Simon Hughes correctly, in my opinion, identifies the number one problem - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44281297 - similar to comrade's critique of too much limited over cricket.
I would bring in JAMES HILDRETH at no.3 allowing Root to bat at 4. I would not play Stoneman (already dropped) or Malan and with Jennings in there is room for Bairstow and Buttler but if not both leaves room for a specialist batsman at 5.
While I detest limited overs cricket, its popularity and revenue creating means its here to stay. However, it is being given too much priority in the scheduling of fixtures with the first class game being marginalised. Play most of it in spring and early autumn and it's little surprise that basic skills are being compromised. But of course, Sky want one day stuff to fill their schedules in between the test matches not 4 day matches, so the latter are relegated to the football season. And who sold its soul to Sky? Until the ECB are made fit for purpose, the game will continue to decline - it doesn't really matter who is selected for Leeds as the infrastructure is no longer there for a strong national team.
Mind you, there is one move the selectors will need to address pretty soon as it's becoming increasingly obvious that Root is no England captain and it's clearly having an effect on his batting. Even Yorkshire fans, who worship him, have been aghast when he has skippered them in a couple of matches. Unlike football, it's by far the most important position in the team and simply choosing your best player to fill the role can come back to bite you. You will remember Mike Brearley - barely test class as a batsman but possibly England's best ever captain.
My feelings are that cricket in England is of limited interest, mostly one day matches.
Whilst Test match highlights in England are on FREE to view TV there is nothing else. A weekly one hour highlights programme of county cricket, similar to rugby union, would help to raise the profile.
I would change the coaching team, especially Trevor Bayliss, employing an Aussie rather than an Englishman leads to split loyalties and with his "one day philosophy" will, if only psychologically, transmit to the players. The ECB leadership is flawed so changes are needed there also.
I agree with you about the structure of the game in English cricket. The past format of one 4 day game and one limited overs game a week would, in my opinion, give a better balance and allow rest days for players.
In past times senior players would have input to decision making by the captain; is Root acting alone? Mike Brearley was never test class as a batsman but did a great job in managing the talent of Ian Botham, the "difficult" Geoffrey Boycott and was an astute captain.
Good point about handling characters like Botham and Boycott. And apparently the astonishing spell by Willis at Headingley in 81 was attributed to Brearley deliberately annoying him by not giving him choice at ends. You get the strong impression that the likes of Broad and Anderson need firm handling at times but Root doesn't sound like he's up to telling such permanent fixtures what to do.
'81...Bob Willis came "steaming" in.
I wonder what the authorities today would have thought about Lillee and Marsh with 500/1 gate?
They'd never get away with it now. Went to an evening with Blowers a few weeks back - he said that there was nothing dodgy with those bets, they just knew good odds when they saw them!


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Female sues because she can't pass the test
Steve in PA
What a load of crap!!! I tested for this dept twice and passed. I got screwed because of other reasons but this female must be nuts. First she says she's an aerobic instructor, lifts weights and then she says she's as strong as a man....then whines and whimpers because she can't pass the test. Pass the cheese please......
Scranton woman denied W-B police position files federal discrimination suit
Officer fitness test favors males, female applicant alleges
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
WILKES-BARRE - A Scranton woman has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the physical fitness test for potential police officers in Wilkes-Barre, alleging it discriminates against females.
Mary Helen Moran-Yatko says she was denied a spot on the force despite being in excellent physical condition because she did not pass the test's "window climb," which requires applicants to scale a 6-foot wall to climb into a window.
The suit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, says the test is biased in favor of men and "disproportionately excludes" women from the force in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.
"They literally put a wall up to keep women out of the department," said Moran-Yatko's attorney, Jordan Yeager of Bethlehem.
The suit is among a growing number of challenges to police recruitment tests being made by women nationwide, said Margaret Moore, director of the National Center For Women and Policing in Arlington, Va.
The prime concern is many departments' tests put too much emphasis on upper body strength, which is not the key predictor of what makes a good police officer, Moore said.
"We always look at strength as the defining factor when it is not," Moore said. "Research shows communication skills, the ability to problem solve and de-escalate violent situations are the key components of a good officer. Climbing through a single window has never been described as what makes a good police officer."
Police departments have defended the tests, arguing the nature of police work requires certain physical requirements be met regardless of gender.
"How could you make a lesser requirement for any class of person if you can make the argument (the test) is job-related?" said Michael Carroll, president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.
But Moore and Yeager said the issue is not whether physical standards should be lessened for female officers, but whether the tests employed by departments accurately reflect what officers must perform in the field.
"There's no question every applicant, man or woman, needs to have the physical strength and agility necessary to do the job. The question is, have you created a test that accurately measures what you need to do the job," Yeager said.
Moran-Yatko, 35, applied for the Wilkes-Barre force in 1994. An aerobics instructor who runs and lifts weights, she said she had just been awarded the highest physical fitness award at police academy training, beating out men and women in her class.
She was devastated when she failed the window climb, she said. And she wasn't alone. One of the four women in her test group passed, compared to 18 of the 21 men who passed, her suit says.
According to the suit, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigated and found the female failure rate for Wilkes-Barre's window climb was 4 1/2 times that of the male's failure rate for all females tested in 1994. The agency determined there was "reasonable cause to believe" the city violated the federal anti-discrimination law, the suit says.
Christine Jensen, Wilkes-Barre's human resources director, said the city had not yet been served with the complaint so she could not comment. Police Chief Tony George did not return a phone message seeking comment.
The test is part of the Civil Service Commission's initial screening of applicants. If an applicant does not pass, the process is ended and they are not permitted to interview.
The test, which also requires candidates to run a mile within nine minutes and complete a stretcher carry and body drag, sets the same standards for males and females. It differs from the state police fitness screening, which sets differing standards based on a potential cadet's age and sex. That test involves push-ups, sit ups, leg and bench press and a 1 1/2 mile run.
Moran-Yatko said she believes she failed the window climb test because the design of the window, which did not have a ledge, prevented her from using her lower body to help boost herself inside. She said she would be able to accomplish the task in the real world.
"I'm as strong as a man, but this particular test was not representative of what a police officer needs to do in the line of duty," Moran-Yatko said from her home. "Women typically have better lower body strength than upper body strength. I was not able to use my strength to get over the wall."
Citing the pending litigation, Phil Latinski, a member of the city's Civil Service Commission, would not say if the test has changed since 1994.
Yeager said the case took so long to bring to court because Moran-Yatko first had to go through the EEOC and the U.S. Justice Department to obtain the right to sue.
Her suit seeks compensatory damages and to have her instated to the police force. But Moran-Yatko said she is not sure she would take the job now. She is employed the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office as a liaison between police and domestic violence and sexual assault victims and is happy with the position, she said.
She's continuing with the suit more as a matter of principle to help other women who apply for the department, she said.
"I thought, so many people are impacted by this. That's when I said enough is enough. You have to draw the line some place," she said. "This represents women in police as a whole."
InSane1
AKA:XENA Warrior Princess
she sounds like a big effin baby to me.
Edited to add: IMO, from personal experience, I have seen these women complain about the physical agility and how they ground was "too slippery" and they "lost their footing" and it "ruined my time".... ahhh WHATEVER. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. I hate listening to the whiners who cant do it. If you go in and you know you cant pass the physical agility, THEN DONT EVEN TRY. I know that sounds mean, but I used to be weak and Pretty effin FAT, until I realized it was time to change that. The same goes for the small skinny ones. I ate right and excercised and THATS called healthy living. If you cant live healthy then you are missin a key point to being ready for a job in LE. I know she says she was physically fit, but the fact remains.. She didnt pass. Whaaaa for her... suck it up and move on lady.
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Oh... Oh... I know you di-int!
Mr.Orange
If the applicant has to perform a certain amount of push ups and also bench a certain percentage of their weight, why does climbing a 6' wall prove ones upper body strength?
Now I know it
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You got 20 days to appeal
Originally posted by Steve in PA:
[Moran-Yatko,."[/QB]
Ohh I missed read it I thought it said MORON
O.K. should I start my equal right,equal standard speech, or just quote Ric Flair?"To be the MAN, you first got to Beat the MAN!"
Yes upper-body strength is not the sole key to being a good police officer, but that's why there is more to the application process than just the P.T. The Physical exam is just part of the whole journey. They just don't get it! Lawyers
One more thing, I have strong lower body strength,can I do the bench press with my legs?
posted by M.K.
No, then it would be a leg press.
Personally, I bet she has a killer bod, I'll work with her.
thats why women have bad reps in LE
Insane is that because of my post, which was in humor, or is it because they lack upper body strength.
jarhead6073
I bet they hire the one that passed the test. Where's the discrimination in that?
On the wings of a dove
Let's roll for justice
Let's roll for truth
Let's not let our children grow up
Fearful in their youth -- Neil Young
"She said she would be able to accomplish the task in the real world."
Yeah right , if she couldn't do it in a safe learning/training environment there's no way she'd be able to do it for real - IMHO.
If an applicant hasn't the physical ability to pass the test I don't want an officer with "communication skills, the ability to problem solve and de-escalate violent situations" beside me when I'm getting the sh*t kicked out of me.I want a colleague-and I don't care what sex they are- who can look after themselves.
Right , you can have it!
Mr. Orange:"Insane is that because of my post, which was in humor, or is it because they lack upper body strength."
It was because of your post. I know it was in humor. But the very thought is what goes through a lot of LE Angencies. I was just refering to that aspect. I mean lets face it, you get a hot looking chick working for a dept. and men will generally undress her in their own minds, which leads to rumors and wish lists, which ultimately gives a good looking woman a hard time in LE because they have to fend off not only the horns but her coworkers and rumors as well. That sucks...
As for the joke... I get it... was funny...
Gubmentcheez
Originally posted by Mr.Orange:
I have climbed through a few windows in the past, but it is much easier to boot the door down.
Mr O my buddy, you mean to tell me your BIG *SS actually fits through a window?
But Moran-Yatko said she is not sure she would take the job now.
WAAAHHHHHH!!!! Does her thang hurt too?? Dang! Oh FREAKIN well!!!! If she's whining now imagine how much she would whine on the job.
Insane, you're right how thoughtless of me posting this nonsense:
posted by Mr.Pink
I rather undress with my eyes the opposite type of girl, one who chews tobacco, spits, and has armpit hair. One who I can treat like a man, and when we drive by a piece of eye candy, we can both comment about her ***. Thanks for setting me straight.
Police Officers spread rumors, GTFOOH. I'll be damned.
As for Mr.Guboa, if my asset can't fit through the window, I'll have the petite man officer climb in instead. Someone like......You, with a Goatee.

