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Why does Meecast not automatically update to a new location using GPS? I have the "Find location via GPS" option activated in Settings. Other apps like Rockpool are able to use the GPS to update the location.
Hmm. I will try to test it.
Why some elememts like settings are scaled so small? There is so much space for them so why they are so small? Makes no sense. Hard to hit those settings "tabs".
Afterall still great application, better than default Jolla weather application. Keep going!
I don't understand. What did you mean?
change Chinese place name into Chinese please.
But I can not update my phone to SailfishOS3.0 for testing.
Can you show screenshot for me.
Now we are on Sailfish 3, I find it difficult to read the white text of the app cover with a lighter ambience.
I know it's probably going to be a major task, but eould it be possible to include a text colour changer?
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Hi Vasvlad! Amazing work. I have a problem, when i open openwheatermap.org on browser it can find my city ( http://openweathermap.org/city/3456272 ), but on app its not avaliable... Theres any way to fix this? Thanks.
I have interest in helping to translate your app, how can i proceed?
Hallo Vlad, i have Version 1.1.18 installed on Sailfish X. I don't get Weather Data from January 2018. I removed any Locations, insert new Locations with different Sources of Weather Information, but nothing happens. At 12 pm this night the Weatherinformation stops. What could be the problem?
Thanks for the new version. But now I can't get any data for Melbourne (bom.gov.au). When updating the app crashes and goes into the background. Can you have a look when you have time please?
I've found error. The new version (1.1.18) of Meecast wil be available soon.
Yep that fixed it!!! What was the issue?
Ok. I'll try to find time for this.
Hi there! I have a problem with gps location: if I set it I always get a wrong location (always Bormio instead of Brescia or any other location). How does it work?
Try to use any GPS-navigation application on Sailfish device. Meecast doesn't activate gps.


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Note:This page is for infielder Michael Campbell, also known as Mat Campbell, who played in 1873. For Mike Campbell, who pitched in the 1980s, click here
Also known as Mat Campbell
Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
Debut April 28, 1873
Final Game July 23, 1873
Born 1850 in Ireland
Died January 12, 1926 in Elizabeth, NJ USA
BR page
Biographical Information[edit]
Michael Campbell, also known as Mat or Mathew Campbell, was the brother of Hugh Campbell, his teammate in his only big league season. Michael hit just .143 in 21 games in 1873.
Related Sites[edit]
Retrieved from "https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Michael_Campbell&oldid=1140671"
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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands is a best-selling book by Chelsea Handler that was published in 2005.  The book is a collection of stories about the author's various one-night stands. The book was a success that helped her to launch her writing career and led to her second book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.

Reception
As of mid-2008, with the release of her second book Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, sales of her first book have since rocketed; the two titles have sold a combined total of 1.7 million copies, according to Nielsen BookScan and have both topped several bestseller lists.

