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Q: convert D2D1::Matrix3x2F to XMMATRIX I have some text that I am drawing to the screen... but because of the requirement to use D2D1::Matrix3x2F as the translation, it is not being drawn where I really want to draw it... Everything else is using XMMATRIX... Is there a way to convert these 2?
Text transformations stuff:
D2D1::Matrix3x2F screenTranslation = D2D1::Matrix3x2F::Translation(
    Window::width - hud->textMetrics.layoutWidth,
    Window::height - hud->textMetrics.height
    );

d2dDeviceContext->SetTransform( D2D1::Matrix3x2F::Translation( hud->starEndPositionX, hud->starEndPositionY ) );

Everything else is done like this:
XMMATRIX rot = XMMatrixRotationY( a->rot );
XMMATRIX trans = XMMatrixTranslation( a->x, a->y, 0.0f );
XMATRIX final = rot * trans;

So the issue is that all my coordinates are based off of 0,0,0 being centre of screen whereas the text is like 0,0 is top left. 1920 x 1080 is bottom right. Boooooo.
Side note: My 3d set up of transformation is like so:
// trans
matView = XMMatrixOrthographicLH( Window::width, Window::height, -1.0, 1.0 );

//projection

float fieldOfView = ( float )PI;
float screenAspect = Window::width / Window::height;

matProjection = XMMatrixPerspectiveFovLH( fieldOfView, screenAspect, -1.0, 1.0 );

So to summarise... is there a way to either convert some 2d coordinates to 3d coordinates, or even visa versa so that when i can put my 3d coordinates into the 2d 3x2F translation instead?
D2D1::Matrix3x2F to XMMATRIX


COLUMBIA - Some drivers in Missouri could soon be rolling down the road of the future.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is working on a Solar Roadways Pilot Project for sidewalks and roadways, which means roads would be embedded with solar panels.
MoDOT is working with the Federal Highway Administration and a solar panel company to deploy some of the roadway panels at the Route 66 Welcome Center off I-44 in Conway, Missouri, by the end of the year.
"In this way, it will be a small deployment of solar roadway panels likely on the sidewalk at first. If they can succeed, it can grow off the sidewalk into paved areas where we would drive our cars," Tom Blair, serves in Missouri Department of Transportation and leads the "Road to Tomorrow" team, said.
Solar Roadways is a company in northern Idaho developing solar panels that people can "drive on." Blair said Missouri has not increased the investment in transportation for almost 20 years, and MoDOT needs to be seeking innovation.
"Solar Roadways has envisioned us, all of us as citizens being able to drive on roadways that are all embedded with solar panels. The solar panel that they envision would create solar electricity that's offsetting the cost of the roadway, possibly becoming a roadway that eventually pays for itself," Blair said.
According to Solar Roadways, "Our panels contain LED lights to create lines and signage without paint. They contain heating elements to prevent snow and ice accumulation. The panels have microprocessors, which makes them intelligent. This allows the panels to communicate with each other, a central control station, and vehicles."
Melinda Lee, a driver in Missouri, said the LED lighting would make driving safer, especially at night and in bad weather.
"Back in the 80's, when I was driving back and forth to college, sometimes with the rain and the storms, you can't always see the lanes," Lee said.
Blair told KOMU there are two ways for the funding. One comes from Federal Highway Administration research funding, and the other way is from crowdfunding.
"Missouri is preparing to seek the first ever Department of Transportation crowdfunding effort. So we are going to go out there publicly on the internet and ask for money to make our Solar Roadways Pilot Project even bigger and better," Blair announced in a presentation in Kansas City.
Lee commends MoDOT for trying something different in an attempt to make the roadways better.
"This program is something that helps save a few lives, that's the perfect place for us to place the money," Lee said.


