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Developing a (Second) Career in the Global Luxury Industry
By Frederic Godart, Brian Henry, Antoine Tirard, Claire Harbour-Lyell
The case follows the career path of Megha Malagatti, from her humble Indian origins as a member of the Dalit caste (known as "untouchables") to a senior management position in a French luxury goods company – an improbable journey that speaks to her personal strengths, skills and qualifications, as well as the possibilities open to young women to make a career in the luxury goods industry irrespect
Industry Human Resources, Luxury Goods and Jewelry
The TAG Heuer Carrera Connected Watch (A): Swiss Avant-Garde for the Digital Age
By L. Felipe Monteiro
The Swiss company TAG Heuer, maker of luxury watches, is part of the LVMH group (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton). In 2015, CEO Jean-Claude Biver is deciding whether to launch its first-ever fully connected Swiss watch, manufactured in partnership with Google and Intel.
Published 21 Apr 2017
Industry Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods and Jewelry
The TAG Heuer Carrera Connected Watch (B): Swiss Avant-Garde for the Digital Age
By L. Felipe Monteiro, Anne-Marie Carrick
Managing Creativity in Luxury Fashion Houses: Raf Simons at Dior
By Frederic Godart, David Dubois, Brian Henry
The case investigates the role of creative directors in the luxury fashion industry. When in October 2015 Raf Simons quit Christian Dior, industry observers wondered why anyone would voluntarily walk away from such an esteemed fashion house, and who would replace him. Beneath the glamorous veneer, the luxury and fashion industry puts tremendous stress on creative directors.
Industry Luxury Goods and Jewelry, Apparel and Fashion
Envy me? The Rise and Fall of Gucci
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Sally Simmons
The purpose of this case is to introduce students to the psychodynamic perspective on family owned or influenced businesses. The events that led to schisms in the family and the sale of the company are dramatic and well documented.
Industry Luxury Goods and Jewelry
Parfums Cacharel de l'Oréal 1997-2007: Decoding and Revitalizing a Classic Brand
By Pierre Chandon, Klaus Wertenbroch, Nicholas Rowell
Parfums Cacharel, a division of L'Oréal, used to have a dominating position on the European market with both the number one and number two best-selling fragrances: Anaïs Anaïs and Loulou. At the time of the case however, sales were declining at a rate of 15 % per year and Cacharel was a fragrance brand in need of a major revitalization.
Industry Cosmetics, Luxury Goods and Jewelry
Cartier: A Legend of Luxury
By Sumantra Ghoshal, Francois-Xavier Huard, Charlotte Butler
Describes the strategic, operational and organisational processes in Cartier, one of the most successful luxury product companies in the world. Creativity lies at the core of Cartier's strategy, and the case focuses on how such creativity can be triggered and maintained in companies.


Inactive in 2017 and 2018, Peter started his comeback in February getting a quick knockout win. This loss to a fighter who entered with a 2-5-1 record in his last six bouts was unexpected.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin (18-0, 13 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Rydell Booker (25-2, 12 KOs). Slow-paced fight with Franklin outworking Booker. Scores 99-91, 98-92, 98-92.
The U.S. debut of undefeated WBA #5, IBF #5 heavyweight Otto Wallin of Sweden ended in a no decision. Wallin (20-0, 13 KOs) suffered a cut on the side of his head and Nick Kisner (21-4-1, 6 KOs) suffered a cut over his right eye from a round one headbutt. Kisner stated he couldn't see and the bout was waved off.
Female featherweight Brenda Karen "La Pumita" Carabajal (16-4-1, 9 KOs) outscored previously unbeaten Elena Gradinar (9-1, 2 KOs) over ten rounds to claim the IBF women's 126lb title. 96-94, 97-93, 97-93.
Super flyweight Ja'Rico O'Quinn (12-0, 8 KOs) outpointed Vicente Alfaro Martinez (9-5, 3 KOs) over eight. 80-72 across the board.
Middleweight Isiah Seldon (13-2-1, 4 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over Bryan Goldsby (5-10, 0 KOs).


How to connect Predict Machine to an OPC server with username and password?
Note: I have used another OPC client software "Prosys OPC client" and filled the Kepware's username and password; the Prosys OPC client is able to connect to Kepware OPC server with that username and password.
Have you tried setting username password in com.ge.dspmicro.machineadapter.opcua-0.config file?
The following three settings relate to OPCUA server user authentication.
The password for the user. Value is automatically encrypted on the first ever run of the adapter and cleared.
The encrypted server password. This value must be left blank for the container to populate with the encrypted password.


For just $5 and a rubber duck, you could win up to $2,500 at the Gwinnett Duck Derby.
The event, held by the South Gwinnett Rotary Club, will put 3,000 rubber ducks in the West Gwinnett Aquatic Center's lazy river on Sept. 9. The first three ducks to cross the finish line will win cash prizes for the people who "adopt" them. First place gets $2,500, second place gets $1,000 and third place gets $500.
The rubber duck race is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club. All of the money raised will go to causes the club supports, including the Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club, Corley Elementary School and the Brookwood High School Interact Club.
You can "adopt" one duck for $5, or adopt them in groups; a "company" of 28 ducks costs $100, approximately $3.57 per duck. Find all package and payment options at the Duck Derby website.
The event starts at noon, with the race beginning at 2:30 p.m.
The new station will be about 40 percent bigger, hold more trucks, hold more equipment and provide better service.


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I want a "blank" windows desktop: I do not want the user to open recyle bin or explorer. I just want to allow him to launch my app and mail app.
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Theater, concerts, musical concerts, cultural exhibitions, etc. Producers of live shows and events can count on our support to assist them in the planning and door-to-door logistic project for the delivery of scenic material, lighting and sound systems, structures, video wall panels, displays, Live footage for events throughout Latin America.
Everyone knows about the importance of doing logistics planning, right?! After all, logistics is fundamental for the good functioning of the company, so it is vital to have total organization so that internal and external processes work properly.


It's that time of year again. There's excitement in the air, discussions and twitter posts about all that we're grateful for, and holiday decorations popping up in the stores so fast that you'd think we all but missed Thanksgiving already. The holidays are officially upon us, which means so is the season for gift giving, additional expenses, and trying to hold tight to our spending plan all the way into the New Year.
Know your current expenses. Ensure you have a detailed spending plan in place and are aware of where your money is currently being allocated. Utilize a website such as www.mint.com or a simple excel spreadsheet to track your fixed and discretionary expenses. Once you've determined where your money is currently being spent, you can begin to pinpoint areas within your current budget where there is flexibility to trim back. By cutting back on certain expenses now, you can begin to save and free up additional funds for holiday purchases.
Create a list. Check it twice. Draft a holiday budget that includes amounts for gifts, meals and parties, travel, decorations and any year-end charitable donations that you make. Before heading out to the stores, create a list of whom you specifically need to shop for or what you need to purchase. Allocate a predetermined dollar amount to be spent on each person or item in order to keep your spending inline.
Research. Look through holiday advertisements and browse websites for gift and discount ideas. Compare the pros and cons of shopping online versus in-store so that you can stretch your dollar further. In addition, if you typically donate more money to charitable causes at year-end, research a few issues you're passionate about and commit a set dollar amount to one or two charities instead of "sprinkling" funds around. Or perhaps establish a donor advised fund, which allows for the tax efficiency of a charitable donation and helps eliminate any stress caused by making a "rushed" gift.
Get Creative. Once you know the "who" and "how much" of your shopping – then the fun begins! Allow yourself to be creative with gift giving. Look into using credit card points for gifts or working on some DIY crafts. Remember that it truly is the thought behind a gift that counts. Figuring out someone's favorite type of baked good and then whipping up a batch of cookies could be a meaningful and cost effective route. Similarly, hosting a gift exchange and limiting the gifts to "board games" or "favorite bottles of wine" can help to cut costs and create a fun theme for an event.
Ultimately, the holidays are a time to spend with loved ones, celebrating all we have to be thankful for. Remember that planning, organization, creativity and flexibility are four key ingredients for conquering holiday expenses.


