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The Advocate: Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is a Woman of the Year because... "Her unparalleled candor, courage, and eloquence have helped us understand a community that is far too often misunderstood. She teaches us that gender identity lives, first and foremost, in our hearts and minds." --Katie Couric, 1992 and 2006 Woman of the Year
By Alex Morris
__Laverne Cox is a Woman of the Year because... "Her unparalleled candor, courage, and eloquence have helped us understand a community that is far too often misunderstood. She teaches us that gender identity lives, first and foremost, in our hearts and minds." __
—Katie Couric, 1992 and 2006 Woman of the Year
HER WORDS TO LIVE BY: "There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life." —Laverne Cox, photographed in New York City. Escada dress. Fred Leighton earrings. Stuart Weitzman heels.
When Laverne Cox first heard that she had won the role of transgender inmate Sophia Burset in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, she was running errands in New York City's East Village and had a little freak-out. "I'm on the street, just screaming and jumping up and down," Cox says, laughing. But Cox wasn't just experiencing an "I made it" career moment. In Sophia (who, while jailed, is at risk of losing both her family and her hormone therapy), Cox saw a character with the potential to educate the world; she saw, for the first time, a glimmer of herself. Up to this point, the actress says, "I played hookers a lot. That was the scope of what was available for trans actors. When I got the [OITNB] script, I was like, OK, this is what I've waited for my whole career—I need to kill it."
In fact, the moment was ripe. This year, with gay rights and marriage equality forging ahead at an unprecedented pace, the transgender community came out of the shadows, demanding to be respected and understood too. "I looked around at the lives of so many trans folks—lives that are often in danger," says Cox. "The homicide rate is disproportionately high among trans people. The rate of bullying is disproportionately high. Forty-one percent of all trans people have attempted suicide, compared to 4.6 percent of the rest of the population." *Forty-one percent.*The actress was primed to confront this inequality. Raised in inner-city Mobile, Alabama, by a single mother who worked multiple jobs to care for Laverne and her identical twin brother, Cox grew up "very feminine"; once, Cox's mom got a call from school warning her, "Your son is going to end up in New Orleans wearing a dress if we don't get him into therapy right away." While that didn't stop Cox from wearing makeup and women's clothing through high school, it wasn't until the would-be actress moved to New York City as an adult that the truth began to sink in: "It was a very painful process," she says now. "I had a nervous breakdown. My career was going nowhere; I shaved off my Beyoncé-circa-Destiny's Child long hair, bought boys' clothes, and tried to be 'normal.' I was so unhappy and thought, I either have to transition or I have to kill myself." She started hormone therapy and watched as her mother slowly but surely came around to the idea of having a daughter and calling her child by a different name (Laverne had been Cox's middle name). "It took a while," Cox says, "but living with myself was the only way I'd be happy."
And so this year, Cox has become the face of one of the biggest equality stories of 2014. "Laverne has an incredible ability to connect with others, including those for whom her message may be very new," says Piper Kerman, author of the memoir on which Orange Is the New Black is based. Cox's empathetic portrayal of Sophia has made her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy—and landed her on the cover of Time magazine. She's met Barack Obama ("I thanked him for everything his administration has done for the trans community, which is a lot—more than any other president"). She's producing a documentary on CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman who, after defending herself from an attack, spent 19 months imprisoned for second-degree murder, and a documentary for MTV. And she's giving speeches nationwide too. "I always knew when I got a public platform, it was part of my job to educate people," Cox says. "Being famous to just wear lovely clothes—which I do love doing—that's not for me."
What is for Cox is a breed of advocacy that is rooted in human connection: "When we get to know people as people, then all the misconceptions that we might have about folks who are different from us get knocked away," she says. "And I think that's what's happening with this character. So much of the year I've had is historic, but this is a moment that is bigger than me. I meet people who say that my role has given them the courage to say, 'This is who I am,' and, 'I can transition and be successful and be out as a trans person,'" says Cox, who keeps a daily list of what she's grateful for. "We have this internal compass of the truth inside of us. And that is our job, really, to quiet all this noise around us and listen to that."
Alex Morris is a contributing editor at New York magazine.
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Home › A Conversation With... › Defeat Is Where Your Demons Lurk: The Conversation With David Berman That Sadly Never Happened
Defeat Is Where Your Demons Lurk: The Conversation With David Berman That Sadly Never Happened
By Joseph Kyle • August 14, 2019
How do you write an introduction to something that never happened? I've been pondering how to approach this "interview" and debating whether or not I should even bother publishing it. Yet my instincts tell me I should go ahead and present this as is, because it tells a story—a story that did not get told.
When David Berman released "All My Happiness Is Gone," his debut single for his new project Purple Mountains,I instantly fell in love with it. I downloaded it as soon as it was available and I watched the video countless times. At first I didn't get the odd intro, not realizing it was taken from the final Silver Jews show a decade ago, but now that I understand that, it makes so much sense that it was incorporated into the video of his unexpected return. I think I watched the video at least twenty times in a row after it debuted, taking it all in.
Naturally, I wrote about it. I didn't just write about it, I gushed over it. I fawned over it. I welcomed it into my life as a conquering hero and I wanted nothing more to share my newfound love for his new music—odd, considering that Silver Jews never quite registered with me; I liked American Water but there was something about them that just never quite clicked—in the aftermath of last week, I think I came to the realization why—it was too linked to Pavement for my liking–a band I aggressively do not care for, and the stigma that SJ carried around for years as being a Pavement "side project" kept me away.
That, of course, means nothing now—if it ever really meant anything.
I soon heard through official and trusted sources that David found favor with my summation. I soon heard from him via a mutual acquaintance that he wanted me to know he felt like I "got" it. I didn't necessarily feel I'd done anything special or cracked his secret code; I simply reacted to it naturally and I shared my thoughts. The second single, "Darkness & Cold" soon follows, I share it as well, and I gush over it. I soon hear back that he likes what I said about it, too. Then came the third, "Margaritas At The Mall." Lather, rinse, repeat; gush about it, then get told thanks by the man himself.
So after three receptive comments, I start thinking it might be the right time to pop the question: could we have a conversation?
In the documentary Silver Jew, he makes a very convincing case about why he preferred email interviews to in-person or telephone conversations. I understood his reasoning and agreed with him (interviews in person are hard; you're tempted to give pat answers, and don't have time to reflect, whilst having that distance between interviewer and subject offers the interviewee the ability to really think about the answer), so I proposed just that. He told me that at that time he was somewhat backed up and wanted to take a little bit of a break as he was getting ready to go on the road. He suggested I contact his label on this Monday, tell them who I was, and that we could "converse" electronically so that he could have something to do to kill the time on the road.
Last Wednesday, I was out running errands, and thinking about getting that set up when I suddenly started getting messages saying that word was going around that he had taken his life.
Eventually, that proved true.
I took his passing quite hard—which was something I just didn't expect I would, as aside from Purple Mountains, I didn't really have much invested in anything called "fandom." I did, however, have a very intense and visceral reaction to his debut album—it was a pill of pure bitterness, hurt, depression, and loss—yet it made the pain go away. No schadenfreude, though; it was the recognition of the wisdom of a fellow traveler who had perfectly encapsulated the misery of the chronic, lifelong depressive. In its own way, it offered hope and a form of understanding you simply couldn't begin to understand if you'd never been down the road of crippling darkness, addiction, and wanton self-medication guising itself as self-destruction.
But mostly, I was angry. It felt like a betrayal. His death felt like a revocation of all the hope he had given—to me, and to a world that was amazingly receptive about the new record and who felt like I did—that he understood.
He was not my friend; I was not one of his devoted followers. Yet through this new album and venture, I felt a certain closeness to his work, and he felt like a war buddy, someone who had gone through the same valley of the shadow of death and had lived to tell the tale. I would sing along to "People" because it's a fun song to sing. But I wouldn't sing along to Purple Mountains songs, because I'd already known them for most of my life. I didn't need to sing them.
I was hoping to talk to you, David Cloud Berman. I never will. If anything upsets me most, it's that I didn't get the chance to tell you how I appreciated your new creation, and how it struck a chord in me in a way that no new music has, and that I respected and loved and admired him for tearing his hurt psyche open and giving it to the world to see.
I have no idea how the conversation I had planned would go. Would he give great, insightful answers? Would he give short, to-the-point responses? Would he even answer them at all? I have no way of knowing, nor do I have an interest in speculating.
These questions I present are merely what I had hoped to be building blocks for a deeper conversation. I had written these in the days before his death. I have chosen to leave them as-is, unedited, to preserve that moment in time, and though I could easily have added questions I'd love to have asked him after the fact, I've opted not to do that, so these are the raw questions I'll never get raw answers for.
And that is a fucking tragedy.
When you brought Silver Jews to an end, the retirement seemed both definite and logical. While you've discussed coming back elsewhere—and probably ad nauseum by this point—as you reflect on the ending of the band, did you ever feel as if you had some unfinished business, or is the starting over as Purple Mountains sign that the SJ saga was indeed a closed book?
To that end, are you performing Silver Jews material on this tour? Are you purposefully avoiding that part of your career and letting people know straight ahead, or are you going to take a more casual approach?
It's common for musicians to be torn between having their songs being 100% personal and about who they are, and songs that have nothing to do with their personal lives. Parts of Purple Mountains are extremely dark and deal directly and upfront about death—but from my interpretation (and having read other interviews with you) some of the most explicit ones are dealing with your feeling the loss of your mother. Do you worry that people will think you're singing about yourself when you might not be? Or does their interpretation not concern you?
At the same time of returning with the new band and record, you've also released an upscale new edition of your book Actual Air. Having just revisited it myself, I'm curious—are there more books in you? How do you relate to the guy who wrote that in his twenties and thirties, who might be in a completely different headspace in his fifties?
One thing I love about your style is your rhythm and flow. Would it be wrong to say you have a definite hip-hop/rap influence? Considering the controversy, what do you think of Lil Nas X and "Old Town Road?" Because, frankly, I can't help noticing there are similarities between you and him.
I have to break professional form and pitch you a concept for a video for "Margaritas At The Mall." I'm envisioning a bleak, dark, trashy bar in a strip mall, and there's a karaoke night. And as you come in, Neil Hamburger is singing the song. In a scenario quite similar to the Joe Cocker/John Belushi Saturday Night Live performance, you discover he's dressed like you and looking like your doppelgänger, and so you join him onstage, singing the song together, coordinated in your performance moves. I think that'd look cool, don't you?
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Earlier last week I discovered buckwheat noodles! As a self-proclaimed pasta addict, I was happy to find a pasta alternative that didn't taste grainy or heavy. Also known as Soba noodles, buckwheat noodles are made entirely from buckwheat flour, making it gluten free. Rich with fiber and proteins this Chicken and Buckwheat Noodle Recipe keeps you full without feeling bloated.
Boil noodles in salted water until tender. Set aside and remove as much water as possible. Repeat with broccoli.
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Serve warm and you're done!
What are some pasta alternatives you enjoy preparing at home?
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HomeMeat & PoultryApplegate Farms, LLC Introduces the DO GOOD DOG Hot Dog, the First Nationally Available Hot Dog Sourced from Verified Regenerative U.S. Grasslands
Applegate Farms, LLC Introduces the DO GOOD DOG Hot Dog, the First Nationally Available Hot Dog Sourced from Verified Regenerative U.S. Grasslands
Applegate Farms Meat & Poultry November 9, 2021
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Applegate Farms, LLC, the nation's leading natural and organic meat brand, today announced the launch of the DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog, the first nationally available hot dog made with beef raised on verified regenerative U.S. grasslands. Beef for the DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog comes from SunFed Ranch® in Northern California and boasts the Savory Institute's Land to Market Seal, the world's first regenerative sourcing verification.
The DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog is Applegate's latest evolution of the humble hot dog and is an essential part of driving forward the company's mission: Changing The Meat We Eat®. Applegate reimagined the hot dog more than 15 years ago with APPLEGATE ORGANICS ® THE GREAT ORGANIC HOT DOG™ hot dog, made with just four simple ingredients, 100% grass-fed beef, water, salt and spices. With the introduction of the DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog, the company has bold ambitions to take regenerative agriculture from niche to norm.
Until now, regeneratively sourced beef has mostly been available at farmers markets or high-end restaurants. Applegate's size and experience scaling specialized supply chains in the meat category aims to make regenerative agriculture familiar and accessible in the mass market. According to the Savory Institute, the cattle that supply the beef for the DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog are part of a system that is contributing to the regeneration of up to 260,000 acres of U.S. grasslands, making it one of the largest verified systems for regeneratively-sourced beef.
"It's fashionable to argue that the only way to fight climate change is to eliminate meat. In fact, the opposite is true," said John Ghingo, President of Applegate. "Animals have a vital role to play in restoring soil health, sequestering carbon and safeguarding the land against drought, wildfires, erosion and other devastating results of climate change. Our mission is to scale regenerative practices beyond small farms and niche markets. It's the only way to make a big enough impact."
With two out of three U.S. adults saying they eat meat frequently1 and cattle consistently spotlighted for their negative impact on the environment, there's a need to shift the way meat is produced to both meet demand and improve the planet. Applegate is starting with beef, where the evidence of positive animal impact is most clear, but the company is also at work to develop evidence-based regenerative practices for non-grazing animals and plans to grow its regeneratively-sourced product line to pork and poultry.
Applegate's commitment to support and market regeneratively sourced beef has helped SunFed Ranch double its grass fed cattle production, according to Matt Byrne, co-founder of SunFed Ranch, diverting cattle out of the commodity feedlot system and accelerating environmental benefits to its ranchlands. SunFed Ranch, which manages more than 1.5 million acres of U.S. grasslands both directly and through its ranching partners, is committed, across all on-ranch operations, to being 100% carbon neutral, from production to product, by 2024 and fully carbon negative by the end of 2027.
"We are thrilled to join Applegate in taking a leadership position to make regenerative, 100% grass fed beef that is better for the planet and healthier for families more widely available," said Byrne. "Applegate's commitment accelerates our shared mission to move the beef industry away from the commodity, corn-based feedlot system as we continue to scale one of the largest pastured cattle ranching environments in the country. We're proud to partner with Applegate on this innovative product and facilitate the regeneration of the land we are fortunate enough to have in our care."
Applegate's contribution to regenerating U.S. grasslands and healthy soil is being measured by the Savory Institute, a pioneer in regenerative agriculture. Baseline measurements of soil health, biodiversity, water retention and other ecosystem services were taken in Spring 2021 and will be revisited annually to assess progress. This is a hallmark of the Land to Market seal, which does not set standards, but measures outcomes, ensuring that a ranch is making continuous improvements to the land.
"While Land to Market verifies outcomes rather than practices, we find that those that implement Holistic Management and planned grazing double their likelihood of improving land health. We are big believers in the old adage that what gets measured gets managed and that measurement is actually a function of optimization," said Chris Kerston, chief commercial officer of the Land to Market Program at the Savory Institute. "By working closely with SunFed Ranch and Applegate, we can quantify environmental improvement and the ranchers can optimize their management to maximize those results ongoingly. This approach has the adaptability and scalability to drive the entire global meat industry forward."
The new DO GOOD DOG™ hot dog is available now at select major retailers and on Amazon with an SRP of $6.99. It is gluten free, a good source of protein2 and contains no added sugar. For more information, visit www.applegate.com or connect on social media at www.facebook.com/applegate or twitter.com/Applegate.
About Applegate Farms
Founded in 1987, Applegate Farms, LLC produces high-quality natural and organic hot dogs, bacon, sausages, deli meats, cheese and frozen products. Our products are made without GMO ingredients, and we source from farms where animals are treated with care and respect and are allowed to grow at their natural rate, all part of our mission – Changing The Meat We Eat®. Natural can mean many things, but to Applegate natural means our food is:
From animals Applegate humanely raised without antibiotics, added hormones or growth promotants
From animals fed a vegetarian or pasture-centered diet (our beef is 100 percent grass-fed)
Free of added chemical nitrites, nitrates or phosphates
Free of artificial ingredients or preservatives
Applegate became a stand-alone subsidiary of Hormel Foods in July 2015. For more information about our products, visit www.applegate.com or talk with us on www.facebook.com/applegate or twitter.com/Applegate.
About SunFed Ranch®
Led by 6th generation ranchers, Northern California-based SunFed Ranch® is a pioneer in raising and producing 100% grass fed beef that prioritizes regenerative agriculture, humane treatment of the cattle, and no antibiotics or added hormones. Offering a full range of beef selections that are better tasting, better for the consumer, and better for the planet. SunFed Ranch is the top-selling grass fed beef brand on the west coast and is expanding its availability nationally through select retailers and high-profile regional chains, as well as partnerships with forward-thinking CPG brands. See why and how SunFed Ranch is leading the grass fed revolution at www.SunFedRanch.com
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No news on day of Ben's return
As for the news of the day, there was none.
In recent times, news has come to be confused with hype, and the phalanx of satellite trucks in the parking lot of the UPMC Sports Performance Complex on Tuesday promised to deliver bushels of that. But on the first day of June – as so often is the case in NFL cities at this point in the calendar – nothing really happened.
That Ben Roethlisberger had been cleared by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to return to team activities beginning this week had been known since last Thursday, and word filtered out early on June 1 that neither Roethlisberger nor Coach Mike Tomlin would be available to the media. Then, Byron Leftwich sucked the last legitimate newsy angle from the whole day by not being on hand for the workout, thereby eliminating the possibility of making something out of whether it would be Roethlisberger or Leftwich at quarterback with the first-team offense.
As it was, Roethlisberger essentially replaced Leftwich during the day's drills, with no other changes to the previous Ben-less pecking order that had Dennis Dixon at quarterback with the 2s and Charlie Batch at quarterback with the 3s.
To sum up, there was no suspense as to when Roethlisberger was going to return, nothing to discern regarding the division of practice repetitions, and no comments from either Tomlin or Roethlisberger at the end of the day.
The only real test to which Roethlisberger was subjected was the eye test, and while he certainly looked to be slim and trim in the uniform of the day, he also looked like a quarterback whose timing and accuracy indicated he hadn't done a whole lot of practicing of late with his teammates, which he had not, per the terms of the suspension initially levied by Goodell back in late April.
The demands of today's round-the-clock news cycle will ensure that everything Roethlisberger will be reported, discussed, blogged and tweeted to death, but the reality is that from a purely football standpoint, nobody knows what to expect from a situation where a starting quarterback will be suspended – at least – for the first four games of his team's regular season, and nobody knows how best to prepare him – and the rest of the team – for that eventuality.
Because the terms of any NFL suspension prohibit the player from having any contact with the team in terms of practicing, meetings, supervised individual workouts and the like for the duration, Roethlisberger is facing a minimum four-week absence from every aspect of his job come the start of the regular season.
Can repetitions in June OTAs, or in training camp, or in the preseason games for that matter, somehow compensate for those weeks? Is there such a thing as a preemptive treatment for rust?
The larger issue in all of this is the progress being made, and still to be made, by Roethlisberger with respect to the terms of his suspension and to make the necessary changes in his life to work himself back into the good graces of the NFL and the Steelers. To rehabilitate himself and his image.
But those are real-life things not to be judged in the media or on message boards, and progress in those areas certainly should not be expected to conform to news cycles or be expected to cater to the daily demands of sports talk radio.
As for the pure football significance of June 1 on the Steelers 2010 season, nothing happened. Film at 11.


