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Schalk and Kopf v Austria (Application no. 30141/04) is a case decided in 2010 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in which it was clarified that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) does not oblige member states to legislate for or legally recognize same-sex marriages.

Facts
The applicants are a same-sex couple living in Vienna, Austria. On 10 September 2002 they requested the Office for matters of Personal Status (Standesamt) to proceed with the formalities to enable them to contract marriage. By decision of 20 December 2002 the Vienna Municipal Office (Magistrat) refused the applicants' request. Referring to Article 44 of the Civil Code (Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch), it held that marriage could only be contracted between two persons of opposite sex. According to constant case-law, a marriage concluded by two persons of the same sex was null and void. Since the applicants were two men, they lacked the capacity for contracting marriage.
The applicants then lodged an appeal with the Vienna Regional Governor (Landeshauptmann), which was also dismissed. In his decision of 11 April 2003, the Governor confirmed the Municipal Office's legal view. In addition he referred to the Administrative Court's (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) case-law according to which it constituted an impediment to marriage if the two persons concerned were of the same sex.

The ultimate and final remedy for the applicants was a complaint to the Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerichtshof). In this complaint the applicants alleged that the legal impossibility for them to get married constituted a violation of their constitutional right to respect for private and family life and of the principle of non-discrimination. (Austria treats the ECHR as part of its own constitutional law. The legal provisions referred to by the applicants were thus those set out in Articles 12, 8 and 14 of the Convention). They argued that the notion of marriage had evolved since the entry into force of the Civil Code in 1812. In particular, the procreation and education of children no longer formed an integral part of marriage. In present-day perception, marriage was rather a permanent union encompassing all aspects of life. There was no objective justification for excluding same-sex couples from concluding marriage, all the more so since the European Court of Human Rights had acknowledged that differences based on sexual orientation required particularly weighty reasons. Other European countries either allowed same-sex marriages or had otherwise amended their legislation in order to give equal status to same-sex partnerships.

On 12 December 2003 the Constitutional Court dismissed the applicants' complaint. The relevant parts of its judgment read as follows:
"Neither the principle of equality set forth in the Austrian Federal Constitution nor the European Convention on Human Rights (as evidenced by "men and women" in Article 12) require that the concept of marriage as being geared to the fundamental possibility of parenthood should be extended to relationships of a different kind.
(...)
"The fact that same-sex relationships fall within the concept of private life and as such enjoy the protection of Article 8 of the ECHR – which also prohibits discrimination on non-objective grounds (Article 14 of the ECHR) – does not give rise to an obligation to change the law of marriage.
"It is unnecessary in the instant case to examine whether, and in which areas, the law unjustifiably discriminates against same-sex relationships by providing for special rules for married couples. Nor is it the task of this court to advise the legislature on constitutional issues or even matters of legal policy."
"Instead, the complaint must be dismissed as ill-founded."

Judgment

No violation of Article 12 of the Convention
The applicants claimed that Austria's failure to legally recognise same-sex marriages constituted a violation of Article 12 ECHR, which provides
as follows:
"Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family, according to the national laws governing the exercise of this right."

The Court unanimously dismissed this claim:

"The Court notes that Article 12 grants the right to marry to "men and women". The French version provides « l'homme et la femme ont le droit de se marier ». Furthermore, Article 12 grants the right to found a family. The applicants argued that the wording did not necessarily imply that a man could only marry a woman and vice versa. The Court observes that, looked at in isolation, the wording of Article 12 might be interpreted so as not to exclude the marriage between two men or two women. However, in contrast, all other substantive Articles of the Convention grant rights and freedoms to "everyone" or state that "no one" is to be subjected to certain types of prohibited treatment. The choice of wording in Article 12 must thus be regarded as deliberate. Moreover, regard must be had to the historical context in which the Convention was adopted. In the 1950s marriage was clearly understood in the traditional sense of being a union between partners of different sex."

No violation of Article 14 in conjunction with Article 8 of the Convention

As a subsidiary argument, the applicants complained under Article 14 taken in conjunction with Article 8 of the Convention that they had been discriminated against on account of their sexual orientation, since they were denied the right to marry.

Addressing this part of the complaint, the ECHR pointed out the following:

"Insofar as the applicants appear to contend that, if not included in Article 12, the right to marry might be derived from Article 14 taken in conjunction with Article 8, the Court is unable to share their view. It reiterates that the Convention is to be read as a whole and its Articles should therefore be construed in harmony with one another. Having regard to the conclusion reached above, namely that Article 12 does not impose an obligation on Contracting States to grant same-sex couples access to marriage, Article 14 taken in conjunction with Article 8, a provision of more general purpose and scope, cannot be interpreted as imposing such an obligation either."

The applicants also saw these articles as violated by lack of legal recognition of same-sex couples in Austria before 2010. The Court responded:

The Court cannot but note that there is an emerging European consensus towards legal recognition of same-sex couples. Moreover, this tendency has developed rapidly over the past decade. Nevertheless, there is not yet a majority of States providing for legal recognition of same-sex couples. The area in question must therefore still be regarded as one of evolving rights with no established consensus, where States must also enjoy a margin of appreciation in the timing of the introduction of legislative changes (..) The Austrian Registered Partnership Act, which entered into force on 1 January 2010, reflects the evolution described above and is thus part of the emerging European consensus. Though not in the vanguard, the Austrian legislator cannot be reproached for not having introduced the Registered Partnership Act any earlier

Judges Rozakis, Spielmann and Tulkens dissented in this respect, stating:

Having identified a "relevantly similar situation" (para. 99), and emphasised that "differences based on sexual orientation require particularly serious reasons by way of justification" (para. 97), the Court should have found a violation of Article 14 taken in conjunction with Article 8 of the Convention because the respondent Government did not advance any argument to justify the difference of treatment, relying in this connection mainly on their margin of appreciation (para. 80). However, in the absence of any cogent reasons offered by the respondent Government to justify the difference of treatment, there should be no room to apply the margin of appreciation. Consequently, the "existence or non-existence of common ground between the laws of the Contracting States" (para. 98) is irrelevant as such considerations are only a subordinate basis for the application of the concept of the margin of appreciation. Indeed, it is only in the event that the national authorities offer grounds for justification that the Court can be satisfied, taking into account the presence or the absence of a common approach, that they are better placed than it is to deal effectively with the matter

Obiter dictum on same-sex relations to be considered a form of "family life"

The Court, for the first time, has accepted same-sex relationships as a form of "family life". The statement runs as follows:

"...the Court's case-law has only accepted that the emotional and sexual relationship of a same-sex couple constitutes "private life" but has not found that it constitutes "family life", even where a long term relationship of cohabiting partners was at stake. In coming to that conclusion, the Court observed that despite the growing tendency in a number of European States towards the legal and judicial recognition of stable de facto partnerships between gay people, given the existence of
little common ground between the Contracting States, this was an area in which they still enjoyed a wide margin of appreciation.
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The Court notes that (...) a rapid evolution of social attitudes towards same-sex couples has taken place in many member States. Since then a considerable number of member States have afforded legal recognition to same-sex couples (see above, paragraphs 27-30). Certain provisions of EU law also reflect a growing tendency to include same-sex couples in the notion of "family"(...).
In view of this evolution the Court considers it artificial to maintain the view that, in contrast to a different-sex couple, a same-sex couple cannot enjoy "family life" for the purposes of Article 8. Consequently the relationship of the applicants, a cohabiting same-sex couple living in a stable de facto partnership, falls within the notion of "family life", just as the relationship of a different-sex couple in the same situation would."

However, this constitutes a mere obiter dictum that had no impact on the outcome of the case.

Obiter dictum on the scope of Article 12 in light of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Another obiter dictum of the Court concerns Article 8 of the EU Fundamental Rights Charter:

Regard being had to Article 8 of the Charter, therefore, the Court would no longer consider that the right to marry enshrined in Article 12 must in all circumstances be limited to marriage between two persons of the opposite sex. Consequently, it cannot be said that Article 12 is inapplicable to the applicants' complaint

Judge Malinverni in his concurrence has objected to this obiter dictum:
Article 12 is inapplicable to persons of the same sex. Admittedly, in guaranteeing the right to marry, Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union deliberately omitted any reference to men and women, since it provides that "the right to marry and to found a family shall be guaranteed in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights". In my opinion, however, no inferences can be drawn from this as regards the interpretation of Article 12 of our Convention. The commentary on the Charter does indeed confirm that the drafters of Article 8 intended it to be broader in scope than the corresponding articles in other international treaties. However, it should not be forgotten that Article 8 of the Charter guarantees the right to marry and to found a family "in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights".
By referring in this way to the relevant domestic legislation, Article 8 of the Charter simply leaves it to States to decide whether they wish to afford homosexual couples the right to marry. However, as the commentary quite rightly points out, "there is no obstacle to recognize same-sex relationships in the context of marriage. There is, however, no explicit requirement that domestic laws should facilitate such marriages." In my view, Article 8 of the Charter should therefore have no bearing on the interpretation of Article 12 of the Convention as conferring a right to marry only on persons of different sexes

Separate opinions

Judges Rozakis, Jebens and Spielmann submitted a joint dissenting opinion, arguing that lack of legal recognition of same-sex couples in Austria before 2010 constituted violation of Article 14 in conjunction with Article 8.

