The Incredibles came out in 2004. The Incredibles 2 will come out in 2018. But for the characters, no time at all will have passed.
It's interesting that this film won't use the real-world time to explore what's happened with the family since they suited up. I guess a time jump was vital to the story last time and they want to do something new.
Even if time may no longer be a factor, family will still be the center. "One of the unique things about the Incredibles is it's really a story of a family set in the world of superheroes. This one carries on that theme," said Lasseter.
You have to wonder how they will do that, since the obvious theme with this is the family adjusting to being back in the spotlight, which doesn't resonate with most people. Leading a double life does, though. Especially for kids trying to hide things from their parents and vice versa.
We should hear a bit more about the movie as D23 continues, and more details should help us pin it down before the movie comes out June 15, 2018.
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"Şi anii veşniciei, în desfăşurarea lor, vor aduce descoperiri mai bogate şi mai slăvite despre Dumnezeu şi despre Hristos. Pe măsură ce creşte cunoştinţa, cresc şi dragostea, respectul şi fericirea. Cu cât oamenii Îl vor cunoaşte pe Dumnezeu mai mult, cu atât mai mare va fi admiraţia lor faţă de caracterul Său. […] Marea luptă s-a sfârşit. Păcatul şi păcătoşii nu mai există. Universul întreg este curat. O singură vibraţie de armonie şi de bucurie străbate prin creaţiunea imensă. De la Acela care a creat toate se revarsă viaţa, lumina şi fericirea prin domeniile spaţiului fără sfârşit. De la atomul minuscul şi până la lumile cele mari, toate lucrurile, însufleţite şi neînsufleţite, în frumuseţea lor neumbrită şi într-o bucurie desăvârşită, declară că Dumnezeu este iubire." – Ellen G. White, Tragedia veacurilor, p. 678

Rezumat: Isaia prezintă o viziune de mare şi cutremurătoare anvergură. Dumnezeu nu doar că Îşi va curăţi şi restaura biserica, El îi va şi lărgi hotarele ca să cuprindă toate neamurile. În cele din urmă, refacerea poporului Său va duce la recrearea planetei Pământ, în care prezenţa Sa va fi mângâierea supremă a celor mântuiţi.

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**Biblia: Amos 4 – Obadia 1**

`1. Pentru ce este sfătuit Israel să se pregătească?`

`2. În ce fuseseră prefăcute judecata şi roada dreptăţii?`

`3. Ce şi unde vor căuta oamenii, umblând istoviţi, fără să găsească?`

`4. Ce reproşuri i se fac Edomului, prin expresia: "Nu trebuia să."?`

Evanghelizare, Secţiunea 13, subcapitolul "Vizitele din casă în casă"

`5. Ce trebuie făcut pentru categoriile de oameni la care nu se poate ajunge prin adunările publice?`


