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Jerry Jones Cut Damontre Moore for Raising Fist After National Anthem-Fiction!
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Rich Buhler & Staff
Summary of eRumor:
Dallas Cowboys defense end Damontre Moore was cut by team owner Jerry Jones after Moore raised his fist in the air after the national anthem.
The Truth:
Despite widespread speculation, Dallas Cowboys team officials say that Damontre Moore's decision to raise his fist after the national anthem had nothing to do with his release the following week.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones previously said that he would bench any player who disrespects the American flag during the national anthem (an earlier locker room speech on the subject was misattributed to Jones, however). While no Cowboys player have kneeled for the anthem, Damontre Moore was one of two players on the team who raised their fists at its conclusion.
About a week before his release, Damontre Moore discussed his decision to protest with the Dallas News. Moore said he'd bee raising his fist throughout the season in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, who started the movement in 2016 to protest social injustices. Moore said he has family members in the military and does not view the protest as disrespectful to the American flag.
A week later, Damontre Moore was released from the Cowboys. That led many to speculate that Moore's public defiance of Jerry Jones' warning against player protests was the cause. However, Cowboys head coach Jason Garret said that Moore being cut had nothing to do with that.
Rather, an injury to Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey required the team to temporarily sign a backup kicker. The Cowboys had to make room for the replacement kicker on the roster, and that meant choosing between cutting Moore or Taco Charlton, a rookie who the team selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
So, despite speculation, there's no evidence that the Cowboys cut Damontre Moore for protesting during the national anthem.
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Radhakishan Damani is one of the greatest investors in India. He is the owner of DMart(chain of retail stores) and is a billionaire many times over. Today we bring to you news of his acquiring stake in a quick service restaurant company.Now the surprising fact about the company is that it was also held previously in Radhakishan Damani's Portfolio. However the September Share Holding Pattern of this company had no mention of this stake. The December Share Holding Pattern again shows Derive Trading and Resorts Private Limited (Radhakishan Damani's firm) holding 1.1% stake in the company. We leave it to you to speculate on the reasons behind this pattern.
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To get a feel for what real world Haskell looks like, here are some examples from various popular Haskell projects. To start learning the language, good places to start are Learning Haskell, Haskell in 5 steps, and Books and tutorials.
More code may be found on the wiki.
An example that illustrates different ways to define recursive data structures. The example defines a simple language (illustrating how to define some recursive structures) and an interpreter for the language (illustrating how to work with the recursive structures).
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Environmental justice is social justice. The environment is our base and context for jobs, public health, and so much more. When we safeguard our precious natural resources and harness opportunities to live with reduced environmental impact, we can deliver public health and economic benefits to all Minnesotans.
-Pursue policy solutions that lower harmful greenhouse gas emissions, keeping Minnesota on pace with international environmental leaders.
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-Prepare Minnesota for the impacts of climate change by reducing vulnerabilities to extreme heat, extreme rainfall, and severe storms in ways that address many of the issues we face now, including poor air quality, water resource pollution, habitat loss, and more.


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Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. We wanted a relaxing, quiet getaway to celebrate our 25th. We found it at "Sunrise Above the Clouds"! When we arrived there was a snowy dust on the ground -- very pretty! Tuesday - Wednesday we had about 10" of snow. Before the snow, we visited Clampitt's Hardware to buy a sled so we could slide down the mountain. We had a blast sledding! Great memories made here at Sunrise Above the Clouds. Many blessings over this home. Hope to return soon!
I took my wife to the cabin for her 30th birthday. I wanted a cabin with nice living accommodations and a hot tub. This had both! The first thing I noticed when we entered was that the cabin was clean. There was a big leather couch, which my wife loved to curl up on next to the fireplace and read her book. The hot tub was right outside the side door and was easy to hop in. My only drawbacks for the cabin are the kitchen and the bed. The kitchen was small, which you can tell in pictures. There's not a lot of counter space, so there's not much room to work. I did like that there was all the pots, pans, utensils, etc. that we needed. As far as the downstairs bed, I did not sleep very well. I'm not sure if it was the bed itself or something else. The cabin takes about 20 minutes to get up the mountain, but once you get used to the drive you can make it in about 15 minutes. There's an Ingles at the bottom of the mountain for your grocery shopping. Someone came to the cabin prior to our arrival to make sure the heat was on, the lights were on, the hot tub was ready, etc., so that was nice. I also liked that they called to make sure we arrived safely. The cabin had a grill, X-Box and air hockey, but we did not use them. We plan on returning to this cabin and making it a yearly tradition.


