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The site is next to Christopher Wren's St Clements Dane Church and The Royal Courts of Justice. The form is a series of 6 urban blocks arranged around two courtyards in an S-shape. The proposal removed a street that divided the site but widened and enhanced the adjacent (historic) Tweezers Alley. Ground and 4 basement levels contain retail, leisure business uses while above are 206 apartments. The buildings are of stone to the principle streets, and brick to the narrower secondary lanes, topped by a filigree, vaulted mansard roof.


These heartwarming images show a teacher holding the baby son of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in class so she can concentrate on her studies.
Teacher Julio Cruz volunteered to look after the tot so single mum Moira Hinojosa, 16, could pay attention to the lesson he was giving at a school in the city of Concepcion in the north-western Argentinian province of Tucuman.
He held the little boy, Santino Benjamin, in his arms while writing on the blackboard and explaining the 'theory and management of organisations'.
Moira, whose mum and stepfather help her with her baby at home, is in her last year of secondary school and hopes to eventually go on to study law to become a lawyer.
She told Central European News (CEN): "The teachers here have no problem with me bringing my son to class. I am the first one who has done this.
Mr Cruz said it was important to keep teenage mums in education and added: "We must encourage inclusion.
"I did it total naturally, it was 20 minutes before the class finished and my student needed to finish her work; I asked for the baby, I picked it up, it fell asleep in my arms and I continued with my work.
Moira added on Facebook: "Our teachers make me proud of Argentinian education. They are people who do not care what other people say and who help a person who needs it without asking for anything in return.
"From the start of my pregnancy, I carried on going to lessons and everyone in the school has been by my side supporting and helping me all the time.
Ariel Bahiano Figueroa, one of Moira's classmates, also praised Mr Cruz on Facebook, saying: "We know him for his ability, his humility and his generosity as professional.
The identity of the father of Moira's baby is not reported and it is not known whether he is involved in raising the little boy.
I am a senior writer and journalist and editor of the Spanish desk for the Central European News agency.


I wanted to create courses that would be relevant for most of my students. Courses centred around the AMEB series seemed like a no brainer as many of my students are currently working through these. Most of my students also have a copy of Elena Cobb's 'Higgledy Piggledy Jazz'. As this is a resource I plan to continue using with students in the years to come it also seemed like a no brainer to create a course around. The idea is that when a student starts a new music book (whether it is an AMEB grade book or not) they are enrolled in the corresponding MoodleCloud course. Of course you may not be able to build courses around all of the books you use in your studio, a good place to start is picking out the most popular ones.
A students homepage will look a little something like this. It will contain a list of courses that they are enrolled in. The student simply clicks on the course and it takes them to that courses page and content.
Each course contains a variety of resources and activities for the students to complete as learn each piece. I try to select/create between 5-10 items as I want the courses to be flexible and not hugely time consuming, so as not to take the student away from the keyboard for too long.
Firstly students are linked to a recording of the piece (in this case, Elena Cobb's YouTube channel). There are also links to video lessons I have created for the students and even links to video lessons from the composer herself! I try keep each of my video lessons a max of 5 minutes long. I made them using educreations or making a video to upload to the studio's YouTube channel. While the videos are time consuming to make, once they are done they are done for every student! This is one of the things I love most about MoodleCloud. The time commitment can be primarily one off (although you can structure this however you want). The quizzes even grade themselves automatically! The only thing you need to worry about once the courses are set up is enrolling students. I like to include the occasional assignment, you can see one in the picture above (Composition: 12 bar blues). Students are able to upload a variety of files for submission (audio recording of their playing, pdf score, picture of a score ect.) or simply play their compositions for me in the lessons. I've also added a variety of pdf worksheets students can complete. I had a lot of fun creating a 'drag and drop' quiz where students get to practice building chords!
I could go on and on about the benefits of using MoodleCloud for mixed mode learning and students musical development and showing you how I've decided to use it. But you really just have to try it out and see for yourself. Mind you the use of this platform isn't limited to piano lessons and definately would be appropriate to use in other studio settings! Please let me know if/how you're using MoodleCloud, I for one am extremely excited about this!


The Crisis Pregnancy Outreach, 7807 E. 76th St. in Tulsa, has been helping women in crisis find a brighter future since 1983. Its services and support are free and confidential.
Its mission is to provide compassionate, meaningful support to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, and to support unborn and newborn babies, helping their mothers parent them or place them with loving families.
Calvary Baptist Church would like to help. Please pray for them and consider donating through the church so we can support the organization.
For more information about the organization and how to help, visit their website.
For the slide show of Family Camp 2015, click HERE.
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Music Committee will be meeting at Terry and Kelly's home after the morning service.
Later, after the evening service, we will be having a Chili Social in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your favorite chili or chili accoutrements and, of course, deserts.
Church youth will be presenting an Old West mystery during our Valentine's Dinner this Friday, Feb. 10.
It will be an interactive investigation and teams will work to figure out who dunnit. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 for big people and $2 for sixth-graders and below. The dinner will be catered by Rib Crib. You may put your money in the offering plate with the envelope designated for the Valentine's Dinner.
You're encouraged to dress Old West style, or in a costume as members of a U.S. Marshal's possee, stranded stage-coach passengers, ranch hands, a cavalry patrol or a tribe of Indians. Prizes will be awarded for mystery solvers, or, if it goes unsolved, to the "criminal" who gets away with it. There also will be a prize for the best costume.
The Calvary Baptist Church's Valentine's Dinner will be Friday, Feb. 10. The theme is the Old West.
Rib Crib will cater the affair and the cost is $10 each, or $2 per child sixth grade and under.
You may put your money in the offering plate and please mark it "Valentine's Dinner" on your envelope along with your name.
The dates for Family Camp next year are July 5-8, 2017.
We had a great time this summer at Camp Christian and expect next year's camp to be just as fun and spiritually fulfilling. As Pastor Haling once said, Good things happen when Christians spend time together.


Honored to be one of only 12 artists for a special homage to Peter Max installation at Bethel Woods Performance Center and Museum, built on the land of the original Woodstock. One of Max's prominent themes –which resonates with me on a vulnerable, spiritual level– is his devotion to the word LOVE. In moving back to my hometown in NY, I felt God urging me to choose and proclaim LOVE as my "Word of the Year".
Alas, the colors are unabashedly vibrant- very unlike my style- but inspiration ensued. The hearts seemingly in motion are a message to myself and the world: beauty blooms everlasting joy when you seek and share love everywhere and with everyone. Indeed, the magic of life seeps out of even the most imperfect, bent heart because it longs to flourish.
This door of love is inspiring,beautiful and definitely full of JOY. I love it!


Hibiscus Gose by Boulevard Brewing: This was the first time I've seen a bona fide PINK beer that was still good. This was a tasty gose with a unique twist.
Citra Splendor by Manor Hill (a local Maryland brewery!): This double IPA should contain a warning label – "CAUTION – THIS CITRA WILL SLAP YOU IN THE FACE." Upon cracking the 16oz can open, the Citra was so bright it could blind. Delicious DIPA that if you see it and don't buy it, I'll probably judge you.
Genesis Dry Hopped Session Ale by SHMALTZ HE'BREWing: Picked this up when passing through upstate New York a few months ago and finally got around to it. This is a brewery that should be on all North East beer lovers lists – they make some awesome beer. This highly flavorful session is no exception. L'chaim!
Lager of the Lakes by Bell's Brewing: Bell's is one of my favorite breweries, and I hadn't had the chance to try this one until I stumbled upon it at my local beer store this week. Turns out they just added it to their shelf last week. This is a true Czech-style pilsner that I wish came in 12 pack cans for hot summer days. Its not over the top (which is a huge compliment in this context).
SeaQuench Ale Session Sour by Dogfish Head: This is a beer I saw once or twice but missed out on buying some. Luckily, my friend saved me one and brought it over. I was a tad disappointed it wasn't as sour as I had hoped, but it was good nonetheless. The beer has a cool story behind it with ties to the Baltimore National Aquarium.
Farm Flor Rustic Cider by Graft Cidery: I had never heard of Graft Cidery prior to my trip to Bethesda a few weeks ago. I found this can in a mix of a build-your-own 6 pack deals in a bottle shop in Bethesda. I'm not a huge cider guy, but I love trying unique sounding brews. I'm sure glad I did – this stuff is one of the best beverages I've ever had – a perfect blend of sour and sweet, a truly unique experience. I hope this company keeps adding to their distribution (they are NY-based) because they have a dedicated customer here in Maryland. Bravo! I hope to get a few of their offerings and do a full Beer for Thought on what they are doing with ciders!