In 2018, China's telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE came under intense scrutiny over fears that their equipment could be used for spying. Several governments around the world have blocked telecoms companies from using Huawei gear in next-generation 5G mobile networks, citing security concerns.
China trade guru Dr Zhang Jianping, director of the research centre under the Commerce Ministry, says that this is an "overreaction from the Western world".
He points out to Conversation With's Lin Xueling that while Huawei has a good relationship with the local government, its performance in the market is appreciated in more than 150 countries due to new technologies and innovation.
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Autumn Is Coming: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Although September this year has provided a record-breaking heatwave, for some, autumn to winter depression is only around the corner. For most of us, it's a negligible transition: an extra hour in bed, then lowering skies, a winter hiatus before the year starts again.
But for a small minority, winter starts a heavy toll of depression. In the UK, about 3% of the population are estimated to suffer from a seasonal affective disorder, a debilitating illness which prevents those affected from functioning normally without appropriate treatment. About 20% of people in the UK experience mildly debilitating symptoms of depression, called "subsyndromal SAD" or "winter blues".
What is SAD?
SAD is a complex depressive illness. It is most likely triggered by the lack of sunlight in winter, which affects levels of hormones (melatonin and serotonin) in the part of the brain controlling mood, sleep and appetite – our circadian rhythms.
Symptoms of SAD are wide-ranging and can include depression, lack of energy, concentration problems, anxiety, overeating, loss of libido, social and relationship problems and sudden mood changes or periods of hypomania (over-activity) in spring.
As such, it is best to think of SAD as a spectrum. On one end of the scale, some people are not at all affected by seasonal changes. Further along, those experiencing "winter blues" might find themselves feeling tired, grumpy and a bit down. At the other end of the depression spectrum, though, some people may have to take time off work and drastically limit their daily routines.
How do I know it's the change in seasons causing me to feel this way?
While "traditional" depression usually comes with sleeping problems and reduced appetite, SAD is associated with a yearning to "hibernate". People affected have a strongly increased desire to sleep and eat, with a craving for carbohydrates, comfort food and sweet treats very common for SAD sufferers.
The other main indicator that SAD is at work is the timing of these feelings: When does the depression set in and fade away? Most commonly, SAD is a winter-related malady that recurs each year. In the northern hemisphere, it usually starts between September and November and lasts until March or April. Diagnosis for SAD can usually be made after two to three consecutive winters with the symptoms.
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Antidepressants may be helpful in SAD. Since medication that causes drowsiness is often impractical, doctors usually prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These work by increasing the levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter thought to have a positive influence on mood, sleep and eating.
Alternatively, evidence that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a treatment for anxiety and depression in general, can help seasonal depression and may prevent it from recurring in future years.
Of course, the first step is to recognise you are affected. The combination of treatments and preventive measures best for tackling your symptoms will be highly individual and should be discussed with your doctor.
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President Obama's Favorite Chef Opens Restaurant in Williamsburg
By Aly Walansky
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Chef Missy Robbins, known for her stint at A Voce and her work Chicago restaurant Spiaggia – known to be an Obama family favorite – has opened a restaurant in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn.
Lilia serves rustic Italian fare and focuses on handmade pastas, as well as seafood and meat, made in a custom-built wood grill with an open kitchen. "I'm excited about all of the dishes! I do love the cacio peppe frittelle and the simplicity of the tilefish with salsa verde and coal roasted potatoes. Not to mention the rigatoni diabolo!" says Robbins.
While Robbins wasn't originally intending to open a restaurant in Brooklyn, she was intrigued by the location in a former auto-body garage, with high ceilings and expansive windows. "The space is something that I just don't feel I would have been able to find in Manhattan. I also live in city, so I was excited to be a part of a new community where I was able to open a more casual restaurant than I have done in the past," says Robbins. She'll do great in Brooklyn.
Related: Watch President Obama Review Jiro Ono's Sushi
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A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after he collapsed in Rothbury, Northumberland, last night. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to the scene at 7:45pm. The 59-year-old man was assessed and treated by the GNAAS doctor and paramedic crew before being airlifted to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington within 10 minutes, where he arrived in a critical condition..
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Good news: Scientists may have developed a Lyme disease vaccine. Unusual news: It's for mice. The idea is to keep mice from spreading Lyme so that humans don't get it. Ready for the joke? Here it is: The mice now have to be convinced to go to tiny little CVS stores to get their shots. Okay, that kinda sucked, but it's all I got. (Hartford Courant)
I'm Sure Furkan Korkmaz Is Just Outside The Top 10