Rosemary Feit Covey's Red Handed is a complete gallery installation project which combines drawings printed on both hand and commercial printers. The prints are then made into paintings, or left rough on cheap paper. Covey's exploration in media and method has evolved and is comprised of wall-wrapped images and an all-encompassing floor piece - the major part of the installation - which forces the viewer to walk on the art. The image is meant to have no beginning and no end.
Red Handed began as a set of drawings and printed columns during Covey's 2012 residency at Spiro Arts in Utah. The initial drawing appeared as a steam of conscience image. It was at first unclear why red hands kept appearing on her running figures, Covey feels it is connected to guilt.
Referencing Dore, Modigliani and Picasso's Guernica - Red Handed raises issue of collective versus personal guilt.
"Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of the culprit, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing."
Rosemary Feit Covey was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a career spanning three decades she has exhibited internationally and received countless awards. Covey's work is in numerous national and international museum and library collections.
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Georgetown University Library currently houses 512 of her wood engravings in their permanent collection. She has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Evergreen Museum at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2014.
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Citing coronavirus, CDC says don't travel this Thanksgiving
Fact vs. fiction: Official sources for coronavirus news With news about the new coronavirus continuing to emerge, there's also a heavy dose of misinformation on social media. Here are official sources Georgians can use for information on COVID-19. Cobb County residents can visit the Cobb and Douglas Public Health website. DeKalb County residents can click over to the DeKalb Board of Health website. The Fulton County Board of Health website provides information on COVID-19 for residents. Gwinnett, Newton
By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended Americans against traveling for Thanksgiving to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
It was some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on curtailing traditional gatherings to fight the outbreak.
"CDC is recommending against travel during the Thanksgiving period," said Dr. Henry Walke, the agency's COVID-19 incident manager, in the Thursday briefing. "For Americans who decide to travel, CDC recommends doing so as safely as possible by following the same recommendations for everyday living."
On Wednesday, the U.S. surpassed 250,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic continues a long-predicted autumn surge throughout the nation.
CDC updates COVID-19 Thanksgiving guidance discouraging travel
According to data tracked by Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine, the U.S. leads the world in the number of cases, with more than 11.5 million as of noon Thursday. Also on Wednesday, Georgia's Department of Public Health reported 8,536 confirmed COVID deaths.
The CDC's Dr. Erin Sauber-Schatz cited the skyrocketing number of new cases in the U.S. over the past week as the reason for the new guidance. "The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is at home with the people in your household," she said.
U.S. doctors, nurses and hospital officials joined the CDC on Thursday to urge scaled-back holiday gatherings to help keep Americans and overburdened hospitals safe during the coronavirus surge.
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"In the strongest possible terms, we urge you to celebrate responsibly," the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association said in an open letter to the U.S. public.
"We are all weary and empathize with the desire to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, but given the serious risks, we underscore how important it is to wear masks, maintain physical distancing and wash your hands," the groups said.
"We will get through this pandemic," the letter said, "but the only way out is to follow the science and adhere to the public health steps we know work.''
Governors across the U.S. are asking for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to be a bleak winter.
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Renewed restrictions on indoor businesses, overloaded hospitals and the coming end of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans have led governors to paint a dire picture of the months ahead unless the federal government steps in with more money and leadership to help them shore up their damaged budgets and beat back the resurgence of the coronavirus.
Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall of $400 billion or more by some estimates.
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On a conference call Tuesday of Democratic governors from the Midwest, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called for a sequel to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act adopted by Congress in March.
"There are workers and families and farmers and small businesses that are going to need our help, and frankly, we can't do it alone," he said. "We're going to need a robust federal support system to help our states and economies recover beyond the federal CARES funds that expire at the end of the year."
Casey Katims, federal liaison for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, said the situation there is too dire for the state to wait until President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in Jan. 20. "We need help by the end of this year," Katims said.
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In a news conference Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, made a similar push. "Everyone on both sides of the aisle in Washington needs to come together and finally get this done for the American people," he said.
And in Colorado on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, called a special legislative session to craft a $220 million state virus-related stimulus measure. "Even as cases have exploded across the country, Congress and the president have not yet passed much needed relief for people. Here in Colorado, we want to do the best with what we have to take care of our own," he said.
The cost of distributing tens of millions of doses of a vaccine in 2021 is also emerging as a major concern for governors. State health authorities have called on Congress to provide $8.4 billion.
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A new infusion of federal money does not appear to be on the way anytime soon. A lame-duck session of Congress and a presidential administration on its way out have chilled the prospects for a deal.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans generally say a new stimulus bill is needed, but they disagree on the scope of it. Some Republicans are opposed to another round of checks directly to most taxpayers, and some don't want Washington to "bail out" state and local governments that had financial struggles before the pandemic.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Democrats' approach includes "huge sums of money for state and city governments with no linkage to demonstrated COVID needs."
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"Democrats still want coronavirus relief for the entire country held hostage over a massive slush fund for their own use," the Kentucky Republican said.
Last spring, Congress and President Donald Trump agreed to a series of measures worth nearly $3 trillion to deal with the outbreak. The aid included a big boost, since expired, to weekly unemployment benefits, along with grants and loans for businesses and assistance to state and local governments.
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States have used the money for testing and contact tracing, assisting businesses, helping residents with utility bills and rent and expanding broadband access for students attending school remotely. But they have not generally been allowed to use it for one of their major needs: replacing declining tax revenue to keep regular government services running.
The needs have become more urgent as the virus rampages across virtually every state. California and Texas each have exceeded 1 million cases.
As intensive care units fill up, some Republican governors once reluctant to impose mask mandates have reversed course, and some cities and states are threatening fines against businesses that violate restrictions on social gatherings.
Biden this week called for Congress to immediately adopt a version of a $2.4 trillion stimulus bill passed by the House, but not the Senate, in May: "This is about keeping Americans afloat."
A vaccine appears to be on the horizon after two companies announced that early trials show their versions are at least 90% effective. But the powerful freezers needed to store the doses, protective equipment for the workers and the task of getting the vaccine into every community and administering the shots are becoming logistical and financial challenges.
With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. The delays are happening as the country braces for winter weather, flu season and holiday travel, all of which are expected to amplify the latest U.S. outbreak.
Lines spanned multiple city blocks at testing sites across New York City this week, leaving people waiting three or more hours before they could even enter health clinics. In Los Angeles, thousands lined up outside Dodger Stadium for drive-thru testing.
Experts like Johns Hopkins University researcher Gigi Gronvall said the U.S. is still falling far short of what's needed to control the virus.
Gronvall said the current testing rate "is on its way, but it's nowhere close to what's needed to shift the course of this epidemic." Many experts have called for anywhere between 4 million and 15 million daily tests to suppress the virus.
Trump administration officials estimate the U.S. has enough tests this month to screen between 4 million and 5 million people a day.
Adm. Brett Giroir, the U.S. official overseeing testing, downplayed reports of lines and delays earlier this week. In some cases, he said, lines are caused by a lack of scheduling by testing locations, which should stagger appointments.
"I'm sure that is going to happen from time to time, but we're aggressively helping states in any way that we can if there are those kinds of issues," Giroir said Monday.
Since Sept. 15, the daily count of U.S. tests has increased nearly 100%, based on a seven-day rolling average. However, the daily average of new COVID-19 cases has increased over 300%, to more than 161,000 as of Wednesday, according to an AP analysis.
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Water consumption by Alberta's oilsands threatens the quality and quantity available to Saskatchewan and the NWT through the Mackenzie River system, a study warns.
Voracious water consumption by Alberta's oilsands threatens the quality and quantity of water available to Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories through the Mackenzie River system, according to a study released Monday.
Oilsands operations draw most of their water from the Athabasca River, a tributary of the Mackenzie, and most of the water used is not returned to the river, says the study by the Sage Centre and World Wildlife Fund-Canada.
The study, whichwas released at the United Nations climate conference in Nairobi, Kenya, uses the Athabasca River and Great Lakes as case studies to project what faces Canada's freshwater supplies in the years ahead.
Water allocations by Alberta to oilsands projects on the Athabasca River now add up to 359 million cubic metres per year, twice the amount of water required for the city of Calgary.
A further 50-per-cent increase in water requirements from the Athabasca is expected when currently planned oilsands projects proceed.
The Athabasca is already losing flow due to the effects of global warming, and its summer flow at Fort McMurray declined almost 20 per cent from 1958 to 2003, says the study.
"The combined impacts of water withdrawals from oilsands projects and climate change will have serious consequences beyond the area of the projects themselves."
The study says provinces and territories around the Mackenzie basin should urgently negotiate binding water-sharing agreements, such as already exist for the Saskatchewan River system.
"The projected rate of water use from the Athabasca River, in the oilsands projects, is unsustainable.
"Flows will be insufficient to satisfy the needs of oilsands production, as well as other industrial, commercial, agricultural, municipal and environmental users, including the biologically rich Peace Athabasca Delta."
At risk is Wood Buffalo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the delta.
The study says that strip mining in the oilsands requires two to 4.5 cubic metres of water to extract one cubic metre of synthetic crude oil.
The water becomes heavily polluted in the process and only 10 per cent is returned to the river, with the rest held in huge storage ponds that are among the largest manmade structures on Earth.
"These environmental damages related to bitumen production… could eventually affect an area about one-fifth the size of Alberta, or about the size of England or Greece, since this is the extent of the deposits," the study says.
Saskatchewan stands to be especially affected.
"Saskatchewan borders on Lake Athabasca affected by Athabasca and Peace River flows. In view of increasing withdrawals of water in Alberta, combined with the effects of climate change, a firm agreement between the provincial and territorial governments is urgent," the study says.
It recommends a moratorium on further oilsands projects until the water problems can be solved.
The oilsands yielded more than one million barrels of oil per day in 2005. However, the study suggests the oilsands may be exhausted of oil by mid-century.


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St. Louis Police: Black Teen Shot In Altercation With Officers
Published August 10, 2014 at 1:05 PM EDT
Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET.
The chief of the St. Louis County Police says a black teenager fatally shot by officers Saturday was killed during an altercation with authorities.
But as Chief Jon Belmar was speaking at a news conference Sunday morning, a few hundred angry protesters carrying signs converged on the police station taunting police with chants of "Don't shoot me," according to The Associated Press.
The AP says officers stood at the top of a staircase and stopped the crowd without using force. The confrontation reportedly continued for several hours, with some of the protesters shouting obscenities and some threats, such as "kill the police," AP says.
Police have not released the victim's name, but family members have identified him as 18-year-old Michael Brown. However, Belmar confirmed that the victim was unarmed.
Camille Phillips of member station KWMU in St. Louis reports that the police chief wouldn't say whether Brown was fleeing at the time of the shooting. He said he couldn't get into those types of questions because he hadn't sat down with the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney yet.
"I don't want to do anything that would ever prejudice this case on either side of it," Belmar said.
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, reports: "Belmar said the incident started when Brown physically assaulted the police officer, pushing him into the officer's vehicle. He said there was a struggle inside the car, and at some point Brown reached for the officer's weapon. One shot was fired inside the vehicle."
The AP says the struggle then "spilled out into the street where the teenager was shot. ... Shell casings found at the scene matched the officer's gun. Belmar said the teen was shot multiple times.
"It was more than just a couple," he said.
KSDK says:
"The medical examiner is conducting an investigation to determine how many times Brown was shot. It will take several weeks before toxicology results are available.
"After the shooting, Belmar said Ferguson Chief Tom Jackson called him and asked the county to take over the investigation.
"Belmar said when the investigation is complete, the findings will be turned over to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. They will determine if charges should be filed."
The St. Louis County NAACP said Saturday that the FBI should get involved "to protect the integrity of the investigation," AP says.
Department of Justice spokeswoman Dena Iverson said that Attorney General Eric Holder had instructed attorneys in the Civil Rights Division to monitor developments related to the shooting.