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Bell ready to be the guy who hits behind Soto
The most important hit in Nationals history - well, until he produced an even more important hit three weeks later - came moments after the opponents intentionally walked Juan Soto.
Yep, it's easy to forget now what preceded Howie Kendrick's 10th-inning grand slam at Dodger Stadium in Game 5 of the 2019 National League Division Series, but it was indeed an intentional walk of Soto. The Dodgers weren't about to let the then-20-year-old sensation beat them in a winner-take-all game. They would rather take their chances with the guy who was hitting behind Soto, the guy who was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a double play up to that point in the game.
Kendrick, of course, fully embraced the situation.
"As a hitter, you're like: 'Man, they're really going to do that!' " he said late that glorious night inside a champagne-soaked clubhouse. "You want to go out and try to make them pay."
The most important hitter in any team's lineup is its best hitter. But the next-most important hitter? The guy who hits behind the best hitter.
The guy who comes up to bat with runners on base all the time. The guy teams would rather face than the big boy in front of him.
Advanced stats have shot down the significance of lineup protection. But tell that to any pitcher who's standing on the mound in a critical spot with a base open and a feared slugger at the plate. Would he rather face that guy, or the guy waiting in the on-deck circle?
The guy in the on-deck circle needs to be more than a good hitter. He needs to have the right mindset for the job. He needs to want to be the guy to bat with the bases loaded late in a close game.
"I take pride in it," Josh Bell said.
The Nationals had better hope he does, because it looks like he's now the guy who's going to be in the on-deck circle when Soto is at the plate.
"It's a very strong possibility," manager Davey Martinez said Thursday over Zoom when asked if Bell will be batting behind Soto this season. "The reason why we got him is, he's hit cleanup before. Regardless of where we're going to hit Soto, it looks kind of nice to have a switch-hitter behind Juan, a guy that can swing the bat, a guy that can drive the ball. I think for right now, we're going to try it and see where we're at."
The Nats knew they needed to acquire the right bat for this job over the winter after watching Kendrick become a free agent and ultimately retire. As good as he was in the role in 2019, his persistent hamstring injury in 2020 left the club without viable lineup protection for Soto.
The guy who wound up hitting behind Soto the most last season? Asdrúbal Cabrera, whose .753 OPS ranked 94th out of 142 qualifying big league hitters.
That wasn't good enough, and the Nationals made it a priority to find someone better. Trouble is, Bell was even worse than Cabrera last season, ranking 128th with a .669 OPS.
They desperately need the switch-hitting first baseman to return to his 2019 form with the Pirates, when he compiled a .936 OPS that was 16th-best in baseball.
"He's ready for the task, I know he is," Martinez said. "He's excited. Josh is excited to be here. He loves the way our lineup fits. He talks a lot about Juan and Trea (Turner) possibly hitting in front of him. ... He knows he's going to have some big moments, some big at-bats."
Bell does have experience in this particular type of role. In 2017, his first full season in the majors, he regularly hit behind Andrew McCutchen, who was still an elite hitter at that point in his career. Bell went on to launch 26 homers, drive in 90 runs and finish third in NL Rookie of the Year voting.
"I remember I was hitting behind him when he was Player of the Month - I want to say it was August a few years back," Bell said. "Just being able to watch and know that I'm locked in enough for him to get pitches, I'm locked in enough for him to find his stride and really hunt his zone. And that's what this game boils down to. If a pitcher's coming into your zone, you're going to do damage. And if they have to come into your zone, because someone behind you can hit as well, that's where runs are put up. That's where numbers are put up, and I'm excited to get going with that."
What are Martinez's options if Bell isn't up to the task? He could try Starlin Castro, returning from a broken wrist. He could try Kyle Schwarber, who like Bell is trying to recapture his 2019 form (38 homers, .871 OPS) after a dismal 2020 (.188 average, .701 OPS). He could even try something unconventional and bat Soto second with Turner behind him as protection.
But the plan going in appears to involve Bell, who desperately wants to make the most of this opportunity.
"Me being an RBI guy, I love hitting with guys on," he said. "I know (Soto) is going to be over there, 40-50 percent of the time. So that makes me happy. That makes me smile as a hitter. And hopefully I can put up some numbers with him."
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£40 million to be invested in Port of Dundee after wind farm contract win – Courier
Published by SAS Volunteer on December 2, 2019
Around £40 million will be invested into the Port of Dundee over the next three years in the wake of a major wind farm contract win.
Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond said the spend on port infrastructure was an investment in Dundee's future in the renewables and decommissioning markets.
On Friday the port was selected as the base for the assembly of all 54 turbines for EDF Renewables' Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm.
Forth Ports' £40m investment will go towards two new quaysides in Dundee and resurfacing of between 25 and 40 acres of land.
Mr Hammond said: "The wind farm contract win has helped the £40m investment but it is really down to our belief in the long term markets for both offshore wind and decommissioning.
"When you start to look at the pipeline of work in both these markets, hopefully this isn't a short term pipeline but one that will give 10 years of work or more.
"The infrastructure of the whole port is being modernised.
"It will include more quayside capacity, strengthening of existing quayside, surfacing work and a new logistics warehouse."
Mr Hammond said at its peak the work to assemble the huge wind turbines before they are sailed to their location on the Firth of Forth will require at least 20 acres of land at the Port of Dundee.
"It's fantastic news for the port and the city," he added.
"From our point of view the will start next year building another quayside and the surfacing of the land.
"The supply chain will start to mobilise and get ready.
"Activity will build up from there until there is a shipping programme in and out for the component parts.
"Dundee has a good skills base and many firms will benefit."
Mr Hammond said a £10m investment by Forth Ports in a quay extension two years ago had given confidence and "long term belief" in the Dundee port.
Since then the port has built up its supply chain for decommissioning and renewables work.
"We have been increasingly successful at attracting work and I'm very proud of my team in Dundee and at the head office for pulling it together," Mr Hammond.
Fife firm BiFab was also a big winner out of Friday's NnG wind farm announcement. They will manufacture at least eight foundation jackets – used to anchor the turbines to the seabed.
It could mean around 200 workers returning to the firm's Methil site. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business/business-news/1031791/40m-to-be-invested-in-port-of-dundee/
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I saw a great blue heron today, which means I'll probably start seeing sandhill cranes again soon, as well.
It was on the other side of the pond and I didn't have my monopod, so I didn't get much good in the way of the pictures. But maybe that's good, because it caught something. The picture quality is so bad, you can just tell yourself it's a piece of mulch or a muddy rock, and not a frog like herons are wont to eat.
The heron opened its beak, possibly in an attempt to eat the thing.
But it failed to eat the thing. It just caught the thing again in the tip of its beak; dinner was no further toward the gullet than before.
And there goes another drop/toss.
At which point my camera shook and I lost track of what was going on. Did the heron eat the thing, or lose it?
Heron looking for food. Is it looking for food it dropped, or a new morsel?
Somethings will forever remain a mystery.
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Has Ted Cruz Already Peaked In Iowa?
There are signs that Ted Cruz's rise in the Hawkeye State will be short-lived.
Doug Mataconis · Tuesday, January 12, 2016 · 24 comments
Heading into the holidays last month, the big news in the Republican race appeared to be the fact that Texas Senator Ted Cruz was proving to be a serious challenger to Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination. At that point, he had pulled into second place in the national polling thanks in no small part to the fact that Ben Carson's poll numbers began a dive in early November from which that campaign has not yet recovered, and which seems unlikely to reverse itself. Cruz had also began a slow up-tick in South Carolina which can still be seen in the RealClearPolitics chart of the race since there has yet to be any new polling in the Palmetto State since the start of the year. Cruz's rise also wasn't quite so obvious in New Hampshire, where he was fighting for space with Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and others as 2015 drew to a close. In Iowa, though, it seemed as though, the Texas Senator had established something of a beachhead that, if it held through January, would guarantee that he'd be a factor in the race going forward. By mid-December shortly before essentially shut down for the holidays, for example, Cruz was leading in Hawkeye State polls by the Des Moines Register, Fox News, and CBS News and running a close second to Trump in a Quinnipiac poll. A Gravis poll at the end of the year, meanwhile, showed Trump and Cruz tied in the state, while a PPP poll had Trump with a modest lead. All of this meant that, by the end of the year, Cruz effectively had a modest four point lead in the RealClearPolitics polling average in Iowa and a slightly smaller average lead according the Pollster.
Just twelve days into the new year, there are signs that Cruz may have peaked in Iowa, or at least that the recent attacks on him from several corners are having an impact that may or may not last through to the caucuses on February 1st. Consider the polls that have been released since the start of the year as recognized by RealClearPolitics:
The first new poll of 2016 in Iowa, from NBC News and Marist was consistent with the pre-holiday polling in that it showed Cruz (28%) with a four point lead over Trump (24%), followed by Marco Rubio at 13% and Ben Carson at 11%. This poll was taken from January 4th through January 7th;
A Fox News poll taken over the same time period showed Cruz (27%) with the same four point lead over Trump (23%), followed by Rubio (15%) and Carson (9%);
An ARG poll taken between January 6th and January 10th, though, showed Trump (29%) taking a four point lead over Cruz (25%) followed by Rubio at 10% and Ben Carson at 8%;
A Quinnipiac Poll taken between January 5th and January 10th showed Trump (31%) with a two point lead over Cruz (29%) followed by Rubio by Rubio at 15% and Carson at 7%; and,
Finally, a Public Policy Polling poll taken between January 6th and January 10th showed Trump (28%) with a two-point lead, followed by Marco Rubio at 13% and Ben Carson at 8%.
All of this has changed the race in the Hawkeye State significantly in the short period of time, with Trump and Cruz tied in the poll average, and creating this rather notable trend line for Cruz, whose numbers are represented by the black line:
To be fair, it may be premature to call what we're seeing here a trend. Five polls that show results that are still largely within the margin of error don't necessarily indicate much of anything. At the same time, though, it seems clear that the resumption of campaigning in the wake of the holidays has had an impact on Cruz's campaign in the Hawkeye State at least in the short time. The most notable news item over the past week regarding Cruz, of course, has been all of the speculation about his birth in Canada and the question of whether or not that impacts his legal eligibility to serve as President of the United States. As I've made clear in the past, it seems clear to me that that the law on this issue, though untested in Court, is clear enough that Cruz's eligibility should not be a real question. Nonetheless, led by Donald Trump, and encouraged by the likes of John McCain, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, all of whom have said in one sense or another that Cruz's status is a question that they don't know they answer to, the question has been one that has distracted Cruz's until-now well-disciplined campaign, which arguably was Trump's strategy all along. Additionally, Cruz continues his back and forth battle with Florida Senator Marco Rubio over issues of immigration reform and national security, a fight that has resulted in Cruz being caught in several seemingly contradictory statements that he made several years ago and positions he is taking today. By way of comparison to the well-honed operation that had been the hallmark of Cruz's Iowa campaign until now, the past week has been a bumpy ride for Cruz in the state that will host the first contest of 2016 and, if this trend continues, it could pose problems for him going forward.
There's still time for Cruz to turn this around, of course, but the early events of 2016 seem to suggest that the battle in Iowa is far from over and that Senator Cruz may end up suffering the fate of having peaked too earl. This seems especially true given the fact that, throughout the time that Cruz was leading in Iowa, Donald Trump's numbers barely moved, and the fact that Cruz's declined seems to be accompanied by what clearly seems to be a slight up-turn in Marco Rubio's numbers. If that's the case, then it's going to be quite an interesting January.
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Tuesday, 12 January 2016 at 15:31
Well, that's what happens when you act like an arrogant SOB–people start lining up to throw axes at you when the chance arises.
Cruz deserves all the trolling he gets.
C. Clavin says:
Clearly the nut-job base has been swayed by Trumps birther comments.
Facts are no longer important to Republicans.
@C. Clavin: I don't think the birther stuff would have had any legs (or rather would have been immediately brushed to the sidelines) had not a sizable percentage of Republicans and Democrats said "hey, you know, there might be something in that argument…." People like McCain, Pelosi, McConnell, etc.
If it ever gets up to the Supreme Court I expect the whole "natural born citizen" thing to immediately be defined such that Cruz is covered, but in the meantime, a lot of the people Cruz stomped over and insulted in the past are enjoying watching him twist in the wind.
James Pearce says:
"The most notable news item over the past week regarding Cruz, of course, has been all of the speculation about his birth in Canada and the question of whether or not that impacts his legal eligibility to serve as President of the United States."
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised if this birther thing becomes a factor. It fits with an increasingly nativist cohort that is obsessed about purity as it is interested in pettiness.
Ted Cruz was born in Canada and Marco Rubio wears funny boots. Chortle.
This website keeps going to a white screen.
My smart-phone does it constantly…my desktop not as often but still does.
Anyone else notice this?
@grumpy realist:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ted-cruz-is-not-eligible-to-be-president/2016/01/12/1484a7d0-b7af-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html
@C. Clavin: Laurence Tribe pointed out that if one uses originalist thinking–as Cruz claims he does–then Cruz is definitely not eligible because back then nationality was considered to run along patrilinial lines. It's only with newer interpretations (such as used by those icky liberals) that Cruz could be considered eligible.
In other words, if Cruz really believes what he claims to believe, he should disqualify himself.
Bring on the popcorn….
Awren says:
Everyones stupid and soft but the Donald
The definition of soft is certainly one of opinion.
Mr. Trumps girth is not the target of my observation.
It's that this man probably never does a thing for himself
the power of the dollar allows him to point and it is done.
Whisked from penthouse to elevator to limo to plane.
Hairspray and pedicures
Without servants helpless like a turtle on its back
I guess Donalds version of tough is hate filled rhetoric.
WRT the Cruz birther issue, I must admit to being thoroughly amused. I am deeply ashamed.
gVOR08 says:
@Scott: Schadenfreude is not an admirable emotion, but fun.
@Scott: Just think of this as karma coming back to bite El Cruz in the ass.
Pete S says:
@grumpy realist: Yes, it is fun to see all of Cruz' friends in Congress rushing forward to defend him against Trump's ludicrous attack. These people know better. But why would anyone expend their own credibility to defend him when he has spent the last few years following his own agenda at the expense of the party.
edmondo says:
Cruz… was fighting for space with … Chris Christie
Most people do, Doug, especially on airplanes.
MikeSJ says:
Natural Born? I'm not sure either. Looking at that mug and "hatched" rather than "born" is always a possibility.
On a serious note it's been bandied about for years…and the press and our elites have done their best to suppress this explosive news.
Fidel Castro. We all know that Ted Cruz's father was a henchman of Fidel's. It's a well known fact that Fidel reworded his followers with cigars if they passed him their wives…
Look at Ted's slimy cold eyes. Consider his pathological lying. All traits passed on by the Diablo, Fidel? I just don't know.
I just hope the good people of Idaho consider this before they vote/caucus/whatever for a possible spawn of Fidel.
This is America people. Say No! to Fidel (and his possible evil spawn, the Canadian Raphael)
Tillman says:
One thing's for certain: if this birther nonsense is what brings Cruz down, the Republican party is in worse shape than I thought. It'll tick off another box in the "Is This Fascism?" checklist.
For those keeping track, we've got an advanced industrial economy hit hard by recessionary slump, dissatisfaction with a corrupt parliamentary system, an end to consensus politics, nostalgia for a strong state, and racism provoked by immigrants seeking jobs and asylum-seekers. We don't quite have a discredited left and a respectable right (though we've got a significant-enough population that sees things this way). There are precious few boxes left. Starting to see the appeal of letting Y'all Qaeda in Oregon stew in the cold for a few months instead of clamping down.
@C. Clavin:..white screen…Anyone else notice this?
This has been going on with both Safari and Chrome on my MacBook Air today but seems to have stopped.
@Tillman: Oh, but if we draw the lines as to who's in and who's out of being eligible for POTUS according to the rules Cruz claims to hold near and dear to his heart–well, yeah, he ain't qualified.
That's why this is all so amusing. And yup, it serves him right.
@Pete S: It's also not just Trump banging the drum on this–we now have had at least three well-known law professors saying that Cruz is on the wrong side of the line.
MOAR popcorn! Nomnomnom….
@grumpy realist: Trump got the bus rolling, though. The Republican base voters have been trained not to listen to pointy headed academics. You are sure right that it is fun watching his colleagues pole on.
@downvoters: Here's the thing dudes. When birtherism reared its head at Obama, it was primarily motivated by race and party. Obama had a darker skin tone, a funky name, was born in a noncontiguous state, and spent time abroad as a kid. He became an object of especial hatred among certain segments of the right which several orgs in the media complex exploited for ratings, eroding the integrity of our discourse all the while. Obama's race reinforced tribal narratives, but tribal narratives are endemic to society and nothing new.
However, birtherism becoming a factor for Cruz is more worrisome. Cruz hits all the right notes for conservatives like a firebrand preacher at mass. If he weren't such an outright douche, I would've put money on him to win the nomination a long time ago. As noted by Mr. Mataconis in his above post, the birtherism story in the past week has coincided with his downward trend in the polls. Ted Cruz is as legally eligible to be president as Barack Obama was, but if the notion that he was foreign-born subverts any love for his message — and this is still a very tenuous if, we are looking at a correlation here — it speaks to an ultranationalist, nativist faction of the base concerned more with purity than ideology.* So I write again if birtherism is bringing Cruz down, it's a very bad sign.** If it's something else and we're just conflating what's in the news without discernment, then we have nothing more to worry about.
* The reason why this is important is because fascist movements co-opt both leftist and rightist elements during their rise. There's a reason dumb Republicans can say Nazis were "National Socialists" as a jab at socialism — the Nazis presented themselves as friends to the worker opposed to communists and their revolutionary zeal at first. Fascists are surprisingly fluid in their ideological commitments, which is why labeling them "far right" is inaccurate.
** And a sure sign that Trump will win. People sign up for Carson and Cruz because they find Trump too crude, not because they disagree with him. But if Carson's a glorified con man and Cruz a Canuck, Trump is the only candidate left.
Grewgills says:
Wednesday, 13 January 2016 at 00:08
@Tillman:
I think the birther issue with Cruz isn't so much about nationalism as it is about bringing up doubts about his electability by adding a made up issue that he will supposedly have to overcome. He isn't the type of foreigner that they hate, he's just not worth the effort for the marginal voters that were only giving him soft support anyway.
The NYT is expressing doubts about Trump's ground game in Iowa.
Will be interesting to see if Trump is able to run a campaign on the cheap with Twittering and saying outrageous things so that the media cover him for free.
At some point you have to sit down and actually do the work. And I don't think Trump knows how to do that.
@grumpy realist:..so that the media cover him for free.
Doesn't the media cover all the candidates for free?
@ernieyeball: Of course. It's that he's getting the media to yammer about him rather than Bush (Who?)
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Carla Sharman understands the importance of giving back.
In November 2005, her uncle David (T.D.) Einarsson started the Bison women's volleyball endowment fund by generously donating $360,000, a gift that was matched by the province of Manitoba as part of the Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative (MSBI).
Carla is the mother of Asper student and Bison hockey forward, Alanna Sharman who was nine at the time of Einarsson's gift. Eleven years later Carla Sharman has continued demonstrating her family's philanthropy by creating the Bison women's hockey endowment fund.
Since Alanna's first year with the team in 2014, Carla has been an active member of the Bison hockey scholarship fundraising committee. The group organizes an annual event, usually a dinner or reception, aimed at supporters and partners of the Bison Hockey programs to raise funds for student-athlete hockey scholarships.
It was an early realization that more was needed.
Sharman had witnessed some girls have to give up their hockey dreams and leave the team after not being able to financially support their academics while playing post secondary sport.
With that in mind, Sharman went to former athletic director, Coleen Dufresne to discuss the process to start an endowment fund.
The Sharman's initial gift came in January of 2016 and was matched by the MSBI program to create an endowed fund of $25,000 that now generates close to $1500 for scholarships annually.
Sharman has seen first-hand the benefits that university hockey has had on her daughter, both on and off the ice. It's also the highest level of hockey currently available for women in Manitoba.
She hopes that by continuing to grow the fund, more female athletes will have the opportunity to show their skills and grow both as players and people without having to be concerned with finances.
"The obvious benefit is the team building and the support that the girls provide for each other at university to make it a very positive experience," Sharman says of the university hockey experience.