This article in the Boston Globe about the top-selling NBA jerseys is from a Celtics fan perspective, of course, but I don't care much about that. (You will not be shocked that LeBron James is the top seller, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is second.) The topic here is at what age you're too old to be wearing someone's jersey. When does the idea of wearing the name and number of some guy much younger than you become creepy? I've never been a big jersey wearer; it just seems weird. Maybe that's just me. (Boston Globe/Boston.com)
We Are All Regressing To Childhood. Not Sure Anyone Can Blame Us
Lego is now marketing to adults as a way to reduce stress and all that, and I'm all for that. Legos rule. It's playing on Gen X nostalgia, but it's also a creative outlet. What other childhood games and crafts should make a comeback for adults? And, yes, I'm aware that I've thought in the past that the coloring book craze was stupid. It was. Legos aren't coloring books. (Washington Post)
'Intelligence' Has Little To Do With It
You already know about Applicant Tracking Systems, even if you don't know the name: Those are the software scanners that corporate HR departments use to comb resumes for "keywords" and end up eliminating a lot of very qualified candidates ("but they save us time and money!"). Now, despite the evidence that the system is fatally flawed, companies are doubling down with artificial intelligence hiring algorithms that go so far as to do standardized video interviews that are then processed to analyze an applicant's grammar, facial expressions, and voice, as if the computer can really tell anything from them. This is disturbing. As should be this: If the people doing the hiring have been replaced in some part by AI, what's going to happen to the people they're supposed to be hiring? (CNN)
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The family's outgrown its house but wants to stay in their neighborhood. How? They're asking others in their Ottawa neighborhood if anyone wants to swap houses, perhaps empty nesters looking to downsize. It's a creative approach. Of course, they could also just add onto their present house, but that would cost 'em. (CBC)
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A Toronto woman discovered that her neighbors had built a deck that faces her bedroom, allowing people on the deck to look directly into her house. There's some question of how this was approved by the city, and it might be reversed, but until it is, she has to keep her curtains drawn, because there are deck chairs facing the window from a few feet away. How would you handle that? (CTV)
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"It's a mixture of outrage and resignation," Cran-Droesch said of morale at his office. "Nobody wants to move — nothing against Kansas City."
The 38-year-old loves his work, which uses machine learning and big data to study the impact of climate change on U.S. agriculture. But he said he's too personally tied to D.C. to move halfway across the country to stay with the agency.
He doesn't want to stray far from his aging parents on the East Coast. His wife, a software engineer, has better career opportunities in the Washington area. And the couple is in the middle of adopting their second child.
"Number four, I have a deal-breaking preference to live in a walkable city," he said, "and I understand Kansas City is not there yet."
He certainly won't be the only one staying behind.
"Clearly when you move people from D.C. to Kansas City, the first thing you have to worry about is retention," said Dan Levine, who advises companies on relocations and economic development efforts at Oxford Economics, a global research firm. "I would expect a high amount of turnover on a move like that. And that might be something that they can for whatever reason tolerate."
A relocation of such magnitude is rare among federal agencies. But even in the constantly-evolving private sector, Levine said companies rarely force employees to move en masse across the country.
"It's far more common to open up a new office or a new facility as opposed to closing one plant and relocating employees somewhere else," he said. "That's unusual because it's so disruptive to the business. It's very unusual when you get into highly skilled jobs because turnover cost is so high."
While the exceptional move has raised eyebrows across the nation, some experts predict the USDA's transition to Kansas City could portend future agency departures from the pricey Washington, D.C., market.
"This is a new frontier of economic development," said John Boyd, principal of corporate site selection firm The Boyd Company in New Jersey.
He said some are pushing to move the National Weather Service to the coastal Southeast. And officials in both Utah and Nevada are hoping to be the next home of the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters.
Boyd said Republican rhetoric around "draining the swamp" in D.C. has fueled interest in decentralizing the federal government. Plus, many lawmakers and developers fear that projects like Amazon's HQ2 will only exacerbate wage pressure and the already-high cost of living in the Washington region. The tech giant plans to create 25,000 jobs in Northern Virginia, which real estate experts say is already pushing up housing prices.
"They're all telling us now that they're really feeling and hearing this chatter about these projects getting out of the beltway," Boyd said. "The national zeitgeist at the moment is one that is favoring relocating government agencies out of D.C."
And that's in line with the global trends of moving federal workers away from pricey capital cities, said Joseph Parilla, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program who studies economic policies.
He pointed to two efforts in the United Kingdom that sought to move some government agencies out of London: In one instance, the government moved agency work to a relatively small city in Wales, losing much of the workforce in the process. But a move of more than 2,000 British Broadcasting Corporation jobs from London to the Manchester area, which boasts more than 2.5 million people, had much higher retention rates, Parilla said.
