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The Last Will and Testament of Hamish Cross
Inspired by escape room puzzles and interactive storytelling, The Last Will and Testament of Hamish Cross brought players together for a celebration of the life of their rich and overly eccentric friend, as well as the reading of Cross's will and the bequeaths of his estate.
Working together, players are asked to solve puzzles and find clues in order to unearth a series of hidden chests and keys while searching for the deed to the impressive Cross Estate.
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Is Cy Vance the Next Invincible New York Democrat to Lose?
The Manhattan District Attorney has had a long run, but his role in recent high-profile cases may bring unexpected change to a very powerful place.
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Longtime Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance will be forever attached to a handful of bold-faced names—Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump, Jr.—not because he took them on in tough prosecutions, but because when he had the chance, he didn't.
In the case of Epstein—the registered sex offender who died last week of an apparent suicide while in federal custody—a group of New York lawmakers have now asked State Attorney General Leticia James to investigate Vance's role in what looked like preferential treatment in the years between Epstein's 2008 guilty plea and his July arrest on sex trafficking charges. A.G. James had previously been asked to investigate Vance's conduct in the Harvey Weinstein case. Weinstein has been accused by a number of women of harassment and sexual assault in recent years, but the Manhattan D.A.'s sex-crimes unit dropped its probe in 2015. Vance perhaps survived the Weinstein scandal because it broke during a reelection bid in 2017 when he was running unopposed. But in two years, he will run again, facing multiple progressive challengers.
Excitement over the possibility of getting a progressive reformer to replace Vance has ramped up after the 2019 Queens Democratic primary for district attorney. That race made national headlines when Tiffany Cabán, running as a decarceral prosecutor, appeared to have won. (A contested recount ultimately ruled Cabán lost to a more establishment-linked candidate by a razor-thin margin of 55 votes.) Cabán spent six months campaigning in Queens; Vance's challengers in Manhattan have two years of runway. Vance could be feeling change is in the air—when local politics web site The City asked Vance in July if he planned to run again, he would not confirm it, saying "It's too early for me to make any decision."
We may have scared Cy Vance out of even running again. And trust me—we terrified the Democratic establishment.
— Tiffany Cabán (@CabanForQueens) August 7, 2019
Maybe. New York's Democratic primary election in June 2021 is still a long way off, but given the political makeup of the electorate, it will likely choose the next Manhattan D.A. And with a contested mayor's race on the same ballot, voter turnout is expected to be high. Two progressive challengers to Vance have already declared: former New York State Chief Deputy Attorney General and New York Law School Professor Alvin Bragg, and Janos Marton of the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice. (Marton is also a veteran of the anti-mass-incarceration organization JustLeadership USA's efforts to close the jail at Rikers Island, a major issue in New York City politics.) At least six others are said to be considering a run.
Vance is a well-known quantity in city politics, but he's also a national figure—and not only because of the high-profile cases (and the attendant controversy) his office handles. Vance has positioned himself as a leader in fighting violence against women, from sending money to other states to spur the testing of rape kits detectives had let languish, to crusading against human trafficking by targeting men who allegedly buy sex and the web sites sex workers once relied on for advertising. This image fits well with his office's long-established reputation: According to former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein, the Manhattan D.A.'s sex crimes unit was the real-life inspiration for Law and Order: SVU.
But the shine has begun to wear off these Manhattan hero lawyers. Successive exposés have detailed the D.A. office's lenient deals with men charged with sexual assault—like a Manhattan ob-gyn accused of sexual abuse by 19 women patients. And Fairstein is perhaps now more often recognized for her role in the wrongful sexual assault conviction of the teenage boys once known as the Central Park Five. And since the arrest of Epstein, Vance's office and its purported commitment to protecting women has lost even more luster.
It was a sex crimes prosecutor in Vance's office who argued in 2011, before an astonished judge, that Epstein be assigned the least restrictive sex offender status New York allows—a designation meant for those deemed to pose a "low risk of repeat offense."
"I'm a little overwhelmed because I have never seen a prosecutor's office do anything like this," Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ruth Pickholz told Assistant D.A. Jennifer Gaffney, then deputy chief of Vance's sex-crimes unit. By this time, Epstein had pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a minor in Florida, and thus was required to register as a sex offender in his state of residence, New York. Despite the prosecutor's intervention on Epstein's behalf, the judge denied the request for the less-severe designation. (A Vance spokesperson recently told the Daily News that Vance was not aware of what his office was doing.)
While there are significant issues with sex offender registration—namely, there is little evidence it prevents sexual violence, and may actually help contribute to it—what Vance's office did for Epstein was offer relief to someone powerful. It's a consideration not uniformly extended.
Before Epstein, Vance's most high-profile controversy came as the #MeToo movement was picking up momentum. In 2017, it was revealed that Vance had passed on prosecuting movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault two years earlier. This was despite the D.A. having ample evidence, including an undercover recording made by one of Weinstein's alleged victims, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, under the supervision of the NYPD Special Victims Division.