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Home » Birdball's Magical Run Ends in Game Three of Super Regional
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Birdball's Magical Run Ends in Game Three of Super Regional
June 12, 2016 Updated July 12, 2020 at 3:58 pm
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Edgar Michelangeli stood and watched.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Michelangeli swung hard at a Jesse Adams pitch. The ball sailed through the thick, Miami air, over the left-center field wall, just to the right of the scoreboard at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. As he jogged around the bases, Michelangeli, the No. 9 hitter for the University of Miami, kept his right hand raised in the air.
As he rounded third, the trouble started. Michelangeli high-stepped into home plate, beating his chest and jumping in the direction of Nick Sciortino. The catcher responded the same way many of us would: "F—k you."
Edgar Michelangeli hits grand slam, bat flips, talks to BC catcher…. Benches clear #Canes 👀 pic.twitter.com/QvCYh4utNy
— Mark Poulose (@MarkPoulose) June 12, 2016
Benches cleared. Screams and shoves ensued. And tensions ran high throughout the stands. No ejections came from the scrum outside first base, but stern warnings to both benches and police intervention came immediately. Yet none of the extracurricular activity changed one simple fact: a game that was once squarely in reach in the late innings was now a blowout.
The dream run is over. But you can't say Boston College baseball didn't have fight in it until the bitter end.
With seven RBIs from Michelangeli on two home runs, the No. 2 Hurricanes (50-12) advanced to their 25th College World Series following a 9-4 victory over the No. 20 Eagles (34-22). The BC loss marks the conclusion of the University's 2015-16 athletics season, as well as Birdball's best season since 1967. Though his disappointment in the outcome was clear, head coach Mike Gambino was nothing but proud of how far his team had come.
"I'm just thinking about how much I love these boys and how much they love each other," Gambino said.
Both teams sent out freshman pitchers running on fumes. For the Eagles, it was Jacob Stevens, a future face of the program who hasn't made it to the sixth inning of a ballgame since April 22 against Louisville. The Hurricanes put Andrew Cabezas on the bump—the young right-handed pitched 2 1/3 in relief on Saturday and wasn't expected to last long.
After a laborious first, the big right-hander for BC got into trouble in the second. Johnny Ruiz scored following a double and RBI single by Jacob Heyward. Then, after a miscue by first baseman Mitch Bigras on a bunt, the Hurricanes had runners at second and third with only one out. That brought up Michelangeli, who smacked the first pitch he saw from Stevens—a fastball right down the middle—over the left-field wall for a three-run home run. Just like the previous two games, a big fly from a Miami player put BC in an early 4-0 hole.
Yet, just like in the previous games, BC knew exactly how to answer. Logan Hoggarth and Bigras got a rally started in the top half of the third with a single and walk, respectively. Later on, with the bases loaded and two away, Donovan Casey delivered again for the Eagles. His two-RBI single cut Miami's lead in half with plenty of time remaining, knocking out Andrew Cabezas and convincing Gambino to give Stevens one more inning. After the game, Casey reflected that the inning represented the attitude of the Eagles all season.
"We like to stay in any game no matter what," Casey said. "Keep chipping away, and get base runners and clutch hits wherever we can."
After trading runs in the bottom of the fourth and top of the fifth, Miami head coach brought in setup man Frankie Bartow for an extended relief appearance in a 5-3 game. The freshman put up a solid outing, giving up one run on four hits in 3 1/3 innings. Bartow, along with Miami reliever Thomas Woodrey, kept up their impressive performance despite bending heavily—the Eagles consistently got runners on, yet left them on the bags, nine in total.
But the doors were blown open in the eighth off the Michelangeli grand slam and the following scuffle. Though he was upset that the incident happened in the first place, Gambino stated that he liked how his team handled itself.
"We always talk about character, toughness, and class," Gambino said. "I think our boys play hard, they play the right way, and they respect the game. You never want to see the benches clear but I am glad to see our boys had each other's backs. It falls on those core values."
BC's rally in the eighth only yielded one additional run, the first career RBI for pinch hitter Chris Balogh. Once Miami turned to closer Bryan Garcia, BC had no more magic—a 1-2-3 ninth sent the raucous and fiery crowd at Mark Light into a frenzy.
While the Hurricanes celebrated the continuation of their season after the game, the Eagles looked fondly on all they had accomplished. In one way, their season helped to prove their self-worth to a University and athletic department that has not given this program proper funding based on their Atlantic Coast Conference competitors. The Eagles play at Shea Field, an overglorified lot with only a few metal benches that is more famous for its football season tailgates than for baseball games. Plans have swirled for a new stadium on the Brighton Campus, hopefully ready by 2018, and Gambino has more than proven himself capable and worthy of the best facilities possible.
BC's run also gives hope for New England baseball schools, capping off an incredible year for the nation's most underrepresented region. Bryant, Fairfield, Rhode Island, and Connecticut joined BC in the tournament—the first time five schools from New England have gotten to the NCAAs. While the others bowed out in the Regional round, the Eagles pushed on.
Most importantly, the season represents BC's overarching message of never giving up. Inspired by Pete Frates, a former captain of the Eagles, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the program has brought awareness to the disease to the national forefront. While facing adversity of their own, the Eagles' can't-die attitude lifted them through the gauntlet of the ACC. For team captain Joe Cronin, who, as a freshman endured a 12-40 campaign hampered by an inability to practice anywhere, this season was beyond special.
"I am proud of my class," Cronin said. "I am just sad that it's over. Like Coach said, you leave it better for the next guy. I think we did that."
A Super Regional run, a first-round pick, awareness for ALS, and capturing the heart of the entire nation. Hard to leave it any better than that.
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Champions Online (PC) Review
Champions Online is the first on-release review of an MMO I've ever done, so this has been a new experience. The game has some major flaws, but it is a new release, and MMOs are traditionally buggy on release. However, it's youth can't account for all of it's problems, and that's the game's biggest hurdle.
CO has a great character creator which by itself is a ton of fun to toy around with. The problem is that it's almost too free-form, and folks are making tons of famous characters and people (in direct conflict with the game's rules and regulations). I've seen some that irritate me (lots of Iron Man and Superman clones, along with a couple really bad anime knockoffs) and some that impress (I saw a really well done Red Team Sniper from Team Fortress 2), but they do break the experience up a little for me, plus – as I said – it's against the game's Terms of Service. To be fair, though, the majority of characters are unique and don't infringe on an intellectual property, so it's not that bad. Plus, with the shard-based server format, you're not likely to run into the same character twice. Then again, you might not ever run into your friends again, either.
Cryptic has touted their single-server format as one of the game's greatest features, but I highly dislike it. You have to pick one of a dozen of so mini-servers each time you enter a location, which means that instead of playing on a single server with the same people on it and getting to know the people you're playing with, you're effectively changing servers every time you enter a new instance. This is very frustrating, and is another immersion breaker for me. Worst of all, this single server located on the U.S. west coast, and the further away you get from there, the worse lag gets.
Gameplay-wise, this game is allot of fun, but Cryptic's claim that the majority of the game was soloable changed drastically on launch day. They crippled allot of the powers and buffed most of the enemies, making allot of character power builds (of which there's a nigh-endless combination) very, very difficult to solo with. Further complicating matters is that the game is very group-hostile. There's very little support for grouping and allot of quests are tied tightly to their level in difficulty, so at-level they're challenging, but are way too easy a few levels later and way too hard a few levels early. On top of that, the shard-server format makes running into the same people often enough to want to group is unlikely. On my server in WoW, you got to know people. Folks gained reputations and it felt was a believable social environment. Not here. You're probably only going to make friends in CO on forums or other external sources.
There's also a real shortage of things to do. There are just barely enough quests to get a player to the level cap (40), and a scant few places to level in (5, not counting 'crisis' locations). In all, though, there is the framework of a good game here. Seeing cosmic-level villain Grond leaping around the desert, pounding on random folks before disappearing again, or catching the in-game jokes and humor that Cryptic included makes me want to like this game more then I do. Now I hear their going to release a new Halloween-themed content patch with themed features and a new power set, but with their shaky history of balancing the game and releasing a stable, working product, I'm going to have to see it work before I believe it. Alphasim out.
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Today marks my 3rd month since leaving home and, of course, it hasn't been easy. But it's not very, very bad; "I'll live." Some problems are here and there, unavoidable, and just needs managing. Aside from today's "monthsary," nothing is special. Went straight to class, got home, ate my yesterday-bought convenience store ulam (burger, chicken, sausage, potato balls) with ready-to-heat-and-eat frozen veggies and the last batch of my own cooked rice. Did a little work. Played basketball. Forgot my knee braces, but I was still fine the whole time. Got a little bit of my form back. But, one typical "injury" in basketball: landing on someone else's foot! This causes a kind of ankle sprain. But I'm a (self-proclaimed) "veteran" of ankle sprains now and I knew what to do - hold them high and apply pressure (tighten your shoes) to keep it from swelling; i.e. let the blood flow out of there! After a 5 minute rest I was almost back to normal and shooting just as well as before the mini-incident. No one won the "betting" again. That's probably 3 weeks now since anyone has won. Anyways, as usual I showered after basketball - like everyone does. Well not straight from after basketball, I rested a bit and let my sweating come to a halt first before I went into the shower. It feels good to shower after sports! Yeah, I know about the Pinoy myth that you shouldn't shower right after sports, but why is swimming an exception? Anyways, I looked it up and it's safe, mga kababayan. The important thing is you take a warm shower. Not a hot one because you could get burned (duh! but actually because your body temperature is warmer than usual, you might think the water is 3 degrees cooler). And definitely not a cold shower, because that could cause muscle cramps, which is fatal. After shower, as usual I went home to park my basketball stuff but since I didn't have any food to eat, I went to the convenience store to buy my ban-gohan (dinner; night food/rice). But I actually didn't eat any rice. I instead got a salad (I really liked this one), two kinds of pasta (baked ziti with shrimps, and the usual red sauce spaghetti), and apple iced tea. Very nice dinner. I think the last time I had pasta like these was still back in Manila. On my trips to the "Italian restaurant" tabehodai place, there wasn't any pasta on the buffet menu. You have to order it separately. Of course as I mentioned, last time I went there, I ordered pizza (with a very good crust). And then I find myself back here, typing away on the computer. Tomorrow is another day.
By the way, we don't have any seminars tomorrow, and Monday is a holiday which means it's a long weekend! I don't know yet what I'll do though; I haven't made plans yet. I'll ask around and see. Have I mentioned? The school will be closed from August 12 to 17 - as in no entry, and no electricity (so no access to our computers here as well). Some of the PhD students here are thinking about going up Mt. Fuji. Yikes, I haven't climbed a mountain before! Walking for 6 or 10 hours (with stops), I can do better than running 1 hour and 30 minutes for a 10 kilometer marathon! Of course the problem is the thin air in high altitude. Plus, as with any long duration physical activity, hydration is important. So I'm bringing with me some cans of O2 (oxygen) and powdered "Pocari Sweat," and some water of course. Basically the trip starts from the 5th station, which is 2,300 meters up. The summit is at 3,700 meters. There is a total of 4 more stations before the summit, but as you can expect, prices rise exponentially for goods sold at each station. And, there's a price to pay to enter each station. But anyways, the hike up is generally easy, and climbing season is only mid-July to mid-August, I think. But it gets as cold as around 2 or 3 degrees Celsius (35 degrees Farenheit) there in the wee hours of the morning. The start of the climb should be timed well in order to get to the summit just exactly before sunrise, which thankfully is around 4:30am here in Japan. If you arrive early, you'll have to endure the cold for hours! If you arrive too late, of course you miss the sunrise. Anyways, the climb might be 6 to 10 hours, depending on the pace of the people you're with. :-D I have maybe three weeks to think about this really hard, and to do some preparations (i.e. cardiovascular exercises). I'll keep you guys posted.


What makes a top-ranked program? Our curriculum.
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We prepare students to be great lawyers by focusing on the processes and skills that lawyers need. We design assignments that build on each other to give students these skills, and we provide detailed individualized feedback on each student's work to help them develop these skills. Not only do our professors work with students one-on-one, but we also have a writing advisor who provides additional assistance.


Seoul's Youngdeungpo neighborhood has been revitalized by the new Times Square Mixed-Use (hybrid) Shopping Center. Times Square is 370,000 m2 making it more than twice the size of Seoul's COEX underground shopping center. The building is made up of an inner and outer mall as well as two high-rise office buildings plus several large outdoor spaces – perfect for relaxation and enjoying nature inside. In the office spaces, Therma-Fuser diffusers have been installed to help meet tenant comfort requirements.


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Q: A word that desribes different ways of teaching a topic I am looking for the a word that describes the teaching approach a teacher/course may take"
So the word that would describe  Applied, Practical, Experimental, Theoretical etc. in "Applied Calculus". "Practical Demon-Keeping", "Theoretical Physics", "Applied Chemistry", "Experimental Top-Spinning"...
As always, help is greatly appreciated! :-)