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import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.SortOrder;
import com.facebook.presto.spi.relation.VariableReferenceExpression;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;

import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;

import java.util.Objects;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

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    private final SortOrder sortOrder;

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    @Override
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The cloud offers businesses opportunities to flourish under a new model that delivers faster time to value and innovation. Windows Server 2016 is a cloud-ready operating system that supports your current workloads while introducing new technologies that will secure and scale your business's future.
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Cream Printed Cotton Salwar Kameez with Multicoloured Dupatta. Stylish floral print Salwar Suit in Print and patch Work. Do Note: All Accessories Shown Are For Styling Purpose Only. Slight Color Variation May Occur Due To Photographic Reasons. The Unstitched Kameez Can Be Customized Up To Size 42 Inches.


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Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in Preferred Sexual Partner Age
February 15, 2017 / Justin J Lehmiller
Several studies have found that men and women have different age preferences when it comes to selecting romantic and sexual partners. Generally speaking, it appears that men tend to prefer somewhat younger partners, whereas women tend to prefer partners who are somewhat older. Much of this research has been interpreted through the lens of evolutionary theory, which claims that it was adaptive for men to evolve a preference for younger women because they're likely to be most fertile; by contrast, this theory suggests that it was adaptive for women to have evolved a preference for older men because they presumably have more status and resources.One thing you might be wondering, though, is just how stable these age preferences are likely to be across the lifespan. Do they change as we get older? And, furthermore, what about persons who aren't heterosexual? How are gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons' partner age preferences similar or different? A new study published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology offers some insight into these questions.
February 15, 2017 / Justin J Lehmiller/ Comment
Gender Similarities and Differences, Sexual Orientation
gender differences, sexual orientation, age, mate preferences, evolutionary psychology
As Gender Equality Increases, Male And Female Mate Preferences Become More Similar
September 19, 2012 / Dr. Justin J. Lehmiller
Research from multiple countries around the world has found that men tend to place more emphasis on youth and beauty while women tend to emphasize status and resources in their search for sexual and romantic partners [1]. The sheer number of studies conducted and the diversity of the samples utilized suggest that these gender differences in mating preferences are nearly universal. The explanation for why these differences ever emerged remains a hot topic of debate, with some theorists arguing that they reflect an evolved adaptation and others that they are a product of persistent societal inequalities that favor men. A new set of studies published in Psychological Science appears to provide some support for the latter perspective [2].
September 19, 2012 / Dr. Justin J. Lehmiller/ Comment
Gender Similarities and Differences
beauty, equality, evolutionary psychology, gender differences, gender roles, mate preferences, resources, status, youth

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If you are an experienced Property Recruiter in London looking for the opportunity to join a professional and dynamic brand operating in the senior end of the market, this agency can offer the perfect solution.
As part of the property division, your personal focus will be on managing assignments for existing Corporate Real Estate both Internationally and in the UK. Placing candidates in Real Estate Advisory, Project Management and Development roles will see you promote not only great career enhancing options but also very attractive employer brands to your candidate network.
With a first class name and reputation in the property market and a strong investment in tools and marketing, you will find it easier to build your business and career here than corporate recruitment firms. You will become empowered to do what you do best; network, make connections, build relationships, generate vacancies and grow the business that continues to deliver fee records. If you are passionate about property recruitment and are looking to work with senior stakeholders and like-minded professionals that include some of the leading fee billers in their sector, then this is a fantastic career option.
Ability and knowledge to network with senior industry stakeholders.


Design of a product family: Chapter two for more Lifestyle - Noto.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE STORY BEHIND OUR DESIGN OF THE CHRONO WATCH FOR KAPTEN & SON, IT IS AS EASY AS THIS: TAKE SOMETHING REALLY GOOD, AND MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
The german lifestyle brand Kapten & Son started its venture by succesfully bringing a classical, retro-inspired yet contemporary watch design into the social media channels of their target group. As a second pillar of their watch portfolio the Noto-designed PURE watch reserved the lower area of pricepoints, the consecutive move was to create an uspscale model, which is the CHRONO.
The CHRONO comes with a stop watch functionality, date display, a rich clock-face and valuable straps. From a design point of view it is the tidy big, somehow grown-up brother of the Campus/Campina model of Kapten & Son. Its audience might aspire after calling a respectable timepiece their own for first time in their lifes. Overall the CHRONO is designed to help Kapten & Son grow their reputation as a serious watch and lifestyle brand.


What Else Do You Need to Make a Decision about FirstNet at this Point ?
Final state plans are due by end of September so we're almost at the deadline, so what else do you need at this point? What haven't you thought of that might influence the situation before a final decision is made? If you're at the state level, are there any other details you need? If you're at the local level, can you still influence the decision?


UC Santa Cruz's Digital Arts and New Media Program's Participatory Culture research group explores the role of information and communication technologies in the shift from "top-down" culture to a culture of participation and social engagement. The group is led by new-media documentary artist Sharon Daniel and Computer Science Professor James Davis.
DANM, UC Santa Cruz. Image courtesy of the artists.


Group Health Foundation is a growing 501(c)(4) philanthropic organization committed to shaping and accelerating efforts to improve health and health equity in the State of Washington.
Fueled by Group Health Cooperative's legacy and $1.8 billion in funds resulting from Kaiser Permanente's acquisition of the Cooperative, we have an audacious goal: health equity in Washington State. We are committed to creating and supporting conditions where people of all communities — especially those experiencing social and economic injustice — can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. We are dedicated to partnering with communities across the state to advance a shared vision for a vibrant, healthy future.
Cultivating a diverse and inclusive staff is essential to these aspirations. Applicants who embody the broad array of diversity, lived experience in our communities, and lived experience with a disability are strongly and sincerely encouraged to apply.


So i animated some takedowns based on Aikido moves... i like dis one :] no heads yet. Might add more.
Slow. And very choppy. Fix it and it will look great.
Oh no, that isn't Aikido, you're clearly seeing him use his power, I'll try to make one.
That's more like judo. In aikido you don't put energy in to your throws or attacks, you simply redirect the energy put in by the attacker. That's what makes aikido look so smooth and choreographed.
Work on smoothness above all other things. For tests, I recommend not wasting time on backgrounds, unless of course you're testing out the background itself.
In which case do waste time on backgrounds.
Lol. i did aikido for somewhere around 6 years. i know what it is, it was just animated badly. and ive had a year off of it.
As for backrounds, often the backround and the sky color are what inspire an animation. i cant animate on just white, it just feels too empty. and it doesnt take me long to make a bg.
Thats a good 6 years down the drain.
Thats almost true :\ ive forgot a lot of what ive learned.


MMBC is a nonprofit bike club in the spectacularly beautiful and historic Manchester and the Mountains region of Vermont. Our minimalist infographic approach guides cyclists along the best rides in the area.
Rides descriptions feature key stats, elevation profiles and codes linked to downloadable GPS data. The map color codes primary, secondary and dirt roads so that riders can follow a cue sheet or choose their own adventure.