Judge Malinverni, joined by judge Kovler, submitted a concurring opinion, arguing that Article 12 could under no circumstances be construed as referring to same-sex couples.

Request for referral to Grand Chamber
A request of the unsuccessful applicants to refer the case to a Grand Chamber was rejected by the Court.

See also
 Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
 Recognition of same-sex unions in Austria

Notes

External links
 ECtHR judgment

2010 in case law
2010 in LGBT history
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights cases involving Austria
Same-sex union case law
LGBT rights in Austria
Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe

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Exclusive: Marvel's Spider-Man Q&A with Ryan Schneider of Insomniac Games!
August 23rd, 2018 Joshua Ball Exclusives, Gaming, Interview
When you think of some of the most popular and successful superhero franchises, there is typically a handful that come to mind – and these days it feels like so many of our favorite superheroes are getting screen time in new and exciting ways. But the heroic experience I'm the most excited about hits shelves on September 7th with the launch of Marvel's Spider-Man!
I dressed up as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man no less than five times as a kid (I even have a picture with Santa Claus where I am, inexplicably, dressed as Spidey). So I have to admit that I was crazy excited when I found out I was going to get the chance to chat with an integral member of the team behind the Marvel's Spider-Man exclusively for PS4 –and that is none other than Ryan Schneider, Chief Brand Officer at Insomniac Games!
It was a genuine honor that Ryan took time out of his busy schedule – ya know, they're launching a massive game in a month! – to chat with us about the experience of bringing the entire Spider-Man universe to life in new and exciting ways:
Hello, Ryan! I know things have to be incredibly busy for you right now, so thank you so much for chatting with us. To start, tell us a little about what Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 does with Peter Parker that hasn't really been explored before.
Thanks for chatting with me. There are a few things I'm proud to highlight when it comes to the uniqueness of Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man on PlayStation 4. For starters, this is a completely original story. We all know and love Peter's bit-by-a-spider origin story. It's his teenage coming-of-age tale. But we're exploring something different, the next phase in his life, which begins roughly eight years later. We wanted to know what happens to Peter after he graduates from college. How is he balancing a new career while evolving relationships with family and friends, along with his on again, off again girlfriend Mary Jane Watson? In other words, we're focusing heavily on the human side of being Spider-Man in our story. You'll even get to play as Peter Parker. There's a lot more for players to learn about Peter directly when they play the game.
You're approaching Peter after he's already spent eight years as Spider-Man, so he's not quite the young hero he is in the current run of films. How did the story of the game land on this version of him?
This is a story we were interested in telling from the project's beginning. We knew we wanted to avoid familiar narrative ground and bring our own unique perspective to create our own, original Spider-Man universe. That's one of the main things that appealed to us about working with Spider-Man and Marvel – we love to tell new stories and create new worlds! We're grateful to enjoy the collaborative relationship we have with Marvel Games and PlayStation that nurtured such creative flexibility. It's been quite an honor to have the opportunity to deliver a fresh story for an iconic hero we've all grown up loving so much.
The Executive Creative Director for Marvel Games, Bill Rosemann, spoke early on in the game's development saying "The best Spider-Man stories are when Peter's world and Spider-Man's world collide" – can you speak to how Insomniac delivered on this lofty aspiration?
One of my personal highlights working on Marvel's Spider-Man was the moment Bill inadvertently used a non-erase Sharpie pen on our conference room dry erase white board to illustrate for the first time in passionate detail why people love Spider-Man so much all over the world. I'll never forget when Bill explained how Spider-Man is so relatable because we can all understand both sides of his character and that when Spider-Man wins, it's often at Peter Parker's expense and vice versa. That was such a "WOW" moment for me personally. Spider-Man's popularity clicked and I connected with the character that much more.
We worked very hard trying to bring this "worlds collide" mentality to life in the game by focusing as intently on Peter Parker as we did Spider-Man. Like I mentioned, you can play as Peter Parker, and we offer several opportunities throughout the story to feel what it is like to struggle with careers, family and relationships heading into your early 20s.
Fun fact: The remnants of Bill's legendary "worlds collide" speech remained on our conference room white board for many weeks until we replaced the sliding door as part of our livestream production set buildout. We also promptly removed Sharpie pens from the conference room.
In the game, we won't just get to play as Peter, as players get to do something we've never seen from a Spider-Man game – play as Mary Jane. What was it like getting to create a version of MJ that few have seen before, and fold her into such an intense action game?
I think the best thing to come from our recent press preview tour is seeing the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Mary Jane and her role in the game. We all had a blast re-imagining her as a stronger and more capable character than ever before. It's humbling to feel so empowered to re-shape a character as iconic as MJ. But Marvel Games and PlayStation were incredibly supportive, and had plenty of creative ideas to help bring our version of her to life. As a result, our budding investigative journalist, MJ, stands, as an equal to Peter Parker and ultimately Spider-Man, helping him understand that he does not have to do everything himself to protect those he loves and New York City.
What was the most fun aspect of designing gameplay for a hero like Spider-Man, who has such an acrobatic and kinetic fighting style?
Since I'm not a designer, I'm going to answer this slightly differently. We frequently have playtests for the entire studio where we play portions of the game and send feedback that filters to each production team. It was a ton of fun to watch Spider-Man's traversal and gameplay evolve on a weekly and almost daily basis. Web swinging seemed to be the first thing that came into clear focus as hitting that magical "fun" marker – and the team just kept iterating to make the entire traversal experience mesmerizing and addictive. Gameplay evolved over time into what you can experience today. The biggest leaps came when we pushed ourselves harder to find ways to keep Spider-Man in the air for combat as long as possible. Once the team layered in more environmental objects to interact with, combos to play with, moves to experiment with and, of course, gadgets to unleash, it was almost impossible not to smile ear-to-ear while playing even the roughest of builds.
I'm sure you've gotten questions like this a lot, but how were you able to so expertly capture the frenetic, fluid, fast-paced combat we see in Spider-Man and make it so accessible on the PlayStation controller?
First off, thank you. We appreciate the compliment. Getting a game to feel smooth and almost effortless to pick up is deeply important to us at Insomniac and takes a LOT of work. It starts with being passionate Spider-Man fans and students of what makes him stand out as a character. Again, we have to thank Marvel Games and PlayStation for collaborating so well with us in that journey. Then, you consider that Insomniac has created and developed games now for nearly 25 years. We have a lot of experience working with PlayStation controllers for most of our studio's history. I think that's one of the reasons that Marvel Games and PlayStation approached us to consider working in the Spider-Man universe.
I hear you're quite the accomplished Ironman athlete – did that alter your approach at all when working on such a realistic, and physical, game like Spider-Man?
Not really in the way you're asking. But my double life as a triathlete affects everything I do and how I see the world in general. Endurance sports teach you, in a sometimes painfully visceral way, how far you can push your body, mind, and spirit. You also learn the importance of working through a problem in real-time because the consequences for not being able to do so – let's say emotions interfere with sound judgment – that means your race is likely over. If anything, I think I have a deeper appreciation for what it would actually take to be a real-life superhero when it comes to the physical, emotional and mental tolls it would take to be greater than you thought possible at any given moment.
Massive open-worlds in games like Spider-Man can be overwhelming to some – so how have you approached making this version of New York City feel alive and interesting without being overwhelming over the course of a playthrough?
Great question. The simple answer here is that we've created a vibrant, populated version of Marvel's New York that's practically begging players to explore it. We're not forcing anyone to engage with the heaps of open-world content we've created. If people don't want to visit Oscorp Mobile Research Stations, track down Spider-Man's lore-filled backpacks, answer the challenge to complete several harrowing mini-missions, infiltrate enemy bases, find Marvel landmarks and more…no worries. We want everyone to experience their own Spider-Man journey in their own way, and we're confident we've provided a broad platform for people to do that.
The other thing to point out here is that this is where using a tower system to unlock new aspects of Manhattan makes a lot of sense. We're letting players choose the pace at which they'd like to engage with the world, and we're doing so in a way that fits within the context of the larger game narrative.
You've hinted that the open world in the game will continue to grow and change over time, but what are some characters or missions you can talk about now that you're excited for fans to experience?
Honestly, there's a lot to choose from but personally I'd prefer to let players experience the open world for themselves and be delighted by what they find. I'm even hoping players think about pigeons differently after they do. Whoops…did I say too much?
One last question! What was the overall journey like for Insomniac Games to transition from creating brand new IPs and stories we'd never seen before in titles like Spyro and Ratchet & Clank, to putting a whole new spin on such an iconic and established franchise as Spider-Man?
The journey to develop Marvel's Spider-Man has been nothing short of exhilarating. It started at E3 2016, when we first experienced the shocking realization about the magnitude of contributing to the Spider-Man universe. Since our first days working on the game, we've enjoyed the triumphant feeling of creating an entirely new storyline for Peter Parker while re-imagining classic characters such as Norman Osborn, MJ, Aunt May and others. We've been thrilled to introduce new fans to the mysterious and powerful Mister Negative, alongside his more generous alter ego, Martin Li. Along the way, we've learned from the growing pains associated with expanding our studio to nearly 300 passionate souls during production, becoming collectively stronger in the process. As we pause briefly to reflect, we've all been greatly humbled by the overwhelming support for what we've created – and truly understand the great responsibility we've been given.
Joshua Ball
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After properly glueing the tab to the dent, you place the opening of the hammer around it. Timing of the pull is critical. If you do not wait for the glue to set up, it will not stick at all and if the glue dries too long, you will not get a good pull either. Experimentation will allow for perfect timing and successful dent pulling. A feel is also developed for how fast or hard you pull the slide back. Sometimes a slight tap will do the trick, while other dents will require banging with all your might. The pulls should be straight back or 90 degrees to the panel so the dent does not pull up crooked. A dent that was pulled badly is much more difficult to repair completely. Sometimes the dent must be softened first. This requires tapping down the pressure areas with a knockdown or a blending hammer.
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PLUSS adds sleeve support to Krsko
ABB Reaktor completed the first installation of steam generator tube support PLUSS sleeves in the Krsko nuclear power plant during the 1998 outage.
The Krsko nuclear power plant, which houses a 2-loop pressurised water reactor, is located in Krsko in Slovenia. The plant went into commercial operation in January 1983. The steam generators are W-model D4-2 with Inconel 600 MA tubing (3/4 inch OD).
Since 1985, after only a short time in operation, the Krsko steam generators experienced tube degradation which required plugging of affected tubes. In 1987, Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK) signed a long-term agreement with ABB Reaktor for steam generator repair services, mainly for the installation of ABB removable plugs. This agreement was extended in 1992 for the period 1993 – 1997 and again in 1997 for 1998, including the installation of sleeves.
Until 1992, the plugged tubes did not exceed the plugging margin, but from 1993 NPP Krsko became concerned with crack propagation not only in the tube sheet roll transition, but also in the tube supports.
To operate the plant without decreasing the power output, NEK decided to install sleeves during the 1993 outage. Based on the experience with welded sleeves within the ABB Nuclear Group, ABB Reaktor, together with ABB Combustion Engineering, was chosen as contractor.
In 1993 ABB installed 164 welded sleeves [160 roll transition sleeves (RTZ) and 14 tube support sleeves (TSP) in TSP 3] in Steam Generator No 1. As the tube degradation continued,1 NEK decided on another sleeving campaign in the 1996 outage and ABB installed 461 welded sleeves in both steam generators (188 RTZ, 84 TSP 3, 190 TSP 5).
The ABB welded sleeve is a proven steam generator repair solution, but welded sleeves in general have some constraints:2
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•	Inspection in the tube weld areas does not give reliable results.
To avoid these constraints, ABB Reaktor started the development of a weldless sleeve (PLUSS sleeve) by applying a simple mechanical expansion process.
Theoretical investigations and feasibility tests showed that with a sleeve of a much lower yield strength and a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than those of the steam generator tube, a leaktight expansion joint can be achieved.
As for the sleeve material, the consideration of steam generator operation conditions has led to the selection of Incoloy 800 as the sleeve material for repairing a tube of Inconel 600.
PLUSS sleeves were successfully installed in 1996 in the Kori 1 nuclear plant (Korea) and in Tihange 3 (Belgium), and in 1997 in Tihange 2 (Belgium) in the roll transition zone.
Based on these good results, NEK decided in the autumn of 1997 to start the licensing process for this operation with the Slovenian Licensing Authority (URSJV) The licence was granted in spring 1998 and accordingly installation of PLUSS sleeves was performed during the 1998 outage in both steam generators.
A total of 135 PLUSS sleeves were successfully installed, 46 of them tube sheet sleeves, 89 were installed in the tube supports, covering defects in TSP 3 (34), TSP 5 (41), TSP 7 (12), TSP 8 (1), TSP 9 (1).
This was the first time that mechanical sleeves were installed up to 6 m in a steam generator tube. The total sleeving campaign was performed with a 100% success rate and no single installed sleeve failed the acceptance criteria.