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Interface ValueMapper<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the values.

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Mappers<T>

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NodeBuilder, TreeHandler, ValueBuilder

public interface ValueMapper<T>

Transform tokens and rules to values.

 The context of the transformation is narrowed to the current
 token and its next values, or to the current rule and its
 arguments.

Author:

Philippe Poulard

See Also:

RuleMapper,
TokenMapper,
Mappers

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Modifier and Type
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static class
ValueMapper.Value<V>

Holds <V> or EventsHandler.TokenValue or EventsHandler.RuleStart

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ValueMapper.Value<T>
ruleToValue(Grammar.Rule rule,
           Deque<ValueMapper.Value<T>> args)

Transform a rule and its arguments to a a custom value
 of the target data structure.

ValueMapper.Value<T>
tokenToValue(EventsHandler.TokenValue<?> token,
            Deque<ValueMapper.Value<T>> next)

Transform a token value to a custom value of
 the target data structure.

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tokenToValue

ValueMapper.Value<T> tokenToValue(EventsHandler.TokenValue<?> token,
                                  Deque<ValueMapper.Value<T>> next)

Transform a token value to a custom value of
 the target data structure.

Parameters:

token - The actual token.

next - The next values within the boundaries of the current rule.
      For example, if your grammar can parse "+ 123" and that "+" is the
      token, then "123" is the first item within the next values.

Returns:

A value

ruleToValue

ValueMapper.Value<T> ruleToValue(Grammar.Rule rule,
                                 Deque<ValueMapper.Value<T>> args)

Transform a rule and its arguments to a a custom value
 of the target data structure.
 The boundaries of the rule are defined by the
 rule start and rule end events, the events within
 are considered as argument (unless they are marked
 as fragments).

Parameters:

rule - The actual rule

args - The elements between rule start and rule end

Returns:

A value, or null to discard the rule
      and merge the args with the args of the nested rule.

