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by EditorDecember 3, 2021Tech Today
Touch Virtual Experiences and the Hardware That Lives With Us – TechCrunch
Francois Nguyen
Francois Nguyen, executive design director of product design at Frog, is responsible for ensuring the highest quality of design excellence.
As hybrid models move away from many aspects of society, it is clear that although they offer incredible flexibility, the boundaries between work and personal life are becoming increasingly blurred and emotionally blurred.
Ritual has always been a powerful force in shaping our mental and emotional states. Gathering of people, body totem, wardrobe and space design all work to choreograph this experience. But for people in the hybrid workforce, many of the rituals they've become accustomed to are no longer accessible – no gathering in their daily work experience, no change of location, and very little in the closet ( If any) change is included.
We're doubling down on hybrid virtual experiments, although studies show that teens who spend more than seven hours a day staring at a screen are more prone to depression, anxiety and difficulty completing tasks. In addition, employees are reporting fatigue and exhaustion from the sea of back-to-back meetings that are spread across multiple time zones, making the days feel endless.
Given that the vast majority of the population today relies on computing devices to engage in everything from work and school to shopping, banking and healthcare, we need to take a hard look at the fact that we How are we designing and developing these devices so that we can better equip them? For new rituals in the hybrid virtual world.
Today, computing devices are responsible for every possible scenario, from traditional desktop workstations to ultra-portable handheld mobile phones. But what if the design of these items could help consumers enforce the boundaries between work and personal life?
For example, a device with a keyboard in front of the screen delivers a "productivity tool", while the touch tablet experience feels more comfortable and focused on entertainment. What if remote workers had the option to switch between "work" and "personal" signals?
Another area that has exploded in the tech spotlight is video chat and conferencing tools. For many of us, most of our conversations now take place through virtual meetings on video conferencing apps. HD webcams and color lights are in high demand, and the number of virtual backgrounds and effects is growing daily.
But the video conferencing experience still has many challenges and limitations, partly because it depends heavily on hardware design. Tools like Zoom, Google Hangouts and teams are all racing to keep up with the latest upgrades, but the software can only move forward without hardware interruptions like integrated light sources, better audio or even textile feeds. Back.
However, if we personally begin to embrace these ideal variations of the virtual, we may begin to design for the future routine with hardware upgrades, such as a camera lens no larger than a pixel screen. Disappear so that it appears that users are making direct eye contact with their peers. Other areas, such as the application of temperature and touch technologies, can help us feel a deeper connection with each other through virtual space. There are also new possibilities for exploring wolfrachete technologies as in-depth experiments are developed.
But what does this hardware evolution really look like when it comes to production and consumption? While the usefulness and convenience of technology is certainly impressive, it does cost a fortune on our planet.
Have consumers become land abusers?
When I think of my dearest possessions, what they have in common is that they are old and rare. Of course, this is a special thing about valuables, but why couldn't we incorporate this value system into our technical products? When I change my iPhone every two years, I take great pleasure in upgrading my Ducati motorcycle parts little by little. I would never think of throwing it out for a brand new one.
As consumer demand for sustainable solutions increases, hardware companies must adjust their offerings. Powerful brands like Apple can be a great guide to strong regenerative methods. Building your own desktop PC is nothing new (especially for hardcore gamers) but imagine a future where all portable tech is modular with replaceable upgrades. What if 50 years from now, from 2025, your smartphone will be an active and highly valued part of Vintage Tech?
The reality of our new routine is that most of the tools are not running out, while software development is constantly leapfrogging. Now is the time to start thinking about our devices so that we can keep up with the latest developments in keeping and maintaining our devices, repairing and upgrading things like phones and computers, just like We do it with our cars or even our homes.


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Sno-Isle Libraries foundation helping families address back-to-school needs
Posted: September 9, 2020 898
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation Director Paul Pitkin
Families with school-age children facing the uncertainties of the coming school year are getting help from the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.
The foundation is funding books, computers and Wi-Fi hotspots to support families through a new initiative called the Opportunity Fund.
"We developed this fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its continued impact on Sno-Isle communities across Snohomish and Island counties," Foundation Executive Director Paul Pitkin said. "With our funding, we are partnering with professionals at Sno-Isle Libraries and community-based service agencies to address literacy and technology needs for families and students."
The Opportunity Fund is helping bridge the widening digital divide by providing funding for laptop computers for students as well as individual Wi-Fi hotspots to provide internet access. The foundation is also funding the Home Library Project, which delivers book bags containing up to 10 books aimed at developing and improving early literacy. The books are selected by Sno-Isle Libraries staff members.
To identify recipients and distribute the laptops and hotspots, Sno-Isle Libraries staff members connected with local school districts. So far, participating district include Darrington, Granite Falls, Lakewood, Marysville, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Snohomish, South Whidbey, Stanwood and Sultan.
In addition to helping students and families participate in online school work, the laptops and hotspots provide access to all of the educational-support resources available through Sno-Isle Libraries. Besides, books and digital materials, a free library-card account opens up assistance such as homework help, many databases and reference services, Book-a-Librarian, online tutoring, and online study groups.
To identify Home Library Project recipients, Sno-Isle Libraries is working with Stanwood Camano Food Bank, Making Life Work, Whidbey Island Nourishes, ChildStrive, Growing Together, Cocoon House North, All Families are Ready, and Early Head Start. The book bags are distributed through the partner agencies.
Books for families are included to encourage parents to read with their children. Studies have shown that just having books available in the home dramatically improves a child's literacy, and that life-long literacy and a love of learning begins at an early age.
More than 1,000 books have been distributed through Home Library Project so far with more to be delivered in the coming months.
Pitkin said the foundation is contacting additional Opportunity Fund partners to support outreach and funding.
"The pandemic is really highlighting the importance of equity of access for all the communities that Sno-Isle Libraries serves," Pitkin said. "It was a priority before the pandemic, but now it's especially urgent. Students don't know how many classes they'll be attending in person this coming school year, and library parking lots are full of people in their cars accessing free Wi-Fi service from the building."
Pitkin said library staff are seeing online library use increase since pandemic-related restrictions were imposed making internet access all the more important.
"At the same time, children need actual books to learn to read and keep up their literacy skills and the Home Library Project is doing just that," Pitkin said. "I'm so grateful to our community partners for helping us make that happen. These are difficult times, but it's so inspiring to see our communities come together.
The Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation Opportunity Fund goal is $250,000. For more information about the fund and contribution opportunities, go to www.sno-islefoundation.org or contact Paul Pitkin, 206-618-3761, ppitkin@sno-isle.org.
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Chris Walton says:
This sounds like a great program!
It is a bit unclear how these services are being coordinated and overlap with existing programs. There was an article in MEN on September 7th talking about how hot spots, learning materials, and even Chrombooks are being provided by the school district to those in need. How is this program different, or what gap is it filling that is not being filled by the school district?
Joy Gonyea says:
Chris, I agree that it sounds amazing! I initially had the same thought/question about duplicating programs. Sadly, even if programs were duplicated the need is always greater than services available. The article mentions this program is only serving specific districts within the Sno-Isle boundaries. Locally the Edmonds School District began providing resources to make distance learning equitable for its students last Spring.
All ESD students have been given access to Chromebooks, and measures have been taken to provide supplies and Wifi. Unfortunately, although the district has provided hotspots they did not provide enough speed to run student's classes via Zoom. A no-cost Wifi program with limited enrollment has since been made available through Comcast for students who receive free and reduced lunch, but this was only for new customers.
In my family's case, we have the most basic Comcast plan for $40 month, so we didn't qualify. We have not had enough speed for even 1 class Zoom meeting without regular connection interruptions, screen freezing, etc. It has made on-line learning a nightmare (especially for young students, those receiving special education services, and limited attention spans, etc.)!
Now with Distance Learning 2.0 my kids will be attending online classes simultaneously. The only way I could have them start school was to increase the monthly Wifi plan and double cost of my Comcast bill. I have 29 days to find an alternative Wifi program before needing to cancel and revert back to my original $40 plan, which I can barely afford as is.
Knowing the challenges faced by so many, I am fortunate this is my only barrier … but its still so hard. I commend and thank Sno-Isle and ESD for doing so much to make learning equitable and to serve students!
Sam Walker says:
Lynnwood did a survey to find out what people really need. Why didn't Edmonds do this? Whatever happened to the homeless survey they did?

