Get on your feet (it's ok, no one is watching like they might have been when you saw it in the theater) and belt out the tunes when you watch Glee The Concert Movie (List Price: $19.98).
Channel your inner Rachel, Kurt or Mercedes will the karaoke games for Wii, XBox, Playstation or iOS.
Glee stickers for your laptop, binder or any free, flat surface… I liked these and these (both $11, Amazon, image above and featured image).
This iPhone 4 Most Likely To Case ($29.95, Fox Shop) is so cute and shows your Glee pride.
You too can be Ms. Berry with these houndstooth knee socks, a demure headband and ballet flats.
You've heard of a tuxedo shirt, here's a Warblers Uniform shirt and it comes in both long ($29.95 Fox Shop) and short sleeve ($26.95, Fox Shop). Genius.
UPDATE 7/16/2013: The sad news about Cory Monteith and the cause of his premature passing made me think about editing this original post, but that made me so sad. All that considered, I would be remiss not to acknowledge the loss of such an important character to the show, especially given the second sentence of my post–we may not know how things will work out, but we certainly know how it won't work out.
For those that love the show, I think there's something very joyful about Glee, and this post was incredibly fun to research and write. And, because I usually watch it with my daughter, personally, it connects us and a passion we share–namely, music and singing. So this weekend was hard and sad. Sad because I had to watch and hear her cry, and hard because I had to explain more (she has a general idea) about addiction and we had to have conversations I had hoped were a little ways off.
Rereading this post, it made me smile again, and I hope it does the same for you. I forgot about that Warblers T-shirt, and suddenly, I have a hankering to play Glee Karaoke again… Maybe my daughter and I will have to do that tonight. Ya, I think that's a great idea.