New for the March episodes: we are offering our contributors the chance to add a photo to their bio. Thanks to Nels Hanson for being the first, and please let us know what you think of the change!
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Occupy protesters make more than political statements
Protesters at the Occupy headquarters use art and music to provide entertainment and comradery. City Hall is quite the happening place these days. With the Occupy movement spreading across the nation, the community in Philadelphia
07 November 2011 Rachel McDevitt Features
CHRIS MONTGOMERY / MARK LONGACRE / RACHEL MCDEVITT TTN Fast Car plays as the opening act for Circa Survive at their performance on Sunday.
Protesters at the Occupy headquarters use art and music to provide entertainment and comradery.
City Hall is quite the happening place these days. With the Occupy movement spreading across the nation, the community in Philadelphia is becoming more of just that: a community. As one walks around the tent city and they will notice a public library station, a medical tent and one tent labeled "safety."
There are food and clothing donation centers, a media tent and a booth where protesters can vote on what exactly they want their message to be, since it is still considered by some to be a bit fuzzy.
But one thing that has worked to unite the people of Occupy has been art – visual art, performance art, the art of discussion and learning and passion for what they are doing.
At the site, an open mic welcomes all kinds of performers, from musicians to spoken word and dance, at least five hours a day, and weekends often include more official concerts and information festivals.
"Music gets people involved," said Andrew Fangmeyer, a musician originally from the Washington area. "It centers people, draws people out and leads to more discussion.
It's definitely brought some life to the movement."
Michael Blas is one of the lead organizers of the music collective at Occupy Philly.
"The music is about camaraderie, it's about becoming a family and working toward a common goal," Blas said. "When we become a family, then we can make a statement."
Matt McCloskey, a professor at a nearby community college said the Occupy movement has brought together people who would not normally interact, and has encouraged them to talk about issues that really matter.
"Even though we all live in these isolated worlds, here people realize that their problems are everyone else's problems, too," McCloskey said.
Well-known performers have played at numerous Occupy sites since the protests began. Circa Survive played at Occupy Philly this past Sunday.
"The messages in our songs are really parallel to the themes of Occupy," Anthony Green, the front man for Circa Survive said.
"I have a family to provide for," Green added. "We need to be comfortable and safe."
McCloskey said he tries to encourage the dialogue by volunteering at a book exchange table and encouraging reading among the occupiers as a way to not only pass the time, but educate themselves about current issues.
Mike Romano, a resident of the greater Philadelphia area, first became involved in the Occupy movement in New York, when he witnessed the police violence against the protesters marching on the Brooklyn Bridge. Romano has been involved in the Philly movement since its inception and helped to organize the newly-formed music collective.
"Basically started up by a bunch of kids bringing a couch [to the plaza] and saying 'we're going to be here for a while,'" Fangmeyer said.
Fangmeyer said each day there is a little more involvement and that when people show up they can just join in.
"It's a free people kind of thing," he added.
But even when the music isn't totally spontaneous, there is still a free-people aspect to it.
"There's a very spiritual and freeing surrender aspect to music," Green said. "Music is important to any revolution – it allows it to gain more visibility."
Green warns, however that no one can just expect changes to be made immediately.
"It's not enough to sit outside City Hall and demand change, you have to go out and make it happen," Green said. "I think the drum circles are great, but you have to keep that momentum going."
"Music is universal, an essential part of the human language," Romano said. "The music committee's founder calls it 'the soundtrack to a revolution.'"
People can hear songs from this soundtrack just by walking around the movement on a typical day. Romano himself plays an enormous hammered dulcimer with the company of two mandolins and a guitar to the tune of "The Times They Are a-Changing."
"This is my first day here," senior information science and technology major Ezra Match said. "I did the walk-out, then came here and commandeered a mandolin."
He was not surprised to find himself in a mix of artists in the tent city of City Hall.
"This movement is about justice and good music is often about justice," Match said.
Match said he did not feel that people had to drop everything and live at Occupy to be participate in it.
"You don't have to take it seriously," he said. "If you show up, you're doing something."
Romano said he hopes to organize more performances like the impromptu string quartet, to add to the morale of the movement.
Fangmeyer said he agreed music would heighten the feelings of the Occupiers.
"The nights are always slower when there is no music," Fangmeyer said.
Rachel McDevitt can be reached at rachel.mcdevitt@temple.edu
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Occupy protestor clears misconception
17 October 2011 Kierra Bussey Opinion
The Occupy movement went global Oct. 15. Nathaniel Miller said that it involves people from every background. Oct. 15 marked the Global Day of Occupation. The Occupy movement has spread worldwide with demonstrations in more
07 November 2011 Mark Longacre Features
Columnist Mark Longacre takes a satricial view on the fashion at Occupy. Lately, there has only been one important thing in entertainment news, and that's Kim Kardashian's divorce. Kardashian and Kris Humphries were married for
24 October 2011 The Temple News Opinion
Students should be aware that there are numerous ways to support issues important to them. As Angelo Fichera and Amanda Plaskin report in "Walkout, teach-in highlight student interest in Occupy" p. 1 , approximately

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GULLANE, Scotland � Phil Mickelson is mystified no more by links golf. He has his name etched in a silver claret jug to prove it.
Mickelson delivered his best closing round ever in a major Sunday � at the British Open, of all places � when he ran off four birdies over the last six holes for a 5-under 66 at Muirfield to win the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
At the end of a rough-and-tumble week along the Firth of Forth, Mickelson was the only player under par. He wound up with a three-shot win over Henrik Stenson, one of four players atop the leaderboard during a final round that was up for grabs until Mickelson seized control in the final hour.
Lee Westwood, who started Sunday with a two-shot lead, fell behind for the first time all day with a bogey on the 13th and never recovered. He closed with a 75. Masters champion Adam Scott took the lead with a 4-foot birdie on the 11th, and closed as sloppily as he did last year. He made four bogeys starting at the 13th, and a final bogey on the 18th gave him a 72. At least he has a green jacket from the Masters to console him this year.
Tiger Woods, in his best position to win a major since the crisis in his personal life, stumbled badly on his way to a 74 and was never a serious challenger.
Westwood said he didn't play all that badly. Instead, he paid tribute to Mickelson for what will be remembered as one of the great closing rounds in major championship history.
But this major championship? Phil Mickelson?
He had only contended twice in two decades at golf's oldest championship. One week after he won the Scottish Open in a playoff on the links-styled course of Castle Stuart, Mickelson was simply magical on the back nine of a brown, brittle Muirfield course that hasn't played this tough since 1966.
Tied for the lead, Mickelson smashed a 3-wood onto the green at the par-5 17th to about 25 feet for a two-putt birdie, and finished in style with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th to match the lowest score of this championship.
Mickelson figured a par on the 18th would be tough for anyone to catch him. When the ball dropped in the center of the cup, he raised both arms in the air to celebrate his fifth career major, tying him with the likes of Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nelson.
His final surge was right about the time Westwood and Scott began to fold.
Scott, trying to join an exclusive list of players who have won a green jacket and a claret jug in the same year, made a remarkable recovery from the dunes right of the par-3 13th hole, only to miss the 7-foot par putt. He took three putts for bogeys on the next two holes � from long range on the 14th, and from 20 feet on the 15th � and found a bunker on the next.
Westwood started to lose his grip on the jug with bogeys on the seventh and eighth, and failing to birdie the downwind, par-5 ninth. Presented with birdie chances early on the back nine, his putting stroke began to look tentative. He hit into the dunes on the right side of the 13th to make bogey and never caught up.
Westwood and Scott tied for third with Ian Poulter, who played a four-hole stretch in 5-under around the turn and closed with a 67. At 1-over 285, he canceled a flight home in case of a playoff. Moments later, with Mickelson pulling away, the outcome was clear.
Mickelson had to wait for four groups to finish before he could claim the oldest championship in golf. He huddled with his wife and three children, who returned from a quick holiday in Spain, and shared a long embrace.
Making this even sweeter for Mickelson is that just one month ago he lost out on yet another chance to win the U.S. Open, the missing link of a career Grand Slam. Mickelson twice made bogey with wedge in his hand on the back nine at Merion and had his record sixth runner-up finish.
Woods, Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen are the only players to win all four professional majors. Mickelson figured it would be the British Open that would hold him back. Now he has the jug, and he never took his hand off during his press conference.
For now, Mickelson takes his place among an elite list of winners at Muirfield, which is considered the fairest of the links on the British Open rotation. All but two of the Open champions at Muirfield are in the World Hall of Fame. Mickelson is the only winner who already has been inducted.
It was the 43rd win of his PGA Tour career. The guy who once couldn't win the big one now has five majors in the last nine years. This one returns him to No. 2 in the world ranking for the first time in nearly three years.
Woods, meanwhile, now has gone 17 majors without winning, and that pursuit of Nicklaus and his benchmark of 18 majors � Woods is stuck on 14 � doesn't look any closer. He three-putted twice in four holes and looked like just another contender on this Sunday.
He attributed his round to not getting the right pace on the greens, which he said were progressively slower.
Woods tied for sixth with Zach Johnson (72) and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who was penalized one shot on Saturday for slow play. The 21-year-old Matsuyama, who twice made the cut at the Masters as a teenage amateur, closed with a 70. He has finished in the top 10 in the U.S. Open and British Open this summer.
Hunter Mahan, playing in the final group in back-to-back majors, made a short eagle putt on the ninth to get within one shot of the lead. He bogeyed two of the next three holes and shot 75.


Playing an historical figure who has become a national icon is rough, and especially so with Lincoln who had a strikingly unique appearance and mannerisms, and who lived before the time of audio or film recording. It is no wonder that efforts to capture the man on stage or on film so often meet with negative or mixed results.
Holbrook does a very good Mark Twain.
Raymond Massey made a good Lincoln though I think Royal Dano came closest to resembling Lincoln as a young Lincoln and as President. On camera he appeared to be tall, thin and rangy like Abe. Appeared in many TV shows. Walt Disney picked him to voice the Abe Lincoln exhibit at Disneyland. He thought his voice closed to that of Lincoln's. Not sure how he knew that.
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A short test drive was conducted to evaluation APRS effectiveness in capturing a motor vehicle journey of about 10km.
This journey is a regular one (the run to the local shops) and due to its familiarity is a good benchmark for performance.
two local digis, VK2RGI-1 has had its deviation reduced to a sensible level though still lacks pre-emphasis (Argent Data T3-135).
The results were good, about as good as achieved on this route and considering that the channel was quite busy, probably a little above average.
The Tiny-2 MK-II reliably decoded the TT3+ even when in some scratchy spots in town.
This was a low tech configuration, the TT3+ does not use open squelch DCD but previous experiments have shown that the Argent Data implementation in OT-USB didn't work as well as using broadband energy detect and squelched radio.
The TT3+ waveform was decoded fairly reliably by VK2RHR-1 which uses a Argent Data T3 (does not decode original Foxtrak and some other trackers).
No evidence that the TT3+ commenced to transmit on a busy channel (this was a problem with OT-USB OSDCD and a significant cause of lost packets).
There were the usual record corruptions, on this occassion due to sumissions by VK2KAW and VK2YGV-5, 15% of the records accepted by APRS-IS were corrupted. APRS-IS doesn't do much checking, and in this case accepted delayed records and assigned a new timestamp to the observation even though the records contained an internal accurate timestamp.
Overall, it worked well, as well as any configuration tested and better than most.
Though it might seem pretty basic, a 30 year old TNC at the iGate, old architecture tracker albeit with newer waveform generation, it worked, and worked as well if not better than some configurations using newer equipment.


