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NECSL COMPETITION RULES 2017
Rule 1: JURISDICTION
All rules in this book are applicable solely to games and competitions played under the jurisdiction of the NECSL and shall be subject to annual review and alteration by the Committee.
The Committee or its sub-committee/s shall have the power to deal with any situation, event or circumstances which arise and are not specifically covered within these rules.
No Committee member or office holder may represent, take part in, debate, or in any way influence any League discussion or decision/s affecting his/her club.
The Committee shall be the sole authority for the interpretation of the rules.
The decision of the Committee on the rules or on any subject of discipline outside of the rules shall be final and binding subject to appeal to affiliated bodies.
The Committee can intervene on its own initiative with or without a protest being received.
The Committee shall have the power to grade all teams and their decision is final.
The NECSL, by mutual agreement with the NEFL (formerly MDL), will not form a junior league and the NEFL will not form a schoolboy league.
Rule 2: DIVISIONAL STRUCTURES
The Committee shall form teams into divisions for each competitive age group on the basis of approved applications received from clubs in membership of the League at the start of each season.
Divisions for teams will be formed by the Committee and details issued to member clubs prior to the commencement of each season.
Member clubs will have 14 days from date of those issuing to request a change of team/s division.
The Committee shall have the sole right to grant or deny any such request for placement in division/s.
Rule 3: COMPETITIONS and FIXTURES
All NECSL matches, in whichever of its competitions, shall be played according to these rules.
The Committee shall be responsible for the setting up of, management and control of all NECSL competitions and fixtures and no team or club may alter the fixtures details issued by the League without the express consent of the Fixture Secretary. Breach of this rule may result in disciplinary action being taken, the level of which shall be at the discretion of the Committee.
Any team conceding more than three walkovers in any combination of NECSL fixtures in any one season shall be liable to removal from the League and all its competitions for the remainder of the relevant season.
Players registered to a team removed under these circumstances shall be catered for under the provisions of Rule 12 of the NECSL constitution and rules.
Any Club requesting a match postponement must do so no later than 14 days in advance to the relevant Fixtures Secretary.
The League will inform all clubs in relation to walkovers or teams failing to fulfill fixtures.
In all NECSL games of a knock out nature the appointed referee will decide if pitches are playable on the day. If pitch or weather conditions should cause a postponement the home team must find an alternative pitch or the fixture will revert to their opponents' ground. This rule shall also apply where local authorities declare a pitch unplayable.
Any game started and later abandoned for weather or pitch conditions shall result in loss of home advantage and the game being re-fixed in the ground of the team originally drawn away.
All weather playing surfaces shall be used for NECSL games provided these are in complete compliance with, and certified as such, the current FAI standards/codes. This certification shall be available for inspection on demand.
All visiting clubs must be notified by home clubs 48 hours in advance of the kick off time should there be the possibility that an artificial surface of the required standard and certification will be used. This notification shall include any restrictions on footwear.
All NECSL matches in whichever of its competitions, shall be played according to these rules, the home team shall be responsible for stewarding and marking of the pitch etc. Both teams shall each supply one football of the regulation size and quality.
Players' forenames and surnames must be entered in block capitals on the match card, failure to adhere to this rule shall leave the offending team open to sanction.
All match cards must be filled in by a responsible adult mentor from each team. The match card must be signed by an adult team mentor whose signature shall attest to the proper eligibility and accuracy of the players details on that card, (adult in this rule is to mean over 18 years). Clubs shall carry full responsibility for all details of players entered onto any match card irrespective of whoever signed the match card.
In NECSL Cup or knock out nature games home advantage shall apply to the team drawn firstly, this shall not apply to finals games where a neutral venue shall be nominated by the Committee.
Roll on-roll off substitutions are allowed up to a maximum of five substitutes named on the match card, substituted players may be re-entered into the game subject to there being no more than the maximum number of players as required under the game format.
Where a clash of playing colours occurs it shall be the responsibility of the home team to change to an alternative set of playing colours.
Where a team ceases to exist, for whatever reason, and having played fewer than three (3) games in its League division shall have their results stand and all teams scheduled to play any such team shall be awarded the match points or progress to the next round of any game of a knock out nature.
Claims for the award of a game will be dealt with and decided by the NECSL Executive Committee.
Rule 4: PROTESTS
Any club in doubt as to the eligibility of its opponents shall, by making representations to the referee at half time, be at liberty to obtain the signature and dates of birth of any three opposition players. Any team's refusal to accede to such a request will be regarded as an effort to conceal an irregularity in registration and/or over-age and shall be a breach of this rule.
At the end of a game a club shall be at liberty to obtain the signature and date of birth of any substitute who was introduced to the game after the half-time interval. All such signatures and dates of birth shall form the basis of any protest and be produced at any subsequent protest hearing.
The opposition manager or any NECSL League Officer may, at half-time or full time, request to view the NECSL passport of up to 3 players should they deem necessary.
Protests can only be lodged and dealt with by the League where they emanate from a game played by the protesting club against their opponents, no third party protests will be dealt with by the League.
Teams found guilty of playing an over-age player/s shall, if they had won the game, forfeit that game to the opposing team, may be removed from the competition from that stage and may be removed from membership of the League for the remainder of that season.
Teams found guilty of playing an over-age player/s shall, if they had lost the game, may be removed from membership of the League for the remainder of that season and forfeit any match points or trophy won.
Teams found guilty of playing an ineligible or unregistered player/s shall, if they had won the game forfeit that game to the opposing team, may be removed from the competition from that stage and incur a fine the level of which will be determined by the investigating committee.
Teams found guilty of playing an ineligible or unregistered player/s shall, if they had lost the game may be liable to suspension and incur a fine the levels of both of which will be determined by the investigating committee.
Following the removal of a team under this rule its registered players will be catered under the provisions of Rule 12 of the NECSL constitution and rules.
Protest as to overage or any other cause must be sent by registered post to the League Secretary within four (4) working days following the date of the game and be accompanied by the appropriate fee (cheque/postal order/bank draft) of 25.00 euro. For the purposes of this rule Saturdays, Sundays and Bank/Public Holidays are excluded.
An exact copy of the protest must also be sent by registered post within the same time frame to the club against which the protest is being lodged.
Counter -protests must be lodged within a further four clear days by registered post to the League Secretary accompanied by a similar fee and an exact copy sent within the same time frame by registered post to the club which lodged the original protest, for the purposes of this rule Saturdays, Sundays and Bank/Public Holidays are excluded.
Protest fee/s or counter Protest fees/s must be sent by postal order or bank draft only to the Hon. Secretary of the League, any such fees sent by any other method will be declared invalid and nullify the protest or counter protest.
Protests shall be dealt with by a sub-committee of three current members of the Committee, protest sub-committees decisions shall be final and binding subject to the right to appeal onwards to the relevant governing body.
No decision of the Committee or its sub-committees may be appealed to the League itself, all appeals must be forwarded to the governing body according to the governing body's rules governing such appeals.
Any club making a successful protest shall be refunded the protest fee, which becomes the responsibility of the club protested against.
All fines must be paid within seven days of notification.
Where a club appeals a decision of the NECSL for the purpose of having a player eligible for games, the NECSL shall have the right to review the situation if the period of suspension is terminated before the appeal process is terminated. The rules shall in no way infringe upon the right of any club to appeal a decision.
In the event of a protest or appeal being lodged against a decision of the league, no points will be awarded pending the result of the appeal.
Rule 5: REFEREES REPORTS
All referees reports shall be dealt with and clubs may be required to attend at disciplinary hearings at the discretion of the Committee or its sub-committee.