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The Exciting Updates From The Nintendo Direct Live...
Posted by Matthew Peterson | Jun 20, 2021 | Knup Sports, Esports | 0 |
Dota 2 Betting Picks for Week 4: DPC CN Division I 2023 Analysis
by Jakub Ignac | Jan 27, 2023 | Esports, Esports Allstar | 0 |
Week four in the China region will decide who will be the final four teams to qualify for the first major of this DPC season, the Lima Major. While the tour has been completed in other regions, the China region took a break in the third week. The winter tour's final stage, in the CN Division I, will be played the following week.The current standings are as follows: without a single series lost, team Aster is currently sitting in first place with a perfect score of 5-0 and has already secured a spot at the Major. Knights and PSG.LGD are tied for second place, both with 4-1 records. Xtreme Gaming is currently fourth with a score of 3-2.On the other end of the table, we have two teams, Dawn Gaming and Aster.Aries. They haven't won a single series yet, with a score of 0-5. Both teams have only a slight chance to stay in the top division; after the final week, they will almost certainly be relegated to Division II for the next tour.PSG.LGD vs. Xtreme GamingOne of the most exciting and deciding matches of the DPC week. PSG.LGD and Xtreme Gaming will face each other on January 31. Last year's statistic for this matchup was 2-2.PSG.LGD made significant roster changes before the start of the season, with Ame taking a break from Dota and Faith_bian retiring, they lost their two biggest stars. PSG.LGD doesn't look as convincing with two new players as it did with the old, unstoppable roster.While Xtreme Gaming also made some changes, they appear to be much more stable now. They've already faced Knights and Team Aster, two of the region's best teams, and in both series, Xtreme Gaming managed to win a game and force a third map.This series will be extremely close, and we believe it will go the distance, with three maps being played. We think Xtreme Gaming is slightly better right now and will win this series.Prediction: Xtreme Gaming to winKnights vs. EhomeEhome is in an interesting position, currently sitting in 5th place with a score of 2–3. They are still in the race for the last ticket to the Lima Major. However, to force tiebreakers for fourth place, they must win both of their series this DPC week.Ehome will play Knights on February 2nd. This will be their second series in 24 hours. After facing Aster.Aries, Ehome will play against a much stronger opponent, Knights.Knights, on the other hand, have a chance to secure second place in this series. This team is the biggest surprise of this tour, a squad made of mostly unknown players managed to take down giants such as PSG. LGD, Xtreme Gaming, and Invictus Gaming. With the series dropped only against Team Aster, Knights really look like the second-strongest team in the region.We think that Ehome will struggle against their opponents. And the Knights will two-zero Ehome in a convincing way.Prediction: Knights to winRead more about esports.
5 Expert Tips For Betting on Esports
by Ryan Knuppel | Jan 11, 2023 | Esports, Esports Allstar | 0 |
As esports continues to grow, so does esports betting. It's one of the most exciting things to bet on, so it's no wonder that it's growing increasingly popular. It's a great way to spice up a game and make it even more thrilling. If you're really good at it, you might even make a buck doing this. If you want to become a better bettor this year, you should check out these five expert tips for betting on esports.1. Do your researchIt's really important that you start out doing extensive research. Nobody ever becomes talented at something without knowing anything about it. So, you should start out researching how betting works, how bookmakers set odds, what are the different pros and cons of the various types of bets, etc. Then you obviously also need to know as much as you can about the esports that you want to be betting on. You should read up on the teams, the players, the games, the statistics, and so on. You can start your research by reading much more about betting on esports at https://www.betflorida.com/esports. 2. Read reviews to find the best online bookmakersWhen you're ready, you're going to find yourself a bookmaker. You obviously want the best one on the market. One that has the best odds and is trustworthy. This is why you should spend some time reading reviews before you make your choice. Reviews will give you valuable insights into what to expect from a bookmaker. And as it is, you should actually get yourself more than one bookmaker. It's always a good idea because it allows you to shop lines. Line shopping helps you to ensure that you always find the best odds and make the most of your money.3. Develop a strategyThen it's time to develop a solid strategy. All successful bettors have a betting strategy, so of course you need one as well. Figure out which types of games you want to bet on and why. Always plan your strategy based on your own strengths, and analyze every single game before you bet on it. When you're very specific about your strategy, it will be much easier for you to use your knowledge to place smart bets instead of making hasty decisions. 4. Keep a budgetAny successful bettor has a solid and realistic budget. A budget will make sure that you spend your money in the best way possible. It will also ensure that you don't end up spending more money than you wanted to. You should never spend more than you can afford to lose. It's essential to remember that betting should be a fun, leisure activity for most bettors. It should not be a black hole swallowing your money. So, to avoid this, keep a budget.5. Bet liveThe last little expert piece of advice in this round is to explore the possibility of live betting. Live betting is not only fun, but it also allows you to potentially beat the odds and make more of your money. It does require you to be talented at analyzing the games. If your predictions are correct, you might get some good odds on betting before the bookmakers make the same analysis. This could potentially be profitable – and also, live betting is just fun.
Immortals Announce 2023 LCS Roster
by Grayson Neander | Dec 30, 2022 | Esports, Esports Allstar | 0 |
Coming off one of their worst years in organizational history, Immortals (IMT) are looking to rebound in 2023. With a record-breaking—not in a good way—9-28 record this year, Immortals were outperformed by every other team in the LCS, including a Dignitas that went 3-15 in the Summer Split.Although it is unfortunate for the scene as a whole, the reduced interest and decreasing viewership this year has caused a holistic decrease in the purchasing power and player salaries in North American League of Legends.This is beneficial to weaker teams like Dignitas and Immortals as they can "afford" higher tier players for their rosters. This was shown to be true when Dignitas signed Santorin and Jensen from Team Liquid and Cloud9 respectively.Unfortunately, it looks like we might see another year where Immortals bottom out.IMT 2023Despite retaining two of their players, Immortals are tied for the most changes of any organization this year. Alongside FlyQuest, Immortals have made a total of nine changes. Unlike FlyQuest; however, these changes are all signings. FlyQuest, on the other hand, made two positional changes alongside seven signings.On the coaching side of things, IMT are looking to improve their systems significantly. Releasing both Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan and Tomáš "Nightshare" Kněžínek from the primary coaching positions (both were the Head Coach at some point during the season), IMT have signed on four additional coaches to help guide the struggling team to find success.Starting in 2023, Joshua Alan "Mabrey" Mabrey; Jake Kevin "Xmithie" Puchero; Mervin-Angelo "Dayos" Lachica; and Richard "Draxyr" Yuan will be joining the organization as the Head Coach, Strategic Coach, Systems Coach, and Positional Coach respectively.Alongside these new coaches, IMT has employed the help of James "Tonington" Kandel and Parth "Parth" Naidu as their new General Manager and Consultant. With such heavy emphasis on their systems, it appears Immortals are focusing on developing their players rather than scouting external talents.This is seen in their most recent roster changes as well. Focusing on what works, IMT retained Revenge and Kenvi to rebuild their roster around. To fill their vacancies in the mid, ADC, and support positions are Ablazeolive, Tactical, and Fleshy respectively.Will Immortals Be a Contender in 2023?Looking at the rest of the LCS rosters, 2023 is not looking great for IMT. They have arguably the worst bottom lane in the league. The only other teams with comparable bottom lanes are TSM and possibly Dignitas. While Chime performed well for TSM last split, Dignitas favored their academy ADC over Neo.To his credit, Neo was a top performer for a terrible Dignitas roster, but he could not compete with the best ADCs in the league.Together, these two will have a lot to prove for TSM next split. Dignitas are a little more difficult to pinpoint. Spawn has had some bright spots and shows a lot of potential for them with the help of veteran players like IgNar, Santorin and Jensen; however, IgNar is coming off of one of his worst career performances in history with Immortals.If they can find some stability with their veterans, Dignitas has top 6 potential; however, this remains to be seen.In the mid lane, Ablazeolive is undoubtedly an upgrade from PowerOfEvil; however, he is one of only six mid laners from 2022 to remain in the LCS. The additions of Haeri, VicLa, Diplex, and Gori to their respective rosters makes it difficult to pinpoint exactly how well Ablazeolive will do next year. It does not help his case that he was one of the worst performers in 2022.The jungle is arguably North America's strongest role. With top tier players like Closer, Inspired, Santorin, and Spica remaining in the LCS next year, Kenvi is likely to be one of the worst junglers in the league. His LCS debut in 2022 was tainted by the meta forcing him onto tank and scaling jungle picks.This playstyle was completely opposite to what made him so special in the academy scene; however, the recent meta changes are leaning more towards the carry junglers that he is known for.Unfortunately, it appears the only other jungler worse than him is Bugi. With Pyosik, the 2022 World Champion jungler, entering the league, the jungle pool is only growing stronger. This will be a big year for Kenvi to prove himself among some of the greatest NA junglers to ever do it.Looking at the top lane, things are potentially positive for IMT. Revenge is by no means a "bad" or "weak" top laner; however, he is in a very similar position as Kenvi. The top lane pool in the LCS is looking very strong. With names like Ssumday, Impact, Summit, and Fudge competing next year, Revenge will have to do a lot to carry against some of the top tier teams.There is some hope however, as players like Armut, Tenacity, Licorice, Dhokla, and Solo are unproven, weaker, or on a similar level to Revenge. Despite the heavy hitters listed previously, Revenge has potential to push into the top 5 this year.Read more about the LCS.
Everything You Need to Know About the Changes Coming to the LCS in 2023
The LCS (League of Legends Championship Series) is set to return for its 11th year in January 2023. The LCS is North America's professional League of Legends league and is one of four major regions to compete internationally. Behind Korea's LCK, Europe's LEC, and China's LPL, the LCS is the fourth strongest league in the world, rounding out the upper echelon of the various competitive leagues across the globe.Following the conclusion of the World Championship, the largest international League of Legends event of the year, rumors began to swirl around the community about the status of the LCS in 2023. While it is true there has been a steady decline in viewership over the past few years, Riot Games are actively trying to "save" the league through improvements in scheduling based on viewership metrics.LCS and VCT CollaborationSince its release in 2020, Riot's tactical shooter VALORANT has taken the world by storm. Consequently, the professional VALORANT scene has grown tremendously, bringing in massive viewership and warranting further expansion. As a result, Riot created three franchising leagues across the major regions of the world to help draw more viewer attention, with thirty recognized teams to support.Like the LCS, VCT Americas League—the North/Latin American franchising league—is based in Los Angeles, California. To consolidate resources and promote viewership overlap between the two games, Riot has announced that the VCT Americas League will share the LCS Arena with the LCS when it kicks off its inaugural season in 2023.The LCS Arena will be renamed the Riot Games Arena to promote a more cooperative and inclusive environment between the two games. To boost publicity for the arena name change as well as the upcoming League of Legends season, LoL Esports is hosting the Global Kickoff Event, Riot's latest international League of Legends event. Stay tuned for more information about the event.Major Schedule Changes in 2023Over the past few years the LCS has had a consistent time slot on Saturdays and Sundays. Each weekend, the LCS would stream the week's 20 games as their target demographic, a growing age group since 2013, had the most retention and viewership on these days. Occasionally, on extended weekends known as "superweeks"—weeks that featured 30 games—the LCS would also stream on Fridays; however, these weeks were very infrequent.Despite their relative scarcity, the data from these days has been very important in Riot's decision making regarding the 2023 LCS season. Accommodating VCT Americas and new data, the LCS will officially be moving both its time slot and start times in 2023. Previously, the LCS started at 4:30 PM EST on Saturdays and 3:30 PM EST on Sundays. Next year, the LCS will take place on Thursday and Friday at 3:00PM EST.This change has received mixed, but predominantly negative reactions from the community. Long-time viewers have expressed their concerns with their inability to watch the LCS due to it now taking place on weekdays. This, in combination with the earlier start times, has made viewing the league very difficult for one of its long-time viewers who now work full-time jobs.These dedicated fans are not the only ones concerned about the new start times. Casters and behind-the-scenes workers for the LCS have also been outspoken about their concerns with the new start times. Citing a lack of logic in favor of seemingly illogical data, these LCS workers have unanimously agreed that, on paper, these time changes feel detrimental to the health of the LCS rather than beneficial.For more information about the new time changes as well as the full Spring Split schedule, visit the official publishing on the LoL Esports website here.
Team Vitality Announce 2023 LEC Roster