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"Sita Sings the Blues"
Roger Ebert December 28, 2011
We showed this inspired film at Ebertfest 2009. It ran into copyright trouble involving the old records it used. Nina Paley then sidestepped copyright laws by making the film a gift under Wikipedia's Creative Commons. It has found so many admirers that it's now #42 on IMDb's list of the 50 Best Musicals of All Time, right there between "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977) and "The Jungle Book" (1967).
My blog entry, Having Wonderful Time, Wish You Could Hear.
My review of the film, sharing some wordage from the earlier blog.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism.


South African Women's Cricket team captain Dané van Niekerk was delighted by the way the junior players shone through during the T20 international series against Sri Lankan Women's Cricket team that concluded on Wednesday, saying it was a wake-up call for some of the seniors in the fast-evolving national team.
South African National Women's Cricket Team wrapped up a 3-0 whitewash of the tourists with a comfortable 39-run victory at SuperSport Park to go with their wins by seven and two wickets respectively in the previous two matches.
The relatively inexperienced Tazmin Brits and Lara Goodall were amongst the top five run getters behind leading batter Dané Van Niekerk, while Nadine de Klerk showed her worth with the ball.
"You have to breed new blood and you have to give them opportunities to flourish," the South African National Women's Cricket Team Captain said. "There were some tough decisions (made regarding selection), but these players that came in really picked up their hands enough to get into the set-up.
The South African Captain Van Niekerk also admitted that the pool of national players was now widening due to the impressive performances of the youngsters that entered the fold. She added that it would mean that no player could take their place for granted in the future.
Van Niekerk top-scored in the last game as the Proteas posted a series-high total of 163/5 in Centurion, with Goodall (35) and Brits (36) also a contribution.
Sri Lanka were then restricted to 124 for eight thanks to De Klerk's brilliant 3/27 as well excellent showings by Shabnim Ismail (2/11) and Marizanne Kapp (1/3).
Dané van Niekerk (captain), Laura Wolvaardt, Mignon du Preez), Lara Goodall, Shabnim Ismail , Marizanne Kapp, Saarah Smith, Tumi Sekhukhune, Zintle Mali , Faye Tunnicliffe (wicket-keeper), Masabata Klaas , Andrie Steyn.


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Q: Vandermonde's identity? How to continue? I have:
$$\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{10}k\binom{10}{k}\binom{20}{10-k} = $$
and I know that it doesn't matter if $k = 0$ so it also equals:
$$= \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}k\binom{10}{k}\binom{20}{10-k} = $$
and now it really reminds Vandermonde's identity so it's tempting to write:
$$= \binom{30}{10} \cdot \sum\limits_{k = 1}^{10}k = \binom{30}{10} \cdot 10!$$
but it seems wrong because on smaller numbers the equations doesn't hold... What's the right way to continue in order to get an equivalent expression without sigma?

A: Ok I found an algebric answer!
$$\begin{align}
&\sum\limits_{k=1}^{10}k\binom{10}{k}\binom{20}{10-k}\\= &\sum\limits_{k=0}^{10}k\binom{10}{k}\binom{20}{10-k} \\=&\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}k\cdot\frac{10!}{(k)!(10-k)!}\binom{20}{10-k} \\= &\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}\frac{10!}{(k-1)!(10-k)!}\binom{20}{10-k} \\=&\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}10\cdot \frac{9!}{(k-1)!(10-k)!}\binom{20}{10-k} \\ = &\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}10\cdot \frac{9!}{(k-1)!(9 - (k-1))!}\binom{20}{10-k} \\=&\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}10\cdot \binom{9}{k-1}\binom{20}{10-k} \\ = &10\cdot \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10}\binom{9}{k-1}\binom{20}{10-k} \\= &10\cdot \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{9}\binom{9}{k}\binom{20}{9-k} \\= &10 \cdot \binom{29}{9}
\end{align}$$

A: Hint: Use Vandermonde identity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandermonde%27s_identity
I suppose you can write it as
$S =\sum_{k=0}^{r} k\pmatrix{m \\ k}\pmatrix{n \\ r-k}$.
No put r = k-1 and write out the expression which is S'
$ S = r{(m+n-1)\choose r-1}$
Here in this case r = 10, m= 10, and n = 20.
$S = \sum_{k=0}^{10} k \pmatrix{10 \\ k}\pmatrix{20 \\ 10-k} = 10{29\choose9}$

A: The following does not answer the question, but does address finding a nice expression for the sum.
A box has $10$ chocolate doughnuts and $20$ plain doughnuts. We grab $10$ doughnuts at random. Let random variable $X$ be the number of chocolate doughnuts we grab. Then
$$\Pr(X=k)=\frac{\binom{10}{k}\binom{20}{10-k}}{\binom{30}{10}},$$
and therefore the sum of the problem is equal to $\dbinom{30}{10}E(X)$.
It remains to calculate $E(X)$. Let indicator random variable $Y_i$ be defined by $Y_i=1$ if the $i$-th doughnut we grab is chocolate, and $Y_i=0$ otherwise.
Then $X=Y_1+\cdots+Y_{10}$, so by the linearity of expectation we have $E(X)=E(Y_1)+\cdots +E(Y_{10})$.
Easily $E(Y_i)=\frac{10}{30}$, so $E(X)=10\cdot \frac{10}{30}$ and we are finished.
Remark: The argument took a detour through probability, specifically the mean. Perhaps one could call it a mean proof.

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The Origin of Slot Machines
The first modern mechanical gambling devices appeared by the end of the 1800's. As these games operated by inserting a coin into a slot, these machines were referred to as slot machines.
During the last part of the 19th century, the United States was washed over by a Poker craze. As a result, quick inventors tried to produce automatic devices which simulated the experience of gambling. The Sittman and Pitt Company developed a gaming machine that was based on Poker. The machine did not give out any coins, however the operator of the machine gave the winners their "payouts", in the form of merchandise or drinks from the venue the machine was placed in.
While the Sittman and Pitt devices served as a prelude to modern slot machines, the machines were used as "trade stimulators". Therefore, such machines were often found in saloons or tobacco shops. When a player won, he would win merchandise, such as a cigar or drink. While popular in New York, these machines were incredibly popular in San Francisco, where Poker was gaining ground.
Charles Fey eventually developed a machine that was card based, which included an automatic payout feature. Since Fey was unable to produce a machine with five reels, he settled on a design which incorporated three reels instead. The machine rang a bell when a winning spin was achieved and that's why the machine was named "Card Bell" by Fey.
Fey's "Card Bell" machine was eventually altered to include card pictures and icons. It even received a new name – "Liberty Bell". The "Liberty" paid out when three cracked liberty bells were in line at the center of the reel window. The machine also had lesser payouts for some other icon combinations. San Francisco quickly became the slot machine capital of America!
By 1908, San Francisco got nearly $200,000 per year in slot machine taxes.
The next leap in slot technology occurred in 1964, when electromechanical slots hit the market. These slot machines used electronic motors, coin hoppers and dispensers to minimize the need for slot operators. Slot machines also boasted lights, sounds and moving objects.
During the 1970s the first video slots were introduced, but slot players were reluctant to trust these machines until the late 1970s, when video Poker machines appeared in massive amounts all over. The latest revolution in slot machine technology is server-based slot machines. Since the invention of the slot machine back in the late 1800s, the machine always determined win and loss by itself. With server-based slots, there is a central determination component which determines winning and losing, and the device that is actually in front of the player is simply an input and display device.
Slot Machines have an important contribution to the growth of an industry that contributes jobs, economic development and substantial tax dollars to gaming states and communities. From the early simple slot machines to the more advanced and sophisticated machines of today, slot machines continue to excite players all around, providing each with a thrill like no other.