Players sent off in NECSL games are automatically suspended from their next NECSL game irrespective of competition. Subject to a review of the referee's report the sanction may be increased by the investigating committee.
Rule 6: TROPHIES
Non- competitive football shall apply to specific age groups as determined by the Committee.
In competitive age groups and formats, teams shall be promoted or demoted prior to the start of any new season as far as possible on their standing from the previous seasons League competition.
The NECSL is the sole owner of all trophies competed for under its jurisdiction, clubs shall be responsible for the safe keeping of trophies whilst in their possession and all trophies shall be returned when requested and in good condition. Clubs returning damaged trophies, or responsible for lost trophies, will be liable for the repair or replacement of same.
Any club failing to return any NECSL trophy within the time frame laid down by the Committee shall render itself liable to a fine.
Rule 7: BEHAVIOUR/FINES
All member clubs are fully responsible at all times for the behaviour and actions of its players, technical staff and supporters. The Committee, or its sub-committee/s, shall have the power to deal with reports or complaints against such person/s brought to its notice through whatever reporting fashion.
No player shall be expected to pay any fine imposed under the jurisdiction of the NECSL all fines for player or adult misconduct shall be imposed against his/her club which shall be responsible for its payment as per rule.
Any NECSL fine imposed, which is not the subject of an onward appeal must be paid within fourteen (14) days of the date of issuing of the notice of that fine. Failure to pay fines, within this timeframe, may result in additional sanctions being imposed.
Rule 8: LAWS OF THE GAME
All competitive matches shall be governed by current FIFA laws of the game.
Duration, formats and ball regulation are covered under the FAI Player Development plan.
Games of a knock-out nature, shall if ending in a draw, be decided by playing 10 minutes each half extra time.
Small sided games of a knock-out nature, shall if ending in a draw, be decided by playing 5 minutes each half extra time.
Where extra time fails to produce a winner the game shall be decided by using FIFA penalty shoot-out rules.
In all games of a League nature, three points will be awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss.
In all League type competitions the winner and runner in each division shall be determined by the highest number of match points accrued.
No team shall win or finish runner-up in any division based on goal difference or any other system other than match points accrued.
Where more than one team has accrued the same number of match points for winner or runner-up position at the conclusion of the division's schedule of games, a knock out basis play-off game shall be staged by the League to separate the teams.
Rule 9: MATCH DAY REQUIREMENTS
All pitches must be marked in accordance with the laws of the game.
Creosote, dry lime markings are strictly prohibited. Referees have the power to decline to officiate if this rule is broken.
It is compulsory for each team to have an approved first aid kit available on match day. It is also necessary to have a first aid person present.
Referees may allow a maximum of 15 minutes for a late kick-off. This shall apply to the away team only, but in the case of a team constantly using this concession the committee has the power to take whatever steps they deem necessary.
In the case of abandoned or unfinished games the committee shall investigate the causes and give a ruling within two weeks of the fixture subject to availability of referee's report.
When a referee has been appointed for a match within the jurisdiction of the league no objection will be heard from clubs involved in the match except in the case where an objection has been lodged and sustained by the Referees' Committee of the F.A.I.
Clubs failing to pay the referee in accordance with the rules shall be fined.
Clubs given a walkover, such as failing to turn up are liable for full referee's fees and expenses and are also liable to be fined or suspended.
Clubs present on the day may pay the referee and will duly be refunded by the league.
The FAI Referees Committee shall fix the referees' fees. The fee plus expenses must be paid before the game starts. The fees shall be split 50/50 between the two clubs for all NECSL fixtures except in cup finals and league play-offs. Any queries regarding referees' fees should be directed to the league secretary. For SFAI National Cup games full referees' fees are paid by home team.
Any agreement by clubs to double up on fixtures must be authorized by the Committee.
Any changes to fixture times, dates must be authorized by the Committee and will be posted to the League website.
In the event of the appointed referee not attending and the two clubs agreeing to one on the ground such referee shall be considered official of that game before it starts.
Any club wishing to postpone a fixture must apply, with a minimum of 14 days, notice to the fixtures secretary in writing. Granting of postponements shall be at the discretion of the fixtures secretary. However the executive may intervene at any time.
The only acceptable reason for a postponement after the specified period would be bereavement to the next of kin, to a player or club official, otherwise the referee has the power to call off a game on match day unless it is called off by the NECSL.
Rule 10: SENDING OFF OFFENCES
Following receipt of the Referees report in which a player has been sent off there then follows an automatic one match suspension.
This automatic suspension can only be served when a game is actually played by the same team as that for which a player in question was playing when he incurred the suspension. The postponement or cancellation of a published fixture should not qualify for the purposes of serving a suspension.
The disciplinary committee of the league may at its discretion extend the duration of the suspension and/or impose fines.
If it is not possible to impose the automatic one match suspension on a player in the current season, then the committee shall have the power to impose the automatic one match suspension in another domestic competitive match.
Should the same player be dismissed again in the same season the following minimum punishments will apply:
2nd sending off = suspended for 1 match
3rd sending off = suspended for 2 matches
4th sending off = suspended for 4 matches
For 5 or more dismissals = suspended for 6 matches
Any suspension or part thereof, which remains outstanding at the end of the season, must be served at the commencement of the following season.
If the club is unhappy with the Executive Committee's decision then the club, with the exception of the automatic one match suspension, may appeal through the relevant governing body.
The appeal must be lodged within the specified number of days of the written notification as laid down in the governing body's rules. The appeal must be sent with requisite cheque or postal order to the Honorary Secretary of the governing body by registered post.
An exact copy of the appeal must be submitted to the secretary of the NECSL by registered post.
All suspensions of 12 months duration or longer must be notified immediately to the Honorary Secretary of the governing body. No suspension can be amended or cancelled without the express approval of the governing body.
All suspensions relating to physical assaults on referees must be notified immediately to the Honorary Secretary of the governing body by the NECSL.
A player whom the referee has reported as guilty of assault on him before, during or immediately after a match will automatically stand suspended until the NECSL disciplinary committee has decided upon the case and notified the parties involved by registered post of their decision. In this connection, spitting at the referees is regarded as an assault.
The minimum suspension on a player found guilty by the NECSL of assaulting a referee will be 12 months.
A player sent off in an S.F.A.I. National Cup competition is automatically suspended for the next competitive game in the competition in which the player was dismissed. In the event that the player's team was knocked out of the competition when the dismissal took place then the suspension will apply to the team's next competitive game. Subject to the referee's report the sanction may be increased.
Rule 11: CAUTIONABLE OFFENCES
A player who is cautioned (receives a yellow card) in any game must be reported to the NECSL and the League must keep a record.
A player who accumulates four cautions will be suspended for 1 game at the age group in which the player received the cautions.
Following the suspension, if the same player accumulates a further four cautions, he will be suspended for 2 games.
Any player who receives in excess of 12 cautions in any one season will receive a 3 match suspension for the 12th
Thereafter the player will receive a 3 match suspension for every 4 cautions.
At the end of each season, players with up to 3 outstanding cautions will not have these cautions carried forward to the next season.
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He said that he had previously used an investigation into corrupt construction contracts as an example of the type of cases the unit would be looking at.
The City of London Police and Metropolitan Police has been awarded £870,000 a year for three years to set up a unit of 10 officers to investigate UK and overseas bribery and corruption cases.
The newly formed unit will be dedicated to complying with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s anti-corruption conventions.
The Society of Construction Law issues stringent ethical guidelines and urges trade bodies to adopt the code.
Professionals in the construction industry will be put under pressure to comply with the guidelines in an anti-corruption code that was issued this week.


