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This morning, with his concentration on the scrying to come, the glamour had failed. For the first time in two days, she did not appear old, gray-haired, and warty as she stood in the light spilling in from the clean window. This morning she was the sun-kissed, fair fae who had knocked on his door. Not only did she glow, lovely as a dew shimmered lily, but the new gown clung to her lithe body. The wide skirt spread down from her hips in a sweep to the floor. The bodice, pulled skintight by her lacings, outlined her body in detail. Each rounded breast stood ripe like a summer apple, ready for plucking.
"I didn't expect it to look like that, Sparrow." He rose from the chair, crossed the room in three swift steps, took her hand, and, unable to resist, bowed.
The pink blush on her cheek beckoned his finger to stroke over the heat. If he didn't get her out of here now, no question about it, Lord Farel would wait a long time for his arrival at the castle.
Instead of traveling there, he'd spend the morning in the delightful exploration of the sweet, soft curves outlined by the clinging red wool. His mouth grew dry and he couldn't swallow. Closer now, she smelled fresh, like the woods after rain, and try as he might, he could not dismiss her appeal to his senses.
"Yes, Sparrow, you look like a queen. Lady Cassandra will adore you." He cast about for any other thought but Nin.
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Today my Marked for Magic Tour visits with my friend Eva LeFoy.
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Your taste of palmistry today is all about one of the types of patterns you might find in you finger prints. To see these clearly you will probably have to do a proper print on paper using ink.
The loop is the most common type of finger print. It looks, like a wave. A loop shows the individual to have an agreeable, easy-going and adaptable mindset. People with a lot of loops get on well with everyone. If you have a set of them, you are very adaptable to new social situations. A sociable individual you enjoy connecting with others.
I'd love to know if you have a set of loops or perhaps just one finger with a loop pattern. It's not uncommon to have a mixed set of prints. I'll tell you about some of the others soon.
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Today I am looking at what are sometimes called affection lines or marriage lines. Some readers refer to them as sexuality lines but I don't think that's quite right. These are markers of important life changing connections in my view.
You might need a magnifying glass to find these as sometimes they are difficult to spot. Turn your palm so you are looking at the percussion edge. Just below your Mercury finger, the little finger, you will find one or two, maybe three or four horizontal lines. These illustrate the important serious relationships in you life. They usually marriages or partners with whom you will live and share life. If you have one deep clear line you will have a very happy serious relationship with someone, two lines similar but two serious relationships, and so on. If the line is broken it usually means the relationship will end in some way.
I love to know more about palms. Take a peek and see if you have affection or marriage lines and it they are right so far in your life.
Today Marked for Magic visits the blog and face book page of the talented author Cindy Vazzi.
Rascette or bracelet lines are one of the minor lines on the hand which give information about wealth, health, and travel. The rascettes are the rings between the wrist and the palm. Parallel and clearly marked rascettes are said to mean a healthy, wealthy, long and peaceful life. Chain like top rascettes means ultimate happiness after a difficult life. Most people have two racscettes some lucky people have three. It ias said each rascette stands for between 23 to 28 years of life but I have to say I haven't researched that myself.
Take a peek and see how many racettes you have.


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During my stay at the Bogong Centre for Sound Culture I have been observing the natural features of the Alpine National Park from the viewpoints of various localities, each in some way crafted by the hand of man. The view from our dining room window at cabin 17 looks out to where the Pretty Valley and Rocky Valley creeks converge. Replacing this confluence is the fluctuating shoreline of Lake Guy. I peer out to the lake through a cluster of deciduous Sycamore, Spruce and Beech trees that have been here for almost as long as the glassy waters of Lake Guy. The lake formed when Junction Dam, with its inter-connecting chambers and steep spillway was built in 1944.
This dam, along with its downstream cousin Clover Dam, is a modern relic from Australia's damming craze of the mid 20th Century. Arguably the height of this trend was reached by the completion of Australia's largest infrastructure project, the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1974. Having visited parts of this scheme on my journey from Sydney, including Khancoban and Jindabyne Dams, I have been able to explore different concrete surfaces as a material pretence to Australia's cultural identity. Subsequently I have gathered new photographic evidence of engineered spaces in Australia. However, my residency accommodation in Bogong Village has enabled me to seek a more local and strategic study of the Kiewa hydro-scheme and it's historic attributes. Just down the road from my cabin Bogong Power Station operates on demand from it's high-tech underground cavern. Completed in 2010, this power station uses recycled water channelled through an underground pipeline from McKay Power Station. The water starts its epic journey from Pretty Valley Pondage located in the upper reaches of the Alpine National Park. I have gone on repeat visits to these lakes and their respective dams. Seeing these epic vistas is both a haunting and somehow comforting experience. These crafted infrastructures ultimately exist as a compromise to the natural ecosystems of the Alpine region. However they also offer a new kind of tranquillity that comes into existence by an ongoing persistence of human intervention in the natural environment.

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Q: Determining the number of occurrences of a record I have two tables - student and interview - with values:
student
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sID
sName

interview
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sID
date
outcome = (OFFER, NOOFFER, HIRED)

And I have to list the sID of any student who has never received an offer but who has had more than five interviews.
I am having trouble figuring out how to determine if a student has had more than 5 interviews.  I know you can just count the records to see if the sID is listed more than 5 times, but I am not exactly sure how to format it.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  FROM STUDENT s
 WHERE EXISTS(SELECT NULL -- more than five interviews
                FROM INTERVIEW i
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              HAVING COUNT(*) > 5)
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  where sID not in (select sID from interview where outcome='OFFER')
  group by sID
) as interviewCounts
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This month is the ten year anniversary since Denis Waxman, the legendary Global CEO of Hays, left the building with his place having been taken by Alistair Cox, an experienced chief executive from outside the recruitment industry.