A crown or in layman's terms a "cap" provides 360 degrees of protection around a tooth and many situations occur where this is a useful restorative option. A crown is indicated when a tooth becomes damaged from a large fracture or cavity. A crown may also save a tooth from catastrophic failure when deep cracks are present through the enamel into underlying tooth structure. In addition, crowns are indicated in most situations where a tooth has received root canal treatment. Finally, another common use of a crown is to restore cosmetic defects such as deep staining, discolored restorations, or in some instances to help straighten teeth.
A crown can be fabricated from ceramic, metal, or a combination of both. Today, most of our patients receive all ceramic crowns which are made of a special type of porcelain, zirconia, or a combination of both. We prefer all-ceramic materials due to their enhanced strength, biocompability, and very low incidence of chipping. Gold is a great restorative material for crowns as well due to its proven track record in the field of dentistry, strength, and excellent biocompability. Gold can be used in the back of the mouth when esthetics are typically not a concern.
Fabrication of a crown typically consists of two patient visits. The first visit includes removal of decay or broken portions of tooth structure and replacement with a core material. Core material is a biocompatible substructure restoring lost tooth structure and remains under the crown to help hold it in place long-term. Also, at the first visit an impression for the dental laboratory will be taken, and this is used to custom fabricate a crown matching your existing teeth for optimal esthetics. A temporary crown is also made at this appointment. The temporary crown is worn for approximately 1-2 weeks, and then the patient will return to the office for the 2nd shorter visit (usually 15-30 minutes) to have the final crown seated.
Crowns are a versatile long-term restorative option and just like natural teeth require home-care and regular dental check-ups and cleanings, feel free to call our office with any questions or to schedule a consultation appointment to find out if a crown is right for you.


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James Henry Cotton (ur. 1 lipca 1935 w Tunica w Missisipi, USA, zm. 16 marca 2017 w Austin) – amerykański muzyk, wokalista i autor tekstów. Lider zespołu James Cotton Blues Band znanym później jako James Cotton Trio. Związany z regionalnym gatunkiem bluesa – bluesem Delty. Wirtuoz gry na harmonijce ustnej. Współpracował z takimi sławami jak Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin i z wieloma innymi.

Dwukrotnie nominowany do nagrody Grammy, w 1984 roku za album Live From Chicago: Mr. Superharp Himself! oraz w 1987 za krążek Take Me Back. W 1997 otrzymał tę nagrodę w kategorii dla "najlepszego albumu bluesa tradycyjnego" za Deep in the Blues. W 2006 wprowadzony do Blues Hall of Fame.

W ostatnich latach kariery cierpiał na przewlekłą chorobę krtani, co uniemożliwiało mu śpiewanie. Na jego ostatniej płycie rolę wokalistów spełniali zaproszeni muzycy.

Dyskografia
 Late Night Blues (1967)
 The James Cotton Blues Band (1967)
 Cut You Loose! (1968)
 Pure Cotton (1968)
 Cotton in Your Ears (1968)
 Taking Care of Business (1970)
 100% Cotton (1974)
 High Energy (1975)
 Live & On the Move (1976)
 Two Sides of the Blues (1984)
 High Compression (1984)
 Dealin' with the Devil (1984)
 Live from Chicago Mr. Superharp Himself (1986)
 Live & on the Move, Vol. 2 (1986)
 Take Me Back (1987)
 Live at Antone''' (1988)
 Harp Attack! (1990)
 Mighty Long Time (1991)
 3 Harp Boogie (1994)
 Living the Blues (1994)
 Best of the Verve Years (1995)
 Deep in the Blues (1996)
 Feelin' Good (1996)
 Seems Like Yesterday: Collectors Classics (1998)
 Superharps (1999)
 Best of the Vanguard Years (1999)
 Fire Down Under the Hill (2000)
 It Was a Very Good Year (2001)
 Midnight Creeper (2002)
 35th Anniversary Jam of the James Cotton Blues Band (2002)
 One More Mile (2002)
 Feelin' Good (2003)
 Got My Mojo Workin' (2003)
 Live & On the Move (2003)
 Extended Versions (2004)
 Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes (2004)
 Dealing with the Devil (2004)
 V-8 Ford Blues (2005)
 Vanguard Visionaries (2007)
 100% Cotton (2009)
 Giant (2010)
 How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong (2011)
 Cotton Mouth Man'' (2013)

