Roma are hoping to hijack Manchester United's move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to Italian outlet SportMediaSet.
However, SportMediaSet reckon Roma will offer Ibrahimovic a bumper deal, claiming the Italian side will table a two-year contact worth £5.7m (€7m) per season.
He tweeted: "Ibrahimovic-Roma is a concrete negotiations, they are dealing on a basis of 2 years at €7m. [James] Pallotta wants him. Merchandising is key."
United have been told they can have Real Madrid star James Rodriguez, according to the Daily Mirror.
They say the Red Devils could land the Colombia international for around £50m.
And the Mirror reckon a move could be accelerated following Colombia's Copa America exit.
Real Madrid's Keylor Navas has discussed his failed United move.
The goalkeeper was set for an Old Trafford move last summer with David De Gea heading to the Spanish giants.
But a fax machine error meant the necessary paperwork could not be completed in time and the move fell through.
And the 29-year-old admitted he struggled to get over the transfer saga.
"It's not good when something like that happens but I'm not someone who is always looking back and I don't bear any grudges," Navas told Spanish newspaper Marca.
"The night of August 31 was a bitter pill I had to swallow but it's already forgotten and everything is lovely."


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Lord Rodger of Earlsferry: 1944 – 2011
Aidan O'Neill QC, Matrix. News Articles
If you speak to anyone who met or appeared before Alan Rodger, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, in a professional capacity, the quality people immediately speak of is his kindness. He was a man who took a lively interest and delight in other people, who encouraged them in their struggles, who applauded them in their success, and who showed compassion in the face of their setbacks. He embodied that quintessentially human virtue of sympathy. He delighted in the company of others. He had a keen eye for everyone's potential – at times, indeed, keener than their own – and took delight in the flourishing of all those whom he knew, particularly of the young. He was a man without enemies. Yet for all his gregariousness and ready sociability, he was also an intensely private man; one whose underlying shyness and tendency toward self-effacement evoked all the more affection of those who were privileged to get to know him. He was also the finest lawyer of his generation, and one of the cleverest men ever to have graced the bench – first of Scotland; and latterly – as a Law Lord and then Justice of the Supreme Court – of the United Kingdom.
Alan Rodger was born in Glasgow on 18 September 1944, the son of Jean Margaret Smith Chalmers and of Professor Thomas Ferguson Rodger, Professor of Psychological Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He was educated in Glasgow, his schooldays being spent at Kelvinside Academy. His first degree was at the University of Glasgow, where he studied modern languages, becoming fluent in both French and German. He then undertook the accelerated LL.B., again at the University of Glasgow. He excelled in the study of the law and won a place at Oxford University where he studied for a D. Phil in Roman Law under the supervision of David Daube, Regius Professor of Civil Law. His thesis was subsequently published as Owners and Neighbours in Roman Law (1972). He was Dyke Junior Research Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford from 1969 to 1970 and a Fellow of New College from 1970 to 1972.
He was destined for a glittering academic career at Oxford, but took the decision in 1972 that he would prefer to practice law rather than simply to teach it. So, aged 28, he returned to Scotland, undertook a legal apprenticeship in an Edinburgh law firm, and was called to the Scottish bar in 1974, where he quickly developed a lucrative civil commercial practice. He was elected by his peers to be Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates, a position he held from 1976 to 1979. He took silk in 1985, but then chose to devote his career at the senior Bar to one of public service, working as a criminal prosecutor. He was Advocate-Depute in the Crown Office from 1985 to 1988 – holding the promoted post of Home Advocate Depute between 1986 and 1988 – when he was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland, a position he held until 1992 when he became Lord Advocate. He therefore had unrivalled experience in the practice of the criminal law and in the inner workings of government. In 1995 he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Session, sitting as an Outer House judge for only one year until 1996 when he was elevated to the leadership of the Scottish judiciary as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session. In 2001 he moved to the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, becoming a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2009. Throughout his time in legal practice, both at the Bar and on the Bench, he found time to continue to write both witty and learned legal articles. His learning was lightly worn but it attracted numerous academic honours, notably his appointment in 1991 as a Fellow of the British Academy.
It was a pleasure and a privilege to appear before him as a judge. He could spot a weak argument at a hundred paces. But his questioning and testing of counsel's submissions were at all times courteously done, and always got straight to the heart of the issue. If he had a weakness as a judge it was that in his judgments he would often find on a precedent or a point that had not been raised by either side in argument. But he was almost invariably right on these points, even if reached without the benefit of counsel's submissions. His judgments were always tightly, and utterly persuasively, reasoned; and were often leavened with an impish humour. There was a certain humility in his vision of the judicial office, as being the servant of reason. This meant that it not for him to take a view on a case, and then find reasons to support it. Rather, he would follow through the argument to discover the result that his impeccable reasoning had led to, and then stick with that as the conclusion required by law, whatever the consequences.
His untimely death robs us of a great jurist, and of a good man. His passing diminishes all of us who had the privilege to know him and to work with him. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.
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Maloney, Bonamici Demand that Google Stop Funding Advertising for Fake Women's Health Centers
WASHINGTON, DC – Following reports that Google has given more than $150,000 in advertising grants to Obria Group, an organization that runs fake medical clinics with a history of falsely advertising medical services to pregnant women, Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) today demanded that Google remove these ads from their platform and cease any funding.
In their letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the Congresswomen state, "Given Google's past acknowledgements that CPC ads violate the company's policy against deceptive advertising, we are appalled that Google reportedly awarded Obria Group nearly $32,000 in 2011 and $120,000 in 2015 in Google advertising grants. Your continued support of Obria Group's intentional misinformation campaigns denies women access to truthful information about their medical choices. We ask that you take immediate action to review and remove any advertisements for Obria or similar CPCs intended to mislead customers. We also urge Google to implement new policies and procedures to ensure that its advertising grants are not awarded to applicants who intentionally engage in deceptive advertising."
Congresswomen Maloney and Bonamici introduced the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act on May 9, 2019 (release here) to crack down on false advertising related to family planning and reproductive health services. This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prohibit reproductive healthcare service providers, including fake women's health centers, from using deceptive advertising to imply that they provide abortion services when they do not, or that they do not provide abortion services when they do.
Congresswoman Maloney has been introducing a version of this legislation since 2006. Congresswoman Bonamici joined the effort soon after she was elected to Congress in 2012, building on the work she had previously done at the state level.
Full text of the letter below and a PDF can be found here.
Dear Mr. Pichai,
It has come to our attention that Google has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in advertising grants to Obria Group, an organization that runs fake medical clinics with a history of falsely advertising medical services to pregnant women.[1] Google should in no way be subsidizing any misinformation campaigns, especially campaigns designed to deceive women about their own reproductive care options. Although we recognize, as per the company's most recent statement on this matter, that Google makes these grants available to "a diverse group that represents many different views and different causes," including both pro- and anti-choice organizations, it is unacceptable for Google to facilitate misinformation campaigns, regardless of ideology. We urge you to immediately stop funding this organization, remove its misleading ads from all Google platforms, and take steps to make sure this does not happen again.
Obria Group operates so-called "crisis pregnancy centers," or CPCs, which falsely and deliberately advertise themselves to potential clients as medically licensed healthcare providers offering a comprehensive array of reproductive health and family planning services, including abortion.[2] According to a 2014 analysis by NARAL Pro-Choice America ("NARAL"), "79 percent of the crisis pregnancy centers that advertised on Google indicated that they provided medical services such as abortions, when, in fact, they are focused on counseling services and on providing information about alternatives to abortion."[3]
Google should be well aware of the deceptive advertising practices of these types of organizations. Your company previously took numerous actions to remove advertisements for crisis pregnancy centers because they violate Google's internal advertising policy. For example, in 2014, following NARAL's analysis, Google found that many CPC advertisements indeed violated its policy against deceptive advertising and removed web search ads for some CPCs.[4] In 2017, the company again removed CPC advertisements in response to an investigation by Rewire.News which revealed another batch of misleading advertisements.[5] Last year, it was revealed that Google searches for Bay Area abortion providers would primarily yield results for anti-abortion clinics, while abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood were lower in the search results.[6] When this came to light, a Google spokesperson said the company "actively enforce(s)" their "robust policies" against misleading ads.[7]
Many of these ads, however, continue to appear. Recently, when The Guardian presented Google with examples of ads for clinics that appear to offer abortion services but do not, the company said that any ads in violation of its policy would be taken down, but, several days later, those ads were still active.[8]
On its advertising support page, Google states, "We don't want users to feel misled by ads, so we strive to ensure ads are clear and honest, and provide the information that users need to make informed decisions. We don't allow ads or destinations that intend to deceive users by excluding relevant information or giving misleading information about products, services, or businesses."[9] It is baffling that Google continues, despite repeated violations of this policy, to not only allow CPCs to use its platform to provide misinformation to pregnant women, but awards funding for these deceptive ads.
Given Google's past acknowledgements that CPC ads violate the company's policy against deceptive advertising, we are appalled that Google reportedly awarded Obria Group nearly $32,000 in 2011 and $120,000 in 2015 in Google advertising grants.[10] Your continued support of Obria Group's intentional misinformation campaigns denies women access to truthful information about their medical choices .We ask that you take immediate action to review and remove any advertisements for Obria or similar CPCs intended to mislead customers. We also urge Google to implement new policies and procedures to ensure that its advertising grants are not awarded to applicants who intentionally engage in deceptive advertising. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
[1] Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jessica Glenza, "Google has given $150,000 in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group," The Guardian, April 13,2019, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/12/google-advertising-abortion-obria?CMP=share_btn_tw.
[2] Julie Tulbert, "Crisis pregnancy centers hurt people, and it's time the media noticed," Media Matters, Dec. 28, 2017, https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/12/28/crisis-pregnancy-centers-hurt-people-and-its-time-media-noticed/218904.
[3] Hayley Tsukayama, "Google removes 'deceptive' pregnancy center ads," Washington Post, April 28, 2014, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/04/28/naral-successfully-lobbies-google-to-take-down-deceptive-pregnancy-center-ads/?utm_term=.24ed3b86c0c0.
[4] Tsukayama, "Google removes 'deceptive' pregnancy center ads," 2014.
[5] Nicole Knight, "Google Removes Misleading Anti-Choice Fake Clinic Ads. Again." Rewire.News, Dec. 8, 2017, https://rewire.news/article/2017/12/08/google-removes-misleading-anti-choice-fake-clinic-ads/.
[6] Ethan Baron, "Google points abortion-seekers towards anti-abortion clinics," Mercury News, Feb. 12, 2018, https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/12/google-points-abortion-seekers-toward-anti-abortion-clinics/.
[7] Baron, "Google points abortion-seekers towards anti-abortion clinics," 2018.
[8] Kirchgaessner and Glenza, "Google has given $150,000 in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group," 2019.
[9] Google Advertising Policies Support Page, https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6020955?hl=en.
[10] Kirchgaessner and Glenza, "Google has given $150,000 in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group," 2019.