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Coming to Terms with Twitter
By: Patrick Ross
In: Editorials, Opinions
Tagged: Social Networking, Twitter
About a year ago, I wrote an article on Twitter. More specifically, how much I hated the service. A year later, I've changed my mind.
I'll tell people that I started my Twitter account for the newspaper, but this is a half-truth at best. I was interested in Twitter's real function, something that I couldn't see from the outside, apart from watching #belieber scroll about as a trending topic. So, still reluctantly, I signed up for an account.
For the first two months I did my best to avoid broadcasting this fact. I told a few select friends before even telling my family, for fear of the retribution. This was not entirely unjustified, as when I eventually did tell my brother, I was ridiculed. At the beginning, I wasn't really sure what to do with the website even though I had one. Even messaging people confused me at first, with hashtags and links making me cross-eyed.
Yet over those first days of Twitter, I began to witness what makes Twitter so compelling to many. One morning, I woke up to find #Japan trending on my newsfeed, and I learned about the earthquake and concurrent tsunami before it even made news in the United States. I also watched the rise of the Arab Spring, the death of Osama bin Laden, the new iPhone announcement and, the day afterwards, the death of its creator Steve Jobs.
The way everyone uses Twitter is different from person to person. For me, I use it as a personalized news aggregator. I follow primarily news sources (Reuters, NYTimes, etc.) that let me keep plugged into what's happening in the world way before the same stories will break as even news. I've allowed Twitter to crowdsource the coverage of news for me. This seems to be the true power of Twitter.
The service is in the process of becoming a sort of flowing internet-consciousness. Due to instant updates by millions of users globally, the site demonstrates an engagement with mass perspectives in a way that Facebook, Google+ or any other social network doesn't have the capability to match. Studies have shown that trending topics can provide insight into what captures the public's awareness, allowing us a glimpse into the formation of the social zeitgeist.
This is not to say that all of Twitter is useful, though. Much of the site remains useless, merely background noise and useless commentary on sandwiches and shower temperatures. I still refuse to follow any celebrities or any of the multitudes of humor sites (The Onion being the exception), and though I've worked on people I know on the site, there just aren't enough to justify using it as a personal connection.
It comes down to this: a year later, and I've adopted Twitter. I'm not entirely converted, though; it will be long before I hold it up as the premier social network, but I've seen that due to Twitter's adaptability, the site represents many things to many people. This in itself is a strength.
Patrick Ross
Contact Patrick Ross at pross@cord.edu
A class of 2013 psychology major with chemistry and biology minors, Patrick joined the Concordian as a contributing writer for Arts & Entertainment before writing and editing for the Opinions section.
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The White House has confirmed President Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the United States in March. Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on Iran at the invitation of Republican House Speaker John Boehner. Netanyahu has backed new sanctions on Iran, despite Obama's vow to veto them as he pursues a nuclear deal with Tehran. The White House says Obama will not meet with Netanyahu in line with protocol not to meet with foreign leaders close to an election in their home countries.
A journalist and activist accused of working with Anonymous has been given a five-year prison term and ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in restitution and fines. Barrett Brown was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to charges of transmitting threats, accessory to a cyber-attack, and obstruction of justice. Supporters say Brown has been unfairly targeted for investigating the highly secretive world of private intelligence and military contractors. We'll have more on his sentencing later in the broadcast.
Federal prosecutors have unveiled corruption charges against New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver following his arrest on Thursday. Silver is accused of using his law firm as a front to rake in millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks for political favors. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Silver had amassed a huge fortune through the abuse of his office.
A Democrat, Silver has been New York Assembly speaker for over two decades. A judge has issued seizure warrants to block him from accessing nearly $4 million spread out over eight accounts. In brief comments to reporters outside the courthouse, Silver maintained his innocence.
Silver is the latest in a series of New York lawmakers to face corruption allegations. His arrest has brought new scrutiny of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to abruptly shut down the anti-corruption Moreland Commission last year.