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Study finds red meat as part of a healthy diet linked to reduced risk of multiple sclerosis
May 29, 2019 , Curtin University
People who consume unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet may reduce their risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), new research led by Curtin University and The Australian National University has found.
The research, published in The Journal of Nutrition, examined data from 840 Australians who took part in the Ausimmune Study to determine whether there was a link between consuming a Mediterranean diet that includes unprocessed red meat, such as lamb, beef and pork, and a reduced risk of a first episode of CNS demyelination, a common precursor to MS.
Lead author Dr. Lucinda Black, from the School of Public Health at Curtin University who completed the research as part of her MSWA Postdoctoral Fellowship, said the number of people being diagnosed with MS was increasing globally, suggesting that environmental factors such as low sun exposure, low vitamin D, and poor diet may be contributing factors.
"Previous research suggests that a Mediterranean diet can help to reduce the risk of certain health issues, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and dementia and improve overall life expectancy. However, there is inconclusive evidence to suggest a Mediterranean diet also reduces the risk of developing MS," Dr. Black said.
"Our research found that consuming one daily serving (65 g) of unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet may be beneficial for those at high risk of developing MS.
"It is unclear why consuming red meat combined with a healthy diet may lower the risk of MS, but red meat contains important macro and micronutrients including protein, iron, zinc, selenium, potassium, vitamin D, and a range of B-vitamins, many of which are important for healthy neurological function."
To ensure that the risks do not outweigh the benefits, Cancer Council WA recommends eating only a moderate amount of unprocessed lean red meat, which equates to no more than one daily serving, where a serving is 65 grams of cooked meat.
Co-author Professor Robyn Lucas, from The Australian National University in Canberra, said the research highlighted the importance of educating people who are at a higher risk of MS about the impact of their diet and other environmental factors.
"We know very little about how people can reduce their risk of developing MS, but previous research has shown that not smoking and ensuring people get sufficient sun exposure to maintain adequate vitamin D levels may contribute to this," Professor Lucas said.
"This new work provides valuable information on another way that people at high risk of MS might reduce that risk, which includes eating a healthy, Mediterranean diet that includes moderate amounts of unprocessed red meat."
The Ausimmune Study, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of the United States of America, the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, and Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia, was conducted during 2003 and 2006 in four regions of Australia, including Brisbane, Newcastle, western Victoria, and Tasmania. The study investigated the link between environmental risk factors and early symptoms of MS.
More information: Lucinda J Black et al. A Higher Mediterranean Diet Score, Including Unprocessed Red Meat, Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Central Nervous System Demyelination in a Case-Control Study of Australian Adults, The Journal of Nutrition (2019). DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz089
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Though the domain of Jane Austen's novels was as circumscribed as her life, her caustic wit and keen observation made her the equal of the greatest novelists in any language. Born the seventh child of the rector of Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, she was educated mainly at home. At an early age she began writing sketches and satires of popular novels for her family's entertainment. As a clergyman's daughter from a well-connected family, she had ample opportunity to study the habits of the middle class, the gentry, and the aristocracy. At 21, she began a novel called "The First Impressions," an early version of Pride and Prejudice. In 1801, on her father's retirement, the family moved to the fashionable resort of Bath. Two years later she sold the first version of Northanger Abby to a London publisher, but the first of her novels to appear in print was Sense and Sensibility, published at her own expense in 1811. It was followed by Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815). After her father died in 1805, the family first moved to Southampton then to Chawton Cottage in Hampshire. Despite this relative retirement, Jane Austen was still in touch with a wider world, mainly through her brothers; one had become a very rich country gentleman, another a London banker, and two were naval officers. Though her many novels were published anonymously, she had many early and devoted readers, among them the Prince Regent and Sir Walter Scott. In 1816, in declining health, Austen wrote Persuasion and revised Northanger Abby. Her last work, Sandition, was left unfinished at her death on July 18, 1817. She was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Austen's identity as an author was announced to the world posthumously by her brother Henry, who supervised the publication of Northanger Abby and Persuasion in 1818. View titles by Jane Austen
EMMA WOODHOUSE, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period. Her mother had died too long ago for her to have more than an indistinct remembrance of her caresses; and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who had fallen little short of a mother in affection.
Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr. Woodhouse's family, less as a governess than a friend, very fond of both daughters, but particularly of Emma. Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters. Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold the nominal office of governess, the mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the shadow of authority being now long passed away, they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor's judgment, but directed chiefly by her own.
The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself: these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.
Sorrow came-a gentle sorrow-but not at all in the shape of any disagreeable consciousness. Miss Taylor married. It was Miss Taylor's loss which first brought grief. It was on the wedding day of this beloved friend that Emma first sat in mournful thought of any continuance. The wedding over, and the bride people gone, her father and herself were left to dine together, with no prospect of a third to cheer a long evening. Her father composed himself to sleep after dinner, as usual, and she had then only to sit and think of what she had lost.
The event had every promise of happiness for her friend. Mr. Weston was a man of unexceptionable character, easy fortune, suitable age, and pleasant manners; and there was some satisfaction in considering with what self-denying, generous friendship she had always wished and promoted the match; but it was a black morning's work for her. The want of Miss Taylor would be felt every hour of every day. She recalled her past kindness-the kindness, the affection of sixteen years-how she had taught and how she had played with her from five years old-how she had devoted all her powers to attach and amuse her in health-and how nursed her through the various illnesses of childhood. A large debt of gratitude was owing here; but the intercourse of the last seven years, the equal footing and perfect unreserve which had soon followed Isabella's marriage, on their being left to each other, was yet a dearer, tenderer recollection. She had been a friend and companion such as few possessed; intelligent, well-informed, useful, gentle, knowing all the ways of the family, interested in all its concerns, and peculiarly interested in herself, in every pleasure, every scheme of hers; one to whom she could speak every thought as it arose, and who had such an affection for her as could never find fault.
How was she to bear the change? It was true that her friend was going only half a mile from them; but Emma was aware that great must be the difference between a Mrs. Weston, only half a mile from them, and a Miss Taylor in the house; and with all her advantages, natural and domestic, she was now in great danger of suffering from intellectual solitude. She dearly loved her father, but he was no companion for her. He could not meet her in conversation, rational or playful.
The evil of the actual disparity in their ages (and Mr. Woodhouse had not married early) was much increased by his constitution and habits; for having been a valetudinarian all his life, without activity of mind or body, he was a much older man in ways than in years; and though everywhere beloved for the friendliness of his heart and his amiable temper, his talents could not have recommended him at any time.
Her sister, though comparatively but little removed by matrimony, being settled in London, only sixteen miles off, was much beyond her daily reach; and many a long October and November evening must be struggled through at Hartfield, before Christmas brought the next visit from Isabella and her husband, and their little children, to fill the house, and give her pleasant society again.
Highbury, the large and populous village almost amounting to a town, to which Hartfield, in spite of its separate lawn, and shrubberies, and name, did really belong, afforded her no equals. The Woodhouses were first in consequence there. All looked up to them. She had many acquaintances in the place, for her father was universally civil, but not one among them who could be accepted in lieu of Miss Taylor for even half a day. It was a melancholy change; and Emma could not but sigh over it, and wish for impossible things, till her father awoke, and made it necessary to be cheerful. His spirits required support. He was a nervous man, easily depressed; fond of everybody that he was used to, and hating to part with them; hating change of every kind. Matrimony, as the origin of change, was always disagreeable; and he was by no means yet reconciled to his own daughter's marrying, nor could ever speak of her but with compassion, though it had been entirely a match of affection, when he was now obliged to part with Miss Taylor too; and from his habits of gentle selfishness, and of being never able to suppose that other people could feel differently from himself, he was very much disposed to think Miss Taylor had done as sad a thing for herself as for them, and would have been a great deal happier if she had spent all the rest of her life at Hartfield. Emma smiled and chatted as cheerfully as she could, to keep him from such thoughts; but when tea came, it was impossible for him not to say exactly as he had said at dinner:
