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Cult of Hockey: The best-case scenario for the Oilers and Canucks would see Milan Lucic re-sign with the Kings
Jonathan Willis • Edmonton Journal
Jun 04, 2016 • June 4, 2016 • 5 minute read • Join the conversation
Los Angeles Kings Milan Lucic (17) battles in the corner with Edmonton Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) as Jeff Carter (77) looks for the puck in Edmonton on Oct. 25, 2015. Photo by JASON FRANSON /THE CANADIAN PRESS
Once again, the Edmonton Oilers have been connected with pending free agent Milan Lucic. My colleague Bruce McCurdy wrote about the latest rumour Friday night, which came from ESPN's Pierre LeBrun and suggested that both Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks would be interested in pursuing the big winger.
Both teams are obvious destinations for Lucic. Not only do the Oilers have his former Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli, but Edmonton has been searching for a Lucic-type player for ages. Meanwhile Vancouver is not only Lucic's hometown, but general manager Jim Benning also knows the player well from his time with the Bruins.
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Nevertheless, the best-case scenario for both teams would see Lucic sign a long-term extension with the Los Angeles Kings.
There's a two-fold reason for this. First, Lucic is not a particularly good fit for either the Canucks or Oilers organizations at this time. Second, ascending to the top of the Pacific division is going to mean passing the Kings, and that's going to be easier if Los Angeles can be convinced to walk into salary cap hell.
Before we get to those points, it's important to establish one thing: Lucic, who will turn 28 in June, is already showing signs of decline.
I generally use 5-on-5 points/60 as a baseline here. Obviously, this doesn't tell us everything, but it's a pretty decent place to start.
Lucic's first three years in the league saw a tentative rookie campaign, a strong performance as a sophomore and then a regression in his third year. This was followed by two stunning campaigns—Lucic topped 60 points in both seasons and won the Stanley Cup at age 22. At 23, he hit what currently stands as his career-high in scoring efficiency.
He slipped, for various reasons, over three seasons following that high-water mark before rebounding this year.
What's concerning about this year's rebound is that it was entirely contingent upon assists and shooting percentage. Lucic fired just 5.1 shots/hour at even-strength—a lower total than he posted as a 19-year-old rookie. He fired just 124 shots on the season as a whole, which is his lowest total over a full season since 2010.
Naturally, he remains a very good player, but an NHL team signing him needs to project performance over the life of his contract. Given Lucic's stature as a free agent, he will command term—in all likelihood, somewhere between 5-7 years. His performance is dipping already, in his late-20's, so where is he going to be at 31 or 33 or 35 (which is when a seven-year deal would end)?
That projection makes him a bad fit for Vancouver, which is a rebuilding organization. It hasn't fully abandoned the remnants of its previous core—the Sedin twins, Alex Edler—but the most pivotal players on its roster are from the Jake Virtanen/Bo Horvat/Brendan Gaunce age group. The defence and goaltending positions skew a little older, but Chris Tanev, Jacob Markstrom and Erik Gudbranson are all in their mid-20's.
Attaching Lucic on a long-term contract to that young core would be decidedly inadvisable.
Edmonton has the same problem: This is a team centered on Connor McDavid, and attaching a player with Lucic's likely career curve to a roster built around McDavid's would be a mistake. Additionally, there's no need; as colleague McCurdy noted in his piece left wing is probably the Oilers' position of greatest depth.
Lucic is not as good or as young as Hall and will likely cost the team as much or more money. Most people would consider Lucic to be better than Pouliot, but Pouliot has scored at a better points/hour clip over the last four years and critically the Oilers commitment there is for three years and a total of $12 million—whereas signing Lucic would likely involve something in the range of double the term and triple the money.
2012-16, Pouliot | Lucic: 5v5 P/60: 1.98 | 1.95 5v4 P/60: 3.45 | 3.05 If EDM goes after Lucic, its not because he upgrades the offence. — Jonathan Willis (@JonathanWillis) June 3, 2016
Lucic, obviously, is not a third-line left wing but it's also of interest that Edmonton already has a poor man's version of the player in that slot. Like Lucic, Patrick Maoon combines limited skating with good hands, great size and a belligerent demeanour. Lucic is a decidedly better overall player, but Maroon costs $1.5 million and brings a similar stylistic approach to the game.
These are all good reasons for the Canucks and the Oilers to avoid Lucic in free agency, but there's also incentive for those teams to hope that Los Angeles signs him to a long-term deal.
The Kings are the most dominant team in the Pacific division over the last half-decade. Drew Doughty, the club's linchpin on defence, is only 26 years old. Anze Kopitar is a year older than Lucic, but the signs of decline have not been so apparent; in 2015-16 he posted the second-best even-strength scoring number of his career. This is a team which could remain a massive threat to both the Oilers and Canucks for the next half-decade or more while those teams try and climb the NHL ladder.
What would make L.A. decidedly less dangerous would be if it spends its money badly. Dean Lombardi has shown a willingness to go long-term on deals with his players and as a result the Kings have a number of contracts which should help limit the team's potential:
Dustin Brown, a 31-year-old winger who has scored fewer than 30 points in each of the last four seasons, is signed at a $5.875 million cap hit through 2021-22.
Marian Gaborik, a 34-year-old winger whose play collapsed last season (22 points in 54 games), is signed at a $4.875 million cap hit through 2020-21.
Matt Greene, a third-pair defender who has played just 128 regular season games (out of 294 possible) over the last four seasons, is signed at a $2.5 million cap hit through 2017-18.
Mike Richards, whose contract was terminated, comes with a $1.32 million cap recapture penalty through 2019-20 and an additional settlement cost of $250,00 per year through 2031-32.
Add those deals to the $3.2 million bump in Anze Kopitar's cap hit next season and it's clear that Los Angeles is under financial pressure.
A long-term deal for Lucic would make the situation worse. The Kings don't particularly need Lucic. A lack of size is not an issue for Los Angeles and Lucic's scoring punch can certainly be replaced at a lower cap figure. In a perfect world, obviously, L.A. would like to keep him but the salary cap necessitates sacrifice and the Kings would be much better off applying that money to a defence corps which has never adequately replaced Slava Voynov and Willie Mitchell from the team's last Cup win.
It's of interest that there are multiple ways to interpret the Lucic rumour. The first is as an honest expression of interest, an indication that the Oilers are really interested in signing the winger. The second is as a means of putting pressure on the Kings, lest said winger should turn around and sign with a division rival on July 1. That kind of pressure might be especially effective against Lombardi, who saw his team knocked out in the first round by a division rival whose starting goalie was L.A.'s backup just last season.
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Human Sacrifice in the Late Prehistoric American Bottom: Skeletal and Archaeological Evidence
Lenna M. Nash, Eve A. Hargrave
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Evidence for human sacrifice in the American Bottom is best known from Mound 72 at the Cahokia Mounds. Evidence for ritualized sacrifice includes the careful placement in 4 features of numerous young women in rows and layers, and in a 5th feature, the presence of both men and women, some with evidence of violent death. In one additional feature, four adult males were placed with linked elbows and heads and hands cut off, argues for a violent and ritualized death and burial. Investigations conducted by Illinois State Archaeological Survey researchers at the East St. Louis Mound Center 7km from Cahokia indicate a clear association between sacrificial (or offertory) burials and human elements (e.g., crania) and the removal of large freestanding community posts. In contrast to Mound 72, these sacrificial burials occur only as a single interment located either directly over or within one of the entrance/exit ramps of the post pit. Although the scale and context of human sacrifice vary between Cahokia and East St. Louis we argue that the appearance of dedicatory offerings such as human sacrifice coincides with the dramatic rise or 'Big Bang' of the Cahokia polity in the early Mississippian period in the American Bottom. Although large marker posts were often a component of community settlements prior to the Mississippian period, the sudden appearance of human sacrifice at this critical juncture of time clearly reflects the rapidly changing ideology and worldviews of the Mississippian people as the negotiate a new world.
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Dylan Moran
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Legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is returning to New Zealand with a brand-new show Dr. Cosmos. Moran will once again offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his generation.
Moran has been called the Oscar Wilde of comedy thanks to deadpan, witty and crackpot lyricism, and this show promises to be an unmissable journey through his interpretations of the world.
Dylan Moran is a comedian, actor and writer who, in 1996 at the Edinburgh Fringe, became the youngest-ever winner of the Perrier Award. He went on to co-write and star in TV's Black Books, which won two BAFTAs. Other notable screen roles include Notting Hill, Calvary, Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run. Moran has toured the world many times, taking versions of his show as far afield as Kazakhstan, Ukraine and across the US. His last tour, Off the Hook, took in 149 dates across the globe.
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'Trumping Shakespeare, he reduces life to four ages: "Child, failure, old and dead". Faced with one-liners as killing as that, the world suddenly seems a better place'
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Just out on Blu-ray and DVD, X-Men: First Class is Matthew Vaughn's clever 1960s-era spinoff from Fox's popular mutant superhero franchise. Based on the Marvel comics created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, X-Men posits a world where the infinite variety of super-powered homo superiors, the next step in human evolution, are being persecuted by the increasingly suspicious homo sapiens — us. Though the initial two films helmed by Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects) tied the mutants' quest for acceptance to the same battle being fought by today's LGBT community, X-Men: First Class backtracks to its most primal disagreement, the one between its two lead characters. Appropriately enough, the movie this time finds its thematic touchstone in the civil rights struggle: telepath Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), like Martin Luther King Jr., believes humanity will only accept mutants through peaceful coexistence, at least as peaceful as it can be when fighting dastardly super-villains like Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon); Xavier's friendly rival and master of magnetism, Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender), is closer in spirit to the more militant Malcolm X, who believed coexistence must be fought for "by any means necessary." Lehnsherr, the man who would be Magneto, is automatically then a far juicier role, and for Fassbender, a star-making turn.
Great piece on a great actor (my current favourite actually).
Fassbender is quickly becoming the hottest actor out there, and it is great to see him go back and forth between Hollywood and Indiewood.
As for yr comments on the set and costume design of the film in question - I could not agree more. I was thinking Bond at many turns myself.
Also, Widescreen looks to be a fun place for all things cinematic. Wish I were part of the fun.