Tonight......gonna be my last day of working !!!
Gonna have some celebration after all.
By the way, Michael Jackson had passed away for 1 year.
This week , i don't likey !
He has changes for me.
Thanks! Improvement is for going further.
I so-wanna this week to pass badly.
but it was like running super duper slow than the previous one.
i start studying my MOT and Pyschology from last Friday.
And the both MidTerm is gonna happen in Thursday!
and i started to dislike Psychology.
Yes, it doesn't reach the level of hate.
We will be studying total 7 chapter for the whole Psychology course in this semester .
and this coming MidTerm is coming out 6 chapter.
Just keep reading, swallow it, eat it WHAT-SO-EVER to memorize !!!
i thought you told us : " okay, proceed it ! "
now you say C A N N O T !
I feel like crying, i feel like i'm a pest for my members. Is my false. Is my false to choose this ridiculous topic.
many many many more assignment are to be done in this period.
many many many more suffering and torment to be experience .
he and me will always be alright after the war, no matter how violence the war was.
The same for this time.
this is my way to release my anger and tension.
Last few days is worse, spent the precious time argue over for reason that i'm not 100% know.
Final goal is to get his attention.
He, in order to make me happy, even put down his man's dignity,sit on the floor and washed my foots for me.
no matter how, i would be the princess of him.
Me, not bad as well. No matter how serious i said " We officially break up for now" , the next day i will also give him a call or drive all way long to ampang to find him.
But still, i like complaining that he wasn't the one to come to me, call me in every 15 min, detecting my every single hungry/angry/tired/painful/period.
Lastly, same with Ann, we got a un-romantic bf.
this is painful, when we expected so much on certain special day or festival.
But, on the other hand, in our deepest way of heart, we knew that this "homestyle man" is the man we wanted to spend the rest for our life with.
Always feeling better when i know there someone got a same kind of bf with me. ahahahah.
Yesterday , i am still angry.
but i still come to him after class finished.
i think this is the W.H.Y we will never break up.
Because no matter H.O.W, one of us will "swallow all my pride" and take action to get back the love one.
We knew, we'll be the husband/wife to each in one day.
So we will hold on straight to the end.
But, we must stick it out and solve all the unwillingness in order to reach our ultimate goal.
Not easily give up ! Although i'm the one who always said "break up" 'break up"
Of course, not to grievance ourself is most important .
i love him, very very much. So as him.
We always remember to remind each other that " i Love eu"
U will give me ur drumstick to me, and i will always leave my glass of drink for you, because i know you're always insufficient in onli one glass of drink.
You'll always sent me back in the night , no matter i've drive practically on the road for almost 2 years.
Because you know i'm half-blind.
How Can you Being so Generous?
but no worries. Because argue make a better relationship.
and argue to prove that WE CARE. Don't we?
There will be a group discussion for psychology assignment the assignment is about to find any headline article that can be access to the knowledge of the psychology .
i think i found some interesting article in recent news.