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I'm seeing lots of bitcoin-esque alternatives mentioned here. What alternatives exist and how do they differ from Bitcoins?
Testnet Bitcoins (used only for testing Bitcoin applications, but they are an important mention) - they work exactly the same as Bitcoins.
Namecoins - coinage used as a distributed naiming system blockchain. Their most notable feature is that they can be merged mined with Bitcoins.
LiteCoins - "silver to Bitcoin's gold" - their blocks are generated every 2,5 minutes, and their hashing algorithms are more CPU-friendly (mining with graphic cards doesn't work well with those).
SolidCoins - 2 minute blocks, there isn't a limit on how many coins will be generated, CPU friendly, difficulty is adjusted more often, close-source. The SolidCoins have undergone a "reset" recently and have earned themselves a negative reputation for how some issues were handled.
GeistGeld - 15 seconds blocks, making it the fastest alternative crypto-currency.
A list of them is also maintained on the Bitcoin Wiki.
There is a relative ease in creating new cryptocoins, as you can just tweak the main client, encode a new genesis block and start your alternatives with small effort.
Does not waste CPU cycles for minting coins. Coin minting is controlled by time.
Each coin is indivisible; so each TimeKoin is like one Sathoshi.
Currently only 450,000 coins in existence.
The best competitor is probably ppCoin (PPC) http://www.ppcoin.org. I'm surprised it has not been mentioned.
However, PPC uses proof-of-stake mechanism, which means the network can survive (and grow) without burning up CPU/GPU/ASIC cycles.
Bitcoin's power problem won't end with ASICs. Soon everyone will have tons of ASICs using just as much power. BTC will always use the max power that is profitable. The more BTC is worth, the more power will be used. This is scary and bad for the environment.
in BTC when mining ends transaction processors are incentivised to compete for transaction fees, which means ignoring each other's verified transaction blocks. This can lead to destruction of the network. PPC solves this by destroying transaction fees and simply providing incentive trough mining.
N.B. Some will say that PPC is not decentralised because its checkpointing process is centralised, in that the PPC developers add checkpoints with each release of the official PPC software. However, this is a fallacy. Bitcoin uses the same type of centralised checkpointing mechanism, i.e., through the released software. Thus, PPC is no worse than BTC in this regard. Decentralised checkpointing is a hard problem. There is an interesting paper "Bitter to Better" by some folks at Stanford suggesting a better decentralised checkpointing mechanism.
transaction fees are not collected by transaction processors, but destroyed in order to counteract the currency created by mining.
The last point is really relevant because bitcoin users tend to horde than spend.
It's profitable and you can mine a lot of coins quickly, but most importantly there's a lot of long-term potential for growth.
There is a design specification (but not yet working code) for AnonyMint a.k.a. AnonyCoin.
Claims to fix what are claimed to be fatal flaws in Bitcoin.
UPDATE: the algorithm for the stability of value has been added.
P.S. I am the designer and I designed it in one day, after learning from scratch about Bitcoin the previous day.
Anonymously downvoting because you think something is a threat to Bitcoin is irrational, because the best way to protect the future of Bitcoin is to enumerate and improve its weakness. However, the schedule of Bitcoin 's debasement is non-negotiable.
Anonymously downvoting because this is not yet a released product is a mockery considering my specification is much superior to TimeKoin's incomprehensible description, yet its answer above has an upvote. And the comprehensive list includes many alternatives in various states of development.


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Q: Prove that a homomorphism is injective or trivial Let A,B be groups, and assume that |A| = 29. Let φ:A→B be a homomorphism.
a) Prove that either φ is injective or trivial. (φ is trivial if for all a∈A φ(a) = e)
b) If |B|=80, prove that φ is trivial.
Now I know that a homomorphism is injective iff the kernel is trivial. But I can't seem to figure out how to start this question. Should I assume by contradiction that φ is not injective and not trivial and try to arrive at a contradiction? Or should I show that the kernel is trivial so φ has to be injective.
Any hints or suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks!

A: By the first isomorphism theorem, $A/\ker\varphi \cong \varphi(A)$. In particular: \begin{equation}\frac{29}{|\ker\varphi|}=|\varphi(A)|.\end{equation} Since 29 is a prime number, either $\ker\varphi=\{0\}$ (which implies $\varphi$ is injective) or $\ker\varphi=A$ (i.e. $\varphi$ is trivial).
If $|B|=80$ then since $\varphi(A)$ is a subgroup of $B$, $|\varphi(A)|$ divides $80$ by Lagrange's theorem. But $|\varphi(A)|$ also divides 29, so $|\varphi(A)|=1$ and $|\ker\varphi|=29$, which implies $\varphi$ is trivial.

A: Hints:

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*The kernel of $\phi$ is a subgroup of $A$.

*The order of a subgroup must divide the order of the group.

*The image of $\phi$ is a subgroup of $B$.

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Banks urged to create Share-holding Rights
in Business February 6, 2012
Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Mponua Constituency in the Western Region, has appealed to micro financial institutions to create share holding rights to enable their customers to buy shares and own part of the company.
He said, "When this is done it would not only encourage their customers to cultivate the habit of saving, but also support the growth of the company as well".
The MP made the appeal at the inauguration of the Nyinahin branch of Noble Dream Financial service at Nyinahin in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti.
Mr Asiamah also urged the management of the Bank to grant soft loans to their customers to expand their farms and businesses.
He advised prospective loan beneficiaries to pay back the loans granted them to enable their fellow customers to also benefit.
Mr Asiamah appealed to the bank staff to show great customer care, to enable the bank to attract more customers.
Mr Owusu Afriyie, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) OF Noble Dream Financial Services promised to provide good financial services to customers.
Mr Afriyie said the Bank was prepared to add 40 per cent interest to any amount a customer would deposit at the Bank.
The CEO said the bank had a set of financial products that met the needs of all categories of customers, adding that the highly trained and motivated mobile bankers were ready to help customers solve their financial problems.
Nana Amanpene Boateng Twum II, Nyinahinhene thanked the bank for opening a branch in the town and pledged the support of the traditional council to investors who want to do business in the area. GNA


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A number of deals have already apparently been agreed to ahead of free agency officially beginning on Tuesday afternoon, and now we have the first case of a player pulling out of a reportedly agreed to deal.
Longtime San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore reportedly agreed to a three-year, $15 million deal to join the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday. That isn't likely to happen now.
The NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that Gore has cold feet and is expected to change his decision. The Indianapolis Colts, who ESPN's Adam Schefter reported also heavily courted Gore, could now be the frontrunner for the veteran's service.
Gore, 31, is coming off a 1,106-yard season, his fourth straight 1,000-yard season and eighth in his 10-year career. The former third round pick also had four touchdowns.