Vance's office instead turned their investigators on Gutierrez. In a jaw-dropping New York magazine story, a retired NYPD sergeant, one of the few in the department with knowledge of this investigation, recalled that Vance's investigators interrogated Gutierrez's roommates. According to the sergeant, the investigators demanded to know if Weinstein's accuser was a "prostitute" or a "stripper," or if she brought home a lot of men. (A senior adviser to Vance told New York that Vance's investigators never interviewed the roommates.)
There was another unseemly turn in Vance's handling of this case: David Boies, Weinstein's lawyer since 2005, donated $10,000 to the Vance campaign soon after Vance dropped his investigation. Boies was a major donor to Vance, and co-chaired a fundraiser for him in 2008. All told, as of 2017, Vance's campaign had received donations totaling $182,000 from Boies, his son, and his partners. (Vance's communications director told the International Business Times that Boies was not representing Weinstein during the 2015 investigation.) Vance also received a $26,000 donation from a former Manhattan prosecutor who joined Weinstein's defense team: the SVU inspiration, Linda Fairstein.
Vance led the eventual prosecution of Weinstein in 2018, but his earlier deference left a mark on the D.A.'s record. "The Weinstein case could be the last straw for Cy Vance," the typically cop-friendly New York Post editorial board warned at the time. A loss in the Weinstein case, said a 2018 New York Times story, "could seal his political fate, especially among his liberal base in Manhattan."
Just as significantly, the Weinstein arrest highlighted the two-tiered legal system in Cy Vance's New York. Weinstein was permitted to turn himself in, with bail negotiated in advance. "While other New Yorkers sometimes go to jail merely because they do not have access to an ATM in the courthouse," City and State noted, "Weinstein had a cashier's check at the ready."
That's one reason why you won't find any of the Trump clan seated in the worn wooden benches of Manhattan criminal court any time soon. Back in 2012, Manhattan prosecutors were preparing to charge two of the president's children, Ivanka and Don, Jr., over allegedly misrepresenting the value of Trump properties to prospective buyers. But before that could happen—as a ProPublica and WNYC investigation later revealed—a longtime Trump lawyer met with Vance's office. That lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, was also one of Vance's largest campaign contributors.
Vance said he returned the Kasowitz donations when they agreed to the meet, but three months after the meeting, Vance "overruled his own prosecutors" and told them to drop the Trump case. Another few months passed, and Kasowitz raised money for and made new donations to the Vance campaign totaling more than $50,000. (Vance has said he returned that money, too.)
Kasowitz was Donald Trump, Sr.'s longtime personal lawyer. Trump brought him in after he became frustrated that the case was dragging on too long. Very few of the families in the city's criminal courts, caring as they are, can pull that off when it's their children who face charges. They don't have an attorney like Kasowitz, who can bring in $9,000 with a "Republicans for Cy Vance" breakfast, and then top that off with $32,000 of their own.
Progressive prosecutor candidates now routinely tell voters about crimes for which they won't pursue charges—like fare evasion, sex work, or drug possession—and this is an essential reform on the way to decarceration. Vance has a litany of non-prosecutions, too—it just happens to include some powerful people who could help Vance. But now that Vance's own power is on the line, New Yorkers have a choice. Going harder at those with influence is essential, but there's a potential for something more, too. Perhaps everyone who faces the considerable might of the Manhattan D.A. could be treated with the deference seemingly reserved for prominent figures with deep pockets. Or maybe fewer people should be subject to that might at all.
Melissa Gira Grant @melissagira
Melissa Gira Grant is a staff writer at The New Republic and the author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work.
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Welcome to the Old Village Inn, where every visitor is a local and every local is our guest.
Nestled in the heart of Bembridge's old high street, this quirky traditional styled building is reputed to have been serving pints since 1787. These days, Landlord Jay Chapman (a Fellow Associate of the BII) is continuing this fine tradition and sources real ales form across the country to ensure there are always four on the pump and an ever-changing selection.
It's not just excellent ales and wines that the Village offers. Home cooked food is served all day, every day. Our main pub menus are complemented with an extensive specials board using locally sourced produce.
The Old Village Inn remains faithful to the community and sources produce locally wherever possible. The Farm Shop typically provides fruit and vegetables along with other 'secret' ingredients. Over the road is Woodfords the Butchers who are an institution in Bembridge. Our chefs work closely with them to source the best cuts of meat available throughout the year.
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Had a lovely evening meal where the staff could not have been more welcoming, the service & food was excellent. There was a lovely friendly atmosphere with exceptional attention to detail & cleanliness.