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Cathedral Cabaret
Review by Natasha Cobby on 17 Feb 2018
Set in the hushed and candle lit interior of St Georges Cathedral, Cathedral Cabaret presents an array of performances from acrobatics to Carnivale drumming.
Although marketed as a line-up of international performers, English host and MC Dr Ahmed was one of only two non-down-under residents.
With a natural stage presence and warm quick wit, Dr Ahmed's hosting skills were the highlight of the night, second only to a brief appearance from the hysterically funny Frenchman Marcel Lucont. Unfortunately, that's where the engaging part of the evening ended.
Aside from one other solo acrobat, the remainder of the performers were underwhelming and under rehearsed. From out of time drumming to juggling and hoops you'd find at a children's party, I was left baffled and disheartened after the blazing start from Lucont.
My spirits were almost raised when a singer took to the stage, but alas, unless you have the vocal skills of Adele herself, performing three of her tunes consecutively is an unusual choice.
To her credit, her vocals were impressive, but the song choices were unnecessarily difficult and sombre for a cabaret show.
The show could have been taken as lighthearted and a chance for some local performers to have a crack at the stage, if it weren't for the price point and it's being billed as having an "international" line-up.
You simply cannot charge $55 for what felt like a community talent show – no matter how stunning the venue. What's more the church pew audience seating meant your view was hindered unless you were seated in the first four rows.
I am all for diversity in performance and giving it a red hot go, but I felt disappointed on behalf of my fellow audience members.
On the bright side, I'm headed straight to Dr Ahmed and Marcel Lucont's shows with a spring in my step.
I'm a huge Fringe time fan, and when I'm not watching copious amounts of film you'll find me planning my next travel adventure. After graduating university at the beginning of this year, I've ventured into social media and marketing, and I'm excited to see which field I'll explore next.


