivals significantly bigger than at any point in the last few years, Roberts doesn't think that he would sign for them.
What's the latest news with Rudiger?
Rudiger, valued at £31.5m by Transfermarkt, has established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League since Thomas Tuchel's arrival, and played a huge part in their Champions League success last season.
Remarkably, his WhoScored rating is only 13th in the Chelsea squad, although that perhaps says more about the general level under Tuchel right now rather than anything on Rudiger's own performances.
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Despite his brilliant progression under Tuchel, Rudiger isn't interested in signing a new deal, which therefore means he'll be available to leave the Blues for nothing at the end of the season.
Real Madrid are also in the running for Rudiger's signature, with the La Liga giants yet to replace Raphael Varane.
Roberts believes that he would be a good addition for Conte, but is unsure whether they'd be able to complete a deal for Rudiger.
What did Roberts say?
When asked whether he could see Rudiger signing for Tottenham, Roberts told GIVEMESPORT: "I think it would be good for us. He's the most improved player I've seen in the last year in the Premier League.
"From where he was under Frank, he's become a man-mountain, he's a really good passer of the ball, although I'm not sure he would come to Tottenham."
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Do Tottenham need a centre-back?
Spurs have improved at the back since Conte arrived, with clean sheets against Everton and Brentford, but the quality of opposition has to be taken into account, with Tottenham yet to face a top-half team under the Italian.
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Furthermore, Tottenham are currently operating without their best centre-back in Cristian Romero, who's out injured, whilst Joe Rodon doesn't appear to be in Conte's plans having started once in his opening five games.
The likes of Eric Dier and Ben Davies are doing a decent job, but they'll need to be upgraded on if Spurs want to become serious top four challengers.
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Institutional Award: Youth Radio
2001 | Berkeley, Calif.
For a decade Youth Radio, based in Berkeley, California has trained thousands of teenagers, the vast majority from low-income homes, in skills related to broadcast journalism, radio and web production, and engineering. Through hands-on training and on-going interaction with adults and peers and in the creation of their own programs, these young people have gained valuable communication, media journalism and production skills. But they have also learned about issues often confronted when one is involved in media advocacy, media criticism, and media literacy campaigns. At Youth Radio training in the practical skills required to succeed in broadcast journalism becomes more than technical training or a tool for expressing youth perspectives. It also enables young people to experience a sense of civic engagement, to develop critical thinking skills, to practice teamwork, to prepare for future work, and to build self-esteem. The teens who work through Youth Radio have addressed the same major topics explored in mainstream media, among them education reform, racialized conflict, identity formation, social violence, and the global economy. They have dealt with topics related specifically to their own age group—prescription drug abuse in schools, standardized testing, and sex-education for pre-teens. And they responded in a sensitive and enlightening manner to events related to September 11, 2001. Executive Producer Ellin O'Leary is accompanied by an outstanding team of producers: Rebecca Martin, Mia Lobel, Lissa Soep, Mike McKenna, Anita Johnson, Cesar Zepeda, Deverol Ross, Mike Rubio, Jacinda Abcarian, and Beverly Mire. Among the young creators of Youth Radio during the year 2001 were Belia Mayeno-Choy, Thessaly LaForce, Bobby Thompson, Reyna Gillead, Noah Nelson, Ashley Stewart, Tania Garcia, Christina Appleberry, Nzinga Moore, Celeste Owens, Leah Chapple-Stingley, Meena Hartenstein, Anita Gonzalez, Leon Sykes, and Mark Bamuthi. A Peabody Award goes to these young people, to their mentors, and to their colleagues of the last decade for continuing excellence in media training, for media productions and for contributions to community life.


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Q: change default shell sh uses for jenkins pipeline the "sh" step default to cmd on windows and bash on linux.
How can I make sh step default to powershell on windows?
PS has a lot of bash alias so I could potentially use "sh" on both platforms with the same commands if "sh" defaulted to powershell on windows agents

A: For *nix hosted Jenkins it is in following way:
sh "#!/bin/zsh\n pwd; ls"

NOTE: be aware that the shell must be existing in system
for windows though, it is not that streight forward, and cause there is no posibility (or at least I do not know about it) to switch to PS from CMD via command, you have to make sure your windows system default Command Promt is set to Powershell. I think you can do it from Control Panel, but neverthless, there is a way to that for sure.