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"""
filters.py -- Custom signal filtering functions

Exported namespace: amplitude_envelope, halfwave, quick_boxcar, circular_blur

Created by Joe Monaco on 2007-11-15. Updated 2009-09-11.
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Columbia University. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved.

This software is provided AS IS under the terms of the Open Source MIT License.
See http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
"""

from numpy import r_, empty, zeros, ceil, trapz, ndarray, squeeze, sqrt
from scipy.signal import gaussian, convolve, hilbert

def amplitude_envelope(x):
    """Compute the amplitude envelope of a time-varying sinusoid signal

    Pass in multiple signals as a matrix with time along the second axis.
    """
    if x.ndim == 1:
        x = x.reshape((1, x.size))
    A = N.empty(x.shape, 'd')
    for i in xrange(x.shape[0]):
        x_a = hilbert(x[i])
        A[i] = sqrt(x_a.real**2 + x_a.imag**2)
    return squeeze(A)

def halfwave(x, copy=False):
    """Half-wave rectifier for arrays or scalars

    NOTE: Specify copy=True if array data should be copied before performing
    halwave rectification.
    """
    if type(x) is ndarray and x.ndim:
        if copy:
            x = x.copy()
        x[x<0.0] = 0.0
    else:
        x = float(x)
        if x < 0.0:
            x = 0.0
    return x

def quick_boxcar(s, M=4, centered=False):
    """Returns a boxcar-filtered version of the input signal

    Keyword arguments:
    M -- number of averaged samples (default 4)
    centered -- recenter the filtered signal to reduce lag (default False)
    """
    # Sanity check on signal and filter window
    length = s.shape[0]
    if length <= 2*M:
        raise ValueError, 'signal too short for specified filter window'

    # Set up staggered arrays for vectorized average
    z = empty((M, length+M-1), 'd')
    for i in xrange(M):
        z[i] = r_[zeros(i)+s[0], s, zeros(M-i-1)+s[-1]]

    # Center the average if specified
    start_ix = 0
    end_ix = length
    if centered:
        start_ix += int(M/2)
        end_ix += int(M/2)

    return z.mean(axis=0)[start_ix:end_ix]

def circular_blur(s, blur_width):
    """Return a wrapped gaussian smoothed (blur_width in degrees) signal for
    data binned on a full circle range [0, 2PI/360).
    """
    bins = s.shape[0]
    width = blur_width / (360.0/bins)
    size = ceil(8*width)
    if size > bins:
        size = bins
    wrapped = r_[s[-size:], s, s[:size]]
    G = gaussian(size, width)
    G /= trapz(G)
    S = convolve(wrapped, G, mode='same')
    return S[size:-size]

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As the weather gets colder, we tend to make our spaces feel warmer. While that can mean filling your space with blankets and lighting a fire, it can also reflect the tones and decor in the space. We love to combine the trend with minimalism. The trick is to use natural textures and colors combined with substantial pieces of decor to make the home feel light and inviting.
Our must-haves for a warm and minimal space? Let's start with the rug. A natural rug is the best choice. Whether it's a woven, jute rug or a soft wool with a natural pattern, it sets the tone for the space and has everything to do with the level of comfort.
The paint color is everything, especially if you don't have a lot of natural light filling the space. Ideally, the lighting is simple, but attracts attention. It makes a statement without looking like an art installation.
To keep things feeling light and airy, we choose pieces of decor with natural materials and texture, and colors that remind you of the outdoors.