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The San Terenzo Monti massacre (), sometimes also referred to as the Bardine massacre or  Bardine San Terenzo massacre, was a massacre carried out near Fivizzano, Tuscany, by the German 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division from 17 to 19 August 1944 in which 159 Italian civilians were killed.

It was one of numerous war crimes the division was involved in while stationed in Italy during the war.

Massacre
In August 1944 partisan activity in the rear of the German front line, the Gothic Line, increased. On the morning of 17 August, a detachment consisting of German troops on trucks arrived in the hamlet of Bardine, about two kilometres from San Terenzo Monti to confiscate livestock. On their return trip the German troops were attacked by partisans, at the request of the inhabitants of Bardine. In the ensuring fight with the partisans, 16 German soldiers were killed.

German troops soon returned to the area to recover their dead and destroy local villages as well as kill a number of civilians, while beginning to plan a larger operation in the area. On 19 August German troops, commanded by Walter Reder, returned with 53 civilian prisoners captured a week earlier and executed them at the location of the previous partisan attack. They then proceeded to round up the local population, mostly women, children and elderly, and executed them as well. A total of 159 civilians were killed in the operation, regardless of whether they had any involvement with the partisan movement.

Aftermath
In 1951 Walter Reder (1915–1991) was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court in Bologna for the massacres of Vinca and Marzabotto. In 1985 Reder was granted amnesty and was released.

In popular culture
In 2018 the joint Italian-German documentary The name of the father () was produced. It tells the story of the son of Josef Maier, Udo Surer, a German lawyer from Bavaria, who discovered in 2004 that his father was involved in the San Terenzo Monti and Vinca massacres.

References

Further reading

External links
  Regione Toscana – The Vinca massacre

Tuscany
Murder in Italy
1944 crimes in Italy
Massacres in 1944
Massacres in the Italian Social Republic
Mass murder in 1944
World War II crimes
August 1944 events

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Open letter to United States Congress regarding the Accountability bill
From:: Cedars Committee for Free Lebanon
Email. Cedars_foudation@hotmail.com
HR4463.
United States House of Representatives
Honorable members
On behalf of all the Lebanese patriots, please allow me to commend all of you for taking a firm stand against the tyrant regime of Syria, and its cunning tactics. Syria through cunning and deception is trying to sway the US Congress against the Accountability bill sponsored by Congressman Dick Armey of Texas, and Barbara Boxer of California. The American Lebanese are standing firmly behind the United States of America against its war on terrorism, and ready to assist the US Congress in anything they need in regard to HR4463 bill.
Syria a nation who has been aiding and sponsoring terrorism for the last 30 years must be held accountable for its atrocities against humanity, Syria's record on terrorism speaks for itself no need to hide anything, the world have been made aware of how Syria have been conducting its affairs under the Assad's regime, and the Baath party. As Americans of Lebanese origin, we urge all members of Congress to reject any appeals, or any calls received by the (CAIR) organization whose aim is to dilute the truth about Syria, and its support for terrorism. The CAIR agenda is aimed at converting the United States into an Islamic state ruled by the Quran as the law of the state, this was a quote by the president of CAIR a while ago in a rally speech in San Francisco Ca. The Council of American Islamic Relations always calls for a Jihad war as their Logo against, what they perceive as the evil empire the United States of America.
The truth about Syria.
In 1973 the Fatah Black September organization kills 29 passengers on one of Pan-Am planes in Rome inside the Pan-Am terminal. June 1985 a group of Islamic militants from the Amal movement in Lebanon loyal to Nabih Berri a Syrian Loyalist Hijacked a TWA flight from Greece, and forced it to land at Beirut Airport. US navy diver Mr. Robert Stetham was murdered on board for simply being an American Jewish.In another incident at a later date 45 passengers were released in Damascus, illustrating Syria's close ties to the terrorists from the Amal Movement the sister of Hizbollah patronized by Syria. Once again the Rome airport was the site of another terrorist attack carried by Abu-Nidal group killing 14 people 5 of them were Americans.The United States Marine Barracks in Beirut where 243 US service man lost their lives, the suicide bombing was sponsored by Syria, and executed by Hizbollah under the cover of the Syrian forces in Lebanon. In December of 1988 Pan-Am flight 103 over LOCKERBIE exploded killing all 270 passengers on board, 175 of them were Americans, although Libya was blamed for the attack evidence show, that the PFLP-GC and Syria were directly involved in
this heinous attack against innocent civilians.
Mass, Gravesite.
According to Mr. Nezar Nayouf a Syrian Human rights activist claimed at a press conference in Paris a while ago; the existence of a mass gravesite around the vicinity of Tadmour Prison in Syria, were more than 17,000 bodies have been Buried, and were more than 1,500 of them are Lebanese who died under torture, of course the Syrian regime keeps Denying the existence of such a site, although Mr Nayouf himself claimed he has seen the pile of bodies around the prison area.
Suicide attacks against Israel.
According to sources close to Chairman Arafat who claimed and I quote, Syria and Iran are behind all attacks against Israeli Civilians, he was asked not to reveal such information by a prominent Arabic country, fearing it will undermine the Arabic cause. The state behind the blocking of the information most probably is Egypt.
Honorable members, we the freedom lovers of the world are standing together today against world terror, we hope that. The United States Congress take a firm stands against the Syrian regime and holds it responsible for its terror against innocent Civilians, our wish is to make the world aware of the Nazi style operation the Syrian regime practices every day against Freedom and democracy, it is our wish for the United States Congress to indorse the Accountability bill HR4463, and send a strong message to the tyrant regime of Syria, and hold it accountable for its crimes against humanity. A new Nazi regime have been emerging for a long time, the difference is the country. Look out for the Syrians they cannot be trusted, they will say one thing and do another, as the Nazis did before them.May God bless America the land of the free forever?
Email to congress if you want or fax it.
Find your representative by zip code
http://congress.org/
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.htm
http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm
http://lebanese4ever.com/Contacts.html for the senators email addresses!


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Stories by Matt Weinberger
Box adds enterprise key management to overcome last hurdle to the cloud
Hoping to leapfrog what it sees as the last hurdle to enterprise cloud adoption, cloud storage company Box has announced Box Enterprise Key Management (EKM), which is designed to allow customers to keep control over their encryption keys (and thus, the data stored in the public cloud) without sacrificing easy user experience.
Matt Weinberger | 11 Feb | Read more
'Parks And Recreation,' Facebook and The New Privacy
If you tuned into Parks And Recreation Tuesday night, you were treated to an episode where social media startup Gryzzl attempts to win over the hearts and minds of its new neighbors in the fictional town of Pawnee with boxes full of gifts, delivered via Amazon-esque drones.
Matt Weinberger | 29 Jan | Read more
Privacy is the new killer app
A funny thing is happening in the wake of the Edward Snowden NSA revelations, the infamous iCloud hack of celebrity nude photos, and the hit parade of customer data breaches at Target, Home Depot and the U.S. Postal Service. If it's not the government looking at your data, it's bored, lonely teenagers from the Internet or credit card fraudsters.
Matt Weinberger | 15 Nov | Read more


A few models to notice beyond #100: the new BYD S6 SUV up 31 spots to #103, the new Zotye Z200 (a restyled Fiat Siena) landing directly at #146 with 1,617 sales and the Lifan X60 (above) appearing at #200 for its very first month with 233 units. Full article below.
New car sales in China are back on the up in June at +6%. The VW Lavida confirms its newfound grip on the models ranking: it is the best-selling car in the country for the third month in a row at 22,980 units, reinforcing its #1 position year-to-date with 131,626 sales.
The Buick Excelle comes at a close second, only 92 units below the Lavida at 22,888 sales, it is now #2 year-to-date too at 121,418 units. The Ford Focus climbs onto the podium, followed by the Chevrolet Cruze and VW Jetta. The VW Bora is back into the Top 10 at #6 and the Nissan Sunny continues to improve with 15,962 sales, ranking 7th again.
Good performers include the new VW Passat up 30 spots to #12, the Nissan Tiida at #14 (+76), the Nissan Qashqai at #20 (+23) and the Li Nian S1 breaking into the Top 100 for the very first time at #94. The VW Polo Jinqu/Jinqing, none other than a restyled version of the previous generation model, makes its first appearance in the Chinese ranking at #77 with 4,714 sales.
Previous month: see the May 2011 Top 200 here.