I came in and was immediately chatting to various locals and had a very warm welcome. Very dog friendly and a bowl of water was brought out without my asking for it !!! The food is very good but I regret not trying it sooner. Well worth a visit A real village pub. Just ignore the few bad reviews, they are obviously from someone with a grudge. Far better than the other pubs in the area.


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How to enable and disable a submitbutton using code?
maikla73 created the topic: How to enable and disable a submitbutton using code?
I searched in the forum and documentation but I didn't found what I am looking for.
I have in my form two submitbuttons.
The second one should be enabled when the first one was clicked.
In the first one is some code for a calculation and after calculation the second one should be enabled.
Is this possible and how can I do that?
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mihaela replied the topic: How to enable and disable a submitbutton using code?
Did you already set the other submit button to be disabled on form entry?
NOTE: You have to replace ff_elem2604 with the ID of the second submit button that you can get by inspecting that element.
Let me know whether you've managed to set this for your form and whether this is how you wanted it to work.
maikla73 replied the topic: How to enable and disable a submitbutton using code?
I tried this solution but it doesn't work.
When the form is shown all buttons are visible.
I just tried this version of code but it also doesn't work.
Any idea what the mistake could be?
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Test it out and let me know if it works now.


U.N lead investigator Richard Goldstone inspects damage inflicted on homes in Gaza during the offensive of 2008/2009.
(CNN) -- Israel has paid the United Nations $10.5 million for damage to its facilities during last year's offensive against militants in Gaza, the U.N. said Friday.
During the three weeks of fierce fighting, Israeli shells set ablaze the U.N.'s main aid distribution warehouse in Gaza City and also attacked three U.N. schools for Palestinian refugee children, the U.N. said.
A U.N. board of inquiry investigated the incidents and released a scathing report about it last May.
In the report, the U.N. board of inquiry blamed Israel for the damage during the military offensive between December 2008 and January 2009.
Shortly after the report was released, Israeli President Shimon Peres said his country's military had made "mistakes," but said the offensive was aimed at stopping the firing of rockets into Israeli towns from Hamas in Gaza.
"With this payment, the United Nations has agreed that the financial issues relating to those incidents referred to in the terms of reference of the Board of Inquiry are concluded," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Martin Nesirky said Friday.
"The Secretary-General would like to record the cooperative approach that the government of Israel has shown in the course of the discussions that led to this settlement."
Comment from the Israeli government about the payment was not immediately available.


Hey Girl - it's time to stop waiting for permission!
I was near tears. Shattered and broken inside at the realization I had been forced to face.
I had changed. Not the normal changes that happen when a girl becomes a wife and Mom like I talked about a while ago.
No, I felt like my entire character had changed. I had become uptight, short-tempered and so emotional. I felt like everyone looked at me as a failure. There was not much joy left in my heart.
When I looked at our kids I wanted to cry because I felt like I lost the precious joy in parenting. When I spent time with my husband my heart was hurting because I felt like I had failed him in just about everything.
I was exhausted physically, spiritually, emotionally - even socially.
But then someone said it to my face: you're not happy anymore. Something has to change. All you ever wanted was to have a houseful of kids to love on. And now you're not happy.
Ouch. She said it's because I'm too busy, running here and there all week long. At first I agreed, but I've finally faced the truth.
I wasn't happy because I wasn't letting myself be happy.
You're living your dreams, but there's no peace in your mind, no joy in your heart? It's a bitter place to be.
Girl, it's time to stop waiting for permission to live a joyful life!
As women we can be so in tune to our fellow moms that we start playing the comparison game and playing it hard.
Nobody commented on the picture of my project - the one hobby that I feel gifted at. I must have no talents.
I know some friends whose houses would never be this messy. I must be a slop.
"So and so" didn't talk to me today. I must've done something wrong.
I wasn't invited to go out with that group of friends. They must not actually like me.
Pretty soon nobody can say or do anything without us feeling offended, left out and like a complete failure.
We spend our days waiting for one scrap of affirmation, feeling like someone is always looking over our shoulders. We get uptight when the kids are disobedient and emotional when the house is messy and when we aren't sure of the next step in parenting.
All we want is for someone to tell us we're doing ok and we can be happy.
Leaning on others for our joy.
But here's the thing - we already have permission to have a happy, joyful, peaceful heart.
From the One who really matters!
Girl, let me tell you something. God made you to be you. He created you with your personality and your quirkiness and your love for certain hobbies and gifts in different areas.
He personally knit you together - every single part of you, including your personality. And He says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. That's not just a verse for babies. That's a verse for you.
You don't need to keep house like your other friend. You don't need to have your hobbies recognized by everyone in your life.
You don't need permission to be full of happiness and joy.
Because God has already told you to be!
It's a fact that our strongest points come with weaknesses that need to be worked on. But it's also a fact that those strong points are the places we are created to find joy in.
If you enjoy cleaning your house more than spending the day with a friend then that's ok! Don't beat yourself up over it and don't allow it to steal your joy!