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Small Cell Forum Marks 10th Anniversary with Detailed Plans on Commercializing Hyperdense Networks for 4G, 5G and IoT
Industry organization celebrates its leadership role in changing the shape of mobile networks and outlines how operators can successfully densify networks both now and in the future
SCWS – London, UK – 23 May 2017 – Small Cell Forum today marks its tenth anniversary by completing Release 9, providing operators with a comprehensive blueprint for densification of today's networks and laying foundations for future 5G systems. The new documents include:
outlines of hyperdense network architectures;
the managed use of shared spectrum and CBRS;
an installation guide to achieving RF compliance developed with IEC and GSMA; and
the latest FAPI and nFAPI interface specifications – now supporting NB-IOT.
Since its foundation, SCF has changed the shape of mobile networks; and today three quarters of all cells are small cells and more than 18 million have been deployed across a range of use cases.
"The next few years will see densification on a massive scale of both existing 4G networks as well as next generation 5G systems. SCF is playing a central role in this shift, both from technology and cultural perspectives," said David Orloff, Chair of Small Cell Forum. "Since day one the Forum has been highly successful in driving small cells into the mainstream and is set to continue to play a central role in densification, working to drive and co-ordinate the industry to revolutionise how networks are developed and deployed."
SCF's work extends from defining new technologies to overcoming a wide range of non-technical barriers preventing adoption such as regulation, market re-education, re-thinking operational processes, and the adoption of new business models. Release 9 applies these learnings to network densification already happening with 4G and which will form the bedrock of 5G networks. It describes the technological and cultural shifts needed to commercialize hyperdense HetNets, including:
the technologies for network densification,
market analysis and education,
lobbying for pro-connectivity regulation and policy, and
slicker operational processes and testing multi-vendor interoperability of SON in HetNets.
It also incorporates business model templates for alternative ownership and operations models for network infrastructure, with a worked example for the hospitality industry. Release 9 documents are available to download free from the SCF Release website scf.io.
SCF also today published a 'Market status report: Special edition', a report that details how, over the last decade, SCF has played a key role in the growth of small cells, breaking down many barriers to deployment to push small cells into the mainstream with tens of millions of deployments. The document also provides updated deployment numbers and projections.
Today, the small cell market is growing globally at an unprecedented rate, with IHS Markit estimating growth from $1.5bn in 2016 to $2.2bn by 2021. Against the backdrop of this continued growth, SCF's role is more relevant than ever, and the organization is continuing its efforts to raise the profile and evangelize the value that small cells can offer to networks, operators and their customers – both privately and particularly in enterprise verticals – as demonstrated by SCF's new Enterprise Advisory Council initiative. The Forum has established new commercial models for ownership and operations; establishing scalable, repeatable deployment processes, alleviating bureaucratic and practical obstacles such as site selection and approval.
The updated Release 9 documents include:
[188] Hyper dense network architectures: Clarifies requirements for massive densification of existing networks and compares candidate architectures: Distributed & centralised RAN, Split RAN, Cloud RAN and Software Defined RAN.
[189] Shared spectrum and CBRS: Describes how the new 3.5GHz band in the US will be managed with a Spectrum Access System to support use cases of augmenting mobile operators' capacity, supporting neutral hosting and for private LTE networks.
[082] Our FAPI and nFAPI interface specification now implements NB-IOT features defined by 3GPP, allowing virtualized small cells to support the air interface optimised for Internet of Things devices.
[012] At-a-glance installation guide to achieving RF compliance: Working with IEC and GSMA, SCF proposes simple and harmonized installation rules for different power classes to simplify processes for both operators and planning authorities.
About SCF
Small Cell Forum works to drive the wide-scale adoption of small cells and accelerate the delivery of integrated HetNets. Our work program is organized around two main streams – Deploying Hyperdense HetNets and Enabling Digitized Enterprise. These tie together all the Forum's projects across the HetNet and create a powerful framework for the transition to 5G.
We are a carrier-led organization. This means our operator members establish requirements that drive the activities and outputs of our technical groups.
Today our members are driving solutions that include small cell/Wi-Fi integration, SON evolution, virtualization of the small cell layer, driving mass adoption via multi-operator neutral host, ensuring a common approach to service APIs to drive commercialization and the integration of small cells into 5G standards evolution.
The SCF board includes Airspan, AT&T, Cisco, CommScope, Ericsson, Huawei, ip.access, Node-H, Nokia, Qualcomm, Reliance Jio, Samsung Electronics America, SoftBank, SpiderCloud Wireless, and Vodafone. Find out more at www.smallcellforum.org.