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There is a substantial market for products which claim to make weight loss easier, quicker, cheaper, more reliable, or less painful. These include books, DVDs, CDs, cremes, lotions, pills, rings and earrings, body wraps, body belts and other materials, fitness centers, clinics, personal coaches, weight loss groups, and food products and supplements.[22]
Sleep is an essential component to maintaining health. In children, sleep is also vital for growth and development. Ongoing sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk for some chronic health problems. In addition, sleep deprivation has been shown to correlate with both increased susceptibility to illness and slower recovery times from illness.[47] In one study, people with chronic insufficient sleep, set as six hours of sleep a night or less, were found to be four times more likely to catch a cold compared to those who reported sleeping for seven hours or more a night.[48] Due to the role of sleep in regulating metabolism, insufficient sleep may also play a role in weight gain or, conversely, in impeding weight loss.[49] Additionally, in 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is the cancer research agency for the World Health Organization, declared that "shiftwork that involves circadian disruption is probably carcinogenic to humans," speaking to the dangers of long-term nighttime work due to its intrusion on sleep.[50] In 2015, the National Sleep Foundation released updated recommendations for sleep duration requirements based on age and concluded that "Individuals who habitually sleep outside the normal range may be exhibiting signs or symptoms of serious health problems or, if done volitionally, may be compromising their health and well-being."[51]
The earliest extant systematic account of yoga and a bridge from the earlier Vedic uses of the term is found in the Hindu Katha Upanisad (Ku), a scripture dating from about the third century BCE[…] [I]t describes the hierarchy of mind-body constituents—the senses, mind, intellect, etc.—that comprise the foundational categories of Sāmkhya philosophy, whose metaphysical system grounds the yoga of the Yogasutras, Bhagavad Gita, and other texts and schools (Ku3.10–11; 6.7–8).[101]
The Bhagavad Gita ('Song of the Lord') is part of the Mahabharata and also contains extensive teachings on Yoga. According to According to Mallinson and Singleton, the Gita "seeks to appropriate yoga from the renunciate milieu in which it originated, teaching that it is compatible with worldly activity carried out according to one's caste and life stage; it is only the fruits of one's actions that are to be renounced."[109] In addition to an entire chapter (ch. 6) dedicated to traditional yoga practice, including meditation,[113] it introduces three prominent types of yoga:[114]
In recent years, the related areas of fitness and figure competition have increased in popularity, surpassing that of female bodybuilding, and have provided an alternative for women who choose not to develop the level of muscularity necessary for bodybuilding. McLish would closely resemble what is thought of today as a fitness and figure competitor, instead of what is now considered a female bodybuilder. Fitness competitions also have a gymnastic element to them. A study by the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine found that female bodybuilders who are taking anabolic steroids are more likely to have qualified for substance dependence disorder, to have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, or to have a history of sexual abuse.[14]
The focus of public health interventions is to prevent and manage diseases, injuries and other health conditions through surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy behavior, communities, and (in aspects relevant to human health) environments. Its aim is to prevent health problems from happening or re-occurring by implementing educational programs, developing policies, administering services and conducting research.[53] In many cases, treating a disease or controlling a pathogen can be vital to preventing it in others, such as during an outbreak. Vaccination programs and distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of communicable diseases are examples of common preventive public health measures, as are educational campaigns to promote vaccination and the use of condoms (including overcoming resistance to such).
Organized interventions to improve health based on the principles and procedures developed through the health sciences are provided by practitioners trained in medicine, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other health care professions. Clinical practitioners focus mainly on the health of individuals, while public health practitioners consider the overall health of communities and populations. Workplace wellness programs are increasingly adopted by companies for their value in improving the health and well-being of their employees, as are school health services in order to improve the health and well-being of children.
SLPY offers dynamic, HEATED yoga classes that focus on balanced movement, strength, and breath. SLPY classes meet you where you are and are accessible to everyone—regardless of your age, flexibility, and experience. Built on the foundation of Baptiste yoga, our powerful flow can help you reduce stress, lose weight, heal injuries, increase focus, and much more.
^ Werner writes, "The word Yoga appears here for the first time in its fully technical meaning, namely as a systematic training, and it already received a more or less clear formulation in some other middle Upanishads....Further process of the systematization of Yoga as a path to the ultimate mystic goal is obvious in subsequent Yoga Upanishads and the culmination of this endeavour is represented by Patanjali's codification of this path into a system of the eightfold Yoga."[138]


In 1994, the Oberlin Chemistry and Biochemistry Department completely redesigned its curriculum. As part of this change, the traditional two-semester course in organic chemistry (where half of the text is covered in the first semester and the second half of the text is covered in the second semester) was dropped. We replaced these two courses (Chem 205/206) with three courses: Chem 205, Principles of Organic Chemistry; Chem 254, Bioorganic Chemistry; and Chem 325, Organic Mechanism and Synthesis. Chem 205 is a rigorous overview of the traditional two-semester course and is the prerequisite for Chem 254 and Chem 325. Chem 254 is a cross between organic chemistry and introductory biochemistry. Chem 325 is a second pass at the more traditional organic topics skipped in Chem 205. The details of these courses will be presented.