This was potentially a risky move but ten years on, the decision to appoint Cox can be viewed as a big success, although a glance at the raw numbers from Hays's global results may not make that immediately obvious.
In the past ten years net fees have risen by 50 per cent while operating profit has declined slightly. Compared to 2007, Hays now employs 37% more consultants who work in 33% fewer offices in 32% more countries.
Headline figures disguise much. In this case the 2007 figures were propelled by the pre-GFC golden period for recruitment agencies, especially those who recruited in financial markets and financial skill sets.
In 2007 Hays (UK & Ireland) made an operating profit of £141 million from 3134 consultants in 257 offices. Ten years later the equivalent figures tell a starkly different story: an operating profit of £41 million from 1948 consultants across 98 offices.
Cox has been able to navigate a very difficult post-GFC environment by dramatically shrinking the cost base of the UK & Ireland business, growing the Continental Europe market strongly (most successfully in Germany) and methodically commencing operations in new countries through acquisition (eg USA) or aggressive organic growth (eg Singapore).
With their financial platform now very strongly re-established Hays have just released a document that clearly articulates where Cox has been focusing resources in order to keep the Hays competitive advantage alive, and growing, for the decade ahead.
The document Recruitment Remodelled: The art and science of successful recruitment lays bare how Hays view the future of recruitment in a world increasingly impacted by digital technology, data science, artificial intelligence, rapid change and skills shortages.
The Hays response is highly candidate focused – it's all about using the available technology and science and combining it with human relationships to create what they have called an Approachability Index. Clearly Hays see this as a big winner for them and if it works consistently across the many markets Hays operates in, then I have no doubt it will have a significantly positive impact.
So where does that leave other agencies?
My view is that the opportunity for other agencies to remain competitive with, or beat, Hays is found more in what is absent from Recruitment Remodelled rather than what it contains.
Nowhere in the document is an emerging problem discussed; that of hiring managers failing to understand the true drivers of high performance in a job.
The Hays models works beautifully as long as the key selection criteria articulated by the hiring manager is actually what's required for success in the role, both in the short term and in the longer term. Unfortunately the skill required of a hiring manager to accurately identify the true selection criteria is often lacking.
This was articulated in Kevin Chandler's (qualified organisational psychologist and founder & former CEO of publicly listed Chandler Macleod Limited) presentation at the 2016 RCSA International Conference in Port Douglas.
Kevin shared the story of his light bulb moment when he compared the high performance competency sets developed by the managers (the supposed subject matter experts) with the high performance competency sets developed from a scientific and objective assessment of a group of that same company's high performers – there was almost no correlation! The evidence proved that the hiring managers were largely clueless about what underpinned high performance in jobs they were responsible for!
The lesson being if you start recruiting with the wrong competencies, as the foundation of a job'sselection criteria, then hiring errors are inevitable, no matter how objectively good the candidates are and regardless of how competent the interviewer is.
The Hays approach to the future of recruitment is founded on their Approachability Index driving the success of niche candidate pools of skilled, ready-to-move candidates.
Hays is leaving hiring managers to figure out for themselves, for the time being at least, the correct competency sets for high performance in the jobs that they are recruiting.
The opportunity for other recruitment agencies is to develop a methodology that can help the hiring manage make a better job analysis and match that with the creation of an accurate high performer profile. This level of capability is not easily attained because it's a fundamentally different client service model requiring a significant investment of resources to build, deliver and improve.
The sophistication of this approach, compared to current recruitment agency business models, is unlikely to appeal to many agency owners, however the opportunity remains tantalisingly available.Consistently beating Hays requires plenty of resources and a steely resolve, and this approach is no different.
In the meantime you can be sure that Hays will continue down the path that has made countless fortunes since the beginning of exchange and trade a few millennia ago – give the people what they want, rather than what they need.


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London 2012: Team GB's Awards Ceremony
Best Quote:
Nominees: Boris Johnson – "They [the female beach volleyball players] are glistening like wet otters", Boris Johnson " 'Inspire a generation' is our motto. Not necessarily 'Create a generation', which is what they sometimes get up to in the Olympic Village…", Ben Ainslie – "They've made me angry and you don't want to make me angry", Lord Coe – "When the time came, Britain, we did it right!"
You don't want to make him angry…
Winner: Ben Ainslie's fighting talk
Ben Ainslie's threat to the rest of the Finn Class field may have sounded a little preposterous at the time but he yet again proved himself a class apart as he recovered a sizeable early deficit in the competition so sufficiently that he went into the final race in pole position and managed to hold on for his fourth gold medal. Like he said, you don't want to make him angry…
Golden Oldie:
Nominees: William Fox-Pitt, Nick Skelton, Mary King, Greg Searle, Ben Ainslie, Katherine Grainger, Sir Chris Hoy
Winner: Nick Skelton
54 year old Nick Skelton may have narrowly missed out on a gold medal in the individual showjumping competition but in playing a huge part in Team GB's gold medal winning success in the team competition he proved that he is still a spring chicken at heart.