"Poor Miss Taylor! I wish she were here again. What a pity it is that Mr. Weston ever thought of her!"
"I cannot agree with you, papa; you know I cannot. Mr. Weston is such a good-humoured, pleasant, excellent man, that he thoroughly deserves a good wife; and you would not have had Miss Taylor live with us for ever, and bear all my odd humours,1 when she might have a house of her own?"
"A house of her own! but where is the advantage of a house of her own? This is three times as large; and you have never any odd humours, my dear."
"How often we shall be going to see them, and they coming to see us! We shall be always meeting! We must begin; we must go and pay our wedding-visit very soon."
"My dear, how am I to get so far? Randalls is such a distance. I could not walk half so far."
"No, papa; nobody thought of your walking. We must go in the carriage, to be sure."
"The carriage! But James will not like to put the horses to for such a little way; and where are the poor horses to be while we are paying our visit?"
"They are to be put into Mr. Weston's stable, papa. You know we have settled all that already. We talked it all over with Mr. Weston last night. And as for James, you may be very sure he will always like going to Randalls, because of his daughter's being housemaid there. I only doubt whether he will ever take us anywhere else. That was your doing, papa. You got Hannah that good place. Nobody thought of Hannah till you mentioned her-James is so obliged to you!"
"I am very glad I did think of her. It was very lucky, for I would not have had poor James think himself slighted upon any account; and I am sure she will make a very good servant; she is a civil, pretty-spoken girl; I have a great opinion of her. Whenever I see her, she always curtseys and asks me how I do, in a very pretty manner; and when you have had her here to do needlework, I observe she always turns the lock of the door the right way and never bangs it. I am sure she will be an excellent servant; and it will be a great comfort to poor Miss Taylor to have somebody about her that she is used to see. Whenever James goes over to his daughter, you know, she will be hearing of us. He will be able to tell her how we all are."
Emma spared no exertions to maintain this happier flow of ideas, and hoped, by the help of backgammon, to get her father tolerably through the evening, and be attacked by no regrets but her own. The backgammon-table was placed; but a visitor immediately afterwards walked in and made it unnecessary.
Mr. Knightley, a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty, was not only a very old and intimate friend of the family, but particularly connected with it, as the elder brother of Isabella's husband. He lived about a mile from Highbury, was a frequent visitor, and always welcome, and at this time more welcome than usual, as coming directly from their mutual connections in London. He had returned to a late dinner after some days' absence, and now walked up to Hartfield to say that all were well in Brunswick Square. It was a happy circumstance, and animated Mr. Woodhouse for some time. Mr. Knightley had a cheerful manner, which always did him good; and his many inquiries after "poor Isabella" and her children were answered most satisfactorily. When this was over, Mr. Woodhouse gratefully observed:
"It is very kind of you, Mr. Knightley, to come out at this late hour to call upon us. I am afraid you must have had a shocking walk."
"Not at all, sir. It is a beautiful moonlight night; and so mild that I must draw back from your great fire."
"But you must have found it very damp and dirty. I wish you may not catch cold."
"Dirty, sir! Look at my shoes. Not a speck on them."
"Well: that is quite surprising, for we have had a vast deal of rain here. It rained dreadfully hard for half an hour while we were at breakfast. I wanted them to put off the wedding."
"By the bye, I have not wished you joy. Being pretty well aware of what sort of joy you must both be feeling, I have been in no hurry with my congratulations; but I hope it all went off tolerably well. How did you all behave? Who cried most?"
"Ah! poor Miss Taylor! 'tis a sad business."
"Poor Mr. and Miss Woodhouse, if you please; but I cannot possibly say 'poor Miss Taylor.' I have a great regard for you and Emma; but when it comes to the question of dependence or independence! at any rate, it must be better to have only one to please than two."
"Especially when one of those two is such a fanciful, troublesome creature!" said Emma playfully. "That is what you have in your head, I know-and what you would certainly say if my father were not by."
"I believe it is very true, my dear, indeed," said Mr. Woodhouse, with a sigh. "I am afraid I am sometimes very fanciful and troublesome."
"My dearest papa! You do not think I could mean you, or suppose Mr. Knightley to mean you. What a horrible idea! Oh, no! I meant only myself. Mr. Knightley loves to find fault with me, you know-in a joke-it is all a joke. We always say what we like to one another."
Mr. Knightley, in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her of them; and though this was not particularly agreeable to Emma herself, she knew it would be so much less so to her father, that she would not have him really suspect such a circumstance as her not being thought perfect by everybody.
"Emma knows I never flatter her," said Mr. Knightley, "but I meant no reflection on anybody. Miss Taylor has been used to have two persons to please; she will now have but one. The chances are that she must be a gainer."
"Well," said Emma, willing to let it pass, "you want to hear about the wedding; and I shall be happy to tell you, for we all behaved charmingly. Everybody was punctual, everybody in their best looks: not a tear, and hardly a long face to be seen. Oh, no; we all felt that we were going to be only half a mile apart, and were sure of meeting every day."
"Dear Emma bears everything so well," said her father. "But, Mr. Knightley, she is really very sorry to lose poor Miss Taylor, and I am sure she will miss her more than she thinks for."
Emma turned away her head, divided between tears and smiles.
"It is impossible that Emma should not miss such a companion," said Mr. Knightley. "We should not like her so well as we do, sir, if we could suppose it: but she knows how much the marriage is to Miss Taylor's advantage; she knows how very acceptable it must be, at Miss Taylor's time of life, to be settled in a home of her own, and how important to her to be secure of a comfortable provision, and therefore cannot allow herself to feel so much pain as pleasure. Every friend of Miss Taylor must be glad to have her so happily married."
"And you have forgotten one matter of joy to me," said Emma, "and a very considerable one-that I made the match myself. I made the match, you know, four years ago; and to have it take place, and be proved in the right, when so many people said Mr. Weston would never marry again, may comfort me for anything."
Mr. Knightley shook his head at her. Her father fondly replied, "Ah! my dear, I wish you would not make matches and foretell things, for whatever you say always comes to pass. Pray do not make any more matches."
Copyright © 1984 by Jane Austen. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Father and Son Climbers Likely Saved Life on Mount Logan
Gripped June 16, 2018
Mount Logan
The Association of Canadian Mountain Guides president Marc Ledwidge has released a statement about the rescue of Monique Richard on Mt. Logan earlier this season.
Richard became the first woman to solo Canada's highest peak, but was rescued on her way down the mountain.
Early reports suggested that Richard called for a rescue, but according to Ledwidge, two climbers from Quebec were the ones who radioed Parks Canada and began communications about Richard before initiating a rescue.
The statement reads:
"This past week, Stephane Gagnon, a Quebec-based ACMG Ski Guide and his 19 year-old son Guillaume, took a critical part in the rescue of a climber on the Kings Trench route on Mount Logan. The climber had become lost on the descent from the summit, had run out of fuel and food, and was too weak to descend any further down from 5,500 metres (Prospectors Col.)
"At this point, Stephane and Guillaume had moved up to Camp 4 at 5,200 metres elevation. After some communications with Parks Canada, they decided on their own accord to go to the aid of the stranded climber. They ascended to the col, rescued, and guided the subject back down to their own camp, and stabilized the climber. Later that day, a Parks Canada rescue helicopter was able to reach that location and evacuate the incapacitated climber.
"Stephane and Guillaume made an informed decision to rescue the stranded climber based on their skill levels, a strong desire to help, their own acclimatization, and personal safety. They likely saved the climber's life. The ACMG and guiding community are very proud of their actions."
The rescue of Richard has made many climbers question if her solo ascent of Logan counts.
In 1998, Hawaii-born Francys Arsentiev reached the summit of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support alongside her Russian husband Sergei, but she died on the descent.
Because she did not return safely, she did not get recognized as the first American woman to climb Everest without bottled oxygen.
Most mountaineers do not consider a summit official unless the climber returns safely.
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But on the plus side, I'll have time to go to the Mall of America! Yay shopping! But that means I'm getting up at 3:30am to get ready.