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A spiritual director is a person who has been called by God and trained to serve as a companion to another person on his or her spiritual journey. Spiritual direction is more about asking the questions than about giving the answers. A spiritual director helps us listen and respond to the action of the Holy Spirit in our lives. He or she also assists us by fostering our relationships with God and with our fellow human beings, enabling these relationships to deepen and grow.
How do I discern whether I need a spiritual director?
Are you feeling the need to talk with someone about your spiritual needs or your spiritual journey? Perhaps you are at a crossroads in your life and need to discern God's will for your future. If so, you might benefit from receiving spiritual direction. Spiritual direction is the art of Christian listening. It is a sacred relationship in which the director assists individuals in discerning the path in which God is leading them in their lives. The real director is the Holy Spirit.
If you are considering seeking spiritual direction, these are people who are spiritual directors or mentors within our parish.
How often would I meet with a spiritual director?
Generally, people who receive spiritual direction find it beneficial to meet about once a month for one hour, but some people will meet sporadically or will only need a few visits to get the direction they need on a particular issue.
Is there a fee for spiritual direction?
Most spiritual directors do not charge a fee. Some do charge a small fee and others suggest that the person make a donation to the parish or to some other related ministry.
How does one become a spiritual director?
Perhaps you are already receiving spiritual direction and feel called to become a spiritual director. Our diocesan Institute for Spiritual Direction offers a two-year formation program beginning each year in September and ending in May. Information can be found at https://austindiocese.org/spiritual-direction.
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Review: I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb #MondayBlogs
by Susan Roberts
November 2016; HarperCollins; 9780062656292;
ebook & print (272 pages); women's fiction
a free book was provided for this review
In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, Wally Lamb—author of numerous New York Times bestselling novels including She's Come Undone, I Know This Much is True, and We Are Water—weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it.
I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit—and in some cases relive—scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen.
In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life. There's his daughter Aliza, a Gen Y writer for New York Magazine who is trying to align her post-modern feminist beliefs with her lofty career ambitions; his sister, Frances, with whom he once shared a complicated bond of kindness and cruelty; and Verna, a fiery would-be contender for the 1951 Miss Rheingold competition, a beauty contest sponsored by a Brooklyn-based beer manufacturer that became a marketing phenomenon for two decades. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois, who is later joined by the spirits of other celluloid muses.
Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him, and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women, of every era, must face.
Before I give you my opinion of Wally Lamb's newest book, I have to admit that I have read and loved everything he has written and he is one of my favorite authors. This wasn't my favorite book by him but it's still a fantastic book. The character of Felix Funicello (who we knew as a child in Wishin' and Hopin') is now 60 years old and this book is a reflection on his life helped along by a few ghosts who provide him with movies of critical points in his childhood. He could not only view the films but he could also become part of it with the feelings that he had at the age he was viewing. Just as important as his reviewing his life is his look at feminism in the past compared to feminism today.
I loved seeing how Felix's character evolved from his earlier book and seeing how the events in our past are what makes us the adult we are today. To sum it up, this is a book about aging, family and feminism told in a way that only Wally Lamb could tell it.
Buy I'll Take You There at Amazon
About Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb is the author of four previous novels, including the New York Times and national bestseller The Hour I First Believed and Wishin' and Hopin', a bestselling novella. His first two works of fiction, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, were both number-one New York Times bestsellers and Oprah's Book Club selections. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine. The Lambs are the parents of three sons. Find out more about Wally at his website, and connect with him on Facebook.
Susan Roberts lives in North Carolina when she isn't traveling. She and her husband enjoy traveling, gardening and spending time with their grandson. Susan reads almost anything (and the piles of books in her house prove that) but her favorite genres are Southern fiction, women's fiction and thrillers. Susan is a top 1% Goodreads Reviewer. You can connect with Susan on Facebook.
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Heather J @ TLC Book Tours December 16, 2016 at 12:00 PM
"this is a book about aging, family and feminism told in a way that only Wally Lamb could tell it." And if that isn't a great recommendation, I don't know what is!
Susan Roberts December 17, 2016 at 6:35 AM
Thanks Heather! It was a great book!
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An African school succeeds against the odds
Students listen to a teacher at the school in Chiseka, Malawai. Chiseka vividly shows one of the biggest challenges Africa faces today: Saving a generation that is growing up with hardly any education. Jerome Delay / AP
Dec. 10, 2007, 12:44 AM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Here at the Chiseka school on the rural outskirts of town, many children attend class outside, sitting among weeds in the shade of a towering blue gum tree. There are 1,531 students, six classrooms, no running water and no light bulbs.
Yet Chiseka has the best academic record in its district by far. Last year all 40 students in the eighth grade passed their exams. And 30 did well enough to qualify for secondary school — a significant achievement in a country where less than 30 percent of students finish primary school.
Chiseka vividly shows one of the biggest challenges Africa faces today: Saving a generation that is growing up with hardly any education. One in two African children don't finish primary school, and millions don't go at all. Those who do often end up in crowded schools with untrained teachers.
Malawi is one of several African countries that are now overhauling education, in an effort to meet the United Nations goal of having every child of the right age enrolled in primary school by 2015. Countries such as Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania are working with donors and the United Nations to improve schools and train teachers.
But Malawi stands out because it is designing its ambitious 10-year education plan itself, in the belief that only a program designed by Africans for Africans will work in the long run. It gives children books by Malawi authors and teaches them science through their own environment. And it touts Chiseka's recent success as a sign of slow but steady progress.
The aim isn't to produce doctors or engineers, but simply to teach everyone to read, to do enough math to hold down a basic job and eventually to write a check and balance a checkbook. What rides on that goal is the future of the next generation, and ultimately the country's own chances at development.
"We want to learn, we try hard to get an education. I want to be a teacher someday," says Jeffrey Joseph, 14, a slight and timid eighth-grade boy at Chiseka, the son of a farmer.
Jeffrey, sitting beside the village's hand-pumped well, is uneasy at sharing a dream he knows will be difficult to achieve. He scratches nervously in the dirt with a stick. He is embarrassed that he has never read a book, and can barely speak English, the language of education in Malawi beyond the fourth grade.
"That is how life is," he says softly in Chichewa, his native tongue. "If you are born into a poor family that is your destiny."
Violence, low funds undermine schools
Malawi, nestled beside a great lake in Africa's far southeast corner, is landlocked, short of natural resources and one of the 10 poorest countries on Earth. Its educational problems are shared by most of the African countries south of the Sahara.
The figures are dismal: In more than half of African countries, only 50 percent of children finish primary school and 12 percent complete high school.
Only in a handful of countries — Botswana, Ethiopia, Seychelles, Sudan and South Africa — do more than 90 percent of primary students go on to high school. Even in Zimbabwe, years of chaos and violence have destroyed one of the best education systems in Africa.
Some African countries are now trying to rescue education.
Kenya has allotted more money for schools and is closing the gender gap at younger ages. Tanzania has raised the pass rate of children leaving primary school from 22 percent in 2000 to almost 62 percent in 2006 through more teacher training and community support. Ghana has drawn up a plan that uses distance education to train more teachers, among other changes.
One reform now seen as colossal mistake
Malawi has a bold history of educational reform, not always successful. In 1994 Malawi was the first of at least 10 African countries to abolish primary school fees.
Today that decision is seen as a colossal blunder, premature in a country tragically unprepared for the consequences. Overnight, enrollment nearly doubled in a school system already woefully short of teachers, classrooms, textbooks and other teaching aids. The government hired many teachers right out of secondary school, and gave them just three weeks of training.
"We were recruiting every Jack and Jill who just wanted a job. They were not qualified," says the Education Ministry's Augustine Kamloneera, director of planning at the Education Ministry.
Malawi quickly learned that a generation of children cannot be educated simply by ordering it to happen. For the promise of universal primary education to mean anything, the country had to find a way to train teachers fast and reduce class sizes.
The result is Malawi's just-launched 10-year program, a key part of its development strategy. Malawi has expanded teacher colleges, and teachers must now train for a year and assist for another year before they get their own class. Teacher-student ratios will be one to 70 — even at Chiseka, there are now sometimes 200 children to a class. The plan also seeks to drastically cut dropout rates.
"We can do it, it is manageable," says Kamloneera, the director of planning. His optimism comes from his own family history: His father had only a secondary education, but Kamloneera's siblings all went to college. "My father brought up eight children who are all doing better than he did," he notes.
No shortages of challenges
Malawi is also experimenting with better paths to literacy. Instead of making dozens of children simply repeat words in unison, some teachers now rotate them through smaller groups where they can learn more actively and help each other.
It's still early, but parents, educators and private watchdog groups believe Malawi is indeed improving the quality of basic education. Class sizes have begun to come down, there are more qualified teachers in the system and many schools are showing modest improvements in test scores.
But there's no shortage of challenges. One is finding enough primary school teachers in a country where their average monthly pay is about US $80. In addition, many have to travel long distances to get to work. Only a few get free housing for their families on campus because there are not enough houses.
"The trouble is that with the low wages, Malawi and the rest of Africa can never attract enough qualified teachers," says Venunadhan Pillai, the principal at the private Mt. Sinai International School. "The teaching profession has nobility, but little chance for promotion."
Then there is the problem of money. The Education Ministry is the largest in the Cabinet and gets slightly more than 11 percent of Malawi's national budget _ the second highest priority behind agriculture and food security. But that may not be enough, says Limbani Nsapato.
"The government is committed to supporting education and I think education is moving forward," says Nsapato, the head in Malawi of the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education. But despite the progress, he says, the government needs to more than double education spending to save a generation now languishing in public schools.
One school beats the odds
Chiseka is an example both of what can be done and of how hard it is to do.
Most of the students lucky enough to get one of the dark, mud-brick classrooms huddle in small groups on dingy, cracked and uneven concrete floors. Only eighth-graders have desks, with three students crammed onto a bench made for two. Most children sit outside in the weeds beyond the school's makeshift soccer pitch.
But all the eighth-graders graduated, and all 80 seventh-graders were promoted. None of the other 19 primary schools in the district came close — less than 30 percent of their students scored well enough to advance. Nationwide, the primary school completion rate stands at 29 percent.
"The first and foremost reason for our success is our teachers. They work hard and do what is necessary to help students pass," says headmaster Yowass Nhkoma, explaining that at Chiseka, eighth-grade students and teachers even attend class on holidays to prepare for year-end exams.
Chiseka has made a difficult choice — it would rather have qualified teachers than small classes. Teachers at Chiseka can't have their own classes until completing training, which means some classes are bigger than they need be.
The school has only 14 teachers. But they are motivated and resourceful, said Polina Mkhunga, the government's education adviser, who frequently exchanges Chiseka teachers with those at other schools in an attempt to spread the enthusiasm.
"So many of the teachers at other schools are just dormant," says Mkhunga.
School tries to involve parents
One eighth-grade teacher, Stanley Sosolahe, says proudly that Chiseka teachers believe they can make a difference.
"We work very hard with students who are failing and after a few weeks or months they can turn it around," he says. "Our teachers hand-deliver their marks to the homes of the eighth-grade parents and work with them to motivate the students."
The biggest difference at Chiseka seems to be one of leadership. Teachers are encouraged to go the extra mile, and success motivates them further.
The school also works to involve parents. Sosolahe says parents see the teachers doing more and results improving, and they too want to help.
At Chiseka, villagers used molds to make mud bricks to build new classrooms. Large stacks of bricks wait in the fields around the school and hundreds more are drying in the sun. But Mkhunga says the school has been waiting for years for the government to come up with enough money to pay someone to build the classrooms.
Massive dropout rates
Even at Chiseka, headmaster Nkhoma acknowledges what the exam results don't show — the class of 40 graduating eighth-graders began the first grade with more than 350 students. Somewhere along the way, more than 300 failed or gave up.
About 400 students drop out every year, most because one or both parents have died and they must work. Others drop out after tribal initiation rites, which often lead to early marriages.
Linda Lute, 18, played with her 18-month-old daughter Ruth in the shade outside the tiny mud-brick hut in Chiseka she shares with her grandmother and six other adults. She dropped out of Chiseka two years ago. She was 16, still in the sixth grade and pregnant when her father ran away with another woman.
"The life was overwhelming. I wanted to stay in school but I thought it was not possible. I needed to work," she says. "Now I regret the decision because I still don't have what I thought I would have."
The only work she can find, and that is scarce, is part-time help on subsistence farms, earning about a dollar a day.
Nearby, Limbikani Maliseni, 21, proudly shows off row after row of dark brown, handmade mud bricks drying in the sun that he made to build his own house. He didn't go to school for years because his parents traveled to work on tobacco farms, and eventually went to learn basic English and counting.
But he dropped out of Chiseka five years ago, shortly after he began the first grade, when his mother died. He had to work and take care of his younger brothers.
"Had I stayed in school long enough I could have at least learned to speak English, which would have widened my chances for a job," he says in Chichewa. "But without English the only job open to me is on the farms."
Educational reforms too late?
For many in Malawi schools now, even those graduating from Chiseka, the rethinking of education comes too late. About a dozen of the better eighth-grade students picked by their teachers proudly tell visitors what they want to be when they grow up. The vast majority want to be lawyers. It is as if the dream alone could lift them out of poverty.
Only one, Ian Dick, a malnourished boy too short and thin for his 13 years, seems to harbor no illusions about where his education could lead.
"I want to be a soldier," he says. He is unaware that in at least 10 African countries, much younger boys with no chance to go to school already tote Kalashnikovs.