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Who Is Michelle Phillips' Son Aron Wilson?
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Michelle Phillips son, Aron Wilson is living a very secretive life. Image Source: Getty Images.
Phillips Adopted Her Son's Friend
Secretive Michelle Phillips' Son Aron Wilson
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Michelle Phillips is an American singer, actress, and former model born on June 4, 1944. The gorgeous actress, Phillips' prominence, rose as a vocalist in the musical quartet The Mamas and the Papas in the mid-60s. Furthermore, she established herself as an accomplished actress in film and television in the 70s.
Besides being a critically acclaimed actress, Michelle Phillips is a kind-hearted person and a loving mother. The Congo actress was married thrice and was gifted with three beautiful children. She is a genuine soul and a helpful person who also went on to adopt her son, Austin's friend, Aron Wilson, sometimes in the late-80s.
Thus, here we are digging about Michelle Phillips' son, Aron Wilson. Let's go.
Aforementioned, Michelle Phillips, took in her son, Austin Hines' friend, Aron Wilson, in the late 80s. She legally adopted Aron when his mother became unable to provide for him. Aron was 14 years old when he was adopted.
Michelle Phillips adopted Aron when he was 14 years old. Image Source: Social Media.
Michelle Phillips raised Aron and biological son, Austin Hines, with her then-partner, Geoffrey Tozer. Most of Aron's childhood is wrapped; mainly because there was no Instagram, secondly, mama Phillips is a very intuitive mother.
Although there is not much about their childhood, Michelle Phillips provided and cared for her adopted son. However, Phillips' son, Aron, was seen in multiple events alongside Austin.
Other than that, we have nothing about Michelle Phillips' son, Aron Wilson.
Fame is sometimes too overwhelming. But in a family that has a golden musical prestige yet tarnished media reputation, Michelle Phillips' son was to be the face and intense talk of the town.
Surprisingly, that wasn't the case with Phillips' kid, Aron Wilson. Michelle Phillips' motherly instinct protected Arons' identity partially.
According to Aron Wilson's IMDb, he appeared on a tv series documentary, Intimate Portraits, in 2002. Other than that, he is enjoying a private life with his family.
Let's hope we will be hearing more about Michelle Phillips' son, Aron Wilson in the coming days.
Regardless of Phillips' adoptive son, Aron's absence in the entertainment world, Michelle Phillips' other children are a known face in Hollywood.
Wilson's adoptive half-sister, Chynna Phillips, is a skilled performer. Born to John Phillips and Michelle Phillips, she was a member of the vocal group, Wilson Phillips. Similarly, she married William Baldwin in 1995 and became a mother of three.
Besides singing and being a mother, Aron Wilson's half-sister has twenty acting credits, which include Danny Phantom, Bye Bye Birdie, Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer, Traveling Man, The Comeback, The Invisible Kid, etc.
Similarly, Aron Williams' half-brother, Austin Hines, is pretty famous too. Born to Michelle Phillips and Grainger Hines, he has appeared in a handful of movies such as The Mill, The Wounded, and, Intimate Portrait.
The name Aron is of Hebrew origin which means "mountaineer", or "mount of strength. "
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Cheshire Police currently have a Ruralwatch scheme in operation to prevent and detect Rural Crime. In order to prevent crime and improve relations between local farmers, a "POLICE STOP ME" campaign has been implemented. Adhesive stickers were devised and distributed for sticking on the rear of Tractors, farm machinery and trailers.
Traditionally due to the proximity to the main M6 and M56 routes, these areas have been targeted for Plant and Agricultural Machinery thefts due to the easy escape routes. The area is 77 square miles of rural farms and fields.
The consequences of the problem led to hostility and lack of confidence in the Police from the Rural Community. The problem was identified by the Rural Beat Officer who established that local officers also needed educating around Rural Crime in particular Plant and Agricultural machinery Theft.
The adhesive stickers were used as a reassurance measure for local farmers but to also inform officers to "stopcheck" the machinery during night time of hours of "20:00hrs to 05:00hrs".
The dry clean adhesive "POLICE STOP ME" stickers which were distributed in the rural/farming community.
The uniformed response officers and PCSO's were also educated in what to look for with regards "Theft indicators" for Plant and Agricultural machinery. And the locations of Chassis Frame and VIN numbers.
This method of "target hardening" and education was one of a number of initiatives which when used with other crime prevention methods such as property marking, farm crime prevention surveys and arresting offenders. The National Crime Figures from the NFU Mutual concluded that Rural Crime in the Knutsford area fell due to the Ruralwatch scheme by more than 50%.
During the last two years Cheshire Police have been approached from West Mercia and Hertfordshire along with the Skegness Crime Prevention Panel to implement the Rural Scheme in their Rural areas.


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Q: Ubuntu 16.04 did not delete Vista.. why.? I downloaded Ubuntu 16.04 version, saved it to my formatted memory stick, as advised. Installed from the memory stick using Unetbootin, choosing to delete the OS I was on. I rebooted, as advised and chose the Unetbootin option from the two options given, and found myself on the Ubuntu homepage. Perfect... except that from there I cannot find my external HDD, to import all my bookmarks, documents and photos. So I rebooted, thinking it was a glitch, and came back to those same two options... this time I clicked Windows Vista, and lo and behold I'm back on Windows Vista.. although I chose to delete it when I installed Ubuntu. So, how do I delete Vista, and keep Ubuntu.?

A: Run gparted (Gnome Partition Editor).  You can get to it by typing the name in Ubuntu's Launch button's search menu.
Gparted is a graphic disk manager.  Look for the partition ntfs and choose the option from the menu to delete it.
The partitions that you see named as type ext4 and swap are partitions that are used by your Ubuntu installation.
Combining your question content and your references in the comments, you installed Ubuntu into Windows.  It appears you run the installation from Windows and install a wubi version of Ubuntu.  This is an image in your Windows.  Deleting Windows would also Delete your wubi installation.
You want to be able to take your data from Windows.  You can do all this if you perform a full install of Ubuntu.  You can do this by booting to the USB installation media and running the install from there.
To have access to your Windows partition, you might best use the Install Along Side Windows option.
When Ubuntu boots up you can user the file browser to copy your Windows files and documents over to Ubuntu.  After you are sure you have backed up all the data you want, then you can use gparted to remove the Window (ntfs) directory.  As mentioned in the comment, the etc4 and swap partitions are the ones that is being used by Ubuntu.