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GOPer Who Got Millions in Farm Subsidies Thinks the Poor Should Starve Rather Than Get Food Stamps /
GOPer Who Got Millions in Farm Subsidies Thinks the Poor Should Starve Rather Than Get Food Stamps
Justin Doolittle
Stephen Fincher, a deranged Republican congressman from Tennessee, is very angry that the federal government is committed to preventing poor people from starving to death:
Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, who supports cuts to the program, had his own Bible verse from the Book of Thessalonians to quote back to Vargas: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat," he said.
The program in question is SNAP, better known as food stamps. Fincher and his ultra-right-wing friends in the House are furious about the fact that the worst economic crisis in 80 years has resulted in more Americans needing food stamps. The whole point of programs like SNAP and other automatic stabilizers, of course, is that they kick in when the economy is struggling and people need help. Fincher is shocked and horrified by this heinous policy of ensuring that poor people and their children don't starve. Food is to be earned! Sure, this is the richest country in the history in the world, but if we provide our citizens with food to eat, then freedom is obviously dead.
He fulminates about people who are allegedly "unwilling to work" sucking off the government teat with impunity. This is a patently dishonest representation of the SNAP program. Most people who receive food stamps cannot be dismissed as losers who are "unwilling to work." Nearly half (47%) of all food stamp recipients are children. Another 8% are 60 years of age or older. The "working poor" - people who live in a household with income from work - represent another 41%. Between children, the elderly, the working poor, and people who want a job but cannot find one - someone should tell Fincher that there are still more than 3 unemployed job seekers for every 1 opening - that leaves very few people who can be accurately described as being "unwilling" to work. It's also worth noting that the average monthly SNAP benefit is a whopping $287. It takes a deeply disturbed person to crusade against providing this class of people with food to eat, when the economy is this battered, and when the broad economic benefits of the program have been so well established (at least in the reality-based community).
Now, this would not normally be worthy of mention. Hardly a day goes by without some Republican sadist expressing fury that poor people have it so good. Devising new ways to make the peasants suffer is what makes Republicans wake up in the morning. What's fascinating about this particular case, though, is Fincher's background.
The reason this is even more egregious than the usual Republican class warfare is that Fincher himself is a poster boy for government dependency. It's not just that he's benefited here and there from some government help. That sort of low-level hypocrisy is almost to be expected from these types. But Fincher has received millions - $3.2 million as of June 2010 - in federal crop subsidies. The people who refer to themselves as Tea Partiers threatened to derail his candidacy over this, but then they realized that they have no principles, and supported him anyway. He's now a member of the "Tea Party Caucus," which, amazingly, is something that actually exists. Fincher's brother and father also snatched another $6.7 million in subsidies as Stephen geared up to run for Congress on a platform of eliminating "wasteful government spending." The "wasteful spending" that he had in mind, of course, was that which serves policy aims with which he disagrees, such as keeping poor people alive.
House Republicans are on a mission to slash the SNAP program by $20 billion over the next decade. A Senate committee, just last week, voted to cut it by "only" $4 billion. If some sort of vicious "compromise" is reached between the sociopaths in the House who are demanding human sacrifice on a massive scale, and the "moderates" in the Senate who are only comfortable with letting some people starve, it will not be pretty. This is not hyperbole, either. SNAP really does keep poor people, including millions of children, from going hungry, and it's under attack from ultra-right-wing ideologues. This program deserves the support and activism of progressives as much as any government program in existence.
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South Africa vs England 4th ODI Review
Feb 12, 2016 Feb 12, 2016 thelegglance
Just occasionally you get an ODI that's genuinely gripping. They tend to be usually forgettable and in truth although this was a good example of the format, it still won't be one that is recalled in a decade. It's just the disposable nature of 50 over cricket.
Even so. This one see-sawed almost like a Test match, with England getting themselves into terrible trouble at 108-6 with only Hales and Root at that point making any impression on the game. Rabada had ripped through the England top order, not for the first time, and an early finish seemed on the cards.
Root got England up to a half reasonable total, aided by Woakes (who had a good game all round) and Rashid. Root's century was in the circumstances an outstanding one, quite possibly the best he's made in short form cricket. But even a total of 262 looked woefully inadequate, especially when the build up had been full of suggestions that 400 was a competitive score.
It didn't quite turn out that way, as while the South African batsmen all made contributions, England kept chipping away. Broad took out Amla at the top of the order, while Duminy decided that if England couldn't get De Villiers out then he could, running him out in spectacular style thanks to an athletic pick up and throw from Woakes. 143-5 and 210-8 left England hot favourites but a combination of an astounding innings from Chris Morris and some fairly poor bowling and fielding under pressure turned that around.
Rashid's removal of Morris with the scores level made it interesting but he'd already won the game for his team, and Imran Tahir applied the coup de grace.
So it's 2-2 going to Cape Town and all to play for. England will be scratching their heads about losing this one. From absolutely nowhere they got in position to take the series, and then it was taken away from them. That can happen, and they did at least give themselves the chance of a win by continuing to attack even from the wreckage of their innings at the mid point of the first dig. Equally, South Africa will feel that they both nearly threw it away, and also stole a game they had no right to win. How very odd all round.
In other news today, the ECB rather carelessly lost Waitrose as the team sponsor. According to the Mail, the supermarket both felt undervalued and ignored by the ECB, and we're also unwilling to double the value of it as the ECB wanted. To add to that, they were apparently unimpressed that the ECB were trying to find new partners even before they'd decided not to renew. It is good to know that the ECB treat their sponsors with the same degree of contempt they do everyone else, and perhaps Waitrose too can now consider themselves Outside Cricket with everyone else.
No more Team Waitrose. I'm not sure who will be most relieved.
One other small item that came out of the Mail report was to say that the ECB lost a potentially "lucrative" sponsorship with Johnson's Paint because of minimal TV coverage of the county game. Whether that means the small number of county matches currently on Sky, or the lack of a wider audience on a more open TV channel is open to question, but it seems both surprising and inept if it's the former, as persuading Sky to cover additional county matches should have been well within their range of abilities.
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34 thoughts on "South Africa vs England 4th ODI Review"
SimonH Feb 12, 2016 / 8:16 pm
In the second paragraph, don't you mean Hales rather than Buttler?
The Wanderers seems to have provided another great pitch for cricket. I wonder if an ICC tournament fixture will ever be played there again?
thelegglance Feb 12, 2016 / 8:20 pm
I do yes. I blame this stinking cold – is that a good excuse? Please?
Oh I've corrected it of course. Ta!
Mark Feb 12, 2016 / 9:05 pm
"To add to that, they were apparently unimpressed that the ECB were trying to find new partners even before they'd decided not to renew. "
Trust?
Nice to see an organisation which puts such emphasis on trust, puts so little of it into practice. I wonder if they conducted their search for new partners by text message?
As to the game today. It's a measure of how far this team has come that scoring 260 is seen as big disappointment. Unfortunately there will be days like this. Englamd don't have the bowling attack to bail the batsman out.
oreston Feb 12, 2016 / 9:06 pm
Hello, I've occasionally commented at TFT but for some reason haven't previously done so here – although I appreciate this blog a great deal. Re. the ECB news, I think losing sponsors (especially for the sorts of reasons given above) is exactly what needs to happen. Will the penny drop? Perhaps eventually, although I suspect it will only be for narrow commercial reasons. Still, any small cracks in the edifice are welcome.
Hi Oreston, welcome!
As it was your first post, it had to be approved, but all subsequent ones should be fine, though for some reason WordPress occasionally spits ones with Twitter links on them back at us.