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Linki zewnętrzne
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Amerykańscy muzycy bluesowi
Amerykańscy harmonijkarze
Członkowie Blues Hall of Fame
Laureaci Blues Music Award
Urodzeni w 1935
Zmarli w 2017


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India tour of Australia 2020-'21
SCG Test: Cricket Australia clears spectators but confirms Indian team was subjected to racial abuse
The CA is now awaiting confirmation from NSW Police that it has completed its investigation into the matter.
Jan 27, 2021 · 11:43 am
AFP / Saeed Khan
Cricket Australia has confirmed there was racial abuse hurled at India pacer Mohammed Siraj during the Sydney Test recently but it has also cleared the six spectators who had been removed from the stadium of any wrongdoing.
Siraj had complained to officials at the SCG after hearing racist abuses aimed at him from the crowd, following with the CA got together with New South Wales Police to launch an inventugation.
CA has now confirmed that the six spectators who had been removed from the stadium at the time have been cleared, but the Indian team was indeed subjected to racial abuse.
According to a report by cricket.com.au, here's what Sean Carroll, CA's Head of Integrity & Security, said:
"Cricket Australia has submitted its report into crowd behaviour at the SCG during the third Test against India to the International Cricket Council.
"CA confirms that members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse. CA's own investigation into the matter remains open, with CCTV footage, ticketing data and interviews with spectators still being analysed in an attempt to locate those responsible.
"CA's investigation concluded that the spectators filmed and/or photographed by media in the Brewongle Stand concourse at the conclusion of the 86th over on day four of the Test did not engage in racist behaviour.
"As stated at the time of the incident, CA has a zero tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour in all forms and, as hosts of the Border-Gavaskar series, apologises to the Indian men's cricket team.
"CA is awaiting confirmation from NSW Police that it has completed its investigation into the matter and will not offer further comment until it is received."
Watch: Bharat Arun on the difference in Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli's captaincy style for bowlers


The unspoilt natural environment, the stunning beaches, the rich food tradition, and the idyllic sunset that can be compared to Santorini's make Skiathos one of the best destinations for gay romantic holidays or even honeymoons.
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There are not known any exclusively gay hotels or resorts in Skiathos, however, there are several gay-friendly hotels with direct access to the beach and stunning views to the Aegean Sea.
Explore the best places to relax with your partner, family, or friends, and enjoy the most out of your holidays in Skiathos, Greece!
Skiathos is a great island to spend your gay family vacations for several reasons. The locals are very friendly and the atmosphere of the island is very peaceful, making it the perfect getaway from the fast rhythms of the city.
There are not any gay beaches in Skiathos, but there is a wide selection of gay-friendly, nudist and isolated ones! Mikri Banana - Little Banana is one of the most famous beaches in Skiathos and a cruising area for many guys. Attention, Families with children also choose this beach so keep a discreet profile!
De Facto is the only gay bar in Skiathos Island attracting the majority of the gay visitors. However, the majority of the local bars and cafe are gay-friendly and you will meet several gay guys anywhere in the island.


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Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 2019, Vol. 37 issue(4): 1258-1267 PDF
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
LIN Pengcheng, GAO Xin, LIU Fei, LI Mingzheng, LIU Huanzhang
Long-term monitoring revealed fish assemblage zonation in the Three Gorges Reservoir
Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 37(4): 1258-1267
Received Jun. 4, 2018
accepted in principle Aug. 29, 2018
accepted for publication Nov. 14, 2018
LIN Pengcheng, GAO Xin, LIU Fei, LI Mingzheng, LIU Huanzhang. Long-term monitoring revealed fish assemblage zonation in the Three Gorges Reservoir[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology , 2019, 37(4): 1258-1267.
LIN Pengcheng1,2, GAO Xin1,2, LIU Fei1,2, LI Mingzheng1,2, LIU Huanzhang1,2
1 Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China;
2 The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
Received: Jun. 4, 2018; accepted in principle: Aug. 29, 2018; accepted for publication Nov. 14, 2018
© Chinese Society for Oceanology and Limnology, Science Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019
Fund program: Supported by the Three Gorges Project Eco-Environmental Monitoring System (No. JJ[2017]-011) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51509239)
Corresponding author: LIU Huanzhang, hzliu@ihb.ac.cn.
Abstract: Reservoirs are important artificial ecosystems that modify the hydrological and ecological characteristics of a river. Knowledge of the basic characteristics of fish assemblages in reservoirs is a first step toward the development of effective conservation policies. We used the information collected over a 10-year period (2006-2015) to assess the structure of the fish assemblages in the Three Gorge Reservoir (TGR) in a river-dam gradient. Three fish zones were detected in TGR. Species richness was the highest in the upper zone and lowest in the lower zone. The riverine zones were dominated by rheophilic species Coreius guichenoti and Pelteobagrus vachelli. The transitional zones were dominated by Coreius heterodon and Rhinogobio cylindricus. The lacustrine zones were dominated by eurytopic species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Aristichthys nobilis, Hemiculter bleekeri and Cyprinus carpio. For the functional characteristics, fish assemblages in riverine and transitional zones were dominated by insectivorous species, equilibrium strategists and rheophilic species (e.g., Coreius heterodon and Coreius guichenoti). In lacustrine zones, the fish assemblage was dominated by habitat generalists common to lakes and reservoirs (e.g., Hemiculter bleekeri, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Aristichthys nobilis). Moreover, 18 exotic species (e.g., Protosalanx hyalocranius, Ictalurus punctatus, Megalobrama amblycephala, Tilapia) were collected in TGR, most of which only existed in the lacustrine zone. The results highlight the importance of freely flowing riverine reaches for conserving native fish in the upper Changjiang River and adaptive management strategies for fisheries in TGR.
Keywords: longitudinal gradient impoundment functional groups exotic species dam effects


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Villar cites R&D for agri growth and job creation
Research and Development (R&D) will help the agriculture sector and enhance the competitiveness of our farmers and farm workers, said Senator Cynthia A. Villar.
She said even the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has acknowledged the need to invest in R&D to increase the productivity of agriculture and boost job creation in the industry through science and technology. She said this will eventually hasten the growth in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (AFF) sector.
"I strongly believe relevant R&D and technological innovation can also propel the agricultural sector to greater heights," said Villar.
She related R&D is also important in the environmental factors such as climate change.
Because of this, the senator, chair of the Senate agriculture and food committee, said climate-resilient seeds or crops are crucial.
"We need to help farmers and growers adapt to climate change to ensure continuous supply," she said.
She noted that the threats of climate change are real and people are already reeling from its effects. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable country to weather-related extreme events such as earthquakes and sea level rise.
She said our country is also directly exposed to multiple climate-related hazards such as typhoons in the northern and eastern parts of the country, floods in Central Luzon and in Southern Mindanao, landslides and droughts.
As a social entrepreneur, through the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG), Villar said one of her biggest realizations was the significant role of R&D technology when she established one livelihood enterprise after another.
"In fact, I would say the equipment and technology we used was the secret to the success of our programs," said Villar as she likewise encouraged everyone to embark on horticulture and vegetable agriculture.
She emphasized many jobs and livelihood can also be created and generated in the horticulture industry and vegetable agriculture.
"The beauty of horticulture-related businesses and vegetable agriculture is that you can start small, even in the comforts of your own home or backyard," she said.
She told urban or city dwellers to take up gardening even if they have limited space available.
The senator, together with Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala, recently launched urban agriculture, through an aquaponics farm in an open space in one of the subdivisions in Las Piñas City.
Aquaponics is the term used for growing fish and vegetables in an integrated system, even right in your own backyard.