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How to get on earlier flight without paying fee
Getting on an earlier flight can mean getting home in time to have dinner with your family, rather than a solo snack around midnight. If you are headed off on vacation, it means you might be able to make it to the beach in time to get some sun.
During normal airline operations, changing to an earlier flight will cost you, unless you're an elite level frequent flyer or purchased a full-fare ticket. Arguing that it's in the airline's best interest to allow you on an earlier flight because it opens a seat that could be sold to others just won't cut it. A request like that will elicit a very brief response that ends with, "NEXT IN LINE PLEASE."
There are two scenarios that can often lead to getting on an earlier flight, free. Your seat assignment may not be ideal but at least you're on your way sooner. The key is finding and exploiting the fact that something bad is happening and it will cost the airline a lot less to put you on an earlier flight than staying with your current reservation. It requires a bit of on-the-spot research combined with a high-degree of diplomacy. You have a lot more options if you don't check luggage.
First scenario: your missed connection.
Let's say you're in Sioux Falls with a ticket to Atlanta via Chicago O'Hare; your flight departs at noon and has a one hour connection in Chicago, arriving in Atlanta around 5:00 PM.
When you get to your gate at the Sioux Falls airport around 10:45 AM, you see that the early morning flight (on the same airline) was delayed, is still at the gate and departs in 15 minutes. Getting on this earlier flight would allow you to connect in Chicago and grab an earlier flight to Atlanta.
There are two things to do immediately: check the status of the aircraft that's in route to Sioux Falls that will become your scheduled (noon) flight to Chicago. Don't trust the airline's monitors, check via FlightAware's mobile app, it can track multiple legs of an inbound aircraft on many (but not all) airlines.
If your inbound flight is running late and there is a reasonable possibility of missing your ticketed connection from Chicago to Atlanta, it's definitely in the airline's interest to put you on the earlier flights (provided that a seat is available) especially if your scheduled flight from Chicago to Atlanta is the last flight of the day and/or oversold.
The same argument can be made even if you're not making a connection but your incoming aircraft is running late. With justification, gate agents have the ability to waive fees. Your job now is to make them aware of your impending connection problem and how the airline can avoid it.
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Second scenario: other passenger's missed connection.
You're in San Francisco with a ticket on the last flight of the day to Seattle. However, there is an earlier flight and you're at SFO in plenty of time to take it.
First thing to do is to see if there are available seats. You can ask an agent or log onto the airline's mobile site and see if it's possible to buy a one-way ticket (don't abandon your effort even if shows full). It will also be very helpful to know if your ticketed flight is full or even oversold.
There are likely numerous other passengers en-route to San Francisco who are connecting to Seattle. Some of those inbound flights could be late or cancelled; gate agents can view the passengers whose inbound flights may not arrive in time. They're called "miss-connects" and you want one of their seats! Approach the gate agent and ask about miss-connects and inform the agent that you're on the later flight (it will be very helpful if your ticketed flight is full or oversold).
Putting you on the earlier flight allows the airline to accommodate the "miss-connects" onto your later flight without hassle or cost to anyone.
Gate agents: handle with care.
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Gate agents are the most powerful people you will ever encounter when dealing with an airline.
They rarely hear good news; be especially nice to them. I find that asking for their help or advice with a bit of empathy or humor goes a long way toward success: "It looks like my noon flight is running late and my connection is in doubt, do you think it would be possible for me to take this earlier flight to Chicago and then the earlier one to New Orleans?" or "Does it appear there'll be any miss-connects for this earlier flight, I'd be very happy to open a seat for you on the later flight."
Sometimes also mentioning that the earlier flight allows you to get home and see your family helps as well, empathy goes a long way. Gate agents have families too.
How often are you able to get gate agents to bend the rules and allow you to change flights without a fee? Please leave your comments below.
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NO says
Wait! I bumped a three year old article? Why did this show up as "new"?
Now that same day standby for an earlier flight is s "service" that airlines charge for, it's probably still worth asking but I suspect you're usually not going to like the answer. Frequent flyers for that airline often have this fee waived, but not always…
On one domestic carrier I spend far too much of my life flying, a non frequent flyer can spend $50 to stand by for an earlier flight… If they don't get it their money is refunded… And refunds can take up to two weeks to clear… And, no the airline doesn't pay interest for that two week loan…
And, the seat that standby passenger is waiting to use is still for sale almost until the very last minute… Oh, and if you checked bags I hope you have insurance because you may not see your bags for a while…
Jay Daniel says
The idiots who responded here do not seem to understand that you asked if there was FC space and only changed when there was.. so you went ahead with the change, to then renege on that is not right… and the plebs that are so bitter.. get a life..
closingracer says
Lol….. Then he should of stayed on his original flight.
Tom Brady says
haha @ dweeb. I just don't understand what you wanted them to do if there were no seats available. Being rich doesn't create more seats.
Squeekyclean1 says
Listen Dweeb, One is supposed to get what they PAY for 😛
PRIVELEGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. "They offered vouchers, I was not satisfied." What are you talking about? If there's no room, there's no room. God forbid he have to sit amongst the poor normal people for a connecting flight.
Ryan says
Thanks for the inside perspective. What one has Mt. Dew?!?
2ruse says
when i worked for a major airline 20 years ago, we did use the logic of 'get the passenger out of here ASAP, then we'll have 1 fewer pax to rebook if something happens later today', and i was shocked that other airlines didn't understand that it was to their benefit to accommodate pax as early as possible – somebody decided that they could wring some extra dollars somehow, and common sense went out the window – sad – but i agree that asking an agent (whether at the gate or at the ticket counter) nicely can go a long way
Reillypie says
You slay me – They didn't serve Dr Pepper! Love it!
I'm a flight attendant, do you have any idea how often people get ANNOYED because we don't serve Mr Pibb and Mountain Dew? Not sure which airlines they normally fly,, but I have an idea!
Xander Pantalones says
The best strategy is the last point: be nice. Gate agents are dealing with self-absorbed demanding jerks all day. A simple "Hi, I'm hoping you can help me…" is a good way to start. Sometimes it works.
bloom says
I have had good success when the airline (usually on Delta) changes flight times from the original booking. Especially true if you booked months in advance since it seems airlines always "tweek" their schedule a little. You can call customer service and explain that the schedule changed and they may move you to a different flight. I have had good success with this on Delta and Alaska.
Love the last photo :).
Justdontfly says
Isn't sad that these types are the same type as dealing with a government agency instead of a company that sells a service to customers. Do airlines even know the definition of a customer anymore?
Lindsay D @yourfittrip says
I find United (whether gate agents or the their policy being stricter) never puts me on an earlier flight. Delta is usually totally game for it. I'm keeping a count and that has been the case every single time.
movedtoomuch says
Sometimes there are no more seats. Even if you paid, and all the seats are taken – the only way it can be fixed is to KICK SOMEBODY OUT OF THEIR SEAT. Simple physics. Or math I guess.
Chris McGinnis says
Squeaky! You are a super spouse! And I agree, he shoulda been in front. — Chris
This just happened to us this past weekend. I had booked my husband on a FC ticket from PBI to PVD on Delta. It was supposed to leave at 12:36 and arrive in Atl at 2:55. He received a phone call saying his flight was delayed two hours out of PBI. I called the Delta medallion line and spoke with an agent. I asked if they could get him on the 11:09 flight. He said yes. I asked if he would still be in FC as I paid for a FC ticket. He said yes. When I looked at his boarding ticket, it showed he was going to make his connection in Atlanta but when they made the change, he was re assigned a seat (in the back) in coach. I was so upset! I paid for a FC seat for him and they could not accommodate the ATL to PVD segment because FC was now full. This just seemed incredibly unfair to me. Even though they offered vouchers, I was not satisfied. I paid for a first class ticket and by golly he should've flown first class. He did not.
Hey thanks, LVGA! We love hearing from insiders like you… really helps round out the post! Remember everyone, being nice is always a good strategy! Now, which airline serves Dr Pepper? — Chris
LasVegas Gate Agent says
More times than you know a flight may be in a "possible" oversold situation. Its not critical, and the pre determined "no show calculations" are usually correct and we have enough seats for all confirmed passengers. Not to be confused with flights that are in a critical oversale and qualify volunteers for DBC denied boarding compensation. Those flights are audited and specific regulations must be followed. Gate Agents tasks for each flight are many and more. If you want to change flights (direct or connection) to a flight that has more availability than the one you are currently booked on we often will make that change with no fee. It gives us a seat or two to play with if needed. Best to asked more than 30 minutes before departure. I enjoy my job and and appreciate passengers that have a kind word and a good sense of humor. Don't use the approach that its the least we could do since we,delayed your last flight,TSA lines were long,wifi was down, didn't serve Dr Pepper, temperature hot/cold, hated the movie, ,and the inflight magazine was used. Know what your asking me, (as mentioned in the article) "It appears this flight may be very full, Would it be possible to take flight XYZ connecting to XYZ. If you have already checked a bag flight changes may not be possible depending on the airline.
lamkinpr says
I found success trying to get out of Florida before a potential hurricane on an earlier flight with no change fee. I arrived at EWR in time for an earlier connection to Shannon, but it turned out to be exactly full and I had to wait for my scheduled flight. But I still beat the storm. Another time, I very nicely requested an earlier flight home from LaGuardia and was willing to pay the change fee, but the agent refused my credit card. She said it was her present to me. It pays to be nice.
Good point, Edward! Thanks! — chris
Edward_YYJ says
Winter travel can make a big difference. If the airline can get you off their To-Do list before a winter storm hits at either your departure, connection or destination airport the agent is more likely to approve your request without a change fee.
tubulus says
I found it sort of shocking when I realized this was no longer free. When I was a kid I remember we ALWAYS took the earlier flight home, because we were the types who always showed up to the airport 3 hours early.
Good to know, Gary! Thanks for the comment. — chris
garydpdx says
I have had success as a walk-on with AA and UA (regardless of status) as an earlier/delayed flight is boarding, i.e., don't ditch your later ticketed flight until things are a GO. On the other hand with AC, the conversation starts at $75 … 🙁


The Absurdity of Bad UX - Harold Tor.
I realised that I haven't written a review on UX for a long time. But UX is not just for apps or programmes, it is in our everyday life. A few days ago, I chanced upon this remarkably irresponsible placement of signs in Ghent, where I live.
What has happened is that the museum is having some paintworks done, so their workmen placed a sign before their scaffolding to have pedestrians cross the road. On the other side of the road, however, the city administration has erected a temporary bridge. Their workmen placed the same sign, telling people to use the other side of the road, because the limited space is for the bridge and people who use the bridge to cross the river. No one actually thought about what the pedestrians must do. And now, if one really abides by both signs, no one can continue down the road!
unity to air your concerns and understand the others' concerns. Disputes are sometimes necessary to promote understanding.
2. Putting yourself in the shoes of the user and walk around in it: This is a quote from 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by the way. Quite literally, the workmen here on both sides did not do that. One often thinks he or she KNOWS what the user wants and therefore has it all covered when developing an app or a site. 'We will conduct user testing later', you say. No, because by that time, if there are big chances to be done it would have been too late. Engage a UX expert to help guide you through the process: colours, fonts, size, messages, language, images.. all that not only smoothens the process of using your product, it also create a subconsciously pleasant experience for the user. THAT is not what you can get out of a later-stage user testing.
It takes a lot of humility and curiosity to include UX as part of the equation. But believe me, it is worth your effort, time and money.
Before I end, here is another absurd sign from the same place: Three metres further from the actual museum entrance, is a sign that says 'Museum Entrance', and it points to a small locked door that is all covered up! Sigh.