On your point, I guess it depends how much money any replacement would cough up. That the England team is largely invisible to casual viewers can't help the price overly.
LordCanisLupus Feb 12, 2016 / 9:33 pm
Hi Oreston,
Out on a leaving do tonight but just thought I'd welcome you too!
Fire away!
orestonOreston Feb 13, 2016 / 12:34 pm
Thanks guys! Very nice to feel welcome!
Sean B Feb 12, 2016 / 9:33 pm
I'm hoping Anusol becomes the new England team sponsor. It's supposedly good for dealing with irritable arseholes and we all know that the ECB is full of them (apologies for the language).
MM Feb 12, 2016 / 11:44 pm
It really is damn good for dealing with irritable arses. I'd happily wear that shirt.
Team Anusol! That has (((ahem))) a certain ring to it…. I'll get my rubber donut.
Well done, Waitrose. I can now go into your Droitwich Spa store and buy your going-out-of-date veggies and your 2 for the price of 3 posh hummus with a clear conscience.
Escort Feb 13, 2016 / 12:07 am
The mail are reporting that Alex Swann has been given the tin tac from the editors job at the cricketer magazine.
SimonH Feb 13, 2016 / 8:54 am
Australia are giving NZ a right pounding. They've had the luck that's been going (very good toss to win, Smith dropped in the 20s, Voges bowled off a no-ball that wasn't) but have completely out-played the home team.
I was hugely sceptical when Khawaja was recalled but his batting just oozes class now. Voges has straightened out his technique which had become a little too leg-side orientated. Who'da thought it – a guy with 12k+ f-c runs at nearly 50 can bat a bit? The boors who dismissed him based on essentially two Ashes Tests (his 1st and 3rd – he hardly got a bat in the 2nd and scored runs in the 4th and 5th) will no doubt be dismissing these as more easy runs scored on a road against weak bowling. NZ are on their longest unbeaten run at home, England couldn't beat them in the last two series and they had their first choice seam attack out. Both still have some hurdles to jump (I'd like to see Khawaja against Ashwin on a turner) but could hardly be doing more at this stage.
sidesplittin Feb 13, 2016 / 11:18 am
I've been at the Basin the last couple of days – we're getting a pants down hiding so far. Guptill got a good one but, as ever, was going really hard at the ball way out in front of his pads. Others in our top order could've left balls they nicked.
The deck has now flattened out and Khawaja is batting like DGB 1930. We'll have to block for two days to get out of this – can't see the Trans Tasman trophy coming back our way sadly.
SimonH Feb 13, 2016 / 11:55 am
Hi Sidesplittin – lucky you! How are the ticket prices?
Watling got a good one I thought. Overall, I had the feeling that NZ were pumped up (possibly after the ODI win? perhaps the rarity of the contest? perhaps the emotion around BMac?) and went too hard at the bowling. It was also one of those occasions (like TB in the Ashes) were there didn't seem to be much playing-and-missing but virtually every false shot found the edge and every edge went to hand and stuck. NZ are rather were they were against India when BMac scored his triple so they could save this – but one's got to think Australia will bowl, field and be captained better than India on that occasion.
Talking of DGB, Voges averages over a 100 after 19 Test innings and I can't find anyone other than the Don who's achieved that (the nearest are Herbert Sutcliffe and Mike Hussey both averaging around 75-80).
sidesplittin Feb 13, 2016 / 6:48 pm
We paid $15 to sit on the grass bank – I missed some of the last session as I had a nap on the grass; rather overdid the fluids and jetlag kicked in.
Watling is seriously underated – he's such a gutsy player and, like most good 'keepers, you don't notice him going about his business in the field.
Aussies have just played much better than NZ so far, although I can't deny I'm pissed off about the Voges no ball shambles. Here's to a better day today.
RufusSG Feb 13, 2016 / 12:33 pm
I couldn't agree with you more, Simon – Khawaja has been an absolute revelation. The previously nervous twitcher from the 2013 Ashes has been replaced with a confident, classy player who's got all the strokes and become a gun in all formats for Australia, even in the shorter forms where he's hardly got an opportunity previously (considering his stupendous Big Bash form I'm amazed that he didn't get an IPL contract). I really enjoy watching him go about his business.
Regarding Voges, whilst I feel like his average probably flatters him a bit – my gut instinct alone tells me he seems more like a 45-55 average player in reality – and will come down eventually (and there is no denying that the Australian home international pitches have been depressingly flat of late), there's no denying the guy can bat, make no mistake about it – his stellar county cricket record suggests he can adapt, and he did show signs of class in that Ashes in between his lower-scoring games. Given the conditions and the quality of the attack, as you hint at, I'd say this has been his best test innings to date, even accounting for the huge slice of luck at the start of his innings.
Yes, I'm sure Voges' average will come down and of course nobody's saying he's as good as DGB. Still, it's a fantastic achievement that hasn't been given it's due in some quarters. His debut century was also a tremendous innings – next highest score for Australia was 39 and in the match 74.
By the way, I've since discovered that Herbert Sutcliffe and Neil Harvey both averaged over a hundred some way into their Test careers.
Gambrinus Feb 13, 2016 / 10:48 pm
Can anyone remember the ticket prices for the last England tour of NZ? I was living there at the time and seem to remember picking up a 5 day pass for something ridiculous like 30 bucks. Am I right or just wearing rose tinted specs?
Sherwick Feb 13, 2016 / 1:11 pm
Awwwww what a shame, heart bleeds and all that: "The latest brutal sacking by magazine The Cricketer saw Alec Swann, older brother of former England spinner Graeme, shown the door after only 15 months as editor.
Swann thought he was seeing chief executive Guy Evans-Tipping to discuss the latest edition, only to be told to clear his desk."
Right, what's for breakfast?!
Some nice background on the bloke who sacked Swann. 38 years old. Granddad had a baronet. Uncle doesn't use title. http://www.thepeerage.com/p40159.htm
Nice and modest on LinkedIn:
An entrepreneurial business leader with a strong track-record of delivering results. Formally managing director of Westminster Briefing, part of the Dods Group, the global political information, publishing, training, events and communications company. I have recently joined the Cricketer magazine and Cricket Archive as chief executive. The Cricketer is the worlds best selling cricket magazine and was first published in 1921. Cricket Archive is the world's largest and most comprehensive database of cricket records.
I have a proven track record of winning new business in both the private and public sector and spotting new opportunities in changing markets.
I am no fan of Alec Swann, but this bloke sounds like just the sort of chap I'd share a beverage with. The giveaway is anyone who describes themselves as "an entrepreneur".
PS – Andy Afford's LinkedIN indicates he's out the door, as mentioned earlier.
October 2013 – February 2016 (2 years 5 months)
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Ian Feb 13, 2016 / 2:14 pm
Perhaps that new bloke is a BOC fan and had read the comments on here?
LordCanisLupus Feb 14, 2016 / 12:40 am
If he's taking notice of us, we're in a lot bigger trouble than we think.
nonoxcol Feb 13, 2016 / 2:57 pm
Sounds like Michael Henderson's sort of chap, at least.
I wonder what his stance on Giles Clarke and the ICC might be.
Looks straight out of central casting….
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Regarding Waitrose being unhappy at the ECB'S possible underhand tactics during the contract negotiations.
May I just remind everyone of something very important according to Strauss, Flower and Cook:
It's all about Trust.
T.R.U.S.T.
And not leaking.
Definitely not leaking.
You see now?
And that's from me.
John Etheridge Feb 13, 2016 / 3:06 pm
Simon Hughes – previously 'editor at large' – is replacing Alec Swann as editor of The Cricketer.
Huw Turbervill remains as assistant-editor. He will do most of the day-to-day work.
FFS.
John, any news about that picture BTW?
Am asking in a very trusting manner.
MM Feb 13, 2016 / 4:14 pm
Is that going to improve anything? Nurse, we need that Anusol again!
Well, it'll improve TMS no end if 'the Analyst' no longer gets to 'entertain' us with his commentary.
Topshelf Feb 13, 2016 / 6:39 pm
It just means poor Turbervill will have even more work to do. He produces most of the magazine on his own already, can't see Hughes getting his hands dirty with the day-to-day business.
Expect articles by Hughes in the next issue about whichever ex-player he managed to collar in the bar during the ODI's.
The new chief exec made his career in political "communication", so don't expect any rocking of the boat with the ECB. Having met him a few times a long time ago I can confirm he is definitely from the right sort of family.
Good to see Bangladesh finishing third in the U19 WC. Lots of potential there for them to become a force to be reckoned with – if only they can harness it.
Perhaps the ECB might even reward them with the odd fixture? Something like a Test in Durham in March before the nine Test series against India starts, perhaps?
northernlight71 Feb 13, 2016 / 10:08 pm
Durham? Surely you mean Penzance.