Ok, I decided it would be better to organize the ornaments I made by series so it would be easier to find, so you might see some repeats, but you will definitely see some new ones as well.
And my favorite, a Dalek with or without a Santa hat!
Klingon! "Today is a good day to die!"
Weeping Angel Christmas Tree Topper!
First round of Geeky Christmas Ornaments!
Oh the joys of technology!


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Volkswagen ID. Buzz named 'Car of the Year' at the 2023 What Car? Awards
The all-electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz starts the year with success, after being crowned the overall winner, 'Car of the Year', and category winner for 'Large Electric Car of the Year' at the annual What Car? Awards.
Commended for its comfort, impressive refinement, and 'highly competitive PCP finance rates', the judges also highlighted the ID. Buzz's practicality and running costs. For Editor, Steve Huntingford, the ID. Buzz is 'a car that you can buy with your head and your heart.'
The prestigious What Car? Car of the Year Awards celebrate the best cars on sale, as evaluated by an expert panel of editors after 12 months of thorough testing.
Steve Huntingford, Editor of What Car?, continued: "There's so much affection for the retro design of the ID. Buzz that Volkswagen could easily have penny-pinched on the engineering and still sold as many as it could make. But instead, it has clearly thrown everything at the car, with this resulting in something that combines the practicality of an MPV with the comfort and refinement of a premium SUV and the low running costs of an electric vehicle.
"In short, it moves the game on more than any other model launched in the past 12 months, so it had to be the What Car? Car of the Year."
Collecting the award, Dr. Lars Krause, Board Member for Sales and Marketing of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said: "The ID. Buzz is the reincarnation of an icon and we are thrilled that the experts at What Car? magazine share the enthusiasm of our fans and customers, and have given it the honour of their Car of the Year award.
"The UK is one of our most important markets, and customers here expect the best. We will continue to do all we can to build great cars for you, to develop icons of the future and to ensure the next successful chapter in our brand's history."
Balancing the iconic, retro design with a futuristic look and feel, the ID. Buzz range is available as an all-electrc five-seat passenger vehicle or Cargo van. The range went on sale in June 2022, with first customer deliveries in December. The models are designed from the ground-up with sustainability and innovation in mind, arriving to customers with a carbon neutral footprint, and incorporating pioneering technology – including Park Assist Plus with Memory Function and LED headlights, which light up when the driver approaches the vehicle.
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Our Man in Brno: Just in time for the Olympics!
David Černý has a new piece of art near "Czech House" in London, which sort of the staging ground for the Czech Olympic athletes and media. Less controversial than some of his other pieces, it captures the spirit of London, and Černý's ambivalent attitude towards sports in general -- sports as a form of self-punishment.


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Inside the Arctic facility where we test our winter tires
How can you know your winter tires will keep you safe on the toughest winter roads? Because they've already been tested there for millions of miles.
Our Ivalo Test Center is the northernmost company-owned tire test facility in the world, and we test tires there more than 200 days each year.
At Nokian Tyres, the world's northernmost tire manufacturer, our experienced test drivers put our winter tires through demanding northern conditions in Ivalo, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle. If a tire works in the place known as White Hell, under the world's most demanding conditions, it will work reliably in everyday use.
"At White Hell, we have more than 30 different tracks that we use for testing winter tires at their extremes under all sorts of winter conditions in order to guarantee their safety for regular drivers," says Matti Suuripää, Testing Engineer and Testing Center Manager for Nokian Tyres.
Technology cannot replace the human touch
Ivalo Test Center is irreplaceable for Nokian Tyres. Authentic tests on ice and snow cannot be replaced by computer modeling or tests in laboratory conditions. Our highly experienced R&D and testing teams put tires to the test, day and night.
"We test the performance of tires during acceleration, braking, cornering, and climbing uphill; we also examine grip on different surfaces on ice and snow. We utilize state-of-the-art technology in testing," Suuripää says.
Winter tires require different properties depending on whether they are used in the icy conditions of the north or in the warmer Central European winter, for example.
"Covering more than 1,700 acres, White Hell has really earned its tough reputation, as it is the world's largest and most diverse winter tire testing environment," says Suuripää. "In addition to the carefully maintained test tracks spanning more than 60 miles, we have access to a 700-meter long ice hall that enables consistent and accurate testing under any conditions."
Testing in freezing temperatures and in the polar night
The test center truly is White Hell for the tires – all day and night long. Usually, the testing season lasts from November to April. On average, 20,000 tires are tested and approximately 25,000 miles are driven during a single season.
"We cannot change the weather, but it is important to provide stable conditions for testing each tire. Polar night is actually beneficial for testing, as sunshine or temperature variations will not disturb our testing," Suuripää says.
"Be it lateral grip, rigidity or, say, steering response when avoiding an obstacle, we will get to the bottom of it," says Nokian Tyres test driver Petri Paananen.
For Paananen, it is not about the speed but rather getting a feel for and analyzing the tire. Of course, you will drive fast occasionally but the focus is always on the tire's functionality. The world's best test drivers, thorough testing, and versatile testing equipment provide confidence that our tires will work in the best possible way under varying and even extreme conditions.
"We want to test tires under extreme conditions, so our customers won't have to do it on public roads. Safety is our number one priority in everything we do," Paananen says.
"Testing requires extreme professional competence, precision, and thousands of repetitions," Suuripää says. "Nokian Tyres allocates more than half of its R&D spending on product testing, and White Hell is the most important location for winter testing. Our goal is to develop even more reliable winter tires, thereby giving drivers peace of mind on winter roads."
Winter testing at the extremes - watch test driver Petri Paananen in action on Nokian Tyres.
Facts about the Ivalo Test Center:
The world's largest and most versatile testing center for winter tires
Established in 1986 In Ivalo, 185 miles north of the Arctic Circle
More than 20,000 tires are tested each year
More than 25,000 miles are driven on the tested tires
More than 30 test tracks span over 60 miles in total
1,700 hectares, the size of 11,129 soccer fields
More than 200 days of frost each year
Daily temperature differences of up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
Busiest from November to May
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Q: Calling Javascript function in HTML through express routes I'm getting an error when trying to call a function in my function2.js. the function is a simple test method createString below. I need to call the function in my driver.html. I use app.get to find the javascript file in my server file (app.js) but I keep getting an error of "GET http://localhost:3000/DRIVER/js/function2.js" when I run "http://localhost:3000/DRIVER/" there is no folder called driver. I just need to use it. the js folder is just in the main folder. How do I call js folders in html in express routes
function2.js
function createString() {
  var hash;
  var firstWord = randomWord();
  var secondWord = randomWord();
  var number = Math.floor(Math.random()*999)+1;

  hash = firstWord + number + secondWord;
  return hash.toString();
}

function randomWord(){
  var words = ["Apple", "Apricot", "Avocado", "Banana", "Blackberry", "Blueberry", "Cherry", "Grapefruit", "Lemon", "Lime",
            "Coconut","Kiwi","Peach","Pear","Pineapple","Melon","Watermelon","Raspberry","Strawberry","Hanger",
            "Grape","Plum","London","Dublin","Moscow","Berlin","Madrid","Paris","Stockholm","Vienna",
            "Chair","Texas","California","Nevada","Florida","Montana","Bravo","Delta","Echo","Hotel",
            "Tango","Whiskey","Foxtrot","Golf","Zulu","Yankee","Magnet","Button","Watch","Red",
            "White","Green","Black","Yellow","Grey","Blue","Pink","Purple","Diary","Bottle",
            "Water","Fire","Wind","Sweet","Sugar","Stamp","Brush","Small","Medium","Large",
            "Brown","Piano","Guitar","Canvas","Carrot","Mouse","Dog","Cat","Squirrel","Truck",
            "Rabbit","Toothbrush","Chalk","Puddle","Elephant","Giraffe","Frog","Falcon","Eagle","Parrot",
            "Shark","Tiger","Butterfly","Turtle","Snake","Fish","Whale","Walrus","Kangaroo","Wolverine"];
  return words[(Math.floor(Math.random()*100)+0)];
}

Driver.html:
<!doctype html>

<html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">

 <title>driver</title>
 <meta name="description" content="The HTML5 Herald">
 <meta name="author" content="SitePoint">

 <!--[if lt IE 9]>
 <script src="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
 <![endif]-->
 </head>

 <body>
 <script src="js/function2.js"></script>
 <script>
    var session = createString();
    console.log(session);

    var url = window.location.href;
    console.log(url);

    var urlNew = url + "/" + session;
    console.log(urlNew);

    window.location.href = urlNew;
    location.replace(link);
    console.log(link);
 </script>
 </body>
 </html>

app.js :
var express = require('express');
var app     = express();
var path    = require("path");

//possible routes
app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/homepage.html'));
});

app.get('/DRIVER/', function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/driver.html'));
  console.log(req.url);
});

app.get('/NAV/', function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname+'/homepage.html'));
  console.log(req.url);
});

var x = '+([A-Z])+([0-9])+([A-Z])+'

app.get('/DRIVER/'+x, function (req, res) {
  res.send('Hello Driver!');
  console.log(req.url);
});

app.get('/NAV/'+x, function (req, res) {
  res.send('Hello Navigator!');
  console.log(req.url);
});

// route to javascript
app.get('/js/function2', function (req, res) {
  res.sendFile(path.join('/js/function2.js'));
  console.log(req.url);
});

app.listen(3000, function () {
  console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!');
});

A: You must add a express.static for this

To serve static files such as images, CSS files, and JavaScript files,
  use the express.static built-in middleware function in Express.