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Playlist for the Apocalypse: 15 Murder Most Foul
Posted on May 14, 2020 May 15, 2020 by Wayne Bowerman
On January 31, 2020 Representative John Delaney of Maryland officially dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Who?
In June of 2019, Joe Biden skipped the Democratic Convention in California to publically display his disdain for the progressive direction of the Democratic party and exhibit his firm belief that the identity politics of 2008 are the future of the party.
Someone had to represent the interest of the party status quo, the insurance companies, and big pharma. Delaney did just that, contrasting his hopeless campaign strategy with views of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others on the party's left. By July 2019, Delaney along with a dozen and a half the other presidential hopefuls participated in the Democratic Primary debates in Detroit, MI. Again, it seemed Delaney's main agenda was poking any holes possible into any healthcare proposals that resembled Medicare for All. Delaney found his chief adversaries in Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But, sometimes you just can't stop the shining.
In what was once the widest, most diverse, Democratic primary race ever, the old white guy from Maryland had served his purpose. By November 2019, after some very contentious primary debates and public criticism, Sen. Warren had finally laid out a bizarre healthcare plan, that leaned away from Medicare for All.
During the early months of 2020, while the Trump administration was tragically mishandling information about coronavirus, the Democratic party was manhandling a primary to make sure the status quo is preserved: Between November and March, Mike Bloomberg came and went. Joe Biden had a surprise win in the South Carolina Democratic primary on February 29. On March 1, Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race. March 2, Amy Klobuchar dropped out as well. Klobuchar and Buttigieg both endorsed Biden. With party leaders rallied around Biden, he won Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia on Super Tuesday. On April 7, despite the COVID-19 outbreak, the Wisconsin primaries were held, putting thousands of lives in danger. On April 8, Sanders suspended his campaign making Biden the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee.
Back in March, while a Nazi flag was being waved at the rally of a Jewish presidential candidate, mainstream media chose to ignore that story in favor of hard-hitting exposés about Bernie Bros, the dirtbag left, and snake emojis. March was a rough month. And as some US states pivot toward reopening, the worst is likely yet to come. But somewhere in between the waving of swastikas at a Sanders' rally and Bernie suspending his campaign in early April, Bob Dylan released a 17 minute long, new song on March 27, titled "Murder Most Foul."
Murder was the first original Dylan song the world heard since the release of his 2012 album The Tempest. Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016), and Triplicate (2017) were all covers and reworkings of traditional songs. What could bring the 2016 recipient of The Nobel Prize in Literature out of retirement?
The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son
The age of the Antichrist has just only begun"
Air Force One coming in through the gate
Johnson sworn in at 2:38
Let me know when you decide to thrown in the towel
It is what it is, and it's murder most foul
Now the " age of the Antichrist " is in full swing. In 2020, Oligarchs don't need a patsy. You don't need Lee Harvey Oswald or Jack Ruby when you have John Delaney and Joe Biden. In the world of social media, purposeful disinformation campaigns, and corporate-owned Cable News Networks in bed with either the GOP (FOX) or DNC (MSNBC & CNN), character assassination is all political pundits need to aim, fire and destroy those dirty, filthy, socialists, Russian loving, snake emoji tweeting, liberals! They must hate women!
Actually, people are universally pretty shitty toward women. That is not unique to any social, religious, or political affiliation or leanings. But this is not about Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or even a rising star like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (who has been drafted for the Biden train).
This murder was about power. It was about who gets to cast the narrative. The U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district sold shares in Alaska Air and Royal Caribbean cruise lines on Feb11!!! This time mainstream media compared the supporters of a Jewish candidate to the stormtroopers of the Nazi Party. Then the media cast Sanders himself as a Russian asset insurgent over and over again. Trump derangement syndrome has a whole party fighting, scratching, and clawing over each other to prove who is the truest, pro-big-bank, pro-corporate, anti-Medicare candidate… for all. This was a character assassination not merely of Sanders, Warren, or other progressive officials. This was a character assassination of progressives in the United States. Anyone left of the center would not be standing when all was through. It happened so quickly – so quick by surprise right there in front of everyone's eyes. Or, maybe its been happening over and over for the last 50 years.
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Playlist for the Apocalypse: 14 Higgs Boson Blues
In 2013, 477 years after John Calvin was recruited by William Farel to join the Reformation in Geneva something else was happening in the city of predestination, barbecued Servetus, the United Nations, and the Red Cross.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research discovered a particle believed to imbue elementary particles with mass. Despite some consternation in the scientific community, the term "god particle" first coined by Dick Teresiin 1993, became the in vogue language for talking about the "Higgs Boson."
Nick Cave is one of my favorite Singer-songwriters of all time. I discovered Cave when I was in seminary. My friend Ryan loved him and made me listen to Dig Lazarus Dig my first year in seminary. I soon jumped into the back catalog and discovered what was my favorite Nick Cave song until Higgs Boson Blues was released.
The 1997 single, "Into My Arms" held the title of "my favorite Cave song" for a long time. It's still pretty high up on an increasingly long list for me. Through his art, Nick Cave loaned me a new vernacular to talk about spiritual things: "I don't believe in an interventionist God," he sings on the haunting ballad. Well, neither do I, at least 99% of the time.
Cave remains a very interesting figure, and an artist I turn to for inspiration His work often serves as a soundtrack and a bit of a sounding board, when I am pouring out my own heart in writing, albeit in a different artistic medium. In 2010, when I was still fairly new to Nick Cave, he described the spirituality that emerges in his music and distinguished it from Christianity and religion in general:
I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian… but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god. It's kind of defending the indefensible, though; I'm critical of what religions are becoming, the more destructive they're becoming. But I think as an artist, particularly, it's a necessary part of what I do, that there is some divine element going on within my songs.
In "Higgs Boson Blues," Cave evokes images of burning trees lining the streets, genocide, and Miley Cyrus. He laces all of this with multiple references to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is Cave lamenting or celebrating his "indefensible" sense of divinity in a world where the binding for sub-particles can be seen and god cannot?
The song itself is full of wonder, longing, even fear. Anything but an obnoxious certainty. It seems an appropriate existential "hymn" for our chaotic world and this particular moment in history, drenched in fear, longing, anxiety and wonder about what it means to be human. Of course, these are questions that can never be fully answered by religion or science, John Calvin or the Higggs Boson. No one person, source or belief system has all the answers to our deepest questions. But I like to keep this in mind for times when Im singing and dancing along with Cave and not sure if it's joy or despair that I feel:
The Tao that can be told
Is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
Is not the eternal name
~ Tao The Ching: 1
Playlist for the Apocalypse: 13 Junk Town
As the efforts to slow coronavirus in the United States drag on and some states begin to reopen, people are sick of being constrained to virtual interactions with real people. It seems Zoom fatigue is setting in. I have noticed the swift change as Spring begins to bloom and people grow anxious to leave their houses and have different types of interactions. I host a virtual open mic that had a terrific kick off last month. We were filling a void of weekly interactions at open mics. But in just the last two weeks it seems that interest is already beginning to wane.
This past Sunday, some folks in the US began meeting for public worship again. And in the coming weeks, more churches are sure to reopen. I haven't really participated in a Sunday Worship service since my last time serving communion in June of 2014. In January of 2019, I finally demitted from my status as an ordained "Minister of Word and Sacrament" in the Reformed Church in America. So I will not be in church this Sunday or anytime soon. I'll probably be home listening to Ian Noe.
I have written before about how much I love Ian Noe and his debut album, Between the Country. Almost all of Noe's cast of characters share a similar longing. In the stories of substance abuse, religious yearning, bank heists, unrequited love, and even violence it would be easy – perhaps too easy – to name this shared longing as a desire to escape. While similar, there is also a substantial difference between escape and what these folks – hurting, broken, or even evil – truly long for, namely transcendence.
The narrator in the sorrowful and gospel-infused Junk Town recounts being stuck in the same dead-end place for most of his life: "Spending all my money on me and my junked-out wife." He laments the cold winters that "never did anybody any good" and "burning up in the summer, hauling those heavy loads." He and his wife have been "junkin' through many troubled years" in an effort "to keep away those cold sweat fears." But the drugs are not their ultimate hope:
And glory, glory
We are waitin'
That sweet someday
When we leave our troubles
And are taken
Escape is about leaving, departing, going somewhere, anywhere else. Transcendence is about liberation, evolution, changing yourself, or transforming your surroundings. When I was a conservative evangelical Christian, I thought the work of liberation was all about personal piety and transformation and getting others to join the club. When I was a progressive Christain, I thought liberation was all about confronting and if possible, transforming corrupt powers and institutions: the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this present darkness. I don't have an accurate one-word signifier to describe what I believe these days.
But I can say, it's all more terribly complicated than I once thought. Systems and individual people within them overlap, contradict, define, and constantly redefine the parameters for conversation. I can say for certain that I still believe that "what we believe" is important. Our beliefs inform all we that do. But how we live, what we do with this little bit of time we have, that's the penultimate testament to who we are as human beings. Our beliefs – both personal and systemic – merely provide the language, the context for the final draft we hand in whenever our number is up.
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Playlist for the Apocalypse: 12 White Man's World
I am a 43-year-old white male. For hundreds of years, guys with my skin color, similar Western European lineage, similar religious backgrounds, and usually right about my age have been in charge of the whole goddamn world. In 1492, we set sail from the old world. We conquered. We colonized. We stole this land from men, women, and children with different skin color, red skin. We brought with us men, women, and children with more melanin in their skin. We brought our own women for the reproducing and rearing children and the keeping of a new homestead.
This is the land that white hands stole.
This is the empire black hands built
These are the homes soft hands have made
Between the establishment of the first colonies along the Atlantic shoreline in the early 17th Century, and where we find ourselves today, a couple of decades into the 21st Century: Smallpox, French and Indian War, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment, Women's suffrage, world wars, FDR, JFK, LBJ and 500,000 other horrible and terrific things. But most of them mundane: vanilla, saltine, plain… white.
I sometimes forget my privilege. I honestly rarely think about being white or even being a male. I can't imagine what it must be like to worry – a palpable worry that we ALL KNOW is real – that I might be killed for the color of my skin. I don't know what it's like to be afraid to walk down the street at night alone or to have my heart rate increase with the pace of the steps of the man or men behind me. I can't imagine the distrust I would have of me and people who look like me if I was Japanese American and had family live through the days of Internment Camps. I can't even begin to imagine the life of a Somalian immigrant in the Twin Cities or a Syrian Refugee in Dearborn.
Growing up (relatively) poor doesn't make me not white. Struggling with learning disabilities in school and getting government-funded free lunches doesn't make me not white. Being attracted to both women and men doesn't make me not white. In fact, it makes me suspect to some people, and it means nothing more than I'm just like everyone else to some other people. I have immense piles of student debt and not much to show for it. But, like… get in line with the rest of the country!
I think a lot of white dudes go through similar struggles and they forget. They forget the immense amount of privilege that they – we – carry in our very being. This is not an innate privilege, of course. Its is a product of a time, a place, a transatlantic slave trade, a world that I didn't build.
But I'm here. I want to live a better life in this world, a fair one, a life in which I see the beauty in the wide spectrum of human beings around me. The differences in skin color and tone, and melanin distribution. The plethora of ethnic lineages, gender diversity, and an array of sexual orientations.
The goal of living "color blind" of not seeing differences, of saying "love is love" is in some ways like the old "eye for an eye" ethic of life, in that if we live a life that way, we all end up blind. We can't see others when we can't see beyond ourselves. Likewise, if we can't even see ourselves, to begin with.
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Playlist for the Apocalypse: 11 Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio was once an essential part of America's steel manufacturing network. In the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, the decline of the American steel industry devastated the economy of Youngstown. Revitalization projects over the last couple of decades have had mixed results.
In his ballad about the town, Springsteen traces the lineage of the steel industry in Youngstown from James and Daniel Heaton building the first blast furnace for ore in 1803 to the present day in which the "world's changed" and the narrator has grown disillusioned and angry "Once I made you rich enough, rich enough to forget my name."
Like nearly every other community around the globe, Youngstown has been devastated by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
When I die I don't want no part of heaven
I would not do heaven's work well
I pray the devil comes and takes me
To stand in the fiery furnaces of hell
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Church of Chad seeks justice and peace
Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitanger of N'Djamena talks about his country's interfaith platform
Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitanger of N'Djamena
By Lucie Sarr | International
Chad's Episcopal Conference met for its last plenary assembly of the year from Dec. 3-14, ending with a Christmas message to the people of the African nation.
The day before the publication of this message, Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitanger of N'Djamena reflected on some of the significant events in Chad during 2018 in an interview with La Croix Africa.
At the end of November, Chad's Interfaith Platform of Religious Leaders organized a day of peace. What is this all about?
The Interfaith Platform of Religious Leaders is a forum initiated after the National Conference in 1993, in which four delegates from the Islamic Council of Chad, two delegates from the Episcopal Conference of Chad and two Protestant pastors participated.
The archbishop of N'Djamena at the time, Charles Vandame, decided to regularly invite the imam of the Great Mosque of N'Djamena and the president of the Alliance of Evangelical Churches and Missions to a New Year's day of prayer, a world day of peace for Catholics.
And so the idea of gathering to discuss interesting issues in their respective religious communities was born. The designation of the Interfaith Platform of Religious Leaders was made official by a presidential decree. Nov. 28 was instituted as the day of prayer for peace, peaceful cohabitation and national solidarity under the authority of the religious leaders.
Chad's Day of Peace and National Cohabitation is thus celebrated every year on Nov. 28, the day on which the Republic of Chad was proclaimed.
This year the day occurred in a somewhat tense sociopolitical context due to factional demands.
Can we speak of peace without demanding social justice?
First of all, it is a day of prayer: this is what many people forget. Some accuse us of taking refuge in prayer whereas we should be denouncing injustice and violence. We have done this on other occasions.
For us, justice and peace are inextricably linked, as indicated in Psalm 85. There is no peace without justice. The prayer for peace itself can be a form of denunciation of all that does not allow peace to flourish, and injustice is the main factor in this.
Prayer is only answered if we are prepared to welcome what we are praying for and to promote it. The same is true of justice: you have to be committed to be a maker of justice. Moreover, this was the theme of this year's prayer: "Fellow citizens, let us be makers of peace."
In April, the Episcopal Conference of Chad announced that it was in favor of a referendum on a change in the constitutional law, which has since been passed. One of the dispositions allows President Idriss Déby Into to stand for two more mandates after 2021. Eight months after the adoption of this controversial law, what are your observations?
We only wanted to appeal to legislators to respect the spirit of the constitution, which stipulates that there must be recourse to a referendum with regard to any proposals as important as changes to the constitution.
However, we were not understood and everything proceeded very quickly: a month later, we entered the Fourth Republic. New institutions are being put in place but we must have time to appreciate them. The next elections will be the best judge.
The new constitution of Chad obliges ministers to take an oath "in the name of Allah." What is the Church's reaction to this obligation?
Given the courage of a Christian minister who obeyed his conscience in refusing this form of oath, we have asked all concerned Christians to listen to their own conscience in deciding whether to say this oath or not.
An imposed oath will not make anyone who says it more virtuous. We have discussed this with our Protestant brothers because we drink from the same spring: the Gospel.
In terms of the Interfaith Platform of Religious Leaders, we avoid contentious topics as we have different points of view to our Muslim brothers on this matter.
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Once again the strong figures supporting EIS and SEIS venture capital investments continue to reaffirm the importance of these schemes and the key role they play in growth company funding, enabling companies to grow and succeed whilst investors are rewarded through generous tax breaks.
It's interesting that the latest figures issued by HMRC include data on Advanced Assurance requests received for the first time. On a positive note whilst we have seen an increase in applications over the last 3-4 years the number of requests accepted has dropped off from 2014/15 to 2015/16. HRMC clearly see the Advanced Assurance process as an effective means to apply pressure on product providers in their EIS structuring perhaps signalling a move away from provider operated schemes says Dermot Campbell, CEO of Kuber Ventures.
Graph below – Number of EIS Advance Assurance applications received, approved and rejected, from 2006-07 to 2015-16 (provisional), Source EIS/SEIS (AA).
Latest statistics on Companies raising funds in UK Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)April 2016 available here.
Kuber Ventures IHT Seminar hits the spot.