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I love helping people make their work life better because they understand themselves and others better.
I love sharing ideas with others.
I love (some of) my colleagues.
I love (some of) my students.
I love reading and telling stories.
Now it's your turn. Take the leap. Think about it and then post it.
I love analyzing performance levers and using them to transform sales force performance.
I love helping people unlearn before they redesign their work.
I love getting "my hands dirty" while building games.
I love listening to ideas that solve problems.
I love listening to our customers and learning how they use our products and services.
I love to take responsibilities.
I love my work because everyday I am exposed to new horizons--with or without my knowing of it. I learn and imbibe new ideas, share and learn all the way along. So i love my job.
I love the flexibility of owning my own business, learning something new each day and meeting new people from all over the world. I love helping people learn to do things differently that impact their success for the better.
Thank you Barb Giamanco, Gourab Sikdar, Madhurima Dutt and Mike Kunkle for joining the conversation.
Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you Barb Giamanco, Gourab Sikdar, Madhurima Dutt and Mike Kunkle for joining the conversation. Cheers! ~rini d.
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I hope you have all have had time to recuperate from the ISRRT World Congress. ISRRT board heard your request for additional communication between issues of the News and Views. We understand the importance of disseminating relevant and current news in a timely manner to its ISRRT membership. As always, we appreciate the ideas and suggestion that come from the from the ISRRT Open Forum and ISRRT Council meeting and are making stride to meet these requests.
As your president, I would like to announce a new tab on the member's only section of the ISRRT Website called ISRRT Budget Process. I have worked closely with the Alain Cromp your Director of Public Relations and Dimitris Katsifarakis our CEO to make available to, member societies, council members / member societies this new section on the ISRRT website. Stewart Whitley (outgoing ISRRT Treasurer) and Philippe Gerson (ISRRT Incoming Treasurer) developed the content for the tab.
This new tab contains all the relevant documents used by a member to submit a proposal for an Educational workshop for ISRRT board of Directors to consider for the new budget. The Timeline Algorithm used for this budget process is also found under this tab. The proposals received by its members societies, council members and ISRRT board members are what the ISRRT board uses to facilitate developing the 2019 budget for Educational workshops and special projects.
Please take time to register on the ISRRT website so you as active members and have access to all the important documents. This section is only accessible to ISRRT Council members and ISRRT Member societies.
As a member log onto the ISRRT Website (www.isrrt.org) then go to the Members only section and get registered. After this you can go to the Governance tab, Guidelines tab, ISRRT Budget Process.
The ISRRT Board of Directors began their Budget process as of April 12 for the ISRRT 2019 year and are looking to determine the final proposal for Education workshops in each region. The ISRRT wants to hear from its society members and council members for ideas within your region. You will have until approximately June 15 to get your ideas and needs for regional education workshops to your Vice Presidents and Regional Directors for consideration by the ISRRT board for the 2019 budget. Please take the time to get involved and know that the ISRRT values your input.