The other night, Mr. Magpie came home to me moping around the apartment with a headache and a nothing-can-go-right attitude. It had all started around 4 p.m., when I was already tired after a day on my own with mini and Tilly, and I opened our overstuffed pantry cabinet and three boxes tumbled out and fell on my head. Seconds later, Tilly shredded an important receipt that had been on my desk and minimagpie managed to get a hold of a mercury glass candle holder, which she promptly smashed all over the floor. It was a miracle she wasn't hurt, but the minute I had her safely in her crib, I sliced my finger on a shard of glass and then grumpily spent the next half hour using tongs to pick up the remaining shards in the thick-pile carpet, then sweeping, then vacuuming, then vacuuming again. I even changed mini's sheets and carefully wiped down her bed and floor in the event that any shards had been on her clothing. Meanwhile, mini had frozen the iPad and Tilly had eaten a fish stick off the kitchen counter.
I was Alexandra and the no-good-very-bad day.
Mr. Magpie came home and angels trumpeted.
"I'm so glad you're home," I said, eager to offload my woeful tale onto a sympathetic ear. He listened, patiently, nodding and offering appropriate condolences that reminded me — if I'm being honest — of how petty I was being, and then suggested a glass of wine.
He had a point. I needed to plan on having a good night if I wanted one. It reminded me of something a good girlfriend of mine said to me. She's a little on the clumsy side (which I say with love, and to which she would also readily admit), and she told me that she'd recently broken one of her mother's champagne flutes. "Oops! I didn't mean to!" she cried, bending to pick up the pieces. Her mom had replied: "Well, sometimes you have to mean not to." My friend shuddered a little bit when she told me this — it was an earnest mistake, after all! — but she said it had changed her outlook, had made her a bit more cautious, a bit more careful, and that she was less clumsy as a result. It felt the same, in a way, with my bad mood. I could have just continued to let bad things pile onto my day, or I could mean not to.
So I changed plans. I asked Mr. Magpie for a little quiet time to myself. I neatly copied the remaining items on my to-do list into tomorrow's column (I use this and love it because — even though it's enormous — it offers me enough space to fully outline my daily plans), closed my laptop, and retired to my room. I changed into my favorite white cotton robe and then scrubbed my face and started from scratch, with a fresh face of makeup — including my new favorite foundation (has anyone else tried this?! I'm OBSESSED.) and my tried and true serum. I gussied up my hair with dry shampoo, which I then blow-dried (the secret to not making dry shampoo look like…dry shampoo) and, of course, the best round brush known to man. I put on my favorite body oil and then changed into a feminine dress similar to this and put on oversized floral earrings almost identical to these.
After putting mini to bed, I tidied our living room, lit a candle (we're now burning this and it smells DIVINE — not overly floral; very fresh and summery), put on the new Leon Bridges album, and poured myself a glass of wine. Normally, I feel rushed to get dinner on the table shortly after mini's down for the night in order to get into bed by nine for an hour of reading before I drift off to sleep. But tonight, I sat down in the blue armchair by the window overlooking the courtyard and did nothing. We polished off some outrageously delicious lomo iberico (charcuterie) and some smoked ricotta on little Italian semolina crackers. We decided to order in rather than cooking the steak and beets and asparagus in our fridge — which we rarely do. We chatted about this and that — nothing and everything — and sat down to a late supper. I stayed up later than usual that night, watching You've Got Mail for the trillionth time and enjoying what Mr. Magpie and I call "bed wine" — i.e., the evening's final glass of wine, in bed, with pajamas on.
Somehow, a day of minor devastations gave way to an evening of small perfections.
After a minute, I swallowed — hard — as I realized I had been flailing wildly against her innocuous (or non-innocuous, come to think of it) query. It dawned on me that the small perfections of the other night had been largely correlated with my minor transgressions against the order of things in our household — an order that I and I alone enforce. (Mr. Magpie is noddingly acquiescent with the routine, but he's far more likely to live in the moment than I am and — as shown above — far more likely to encourage a last minute change in plan.) The twenty minutes to myself that is usually family time. The evening outfit change. The languid happy hour. The order-in dinner. The late supper and later bed time. The bed wine. I'd even left the dirty dishes in the sink! I had given myself permission, that night, to just do what I wanted to do.
Now — I'm an organized, disciplined person, and planning is in my nature. I'll never toss routine to the wind or "just go with it," as a general proposition. But I learned the other day, after the podcast prodded some self-reflection, that I need to give myself permission to "break the norm" on occasion. I was deeply struck by the therapist's phrasing: "do you just allow yourself no curfew?" Do you just allow yourself. I had not thought about how strictly I had been policing my own behavior until that moment — and for what? For why?
Today, if you're anything like me, I'd like you to give yourself permission to go off the tracks in some small way — dessert for dinner! An extra cocktail! No curfew! Fries instead of salad! Clothes on the floor! No alarm! Play hookie! Whatever it is — allow yourself to not feel like a child in your own home, because sometimes you really need it.
When I want to go "against type," I wear my denim jacket (also love this embellished style), or a plain white t-shirt with distressed jeans, or Golden Goose sneakers. I usually dress with a bit more polish and femininity; these pieces make me feel different, edgy.
Have any of you played this game or this game? I'm thinking of buying one or the other for our upcoming friend vacation!
For inspiration, I have had this book on badass women (from Hilary to Gaga) in my cart for a long while. But I'm also giving myself permission to read fluffy sidecar books, like this, or the latest Elin Hilderbrand.
Dog owners: do you have any indestructible toys you love for your pups? We adore the Fluff N Tuff plush toys, which tend to last a long while, and nothing beats some good old tennis balls (a ball lasts about a week in Tilly's paws — Jeff Bezos must mistake me for an avid tennis player). But everything else that pledges indestructibility fails. Has anyone tried this? Suggestions?
This reminded me of Mr. Magpie; we get ramen about once a week, and this made me laugh for some reason. I don't even understand the joke it's making but I like it.
I have about five blue-and-white striped oxford-style shirts, but…this one? Yes pls.
Reflections on another big moment of self-discovery.
Glow drops?! I must try this.
I really love this. I, too, have a tendency to be too rigid in my self-imposed expectations, often without even realizing I am doing so. I am working to learn that releasing my grip can sometimes (even often!) be a good thing.
Hi Rachel — Totally. I've actually found myself talking about this dozens of times with dozens of different people since hearing the podcast and writing the post, and I'm now a lot more aware of the "rules" I've set for myself and when and how I can/should break them.
Amen to wine and snack trays and twenty minutes' peace as cure-all's (and to level-headed significant partners-in-crime)! Also, this spatial dunderhead is hijackjng the "mean not to" philosophy. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, what do you think of the new Leon Bridges? IMHO "Bad Bad News" is a good good song, but the rest have yet to resonate (whereas pretty much all of Coming Home was love at first listen).
Dunderhead – love that word. And yes to snack trays and wine!
Oooo, thank you SO MUCH for the tip!!!
The idea of feeling like you have a curfew really resonates with me. I have a baby and a full time job, and I am tired most of the time. I don't go to bed as early as I'd like because I only have a few hours each night to spend with my husband, prepare and eat dinner, relax and watch some TV, work out, and attend to personal business – going to bed early doesn't feel like a viable option. At the same time, neither does going to bed later than my usual (11-12) time. I feel bad about it, especially on weekends when my husband would like to stay out and/or up later, but I'm just so tired already and the idea of getting only a few hours one night, feeling awful the next day (or few), and not being as engaged with my daughter is just too unappealing! I don't like the feeling of having a curfew but am not sure how to change it for this current stage of life.
Hi Leah — I completely get the struggle and never did I feel it more keenly than while on vacation in D.C., when all I wanted to do was stay up chatting with my siblings into the wee hours of the night, but then mini was waking up every few hours and would wake up for good at 5:30 a.m., and I'd feel like a zombie all day. It was just too hard! So, sometimes we need to keep curfews for peace of mind. But, every now and then, when the timing is right, it's fun to break the rules a bit, to hell with the consqequences.
A, and very often need things done a certain way… and sometimes (oftentimes) good having my husband remind me to step back, pour that glass of wine/put out some cheese, and that the world won't come to an end because XYZ didn't get done.
I've bought games off his lists the last several years as part of our holiday tradition, and have enjoyed all of them. There are so many games out there it's hard to know where to start sometimes!
And one can never have too many striped oxfords! I just realized my everyday clothes selection is 75% blue-and-white striped shirts, and honestly, I'm not upset about it. (The remainder are stripes of different colors, ha, and the occasional floral print top – though I did just order the lemon-print one from BR you featured the other day!) The quasi-uniform makes it easy to get dressed in the morning!
I love this post, I think it's so easy to get wrapped up in your routine and the pressures of the world. It is so important to remember to cut yourself some slack.
Also – there is NOTHING more luxurious than bed wine.
Haha! Cheers to that! And, I agree — we all need to cut ourselves some slack!
Did you end up ever getting that Hanes x Karla crew tee? If not, I have a piece of advice on fit: depending on how you like your tees sized, I would size up. I am usually a small in tops and ended up taking a large (!) so it would have a bit more breathing room. The medium would have given me a more fitted look than I like, and I don't think the small would have even fit right! This could be because I have a relatively large bust for my size, but just a word of caution if anyone is looking to try it out.
P.S. What Do You Meme is HILARIOUS and I highly recommend it. My sister brought it to Christmas this past year and we were all howling with laughter! It's funny without being too crude or racist, which is always my problem with Cards Against Humanity, for example.
P.P.S. The keychains made me smile! The pink one is definitely referencing a Talking Heads song of the same name … give it a listen, it's a good one!
Chiming in here on the Hanes x Karla tees – they are seriously the BEST white tee out there, but I completely agree that you need to size up. I also am normally a small in tops but ordered up as a precaution and while the medium fits nicely and is perfect for a smooth line underneath a sweater or blazer without being skintight, I do wish I had ordered a large for a more relaxed look come the summer months. The neckline also sits quite high on the neck, well above the collar bone, which I personally like and think is quite chic but I can see that it would be annoying if you feel like a higher neckline is choking.
Having said that, as I emerged the other morning dressed in plain mid-wash blue jeans, white Stan Smith sneakers, the tee, hair pulled back in a pony and no make up, my boyfriend looked at me and said 'woah – you look pretty' – that's the power of this tee!
Re: indestructible dog toys—not a "toy," per se, but deer/elk antlers are the most durable object (a bone substitute really) we have ever found. They are the only object we can trust our bulldog mix to enjoy alone (all else is torn to shreds in short order and immediately ingested). They are pricey, but will last for a LONG time!
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Who Stole Bunny's Umbrella? è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Frederick A. Thomson.