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Team AVR - Control, Vision and Robotics Lab
From Team AVR - Control, Vision and Robotics Lab
The AVR research group is developing a scientific activity in the field of vision, control and mechatronic design. Main emphasis is given to medical and surgical applications, and in particular to robotic assistance for minimally invasive surgery and interventional radiology. The research activity can be decomposed into 4 themes:
Computer vision for robotics and medical applications
Mechanical design and mechatronics
Interventional imaging and image-guided therapies
Contact: F. Nageotte and J. Gangloff
This research theme is focused on the use of external sensors for measuring and analyzing medical gestures and controlling robotic systems. The sensors are mainly medical imaging devices (MRI, CT scanners, fluoroscopy, US transducers, endoscopic cameras) for intra-coporeal measurements but also optical sensors (cameras, set of cameras) and navigation devices (optical or magnetic) for extra-corporeal measurements. Underlying issues are related to the lack of structure in medical scenes, their specific lighting conditions, the deformable nature of the environment or the cluttered environement of the operating room and the fusion of multi-sensors informations for improving the accuracy of measurements.
Real-time surfaces reconstruction using coded structured light: The objective is to improve the coding scheme of most techniques based on neighbourhood coding so as to achieve real-time image segmentation and reconstruction for dynamic sceneries, in particular in vivo environments by means of minimally invasive surgery. The coding scheme is directly based on the epipolar geometry and is driven by a desired minimal Hamming distance. Most applications concern surfaces modeling, augmented reality, visual tracking and robot positioning. The underlying issues are real-time performance and the robustness to occlusions, organ deformations and specularities.
Visual servoing: Medical image is often the only available information, especially concerning the robot configuration with respect to the patient. Several issues prevent however today a wide use of visual servoing techniques in medical robotics. Visual servoing must be robust to the specific, weakly structured and deformable environment. Moreover medical robotic devices are often difficult to model because of their flexibilities or their single-use nature. We are thus mainly interested in improving visual servoing stability robustness and accuracy robustness in regard to the following elements :
robustness and performance in regard to visual features selection and extraction
robustness and performance to model errors
use of new visual primitives for medical imaging devices
dynamics in fast visual servoing.
Registration: Development of original markers and workflows for improving robot positioning accuracy for CT-scanner and fluoroscopy applications.
Development of vision control using new medical devices: Fusion of multiple imaging modalities.
Assistance to diagnostic and monitoring: New markers (ERM) and new MRI sequences are being developed
Projects directly related to the theme:
Real-time surfaces reconstruction using coded structured light (C. Doignon)
Tracking of instruments under MRI (E. Breton, L. Cuvillon, M. de Mathelin)
Physiological Motion Compensation during High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy (J. Vappou, F.Nageotte)
CAMMA: Computational Analysis and Modeling of Medical Activities (N. Padoy)
Multiple views 3D scenes reconstruction (A. Habed)
Projects partly related to the theme:
STRAS / EASE : development and control of robots for minimally invasive surgery (F. Nageotte, Ph. Zanne, M. de Mathelin, L. Zorn)
ProteCT : development of robots for interventional radiology (B. Bayle)
Cable driven robots (J. Gangloff, L. Cuvillon)
TMS-Robot : development of a dedicated navigation system (M. de Mathelin, L. Goffin)
Beating heart surgery
Needle insertion in small animals
Stereo Visual servoing using Plucker equations (C. Doignon)
US Comp (J. Gangloff)
Contact : E. Laroche and J. Gangloff
The dynamic nature of the systems often needs to be considered for their control. The control complexity comes from different aspects: nonlinearities of the system (smooth or non-smooth); the number of input or output variables; the complexity of the control objectives; the presence of system flexible modes. These features are usually encountered in our applications. Research topics include the identification of the system dynamical model and its use for analysis or controller design. The research activity varies from theoretical work to applied one, mainly in medical robotics but also in the industry.
Identification, control and observation of complex dynamical systems: Even if many systems have a nonlinear nature, most of them can be considered as linear systems with varying parameters (LPV) for which a general methodology relying on the Lyapunov stability theory can be used. The research activity aims at developing new tests for analysis and controller synthesis that bring improvements first in the kind of parameter dependence that can be considered, and second in reducing the pessimism of the tests.
Control of cable-driven parallel robots: Cable-driven parallel robots can offer very large workspace, low invasiveness and are safe for interactions with human operators. Our research activities investigate the use of exteroceptive sensors such as vision to improve the positioning accuracy.
Modeling and control of the backlash in flexible endoscopy: The goal is to improve the performance of the control of telemanipulated flexible endoscopes used in single-trocar endoscopy. These devices are subject to significant backlash that varies with respect to the localization in the workspace. Proposed control strategies rely on backlash models, or the use of additional sensors.
Telemanipulation and comanipulation with force feedback: Our activities aim at developing solutions that improve the telemanipulation schemes used in robotized surgery that must satisfy some specific features. The efforts must indeed be accurately restituted to the surgeon so that he can feel accurately the crossed layers. The control schemes must be robust with respect to the variations of both the environment and the operator behavior.
Active Damping for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (J. Gangoff)
ManiLPV - Identification and robust control of robotic manipulators based on LPV models (E. Laroche, I. Bara)
Control of flexible endoscopes (P. Zanne)
IDRAC - Modeling and identification of cable-driven robots (E. Laroche)
Telemanipulation (B. Bayle)
Control of flying vehicles
Robust control of co-manipulation systems
Event-based control
ISIS : development and control of robots for endoluminal and transluminal surgery (F. Nageotte, Ph. Zanne, M. de Mathelin, L. Zorn)
Web-winding systems
Identification and control of induction machine
Cardiolock & Gyrolock - Active stabilization for beating heart surgery (J. Gangloff)
Contact : O. Piccin and P. Renaud
This research theme is focused on the design of medical robotic assistants which are compatible with various medical imaging modalities such as MRI, CT scanners or fluoroscopy. In this perspective, the use of compliant mechanisms allows a reduction in the number of parts and affords a greater compactness of the designed devices. Moreover, compliant mechanisms using polymer materials can be considered as a promising research pathway to cope with the requirements of medical imaging and the need to develop lightweight systems.
Compliant mechanisms synthesis: It is now widely recognized that robotic devices should specifically be designed to match the requirements of a targeted medical application. The question of compliant mechanisms synthesis remains an opened issue particularly for spatial systems. Stochastic methods for topology optimization are possible candidates to synthesize such mechanisms. In this process, mechanical architectures may be optimized with an early consideration of the manufacturing constraints.
Simulation driven design: When using polymer materials, one important concern relates to the prediction and the description of the behavior of the resulting device. The inherent nonlinearities induced by such materials should be taken into account via the numerical simulation tools. In the same line, local properties stemming from the means of manufacture need to be carefully considered to improve the design process efficiency.
Embedding functions into systems: As compliant mechanisms can be formed by quasi-monolithic structures, it seems interesting to embed means of perception and actuation within the compliant parts. Some manufacturing methods are now available to produce parts with spatially variable mechanical properties in which mobilities can be obtained locally using low rigidity materials. One central question is then to develop adequate methodologies for selecting not only the location of such mechanical features but also define properly the actuation and required sensors. From a technological viewpoint, producing parts with embedded actuation and sensing is still a challenging goal compared to existing rapid prototyping techniques
Toward new robotic assistive devices: Our preferred medical fields for robotic assistance include single-trocar minimally invasive surgery, interventional radiology and in vivo imaging modalities. As the robotic devices we seek to develop are intended to be used by medical staff and in close interaction with patients, safety issues, transparency, lightness are prominent concerns during the design process. In interventional radiology, assistive devices must be compatible with intraoperative imaging modalities (scanner, fluoroscopy, MRI, echography) and possibly may include teleoperation or comanipulation with force feedback which is required for needle insertion procedures. In single port surgery, one central need relates to the design of partly flexible surgical instruments that can be operated remotely.
ProteCT: development of robotic assistants for interventional radiology (B. Bayle, O. Piccin)
MRGuide: development of a robotic asisstant for MR-guided prostate cryotherapy (P. Renaud, B. Bayle)
Beating heart surgery (GyroLock, Cardiolock)
Contact: E. Breton and P. Renaud
This research theme concerns the assistance to image guided medical procedures as well as clinical activities of the team. It is divided in 4 axes: a) radioprotection in interventional radiology, b) assistance to MRI-guided percutaneous procedures, c) translational research in flexible endoscopy, and d) clinical research in interventional radiology. This research theme arises from our strong partnerships with the Interventional Radiology Department of Strasbourg Hospital (Pr. A. Gangi), and IRCAD and the Digestive Surgery Department of Strasbourg hospital (Pr. J. Marescaux). The team also leads research projects within the IHU Strasbourg, Institute of Image-Guided Surgery.
Radioprotection in interventional radiology: The research group CAMMA (Computational Modeling and Analysis of Medical Activities) aims at developing new tools and methods to perceive, model and analyze clinician and staff activities in the operating room (OR).