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Q: Why do I get a blank app when I refresh the url with the 'id' in the end in Emberjs? I have nested routes like this,
App.Router.map(function() {
    this.resource('twod', function() {
        this.resource('twoduser', {
            path : '/:user_id'
        });
    });
    this.resource('threed');

});

And I have a list generated by {{link-to}} and whenever I click on on any one of them, it shows me the template for 'twoduser', that's what I intended to do, okay and it updates the url like this,
http://ember.local/#/twod/2

which was before,
http://ankur.local/#/twod

Whenever I refresh the url, the page goes blank and I get this on console,
Error while loading route:
TypeError: App.Twod.findBy is not a function

Here's the route method for the twoduser:
App.TwoduserRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
    model: function(params){
        return App.Twod.findBy('id', params.user_id);
    }
});

One more thing to note is I am fetching data using Ajax,
App.Twod.reopenClass({
    findAll : function() {
        return new Ember.RSVP.Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
            $.getJSON("http://pioneerdev.us/users/index", function(data) {
                var result = data.users.map(function(row) {
                    return App.Twod.create(row);
                });
                resolve(result);
            }).fail(reject);
        });
    }
});

What I can do to solve that issue?

A: You have to define the findBy function if you want to use it.  The reason that it works when you click in, but not when you reload, is that in your link-to it implicitly assumes that the current object is the model for the new route, and it is just passed directly to the controller, bypassing the model hook.  When you hit reload the model hook is executed, but fails because you're trying to call a method that does not exist.
If you need a findBy function you should create it in your model, next to your findAll method.
App.Twod.reopenClass({
    findAll : function() {
        // your find all function here
    },
    findBy : function(id){
        // your code to find by id here
    }
});

A: I had a similar error. I was refreshing inside of a nested resources e.g. /users/1/photos/2 but I did not have an api endpoint such as /api/photos/1 to request a single photo object. I added an endpoint and it fixed itself. Before fixing, I was trying to lean on the index api endpoint or sideloading in /api/users/ but as Jeremy explained, when you refresh, it takes the deepest route as the model and looks up based on that first.
Hope this helps someone!

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Q: Remove the time between the dates in highstock My graph is having time between dates.I want to display just the date.
As Highstock is responsive,the time is removed once I minimize the browser and only dates are shown.
I have tried dateTimeLabelFormats in xAxis and tickInterval.
Those doesn't seem to work.
Help is appreciated


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16:05 Mr_Pardison yesterday, about 6 am local time for me.
17:33 Mr_Pardison that looks amazing.
17:33 Mr_Pardison really like what Greek designs look like.
17:47 Megaf Jordach: how old are ya? You not too young to hurt your knees?
17:47 Mr_Pardison we celebrate later when Jordach feels better as celebrating while not in your best shape isn't good for anyone.
17:49 Mr_Pardison that would be.
18:13 Krock Fixer, download RAM now, guys.
18:14 Fixer I don't understand this, why not utilise CPP minetest apis to generate those custom ores?
18:16 Fixer "Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Infected Over Half-Million PCs Using NSA Exploit"
18:21 Megaf whats the Lua function to make more RAM?
18:35 Megaf did it work?
19:11 Fixer yeah, so why don't they REMOVE?
19:13 xerox123 if I make a change while in sqlite3, should the change persist in dummy backend?
19:16 Fixer paramat: also, will it reduce chance of OOM?
19:24 Fixer paramat: it is suitable both for ores and blocks like big bazalt veins?
19:25 Fixer but it is in CPP? no lua mem limit?
19:29 Mr-Pardison Fixer: I made a custom addition to the chainsaw where it would cut down ethereal plant life.
19:30 Mr-Pardison didn't submit it in a PR tho.
19:31 Mr-Pardison think I should put a PR for it?
19:33 Mr-Pardison will have to grab it off my flash drive first (which I don't have on me) and then make the PR.
19:33 Mr-Pardison should be up either Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
19:34 Mr-Pardison issue is for it to respect protection.
19:35 Mr-Pardison I haven't made a PR yet but will do so by Tuesday at the latest.
19:35 Mr-Pardison it should be up by Monday.
19:36 Shara benrob0329: I try.
19:36 Shara In all honesty, I didn't have much clue about how to judge good mods from bad when I started, but I took time to learn, and then corrected mistakes.
19:37 Shara Which is why RC has a whole bunch of mods that have been massively edited from the originals.
19:40 Mr-Pardison and those of us that have it must be very careful.
19:41 Shara I think servers that add lots of machine type mods (mostly if they are also creative) with no restrictions in place are just asking for trouble.
20:28 Shara I sadly find the VE servers mostly unplayable, or at least whichever ones it is that have those issues.
20:35 VanessaE it's up to the engine devs to fix your crashed.
20:36 VanessaE Megaf: no, you didn't.
20:42 VanessaE I basically only switch maps if the map file becomes corrupt, or the world becomes so horribly organized that it can't be cleaned up.
20:42 Shara I've never switched.
20:44 Megaf reason it has 5 years "only"
20:45 Shara Sokomine: Probably depends on map restarts?
20:46 Shara Either way, stop calling me a newcomer.
20:46 VanessaE VE-Creative is 4.9 years old?
20:53 VanessaE there's really no reason clients should render spawn so poorly just because it has lots of mostly-hidden machines - it's the server running the machines' code, not the client.
20:56 VanessaE Fixer: yeah, I know it does. That really REALLY needs addressed.
20:58 VanessaE if the server is sending mapblock updates dozens of times a second, that's also an engine problem.
21:04 Mr-Pardison fixer: will have that PR up by tuesday.
21:05 VanessaE and remember, those are static signs, they never change unless someone walks over and edits one.
21:12 Calinou Chuck Norris does not get authenticated by his phone. Instead, his phone is authenticated by him.
21:12 VanessaE Sokomine: possibly. plus frequent technic metadata updates cause mapblocks to be re-sent/re-rendered. sadly I can't do anything to fix any of it.
21:12 VanessaE plus I won't generally touch technic's code. that whole damn mod needs rewritten from scratch.
21:13 VanessaE why does it even matter if it's on-topic in here, if there's no other chat going?
21:15 VanessaE Fixer: for what?
21:16 VanessaE you mean the server-only/private meta patch?
21:16 red-001 does that not block updates?
21:16 VanessaE red-001: private meta is never sent to the client, so no mapblock updates when it changes.
21:18 Sokomine does private meta help if it's some visible inventory that is beeing changed while the machine generates it? can't make that private?
21:19 VanessaE Sokomine: sure, the idea is to only use "public"/normal metadata if it goes along with something else that'll cause a mapblock update anyway, or if the client really needs it, e.g. inventories or infotext, and private for literally everything else.
21:22 VanessaE as I recall, technic's power cables all carry some meta, but they never change appearance unless someone or something adds, removes, or moves a piece of cable.
21:22 VanessaE so private meta would be perfect for those.
21:23 VanessaE Jordach: "public" as in visible-to-clients.
21:23 VanessaE not as in visible-to-mods.
21:26 VanessaE it's just an example, Sokomine, and I'm not even sure I'm right.
21:31 Megaf Jordach: have you ever tried a NURBs modeler instead of a mesh based one?
22:07 Mr_Pardison Jordach: why would I want to harm anyone other than them trying to mess with me or one of my friends in a mean way?
22:08 Mr_Pardison I wouldn't have gotten it anyway since I have no idea what that is.
22:10 Mr_Pardison I appreciate any feedback since it helps improve my work.
22:12 IhrFussel Any flatearthers in here?
22:14 IhrFussel Flatearthers are spamming SpaceX videos about the recent rocket launch and the starman spinning around earth ... and I never knew that they also don't even believe in space?? Like what?
22:15 Mr_Pardison they aren't very bright.
22:15 Mr_Pardison like a dim bulb.
22:19 Mr_Pardison Krock: now that you're around, mind checking out my PR for technic and tell me what you think?
22:21 Mr_Pardison any suggestions as to whom I should talk to about reviewing this?
22:21 Krock Amaz, flat != flat. mind = blown -> flat mind = flat blown -> ???? != ??? '???
22:59 VanessaE more than one or two a second to each client is overkill and you know it.
23:01 VanessaE and besides, if the server has to send something to the client that slows down the renderer, that's the client's fault for not handling it properly.
23:04 VanessaE paramat: so. tell me something: let's assume RBA's claim that "[combine" and other compositing operations are being re-processed client-side every frame. assuming there's no other choice but to use compositing, what would be the correct solution, given all the manpower, time, etc. it would take to do it right?
23:06 paramat IhrFussel Elon's quote about the car says it well: "You can tell it's real because it looks so fake, honestly. We'd have way better CGI if it was fake. The colors all look kind of weird in space. There's no atmospheric occlusion; everything's too crisp"
23:15 VanessaE there's no reason, for example, that you couldn't delay processing an update by say half a second.
23:17 VanessaE paramat: then it can discard old updates if there's something newer for the same mapblock.
23:18 VanessaE I'd say the current discussion is as on-topic aas it can get.
23:21 VanessaE Sokomine: that's my point yes.
23:24 VanessaE paramat: another point, as you know my servers use a lot of entities. entities are slow to render compared to a node with the same model, even if the entities are just sitting in one place, non-animated, totally static. Solve that, the compositing issue (if true), the mapblock updates question, the private metadata issue, and make the view range automatic again, and I'll bet it'll make things good agian.
23:27 VanessaE these problems have existed for years, and us modders have done our best to keep up, but those ^ are things we just cannot work around. As server owners, we can't avoid the heavy mods, or we lose traffic. that's why I blame the devs.
23:28 Shara Hah, paramat - that bugged me too!
23:31 Shara But there can never be too many nodes!
23:44 garywhite Can someone tell me if Minetest Android is written in C++/Lua just like the PC/Mac/Linux versions?
23:45 red-001 IhrFussel, huh how? reading the log?
23:48 red-001 can we backport thier code or did they go GPL?