August is Get Ready for Kindergarten Month!
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Familiarize your child with their new school. If possible, take them on a tour of the building or walk around the grounds. This way, your child will feel less uncertain or afraid on their first day.
Begin integrating their school sleep schedule early. The more time your child has to get used to waking up for school, the easier the transition will be.
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Relax! This is a big step for you and your child but try to enjoy it! Your child is beginning their academic career. Do what you can to be a support system but allow room for their own personal growth.
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Here is an example (make sure to show the developer console).
Grids are often use to display large amount of data. I've put together a simple data grid with data binding based on HTML tables. Here is the source (make sure to show the developer console).
Extending NodeList and NamedNodeMap don't work in IE6/7/8. Just implement this with traditional loops instead.
Property setters and gettes are used. Works with IE9, Safari5, FF4, Chrome5 and Opera12 according to this site.


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The Loop Feature: Protecting Lewisville ISD Schools Inside and Out
From local partnerships to security features; safety remains top of mind for District.
Lewisville ISD is known for its great academics, distinguished fine arts and storied athletic programs. The district is also known for providing resources for all students, including access to academies and career centers. The district's top priority, however, is the safety and security of students and staff.
Although safety and security procedures have always been in place, in 2013, LISD created its Safety and Security Department. Matt Garrett, LISD Safety and Security Director, was brought on to take the lead and make existing procedures more cohesive; help develop integrated systems; standardize protocols; create monitoring capabilities; and more.
"The thing with school safety is that it's ever-evolving," Garrett said. "We're always looking for trends, weaknesses and improving upon them, whether it's technology or the processes. We have the ability to learn from others' experiences."
The fact LISD has its own Safety and Security Department sets the district apart from many of its counterparts.
"Not every ISD or organization has a department 100 percent focused on safety and security," said Garrett, whose background includes municipality emergency management. "We are not reactive, we are proactive."
LISD also enjoys a strong relationship with local law enforcement. This includes Carrollton, Flower Mound, Frisco, Highland Village, Lewisville, The Colony and Denton County. According to Garrett, this makes a huge impact.
"We have some of the best law enforcement and first responders I have ever worked with," Garrett said. "Our cities are invested in the safety of our students and staff. They are active participants, and we have daily communication. They are invested in and provide high-quality school resource officers. We appreciate everything they do."
In fact, just this year, Officer Omar Montemayor with The Colony Police Department was awarded School Resource Officer of the Year by the Texas Association of School Resource Officers.
"Whether it's just visibility through presentation or building positive relationships with our kids, our SROs and law enforcement want to keep students safe and be a resource for them," Garrett said. "We have officers who have been highlighted on Fox Sports Southwest just because they want to cheer on the students and be there for them. They're there to serve and protect."
Beyond cultivating a great relationship with first responders over the years, in 2018, LISD also created an 80-plus person Safety Task Force. Hundreds of community members from all backgrounds applied to be a part of the committee. From first responders to parents and students, the task force gave the community the opportunity to provide input on different safety and security initiatives.
"They were able to review hot topics and also validated reasons for not implementing certain initiatives," Garrett said. "The task force looked at things from different trains of thoughts and discussions and scoring. It ultimately gave us a priority list of things to focus on and validation for items we are not pursuing."
In addition to the Safety and Security Task Force, there are also safety and security committees and facility advisory committees that have helped guide implementations and changes.
"Whether it's our staff, the LISD Board of Trustees, the community or law enforcement, fortunately, safety and security has tremendous support," Garrett said. "It's such a big priority for the community, and we thank them for being a part of teams to support a strong safety and security program in the district."
As part of the voter-approved 2017 Bond Referendum, security vestibules were constructed at the district's 68 campuses over the summer.
"The security vestibules allow us to control access to our schools and vet individuals to see if they have a legitimate reason to even be in the building before letting them in," Garrett said.
He added, "It is less convenient. Security is usually less convenient, but the feedback has been very positive. I think parents and visitors understand the importance of it, as do the schools. Security is evolving, and we are evolving with it."
Garrett noted other safety and security measures are in place, even if they're not noticeable.
"We also respect and honor the balance; we don't want our schools to look cold and uninviting," Garrett said. "To the untrained eye, it looks like a typical school, but there are built-in safety measures."
Currently, Garrett leads a safety and security team whose backgrounds also include military and law enforcement. He said his staff is focused on the mission at hand.
"We have kids, spouses and relatives in our district," he said. "This is personal to us. I send my wife and kids into these schools every day, knowing LISD is doing everything we can to keep our students safe. I'm proud to be an LISD parent. This district is focused on safety and security."
In fact, Garrett said his department regularly receives calls from other school districts, interested in hearing about LISD's safety and security practices.
"We go out across the country, too, but we get a lot of calls of how we do it here," he said. "We're always looking to be at the forefront of safety and security."
LISD will continue to make safety and security its top priority.
"The board, the cities, our leadership, teachers and students understand the importance of school safety," Garrett said. "The support is felt. We have made great progress and will continue to make great progress."
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Center of attention
As the 22-year-old American gets set to play for the first time since the shocking ruling against her at the ANA Inspiration, everyone wants to know how she will handle the next chapter in this unusual drama
By Jaime Diaz
Next week in Irving, Texas, at the LPGA's Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, Lexi Thompson will break the silence she's imposed on herself since her gracious public reaction to losing the ANA Inspiration after being shocked to learn with only six holes to go that she was being assessed four penalty strokes.
Thompson will surely reiterate that she did not intentionally replace her ball away from its original spot on a putt of slightly more than a foot on the 17th hole during the third round three Saturdays ago. No doubt she will again congratulate So Yeon Ryu, who defeated her in sudden death, on her victory in the year's first major championship. And she will likely thank her fans, a group that has grown in number since the incident, for their ongoing support in a difficult time.
Thompson's words will garner plenty of coverage, but what will be most closely watched going forward will be her play. Thompson is a 22-year-old star who has won a major championship (the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, which became the ANA the next year) and six other LPGA events. She is the top American player on the Rolex Ranking at No. 5 (the next highest is Stacy Lewis at 15th). She is telegenic and gifted with a power game that, with gradual honing and maturation, promises a long career at the top.
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But this was an extremely tough loss. The evidence against Thompson came to light sometime on the Sunday of the final round. The LPGA said it received an email to its website from a television viewer alleging the infraction from the day before. Sue Witters, the vice president of tour rules and competition for the LPGA, watched a replay of Thompson marking and replacing her ball—by most estimates between ½-inch and an inch from her marker—while the last group of Thompson and Ryu were on the ninth hole of the final round. When Witters notified Thompson three holes later that she would be penalized two strokes for playing from the wrong place and two strokes for signing an incorrect scorecard for her third round, her two-stroke lead became a two-stroke deficit. The ruling prompted outrage on social media.
In golf history, probably the most devastating loss attributable to a rules violation occurred at the 1957 U.S. Women's Open at Winged Foot, where Jackie Pung, a 35-year-old Hawaiian and a then four-time winner on the LPGA Tour, appeared to have beat Betsy Rawls by one stroke. But Pung was instead disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard in which the final-round total was right but the recorded score on one hole was lower, meaning she had actually signed for a lower total score.
At the time, Herbert Warren Wind wrote a passage that could have applied to the Thompson case: "The shocking news of Mrs. Pung's disqualification filled everyone with a personal sense of impotent anger and with compassion for the victim of so important a ruling based on so insignificant a technicality." Pung, who would win once more before leaving the tour in 1964, called the experience "an ordeal," but spoke little of it publicly. Two weeks before the ANA Inspiration, she died at age 95.
The outcome of the 1968 Masters was more notorious if less catastrophic. After appearing to tie with Bob Goalby through 72 holes, Roberto DiVicenzo ended up finishing second when his signed scorecard added up to 66 rather than the 65 he shot on Sunday.
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Thompson won over many fans when she rallied to make three birdies in the six holes after getting her four-stroke penalty.
This was Thompson's first heartbreak in a major championship, and it was a doozy. Her manager, Bobby Kreusler of Blue Giraffe Sports, said "this has been devastating to her." Whether the aftermath increases Thompson's motivation and performance, or damages her ability to compete remains to be seen.
In women's golf, the most recent example of a drastic reversal of fortune is Yani Tseng. When the Taiwan native entered the fourth round of the 2012 Kraft Nabisco, she was 23 and had been ranked No. 1 in the world for the previous 108 weeks. She'd won four of the last eight majors, three of the last five regular tour events and finished in the lead in 10 of her last 11 rounds. But that Sunday she closed with a 73 to lose by one stroke, failing on the par-5 72nd to make a tying birdie after driving into the rough. Tseng soon lost confidence in her driver and eventually her entire game. In the 20 majors since, she has missed the cut 13 times and failed to win another LPGA event.
Most expect the determined Thompson—whose work ethic is often featured in Instagram photos of her training or practice sessions—to bounce back. She can certainly draw on the heart she showed after learning of the penalties, when she birdied three of the last six holes and had a 15-footer for eagle on the 72nd that she left an inch short of what would have been one of the most satisfying and inspirational victories in golf history. After the loss, two of her tweets reflected a philosophical bent: "You can break me down temporarily, but I will always pick up the pieces, rebuild and come back," and "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."
RELATED: How Ryu won, Thompson lost and the penalty that swept the ANA Inspiration
Thompson's team, while aware that public sympathy and her magnanimous response to emotional defeat has increased her popularity, is also sensitive to any suggestion that she tried to gain advantage with how she replaced her ball.
"Everyone at the beginning saw everything, and felt sorry for her," Kreusler says. "But with the replaying of the video, it's become only about the rule and possible rule changes. And it's become clinical. And in that interpretation, people start throwing around terms like 'reckless.' And that is troubling to me. There was nothing reckless about what she did. There's more that goes into the analysis of this story than just that five seconds of video."
Kreusler says several factors could have played a role in Thompson being less than precise in replacing her ball: the third-round threesome of Thompson, Ryu and Sung Hyun Park trying to play quickly because darkness was falling on a day in which they would play 28 holes; Thompson only marking the virtual tap-in, after a poor effort from about 15 feet annoyed her, because her father and coaches have urged her not to rush short putts; Thompson marking the ball from the side rather than straight on to avoid stepping close to Park's line. "If she had been able to stand right behind her mark, we wouldn't be having this conversation," Kreusler says.
The "Lexi Ruling" continues to have legs, as it hits on fundamental issues of the rules, professional golf as an entertainment product, and player integrity. Thompson, however, hopes next week's press conference will turn the page.