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Apple, Samsung face new iPhone damages trial - U.S. judge
A U.S. judge has ordered a new trial to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California issued an order late on Sunday, 10 months after the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a $399 million award against Samsung for mimicking the iPhone`s look for its Galaxy and other devices.
The Supreme Court said damages could be based only on parts of a device that may have infringed patents, not necessarily the entire device.
Koh said the jury instructions at the Apple-Samsung trial "did not accurately reflect the law" and may have prejudiced Samsung by preventing jurors from considering whether any infringement covered "something other than the entire phone."
The $399 million is part of a $548 million payment that Samsung made to Apple in December 2015.
Apple had argued that no new trial was warranted, and that the $399 million award should be confirmed. It did not immediately respond on Monday to requests for comment.
Samsung, in a statement, said it welcomed Koh`s order.
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If you work in the digital marketing world, you know that data is king. Our metric-based, ROI-centric business would be nothing without the mountains of data that we sift through day in and day out. Whether it's weekly reports, optimizations, or strategy analyses, data is the wind to our sails.
I'll be the first to admit that the raw amount of data we deal with can get overwhelming. On an average day, I bet that you're handling data from routine optimizations, weekly reports, information from prospective clients… I could go on and on. But the real question is: how do we intelligently and efficiently deal with this constant inflow of data?
Our answer: Supermetrics. I want to give their team a huge shout out here – their software has shaved a ton of time off of our weekly and monthly reporting processes. The Supermetrics tool allows users to pull advertising data from 20 different sources, whether it be AdWords, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, etc. As the person responsible for our department's weekly client reports, I have to pull data for nine clients, with multiple sources for each client.
Supermetrics (specifically Supermetrics for Google Sheets) is a Sheets add-on that allows users to pull data from several different sources almost instantly. I'm talking anything from AdWords to GA to SEMrush… you name it.
Supermetrics has 23 full data sources and 11 simple connections (social media data and posts from FB/TW/Reddit, etc.). I'll be focusing on the full data sources since that's where the bulk of my experience lies, but "simple connections" could be worth exploring for any Social team!
In addition to many sources to pull from, Supermetrics allows for (basically) any segmentation that's available in the native UI of these sources. Want to pull daily click/imp/cost/conversion data for the last three months for your client Organic Food Supplier? Easy.
What if a hair product e-commerce client has a separate GA account for each of the six products they sell? No problem, Supermetrics will have that data near-instantly in one organized spreadsheet.
Next, a little insight into how we use it at Power Digital!
Pre-Supermetrics, the Hair Styler weekly report took our Strategist Ryan at leastan hour to pull, sometimes more. The difficulty lay in the fact that he had to pull GA data from 6 separate Instyler accounts, an AdWords account, a Bing account, and a Facebook ads account. That is nine separate downloads, which then have to be combined into a raw data tab through some Excel wizardry.
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With Supermetrics, I was able to cut out the entire download process up to the point of the Excel magic (Supermetrics isn't that smart). Instead of having to launch four different UIs, I only needed to "refresh" the Supermetrics sheets. All of the data appears virtually instantly! This report went from taking the better part of a Monday morning to maybe 15 minutes with the addition of this simple tool.
As you can see, certain departments will benefit more from using Supermetrics than others. I see the biggest areas of opportunities are in PPC, Paid Social, and SEO. Supermetrics can pull virtually any metric that you'd be able to pull manually, barring a few exceptions.
Onboarding a new client into the Supermetrics UI is nearly as easy as using it to pull the reports. Once you've installed Supermetrics, it's as simple as navigating to the top bar, finding Supermetrics in the "Addons" tab, and launching the sidebar (example pictured below).
From here, it's fairly intuitive. Work through these options from top to bottom.
Select which metrics you want to see.
…And boom! Click the big blue "Get Data to Table" button and your data should populate in about 30 seconds. Barring any edits to the data pull, this is the only time you'll have to set this up. From here on out, it's as easy as Addons > Supermetrics > Refresh!
Supermetrics has saved the PPC department hours of work every week since it's implementation. We're using it primarily to streamline our weekly and monthly reporting processes, but there's potential for this tool to help other departments in many ways. I hope this write-up sparked some ideas!
Lastly, I want to ask you all a question. What tools have you implemented into your core processes that have been a big help? Comment below!