Brewster, Massachusetts, honors its local war veterans and heroes with a collection of monuments on Main Street.
The war memorials stand in front of the town's Council on Aging, a Victorian building on Main Street (Route 6A) that was built in 1893 as Town Hall.
The monument lists the names of 43 residents who served in the conflict, and highlights three who died during their wartime service. Among the dead is Roland C. Nickerson, a member of the prominent Brewster family whose land provided the basis for Roland C. Nickerson State Park.
The monument also bears the names of about 120 residents, and honors four who died during the war.
Next to the World War II monument, a smaller memorial honors Brewster residents who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
To the right of the World War II monument, a memorial honors Brewster's veterans of the Korea and Vietnam wars. The plaque lists 57 veterans.
At the far right of the memorial collection, a monument honors "veterans from Brewster who served in foreign campaigns." The memorial doesn't list any names, but will likely do so in the future.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania, honors its war heroes and veterans with several monuments.
The most prominent monument on the hillside near the intersection of East Main and Spring streets is the borough's 1906 Civil War monument. The monument features a standard-bearer holding, in an uncommon pose, an unsheathed sword.
We're not sure what material was used to create the soldier figure, but our best guess is that was cast in zinc and painted to resemble bronze.
On the hillside in front of the monument, a Rodman gun is flanked by two cannonball pyramids.
The hillside also features three monuments honoring Weatherly's veterans of the two World Wars, Vietnam, Korea and Desert Storm.
The monument's World War I section lists four residents who died during their service, and the World War II section lists 15 names.
The Vietnam memorial lists three residents who died in the conflict and one who was reported missing in action.
Memorials to the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm do not list any local casualties.
The large school building in the background was donated to the town in 1903 by Bethlehem Steel president Charles M. Schwab and named after his wife, a Weatherly native. The building originally served all grades, and was expanded in 1936. Separate elementary and middle schools were built over the years, and the borough closed the Schwab school after opening a high school in 1990.
Coventry honors veterans of several wars with monuments on the town's historic green.
Veterans Memorial Green, along Lake, High and Cross streets, is a former militia ground used for training during the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the Civil War.
Today, the green features six monuments, and ground has been broken for a statue of Nathan Hale that is scheduled for dedication later this year.
The memorial lists the names of 321 residents who served in World War II and highlights 15 who died during their service.
The monument lists one resident who was killed while serving in Korea.
The monument lists two residents who were killed in action, and two others who died while serving in Vietnam.
"On this historic military training ground, men assembled in the Colonial Wars, War of the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
"This memorial is dedicated by patriotic citizens and friends of Coventry, aided by the societies of the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution and Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution.
The cannon referenced on the Memorial Boulder was built in 1896 by the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, which today manufactures military tools and combat equipment.
The Coventry Green also features a 1998 memorial to French soldiers who fought for American independence. The monument provides a short summary of the decisive support the French military provided to the Continental Army, and highlights seven French soldiers who died of smallpox and were buried in Coventry in 1781.
The southern end of Veterans Memorial Green hosts Connecticut's Vietnam Memorial.
The Connecticut Vietnam Memorial, on Coventry's Veterans' Memorial Green, was dedicated in May of 2008 to honor the 612 state residents who died during the Vietnam War.
The memorial, near the intersection of Lake and Cross streets, features four black granite panels, with the center two panels listing the names of the state's Vietnam heroes.
The memorial's base bears bronze service emblems from the various military branches.
Efforts to build the monument began in 2001, when students at Coventry's Nathan Hale Middle School began a project to compile biographical information about Connecticut veterans who died in the war.
The middle school project inspired local efforts to build a permanent memorial to the war heroes, and the town of Coventry agreed to provide land on the Memorial Green.
Students at Coventry High School are collecting photographs of the state's Vietnam heroes as part of the "Call for Photos" campaign being coordinated by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
The photos will be part of an interactive display in an education center planned for Washington, D.C.
Harwinton honors its veterans of the World Wars, Korea and Vietnam with a monument on an historic green.
The undated monument, near the intersection of South Road and Litchfield Road (Route 4), stands near the north end of the green.
Beneath the dedication, a section dedicated to World War I veterans lists nine names.
A section listing World War II veterans includes 137 names, and honors nine who died during their World War II service.
The monument also lists the names of 37 residents who served in Korea, and 80 who served in Vietnam.
To the northeast of the monument, a 1976 historic marker erected by the town and the Connecticut Historical Commission provides a brief history of Harwinton.
To the east of the monument, the brick building in the left background of some photos is the 1915 Community Hall, which replaced a building erected around 1840. The original building served as Harwinton's Town Hall and an Episcopal Church.
At the western edge of the green (part of the Litchfield-South Roads Historic District) stands a 2006 replica of a signpost that has stood, in one form or another, on the location for more than 200 years. In addition to directions and distances to nearby communities, the post was used to display municipal notices.