Assistance to MRI-guided percutaneous procedures:
Interventional MR Elastography (MRE) Our work focuses on developping real-time MRE, as opposed to diagnostic MRE, with faster acquisition and reconstruction schemes, for use during MRI-guided minimally invasive interventional procedures. First in vivo experiments show promising results for the real-time monitoring of thermal ablations.
Realtime object tracking during MRI-guided procedures MRI offers the possibility of imaging any image plane position and orientation. This strong advantage arises the need for automatic detection of, for instance, surgical tools in order to automatically align the images to these objects. Two projects focus on this difficulty. The hybrid tracking approach relies on the coupling of detection within the MR images and with optical sensors . The XYZ-MRI approach is led in collaboration with the SMH team in the ICube laboratory, which developped a 3D Hall effect sensors on a chip.
Translational research in flexible endoscopy: STRAS is a teleoperated robotic prototype for assistance to flexible endoscopic surgery. They are conventionally realized using standard colonoscopes, but due to the difficulty of the task, at the limit between gastro-enterology and surgery, only a few experts are actually able to perform the procedure in western countries. STRAS provides a large set of advantages for physicians during intraluminal colorectal procedures. The platform, based on Karl Storz® Anubis® system, allows the simultaneous standard use of two (and up to three) flexible instruments in a triangulated, laparoscopic-like, configuration
Clinical research in interventional radiology: Pr. A. Gangi, head of the Interventional Radiology Dpt. in Strasbourg hospital, pioneer for numerous percutaneous procedures in interventional radiology, is an active member of our team. His clinical departments hosts a CT, a 1.5T opened MRI, a C-arm room, ultrasound systems, all dedicated to interventional radiology. Numerous collaborations with various medical specialties allow for cutting edge precedures. The team is the most active clinically in interventional MRI worldwide, with a strong partnership between the laboratory and Siemens Healtcare.
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) percutaneous ablations:This topic deals with the pre-clinical validation of an external HIFU ablation protocol and the definition of the most adapted clinical indications compared to existing procedures. A robotic system integrating the HIFU transducer will be used for targeting and physiological motion compensation.
UNILiverS - Ultrasonic Nonlinear Indenter for Liver Surgery S. Chatelin, J. Vappou
ThermoMetRE: Compensating for breathing motion in simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) and MR Thermometry (E. Breton, J. Vappou)
XYZ-IRM - 3D Hall effect sensor on a chip for 3D localization inside the MRI (C. Cuvillon, E. Breton)
MRE-CAS: Magnetic Resonance Elastography for Computed-Assisted Surgery
Clinical trial: Evaluation of an assistance software for planning and real-time monitoring of needle insertion in interventional MRI: case of the liver biopsy (A. Gangi, E. Breton)
iMRI-Surg: All-in-one interventional MRI solution for assistance to percutaneous procedures (E. Breton, C. Cuvillon, M. de Mathelin, A. Gangi, L. Goffin)
Physiological Motion Compensation during High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy
STRAS - Robotization of flexible systems for minimally invasive surgery (P. Zanne, L. Zorn, F. Nageotte)
MRGuide - Robotic assistance for percutaneous procedures on the prostate
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Ranking all 32 NFL teams in terms of quarterback desperation
How comfortable is each NFL team with their quarterback situation?
ListsNFLBy Brad Gagnon on June 6, 2017 June 6, 2017
At any given time, a significant percentage of the NFL's 32 teams are looking to upgrade at the quarterback position. Some are hoping for saviors. And others are in search of potential successors for their current starters. Rarely is anyone completely uninterested in potentially good quarterbacks.
In order to establish a gauge for which NFL teams are more desperate at the position than others, we give you our quarterback desperation rankings.
Going from least desperate to most desperate, here is how comfortable each NFL team is with their QB situation.
32. Oakland Raiders: The 26-year-old Derek Carr is coming off back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons.
31. Seattle Seahawks: Three-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson is coming off a down year, but that's mainly on his supporting cast. He's only 28.
30. Indianapolis Colts: At the age of 27, top 2012 draft pick Andrew Luck remains the present and the future.
Entering his 3rd NFL season, Marcus Mariota comes in at #50 on the #NFLTop100! pic.twitter.com/IRRN2Q6XwC
— NFL (@NFL) June 3, 2017
29. Tennessee Titans: It looks as though third-year No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota is turning into a franchise quarterback at the age of 23.
28. Dallas Cowboys: I suppose 2016 rookie sensation Dak Prescott could turn out to be a one-year wonder, but the 23-year-old will have a couple years' worth of leash now.
27. Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan is in his prime and coming off an MVP season.
Then this, y'all wanna know why folks hate Aaron Rodgers? Lol I'm pretty sure this is why pic.twitter.com/C6RHlac4ma
— ?Kyrie Swerving (@ChrisCreacy) June 2, 2017
26. Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers is in his prime and coming off the hottest stretch of his career. But it's worth noting that he'll be 34 in December.
25. Cincinnati Bengals: Andy Dalton, who remains on the right side of 30, is coming off a Pro Bowl campaign — his third in six NFL seasons.
Still some concerns
24. Carolina Panthers: I know he was the league MVP in 2015, but Cam Newton was the third-lowest-rated passer in the NFL last season. It's pretty ridiculous that the 28-year-old has a career completion percentage of 58.4. If he struggles for a couple more seasons, the Panthers could have a problem.
RT @DutchBeek: You can't go 30 minutes on this app without seeing a Ryan Tannehill gif pic.twitter.com/xoM0QuIuhY
— Eric Elizondo (@EricElizondo8) June 1, 2017
23. Miami Dolphins: The 28-year-old Ryan Tannehill is coming off his best season yet, but even that wasn't a full campaign and he's yet to make a Pro Bowl.
22. Washington Redskins: Since becoming a starter two years ago, Kirk Cousins has been a top-10 quarterback in almost every respect. But that's a small sample and the team doesn't seem willing to give him a lucrative long-term deal.
21. New England Patriots: Despite his goals, Tom Brady would be lucky to remain effective beyond 2017 or 2018. And while they do have Jimmy Garoppolo waiting in the wings, the jury is still out on him too.
#3. Matthew Stafford puts the team on his back and rushes for the Game Winning touchdown against the Bears. pic.twitter.com/eLRg30Ifz0
— Detroit Moments (@DetroitMoments) January 19, 2017
20. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford probably isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but he's been to just one Pro Bowl in eight seasons and is entering a contract year.
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston's interception rate rose in a relatively disappointing sophomore season. Two more years like that and he'll be a bust.
18. Philadelphia Eagles: Rookie Carson Wentz was one of the worst quarterbacks in the league during his final 12 games in 2016. Another year like that and he'll be a bust.
17. Los Angeles Rams: Jared Goff had a miserable rookie season, but the Rams traded away five primo draft picks in order to bring him in with the top selection last year. They can't afford to be desperate for a replacement yet.
Question marks looming
"There's a reason why he's been doing this for so many years. Absolute beast, monster."
Philip Rivers is No. 73 on the #NFLTop100! pic.twitter.com/0jLNhFTIvE
— NFL (@NFL) May 15, 2017
16. Los Angeles Chargers: Philip Rivers is a six-time Pro Bowler, but he's 35.
15. New York Giants: Eli Manning is a four-time Pro Bowler, but he's 36.
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger is a five-time Pro Bowler, but he's 35 and he contemplated retirement this offseason.
13. Baltimore Ravens: The 32-year-old Joe Flacco is still living off that Super Bowl run from 2011. He's led the Ravens to one winning season in four years and he's still never been to a Pro Bowl in nine NFL seasons.
12. New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees is freakin' great. But Drew Brees is 38.
Wait-and-see mode
11. Chicago Bears: Mike Glennon is a stopgap and the jury is still out on rookie first-rounder Mitchell Trubisky.
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
10. Kansas City Chiefs: Alex Smith is running out of time and the jury is still out on rookie first-rounder Patrick Mahomes III.
9. Houston Texans: Tom Savage isn't a long-term solution and jury is still out on rookie first-rounder Deshaun Watson.
8. Buffalo Bills: A year removed from a Pro Bowl campaign, the athletically enticing Tyrod Taylor has one last shot to take the reins as the franchise quarterback.
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7. Denver Broncos: Trevor Siemian isn't the answer and it's not looking good for 2016 first-rounder Paxton Lynch.
6. Minnesota Vikings: Teddy Bridgewater might never be the same and Sam Bradford won't ever get them to a championship.
5. Arizona Cardinals: The 37-year-old Carson Palmer can't keep living off one great season in 2015. He's close to the end.
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: The third pick of the 2014 draft has regressed. If Blake Bortles doesn't put it together in 2017, the Jags will be looking for a new quarterback. He won't likely put it together, so they're probably wasting their time.
3. Cleveland Browns: They do at least have options in second-round pick DeShone Kizer alongside Cody Kessler and Brock Osweiler. But there's a good chance they'll still be searching for a franchise signal caller next offseason.
2. San Francisco 49ers: By bringing in Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley and not drafting a quarterback in the first two rounds, the Niners are basically waiting for next year.
1. New York Jets: Josh McCown is a 37-year-old stopgap for a rebuilding franchise, while Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg look like career backups in the best-case scenario.
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Q: Change direction and move an element through an array I would like to move the "pin" in the 2D array. The pin needs to change the direction first, north, south,etc and only then move forward. There are 2 functions, change direction to the left, to the right and move forward.
And the currentPosition should be able to show the position the pin is in. The travelLog should keep track of where the pin has been in. The instruction, I would like to give is something like ( "lrrlf")
let pin = {
  direction : 'N',
  travelLog : []
  };
let currentPosition = {
  x: 0,
  y: 0
};