Most Inspiring Member of Team GB:
Nominees: Jess Ennis ('The face of the Games'), Anthony Agogo (Won boxing bronze and dedicated his triumph to his hospitalised mother), Nicola Adams (Women's boxing trailblazer and gold medal winner), Gemma Gibbons (Judo silver Medallist who dedicated her success to her dead mother), Katherine Grainger (Three consecutive Olympic silver medals and now, finally, a gold medallist), Bradley Wiggins (Tour De France winner and now a four time Olympic gold medallist), Sir Chris Hoy (Six time Olympic gold medallist), Tom Daley (Bronze medallist so soon after the death of his beloved father), Joanna Roswell (Alopecia sufferer and now an Olympic gold medallist)
Winner: Nicola Adams
In a home Games that were full of emotion and tales to tell this was undoubtedly one of the most hotly contested categories and I have opted for Adams who endeared herself and her much-maligned sporting discipline to the nation. Before the Games many would have had reservations about women's boxing but Adams' bravery and skill turned people's frowns upside down and she deserves an enormous amount of credit for playing a huge part in convincing the nation and indeed the world into giving the sport a chance and then some…
Saddest Moment:
Nominees: Zak Purchase and Mark Hunter post-final interview, GB's lighweight four post-final interview, Gemma Gibbons' "I love you mum" moment
Winners: Zak Purchase and Mark Hunter
Most Exciting Moment:
Nominees: Mo Farah (Home straight of the 10,000m), Mo Farah (Home straight of the 5,000m), Laura Trott (Final event of the Omnium), Etienne Stott, Tim Bailie, David Florence and Richard Hounslow (C2 Canoe Finale) Peter Wilson (Double Trap Shooting Final), Tom Daley (10m Platform Diving Final), Victoria Pendleton (Individual Sprint)
The 'Mobot'
Winner: Mo Farah (10,000m home straight)
Mo Farah's double gold medal winning performance at London 2012 was a treat to behold and for me at least his 10,000m race was the most exciting moment of the Games. It put the icing on the cake of an incredible Saturday night in the Olympic Stadium as it was Team GB's third gold medal in the space of an hour and it was the 'mo'ment which ensured that that night would forever go down as one of the very finest in British sporting history.
Best Team:
Nominees: Cycling, Rowing, Equestrian, Tennis, Gymnastics, Canoe/Kayak
Winners: Cycling
Gold after gold after gold. Once again the cycling team were unbelievable and there huge level of achievement was made all the more incredible by the heartbreak of Mark Cavendish's 'failure' to live up to the huge weight of expectation on his shoulders when he finished way off the lead in the men's road race on the first day of the Games. Such was the British cycling team's success that the French team were crying foul play, accusing Dave Brailsford and his team of cheating by way of having wheels that were unfairly round…
Biggest Disappointment:
Nominees: Dai Greene, Shanaze Reade, Perri-Shaykes Drayton. Phillips Idowu, GB Relay Teams, GB Swimming Team
Winner: Phillips Idowu
As the Olympic Games have been such an overwhelming success in London and as Team GB have for the most part been terrific it is easy to forget that there have been some major disappointments along the way. The greatest of the disappointments was arguably been Phillips Idowu both in terms of his behaviour in the lead up the Games and then his performance in the Games itself. His 'invisible man' act beforehand and his poor performance in the preliminary rounds of the triple jump contest at which he was eliminated will have won him few admirers and one would hope he can find a better performance soon otherwise this will have been a horrible way for one so talented to leave his sport.
Best Celebration:
Nominees: Tom Daley (Pool jump), Mo Farah (The 'Mo-Bot'), Andy Murray (A la Pat Cash), Sophie Hoskings and Kath Copeland (Kath Copeland's 'The face of victory'), Etienne Stott and Tim Bailie (Capsize into the rapids), Jade Jones (Good, old-fashioned scream, roar and phist-pump)
Daley's bronze medal celebration was one of the highlights of the London Games
Winner: Tom Daley (Pool jump)
There was so much reason for celebration within Team GB during Olympic fortnight that it all seems to blend into one but one of the stand-out celebrations of the Games was undoubtedly that of Tom Daley and his diving team mates. Imagine if he'd won gold…!
Superstar in the making:
Nominees: Anthony Joshua (Boxing gold medallist), Laura Trott (Track cycling double gold medallist), Jason Kenny (Track cycling Double Gold Medallist), Lizzie Armitstead (Cycling Road Race Silver Medallist), Alistair Brownlee (Triathlon gold medallist), Adam Gemili (100m semi-finalist), Sophie Hitchon (New British record holder in the hammer throw), Michael Jamieson (Swimming – Breaststroke), Jade Jones (Taekwondo gold medallist)
Winner: Laura Trott
It is hard to see Laura Trott not ending her cycling career amongst the most decorated British Olympians of all time as she has already bagged two golds at the age of 20. If she continues at her current rate then she could well be a ten-time gold medal winner if she carries on until she is Sir Chris Hoy's current age!
Star Performer:
Nominees: Mo Farah, Jess Ennis, Laura Trott, Jason Kenny, Andy Murray, Sir Chris Hoy
Winner: Mo Farah
There have been almost too many success stories to mention for Team GB and for London over the past few weeks but the stand-out performer of the Games has to be our favourite Somalian born distance runner, Mo Farah.
Farah's nerve, concentration, strategic nouse and physical strength have peaked at the perfect time and in becoming only the eighth person ever to do the 5,000m and 10,000m double he has written his name into the history books as one of the greatest ever Olympic athletes.
So, huge congratulations are in order to the likes of Jess, Jason, Sir Chris and Laura as well as the rest of Team GB's medal winners and emerging talents but perhaps even greater congratulations are due to Mo. He might not have the looks of our "Face of the Games" Jess Ennis but who can resist a scrawny-looking, bald, bearded man win a penchant for slapping his own slap-head and for performing the now infamous 'Mo-bot'… Sir Mo, we salute you!