After the "LEC Superteam" failed to make the Summer Playoffs this year, it appears that Team Vitality are looking to make some major changes for 2023. Consisting of Alphari, Perkz, Carzzy, Labrov, Selfmade, and Haru, Vitality's superteam missed the mark by margins similar to that of Team Liquid in the LCS.The Superteam That Couldn'tWith Selfmade as their starting jungler, the team narrowly made the Spring Playoffs with a 9-9 record. Unsurprisingly, they were eliminated in the lower bracket by G2 Esports, who went on to become Spring Champions. Identifying Selfmade as their weakness, Vitality released the former Fnatic star and signed Bo and Haru from the LPL and LCK respectively. Haru earned the starting spot for the Summer Split and accomplished about as much as Selfmade. The team once again went 9-9; however, they lost their tiebreaker against Excel and failed to make the Summer Playoffs.Although Haru performed much better than Selfmade, the team as a whole lacked the coordination and consistency to compete with the likes of Rogue, G2 Esports, and MAD Lions at the top of the table. Left out of the Summer Playoffs, Team Vitality were afforded an early, albeit unwanted, start to the offseason. Given this head start, Team Vitality have crafted a very strong roster for their 2023 redemption tour.Headed into 2023, Team Vitality have wasted no time undoing everything they had built in 2022. Although it is not clear if every one of their moves was motivated by underperformances, Alphari's departure has been confirmed to be of his own volition. Stating that he had lost motivation and had experienced burnout during the 2022 season, Alphari opted not to join a team for Spring 2023, and to instead embrace the offseason until at least Summer. Outside of his exit, Team Vitality released three other players: Carzzy, Haru, and Labrov.Fixing the Jungle ProblemOnce again building their roster around multi-regional superstar Perkz, Team Vitality are hoping to silence their jungle issues once and for all. After being benched in favor of Haru, Bo will finally be making his LEC debut as the starting jungler for 2023. Bo had briefly played as a starter for FPX in 2021; however, his time in the LPL was cut short after he was plagued by allegations of match fixing. He proceeded to take a year off from professional play before accepting a position with Team Vitality last Summer. Although his time in the more competitive LPL was cut short, Bo reached rank 1 in the European server in just 32 days. This level of performance has left many people with the impression that Bo will make a tremendous impact for Team Vitality in the LEC next year.Promising, but Proven, Young Talent in the Bottom LaneDespite acquiring one of the best ADCs in the league from 2022, Team Vitality had a very obvious problem in the bottom lane that became obvious as the 2022 season came to a close. Alongside a rookie support from one of the German ERL leagues, former MAD Lions ADC Carzzy failed to perform at the same level as he had in 2021, when MAD Lions won back-to-back championships in the Spring and Summer Splits. Alongside Labrov, who made his LEC debut last season, the two made for a poor combination that could not effectively produce leads for their stars in the middle and top lane.Despite the failure of this same approach last season, Team Vitality are once again doubling down on a young bottom lane; however, both of their new bottom laners proved themselves in the LEC last year.Defying all expectations last year, a young and overlooked Misfits roster managed to make back-to-back playoff appearances over teams like Vitality and MAD Lions. This young core placed 3rd and 4th in the Spring and Summer Splits, respectively, and demonstrated much higher levels of play than were expected from such inexperienced players. As a result, Vitality have acquired former Misfits ADC Neon to lead their bottom lane in 2023.Alongside Neon, Vitality looked to sign a qualified and proven support that was not going to break the bank. Realizing the potential in the Summer 2022 First Team All-Pro LEC Support, they signed Kaiser to help guide Neon in the bottom lane.Gambling On An Import Rookie Top LanerOnce again gambling on younger players, Team Vitality have signed one of the best top laners from the LCK's Challengers scene: Photon. Photon has been playing professional league since 2019, when he signed with Gen.G Academy, the academy team of one of the strongest teams in the LCK. After a year with the team, he was promoted to the Challengers league, where he signed with Liiv Sandbox Challengers. Although his team was not very good, he was a top performer, garnering the attention of T1 Challengers. After earning a spot on the Challengers team for the most accomplished and prestigious organization in League of Legends history, Photon became the best top laner in the league.With the second-highest KDA in Spring and the highest KDA in Summer, Photon showed enough promise to capture the attention of Team Vitality. Although he likely received offers from weak LPL and LCK teams, Photon chose to sign with Vitality for the 2023 LEC season.
Riot Games Announces New North American League of Legends Professional League
The North American League of Legends academy scene is getting its first major overhaul since 2018. Read more about the big changes and improvements coming to the league here. Riot Games Announces New North American League of Legends Professional LeagueSince its inception in 2014, the North American League of Legends academy league has undergone quite a few changes. Designed to provide a pathway for unsigned players to join the LCS, the academy scene was originally referred to as the NA Challenger Series (NACS).Prior to franchising in 2018, the LCS was based on relegation and promotion, where the weakest teams from the LCS were replaced by the winners of the NACS because those competitors "wanted it more."This relegation system forced teams to stay competitive to keep their spots. While this provided fans with a competitive and exciting viewer experience, the frequent shift of well-liked players in and out of the league hindered fans' ability to support certain teams or players.As a result, the 2018 franchising system allowed teams to buy spots in the league. Similar to traditional sports, franchised teams had to pay a hefty commission upfront but were guaranteed a spot in the league until they either sold their slot or the league disbanded.Under this new franchise system, the academy scene was rebranded to the "NA Academy League" (NAAL). Although it has undergone multiple format changes since its inception, including the addition of college/university teams to the league, the academy scene has operated as the NAAL ever since.However, Riot Games has recently announced that the NAAL will be revamped once again, with major changes set to launch next year. Starting in 2023, the NAAL will become the NACL (North American Challengers League). What is the NACL?In their official post, which can be found here, Riot stated that the Tier 2 (Academy) scene saw significant growth and improvement in 2022. Looking to build upon that growth and help facilitate future expansion, and to elevate North America to be more in line with the level of competition seen in the other major regions, they have decided to invest a significant number of resources into the league ahead of 2023.Starting next year, the NACL will host a total of 16 teams. Like in the NAAL, 10 of those teams will be the respective academy teams of each of the 10 LCS teams ("Fixed Teams"). However, the remaining 6 teams, called Provisional Teams, will feature the amateur (collegiate and amateur LCS teams) from 2022. At the time of publishing, the 6 provisional teams were not announced. Since then, the following 16 teams have been locked in for 2023:Fixed Teams100 AcademyCLG AcademyC9 AcademyDignitas AcademyEG AcademyFlyQuest AcademyGG AcademyIMT AcademyTL AcademyTSM AcademyProvisional TeamsAOE EsportsCincinnati FearCLG FaithFLY FAMTL FirstWildcard Gaming How Will the NACL Benefit North American League of Legends?While the formatting for the NACL will be largely the same as its previous iterations, there is one major addition. To promote a high level of competition, the NACL will feature a Promotion and Relegation system in the form of two 32-team Open Qualifiers.The top four NACL Qualifier teams will compete against the bottom four Provisional Teams to fill the last four spots in the NACL via the NACL Promotion Tournament. The NACL Promotion Tournament features a double elimination bracket and is not open to fixed teams as they cannot be relegated.This system allows players that are not recognized or scouted by the LCS organizations to have the opportunity to demonstrate their talents and show their potential. Similarly, the contracts of NACL players in the GCD (Global Contract Database) will have access to the Notification of Interest System.This system, which is intended to notify players that the LCS organizations have an interest in them, allows the LCS teams to officially state their interest in players contracted by another team.
Dignitas Announces 2023 LCS Roster
There were a number of significant rumors circulating around the LCS this offseason; however, none were more surprising than those around Dignitas. While rumors such as Doublelift's return, FlyQuest's superteam, and Team Liquid's (TL) affectionately titled "TLCK" all-Korean roster were all very shocking and crazy in their own ways, the news surrounding Dignitas' attempt to build a competitive roster raised the most uncertainty from the community.After all, Dignitas quit half-way through the 2022 Summer Split, promoting the majority of their academy roster to the main stage and selling their star jungler to Golden Guardians. At the same time, there were rumors going around that Dignitas was looking to sell their LCS spot. With these actions seemingly indicating Dignitas' exit from the scene, the rumors around the organization going "all-in" in the offseason seemed very contradictory and therefore untrustworthy. It appears, however, that Dignitas may very well be competitive this season.Out With the OldStarting in Week 4 of the 2022 Summer Split, Dignitas began to make drastic roster changes to try and see if they could produce better results. While these changes were not comparable in scale to the voracious TSM, they were put in place for the same reason: to win more games. Unfortunately, after the complete overhaul in Week 6, Dignitas would only manage one more win, bringing their record to 3-15 at the end of the split. With the organization clearly and admittedly abandoning a competitive roster, rumors about their exit from the LCS became a topic of conversation. Although it is now clear that they will not be exiting the league, they have made some significant changes from 2022.The final roster they fielded in 2022 consisted of the following players:Top: Lee "Hoon" Jang-hoonJungle: Lawrence "eXyu" Lin XuMid: Ersin "Blue" GörenADC: Trevor "Spawn" Kerr-TaylorSupport: Vincent "Biofrost" WangWhile it is typical for teams to abandon unsuccessful rosters, the players on Dignitas' final roster from 2022 were given an impossible task. Although they were not expected to win, the 3-15 record ended the season with looms over their shoulders. Fortunately, Dignitas recognized this, and relegated the majority of the roster back to their academy team: Dignitas Academy.Hoon, eXyu, and Gamsu have all reunited on Dignitas Academy. Blue, on the other hand, was released earlier this year to explore his options in Europe, where he was imported from in 2021. Similarly, Biofrost was released. Like Blue, he was not picked up by any teams in the offseason.In With the NewAfter seeing a few bright spots from him during his brief stint with the team in the 2022 Summer Split, Dignitas opted to retain Spawn in the ADC position. They also signed three LCS veterans to help facilitate his growth. Joining Spawn on their 2023 lineup is Santorin, Jensen, and IgNar. Importantly, Santorin has played with both of these players before. He played with IgNar for two splits on FlyQuest in 2020. He played with Jensen for four splits from 2020 to 2022. While Jensen and IgNar have not played together, their synergy with Santorin should prove to be very helpful.Of course, these three LCS veterans can only fill three of the vacancies, leaving an opening in the top lane. While he drastically underperformed in the LEC in 2022, Dignitas have decided to fill this vacancy with former MAD Lions top laner Armut. Armut was an integral part of the MAD Lions squad that won back-to-back championships in the 2021 LEC Spring and Summer Playoffs; however, his recent performances forced MAD Lions to move on in favor of a more promising player.Together, Dignitas' 2023 LCS roster is:Top: İrfan "Armut" Berk TükekJungle: Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer LarsenMid: Nicolaj "Jensen" JensenLCSADC: Trevor "Spawn" Kerr-TaylorSupport: Lee "IgNar" Dong-geun
Fnatic Announce 2023 LEC Roster
After being unable to reach their expected potential last split, Fnatic is looking to win with a different strategy this season. Their previous roster iteration from 2022 debuted some of the best players in the LEC from 2021. Joining Upset and Hylissang, Fnatic signed Humanoid from a MAD Lions team that won both the Spring and Summer Splits. They also took a chance on a young jungler from an over-performing Misfits roster in Razork. Alongside those two rising stars, Fnatic reached deep into their wallets to sign the best top laner in the LEC, stealing Wunder away from G2 Esports.What Went Wrong in 2022?Despite constructing a team of the best players Europe had to offer, Fnatic's 2022 season was disappointing. In the 2022 Spring Split, the "European superteam" did quite well, finishing the split just behind Rogue with a 13-5 record. However, the team was constructed to win the LEC in both Spring and Summer. While they came very close to taking over in the Spring Playoffs, they fell short in the Loser's Bracket Finals to the eventual winners in G2 Esports. Now out of contention for the European MSI seed, the team set their eyes on the biggest prize: winning the Summer Split and a spot at Worlds.Intending to grow as a five-man unit, the team refrained from making any roster changes in the midseason. The other contending LEC teams like MAD Lions and Misfits, on the other hand, made big pickups, raising the level of competition around Fnatic. As a result, Fnatic drastically underperformed expectations, falling to 5th through a string of three miracle wins over Astralis, Team Vitality, and Misfits.While they had managed to rally and secure themselves a spot in the LEC Summer Playoffs, it was not pretty. Throughout the year, the team struggled to find an identity. With stars in every role, it became unclear who Razork needed to play through to win. It was not until their miracle finish that the true star of Fnatic rose to the occasion to decimate their opponents. Although Hylissang continued to disappoint, Upset stepped up tremendously. Putting the team on his back, Upset handily defeated his opponents, and gave Fnatic a clear strategy for success that allowed them to defeat Excel, Misfits, and MAD Lions to earn their spot at Worlds.Despite being one of three teams to take a map off of eventual Worlds 2022 Runners-Up in T1, Fnatic fell short in the group stage, forcing the organization to reevaluate their roster in 2023.FNC 2023After he failed multiple times to assess and properly deal with multiple draft threats from opponents in critical matches, Fnatic's first priority became replacing their head coach, YamatoCannon. Yamato had proven to be a valuable asset since they acquired him in 2020, however, internal discussions led the organization to take their roster in a different direction for 2023. Replacing him, Fnatic have signed Hiiva from Misfits to act as their Assistant Coach alongside Crusher, their new Head Coach who they promoted from their academy team: Fnatic TQ.Curiously, Fnatic have opted not to keep Upset for 2023. Unfortunately, the way contracts and buyouts work in the League of Legends scene have made finding a new team for the star problematic. While he is not on their active roster for 2023, Fnatic refused offers from other teams interested in him in the offseason, relegating him to what many players refer to as "contract jail." Leaving the roster with him is their longest-tenured player in Hylissang. After being outperformed by almost every support he laned against in both the Spring and Summer splits, Fnatic rightfully decided it was time to move on. After nearly five years with Fnatic, Hylissang will be joining MAD Lions for the 2023 season.Recognizing the talents of their remaining players, Fnatic has opted to retain Wunder, Razork, and Humanoid. While this trio struggled to cooperate throughout the year, their upside was proven by their individual performances on the biggest stage of the year: Worlds 2022. Alongside academy stand-in Rhuckz, Wunder; Razork; and Humanoid were able to take a game off of the likes of T1, the second best team in the world.With Upset and Hylissang out for 2023, Fnatic did not have to look very far to find their new support. With very little practice, Rhuckz made an immediate and noticeable impact in the bot lane, allowing Fnatic to sail through play-ins and put pressure on elite teams like EDG and T1.Alongside Rhuckz, Fnatic have signed LEC veteran and fan-favorite ADC superstar Rekkles. Rekkles had previously played for the team for five years from 2015 to 2020. Given Upset's incredible performances this year, his return has shocked many, but has also excited an equal amount of die-hard fans.To see this new roster in action, be sure to tune in when the LEC returns with their first-ever Winter Split in January 2023.
FlyQuest Announce 2023 LCS Roster