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New Podding the Red Sox episode: Looking back on Carlton Fisk signing with the White Sox 40 years later
On this week's installment of Podding the Red Sox: A BloggingtheRedSox.com Podcast, I briefly look back at a significant moment in Red Sox history that occurred 40 years ago Thursday.
On March 18, 1981, former Red Sox catcher and future Hall of Famer Carlton "Pudge" Fisk signed a five-year, $3 million contract with the White Sox after he was made a free agent over the winter thanks to a clerical issue.
Fisk would go on to accomplish great things in 11 years with the White Sox, leaving many to wonder why the Red Sox weren't overly interested in bringing the New England native back considering he had become a fan favorite in Boston.
For more information on Fisk's illustrious career, click here, here, here, and here.
This episode is barely over four minutes long, and I apologize for that. As I am typing this, I am working on getting some guests for next week and beyond, so I'm hopeful that we will not run into this problem again anytime soon.
For now, this latest episode of Podding the Red Sox is available to listen to on iTunes and Spotify, among other platforms.
Thank you for listening and we will see you next time! Please make sure to subscribe and leave a five-star review if you can!
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On This Day in Red Sox History: Jacoby Ellsbury Steals Club Record Five Bases in Single Game
On this day in 2013, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury stole five bases as part of a 9-2 victory over the Phillies in Philadelphia, setting the franchise record for most swiped bags in a single game.
The record Ellsbury broke on that faithful Thursday had stood since Ellsbury himself stole four bases in a game against the Yankees in August 2010 to tie Jerry Remy's single-game record from June 14th of the 1980 season.
Batting leadoff against the Phillies, Ellsbury, then 29 years old, got his historic night started in the top half of the second, when he reached base on a one-out walk against Jonathan Pettibone and proceeded to steal second with Dustin Pedroia at the plate.
Fast forward to the fourth, and Ellsbury was at it again, as the speedster singled with one out in the frame before swiping second once more while Pettibone was dealing with Daniel Nava.
In the sixth, the Oregon native perhaps took advantage of a rattled Jeremy Horst, who had just yielded a two-out solo shot to Jonny Gomes, and was awarded first base after getting plunked with a pitch.
Before Horst even had the chance to get too deep into his matchup with Nava, Ellsbury put his wheels on display yet again, stealing second and third base in a matter of minutes to tie the Red Sox' single-game record for stolen bases.
And in the eighth, after reaching on a two-out line-drive single off of Phillies reliever Michael Stutes, Ellsbury etched his name into the record books by swiping second for his fifth and final stolen base of the evening. He also advanced to third on a fielding error.
By stealing those five bases, Ellsbury became the first major-leaguer to accomplish the feat since future Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford did the same as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in a game against Boston in 2009.
Heading into that contest against Philadelphia, Ellsbury's OPS on the season stood at .691. From the beginning of June to end of the 2013 campaign, the speedy outfielder slashed .318/.367/.462 with 31 stolen bases to earn a top-15 finish in American League MVP voting.
As we all know, the 2013 season was also Ellsbury's last with the Red Sox, as he inked a seven-year, $153 million deal with the Yankees shortly after Boston took home their eighth World Series title that October.
Author Brendan CampbellPosted on May 30, 2020 May 30, 2020 Categories Baseball, Sports, UncategorizedTags 2013, Baseball, boston, jacoby ellsbury, jerry remy, mlb, on this day, philadelphia, phillies, records, red sox, red sox history, stolen basesLeave a comment on On This Day in Red Sox History: Jacoby Ellsbury Steals Club Record Five Bases in Single Game
On This Day in Red Sox History: Ted Williams Raises Batting Average Over .400 for First Time in 1941
On this day in 1941, Red Sox legend Ted Williams went 4-for-5 at the plate with one double and two RBI as part of a 10-3 victory for Boston over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Entering that Sunday, Williams owned a .383/.473/.606 slash line through his first 28 contests of the 1941 campaign. The four-hit showing raised his batting average on the season to a robust .404. It would never fall below the .393 mark again for the remainder of the year.
Yes, when all was said and done in 1941 and the Sox finished with the second-best record in the American League, The Kid owned the best batting average in all of baseball at .406, securing his first of six career batting titles.
Over the course of 143 games played that year, Williams led the junior circuit in hitting (.406), on-base percentage (.533), slugging (.735), home runs (37), runs scored (135), and wRC+ (221). He finished just a handful of RBI short of winning the Triple Crown, but the fact that Williams was statistically the best player in the AL did not result in an uptick in MVP votes.
Instead, the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio was named the American's League Most Valuable Player, in part because of a mid-season hitting streak that spanned 56 games, and he beat out Williams by a fairly wide margin.
That may have been the case because at the time, hitting for a high average was not exactly a rarity in baseball.
By hitting .406 in 1941, Williams became the ninth player since 1871 to surpass the .400 plateau in a single season. Since that time, as you may already be aware, no player has batted .400 or better over the course of a full season. In other words, The Splendid Splinter is the last major-league hitter to bat over .400.
"I hope somebody hits .400 soon," Williams once said sometime after accomplishing the feat. "Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400."
It hasn't happened yet, and it probably won't happen anytime soon, either. Since the turn of the century, the closest any player has gotten to hitting .400 was Nomar Garciaparra, who batted .372 in 2000, and Ichiro Suzuki, who also batted .372 in 2004.
Author Brendan CampbellPosted on May 25, 2020 May 25, 2020 Categories Baseball, Sports, UncategorizedTags Baseball, baseball history, batting average, batting title, boston, joe dimaggio, mlb, mvp, on this day, red sox, red sox history, ted williams, triple crownLeave a comment on On This Day in Red Sox History: Ted Williams Raises Batting Average Over .400 for First Time in 1941
On This Day in Red Sox History: Ted Williams Enlists in U.S. Navy
On this day in in 1942, Red Sox legend Ted Williams enlisted in the United States Navy a little more than five months after Pearl Harbor had been attacked by Japanese forces and the U.S. entered World War II as a result.
At the time of his joining the Navy reserves voluntarily, Williams was 31 games into what would turn out to be a superb 1942 campaign.
The Kid was coming off a 3-for-5 effort in Cleveland the day before his enlistment, raising his slash line on the year to a robust .319/.458/.611 to go along with nine home runs and 37 RBI.
Despite being exempt from the draft due to his mother's dependence on him, Williams faced criticism from fans and media alike as his courage was put into question.
Still, even though he didn't have to, Williams, who was 23 at the time, enlisted in the Navy on May 22nd and was sworn in that same day.
From there, the Splendid Splinter went on to finish second in 1942 American League MVP voting behind Yankees second baseman Joe Gordon despite winning the Triple Crown and leading the junior circuit in several offensive categories.
The Red Sox finished second in the American League that year, and in November, Williams was called into active duty.
For the next three years, in what would have been his age-24, 25, and 26 seasons, Williams never saw any live combat, but he did spend his time training, eventually earning his wings and Marine Corps commission in 1944 and attending flight school in Florida for a few years before being discharged in January 1946.
Williams re-joined the Sox that spring and picked up right where he left off in terms of offensive production. He was however recalled to military service later on in 1952, serving as a Marine Corps captain and member of the first Marine Air Wing during the Korean War.
For more on Williams, click here, here, and here.
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On This Day in Red Sox History: Luis Tiant Signs With Boston
On this day in 1971, the Red Sox signed free-agent right-hander Luis Tiant to a minor-league contract.
Tiant, 30 at the time, had just been released by the Braves two days earlier after Atlanta refused to promote him to the majors.
The beginning of the 1971 campaign was eventful for Tiant. He had been diagnosed with a crack in a bone in his right shoulder the year prior and missed ten weeks of the 1970 season because of it.
Entering 1971 as a member of the Twins organization, Tiant missed two weeks of spring training due to a pulled muscle in his rib cage and was subsequently released by Minnesota in late March.
As previously mentioned, the Braves picked the veteran righty up on what was then called a 30-day trial contract with their Triple-A affiliate in Richmond.