In your case you must add before of 1st app.get this line
app.use(express.static('public'));

Where you must replace public with your folder
See Serving static files in Express

A: app.get('/js/function2', function (req, res) : there's no .js after function2
<script src="js/function2.js"></script> is requiring a /js/function2.js route
yet express.static is best to serve static content like a js file...


Authority Marketing is the process of leveraging the leaders in your "related" market, those bloggers, and businesses that already have some "Authority", reach, or credibility in their Niches. First, discover and recruit these leaders to your cause, carefully such that you build a "Syndicate" of perfectly matched complimentary topics (and sometimes direct competitors). Next engage in a Content Strategy by either (or both), interviewing these people on the subjects they can speak to with Authority, or publish their content (syndicate it), on your site.
The result is a compounding benefit of links and shares, to an extensive network, whereby you're continuously being referred to the "Expert" in your field ((of inferred as such due to your relationship and proximity to those who are clearly expects as well).
The result is substantial traffic from the reach and influence of your "Syndicate's" network and desire to market their own content and extend their reach through your network as well.
This authority marketing package assumes you already have a website property and you wish to build your content and audience base. If you don't have a website yet, we can service both the Website Development and Website Marketing once you have your primary "One" Website to work with.
Development of your system assets to "Acquire and Inspire" your Syndicate to contribute, and share.
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When you host an event that grows in popularity, it's easy to get excited. Then you have to face the bottom line. Attendance isn't the only thing that grows with success. Expenses do too.
Years ago when that happened to us we had to face reality; find sponsors or shrink the event. Our decision was in favor of sponsors. Yet, there was a caveat. We'd only accept sponsorships from upstanding ethical companies.
Today, I hope you'll join us in welcoming two such companies to the list of fly-in sponsors. Sporty's and UNIVAIR are the latest of legendary aviation businesses to support what we're doing here at Lee Bottom. We're excited to have them as part of the team and we hope you'll remember their support the next time you need a product or service they offer.
* Did you know Sporty's Eastern Cincinnati Aviation is now our area's American Legend Cub dealer? They'll have one on display at the fly-in.
* UNIVAIR has been increasing its inventory of parts for the Scott 3200 Tailwheel. They now have everything but the top bracket and fork. Click here to see their parts list.
If you or your business would like to sponsor "The Aviation Migration" fly-in at Lee Bottom, contact us. There are still some great, high visibility, sponsorship options available. The date is September 18-20, 2015.


Enjoy eye dazzling photos of chile peppers picked and photographed at peak of harvest time. It's loaded with 12 months of delicious chile recipes and chile related information.
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Auto industry left crashing while Labor & Liberals asleep at the wheel
Adam Bandt 16 May 2016
Workplace Relations
Greens Industry spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Australian auto industry has crashed because Labor and the Liberals have been asleep at the wheel. In February last year the Greens proposed a plan to allow new carmakers and component manufacturers to access the existing hundreds of millions of dollars allocated in the Automative Transformation Scheme if they were manufacturing vehicles or parts for electric or alternative fuel vehicles, or parts for renewables. Neither Labor nor the Liberals supported the move.
"People working in the auto industry in this country have suffered because Labor and the Liberals have been asleep at the wheel," Mr Bandt said.
"More than a year ago, the Greens announced our plan to help save the jobs of people working in the auto industry by changing the rules of the existing Automotive Transformation Scheme to allow new vehicle or component manufacturers to access this government support if they were constructing for electric or alternative fuel vehicles."
"Yet both Labor and the Liberals refused to back the Greens' plan, preferring to let the auto industry crash while the government banked hundreds of millions of dollars that was meant to support the industry as savings."
"Now we have Labor's announcement in the midst of an election campaign which is too little, too late."
Greens Transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice said: "The future of road transport is electric cars and electric buses powered by renewable energy, and we've got to position Australia to take advantage of this transition."


The Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, released two ads on Monday targeting Democratic Reps. Antonio Delgado (N.Y.) and Colin Allred (Texas) for supporting energy policies that align with the democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.).
The ad targeting Delgado informs viewers, "Antonio Delgado and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have begun their radical Green New Deal assault on the American economy. Delgado and AOC: a bad deal for New York."
Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) on Thursday released a 14-page document outlining their Green New Deal, an attempt to drastically overhaul the U.S. economy and energy system. The proponents of the deal aim to phase the country off fossil fuels and nuclear energy in 10 years.
"Colin Allred and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are hard at work eliminating Texas energy jobs. His carbon tax and her Green New Deal means skyrocketing prices, higher taxes for Texas families," the second CLF ad says.
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the new leader of the Democratic Party and Colin Allred and Antonio Delgado are already falling in line with her radical agenda. The so-called Green New Deal is nothing more than a far-left wishlist that will result in higher taxes and less freedom for Americans," Hunter said in a statement.
The Green New Deal has received the backing of several 2020 presidential hopefuls, including Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.). Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), who has maintained interest in making another run for the Democratic nomination but not yet announced his candidacy, is also a co-sponsor of the resolution.
It has also received backlash and been rejected as "impractical," however, from Republicans and Democrats alike. Ocasio-Cortez's office has since deleted a supplemental document with references to particularly controversial proposals. One advisor went as far to say during a Fox News interview that the criticized document was "doctored," although it was released directly on the congresswoman's website.
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Hope one of you know whats wrong ?
If i need to post the lines of the other stuff from gdb let me know. Would be good to get fixed, must lie in the Stock code somewhere, since iwe not modificere simple_list.
Just Saw it in fight...see pic.
Its happening when mobs assist it seems.
I think this is occurring because simple_list() isn't reentrant.
It looks like you are using mud events for triggering multiple attacks. Those events internally use simple_list() for determining which events to trigger. Unfortunately, calling simple_list() inside a loop governed by a call to simple_list() won't work as you might think it would.
You could add it in the for loop ( ; tch != NULL; ...), but it isn't necessary.
And 0, as you might know, is evaluated to false.
Of course, if someone was to use an old, strange, architecture it might not work. But then, most of the rest of the code would fail.
Seems a player used whirlwind at the moment, if that makes sense ?
Ah so that might be a fix for the new version of TBAmud then ?
Could it be someone already using whirlwind and then trying to use it again ?
Because that seems to be it, maybe your fix also fix that ?
Yes, this will fix it. The problem is that whirlwind uses the random_from_list() function and that internally uses the static Iterator (until you change it like I did above).
I think you see this because if your whirlwind kills someone while you are in a group, you'll trigger group_gain() which uses simple_list(). Which also uses the static Iterator in lists.c.
These fixes have been pushed to stock tbaMUD.
It actually still errors even with these changes made.
Before making them when rumble whirlwinded it sometimes sent this.
The third message though has no appeared since adding the changes.
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Jan 20 19:32:48 :: SYSERR: simple_list() forced to reset itself.
Jan 20 19:32:48 :: SYSERR: Assertion failed at lists.c:264!
Feb 25 08:50:48 :: SYSERR: simple_list() forced to reset itself.
Feb 25 08:50:48 :: SYSERR: Assertion failed at lists.c:264!


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Q: Relating a letter to a value that's stored in an array I have a problem, I need to relate a value to a letter. The values come in an array. For example:
Value vector -> [1,2,3,1,2,5,1,...,8]
I need an idea to make the first number of that vector be linked to the letter "a", the 2nd number to the letter "b", etc until the last number to the letter "z".
So, a -> 2, value of "a" is 2.
The purpose of this is if I have a word like "air" I want the value of air to be the value of "a" + the value of "i" + the value of "r".