FlyQuest has finally announced their 2023 LCS roster. Read more about their changes from 2022 and outlook in 2023 here.FlyQuest Announce 2023 LCS RosterIt's official. FlyQuest has become the ninth of the ten LCS teams to announce their roster for the 2023 season. Ahead of them, 100 Thieves; Cloud9; Team Liquid; Evil Geniuses; Immortals; TSM; Golden Guardians; and Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) have already publicized their starting five.Unsurprisingly all but CLG have made roster changes. What is surprising; however, is that three teams have replaced four or more players from 2023. Interestingly, all three of these teams were within the top five last split. Both 100 Thieves and Team Liquid rebuilt around one player (100T Closer and TL CoreJJ), replacing four of their starters. FlyQuest, on the other hand, have replaced all five of their starters to make a title run in 2023.What Happened to FlyQuest 2022?FlyQuest's starting lineup for 2022 was as follows:Top: Philip "Philip" ZengJungle: Brandon "Josedeodo" Joel VillegasMid: Loïc "toucouille" DuboisADC: Johnson "Johnsun" NguyenSupport: Zaqueri "aphromoo" BlackTwo of these players have already received and accepted offers to play elsewhere in 2022. Both toucouille and Josedeodo will return to their respective regions, EMEA and LATAM. Josedeodo will join Estral Esports in the LLA while toucouille will compete for Team GO in the LFL.Both Johnsun and aphromoo will not compete professionally in 2023. This marks the first time since Summer 2013 that aphromoo will not be on an LCS roster. Philip, a fan favorite, will return to play for FlyQuest in 2023; however, he will be competing on one of their two NACL (North American Challengers League) rosters: FlyQuest Academy or FlyQuest FAM.FLY 2023With Philip being given time in the NACL and the remainder of the 2022 lineup being released, FlyQuest initiated a complete rebuild around young Korean talent and proven LCS veterans. In the top lane, FlyQuest turned into a resident World Champion who led Evil Geniuses to their first-ever LCS title in Spring 2022.Replacing Philip, FlyQuest acquired the statistically strongest (by a long shot) top laner in the LCS: Jeong "Impact" Eon-young.Alongside Impact, FlyQuest wanted to have a strong LCS jungler to remain competitive with the current top junglers Inspired and Closer. Fortunately for them, TSM had just released the 2021 LCS Spring Split MVP. Filling in for Josedeodo in the jungle is none other than Mingyi "Spica" Lu.As each team is afforded two import slots to compete alongside three North American players, FlyQuest have signed the best overseas talent available.Replacing toucouille in the mid lane and Johnsun in the bot lane are two of the LCK's best upcoming players: Lee "VicLa" Dae-kwang and Lee "Prince" Chase-hwan. VicLa has spent the entirety of his career (roughly two years) with KT Rolster where he recently played for his first-ever full split in Summer 2022. Prince, on the other hand, has played for a few more years across multiple LCK teams.He rose to prominence this year after carrying Liiv Sandbox to the LCK Summer Playoffs.Finalizing their roster, FlyQuest signed former Team Liquid Academy support and "second best support in the LCS" according to CoreJJ: Bill "Eyla" Nguyen.Community sentiment is largely optimistic, with many believing that this lineup could bring FlyQuest a title this year. Title or not, FlyQuest will certainly be at the top of the table, giving known contenders like Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses a run for their money.
G2 Esports Announce 2023 VALORANT Roster
G2 Esports are one of the most well-known gaming organizations in the world. The self-proclaimed "most entertaining esports organization in the world" hosts professional teams in nearly ten different games, including League of Legends, VALORANT, Rainbow Six Siege, and Rocket League.The organization was founded by former League of Legends professional player Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago, and is best known for its thriving European League of Legends team. Despite their successes across multiple games this year, G2 Esports attracted the most publicity following a social media post by Santiago with controversial figure Andrew Tate. After coming under fire from the public, Santiago doubled-down, preaching that the people had no right to "police his friendships."At the time, Riot Games, the creator of both League of Legends and VALORANT, were still determining which teams would enter their partnered leagues (international leagues) for the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) in 2023. While most mainstream organizations were excluded for financial or internal leadership reasons, the negative press garnered by Santiago cost G2 Esports a multi-million dollar deal with Riot Games in their EMEA League.Left without a franchising spot for VCT 2023, G2 Esports set their eyes on the tier two VALORANT scene: VALORANT Challengers 2023.What is VALORANT Challengers?Similar to amateur leagues in other games, the Challengers aims to provide a pathway for non-partnered organizations to compete for a spot in the partnered leagues. Currently, there are three partnered leagues: Americas League, EMEA League, and Pacific League. These three leagues encompass a total of thirty teams that compete at the highest level to be crowned regional and world champions.The Challenger Leagues, however, are much more expansive. Starting in 2023, there are 21 different Challenger Leagues competing across the three major partnered league regions. The competing Challenger Leagues are as follows:Americas:North America (NA)Latin America North (LATAMN)Latin America South (LATAMS)BrazilEMEA:Northern EuropeSouthern Europe (Spain, Italy, and Portugal)France and BeneluxDach (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)TurkeyEastern EuropePacific:South Asia (including India)ThailandVietnamMalaysia and SingaporeKoreaJapanChinese Taipei and Hong KongPhilippinesIndonesiaOceaniaEach year, the teams from each of the three Challengers territories (Americas, EMEA, and APAC) will compete in Challengers Ascension Tournaments—the formats of these tournaments are still under development—for the opportunity to "ascend" to the international leagues. Only one team from each territory can be promoted, meaning one team will be added to each international league. Further information about VALORANT Challengers can be found on Riot Games's website here.G2 Esports 2023After it was announced that G2 Esports would be offered a spot in VALORANT Challengers, the organization quickly put together the most skilled team they could find using unsigned players from both North America and EMEA.Their team for 2023 is as follows:Shahzeb "ShahZaM" KhanMichael "dapr" GulinoMaxim "wippie" ShepelevErik "penny" PennyFrancis "OXY" HoangAfter both of their star players, Auni "AvovA" Chahade and Óscar "mixwell" Cañellas Colocho, opted to leave the organization to join partnered organization Team Heretics in the EMEA League, G2 were left to completely rebuild their roster. Two of the remaining three players departed to play for Giants, another team in the EMEA League, while the last player was released to explore his options.Both ShahZam and Gulino were acquired from Sentinels, the most popular North American VALORANT organization, after the organization parted ways with the two in favor or former LOUD and current World Champions pANcada and Sacy, as well as former XSET players zekken and dephh. Both ShahZam and Gulino were members of Sentinels when the team won back-to-back VALORANT Masters tournaments in North America and Reykjavík, Iceland.Joining the two established names are some of North America's most underrated players. Both wippie and penny are arriving from Version 1, a top-tier North American VALORANT team, a team where they showed tremendous potential but found very little success. Alongside them, G2 Esports enlisted the help of a successful player from the tier two scene: OXY. In 2022, OXY won four amateur tournaments and came in second in five others. Across multiple amateur teams, OXY proved to be a very reliable and skilled player, earning him a spot on what will be one of the most competitive tier-two teams in 2023.
EXCEL 2023 LEC Roster Announced
Prior to the start of the global League of Legends free agency period, there were massive rumors swirling around the Excel 2023 plans. After it was announced that their 2022 starting Jungler and Support players, Mark "Markoon" van Woensel and Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle would be leaving for SK Gaming and G2 Esports, respectively, Excel were quick to initiate a complete rebuild around one of their remaining three 2022 starters.The starting lineup heading into the offseason this year was as follows:Top: Finn "Finn" WiestålJungle: Mark "Markoon" van WoenselMid: Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik HolmADC: Patrik "Patrik" JírůSupport: Mihael "Mikyx" MehleWhat Remains of Excel 2022With both Mikyx and Markoon leaving for more competitive contract offers, Excel were left with mostly mediocre players. While Patrik had a standout performance alongside Mikyx in the bottom lane, both Finn and Nukeduck were rather average players by the end of the year.Originally, Excel fully intended to keep Finn; however, KOI's (formerly) Rogue decision to release star top laner Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu, left Excel with an opportunity they could not pass up. With eyes set on someone else, Finn was given the opportunity to explore his options in the LEC.It was not long before Astralis found a spot for him after releasing their veteran top laner Vivicsacsi. Not long after, Nukeduck was released from Excel and opted to join 100 Thieves as their new Assistant Coach. It is unclear as of now if Nukeduck intends to retire completely from competitive play or if he will make a return in the future.With only one starter left on their roster, Excel put into motion their rebuild for 2023. Centered around ADC Patrik, who showed significant promise in the 2022 Summer Split, Excel have invested entirely in players who played in the LEC in 2022.Excel 2023Retaining Patrik for 2023, Excel dipped into the rosters of their opponents to find players that could facilitate his playstyle. Looking at the Support position, there was one clear option available. Although he is only entering his second year in the LEC in 2023, former G2 Esports support player Raphaël "Targamas" Crabbé was the best available active player in the free agency market.Ironically, his availability was only brought about by G2 Esports interest in Mikyx, who had previously played for them for three years starting in 2019. Although this has not been confirmed, the rumors surrounding their interest in Mikyx suggest that their latest ADC pickup, former Rogue star Steven "Hans sama" Liv, specifically requested to play alongside him. Eager to make an upgrade in their own bottom lane, G2 obliged and released Targamas.With their bottom lane now complete, Excel looked to strengthen their mid lane, a position that quickly became a liability to them headed into the 2022 Summer Playoffs. With Nukeduck taking a position in the LCS on 100 Thieves, Excel opted to spend big on a player who had proven himself to be one of the best in the league. Joining Patrik and Targamas for 2023 is none other than Spring Split MVP Vincent "Vetheo" Berrié.Although he had been with Misfits Gaming (now Team Heretics) since 2020, Vetheo made a name for himself this year after carrying Misfits to the playoffs, not once, but twice. Although he had many terrific plays this year, his standout performances include a comeback from a 10,000 gold deficit against Spring Split Champions G2 Esports.With the sudden arrival of Odoamne to replace Finn, Excel only needed to fill one position. Although Markoon had been their best performer across the year, SK Gaming left Excel in a difficult position after they acquired him for 2023. Opting to get the best bang for their buck, Excel finalized their roster with the best "under the radar" jungler of the 2022 Summer Split: Andrei "Xerxe" Dragomir.Although they finished bottom two in both the Spring and Summer Splits last year, Xerxe's emergence in the Summer had a drastic impact on their win rate. As opposed to their 3-15 finish in the Spring, Xerxe managed to single-handedly carry the bottom-tier team to a 7-11 finish in Summer. At the same time, he consistently maintained a top three spot in the jungle behind established names like Jankos and Elyoya.With five strong and proven players on their roster for 2023, Excel could look to make a huge splash this coming split. To catch them in action, be sure to tune in to the LEC when it kicks off in early January 2023.Read more esports news.
100 Thieves Go 3-0; Cloud9 Falters: Red Bull Homeground #3 Day 1
Red Bull Homeground #3 is officially underway. Read more about the tournament details and Day 1 results here. 100 Thieves Go 3-0; Cloud9 Falters: Red Bull Homeground #3 Day 1While the official 2023 VCT season does not kick off until January, seven VCT teams were given the opportunity to show off their VCT-ready rosters in Red Bull's Riot Games affiliated tournament. The third iteration of this sponsored event is held in Manchester, England, and offers a $100,000 prize pool to be distributed across the eight competing teams.The first place team secures $50,000, while the second place brings home $20,000. The remainder of the prize pool is segmented into placement tiers due to the structure of the tournament stages and the absence of 7th, 5th, and 3rd place matches. As a result, the 7th-8th place finishers bring home $2,000. The 5th-6th place finishers bring home $3,000. And the 3rd-4th place finishers bring home $10,000. What is Red Bull Homeground #3?While the previous versions of the tournament have included many more teams, a smaller prize pool, and invited exclusively EMEA teams, Red Bull Homeground #3 opened its wallet and borders. This time around, the tournament was reduced to eight teams. Complications with the dissolution of teams following the announcement of Riot Games's partnered VCT initiative resulted in the invitation of seven teams to accompany the sole remaining qualified team.Although FUT Esports and BIG had both earned a spot through the Turkish and EMEA qualifiers, BIG's roster dissolved after it was announced that professional VALORANT would be transitioning to a partnered format.FUT Esports (a partnered EMEA team from the EMEA League), however, joined the partnered program and debuted their roster alongside the following seven invited international teams:100 Thieves (NA, Americas League)Cloud9 (NA, Americas League)Team Liquid (EMEA, EMEA League)Team Heretics (EMEA, EMEA League)Team Vitality (EMEA, EMEA League)KRÜ Esports (LATAM, Americas League)FOKUS (unaffiliated)Although FOKUS is not a part of Riot's partnered VCT program, they are expected to compete in the Tier 2 scene and were invited alongside the seven partnered organizations.Similar to its previous iterations, Red Bull Homeground #3 is a two-stage, single-elimination tournament hosted across three days. It is split into a preliminary group stage that ends in a bracketed playoff stage. The first day of the tournament encompasses the entirety of the group stage, allowing the bracket to be laid out for the second day.The group stage splits the eight competitors into two groups of four. Each group plays a single round robin, and the three teams with the best records move on to the playoff stage. Their placement in the playoff stage is based on their record, and ties are determined by round differentials. In other words, between the tying teams, the team with the higher round win-loss differential takes the higher seeding.The second and third day of the tournament break the playoff stage into two sections. The second day hosts the quarterfinals, a best-of-three, single-elimination matchup between the second and third place teams from opposing brackets. In traditional bracketing style, the higher (2nd place) seed from the first group plays against the lower (3rd place) seed from the opposing group.Day three pits the advancing quarterfinals teams against the first seed from each group. These matches are also a best-of-three and the winners advance to play the grand finals shortly after. Unlike the previous stages, the grand finals are best-of-five, and the winner takes home the $50,000 cash prize. Day 1 OverviewWhile the group stage went largely as expected, there were quite a few surprises. The results of the group stage are as follows:Group ACloud9 (2-1)Team Vitality (2-1)FOKUS (1-2)KRÜ Esports (1-2)Group B100 Thieves (3-0)Team Liquid (2-1)Team Heretics (1-2)FUT Esports (0-3)Surprising many, FOKUS managed to defeat KRÜ Esports, and move into the playoff stage. While KRÜ Esports does not offer the most talented lineup, they are a part of the Americas League. FOKUS, on the other hand, are a Tier 2 Turkish team, who were expected to go winless in this tournament.What makes this even more incredible is that FOKUS's win comes over Cloud9, the roster with some of the biggest names in the North American VALORANT scene. Although C9 rallied to secure the top seed in their group, their lost opener to FOKUS showed some glaring weaknesses in their perceived impenetrable roster.Looking at Group B, 100 Thieves managed to be the only team to end the group stage without a loss. Although their wins were close, their losses were similarly close. Notably, their 2-1 victory over Team Liquid was only against three of TL's starting members. Both Redgar and nAts were absent from the tournament following VISA issues.