"This is completely anecdotal, but I think there's something to be said for the scale of the place you go to," he said. "And Kansas City makes a lot of sense."
Parilla expects to see more departures from Washington, but said they should be done with care: He said policymakers should seek to pair agencies with cities and states that already tout the appropriate expertise and talent — like placing agricultural work in the Midwest.
"There are some things that have to be in Washington, but I think there's a compelling strategy for moving agencies or parts of agencies that don't need to be in Washington, D.C. to communities that already have a clustering of certain capabilities," he said. "Hopefully, maybe Kansas City can serve as a model."
Does KC have the talent?
USDA's research positions reportedly pay between $80,000 and $100,000 per year — well above the Kansas City metro's average pay of $50,200, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"From what I understand, there's a lot of statistics involved in those roles," said Jerry Hellebusch, president of local staffing firm Morgan Hunter Corporate Search. "I would assume a lot of jobs are going to require skills that your average person in the job market doesn't have."
If large numbers of vacancies emerge, they could put pressure on existing local employers, who already face an ultra-tight labor market — the Kansas City metro had an unemployment rate of 3 percent in April.
Low unemployment has forced salaries up across the area, Hellebusch said, with employers increasingly offering signing bonuses and counter offers to lure and keep the best talent.
Local firms can sometimes struggle to recruit talent from the coasts, but he said the area's relatively low cost of living and enviable quality of life oftentimes win over job prospects.
"When somebody hears they're getting transferred to Kansas City, they go, 'Where is that?'" he said. "And then when they get here, they love it and they don't want to leave."
'Huge move, huge transition'
Ahead of the USDA's decision, the Kansas City Area Development Council worked with leaders from both states to lure the agency to the area. Now, president and CEO Tim Cowden said the group is committed to helping federal employees and their families make the move to Kansas City.
"We understand and empathize with the families and the employees," Cowden said. " It's a huge move, it's a huge transition."
He noted that Kansas City is already home to some 35,000 federal workers, including employees at 12 various USDA agencies.
"This is a major regional center for the federal government," Cowden said. "They are coming to a community that understands the federal workforce, understands the challenges those families will have moving halfway across the United States."
Kimberly Young, president of the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, said Kansas City touts a proven ability to attract top talent in the animal health and agricultural fields. She said the 13 land grant universities within a 300-mile radius will help fill any voids caused by USDA's move.
"They are producing the talent that will be needed," Young said. "These are very professional, sophisticated jobs. Kansas City has this talent."
USDA officials did not respond to questions about how many employees they expected to retain through the move. But in a June 13 news release announcing the transition, the ag secretary said the move would actually help recruit top talent with an expertise in agriculture.
But oftentimes, hiring highly educated workers — many of USDA's researchers tout doctorate degrees — requires a regional or national search, said Peter Mueser, a University of Missouri economics professor who studies labor markets.
"My guess would be that they'll need to move to a national market," he said. "When we hire at the University of Missouri, we go to a national market and we interview people all over the country. And I would assume they would do that, too."
No move is strictly professional and Mueser said researchers' ties to the D.C. area will complicate the USDA's effort.
"They're people with kids and families," he said. "They don't want to pull their kids out of school. In contrast, when you go out onto a national market you get people who are willing to move."
Relocations 'not done lightly'
It's unclear if government workers will mirror the activity of their counterparts at private employers. But previous corporate relocations underline the high cost — both in terms of money and human capital — associated with long-distance moves.
"It's not done lightly," said George Pretty, an attorney with the Parker Poe law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, who advises companies on relocations, acquisitions and reorganizations. "Because there are just so many people in various stages of their lives with school, with kids, with spouses at work. It's a big adjustment for all corporations to make moves, but they do it when there's a compelling need."
In this case, Pretty believes it does make sense, as USDA officials have argued, to locate closer to the heart of America's agricultural industry.
Still, he said only about 35 percent of employees generally stick with private sector employers on long-distance moves, though it's hard to tell whether that average will translate to a federal workforce.
"But it generally means that this is going to be a blend of new jobs for local citizens and regional citizens and a mix of people transferring into the region with new skills," he said.
Research from the Scottsdale, Arizona, corporate relocation firm Global Mobility Solutions shows about half of all employees follow their employers' moves. About three quarters of senior executives will typically stay on board, but only 17 percent of non-managers stick with their employer through a relocation.
Over the last five years, GMS found, companies spent an average of nearly $20,000 to relocate each employee who rented a home and about $49,000 to move each employee who owned a home.
Cost saver, or costly?
The USDA has pointed to potential cost savings as a major driver behind its move. An agency cost-benefit analysis projects Kansas City's lower cost of living and lower real estate costs to save the agency $300 million over 15 years.