All the things she said; runnin' through my head.
My favorite part is reenacting the music video.
WAIT LOST AGAIN OH NO RAINING, WE ARE LOST ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE FENCE. HI MOM AND DAD LOOKING AT THEIR QUEER KIDS LETS MAKE OUT...OH NO WE ARE LOST.
Not going to lie; I'm pretty confident that every gay kid in america felt a strange affection for T.A.t.u.
Chuck, I believe you are correct. However how many gay kids can one high school have? I say tops around 20 "HIGH PROFILE HOMOS." It was not until straight boys caught on that our sense of loss was felt.
I don't know if this movie will ruin my memory of the past, or rectify my loss by making it campier.


I was born in New York City, grew up in Westchester County and have lived in Brooklyn, NY most of my adult life. I began studying art at The New School for Social Research in NYC. Later I received my MFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute. I also have an MA in Art Therapy from NYU and am a Licensed Art Therapist in NY State. I also worked for a couple of years in a fabricating shop creating architectural metal furniture and sculpture.
My Sculpture is a creative process. I create these works while considering natural forms, balance, movement, color and sound. My work is inspired by "abstract constructivism", "drawing in space" and Calder's mobiles and Kandinsky paintings. I am also influenced by my study of the human mind with its complex layers of thought process, unconcious thoughts, and the layers of meaning we each bring to the observation of visual art. I was born in New York City, grew up in Westchester County and have lived in Brooklyn, NY most of my adult life. I began studying art at The New School for Social Research in NYC. Later I received my MFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute. I also have an MA in Art Therapy from NYU and am a Licensed Art Therapist in NY State. I also worked for a couple of years in a fabricating shop creating architectural metal furniture and sculpture.


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Rumor: iMac update will end 17″ model
ThinkSecret "confirms" a rumor, first posted by AppleInsider, that the iMac …
Charles Jade - May 22, 2007 6:23 pm UTC
What happened to ThinkSecret? The rumor site that revealed the original Mac Mini and brought down upon itself the wrath of Apple Legal has been languishing since Macworld 2005. While a dearth of juicy rumors at least shows they aren't making stuff up, the source for the latest rumor might just as well be a rumor by AppleInsider from March.
People familiar with the matter say the Cupertino-based Mac maker has called upon its award-winning design chief Jonathan Ive and his team to cut the fat from the the current iMac line and outfit a pair of new Core 2 Duo-based models in a form factor that will be both slimmer and sleeker than today's offerings.
It sounds like the iMac "chin," love or hate it, is on the way out, though the ThinkSecret rumor doesn't mention redesign, instead focusing on the impending doom of the 17" model.
The decision to axe the smallest iMac comes as display prices continue to track downwards, making the cost difference for Apple between a 17-inch display and a 20-inch display almost negligible.
According to ThinkSecret, Apple will also save money by reducing parts inventory for the iMac, and by updating Cinema Displays to use the same LCD panels as the iMacs, the 23" Cinema Display becomes the 24" Cinema Display.
Unfortunately, neither rumor lists specifications. One could argue that both rumors are simply stating the obvious, as the iMac was last updated in September of 2006. Of course, the Mac mini was updated then, too, and it's still using the Core Duo, which goes to show that the promise of continuous hardware upgrades with the switch to Intel was just that, a promise.
However, ditching the 17" iMac would solve at least one problem for the lineup, that being the issue of "millions" of colors in the display. Apple is currently being sued by owners of MacBook Pros and MacBooks over whether a 6-bit LCD that uses dithering actually displays millions of colors. According to AppleInsider and this developer note, the 17" iMac also uses a 6-bit LCD.
The 17-inch model supports an LCD display size of 1440 x 900 pixels at 100 dpi. The graphics card temporally dithers the 6 bits per component to show up to millions of colors.
While an interesting aside, that's not likely why the 17" iMac faces extinction. ThinkSecret may actually have been partially right in citing similar costs for the 17" and 20" model as the reason for discontinuing the 17" iMac, except that it's probably not about cutting costs. By eliminating the 17" model, except possibly for education, Apple can increase its margins, selling a 20" iMac for $1499 instead of a 17" iMac for $1199. Of course, Apple could surprise everyone by dropping the price of the 20" iMac to $1199.
If only a rumor like that could turn out to be true.