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London 2012: 10 Days To Go, 10 Team GB Stories In The Making
With time running out until the start of the biggest and best celebration of world sport that Great Britain has arguably ever had the honour of hosting, the pre-Games excitement is reaching fever-pitch as the athletes flock to the Olympic Village and to the various other parts of the country where they're required to be for their parts in proceedings.
There will undoubtedly be a wealth of huge stories to emerge over the next few weeks both in London and across other parts of the British Isles but with just 10 days to go until the official start of the Games I have picked out 10 big stories that could be set to unfold within Team GB.
Adam Gemili (Men's 100m):
He may not be tipped to be in the dog-fight for medals in his first ever Games but many are tipping Gemili to break the 10 second barrier at the Olympics and if he does so it would make for a phenomenal story.
Gemili is one of the rising stars of British athletics and could be set to further enhance what has been stunning summer of personal achievement
It is enough already that the 18 year old has made the Team GB squad having barely taken the sport seriously up until the past twelve months or so, but if Gemili can plot a way through the heats then a time of less than 10 seconds may well be on the cards and that would represent yet another phenomenal achievement for the youngster.
Gemili has also made himself practically un-ignorable in terms of selection for the 4x100m relay squad with his recent form and perhaps he could make the difference and help push the team towards medal contention.
Bradley Wiggins (Men's Cycling, Time Trial):
'Wiggo' is well on course to win Le Tour, could another gold medal follow?
With Wiggins currently breaking records in the Tour De France and with him looking set to become Britain's first ever winner of cycling's showpiece event, this could prove to be yet another huge summer for British cycling and that is before we even reach the Olympic Games where we will once again be expected to blow away much of the competition in several different disciplines.
If Wiggins were to win Le Tour and then come back to London and win another Olympic gold medal it would be hard for anybody to rival him in terms of British sporting hero status this year.
Team GB Football (Men's and Women's):
This is not a sport which Team GB are particularly well acquainted with given that we have never entered a Women's team and that we haven't entered a Men's side in a very long time but if either of our sides make it out of the group stages at the Games then they will fancy their chances of getting themselves into serious medal-winning contention.
Pearce courted with controversy when he left David Beckham out of his squad for the Olympics
The only tickets I have for the Games are for the Men's final of the football at Wembley Stadium so lets hope for my benefit at least that Team GB can do the business!
Robbie Grabarz (Men's High Jump):
Grabarz is amongst Team GB's greatest hopes in the field events
Since the days of Jonathan Edwards dominating the triple jump and Steve Backley simultaneously competing with the likes of Jan Zelezny in the javelin, Team GB have struggled to produce much in terms of major male competition for medals in field events but with Robbie Grabarz tipped for a medal at this summer's Games things could well be about to change.
Christine Ohuruogu (Women's 400m):
Reigning Women's 400m Olympic champion Ohuruogu hasn't exactly enjoyed the best years of her career since Beijing in 2008 but recent signs suggest that she could well be timing her charge for further Olympic glory rather well.
Ohuruogu is not quite at her best but her recent form has been encouraging
She may well be a little way off the world's leading times for this year but her performance in the 400 at the London Grand Prix over the past weekend suggests that she could well still have a hope of getting herself into contention for the medals in spite of the injury and confidence problems she has suffered since her lasting outing at the Games.
The strength she demonstrated to power through the field over the last 5o metres of Saturday's race at Crystal Palace had all the hallmarks of a classic Ohuruogu triumph and if the weather is as bad as it was the other day when the Women's 400m final takes place at the Olympic Stadium in a couple of weeks time then she would have to be considered a serious threat.
Lutalo Muhammad (Men's Taekwondo):
Arguably the most controversial of all the decisions made by the panel of selectors for Team GB was the omission of World Number One Aaron Cook for the Men's Taekwondo squad.
Lutalo Muhammad's controversial selection at Aaron Cook's expense has the makings of a classic Olympic story
Instead, the selectors have opted for Lutalo Muhammad who is ranked just 59 in the world but many who know far more about the ins and outs of Taekwondo than myself are tipping him to make a big impression this summer. He may not be as strong as Cook on paper but those in the know think he could well be a major medal contender and who am I to disagree?
We will no doubt never hear the end of it if Muhammad doesn't win a gold medal, so lets just hope he does even if just for the sake of the selectors!
Phillips Idowu (Men's Triple Jump):
Idowu is undoubtedly one of Team GB's most decorated track and field stars of recent times but four years ago in Beijing he was on the end of a shock result when he managed just a silver medal in the Men's Triple Jump when many expected him to land gold and now he could well be cruelly denied the chance to avenge this missed opportunity because of injury.
Idowu has a point to prove after his disappointment in Beijing but injury could yet prevent him from showing his best
With such little time remaining before the Games get under way and with such little time to go until Phillips will be called into action, he is probably the most high profile injury concern of the entire Team GB squad. He is though still set to try and compete and perhaps the dampened expectations of him due to his current injury struggles will help him go under the radar and land the gold medal he so craves.
Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis (Men's 5,000/10,000m and Women's Heptathlon):
The evening session of August the 4th is set to be arguably the biggest night of the Games for Team GB as it plays host to poster-girl Jess Ennis' efforts to try and win the Women's Heptathlon and also to one of our greatest gold medal hopes in men's athletics when Mo Farah is set to compete in the Men's 10,000m final.