May 16th Swallow cave high line is open for business!
Kunming has gotten its second highline! This line is much improved from the first one set up at the TNT wall. The line at the TNT wall drew some criticism as it had a cave roof above with tufas hanging down, which were a bit disorienting and some people believed it to be a bit dangerous….Anyway….
The new line at Swallow cave is great, you step off a platform into open space, with trees swaying in the breeze below you, the valley soon opens up and you get the full exposure of the line. The line is about 25m long, has bolted anchors and nice platform on one side to chill out and prepare for your walk. The opposite set of anchors requires a person to rap in, but we have bolted rap anchors above, so this is quite easy to do.
Posted in News, Slacklining and tagged high lining in china, highlining, slack lining, slacklining in kunming by Peter Mortimer with no comments yet.
The route "Plunge of the Mantis" at the scorched earth wall at the Gash crag is closed until further notice.
Posted in Fu Min area, News and tagged crags around kunming, kunmingrock news, route closures in kunming by Corlie Mortimer with no comments yet.
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Falling fridges at the TNT wall is closed because it is unsafe to climb. There is a gigantic flake on the route (marked with a white skull and crossbones) that is loose. The flake needs to be removed and the route rebolted before it is climbable again. We have tried removing this flake using two people with crowbars to pull it off but so far it has not budged. Rather play it safe and stay off this route!
If this flake comes off it will kill both you and your belayer should you not heed this warning!!
Posted in News and tagged kunming climbing updates, kunming crags, news by Peter Mortimer with no comments yet.


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Tom Beckley – Tom is leading the New Brunswick citizen jury, and has been deeply engaged in the national survey, Q-method studies and Mactaquac headpond tours and focus groups. He is a Professor in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton, NB. Read more about Tom's work at his UNB page.
Kate Sherren – Kate grew up on the Mactaquac headpond, and has been leading the landscape components of the project, including the headpond tours and focus groups, online mapping, and social media-based image analysis of Mactaquac and Site C. She is an Associate Professor in the School for Resources and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, NS. Read more about Kate's work at her Dalhousie or ResearchGate page.
Louise Comeau – Louise has led the design and analysis of our national survey. She has extensive experience working with non-government organizations, associations, and climate change advocacy networks in Canada and internationally to advance federal, provincial and municipal climate and sustainability policy. She currently is the part-time Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, a national coalition of more than 100 organizations that seeks to advance climate protection. Louise also is involved in academic research exploring values and attitudes associated with energy preferences and behaviors, as well as community capacity to adapt to climate change.
Rich Stedman – Rich is collaborating on the national survey and Q-method studies. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Read more about Rich's work at his Cornell or ResearchGate page.


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Q: What is an upper bound for number of semiprimes less than $n$? A semiprime is a number that is the product of two prime numbers.
What is an upper bound for the number of numbers of the form $pq$ less than $n$?
$p,q$ are prime numbers smaller than $n$.