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Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Vitagraph Company of America.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla General Film Company, il film - un cortometraggio di 186 metri - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi il 18 dicembre 1912. Venne distribuito nel Regno Unito il 3 aprile 1913.

Nelle proiezioni, veniva programmato con il sistema dello split reel, accorpato in un'unica bobina con un altro cortometraggio prodotto dalla Vitagraph, il documentario At the Dog Show.

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Trump on Las Vegas shooter: 'The wires were crossed pretty badly in his brain'
It was not clear what information, if any, President Donald Trump based his remark about Stephen Paddock's mental condition on. | Saul Loeb/Getty Images
By Louis Nelson
Updated: 10/17/2017 06:43 AM EDT
The gunman who killed more than 50 people when he opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas earlier this month "was a demented, sick individual" whose "wires were crossed pretty badly in his brain," President Donald Trump said Monday afternoon.
"I guess a lot of people think they understand what happened, but he was a demented, sick individual," the president said Monday in remarks to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House. "The wires were crossed pretty badly in his brain. Extremely badly in his brain. And it's a very sad event."
Sixty-four-year-old Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and injured 546 two weeks ago when he broke a window in his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and began firing his arsenal of weapons into the crowd at a nearby country music festival. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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Trump visited Las Vegas three days after the shooting to meet with first responders, victims and their families.
It was not clear what information, if any, Trump based his remark about Paddock's mental condition on.
CLARIFICATION: The Associated Press on Monday stated it incorrectly reported that Paddock's body was sent to Stanford. The AP later reported that analyses will be performed on Paddock's brain at Stanford but his body is being stored at a secure location. This story has been updated.
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33 Portraits of Flannery O'Connor
Because Good Fan Art is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor is the object of much fascination, literary and otherwise. Her stories alone would be enough to fixate on—they are dark wonders, grotesque, sardonic, and often transcendent, despite many arguments in favor of their unrelenting bleakness. But she was also a devout Catholic, which at first seems discordant but soon fits in with her gothic sense of humor. But she also, in her twenties, ordered a set of peafowl in the mail, and proceeded to raise some 100 of them before her death from lupus 54 years ago. And then there's the fact that at five years old, she taught a chicken to walk backwards.
What I'm saying is: you could easily become obsessed with Flannery O'Connor. You could easily decide to paint her portrait, or collage her face, or make a Flannery O'Connor doll from felt. I would understand and celebrate any of these actions. I would also collect them for others to enjoy. And so, behold: a woefully incomplete but still delightful collection of portraits of Flannery O'Connor, from professional editorial illustrations, to portraiture currently for sale, to simple fan art. Enjoy.
Flannery O'Connor by Mary Bergherr Flannery O'Connor portrait on the cover of Revelation and Convergence: Flannery O'Connor and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (artist unknown) Flannery O'Connor by Amanda Atkins Flannery O'Connor by Tullio Pericoli, 1991 Flannery O'Connor by Richard Merkin Flannery O'Connor by Natalie Nelson, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Katherine Sandoz, from the Non-Fiction Gallery show "Southern Discomfort" Flannery O'Connor by Maria Forde Flannery O'Connor by Karin Hagen Flannery O'Connor by Chris Cook Flannery O'Connor by Elizabeth McNair, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Nancy Douglas Flannery O'Connor by June Glasson for FSG Flannery O'Connor by Diana Shafer Flannery O'Connor by Sharon McGill Flannery O'Connor by Ashley Anderson, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Dan Murdoch, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Matt Rota Flannery O'Connor by Travis Ekmark, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Lil Copan Flannery O'Connor by Melinda Hagman Flannery O'Connor by Brooke Hatfield, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Kerry Stavely Flannery O'Connor by Abigail Halpin Flannery O'Connor by Debbie Ritter Flannery O'Connor by Christine Ernest, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Lauren Pope Flannery O'Connor by Bill Morris Flannery O'Connor by an unknown artist; photo by Billy Craven Flannery O'Connor by Rebecca Bowen, as published in the O'Connor portrait zine Scale Highly Eccentric Flannery O'Connor by Kevin Christy Finally: is self-fan-art a thing? I think so. Flannery O'Connor's self-portrait, painted in 1953. And just for fun, here's Flannery O'Connor sitting underneath her self-portrait, where it hung in her home. Photo by Joe McTyre via Michigan Quarterly Review
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Lit Hub Daily: August 2, 2018
The Marvellous Equations of the Dread
When writing is your job, researching trauma can be a serious a workplace hazard. | Lit Hub Terry Tempest Williams...


Today recipe is an easy payasam variety which takes a vital role in onam sadya / Vishu menu.I made this last month on Tamil New year day.I made it with homemade rice ada.Its was tasty.
1.Soak the ada in hot water for few minutes and drain.Since i used home made it will easily cooked and becomes soft this way.If using store brought cook it in a vessel of water and drain the water when cooked.
2.Boil the milk ,add in the semi cooked ada and let it boil for a while.Crush cardamon pods in it.
3.Add in sugar and mix well.Wait for everything to blend well and switch off.
4.Heat ghee in another kadai,fry the cashew and raisins in it and add to the pradhaman.
1.For more creamier version u can use condensed milk also.In that case add sugar only if needed.
A Must dish in Ona sadhya. Love all traditional desserts. Simple to make and tasty.


It is a broadly described annual report of Silkbank Limited in the year of 2009. During the financial year, The Bank's Total assets stood at Rs. 68,664,341 million against at Rs. 55,645,268 million. The Deposits of the Bank was Rs. 49,610,034 million. The share capital of the Bank stood at Rs. 9,003,150 million. During the year, The Bank earned Profit/(Loss) before taxation Rs. (4,252,459) million. Profit/(Loss) after tax for the year 2009 was Rs. (2,902,905) million. Basic/Diluted (loss) earnings per share (EPS) for the year Rs. (3.22).
The Board of Directors of the Bank has approved the issuance of rights shares @311.00226% on 2nd December 2009 at a discount of Rs. 7.5/- per share on the face value of Rs. 10/- each to generate net additional capital of Rs. 7 billion.