A: Your problem seems to be that you can't get the array index from a letter. The twenty-six lowercase Latin letters are a contiguous block in ASCII, and you can get the ASCII code of a character with the single-quote notation, hence:
int ix = c - 'a'

Note that this will give you invalid indices for your array if your character c is not a letter. If your alphabet is not the plain Latin alphabet, you could write a function to assign a numerical index to your letter. For example, if I wanted to write an index function for the German alphabet, I would do something like this:
int index_de(int c) {
    if (c == 'ä') return 26;
    if (c == 'ö') return 27;
    if (c == 'ü') return 28;
    if (c == 'ß') return 29;
    if (c < 'a' || c > 'z') return -1;
    return c - 'a';
}

(Because the accented letters are outside the pure 7-bit ASCII range, this will introduce issues of source-code and input encoding. Be warned.)
You can then use this function to assign scores to letter codes when you (a) read the file and then (b) scan the words you want to score.


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Troppo Season 2 is happening! Know more about Release date and Cast
By Heena Singh July 30, 2022 Updated: July 29, 2022 No Comments4 Mins Read
The Queensland detective drama, Troppo, has won the admiration of many. With the perfect script, the dynamism, and the incredible performance the characters uphold, Troppo has managed to receive amazing response from both audiences and critics. However, the question still stands: Will there be a season 2 of the series Troppo? Here's everything you need to know!
Troppo season 2: What's the series about?
Troppo is an Australian TV show that premiered on February 27th, 2022. Right after it aired, fans could not help but spot how heavenly the show's scenery was. The show was created by Yolanda Ramke. It is an adaptation of Crimson Love, a bestselling Novel by Candice Fox. The pair made such an interesting personality, each having different characters but balancing each other wonderfully.
Troppo season 2 renewal: Will the show be renewed or cancelled?
As of now, there are no updates about season 2 of the series Troppo. The makers are yet to make any renewal announcements. Troppo season 1 first premiered on ABC in February 2022. Now, Amazon has picked up the series. The first season had eight episodes. Thus, if the show's renewed for the second season, it might follow the same criteria.
Troppo season 2 release date: When's the show set to premiere?
As aforesaid, the show hasn't been renewed for a second season. Hence, there's no release date for Troppo season 2. But the audience rating will play a huge part in the show's renewal. Considering the beautiful plot and captivating scenery, the show will likely return for its second season.
However, season 2 may be released in 2023 or 2024. Because there have been no potential announcements whatsoever, the show is least likely to return for season 2 this year.
Troppo season 2 cast: Who's going to be featured in it?
The season 2 cast for Troppo hasn't been officially revealed. However, we expect the return of most of the cast members, if not all. Here's who may be featured:
Thomas Janes, who plays Ted Conkaffey will definitely return. He has been a hit in the industry and some of his famous tv shows remain to be Boogie Nights and Depp Blue Sea. Thomas features in the series alongside Nicole Chamoun, who plays Amanda Pharell.
Other cast members would include:
David Lyons,
Sun Park,
Ling Cooper,
Kate Beahan,
Wendy Mocked,
Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High),
Sonny Le,
Simon Lyndon,
Radha Mitchell,
Peta Wilson, and
Angela Punch.
Troppo season 2 plot: What to expect?
The storyline of Troppo revolves around the two cast members who believe sticking together is their best way to seek redemption. Based on the bestselling novel (Crimson Lake) by Candice Fox, the series talks about the life of an ex-cop, Ted Conkaffey. He is accused of a disturbing crime that he had no part in.
Fearing paying for a crime he did not commit, he resolves to move to a far land. In his solitude, he starts investigating a rather suspicious murder case, a missing person, and Amanda Pharrell, a mysterious woman. Considering that Crimson Lake is only the first book in the series, the second season's plot will follow the next one in the hierarchy. As for the plot details for season 2, the makers haven't made any formal announcements. In case they do, we will update it here. Stay tuned!
Troppo season 2 trailer: When will it be out?
So far the show hasn't received the greenlight for season 2. Hence, there's no Troppo season 2 trailer. For the time being, you may watch the previous season's trailer down below. Beautiful scenery, adventures, and detective work all make the highlights of the series. Happy watching!
Troppo IMDb Ratings
The series Troppo received a 6.2 out of 10 on IMDb. On other review aggregator sites, the show secured a positive response as well.
Where to watch the series Troppo?
The series Troppo is available to watch and stream on Amazon Prime Videos.
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Will there be a season 3 of Troppo?
As of now, the second season of Troppo is yet to be released. Hence, there are no updates about Troppo season 3!
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I know that I made a huge mistake. Dear Mum, by: Michelangelo Dear Mum, As your child I will make you struggle, but I hope to make you always smile. She has a Master of Arts in counseling. I am the worst daughter in the world. But if they are making my grades go down as what all my 8 teachers say I should cut them off.
Even if you feel she was partly to blame for what happened, that is not your place to point out. Apologizing by itself does not mean that the child will stop misbehaving. You need to take responsibility for that. Sometimes I also ask myself where did we go wrong, but I know the answer. If you take sides during sibling conflict, the child may be more reluctant to apologize. I'm sorry for your pain.
Please pray for me because your prayer is the big protection for me in this world. But I cannot always be perfect, and that shouldn't mean you both stop loving me when I am not perfect. For me, you were and always be. From funny Facebook posts to tweets to handwritten notes — do everything it takes to apologize and show your mom how bad you feel about the way you behaved. Consider your role in the mistake, and how it hurt others.
If your Mom decides to punish you — raise to the challenge with a head held high. The warm embrace and sweet-talks when I am sad. This situation frequently occurs, because the person you expect to apologise, does know or realise, that such an apology is needed. This incident will be the last time that I ever lie or mess up again. Because whenever I see you my heart stops and my mind goes blank and I can't seem to figure out where to start. However, if you made a mistake that hurt your mom, an apology is important. You have every right to be angry at me and very hurt.
Love to you Mom and Dad by: Your girl You are both wonderful. Per main aisa kuch nhi de paye I m sorry ma I m sorry papa very sorry apke expectations ko kabhi pura nhi kar paye aur ab life ke us mod per khadi hu jaha na cahte hue bhi main apko takleef de rahe hu uske liye mujhe maf karna mummy Papa but apko syad us Badi takleef se bachna cahte hu Jo ap log kabhi nhi sah payenge I'm so sorry ma so sorry itne problem dene ke liye. This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. I'm sorry by: Anonymous Dear mom and dad, I know you expect a lot out of me, I know you think I am the perfect child, I know you both love me when I am the perfect child. It is important that you also discipline them appropriately for bad behavior so that they will not repeat their actions.
This will show them how to react when others apologize to them. Say you understand, and ask for her help in trying to do better in the future. We all experience these crises every now and then, and if you were not deliberately cruel or unjust to your child, then you were the parent that your child needed. However, you need to let you … r parents know what is going through your mind and how you feel so they can help you. I knew what was right and I chose to ignore, am sorry I shouldn't have done it and I know I can't change anything but that was the past and I would like to start over again. Besides, not forgiving us hurts them more than it hurts us.
I have an essay that I haven't even started yet due tomorrow, an article for journalism that I don't even know the point of, and a test. If the child apologizes, tell them that you forgive them. It shows maturity on your part and will perhaps open the door for her to take responsibility for her part. I've lied to you about money, my life and my health. Lately instead of talking to you and showing you how I feel I've decided to lock myself up and keep everything inside. So mom, this one's for you.
I know I should apologise but the most I've directly said to you is it'll never happen again. I do not exactly know the reason for my inappropriate behavior, but I believe it's because I was stressed, and I am still stressed. Sorry for making you love me in spite. Keep this is mind throughout the apology. I love you both and I am totally shattered that I may not be able to stand in your expectations. Then, try to fix the mistake if you can, like repairing or replacing something you broke. However, you must remember it is all about the gesture and the words.
I know that some day, I'll have the pleasure of raising a teenager, and that will be payback enough in itself. You should avoid blaming your behavior or actions on someone else when making an apology. I shouldn't have done it, it was absolutely wrong and I should have respected your privacy Madison writes. You can also be more upfront with you mom about where you're going and who you're with. It wouldn't be fair to the victim to expect an apology. I can promise you that I am doing just that.
True love doesn't have a happy ending because true love doesn't end. If your apology will make a difference in resolving the situation or bringing about more harmony to your family life, then by all means do it. Do not blame others for your actions. Catch her in a quiet moment, and ask if you can talk to her for a minute. Ask your mother if there is anything you can do to remedy the situation and be open to doing what she asks of you. I'm sorry for lying to you.


Fear was transformed into peace; despair became hope.
and joy reigned upon the earth.
The victorious words: "He is Risen" is emblazoned upon this religious Easter card that is an updated design adapted from a 19th century oil painting by the Danish artist, Carl Bloch. As two angels kneel before the risen Christ in awe and reverence, golden light from the resurrected Jesus radiates around them. The inside verses express faith-affirming words of hope and joy. Wish your family and friends a Happy Easter and remind them of the reason for the season with this elegant Easter greeting.
This is a nicely done Easter card, one I can be pleased to send to friends and family in 2019.
Hallelujah, He Is Risen!!! This piece of art truly embodies the mind's vision of just how awesome that first Resurrection Day must have been!
A stunning representation of the ascending Christ. The inside prose is also powerful. I got it to frame both sides, not to send.
I ordered this card recently and received it. I am truly impressed as how beautiful this religious card is. These days it is so hard to find religious cards that are so devout. I just love this card and all the others I ordered in the past. Thank You.