If you'd rather plan a play-date at the park then fold the laundry on the couch then go for it! God created you to need and love to spend time with people.
When you decide to start living life like you want to, you're going to feel the biggest load slide off your shoulders. Suddenly you won't care what someone would think of your house or how you spend your time. You won't mind that people think your life choices are crazy - because you'll be living the way you are created to live!
Girl if the way you are living, parenting, housekeeping, working and finding joy is right before God and your husband then you don't need anyone else's permission to be happy and bubbling over with joy!
You're so lovely and lovable just how God created you!


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2020 candidates fighting for support of black lawmakers and their powerful voting bloc
Joe Biden and other 2020 hopefuls are courting Congressional Black Caucus members, who represent 82 million constituents across the country.
2020 candidates fighting for support of black lawmakers and their powerful voting bloc Joe Biden and other 2020 hopefuls are courting Congressional Black Caucus members, who represent 82 million constituents across the country. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/03/2020-candidates-courting-congressional-black-caucus-members/3645701002/
Deborah Barfield Berry and Eliza Collins, USA TODAY Published 5:09 p.m. ET May 3, 2019 | Updated 4:27 p.m. ET May 7, 2019
WASHINGTON – Rep. Donald McEachin was on his way to the basement of his House office building for his 3:30 p.m. haircut Wednesday when the call came in. The Virginia Democrat ducked into a phone booth for privacy.
Joe Biden was on the phone.
"It was a very good conversation, a fun conversation,'' McEachin told USA TODAY. "I didn't need more convincing.''
Black lawmakers are fielding calls in their offices, calls back in their districts and, yes, even on the way to get a haircut, from 2020 presidential candidates looking to court the influential members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Va., speaks to reporter Brie Jackson outside of a hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. May 2, 2019. (Photo: Deborah Berry, USA TODAY)
With a field of 21 Democratic candidates caucus members are hearing, not just from Biden, but other presidential hopefuls, including two members: Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. The efforts have only intensified as candidates try to stand out in a crowded field and shore up support from African American voters.
Biden, the former vice president who formally launched his 2020 campaign last week, has racked up endorsements from the three CBC members including McEachin, who announced his support in an interview with USA TODAY. Two others candidates, Harris and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, each have backing from at least one member of the caucus.
For Biden, support from CBC members could help him to build on strength he has shown in the polls with African American voters.
A Quinnipiac University poll from March, before Biden had officially joined the race, showed 44 percent of black voters supported the former vice president, a commanding lead over the next closest candidate. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was next with 17%, and Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke came in with 16%. Harris had 8%, Castro had 3% and Booker had 1%.
McEachin praised Biden for launching his campaign with a video expressing outrage over President Donald Trump's suggestion that there were fine people on "both sides" of the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. that left a counter-protester dead.
McEachin, however, said Biden still has plenty more to do.
"He needs to be out there with people… meeting folks, reminding them who he is and whose he is,'' said McEachin. "If he does, that, which I know he will do, I'm absolutely confident he will be the next president."
Powerful voting bloc
Members of Congressional Black Caucus wear black clothing and Kente cloth ahead of a State of the Union address in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 2018. (Photo: Mark WIlson, AFP/Getty Images)
Black caucus members represent 82 million constituents in districts across the country, including many in key battleground states such as Florida, Ohio and Georgia. When the group mobilizes, it can significantly boost turnout for a candidate.
With its 55 Democratic members – a record – the caucus is one of the largest in the Democratic-controlled House. Although the CBC will not make an endorsement as a group, the competition for the support of individual members is still wide open.
"As the African American community goes, so goes the Democratic Party," said New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Caucus Chair and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Support from CBC members can be crucial in some key states.
"If black voters do show up in a bloc it's going to make a big difference,'' said Keneshia Grant, a political scientist at Howard University. "I can imagine a scenario where members of the CBC are traveling together in groups around the South for example, ahead of South Carolina, or Super Tuesday and people being compelled by their presence and their endorsement."
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones knows how much that can help. Ahead of his own special election in 2017, Jones lobbied caucus members for their support. Members, including Booker, campaigned for him across Alabama, and Jones has credited African American voters, particularly black women, for helping him win.
California Rep. Karen Bass, who took over as caucus chairwoman earlier this year, said she's already heard from about half of the candidates.
"They know they need to do that," she said. "I'm not saying that in a negative way, I'm saying that they're coming out of respect ...They say 'I'm running. This is what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.'"
A fight, not a coronation
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets audience members during a rally, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP)
Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana had been urging Biden to run since shortly after Trump was elected. He announced his endorsement of the former vice president last week, along with Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat from Biden's home state of Delaware.
But Richmond said the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination is "going to be a real fight," not a coronation.
"If I were running for president I would be courting all 55 members, absolutely,'' said Richmond, a former CBC chairman.