But another analysis by the Milwaukee-based Agricultural and Applied Economics Association concluded that the move will actually cost taxpayers upward of $182 million.
The economists and former USDA administrators who authored the report said the federal government overstated the cost of keeping the agencies in Washington and failed to consider the lost value of research from staffers who resign or move.
The association predicts as many as 50 to 75 percent of transferred employees will quit or retire in lieu of moving to Kansas City.
The group expects it will take years for the USDA to find replacements for the agency's highly educated workforce — potentially costing millions in lost research capabilities.
"To be frank, America's agricultural economy today faces serious challenges," AAEA president David Zilberman said in a news release. "This is the worst possible time to dismantle the USDA's capability to analyze agricultural markets, crop insurance, and trade policy."
USDA's two research agencies already have respective employee vacancy rates of 20 and 26 percent. And workers began leaving both research agencies in the fall when news of the relocation emerged. President Donald Trump has also proposed cutting funds for USDA's Economic Research Service.
As part of its employee relocation notice, USDA offered buyouts and early retirements to affected workers.
But even as the administration looks to move some employees as soon as next month, members of Congress are working to halt the transfers altogether.
The agriculture budget crafted by the Democratic-controlled House includes language that would restrict the USDA from spending dollars from the ERS and NIFA budgets toward relocating the agencies outside of the Washington, D.C., area.
Lawmakers of both parties from Kansas and Missouri have signed onto an amendment that would strike this language from the budget bill. But even if the legislation passes the House, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he's confident it won't pass the Senate.
"I don't think it'll be in the final bill, but we're paying attention to it," Blunt said. "I'm confident we'll be able to have good arguments as to why staying in Washington is not the best thing to do."
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that USDA workers began leaving the agency in the fall when news of the relocation emerged. An earlier version said they had started to leave in the spring.
The Star's Bryan Lowry contributed to this report.
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Trust, Resilience and the Effectiveness of Government: lessons from the COVID-19 crisis
Thursday 03 December 2020 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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Crises and wars have historically been drivers of political and economic change. Such moments create opportunities to reflect on the nature of the economic and political institutions in place and their capacities. This event will look at some emerging lessons of the COVID-19 crisis and directions of change and renewal. While the pandemic has unique features, many things that we have witnessed during the crisis reaffirm the importance of long-standing challenges that must be faced when building effective economies and polities.
Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE. He is also a member of the National Infrastructure Commission and, for 2018, is President of the Econometric Society. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and British Academy. He is also a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Maria Petmesidou is Professor Emerita of Social Policy at Democritus University, Greece. For several years she was a fellow/member of the scientific committee of CROP (Comparative Research on Poverty) sponsored by the International Social Science Council (based at UNESCO) and the University of Bergen. She has served in various European expert networks and has directed (and participated in) a large number of research projects funded by Greek governmental bodies and the European Commission. Her research interests include welfare state development and comparative social policy, health and social care, youth labour market transitions, poverty, inequalities and social inclusion.
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MONROVIA-A strong stalwart of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) a constituent member of the Coalition for Democratic Change, Representative Acarous Gray has called on those of the Congress for Democratic Change by extension the Coalition partisans who are in government to go back to their respective counties of origin and make a little impact on the lives of the people.
The Montserrado County District #8 Representative said if those officials of government from the CDC go back home and undertake little development for the people of their respective towns and cities in rural Liberia, it will help to change the narrative of the negative perception.
Speaking to a local media in Monrovia, the CDC Previous Assistant Secretary General said what those of the former ruling party now opposition did not do in 12 years and they are now opposition, the CDC-led government is doing it in a short period of time.
He indicated that the recent senatorial by-election in Lofa County that independent candidate backed by the Coalition for Democratic Change, Cllr. Joseph Jallah who has been declared winner was based on the sons of the county who are in government and decided to go back and make impact on the living condition of the people in Lofa.
Rep. Gray noted that, Representative Thomas Fallah, Jefferson Koijee and others were able to undertake developmental projects as a way of given back to their native land.
He told the media that due to such relevant decision by those sons of Lofa who are in the government prompted him to go back home to Grand Cape Mount County to make such impact on the lives of his people.
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package org.workcraft.plugins.dfs.commands;