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Ten Minutes With Judith Richardson
Welcome to the third in our brand-new series of interviews called,' Ten Minutes With.' Now more than ever it's important to talk so we wanted to give businesses the opportunity to do just that.
In our new feature we're asking businesses all about them, asking them to share what they're doing during lockdown and what their plans are for when we return to a new kind of normal.
This week we're talking to the owner of Judith Richardson Qube Environmental, legionella and asbestos specialists.
How would you describe yourself in one sentence?
I'm straight talking and honest and trusting, which can be to my detriment sometimes and I hope people would say I have a good sense of humour.
Tell us about your business?
It's a family run business which I launched with my husband in 2007.
We provide legionella and asbestos compliance services and are soon to be launching into additional building compliance surveys.
Our services include all types of asbestos surveys and management plans. On the Legionella side we carry out risk assessments, routine monitoring and inspection services as well as training.
One thing that differentiates us is that we don't employ plumbers or carry out asbestos removal. We simply give companies the guidance and advice they need to help comply with the rules and regulations and essentially keep themselves, their staff and their clients safe.
We have a team of five and work across the country although the bulk of our business is in the Midlands and the North West.
What did you do before launching your business?
My entire career before launching the company was in sales. I worked at an estate agent, sold scientific equipment and actually spent nine years at Yell.com.
The money was great, but I got to the point where I wanted to do something different. Ashley was working as a materials engineer and had an asbestos surveying qualification and we could see there was a demand for the services he could deliver so I joined him to the launch the business. We've now been going for 13 years!
Everything we do as a business is about keeping companies safe, making them aware of the risks and dangers and giving them the advice and support they need to minimise that risk.
Ashley and I are both self-motivated and have gone through the training together to deliver the best service possible. We're ISO 9001 and ISO14001 accredited and members of the Legionella Control Association so when clients come to us, they know we're experts at what we do so they don't have to be.
What advice do you have for companies during this time?
It's a difficult one as we don't want to be seen as scaremongering and certainly don't want to be seen as profiteering but with the number of premises that have been closed because of the lockdown, there are some risks.
A business' water system may have been left idle for several weeks which potentially could cause health risks including Legionnaires' disease.
Turning the taps on and off again isn't enough. The minimum expectation for small, simple hot and cold-water systems would be flushing them through with fresh mains water.
Larger buildings, those with tanks, showers, calorifiers and more complex pipework would need more extensive flushing followed by cleaning and disinfection.
Where buildings have been empty for some time and during the warm weather, it's likely that there could be an increase in bacteria levels.
That's high-level advice but we'd be happy to chat through with companies in more detail.
How are you coping in lockdown?
I'm pretty resilient so I've adapted and have been ok. What we've been able to do remotely we have but there have been occasions where we have had to go on site to support our clients and we've obviously maintained social distancing.
We've spent time looking at the business to see what we can do to make us more efficient and we've been having a new website built so this time certainly hasn't been wasted.
As a company we also bought and donated some plastic to help a Birmingham school make protective visors for key workers as we felt it was important to try and give something back at a time like this. We have also been able to deliver 100 of these to be used by Katharine House Hospice in Stafford who we are supporters of and are a client of ours.
Have you learnt anything about yourself?
I think I know myself well so I wouldn't say I've really learnt anything new. It's given me more time to think about my work-life balance which I'm sure it has a lot of people. Whatever the new norm will be after this, will certainly be different than the norm we had before.
Are you going to do anything differently after lockdown has been lifted?
Well we'll definitely have to do something different instead of the holiday we had booked for Japan in September as I doubt we'll be able to go there now.
In terms of work – there will be far more virtual meetings going forward.
I definitely want to maintain more of a work, life balance. The lockdown has definitely taught me that. In terms of the business we're looking forward to the new website going live and automating our on-site surveying system which as a company will make us more efficient.
And finally, if you were down to your last fifty quid what would you spend it on?
I love clothes and searching charity shops to see what fab outfits I can find. I'd definitely be kitting myself out and buying some sweets too! At the moment my favourites are fruit pastilles!
If you'd like to be one of our, 'Ten Minutes With,' interviewees please drop us a line at hello@legspr.agency and we'll grab a cuppa over Zoom.