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The new large OP_RETURN data sizes on Bitcoin SV are the start of a new era of leveraging Bitcoin as a data carrier. Long-term, miners will be funded entirely by tiny transaction fees on huge volumes of transactions. Thanks to this improvement, it is now possible to build many of the types of applications that will fund miners in the future.


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Q: Do I need to check for valid sessions in every controller in Spring? Suppose in a web applicaiton by Spring Mvc do we need to check for valid sessions in every controller or in jsps too? How can i solve this session management thing in MVC? What do we basically do?
What are the other things which can add extra security to my application?

A: We usually check if session is expired in the filter layer and map it to the DispatcherServlet, this way, all the incoming request that will be handled by spring will be filtered first, and thus not allowing any interaction to a spring controller if session is already expired. If the session is found to be expired, send a redirect to a page where user will be informed that their session is already expired.
Sample Filter code
public class MyFilter implements Filter{
    ...
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response,
            FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException {
        if (isSessionExpired((HttpServletRequest) theRequest)) {
            response.sendRedirect(((HttpServletRequest) theRequest).getContextPath() + "/expired.jsp");
            response.flushBuffer();
        }else{
            //..its not yet expired, continue
            theChain.doFilter(theRequest, theResp);
        }
    }
    ...
}

Mapping to the DispatcherServlet in the web.xml
    <filter>
        <filter-name>MyFilter</filter-name>
        <filter-class>com.mycompany.ourproject.filter.MyFilter</filter-class>
    </filter>
    <filter-mapping>
        <filter-name>MyFilter</filter-name>
        <servlet-name>springdispatcher</servlet-name>
    </filter-mapping>

    <servlet>
        <servlet-name>springdispatcher</servlet-name>
        <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>
        <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
    </servlet>

A: Do you want to check authorization or authentification every session in every controller? You can use aspectj.

A: You can take a look at spring's reference guide for session manangement and it is very simple to configure and straight forward http://docs.spring.io/autorepo/docs/spring-security/3.0.x/reference/session-mgmt.html

A: No you Do not need to check for valid sessions in every controller in Spring.
Spring framework makes session management very easy as you can just configure spring security in a single xml file and spring will take care of session management for you.
Check out these examples on spring