Farah and Ennis are arguably Britain's two greatest hopes for gold medals in the Olympic Stadium
This evening session of athletics will undoubtedly be one the most sought after tickets for all Team GB fans and the prospect of us landing two track golds in the space of an hour is truly mouth-watering.
Ben Ainslie (Men's Sailing, Finn):
Ben Ainslie begun the Olympic Torch's journey around Britain at Lands End and now he is search of a fourth Olympic gold
He is already considered one of of Great Britain's all-time greatest Olympians for having won gold medals at each of the last three Olympic Games as well as a silver medal in Atlanta in 1996 but if Ainslie were to win yet another gold this summer then he may well jump even higher up the list.
Surely only the likes of Sir Steve Redgrave still stand between him and the title of being our greatest ever Olympian and it would be interesting to see whether he will get the praise he deserves if he triumphs yet again, as he is often the forgotten man in such debates.
Andy Murray (Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles):
Having endeared himself to much of the British public who still had their reservations about him with his run to the Wimbledon final this summer, Andy Murray now has a great chance to go one step closer to becoming a fully-certified national hero in the Men's Singles competition at the Olympics.
Murray performed brilliantly at the All England Club a couple of weeks ago and now he is aiming to produce a similar level of form and grab a first Olympic medal
Even if he doesn't fare well in the Singles he has the lifeline of competing alongside his brother Jamie Murray in the Men's Doubles at the Games and they as a pair would have to be considered serious contenders for a medal.
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Wimbledon 2012: Piecing Together The Tournament's Best Male Player
Every year our TV screens are awash with a Stat-Attack throughout Wimbledon fortnight so I have used the official Wimbledon statistics website to piece together the men's tournaments most successful players in all areas of the game and tried to come up with a resulting amalgamation of a player that would be unbeatable on the courts of the All England Club. Here goes nothing…
Roger now has seven titles to his name at Wimbledon and he features heavily in the component list for my imaginary hybrid player…
Serving Power: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga topped the charts with the tournament's fastest individual serve when he rattled an 140 mph-er past Andy Murray in the Semi-Finals.
Aces: Philipp Kolschreiber produced the most aces in tournament with an impressive total of 98 at an average of around 20 per match on his journey to the Quarter-Finals where he was beaten by Tsonga.
Serving Accuracy: The tournament's highest serving accuracy statistic belongs to Albert Montanes who landed 80% of his 1st serves in play. The Spaniard did however have little else to cheer about in his tournament as he fell at the very first hurdle.
Winning Points On 1st Serve: The big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic produced a percentage of first serve points won of 86%, which is hardly surprising given the speed and angle his enormous frame helps him generate when his first serves find their required destinations.
Winning Points On 2nd Serve: Ernest Gulbis produced the tournament's finest record in terms of winning points on his own 2nd serve with an impressive 66%. Sadly though this impressive stat couldn't save him from an early second round exit from the competition.
Winning Points Against The 1st Serve: The now seven-time champion of the All England Club, Roger Federer, managed an impressive tournament topping total of 186 points won against his opponents 1st serves, which is of course a statistic aided by the fact that he played more matches than any other player in the tournament other than Andy Murray who also played seven times but his average of around 27 points won against the first serve per match is also superior to all other players in the draw.
Winning Points Against The 2nd Serve: Andy Murray, the beaten finalist at this year's championships, topped the charts in this category with an enormous tally of 192 points won against his opponents 2nd serves throughout the tournament. His nearest challenger in this category was Federer who beat him in the final but the gap between the two in this department was a gaping 40 points.
Break Points Won: The tournament's most prolific breaker of serve was unsurprisingly it's champion, Roger Federer. Rodge notched up 38 breaks of serve in his seven matches in the tournament, 8 more breaks than his nearest challenger both in this category and in the tournament as a whole, Andy Murray, who managed 30 breaks of serve.
Break Point Conversion: Without a pause for thought you might just assume that the tournament's strongest performers in this department would have the highest percentage of break point conversion but actually logic prevails and two first-round flops Simone Bolelli and Thomas Berdych share the honour of having converted 100% of their break points in the Championships. This, if you think about it, is an unsurprising outcome as they only managed one break a-piece in their only matches of the tournament.
(All stats provided by the official Wimbledon website: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/extrastats/rally_count_ms.htm
The Conclusion:
So, according the official stats for the tournament the make-up of this year's perfect men's player at Wimbledon would be the serving power of Tsonga, the Ace-making ability of Kolschreiber, the 1st serve accuracy of Montanes, the 1st serve points conversion of Karlovic, the 2nd serve points conversion of Gulbis, the 1st serve returning talents of Roger Federer, the 2nd serve returning talents of Andy Murray, Federer's prolific serve-breaking powers and finally the break point conversion and ruthlessness of Berdych and Bolelli.
Unsurprisingly, it is Federer that has dominated proceedings in the creation of this Wimbledon ruling hybrid player make-up but there were also a fair few surprises thrown into the mix. The fact that Federer topped the most categories though goes a long way towards explaining why he won his seventh Wimbledon crown and why he could yet go on to win even more, he has an exceptional all-round game and over the past fortnight very few challengers have been able to live with him! Surely, he can for now be labelled at very least the equal best player of all time?
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Maturing Murray the Protagonist in British Tennis' best fortnight in 35 years
Andy Murray's four-set defeat to Roger Federer in the men's singles final at Wimbledon may have been a bitter blow for Murray and his ever-growing fan-base to take but his well navigated journey through to the final, in which he gave his all, proved to arguably be the highlight in what was ultimately a very encouraging couple of weeks for British tennis.