A: You may be looking for pedagogy.
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pedagogy
NOUN
The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject
  or theoretical concept.
'subject-based pedagogies'
'If we approach with that kind of pedagogy, we'll reduce academic
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HOTLINE: Vedanta supports sports
Diversified miner Vedanta Group has decided to sponsor ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia.
The initiative to support sports and sportsmen was started by Vedanta 37 years ago, when its zinc-lead producing subsidiary Hindustan Zinc built a football stadium in the Indian state of Rajasthan in 1976.
Since then, every year, it has organised a national football tournament, attracting more than 50,000 spectators from the surrounding area, which has a large tribal population. The company also has a general sports stadium in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.
Archer Limba Ram, men's power lifter Bhupendra Vyas, women's power lifter Mala Sukhwal, swimmer Bhakti Sharma and volleyball player Jabbar Mohammed have been associated with Vedanta's initiative.
Vedanta also has schemes to promote football, tennis, squash and golf in Zambia. Oil and gas subsidiary Cairn India is a co-sponsor of India's hockey teams.
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Inflatable beach mattresses Šipka (Arrow) and Dream really attract attention. The Dream mattress is so eccentric that you would not find it at any other manufacturer. On Dream, you feel like you are in the fairy tale Chytrá horákyně – both, in the water and on the water. For this season, these mattresses have a new print from the young designer Veronika Vašátková. And why did she choose just this print? "Natural and animal motifs are immortal fashion trends that are visually very attractive. I worked with the distinctive decor of zebra stripes that appears often in the fashion field – on swimming suits or bath towels, etc. Therefore my inflatable mattresses will be fancy items that cannot be overlooked on the beach." Mattresses also match greatly the balls from the Black and White collection in the same colour combination: black, white, and red.
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7 Genius Ways to Invest $5,000
Miranda Marquit
August 9, 2018October 3, 2019Investments & SavingsFeatured, Investments & Savings, Personal Finance1001Miranda MarquitJamie YoungSEO
Investing is one way to build wealth over time, putting your money to work on your behalf.
It's possible to start investing even when you don't have a lot of money, but what if you have a windfall? Here's how to invest $5,000 and take your finances to the next level.
1. Tackle high-interest debt
"From a strictly financial standpoint, if you have high-interest credit card debt, it makes sense to pay it down," said Ben Huber, a financial expert and co-owner of financial education website DollarSprout.
According to Huber, it's important to look at how much interest you're paying right now in relation to your potential returns. Paying off debt with a 15.99% APR results in a better return than investing in something that might only give you between 5% and 7% in annual returns.
You can get started by using the debt snowball or debt avalanche method to figure out which debt to pay down first. Invest the entire $5,000 toward debt reduction, then rely on a good debt repayment plan to help you pay off the rest faster.
2. Beef up your retirement account
Rich Guerrini, president and CEO of PNC Investments, suggested using the money to grow your wealth in a tax-advantaged retirement account. If you haven't maxed out your contributions, investing that $5,000 into your 401(k) or an individual retirement account (IRA) today can make a big difference down the road.
"On top of that, many employers will match a portion of your contribution to a 401(k), helping it make even more of an impact on your retirement well-being," Guerrini said.
To make an extra one-time contribution to your 401(k) or another employer-sponsored plan, talk to a payroll or human resources representative to find out your next steps. You can open an IRA using an online robo-adviser such as Wealthfront, FutureAdvisor, or Betterment.
3. Help others with peer-to-peer lending
Many people think of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending as a source for personal loans, said Erin Baker, a fiscal planning and budgeting administrator. But Baker uses P2P loans as a way to build wealth.
Baker pointed out that with the grading system used by P2P lending platforms such as Prosper and LendingClub, it's possible to choose her own level of risk and return.
With highly rated borrowers, she said, you won't see the same return, since these are "safer" bets — more likely to repay their loans. But Baker can boost her returns by including some loans to those with riskier credit profiles.
"I can diversify that $5,000 into 100 loans of $50 each, or 50 loans of $100, with different levels of risk," Baker said. "And I get to help other people at the same time."
4. Get into the rental game
"You can invest $5,000 as a down payment for a property that has the capability for you to rent out spare rooms or an apartment," said Elizabeth Colegrove, a real estate investor and founder of The Reluctant Landlord.
Colegrove recommended using a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan to get started since you can get approved with a down payment as low as 3.5%, allowing for the purchase of a property that costs up to $142,857. You do have to live in the property for at least one year when you get an FHA loan, so you'll have to account for that in your planning.
"Try to diversify the rentals if you can," said Colegrove. "Use some of it for Airbnb and some for long term. Your renters are paying the mortgage, freeing up your money to keep investing or use the money for other things."
5. Boost your business
Claudia Pennington and her husband, Garrett, run DIY Marketing, consulting with other business owners to help them move to the next level. When they were trying to figure out how to invest $5,000, they settled on using the money to produce a marketing video for their business.
"We think it will help us grow, providing returns beyond our initial investment," said Pennington. "Plus, every dollar we invest now can mean another $3 or $4 in returns when we go to sell the business in a few years."
Pennington recommended looking at your business and seeing where you could invest a little more to see results.
Targeted marketing plans, new equipment, or getting a virtual assistant are all ways you can tweak your business to free up your time to focus on growing your income more effectively.
6. Buy index ETFs or mutual funds
Another way Pennington would invest $5,000 is in an index exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund. It's a boring approach to your money, she acknowledged, but it's a way to see long-term results.
She likes dividend-paying ETFs, which offer investors a share of profits on a regular basis.
"Rather than spending the dividends, we just reinvest them back into the ETF," Pennington said. "That helps the portfolio grow faster, building wealth."
Many investment brokers offer their services online, making it easy to find low-cost index ETFs and mutual funds.
7. Invest in the future
"There is no better time than the present to invest in your child's education," said Guerrini. He pointed out that the recent tax law expanded the purpose of 529 plans to include expenses at private schools for grades K-12 besides college.
You can open a 529 account with your state and invest $5,000 in your child's future with tax-free growth, reducing the need for student loans. Plus, some states offer tax deductions on your state income taxes for contributions to the state plan.
How to invest $5,000 — and grow your wealth
How you decide to invest $5,000 depends on your long-term goals. Stop and think about where that money could do the most for your finances, whether that's paying down high-interest debt, putting the money into real estate, or even investing in yourself or your business.
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Accor hotels in Sydney hit aces with Tennis Australia
December 18, 2014 Australia, Hospitality News, What's On No comments
As tennis season hits Australia's sunny shores, two Accor hotels in Sydney are set to welcome some of the best players in the tennis world.
Pullman Sydney Hyde Park and Novotel Sydney Olympic Park have been appointed 'Official Hotel of the Apia International Sydney' by Tennis Australia. The all-star contingent including the likes of defending champion Juan Martin del Potro, French Open runner-up Simona Halep and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be descending onto Sydney during the tournament that will run from Sunday 11 January to Saturday 17 January 2015.
Accor VP Operations NSW & ACT, Scott Boyes said, "Sydney is set to kick off the 2015 Australian tennis season and we are proud that Pullman Sydney Hyde Park and Novotel Sydney Olympic Park are at the heart of it all."
"The hotels will ensure that the top players are provided a home away from home in the lead up to their matches with top quality accommodation as well as world-class hospitality."
Apia International Sydney Tournament Director Alistair MacDonald warmly welcome the partnership saying, "The best players in the world are arriving in Sydney and our hotel partnership with Accor is a key attribute in attracting the best players to compete here."
"As these are world-class players, they require world-class facilities including accommodation, when competing at our event. We know firsthand that the players are excited about this partnership and that they will be well looked after by the team at both Accor hotels."
With 22 of the top 30 women players and six of the top 30 men coming to compete at the Apia International Sydney, tennis fever is set to hit Sydney in a big way. The city will showcase a festival of tennis in January with former world number ones Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt launching a new fast format of the game in a special exhibition match, and six of the greats also here to compete in the Legends event, including 17-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe and Australian Davis Cup Captain Pat Rafter.
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After becoming President in 1974 following Nixon's resignation, Ford was only in office for a year before he was out on the campaign trail looking for support for a 1976 reelection bid. On September 11, 1975 Ford flew from Maryland to Keene, NH on Airforce One, which had been named "Spirit of '76" for the bicentennial celebration that less than a year away. He arrived at 9:27AM and was greeted by New Hampshire state officials as well as newspaper reporters from around the state. After completing his stop in Keene, Ford traveled by motorcade to several other New Hampshire towns, including Nashua and Milford. At 4:20 the presidential motorcade left Hudson and made its way to Windham Center School, arriving at 4:42. The students, as well as many other townspeople, had been gathered outside of the school waiting to greet the President. Before departing just three minutes later, Ford was presented with a set of bicentennial glasses.
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MEMORIAL GARDEN AT SILVER ROYD
Now that the hurly burly of the rugby season has gone, a hush has descended on Silver Royd for a few weeks and voluntary work has been in progress on the Scarborough Rugby Club Memorial Garden. Work on the garden started over a year ago as a club project with a working party consisting of members Ian Marshall, Mick McGuinn, Mike Beston and Pete Hillier. In the last couple of months former President Howard Acklam has devoted much of his spare time to refreshing, planting and soil improvement. The Rugby ball shaped lawn in the centre is grown from turf removed from the club's former base at Newby and in the last week or so the ashes of former President the late Brian Shipley were scattered at the site. The garden is a haven of peace and tranquillity with superb views to the North Sea and the town's magnificent medieval castle. A trip to the garden allows for a little time to be spent in quiet contemplation perhaps interrupted only by the song of the thrushes which are abundant on a site with a growing reputation as a haven for local flora and fauna.
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BYJU'S Very Own FIFA Championship – Experience All The Action Right Here
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Jerseys signed by our brand ambassador, the inimitable Lionel Messi, and official FIFA footballs! It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for football lovers at BYJU'S to win some amazing FIFA merchandise, and they made sure they didn't miss it.
While the world had a case of FIFA fever, here's how BYJUites celebrated the world's most popular sport.
Round 1 – The FIFA Quiz
On 7 December, we rolled out a quiz that tested BYJUites knowledge of FIFA and football. The fastest 50 to score a perfect 10/10 won FIFA merchandise and the top 12 got an opportunity to battle it out on the ground, in the presence of a quizmaster at our very own BYJU'S studio.
Round 2 – The battleground
After more than 2500+ BYJUites participated in Round 1, we got our top 12 winners for the final face-off. On 15 December, our favourite BYJU'S quizmaster, Suraj Prabhu, Senior Content & Comms Specialist, hosted the finals. The 12 winners were divided into 6 teams and Suraj tested their football knowledge in 3 rounds.
Exactly like this year's FIFA World Cup finale, it was a neck-to-neck competition with a tiebreaker in the end, which helped us bag our winners! Apeksha Holimath (Creative Associate, Content) and Deepanshu Varshney ( Technical staff, Engineering) were the winning team, whose football knowledge helped them win the jerseys signed by the star of this year's World Cup, and our very own brand ambassador, Lionel Messi.
Talking about their experience, Deepanshu Varshney from the winning team said, "People might think that football is just a game where twenty-two individuals chase a ball for 90 minutes, but I can assure you it is much more; it's about feelings and intelligence. I enjoy playing football with my friends and I love watching it on TV. And now, since I have been quizzing for a while now, it has developed new emotions in me. For me, it's not about winning the competition, but more about the process of getting to the right answer.
BYJU'S gave me the perfect opportunity to have fun answering questions about the sport I love. The prelims were tense and exciting. Honestly, I never expected the final to be this grand. I thought it would be just another interactive quiz, but it was something else! Competing with eleven other enthusiastic football fans, and being part of the show was a surreal experience. I enjoyed every bit of it. What made it even better was the nail-biting finale. Cherry on the cake? The top prize! It was perfect, considering my admiration for Messi."
Apeksha Holimanth says, "Football has always been the most watched sport at all my workplaces and that's how I got into the game and I knew it was love at first sight – the match where I saw Messi play a magician – with a lot of hat-tricks, that could turn anyone into a new FIFA Fan!
FIFA Quiz Prelims at BYJU'S was something that came as a pleasant surprise. I took the quiz to give my friend – the biggest football and Messi fan on earth, some goodies related to the sport(in case I won anything at all!). Bigger surprise was when we both qualified for the finale!
As for the FIFA Quiz Championship finale, 2022 ended on a great note for me. BYJU'S turned out to be my Secret Santa that gave me the most incredible thing I could ever ask for – the jersey – it's the closest I could ever get to Messi!
Our quizmaster Suraj Prabhu, kept the audience hooked till the end. He put the finalists at ease, and asked the most engaging questions. He said, "Although I've conducted quizzes several times before, this was the first time in a studio. It was a lot of fun, and the timing was great since it was just before the World Cup final. Full credit to my teammate, Madhavi, for bringing up the eventuality of a tie-breaker and having the presence of mind to plan for one. It did ultimately come down to the wire – a photo-finish battle between Team 1 and Team 3. One couldn't have hoped for a more exciting finish to the quiz. I hope the culture of quizzing picks up at BYJU'S, and I have the opportunity to do this again."
If you missed watching the FIFA Championship at BYJU'S, here is the link, so you can experience the craziness for yourself.
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MTA's too-nice pay
By Nicole Gelinas
TWU workers protested in 2009 against an MTA challenge to their pay raise. Robert Miller
The average MTA worker made $71,237 last year in salary, wages and other cash pay, according to new data posted by SeeThroughNY, a project of the Empire Center, on its Web site.
This sum and other MTA salaries should remind New Yorkers that politicians who refuse to question transit workers' pay as part of budget cutting don't know the facts — or don't care.
Gov. Cuomo should insist that when their contract is up this winter, workers at the MTA's biggest union, the TWU, take the same three-year wage freeze that other state workers are taking. Moreover, the governor and lawmakers should make sure that the MTA doesn't hide behind secrecy in negotiating with its unions.
There's big bucks to be made at the MTA. Of course, MTA chief Jay Walder clocked in at the top of his 65,495-person-strong workforce, earning $349,040 — more than Cuomo. All told, 488 workers made more than $150,000, and 7,993 people took home six figures.
Not bad, huh?
Hundreds of folks more than doubled their pay through overtime and other extras, including 53 Metro-North conductors who took home an average of $166,494 each and 11 LIRR engineers who took home about $169,431 apiece.
Nineteen foremen on the LIRR, too, took in an average of $164,057 with salaries, wages and any extra cash payments. Fifteen Metro-North engineers took in $156,450 each.
People without a lot of overtime and other extras did just fine, too. The average LIRR worker made $84,850, just behind the brass and police at headquarters. The average city transit worker — mostly union members — took in $69,126.
These figures don't even include benefits. With the MTA's pension and health-care payments, averages would be in the six figures.
Here's the MTA's (and the riders') problem. The authority can slash services, but costs don't go down because pay keeps going up. Since 2008, in fact, the authority has cut more than 5 percent of its workforce, or about 4,000 positions. Last year, Walder made more budget cuts.
But payroll costs still went up by 1.4 percent (or $71.1 million) last year, for a total of $5.3 billion. Part of that is city transit workers' 4 percent raises, which state appointees awarded the Transport Workers Union in 2009, even as state pols levied a one-third-of-a-percent tax on all downstate payrolls to keep the MTA afloat. Before the biggest budget cuts, those raises alone would have cost $145 million in 2010.
The cuts show up in things New Yorkers care about: delays, trash and curtailed service. When track workers can't keep up the tracks, delays ensue. Yet throughout last year, the MTA had 38 fewer trackworkers on its payroll, or 1.8 percent, and still spent 6.1 percent more. The average worker made $64,994 (a figure that, like that for all job titles mentioned, is higher than the previous year).
Same thing went for the workers that clean stations, buses and train cars. The MTA had 136 fewer positions in that category, or 3.4 percent, but ended up spending 5.4 percent more. Each cleaner earned $47,949 on average.
The MTA eliminated 121 token-booth clerk positions (3.6 percent) but ended up saving only 1.3 percent. Clerks earned, on average, $57,202. The ranks of suburban ticket-sellers at the two commuter railroads fell by 19, or 9.1 percent, but the MTA saved only 6.9 percent. Each ticket clerk earned about $66,050.