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EventsHandler.RuleEnd,
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Nokia to Cut 180 Finnish Jobs in 2020
Iain Morris, International Editor
Nokia plans to cut about 180 jobs in its home country of Finland this year under restructuring efforts designed to slash operating expenses and boost profitability.
The Finnish equipment vendor, whose main international rivals are China's Huawei and Sweden's Ericsson, said the latest cuts would affect staff at nearly all Finnish locations but mainly those working at its headquarters in Espoo.
The plans announced today will have no impact on its 5G product development team and Oulu plant, said Nokia in a statement on the Finnish-language section of its website.
Negotiations with employee representatives about the latest redundancies are set to begin on January 21.
Nokia currently employs about 6,000 people in Finland and had about 103,000 employees worldwide in 2018.
It has yet to publish details of staff numbers for 2019 but is trying to save about €500 million ($556 million) annually under its latest cost-cutting plan. Early last year, it announced plans to cut more than 1,300 jobs across Finland, France and the UK.
Previously, Nokia's cost-saving target was for €700 million ($778 million), but this was lowered in late 2019 to free up cash for investment in the 5G business, which has run into product-related difficulties.
Accordingly, it has hired about 370 new employees in Finland and will continue investing in "certain priority areas" in the country, said Tommi Uitto, the head of Nokia's mobile business.
The update comes after Nokia announced in October it had then recruited about 350 employees for research and development activities. At the time, the company said it had been recruiting mainly for system-on-a-chip development but declined to provide staff numbers for its overall R&D function.
Nokia's product issues stem largely from its use of so-called field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) instead of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The company had hoped the FPGAs -- chips that can be reconfigured after the design stage -- would provide flexibility and give Nokia a 5G time-to-market advantage over its rivals.
FPGAs, however, are more expensive than ASICs, meaning Nokia's 5G products have been less profitable than rival gear. Last year, CEO Rajeev Suri also said Nokia had been let down by one of its FPGA component suppliers, which is thought to be Intel.
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"The savings program we launched in 2018 has progressed as planned," said Tommi Uitto, the head of Nokia's mobile business, in a statement about today's news. "We will continue to improve our operational capability and ensure the long-term competitiveness of the company. These decisions are not easy, and we will do our best to support our staff during the change process."
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Brazilian soccer legend Pele died at 82
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion who is widely considered to be one of the best players ever, has died. He was 82 years old.
His daughter, Kelly, confirmed his death on social media.
"All that we are is thanks to you," she wrote. "We love you forever. Rest in peace."
Brazil has planned 48 hours of national mourning. Pele, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is expected to be buried in Santos, southeast of Sao Paulo, where he played for the city's club from 1956 to 1974.
The club said in a statement that the public will be able to pay their final respects at Vila Belmiro Stadium, according to the Associated Press.
Santos said the coffin carrying the star will leave the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo early Monday morning and will be placed in the center circle of the field. The visitation will start Monday at 10 am and finish the next morning, the AP reported. A private funeral will follow attended by his family.
Pelé had been in and out of the hospital over the past year as he fought colon cancer. In November, Albert Einstein Hospital announced that his cancer had progressed and that he was in palliative care.
The hospital confirmed Pelé died at 3:27 pm local time from multiple organ failure as a result of colon cancer.
Brazilian striker Pele before playing a friendly soccer match with his club against the French club of "Racing", June 13, 1961 in Colombes, France.
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The soccer star was hospitalized in December 2021 shortly after undergoing chemotherapy to treat a reported colon tumor. He had posted on Instagram that he was recovering.
Over the past year, Pelé dismissed fears over his health and continued to thank fans for their support.
"Dear friends, it's been a while since we talked about this. I want to let you know that I'm fine. I feel better every day. I don't think even the mask for my protection can hide my happiness. Thank you very much to all of you who send me good energy daily," he wrote in a November 2021 post on Instagram.
Named FIFA co-Player of the Century in 1999 along with Diego Maradona of Argentina, Pelé spent his retirement as a global ambassador for the sport and devoted to other humanitarian causes. In 2020, when Maradona died, Pelé remarked, "One day, I hope we can play football together in the sky."
Pelé was born on Oct. 23, 1940, in the town of Tres Coracoes in the southern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. His parents named him after US inventor Thomas Edison. Pelé's father, João Ramos do Nascimento, nicknamed Dondinho, was also a professional soccer player.
The young Edson received the nickname Pelé in school when schoolmates mocked his pronunciation of the popular Brazilian goalkeeper Bilé, he explained in a 2016 column for The Players' Tribune.
He started playing at 13 with a youth team in Bauru. He was scouted by Santos at 15 and started playing professionally with the team.
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento Pele of Brazil celebrates the victory after winning the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.
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At just 17, he emerged as a superstar with his performance during Brazil's victorious 1958 World Cup, and he played his entire career in Brazil with Santos. He scored an astonishing 618 goals in 636 games with Santos and won six Brazilian league titles.
Pelé won two additional World Cup titles — in 1962 and 1970. He is the only player to win three World Cups and one of only two players — alongside teammate Vava — to score in two World Cup finals for winning sides.
He scored 77 goals in 92 international appearances. Brazilian forward Neymar tied his national record during the 2022 World Cup, just weeks before Pelé's death, by tallying his 77th goal in a match against Croatia.
"I would say before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé has changed it all," Neymar wrote on social media. "He turned football into art, into entertainment. Gave voice to the poor, blacks and mostly gave visibility to Brazil…He's gone, but his magic remains."
He ended his storied career with the New York Cosmos in 1977, generating a previously unmatched buzz for soccer in the US. The club, bankrolled by pioneering TV executive Steven Ross, brought in stars like Pelé, Italian striker Giorgio Chinaglia and German defender Franz Beckenbauer. The Cosmos was the only club besides Santos that Pelé ever played for.
His last game on Oct. 1, 1977, an exhibition game between the Cosmos and Santos, was played before a sellout crowd at Giants Stadium. The game was televised on ABC's "Wide World of Sports." Pelé played one half for each team.
"Pelé's name will forever be synonymous with sporting artistry and genius," the Cosmos said in a statement. "His lasting impact on the sport of soccer is inestimable. Rest in peace, O Rei."
He later starred in John Huston's 1981 World War II sports film "Escape to Victory" alongside Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine.
A biopic about his life, "Pele: Birth of a Legend," was released in 2016.
"A mere 'goodbye' to the eternal King Pelé will never be enough to express the pain that the entire football world is currently embracing," Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, the only man to score more World Cups than Pelé, wrote. "An inspiration to so many millions, a reference yesterday, today and forever. The love you always showed me was reciprocated in every moment we shared even from a distance. He will never be forgotten and his memory will live forever in each and every one of us football lovers."
Pelé is largely credited for sparking interest in the game in the United States during the 1970s, a legacy that lives on to this day.
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He is survived by his wife Marcia Aoki, as well as seven children: Brazilian soccer coach and former player Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, better known as Edinho; daughter Sandra Regina Machado Arantes do Nascimento; soccer player Joshua Nascimento; son Celeste Arantes do Nascimento; and three other daughters, Kelly Cristina Nascimento, Flávia Christina Kurtz Nascimento and Jennifer Nascimento.
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The Downfall of the Republican Party
Articles, Senior Fellows / February 2, 2020 / Peter Wehner
On Friday, Republicans in the United States Senate—with the exception of Mitt Romney and Susan Collins—voted to prevent John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, from testifying in the impeachment trial of the president.
The reason they did so is undeniable: They did not want to hear from the most credible fact witness of all, one whose account would further implicate the president in his corrupt scheme—his "drug deal," in Bolton's words—to pressure the Ukrainian government to open an investigation to harm Trump's main political opponent.
Republicans, from beginning to end, sought not to ensure that justice be done or truth be revealed. Instead, they sought to ensure that Trump not be removed from office under any circumstances, defending him at all costs. The job of Senate Republicans was to make their acquittal of the president as quick and painless for them as possible. In this particular case, facts and evidence—reality—were viewed as grave threats, which is why they had to be buried.
This is simply the latest act in an unfolding political drama, one in which the party of Lincoln and Reagan has now become, in every meaningful sense, the party of Trump.
I have written before about the massive moral and ethical defects of the president; there's no need to rehearse them here. The point I want to make is a somewhat different one, which is that Trump's takeover of the GOP has happened not because he is widely loved or admired by Republican lawmakers but because he is feared; not because most of the people in the Republican Senate Conference aspire to be like him, but because they are too timid to challenge him.
From a certain perspective, their timidity is understandable. They know that to publicly challenge Trump—to call out his ethical transgressions, cruelty, and indecency even as they support his policies—invites impassioned attacks from Trump supporters and, in some cases, a primary challenge. No one likes to be under attack, particularly by the base of one's own party, and no one wants to lose a job.
Moreover, they will argue, they must defend the president in public so they can have influence in private. They have also convinced themselves that they are essential to the project of repairing the Republican Party post-Trump, and that this requires that they not be viewed as disloyal to Trump while he's serving as president. "What good does it do to attack Trump?" they will ask. He won't change his ways, and they will only weaken themselves in the process. (Many of them are happy to attack Trump in private conversations, citing, chapter and verse, things he has said or done that alarm them, showing that they both know better and are playing a cynical game.)
That, at least, is the story they tell themselves. Some of what they say is worth taking into account. But what they don't tell themselves, probably because it would be too psychologically shattering, is that they have become fully complicit in a corrupt enterprise called the Trump presidency. (Romney is the rare exception.) They are defending actions they know are wrong and that, if they had been done by a Democratic president, they would be outraged by. More than that, they are validating Trump's approach to politics—the hyper-aggression, the lawlessness, the mendacity, the shamelessness—and therefore guaranteeing imitators. It also happens that their influence on the president is far smaller than they tell themselves. They have made concession after concession after concession, justifying each one along the way. Then you look back at the road they've traveled, and it's breathtaking. Donald Trump has changed them far more than they have changed Donald Trump.
In 1991, when Václav Havel received the Sonning Prize for contributions to European civilization, he spoke about those "who are starting to lose their battle with the temptations of power." It is an insidious thing, Havel warned, to become captive to the perks of power. Politicians, he said, soon learn how easy it is to justify staying in power even as they give up bits of their soul in the process. It is easier than they think, he said, to get "morally tainted."