A: Recall that by the PNT we have $\pi(n) \sim \frac{n}{\log n}$ where $\pi(n)$ is the number of primes less than or equal to $n$. The number of semiprimes $\pi_2(n)$ is approximately
$$\pi_2(n) \sim \sum_{p \le \sqrt{n}} \pi \left( \left\lfloor \frac{n}{p} \right\rfloor \right)$$
where the sum runs over primes. The summand is approximately $\frac{n}{p \log n}$, so overall this sum is approximately
$$\pi_2(n) \sim \frac{n}{\log n} \sum_{p \le \sqrt{n}} \frac{1}{p}.$$
The sum $\sum_{p \le \sqrt{n}} \frac{1}{p}$ is known to be asymptotically $\log \log n$, so overall we get
$$\pi_2(n) \sim \frac{n \log \log n}{\log n}$$
at least heuristically. This is in fact the correct asymptotic by a result of Landau.

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The concert was the second of U2's six sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena. The group is currently on its Innocence + Experience tour.
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Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Today those managing sport must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which it exists if their effectiveness is to be established and their careers defined. This book is the first of its kind to contextualise the wider social and cultural environment of sport management and explain the key issues and practical implications of this for those working, or intending to find employment, in the field.
As part of a comprehensive coverage of these and many other social issues, the reader is reminded of the fundamental requirement to properly appreciate the cultural sensitivities of the managerial environment in which they intend to operate.
Each issue is examined from the perspective of the manager or sport practitioner, and each chapter includes a range of useful features, such as case-studies and self-test questions, to encourage the reader to think critically about the role of sport in society and about their own professional practice. This is the first sports management textbook to be based on the thesis that a more socially aware manager is a more effective manager and thus should be regarded as essential reading for all sport management students.
David Hassan is Senior Lecturer within the Ulster Sports Academy at the University of Ulster. He is the Academic Editor of Sport in Society, an international peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis. He is also joint Series Editor of Foundations in Sport Management, a discipline-defining series of books examining this expanding field of study. His research expertise concerns the relationship between sport and national identity, the politics of sport, and sport governance, and he was recognised for his outstanding contribution to research with the award of a Distinguished Research Fellowship from the University of Ulster in 2006.
Jim Lusted is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at the University of Northampton. He completed a PhD in 2009 in collaboration with the English Football Association, investigating issues around the implementation of their equity policies into the grass roots level of the game. He has published articles relating to race equality policies in local sport in a number of academic journals, including Managing Leisure and Soccer and Society. He is also a licensed tutor for the FA's Equality Workshop, which he delivers to local football stakeholders across England.


Tarzaning Explorer: a trip above the bed of a dry creek. This exciting activity consists of an air trail made of swings, ropes, Tibetan bridges, Tyrolean crossings and other incredible things. Half day activity. Recommended for the whole family.
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Buggyra of Roudnice will fight on two fronts in the following season. In addition to the European Race Truck Championship the team will also fully devote themselves to long-distance truck competitions. The Strongest Czech Team The beginning of this fight was announced by Buggyra at a press conference in the Ambassador Hotel.
Successful dramaturgy allowed squeezing a lot in the conference agenda. To introduce key sponsors and partners, including a representative of Meritor, a world-famous supplier of a wide portfolio of axles, brakes and suspension systems with more than ten decades of tradition. "The project of the historically strongest Czech team associating three most successful racing pilots in the race truck and rally categories has obviously appealed to us and we will be happy to help its implementation," confirmed Mr. Malte Raddatz in an interview with the speaker Martin Pouva. Then the team manager Jan Kalivoda took the floor. "I do not know about any other project based on a union of three top Czech racing drivers in two different motor sport disciplines into a single team," he commented on the engagement of the trio Martin Kolomý, Adam Lacko and David Vršecký. "In addition we build an effective platform for support of mainly Czech business entities active globally."


JAMstack. How sites are becoming even faster in a bloated web.
In the 90's, web pages didn't look that spectacular. HTML was used to store documents and send them across the World Wide Web. They look exactly like a Word Document would.
Considering the time, this was huge. You were able to send documents over at light speed. This was revolutionary and even websites like Wikipedia share this "minimal" look to it as if you were reading it off of a piece of paper.
As the web grew, developers wanted to have more control of how they can make their documents look. CSS was proposed on October 10th 1994 and released in 1996. It wasn't picked up that fast since Internet Explorer 3 had limited support for it. Either way, the web was evolving and so was the tools behind it. Some gems are still view-able online now that were made with such ancient technologies, yet still had great performances and allowed for a great User Interface.
Static Site Generators are very popular in 2018. People say they are a trend web developers should look out for this year and it's understandable why. For most cases, it's the right solution and it does it well. Here are a couple of the most popular static site generators build comparison.
Chris Macrae of Forestry compares the two static site generators and finds Hugo to be faster in almost every scenario when it comes to building each page out. Here is a better diagram.
Now, let's not get this twisted. It may seem like Jekyll is completely being blown out of the water but building 1000 pages in ~14.5 seconds isn't bad at all. In fact, it's really quick if you compare it to most sites that require a database of some sorts. Hugo and Jekyll both are great ways you can get started in static site generators. A lot of people use them as their primary methods of blogging and page management. The problem now, is you have to decide if you are able switch your current system (Wordpress, Joomla, etc) for it (more on that soon).
Which is where we are now.
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I'm no longer sure if JS technologies are here to stay or are just "trendy". Most of them are trendy.
Ya Sure, but this really matter after all?
Tell me a software that maintain the same code along the time? Everything changes every time.
JS are here now and supply or surprise in many aspects. I have bet in JS one time and now i'm fell ready to bet in another thing, like AI or Blockchain, what's matter after all is how hard you try and not what a language is capable to do.
Everything have a purpose even if it means no purpose.
And i have saw in nodejs opportunity not a super software that do awesome things.
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There is something magical in top 5 lists, isn't there? Every time I see any of these little crunchy sweets, I throw everything away and I dig in. Guess what? I have a taste and I can make my own top 5 list! Here it is!
1. Race for the Galaxy. Interplanetary Tycoon 101.
Is science fiction your thing? Do you want to play something quick and tense? Look no further. Race for the Galaxy will throw all SCI-FI bells and whistles at you.
2. Summoner Wars. Throw Dice. Kill. Repeat.
Do you want to give orders to your army of fantasy creatures? This game will be perfect for you. Some people may say that Summoner Wars is too much luck oriented because of its dice-driven combat. I have nothing against luck; I think that it makes a game more realistic – "even chances" is an abstract term.
This game has a lot of variety – 16 factions, expansions, etc. You can even make your own deck! You suddenly become a strategy genius! Summoner Wars is also easy to teach, which means I can play it with almost everyone.
3. Seasons. Combo after combo. And then combo.
What's better than comboing cards and dice chucking? Seasons constantly makes you feel great when you see how your cards interlink with each other.
It has one of the nicest artworks. Full of vivid colours and stunning illustrations. Have you seen the outsized and bursting with colours custom dice?
4. Small World. Cute Battles. Epic War.
Small World is a very simple-minded game, which you can teach effortlessly. For such a straightforward design, it is very thematic. You compete with other players to dominate the board.
I love the cartoony art of Small World.
You can play with countless types of creatures like Skeletons, Elves, Orcs or Skags from video game "Borderlands" (Spider's Web expansion).
5. Neuroshima Hex. Into Postapocalyptic Battle Cage.
Neuroshima Hex is an example of a stylish design with a variety of gameplay. You deploy your units around a board trying to outnumber your opponent and to destroy his or her HQ. The trick: there isn't much space for units.
This game is tactical. You feel like a commander on a very dense battlefield. Units with different abilities make every game unique. Post-apocalyptic artwork of Neuroshima universe is bloodthirsty. You are almost afraid of its unstable reality.
That's it! My top 5. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Maybe I showed you a different viewpoint. I think you can find a pattern here and there between my picks. Great artwork and strong themes are my guesses for now.
Have you seen any interesting top lists lately? Do you know any games, that I should try? What are your favourite games? Do you like the games? Let me know in the comments section.