Murray took another step closer to Grandslam glory but was denied by the wonderful Roger Federer
He may have been the star of Britain's Wimbledon fortnight but for a change he wasn't alone in bringing joy to the ever-faithful British tennis following who battled through some of the worst conditions the All England Club has ever had to deal with during their busiest period of the year. Thank god we now have a roof on Centre!
In the women's championship the British fans were treated to predictable opening round victories for Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha before second round exits for the pair and to the equally predictable host of first round exits but among the first round exits was that of Laura Robson who continues to look more and more adept at Grandslam level in spite of her loss.
Topping Robson's efforts though was Heather Watson who played as well as we have ever seen the youngster manage at Grandslam level in convincing straight-sets victories in the opening two rounds, even if she did then go on to get firmly put in her place by eventual ladies finalist Agnieszka Radwanska in round three. It may not seem that exciting on the face of it that one of our female competitors managed to make the third round but she was the first to do so in a decade which was great to see from one so green.
In the men's championship there was also a couple of rays of light to accompany Watson's showing and Murray's best performance at Wimbledon to date. These came from youngster Oliver Golding who threatened an opening round victory over the very experienced Igor Andreev before losing in four sets on his Wimbledon men's debut and James Ward who managed a victory in the opening round of his Wimbledon bow before losing in five sets to 10th seed Mardy Fish.
The fact that Golding's tight opening round loss, Ward's debut victory and Watson's run to the third round are being seen as encouraging signs may reek of desperation amongst British tennis fans to see the good in what is really a disappointing crop of players but it does seem that British tennis is slowly improving across the board and that our group of British females in particular are beginning to make more of an impression at the highest level.
The two genuine success stories though for British tennis during Wimbledon fortnight were those of Johnny Marray who became the most unlikely of victors in the men's doubles with parter Frederik Nielsen and of Andy Murray who took his quest for Wimbledon and Grandslam glory a step further in reaching his first Wimbledon final and in winning his first ever set in the final of a Grandslam event.
Who had honestly seen Marray play before Wimbledon fortnight? I know I hadn't!
Marray and Nielsen's win in the men's double may not match up to what might have been had Murray landed the men's singles title but it is an achievement which must lift the heart of all real British fans. It really has made for an astonishing tale of triumph against all the odds and it was a pleasure to watch Marray become the first British man in over 70 years to lift the men's doubles trophy and the first Brit to win a senior's Wimbledon title since Jamie Murray won the mixed with Jelena Jankovic a few years back.
It was genuinely exciting as a British tennis fan to get to watch two of our players make the finals of their respective competitions this weekend and though Marray's triumph would have been sacrificed by nearly all British fans in exchange for a Murray triumph in his final it was still an enormous pleasure to behold both matches and Murray far from undersold himself in his defeat.
Though we have still been left longing for a winner of a men's singles victory in one of the four Grandslam events, Murray's performance in the final and the performances he produced in the previous rounds of the tournament were beyond anything that we have seen from a male competitor in a Grandslam since Fred Perry way back in the 1930's and the demeanour which Murray has shown throughout the competition was so much more positive and endearing than anything we have seen before from the young Scotsman.
I have always been frustrated by the criticism which Murray has been targeted with by many Brits in that he is a professional sportsman and not a comedian or a tv personality but I concede that it would be beneficial for Murray to become more endearing and engaging as a public persona and I hope that not only his interview blubbing episode but also his on-court and off-court character, throughout the entirety of this tournament in particular, has helped him in becoming so.
I personally have always managed to see something beyond the 'dour' and 'bleak' public persona which people have attributed to Murray but the past couple of weeks in particular have definitely seen him become a little more at ease with the glare of the media and of the expectant British nation and perhaps it is this sense of Murray maturing and becoming more comfortable with the limelight which has made him get closer than ever before to winning a Grandslam title.
Hopefully this perceived improvement and greater demonstration of his emotions will continue to have a positive effect on his game and I think it is clear to most now that Murray can win a Grandslam title and that he probably will do at some point. If he needs any greater source of belief to cling to than his own undoubted ability in his unrelenting quest to become a Grandslam winner, then he would do well to look to Johhny Marray's success story for inspiration.
Marray and Nielsen's win may have been something of a 'freak' victory but perhaps it will take something freaky for Murray to finally get past the awesome trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in a Grandslam event, which I for one think he will do at some point in the next couple of years.
Call me deluded but I honestly think he will not only go the distance once in a slam but that he will still go on to win more than one. Perhaps this is far too much wishful thinking on my part though… We can but dream….
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International Law Keyed to Damrosche
Island of Palmas Case (United States v. The Netherlands) Perm. Ct. of Arbitration, 2 U.N. Rep. Int'l Arb. Awards 829 (1928)
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Tinoco Claims Arbitration (Great Britain v. Costa Rica) 1 U.N. Rep. Int'l Arb. Awards 369 (1923)
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Island of Palmas Case (United States v. The Netherlands)
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Citation. Perm. Ct. of Arbitration, 2 U.N. Rep. Int'l Arb. Awards 829 (1928).
Brief Fact Summary. Both the United States (P) laid claim to the ownership of the Island of Palmas. While the U.S. (P) maintained that it was part of the Philippines, the Netherlands (D) claimed it as their own.
Synopsis of Rule of Law. A title that is inchoate cannot prevail over a definite title found on the continuous and peaceful display of sovereignty.