Biden was the senator from Delaware for nearly four decades before becoming vice president in 2008, and Blunt Rochester has known him for 30 years.
When she met with him at his home in Delaware recently, she said he didn't assume she would endorse. Their conversation was scheduled for 15 minutes, but turned into two hours, and at one point, she said, Biden stopped to take a call from a family member.
"That really, again, kind of stood out as one of the things he does, a priority for him, his family,'' she said.
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Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat from California, stepped out early in support of Harris and is helping lead Harris' California effort. Lee has also campaigned for the senator in South Carolina, visiting churches, historically black college and universities, and local Democratic clubs.
Lee said it makes a difference to have candidates and surrogates engaged with African American voters.
"Every candidate should do that,'' she said, adding that African Americans and black women have been the most consistent among Democratic voters. "Candidates have to recognize that as they put together their coalitions."
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., the majority whip and the highest ranking African American in Congress, is sticking with his long-standing policy of not endorsing a candidate. He wants them allto first make their case to voters in South Carolina, one of the early primary states and the first with a significantly diverse electorate. The first two contests are in Iowa and New Hampshire, where white voters are the vast majority.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., shaking the hand of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, along with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-Louisiana and the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, right, before a Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017. (Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)
"I'm sort of taking myself out of the game. I'm not to be flirted with," said Clyburn, who is considered a kingmaker in South Carolina. "I'm just not available right now. I could be later.''
But Clyburn said Booker, Biden and Harris have been effectively campaigning in South Carolina. Biden and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend Indiana both campaigned in the state over the weekend.
"I told people way back that if Biden got into the race he would be the immediate front runner and everybody would be fighting for second place," he said. He said polls showing Biden's strength with African American voters "seem to indicate that I knew what I was talking about."
Who can beat Trump?
Former New York City Mayor and presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg file paperwork to qualify for the ballot at Arizona Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Network
Deval Patrick, who made history after becoming Massachusetts' first black governor, threw his name into the 2020 Democratic presidential election Nov. 14, 2019. Seen here former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick speaks on a panel on leadership during times of crisis at the Newseum in Washington, DC, Feb. 22, 2016. SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images
Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced on Aug. 25, 2019 he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White House. In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carolyn Kaster, AP
Democratic activist and billionaire investor Tom Steyer speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on August 11, 2019. Steyer announced he was seeking Democratic nomination on July 9, 2019. Olivia Sun
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-CO, first announced he was joining the race for Democratic nomination on May 2, 2019 while making an appearance on "CBS This Morning." Stephen Maturen, Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced on Youtube that he will be joining the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination on April 5, 2019. Leah Voss, Treasure Coast News-USA TODAY NETWORK
Senator Bernie Sanders, I-VT, announced he was running for president on Feb. 19, 2019. Hannah Gaber, USA TODAY
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld announced on Feb. 15, 2019, that he would challenge President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. Cheryl Senter, AP
Democratic Senator of Minnesota Amy Klobuchar announced that she is running for President of the United States on Feb. 10, 2019. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press
Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma, announced she was running for president on Feb. 9, 2019. Olivia Sun
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI, center, announced she was running for president on Feb. 2, 2019. Leah Voss, USA TODAY NETWORK
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced he was running for president on Jan. 23, 2019. Leah Voss, USA TODAY NETWORK
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang is a Democrat running for President. He entered the race on Nov. 6, 2018. Charlie Neibergall, AP
Former Maryland Democratic Congressman John Delaney announced he was running for president on July 28, 2017. Sam Owens, The Des Moines Register
President Donald Trump filed for re-election the day he was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017. Sam Greene, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty had also been pushing Biden to run for years. She has a photograph with him on her wall "bigger than any family portrait that I have." But she's not ready to endorse yet. There are too many other candidates she also has a relationship with.
Five candidates have reached out to her. She said the field makes her "proud," but right now "Biden stands out."
"He was the only candidate that said to me 'I don't want your endorsement or money right now. I want to tap you to get a pulse,' " she said.
Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., said it's too early to endorse. But he sees Biden as "well-positioned" to beat Trump, though he is not the only one.
"Electability is huge for us," said Brown. He hasn't heard from Biden, but Booker and Buttigieg's team have reached out.
Grant said many caucus members may line up behind Biden because he's the established candidate and has a long history with black lawmakers and black communities. And he served eight years as vice president under President Barack Obama, the nation's first black president.
But she cautioned, "I don't think that's going to be good for them in the long run.'
Grant pointed to 2008 when many caucus members backed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton versus then-Sen. Obama during the Democratic primary, citing her close relationship with them and black voters.
They said, "basically, I'm friendly with Clinton and for that reason I have to be honorable to our friendship instead of recognizing the moment that we were in with Barack Obama and taking that leap with him in the primaries,'' Grant said.