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Salonen and Uchida team with CSO in an evening of Bartók and Schoenberg
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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night. Photo: Katja Tahja
This week's Chicago Symphony Orchestra program seemed to offer a visit from the shade of Pierre Boulez, pairing music by Bartók and Schoenberg, two standbys of the late French conductor's local concerts.
Yet it was Esa-Pekka Salonen who was on the podium Thursday night for his second and final CSO week. If the concert wasn't as memorable as last week's Mahler Ninth, the performances carried all the polish and insight the Finnish conductor routinely brings to his local stands.
It made sense to follow up last week's Mahler with music of Schoenberg. Though he was often baffled by Schoenberg's music, Mahler generously supported his younger colleague's efforts both professionally and financially.
Written in 1899 as a string sextet, Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) remains his most performed work, heard Thursday in the revised version for string orchestra. Composed at age 25, this epic, narrative tone poem hails from Schoenberg's early Romantic period–before he felt he had come to a dead end with traditional tonality and proceeded to remake 20th-century music with his 12-tone school.
The score is based upon Richard Dehmel's poem about a woman who confesses her existing pregnancy by a stranger to her partner; he forgives her and says their love is so great that he will raise the other man's child with her as his own.
One can only imagine the online indignation such quaint sentiments would provoke today. Yet if the melodramatic source material hasn't aged very well, Schoenberg's music remains glorious, rich in its themes, distinctively worked out and masterfully written for strings.
Following up on their extraordinary playing in last week's Mahler, the CSO strings were comparably inspired Thursday night. Salonen avoided the sonic soupiness that can sometimes come with this score, clarifying textures and leading a transparent performance of surging momentum that invested key points with due bringing dramatic urgency. The playing of all the front desk musicians was, once again, beyond reproach.
Béla Bartók is not a composer one normally associates with Mitsuko Uchida. Yet with her popular winter CSO Mozart programs a thing of the past, the pianist has been exploring different repertoire in her local appearances and returned this week as soloist in Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Mitsuko Uchida. Photo: Justin Pumfrey
The Hungarian composer's final completed work, the Third Piano Concerto leaves behind the explosive, driving virtuosity of his two previous essays in the genre for a more inward expression, one that largely suited Uchida's intimate style.
Still, in the opening Allegretto, her legato touch felt a bit underpowered even here, her playing clean and alert but cautious where a more incisive approach was needed. Uchida was, unsurprisingly, more in synch with the central Adagio religioso, bringing a rapt, elevated eloquence to the simple, unadorned solo line. The final movement was not the most blindingly bravura rendering one will ever hear, but Uchida brought admirable power and edgy excitement to the final section.
The evening began with Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn (the theme not actually by Haydn, but never mind). Salonen led a refreshingly retro version–fleet in the quicker variations yet taking statelier tempos than one often hears these days in the slower sections, emphasizing an idiomatic Germanic weight. The finale was tensile and flowing, building inexorably to a majestic coda that avoided pomposity.
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The Hurriyet Daily News recently reported on 'Hagia Sophia, Halki mark religious freedom panels' by Vercihan Ziflioğlu. The Hurriyet Daily News is the oldest current English-language daily in Turkey.
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An international conference on "religious freedom in Turkey," was held in Berlin, focusing on the Hagia Sophia and Halki Seminary issues, which have remained problematic for decades.
The two day long conference's theme was "Tearing Down Walls: Achieving Religious Equality in Turkey."
"Equality, state neutrality and pluralism" were issues evaluated by politicians, diplomats, religious leaders, human rights lawyers, scholars, journalists, and religious minority representatives from Turkey. Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senator Hillary Clinton, also joined the conference by video.
The Directorate General of Turkey's Minority Foundations Representative, Laki Vingas, made a speech on minority issues in Turkey at the panel. Vingas emphasized the "legal personality problems" for both the Fener Greek and the Armenian Patriarchate in Turkey.
"In light of our historical experiences as Turkey's minorities, we need projects that can be implemented in macro dimensions for us to become equal, free citizens who can express what we think in a free environment," Vingas said.
He also brought the Halki Seminary issue to the agenda, saying the theology school had been closed for 42 years, which "damaged the Ecumenical Patriarchate, as well as the Orthodox world and Turkey."
The Halki Seminary was opened in 1844 and served as a school for theology for years. However, as a result of a 1971 Constitutional Court ruling, all private institutions of higher education either became state universities or were closed down.
Halki's Board of Trustees refused to become part of Istanbul University. Consequently, the seminary section of Halki was closed down.
The high school section is still open, but no longer has any students. During the conference, another hot topic was the centuries-old Hagia Sophia and the debate on whether it should be converted to a mosque or not.
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç had previously expressed his hope to see Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Museum converted into a mosque.
While about 30 percent of the world's population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians. (Source: International Society for Human Rights)
Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries (U.S. State Department)
Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification (Source: Open Doors USA)
Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group. (Pew Research)
Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism. (Under Caesar's Sword)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Six members of Congress stressed the need for the U.S. government to take a more vigorously active role in protecting endangered Christians in the Holy Lands and the Middle East.
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There's a little flower that's in season right now in the upper Midwest, and it's been a huge inspiration to me this week. I had a throwback to childhood moment and decided to make a flower crown with real woodland violets as I used to do as a kid. I made a slip knot with each stem, then closed the knot around the stem of the next flower, and so on. It was a lot harder than I remembered! I had to use sewing thread to bind the flowers together and even so it was delicate and short-lived. But I was able to wear it for this photo shoot and it was a good excuse to play barefoot in the woods.
Besides being a lovely accessory inspiration, violets have many other uses too! I'll be covering that in a post really soon.
Flowers aren't in season where you live? Get a ready made flower crown at a good price at the shops I've linked below. And don't forget my personal favorite source for handmade goods: Etsy, where you can find every style of violet flower crown you can dream of.