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Oregon's Firearm Industry Firms Try to Navigate Measure 114 as the State Tries to Figure Out How it Will Work
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Oregon's recently passed gun control Measure 114 is set to go into effect on December 8. As the days tick by, Oregon gun stores have been deluged with buyers and the state police can't keep up with the demand for background checks.
Never mind the fact that no one has really drawn up specifics of what the citizen-initiated law will actually look like, how it will work or be implemented, or who's going to pay for it.
Then there's the little matter of the law's constitutionality. At least one lawsuit has already been filed to block enforcement of the restrictions, with more on the way. Looking at the legal landscape, particularly under the Supreme Court's Bruen ruling, a Wilamette University law prof predicts that given the legal challenges and the questionable nature of the restrictions imposed on lawful gun owners under Measure 114, it could be years before any of it is implemented. If at all.
Meanwhile, Oregon-based firearm-related firms are looking at navigating the new, uncertain legal landscape. Beaverton-based Leupold has been in Oregon for over a century and has issued the following statement condemning Measure 114 and the chaos it's creating for the Beaver State's lawful gun owners . . .
Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world's most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, denounces recently passed Oregon Ballot Measure 114 and has announced full support for the National Shooting Sports Foundation's (NSSF) upcoming legal challenge to the misguided measure.
Ballot Measure 114, which narrowly passed a general vote on Nov. 8, 2022, is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that will amend state statute. It mandates that a non-existent permit-for-purchase system be put in place in Oregon for every firearm sale. The permit system will require an application, photographs, fingerprints, FBI background check and a new undefined mandatory state firearms class. Measure 114 also requires a ban on magazines or firearms holding more than 10 rounds, which will include many hunting rifles and shotguns.
"Oregon leaders have failed to explain how Measure 114 will be implemented and what exactly passage means for law-abiding firearm retailers, ranges and manufacturers," the NSSF said in an official announcement, "Your trade association will not abandon the fight now and has filed a lawsuit to invalidate this egregious Ballot Measure. We're also evaluating legislative options to implore the Oregon Legislature to delay implementation of the law until it is rightfully struck down as unconstitutional by the courts."
The ballot measure will go into effect at 12 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2022. With no framework or plans for implementation in place, the legal sale of firearms in Oregon will indefinitely cease at that time.
"Ballot Measure 114 is misguided and must be defeated," said Larry Keane, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the NSSF. "We have opposed it since its inception and will continue to fight it in the courts. We're grateful to our partners at Leupold for both their leadership in the firearms industry and their relentless support in fighting Measure 114."
Prior to election day, the NSSF helped to organize the primary opposition to the ballot measure through the creation of "Sportsmen Opposed to Gun Violence: Vote No on 114," of which Leupold was a significant contributing member, and raised more than $100,000. The group's new legal challenge hopes to delay implementation of Ballot Measure 114 until it can be defeated through the legal system.
"As the NSSF and others have shown, Ballot Measure 114 does nothing to curb violence and instead simply threatens the rights of law-abiding gun owners and hunters throughout Oregon," said Bruce Pettet, President and Chief Executive Officer for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. "It is universally opposed by law enforcement agencies and conservation groups alike and is a violation of the Second Amendment rights that all hunters and gun owners hold dear. We stand with the NSSF and are ready to do everything we can to support the cause."
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Great news, fans of The Powerpuff Girls. The reboot of everyone's favorite Cartoon Network show finally has a premiere date. We'll all be able to watch brand new episodes of The Powerpuff Girls very soon, and this makes me super happy for many reasons. The Powerpuff Girls is a masterclass in feminism, and it's also hilarious. Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are everlasting icons, who can teach us so much about being strong women (I'm serious!). So when does The Powerpuff Girls revival premiere? Lucky for you, me, and everyone we know, the first brand new episode will premiere on April 4, 2016. Cue excited screams.
The first look at The Powerpuff Girls reboot showed our three heroines taking on a mansplainer. Buttercup was understandably furious with the hipster in the lumberjack shirt when he said, "Why don't you go play with your dollies, princess?" In the briefest clip, the show set about redefining outdated gender stereotypes that are still perpetuated by society. The short clip gave me so much hope for the revival, as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are consistently fierce, and this will be a central theme of the new episodes going forward. And now, in a new clip released to celebrate the revival's release date, "Bubbles is everyone's BFF... until someone messes with her sisters - RHINO KABOB!" Now I'm excited, and I'm sure you are too.
TVLine reports that "Following a double-episode premiere, new installments will air daily through April 15. The crime-fighting trio will then settle into their regular Thursdays-at-6/5c time slot on April 21." So we're in for a massive treat, with multiple episodes of The Powerpuff Girls hitting us at once. Time to book some time off now to prepare for this Cartoon Network extravaganza. In the age of Netflix, it's a smart idea to release some of the new The Powerpuff Girls episodes in quick succession, as we are more than ready to see this revival. The show originally ran from 1998-2005, so a reboot is long overdue.
To prepare yourself for this major premiere date news which you must pencil into your diaries immediately, watch the newest The Powerpuff Girls clip below and get as excited as I am.


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In Financial Regulation Bill, Increased Transparency for Loan Mod Program
The formula for testing homeowners' eligibility for a mortgage modification will not be a secret anymore. The Treasury Department will now have to post the details online.
by Paul Kiel and Karen Weise
July 21, 2010, 8:07 a.m. EDT
How Banks and Government Fail Homeowners
Buried in the massive financial regulation overhaul that President Barack Obama signed today, two provisions force the Treasury Department to increase the transparency of its loan modification program.
One measure takes aim at the secret formula the government developed to test homeowners' eligibility for a modification. Treasury will now have to post its details online. The other measure requires that the government divulge far more data from the program.
Consumer advocates have long criticized the lack of transparency in the program and the loan modification process. That lack of transparency is particularly critical, they say, because the banks and other companies that service mortgages frequently make errors. As we've reported, in the worst cases those mistakes lead to foreclosure.
Many homeowners are wrongly denied modifications "because of the lack of transparency in the program," said Alys Cohen, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. The new measures will help homeowners and advocates challenge errors by mortgage servicers, she said.
At the center of the loan modification program is a complicated — and until now, secret — formula called a "net present value" (NPV) calculation. The formula, which was developed by the Treasury Department and other government agencies, determines whether modifying a homeowner's loan under the program is likely to be more profitable than a foreclosure. The servicer is required to run the formula for each homeowner who applies for a modification.
"A homeowner's fate hinges on the NPV score, so the American Dream is literally at stake here," said Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., who sponsored the amendment to add the measure to the bill.
Servicers often run the formula incorrectly. Fifteen of the largest 20 servicers in the program have not followed "various aspects" of its rules concerning the formula, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Problems with servicers' use of the formula have added to the serious delays that homeowners have experienced. Earlier this year, Treasury began requiring that servicers recheck denials based on the formula.
As we detailed last year, consumer advocates have criticized the Treasury for keeping the formula secret. The new rule requires the Treasury to open up its black box. Treasury must publish the "methodology and computer model" on the Internet, according to the new law.
Along with divulging the formula, the Treasury must provide a public "net present value" calculator so homeowners can run their own test to see if they qualify for a loan modification.
For homeowners who are denied based on the formula, the law also requires that servicers provide them with certain figures used in the calculation, such as the borrowers' income, so they can make sure the information is correct.
Rep. Quigley said that, based on a recent meeting with Treasury officials, he is hopeful the new measures could be in place by the end of the summer.
The bill also beefs up the reporting requirements for the program. For the first time, the Treasury Department will be required to release individual data on homeowners involved in the program. Currently, servicers report around 150 different variables (PDF) for each homeowner, ranging from the credit score to the property valuation, but Treasury releases only a fraction of the information in its monthly reports.
Now, Treasury will be required to release this information, minus the parts it withholds to protect homeowner privacy. ProPublica has been waiting for over a year to get this data, which we requested under the Freedom of Information Act. Advocates and researchers have also been pressing for it, saying it's necessary for independent review of the program, including a fair-lending analysis.
"By the time we get this data, which we have been asking for since the inception of the program, the program is already going to be set in stone," said Julia Gordon, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending. Gordon said the data will nonetheless be useful for a "historical" evaluation of the program and for policy makers looking to develop future foreclosure-relief efforts. (Disclosure: The center receives funding from the Sandler Foundation, the principal funder of ProPublica.)
Also, servicers will be required to submit monthly reports to Treasury detailing the number of modification applications they receive, process, approve and deny.
This month, Treasury began reporting the fate of the 539,000 homeowners who'd been rejected by the eight largest servicers, but the bill requires it to collect and share more information about applications to the program, such as how many homeowners have applied and are waiting for an answer.
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., proposed the reporting requirements as an amendment to the House bill. She said her constituency in Sacramento has been struggling with foreclosures. "The Making Home Affordable Program holds the potential to greatly reduce these figures, but without accountability, the lenders have failed to do so," Matsui told ProPublica.
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Paul Kiel covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica.
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From Alzarri Joseph to Kagiso Rabada, here are the best bowling spells of IPL 2019
Updated Apr 23, 2019 | 13:37 IST | Times Now Digital
From Alzarri Joseph's standout figures to Imran Tahir's road towards the Purple cap, there have been several match-defining bowling spells in IPL 2019 so far.
Alzarri Joseph delighted with Mumbai Indians debut. | Photo Credit: AP
Besides being a run fest, the Indian Premier League has also been a huge platform for the bowlers. In fact, the 12th edition of the IPL witnessed the best ever bowling spell in the history of the marquee T20 league. Apart from that, there have been seven instances of bowlers claiming four wickets or more in an innings this season. These bowlers have proven to be absolutely devastating for the opposition and have done wonders for their respective teams.
The bowlers who have executed these tremendous spells are also on their road to the Purple cap, wherein South African fast-bowler and Delhi Capitals recruit Kagiso Rabada tops the list with 23 wickets to his name in 11 matches in the 2019 season of the IPL. Besides, 10 other bowlers have also bagged more than 10 wickets in IPL 12. Let's have a look the best bowling spells in the IPL 2019 season:
Imran Tahir 4/27 vs KKR
The 40-year-old Imran Tahir, with 16 wickets so far in this season, is second in the list of highest wicket-takers of IPL 12 after Kagiso Rabada. Playing against the Kolkata Knight Riders, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the South African leg-spinner produced his best figures of the season- 4/27 and also became the sixth bowler in this season to bag four or more wickets in an innings. Added to that, he became the fourth bowler aged 40 or more to have picked four or more wickets in an innings in the IPL.
Kagiso Rabada 4/22 vs SRH
South African ace pacer Kagiso Rabada has taken a four-wicket haul twice in the 2019 IPL season. While he sported figures of 4/21 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, a more vital four wickets came against the Sunrisers, against whom the Delhi team were hungry for victory after facing defeat in the first clash of the season.
Alzarri Joseph 6/12 vs SRH
The best bowling spell in the history of the marquee T20 league has been displayed by the 22-year-old Antiguan Alzarri Joseph. The Mumbai Indians right-arm fast bowler started off his IPL career with a maiden over which included the wicket of SRH star-opener David Warner. His final figures in the match read 3.4-1-12-6, which is unparalleled in twelve seasons of the IPL.
Kagiso Rabada 1/7 vs KKR (Super Over)
The Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals met for their first fixture against each other on March 30. After brilliant pieces of batting from Delhi's Prithvi Shaw (99 off 55) and Andre Russell (62 off 28), both teams were tied at a total of 185. Delhi batted first in the Super Over and could manage only 10 runs off it and the toughest job for any bowler would've been to defend those runs. However, it was made possible by Rabada who dismissed the in-form power hitter Andre Russell and gave away only 7 runs, thus helping DC to win the game.
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From Alzarri Joseph to Kagiso Rabada, here are the best bowling spells of IPL 2019 Description: From Alzarri Joseph's standout figures to Imran Tahir's road towards the Purple cap, there have been several match-defining bowling spells in IPL 2019 so far. Times Now