Without a doubt, these jobs are tough; it's easier to write newspaper columns than to walk hot tracks or sit in a booth all night. But these jobs are not poorly paid. The average New Yorker in the private sector earns about $55,120. The MTA worker earns 31 percent more — and has retirement security, while people in the private sector worry about whether they'll be able to retire at all.
Perhaps with the acute budget emergencies over, Cuomo will start to think about whether the state can roll back some of its two-year-old payroll-tax bailout, which brings in more than $1 billion for the MTA.
After all, the same suburban voters who helped drive the property-tax cap are squawking loudest against this tax, which hurts small businesses and even county governments.
But tax-repeal advocates should know that unless the governor deals squarely with compensation, any payroll-tax roll-back would be temporary window dressing.
Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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Part Two of Josh's Review of The Mandalorian Season Two
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Click here for the first half of my review of The Mandalorian, season two! And now, onwards:
Chapter Thirteen: "The Jedi" — As I wrote in part one of my review, getting to see Ahsoka Tano brought to life in live-action was extraordinary. I never thought this would actually happen. I couldn't possibly have wished for a more faithful, more awesome depiction of Ahsoka than what we got here in this episode. Rosario Dawson was brilliant, absolutely perfect. She was amazing in the spectacular fight sequences and also in the quiet moments. What's amazing about this episode is that there was so much additional awesomeness beyond just the appearance of Ahsoka!! Hearing Bo Katan say the name "Ahsoka Tano" in episode three was spine-tingling. Almost as great — and shockingly unexpected!! — was hearing Ahsoka herself say the name "Grand Admiral Thrawn" here!! I am overjoyed at the thought that Thrawn (first introduced in Timothy Zahn's terrific Heir to the Empire trilogy of novels, and brought to animated life on Star Wars: Rebels) might be coming to live-action life in future seasons of The Mandalorian!! (Or one of the multiple spin-off shows Disney has recently announced.) Do the events of this episode occur before or after the final scenes of Star Wars: Rebels?? (I'd at first assumed after, meaning Ahsoka is still on the trail of Thrawn and Ezra… but comments from Dave Filoni have drawn that into question…) I loved meeting the Magistrate (Morgan Elsbeth, played by Diana Lee Inosanto). Her fight with Ahsoka (Beskar spear versus lightsabers) was amazing and intense. I was so happy to see Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens) as the Magistrate's hired mercenary. (I wish this was more than a one-off appearance!!) It was fun to learn Baby Yoda's true name (through Grogu is a little sillier a name than I'd hoped), and I enjoyed the scenes of Ahsoka's helping Mando gauge Grogu's burgeoning Force abilities. I was surprised Ahsoka didn't agree to help train Grogu herself. It felt somewhat out of character for her to pass the buck like that. The idea of just letting Grogu's Force-wielding abilities dwindle seems sad and short-sighted. (And also risky — what damage could he cause with his abilities, without proper training in how to use and control them??) On the other hand, Ahsoka famously declared "I am no Jedi" (in the spectacular Rebels episode "Twilight of the Apprentice"), so I can understand why she wouldn't want to be a part of training future Jedi. Speaking of which, it's an interesting piece of discontinuity that this episode about Ahsoka is titled "The Jedi". Has Ahsoka come to piece with the fact that she really is … [continued]
Josh Reviews The Mandalorian Season Two
There was certainly a lot of expectation and anticipation before the release of the first season of The Mandalorian last year. It was the first Star Wars live-action TV show! What would it be like? And yet, in many ways, I think that first season was a huge surprise to many people. It was to me. Even though I'd hoped it would be great, I was taken aback by just how great it was. And, of course, "Baby Yoda" (officially "the child" on the show) took the world by storm. And so I felt there were even greater weights of pressure and expectation on the second season of the show. Would Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni and their team be able to make a second season that would rise to the level of that first season, and to fans' enormous expectations?
Once again, they made it look easy. The second season of The Mandalorian was pure joy for me, from start to finish. I will say again what I said about that first season: this is exactly what I want new Star Wars to be. The series is astoundingly faithful to the continuity and history of Star Wars, while also being unafraid to tell new stories with new characters and new locations.
This second season enormously expanded the universe of the show. Season one was filled with connections to the larger Star Wars universe; we saw Jawas and an IG battle droid and that ice-cream-maker from The Empire Strikes Back and the Darksaber. At the same time, the season told a tightly-focused story of Mando and the Child and their adventures on the "Outer Rim." Season two expanded the scope of the show dramatically. For me, the greatest strength of The Mandalorian was the way the series was able to weave together connections to the movies (Boba Fett), the animated series (Bo Katan, Ahsoka Tano, the Darksaber), and also to Star Wars novels (Grand Admiral Thrawn, Cobb Vanth), comic books (the planet Tython where Baby Yoda communes with the Force) video games (the Dark Troopers), and so much more. The respect for the vast tapestry of the Star Wars expanded universe was amazing. This series is clearly made by people with a tremendous knowledge of and love for Star Wars, and that makes me so happy to see. (I wish modern Star Trek was overseen by people with this amount of knowledge and love.)
As a huge fan of the animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars and Rebels, the highlight of this season was seeing Bo Katan and Ahsoka Tano brought to life in live action. I cannot describe how happy that made me!!! Seeing Bo Katan in … [continued]
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Let's start with our first look at The Mandalorian season two!!
I am super-excited!! We don't have long to wait…
I am also over-the-moon excited by this magnificent first trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation:
That is a gorgeous trailer. The visuals are every bit as epic and weird as I'd have hoped. The cast they've assembled is extraordinary. The sandworm looks amazing. I am pumped!! I deeply love Dune, and I am incredibly excited for what I hope will be a faithful adaptation of Brian Herbert's novel. I love Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, so Mr. Villeneuve has my trust. It's only the "only in theaters" tag at the end that makes me sad. It's unimaginable to me that a Dune movie might exist and I wouldn't go see it in the theaters; but if the world keeps going in the direction it's in, that might very likely be the case…
Here's another spectacular trailer, for Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7:
Wow. Could this film be more relevant?? I can't wait for this one and I'm delighted that it'll be on Netflix (rather than only in theaters) next month.
I wish I was as excited for the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery season three:
That's a solid trailer. It looks gorgeous, and I like this cast. But I am so down on modern Star Trek I can't muster up too much excitement for this. I'd love to be proven wrong. We'll see.
Sacha Baron Cohen was great in the above trailer for The Trial of the Chicago 7, and now in related news, word has leaked out that Mr. Cohen has apparently secretly shot a sequel to Borat! I cannot wait to see what he's cooked up. (I wonder if this is connected to Mr. Cohen's recent prank of Rudy Giuliani??)
E.W. has a fascinating look at the first, failed pilot that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss made for Game of Thrones. This is an excerpt from the upcoming book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Untold Story of the Epic Series. It's an oral history of Game of Thrones by James Hibberd, and I bet it'll be an interesting read.
WOW, this is a surprise — after previously renewing Stumptown for season two back in May, ABC has cancelled the show, citing concerns and delays related to COVID. I enjoyed the first season of Stumptown and I was under the impression the show did well in the ratings, so this is a shock and a disappointment.
Click here to read an interesting interview with Noah Hawley, in which he shares fascinating tidbits on Fargo season 4, Lucy in … [continued]
Josh Reviews Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian
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I loved the first season of The Mandalorian on Disney+, and I cannot wait for season two! To help bide the time, Disney+ has released an eight-episode behind-the-scenes look at The Mandalorian, called Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. (It's a wordy title that doesn't really explain what the show actually is. I wonder if they are planning future Disney Gallery shows looking at the making of other Disney+ series?)
The series is a mix of behind-the-scenes footage and new roundtable interviews with Jon Favreau (who created and executive produced The Mandalorian, in addition to writing six of the eight episodes) and Dave Filoni (mastermind of the animated series The Clone Wars and Rebels and executive producer of The Mandalorian; he also wrote one episode and directed two of them) and a variety of the men and women who were in key creative positions on the show. Literally — it's a group of people sitting around a round table and talking about the show. We see a group of the directors (including Rick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi), the actors (including Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, and Carl Weathers), and other behind-the-scenes people (including ILM's John Knoll and Richard Bluff, animation director Hal Hickel, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy).
The first few episodes started out a little slow. I loved hearing these people talk about Star Wars (episode two ends with a show-stopper of a five-minute monologue by Dave Filoni, expounding upon his interpretation of events in The Phantom Menace), but the conversation seemed light on actual details of the making of The Mandalorian. Things picked up dramatically for me in episode four, "Technology,"
which took a deep dive into the revolutionary technology utilized to create the astoundingly beautiful and photo-real visual effects of the show. This episode completely blew my mind. I was already impressed by the gorgeously beautiful, movie-quality visual effects on the show. I am even more in awe now of the genius-level creative breakthroughs they utilized to make those effects happen. That episode alone is a must-watch for anyone who enjoyed The Mandalorian and has any interest in seeing how the sausage was made.
Each episode had some fun tidbits, even the early ones. I loved seeing all of the behind-the-scenes footage, exploring both the digital and practical effects, including sets, costumes, etc. (There's also some cool older footage from the archives that they drop in every now and then; I loved that stuff.) While I was at first nervous about the extensive footage of the roundtable conversation, I found myself quite enjoying being a fly on the wall for those conversations. It was fun to see the easy conversation among these collaborators — in … [continued]
Josh Reviews The Mandalorian: Season One
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I loved the first episode of The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars TV show, and the rest of the eight-episode Disney+ series did not disappoint!
Creator Jon Favreau (who wrote six of the eight episodes) has accomplished an incredible feat. He has created a series that feels completely, 100% like Star Wars, while also telling new stories with new characters. This is what I want from my Star Wars, and it's a needle that the movies have often failed to thread.
I love the retro feel of the show's episodic structure. It's weird, I spent my childhood watching sci-fi and fantasy TV shows and longing for more continuity, rather than the "everything back to the status quo" episodic structure that was standard for most television for so much of its history. But, as I have written about here before, I think many modern streaming shows have leaned too far into that direction. The "10-hour movie" approach (or 8-hour, or 13-hour) results, too often in my opinion, in series that sag in the middle because they don't quite have enough story to sustain viewer interest throughout the entire season. And so I loved how The Mandalorian mostly told 1-and-done stories, with each episode having a satisfying beginning, middle, and end. There were of course stories and charcater arcs that carried across all of the episodes, but each individual episode felt satisfyingly complete. By the way, I also was very happy with the individual episodes' relatively short run-time. (Most episodes ran about 40-45 minutes.) I appreciated the concision and efficiency of the story-telling.
Mandalorians and their armor have fascinated Star Wars fans since our first glimpse of Boba Fett. I love the concept of this show's main character being a Mandalorian bounty hunter, and I enjoyed the way the series explored and fleshed out the world of the Mandalorians. I loved getting tidbits of information about Mandalorian society, their beskar armor and the rituals surrounding that armor. I loved seeing the Armorer (the first female Mandalorian character we've seen in live-action). I was delighted to see a group of Mandalorians in action and kicking ass in the climax of episode three. (It was awesome getting to see them use their rocket packs!!) We've barely scratched the surface in these first eight episodes; so I look forward to more.
The series was filled with memorable characters. Pedro Pascal was very strong as the titular, unnamed (until the last episode) Mandalorian. It's amazing that "Mando" has characteristics that we can understand and connect with, despite Mr. Pascal's face being entirely covered by his mask. What a bravura acting performance!
The big secret of the show was "baby Yoda." I am so impressed … [continued]
Josh's Favorite TV Series of 2019 — Part Five!
Best of 2019 lists, Fleabag, Star Wars, The Deuce, The Good Place, The Mandalorian, TV Show Reviews, Watchmen
Huzzah! We've arrived at the end of my lengthy list of my favorite TV series of 2019! Click here for numbers twenty-five through twenty-one, click here for numbers twenty through sixteen, click here for numbers fifteen through eleven, and click here for numbers ten through six. And now, without further delay or fanfare, here are my five favorite TV series of 2019:
5. The Mandalorian — The first live-action Star Wars TV show was a revelation! Created by Jon Favreau, this new show made the new Disney+ streaming service an essential purchase. Each of the eight episodes in this short first season were near-perfect. I loved how wonderfully retro they were in their approach of telling a complete story in every single episode. Set several years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the series follows a Mandalorian bounty hunter who finds himself on the run from the bounty hunter guild after deciding to rescue the asset that he was hired to deliver to an aged Imperial officer (played beautifully by Werner Herzog). Of course, we all know by now that the asset was a child that we all refer to as "baby Yoda". The series is a wonderful expansion of Star Wars lore. It's awesome to see lots of new planets as well as some familiar ones (episode five took place on Tattoine). The series is filled with nods and references to the history of Star Wars (we get to see Battle Droids, Jawas, an Ugnaught, etc.) while doing what I want the film series to do: telling new stories with new characters set within the Star Wars universe. (The influence of Dave Filoni, who masterminded the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, was clearly felt.) The series is gorgeous to behold — it's visually stunning. The production values are incredible — absolutely movie-quality, not at all cheapened for TV. The cast was spectacular: Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) was fantastic as the titular Mandalorian, despite having his face concealed behind a mask; I fell in love with the Taika Waititi-voiced IG-11, as well as the Ugnaught voiced by Nick Nolte ("I have spoken"); I already mentioned Werner Herzog, and I also loved seeing Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) as Moff Gideon; Gina Carano was perfect as the ex-Rebellion shock trooper Cara Dune… and I haven't even mentioned Amy Sedaris, Ming Na-Wen, Clancy Brown, and so many more great actors who filled out this universe!! Each episode was an absolute delight. I cannot wait for more to come next year. (Click here for my review of the Mandalorian premiere. My full review of this first season … [continued]
Josh Reviews the First Episode of The Mandalorian!
It's here! Disney+ has launched and the very first Star Wars live-action TV show has arrived: The Mandalorian. Two talented craftsmen are at the helm: this first episode was written by Jon Favreau, who created the series, and it was directed by Dave Filoni. Many Star Wars fans know that we've already been shown that Star Wars can succeed as a TV show, and that's mostly due to the talents of Mr. Filoni, who oversaw both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, two wonderful animated series that have done a spectacular job of expanding the canvas of Star Wars, telling new stories that feel completely of a part with the universe that George Lucas created. That is no easy task, and Mr. Filoni and Mr. Favreau have accomplished that very feat here with The Mandalorian. I don't know where this series is going, but I was continually delighted by this first episode, and I can't wait to see what's next.
What struck me most about this first episode is how absolutely gorgeous it looked. Mr. Filoni's direction, combined with scene after scene of truly spectacular visual effects work, is breathtaking. This first episode gives us a widescreen, big-budget feel. This isn't some cheap-looking version of Star Wars, a poor TV imitation of what we've gotten to see on the big screen. If anything, this first episode was even MORE spectacular than the films! The visuals are enhanced by the show's comfortable pace, which allows us to live in the quiet moments of these characters moving through this world (moments in which the fast-paced films would generally not allow us to linger).
The show gives me exactly what I want in a new Star Wars adventure (in whatever the medium might be — film or TV), what I'd mentioned right in the first paragraph. I want a new story with new characters, new settings, and new situations… that also feels like it fits into the established universe that I love so much. The Mandalorian beautifully threads this needle. There is so much gorgeous imagery in this first episode! There are so many beautiful new alien landscapes! I am already dreaming about many of them, eager to learn more. And there are so many wonderful aliens! We see many familiar Star Wars species (more on that below) and many new creatures, all of whom are beautifully realized. I have no idea what was CGI and what was prosthetics and what was makeup and what was puppetry. The series brilliantly blends these many techniques to create a feast of new alien characters who just feel REAL, which of course is the most important thing.
This first episode is chock-full … [continued]