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PROPOSITION 104: if passed will create a tax of seven-tenths of a penny for a period of 35 years beginning January 1, 2016. If passed this proposition will support a plan offering more transportation choices including light rail and buses as well as builds and improves public streets and roadways, Increases transparency and public input and government accountability. All expenditures shall be reviewed by a Citizens Transportation Committee.
Expanding light rail and high-capacity transit to serve more Phoenix neighborhoods and employment, education and entertainment centers.
Adding bus services to unnerved major streets, increasing bus services and frequency on existing routes.
Extending bus and Dial-a-Ride service hours to go along with light rail service.
Improving streets and roadways throughout the city by fixing potholes, resurfacing streets, increasing ADA accessibility adding new sidewalks, street lights, bike lanes and bus pullouts.
Building new roads and bridges and upgrading technology for more efficient traffic operations.
Increasing security measures throughout the City's public transit system, including transit vehicles, bus stops, light rail stations and park and rides.
Providing additional transportation services, including shade at bus stops, wireless internet technology on buses and light rail cars, reload transit fare cards and real-time data for trip planning.
All the information provided is from the ballot book that is sent out to registered voters. What is not in the book is that a portion of the funds generated will go towards hiring police officers. My thought is the increased security may be part of the monies for that. This is the only proposition that I could find that has any opposition comments listed in the ballot book.
PROPOSITION 103: In a nut shell, this is the City's attempt to fix what they did in 2012 when they got a proposition passed to increase the amount of monies contributed by employees hired after July 1, 2013. This created a 2 tier system in the COPERS pension system with the idea that the employee and city would share a 50/50 split on contributions into the system. What they did not see was employees paying 15% or more of their paychecks. With this issue the city is finding it difficult in getting new employees to stay with the City of Phoenix. This proposition if passed will put a cap on this contribution of 11% and create a 3 tier pension system starting January 1, 2016.
This also puts a $125,000 cap on compensation used to calculate pension benefits. What does this mean for you, this means no more David Cavazos and Frank Fairbanks type retirements where they are making more in retirement than when working for the city. This proposition is estimated to have a savings of $38.8 million over 20 years.
PROPOSITION 100: General Plan provides direction for development, conservation and infrastructure investments in the City. This proposition does change and current land use, designations, zoning or raise taxes. It talks about the five core values Connect People and Places, Strengthen Our Local Economy, Celebrate Our Divers Communities & Neighborhoods, Build the Sustainable Desert City and Create an Even More Vibrant Downtown.
I am sure we will have to keep a close eye on the council when it comes to them using this particular proposition if were to pass, but it does promote financial growth and development we would hope help the city with its money issues.
PROPOSITION 101: City of Phoenix Locally Controlled Alternative Expenditure Limitation. This is a continuation of a process already in place since 1981. This allows the City of Phoenix to alternatively spend only a certain amount of money every fiscal year for the next 4 years.
PROPOSITION 102: This proposition if adopted would allow the city to issue payments in the form of warrants, checks, electronic transfers, or any other form or method of payment authorized by the City Manager or City Clerk. Approximately 150,000 payments are made every year by the city; this does not include payroll warrants (pay checks). The finance department estimates this will save the city $250,000.
Again these are only recommendations. All information on the propositions are available in the ballot book mailer.
All of these props require us to pay more taxes.... BOO!
Considering that taxes are the very thing that pays for your income, benefits and retirement. I would hope that you would endorse proposals that help to put food on your table. A one cent tax increase if it reduces the pension contributions by 5% of an employee seems to be a good deal. You may want to reevaluate your view of what boo means.