On October 22, 2017, the Ladies of Charity (LOC) of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (OLPH) celebrated the 400th Anniversary of its ministry of serving the less fortunate in the community. OLPH established its LOC association in 1958 under the then Archdiocese of Baltimore. Currently, there are 45 active members with 21 associate members of the OLPH unit serving the community through direct Christian service, prayer, witness and/or financial support. Its oldest founding member, Ms. Lauretta B. Sullivan, is 101 years young. She served as the first OLPH LOC President as well as on the District of Columbia, Archdiocese of Washington and National LCUSA Boards. Currently, the youngest member of the OLPH association, Ms. Jamila Stone at 24 years old serves as the sitting OLPH President. The members gathered to pray in thanksgiving for the many blessings it has received to enable them to continue to perform the good works of the Ladies of Charity as established 400 years ago by St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac.


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Comedians Paula Bel, Tammy Pescatelli, Lynne Koplitz and April Macie will join Jenny McCarthy on The Joint stage at Hard Rock Tulsa Casino & Hotel on March 5. The edgy, hilarious, relevant and specifically scandalous humor of this all-female cast is sure to bring bellyaching, tear-jerking laughter to its viewers. McCarthy has filled the rolls of comedian, actress, host, author and activist during her long career in front of an audience. In television, she's held roles on "Two and a Half Men," "Just Shoot Me" and "The Drew Carey Show." A NY Times Best Selling author, her books – all bringing laughter, light-heartedness and a need for awareness and attention to life's ups and downs – include Belly Laughs, Baby Laughs, Life Laughs, Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism and Mother Warriors: A nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds. Above comedy, acting and writing, McCarthy is a proud mother to her son Evan, whose diagnosis of autism casted her into an activist role – one that effortlessly and eloquently paired with her ability to connect with others. McCarthy has a way of making people laugh through highs and lows, and now, she has taken the risqué side of life and laughter on tour with four other women who do just the same. Jenny McCarthy's Dirty, Sexy, Funny is pure, scandalous fun. The show will begin at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com.
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package com.sproutlife.panel.gamepanel;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;

import com.sproutlife.panel.PanelController;
import com.sproutlife.panel.gamepanel.ScrollPanel.ViewportMovedListener;
import com.sproutlife.panel.gamepanel.ScrollPanel.ViewportResizedListener;

public class ScrollPanelController {

    private static final int SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN = 100;
    private static final int SCROLL_TO_DELAY = 18;
    private static final int SCROLL_TO_STEP = 8;

    private PanelController gc;
    private Rectangle visibleRectangle;
    private Rectangle maxVisibleRectangle;
    private Rectangle2D.Double rendererBounds;
    private Point2D.Double centerLocation;
    private Thread scrollThread;
    private boolean autoScrolling;
    private ReentrantLock autoScrollLock;

    ScrollPanel scrollPanel;

    public ScrollPanelController(PanelController panelController) {
        this.gc = panelController;
        visibleRectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
        maxVisibleRectangle = new Rectangle();
        autoScrollLock = new ReentrantLock();

        scrollPanel = new ScrollPanel(panelController);

        createListeners();
    }

    public ScrollPanel getScrollPanel() {
        return scrollPanel;
    }

    private void createListeners() {
        ViewportResizedListener viewportResizedListener = new ViewportResizedListener() {
            public void viewportResized(int viewportWidth, int viewportHeight) {
                ScrollPanelController.this.viewportResized(viewportWidth, viewportHeight);
            }
        };
        ViewportMovedListener viewportMovedListener = new ViewportMovedListener() {
            public void viewportMoved(int viewportX, int viewportY) {
                stopAutoScroll();
                ScrollPanelController.this.viewportMoved(viewportX, viewportY);
            }
        };
        getScrollPanel().addViewportResizedListener(viewportResizedListener);
        getScrollPanel().addViewportMovedListener(viewportMovedListener);
    }

    public boolean isAutoScrolling() { return autoScrolling; }

    public synchronized void setScalingZoomFactor(double scalingZoomFactor) {
        //if ( getScalingZoomFactor() != scalingZoomFactor ) { // FIXME - this was always false for skeleton based i think
            try {
                gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().lock();
                double viewportX = getViewportOffsetX();
                double viewportY = getViewportOffsetY();
                gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().setToScale(scalingZoomFactor,scalingZoomFactor);
                gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().translate(viewportX, viewportY);
                updateScrollBarsWithCenter(getCenterDrawPosition());
            }
            finally {
                gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().unlock();
            }
            gc.getImageManager().repaintNewImage();
        //}
    }

    public double getScalingZoomFactor() { return gc.getBoardRenderer().getZoom(); }

    public Rectangle getMaxVisibleRectangle() {
        return maxVisibleRectangle;
    }

    public Rectangle2D.Double getRendererRectangle() {
        return getRendererRectangle(0);
    }

    public Rectangle2D.Double getRendererRectangle(int pad) {
        if (rendererBounds==null) {
            return null;
        }
        double x = (rendererBounds.getMinX()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - pad;
        double y = (rendererBounds.getMinY()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - pad;
        double width = (rendererBounds.getMaxX()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - x + pad;
        double height = (rendererBounds.getMaxY()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - y + pad;
        return new Rectangle2D.Double(x, y, width, height);
    }

    private static Rectangle2D.Double applyTransform(Rectangle2D.Double rect, AffineTransform transform) {
        Rectangle2D.Double newRect = new Rectangle2D.Double();
        Rectangle2D transRect = transform.createTransformedShape(rect).getBounds2D();
        newRect.setRect(transRect);
        return newRect;
    }

    public double getViewportOffsetX() {
        return gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().getTranslateX() /
               gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().getScaleX();
    }

    public double getViewportOffsetY() {
        return gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().getTranslateY() /
               gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().getScaleY();
    }

    public Rectangle2D.Double getViewportRendererBounds() {
        Rectangle2D.Double viewportBounds = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            viewportBounds = new Rectangle2D.Double(-getViewportOffsetX(),
                                                    -getViewportOffsetY(),
                                                    visibleRectangle.width/getScalingZoomFactor(),
                                                    visibleRectangle.height/getScalingZoomFactor());
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return viewportBounds;
    }