Facts. Both the United States (P) laid claim to the ownership of the Island of Palmas. While the U.S. (P) maintained that it was part of the Philippines, the Netherlands (D) claimed it as their own. The claim of the U.S. (P) was back up with the fact that the islands had been ceded by Spain by the Treaty of Paris in 1898, and as successor to the rights of Spain over the Philippines, it based its claim of title in the first place on discovery. On the part of the Netherlands (D), they claimed to have possessed and exercised rights of sovereignty over the island from 1677 or earlier to the present.
Issue. Can a title which is inchoate prevail over a definite title found on the continuous and peaceful display of sovereignty?
Held. (Huber, Arb.). No. A title that is inchoate cannot prevail over a definite title found on the continuous and peaceful display of sovereignty. The peaceful and continuous display of territorial sovereignty is as good as title. However, discovery alone without subsequent act cannot suffice to prove sovereignty over the island. The territorial sovereignty of the Netherlands (D) was not contested by anyone from 1700 to 1906. The title of discovery at best an inchoate title does not therefore prevail over the Netherlands (D) claims of sovereignty.
Discussion. Evidence of contracts made by the East India Company and the Netherlands (D) was examined by the arbitrator. The claims made by the Netherlands (D) were also based on the premise of the convention it had with the princes and native chieftains of the islands. Hence, at the time of the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Spain was found not to have dominion over the island.
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By Brian Zeng Tech April 11, 2020
Of all the technologies that affect the gaming industry, the fifth-generation mobile wireless technology (5G) is the one that is expected to create the most impact. Gaming and 5G need each other.
Experts believe that this technology could create opportunities for more cloud-based services. It could also bring more subscription titles and multi-player games, among other things. Soon, we might be able to stream world-class gaming using any device, anywhere.
Actually, quality streaming has been one of the critical frontiers for digital services. Gaming console developers, such as Sony, have already announced that it will soon release a new PlayStation 5 that will allow for faster downloads. There is no doubt that 5G has the potential to revolutionize how we interact with gaming and virtual worlds.
Now, let us look at five reasons why 5G will change the gaming industry significantly:
1. Cloud Gaming Is Expected to Rise to New Heights
As touched on above, 5G is expected to improve cloud gaming. Some players and game developers believe that cloud gaming is the future of video games. Tech giants like Google already have plans to improve cloud gaming. With projects like Google Stadia, you will soon have to adjust the way you play games.
The Cyberpunk 2077 video games set, which will launch this year, has confirmed that it will come to Google Stadia. While services, such as PlayStation Now, have inspired many to switch to cloud gaming, it has provided a solid start for enlightening the masses about the cloud gaming concept.
What 5G will facilitate is enable cloud gaming to work on any device without latency issues. It means that players will be able to stream top-end games on their mobile devices. Currently, it is only possible to do that if you are playing on a PC or console.
2. Mobile Gaming Will Grow
Nowadays, people are always on the move, but it does not mean that they will stop playing their favorite games. So, there is a need for a better mobile gaming experience. Since 5G allows for more stable connections, it means that more people will play online games on their mobile internet without worrying about dropping out of a game.
As the adoption of 5G grows, we are likely to see more multi-player games entering the scene because developers will realize that many people prefer playing their games while on the move.
Multiplayer is one of the areas where mobile gaming has struggled in the past. While Wi-Fi and 4G connections may support multiplayer games, they do not provide the best interactive experience for commuting mobile gamers.
With 5G, there will be no need to download a game and install it on your mobile console. All you need to play is to connect to the game and play as you normally would.
3. Access Top Tier Gaming Without Wi-Fi Networks
With the release of new sets of gaming consoles, such as PlayStation 5, mobile games will be more entertaining compared with the current consoles. The next-gen console games will introduce advanced options, meaning that mobile developers need to step up their game.
The introduction of advanced mobile consoles is also expected to make current portable games, such as Nintendo 2DS, look like an Altari.
4. Elimination of Lag
Any serious gamer will agree that there are a few things that are more frustrating than having to deal with lag during gameplay. First, you are in a disadvantaged position, especially if you are playing with players with stable connections.
Thankfully, 5G will most likely level the playing field, thus ensuring that the outcome of individual matches or games would be an indication of players' skill level rather than other factors. Moreover, using a 5G connection means that there would be no more data caps. With your current 3G or 4G plan, a single minute of play could exhaust your data cap. 5G is so equipped and widespread, meaning that data caps could be a thing of the past.
Speaking of improving gaming experiences, you have the best experience if you are using a clean device. While 5G addresses connection issues, other factors can interfere with your computer speed – for instance, junk files and outdated software. For this reason, you should delete junk files and other space hogs. The good thing is that you don't have to do it manually. With a suitable PC cleaning software, you can accomplish this task with a few clicks.
5. It Will Improve Virtual Reality
Finally, 5G will improve virtual reality. Lag has been one of the main reasons that have suppressed early ventures into virtual reality. With lower latency over 5G, gamers will most likely enjoy a better VR experience.
The impact will mostly be felt within mobile virtual reality platforms. But that doesn't mean that the new technology will not bring benefits to future versions of HTC's VIVE or PlayStation.
If more players will access 5G, developers of virtual reality platforms will likely improve their offers. It will be a big relief to the developers who have not been able to implement some things with the current technologies, thanks to guaranteed lower latency.
5G has come as great news for mobile gamers. It will be an immediate game-changer. The technology will enable them to stream their favorite games without having to worry about latency and data caps. These players can only access massive games if they are gaming on a PC or a console. Apart from this, the gaming industry is also offering 5G operators a lot of opportunities to profit from the ecosystem.