Last night, Paste joined with the My Athens Instagram celebration of Georgia's Classic City to benefit Athens Area Habitat for Humanity. The gallery was filled with Instagram photos submitted tagged #my_athens on Instagram. Performing were Dead Confederate's T. Hardy Morris and Easter Island. Beer was provided by Athens' own Terrapin Brewing Co. See photos from the gallery and event below.


Is InnaPeace only a meditation tool or is it something more?
Meditation is the primary focus of InnaPeace, although its benefits go beyond a deeper, more meaningful meditation experience.
We have put a lot of thought into how meditation affects your life on all levels - mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. With each month's track, we provide guidance for your personal growth journey. The principles we teach center around developing mastery of the mind, including the ability to banish stress; and these skills will positively influence all areas of your life.
The deeper you progress in the program, the more you will notice that the effects multiply and not just add up. As one element of your life improves, it positively affects another; and improvement in that area supports growth in yet another... and so on.
InnaPeace supports your personal and spiritual growth in the way that you want it to. If you need to decrease stress, gain a deeper spiritual connection, explore the hidden depths of the subconscious, or just spend time in quiet, blissful relaxation - InnaPeace is the one tool you need to open those doors of self-discovery where your own truth is found.
The technology works for anyone. The principles of universal energy are the same, with different names (God, Universal Energy, Source, Consciousness, etc.); and it is our aim to help you learn to consciously use this energy for the betterment of your life, so that you can share your talents (which may still be in hiding, but about to be uncovered) and live a life of purpose and fulfillment.
Ultimately, InnaPeace is about uncovering the ultimate YOU so that you can live life to the fullest, at your peak potential, happy and stress-free. It is our goal to make this happen for you, and we're here to support you, every step of the way!
As InnaPeace was being developed, we were intrigued by a famous quote by Michelangelo: "I saw an angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free." This quote really resonated with us as the basis of our philosophy.
We are here to help you uncover the real YOU, encased in a thick block of limiting beliefs, past conditioning, pain, fears and worries. And once your "angel" is freed, you become free to live the life you want! You are both the angel within the block of marble, as well as the sculptor doing the carving.
This is a fascinating and wonderful journey of self-discovery - and we are honored and thrilled to help you achieve this personal freedom!