    public Rectangle getViewportRendererBounds(int scaledWidth, int scaledHeight) {
        Rectangle viewportBounds = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            int x = (int)(((-getViewportOffsetX() - rendererBounds.x) / rendererBounds.width) * scaledWidth);
            int y = (int)(((-getViewportOffsetY() - rendererBounds.y) / rendererBounds.height) * scaledHeight);
            int width = (int)(((visibleRectangle.width/getScalingZoomFactor()) / rendererBounds.width) * scaledWidth);
            int height = (int)(((visibleRectangle.height/getScalingZoomFactor()) / rendererBounds.height) * scaledHeight);
            viewportBounds = new Rectangle(x, y, width, height);
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return viewportBounds;
    }

    public boolean isDrawLocationOnScreen(Point2D.Double drawLocation) {
        drawLocation.x *= getScalingZoomFactor();
        drawLocation.y *= getScalingZoomFactor();
        return visibleRectangle.contains(drawLocation);
    }

    public Point getScreenLocationFromDrawLocation(Point2D.Double drawLocation) {
        Point screenLocation = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            screenLocation = new Point((int)((drawLocation.x + getViewportOffsetX())*getScalingZoomFactor()),
                                       (int)((drawLocation.y + getViewportOffsetY())*getScalingZoomFactor()));
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return screenLocation;
    }

    public Rectangle2D.Double getDrawRectangleFromMouseRectangle(Rectangle mouseRectangle) {
        Rectangle2D.Double drawRectangle = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            drawRectangle = new Rectangle2D.Double(mouseRectangle.getMinX()/getScalingZoomFactor()-getViewportOffsetX(),
                                                   mouseRectangle.getMinY()/getScalingZoomFactor()-getViewportOffsetY(),
                                                   mouseRectangle.getWidth()/getScalingZoomFactor(), mouseRectangle.getHeight()/getScalingZoomFactor());
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return drawRectangle;
    }

    public Point2D.Double getDrawPositionFromMousePosition(Point mousePosition) {
        if ( mousePosition == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        Point2D.Double drawPosition = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            drawPosition = new Point2D.Double(mousePosition.x/getScalingZoomFactor()-getViewportOffsetX(),
                                              mousePosition.y/getScalingZoomFactor()-getViewportOffsetY());
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return drawPosition;
    }

    public Rectangle getVisibleRectangle() {
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            return visibleRectangle;
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    public Point2D.Double getCenterDrawPosition() {
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            return centerLocation;
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    public Point getCenterDrawPoint() {
        Point centerDrawPoint = null;
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            centerDrawPoint = new Point((int)(visibleRectangle.width/(2*getScalingZoomFactor())-getViewportOffsetX()),
                                        (int)(visibleRectangle.height/(2*getScalingZoomFactor())-getViewportOffsetY()));
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        return centerDrawPoint;
    }

    public Point2D.Double shiftFromCenterToTopLeft(Point2D.Double centerLocation) {
        Point2D.Double topLeftLocation = new Point2D.Double();
        topLeftLocation.x = centerLocation.x - visibleRectangle.width/2.0;
        topLeftLocation.y = centerLocation.y - visibleRectangle.height/2.0;
        return topLeftLocation;
    }

    public Point shiftFromCenterToTopLeft(Point centerLocation) {
        Point topLeftLocation = new Point();
        topLeftLocation.x = centerLocation.x - visibleRectangle.width/2;
        topLeftLocation.y = centerLocation.y - visibleRectangle.height/2;
        return topLeftLocation;
    }

    private void viewportMoved(int viewportX, int viewportY) {
        if ( gc.getBoardRenderer() != null ) {
            try {
                gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
                updateViewportOffset(viewportX, viewportY);
            }
            finally {
                gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
            }
            gc.getImageManager().repaintNewImage();
        }
    }

    private Point2D.Double calculateCenterDrawPosition() {
        return new Point2D.Double(visibleRectangle.width/(2*getScalingZoomFactor())-getViewportOffsetX(),
                                  visibleRectangle.height/(2*getScalingZoomFactor())-getViewportOffsetY());
    }

    public void viewportResized(int viewportWidth, int viewportHeight) {
        if ( viewportWidth > 0 && viewportHeight > 0 ) {
            try {
                gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().lock();
                visibleRectangle.width = viewportWidth;
                visibleRectangle.height = viewportHeight;
                gc.getImageManager().createImage();
                updateScrollBarsWithCenter(centerLocation);
                gc.getImageManager().repaintNewImage();
            }
            finally {
                gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().unlock();
            }
        }
    }

    private void updateViewportOffset(int x, int y) {
        double xoffset = x / getScalingZoomFactor();
        double yoffset = y / getScalingZoomFactor();
        gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().setToScale(getScalingZoomFactor(),getScalingZoomFactor());
        gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().translate(-xoffset, -yoffset);

        visibleRectangle.x = x;
        visibleRectangle.y = y;
        centerLocation = calculateCenterDrawPosition();
        gc.getBoardRenderer().updateVisibleRenderers(getViewportRendererBounds());
    }

    private void updateViewportOffset(int x, int y, int hExtent, int vExtent,
                                      int minX, int maxX, int minY, int maxY) {
        double xoffset = x / getScalingZoomFactor();
        double yoffset = y / getScalingZoomFactor();
        gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().setToScale(getScalingZoomFactor(),getScalingZoomFactor());
        gc.getBoardRenderer().getTransform().translate(-xoffset, -yoffset);
        visibleRectangle.x = x;
        visibleRectangle.y = y;
        visibleRectangle.width = hExtent;
        visibleRectangle.height = vExtent;
        maxVisibleRectangle.x = minX;
        maxVisibleRectangle.y = minY;
        maxVisibleRectangle.width = maxX - minX;
        maxVisibleRectangle.height = maxY - minY;
        centerLocation = calculateCenterDrawPosition();

        gc.getBoardRenderer().updateVisibleRenderers(getViewportRendererBounds());
    }

    public void updateScrollBars() {
        updateScrollBarsWithCenter(null);
    }

    public void updateScrollBarsWithCenter() {
        updateScrollBarsWithCenter(getCenterDrawPosition());
    }

    public void updateScrollBarsWithCenter(Point2D.Double centerPosition) {
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().lock();
            rendererBounds = null;
            rendererBounds = gc.getBoardRenderer().getRendererBounds();
            if (rendererBounds == null) {
                gc.getBoardSizeHandler().updateBoardSizeFromImageSize(getScrollPanel().getViewportSize());
                rendererBounds = gc.getBoardRenderer().getRendererBounds();
            }

            int xExtent = visibleRectangle.width;
            int yExtent = visibleRectangle.height;
            /*
            int minX = (int)(rendererBounds.getMinX()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - xExtent + SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
            int maxX = (int)(rendererBounds.getMaxX()*getScalingZoomFactor()) + xExtent - SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
            int minY = (int)(rendererBounds.getMinY()*getScalingZoomFactor()) - yExtent + SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
            int maxY = (int)(rendererBounds.getMaxY()*getScalingZoomFactor()) + yExtent - SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
            */

            int minX = (int)(rendererBounds.getMinX()*getScalingZoomFactor());
            int maxX = (int)(rendererBounds.getMaxX()*getScalingZoomFactor());
            int minY = (int)(rendererBounds.getMinY()*getScalingZoomFactor());
            int maxY = (int)(rendererBounds.getMaxY()*getScalingZoomFactor());

            if (maxX-minX<xExtent) {
                int xDiff = xExtent-(maxX-minX);
                minX-=xDiff/2;
                maxX+=xDiff/2;
            }
            if (maxY-minY<yExtent) {
                int yDiff = yExtent-(maxY-minY);
                minY-=yDiff/2;
                maxY+=yDiff/2;
            }

            int xValue = validate(visibleRectangle.x, minX, maxX, xExtent);
            int yValue = validate(visibleRectangle.y, minY, maxY, yExtent);

            if ( centerPosition != null ) {
                Point2D.Double zoomCenterPosition = new Point2D.Double();
                zoomCenterPosition.x = centerPosition.x * getScalingZoomFactor();
                zoomCenterPosition.y = centerPosition.y * getScalingZoomFactor();
                Point2D.Double topLeftPosition = shiftFromCenterToTopLeft(zoomCenterPosition);
                xValue = validate((int)Math.round(topLeftPosition.x), minX, maxX, xExtent);
                yValue = validate((int)Math.round(topLeftPosition.y), minY, maxY, yExtent);
            }

            getScrollPanel().update(minX, maxX, xValue, xExtent, minY, maxY, yValue, yExtent);

            updateViewportOffset(xValue, yValue, xExtent, yExtent,
                                 minX, maxX, minY, maxY);
            if ( !(rendererBounds.getMinX() == rendererBounds.getMaxX() &&
                   rendererBounds.getMinY() == rendererBounds.getMaxY()) &&
                centerPosition != null ) {
                centerLocation = centerPosition;
            }
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().writeLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    private int validate(int val, int min, int max, int extent) {
        if ( val < min ) {
            return min;
        }
        else if ( val > max - extent ) {
            return max - extent;
        }
        else {
            return val;
        }
    }

    public void scrollBy(int deltaX, int deltaY) {
        scrollBy(deltaX, deltaY, true);
    }

    private void scrollBy(int deltaX, int deltaY, boolean cancelAutoScroll) {
        if ( cancelAutoScroll ) {
            stopAutoScroll();
        }
        if ( deltaX != 0 || deltaY != 0 ) {
            scrollTo(visibleRectangle.x + deltaX,
                     visibleRectangle.y + deltaY);
        }
    }