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Q. I'd like to buy a quality French easel at a reasonable price. What features should I consider?
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Written by: Chelsea Gonzales
A new year has begun, and that means it's time for new adventures. Many of us are thinking about what we will do with 2022, and others are reflecting on the lessons learned in 2021. Some of the things we've been thinking about are the things we learned about the RV market in 2021.
You see, 2021 was a unique and exciting year in the world of RVing. We saw more people than ever hit the road full-time, many families purchased RVs for weekend camping, and the demand for RVs went through the roof.
Here are some of the things we learned from the wild ride 2021 gave us folks in the RV industry.
People Long for Adventure
People want to go on adventures. For the most part, they cannot stand to be cooped up at home for long periods of time. Unfortunately, the lockdown of 2020 meant there was a huge amount of sitting around at home. When those lockdown rules started to ease up, people were on the lookout for a safe way to get away.
Enter the RV: a home on wheels that allows you to get out and adventure while avoiding many of the places germs might lurk.
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
Another thing that a lot of people who are new to the RV world learned? Where there's a will, there's a way. Honestly, most of us long-term RVers have known this for a long time. That's why we are able to be out in the world exploring.
That said, the pandemic made remote work and schooling from home more prevalent than ever. The vast majority of people were forced to telecommute and homeschool, at least for a short time. This opened the eyes of many and made them realize just how possible it is to be free of those things that tie so many people down.
The individuals who realized freedom was within their grasp and that they could follow their wanderlust? They jumped at the opportunity to travel all the time. This is why we saw so many full-time RVers launch in the year 2021.
Demand has Gone through the Roof
With so many people looking to vacation in RVs for safety reasons, and with all those new travelers hitting the road full-time as they work and school remotely, we've seen a HUGE jump in demand for RVs.
This is a pretty obvious observation, but we feel it is one worth pointing out. Why? Because it really changed the RV market, the value of RVs, and a number of other things about the RV industry.
Demand Plus Short Supply Leads to a Seller's Market
Not only has the demand for RVs risen, the supply of RVs being put out into the world came to a temporary halt in 2020. This happened when the country locked down and the RV manufacturers had to shut their factories down for the safety of their employees.
At first, this halt in production wasn't very noticeable, and really, if demand had stayed consistent, there is a good chance the public never would have noticed much. However, as more and more people started buying the available RVs from dealerships, the effects became more and more apparent.
Currently, there is a national RV shortage due to the factories closing for a time, and this—in addition to the enormously increased demand—has definitely driven RV prices up, creating a seller's market in the world of RVing. In fact, this might even be the best RV market ever for sellers.
RV Sales Show No Signs of Slowing
Yes, 2021 was an awesome year to sell your RV. That said, the surge in RVing popularity is still going strong. There are still thousands of people out there who are searching for the right RV for their family, and many more will come after them.
People have realized the possibilities that come with RV travel, along with just how much freedom the combination of remote work, roadschooling, and an RV can offer. In short, we predict RVs will be in high demand for quite some time to come.
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TRAI will be imposing fines on telcos who fail to meet the new timeline.
In order to make the mobile number portability (MNP) process more efficient and reduce inconvenience to mobile phone users in India, TRAI Is now making it mandatory for telcos to complete the procedure in two days. Currently, users have to wait for a total of 4 days to get their numbers ported from one service provider to another.
As reported by ET Telecom, telcos will also be subject to a fine if they fail to stick to the new procedure timeline. TRAI stated that it will be imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 for each violation, where telco does not share customer details with the MNP service provider within 24 hours of the user submitting the request. The fine is said to double if the application is further rejected on the basis of faulty reasons.
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On the flipside however, service providers do not seem happy with TRAI's decision. Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) was quoted in the report saying, "Penalties are extremely blunt instruments to ensure MNP compliance. Rather, a partnered approach with TRAI to ensure our mutual goals are met and difficulties ironed out would be the preferred approach," COAI currently represents Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
Mathews further stated that the number of MNP requests in India have gotten really high in the recent times and most telcos are still working towards setting up appropriate infrastructure in order to meet the demands. Service providers are also claiming that the porting scenario in India is more complicated, as there more than a billion mobile phone users across 22 circles.


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Judgement (and God's wrath?) I feel like I need to share this, for some odd reason so here goes: Before I came to Jesus, I thought God was punishing me for all my sins. Nothing was going right, and I mean nothing.
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To me, he was just an ogre who demanded we sit still in church and pretend to love him, even if we did not feel his love for ourselves, and while I knew he probably existed (Nature told me that) I didn't believe he cared personally for me, at all.
After I finally gave my life to him (because I had messed it up so bad, and NOTHING was going right in my life) I had this period of time where I thought "His Judgement" had caused many bad things to happen to me.
Then I saw this kids' movie, where humpty dumpty was talking to a dragon while sitting on this wall, and the dragon convinced him to lean over to the other side and he FELL into the kingdom of darkness. There, he was unprotected. in this "Kids' movie" Humpy dumpty cried out to Jesus and was put back on the good side of the wall (which represented God's kingdom) and God restored him and put him back together again.
As long as I live, I will never forget that movie. it was full of truth and Grace, just like Jesus is. Nobody gave me a list of scipture 10 miles long "a child" could understand the concept of this movie. Keep it simple! God can use such simple things to get his heart across to us. That day, he used a simple corny kids movie to set me straight about his heart towards us….
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This curriculum-based program, a partnership with Sonoma Raceway, Kid Scoop News and Friedman's Home Improvement, focuses on educating students about the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and culminates at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event in June.
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