"Politics is an area of human endeavor that places greater stress on moral sensitivity," Havel concluded, "on the ability to reflect critically on oneself, on genuine responsibility, on taste and tact, on the capacity to empathize with others, on a sense of moderation, on humility. It is a job for modest people, for people who cannot be deceived."
To see men and women who in other spheres of their lives are admirable, who got into politics because they believed it was a noble profession and had a positive vision for the Republican Party, beaten down and broken by Trump is a poignant thing. Their weakness and servility, their vassalage to such a fundamentally corrupt man, is dispiriting to those of us who not only lament the injury Trump is inflicting on the nation as a whole but who still care about the Republican Party and worry that conservatism is in the process of being subsumed into angry, ethnic populism.
What Republicans who have rallied behind Trump don't fully grasp yet is the toxic effect he's had on the younger generation, and on college-educated, suburban, and nonwhite voters. (Trump is wildly popular among blue-collar and rural voters, who are shrinking as a percentage of the voting population.) The damage done by Trump won't be limited in its reach. He has imperiled the future of the party he leads. And those who think the GOP will simply snap back to the best of what it was pre-Trump—who think the worst elements of Trumpism will vanish once he leaves the White House—are kidding themselves.
Those who fell in line behind Trump have empowered him (and his many acolytes and media propagandists) to redefine much of conservatism and the principles that once informed the Republican Party. I don't think that is what they intended, but that is what they have helped achieve.
Few things in life are permanent, most of all in the realm of politics. The fight for the future of the Republican Party, post-Trump, will be an intense one. Those of us who are conservatives and those on the center-right who believe the soul of GOP is still worth fighting for will not go gently into the good night.
But for now, Donald Trump has an iron grip on the Republican Party—and Republican lawmakers who privately lament what he has done have publicly enabled what he has done. That is something that must haunt at least a few of them, at least in their private moments, when they lay aside their rationalizations for just a moment and reflect on the role they have played in this horror show.
Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, served in the last three Republican administrations and is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. He is also an Egan Visiting Professor at Duke University.
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The Brazilian Grand Prix from a tyre point of view
Pirelli's first season of Formula One after 20 years comes to an end at Interlagos: one of the shortest but most thrilling circuits on the calendar. Coming exactly eight months after the season started in Australia, this is the latest weekend of the year that the Formula One season has concluded since 1963. The 71-lap race in Brazil has several unusual features to it, such as an anti-clockwise layout, an uphill start-finish straight (which increases the risk of the anti-stall mechanism kicking in at the start) and varying elevation, making it a popular venue for road cycling races as well. Here are some of the key points of the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (as it is officially known) from a tyre point of view: The track The start-finish straight is the highest part of a circuit, leading quickly downhill into the Senna Esses: a complex of corners where the stability of the car is vital, providing a good overtaking opportunity. Under full acceleration at 250kph the drivers tackle the Curva do Sol, which generates a sideways acceleration of 4G. This places a heavy demand on the tyre structure and compound throughout the corner. On the Reto Opposta straight the top speed is 310kph, on a bumpy surface that tends to destabilise the cars. The structure of the tyre absorbs the bumps in the track and neutralises the vertical movement of the chassis, meaning that the car is perfectly planted to the ground for the braking area and the following corner. After the straight there is a complex of slower corners, taken in second and third gear, where the drivers use the kerbs. Here there is little downforce and traction is crucial, meaning that the tyres have to generate the entire grip required to take the car through this complicated series of bends. Afterwards the track climbs back uphill towards the start finish straight in a series of increasingly fast left-hand corners, putting plenty of energy through the tyres. The final corner is crucial to get the correct drive onto the start-finish straight, by getting on the power as early as possible. Again, it's down to the tyres to translate the torque from the engine into effective grip as soon as possible. The track is less bumpy than it used to be since being resurfaced in 2005. Pit stop strategy will be helped by the short time that it takes to make a stop: less than 20 seconds from start to finish. Road car tyres and competition tyres The return of Pirelli to Formula One has placed the tyre at the centre of attention for sports' lovers and drivers around the world. But how much do a P Zero Formula One tyre and its road-going equivalent really have in common? The P Zero racing tyre is wider than a normal road tyre with an extremely rigid internal structure and a high shoulder. The road tyre by contrast is characterised by a deep tread pattern and a hard compound in order to guarantee a long life. A P Zero road tyre will last for many thousands of kilometres, whereas a competition tyre will do around a hundred – but in the most dramatic way possible. The contact patch of a P Zero Formula One tyre can increase by up to three times under full aerodynamic loading at high speed, whereas the footprint of a road car tyre will always stay largely the same. The P Zero track tyre is instead designed for maximum performance, giving perfect grip at speeds that are enough to generate 4G of lateral acceleration through fast corners. This is four times as much grip as a road tyre will provide, thanks to an operating temperature of more than 100 degrees centigrade that maximises the F1 tyre's adhesion to the road surface. A road P Zero tyre operates at up to 40 degrees centigrade, thanks to its harder compound. The superior grip of the P Zero F1 tyre is highlighted even more by braking performance. A road car generates 1G of deceleration under braking, but a Formula One car produces a figure of 5G, being able to slow from 330kph to 80kph in around three seconds. The difference is just as pronounced when it comes to the rain tyres. On a wet surface, Pirelli's rain tyres will disperse around 60 litres of water per second. A soft compound and aerodynamic loading provides excellent road holding even at high speeds, with a dry contact patch and total control for the driver. A road car tyre will disperse around 13 litres of water per second; an amount that will ensure perfect safety for every type of car under normal driving conditions. But Formula One is far from normal driving conditions. The astonishing grip from tyres that have been specifically developed for racing allows the cars to make the most of all their power and acceleration. A road car will go from zero to 60kph in about two and a half seconds. In the same time a single-seater will have reached 100kph. Both cars will have doubled their speed in the next five seconds. The difference in performance, grip and lateral road holding is so pronounced, that only P Zero competition tyres are effective enough to cope with the demands that are placed on them. ***
Pirelli's first season of Formula One after 20 years comes to an end at Interlagos: one of the shortest but most thrilling circuits on the calendar. Coming exactly eight months after the season started in Australia, this is the latest weekend of the year that the Formula One season has concluded since 1963.
The 71-lap race in Brazil has several unusual features to it, such as an anti-clockwise layout, an uphill start-finish straight (which increases the risk of the anti-stall mechanism kicking in at the start) and varying elevation, making it a popular venue for road cycling races as well. Here are some of the key points of the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (as it is officially known) from a tyre point of view:
The start-finish straight is the highest part of a circuit, leading quickly downhill into the Senna Esses: a complex of corners where the stability of the car is vital, providing a good overtaking opportunity.
Under full acceleration at 250kph the drivers tackle the Curva do Sol, which generates a sideways acceleration of 4G. This places a heavy demand on the tyre structure and compound throughout the corner.
On the Reto Opposta straight the top speed is 310kph, on a bumpy surface that tends to destabilise the cars. The structure of the tyre absorbs the bumps in the track and neutralises the vertical movement of the chassis, meaning that the car is perfectly planted to the ground for the braking area and the following corner.
After the straight there is a complex of slower corners, taken in second and third gear, where the drivers use the kerbs. Here there is little downforce and traction is crucial, meaning that the tyres have to generate the entire grip required to take the car through this complicated series of bends.
Afterwards the track climbs back uphill towards the start finish straight in a series of increasingly fast left-hand corners, putting plenty of energy through the tyres. The final corner is crucial to get the correct drive onto the start-finish straight, by getting on the power as early as possible. Again, it's down to the tyres to translate the torque from the engine into effective grip as soon as possible. The track is less bumpy than it used to be since being resurfaced in 2005.
Pit stop strategy will be helped by the short time that it takes to make a stop: less than 20 seconds from start to finish.
Road car tyres and competition tyres
The return of Pirelli to Formula One has placed the tyre at the centre of attention for sports' lovers and drivers around the world. But how much do a P Zero Formula One tyre and its road-going equivalent really have in common?
The P Zero racing tyre is wider than a normal road tyre with an extremely rigid internal structure and a high shoulder. The road tyre by contrast is characterised by a deep tread pattern and a hard compound in order to guarantee a long life.
A P Zero road tyre will last for many thousands of kilometres, whereas a competition tyre will do around a hundred – but in the most dramatic way possible. The contact patch of a P Zero Formula One tyre can increase by up to three times under full aerodynamic loading at high speed, whereas the footprint of a road car tyre will always stay largely the same.
The P Zero track tyre is instead designed for maximum performance, giving perfect grip at speeds that are enough to generate 4G of lateral acceleration through fast corners.
This is four times as much grip as a road tyre will provide, thanks to an operating temperature of more than 100 degrees centigrade that maximises the F1 tyre's adhesion to the road surface. A road P Zero tyre operates at up to 40 degrees centigrade, thanks to its harder compound.
The superior grip of the P Zero F1 tyre is highlighted even more by braking performance. A road car generates 1G of deceleration under braking, but a Formula One car produces a figure of 5G, being able to slow from 330kph to 80kph in around three seconds.
The difference is just as pronounced when it comes to the rain tyres. On a wet surface, Pirelli's rain tyres will disperse around 60 litres of water per second. A soft compound and aerodynamic loading provides excellent road holding even at high speeds, with a dry contact patch and total control for the driver.
A road car tyre will disperse around 13 litres of water per second; an amount that will ensure perfect safety for every type of car under normal driving conditions.
But Formula One is far from normal driving conditions. The astonishing grip from tyres that have been specifically developed for racing allows the cars to make the most of all their power and acceleration.
A road car will go from zero to 60kph in about two and a half seconds. In the same time a single-seater will have reached 100kph. Both cars will have doubled their speed in the next five seconds. The difference in performance, grip and lateral road holding is so pronounced, that only P Zero competition tyres are effective enough to cope with the demands that are placed on them. Follow us on Twitter @ Pirelli_Media or Facebook on www.facebook.com/Pirelli Please also visit the Pirelli F1 blog at www.pirellif1blog.com. For further information please contact: Alexandra Schieren +33 607 03 69 03 alexandra.schieren@pirelli.com Anthony Peacock +44 7765 896 930 anthony@mediatica.co.uk ** Francescopaolo Tarallo +39 334 684 4307 francescopaolo.tarallo@pirelli.com (Head of Product and Motorsport Media Relations) PDF Version (85 KB)