    public void scrollTo(int x, int y) {
        try {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
            final int validX = validate(x, maxVisibleRectangle.x,
                                           maxVisibleRectangle.x + maxVisibleRectangle.width,
                                           visibleRectangle.width);
            final int validY = validate(y, maxVisibleRectangle.y,
                                           maxVisibleRectangle.y + maxVisibleRectangle.height,
                                           visibleRectangle.height);

            getScrollPanel().update(validX, validY);

            updateViewportOffset(validX, validY);
            centerLocation = calculateCenterDrawPosition();
        }
        finally {
            gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
        }
        gc.getImageManager().repaintNewImage();
    }

    private void scrollToCenter(int x, int y) {
        scrollTo(x-visibleRectangle.width/2, y-visibleRectangle.height/2);
    }

    public void scrollToCenterFromPercentBounds(double xPercent, double yPercent) {
        int xPad = visibleRectangle.width - SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
        int yPad = visibleRectangle.height - SUBTRACT_FROM_MARGIN;
        int x = (int)(xPad + maxVisibleRectangle.x + xPercent * (maxVisibleRectangle.width - 2*xPad));
        int y = (int)(yPad + maxVisibleRectangle.y + yPercent * (maxVisibleRectangle.height - 2*yPad));
        scrollToCenter(x, y);
    }

    private void scrollDrawLocationToCenter(Point2D.Double drawPoint) {
        scrollToCenter((int)(drawPoint.x * getScalingZoomFactor()), (int)(drawPoint.y * getScalingZoomFactor()));
    }

    private int ceilFromZero(double value) {
        if ( value > 0 ) {
            return (int)Math.ceil(value);
        }
        else {
            return (int)Math.floor(value);
        }
    }

    private void scale(Point2D.Double point, double scale) {
        point.x*= scale;
        point.y*= scale;
    }

    public void slowScrollToCenter(Point2D.Double scrollPoint) {
        stopAutoScroll();
        if (scrollPoint!=null) {
            scrollThread = new AutoScrollThread(scrollPoint);
            scrollThread.start();
        }
    }

    class AutoScrollThread extends Thread {
        private Point2D.Double scrollPoint;

        public AutoScrollThread(Point2D.Double scrollPoint) {
            this.scrollPoint = scrollPoint;
        }

        public void run() {
            try {
                autoScrollLock.lock();
                autoScrolling = true;
                Point2D.Double centerLocation = new Point2D.Double();
                centerLocation.setLocation(getCenterDrawPosition());
                scale(centerLocation, getScalingZoomFactor());
                Point2D.Double visibleScrollPoint = null;
                try {
                    gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
                    visibleScrollPoint = new Point2D.Double(scrollPoint.x,scrollPoint.y);//.getDrawLocation();
                    scale(visibleScrollPoint, getScalingZoomFactor());
                }
                finally {
                    gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
                }

                double distance = visibleScrollPoint.distance(centerLocation);
                while ( autoScrolling && distance > SCROLL_TO_STEP ) {
                    double distancePercent = 1.0 - (distance - SCROLL_TO_STEP) / distance;
                    double deltaX = visibleScrollPoint.x - centerLocation.x;
                    double deltaY = visibleScrollPoint.y - centerLocation.y;
                    int moveX = ceilFromZero(deltaX * distancePercent);
                    int moveY = ceilFromZero(deltaY * distancePercent);
                    scrollBy(moveX, moveY, false);
                    try {
                        Thread.sleep(SCROLL_TO_DELAY);
                    }
                    catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                        break;
                    }
                    centerLocation.setLocation(getCenterDrawPosition());
                    scale(centerLocation, getScalingZoomFactor());
                    try {
                        gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
                        visibleScrollPoint = new Point2D.Double(scrollPoint.x,scrollPoint.y);
                        scale(visibleScrollPoint, getScalingZoomFactor());
                    }
                    finally {
                        gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
                    }
                    distance = visibleScrollPoint.distance(centerLocation);
                    //gc.getInteractionHandler().updateMouseOver();
                }
                if ( autoScrolling ) {
                    try {
                        gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().lock();
                        scrollDrawLocationToCenter(new Point2D.Double(scrollPoint.x,scrollPoint.y));
                    }
                    finally {
                        gc.getInteractionLock().readLock().unlock();
                    }
                }
                //gc.getInteractionHandler().updateMouseOver();
                autoScrolling = false;
            }
            finally {
                autoScrollLock.unlock();
            }
        }
    }

    public void stopAutoScroll() {
        if ( scrollThread != null && scrollThread.isAlive() ) {
            autoScrolling = false;
            try {
                scrollThread.interrupt();
            }
            catch (Exception ex) {
                //FIXME: Applets don't allow threads to be interrupted
            }
            //gc.getInteractionHandler().updateMouseOver();
        }
    }
}

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In less than three weeks' time the United Kingdom will decide by referendum whether or not to leave the European Union. It is an issue which is gripping the nation, in pubs and Universities, on TV and social media there is little else being talked about. For years this issue has bubbled beneath the surface of British politics, but now it is spilling forth on all fronts.
Britain has long been a reluctant and sceptical European. Being an island it feels semi-detached, its experience of the Second World War was also different, so the imperative of economic and political unity was felt differently. Having joined the EU later it also came to a club whose rules were already formed and whose institutions and practices, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, were not optimal for UK citizens. What has triggered the referendum now, however, is the explosive issue of immigration. By virtue of the fact that the UK has a more dynamic economy than most of the Euro zone and due to the widespread use of spoken English, many Southern and Eastern Europeans have moved to Britain for work. The resultant pressures on schools and hospitals and the fact that foreign workers can claim welfare payments for dependent children back in Poland or Spain has fuelled the calls for reform or exit. The result is a nations split by those who think that as the world's fifth largest economy Britain would be better off alone, - able to control its own fishing, farming and decision making,- and those who see greater prosperity and security from membership of a larger European project and by being part of a market of 300 million people.
As a political scientist and a university professor it's also fascinating to see the way that the UK is split. There are clear divisions between the generations, older voters who remember life before the UK joined the then EEC in 1973 are much more likely to vote leave, while younger voters who have grown up accustomed to easy travel within Europe and to seeing themselves as culturally and politically European are much more supportive of Vote Remain. But the divisions are not only generational. There is also a major split between elite and popular opinion. The political establishment in all its forms, from the Bank of England, to the major economic bodies, Universities, former heads of the Armed Forces and Intelligence agencies, and former and current political leaders of all parties have argued strongly for remain, while support for leave is located squarely with those sections of the electorate who feel disadvantaged by membership and who are nostalgic or wistful for a world where Britain can "Take back Control" of its borders, businesses and benefits. What is also surprising is how incoherent the leave agenda is. No major political party supports exist, there is no manifesto for what this would involve, no agreement on key issues such as weather Britain should remain within the Single Market, and no obvious answer as to how an exit would be pursued and implemented should the vote go that way on 23 June. What is clear from this is the extent to which the desire to leave is motivated by a feeling that Britain has been mistreated by EU membership and the belief that a better a future is possible outside. That so many voters are prepared to vote for that path without it being demonstrated what that alternative path is, how it would be pursued, who would lead it and where it would lead to, is a striking rejection of traditional politics as usual. It is a movement akin to the populism that supports Donald Trump in America and right wing parties in parts of Europe. It is also a phenomenon that is unlikely to be put to rest whichever way the vote goes in Britain on 23 June.


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The University of Central Arkansas Jazz Ensembles will perform a tribute concert for Dr. Jerry Manion, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Two UCA student bands will perform: Jazz Ensemble I and the Dixieland Band.
The bands will pay tribute to Manion, a member of the UCA Dixieland Band for more than 35 years and chemistry professor at UCA, who died on July 18, 2014.
"We want to honor him and have a tribute concert for him," said Dr. Jackie Lamar, professor of saxophone and director of the Dixieland Band.
The Dixieland Band performance will include songs from the traditional New Orleans-style era. Lamar said the band would play "Oh, Didn't He Ramble" by Will Handy, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" a traditional gospel tune and most popular New Orleans funeral dirge, "Hard Hearted Hannah" by Jack Yellen, "St. James Infirmary" by Joe Primrose and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot/When The Saints Go Marching In" by Luther Presley and Virgil O. Stamps.
Alumni members of the band are encouraged to participate in the performance of the band's traditional version of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "When the Saints Go Marching In".
Songs by Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Larry Jones, include "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" by Louis Armstrong, "King Porter Stomp" by Jelly Roll Morton, "Basie's Buddy B" by John LaBarbara, and "Hunting Wabbits" by Gordon Goodwin.
The UCA Dixieland Band was formed in the fall of 1975 by now retired UCA music professor Patrick Hasty. The group performs concerts on campus as well as provides music for cultural and civic events in the surrounding area. The ensemble blends all styles of Dixieland music, from Early New Orleans Style to Chicago Style and beyond.
For more information, contact Lamar at (501) 450-5759 or jackiel@uca.edu.
Professor Rebekah Scallet, who teaches in the theatre program in the Department of Mass Communication and Theatre and serves as Producing Artistic Director of the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, received a Performing Arts Individual Artist Award in the area of Theatrical Directing from the Arkansas Arts Council.