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Ext.ns('Garp');

Garp.ImportWindow = Ext.extend(Ext.Window, {
	width: 810,
	height: 360,
	modal: true,
	layout: 'card',
	activeItem: 0,
	preventBodyReset: false,
	title: __('Import'),
	iconCls: 'icon-import',
	maximizable: true,
	border: false,
	defaults: {
		border: true,
		frame: false,
		style: 'background-color: #fff;',
		bodyStyle: 'background-color: #fff;padding-top: 10px; '
	},

	navHandler: function(dir){
		var page = this.getLayout().activeItem.id;
		page = parseInt(page.substr(5, page.length), 10);
		page += dir;

		var form = this.get('page-1').getForm();
		if (page <= 0) {
			page = 0;
			this.prevBtn.disable();
			this.nextBtn.setText(__('Next'));
			this.nextBtn.setDisabled(!form.findField('datafile').getValue());
			//form.findField('datafile').resumeEvents();
		} else if (page == 1) {// not realy a UI page..
			this.progress.reset();
			this.progress.wait({
				text: __('Processing')
			});
			Ext.select('.x-progress-bar').setHeight(18);
			this.prevBtn.disable();
			this.nextBtn.disable();
			form.submit();
			//form.findField('datafile').suspendEvents();
		} else if (page == 2){
			this.nextBtn.setText(__('Ok'));
			this.prevBtn.enable();
			this.nextBtn.enable();
		} else if (page == 3){
			this.proceedImport();
		} else{
			this.prevBtn.enable();
			this.nextBtn.setText(__('Next'));
		}
		this.getLayout().setActiveItem('page-' + page);
	},

	showMappingUI: function(data){
		if (Ext.isArray(data[0])) {
			this.createMappingUIFromArray(data);
		} else {
			this.createMappingUIFromObject(data);
		}
	},

	getValueForCombo: function(options, data, i) {
		// Ignore by default
		var val = options[options.length-1][0];
		var keys = Object.keys(data[0]);

		// Only map when key is literally available in sample data
		// @todo Now only works when key is @ same index as in columnModel: almost never works
		if (typeof options[i] !== 'undefined' && typeof keys[i] !== 'undefined' && options[i][0] === keys[i]) {
			val = options[i][0];
		}
		return val;
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	/**
	 * Based on createMappingUIFromArray(), see below.
	 * Can be abstracted far better to avoid duplication.
	 */
	createMappingUIFromObject: function(data) {
		var items = [];
		var options = [];
		Ext.each(Garp.dataTypes[Garp.currentModel].columnModel, function(c){
			options.push([c.dataIndex, c.header]);
		});
		options.push(['',__('  (Ignore)')]);

		var columnCount = Object.keys(data[0]).length;
		var selectListener = function(field, value){
			var elms = Ext.select('.'+field.name, null, this.el.body);
			if(!value){
				elms.addClass('garp-import-hidden-col');
			} else {
				elms.removeClass('garp-import-hidden-col');
			}
		};

		for(var i=0; i < columnCount; i++){
			var col = [];
			var assocKey = Object.keys(data[0])[i];
			col.push({
				name: assocKey,
				xtype: 'combo',
				allowBlank: false,
				editable: false,
				triggerAction: 'all',
				typeAhead: false,
				mode: 'local',
				store: options,
				submitValue: false,
				value: this.getValueForCombo(options, data, i),
				width: 140,
				listeners: {
					'select': selectListener,
					scope: this
				}
			});
			for(var rows = 0; rows< data.length; rows++){
				col.push({
					xtype: 'box',
					html: (data[rows][assocKey] || '' ) + '', // convert null to ''
					cls: 'row-' + rows + ' col-' + i,
					style: 'background-color: #fff; margin: 5px 10px 5px 2px;'
				});

			}
			items.push({
				items:col
			});
		}

		var width = (150 * columnCount);

		this.mappingColumns = new Ext.Panel({
			layout: 'column',
			columns: options.length,
			width: width + 10,
			items: items,
			defaults: {
				width: 150
			}
		});

		this.get('page-2').add({
			xtype: 'panel',
			style: 'margin: 10px;',
			frame: true,
			bodyStyle: 'padding:10px;',
			autoScroll: true,
			items: this.mappingColumns
		});

		this.get('page-2').add({
			xtype: 'fieldset',
			//style: 'background-color: #fff;',
			items: [{
				xtype: 'checkbox',
				fieldLabel: __('Ignore first row'),
				name: 'ignore-first-row',
				checked: false,
				submitValue: false,
				handler: function(cb, checked){
					var elms = Ext.select('.row-0', null, this.el.body);
					if(checked){
						elms.addClass('garp-import-hidden-row');
					} else {
						elms.removeClass('garp-import-hidden-row');
					}
				},
				scope: this
			},{
				xtype: 'checkbox',
				fieldLabel: __('Continue on error(s)'),
				name: 'ignoreErrors'
			}]
		});

		this.getLayout().setActiveItem('page-2');
		this.get('page-2').doLayout();
		this.navHandler(0);
		this.get('page-2').getForm().findField('ignore-first-row').setValue(true);
	},

	createMappingUIFromArray: function(data) {
		var items = [];
		var options = [];
		Ext.each(Garp.dataTypes[Garp.currentModel].columnModel, function(c){
			options.push([c.dataIndex, c.header]);
		});
		options.push(['',__('  (Ignore)')]);

		var columnCount = data[0].length;
		var selectListener = function(field, value){
			var elms = Ext.select('.'+field.name, null, this.el.body);
			if(!value){
				elms.addClass('garp-import-hidden-col');
			} else {
				elms.removeClass('garp-import-hidden-col');
			}
		};

		for(var i=0; i < columnCount; i++){
			var col = [];
			col.push({
				name: 'col-' + i,
				xtype: 'combo',
				allowBlank: false,
				editable: false,
				triggerAction: 'all',
				typeAhead: false,
				mode: 'local',
				store: options,
				submitValue: false,
				value: typeof options[i] != 'undefined' ? options[i][0] : options[options.length-1][0],
				width: 140,
				listeners: {
					'select': selectListener,
					scope: this
				}
			});
			for(var rows = 0; rows< data.length; rows++){
				col.push({
					xtype: 'box',
					html: (data[rows][i] || '' ) + '', // convert null to ''
					cls: 'row-' + rows + ' col-' + i,
					style: 'background-color: #fff; margin: 5px 10px 5px 2px;'
				});

			}
			items.push({
				items:col
			});
		}

		var width = (150 * columnCount);

		this.mappingColumns = new Ext.Panel({
			layout: 'column',
			columns: options.length,
			width: width + 10,
			items: items,
			defaults: {
				width: 150
			}
		});

		this.get('page-2').add({
			xtype: 'panel',
			style: 'margin: 10px;',
			frame: true,
			bodyStyle: 'padding:10px;',
			autoScroll: true,
			items: this.mappingColumns
		});

		this.get('page-2').add({
			xtype: 'fieldset',
			//style: 'background-color: #fff;',
			items: [{
				xtype: 'checkbox',
				fieldLabel: __('Ignore first row'),
				name: 'ignore-first-row',
				checked: false,
				submitValue: false,
				handler: function(cb, checked){
					var elms = Ext.select('.row-0', null, this.el.body);
					if(checked){
						elms.addClass('garp-import-hidden-row');
					} else {
						elms.removeClass('garp-import-hidden-row');
					}
				},
				scope: this
			},{
				xtype: 'checkbox',
				fieldLabel: __('Continue on error(s)'),
				name: 'ignoreErrors'
			}]
		});

		this.getLayout().setActiveItem('page-2');
		this.get('page-2').doLayout();
		this.navHandler(0);
		this.get('page-2').getForm().findField('ignore-first-row').setValue(true);
	},

	proceedImport: function(){
		var mapping;
		var combos = this.get('page-2').findByType('combo');
		Ext.each(combos, function(c){
			var name = c.getName();
			if (name.indexOf('col-') != 0) {
				if (!mapping) {
					mapping = {};
				}
				// do it the associative way
				mapping[name] = c.getValue();
			} else {
				if (!mapping) {
					mapping = [];
				}
				// do it the array way
				mapping.push(c.getValue());
			}
		});
		var form = this.get('page-2').getForm();
		Ext.apply(form.baseParams,{
			datafile: this.get('page-1').getForm().findField('datafile').getValue(),
			mapping: Ext.encode(mapping),
			firstRow: this.get('page-2').getForm().findField('ignore-first-row').checked ? '1' : '0'
		});
		this.lm = new Ext.LoadMask(this.getEl());
		this.lm.show();
		form.submit();
	},

	initComponent: function(){
		this.progress = new Ext.ProgressBar({
			animate: true
		});
		this.items = [{
			id: 'page-0',
			xtype: 'form',
			timeout: 0,
			items: [{
				xtype: 'fieldset',
				labelWidth: 150,
				title: __('Specify file to import'),
				style: 'padding-top: 50px; ',
				items: [{
					xtype: 'uploadfield',
					uploadURL: BASE+'g/content/upload/type/document',
					supportedExtensions: ['xls', 'xlsx', 'xml', 'json'],
					allowBlank: false,
					name: 'filename',
					fieldLabel: __('Filename'),
					listeners: {
						'change' : function(f,v){
							this.get('page-1').getForm().findField('datafile').setValue(v);
							this.navHandler(1);
						},
						scope: this
					}
				},{
					xtype: 'displayfield',
					value: __('Excel and JSON filetypes are supported')
				}]
			}]
		},{
			id: 'page-1',
			timeout: 0,
			xtype: 'form',
			url: BASE + 'g/content/import/',
			baseParams:{
				'model': Garp.currentModel
			},
			listeners: {
				'actioncomplete': function(form, action){
					if (action.result && action.result.success) {
						this.showMappingUI(action.result.data);
					}
				},
				'actionfailed': function(form, action){
						var msg = __('Something went wrong. Please try again.');
						if(action.result && action.result.message){
							msg += '
' + action.result.message;
						}
						Ext.Msg.alert(__('Error'), msg);
						this.close();