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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Symbols;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Syntax;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.PooledObjects;
using Roslyn.Utilities;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A binder that places the members of a submission class and aliases in scope.
    /// </summary>
    internal sealed class InSubmissionClassBinder : InContainerBinder
    {
        private readonly CompilationUnitSyntax _declarationSyntax;
        private readonly bool _inUsings;
        private QuickAttributeChecker? _lazyQuickAttributeChecker;

        internal InSubmissionClassBinder(NamedTypeSymbol submissionClass, Binder next, CompilationUnitSyntax declarationSyntax, bool inUsings)
            : base(submissionClass, next)
        {
            Debug.Assert(submissionClass.IsSubmissionClass);
            _declarationSyntax = declarationSyntax;
            _inUsings = inUsings;
        }

        internal override void GetCandidateExtensionMethods(
            ArrayBuilder<MethodSymbol> methods,
            string name,
            int arity,
            LookupOptions options,
            Binder originalBinder)
        {
            for (var submission = this.Compilation; submission != null; submission = submission.PreviousSubmission)
            {
                submission.ScriptClass?.GetExtensionMethods(methods, name, arity, options);
            }
        }

        internal override void LookupSymbolsInSingleBinder(
            LookupResult result, string name, int arity, ConsList<TypeSymbol> basesBeingResolved, LookupOptions options, Binder originalBinder, bool diagnose, ref CompoundUseSiteInfo<AssemblySymbol> useSiteInfo)
        {
            Debug.Assert(result.IsClear);

            this.LookupMembersInSubmissions(result, (NamedTypeSymbol)Container, _declarationSyntax, _inUsings, name, arity, basesBeingResolved, options, originalBinder, diagnose, ref useSiteInfo);
        }

        internal override void AddLookupSymbolsInfoInSingleBinder(LookupSymbolsInfo result, LookupOptions options, Binder originalBinder)
        {
            this.AddMemberLookupSymbolsInfoInSubmissions(result, (NamedTypeSymbol)Container, _inUsings, options, originalBinder);
        }

        internal override ImmutableArray<AliasAndExternAliasDirective> ExternAliases => ((SourceNamespaceSymbol)Compilation.SourceModule.GlobalNamespace).GetExternAliases(_declarationSyntax);

        internal override ImmutableArray<AliasAndUsingDirective> UsingAliases => ((SourceNamespaceSymbol)Compilation.SourceModule.GlobalNamespace).GetUsingAliases(_declarationSyntax, basesBeingResolved: null);

        /// <summary>
        /// Get <see cref="QuickAttributeChecker"/> that can be used to quickly
        /// check for certain attribute applications in context of this binder.
        /// </summary>
        internal override QuickAttributeChecker QuickAttributeChecker
        {
            get
            {
                if (_lazyQuickAttributeChecker == null)
                {
                    QuickAttributeChecker result = this.Next!.QuickAttributeChecker;
                    result = result.AddAliasesIfAny(_declarationSyntax.Usings);
                    _lazyQuickAttributeChecker = result;
                }

                return _lazyQuickAttributeChecker;
            }
        }
    }
}

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Snow expectations decrease, up to 6 inches expected
Amy Wu A.J. Martelli
Poughkeepsie Journal
While Dutchess County residents and officials spent Tuesday bracing for another March storm, Wednesday's snowfall may be less than originally anticipated.
The National Weather Service in Albany Tuesday afternoon forecast 2-6 inches to fall throughout the region Wednesday. The forecast called for more than twice that total earlier Tuesday morning, but meteorologists cautioned the uncertain track of the storm has made it difficult to predict.
Still, Dutchess officials prepared plows and crews to clear roads once again for the first full day of spring. Despite the downgraded forecast, weather service meteorologists said Wednesday's commutes — both in the morning and evening — may be treacherous with decreased viability.
CANCELLATIONS: See what schools have closed
METRO-NORTH: Female conductors unhappy with fingernail-length rule change
And, following two brutal storms that knocked out power for tens of thousands earlier this month, representatives from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. warned residents Wednesday's conditions may lead to more power outages.
The region will be under a winter storm warning beginning 5 a.m. Wednesday and ending 8 a.m. Thursday.
Weather service meteorologist Christina Speciale said 1-3 inches are expected to fall in the morning, and another 1-3 are likely in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 20s in the morning and reach the low-to-mid 30s during the afternoon.
Speciale said the storm will have less impact in northern and eastern parts of the area.
"With this storm, the totals decrease as you go from south to north," Speciale said. "In this situation, the moisture is stopping as you approach Dutchess and Ulster counties."
Speciale said both the morning and evening commutes will still be impacted, though the evening commute "may be worse."
And regardless of the accumulation, Speciale suggested motorists leave themselves more time to travel.
"Evening commutes could see more impact," she said. "There could be difficult travel conditions and prepare for reductions on visibility."
Area residents Tuesday morning expressed fatigue with the recurring storms.
"I'm not looking forward to the snow coming again," Poughkeepsie resident Alexandra Gurler said. "It's going to cause a little more chaos in my life and probably everyone else's."
Gurler, who lost her home in a fire earlier this year, says the snowstorms have also made that more challenging to overcome.
"It's a little upsetting — not that we can stop Mother Nature — but it's a struggle to find a new place," she said.
Poughkeepsie has already set a record for snowfall in the month of March, with around 28 inches, according to the weather service.
"It's going to be a headache," Courtney Dicks, of Poughkeepsie, said as he waited for the bus in front of the downtown bus depot. "I wish the snow would be over soon."
Difficult forecast
The difficulty in forecasting the predicted snowfall was in part due to the jet stream, according to Jessica Spaccio, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. The large stream of air that separates cold temperatures in the north from the warmer weather in the tropics, has a big dip or trough over the eastern U.S., allowing cold air to funnel down to the Northeast.
"We've been about 10 degrees below normal this March. Storms often follow the track of the jet stream, and with the current pattern they are tracking to the northeast region," Spaccio said Tuesday morning. "When the storm systems encounter the warm waters of the Atlantic, they intensify and gain moisture.
"There is currently a pressure system in the northern latitudes, creating a "block", basically forcing the jet steam south and keeping us in this stormy pattern."
The storm would mark the fourth nor'easter to impact the region this month and could be the third to bring significant snowfall. Two storms in a six-day span earlier this month dropped more than 2 feet of snow on some areas of Dutchess and knocked out power for tens of thousands, some for multiple days.
Central Hudson released an advisory to customers warning of possible power outages.
"We've all seen our share of severe weather this month, but be warned that this next storm may also bring conditions that could cause electric service interruptions," Charles A. Freni, senior vice president of customer services and transmission and distribution, said in a statement.
"We are assembling a field force of approximately 500 to address this storm, including 200 electric line contractors and mutual aid workers from New York and the midwest, 140 tree workers and Central Hudson crews, together with hundreds of employees serving in support roles," he said.
County prepares
After the March 7 storm dropped as much as 20 inches of snow on some areas of Dutchess, municipal leaders praised the efforts of their highway crews for their quick cleanup efforts the following morning.
The county has 32 plow trucks and an additional fleet of a dozen smaller trucks, said Robert Balkind, the county's commissioner of public works. He said county's highway, airport and building departments work in tandem, and roughly a dozen supervisors manage a workforce of roughly 65 during a storm.
The county purchases 10,000 tons of salt each year, he said, and "during a normal winter we would use almost all of that."
The recent nor'easters that have hit the area don't change the preparations or the county's budget for the year, said Balkind.
"We remain in prepared mode for the entire winter," said Balkind, noting the winter season runs from October through March.
The county budgeted $1.8 million for snow removal and plowing alone for this year, and spent $329,000 before the start of March, he said. This compares to a similar budget of $1.8 million for snow removal in 2017, when the county spent $1.6 million.
Balkind said this winter has stood out with the number of snowstorms and the severity of some of the storms.
"It's not as simple as more snow means more salt. If we have a lot of smaller storms that becomes more expensive to us than a few larger snowstorms," he said. "This winter we are almost seeing both the normal amount of smaller storms and a few of the larger storms.
"This winter we are probably looking at an above average winter in terms of snowfall and the level of effort and expense."
A.J. Martelli: amartelli@poughkeepsiejournal.com, 845-437-4836, Twitter: @AJM_PoJoSports. Amy Wu: awu@poughkeepsiejournal.com; 845-451-4529; Twitter: @wu_PoJo
Need to report a power outage?
To make a report, call Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. immediately at 845-452-2700, or only if calling from outside the 845 area code, 1-800-527- 2714.
To report a New York State Electric and Gas outage, call 1-800-572-1131.
School cancellations
For the latest in school and event delays and cancellations, go to PoughkeepsieJournal.com
State police offer the following tips to motorists on the roadways:
Get the latest weather forecast before leaving with your local weather apps, monitor radio or TV stations.
Use your headlines, and in white out conditions, turn on your Hazard or 4-way lights.
Always clean your windows and mirrors fully of any snow and ice before driving.
Keep a full tank of gas.
Ensure your fluid levels are sufficient, including windshield washer fluid and anti-freeze.
Ensure you have a spare tire, and that you have the jack and wheel wrench.
Do not use cruise control.
Vehicles with simultaneous flashers are required to use them while traveling on the Thruway at a speed under 40 miles per hour.
If you slide off the roadway, or are involved in a collision, police offer these tips:
If you are in a snow bank or ditch, stay in your vehicle and call 911. Do not exit your vehicle unless it is an absolute emergency.
Covered mufflers can cause physical injury or death due to inhalation of carbon monoxide, so roll the windows down a few inches or turn your vehicle off if you are stranded in snow for a period of time with your vehicle running.
If you are stranded on the Thruway, know your location, including your direction and mile post marker. This will help emergency personnel reach your location as quickly as possible.