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EY Australia revenue rises 9.8%
EY Australia's revenue rose by 9.8% to AUD1.785bn ($1.304bn) for the 12 months to 30 June 2018.
The growth was mainly due to an active M&A market, new audit clients, and strong demand for advisory and digital consulting services.
All of EY Australia service lines and sectors displayed growth with assurance growing strongly and external audit up by 6.3% to AUD375m.
EY said demand from organisations seeking to support their people through change programmes boosted EY's people advisory services division fees by 11.3%.
EY Oceania Managing Partner and Chief Executive Tony Johnson said: "More companies recognise that investing in a strategic people agenda will drive greater profitability, particularly as teams become more global, diverse and complex, so we expect demand for leadership and culture related services to continue growing."
There was double digit growth in EY's transaction advisory services, which the firm said came in part from infrastructure and M&A lead advisory.
Johnson said: "We are currently advising on over $100 billion of new projects – in areas such as health, human services, transport, social housing, water and defence. EY Parthenon's strategic capability means we are involved in capital events earlier and the broadening of our offering means we are being asked by clients to help with implementation and the realisation of benefits from the transaction."
While EY was relatively quiet on the acquisition front over the past year, Johnson said this was likely to change in the next year: "Acquisitions absolutely have to be part of the growth strategy, but it has to be measured. We will buy in areas that have the biggest tailwinds behind them, where clients have a real hunger for those services, and where we have pent up demand."
Next year the firm said it expected advisory to be its fastest growing sector, with Johnson noting he expects especially strong potential from utilising the potential of data analytics and automation to undertake manual tasks."