				},
				scope: this
			},
			items: [{
				xtype: 'fieldset',
				labelWidth: 150,
				title: __('Please wait'),
				style: 'padding-top: 50px; ',
				items: [this.progress, {
					xtype: 'textfield',
					hidden: true,
					fieldLabel: __('Filename'),
					ref: 'datafile',
					name: 'datafile'
				}]
			}]
		},{
			id: 'page-2',
			xtype: 'form',
			timeout: 1200,
			url: BASE + 'g/content/import/',
			baseParams:{
				'model': Garp.currentModel
			},
			listeners: {
				'actioncomplete': function(form, action){
					this.lm.hide();
					if (action.result && action.result.success) {
						this.close();
						Garp.gridPanel.getStore().reload();
					}
				},
				'actionfailed': function(form, action){
						this.lm.hide();
						var msg = __('Something went wrong. Please try again.');
						if(action.result.message){
							msg += '
' + action.result.message;
						}
						Ext.Msg.alert(__('Error'), msg);
				},
				scope: this
			},
			items: [{
				xtype: 'fieldset',
				labelWidth: 0,
				title: __('Fields'),
				items: []
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		this.buttonAlign = 'left';
		this.buttons = [{
			text: __('Previous'),
			disabled: true,
			ref: '../prevBtn',
			handler: this.navHandler.createDelegate(this, [-2]) // !
		}, '->', {
			text: __('Cancel'),
			handler: this.close.createDelegate(this)
		}, {
			text: __('Next'),
			ref: '../nextBtn',
			disabled: true,
			handler: this.navHandler.createDelegate(this, [1])
		}];

		//this.on('show', this.navHandler.createDelegate(this, [-1]));
		Garp.ImportWindow.superclass.initComponent.call(this);
	}
});


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04 May LS Power Closes Deal for Duke Assets
Posted at 05:40h in News by lspoadm
LS Power Group's ("LS Power") purchase of Duke Energy North America's power plants outside the Midwest closed today, adding approximately 6,300 megawatts of capacity to LS Power's electricity generation portfolio. LS Power Equity Partners, a member of LS Power, paid approximately $1.6 billion for nine Duke...
15 Mar LS Power Affiliate Completes Financing and Starts Construction of 665 MW Arkansas Coal Plant
Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC ("Plum Point"), a member of the LS Power Group ("LS Power") of St. Louis, Missouri, announced today that it has completed financing and begun construction of its 665 megawatt pulverized coal plant in northeast Arkansas. Plum Point's financing was arranged...
16 Jan LS Power Affiliate Signs Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract for Arkansas Coal Plant
Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC ("Plum Point"), a member of the LS Power Group ("LS Power") announced today that it has executed a contract with Plum Point Power Partners, a joint venture of Zachry Construction Corporation, Black & Veatch, and Gilbert Central Corp, an affiliate...
12 Jan LS Power Agrees to Acquire Duke Energy's DENA Power Generation Assets – Firm Commits to Smooth Transition
On Monday, January 9th, Duke Energy announced the sale of its Duke Energy North America ("DENA") power generation assets to a member of the LS Power Group ("LS Power"). Since its founding in 1990, LS Power has been a developer, owner, and manager of power...


Howloween at the Zoo is a family favorite Halloween event. This event features less boo and more zoo! This event will have numerous activities perfect for children between the ages of 3 and 10. Kids can participate in pumpkin bowling, a pirate ring toss, and numerous other activities to win prizes and candy! There will also be Halloween craft stations and face painting. For an additional $2.00, anyone can purchase a pumpkin to paint and take home. All are encouraged to dress up in their favorite costumes for a chance to enter our costume contest! Join us for Howloween at the Zoo, where kids of all ages can see the zoo and enjoy the not-so-scary parts of the Halloween season. Admission is $6.00 for members and $8.00 for non-members. Admission gates are open 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.


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Q: Datepicker Label instead of a textarea...Is that possible I would like a label instead of a textbox, is that possible. The code is below:
$(document).ready(function(){
   $("#mydate").datepicker({ maxDate: '+1y', minDate: new Date() });
});

<%= text_field_tag "mydate", Date.now.strftime('%m/%d/%Y'), :size => 10 %> (Change Me)

A: Instead of a label, keep the textbox, remove the border, and set the background of the textbox to be the same as your background
it will look just like a label...and you won't have to setup a hack to fire the datepicker.
Style:
input, select, textarea
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Comets Topple Tigers 48-0
Jayden Gensweider
The Chanute Blue Comets' football team played the Ulysses Tigers on Friday. Chanute won 48-0 in dominant fashion. The Comets were led by junior quarterback Eric Erbe, who went 11/14 for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns.
"[We] talked about how that Ulysses team is a pretty darn good team. Everything went right for us tonight but their run game, they were ranked number one in 4A in running game before tonight and we shut them down," Chanute's head coach Clete Frazell said, "It was a scary game for us because they're a team that can hold on to the ball for a long time and control the clock, and if they score touchdowns you can be in trouble in a hurry. Then the quarter can be gone and you're down 7-0. It's a scary team to play for us and I'm glad that we played well and we were ready."
This game started with a three-and-out from the Comets and a turnover on downs by the Tigers that put Chanute on the Tigers' 31-yard line.
On 1st down & goal from the four, the Comets' junior running back Ty Leedy pounded in a touchdown. Senior Kaleb Becannon's point after attempt was wide right, putting Chanute up 6-0.
Leedy finished the game with 69 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 12 attempts. He also accumulated 47 punt return yards.
After a Ulysses punt, Chanute would put together a one-play, 61-yard touchdown drive, when Erbe hit sophomore Kaiden Seemster for the big gain. The Comets went for 2 and converted when Erbe connected with senior Kam Koester. After dueling drives ending in punts, the 1st quarter would end with Chanute up 14-0.
"[Erbe's game] was pretty darn good…He started off a little rusty coming off of that injury but he's hitting his stride now," Frazell said, "We know he's capable of being a very very good quarterback and a collegiate level guy. It's not surprising. I'm glad to see that he's relaxed out there and playing football like he can."
Ulysses would punt at the beginning of the second and the Blue Comets would capitalize with another quick hit drive. After two plays, Seemster ran for a 61-yard touchdown. Becannon's PAT was good, Comets up 21-0.
Seemster would go on to finish the contest with 4 receptions on 4 targets for 84 yards and 1 receiving touchdown. On the ground, he had 4 attempts for 74 yards and a touchdown. Totalling 8 touches, 158 yards from scrimmage, and 2 touchdowns.
Yet another Tiger punt, put Chanute on their own 25. They drove down and Leedy drove in a 2-yard touchdown with 4:09 left in the half. Becannon made the PAT. Blue Comets 28, Tigers 0.
On Chanute's last drive of the half, Erbe connected with Koester for a 31-yard touchdown. A successful Becannon PAT put Chanute up 35-0.
Koester's night would end with 5 receptions on 5 targets for 82 yards and a touchdown. He also shared a sack with Junior Dagen Dean as part of a spectacular Comet defensive effort.
"Coach Keeley had our defense ready to roll, and we just played dominant on defense. We had Kolten Lacrone shutting down his side of the field. We had Ty Leedy and Kedric Emling making tons of plays. Trey Dillow did a very nice job outside," Frazell said.
In the second half, Ulysses continued to stall on offense, and the Comets tacked on 2 more touchdowns. Erbe hit Emling for a 2-yard score and Dean for a 46-yarder. Becannon went 1/2 on PATs for the half and Chanute won 48-0.
"Our quarterback played really well tonight, and after that first drive or so, we got our run game going too. It was one of those nights where you feel good because everything was going well," Frazell said.


The 'Tigers Family' cartoon strip has been exclusively created for Leicester Tigers. The Leicester Tigers (in case you don't know) are the most successful English rugby union club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987 and play their rugby at Welford Road in Leicester.
I started working on this project early/mid 2012, and have worked closely with Leicester Tigers to come up with the whole design, look and feel for the family. They star in their very own cartoon strip that appears in every Tigers home game programme, and also appears on various Tigers promotional material including emailers, posters, postcards and more.
Below is the very first #tigersfamily cartoon strip. It appeared in the matchday programme on the 8th September 2012 for the game between Leicester Tigers and Worcester Warriors. You can see many more of the Tigers Family cartoon strips further down the page along with some early sketches and other Tigers Family examples.


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