import org.workcraft.commands.AbstractTransformationCommand;
import org.workcraft.commands.NodeTransformer;
import org.workcraft.dom.Container;
import org.workcraft.dom.NodeFactory;
import org.workcraft.dom.math.MathNode;
import org.workcraft.dom.visual.ConnectionHelper;
import org.workcraft.dom.visual.VisualComponent;
import org.workcraft.dom.visual.VisualModel;
import org.workcraft.dom.visual.VisualNode;
import org.workcraft.dom.visual.connections.VisualConnection;
import org.workcraft.exceptions.InvalidConnectionException;
import org.workcraft.exceptions.NodeCreationException;
import org.workcraft.plugins.dfs.VisualDfs;
import org.workcraft.utils.*;
import org.workcraft.workspace.ModelEntry;
import org.workcraft.workspace.WorkspaceEntry;

import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public abstract class AbstractInsertTransformationCommand extends AbstractTransformationCommand implements NodeTransformer {

    // Right arrow symbol in UTF-8 encoding (avoid inserting UTF symbols directly in the source code).
    public static final String RIGHT_ARROW_SYMBOL = Character.toString((char) 0x2192);

    @Override
    public String getDisplayName() {
        return "Insert " + getTypeName() + " into selected arcs";
    }

    @Override
    public String getPopupName() {
        return "Insert " + getTypeName();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isApplicableTo(WorkspaceEntry we) {
        return WorkspaceUtils.isApplicable(we, VisualDfs.class);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isApplicableTo(VisualNode node) {
        return node instanceof VisualConnection;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled(ModelEntry me, VisualNode node) {
        VisualModel model = me.getVisualModel();
        return (node instanceof VisualConnection) && isValidInsertion(model, (VisualConnection) node);
    }

    @Override
    public Position getPosition() {
        return Position.MIDDLE;
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<? extends VisualNode> collectNodes(VisualModel model) {
        Collection<VisualConnection> result = new HashSet<>(Hierarchy.getDescendantsOfType(model.getRoot(), VisualConnection.class));
        result.retainAll(model.getSelection());