Winner (1): 2013 - Palermo (w/Mladenovic).
Finalist (3): 2016 - Bucharest (w/Cadantu); 2014 - Marrakech (w/Zanevska); 2011 - Copenhagen (w/Mladenovic).
Polish Fed Cup Team, 2009, 2013-14.
2013 - QF at Luxembourg (l. to Beck 63 67(3) 76(5); held mp at 5-4 third set); reached 2r once; fell in qualifying six times (incl. US Open); won one WTA doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2012 - Won seven doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying five times; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2010 - Reached 2r once; fell in qualifying once; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2009 - Fell 1r once.
2008 - Won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2007 - Played first WTA main draw at Warsaw, falling 1r (as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
2005 - Played first event of career at ITF/Opole-POL.
JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane and Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Halep).
FEBRUARY - Reached QF at Rio de Janeiro (l. to Zakopalova); made Top 100 debut afterwards on February 24 (rose from No.110 to No.98); fell in Florianopolis qualifying.
MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells qualifying; fell 1r at Miami (l. to Ormaechea).
APRIL - Fell 1r at Katowice (l. to Giorgi); fell in Marrakech qualifying.
MAY - Fell in Madrid, Rome and Nurnberg qualifying; fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to Kerber).
JUNE - Fell in Eastbourne qualifying; fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Petkovic).
JULY - Reached 2r at Bucharest (l. to Hercog); fell 1r at Bastad (l. to Beck); reached 2r at Baku (l. to Jovanovski).
AUGUST - Fell in New Haven qualifying.


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The previous sessrep ended with the conclusion of the first semi-competitive game of the Retreat (ie Game One), light and easy-to-get-into type of games to get everyone started. We stepped up a gear in Game Two with Alien Frontiers, Lords of Vegas, Tobago, Cargo Noir and Mission Red Planet.
The games selected, while a step up in complexity from the previous round, are essentially centered around a push-your-luck theme and are perfect to set the tone before we move the gamers into the more complex Game Three.
This is the much anticipated game from a relatively new publisher Clever Mojo Games, and while our stocks for this game are delayed (until end June earliest), we do have a playset (courtesy of Allen Sam) and everytime we brought this to the table (usually in our OTK Friday Meetup), everyone has nothing but positive feedback for it. Let's hope Clever Mojo keep up the good work with their upcoming releases !
It features a very good looking game board (and not unlike Mission Red Planet's board, another game also coincidentally being played in the same round) which I think helps to add to its appeal.
While Ainul represented BGC in the earlier rounds – and won at Table 2! – this time BGC was represented by Waiyan. Obviously regardless of how well the BGC players do at their respective tables, they'll earn points but they won't qualify to win any prizes therefore our presence in the tables were merely to "randomize" proceedings. Hehe.
The game uses a similar mechanic as Kingsburg in allocating your dice – and you do get to roll a good number of dice in this game. Because of the unique allocation mechanic and the ample opportunities to "spend" your dice, you usually do not feel a bad dice roll.
In fact sometimes there's just a wee bit too many options for your dice roll, it can induce (gasp) analysis paralysis! Should I send the dice to the Alien Artifact hub to get an alien tech card, or should I mine some ore, or maybe I should just throw them all into the Colonist Hub and move my spaceship along….
Table 2 takes you to VEGAS or rather the STRIP before it was turned into the glitzy casino-land it is today. Players arrive here on the Strip to hopefully turn their early bird status into tons of moolah… you get to buy parcels of empty (and mostly barren) land, turn them into casinos. Small lots at first… then merging with your neighbours (or when terms are not agreeable, there's always the "expansion" approach).
Two gents – Wong and Emil – and two ladies – Jacelyn and Lee Ching – hustled & jostled to see who shall end up as the LORD OF VEGAS.
The theme of VEGAS runs strong.. and luck – whether you embrace or reject it – will play a large part in your destiny in the Strip. So reject the luck of the roll at your peril.
The gents did all they could….
.. but they could not beat Lady Luck's cold piercing stare… and in the high stake game of you blink you die, they succumbed to the Ladies of Vegas (Lee Ching & Jacelyn) who shall take their casino fortunes and compete next with Henry Ford in the automobile industry.
The theme of luck, discovery and adventure drove this round. This time there's no dice but luck still abound as four adventurers hopped around the island of Tobago in their MPVs looking for the buried treasures rumoured to be in abundance… yet cursed!
This game seems to attract a international cast with Kareem (left-most) and Swee Wan (right-most) having returned from their respective jaunts in China while Ken and BK just arrived from Egypt (Mykerinos).
In this game, each player lays down a clue card on their turn, which eliminated and narrowed down the location of the treasure spots as they drove their MPVs around frantically trying to be the first to arrive at the hidden spot to uncover the gold.
There's an element of "chicken run" here as some of the treasures are cursed and you do not want to be burdened with the bad karma of digging up such accursed items.
Whenever I went near this table, Ken always grumbled to me he's doing not so well and would be losing this badly. He was probably unruffled by watching the others digged up large amount of gold compared to his.
Ken (right) to Kareem: Ooi… I helped you dig, I dun get anything ar?
While Kareem (left) eventually emerged victorious (and he did win by a large margin), Ken was likely as surprised as the others to find the other three was separated by just 1 point each (ie Swee Wan has 32 to Ken's 30 pts). That's a very very close score – and in fact Swee Wan scored a 6-pt card in literally the last dug of the game which probably tipped her over to 2nd.
The far flung frontiers of space. The gambling riches of Vegas. And the lost treasures of Tobago. What next? Smuggling contraband in the black markets of Macao?
That's where Daren and Lester found themselves as a reward for winning the O Zoo Director awards of Le Mio. They were joined by LC Wong and Jonathan, both still complaining about the firemen of Speicherstadt not doing enough to save their warehouses from burning down.
In Cargo Noir, you need not play fair. Or at least I've yet to see smugglers playing by the books when it comes to milking out a profit.
The two most unscrupulous smugglers eh.. sorry I mean, well-respected businessmen – Daren & Lester – who have contributed much to the growth of Macao and it's trading ports, went on to form internationally recognized Hansa (trading leagues).
Jonathan and LC? No one remembered what happened to them. Tsk tsk.
… it's selection of roles mechanic (for your astronauts) reminds one of Citadels.
Not surprisingly this is a game from Bruno & Bruno (so expect some chaos) about exploring & colonizing Mars.
Rockets ready to take you to the moon… no, I mean MARS.
Lee Peng (left) was the runners-up for this round and together with Junkeat (not in pic), they moved up to Table 4 for the next game session.
Scorecard after Game Two. Scores in the 3rd number (red).
For the final game of Day One, we've (in our opinion) one of the best Euro game last year AUTOMOBILE sharing the stage with the equally highly rated NAVEGADOR and HANSA TEUTONICA. Be back soon for Game Three of Day One (read sessrep here).