Sen.Cory Booker (left) and Sen. Kamala Harris, right, speak as Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing about special counsel Robert Mueller's report and his handling of the investigation May 1, 2019. (Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)
Obama has not endorsed a candidate, but has often said choosing Biden as his VP was one of the best decisions he ever made.
"I hold (Obama) in high esteem and I miss him so badly. But he's been gone for over two years and I'm a big boy and I have to make up my own mind," Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson said.
'I can't tell you how awkward it is'
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. said the 2020 race gives African American voters a plethora of choices and that's a good thing, but he added that there is some awkwardness for CBC lawmakers given the fact that several of the candidates also serve in Congress.
"I can't tell you how awkward it is," Cleaver said.
Last weekend, Cleaver was dining with his 95-year-old father at a Chinese buffet in Wichita Falls, Texas, talking about the good problem of having so many strong options in the Democratic primary. He said his father thought it was "the most amazing thing."
"We have some African Americans running and we have some non African Americans who would, in all likelihood, govern pretty much the same way,' " Cleaver said he told his father.
"And (my dad) shakes his head like 'I never thought I would live to see it.'"
While a handful of candidates have been more aggressive in their courtship, Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., said candidates haven't done enough, considering the influence of the caucus.
"They may be taking us for granted," he said. "The ones who are smart will come sooner. Others will come late, but they will come too late.''
Rep. Frederica Wilson said she will announce her choice next month before the Democratic debate in Miami. By Tuesday, four candidates had called.
"It should have been 20 … so 16 have fallen short,'' the Florida Democrat said with a laugh.
That's just fine for Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., who said he has only heard from Harris and Booker.
"I do not want to be bothered at this stage of the game,'' he said. "It's too early.''
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Q: Best way to change content type on a existing file in a document library When you drag and drop single / multiple files into a document set / library, SharePoint just add values to the required fields and a check the file out.
I've tried to use quick edit but it does not work to change content type. The only way is to edit properties and then check it in.
Is there a quicker way to change content type on a single file?

A: No other way around.
Each content type has its own set of fields. Quick edit don't have the flexibility to switch fields dynamically based on the selected content type.

A: Could you just create a new document library with only the one content type available and move the files into the new library?  That should change them all at once, no?

A: You can also change the content-type by Javascript REST:
// item = { __metadata: {type: SP.Data.xxxListItem }, ContentTypeId: "0x1234123421341234"}
function UpdateListItem(listName, itemId, item) {
    return jQuery.ajax({
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        type: "POST",
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            "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose",
            "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=verbose",
            "X-RequestDigest": $("#__REQUESTDIGEST").val(),
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            "If-Match": "*"
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}

You can assign this function to a button or something,
or the other way is to create a flow with trigger when item created, and send similar http request to sharepoint to update the content-type

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My first production in Ireland
The poster for the festival.
I'm about to get produced in Ireland for the first time. My very short play A CHALKBOARD SCRIBBLED IN BLOOD has been selected for a festival there in November.
The festival is run by Rabbit's Riot Theatre Company. The theme is "Our Generation," and features 15 "tiny plays" on that theme. Sadly, mine fits because it's about a school shooting. I wrote it the night of the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012.
The productions will be November 6-8 in Sligo and November 9 in Manorhamilton. Both locations are in northwest Ireland.
More below!
* January 2: Staged reading of RHONDA'S HIGH-CLASS ROADKILL CHILI (full-length) at Showtimers, Roanoke, Virginia.
* January 28: MAC AND BETH (one-act), Cascade Christian Schools, Puyallup, Washington.
* January 30: HIT THE BOOKS (one-act), Greater Sioux Falls Home Schools, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
* Feb 5: Staged reading of THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES (ten-minute plays) as radio play before live audience, Hoosier Hometown Live, Mitchell, Indiana.
* Feb. 12: JIMMY'S PLAN FOR WORLD DOMINATION (one-minute play), Curiosi-Tea House, Mankato, Minnesota.
* Feb. 24: Staged reading of LARRY'S PLAN TO GET OUT OF DOING YARDWORK (five-minute), Readers Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles.
* Feb. 25: Staged reading of JILL AND THE BEANSTALK (one-act), Mitchell Community Public Library, Mitchell, Indiana.
* March 12: Staged reading of EXILED TO TEXAS, Roanoke Children's Theatre, Roanoke, Virginia.
* March 19: Staged reading of 57 HOURS IN THE HOUSE OF CULTURE, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia.
* March 19: Staged reading of PIECE OF CAKE (five-minute piece), Talif Productions, Theatre Momentum Pendulum Space, Chicago.
* April 22-24: CHEF PIERRE DOES NOT DO SIMPLE (ten-minute play), Dover Little Theatre, Dover, New Jersey.
* April 26: Staged reading of CAT ON TRIAL (five-minute play), Readers Theatre Repertory at San Pedro, Los Angeles.