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Three Orange County products join Los…
Three Orange County products join Los Angeles' new professional swim team
Former Edison and University of Cal swimmer Tom Shields was announced Tuesday as part of the LA Current roster for newly-formed International Swimming League. (File photo, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Dan Albano | dalbano@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2019 at 4:44 pm | UPDATED: June 18, 2019 at 4:44 pm
Young Orange County swimmers can now dream of racing for a professional team.
County products Katie McLaughlin (Santa Margarita), Ella Eastin (Crean Lutheran) and Tom Shields (Edison) proved that Tuesday as they were announced as members of the LA Current of the newly-formed International Swimming League.
The announcement was made by Current general manager Lenny Krayzelburg, the four-time Olympic gold medalist from USC, during an online press conference about the professional league that debuts in October.
"It will be exciting," McLaughlin said later in a phone interview. "It's a really big step (for) swimming. … It's going to be a good change."
McLaughlin, who recently graduated from Cal, believes the league will increase the exposure for swimming and help financially support her professional aspirations.
McLaughlin said she drew interest from multiple teams in the league but picked a Current squad that features her former collegiate teammates Kathleen Baker and Amy Bilquist along with her friend Leah Smith.
"I get another team experience … and that's what I love," said McLaughlin, who will race the 100-meter butterfly for Team USA at the FINA World Championships next month in South Korea.
Shields has been professional for several years but has long dreamed of a concept similar to the ISL, which will focus on team-based competition.
"I feel it's been a long time coming," said Shields, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist who is sponsored by Seal Beach-based TYR. "I didn't come up with the idea of the ISL but I'm a huge cheerleader of the idea."
Shields said he supports the league's philosophy, fixed schedule and financial support for swimmers.
In December, he was part of a class action lawsuit filed against FINA, the international governing body for swimming, over anti-trust concerns regarding the promotion and organization of international swimming competitions. He was joined by U.S. star Michael Andrew and Hungarian Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu, who also are involved with the ISL. The case is ongoing.
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Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. He covers football and all the aquatics: boys and girls water polo and boys and girls swimming. Dan's passion for water sports has earned him the nickname, Aqua Dan, in the newsroom and taken him to multiple U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and many USA water polo events as a reporter. He also writes about high school football recruiting, including The Register's annual FAB 15 teams that list the top high school football players in the Western U.S. before National Signing Day. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. During football season, he also partners with Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis on OCVarsity.com's Gridiron Show and hosts a weekly podcast on Trinity League football. In 2015, Dan received the Bud Dwyer Jr. media award from the Southern California High School Football Coaches Association. Dan is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where he worked at The Daily Titan as a news reporter, sports reporter, managing editor and opinion editor.
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In time of war prisoners are inevitable, and World War II saw more prisoners than any other conflict with 130,000 American and 10,000 Canadian soldiers interned by the Germans and Japanese between 1940 and 1945.
Their time "behind the wire" was often a struggle to overcome the reality of captivity, boredom and in some cases fear for their lives. For most POWs boredom was their biggest enemy, for with it came apathy and a lowering of morale. As a result, sport was often the tool that helped overcome this problem, as American and Canadian servicemen used baseball as an ideal morale booster and to recreate a little piece of home.
Kriegsgefanger is the German word for prisoner, and this was affectionately abbreviated to Kriegie by Allied prisoners of war. The Canadians were the first baseball-playing Kriegies to be detained by the Germans with many airmen being taken prisoner during the Battle of Britain in late summer 1940. The first American troops to fall into the hands of the Germans were the ground forces captured in North Africa at the beginning of 1943, and a young minor league catcher named Mickey Grasso was among them. Then in the second half of that year Army Air Force crewmen – shot down over enemy territory – began to fill the Axis POW camps.
At many prison camps in Germany, athletic equipment that was actively collected by the YMCA in the United States, was distributed by the International Red Cross. It is claimed that 1,754, 254 pieces of sports equipment were shipped from the United States to Europe covering a range of sports including basketball, volleyball, handball, ping-pong and, of course, baseball and softball.
Ball games were a regular occurrence during the summer months, with their limited supply of equipment which often included crudely made bats and balls, informal games of catch, pick-up games and even organized league play took place, often encouraged by camp commanders as a means of maintaining morale and discipline. At Stalag Luft VIIA in Moosburg, Germany for example, a camp baseball league existed with many games between the Wildcats, Bomber Aces and Luftgangsters. Stalag IIIB in Furstenburg, Germany went a step further and had major and minor leagues divided into National and American divisions.
But baseball – on a much smaller scale – also served another purpose with the camps. The typical noise generated by the spectators and players at a ball game was sometimes used to disguise the sounds emitting from the excavation of escape tunnels. There are also reports of radio transistor parts being smuggled into prison camps inside baseballs and softballs.
By the beginning of 1945 conditions in prison camps had changed for the worst. Food rations dwindled, and at the hands of their captors most endured forced marches in freezing temperatures escaping the advancing Russians from the East, and British and Americans from the West.
During April and May 1945, German prison camps were liberated and North American servicemen – some in captivity for over two years – began the long but much welcome journey home.
In Japanese camps, where conditions and treatment varied drastically and an estimated 40% of Allied prisoners died in captivity, baseball's role in the lives of Allied prisoners held a much lower ranking as food and survival took priority. Prisoners were used as slave labor, rest days were infrequent and many were often worked to death.
But unlike Germany, Japan was a baseball-playing nation with the game being introduced to the nation as long ago as the 1870s. While America and Japan were at war both countries had professional baseball leagues. It was not until late 1944 that Japanese professional baseball finally shutdown for the duration as the tide of war turned against the nation.
Therefore, with a country so fond of baseball there inevitably are accounts of baseball being played in some form, and in camps where discipline was a little more relaxed there are accounts of pick-up games played by American prisoners against their Japanese captors.
So, how many major league and minor league players were POWs in WWII? There is no official record. The following is probably the most extensive list ever produced, and yet I am sure many names are missing. As an often overlooked element of wartime baseball, theirs is a story of struggle to overcome the reality of captivity, boredom and in some cases fear for their lives. For the first time, these are the stories of the players who spent much of the war behind the wire.
Anderson played in the St Louis Browns' organization in 1941 and 1942. He entered service with the Army in November 1942 and served overseas in Europe. He was captured by German forces on November 21, 1944 while suffering a debilitating case of frostbite. Anderson was held at Stalag IXB in Bad Orb Hessen-Nassau, Germany. When he was liberated on May 4, 1945, his weight had dropped from 185 pounds to 125.
Anderson finally made it to the major leagues with the St Louis Browns in 1948.
Aten played in the East Texas League before enlisting with the Army in August 1941. He served in Europe with a field artillery unit and was captured by German forces in 1944.
Aten was held at Oflag 64 in Poland and was liberated in 1945.
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1941, Blackburn was pitching for the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League before entering military service in March 1944. He was the squad leader of a light-machine outfit when he was wounded and captured by German forces on December 23, 1944. Blackburn was taken to Stalag IVB in Muhlberg Sachsen, Germany, where his weight dropped by 75 pounds and he was forced to march from one prison camp to another as the Allied forces approached.
During this time, Blackburn collapsed from weakness and malnutrition. Hospitalized by his captors and too weak to move, an Allied bomber dropped its payload close to the hospital. This act so outraged a German guard that he obtained a pair of pliers and pulled out Blackburn's toenails as a means of torture and retaliation.
He was liberated by the 69th Infantry Division in April 1945 and stayed at hospitals in France and the United States before returning to the Syracuse team for spring training in 1946.
Blackburn eventually made it to the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 1948.
Brickner first played minor league baseball in 1939 with Dover in the Eastern Shore League. He went on to play with Moultrie and Harrisburg before entering military service in January 1942.
Serving with the Army in Europe, Brickner was captured by the Germans and spent two years in a POW camp. Upon his return to the United States he played with the Idaho Falls Russetts of the Pioneer League in 1946, but in September, while walking to town with two teammates, he collapsed and was taken to hospital where he remained unconscious for four hours. It was almost certainly due to the run-down condition he was in after serving as a POW.
Donatelli had a very brief career as a minor league infielder in 1938 before going to work alongside his father and brothers in the coalmines of western Pennsylvania. He entered military service with the Army Air Force in January 1942 and was stationed in England with the 95th Bomb Group as a tail-gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress.
Donatelli flew 17 successful missions, but on March 4, 1944, during the first American raid on Berlin, his plane was shot down. Parachuting to safety he landed badly, broke his right ankle and was quickly captured by German troops. He spent 14 months at Stalag Luft IV and tried to escape twice but was recaptured.