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Now on DVD:
As Wall Street's Universe Collapses
by Lisa Pease
What would you do if you had knowledge of imminent catastrophe and no power to stop it? That was the question that inspired the new film Margin Call from writer/director J.C. Chandor.
Based on the financial crisis of 2008, the film is a tightly paced, highly suspenseful look at the first 36 hours of a meltdown from the viewpoint of a few key people in a Lehman Brothers-like investment firm. The damage has already been done, and there's no way to reverse it. The characters are faced with Hobsian choices that leave little room for moral concerns.
Indeed, that's the fascination with the film. While some have decried it, claiming that it makes the Wall Street crooks who stole our money sympathetic characters, that's not what I saw at all. I had no sympathy for any of them, but I found them fascinating, nonetheless.
Here are a group of people who have uncritically bought into a way of life destined for failure, and suddenly that failure is upon them. How will they deal? What will they do? What can they do?
During the course of the escalating-by-the-minute meltdown, each character finds out, in his or her own way, what they are — and are not — made of.
The story opens with the layoffs of a large number of people in the firm. It's a scene that unnervingly takes us all back to those first few weeks after the financial crisis. When Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), a 19-year veteran of the firm, is cut (with a paltry six-month's severance for his 19 years), he leaves a warning and a thumb drive of data with one of his junior associates and warns him to "be careful."
Something is terribly wrong, and Eric hasn't quite figured it out yet.
His bright younger associate Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) pulls up the model, tweaks a few numbers, and suddenly sees the future is already here, and it looks bad from every angle. One by one, superiors are brought in to deal with the crisis, played by actors Paul Bettany, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, and ultimately Jeremy Irons.
You know these people. You've worked with some of them. In a few broad strokes, you see the uptight manager, the handsome if shallow braniac, the quiet genius, the get-by-on-his-charm kid, the company man, the disconnected man at the top who readily admits he didn't get there because of his brains, and more. That the characters seem so specific despite the lack of background data in the script is a tribute to the talents of a brilliant cast.
I think we all want to better understand what happened. How could the system get so broken so quickly? In that sense, the movie offers little direct information. This is not history or documentary.
What this is, however, is sheer drama. I truly felt glued to the screen. My thoughts never wandered, a rarity in the movie theater these days. I really wanted to know, at every second, what would happen next. Of course, we all know what happens, eventually. But watching these people in the moment was incredibly compelling.
Kevin Spacey is particularly interesting as Sam Rogers, the head of the trading group that is going to have to do the most to deal with the coming crisis. He's torn by the results of past choices that leave him only two choices--both wrong. We learn over the course of the film just how much his devotion has cost him.
After viewing the film, I was reminded of Jared Diamond's book Collapse, in which he demonstrates that short-term thinking and, particularly, cultures in which the elite separate themselves too far from the working class, lead inevitably to disaster and collapse of any given society.
The real issue is not how to deal with crises as they arise, but to see them coming and change course early enough to entirely avert them. When the elite are more closely tied to the workers, they feel the pain sooner and make appropriate course corrections. The further the elite get from the workers, the more insulated they are, preventing them from seeing genuine problems until it's too late to solve them.
Margin Call reminds of the importance of our decisions in a given moment and to look a little further down the road to the long term.
Margin Call is now available on DVD and VOD.
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Your Favorite New Musicians Of 2016 (So Far)
By Bob Boilen,
Robin Hilton
Published June 29, 2016 at 11:55 AM EDT
Courtesy of the artists
Clockwise from upper left: Big Thief, Japanese Breakfast, Margaret Glaspy, Overcoats
It's only June and this year is already jam-packed with remarkable new artists who've released some of 2016's most memorable music. These are artists who released their very first songs or first full-length albums so far this year.
Last week we asked for your picks for the best new artists from 2016's first half. We tallied the votes and have your top 10 listed below, alongside quotes that some of you submitted with your votes. The artists you picked cross genres, from the scuzz-y slacker rock of Lucy Dacus to the tender country music of Margo Price. But the thing that links them all, what you told us matters most to you, is a sense of authenticity.
But first, Bob and Robin share their favorites: the wound-tight, propulsive sound of Weaves and the quiet, textured tunes of Ry X.
Bob Boilen
In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.
Robin Hilton is a producer and co-host of the popular NPR Music show All Songs Considered.


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Racing Electronics Becomes the Official Radio Communications Supplier for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
RE Providing Communications for IMS Officials
& Staff at Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 & More
51 Sports PR Report
Fresh off announcing their new role as the Official Radio Communications Provider for the Indy Racing League earlier this week, Racing Electronics has also announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement with Indianapolis Motor Speedway to become the Official Radio Communications Supplier of IMS, the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis GP and all other racing events held the historic Indiana racing facility.
The partnership between Racing Electronics and Indianapolis Motor Speedway brings together the leader in professional racing products worldwide and the most recognizable racing facility in the world.
"To say we are excited about our new partnership with such a prestigious facility and events like the Indy 500 & Brickyard 400 is an understatement," Said Kevin Hughes, Director of Motorsports Communication for Racing Electronics. "Racing Electronics has been present at every NASCAR Brickyard event since the inaugural race, and is excited to now be able to attend all events at IMS in an official capacity. We now have the ability to showcase what we do best, and that is to provide our valued customers the sales and service they expect from us. We are looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with IMS."
RE's Team Services personnel will be in attendance for the most prestigious racing events in the world held annually at "The Brickyard," including the Indianapolis 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Brickyard 400. RE's fan sales and rental units will also be available at the track for fans to rent or purchase communications products such as scanners, headsets and other two-way communications materials.
Racing Electronics manufactures and supplies a complete line of race communication products and accessories and has been serving the professional drivers and pit crews, as well as the race fan, for more than 20 years. In addition to its worldwide headquarters and full showroom in Concord, North Carolina, In addition to being the Official Radio Communications Provider for the Indy Racing League, Racing Electronics has mobile offices at all NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series events, along with all NHRA races and short-track events throughout the United States,
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Robert Earl Pratt Jr., 26, was arraigned on Tuesday in a shooting at the Dayshas Convenience Store Friday night.
Pratt faces two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of felony firearms, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
The charges are connected to a shooting that happened at the store in the 700 block of Douglas Street.
Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers say a 23-year-old Kalamazoo man suffered multiple gun shot wounds and a 49-year-old Kalamazoo man suffered a single gun shot wound. The younger man remains at Bronson Hospital in serious condition.
Pratt is being held in the Kalamazoo County Jail on a $250,000 bond. His preliminary examination is scheduled for May 13.
Again…where are the anti-gun rants now?