Sir Philip Green has agreed a £363 million cash settlement with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for the British Home Stores (BHS) pension scheme.
A total of £343 million will be used to fund a new independent pension scheme, and £20 million will be put towards expenses and scheme costs.
The new arrangement, which has the approval of trustees from the two existing BHS pension schemes, will give the 19,000 pension scheme members the option of the same starting pension they were originally promised by BHS, allowing them to gain higher benefits than they would get from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Members of the current BHS schemes will be able to transfer to the new scheme or remain in their existing scheme and receive benefits from the PPF.
Alternatively, members with small pots of up to £18,000 in total value will be eligible for a lump sum payment. Those members who decide to transfer into the new scheme instead of taking the lump sum payment will be entitled to the same benefit structure as other members.
To ensure the governance of the new scheme, its board will consist of three professional independent trustees.
The arrangement closes TPR's anti-avoidance enforcement action against Sir Philip Green.
Lesley Titcomb, chief executive officer at TPR, said: "The agreement we have reached with Sir Philip Green represents a strong outcome for the members of the BHS pension schemes. It takes account of the interests of both pensioners and the PPF, and brings a welcome level of certainty to present and future pensioners.
Nathan Long, senior pension analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, added: "After months of uncertainty, most members can now look forward to having higher pensions than under the safety net of the Pension Protection Fund.