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Want to know more about Myron Gaines? This article contains all details about Myron Gaines and his physical appearance, age, birthday, nationality, net worth, personal life, and professional life. Myron Gaines is well-known on social media because of his viral Tiktok videos. Although you must know about his viral Tiktoks, you might not be aware of his history and where he belongs. Let's discover more about Myron Gaines.
Though he is known as Myron Gaines, his real name is Amrou Fudl. Myron is an American Youtuber, Tiktok star, a well-known fitness trainer, and an actor. He belongs to Miami. Myron has millions of followers on social media, including YouTube and Instagram. Although the reason behind his fame was Tiktok, the app has banned him. He also worked as an HSI agent for some years. HSI is an American agency that works for the security of the USA. Their job is to conduct criminal investigations.
Biography of Myron Gaines
Myron Gaines was born on the 22nd of September 1987 in the USA. He belongs to a mixed ethnicity. According to some reports, he belongs to the African- American ethnicity. As he was born in September, Myron's zodiac sign is Virgo.
As of August 2023, he is 34 years old. The fitness coach will be turning 35 years old in September 2023.
Myron Gaines was born in the United States of America. He currently lives in Miami, Florida, USA.
As he was born in the USA, he holds an American nationality.
The American fitness trainer was born into a Christian family. Thus, he belongs to the religion of Christianity.
Myron has an attractive male body which he has maintained with gym and diet. He stands tall with a total height of around 5 feet 9 inches which is 175 cm.
Being physically active and fit makes Myron weigh around 70 kgs which is 154 lbs. He maintains his weight by going to the gym and following a healthy diet.
His skin complexion is dark. Myron has black hair and black eyes.
Acting, fitness training, and YouTube make Myron Gaines have an estimated total net worth of around 600k to 700k USD. He is living a high-end life in Miami, Florida.
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Though he is well-known on social media, Myron has not posted anything related to his parents or siblings on his accounts. The only information social media has about his family is that Myron belongs to an African- American Christian family. The number and names of his siblings are also unknown.
He completed his education at Northeastern University in the USA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal and Correction degree. Because of this degree, he worked as an HSI agent in Miami for several years.
Even though he is 34, Myron is still not married, engaged, or in a relationship. He is currently living as a bachelor enjoying his single life.
Tiktok is one of the platforms that played a significant role in the fame of Myron Gaines. He had millions of followers on his Tiktok account, which later got banned because of his unethical comments about women. He posted Tiktoks targeting women with his misogynistic comments. Many people reported his posts and account, and because of this, Tiktok banned him.
The fitness model owns a verified Instagram account with more than 87.8k followers. He is not very active on Instagram. The total number of posts on his account is 17. His Instagram username is unplugfit. He has posted several stories related to fitness and the gym. He posted the first picture on his Instagram account on the 22nd of July in 2023.
Besides Instagram, Myron also owns a Youtube channel with millions of subscribers. The name of his YouTube channel is FreshandFit. It is a podcast channel where the hosts talk about different topics, fitness being one of them. The hosts of this podcast are Fresh Prince and Myron Gaines. This Youtube channel started in 2023 and has more than 826k subscribers.
Apart from Tiktok and YouTube, Myron also pursued a career in acting. He worked on several tv shows and movies. Hoaxed is one of the famous films that Myron worked on. This movie was released in 2019. The directors of this movie are Scooter Downy and Jun Du Toit. Myron is more interested in social media rather than acting.
Facts About Myron Gaines
He is a pet lover.
He loves traveling.
Myron has a fan following of millions.
He is a fitness freak.
The model loves Chinese and Italian food.
Myron Gaines
34 years old (turning 35 years old in September 2023)
22nd of September, 1987
African- American
Currently lives in Miami, Florida, USA
YouTuber, fitness trainer, retired HSI agent
600k to 700k USD
Who is Myron Gaines?
He is a 34 years old American fitness coach, YouTuber, Tiktok star, actor, and retired HSI agent. He lives in Miami, Florida, USA.
Does Myron have a Tiktok account?
He used to have a Tiktok account with many followers but later got banned because of his unethical comments about women. Now, he is not on Tiktok anymore.
Was Myron an HSI agent?
Yes, he worked as an HSI agent for several years in Miami. HSI is a US-based agency for criminal investigations to protect the United States of America.
Is Myron married?
No, he is not married, engaged, or in a relationship. The 34 years old Youtuber is currently single.
Because of his misogynistic comments about women, he faced backlash but stood strong to fight against all the hurdles in his way. Besides facing this backlash, Myron continued to pursue his career and achieve success. Today, he is among the well-known YouTubers from the USA. The above article has stated all details about the American fitness coach Myron Gaines.
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Changing the cell color based on a value is an effective way to visualize data. Excel has a built-in feature that lets you change the cell color based on value. It's called Conditional Formatting. Conditional formatting in Excel enables you to highlight cells with a certain color, depending on the cell's value.
For this tutorial, we will use Naritos food truck annual sales record for the year 2017. Narritos sells Nachos, Burritos, and beverages all over the Bay Area.
One of the best uses of Conditional Formatting is to quickly highlight top or bottom values in a range. If you do it manually, it would be tedious and take a long time. With conditional formatting, we can do this at once.
To change the color of top 10 values in a column, at first you need to select the entries in the column, click Home > Conditional Formatting > Top/Bottom Rules> Top 10 Items.
You can change the color of the bottom values as well. This can be done following the same process as the top values. After selecting the cells you need to click Home > Conditional Formatting > Top/Bottom Rules> Bottom 10 Items.
You can change the color of any number top/bottom values with Conditional Formatting. In order to do this, you need to follow similar steps like before. Click Home > Conditional Formatting > Top/Bottom Rules> Top 10 Items. Now set the n value on the window that appears. This will change the color of the top n values in a column. You can change the color of the bottom n values following the same process. In that case, you would need to select the bottom 10 items and follow the previous steps.
To color the top 3 months with the highest sales, you need to select cells G3:G14, Home > Conditional Formatting > Top/Bottom Rules> Top 10 Items. Set the N value to 3 on the left and select the format to "Yellow Fill with Dark Yellow Text" and click OK. This will highlight the top 3 months with the highest sales, which are January, February, and December.
You can also change the cell color of top/bottom values of cells when there are multiple categories. Excel comes with many "presets" that make it easy to create new rules. However, you can also add your own formula to create rules based on logic.
Here we have the Norritos food truck sales data with the items in the rows. To find out the top 10 months for both Nachos and Burritos, you need to select the cells in B27:M28 and click Home > Conditional Formatting > New Rule. Select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format"and on the input window assign the formula,"=B27>=LARGE($B27:$M27,10)" click on Format, set the fill color of your choice. Click OK twice.
You can change the cell colors of the bottom 5 cells for multiple categories in the same way. To find the bottom 5 values for beverage, you need to select the cells in D29:M30 that has the sales for beverage, Cola and Orange Juice. Now, click Home > Conditional Formatting > New Rule. Select "Use a formula to determine which cells to format" and on the input window assign the formula,"=B29>=SMALL($B29:$M29,5)" click on Format, set the fill color of your choice. Click OK twice.
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Write a formula to break the movies into the following categories: "Top 10 Domestic and Overseas", "Top 10 Domestic only", "Top 10 Overseas only", or "not Top 10" in column L using columns J & K.
Hello. I have data in non contiguous cells. The cells are B14:G19,B31:D33,B46:E49,B63:F67,B78:C79,B92:E95 and they contain both positive and negative values. I want to sort the data in another separate column in which the top 10 values will be filled in descending order. In another column, I want the value of the cell in column A of which those 10 top values each, are a part of. Example, if they top 10 values in the range are in cells B8, C11, C12, E38 and so on in the descending order, then I want to fill a column in a manner where values of A8, A11, A12 and A38 will be automatically filled. How do I do these 2 tasks? I am uploading the file. The file contains power queries so the values change every 5 minutes depending on the change in the web source. The sheet name is 'Scenarios' and I need the top 10 values in the range B14:G19,B31:D33,B46:E49,B63:F67,B78:C79,B92:E95 to be displayed in column J and their corresponding column A values in column K. Thank you!
How do I make cells change color if they have matching values and also, how do I make them change color based on the value of another cell?
You asked for excel problem with me! In column A, lines 1-5 have the values 1, 6, 9, 7. In column B from row 1-5 there are values 2, 4, 6, 8. I want to condition if the value of each line in column A is greater than the line value in column B, the value of the cell will change color. For example A2> B2, cell A2 will change color, I do not know how to write VBA code so please guide formatting according to condition! Special thanks!


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Students at the University of Windsor can now measure the stress levels of a pickerel swimming against a strong current, the turbidity of hazy tributaries feeding into the Great Lakes, and the behaviour of the invasive sea lamprey without wading into remote and distant waters.
The Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre in LaSalle is the only research facility of its kind in the Great Lakes Basin and provides students with state-of-the-art technology to study the restoration of damaged ecosystems, invasive species biology and water quality.
"This project started because there was a need for consolidation of expertise around restoration ecology of the Great Lakes," said Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre director Trevor Pitcher, associate professor at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and the Department of Biological Sciences.
Anchored on the shores of the Detroit River, the facility provides access to ongoing restoration efforts in the area including improving water quality to combat harmful algal blooms, reversing environmental damage caused by sediment contamination and working to recover species at risk like the lake sturgeon.
The facility contains 14 tanks called mecocosms which can house fish for study and for simulating bodies of water. Two swim tunnels provide a chamber where fish can swim in a stationary position, allowing researchers to change the speed of the current to measure cardiovascular health.
Baby chinook salmon swim in one of the 14 tanks at the Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre.
"The mecocosms give us incredible control where we can change the environmental variables like temperature, turbidity and light levels and cast scientific hypothesis that people are interested in for the restoration of the Great Lakes," Dr. Pitcher said.
The Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre was funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Town of LaSalle and the University of Windsor.
"The Town of LaSalle was instrumental in getting this project up and running by donating both space on the river and cash resources towards the building in collaboration with the University of Windsor," Pitcher said.
Not only will the centre be a hub for environmental research, but Pitcher said it will serve as an educational facility for the community as well. An ambitious educational program is already in the works for students in both primary school and high school.
One program will allow students to "adopt a fish" and follow its development throughout the year while the other provides students with the opportunity to learn about water quality issues.
The Great Lakes contain 21 per cent of the world's fresh water by volume and are home to more than 3,500 species of plants and animals.
The total volume of the Great Lakes is more than 22.7 quadrillion litres and would be enough to submerge the entire continental United States under three metres of water.
"If we are going to be smarter about protecting what is probably the single greatest resource on our continent — potentially the single greatest resource in the world — then we have to be doing science, collecting data and collecting the kind of evidence that will let us answer the questions that need to be answered," said University of Windsor president Alan Wildeman.
Trevor Pitcher talks with University of Windsor president Alan Wildeman at the grand opening of the Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre in LaSalle.
Trevor Pitcher, Alan Wildeman and graduate Tina Suntres examine a tank housing the invasive sea lamprey at the grand opening of the Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre.
University of Windsor's VP Research Michael Siu, President Alan Wildeman, professor Trevor Pitcher, LaSalle mayor Ken Antaya and student Marlena McCabe cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre.