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Q: The compressed (zipped) folder is invalid Java I'm trying to zip files from server into a folder using ZipOutputStream.
After archive download it can't be opened after double click. Error "The compressed (zipped) folder is invalid" occures. But if I open it from context menu - > 7zip -> open file it works normal. What can be reason of the problem?
sourceFileName="./file.txt"'
                    sourceFile = new File(sourceFileName);

                    try {
                        // set the content type and the filename
                       responce.setContentType("application/zip");
                        response.addHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + sourceFileName + ".zip");
                        responce.setContentLength((int) sourceFile.length());

                        // get a ZipOutputStream, so we can zip our files together
                        ZipOutputStream outZip = new ZipOutputStream((responce.getOutputStream());

                        // Add ZIP entry to output stream.
                        outZip.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(sourceFile.getName()));

                        int length = 0;
                        byte[] bbuf = new byte[(int) sourceFile.length()];

                        DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream(sourceFile));
                        while ((in != null) && ((length = in.read(bbuf)) != -1)) {
                            outZip.write(bbuf, 0, length);
                        }

                        outZip.closeEntry();
                        in.close();
                        outZip.flush();
                        outZip.close();

A: 7Zip can open a wide variety of zip formats, and is relatively tolerant of oddities.  Windows double-click requires a relatively specific format and is far less tolerant.
You need to look up the zip format and then look at your file (and "good" ones) with a hex editor (such as Hex Editor Neo), to see what may be wrong.
(One possibility is that you're using the wrong compression algorithm.  And there are several other variations to consider as well, particularly whether or not you generate a "directory".)

A: It could be that a close is missing. It could be that the path encoding in the zip cannot be handled by Windows. It might be that Windows has difficulty with the directory structure, or that a path name contains a (back)slash. So it is detective work, trying different files. If you immediately stream the zip to the HTTP response, then finish has to be called i.o. close.

After the code being posted:
The problem is the setContentLength giving the original file size. But when given, it should give the compressed size.
DataInputStream is not needed, and one should here do a readFully.
    responce.setContentType("application/zip");
    response.addHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=file.zip");

     //Path sourcePath = sourceFile.toPath();
     Path sourcePath = Paths.get(sourceFileName);

     ZipOutputStream outZip = new ZipOutputStream((responce.getOutputStream(),
            StandardCharsets.UTF-8);

     outZip.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(sourcePath.getFileName().toString()));
     Files.copy(sourcePath, outZip);
     outZip.closeEntry();

Either finish or closethe zip at the end.
     outZip.finish();
     //outZip.close();

     in.close();

I am not sure (about the best code style) whether to close the response output stream already oneself.
But when not closing finish() must be called, flush() will not suffice, as at the end data is written to the zip.
For file names with for instance Cyrillic letters, it would be best to add a Unicode charset like UTF-8. In fact let UTF-8 be the Esperanto standard world-wide.
A last note: if only one file one could use GZipOutputstream for file.txt.gz or query the browser's capabilities (request parameters) and deliver it compressed as file.txt.