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Home » Comment » Keys & Gray: sexism and stupidity
Keys & Gray: sexism and stupidity
Comment, Sport
> Decent pundits are hard to come by, with the market saturated by mono-syllabic ex-players. In Richard Keys and Andy Gray, Sky had a winning formula. Whilst their conduct was inexcuable, will the broadcaster live to regret its decision?
Prehistoric and out of touch yes, but I'll still miss Gray and Keys.
Disgraced former Sky Sports host Richard Keys identified 'dark forces' working behind the scenes at Sky that prevented himself and Andy Gray from making public their apology to Sian Massey, the female referee's assistant at the centre of Football's latest scandal.
In an interview with TalkSport (before the broadcaster employed them), Keys claimed that this made any chance of reprieving his job untenable.
"Having done that [apologised, I] asked could we make people aware of the fact that we both had a conversation and that both parties felt it was best to move. I was told 'No'".
For those who don't know, the short story is that Keys and Gray, Sky Sports hosts, questioned Ms. Massey's ability to do her job purely because she is a woman, and were stupid enough to keep their microphones on whilst doing so.
However, it is important to remember that when all the poking and probing surrounding the controversy has finished, we will be left with one incontrovertible fact, that we will forget however many vengeful enemies they may have trodden on to reach the top of their now fallen Sky Sports empire. Whatever the rashness of Gray's decision to sue the News of the World and BSkyB share holder Rupert Murdoch for alleged phone hacking, they do only have themselves to blame.
Along with Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling, Keys and Gray were the pillars of the sports broadcasting company that for all intensive purposes 'owns' football. Yet, by their own admission they were practitioners of "lads' mag" banter who, by the sounds of it, would not be out of place should jobs on the testosterone fuelled channel Men and Motors become available.
However with adjectives such as 'prehistoric' and 'boorish' still reverberating, the pioneering work they represented as the two most visible front-men for Sky's football coverage these last 20 years, not to mention their own talents as broadcasters must not be forgotten. In truth, Gray's match day analysis could sometimes pall. His work however still shone compared to fellow Sky pundit Jamie 'Gareth Bale literally has three lungs' Redknapp and the BBC's embodiment of stating the bleeding obvious Alan Shearer. Redknapp has since appeared in a Nintendo Wii advert where he openly mimics the duo's "Smashed it" antics, a move which could best be described as tasteless, and at worst as disrespectful to his peer's contributions to sports broadcasting as Keys and Gray's comments were to Miss Massey.
Gray and Keys pioneered the use of technologies ranging from the complex, such as measuring the distance and speed of a shot to the technological advances that saw the score line and clock appear in the corner of the screen. It is indeed difficult to recall a time before Sky Sports controlled live football and a time before Keys and Gray guided you through from first whistle to last.
Of course some viewers of the beautiful game and more particularly non-viewers will disagree, but I for one don't mind admitting that I will miss the Keys and Gray double act.
Michael Hart
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sonichi813 wrote: Well, I've copied all the missing files, but I'm still getting an error when it tries to launch (0xc00007b), will try again later. Thanks.
Can you give me the full text of that error? A screenshot maybe?
I'll do some testing tonight and if I can't solve it I'll build the app again using my Windows 7 environment, like I did for previous versions.
Thanks, can't wait to try the beta.
Can you try both? Thanks!
For now it's only random galaxies, but the idea would be to have clusters and nebulas display in the same way when you get close to them in-game. I'm just really not sure how to get it to work graphically with Naev's odd but cool star effect.
Great, must have been those missing libraries. Still a little weird but good to know it works!
-Don't like that the map is exposed from the start because I feel it instantly takes some of the sense of exploration and accomplishment away from the player. There's something instinctively rewarding about slowly uncovering a map from the fog.
-Map looks good and adds a sense of presence to the galaxy that was missing before.
-There's a distinct lack of pirates in all the systems I've visited around the starting system. Part of the fun of early game was dodging pirates and scraping up enough money together to properly outfitting your first ship to be able to run effectively.
-It can be hard to tell where you currently are on the map due how busy the map is. the normal highlighting method is hard to see against the new background.
- ok for the selected system, I agree. I'll make the highlight stronger. Should I also tone down the background a bit?
- the starting area deliberately has less pirates (that's the whole point of the "Blessed Worlds", sheltered by the rift). Maybe I should have some more, just less than elsewhere.
Attached a screenshot of a new test pilot to show what my map looks like at start. The background being exposed is fine, just not the system map, but it's probably a bug. I also noticed that because all the systems are visible, so are some of the trade values.
I do like the added elements to the background of systems, again I think it adds a sense of presence to the game.
My bad! I went too fast yesterday and left it in debug mode. That's not intended.
If you open dat/scripts/general _ helper.lua you'll see a debug flag at the top, change it to false and start a new game.
For the background, you're speaking of the map one or the ones in space?
Thanks and both. Though the map background could be toned down a bit.
Kinniken wrote: My bad! I went too fast yesterday and left it in debug mode. That's not intended.
I apologize for not stating this earlier but I have no knowledge of editing LAU scripts, Can I open the file with notepad? Do I just change the entry from true to false. Thank you for any help you can provide.
Or I think you can just copy the file from the previous beta, I don't think that mistake was there yet.