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'Kultur=Kapital', Alfredo Jaar @ Galerie Thomas Schulte, April 29th, 2012 => Gallery Weekend-1
Galerie Thomas Schulte shows a new neon work by Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar in the gallery's Corner Space.
Alfredo Jaar makes far-reaching connections in his works between the levels of ethics and aesthetics. Jaar frequently works with quasi-documentary images, which he presents in light boxes and which engage with the discrepancy between First and Third World and its presentation in the media. The architecture and spatial setting are also of great importance to the artist. In his installations, Jaar constantly explores the most varied image and text combinations, thereby sounding the depths of social phenomena. His neon lettering works also testify to this. The forceful, glaring lettering immediately draw the viewer's attention, inviting him to reflect on their complex meaning.
The lettering in his latest work, Kultur=Kapital, makes reference to Joseph Beuys' claim "kunst=kapital". Throughout his oeuvre, Beuys repeatedly engaged with the issue of how art co-shaped society and politics, and was of the opinion that the creativity of each individual person represented the capital, and with it also the potential, of a society. Ultimately, Beuys condensed his complex theories in a formulaic equation that, in the form of multiples, became the bearer of his ideas.
Jaar's neon work broadens the citation to include the concept of culture. Both concepts are inseparably linked by the equal sign and are mutually dependent. Within a social model, capital supports culture, while, vice versa, culture should be an essential part of our social capital. Particularly in times of financial crisis, when ever larger savings are being made in the culture budget, Jaar would like to point out that culture represents a society's true capital.
In addition to his allusion to Joseph Beuys, Jaar also references his own installation The Marx Lounge, implemented for the first time within the framework of the 2010 Liverpool Biennial and subsequently exhibited in 2011 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Seville. For that work Jaar filled a reading room exclusively with writings by Karl Marx and other authors who, today, still question the capitalist system.
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Thanks David – though you've sent me down a lot of rabbit holes since I'd never heard of him. By the way, I do feel my children are more grateful than we were in the late sixties, but this song seems different from his others – and powerful.
This guy wrote Eve of Destruction.
Regarding the part about sending trainloads of wheat back in 1932, maybe he was thinking of '42? I doubt any food was allowed to get through during the worst part of the famine to "keep your millions alive". It would be interesting if he had some inkling of something resembling the Holodomor catastrophe had occurred, what with the state of information behind the Iron Curtain. Or am I reading too much into that line?
…I can't find any reference to food aid in 1932, with a cursory search.
Maybe Sloan confused the dates, or maybe he just thought "1932" rhymed better.
I'm impressed that he even knew about it, though.
Wow. Nice song. Never heard it before.