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(PHOTOESSAY) Piazza Maggiore: The center of life in Bologna
A peek at one of the most captivating piazzas in Italy
Gathering place that is the heart and soul of Bologna
Located in the very oldest part of the city, the Piazza Maggiore is Bologna's main square. It is surrounded on each of its four sides by some of the most important historical, governmental, commercial and religious buildings in the city. This huge pedestrian square (almost the length of, and significantly wider than, a football field) is a virtual living room that mirrors the social fabric of the vibrant community surrounding it.
It's where locals and visitors congregate all day and well into the nighttime hours. Although its shape and the welcoming stone "carpet" at its center remain fixed, the contours of the piazza seem to change from moment to moment as if it were a living, breathing creature.
Unusual quiet of Piazza Maggiore in morning
Piazzas are commonly found throughout Italy and other European countries. (The word literally means, "square" although not all piazzas take that shape.) The most famous Italian piazza, perhaps, is the one in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
However, we have fallen in love with the Piazza Maggiore. Admittedly, it's the one we know best but we suspect it is also pretty exceptional compared to others. So after two prior visits to the city staying in nearby hotels, we rented an apartment in one of the ancient buildings with huge windows directly overlooking the square. From our balcony perch, we were able to observe the constantly changing sights and sounds below us.
Brief overview of the square and its history
Once a grassy area, Piazza Maggiore first opened in the year 1200 and assumed its present form about 200 years later. In its earliest iteration, the site hosted horse races and tournaments. Three sides of the piazza are lined with elegant porticoes, a small portion of the almost 40 km of magnificent porticoes in the city that led to its nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aside from the architectural significance of the building exteriors, there are exceptional treasures inside.
Photo of the square in years past, taken from a painting at the Museo della Storia di Bologna
Once home to the powerful guild of lawyers, the Palazzo dei Notai sits on the south side of Piazza Maggiore beside the Basilica of San Petronio, the fifth largest church in the world. The gothic basilica, which dominates other nearby structures in size, was built with a Latin-cross plan. It has an interesting history, too. It was intended to be larger than St. Peter's in Rome but reflecting Bologna's longtime commitment to public education, the Cardinal decided to reduce its planned size and leave its façade unfinished so the money could instead be used in support of the University (which is now the oldest university in continuous operation).
Because our stay in Bologna coincided with the celebration of the Festa di San Petronio (which falls on October 4th), we witnessed many colorful religious observances that were taking place in the square around that time.
Church of San Petronio (bottom left) with split facade and pictures of procession
Most other times, the gracious steps leading to the church offer quasi stadium seating for events unfolding on the square.
Next to the church (on the west side of the square) is the Palazzo d'Accursio, which for centuries has served as the seat of the municipal government. Anchored by a 15th century clock tower, its main hall has Baroque frescoes dating back to the 1600s with five allegorical scenes depicting Bologna's virtues.
La Sala Borsa, the former trade center, now houses a modern, free, multimedia library with a transparent floor displaying archeological excavations beneath the building. Now wrapped in a Falconeri advertisement, the building is the convenient location of Bologna Welcome, the official tourist information office in the city.
Finally, on the east side is Palazzo dei Banchi, once the home of moneychangers and bankers. Built in 1412, the porticoes on this side of the square have two arched entrances that lead to the busy market area behind them. The restored apartment where we stayed was on the second floor above this portico.
View of Palazzo dei Banchi and green dome of Santa Maria della Vita in the background, our apartment was the sixth window from the right.
The third place
I've always been fascinated by the sociological concept of a third place, which acknowledges the importance of public spaces that serve as homes away from home. These are the places where people congregate, converse and enjoy each other's company when they aren't at home (first place) or at work (second place). Third places are democratic in that they attract people from every background, age, and socio-economic class. I can think of no better example of a "third place" than the Piazza Maggiore.
Piazza Maggiore, a people place
The piazza is always alive with people. Whether it is bicyclists on their way to work early in the morning, lovers walking hand-in-hand, musicians, tour groups, people relaxing over a cappuccino or apertivo, or retirees endlessly debating the state of the Italian economy.
On YouTube—Debaters on the Piazza: No sound (from our perch) but plenty of action
Almost every evening, there were fabulous shows and performances on the public stage beneath us. The headliner was Spettacolo luce-acqua-fuoco, a water, light and fire spectacular. There were street performers including jugglers and magicians. On several nights, a bandstand housed singers, musicians and dancers. And on another night, we looked out the window and saw a flamethrower, who spontaneously attracted a large crowd.
The piazza at night
With such a large number of students (the University alone has about 85,000 students in its 23 schools) and politics that veer to the left, it shouldn't be surprising that Piazza Maggiore is ground zero for the student and labor demonstrations in the city that erupt fairly regularly.
Top picture, students march to protest homophobia; bottom right, organizers place plates on the ground to collect funds and raise awareness to fight world hunger
At 4AM each morning, we heard the whirl of mechanical street cleaners preparing the piazza for the next day. Several times during our stay, scores of workers descended (and ascended) on the square like Cirque du Soleil to erect stages for new events or deconstruct them.
Erecting scaffolding on the square
Food demo at the Mortadella Festival held on the square
Flag-throwers, at the Spettacolo delle bandiere in the Piazza
Spettacolo delle bandiere in the Piazza
On YouTube—Drummers at the Spettacolo delle bandiere in the Piazza
Like other important monuments in Italy, Piazza Maggiore appears to be in a perpetual state of restoration (with a changing display of bold advertising placed on its scaffolding). A few years ago it was the west side of the piazza; this year, on the north. But it still remains an iconic and beautiful backdrop for photographs and memories.
Both as spectators from above and when mingling shoulder-to-shoulder on the ground, the rhythms of Piazza Maggiore are palpable. This living panorama may well be one of the most captivating views in the world.
Emilia Romagna Tourism
Bologna Welcome
In the New York Review of Books: The Craving for Public Squares
Posts about Bologna and Emilia Romagna previously on More Time To Travel:
Eating pizza in Bologna
Visiting the oldest bakery in Bologna
Italian pasta etiquette: What you need to know
Celebrating mortadella in Bologna
CSI Bologna: The pickpocket
Celebrating World Pasta Day
Visiting Majani: The Laboratory of Sweet Things
Salame Rosa: Mortadella's cousin
A day in Bologna
The warm hands that make pasta in Bologna
A road trip on the Via Emilia
Brisighella: Forget the spa and start pumping…olive oil
Casa Artusi: A living museum of Italian home cooking
The Malatestiana Library in Cesena
Sant'Agata Feltria: On the trail of the white truffle festival
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We remember well St. Mark's square in Venice (especially the pigeons!). We haven't visited Bologna, but we'd like to – and when we do (let's be hopeful!), we'll take in this piazza with its interesting history and people-watching…
Irene S. Levine
One distinct difference between the two is that Piazza Maggiore isn't as swarmed with tourists as is St. Mark's.
But St. Mark's definitely ranks up there on my list of great squares, too!
Best, Irene
I hadn't heard of the third space concept before and really like the idea – and how you've shown how it's used in Bologna.
Love the vibrancy of Piazza Maggiore shown in your pictures.
It's a great third place!
I think I was there a few days later than you, so I missed all these wonderful celebrations. But, it is still a spectacular city to visit sans events on its own. Lovely post Irene
I'm glad you enjoyed it too! It seems like something is planned for almost every week of the year. If not, something spontaneous happens!
Karen Warren
Great reminder of my visit to Bologna – thanks!
Michele Peterson ( A Taste for Travel)
A Mortadello Festival and Cirque du Soleil? Piazza Maggiore seems to have it all. I love the concept of the "third place" – every city should have one.
It does! 🙂
Betsy Wuebker | PassingThru
I love how you described the piazza as a living, breathing, changeable entity in and of itself, a third place. To feel a sense of community, individuals must gather in a central place. It's an opportunity that is lacking in so many modern cities and towns which were planned or modified with later trends and fads. It's lovely to see the concept in action, and I couldn't help but think of how the participants feel like they belong.
Agree totally, Betsy. It's what makes many boomers want to leave their long-time homes and return to urban centers.
santafetraveler
Piazza Maggiore looks wonderful. I love these bustling city centers in historic places. The architecture is always so interesting. Would love to be sitting in that sidewalk cafe watching the action.
Even the church steps are a great place to see the action!
Suzanne Stavert
Bologna is definitely in our future! I love these quaint piazzas! We were in Florence recently and felt we had a similar experience.
Hope you have the opportunity, Suzanne. It is a city that we've returned to many times.
Marilyn Jones
So interesting: its history, daily life and "personality." I really enjoyed this article and your excellent photography!!
That's an especially nice compliment coming from an excellent photographer like you!
Anita @ No Particular Place To Go
I love the idea of a "third place" and enjoyed your history lesson of the Plaza Maggiore. What great luck to be able to rent an apartment looking over the plaza and have the opportunity to watch the crowds and celebrations below whenever you wanted, day or night. I love your photos and I can't wait to see some of Italy in 2015!
Michele {Malaysian Meanders}
I really like the concept of the "third place," and now that you've mentioned it, I realize that it's something that I miss from Malaysia now that I've returned to living in America. I need to start heading to some of the Third Places in my own town. I can certainly see why getting an apartment overlooking Piazza Maggiore was so appealing. It looks like you saw so much going on. Thanks for sharing it with us.
A Cook Not Mad (Nat)
Bologna is such a great city, we loved it, and loved that Piazza Maggiore doesn't get the crowds of tourists, even in the summer time.
alison abbott
What a wonderful lifestyle these central squares create for both the residents and visitors alike. Modern day town planners could all take a lesson.
Muza-chan
Great photos 🙂
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Ladji Doucouré (* 28. března 1983, Juvisy-sur-Orge) je francouzský sportovec, který se věnuje atletice. Jeho specializací jsou krátké překážkové běhy. Je dvojnásobným halovým mistrem Evropy (2005, 2009) v běhu na 60 metrů překážek a mistrem světa (2005) v běhu na 110 metrů překážek.

Kariéra
V roce 1999 se stal v polské Bydhošti mistrem světa do 17 let. O rok později doběhl třetí na juniorském mistrovství světa v chilském Santiagu. Na halovém MS 2003 v Birminghamu skončil ve finále čtvrtý v čase 7,58. V roce 2003 se stal v Bydhošti také mistrem Evropy do 23 let. Úspěchem pro něj skončila účast na mistrovství světa v Helsinkách, kde kromě titulu mistra světa v běhu na 110 m překážek uspěl také ve štafetě na 4 × 100 metrů, když francouzská štafeta proběhla cílem jako první v čase 38,08 s.

Reprezentoval na letních olympijských hrách v Athénách 2004, kde se umístil ve finále na osmém místě. O čtyři roky později na olympiádě v Pekingu proběhl cílem v čase 13,24, což stačilo na čtvrté místo. Na bronzového Američana Davida Olivera ztratil šest setin. V roce 2005 skončil druhý v anketě o nejlepšího atleta Evropy, když vítězem se stal litevský diskař Virgilijus Alekna.

Jako druhý Evropan v celé historii pokořil na stodesítce překážek hodnotu třinácti sekund, když ve francouzském Angers zaběhl 12,97 s. Lepším Evropanem je jen Brit Colin Jackson (12,91 s).