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Major revamp starts on Whanganui's Sarjeant House to coincide with reopening of Sarjeant Gallery
Scaffolding has gone up around Sarjeant House in Bell St as renovation of the property begins.
By: Sue Dudman
Sue Dudman is a reporter with the Whanganui Chronicle
sue.dudman@whanganuichronicle.co.nz WhangaChron
A major restoration of Whanganui's Sarjeant House has started, with the aim of completing it to coincide with the reopening of the Sarjeant Gallery in Queens Park.
The process began with a chance encounter when Dave and Marina Moore walked past the Bell St heritage property while visiting Whanganui.
"We thought 'oh my god, we've got to save this house'," Dave Moore said.
"The house is currently, unfortunately, in a very poor state of repair. The heritage protected part, the frontage and the columns, is in a dire state."
The house retains many original features.
The Moores bought the property, knowing exactly what they were taking on. They own Wellington-based building and restoration company Villa Services NZ Ltd and are now setting up a branch in Whanganui.
They aim to use Whanganui people and businesses as much as possible and have formed a small team to begin the Sarjeant House restoration.
The ornate staircase.
"I've been amazed how keen people are to work on the property," Dave Moore said.
"People from Whanganui all know the house and a lot of people have stopped and thanked the boys since they started work. I have an experienced young fella leading the team and we've been training up the others.
"In our business, we are teaching people some skills. Some of them start off being labourers and they show a bit of enthusiasm and connection and start learning off the craftsmen who do the job."
Moore now has a team of six working on the project as well as a Whanganui-based regional manager for Villa Services.
"We are currently repairing and restoring the columns and arches and the exterior," Moore said.
"We only do high-end paint jobs so we'll strip the paint right back and give it a very solid paint job then do the renovation inside."
The columns at the front of the house present a particular challenge for the restoration.
There are some particular challenges with restoring the columns which were built in the same way as wine barrels, using hoops.
"The trade of hooping is now non-existent in New Zealand and that's how the columns were made," Moore said.
"We've also discovered a bit of very serious rot but that's the nature of our business.
"The intention is to bring the house up to a modern state with full insulation, double glazing and solar panels on the roof.
"We genuinely have affection for villas and enjoy owning and restoring them. They were the original magnificent homes of New Zealand. We'll keep it as traditional as possible but with modern conveniences such as insulation.
"Our programme is to have it all completed, including the grounds, in time for the opening of the Sarjeant Gallery because it ties in with the gallery's history. Two years is a comfortable timeframe to do the job."
Inside the entrance hall.
The Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment project is scheduled for completion in 2020/21.
Sarjeant House was built for Sarjeant Gallery benefactors Henry and Ellen Sarjeant.
According to the Whanganui Heritage Inventory, it is thought to have been built between 1893 and 1899. The design is by Ellen Sarjeant in the Italianate architectural style and is based on a sketch she made of a house at Lake Como, Italy. The Sarjeants named the house "The Loggia".
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Franki Love Premieres New Single "Walking Wounded"!
February 25, 2015 by Laura Badmone
LA/NYC based singer-songwriter Franki Love has released her brand new single "Walking Wounded" from her upcoming album OTIAS, out later this year. "I wrote 'Walking Wounded' late one night at the piano," Franki tells Cliche Mag. "After my mom passed away from cancer, I was being mentored by music producer Phil Ramone who encouraged me to sit at the piano and start writing. I wrote this song about how we're all connected as one – if one person is hurting, then we are all walking wounded."
"Walking Wounded" was produced by Grammy award-winning producer, David Kershenbaum, who also produced two other songs on OTIAS. "I'm hoping that when people hear the song, they'll feel inspired and connected to it." – Franki Love
A classically trained pianist, Franki Love began playing music at the early age of four, and started her career by performing at local coffee shops in Los Angeles. Franki has garnered success at the LA Music Awards, where she took home the award for 'Female Singer-Songwriter of the Year,' as well as 'Single of the Year' for her hit, "Shadow." The official music video for "Shadow" was also nominated for 'Best Music Video' at the Hollywood Film Festival.
Franki's upcoming album OTIAS was funded via Kickstarter. The album is dedicated to her mother, who passed away in January 2013 due to cancer.
You can check out "walking Wounded" on SoundCloud right HERE! Stay up to date with Franki Love by checking her out via social networks below:
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Filed Under: Disney Star And Celebrity News, Music Tagged With: Franki Love, Music, Single, Social network, Walking Wounded, website
Indie-Rock Band, Kids, Streams "Love's Song" Exclusively On Diffuser.fm!
December 17, 2014 by Laura Badmone
Florida's indie-rock band Kids have released their first single, "Love's Song" which can be streamed exclusively on Diffuser.fm! "Love's Song" is the first single off of their highly anticipated debut album Rich Coast which is set for release on January 27, 2015. "Love's Song" is a feel-good folk song of love and overcoming the all-too-familiar feeling of heartbreak. As Kids' vocalist Joshua Diaz describes the message of "Love's Song," "Heartbreak, is a reflection of how much you worked for someone. To the broken hearted, take heart; for you are a hard worker. Work for someone who will work for you."
In addition to the exclusive stream on Diffuser.fm, Kids is also giving their fans a special holiday gift, offering a FREE download of "Love's Song" by signing up for their mailing list through their website at thebandkids.com/contact-us/. The free download promotion will run through the holidays until New Years' Eve.
"Love's song is is the best reflection of where we've been for the past year, we feel it's a seamless transition from Sink or Swim to our newly inspired sound." – Kids
Kids (similar to Young the Giant, American Authors, Mumford & Sons) is an eclectic four piece American Indie-rock band formed in 2012 by Josiah Sampson (guitar), Joshua Diaz (lead vocals, bass), Matthew Barrios (drums) and Christian Gonzalez (guitar). Aside from their musical career, the band works in lead production roles at C&I Studios in Fort Lauderdale alongside Director Joshua Miller. Together, setting a new standard for the relationship between indie songwriting, Kids and C&I Studios are expanding their creativity and transforming their music into short film, bringing their listeners (and viewers) on a journey through time as they tell their story. This sensational band is proving that they're not just an indie-rock band, they're an all-inclusive musical experience.
With their debut album, Kids are reinventing the feeling of freedom that reminds us of wanderlust and adventure. Rich Coast unites vintage folk sounds with symphonic melodies and an array of unique instrumentals creating an original indie-rock album. Rich Coast features a wide variety of rare and distinctive eastern instruments such as Gϋseng, Shruti Box, Zither, Melodica and Casinets, and western instruments Hammer Dulcimer, Ukeline, Banjo and Nashville Guitar to complete Kids' passionate tale. Kids' debut album Rich Coast was produced by Jeremiah Dunlap at Emissary Studios in Orlando, FL, mixed by James Joseph Audio in Memphis, and mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphoric Mastering in Nashville, TN.
Kids strives to connect with listeners by evoking powerful emotions through vibrant melodies and passionate lyrics. "Love's Song" is a powerful feel-good folk anthem that sets the stage for what to expect from Rich Coast, reminding us of the everlasting battles and triumphs of love. Stream "Love's Song" exclusively on Diffuser.fm now and head on over to thebandkids.com to get your free copy before the end of the year!
To Keep Up With Kids Online:
thebandkids.com
Instagram (@thebandkids)
Filed Under: Disney Star And Celebrity News, Music Tagged With: Album, Diffuser.fm, Kids, Love's Song, LP, Music, Release, Rich Coast, Single, Social network
Megan Nicole's Making Sure You Know Her Social Networks — List Inside!
December 9, 2014 by Laura Badmone
No doubt there's plenty of fake accounts being made in the names of our favorite stars, singers, athletes, etc.. And that's why some celebs are making sure fans know which accounts to trust and which ones not to.
Megan Nicole shared her social network information with fans so everybody will be able to follow the proper ones without being mistaken with another account.
Check out Megan's own list of networks below!
Happy Sunday #Meganizers! There are a lot of fake MN accounts out there, so remember these are the only ones I use. 👀 pic.twitter.com/lJZAZqO6Es
— Megan Nicole (@megannicole) December 7, 2014
Filed Under: Disney Star And Celebrity News, Music Tagged With: Accounts, Facebook, Instagram, List, megan nicole, Social network, Twitter
Stefanie Scott Hits 1 Million Facebook Likes!
April 23, 2014 by April Dalaman
This has been a great week for Stefanie Scott on social media. Stefanie has officially hit 1 million likes on her Facebook page! She took to Twitter to thank her fans and ask them how they should all celebrate once they hit 1 million Twitter followers as well.
Stefanie says, "Thank you for 1 Million likes on FB http://facebook.com/1stefaniescott you are frickin awesome, yes you are! Any ideas on how we can celebrate once we hit 1 million followers?"
Hmm.. Be sure to follow Stef on Twitter and tweet her your ideas!
Filed Under: Disney Star And Celebrity News Tagged With: 1 million, Congrats, Facebook, FB, Likes, Social network, Stefanie Scott
Victoria Justice Has A Special Treat Planned For Her Fans — Find Out What It Is Here!
December 29, 2013 by Kathleen Balzac
Victoria Justice loves keeping in touch with and giving back to her fans, so what better way for her to say thank you for all the support during 2013 than with a three-day Twitter follow spree? Well, aside from partying in the new year with us personally… we can't think of any!
Victoria will be starting to follow fans on Sunday, December 29th, and by the looks of the cute graphic she tweeted out with the big announcement earlier (see above), you should use the hashtag #Goodbye2013Victoria for a chance to get a follow from the lady herself but keep an eye on her Twitter account (@VictoriaJustice) for more details later!
Best of luck to all our fellow Victorians!
Filed Under: Disney Star And Celebrity News Tagged With: Fans, Featured, Follow Spree, New Year's, News, Social network, Stars, Twitter, Victoria Justice, Victorians
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Developed from exercises taught by LeCoq and Complicite into key ensemble and Shakespeare rehearsal methods, start the day with a grounding, focussed sequence of exercises, designed to help the actor tune their own physical awareness, and switch on their sensitivity to both the room, and the rest of their fellow players in it.
Your kinesphere, the bubble of space around you that shrinks and grows depending on whether you're on the Subway or on a hilltop.
How much space you need around you shifts and changes throughout the day, and in rehearsal and performance, as part of a story-telling Ensemble.
Switching on the 180 degrees of space behind us, that we pay little attention to, and rarely see, and take an early lunch to focus focusing on your backspace. Following the work of UK movement guru Jennifer Jackson, spend 90 minutes learning how to quickly tune into your selfe, turning on your spidey-sense, becoming able to improvise freely around your fellow players, intuiting each other's next moves by heart.
Once regarded as the version for geeks, the First Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays put together by two of his actors 400 years ago has become a respected first source, a must-have for practitioners, and a standard basis for comparison with a modern, edited text in more traditional rehearsal rooms.
Filled with acting clues that are edited out of modern texts, learn what to look out for in the First Folio, and let Shakespeare's actors show you the way through a speech or scene.
Shakespeare's actors would rehearse a play in a matter of days, each using only a copy of their own lines, the lines when they would enter and exit, the three words directly "cueing" their words or actions — and that's it. Using modern versions of these Elizabethan rehearsal tools, how much can they teach us about character, stage-craft, and blocking – and how quickly can they let us work?
Come and learn Original Pronunciation with Ben Crystal, speaking the accent out loud in a group before trying it on your own, if you like.