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D-Link Shipping 4 New Wireless AC Routers
By Kevin Parrish 16 May 2013
D-Link has introduced four new Wireless AC routers to fit every budget.
D-Link on Tuesday announced the launch of four Wireless AC routers to address everyone from the hardcore data hog to the casual Facebook lurker. Prices start at $79.99 USD, and speeds range from a maximum of 433 Mbps via the 802.11ac standard to the full-blown 1300 Mbps. All four silo-shaped routers will be available at local retailers soon.
First up is the Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router, which costs $169.99 USD and serves up Wireless N speeds at up to 450 Mbps and Wireless AC speeds at up to 1300 Mbps. This is the group's top-of-the-line model, providing premium wireless networking speeds at a premium price. Next is the Wireless AC1200 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router, which costs $149.99 USD and provides Wireless N speeds at up to 300 Mbps and Wireless AC speeds at up to 867 Mbps. These two routers also feature four Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back.
The next two routers are more mainstream, offering the benefits of Wireless AC technology for a more reasonable price. The AC1000 Dual Band Cloud Router offers Wireless N speeds at up to 300 Mbps and Wireless AC speeds at up to 650 Mbps, and costs $119.99. The Wireless AC750 Dual Band Cloud Router provides Wireless N speeds at up to 300 Mbps and Wireless AC speeds at up to 433 Mbps, and costs a mere $79.99. These two routers also feature four "Fast" Ethernet ports (non-Gigabit) on the back.
Granted, all four routers are dual-band and these reported maximum speeds are likely on the 5 GHz channel, as Wireless N on the 2.4 GHz channel only has a max speed of 300 Mbps. To achieve the highest Wireless AC rates, customers will need a dual-band Wireless AC dongle, network card, or a mobile device with built-in dual-band Wireless AC connectivity. All four models are backwards compatible, and all speeds listed here are "theoretical" and don't guarantee actual networking results.
D-Link said that the new routers offer easy remote network management thanks to the free mydlink Lite app for iOS and Android. This app allows users to see what websites are being visited, block unwanted connections, and set up automatic email alters when unauthorized connections are made. Other features include a built-in USB port that works with the company's free SharePort mobile app for streaming and sharing files, and easy router setup via a mobile device using the free Quick Router Setup (QRS) app.
"Today's average home now has more than 15 devices, oftentimes with multiple iPads, iPhones, as well as Android phones and tablets, and consumers are looking for the best in wireless connectivity to help deliver uninterrupted HD video streaming, online gaming and multiple user capabilities," said Daniel Kelley, vice president of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc.
"With the introduction of the new 11AC Router line, D-Link provides next-generation wireless speeds to meet the needs of the digital home coupled with advanced remote management and sharing capabilities to better suit mobile lifestyles."
The new line of AC routers will be available throughout D-Link's vast network of retail and e-tail outlets in the United States. Here are the links to the individual product pages:
Wireless AC1750 Router (DIR-868L) -- $169.99
Wireless AC750 Router (DIR-810L) -- $79.99
unknown9122 16 May 2013 20:21
Wow that a nice change. They actually look really cool.
Onus 16 May 2013 20:51
The "silo" design is prone to tipping, especially when multiple cables are plugged into it. It has some kind of proprietary mount on it, but nothing in the documentation (or even a template) about it.
The dual-band "N" (not AC) model I tested was loaded with features though, including all kinds of access control, Radius authentication, Guest networking, etc. It also has a USB port, although it's 2.0 and not as straightforward to set up and then use as other devices I've used.
TeraMedia 16 May 2013 21:14
Given the results of the first AC performance tests that THG did a while ago, I'd like to see how these compare, rather than just see them info-tized.
soundping 17 May 2013 01:47
Curious to see how heat is displaced. The design isn't wall hanging friendly.
The mounting slots for some kind of bracket are on the underside. It would stick straight out from the wall.
smokeybravo 17 May 2013 02:21
This is silly marketing. No one has a connection speed of 400mbps let alone 1300mbps. This isn't going to let you download or browse faster than your 65mbps router. The only time it will get you speed like that is if you're running a LAN with several computers and need to do some hefty file transfers or playing a LAN game.
bit_user 17 May 2013 07:54
I'm very interested in power dissipation specs, as wireless routers (especially bleeding edge ones) tend to run hot. This causes two issues for me - heat (during summer) and electricity cost (since I leave it on 24/7).
> smokeybravo
It's not just about broadband - I copy files over my WLAN all the time. Often big ones, like video and music.
Someone Somewhere 17 May 2013 11:35
What exactly is the point of having 100Mb/s speeds without Gigabit ethernet?
Given most of the WiFi traffic over my WiFi router goes to the NAS, why the hell would you ever use "Fast ethernet"?
Plus, as I would guess that the WAN port is also 100Mb/s only, a fast fibre connection would be handicapped.


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Tři sta osmdesát pět je přirozené číslo, které následuje po čísle tři sta osmdesát čtyři a předchází číslu tři sta osmdesát šest. Římskými číslicemi se zapisuje CCCLXXXV.

Matematika
 deficientní číslo
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 čtvercové pyramidové číslo

Doprava
Silnice II/385 je česká silnice II. třídy vedoucí na trase silnice I/19 – Zvole – Předklášteří – Tišnov – Kuřim – Česká

Astronomie
 385 Ilmatar je planetka hlavního pásu.

Roky
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Cuccìa is a typical dessert on the feast day of Saint Lucy and throughout Sicily it is a major ritual to make it. The name 'Cuccìa' may derive from "cucciari", eating one grain at a time. Remember to serve Cuccìa with Nutella®..


I have been an avid cyclist since before I could walk. Starting with my first tricycle around the age of 3, working up to road bikes soon after that. Long distance is my favourite. It all began with long rides in Toronto Canada, usually to visit relatives several hours away. Then, slowly developed to having riden across Canada (7500km each way) twice. Now I enjoy exploring Cyprus, with its all year round favourable weather.
All these years I have been doing most of my own repairs, as well as those of friends. Recently I have decided to take my passion to the next level. I have completed a Cycling Mechanics course. An 88 hour intensive hands on course offered by Winterborne Bicycle Institute, Canada, co-sponsored by Shimano. Topics included everything from tightening brakes to wheel building.


Stavanger/Kassel. Wintershall continues to gain more exploration acreage in Norway. In the Awards for Predefined Areas (APA) 2017 licensing round, Germany's largest internationally active oil and gas company received shares in six licenses by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The company will be operator of three of these. Four of the licenses are in the Norwegian North Sea, one is located in the Norwegian Sea in the extended Aasta Hansteen area, and one is located in the Barents Sea. All licenses are in Wintershall core areas.
"We are grateful to the Norwegian authorities for recognizing the strength of our application and our willingness to continue expanding our operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With the start-up of Maria at the end of 2017, and the ongoing development of Nova we have shown that we are a strong and reliable performer and turn licenses into producing assets. Gaining good acreage in these licensing rounds is key as we pursue our goal of further organic growth in Norway," said Hugo Dijkgraaf, Managing Director of Wintershall Norge. After the award round, Wintershall will hold around 50 licenses in Norway, being operator in over 50 percent. The company remains one of the major license holders on the shelf. The Ministry awarded a total of 75 licenses to 34 companies in the APA 2017 licensing round.
"This is another strong result for Wintershall. We put together a good application which backs up our willingness to invest in our core areas. The Vøring basin in the extended area around Aasta Hansteen is important to us. The platform is a hub which can help unlock developments in the whole area and we are committed to support extending plateau on the field. At the same time, we still see the possibility for high impact exploration in the Barents," said Guy Oakes, Head of Exploration at Wintershall Norge.
The award was announced during an industry seminar in Sandefjord, by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes.
The APA 2017 licensing round comprises blocks in predefined areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. It covers an overall surface area of 177,170 square kilometers. In total, 39 companies applied for blocks.
Wintershall Holding GmbH, based in Kassel, Germany, is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF in Ludwigshafen. The company has been active in the extraction of natural resources for 120 years, and in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas for over 80 years. Wintershall focuses on selected core regions where the company has built up a high level of regional and technological expertise. These are Europe, Russia, North Africa, South America, and increasingly the Middle East region. The company wants to expand its business further with exploration and production, selected partnerships, innovation and technological competence. Wintershall employs about 2,000 staff worldwide from 50 nations and is now Germany's largest, internationally active crude oil and natural gas producer.