He began umpiring softball games while a POW and would enjoy a 24-year career as a professional umpire after the war. Donatelli was liberated by advancing Russian forces on May 12, 1945.
Grasso played one season of minor league baseball with Trenton of the InterState League before entering military service with the Army on January 20, 1942. He served with the 34th Infantry Division in North Africa and was taken prisoner by Rommel's Afrika Korps on February 17, 1943. Grasso was among 6,000 Allied prisoners taken by the retreating Germans who were being chased out of North Africa by British forces.
After he was captured, Grasso was marched three days to an airfield where he was flown with other prisoners to Italy. They were then loaded into box cars for a five-day journey to Stalag IIIB in Furstenburg, 60 miles southeast of Berlin, Germany.
Grasso remained a POW for two years but baseball was never far from his mind and together with fellow prisoners Harold Martin (a former Appalachian League outfielder) and Keith Thomas, they devised a baseball game using playing cards which kept them entertained during the long periods of boredom in the winter months.
During the summer of 1943, competitive fast-pitch softball leagues were formed and Grasso was a star player with the Zoot Suiters. The following summer, there were major and minor league within the camp, divided into National and American League divisions. Games were well attended, the level of play was high and culminated in a World Series in August.
In the final days of the war, surviving on a daily diet of thin soup and a slice of bread, and being marched towards Denmark after the Russian troops broke through, Grasso and nine other prisoners slipped away into a field when they stopped for a rest. Led by a Jewish POW who spoke German, the prisoners marched through villages in columns of two pretending to be a working detail. They eventually crossed the River Elbe in a rowboat where they were greeted by troops of the 35th Infantry Division.
Grasso returned home on the Queen Elizabeth and played for the Jersey City Giants in 1946, making his major league debut with the New York Giants in September.
Hills signed a professional contract in 1942 and pitched for Johnson City, Huntington, Williamson and Asheville before entering military service with the Army in February 1943. He served in Europe and was captured in France by German troops on July 8, 1944.
Hills was detained at Stalag VIIA in Moosburg, Germany and was liberated on April 12, 1945.
Howell first played professional baseball with the Logan Indians of the Mountain State League in 1937. He joined the Cleveland Indians and pitched three games in 1940. Purchased by Cincinnati in 1943 he entered military service in November of that year and served with the 9th Infantry Division in Europe.
Crossing the River Meuse in small boats, Howell was one of 150 American troops captured by German forces. He was taken to Stalag VIIA at Moosburg, Germany where he was held until liberated by advancing Allied forces in April 1945. By that time Howell's weight had dropped by 75 pounds.
He pitched for Syracuse in 1946 and returned to the major leagues with Cincinnati in 1949.
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Kirby played for Johnson City of the Kitty League before enlisting with the Army Air Force in October 1942. He served as a radio operator with the 452nd Bomb Group in England and his B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down over France on a mission to Frankfurt on February 8, 1944.
Kirby was quickly captured by German troops and sent to Stalag Luft VI at Hydekrug, Germany. He played softball during the summer months and boxed in the winter. In fact, boxing was something he became so good at he represented the American servicemen in regular bouts against the British and Canadian troops at the camp. In addition to athletic pursuits, Kirby also attempted escape on two occasions but was captured both times.
He was liberated by advancing British forces in mid-1945 and returned to the United States to play baseball for Muncie in the Ohio State League.
Lentz was 13-8 as a North Carolina State League pitcher in 1942, and entered military service with the Army Air Force in September of that year. He served as a waist gunner in a B-29 Superfortress based at Chakulia in India. On December 14, 1944, his plane was severely damaged while bombing the rail yards in Rangoon, Burma.
Lentz and the rest of the crew bailed out and were handed over to Japanese troops by Burmese villagers. They travelled to Rangoon by boat, train, truck and on foot, and were continuously interrogated. On one occasion, Lentz refused to answer questions and was beaten to his knees by a Japanese officer using a sword, Lentz thought he was going to be beheaded but instead the officer thrust the sword point in the young airman's back and screamed at him that he would thereafter answer the questions he was asked.
Lentz and the rest of the crew arrived at Rangoon Central Prison on Christmas Day 1944. Conditions were poor. Four men shared a cramped cell where they slept on pieces of burlap. They were frequently beaten by the guards and everyone was soon suffering from malaria and severe weight loss due to the poor diet.
More than four months passed before Lentz and other prisoners who were able to walk were marched to another camp. Along the way they were frequently attacked by British fighter planes and, upon arriving at the village of Pegu, they were abandoned by the Japanese guards.
Lentz was taken to hospital and eventually returned to the United States. Recovering from his ordeal he pitched for the Tulsa Oilers in 1946.
Makepeace spent two years in the Civilian Conservation Corps in northern Minnesota before signing with the St Louis Cardinals' farm team at Union City in the Kitty League in 1937. A sore arm brought an early end to his career but he continued to play and manage at the amateur level and attempted a comeback with Sioux Falls of the Nebraska State League before entering military service in February 1941.
Makepeace arrived in the Philippines with the Army in April 1941, and was with the 60th Coast Artillery based on Corregidor island in Manila Bay. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese aimed to conquer the Philippines. The Battle for Corregidor was the culmination of this campaign. When the garrison on Corregidor surrendered on May 6, 1942, 11,000 American and Filipino servicemen were incarcerated.
Makepeace was given temporary duty repairing boats in Manila harbor before being assigned to Manila Port Detail as part of 400 men responsible for unloading and loading Japanese ships. There was little time to rest but Makepeace was involved in occasional softball games using mainly improvised equipment.
Makepeace was later shipped to Japan and spent the remainder of the war at Osaka Main Camp. He was liberated following the Japanese surrender.
Canadian-born Marchildon joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1940. He won 17 games in 1942 and entered military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force after the season's end.
Based in England with 433 Squadron, Flying Officer Marchildon flew 25 successful night-time missions as a tail-gunner on a Handley-Page Halifax bomber. During the night of August 16, 1944, his squadron were laying mines in Kiel Bay. He was four away from going home. As the bomber flew through the darkness above the Baltic Sea on the way to its target, it was attacked and set ablaze by a German night fighter. In the spiralling chaos, the bomber's pilot immediately gave orders for the crew to bail out - only the navigator and Marchildon survived.
Stranded in the icy water, both crew members were eventually picked up by a Danish fishing boat and handed over to the German authorities. Marchildon spent the following year at Stalag Luft III in Poland, where 350 prisoners were involved in a softball league. "I was a heavy-hitting outfielder for the squad that won the camp championship," he later said.
In the spring of 1945, as the Russians were advancing, the prisoners were marched to Bremen. Then as the British and Americans got close the prisoners moved again. As they marched on to a new prison site, the prisoners were periled by their own Allies as planes swooped down in strafing attacks. He was finally liberated on May 2, 1945. By this time he was severely malnourished and had lost 30 pounds. He was flown back to England to recuperate then returned to Canada by boat.
Marchildon was suffering recurring nightmares, his nerves were in tatters and, not surprisingly, he had no interest in returning to baseball. However, the persuasive Athletics' owner, Connie Mack, eventually talked Marchildon into joining the team and he made three brief appearances before the close of the 1945 season.
He returned to form the following season and won a career-high 19 games in 1947.
Martin was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a catcher and outfielder in 1940. He played for Lenoir, Hickory and Greeneville before entering military service with the Army in October 1941.
Martin served with the 39th Infantry Regiment in North Africa. He was wounded in combat twice and received the Bronze Star before being captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia.
He was transported to Germany and held at Stalag IIIB in Furstenberg, where he remained for 26 months. Also at the camp was minor league catcher Mickey Grasso and together with another prisoner, Keith Thomas, they devised a baseball game using playing cards which kept them entertained during the long periods of boredom in the winter months.
During the summer of 1943, competitive fast-pitch softball leagues were formed with Martin taking part. The following summer, there were major and minor league within the camp, divided into National and American League divisions. Games were well attended, the level of play was high and culminated in a World Series in August.
Martin was finally liberated in April 1945. He returned home and later served with the Army in Korea and Vietnam.
Milcsik played shortstop with the Cordele Reds in the Georgia-Florida League after graduating from high school in New Jersey in 1940. He entered military service with the Army Air Force in January 1943 and served with the 92nd Bomb Group in England. On January 4, 1944, he was the tail gunner on B-17 Flying Fortress "Sweet Sixteen" that was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Kiel, Germany. The bomber crashed at Vinkwijk in Belgium and the crew were taken prisoner by the Germans. Milcsik spent the next 17 months as a prisoner at Stalag 17B in Braunau Gneixendorf, near Krems, Austria.
Upon his return to the United States he tried to pick-up his baseball career, playing with the Erie Sailors, an affiliate of the New York Giants in the Middle-Atlantic League. Milcsik later joined the Edison (New Jersey) police department and became a detective lieutenant.
Technician Fifth Grade Moisan served in France in 1944, and was part of the Allied advance into Germany in early 1945, earning the Silver Star at Jagstfeld, Germany. He also received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
He was later captured by the Germans and as a Prisoner of War endured a 32-day forced march across Germany into Austria. Moisan suffered frozen feet and his weight dropped from 185 pounds to just 95 pounds.