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Q: Interceptor in Spring 5 WebFlux I am using Spring WebFlux in my project. I want to create an interceptor to calculate the time taken by each API. In Spring MVC we have HandlerInterceptor which is not present in spring-boot-starter-webflux. I tried adding spring-boot-starter-web and wrote my interceptor but it didn't work. Here is the code:
@Component
public class TimeInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {

public static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TimeInterceptor.class);

@Override
public boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler) throws Exception {
    long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
    request.setAttribute("startTime", startTime);
    return true;
}

@Override
public void postHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler, ModelAndView modelAndView) throws Exception {
    long totaltime = System.currentTimeMillis() - (long) request.getAttribute("startTime");
    request.setAttribute("totaltime", totaltime);
    logger.info("Logging total time" + totaltime);

}
...
...

I want to add similar functionality to my application and intercept time taken by each call.
Thanks in advance.

A: There is no concept of HandlerInterceptor in Spring WebFlux, but you can use your own WebFilter for that instead.
The feature you're describing sounds a lot like the metrics support provided by Actuator and Micrometer. If you'd like to try it:

*

*Add the actuator dependency to your project

*Expose the relevant endpoints (here, metrics)

*Go to "/actuator/metrics and select the metric for server HTTP requests (see the reference documentation).

Micrometer offers way more and helps you to get your metrics right, like: taking into account GC pauses when measuring time, providing histograms/percentiles/..., and more.
Note: adding spring-boot-starter-web to your application will turn it into a Spring MVC application.

A: If you want to handle a request when it starts and when it completes, you can use WebFilter.
Try something like this
@Component
public class CustomWebFilter implements WebFilter {
    @Override
    public Mono<Void> filter(ServerWebExchange exchange, WebFilterChain chain) {
        long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
        return chain.filter(exchange).doFinally(signalType -> {
            long totalTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
            exchange.getAttributes().put("totalTime", totalTime);
            System.out.println(totalTime);
        });
    }
}

When request processing starts all defined filters are called. Mono is returned from filter. It indicates when request processing is complete.

A: Use the following project as dependency as jar / ant / maven / gradle
https://github.com/TurquoiseSpace/spring-webflux-http-interceptor
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.TurquoiseSpace</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-webflux-http-interceptor</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.7</version>
</dependency>

It provides ReactiveApiInterceptor which is a custom implementation of WebFilter

A: If required, you can override ReactiveApiInterceptor as well, to add your own custom logic, besides having the default logic, by calling
@Override
public Mono<Void> filter(ServerWebExchange serverWebExchange, WebFilterChain webFilterChain) {
    // Your custom implementation, when api is hit and the request lands
    super.filter(serverWebExchange, webFilterChain)
        .doFinally(signalType -> {
            // Your custom implementation, when request-response exchange gets completed
        });
}

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L'Institut de recherche Leibniz sur l'état solide et les matériaux situé à  Dresde (en allemand : ) – abrégé IFW Dresde – est un institut de recherche extra-universitaire, membre de la Leibniz-Gemeinschaft. Ses domaines sont la science des matériaux modernes ; il combine de la recherche exploratoire en physique, chimie et science des matériaux avec le développement technologique de nouveaux matériaux et produits.

Recherche

Le programme de recherche de l'IFW est organisé et mis en œuvre conjointement par les scientifiques des différents instituts IFW. Il comprend cinq domaines de recherche :

 Supraconductivité et supraconducteurs
 Magnétisme et matériaux magnétiques
 Nanostructures moléculaires et solides moléculaires
 Alliages métastables
 Architectures et phénomènes liés au stress

Instituts de recherche

L'IFW se compose de cinq instituts de recherche

 Institut pour la recherche sur l'état solide, directeur : Bernd Büchner
 Institut pour les matériaux métalliques, directeur : Kornelius Nielsch
 Institut pour les Matériaux Complexes, directeur :  Thomas Gemming (temp.)
 Institut pour l'intégration des nanosciences, directeur :  Oliver G. Schmidt
 Institut pour la Physique théorique de l'état solide, directeur : Jeroen van den Brink

Historique
L'IFW Dresde a été fondé le , en transformation de l'ancien Institut académique en un institut de la «  ». Il est issu du plus grand centre de science des matériaux de l'ancienne RDA, déjà reconnu au niveau international à l'époque. Depuis lors, l'IFW est devenu un institut de premier plan dans certains domaines de la science des matériaux.

Actuellement, l'IFW emploie environ 400 personnes, dont 190 scientifiques, pour la plupart des physiciens, chimistes et ingénieurs des matériaux. 80 d'entre eux sont de jeunes scientifiques travaillant à l'IFW sur leur thèse de doctorat. Une centaine de scientifiques invités du monde entier vient chaque année pendant quelques semaines ou quelques mois pour travailler à l'IFW. Le budget annuel de 23 millions d'euros est alimenté à parts égales par le gouvernement fédéral et les Länder allemands, ces derniers principalement par l'État libre de Saxe. En plus du financement institutionnel, l'IFW Dresde mobilise des ressources d'environ 5 millions d'euros par an.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Fondation en Allemagne
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Institut de physique


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