* May 7-8: LETTERS FROM THE MONA LISA (ten-minute play), Jewel Box Theatre, Poulsbo, Washington.
* June 9-11: THE BIGFOOT SIGHTING and A MOMENT OF SILENCE (one-minute plays), Gone in 60 Seconds Festival, New York, NY.
* June 24-26, July 1-3, 8-10: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES (ten-minute play), Garfield Center, Chestertown, Maryland.
* July 8-9: THE ZOOKEEPER'S ARM, 10-minute play produced in "Overnight Sensations," a 24-hour play project run by Hollins University and Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke, Virginia.
* July 11: Staged reading of SOFTBALL IS LIFE, Endstation Theatre, Lynchburg, Virginia.
* July 21: Staged reading of SOMEWHERE TONIGHT, THE WASHINGTON SENATORS LAST GAME PLAYS ON, Chincoteague Theatre Company, Chincoteague, Virginia.
* July 23-24: Staged reading of A ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS (one-act), Princeton Theatre, Princeton, Illinois.
* August 5-7, 12-14: THE BEAUTIFUL OGRE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES (ten-minute play), Open Space Arts, Reisterstown, Maryland.
* August 5-13: DEATH BY POINSETTIA (one-act), Artists Exchange, Cranston, Rhode Island.
* August 6: THE TALE OF THE WHALE (one-act), Historic North Theatre, Danville, Virginia.
* Sept. 4: PRETTY LITTLE WHITE LIES (very short play), Starcropolis festival, Roanoke, Virginia.
* Sept. 8-10, 15-17: LITTLE SUGAR (five-minute play), Asphalt Jungle Shorts, Kitchener, Ontario.
* Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2: THE PICTURE WINDOW (ten-minute play), North Park Playwrights Festival, North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, San Diego, California.
* Nov. 6-9: A CHALKBOARD SCRIBBLED IN BLOOD (very short play), Rabbit's Riot Theatre Company, Sligo, Ireland on 6-8, Manorhamilton, Ireland on the 9th.
* Nov. 9-19: THE RECRUITER (five-minute play), Cone Man Running Festival, Obsidian Theatre, Houston, Texas.
A Chalkboard Scribbled in Blood, plays about school shootings, Rabbit's Riot Theatre
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Like the Wii before it, the Switch has brought a lot of gamers into the Nintendo home console ecosystem, who may have little to no experience with the big Nintendo franchises. Seeing these can be intimidating to someone whose last Nintendo experience outside of handhelds was the NES, but I have jumped into the franchises to let you know if they are worth your time.
Before this game I had never played a Zelda game, I know I'm a bad man, but still. So naturally entering this series seemed a little daunting.
Fortunately, there is no important story line you need previous experience with. Instead the game drops you into Hyrule as Link, who has woken after being in a long slumber, and you explore the world, saving the champions spirits, so you can beat Calamity Gannon.
The story is self-contained, and more importantly, the game is an absolute gem. With a stunning design style that never ceases to be a treat to the eyes, simple and fun gameplay, and with a truly open world that lets you experiment with equipment and resources to complete environmental puzzles.
Sure, weapons being breakable is an unnecessary pain, but it's easy to move past that when you are enjoying every minute of gameplay.
BoTW is literally the game that converted me from an Amiibo snob, to an Amiibo collector.
The only thing you need to know going into Mario Odyssey, is everything you probably know from pop culture about Mario, and if you don't know any of that, don't worry, it's still an absolute gem.
Prior to Mario Odyssey my last proper Mario smashing was the original game on NES. Since then I had seen other games, but never sunk me teeth in. Fortunately, this game has no prerequisites.
It's a self-contained title, where Mario and his new friend Cappy need to save their princesses. They do this by exploring the world to collect moons, to power the ship named the Odyssey. Doing so lets you save them from the marriage to Bowser. There are characters that pp up from the franchise, but the real joy of the game isn't related to any references, the joy from the game is the pure perfection that is the gameplay.
I went into Kirby Star Allies with absolutely no experience with Kirby in the past. What I found was a charming, sweet, albeit repetitive 2D platformer. It was a perfectly fun and inoffensive game, that would be perfect for a family, or anyone who wants to relax and platform without being challenged too much.
I suspect that it didn't click with me on a deeper level without an appreciation of the characters, but I liked it plenty.
This is one game that I have experience with the franchise, namely with the 3DS Fire Emblem titles. As such I have been enjoying the hell out of this game.
Fire Emblem Warriors is a Dynasty Warriors game with a Fire Emblem skin, and a few more Fire Emblem references. The gameplay is repetitive but fine, as you hack and slash your way through huge hordes of enemies.
If you're a big Dynasty Warriors fan, you should enjoy it. If you're a huge Fire Emblem fan, you may enjoy it. If you don't know either, I wouldn't start either franchise here.