When he was discharged in December 1945, his feet were so tender that he was unable to cope with the infield work required around first base, his normal position, but still wanted to pursue a career in professional baseball and made it to the majors with the Cubs in 1953.
Palatas played one season in the minor league with the Springfield Red Birds of the Mid-Atlantic League in 1942. Shortly after the season ended he entered military service with the Air Force and was stationed in England with the 92nd Bomb Group.
Flying as bombardier on a B-17 Flying Fortress, Palatas' plane was shot down by antiaircraft fire over Stettin, Germany on April 11, 1944. Severely wounded, he managed to bail out of the stricken craft. Immediately upon landing he was taken prisoner by German troops and transported to the hospital at the Stalag IIA prison camp in Altengrabow, Germany. Palatas succumbed to his wounds later that day.
Petropoulos was a batting practice pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938. He signed a professional contract in 1939 and was assigned to the Daytona Beach Islanders of the Florida State League, where he posted a 10-9 won-loss record. In 1940, Petropoulos was with the Fort Lauderdale of the Florida East Coast. He had a 7-4 record as a pitcher and also played first base and the outfield.
In March 1941, Petropoulos was drafted and entered military service with the Army. He left the safety of the United States in January 1944 and arrived in England as part of the D-Day invasion build-up with the 4th Infantry Division.
On June 6, the 4th Infantry Division landed at Utah Beach in Normandy, France, and the following day he was badly wounded by an exploding enemy artillery shell. He suffered severe leg wounds and was picked up by German troops, being held prisoner without food or medical aid in Montebourg, France. Eleven days later, on June 19, Petropoulos was repatriated when Allied troops overran the town.
Petropoulos was shipped back to the United States with a Silver Star and Purple Heart. He recuperated at Rhoads General Hospital in Utica, New York, and underwent seven major operations. His playing days were over but Petropoulos went to work for the New York Giants as a scout, and in 1948 he became a goodwill ambassador to servicemen and veterans, conducting The Sporting News Sports Caravan, which, in conjunction with Liggett & Myers - the makers of Chesterfield cigarettes - visited veterans' hospitals in the New York metropolitan area.
This tour was later expanded to take in veterans' hospitals in southern states, and for 12 years Petropoulos managed the Chesterfield-Sporting News (later Chesterfield Satisfiers) baseball team that played at veterans' hospitals.
Sergiacomi, a shortstop in the Yankees' organization, had signed with Butler in 1939. He played at Amsterdam, Akron, Norfolk, Binghamton and Newark before entering military service with the Army Air Force in 1943.
Sergiacomi was assigned to the 461st Bomb Group at Torretta Field in Italy on August 18, 1944. On the 26th of that month he was aboard a B-24 Liberator that was part of the first Allied bombing run over Yugoslavia. The target that day was the Otopeni Airfield near Bucharest which was being used by the Germans.
Sergiacomi's bomber was damaged over the target and the crew were forced to bail out. He was quickly taken prisoner by German troops and transported to Stalag Luft IV at Gross-Tychow in Poland. On February 6, 1945, because of the advancing Russian army, the 8,000 Allied prisoners at Stalag Luft IV were evacuated in what would become known as the Black March. The march lasted 86 days and covered and covered 500 miles in freezing conditions. Many suffered frostbite, dysentery, dehydration, starvation and even death. They reached Stalag 357, near Fallingbostel in Germany in early April 1945. But a week later, with American forces rapidly approaching, they were on the move again with little or no food. On the morning of May 2, 1945 the POWs were resting next to the Elbe River near Lauenburg, Germany when the British arrived. It is estimated that as many as 1,300 Allied prisoners had died since leaving Gross-Tychow.
Sergiacomi returned to professional baseball in 1946 but quit shortly after the season started and went to play for the Arma AA semi-pro team in the Metropolitan Baseball Association in New York.
In 1941, the lefthander was pitching with the Bisbee Bees in the Arizona-Texas League where he had a 3-5 won-loss record but was also a useful utility player appearing at first base and in the outfield. By May 1942, Shepard was in military service with the Army Air Force.
Earning his pilot's wings as a fighter pilot, Lieutenant Shepard served with the 55th Fighter Group in England, flying low-level strafing missions in a P-38J Lightning. Shepard had already flown 33 missions when he was shot down while attacking an airfield near Ludwiglust, east of Hamburg, Germany. His plane was hit by enemy flak, with shells tearing through his right leg and foot. Shepard was knocked unconscious and at 380mph the fighter plane crashed into the ground.
Shortly after the crash landing, Ladislaus Loidl, a physician in the German Luftwaffe, arrived at the smoking wreckage in time to save the injured pilot from a group of irate farmers on whose land the plane had crashed. Loidl, with the aid of two armed soldiers, drove the farmers away and helped the pilot free. He was unconscious, his right leg was smashed, and was bleeding from a deep wound on his head. Shepard was in urgent need of medical attention and Loidl soon realized his nearby emergency hospital was not equipped for what was needed. Loidl got the pilot to a hospital where Shepard's damaged right leg was amputated 11 inches below the knee.
After a long period of recovery he was transferred to the Stalag IX-C prison camp at Meiningen, in central Germany, and with the assistance of Doug Errey - a Canadian medic and fellow prisoner who crafted a makeshift artificial leg - Shepard was soon playing catch at the camp.
Shepard returned to the United States on a prisoner exchange in February 1945. Whilst at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, he met with Under Secretary of War, Robert Patterson, who asked about the disabled airman's plans for the future. Shepard did not hesitate to explain that he wanted to play baseball and despite his own scepticism he contacted Senators' owner, Clark Griffith, and asked if he would take a look at the young pitcher.
Shepard arrived at the Senators' spring training camp on March 14. On March 29, he was signed as a pitching coach and pitched four innings against the Dodgers in a War Relief Fund game on July 10. On August 5, 1945, Bert Shepard – with an artificial leg - made his major league debut. The Senators were down 14-2 to the Red Sox, when Shepard came in in the fourth inning and struck out the first batter he faced, George "Catfish" Metkovich. He pitched the remainder of the game and allowed just three hits, one walk and one run. It was to be his only major league appearance.
Shepard played and managed in the minor leagues until 1954, and then took employment as a safety engineer with IBM and Hughes Aircraft. In May 1993, Shepard had an emotional reunion with Doctor Loidl, the man who had rescued him from the plane wreckage after he was shot down.
Sutherland worked as a cab driver before entering military service with the Army in January 1943. In September of that year he took part in the airborne assault at Salerno, Italy. His battalion was mis-dropped behind German lines and Sutherland was wounded three times before being captured. He spent the remainder of the war in a POW camp in Germany and by the time he was liberated in 1945 his weight had dropped by 100 pounds.
Sutherland returned home to Washington, DC where continued to drive a cab and play semi-pro baseball at the weekend. But in 1949, at the age of 27, he was signed to pitch for the Charlotte Hornets – a Washington Senators' farm team in the Tri-State League.
Sutherland had an outstanding rookie season with the Hornets, posting an 18-10 won-loss record with a 3.22 ERA. He was called up to the Senators in September 1949, and made his only major league appearance on September 20, 1949 in a start against the St Louis Browns. He was taken out in the second inning with the bases loaded and none out, having given up eight runs on two hits and six walks and was charged with the loss.
Sutherland returned to Charlotte in 1950 and though again recalled by the Senators in September and with them for spring training 1951, he did not make another appearance. Sutherland continued to pitch for the Hornets in 1951 and ended his professional career with the Richmond Colts in the Piedmont League in 1953.
Taylor was a shortstop with Union City in the Kitty League in 1941. He entered military service with the Army the following year and saw action with the 45th Infantry Division in Sicily and Italy.
On February 16, 1944, Lieutenant Taylor was captured by German forces in Italy. He was held at Oflag 64 in Poland and was liberated in 1945.
Taylor returned home with a bronze star and in 1946 he briefly attempted a comeback with Greenville in the East Texas League.
Wagner, who played with Beaver Falls of the Penn State League in 1940, entered military service in June 1941. He served with the Army and was captured by Vichy French forces at Casablanca in November 1942. Days later he was released when the French forces surrendered. Wagner went on to earn a Bronze Star in combat in Europe.
Wolfson played baseball at the University of Illinois and signed with the Springfield Cardinals of the Western Association in 1940. He played almost every position on field and was with Cooleemee, Johnson City and Union City before entering military service with the Army Air Force in October 1942. Wolfson trained as a bomber pilot and was attached to the 95th Bomb Group in England.
Wolfson completed 18 missions flying a B-17 Flying Fortress. On November 5, 1944, he was co-pilot on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany. The bomber was heavily damaged by flak over the target area and orders to bail out were given by the pilot.
Wolfson landed in the Pfalzer Wald Forest about 12 kilometers southwest of Kaiserslautern. He handed himself in at the nearest town and was picked up by members of the Criminal Police from Kaiserslautern. On the journey to Kaiserslautern, Stanford Wolfson was taken to a wooded area and shot dead. A trial was held by the General Military Government Court at Dachau, in 1947, where Wolfson's executor was given a life sentence.
And finally, I may have uncovered the baseball team with the most former POWs in their lineup. The July 16, 1945 sports page of the Atchison Daily Globe described a game between a team of servicemen home on furlough and the semi-pro Touslee Motors – played at Amelia Earhart Stadium in Atchison, Kansas - in which six of the servicemen players were former prisoners of war. In the four-inning game which ended in a 5-5 tie, pitcher Frank Davis had been a former prisoner of the Germans, Bill Biffinger – second baseman – had also been detained in Germany. Shortstop Willie Thomas had been shot down over Burma and was a prisoner of the Japanese. Centerfielder Bob Vogt had been captured by the Germans, while Al Bracke and Bob Besinger – both on the bench for the game – had been prisoners of the Germans.