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Select A Gauge-Based Global Daily Precipitation Dataset from 1980 to 2009: Quality Control and Evaluation Collect
A serial of quality control (QC) procedures were performed on a gauge-based global daily precipitation dataset from the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) for the period 1998-2009. A new global precipitation dataset was constructed after the control procedures. The new dataset was evaluated using CMAP and GPCP precipitation products. The results show that the frequency and spatial distribution of monthly precipitation in the new dataset well agree with those in CMAP and GPCP. The global mean correlation coefficient between gauge precipitation and CMAP/GPCP precipitation increased from 0.24 before QC to 0.70 after QC, accordingly, and the root mean square error decreased form 12 mm/d to 1 mm/d. The interannual variability of monthly precipitation in the new dataset is consistent with that of the CMAP/GPCP in Asia; and the seasonal variability of precipitation in different regions over the world coincides with those of CMAP/GPCP quite well.
Select Principal Time Modes of the Interannual and Decadal Variations of Landfall Tropical Storm Number in China and Their Relationships to the Global Large Scale Circulation Collect
Ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) method was adopted to study the non-stationary interannual and decadal variations of landfall tropical storm number in China. Time series of the landfall tropical storm number of 56 years (1951-2006) can be decomposed into a series of modes, mainly including the quasi 4 years (C01), 6-7 years (C02) and 14-16 years (C03) oscillation components. Among them, the quasi 4-year oscillation with the largest amplitude is related to ENSO. In brief, the EEMD method instead of traditional and conventional decomposition methods can bring us the isolated characteristics of the temporal variations of the landfall tropical storm number on various time scales, especially on the interannual and decadal timescales. In addition, the long-range trend is not obvious, indicating that there was no increasing or declining trend in the series of landfall tropical storm number in the past 56 years. Moreover, the correlation analysis also suggests that the interdecadal variations of landfall tropical storm number in China were closely related to the interaction between tropical and extratropical circulation systems in the Southern Hemisphere.
Select Advances in Extremes Statistics and Their Application to Climate Change Study Collect
New advances in extremes statistics are reviewed in this paper, with emphases on application to extreme weather and climate event research as well as in large-scale engineering design. For example, the generalized Pareto distribution (GPD) based on the peak, the generalized extreme value distribution (GEV) based on the block maxima over threshold (POT) method, and the theoretical relationship of parameters between GPD and GEV; the quantile estimation of extreme precipitation model with given return periods; and the quantile estimation error of extreme value distribution models, and the multivariable extreme value distribution theory, and its application, etc.
Impacts of Climate Change
Select Frequency of Revolting Events During 1644-1911 in North China Plain and Its Relationship with Climate Change Collect
Based on the record of revolting events in Actual Annals of Qing Dynasty (a collection of official records), the frequency (amount of counties where revolting events happened every year) of revolting events during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in North China plain is reconstructed. By comparing revolting events series with temperature and precipitation series, the interaction between climate change and social responses are analyzed. The conclusions are as follows. Revolting events broke out more frequently in colder periods, while less in warmer periods. There were much more revolting events in drought decades than in wet decades, and the three fatal revolting events were all ignited by severe droughts. The impacts of temperature and precipitation change on revolting events should be estimated at different time scales. In the late Qing Dynasty, the correlation between revolting events and climate change became more and more significant, along with the contradiction between population and land area becoming increasingly intense.
Select Impact of Global Warming on the Rice Cultivable Area in Southern China in 1961-2009 Collect
Using the daily weather data from 214 stations over southern China rice growing area during 1961-2009, impact of global warming on the rice cultivable area in southern China was studied. The results show that the accumulated temperature in rice-growing areas across southern China obviously increased in the period of 1961-2009, it increased up to 5980.8℃?d in 2001-2009, 268.0 ℃?d higher than that in the 1960s. Correspondingly, the rice growing season has clearly prolonged up to 231.4 d, 16.5 d longer than that in the 1960s. And the growing boundary for double-cropping rice apparently shifted northwards, and one for triple-cropping rice slightly shifted northwards. From the 1960s to 1980s, the double-cropping rice grew only in the areas south of the Yangtze River. However in the recent 10 years, the cultivable area for double-cropping rice has extended even north of the Yangtze River, i.e., the northern boundaries have advanced northwards approximately 300 km, extending to northeastern Sichuan, eastern Guizhou, Chongqing, most Hubei, central Anhui, as well as southern Jiangsu.
Select Climatic Response of Crop Yields to Summer Cumulative High Temperature Collect