function turnLeft(pin) {

  switch (pin) {
    case 'N':
      pin.direction = 'W';
    break;
    case 'S':
      pin.direction = 'E';
    break;
    case 'E':
      pin.direction = 'N';
    break;
    case 'W':
       pin.direction = 'S';
    break;

  }
  return pin.direction;

}

function turnRight(pin) {

  switch (pin) {
    case 'N':
      pin.direction = 'E';
    break;
    case 'S':
      pin.direction = 'W';
    break;
    case 'E':
      pin.direction = 'S';
    break;
    case 'W':
       pin.direction = 'N';
    break;

  }
  return pin.direction;

}

function moveForward(pin) {

  switch (pin) {

    case 'N' :
      currentPosition.x = x--;
      break;
    case 'S' :
       currentPosition.x = x++;
    case 'W' :
        currentPosition.y = y--;
    case 'E' :
         currentPosition.y = y--;

  }

  return curentPosition;

}

function commands(command) {

 for(let i = 0; i < command.length; i++ ) {
  let comando = command[i]
  switch (comando) {

    case 'l' :
    turnLeft();
    break;

    case 'r' :
    turnRight();
    break;

    case 'f' :
    moveForward();
    break;
   }
   return comando;
   rover.travelLog.push(currentPosition);
   console.log(travelLog);

 }
}

A: The problem is that you're pushing references to the same currentPosition object every time. When you modify the object, all the array elements contain that modification.
You need to make a copy of the object when you push it into the travelLog array:
travelLog.push({...currentPosition});

return commando; statement ends the function, so nothing after that will be executed. You should return after the loop is done, but you can't return commando because it's a local variable inside the loop. There's not really any need to return anything specific from commands().
And there's no rover variable, so rover.travelLog should just be travelLog.

function commands(command) {
  for (let i = 0; i < command.length; i++) {
    let comando = command[i]
    switch (comando) {
      case 'l':
        turnLeft();
        break;
      case 'r':
        turnRight();
        break;
      case 'f':
        moveForward();
        break;
    }
    travelLog.push(currentPosition);
  }
  console.log(travelLog);
}

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Morì al fronte 2 settembre 1938, durante la guerra civile spagnola, a Balaguer.

Carriera

Club
Iniziò a giocare a calcio nel Tenerife, squadra della sua città, che lo fece entrare nel club a 15 anni. Dopo due stagioni trascorse sull'isola decide di trasferirsi al Barcellona, club nel quale militerà per 8 anni riuscendo a vincere una Liga e una Coppa del Re. È il settimo calciatore per numero di gol ufficiali realizzati nella storia del club azulgrana (134) che, sommati a quelli segnati in amichevole diventerebbero 203 in 210 incontri. Approdato a Madrid nel 1934, dovrà dare l'addio al calcio dopo essere stato chiamato alle armi a causa della guerra civile.

Nazionale
Disputò due match con la casacca della Nazionale spagnola, nel 1931, riuscendo a segnare una rete in entrambe le partite.

Palmarès

Giocatore

Competizioni nazionali

 Barcellona: 1928-29

 Barcellona: 1928

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale spagnola


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The Defense Information Systems Agency hosted an Endpoint Security Summit at the agency's Fort Meade headquarters Feb. 5-7, bringing together more than 250 Department of Defense endpoint security subject matter experts, system administrators, analysts, and users to discuss endpoint modernization efforts.
The three-day event gave endpoint practitioners and SMEs the opportunity to hear from DISA, the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), and the Joint Force Headquarters – DoD Information Network (JFHQ-DoDIN) about policy and operational strategies that will drive significant change in 2019 and beyond.
Participants exchanged information about their efforts and endpoint approaches; presented requirements; discussed research, testing, and planning efforts; and explored options for an enterprise endpoint security solution.
Navy Rear Adm. Kathleen Creighton, deputy commander of JFHQ-DODIN, highlighted the timeliness of the event in her opening remarks. JFHQ-DODIN is a component command of CYBERCOM and its mission is global DODIN operations and defensive cyberspace operations-internal defensive measures.
"Endpoint security is a very important topic right now. At the senior levels, we recognize the value of a modernized enterprise solution," Creighton said.
While definitions vary, endpoint security typically refers to the measures or actions taken to address risks that remote devices, such as laptops or other wireless and mobile devices, present when connecting to an enterprise, or shared, network.
DoD endpoint security solutions involve an integrated set of capabilities that work together to detect, deter, protect, and report on cyber threats across DoD networks. Efforts to modernize endpoint security aim to achieve a more standardized, interoperable, and secure set of capabilities that strengthen integrated threat analysis, defensive actions, and command and control across the DoDIN – from boundary to endpoints.
Creighton challenged the audience to use the summit to take a holistic view of the DoD CIO's strategic policy direction, combatant command operational requirements, and service and agency pilot efforts in progress.
"You're going to need to figure out how all of these things interconnect and how they relate to your organization," Creighton said.
The first day of the summit focused on policy and enterprise-level testing and developing efforts, including an update on the DoD Cybersecurity Architecture Review (DoDCAR), which has conducted a "greenfield" analysis of threat coverage to inform the future of endpoint security architectures, capabilities and solutions.
"We have to start moving faster," said Carmen Santos-Logan of the Office of the DoD CIO. "We haven't modernized our end user security platform. Now we have to move out and figure out where we're going," she said.
During the next two days the audience learned about the pilots and endpoint security efforts moving forward in the military services, combatant commands, and agencies.


You could theoretically only turn right to get where you need to go, but turning left across a lane with oncoming traffic on a bike is less scary than one might think! Here's how we suggest you turn left on a bike.
With the change of seasons comes a change in how we dress while you are training for the Vermont City Marathon (or any adventure) in April . A great pro-tip would be to make sure that you keep a synthetic layer or wool and synthetic blend as your next-to-skin layer. This will help to wick moisture from your body, keep you dry, cool, happy, and out there for longer.
That being said, here are some of my new favorite pieces broken down by different scenarios.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, Skirack and the Sleepy Hollow Inn Bike and Ski Center had the honor of hosting one of the most inspirational and influential nordic skiers of our time. It was a perfect, blue bird day. The snow was soft and the sun was shining when I arrived at Sleepy Hollow to set up for what promised to be an exciting event.
People were already materializing with an hour still to go before the start. You could feel the anticipation building as everyone eagerly waited for the Fischer SUV to appear. I busied myself setting up tables and erecting wind blades that proudly proclaimed Fischer and One Way. When next I looked out the window of the barn, there it was, shining black in the sun, and as I scanned the scene I finally spotted her: Kikkan Randall, winningest American Nordic Skier, Olympic Gold Medalist and determined cancer fighter.
My name is Will Robens. I am the founder of Ironwood Adventure Works, organizer of challenging adventure trail races in the Northeast. Our races to date include the Frost Town Trail Fest in the Finger lakes of NY, Black River Beatdown hosted by Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Smuggler's Mountain Race, Trapp Mountain Marathon, 24 hours of the Northeast Kingdom at the Northwoods Stewardship Center, Paine Mountain Race in Northfield, and last but not least the Catamount Ultra hosted by Trapp Family Lodge.
Catamount Ultra was our first and flagship event, created in 2014. That year, I had some free time as a stay-at-home dad and trail running became more of a presence in my life and a healthy outlet for me. For most people, trail running is a pretty attainable sport; all you need is trails and a decent pair of shoes! I was surprised that there wasn't already a long distance trail race going on in the immediate area. As a lifelong runner and in more recent years, an avid ultra-runner, Catamount Ultra was created out of personal desire to have a great trail ultra-race in my own backyard. For some reason, at the time it didn't occur to me that I wouldn't actually get to run this super fun race!
1 month of consistent Vermont City Marathon training, and look where your feet have taken you! It's pretty incredible to think about how many miles you've traveled, and how much your body has adapted, grown and experienced in this short period of time.
I set out on my 10 mile long run this past Saturday feeling a mixture of excitement and nervousness. It's a big milestone, first double digit long run…goodbye single digits! As I had mentioned in my last post, this was the longest distance that I'd run before and let me tell you, it was night and day. With consistent training, proper nutrition and hydration, Clif blocks, and the right gear I shaved off 30 minutes from my time 2 years ago!
Hometown: Not one home town, but lots of traveling.
Years of Experience: I have been skiing since I was 3 and snowboarding since age 8. I have 3 years experience in softgoods. At Skirack, I specialized in alpine softgoods, helmets & goggles, and running shoes.
Outside Interests and Hobbies: Kayaking, surfing, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, biking, stand-up paddle boarding, reading and practicing my Spanish and German.
Outside Interests and Hobbies: Skiing, Mountain Biking, Gravel Grinding...being outdoors.