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 110 metrů překážek – 12,97 s – 15. července 2005, Angers
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 Běh na 50 metrů překážek - 6,36 s – 26.2. 2005, Liévin Současný evropský rekord
 Běh na 60 metrů překážek – 7,42 s – 26.2. 2005, Liévin

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new manufacturing technique uses a process similar to newspaper printing to form smoother and more flexible metals for making ultrafast electronic devices.
The researchers discuss their technology further in Nano Letters, an American Chemical Society publication. The work is financially supported by Purdue University; the Ross Fellowship program at Purdue; the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia (Grant 567-2012); and Procter & Gamble (Grant 209621).
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This Letter describes a low-cost, scalable nanomanufacturing process that enables the continuous forming of thin metallic layers with nanoscale accuracy using roll-to-roll, laser-induced superplasticity (R2RLIS). R2RLIS uses a laser shock to induce the ultrahigh-strain-rate deformation of metallic films at room temperature into low-cost polymeric nanomolds, independently of the original grain size of the metal. This simple and inexpensive nanoforming method does not require access to cleanrooms and associated facilities, and can be easily implemented on conventional CO2 lasers, enabling laser systems commonly used for rapid prototyping or industrial cutting and engraving to fabricate uniform and three-dimensional crystalline metallic nanostructures over large areas. Tuning the laser power during the R2RLIS process enables the control of the aspect ratio and the mechanical and optical properties of the fabricated nanostructures. This roll-to-roll technique successfully fabricates mechanically strengthened gold plasmonic nanostructures with aspect ratios as high as 5 that exhibit high oxidation resistance and strong optical field enhancements. The CO2 laser used in R2RLIS can also integrate the fabricated nanostructures on transparent flexible substrates with robust interfacial contact. The ability to fabricate ultrasmooth metallic nanostructures using roll-to-roll manufacturing enables the large scale production, at a relatively low-cost, of flexible plasmonic devices toward emerging applications.


While reading my Stampin' Success magazine (a publication for SU demonstrators), I came across instructions to make easy peasy book markers. It's so easy, I whipped this one up in 5 minutes, no kidding! I love the sock monkey, he's just too cute! I thought that this would make a great little addition if you are giving a book for a gift, or if you just want to make a whole bunch of them and bag them up for a gift for a friend who likes to read? Anyhoo, I did a short tutorial for you just in case you wanted to make some! Start off with a 4x4 or 5X5 piece of cardstock or DP. I used chocolate chip CS for my bookmark.
Your piece should now look like this. Can you see the score lines?
This is the finished bookmark! Easy 5 minutes, right??
Here's my bookmark on one of my favorite books! I hope you try this out, it was so much fun to make!
accessories: scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches, chocolate chip stampin write marker (for dots on the scallops), dimensionals.
Thanks for your visit today and for always leaving me sweet comments. They are appreciated!
love it! I seen a different version and I didn't like it when I tried it! this one looks so much better! I will definitely try it! TFS! and have a good Sunday!
Thanks for the tutorial, Teri. This looks easy enough for me.
Wow, I love this bookmark! Thanks for the tutorial T Girl! I can't believe where you find the time to do all your creating!!
Wow! Such a great, easy idea! I love easy!!! Cute!
Thanks for today Teri, had fun. Thanks for showing us that cute monkey bookmark, I got to try a few.
A great little bookmark, thanks for the tutorial. I will have to give this a try.


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Delwyn Jones Head Coach
Delwyn Jones was born and raised in the Fredericksburg area. He is married and has three children ages 9,12 and 20. Delwyn coached with the RAYS for 5 years, before relocating to Florida, where he spent a few months learning from, and working with some accomplished coaches and talented swimmers in the Tampa area. After that, he became the Head Coach for the Rappahannock Raiders. During his time, the team doubled in size in the first two seasons. Delwyn developed a highly competitive senior group, with many national level swimmers. He has had multiple Scholastic All American Swimmers, and in three years STAT has sent 9 swimmers on to swim collegiately, with 4 of those swimmers competing in Division 1 Programs and, through the years, has had swimmers recruited by multiple Top 20 Division 1 Programs in the nation. He had the privilege to train and assist one of his swimmers in qualifying for and competing in the Paralympic Trials. Through the years, Delwyn has led age group and senior swimmers to become State Champions in VA Swimming and in High School, Zones Champions, and has had several swimmers achieve Top 10 Virginia Swimming, Eastern Zone, and National Rankings. During his first year and a half with the STAT senior group, they established 40 new team records between short and long course competition. He has had multiple champions at NASA Juniors and has had swimmers achieve top 16 finishes at NCSA Juniors, Sectionals and Pro Series Meets. He has also assisted in the coaching of multiple Olympic Trial, and World Championship Trial qualifiers.
Michelle Pugh Head Age Group Coach
Coach Michelle has been a competitive swimmer since the age of 5 and continued beyond college, where she attended and swam for Towson State University, Division I and held team records for over 20 years in the 50, 100 free as well as records in the 200 free, and multiple Relays. She was the first swimmer from Towson to win 2 first place finishes in the ECC Championship Meet and was a walk on team member. In addition to a strong aquatics management background, she has taught swim lessons, adaptive swim classes, and water aerobics for more than 30 years. She is an American Red Cross Instructor and has taught an abundance of lifeguarding classes, CPR/AED, and Safety Training for Swim Coaches for the past 10 years.
Coach Michelle has been the head coach for multiple summer league teams, and has taught countless swimmers how to swim. She worked with the Rays for 9 years as the head coach of their Age Group 1 group and as the assistant coach for the Junior group. During that time, Michelle was very successful being the primary coach for multiple age group qualifiers, year after year, as well as 2 state champions and several swimmers who finished in the top 3. She also helped coach several swimmers in the Junior group to Age Groups and Senior Champs, which also included multiple state champions and top 3 finishers in various events. She then became the Head Age Group Coach for Rappahannock Raiders for 2 years continuing to produce top level swimmers to include NASA Elite Age Group Qualifier. She is a wife and mother of two adult children and has lived in Stafford County for 14 years.
I am excited to bring my knowledge, energy, and skills to my new team, STAT in April 2017! Let's go!!
Alex Morgan Assistant Coach
Lindsay Cook Assistant Coach
Lindsay started swimming at the age of 6 and swam competitively, year-round, for 12 years. She has been a USA Swimming coach for the past 9 years and is also the Head Coach for the Ferry Farm RSL team in the summer. We are excited to have her on board and looking forward to the experience she brings to the staff!
Nicole Vile Assistant Coach
Lisa Vice Assistant Coach
Liza Perez President
Emily Hall Vice President
Miguel Garcia Treasurer
Neelima Gupta Secretary
Laura Hall Membership/Registration
Angela Hillegas Social Chair


Fine ribs and steakSat at the bar.Big party- Great service, Delicious food, Fun atmosphereA good alternative to chain restaurant steak houses.
Good food and good service. Fun place and quick. The wait staff is on top of things and they even brought me a bandaid when I cut my finger with the bread knife! LOL!
A good alternative to chain restaurant steak houses. Great variety on the menu. Not nearly as loud as chain steak houses. Great service, great prices!
We celebrated a birthday with a large party. The entire night was great. Every one in the party seemed to enjoy their food and the service was excellent.
The food is good, service decent if unsophisticated. Three different draft beers on different visits convince me their beer taps are contaminated. The same "off" taste. The beer selection is limited to what was popular 5-10 years ago.
Why wait for average food and service?
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