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RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 has arrived! This season, called "Untucked!", 16 new fabulous queens are ready to blow you away with their looks, talent, and fashion. Each contestant will compete to win RuPaul's heart along with the crown and the biggest Drag Race cash prize ever—a whopping $200,000. This week, RuPaul gives us a treat with two rounds of the celebrity impersonation game show. Watch tonight, Friday, January 20 at 8 p.m. with a live broadcast on MTV to see which queen will come out on top. To see a sneak peek of all the drama in the upcoming episode, check out the video provided below.
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December 16, 2020 Robert Maseka
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be his energy secretary, multiple U.S. media reported on Tuesday.
Granholm will bring experience in promoting clean-energy manufacturing as Biden tries to implement a sweeping 2-trillion-U.S.-dollar climate plan, said an NPR report.
While serving as governor from 2003 to 2011, Granholm worked to diversify the midwestern state's economy, which had been largely based on auto manufacturing, including by growing the state's alternative energy sector.
Prior to becoming governor, Granholm served as Michigan's attorney general. Xinhua
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Most adventure activities involving nature enable the participants to enjoy the beauty of either one or at the most two of the three major aspects of nature, namely land, air and water. Hence it is not surprising that the option of hot air ballooning in Goa appeals to adventure seekers in large numbers as it enables them to revel in the beauty of all three aspects at the same time. As the participants enjoy a ride through the sky, they can view the beautiful sight of the golden sandy beaches that extend far into the ocean. And with just a slight adjustment of their viewing angle they can even take in the breathtaking sight of all these three aspects conjuring at the horizon.
The uplifting sensation offered by a balloon ride in Goa is truly unparalleled. The activity is not exactly challenging but provides the adrenaline rush that adventure seekers crave for. The rides are conducted mostly in the mornings and evenings, so that the participants do not have to bear the discomfort of afternoon heat. The participants can also opt for rides conducted at the time of sunrise to enjoy the breathtaking view of the rising sun spreading its golden rays across the enchanting landscape. While the rides are suitable for families as a relaxing event, they are more popular amongst couples seeking a romantic getaway.
Hot air ballooning rides add to the fun and frolic of a holiday in Goa. The refreshing beaches and the laid back life of this small island state provide a perfect way for the visitors to get the most out of their vacation. Adding to this excitement and thrill is the fun of balloon ride, which despite having been a recent addition to the numerous attractions in the state is gaining immense popularity. The beautifully handcrafted wicker baskets, in which the participants enjoy the ride, are designed to be extremely luxurious and comfortable. The whole experience is so enchanting that it often leaves the participants awe-inspired and craving for more.
Enjoying the experience of hot air ballooning is Goa is something that every adventure lover must plan for at least once in their lifetime and it will surely become their most memorable feeling.
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This is a template for building custom dashboards. To build a dashboard you just do this:

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You can customize each chart to your preferences. For each chart library most of their attributes can be given in data- attributes.

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Dygraph Charts

The fastest charting engine that can chart complete charts (not just sparklines).
The charts are zoomable (drag their contents to pan, shift with mouse wheel to zoom-in or zoom-out, double click to reset it).
Netdata magic! Realtime charts on your web page!

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C3 Charts

C3 charts are not usable in large scale. They suffer from the following issues:

extreme use of transitions (implemented with D3 instead of CSS, meaning they are javascript rendered) that cannot be disabled - even opacity is hardcoded in the javascript library

rendering is done with SVG instead of canvas, so they use DOM elements for every point, becomimg useless if more than 500 points are drawn

lack of a raw data format, so every time a chart is updated, data convertion in javascript is required

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NHL reveals All-Star Game fan vote leaders ahead of Saturday's deadline
Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports
Connor McDavid leads the NHL in points, so it should come as no surprise that he leads the Pacific Division in votes for the NHL All-Star Game, too.
But he's not the overall leader in All-Star votes, the NHL revealed ahead of Saturday's voting deadline.
McDavid is the frontrunner for the 2022 NHL All-Star Game captains vote from the Pacific, garnering 7.2% of the overall fan vote. He has a 28.7% share of Pacific Division votes, a 17.6% edge on the division, besting teammate Leon Draisaitl for the honour.
The 24-year-old Edmonton Oilers captain has 53 points (19 goals, 34 assists) in 33 games to pace the NHL this season, topping Draisaitl by one point. His 1.61 points-per-game is also tops in the league. His 34 assists is first, and his 19 goals ranks tied for fifth overall.
McDavid, who has previously participated in the All-Star game in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, is on pace for 131 points this season, which would surpass his NHL career-high of 116 points (41 goals, 75 points) set in 2018-19.
He and Draisaitl are considered potential frontrunners for the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team." Draisaitl has 52 points (25 goals, 27 assists) in 33 games.
The voting is close! Who do you want to see as the captain for your division?
Enter your ballot for the #NHLAllStar Game here 👉 https://t.co/JOMxUndKd8 pic.twitter.com/0dMBsnCGNG
— NHL (@NHL) January 3, 2022
Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs leads Atlantic Division voting with 17% of the overall share, a 6% lead on Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Matthews, who has a 4.2% share of the overall vote, is 17th in league scoring with 33 points (20 goals, 13 assists) in 28 games. He's tied with Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes in goals, and trails only Draisaitl and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
He was named the NHL's First Star of the Month for December with 14 points (10 goals, four assists) in seven games.
Ovechkin leads McDavid in the overall vote. He has a 7.7% share of total votes.
Nathan McKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche is fourth at 3.5%.
The 2022 NHL All-Star Game will be a three-game, 3-on-3 format again this year, with the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the mini-tournament as part of All-Star Weekend at T-Mobile Arena on February 4-6.
Full rosters will be announced January 13.
Voting ends at 11:59 pm ET on Saturday.
McDavid, Draisaitl have to be considered as Hart, Lindsay frontrunners
Flames arena deal officially dead after New Year's Eve deadline passes
Attendance restrictions cause nine more NHL games to be postponed
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Amateur FA Youth Advisory Group Members Wanted
Amateur FA Youth Advisory Group - Members Wanted
We are looking for new members to join the Amateur FA Youth Advisory Group
The Youth Advisory Group is a collective of 16- to 24-year-olds, passionate about shaping, developing, and making a difference for young people in grassroots football within the adult amateur game, by making the voices of those they represent heard.
Prospective members should be passionate about building for the future and evolving our game to ensure it is a safe, enjoyable, and inclusive place for all. The aims of the YAG are drawn from the Amateur FA's strategy, including looking at the transition into open-age football and ensuring if more can be done to safeguard young people in the adult game.
The YAG is key in promoting football for everyone and enables the Amateur FA to increase awareness, understanding and knowledge of young people, so that we better meet the needs of all our communities who take part in football and ultimately our business.
Being a part of the YAG gives you the opportunity to build your CV through various opportunities, which will help increase your employability. You will also get a hands-on experience in the football industry, whilst being given the opportunity to expand your network with County FA staff and the wider FA community.
The ideal candidate will be committed to making a difference in the game and have some knowledge and experience in grassroots football, preferably within Amateur FA clubs or competitions. Being able to work as a member of the team and willing to contribute views and ideas, alongside good communication skills and the ability to manage and administrate your own activities are also valued attributes.
Becoming a member of the Amateur FA Youth Advisory Group is a fantastic opportunity for those interested in leadership and football. The role is voluntary and successful candidates will be expected to commit to attending at least four YAG meetings throughout the year, in addition to undertaking individual assignments allocated to them by the Group.
view the role profile here
To apply, click HERE.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 8th August 2021.
For further details or to discuss the Amateur FA Youth Advisory Group please contact James Tierney (Football Development Manager) on james.tierney@amateur-fa.com.
The Amateur Football Alliance is committed to achieving equality and fairness in employment and service delivery. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, including males and females, those from a BAME background and those with a disability.


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Q: iPhone CAAnimation problem I am getting the following errors when I try to use the CAAnimation constants, in a program I just wrote. I am able to run the "ViewTransitions" example (from the apple library, http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/samplecode/ViewTransitions/index.html), and I do not see anything that has been done there, that I haven't :mad:.
P.S. - I did include QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h ..
"_kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseInEaseOut", referenced from:
      _kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseInEaseOut$non_lazy_ptr in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
ld: symbol(s) not found
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          "_kCATransitionFromTop", referenced from:
              _kCATransitionFromTop$non_lazy_ptr in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
          "_kCATransitionPush", referenced from:
              _kCATransitionPush$non_lazy_ptr in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
          ".objc_class_name_CAMediaTimingFunction", referenced from:
              literal-pointer@__OBJC@__cls_refs@CAMediaTimingFunction in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
          ".objc_class_name_CATransition", referenced from:
              literal-pointer@__OBJC@__cls_refs@CATransition in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
          "_kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseInEaseOut", referenced from:
              _kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseInEaseOut$non_lazy_ptr in EMISNewsWebViewController.o
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

A: Check if you have added QuartzCore.framework to link to your project.