That experiment did not work out however, as Atlanta eventually cut Tiant loose on May 15th. He was on the open market for just two days before the Red Sox acquired his services on the 17th.
Tiant's Red Sox tenure began in Louisville home of the Sox' Triple-A affilate at the time,, where he posted a 2.61 ERA over 31 innings of work, which was good enough to earn him a call up to Boston on June 3rd.
The Cuba national's first major-league experience with the Sox did not go so well as he went just 1-7 with a 4.85 ERA over 21 appearances (10 starts) and 72 1/3 innings of work in '71.
Fortunately though, El Tiante would wind up being one of the better starting pitchers of the decade in his time with the Red Sox.
From 1972 until 1978, Tiant owned an ERA of 3.30, an ERA+ of 121, and a FIP of 3.50 over 253 outings (228 starts) and 1,702 1/3 total innings pitched. Per FanGraphs, he was the 14th-most valuable starting pitcher in baseball during that time period in terms of fWAR (28.0) while compiling two All-Star appearances and three top-six finishes in American League Cy Young voting.
In his lone postseason action with Boston in 1975, the Red Sox won all four games Tiant started in against the Athletics and Reds, although they did go on to fall to Cincinnati in the World Series that year.
Following the 1978 season, Tiant inked a two-year deal with the Yankees and went on to also pitch for the Pirates and Angels before calling it quits in 1982.
Inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997, Tiant currently serves as a special assignment instructor for the club.
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On This Day in Red Sox History: Dom DiMaggio Lifts Sox to 15th Straight Win
On this day in 1946, the Red Sox extended their winning streak to a franchise-best 15 games in a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Playing in front of over 64,000 fans in the Bronx, the Sox jumped out to an early three-run lead in the top half of the second on back-to-back two-out run-scoring hits from Joe Dobson, that day's starter for Boston, and George Metkovich off Yankees right-hander Red Ruffing.
Fast forward to the bottom half of the fifth, with the Yankees lineup turning over for a second time, and Dobson began to waver on the mound.
The right-hander allowed the first three hitters he faced in the frame to reach base via a catcher's interference, a single, and a walk to fill the bases for vaunted Yankees cleanup man and future Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.
Heading into his third at-bat of the day 1-for-2 with a third inning single, DiMaggio came through with what could have been the biggest hit of the day this time around, as the 31-year-old crushed a grand slam deep to right field to simultaneously put his side up a run while also ending Dobson's outing.
From there, Sox reliever Earl Johnson entered in the fifth and held the Bronx Bombers in check the rest of the way.
An inning and a half after Joltin' Joe had crushed that grand slam, Boston came into the top half of the seventh trailing by one with just nine more outs to work with.
Facing off against Yanks reliever Joe Page, franchise legend Bobby Doerr led things off for a walk, setting up first baseman Rudy York to drive him in from first on an RBI triple down the left field line.
That brought up another franchise legend to the plate in the form of Dom DiMaggio, Joe's brother, with the go-ahead run just 90 feet away from home.
The Little Professor delivered in the clutch, driving in York from third with a run-scoring single to right to make it a 5-4 contest, which would go on to be the final score on that faithful Friday evening.
The one-run victory extended the Red Sox' winning streak to 15 consecutive games and improved their record on the year to an outstanding 21-3. The streak came to an unfortunate end one day later at the hands of the Yankees, but Boston did go on to win the American League pennant that year.
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On This Day in Red Sox History: Cy Young Tosses American League's First Perfect Game
On this day in 1904, 37-year-old right-hander Cy Young, then of the Boston Americans, took the mound at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds for his fifth start of his 15th major-league season against the Philadelphia Athletics on a Thursday afternoon in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood.
Coming into that Thursday, the Americans had won 12 of their first 15 games, while Young owned a sparkling 1.97 ERA through his first four outings of the year.
At that time, the American League was in its infant stages having just been founded in 1901, and the Americans and the Athletics represented the Junior Circuit's last two champions. To add on to that, the pitcher's mound being 60 feet 6 inches away from home plate instead of 55 feet 6 inches was still a fairly new concept, as it was first introduced in 1893.
Having already amassed 569 major-league starts over the course of an illustrious career up until that point in time, Young was already regarded as one of the game's best, but what he did on that faithful Thursday might be his most exceptional accomplishment.
Pitching in front of over 10,000 fans at the Americans' old stomping grounds, Young had somewhat of a history with his counterpart for the A's that day in left-hander Rube Waddell.
Just a week prior, the Athletics southpaw had outdueled Young in a 2-0 victory for his side at Columbia Park in Philadelphia, leading Waddell to 'bait' Young through the press leading up to the May 5th rematch, much to the chagrin of the Boston ace.
The game itself took all of 83 minutes, with Young and Waddell exchanging blows through the first five frames before the Americans finally broke through against The Rube with a run in the sixth and another pair tacked on in the seventh.
That bit of offense would turn out to be all Young needed to see this one through, as "Cyclone," having already sat down the first 21 Athletics he faced in order, wrapped things up by doing the same with the final six hitters who came to the plate against him in the eighth and ninth innings.
That sixth and final A's batter Young faced with two outs in the top half of the ninth just so happened to be Waddell himself, hitless to that point in the contest, obviously.
On the third pitch of that final at-bat, Young got Waddell to fly out to center for the third out of the ninth, and that was that. The first perfect game in baseball's modern era, and the first since 1880, had just been completed.
"How do you like that, you hayseed?" Young shouted at his rival after retiring him for the final out as spectators stormed the field in celebration.
From there, Young went on to finish the '04 campaign with a 26-16 record, a 1.97 ERA, and a .527 OPS against over 380 innings pitched. All while leading the Americans to their second consecutive American League pennant.
Upon retiring from baseball in 1911, Denton True Young, 44, had a World Series championship, a pitching Triple Crown, and two ERA titles to his name. He is without a doubt one of the Deadball Era's greatest pitchers, but outside of May 5th, 1904, he was never perfect again.
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June 13, 2018 • 1:02 pm Comments Off on Joyce Drama
Joyce Drama
Bloomsday is around the corner, so just in time comes Jack Hitt's fascinating story in the New York Times magazine: "The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar," about the extraordinary case of John Kidd, Ulysses scholar and eccentric who became a literary celebrity in the Joyce Wars in the 1980s and '90s — and then suddenly vanished.
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September 20, 2014 • 9:12 am Comments Off on Absolute Literary Materialism
Absolute Literary Materialism
In his recent New Yorker profile of the Scottish writer James Kelman, James Wood contends that the no-frills, "absolute materialism" of Kelman's prose — which he likens to Karl Ove Knausgård's obsessive detail over daily rituals — "is rarely boring"
… partly because, like Knausgård, he simply proceeds AS IF the subject matter were interesting; and partly because, in writing as in most areas, limitation increases focus, and tends to irradiate necessity as if it were a luxury. This is the principle of prison writing, both in the literal sense ("One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich") and in the figurative sense (Kafka's allegories of imprisonment.
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April 16, 2014 • 9:38 am Comments Off on Writing Biography in the Digital Age
Writing Biography in the Digital Age
Another letter found buried in the archives: think of how the discovery of a little slip of paper covered in a quirky scrawl can suddenly light fires and get a bevy of scholars toiling away to reconsider an already-much-dissected literary life. So how do biographers cope with the overload of information in this digital age of electronic communication?
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin has published an interesting essay at The Millions, "You've Got Mail: On the New Age of Biography," which takes up the issue of "the sudden digitization of the self, and the behavioral changes that have followed."