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Q: How do I update includePath on Visual Studio Code in Windows? I'm trying to run this code that I found online to figure out how to run C++ on Visual Studio Code but it keeps telling me "Please update your includePath. IntelliSense features for this translation unit... will be provided by the Tag Parser." as well as "could not open source file "iostream" (no directories in search list)". VC told me to download git and so I did. Its site also told me to download mingw-w64 and I did so. How do I edit includePath settings? Please keep in mind that I am a complete beginner to C++ but need to be able to use something for a class and was recommended VC.
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    std::cout << "Hello World!";
    std::cout << std::endl;
    return 0'
}

A: From your question, it looks like you are following the Getting Started with C++ VSCode tutorial.  But something isn't working and you're getting the "Please update your includePath" error message, which is basically VSCode's way of saying "I am confused".
My guess is the compiler path is not set right in the C/C++ settings.  Double-check the path you have entered there.
In any case, I have written up generic instructions on troubleshooting this error message in this answer to a similar question.

A: I solved this by adding the enclosing folder to my VSCode C++ Include Path:
First you need to install the C/C++ extensions (I think this is required, doesn't hurt to install it either way!).

Then go to File > Preferences > Settings
Search for C++ include path and you'll see this:

Click on the link to "Edit in settings.json" and update "C_Cpp.default.includePath" by adding your path to the array. For me, the header files were located at
C:\\Program Files\\Epic Games\\Engine\\Source\\Runtime\\Core\\Public

Adding this resolved the issue for me; all of the UE4 headers are able to be "intellisensed". This could also have been added to the C_Cpp.default.systemIncludePath array the the same effect.
~Cheers~

A: If you're using different partitions or drives for your projects, i recommend you to change to Visual Studio cause it includes an IDE, more tools for more specific projects, and it's the best choice for beginners.

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Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa Ends The Debate On Women's Boxing
There's nothing more you can say about women's boxing. Well, there probably is but it doesn't matter at this point. They have effectively ended the misconception of their sport.
Women's boxing has constantly taken a backseat. The narrative surrounding them is that they can't sell tickets, no one tunes into their fights on television and the fights itself just isn't exciting. None of those statements are true .
On Friday January 10th, at the Ocean Resort Casino, in Atlantic City, history was made. Or rather, HERstory. Claressa Shields defeated Ivana Habazin to secure the vacant WBC and WBO Jr Middleweight world titles. With the win, Shields became the fastest boxer regardless of gender to win titles in three different weight classes.
Also featured on the card was Alicia Napoleon-Espinoza and Elin Cederroos. The two women turned in the absolute fight of the night as Cederroos defeated Napoleon-Espinosa via razor thin unanimous decision. Each judge watching the bout scored the contest 95-94 in favor of Cederroos.
When two fighters produce such a classic battle, it has become cliche to say that neither person loses. In this case, it fits the circumstances perfectly.
Since the very beginning, Napoleon-Espinosa has been an advocate for women's boxing. The outrageously low pay coupled with the minimum amount of exposure was something that she just wouldn't stand for.
Napoleon-Espinosa wasn't asking for a handout. She was simply asking for an opportunity to prove her worth. Well, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, she showed why women's boxing is undervalued.
For much of the night, the combatants who entered the ring gave a good account of themselves. The crowd cheered and applauded for the efforts of everyone that was given. Yet, something seemed to be missing. The crowd was engaged but the energy wasn't quite at the level that it needed to be. Both Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa and Elin Cederroos quickly changed that.
From the moment the bell rang, both women met each other in the middle of the ring and threw heavy leather. Cederroos gained the upper hand early. It wasn't surprising. She did after all possess a five inch height and two inch reach advantage. Cederroos used her physical edge to bully the smaller Napoleon. That narrative however, was short lived.
After getting buzzed by a series of hard shots in the first and second rounds, Napoleon-Espinosa came roaring back. Somehow she forced her much bigger opponent back and landed her huge shots all night long. The crowd in attendance stood on its feet for much of the contest. This is exactly the sort of excitement they were looking for.
Once the bout was over, the air in the arena was slightly flat. That's not to say that the men who followed their contest didn't put on a show, because they did, but something was missing. Cederroos and Napoleon-Espinosa gave us a war for ten rounds. A performance like that just isn't easy to follow up.
If a fighters paycheck was determined by their actual performance, then Napoleon-Espinosa should easily have been the highest paid fighter on the night, but she wasn't. It wasn't even close.
The always loquacious Napoleon-Espinosa seemed reluctant to state her case yet again for women's boxing, but for she felt compelled to anyways.
"I'm just going to let my fighting do the talking but God has a plan," said Napoleon-Espinoza shortly after the fight. "I'm in God's hands. All of us women in this sport are in God's hands. I see the hearts changing. I'm getting paid more but not where I want to be. I'm not where the men are getting paid at but I know it's going to come. By me not quitting and continuing to do this and fight the way I fight, take the opportunities and push and break open those doors and keep being a voice saying we need to get paid, then it's going to change. All my blood, sweat and tears are for the women now and the women that are going to come up after us. I'm doing this for all of us. I'm just going to keep performing and keep putting my heart on the line and I will reign and be champion again."
After a war like that, the stock of Napoleon-Espinosa should be on its way up but her weight on the other hand, could be on its way down after fighting such a huge opponent.
"We're just going to have to regroup, comeback stronger and better, probably drop down in weight because I walk around at 168 tops. We were successful there for two years but now it's time to drop back to where I really should be at 154 maybe 160 tops. I can even get down as low as 147."
Whether it's 168, 160, 154, 147 or hell if she can make it down to 140 than so be it. The fans just want to see her back in the ring as soon as possible.
Women's boxing is still a long way from getting the recognition and respect that the men do, but with women like Alicia Napoleon-Espinosa stealing headlines and putting butts in the seats, their time might be coming sooner than you think.
Alicia Napoleon is On The Cusp Of What She's Been Asking For
It's been a long time coming for women's boxing in terms of recognition. Too many times have they been swept to the side while the men steal all of the shine and spotlight.
This Friday night on January 10th, at the Ocean Resort Casino, in Atlantic City, Claressa Shields will headline the first boxing card of the year on the Showtime network. It isn't exactly out of the ordinary to see a woman on the televised portion of a boxing card, but to see two fights that will be aired live is certainly abnormal.
Photo Credit: Alicia Napoleon Espinosa Twitter Account
Some of the most recognizable names in the sport of women's boxing have advocated for women to get their fair shake in terms of recognition and pay. Although they haven't exactly turned the corner just yet, they are getting close.
"For us women to have this opportunity, I mean it's hard to find words to describe it," said Alicia Napoleon. "We finally got here. I just want to thank God, I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for these opportunities and for these doors to open. For the hearts to change and turn, to view women's boxing as equal. We're getting there."
For Napoleon (12-1, 7 KOs) she currently holds the WBA Super Middleweight world title and hasn't tasted defeat since 2016. Her opponent on the night, Elin Cederroos (7-0, 4 KOs) is a champion in her own right as she holds the IBF strap. To call this the most difficult contest in the career of Napoleon wouldn't be hyperbole. With that being said however, Napoleon doesn't seem to be fazed by that statement in the slightest. Not only does she see herself as the victor come Friday night, but she also has eyes set on who many believe is the best female fighter in the world, who just so happens to be fighting on the same card.
"This is a fabulous opportunity and I am overjoyed to be here. I am so grateful to just show out and put on a great performance. Grab those titles and continue to move forward and face Shields."
Shields and Napoleon have a bit of history between them. During the infancy stages of the career of Shields, Napoleon was offered a fight with the two time Olympic gold medalist. The WBA Super Middleweight champion turned down the opportunity. Although it may seem as though Napoleon wanted no parts of Shields in the ring, that is far from the truth.
"I did not avoid her but I want to get paid. I want to make decent money. I want to eventually get paid as well as the men are getting paid in this sport. When Claressa first started they weren't offering the sort of money that there offering now but that money still needs to be more, sorry, but it does. It needs to change. Women offer just as much as the men. But no, I did not avoid Claressa."
For those on the outside looking in, it may seem as though Napoleon is completely looking past her opponent. Discussing a future contest with Shields would lead to the belief that Napoleon is convinced that she will walk through Cederroos without many issues. Yet, that just isn't the case. The realization of a dream coming true has brung her excitement to unparalleled heights.
"When I started boxing I always said that I would love to be a world champion one day. My goal was to get at least one belt but now that I am here and unifying, I want more."
Napoleon's desire for more money, recognition and fame could be just within her reach. Provided of course, she gets through Elin Cederroos on January 10th.