Based on the daily observational temperature data, monthly precipitation anomalies and statistical yearbook data in Nanjing, the climatic response of crop yields to summer cumulative high temperature was analyzed. The results show that summer cumulative high temperature in Nanjing has presented an increasing trend since 1949. The linear growth rate of summer cumulative high temperature over the last 30 years is almost 8 times that over the last 60 years (2.88℃ vs. 0.35℃ per year). Summer cumulative high temperature has significant negative correlations with summer and autumn grain yields, showing a correlation coefficient of -0.66 and -0.62, respectively. Although there is also certain negative correlation between summer cumulative high temperature and the yields of oil-bearing crops, the correlation coefficient is not as significant as the former two. Crop yields show no response to summer cumulatire high temperature.
Select Comparison on China's Carbon Emission Scenarios in 2050 Collect
Hui-Min LI
Several representative studies on China's carbon emission scenarios in 2050 were compared in some aspects, such as methodology, scenario settings, macro parameters, energy consumption, energy consumption structure, carbon emission and carbon intensity. Under the baseline scenario of present policy framework, future energy structure will be optimized and carbon emission intensity will decrease continually, but China's carbon emission in 2050 still has a significant increase, and the carbon emission will reach 11.9-16.2 Gt CO2 in 2050. By strengthening low carbon policy, under comparative scenarios, the optimization of energy structure and the decline of carbon emission intensity will be more obvious; and the carbon emission in 2050 will decrease significantly, China's carbon emission will be 4.3-9.5 Gt CO2 in 2050.
Select The Estimation of CO2 Emission from Aircraft of China's Civil Aviation during 1960-2009 Collect
Ji-Cheng HE
Based on the annual production data collected by Chinese Civil Aviation Statistic Center, the CO2 emission of aircraft during 1960-2009 was calculated and the emission intensity and its dynamic characteristics were analyzed. The results show that the CO2 emission of aircraft in China increased from 120 kt in 1960 to 41.44 million ton in 2009. The emission intensity of CO2 decreased from 2.9 kg/(converted t km) in 1960 to 0.96 kg/(converted t km) in 2009 at an average rate of 0.04 kg/(converted t km) per year. The proportion of the CO2 emission of aircraft to the total emission in the sector of transportation, storage and post in China was 6.6% and to total emission from fossil fuel combustion in China was 0.24%.
Select Latest Climate Change Policies of UK's Coalition Government and Its Impact on China Collect
In May 2010, the Coalition Government, by the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party, came into power, and some changes were also made on the climate change policies accordingly. This paper is trying to find some emphases and changes of UK's climate change policies, based on the Annual Energy Statement announced by the Coalition Government on July 27, 2010, the article published by Prime Minister David Cameron, and the speech delivered by Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne. The new government promotes international emission reduction and maintains the international business interests of UK's low-carbon technologies. The new government requires major developing countries to commit to the mitigation actions which are measureable, reportable and verifiable. The UK's government shifts the focus of domestic climate change policy from emission reduction to adaptation. The new British government attaches great importance to China in the low carbon technology cooperation. Facing new opportunities as well as challenges, China needs to develop a low-carbon development strategy at national level as soon as possible.
Select Analysis of LULUCF Accounting Rules for Post-Kyoto Collect
Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) could allow Annex I parties in the Kyoto Protocol to release their carbon emission reduction pressure, comparably expanding more emission space for their domestic industry and energy field. LULUCF activity types and specific accounting methods were always argued among different parties, where several accounting loopholes conflicted fiercely, particularly including harvest wood product, force majeure, reference level threshold value and gross-net and net-net accounting methods selection. In order to avoid developed countries taking use of the accounting loopholes of LULUCF to decrease their emission reduction pressure, the LULUCF data submitted by main developed counties in Annex I including EU27, Canada, Japan, Russia and so on, were collected in this paper. According to the analysis of these data, the loopholes might influence the accounting results of LULUCF. The results show that the uncertainty of harvest wood product was excessive; carbon sink produced by LULUCF activities would increase averagely 30% at least without force majeure; reference level threshold value of carbon sink should be set at a higher level; net-net accounting method might be more suitable for LULUCF in post-Kyoto.
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Last day for alcoholic energy drink sales
Michigan Radio | By Zoe Clark
Today is the last day that stores in Michigan can sell alcoholic energy drinks. Last month, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission announced it would ban sales of the controversial drinks because of health risks.
The Associated Press reports:
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring major brands of caffeinated alcoholic drinks to be taken off store shelves nationally by mid-December because of similar concerns. The agency says the combination of caffeine and alcohol in the drinks can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" and alcohol poisoning, car accidents and assaults.
At least four states have banned the drinks. You can find a list of the banned-drinks here.
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Zoe Clark is Michigan Radio's Program Director. In that role, Clark oversees all content and programming on the state's largest and most-listened to public radio station - including the station's award-winning newsroom, podcasts, commentary and daily news-magazine Stateside.
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