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MOREHEAD CITY – Two suspects sought in connection with a July 19 shooting in Morehead City are in a Tennessee jail awaiting extradition to Carteret County, officials said Friday.
Scottie Eugene Jackson, 33, and Brandy Michelle Mullins, 31, both of Rogersville, Tenn., were taken into custody July 27 in Tennessee.
"They had a first appearance in court there and are being held in jail until they are extradited here," said Morehead City Police Maj. Bernette Morris.
Jackson and Mullins are accused in the shooting at Wills Mobile Home Park on Arendell Street, where shots were fired into an occupied residence.
Police said the shooting stemmed from an argument that began in Atlantic Beach and continued at the dwelling at Wills Mobile Home Park.
No one was injured, but there were people inside, including a child.
Mullins fired a shot, but not into the dwelling, according to police. She then handed the gun to Jackson, who fired into the home, Morris said.
The two reportedly left in a silver 2000 Chrysler LHS four-door car with Tennessee registration.
Arrest warrants have been filed for both suspects.
Jackson will face charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and damaging property. Mullins will face charges of aiding and abetting.


HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS 3200 (Team Results) -- Canute 37; Watonga 45; Thomas 62; Santa Fe South 85; Okla Bible Academy 130; Casady 145.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS 2500 (Team Results) -- Timberlake 15.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS 2500 (Team Results) -- Watonga 39; Weatherford 47; Okla Bible 50; Hydro-Eakly 89; Enid 127.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS 5K (Team Results) -- Watonga 20; Okla Bible Academy 50; Casady 75; Hydro-Eakly 110; Canute 132; Ripley 137.
1. Nigel Hampton, Watonga, 17:21.2; 2. Merritt Suenram, Watonga, 17:26.9; 3. Dillon Plummer, Watonga, 17:52.5; 4. Wyatt Johnson, Watonga, 18:28.0; 5. Nathan Whitson, Okla Bible Academy, 18:40.7; 6. Blaine Whitson, Okla Bible Academy, 19:31.3; 7. Jack Bickford, Casady, 19:31.9; 8. CJ Zauner, Hinton, 19:32.4; 9. Andrew Clements, Casady, 19:53.8; 10. Brittain Lostlen, Okla Bible Academy, 20:03.2; 11. Daniel Penner, Weatherford, 20:06.0; 12. Dylan Compton, Watonga, 20:08.4; 13. Jacob Enz, Hydro-Eakly, 20:11.5; 14. Cameron Parker, Watonga, 20:12.0; 15. Taylor Gray, Okla Bible Academy, 20:21.8; 16. Mitch Cruse, Thomas, 20:24.4; 17. Anthony Farni, Canute, 20:24.9; 18. Jerrad Richards, Ripley, 20:25.1; 19. Gavin Swenson, Casady, 20:33.9; 20. Brendon Arnold, Okla Bible Academy, 20:36.7; 21. Jose Carrillo, Hydro-Eakly, 20:45.6; 22. Carson Combest, Okla Bible Academy, 20:50.1; 23. Logan Jantz, Okla Bible Academy, 20:57.9; 24. Mitch Manar, Casady, 21:01.8; 25. Austin Starr, Hydro-Eakly, 21:10.1; 26. Will Tilghman, Casady, 21:18.4; 27. A.j. Turner, Ripley, 21:29.4; 28. Hunter Warnke, Canute, 21:37.5; 29. Rance Warnke, Canute, 21:37.7; 30. Nick Shenold, Ripley, 21:42.4; 31. Joshua Ou, Casady, 22:04.4; 32. Taylor Rains, Hydro-Eakly, 22:18.9; 33. Nathan Retherford, Hydro-Eakly, 22:20.2; 34. Preston Patterson, Casady, 22:39.0; 35. Peyton Warnke, Canute, 22:56.9; 36. Cody Dooley, Hydro-Eakly, 23:19.2; 37. Koty Foran, Ripley, 23:29.3; 38. Keiyon Smith, Canute, 23:30.0; 39. Branden Meier, Okla Bible Academy, 23:36.6; 40. Joe Ring, Okla Bible Academy, 23:44.8; 41. Graham Jones, Casady, 23:52.4; 42. Garner Gentry, Casady, 24:03.2; 43. Zach White, Watonga, 24:29.9; 44. Tyler Rossiter, Ripley, 24:39.0; 45. Derric Corn, Casady, 24:40.0; 46. Jacob Farni, Canute, 24:40.9; 47. Blaine Spencer, Okla Bible Academy, 24:41.4; 48. Michael Stuart, Okla Bible Academy, 24:41.8; 49. Christopher Moore, Casady, 25:02.4; 50. Zach Orth, Canute, 25:23.3; 51. Theodore Nollert, Casady, 25:31.5; 52. Nick Smith, Casady, 26:46.8; 53. John Brown, Casady, 26:55.1; 54. Michael Watts, Ripley, 28:15.1; 55. Jerrad Walker, Ripley, 28:16.6; 56. Ben Bright, Casady, 28:20.6; 57. Shiva Bhupathiraju, Casady, 32:39.6.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS 4K (Team Results) -- Santa Fe South 15; Hydro-Eakly 50.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS 3200 (Team Results) -- Watonga 24; Weatherford 54; Canute 60; Okla Bible 87; Enid 102.