        Collection<VisualConnection> invalidConnections = result.stream()
                .filter(connection -> !isValidInsertion(model, connection))
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        result.removeAll(invalidConnections);
        if (!invalidConnections.isEmpty()) {
            String title = "Insertion of " + getTypeName();
            String msgPrefix = "Cannot insert " + getTypeName() + " into ";
            if (result.isEmpty()) {
                String msgSuffix = invalidConnections.size() == 1 ? "selected arc." : "any of the selected arcs.";
                DialogUtils.showError(msgPrefix + msgSuffix);
            } else {
                Collection<String> invalidConnectionRefs = new ArrayList<>();
                for (VisualConnection connection : invalidConnections) {
                    String fromRef = model.getMathReference(connection.getFirst());
                    String toRef = model.getMathReference(connection.getSecond());
                    invalidConnectionRefs.add(fromRef + RIGHT_ARROW_SYMBOL + toRef);
                }
                String msgSuffix = TextUtils.wrapMessageWithItems("arc", invalidConnectionRefs);
                LogUtils.logWarning(msgPrefix + msgSuffix);
                String msg = msgPrefix + msgSuffix + "\n\nProceed with the other arcs?";
                if (!DialogUtils.showConfirmWarning(msg, title, false)) {
                    result.clear();
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public void transformNode(VisualModel model, VisualNode node) {
        if (node instanceof VisualConnection) {
            VisualConnection connection = (VisualConnection) node;
            insertWithinConnection(model, connection);
        }
    }

    private boolean isValidInsertion(VisualModel model, VisualConnection connection) {
        try {
            VisualNode node = NodeFactory.createVisualComponent(createComponent());
            VisualNode fromNode = connection.getFirst();
            VisualNode toNode = connection.getSecond();

            model.validateConnection(fromNode, node);
            model.validateConnection(node, toNode);
        } catch (NodeCreationException | InvalidConnectionException e) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    private void insertWithinConnection(VisualModel model, VisualConnection connection) {
        VisualComponent node = model.createVisualComponent(createComponent(), VisualComponent.class);
        VisualNode fromNode = connection.getFirst();
        VisualNode toNode = connection.getSecond();
        Container container = Hierarchy.getNearestContainer(fromNode, toNode);

        model.reparent(container, model, model.getRoot(), Collections.singletonList(node));

        Point2D pos = connection.getMiddleSegmentCenterPoint();
        node.setPosition(pos);

        LinkedList<Point2D> prefixControlPoints = ConnectionHelper.getPrefixControlPoints(connection, pos);
        LinkedList<Point2D> suffixControlPoints = ConnectionHelper.getSuffixControlPoints(connection, pos);
        model.remove(connection);
        try {
            VisualConnection inputConnection = model.connect(fromNode, node);
            ConnectionHelper.addControlPoints(inputConnection, prefixControlPoints);
            VisualConnection outputConnection = model.connect(node, toNode);
            ConnectionHelper.addControlPoints(outputConnection, suffixControlPoints);
        } catch (InvalidConnectionException e) {
            LogUtils.logWarning(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    public abstract String getTypeName();

    public abstract MathNode createComponent();