a. Part 1, section 1, paragraph (2), the word: 'productivity' is replaced with 'economic sustainability'.
3. The dairy industries of England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be faced with a very challenging commercial environment over the next ten years. The industry will need the support of Government to succeed. As enabling legislation the Agriculture Bill should give the Government the maximum possible flexibility to support the industry in meeting the myriad commercial challenges that it may face. As currently drafted the Bill does not confer sufficient discretion to the Secretary of State to enable the Government to provide the range of support the dairy sector may require .
4. Productivity is a narrow concept that focuses on the rate of output per unit of input. 'Economic sustainability' would be a more appropriate concept as it covers a broader range of criteria that would be relevant to the future of agriculture. It would open up a wider spectrum of policy objectives for consideration than would be available from a narrow focus on productivity, efficiency and quality that is referred to in the Bill.
a. If the Government's aspirations for Brexit are met then UK dairy farmers will continue to face zero tariff competition from their EU counterparts whilst EU farmers will continue to enjoy the provision of some measure of income support from the CAP.
b. The Government has indicated its intention to negotiate Free Trade Agreements with the Australia, New Zealand and the USA. All these states have sizeable exportable surpluses for dairy.
Productions costs in Australia and New Zealand are generally below that of the UK which would enable these states to claim market share in the UK through price discounting. Average milk prices in the USA are broadly comparable to the UK but many US states operate a system of end-use pricing under the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. This means that the price of milk charged to dairies is varied according to the market for which the milk is utilised. This again could confer a price advantage on US product in the UK market. These countries are also more minded to permit the use of technologies and production methods that are not always acceptable in the UK.
c. The Government is pledged to phasing out the income support provided to farmers in England through direct payments. These payments play a significant role in ensuring the profitability of dairy farms. Removal of these payments will make many dairy farms unviable.
d. The availability of EU labour, across all ranges of skills, has been central to the economic sustainability of dairy farming in England. Dairy farmers are suffering from a shortage of labour now. The availability of labour has been identified as the biggest immediate challenge to dairy farmers by Dairy UK's Farmers' Forum.
If the Government accepts the recommendations of the report by the Migration Advisory Council then future immigration policy would be based on no preference being given to EU nationals, priority given to skilled labour and only a seasonal labour scheme for the agricultural sector. In the absence of labour from the EU dairy farmers will have to make major investments in labour saving technology which remains generally under-developed for the agriculture sector.
e. Under the government's Clean Air Strategy dairy farmers may be required to make significant investments in a variety of technologies to reduce ammonia emissions from farms. The Government may also require dairy farms to be subject to permitting by the Environment Agency under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regime currently used in the pigs and poultry sector. This would have a significant cost implications for larger dairy farmers.
f. The Government's proposed Environmental Land Management System will primarily focus on the provision of public goods. The precise funding mechanism for the ELMS has not been made clear. There is a recognition by Defra that payments based on costs incurred/income forgone is not an adequate basis to ensure sufficient participation in agri-environment measures. However, it is clear that the ELMS is not intended to support the viability of the core enterprise of dairy farms which is the production of food.
6. In this situation dairy farmers will need to significantly improve their competitiveness if they are to prosper in the environment that can be expected over the next ten years. Government support to achieve this objective will be essential if the industry to retain its current scale, let alone reach its full potential. The terms of the Bill need to be drafted in this context.
7. There are potentially a multiplicity of measures that could be taken to support improving the economic sustainability of the dairy sector. A non-exhaustive illustrative list is given below. Rather than seeking to identify all possible measures now, the wording of the Bill should be sufficiently generalised to cater for a broad spectrum of possible future initiatives.
UK governments should be enabled to commit resources to proactively facilitate the digitisation of agriculture and the utilisation of 'big data' to enable identification of challenges and opportunities through industry benchmarking.
Policy instruments may be required for facilitating industry entry and exit.
The possibility should exist for resources to be made available for funding staff training at all levels of the agriculture sector.
This could cover a very broad spectrum of possible areas.
o tax breaks to help the industry cope with income volatility.
o assistance for the development of private sector price risk management mechanisms.


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A lengthy delay in condemning a "blighted" shopping center in Gladstone, MO, may end up costing local government much more than the worth of the property. That's because the shopping center, Gladstone Plaza, continues to deteriorate and simultaneously lose tenants and potential tenants as a result of government inaction. And such a decline in value and income would likely be passed on for the city to pay.
Gladstone city officials first declared the shopping center blighted in 2003, then spent the next two years soliciting proposals for a financing plan. But officials have continued to delay approving a plan and have taken no formal steps toward condemnation of the property.
The owners of Gladstone Plaza finally sued, arguing that the delay has been undue and has resulted in numerous tenants refusing to renew leases. Moreover, the owners add, they have been unable to attract new tenants. They therefore charge the city with the taking of their property without properly paying for it. And such taking violates the Missouri constitution, they add.
In fact, the state's constitution guarantees that "private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation." And the Gladstone Plaza owners claim that the delay has been an "inverse condemnation," for which they have not been compensated.
The city has responded that the elapse of time between an area's being declared blighted and the start of condemnation proceedings is common. Moreover, they point out that property values during such times typically decrease because tenants often vacate properties without other tenants moving in. The law, they add, does not provide a procedure for compensating property owners for such a decline in property value. Finally, they contend that only when government has caused "aggravated delay or untoward activity" in condemning property can owners initiate legal action.
But that's the point that the owners of Gladstone Plaza make: that the delay has been aggravated and untoward.


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H. Krüger & Sons Ltd. were a photographic studio.
The company was established by German-born photographer Henry Krüger (c.1851-1942), likely around 1900 with his sons Bernard and Benjamin.
It is believed Krüger left England in 1914 and moved most of his family to America, presumably to avoid being sent to an interment camp.
Under the terms of the Companies Act 1908, the company of H. Krüger & Sons Ltd. was dissolved and struck off the Register in October 1916.
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ROBERTO MIRANDA
Roberto Miranda was born in New York city to Puerto Rican parents. His father, Louis, was a singer, percussionist, electrician and was also his first music teacher. His mother, Mary, was a homemaker, secretary and later a nurse. One of Roberto's fondest memories is watching his parents dance; they were quite an attractive couple. The family moved to Los Angeles in the mid 50's.
Louis Sr. taught Louis Jr.(Roberto's older brother) and Roberto traditional Puerto Rican percussion. Louis Jr. still plays drum set and bongos. Although Roberto's main instrument is upright bass, his first instrument was congas, which he still plays and teaches.
Roberto went on to earn a master's degree in music from USC with an emphasis was jazz studies. He also did Private studies on upright bass with Ray Brown, Red Mitchell, Bob Stone, Peter Mercurio, Bill Rene, Dennis Trembly, Fred Tinsley and Diana Gannett. His main composition teacher was George Heussenstamm. Roberto has received two composition grants from the National endowment for the Arts. (1976, 1983).The earlier work was performed by the Compton Symphony Orchestra and the later work was his Master's recital at USC with the Home Music Ensemble which he led.
Roberto has recorded close to 100 LPs and CDs, five have been under his own name.
Over the years he has led many different groups consisting of different instrumental variations.
His professional mentors, in whose bands he played, have been; Bobby Bradford, John Carter, Horace Tapscott and Kenny Burrell. He has toured Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. with his mentors, fellow musicians and his own groups.
He has taught at Compton Community College (5 Years), USC (5Years) and is still teaching at UCLA (23Years). He has also taught privately for more than 35 years.
Roberto has been a member of PAPA (the Pan-Arian Peoples Arkestra and UGMAA, Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension), for over 50 years.
He is a husband, father and grandfather.
https://www.robertomirandamusic.com
▶ BOBBY BRADFORD & JOHN CARTER QUINTET NO U-TURN – Live in Pasadena, 1975 DT(RS)05
▶ ROBERTO MIRANDA'S HOME MUSIC ENSEMBLE LIVE AT BING THEATRE – Los Angeles, 1985 DT(RS)14