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Every bride wants to look as good as she can on her wedding day. But with the stresses of daily life, this can be difficult to achieve sometimes, and then, how can you achieve this?
Just follow my easy to follow bridal preparation guide and you will look your very best on your special day!
It is important that your bridesmaids look as great as you do on this special day as it reflects on you, so forward this on to them – to help them look their best!
Even if your wedding it is a laid-back event, you still need to have your girls and guys looking their very best!
Indulge yourself in an overhaul. Have a facial, manicure and a pedicure. If you are thinking of changing the shape, or thickness of your eyebrows, do it now, in case they do not look right, so that you will have time to grow them out.
If you are having a fake tan for your wedding, also try it out now, so there will be no nasty surprises!
Now is the time to have your hair cut and coloured so that you know how it will look on the day. Haven't had your trial yet, so not sure how to get it cut – book that in now – so you know if you need to buy hair extensions or not, and if you need some foils put through your hair to help hold the curls, or if you need a full head of foils because the base of your hair is too dark when it goes up.
If your budget does not allow for a facial, manicure and pedicure, you still need to start grooming your hands, feet and face now, so that they look their best on your wedding day.
Make sure you cleanse, tone and moisturize 2x daily, and exfoliate 2x weekly as well as using a suitable mask. Don't forget to pay great attention to your eyes, as eye makeup goes on a lot more smoothly when the skin is hydrated and smooth. My favourite products which give the best results for bridal perfect skin – foolproof, no matter what your skin type is David Deans cosmeceutical skincare – cruelty-free of course! Put in this code MUA054 to receive a complimentary gift with your order.
Apply hand cream and foot cream daily as well as body lotion. Your body needs a good body scrub as well as your face 2x weekly! So ensure you use a specialized body exfoliant for this – it must be grittier than the facial one, to really slough off those dead skin cells. Work it in around your knees, elbows and ankles.
Watch your diet, so that your skin glows on the day!
Make sure you drink plenty of filtered water, and get daily exercise to get your lymphatics flowing – this will ensure a glowing face, as well as a slimmer body. If you are having skin problems add 3- 6 flaxseed capsules to your diet, zinc and skin tablets such as an anti-aging tablet – not for its age control, but for nutritional support. Having enough nutrients also keeps you calm and focused as the last weeks become challenging.
If you have any food allergies or intolerances – for the next few weeks avoid anything which will cause you to bloat or break out – your body, mind and health will thank you for it.
Ensure your diet is alkaline – lots of green vegetables, omegas from avocado and fish and clean plant proteins. Avoid dairy, sugar and glutenous grains such as wheat and alcohol. Although a small glass of organic red wine is ok if you need it to decompress, but avoid white wine, champagne, spirits and beer.
Daily exercise will help you look your best on the day – and keep you calm and healthy, your exercising to look good now and not loose weight – so look at Yoga, long walks, Pilates, swimming and anything which helps manage stress! How about dancing!?
If your teeth are not their shiny best start a whitening treatment, available from supermarkets and pharmacies. If you are really organised, you will have booked yourself in at the dentist, for a treatment, but this can also be costly. Start your man on the same program, as he needs to look great as well!!
If your wedding day is looking hot – organize fans where you are getting married, be it at home or at a hotel. Many Airbnb's or holiday venues do not have air-conditioning, so contact them and make sure that you will be able to stay cool and fresh on the day.
Have a final facial, have your hair trimmed and coloured if it needs it. Make sure your girls have their hair is in the condition you would like it to be in on the day. Check that the boys are all having theirs cut as well.
Make sure you have all of your hairpieces and jewellery packed. Pack your fragranced body lotion, or one with a shimmer through it. Shimmer body powder, and makeup you need for the day. Check that you have scissors, and sewing needles packed. Make sure all the men have their shoes polished and packed.
If you are having fake tan applied, book yourself in for a full body polish, and then the fake tan. The tan will look luminescent after a body polish. If you are getting married in the Southern Highlands of NSW Australia – I highly recommend Emma McGill Makeup Artist, her tans look so natural, you think that you have spent a week in the sun!
Manicure, pedicure, eyebrows shaped and eyelashes tinted. Exfoliate face and body and apply a face mask. Even better, have that last week facial so that you wake up with a glowing skin! Wash your hair that night, and wash it well.
Spoil your bridesmaids and organise for them to have their eyebrows tidied, eyelashes tinted, and their hands and feet done. You will be rewarded with a bridal party who shines around you increasing how wonderful you look.
Make sure they also use the facial scrub and mask the night before, so their skins glow. If you cannot fit manicures and pedicures for your girls into your budget, and they cannot afford it themselves, bring the bits and pieces they need with you so you can all have a girly night before. DO NOT leave nails, and toes till the day of the event. Nor eyebrow tidying.
Ensure that anyone who is having an up style, or hairdo which involves hot rollers or straightening irons thoroughly washes their hair. Double wash the scalp – this is done by wetting the hair, shampooing the scalp all over, and then bringing the shampoo through the rest of the hair. Do this twice. Ideally, do this with a deep cleansing shampoo. The cleaner the hair, the better the hairdo. If you are having your hair blow-dried on the day – this should be done in the morning and left wet for the hairdresser.
On your wedding day, make sure there is plenty to eat and drink, so no one feels sick or drunk. Most hotels are able to make arrangements for you, but if not, caterers are always an option and not too expensive.
An antiperspirant which does not turn white or stain is a must have on the day, especially if it is a hot one. Apply to underarms as well as bottoms of feet and around toes. If you tend to sweat at your neck or your man does, apply it to your neck at the back, or for the guy, all the way around the collar.
If it is a very hot day, just before you dress, immerse yourself into a freezing cold bath, this will drop your body temperature instantly without ruining your makeup and hair. Apply a light gel cream body lotion, or your favourite scent in a body lotion, all over as well as an antiperspirant, you will smell fresh and look fresh as you walk down the aisle. Do not apply perfume on a hot day; it will turn stale before everyone gets to kiss you.
Also, on a hot day blotting paper and powder are great to carry with you to keep the shine at bay – or use a refreshing facial spray – just spray if from a decent distance so you don't cause your makeup to run.
Carry pretty hand fans to blow cool air onto your face and under your arms if need be!!
On a cold day, you do the opposite. If you are shivering with cold before you get into your dress you will shiver the whole way up the aisle. Before getting dressed soak your feet in a bucket of hot water, it is amazing how fast you warm up. Sip on a warm drink – maybe a chamomile tea with honey to really warm you – the chamomile will calm you down at the same time as creating warmth!
Massage your feet lavishly with cream, slip on some woolly socks whilst dressing, and you will have beautiful soft warm feet for the rest of the day. You need to keep your body rugged up as much as you can on a cold day, so as not to look blue.
Most brides seldom have enough sleep the night before their wedding day, so be sure to stock up on some Berocca's, They will keep you sprightly all day and night. But to help you sleep the night before, invest in either a herbal Valerian tablet or Restavit – an over the counter sedative. The downside of the Restavit is if you take more than a quarter to half you will find your self very drowsy on your wedding day! Some brides ask their doctors for a mild sleeping pill script such as Normiston to help them sleep.
Be sure not to drink too much alcohol the night before the wedding as it will make your eyes look puffy, as well as the rest of you on the day, it will also disrupt your sleep.
This is NOT the day to apply facemasks of any kind as you really do not know how the skin will respond, and often the masks effect how well the makeup goes on and stays on.
Make sure to apply plenty of moisturizer and eye cream before you have your makeup and hair done (This includes body, hands and feet). The more hydrated the skin, the smoother and more glowing the makeup.
Because you sometimes still drink and eat after your makeup is applied, bring along a packet of whitening chewing gum or a whitening mouthwash to clean your teeth just before the photographer arrives unless you are able to brush your teeth without spreading toothpaste all over your face.
If you need more advice – I offer a holistic skin consultations face to face, or by skype to find out more click here!