}


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The Move to the 4-2-5 Defense
By Owen Jul 22, 2009, 4:30pm CDT
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. So, what if it is broke? 93rd in total defense, 87th in scoring defense and 113th in pass defense!!! I'm not here to live in the past and we've talked about the multitude of reasons that can be pointed to for last years frustration on the defensive side of the ball. The good news is that clearly Coach Mangino is not of the opinion that everything was A-Okay. Almost immediately following the 2008 season we saw the beginnings of change with the hiring of Coach Miller and Coach Sims. Nothing against the old crew but it's already been somewhat widely accepted that these hires are both upgrades to the staff.
Now you've got the question marks which again have been covered, discussed and analyzed. Do we have the linebacker depth to replace the departures? Do we have the speed at the position necessary to compete against the spread and can we put a pass rush on the quarterback to create more pressure situations for opposing offenses. What's the solution to all these? Sounds like the staff is thinking the 4-2-5 combined with the expectation of an upgrade and further development in our talent level.
A Look at the Why's and How's of a 4-2-5 Defense After the Jump....
We first saw glimmers of this and how effective it could be with our 2008 season finale against Missouri. In no way did we shut down the Tigers but we certainly did a better job than many thought. Considering our passing defense woes and the juggernaut that was the Tigers passing offense many expected a clinic at the hands of Chase Daniel.
A quick snapshot of how our rotation during that game looked a little like this:
Front Four rotation: any combination of 2 defensive ends or an end and Holt, along with 2 defensive tackles
Linebacker rotation: 2 man rotation of Rivera, Holt, Wright and Mortensen w/Wright seeing significant minutes late.
Defensive backfield: Primarily a 3 safety/2 corner set with Chris Harris being the third safety on the field.
So why was this successful and what makes the staff think we can continue to do so going forward? In short what are the advantages here?
To understand the why's, you've got to understand the problems, namely linebacker. First and foremost we're short on depth here as is evidenced by Quigley's move. After '05 when we graduated our last corps the Big 12 was still a league where the bigger more physical linebacker could flourish. Rivera, Mortensen and to a lesser extent Holt were all the clear successors. Leaving '08 we didn't have that. Wright looked to be someone that had an early jump as did Justin Springer. However does a guy as big and physical as Springer still fit in the Big 12? Kansas is in a situation where they struggle to have the depth at the true middle linebacker spot and they don't necessarily have the speed and athleticism at the outside linebacker spot.
The solution in the 4-2-5 is this. Instead of having to find one anchor middle linebacker and two athletic coverage capable outside linebackers, now you only have to find two capable effective "inside" backers. They don't have to dominate the middle and control the run by themselves and they aren't as likely to get caught on an island in pass coverage against the likes of Chase Coffman, Jeremy Maclin or any other of these speedy or over sized slot guys in the Big 12. What was once a weakness is now considered far less critical.
Second problem is a pass rush. The front four of Kansas struggled in '08 to put together consistent pressure. If you move to far toward a heavy pass emphasis and deemphasize your threat to rush you might only make the problem worse. A 4-2-5 can address a little of both. Let's assume for a moment that we are going to need more than a 4 man rush to get pressure. Next let's look at our recruiting and notice that over the past few years it seems that it has become far easier as a up and coming program to find and recruit depth at the strong and free safety positions than at linebacker. Darrell Stuckey, Phillip Strozier, Chris Harris, Lubbock Smith, Dexter Linton, Prinz Kande are 6 players that I think anyone would be happy to have in the pipeline for a 4-2-5.
Now what we've got is the ability to have 8-9 guys "in the box" with three of them being safeties. This creates the ability to clutter that pre snap read, hide any blitz packages and ads a lot more speed to positions that could threaten on a pass rush. This is where the 4-2-5 differs from any other "nickel" packages. Instead of 3 corners through elimination of either a linebacker or even worse a defensive lineman, you've added a safety at the expense of a position that was somewhat a liability anyway at outside linebacker. A strong safety or weak safetey should be equally threatening in a pass rush or run support situation as they are in coverage. That isn't always the case with three corners. The spread wants to do just that, spread out the field. Counteract that with players capable of doing multiple things from the middle third of the field and you make it more difficult for quick reads, and allow yourself more options from a defensive perspective.
Last problem that the spread creates is that of defensive matchups. Again a standard 4-3 defense can get caught off balance and on their heels with the right motion or formation shift matching up any one of your prototypical linebackers with one of these explosive play making slot receivers. With 5 defensive backs on the field you've effectively limited that risk. Now you've got two corners and three safeties all capable of pass coverage and comfortable in pass coverage spread out across the field. More speed, more athleticism and better coverage across the field without losing too much in the middle.
In short it's all about the ability to find three capable safeties. Essentially you will field a free safety, a strong safety and a weak safety. The base alignment alone allows for more variations, more versatility and the potential to pose more "threat" packages against the spread teams of the Big 12. It allows defensive coordinators to take back some of the edge and maybe even put the offensive team on it's heels for a little in the perfect situation.
Will it work? Time will tell but I for one am excited to see how our new coaching staff, current players and a seeming new philosophy change things up a bit. Football is a very cyclical sport and you can be sure that when one side of the ball appears to peak in performance, the other side is close behind in adjusting.


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