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(Area Code) 709
from Newfoundland Vinyl II by Allison Crowe
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The directory of phone songs lists some great tunes - among them: Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee" and Shel Silverstein's "Sylvia's Mother" (a memorable hit for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).
In Canada, Eddie Coffey and Dennis Adamson dialed up the fun with their ode to "709" - the area code assigned to Newfoundland and Labrador since 1962.
Ringing in a new version is Allison Crowe on her latest album, "Newfoundland Vinyl II": music.allisoncrowe.com/album/newfoundland-vinyl-ii
As the album title suggests, it's a song collection inspired by, and arising from, Crowe's involvement with the hit stage show, "Newfoundland Vinyl" - presented at Canada's Gros Morne Theatre Festival, and produced by Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador.
TNL's Artistic Director Jeff Pitcher conceived the musical production and Allison Crowe has served as the show's Musical Director for three Summers now at GMTF.
The album celebrates this creative bond between Crowe, an internationally-loved touring and recording artist, and Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador, a professional theatre company founded on Newfoundland's west coast in 1979.
For these past three Summers TNL's engaged Crowe as Musical Director of "Newfoundland Vinyl" - a perennial favourite at the annual Gros Morne Theatre Festival.
TNL Artistic Director Jeff Pitcher's conception of a revival of vinyl era, and more, songs of Newfoundland and Labrador put wind in the sails of Allison Crowe's curatorial mission.
"It's here!" says pioneering music blog Muruch, "Allison Crowe just released Newfoundland Vinyl II and it's the perfect follow-up to her traditional folk masterpiece, Newfoundland Vinyl".
Of her immersions as Musical Director with TNL, and the melodic bounty that's landed, Allison Crowe notes: "There is so much wonderful music - you could piece together multiple anthologies and still only scratch the surface of such an extensive and rich collection. Each of these songs is its own story, of land and sea, of people, and each story in-and-of-itself could be an entire show. I'm truly grateful that you are here to hear the story these songs have to offer." She gives special thanks to "the incredibly talented and versatile" casts and crews of TNL's productions for their inspiration.
Photograph by Billie Woods
Composed by Eddie Coffey & Dennis Adamson
Performed by Allison Crowe
the other four numbers I don't have a clue.
Four other numbers that I had to find
for area code 709
She was standing there by the phone
She was trying to place a call back home
"Operator, are you on the line?"
"Give me area code 709."
The other four numbers I don't have a clue
Four other numbers that I have to find
Then a voice came on loud and clear
"All your packages are CP Air"
Then I saw her standing there in the line
Just by area code 709
I' been calling since she went back home
and I think I'm gonna lose my phone
All my buddies think I'm outta my mind
because of area code 709
For area code seven-o-nine.
The other four numbers I don't have a clue;
from Newfoundland Vinyl II, released December 2, 2014
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It's that time of the year again when you're surrounded by colour, peals of laughter and joy. But more importantly, while Holi is the festival of colours, it is the time when the aroma of delicious homemade delicacies fills the air. We have put together a list of the top food and beverages that we Indians can't do without on this day!
Thandai – One of the most favoured drinks during Holi, thandai is a cool drink that is made with milk, dry fruits, spices like cloves, cinnamon and cardamom and sweetened with sugar. It is the perfect refreshment to offer guests and to cool off between the festivities.
Dahi Vada – A popular chaat dish that is made with fried lentils, potatoes, or chickpea flour, which is then generously lathered in hung curd, spices like chilli powder, dried mango powder, chaat masala, salt and pepper. Coriander or mint leaves are used as garnishes.
Pakora – Another treat that you have to try is the pakora! This fried snack is made with potatoes or onions dipped in slurry made with gram flour, chilli powder, chaat masala, dried mango powder, and then deep fried. It is served with mint or tamarind chutney.
Pani Puri – Arguably the most beloved chaat savoured the nation over, this refreshing snack consists of a crisp fried flour shell that is filled with tamarind chutney and mint water, peas or potatoes, and onions that is mixed with chilli powder and chaat masala. And ones you start, it is hard to put the plate down!
Lassi – With the heat beating down this month, a refreshing glass of lassi goes a long way in keeping your spirits up and keeping you energised while you run about spreading colour! It is made yogurt, spices or fruits, and flavouring!
Hope you all have a wonderful Holi with friends and family, celebrate responsibly and eat your hearts' fill this season!


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The CD-K system is characterised by maximum flexibility and its particular ease of mounting and disassembly in case of changed installation conditions. The plug-in quick connections are equipped to considerably facilitate installation. Since emergency and main power supply are combined in a single system, the busbar run is optimally utilised.
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The Chinese science writer and sceptic Shi-min Fang is one of the two inaugural winners of the John Maddox Prize.
Sponsored by Nature and the Kohn Foundation, and stimulated and organised by the UK-based charity Sense About Science, the prize commemorates a former Editor of Nature, John Maddox. John was distinguished for his championing of robust science. The prize rewards individuals who have promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, with an emphasis on those who have faced difficulty or opposition in doing so.
China's rush to modernise and the communist government's celebration of science and technology have firmly embraced scientists and scientific achievements, sometimes uncritically. And into that permissive milieu has walked a plethora of opportunists ready to take advantage of the situation with padded CVs, fraudulent and plagiarized articles, bogus medicines and medical procedures carried out without clinical evidence.
In 2000, Shi-min Fang started to expose these escapades in his New Threads website. As an outsider, trained as a biochemist but turned science writer and commentator, he has done much of what the scientific community aims, but often fails, to do — root out the fakers.
For example, Fang called into question DNA supplements that were widely advertised as a means to rejuvenate the tired, the pregnant and the old. Eventually, the government issued warnings about the supplements. Fang seemed to especially relish smacking down powerful or popular scientists. He even challenged official support of traditional Chinese medicine. But his targets fought back, in one case with particular hostility. In the summer of 2010, thugs hired by a urologist attacked Fang with a hammer and, according to Fang, tried to kill him. Fang had previously challenged not only the efficacy of a surgical procedure developed by the urologist, but also his CV.
Fang imposes transparency on an opaque system. He has opened a forum for criticism and debate in a community that is otherwise devoid of it.
In an interview with New Scientist, Fang Shimin said he was "thrilled and honoured" by the award.
He said the reason science fraud was such a problem in China was "the result of interactions between totalitarianism, the lack of freedom of speech, press and academic research, extreme capitalism that tries to commercialise everything including science and education, traditional culture, the lack of scientific spirit, the culture of saving face and so on. It's also because there is not a credible official channel to report, investigate and punish academic misconduct. The cheaters don't have to worry they will someday be caught and punished."


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Come be a part of an exclusive gathering of those who love color, design and quilting. Introducing the Kaffetastic Quilt Along 2019, June 3-July 15, 2019, from the Kaffe Fassett Collective and FreeSpirit. Come in each week to pick up your fabric bundle, or you can pay for all of it ahead of time. Then you can go to the specified log-in to download your patterns each week.
The first 40 people to sign up will receive an exclusive Kaffe Tote with a specially printed quilt label.


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XII. regija Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (španjolski: XI Región Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo) je jedna od 15 regija u Čileu.

Stanovništvo
U regija živi 150.826 stanovnika, većina stanovništva su europskog podrijetla od čega najviše Hrvati. Gustoća naseljenosti je 1,1 stanovnika / km ². Prema podacima iz 2002. najveći gradovi su Punta Arenas sa 116.005, Puerto Natales sa 16.978,  Porvenir s 4.734,  Puerto Williams s 1.952 i Cerro Sombrero sa 687 stanovnika.

Zemljopis
Susjedna regija je Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo na sjeveru,  na istoku je državna granica s Argentinom, a na zapadu i jugu je Tihi ocean.

Administrativna podjela
Regija je podjeljena na četiri provincije i 11 općina.

Vanjske poveznice

 Službena stranica regije

Izvor

Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena

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Moyes admires relegated City's pure approach
Published: 6:00 AM July 13, 2020 Updated: 7:23 PM November 22, 2020
West Ham manager David Moyes admires how Norwich City have stuck to their guns Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
David Moyes 'admires' how Norwich City have stuck to their beliefs despite inflicting a heavy defeat that sealed a swift Premier League exit.
West Ham's 4-0 rout means the Canaries must again plan for life in the Football League, but Moyes – who forged his early coaching reputation at that level with Preston – insists there was a purity to City's top flight attempt.
"I really hope football is not just about who has the most money wins or wins the league. It is important there are other ways to do it," he said. "I admire Norwich for how they tried to do it.
"They didn't spend a lot of money, they have stuck with the manager and not tried to change the way they play. That is their choice. If it is not all about money then clubs can still dream.
"But certainly it is true to say if you have lots of money it gives you a better chance of winning.
"We limited them to not very many opportunities. I have watched Norwich quite a bit and they have created chances but we did a good job. There was a good save from Lukasz before half-time but I am driving it into the players I want clean sheets."
Michail Antonio's four-goal masterclass eased the Hammers' own relegation fears.
"He's actually improved even from when he's started (playing as the lone striker), because we were always looking to get him in behind," said Moyes. "But now we're able to get him a bit more into feet, set things up and play off him.
"Because of his pace and his threat and his power, nobody really wants to play against him, so he's become a good threat for us.
"There aren't many players in the Premier League who get to score four goals.
"I have to say he probably had one of his best days in training on Friday. I can smile about it, but it's a big thing about training well, being good at what you do, and you hope you take it into the games and it leads you into good performances.
"We scored four, and really, if we'd have scored seven or eight, I'd probably have been thinking that was about right. The clean sheet was all-important as well, because keeping them to none always gives you a chance. Even when it's 2-0, you don't want them to get a goal; even when it's 3-0."