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Ohana: Happiness is a Choice
By Eva Blanco
Biography & memoir, Health & well-being | Paperback, eBook
Eva Blanco
Ohana: Happiness is a Choice is a book about one woman's descent into hell – a hell so pervasive that her very survival was threatened. It is an inspirational story of her strength, will to survive and love of family - pushing her to overcome great obstacles and emerge from the depths of abject poverty, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, and self-sabotage. It tells the powerful story of a woman who refused to allow anything to defeat her – not a man, not drugs or alcohol, and not even her own body. Born in 1960 in a small village in Spain, author Eva Blanco became a pioneer in her family. At a young age, Blanco knew she needed more than small town life could offer. She left for England to learn English and explore a new life in a different country and culture. Before long, she found herself in the United States – the place where her downward spiral would begin.
Ohana: Happiness is a Choice is a book about one woman's descent into hell – a hell so pervasive that her very survival was threatened. It is an inspirational story of her strength, will to survive and love of family - pushing her to overcome great obstacles and emerge from the depths of abject poverty, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, and self-sabotage. It tells the powerful story of a woman who refused to allow anything to defeat her – not a man, not drugs or alcohol, and not even her own body. Born in 1960 in a small village in Spain, author Eva Blanco became a pioneer in her family. At a young age, Blanco knew she needed more than small town life could offer. She left for England to learn English and explore a new life in a different country and culture. Before long, s...
A native of Yebra, Guadalajara, Spain, Eva Blanco currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years, she worked as a personal trainer, legal assistant and later, owned a private investigative agency. Blanco is a single mother of three and a walking, talking miracle. Stricken with breast cancer, Blanco's health battles were prolonged, painful and demoralizing. After beating breast cancer, Blanco learned that the cancer had metastasized into her bones, resulting in several spinal tumors. The disease, coupled with a life of constant domestic abuse and the loss of her youngest child, forced Blanco to develop a resilience and strength she never thought possible. Ohana: Happiness is a Choice is the chronicle of Blanco's struggles for survival. Her will to live and her determination to overcome so many painful obstacles are what make this book so inspiring to millions.
A native of Yebra, Guadalajara, Spain, Eva Blanco currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years, she worked as a personal trainer, legal assistant and later, owned a private investigative agency. Blanco is a single mother of three and a walking, talking miracle. Stricken with breast cancer, Blanco's health battles were prolonged, painful and demoralizing. After beating breast cancer, B...
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Q: How to catch an error thrown in an un-awaited async function inside try/ catch? I'm hoping someone can suggest a better method for what I'm trying to achieve.
While performing a rather long and complicated webflow using puppeteer, occasionally an error will occur that disrupts the actions I'm trying to take on the page. There's nothing I can do about it in these situations other than return a useful error. However it doesn't happen often enough to explicitly wait and try to catch it after each step in my code.
The solution I have is:
async function runCode() {
    try {
         const page = browser.open(url)
          listenForError(page)
          await longWebFlow()
    } catch (err) {
      return err.message
    }
}

async function listenForError(page) {
  await page.waitForXPath(errorMessageXPath)
  throw new Error('Error found!')
}

try {
    await runCode()
} catch (err) {
console.log(err.message)
// should print('Error found')
}

Obviously, the unawaited listenForError call won't be caught in the try/catch, but I also cant await the call, or else I'll never get to the main part of the code.
The code works to short-circuit the process and return, since the error occurred, but how can I refactor this to catch the error message?

A: It seems like you want to wait until either the error is thrown or the longWebFlow() finishes - basically doing both concurrently. That's a perfect use case for promises with Promise.race:
async function runCode() {
    const page = browser.open(url)
    await Promise.race([
        listenForError(page),
        longWebFlow(),
    ]);
}

You could also use Promise.all if you made longWebFlow cancel the  listenForError and fulfill the promise.
Either way, since you can properly await the promises now, the error also will be caught in the try/catch, as it should.

A: If you can't await the async operation then the only other "follow up" is with callbacks like .then() and .catch().  For example, you can catch the error here:
listenForError(page).catch(e => console.log(e));

This won't await the operation, it's just supplying a callback for whenever that operation fails at whatever point in the future.


Happy New Year everybody! Today I have another special Resources for you, in which I promised six items. However, to celebrate the fact that the blog has survived six months now I will instead provide six extra items for a grand total of nine! Granted, this is not a normal resources article. While all of them are games I suggest you guys check out, this post is more about things to come. I am going to have three games I have played and want to run again, three I own but have not yet played, and three games I want to get and play. Each of these is a table top RPG and each of them represents one my New Year's resolutions as the Wandering Alchemist. It is my hope and goal to play a one-shot or short arc with each of these systems, include as many of them in the Brave New Worlds podcast as I can, and throw up some reviews here! Of course, this means I must get started right away, but the wheels are turning!
Star Wars (Fantasy Flight Games): This is one of my favorite versions of Star Wars table top. Some people dislike the mechanics and others home rule some uses of rolls to make successes less uncommon. Personally I have never run a game with problems where we have to trudge through many rolls to hit a success. Perhaps it's just the way we run the game, I have been known to play loose with rules. The people who played the campaign loved the mechanics as well, and would love the chance to play again. Not only that but I have Age of Rebellion now and plan on getting Force and Destiny. The only real question will be: what style arc to run?
The End of The World (Fantasy Flight Games): I love this game. I'm not sure what more I can say about it. You can check out the FFG site or this previous resources post for something. Everything that makes this game unique makes it amazing. Looking at my shelf, I realize my copy (zombies) is in storage. While I could go get it easily enough, it is the perfect excuse to invest in another edition. At this point I am going to have to decide between gods and aliens, a though choice. Do I answer my loves of Lovecraft and mythology or do I go full sci-fi!?
Shadowrun (Catalyst Game Labs): This is a system I, amazingly, only have PC experience in. But that experience was incredible. It was an amazing little campaign involving organ theft, a killer dullahan missing her head, and a radiation elemental called Mr. Warm Hugs. Needless to say there were hijinks and some of the best NPCs I have ever met. Basically Al, if you're reading this, give up on you dreams and move back here and start running this again! While I would love to play this again, I may have to run a short escapade back into the universe.
TMNT & Other Strangeness (Palladium Books): Yes that's right TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! There is a system out there with book dedicated to TMNT. Of course its 30 years old now. My father had the core book from way back when and gave it to me many many years ago. Once I finally got into D&D and really started playing, I eventually realized how amazing this book was. Especially as a child growing up watching the original cartoon. A few years ago, I was dedicated to getting a game started after finding a small smoke shop / comic store / hobby store / convenience store that had two other TMNT source books. I proceeded to get two more (and the GM screen!) on eBay. Lucky for you all, this can be found fairly decently priced on eBay. Now I have most of the source books, all in pretty good condition. I will convince my players to run an arc of this!
Torchbearer: I have liked the Burning Wheel system since I listened to an actual play of it. It creates a very interesting style of play. When I bought the Mouse Guard RPG and found out it was a simpler version of Burning Wheel I was extremely happy. Then I found out about Torchbearer last year. I have wanted to run a gritty dungeon crawl for a while now, and even tried a AD&D game to do so, but I needed something a bit simpler. I have the Torchbearer book and have been slowly plugging away at a dungeon to go through. As soon as we can, I will make my players slog through a dungeon of death!
ICONS (Ad Infinitum Adventures): I found this on one of those lists you see, something like 13 games you haven't played but should. Of all the genres of table top RPGs, I think superheroes is underrepresented. Not because there has been a lacking of games, but because they don't tend to last. As far as I know, the only long term systems dedicated to the genre is Mutants & Masterminds and Champions. Other systems have popped up now and again. These are often heralded as great systems, doing exactly the different things from the two mainstays that people look for, including me. Remembering Silver Age Sentinels on the Borders' shelf I wish I had bought it. However, I found ICONS and, from everything I have read, it is exactly the system I am looking for. Now all I need is to get my players into the idea of running a comic book arc.
Dark Heresy (Fantasy Flight Games): If you couldn't tell I am continually impressed by FFG. I had never been into the Warhammer stuff. My first foray was in the fantasy MMO, which I loved, though I never had time to really get into. Then I randomly found the first book of the Horus Heresy series for two bucks. I am now half a dozen books in and love the setting. The RPG has made me hesitant because there are, what, five different games you could play? But since Dark Heresy came out in a second edition, building on all the experience of the others through the years, I have been tempted to go for it. I know a couple players who would enjoy it too. This may be the perfect time to throw together a short campaign.
Of Dreams and Magic (ODAM Publishing): I randomly found this game looking for inspiration and possible systems for the Brave New Worlds campaign. It's a new game system and it is based around the idea that dreams have power, and some people can make use of that power. To me, it has quite the potential for some great scenarios involving crazy combinations of genres and, of course, hijinks!