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Q: What is this statement: (count == null) ? 1 : count + 1    Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();

        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
            int temp = array[i];
            Integer count = map.get(temp);

            map.put(temp, (count == null) ? 1 : count + 1);
        }

Can someone help me understating of (count == null) ? 1 : count + 1, above? code.

A: If count is null, then put 1, otherwise put count+1.
This is a ternary operator.
In a longer way you can write
if (count == null) {
  map.put(temp, 1);
} else{
  map.put(temp, count + 1);
}

A: Its called ternary operator because it uses three operands.
Syntax of the operator:
condition ? expr1 : expr2

You can read more about it here: http://www.cafeaulait.org/course/week2/43.html
And in official documentation: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/op2.html
So the code
map.put(temp, (count == null) ? 1 : count + 1);

could be written as:
if (count == null) {
    map.put(temp, 1);
} else {
    map.put(temp, count + 1);
}

A: The line
map.put(temp, (count == null) ? 1 : count + 1);

is equivalent to
if (count == null) {
    map.put(temp, 1);
}
else {
    map.put(temp, count + 1);
}

A: For that key temp value is null then we need to put 1 otherwise count+1.

A: If count  is null then it will put 1 in map else if count is not null it will increment count value by 1 and put  that in map.

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Putin increases fines for 'Foreign Agents'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that increases fines for news media or their employees designated as "foreign agents" Monday.
The new fines come two weeks after Putin signed another piece of legislation allowing authorities to label individual journalists and bloggers "foreign agents." Starting Feb. 1, 2020, any individual who distributes information online while receiving money from foreign sources or simply distributes foreign media online can be labeled a "foreign agent."
The three-tier system imposes fines for repeat offenders up to 100,000 rubles ($1,600) for ordinary citizens, 200,000 rubles ($3,200) for public officials and 5 million rubles ($80,000) for legal entities.
In addition to the 100,000 ruble fine, ordinary citizens can be jailed for up to 15 days if they are found guilty of violating the "foreign agent" law twice or more within one year.
The fines come into force Feb. 1, 2020.
At least nine U.S.-funded news organizations have been designated "foreign agents" under the original law that Putin signed in 2017 in retaliation to the U.S. decision to restrict the Kremlin-run RT network.
This article first appeared in The Moscow Times and is republished in a sharing partnership with the Barents Observer.
Russia backs penalties for attending 'Undesirable' courses abroad


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Solstice Fest in Pan Am Park.
Come to Solstice Fest in Austin for some of the best bands including Octopus Project, Ume & Megafauna and Mother Falcon but what's even cooler is that your $25 wristband will also get you into many more club shows where you can see Austin's next big bands perform before the main shows.
Keep Austin Weird Fest at Veteran's Pocket Park.
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Art of Rap Festival at Austin360 Amphitheater.
One of the many things we love about Austin is that it truly is a great place for music, including rap! Come to this festival and hear plenty of new and old-school favorites including Public Enemy, Ice-T and the Sugar Hill Gang.
Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park.
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Q: Getting Google Doc innerHTML in JavaScript Good morning! I'm making an extension for Google Chrome. What I need is to get the text from any editable input or div of the element that the user is editing.
For example, if he edits a text input, I must process the information the user types in real time. This is solved with keyup in the doc and then a document.activeElement.
It works well on all websites except Google Docs. The problem is that Google Doc itself is not an input or a div, but a canvas. Does anyone have any idea of how I can access the content of the sheet?

I have tried with a document.querySelector('.kix-canvas-tile-content').innerHTML but it returns an empty string.
Thanks


Born in Aberystwyth, Tomos has lived in Cardiff since the turn of the century.
He is a trumpeter in a number of different musical combinations. He is a member of the groundbreaking folk band, Fernhill, who have performed throughout Europe and beyond. He leads the jazz/folk sextet, Burum, which combines traditional Welsh melodies with a modern jazz style.
He has also worked closely with triple harpist, Llio Rhydderch, the writer Jon Gower, and a number of other musicians and writers.
He graduated from the University of Nottingham and Goldsmiths College, London before taking a Jazz Post Graduate Diploma course at the Royal College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.
Up to this point in his career Tomos has focused on working with musicians and other artists but it is now time to consider what he has to offer as an individual musician - to capture and weave past experiences into ways of performing as an individual and individualistically.
Over the years he has developed boundaries that define what is, to him, acceptable and relevant - things that make him a 'musician'. He now hopes to demolish these boundaries.
In addition to music (which will be an integral part of any creative development), Tomos has a keen interest in elements of literature, poetry, film and visual arts in his work. He also intends to engage seriously with the possibilities arising from the use of electronic effects in his performances.
Tomos will receive a series of lessons from an international trumpeter and theatre performer and set aside some time to develop his craft, related to the above possibilities.
Getting a Creative Wales award will enable him to pursue his creative development by focusing on his role as a performer without enslaving himself to genre boundaries and his expression will benefit from incorporating elements of other artistic disciplines.