Walter Samuel Barker, was born at East Bergholt, Suffolk on 24 September 1893, eldest of the two sons of Walter Barker, a jobbing gardener, and his wife Ellen née James, who married at Tendring, Essex in 1891. In 1911, a 17 year old jobbing gardener, living at Rutland Place, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex with his parents, 54 year old Walter and 52 year old Ellen, with his younger brother 15 year old Charles James. A sign writer who married at Willesden, London in 1927, Annie Constance Wood and in 1939 they were living at 'Monet', Wakering Road, Rochford, Essex. An associate member of the Ipswich Art Club 1945-1966 and exhibited from Askomel, Elm Road, East Bergholt, Suffolk in 1945, two oil paintings 'Flower Piece' and 'The Cornfield' and a watercolour 'Spring Morning', three watercolours in 1946, 'Marigolds', 'Early Autumn' and 'Corner of the Garden, in 1947 two oils 'Spring' and 'Suffolk Landscape' and in 1948 an oil 'Barking Creek' and a watercolour 'Blossom Time' and exhibited one or two paintings in most years including an oil in 1952 'Morning by the Water Meadow', his last exhibit was in 1963 when he exhibited an oil 'By the River'. He lived at 'Askomel', Elm Road, East Bergholt and died at St Helen's Hospital, Ipswich on 4 September 1965, aged 71.


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Q: Field extension which is not separable but still simple
Let $E$ be a finite extension of a field $k$ of characteristic $p > 0$, and let $p^r = [E:k]_{i}$. Assume that there is no exponent $s <r$ such that $E^{p^s}k$ is separable over $k$ (i.e., such that $a^{p^s}$ is separable over $k$ for each $a$ in $k$). Show that $E$ can be generated by one element over $k$. (Here $[E:k]_i=\dfrac{[E:k]}{[E:k]_{s}}$, adapting Lang's notation.)

My try: Take $a\in E$. Now from the fact that there is no exponent $p^s$ with $s <r$ such that $E^{p^s}k$ is separable over $k$ we can say $[k(a):k]_i \geq p^r$. But from the fact $p^r=[E:k]_{i}$ we must have $[E:k(a)]_i=1$. So, $E$ is finite separable extension of $k(a)$. So, we can write $E=k(a,b)$. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help me out ?

A: This is proof is kind of tricky, I hope someone comes up with a more convenient one:
Let $b$ be a primitive element of $E^{sep}/k$. Since $b$ is separable over $k$ it is well known that we have $k(b)=k(b^{p^n})$ for all $n > 0$. In particular $b^{p^r}$ is also a primitive element of $E^{sep}/k$.
Now take $a \in E$ such that $a^{p^{r-1}}$ is not separable $/k$ (exists by assumption). We have $a^{p^r} \in E^{sep}$ and clearly we have
$$E^{sep} = k(b^{p^r}-a^{p^r},a^{p^r})$$
By the well known proof of the "primitive element theorem", we obtain that for all but finitely many $c \in k$ the element $b^{p^r}-a^{p^r}+ca^{p^r} = b^{p^r}+(c-1)a^{p^r}$ is a primitive element of $E^{sep}/k$.
Of course we can assume $k$ to be infinite (otherweise $k$ is perfect and we have nothing to show), in particular $k^{p^r}$ is infinite. Hence we can choose $c-1$ to be a $p^r$-th power. We end up with $E^{sep} = k(b^{p^r}+d^{p^r}a^{p^r})$ with some $d \in k$.
Consider the element $x = b+da$. I claim $k(x)=E$.
$b^{p^{r-1}}$ and $d^{p^{r-1}}$ are separable over $k$, $a^{p^{r-1}}$ is not. Thus $x^{p^{r-1}}$ is not separable over $k$.
In particular we obtain for the minimal polynomial $f_x$ of $x$, that $f_x(T)=g(T^{p^r})$ for some $g \in k[T]$. We have $g(x^{p^r})=f_x(x)=0$. But $x^{p^r}$ is a primtive element of $E^{sep}/k$, hence the degree of $g$ is at least $[E:k]_s$, which finally leads us to the desired
$$\operatorname{deg}(f_x) = p^r\operatorname{deg}(g) \geq p^r [E:k]_s = [E:k].$$

A: Ok here is the shorter proof, which only uses the result of the primitive element theorem, but not its proof.
Recall the following: If $k$ is a field of characteristic $p$, we have that $x \in \overline k$ is separable over $k$ if and only if $k(x)=k(x^p)$. If $x$ is not separable, we have that $k(x)/k(x^p)$ is an extension of degree $p$.
Now to the proof:
Again, take $a \in E$, such that $a^{p^{r-1}}$ is not separable over $k$. Clearly it is not separable over $E^{sep}$ either, because otherwise we have two separable extensions $E^{sep}(a^{p^{r-1}}) \supset E^{sep} \supset k$, which would give us separability of $a^{p^{r-1}}$ over $k$.
Consider
$E^{sep}(a) \supset E^{sep}(a^p) \supset \dotsc \supset E^{sep}(a^{p^{r-1}}) \supset E^{sep}(a^{p^r})=E^{sep}$
By the above fact, all those extensions have degree $p$, in particular we get $$[E^{sep}(a):E^{sep}]=p^r=[E:E^{sep}],$$
hence $E^{sep}(a)=E$. By the primitive element theorem we have $E^{sep}=k(b)$ with $b$ separable over $k$. We obtain $E=k(a,b)$ with $b$ separable over $k$. By the primitive element theorem (stronger version!), we obtain that $E/k$ is simple.


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10 Best States for Taxes on Retirees
Retirees have special concerns when evaluating state tax policies. For instance, the mortgage might be paid off, but how bad are the property taxes – and how generous are the property tax breaks for seniors? Are Social Security benefits taxed? What about your other forms of retirement income, including IRAs and pensions? Does the state impose its own estate tax, which might subtract from your legacy? The answers could determine which side of the state border you'll settle on in retirement.
These 10 states impose the lowest taxes on retirees, according to Kiplinger's exclusive 2016 analysis of state taxes. All of these states exempt Social Security benefits from state taxes. Most exempt at least a portion of other retirement income, such as pensions and withdrawals from tax-deferred retirement plans.
For a look at taxes on retirees in every state, visit our Retiree Tax Map – updated for 2016. Pay attention to the trade-offs: Some states with no income tax impose above-average sales taxes or tax a broader array of goods and services. And take a long view: Some low-tax states are facing fiscal difficulties that could force them to hike taxes in the future to remedy fiscal shortfalls.
State Income Tax: None
Average State and Local Sales Tax: 9.46%
Estate Tax/Inheritance Tax: No/No
The Volunteer State moves onto our most-friendly list this year for two reasons: It eliminated its inheritance tax as of January 1, and it reduced its tax on stock dividends and interest income—known as the Hall tax– from 6% to 5%. The state plans to phase out the Hall tax entirely by 2022. Because the state has no income tax on other forms of income, your Social Security benefits, IRA distributions and pensions are unscathed.
Tennessee bumps Arizona from our list (Arizona, while still tax-friendly, taxes distributions from retirement plans at ordinary income rates).
The median property tax on the median home value of $142,900 in Tennessee is $1,066, the 13th-lowest rate in the U.S. Gas taxes are 21 cents a gallon, less than the national average of 30 cents.
Tennessee makes up for low taxes in other areas by charging high sales taxes. The combined state and local tax rate of 9.46% is the second-highest in the U.S. Groceries are taxed at 5% by the state, plus whatever local rate is in effect. Prescription drugs are exempt.
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Abigail Ocobock
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame
aocobock@nd.edu
Topics of Expertise:
Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Gender & Sexuality / LGBTQ Partnering & Families / Marriage & Divorce / Work & Family
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/abigailocobock/
Dr. Abigail Ocobock is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. She obtained her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.
Her research combines family sociology and gender and sexualities studies with institutional sociology. She is particularly interested in studying how the institution of marriage shapes and constrains relationship aspirations, choices and experiences.
Her current book project focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals who gained access to legal marriage. Drawing on mixed methods research with 116 participants, it examines the institutional mechanisms through which marriage impacts their couple, family, and social relationships. Her next project focuses on second and third generation South Asian Muslims experiencing arranged marriages in the United States. It investigates how they navigate their relationships in the context of two competing institutional marriage models.
Dr. Ocobock is also interested in how families shape, and are shaped by, gender inequality. She is currently investigating how couples navigate the competing demands of work and parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is particularly interested in how the crisis contributes to and/or alleviates gender inequalities in work-life balance.
Her work has been published in The Journal of Marriage and Family, the American Journal of Sociology, and Current Sociology. It has won American Sociological Association awards from both the Family and Sexualities sections.
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