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The integration allows you to export all associated brands to each product in the xml file information. This way you will not need to manually set the brand in the Google Product Feed fields.
Link the brand(s) you want to the product(s) you want and save them. Go to Google Product Feed > Manage Feeds > Feed XML > Download.
The brand(s) you have added will appear in the list, as shown in the example below.
For more information on how to set up the Google Product Feed plugin, check the complete documentation here.


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Trademarked Phrases: BAM!
By Xavier Morales / July 15, 2021 October 26, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading
Emeril Lagasse is an award-winning chef who owns several restaurants, has written over 10 cookbooks and has appeared on dozens of cooking-related TV shows. Like Cher and Madonna, he's famous enough to only go by one name. Despite this success, most people who know the name Emeril immediately associate it with one word: "BAM!" The chef's signature line has become an indelible part of his image.
Growing Up Cooking
Although Lagasse is famous for his Creole and New Orleans cooking, he was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, to a French-Canadian family. As a teenager, he worked in a Portuguese bakery and discovered he enjoyed cooking. He attended Johnson & Wales University, a Rhode Island school famous for its culinary arts college.
After graduating, he became an executive chef at the Hyannis Resort in 1979. In 1982, he succeeded Paul Prudhomme as executive chef of Commander's Palace in New Orleans.
It was here that Lagasse perfected the style he calls "New New Orleans," which blends traditional Creole ingredients with Asian, Portuguese and Southwestern influences. After seven years at Commander's Palace, he left to open his first restaurant.
Success as a Chef
Since then, he has opened several restaurants in Louisiana and Las Vegas. He is the winner of the James Beard Regional Cooking Award, the James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Wine Spectator Grand Award.
Emeril rose to fame after appearing on many TV shows. He was one of 16 chefs selected for the Julia Child program Cooking with Master Chefs in 1993. In 1997, he starred in his own show, Emeril Live, which won a Cable Ace Award. He also hosted Essence of Emeril, a TV show named after the custom spice blend he created and sells.
TV Presence
Lagasse has hosted Emeril Green, which focused on using local, organic ingredients; the Emeril Lagasse Show; Emeril's Table; and Emeril's Florida. He has been a judge on Top Chef and On the Menu.
His popularity rested on his simple, flavorful recipes and his vibrant personality. Lagasse would strut around the set, clearly excited to be showing people how to cook. He would frequently interject his actions with a series of unique phrases.
Famous Phrass
Audience members and viewers were charmed by lines like, "We're going to take it up a notch" or "Aw, yeah, babe," which he said while adding some spices to a recipe. He urged people to "feel the love" when cooking, and he would frequently tell viewers to use lard without fear because "Pork fat rules."
Of all his phrases, however, "BAM!" became the most popular. Used to punctuate everything from a stir to an addition of spices, it became his signature word.
How BAM! Was Born
In a 2015 interview with Bon Appetit, Lagasse explained how the catchphrase started. At the time, he was hosting a cooking show while running his restaurants and shooting up to eight shows a day. After cooking for all those shows, the camera and restaurant crews would eat the leftover food.
Lagasse noticed that devouring all that food at lunchtime made the crew sleepy in the afternoon. He tried yelling other words, but nothing seemed to inspire them. One day, while getting ready to start filming, Lagasse yelled, "BAM!"
It became a signature phrase almost immediately. The workers loved it, and it became part of his on-air patter.
Lagasse told the magazine, "I wouldn't change it. I've tried it, believe me. I've tried 'pow.' I've tried all kinds of things. BAM is just kinda me."
Huge Marketing Potential
Lagasse correctly saw huge marketing potential in the word.
In 2000, he registered the trademark for BAM! under the name of his culinary company Emeril's Food of Love LLC. The trademark allows him to use the famous word on his popular lines of foods, spices and cookware.
Related: Our guide to trademarking a phrase.
Soligen Knives Lawsuit
Although he has not had any major lawsuits related to the use of BAM!, the chef was sued for trademark violation.
In 2012, the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid, a trade association, sued Emeril and Martha Stewart, whose company owns Emeril's media and cookware lines. The lawsuit alleged that Stewart and Lagasse were selling knives they fraudulently called Solingen knives on the Home Shopping Network (HSN).
Cutlery City
The Solingen region is famous for the high quality of its cutlery, and Solingen is known as "Cutlery City." Only the German trade association holds the license to the Solingen trademark.
As the lawsuit noted, only knives made under that trademark can legally carry the name Solingen. Products that carry the trademark must be made in Solingen and meet certain quality standards.
The lawsuit charged trademark infringement. It also charged that the knives being sold on HSN were made in China, not Germany, and were of inferior quality. Customers who bought them complained that they broke easily and that the words "Made in China" were clearly visible on the knives.
A Strong Statement
The lawsuit was settled in 2014. As part of the settlement, Stewart, Lagasse and HSN were permanently barred from using the Solingen name on any merchandise. In a press release, a lawyer for the German trade association said, "We hope this settlement sends a strong statement to anyone attempting to profit from improperly certifying products with the Solingen mark."
Although the COVID-19 pandemic hit Lagasse's restaurants hard, the chef remains jovial. He continues to appear on TV and live shows, where he inspires home chefs to "take it up a notch" with the spices. In 2019, he opened Emeril's Bistro 1396 on Carnival Cruise Lines. In 2021, he was a guest judge on Gordon Ramsey's MasterChef: Legends. As he told Bon Appetit, "We just get up every day and try a little bit harder than we did yesterday."


In Part I you have learned about XAP's capabilities as a data store. In this part of the tutorial we will show you how you can deploy an In Memory Data Grid (IMDG) that provides scalability and failover. GigaSpaces XAP can be used as a scalable application platform on which you can host your C# application. However, GigaSpaces XAP's IMDG can also be embedded within another C# application which is not hosted within the XAP platform. In this part of the tutorial we will show you how to start a data grid and how you can interact with it.
When you execute the gs-agent command above without any arguments, 1 GSA, 1 GSM, 1 LUS and 2 GSC's will be started. The gs-agent command takes several different parameters as arguments.
In order to create a data grid, you need to first deploy it onto the GigaSpaces infrastructure. It's easy to write some code that connects to an existing data grid, or deploy a new one if the data grid does not exist. In the GigaSpace lingo, a data grid is called a Space, and a data grid node is called a Space Instance. The space is hosted within a Processing Unit (PU), which is the GigaSpaces unit of deployment.
There are several ways you can deploy a new Data Grid; by command line, with C# code embedded in your application and the admin UI. The following snippets shows how to deploy a data grid.
Here is how you would configure your IMDG: Lets assume we have 4 machines available. On all machines we will start a GSA. The default gs-agent script will give us a total number of 8 GSC's. We want to deploy 4 partitions each having a backup and there should only be one instance per machine.
When the application write Payment objects into this space, XAP will use the routing information provided [SpaceRouting] by the Payment class to route the object to the right partition.
The Admin UI console has many more features which we will introduce you to throughout this tutorial.