Today we will be taking a look at the murder-filled series by re-watching The Godfather part I. There are longer series out there, even one's with more gruesome murders, but none have the same variety of death and none have the same variety of food. And I've been wanting to watch The Godfather so when a friend, Kate, suggested it for the Meals to Die by series because of the scene with the oranges it had to be.
I couldn't remember a death involving oranges, so I watched the entire movie searching the screen for this tangy sweet fruit. They're everywhere. A cheerful symbol of suffering. Each time one appeared I leaned forward, tense, nervously anticipating the death. Every time. There's the first appearance at Connie and Carlo's wedding when a guest grabs a double fist sized fruit and starts to peel it. One makes up a fruit bowl at the dinner between Tom Hagan and the Hollywood movie director, Jack Woltz, just hours before the horse's head takes a nap. The Godfather is buying a bag full when he's shot 5 times, causing the start to the war and Michael's entry into the family business. They're on the table during the meeting with the Five Families after Sonny is killed. Then it happened, Don Vito Corleone dies shortly after scaring his grandson by using an orange peel to turn his smile into a scary face. Even then I couldn't be sure, maybe it was an apple. Sure, oranges have been inserted into every third scene, but it just isn't that clear. I continued my tense watching.
Perhaps, by this point I should say something wise about the movie. Something about how it revolutionized film making. Perhaps something about the book leading the way to a new crime genre. Perhaps, but I'm not just the common cook I'm also the common movie watcher. My thoughts on movies begin with "Did I like it?" They end shortly after. Perhaps if I studied films or if I had been alive in 1972 and thus hadn't grown up with the genre I would better appreciate the movie as if it were a box of fine cannoli.
Alas we can never know. All I can do now is be wary of random appearances of oranges.
Stayed tuned for next month's The Godfather part II. Which is where it will end. Since I couldn't make it through one viewing of part III I refuse to submit myself to torture by attempting a second viewing.
Thinly slice eggplant length ways. Brush each side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place onto a baking sheet and bake in oven until…well…until it looks done.
While the eggplant is cooking. Prepare quinoa by bringing ½ cup of quinoa with 1 cup of water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 15 minutes.
While the eggplant and the quinoa are cooking get to zest, chopping, juicing and dicing. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Add in the cooked quinoa and toss.
Just serve it atop the eggplant or actually do the rolling thing.
One final critical note, I liked this dish. This is really good. Really. The flavors are excellent all together. I will absolutely be making it again.
oranges " have arrived from Sicilia fittingly to your remembrances of Don Corleone ( Argrigento ) to be cooked too with the deadly nightshade and tiny black olives emerging from their brine about this time of year. It's snowing again up here on the spine of Italy in the Appenines and time to put the white beans in the clay covered pot in the coals / ashes for tomorrow's lunch mixed into small cut crude handmade pasta schiutta .. pasta fagiole for a hearty lunch in these cold dark days of winter as the fire is rekindled against the cold humidity of our 1569 convent here to stop the chimney's downdraft. Give your folks my best and keep on cooking up a storm of mystery! The doggies and I are off to sleep as the wind wraps the snow around the house !


San Gimignano – the epitome of the Tuscan experience. Who hasn't heard of it, or seen pictures? Together we'll explore the reasons for the popularity of San Gimigano, and why so many of its world famous towers have been preserved.
During a delightful stroll through the narrow streets we'll get to know the key points of San Gimignano. From the Fountain Square we make our way past the Town Hall to the Cathedral, where we marvel at its rich interior. Next stop are the ruins of the old fortress and finally the church of Sant' Agostino, with famous frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli.
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How Sergey Brin and Larry Page Made $8.3 Billion in One Day
Google co-founder Sergey Brin attends the Breakthrough Prize Awards Ceremony Hosted By Seth MacFarlane at NASA Ames Research Center on November 9, 2014 in Mountain View, California.
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By Steve Symington / The Motley Fool
It's not every day you see the value of a $400 billion company jump 16%. But on Friday, Google ALPHABET INC.
did just that after the search giant released solid second-quarter results. And if one thing seems sure, it's that no shareholders are quite as happy as co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
According to their most recent EDGAR filings, as of June 19, 2015 Page not only owned a whopping 21,996,904 class A shares of Google, but also 22,058,004 Class C shares. As of June 26, 2015, Brin held a mammoth 21,479,312 and 21,539,381 Class A and Class C shares of Google, respectively. So when both classes of Google stock skyrocketed more than 16% to a new all-time high on Friday, the value of their their shares collectively rose over $8.31 billion in a single day.
Better yet for all Google shareholders, the big move came after watching shares trade sideways for the better part of a year, pushed Google stock to a new all-time high, and — even after pulling back about 2.5% early Monday — completely erased its recent under-performance relative to the broader market:
Google's results were certainly impressive. Revenue for the second quarter climbed in line with analysts' expectations at 11% year over year (18% on a constant currency basis), to $17.73 billion. And earnings came in at $6.99 per share, compared to estimates for $6.75 per share and marking Google's first earnings beat so far in 2015. For that, Google investors can partly thank the company's core advertising business, particularly given strengths in mobile and programmatic advertising, as well as YouTube, where viewership grew at its fastest overall rate in two years at 60%. Collectively, Google's advertising businesses still represent more than 90% of total revenue. But revenue from Google's smaller "Other" segment unsurprisingly outpaced the rest, rising 17% year over year to $1.7 billion on another solid showing from the Google Play business.
What's more, Google's new CFO Ruth Porat made it clear the company is making a more conscious effort to balance capital expenditures and operating expenses with growth, lending credence to recent encouraging reports stating as much. Despite the fact Google ended the quarter with almost $70 billion in cash and equivalents while generating nearly $4.5 billion in free cash flow, this also eased investors' concerns of what some viewed in the past as haphazard spending outside of its crucial core markets.
Google's not done yet
Larry Page, Google co-founder and CEO speaks during the opening keynote at the Google I/O developers conference at the Moscone Center on May 15, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
Speaking of which, Google also suffers no shortage of intriguing long-term opportunities. And while the co-founders' recent windfalls are only gains on paper, I don't think they'll be selling anytime soon given their continued close involvement in Google's day-to-day operations. Today, Brin continues to direct special projects for the company he helped build, including those in its secretive "Google X" lab. Meanwhile, Page serves as Google's highly admired CEO, and was even described last year by Fortune Magazine as "The most ambitious CEO in the universe" for his insistence in focusing on potentially world-changing "moon shot" projects outside of Internet search, including self-driving cars and package delivery robots.
To be fair, Page has made it clear both Google X and the moon shot initiatives are long-term efforts, and require at least a 10-year time frame to have any meaningful impact on Google's top and bottom lines. But in the meantime, it's clear Google's core businesses are still enjoying solid growth and performing as well as they ever have. So while not every investor can expect to make over $8 billion a single day, I think Google stock still has more than enough momentum to handsomely reward patient shareholders going forward.
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Day care worker gets 26-plus years for sexually assaulting 8 children
A judge said the man violated the "most defenseless in our society"
KETV
Mark Mays
SOURCE: KETV
A district judge has sentenced former Omaha child care worker Mark Mays to 26 to 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting eight children, and for possession of child pornography."You violated (the) most defenseless in our society," Judge Gary Randall said. "The ones who can't talk about it and the ones who can't understand it. I would only hope that maybe they won't remember but we don't know and we won't know."Randall also said people sexually assaulted as children are the most broken in our society.Mays, 25, was sentenced on four counts, two counts of first-degree sexual assault, which can be between 10 and 20 years each; and two counts of visual depiction of sexual assault, which can be three to 10 years each.Investigators found explicit images of children on Mays' phone following his arrest in February 2016. Five of the images were taken inside Omaha child care centers. Mays worked at Little Hands at Work and Play near 144 and Blondo streets and La Petite Academy near 108th Street and West Maple Road. Mays was fired from Little Hands at Work and Play in January 2016.All of the victims were either two- or three-years-old.In addition to the photos, investigators found children's diapers and underwear in desk drawers at May's home. In a court hearing last year, Mays' public defender said his client had an intellectual impairment.
OMAHA, Neb. —
A district judge has sentenced former Omaha child care worker Mark Mays to 26 to 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting eight children, and for possession of child pornography.
"You violated (the) most defenseless in our society," Judge Gary Randall said. "The ones who can't talk about it and the ones who can't understand it. I would only hope that maybe they won't remember but we don't know and we won't know."
Randall also said people sexually assaulted as children are the most broken in our society.
Mays, 25, was sentenced on four counts, two counts of first-degree sexual assault, which can be between 10 and 20 years each; and two counts of visual depiction of sexual assault, which can be three to 10 years each.
Investigators found explicit images of children on Mays' phone following his arrest in February 2016. Five of the images were taken inside Omaha child care centers.
Mays worked at Little Hands at Work and Play near 144 and Blondo streets and La Petite Academy near 108th Street and West Maple Road.
Mays was fired from Little Hands at Work and Play in January 2016.
All of the victims were either two- or three-years-old.
In addition to the photos, investigators found children's diapers and underwear in desk drawers at May's home.
In a court hearing last year, Mays' public defender said his client had an intellectual impairment.


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