Daily Debate: Did You Like The Trial-And-Error Style Of The Original Zelda?
For years, The Legend of Zelda series has always had some linear aspects to its games. The story always pointed you in a specific direction while allowing you to explore as you journeyed. The secrets contained in each game were hinted at or pointed out in one way or another, such as a cracked wall or an out-of-place stone.
However, the original Zelda back on the NES had none of that. The game placed many dungeons in places that could technically be accessed from the very beginning, even if they were more difficult to reach, and only once entering them did it become clear that you couldn't always progress. When it came to finding Rupees or Heart Containers, a player had to try to burn every tree on screen or bomb every tile on every wall in hopes of finding a hidden cave, since there were no marks that anything was hidden. In a way, this was a good thing, as too-obvious of hints could completely give secrets away.
While this style had the benefit of increasing the difficulty outside of the already challenging combat, it was also tedious. If you ran out of bombs, you'd have to grind to get more, then continue trying in order to find any secrets. And if you didn't have the Red Candle yet, attempting to burn every bush also meant leaving the screen and returning after using the Blue Candle a single time.
So what did you think of this style from the original Legend of Zelda title? Was it enjoyable? Or was it far too much work, if even worth doing? Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!


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Q: How do I create a new directory through a shell script in Linux? I'm trying to create new directory /proj with subdirectories bin, cgi, sbin, etc... if /proj does not exist. However, instead of creating multiple subdirectories, it creates a single subdirectory named {Changes...src}
#If project directory exists, then do not create a new one.
if [ -d /proj ]; then
     echo "Project directory exists. New directory will not be created."