How to decipher tone, often a challenge in conventional correspondence anyway, can require real virtuoso skill when it comes to the easily tossed-off exchanges of emails — particularly with a literary mind at work. "How does the rise of email change our understanding of great minds and great works. And why?" Ní Mhaoileoin ponders. Not to mention the data from social media — what a rabbit hole opens up when certain writers take to the Twittersphere…
But there's also a loss:
The loss of handwriting, with all its eloquent untidiness, is a recurring anxiety for biographers and scholars, who have for so long relied on scratchings out, doodles, marginalia, and edits as clues to the author's mind-set and process. Benjamin Moser described seeing in his subject's handwriting, as one never could in an email, "how feverishly Sontag, given what looked like a death sentence when she was barely 40, sketched out the meditations on cancer that would become Illness as Metaphor." Word processing, no matter how daring your font choice, erases individuality.
And the new data themselves aren't necessarily as failsafe in "a digital fortress" as is often assumed: "[E]lectronic content actually faces far greater threats than traditional materials like diaries, files, and letters" from phenomena like "bit rot, unstable storage devices, technical failures, or systemic obsolescence…"
Ní Mhaoileoin once again turns to the example of Susan Sontag, noting the quirky tone she adopted in e-mails (sometimes sent with the subject line "Whassup?"). This apparently left her correspondents "unsure of how to interact with the iconic critic on such casual terms." How should a potential biographer approach Sontag's "playful, tender, slightly wacky" attitude when sorting through the evidence of her emails? Take them as confirmation of hints from her diaries — "that her intellect and reputation prevented her from receiving the love and tenderness she craved?"
The task of the biographer is to answer questions like these, with whatever sources are available. Lytton Strachey, who carried the genre from the stodgy tomes of the 19th century to the insightful explorations of the 20th, suggested in his preface to Eminent Victorians that the good biographer can "row over that great ocean of material, and lower down into it, here and there, a little bucket, which will bring up the light of day." The rise of the e-mail may generate a host of practical and technical challenges, but the art of biography, as cherished by [Michael] Holroyd, need not suffer as a result.
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April 1, 2014 • 8:08 am 1
Literary Criticism as Science?
Franco Moretti's new collection of essays, Distant Reading, has been generating a lot of buzz. The National Book Critics Circle just honored it with its award for criticism last month (winning out over books by Jonathan Franzen and Janet Malcolm ).
Few critics, writes the Times Literary Supplement are "as hell-bent on rethinking the way we talk about literature." Wired declares that "if his new methods catch on, they could change the way we look at literary history." And Joshua Rothman recently offered this reflection on the revolutionary critic in The New Yorker:
Should literary criticism be an art or a science? A surprising amount depends on the answer to that question…. Almost no one…wants to answer the question definitively, because, for a critic, alternating between one's artistic and scientific temperaments is fun—it's like switching between the ocean and the sun at the beach. Franco Moretti, a professor at Stanford, fascinates critics in large part because he DOES want to answer the question definitively. He thinks that literary criticism ought to be a science.
Moretti's impulses are inclusive and utopian. He wants critics to acknowledge all the books that they don't study; he admires the collaborative practicality of scientific work. Viewed from Moretti's statistical mountaintop, traditional literary criticism, with its idiosyncratic, personal focus on individual works, can seem self-indulgent, even frivolous.
Over at Nautilus, the science writer Dana Mackenzie considers Moretti's approach of "distant reading" in the context of the "topic modeling" trend:
Topic modeling looks beyond the words to the context in which they are used. It can infer what topics are discussed in each book, revealing patterns in a body of literature that no human scholar could ever spot. Topic-modeling algorithms allow us to view literature as if through a telescope, scanning vast swaths of text and searching for constellations of meaning….
Other revolutionary aspects of topic modeling for humanities students, according to Mackenzie: it brings "quantitative arguments into the humanities," allows scholars to "mine for new themes and topics," and introduces the tool of falsifiability via statistical analysis.
Digital humanities technologies can help us see gradual changes, whether in literature or elsewhere. Humans have difficulty comprehending change that happens on the time scale of a human life, or longer. If Underwood's hypothesis is correct, we need computers to help fill in our blind spot. Topic modeling does not overturn or replace our previous ways of seeing; it enhances them.
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January 15, 2014 • 11:31 am Comments Off on Walk on the Wilde Side
Walk on the Wilde Side
Creating quite the stir was of course second nature to Oscar Wilde, and he set many tongues wagging throughout the course of his extensive North American tour in 1882. Nowadays we have complex PR machines. Back then it was Oscar giving interviews to the local papers to generate buzz for his series of lectures on "the science of the beautiful." He set the tone immediately upon disembarking in New York after his less-than-pleasing encounter with the Atlantic Ocean by (allegedly) proclaiming to the customs agent: "I have nothing to declare except my genius."
Wilde ended up making some 140 appearances at cities and towns across 15,000 miles of the continent, alighting in gilded age salons and mining town saloons alike. Anthony Paletta sums up some of the press reaction to his first lecture, in New York, billed as having something to do with the "English Renaissance":
[It] seems to have faltered in its prepared elements and shone in its improvisational bits, attracting praise from some quarters ("The Cincinnati Enquirer") and dismissal from others ("The Nation," grumpy even in the 1880s, observed that Wilde "can hardly succeed in this country"). "The New York Times" commented on the "aesthetic and pallid young men in dress suits and banged hair" in the rear of the venue — banged-hair an attribution with some whiff of the homosexual demimonde at the time.
Caricature from the San Francisco Wasp, March 31, 1882.
But no one quite matched the savage disdain penned by the journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce following Wilde's first lecture at Platt's Hall in San Francisco in March:
That sovereign of insufferables, Oscar Wilde has ensued with his opulence of twaddle and his penury of sense. He has mounted his hind legs and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck, to the capital edification of circumjacent fools and foolesses, fooling with their foolers. He has tossed off the top of his head and uttered himself in copious overflows of ghastly bosh. The ineffable dunce has nothing to say and says it—says it with a liberal embellishment of bad delivery, embroidering it with reasonless vulgarities of attitude, gesture and attire. There never was an impostor so hateful, a blockhead so stupid, a crank so variously and offensively daft. Therefore is the she fool enamored of the feel of his tongue in her ear to tickle her understanding.
The limpid and spiritless vacuity of this intellectual jelly-fish is in ludicrous contrast with the rude but robust mental activities that he came to quicken and inspire. Not only has he no thought, but no thinker. His lecture is mere vebal ditchwater—meaningingless, trite and without coherence. It lacks even the nastiness that exalts and refines his verse. Moreover, it is obviously his own; he had not even the energy and independence to steal it. And so, with a knowledge that would equip and idiot to dispute with a cast-iron dog, and eloquence to qualify him for the duties of a caller on a hog-ranche, and an imagination adequate to the conception of a tom-cat, when fired by contemplation of a fiddle-string, this consummate and star-like youth, missing everything his heaven-appointed functions and offices, wanders about, posing as a statute of himself, and, like the sun-smitten image of Memnon, emitting meaningless murmurs in the blaze of women's eyes. He makes me tired.
And this gawky gowk has the divine effrontery to link his name with those of Swinburne, Rossetti and Morris—this dunghill he-hen would fly with eagles. He dares to set his tongue to the honored name of Keats. He is the leader, quoth'a, of a renaissance in art, this man who cannot draw–of a revival of letters, this man who cannot write! This little and looniest of a brotherhood of simpletons, whom the wicked wits of London, haling him dazed from his obscurity, have crowned and crucified as King of the Cranks, has accepted the distinction in stupid good faith and our foolish people take him at his word. Mr. Wilde is pinnacled upon a dazzling eminence but the earth still trembles to the dull thunder of the kicks that set him up.
Today's shock jocks have nothing on Ambrose Bierce. But just what stirred him to such an extremity of umbrage?
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