#Otherwise, create a new project directory.
else
     echo "Project directory does not exist. Creating a new project directory..."
     mkdir -p proj/{Changes,Makefile,bin,cgi,doc,etc,html,lib,sbin,src}
fi

What am I missing to make the subdirectories I want?

A: sgeorge-mn:tmp sgeorge$ ls proj
ls: proj: No such file or directory
sgeorge-mn:tmp sgeorge$ mkdir -p proj/{Changes,Makefile,bin,cgi,doc,etc,html,lib,sbin,src}
sgeorge-mn:tmp sgeorge$ ls proj
Changes     Makefile    bin     cgi     doc     etc     html        lib     sbin        src

FYI:
The following means, the directory proj is in /.
if [ -d /proj ]; then

EDIT
One probability I am seeing is (may not be true):
In the comment your are saying that you are able to create directory with mkdir -p proj/{Changes,Makefile,bin,cgi,doc,etc,html,lib,sbin,src}. But after that, you are saying that "when I cd into /proj, it's still one single subdirectory". May be here is your problem.
You may already have such a directory called /proj .;-)

A: I may have found a clue:
"Brace expansion is enabled via the "set -B" command and the "-B" command line option to the shell and disabled via "set +B" and "+B" on the command line."
Is it possible that some other script that you run (maybe automatically, or through .bashrc) "turns off" brace expansion? Here are some tests I did:
floris% /bin/bash -B
bash-3.2$ echo {1..3}
1 2 3
## ^^ brace expansion is ON

floris% /bin/bash +B
bash-3.2$ echo {1..3}
{1..3}
## ^^ brace expansion is OFF

Here is where it gets a little bit crazy though... If I create a simple shell script testbrace-:
#!/bin/bash -B
echo {1..3}

and run it from the command line like so:
floris% ./testbrace-
{1..3}

the equivalent script testbrace+:
#!/bin/bash +B
echo {1..3}

gives me
floris% ./testbrace+
{1..3}

In other words, the +-B flag doesn't seem to affect the way the script is run. In either case, brace expansion is DISABLED.
HOWEVER, when I specifically invoke bash from the command line with a flag, I CAN affect the outcome:
floris% /bin/bash +B testbrace-
{1..5}
floris% /bin/bash +B testbrace+
{1..5}
floris% /bin/bash -B testbrace-
1 2 3 4 5
floris% /bin/bash -B testbrace+
1 2 3 4 5

As you can see, the script will perform brace expansion IFF I call it with /bin/bash -B scriptname - at which point it ignores the B flag inside the script. I expect that you will get the same result if you use this method for calling your directory-creating script.
Also, make sure you change the next line to
if [ -d ./proj ]

as several people pointed out.


Learn about the Labrador's history, diet, and health to discover what makes this breed unique.
The Labrador, also known as the lab, was initially bred to help the local fishermen bring in their nets and pull carts loaded with fish. The Labrador's ancestor was known as the St John's dog.
The modern version of the Labrador was developed in the UK where its retrieving skills were quickly recognised, going on to gain popularity as a gundog.
Today, the Labradors popularity is linked to their generous personality, along with their ability to learn and work in many different scenarios.
When it comes to Labrador types, they can be found in two quite different body forms; the cobby, compact type, and the leaner, muscular working type. Both types should have the distinctive Labrador tail; very thick at the base, gradually tapering but covered in a think dense coat – giving it the look of an otter's tail.
Labradors can be found in black, chocolate or yellow, which ranges from cream through to fox red. The Labrador's coat is short, dense and water resistant; never wavy.
Labrador grooming is only required on a monthly basis to ensure that both the coat and skin are kept healthy.
Intelligent and highly trainable, the Labrador has a strong work ethic and a desire to please, which is also helped along by being highly food orientated!
Labradors are strong, athletic and excellent swimmers. The Labrador's energy levels are naturally high, which means plenty of sufficient Labrador exercise is needed – particularly as they are very prone to weight gain. The Labrador is a great companion; both kind and forgiving.
The rambunctious and enthusiastic Labrador puppy needs careful support to ensure a slow and steady rate of growth; a healthy development of the bones and joints without any excess weight gain.
The diet must be balanced for proper Labrador growth with an adequate supply of proteins, calcium and phosphorous, but excessive in calories. It is also essential that owners are mindful of the feeding ration outlined on the product's guidelines.
Ideal Labrador Puppy Food: ROYAL CANIN® Labrador Retriever Puppy.
When you're pondering what the best dog food for Labradors is, it's important to consider a diet with an adapted calorie content to maintain an ideal weight, as well as a diet that supports skin and coat health alongside a regular brushing routine.
Labradors generally have a healthy appetite, often more than is good for them. This means that careful monitoring of their food intake and bodyweight is key to limiting excess weight gain.
Extra weight can put additional stress on their joints, which are already under pressure from their active nature. The Labrador is a natural swimmer, and its waterproof coat benefits from nutritional support to keep it in top condition with omega fatty acids from fish and borage oils.
Ideal adult Labrador dog food ROYAL CANIN® Labrador Retriever Adult.
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Streets of Rage 4's Mr. X Nightmare DLC is launching on July 15 alongside a new Survival mode
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on 2nd of July 2021 @ 07:54 pm UTC
[Update]: Mr. X Nightmare DLC has now arrived and so far it's looking like it's quality stuff!
If you're looking for a reason to dive back into Streets of Rage 4, you'll be happy to hear that a brand new DLC is set to arrive this July 15th - Mr. X Nightmare. The rather appropriately titled expansion will have you enter a simulation created from the remnants of Mister X's brain, in which you will find a brand new Survival mode, three new playable characters, a character customization system, and naturally, a whole host of new weapons and enemies to test your toys against!
The way the Survival mode will work is fairly simple, though it does also promise a decent chunk of replayability. As you push through increasingly stronger waves of enemies you will be granted a choice of perks. These perks can be either purely positive or a offer a 'give and take' sort of deal, with the end goal being for you to create synergistic builds with which you can bulldoze straight through the toughest enemies Streets of Rage 4 can throw at you.
Combine all of this with procedurally generated waves of enemies and some fancy new combat arenas, and things should stay fresh and interesting for quite a long time. And even if you do master the game mode, there will also be weekly challenges to complete and subsequently brag about.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in-game, as well as get a peek at the new characters, through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
To learn more about the Survival mode, as well as how the developers even came up with the idea, you should also check out the latest blog post. Enjoy!


The Vanguard Mercenary warjack recently got a new sculpt. Let's compare the new and old model, then talk about the role this classic jack has on the battlefield.
It's been over 10 years since the release of the original Vanguard model. Given the age and an overall shift towards to resin it's not surprising that we're getting a new sculpt and that it's using a mix of resin/metal. Here's what you'll get in the new kit.
Take a look at the 2 different sculpts, they are pretty similar overall.
The new sculpt pose is a little squatter, like the Vanguard is actively using it's Shield Guard ability. With the combination of resin and metal the new model is also noticeably lighter.
The Vanguard has some excellent DEF and ARM for a light. DEF 13 plus Set Defense and ARM 19 with the shield makes this a great jack for securing zones or contesting parts of the table. While it doesn't threaten to crack high armor, the Vanguard is a great piece to tie up or remove cavalry and medium based infantry.
So, what might be a good fit for the Vanguard?
Prima Materia Theme in Crucible Guard – This theme allows the Vanguard to use Shield Guard twice!
Locke in Crucible Guard – Locke doesn't mind having a Vanguard for some ranged protection, especially because she's likely in the Prima Materia theme giving the Vanguard 2 Shield Guard uses. Red Line allows the Vanguard to threaten 13 inches and go to POW 16. With Locke's Field Marshal [Precision Strike] you might be able to snipe out a key system/aspect on an enemy heavy.
Ashlynn1 – Chosen Ground will keep the Vanguard at maximum annoyance levels, keeping it from being knocked down so if the enemy wants to charge it has to deal with Set Defense. On Ashlynn's feat turn killing a Vanguard becomes a monumental task.
Magnus2 – Magnus doesn't want to see gunlines, as they threaten him when he advances and pops his feat. A Vanguard or two will help keep him alive, plus they also gain Unyielding from his Field Marshal ability.
It's always nice to see models that have been in the game since the beginning remain relevant. While the Vanguard hasn't been tearing up the meta, it still has a place and several casters that can use it well.
What do you think of the new Vanguard model? What classic model would you like to see get a resculpt?