So, this is what it is like to tackle some of Nintendo's biggest franchises on Switch for the first time. Fortunately, the two biggest hitters I absolutely adored with little and no previous experience, so if you own a Switch you owe it to yourself to check out Zelda and Mario.
If you won't do it for yourself, do it for me.


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A 2012-es Európa-liga-döntő az Európa-liga története során a harmadik, az elődjét, az UEFA-kupa-döntőket is figyelembe véve pedig a 41. döntő volt. A mérkőzést a bukaresti Nemzeti Stadionban játszották 2012. május 9-én. A találkozót az Atlético de Madrid nyerte 3–0-ra.

A helyszínről az Európai Labdarúgó-szövetség 2009. január 29-én döntött. Ez lesz az első európai kupadöntő, amelyet Romániában rendeznek.

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Derby Dozen - February 12, 2019 - Presented by Shadwell Farm
13 February, 2019 11:53 AM
Game Winner Bob Baffert
Candy Ride (ARG)—Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy
He again swapped works with Improbable, as they have yet to work fast or slow at the same time. This week it was Game Winner who worked five furlongs in a sharp 1:00 1/5, while Improbable went a slow six furlongs in 1:15. Looking at the Thoro-Graph numbers, his final two races are faster than any figure Improbable has run, which may surprise some. Again, he is not nearly as smooth as Improbable with funky action up front, but he hasn't done anything wrong yet. He is a determined runner, who is all business, keeps his head down, and is always reaching out with good extension. Although it seemed as if he was trying to get in a little bit after turning for home, with the rider making the necessary adjustments, you had to like his final quarter in :24 1/5 after breaking two lengths behind his workmate. He did jump over to his left lead inside the sixteenth pole and finished a head in front of his workmate, who actually got the better of him on the gallop-out, but seemed to be asked a bit more. As I said, he hasn't blown anyone away with his works, except perhaps his first three-furlong breeze, but if he continues to show the same versatility, adaptability, and determination he did last year; he still will be the horse to beat on the first Saturday in May.
Improbable Bob Baffert
City Zip—Rare Event, by A.P. Indy
Don't make anything out of his 1:15 six-furlong breeze. After working five-eighths in a bullet :58 2/5 last week, you like to see them slow down next time out, even if it is rare to see a top-class Baffert horse work quite that slow. The last thing you want is for him to come back too fresh and sharp. The key is to have him settle and conserve his speed, especially being a son of City Zip. His three Brisnet speed figures have been a 92, 99, and 100, and his Thoro-Graph numbers have also gotten faster with each start, so he keeps improving, and his Brisnet 105 late pace figure in the Los Alamitos Futurity shows he can come home. Even though his breeze was slow, he still displayed those same huge effortless strides that cover so much ground, and he continues to do everything in a professional manner. It bodes well for him as a Derby horse that he can switch that speed on and off at will.
War of Will Mark Casse
War Front—Visions of Clarity (IRE), by Sadler's Wells
Just when you look at his Thoro-graph figures and see the big number he earned in the Lecomte Stakes and the steady improvement in all his races, he draws post 14 in the Risen Star Stakes, which could make it tough on him with his running style. But Casse would rather have him out there than inside, especially at Fair Grounds. He worked a half in :47 2/5, second-fastest of 135 works at the distance. Although his Thoro-Graph numbers are excellent and put him right up there with the leading contenders, his Brisnet figures are not particularly fast, but his late pace figures in his last two have been good, so we just have to see what he does in the Risen Star before we know for sure just where he's at. If he can win or run a huge race from that post then there is no doubt he belongs right there with the best of them. One thing we do know for sure, he'll run all day. Casse, who calls him WOW, said the best thing that happened to him was losing the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, otherwise they likely wouldn't have tried him on dirt, although he did handle it beautifully in his works. What really has impressed Casse is the colt's turn of foot for such a big horse.
Signalman Kenny McPeek
General Quarters—Trip South, by Trippi
Being this is the week to look at various speed figures, and the fact that he hasn't run yet, we'll try to get a feel for him on that level. His best Brisnet figure is a solid 99 in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), but his late pace figures surprisingly are not that fast and he needs to improve his Thoro-Graph figures by a good margin. He is well behind the leading contenders and did not improve at all in his last two starts. So you can make of all that as you wish. Some will claim he simply is too slow to challenge the best at this point, but we can't judge him until he runs. With the strong foundation he has built, he won't need more than two starts. We just have to see what kind of transition he's made from 2 to 3 and if he has gotten any faster. Following his half in a razor-sharp :46 3/5, McPeek slowed him down with a :49 2/5 half. I still like what I've seen, especially his physical prowess and the toughness he no doubt gets from his sire, but I still don't know what to make of his pedigree, which is a bit questionable.
Win Win Win Michael Trombetta
Hat Trick (JPN)—Miss Smarty Pants, by Smarty Jones
I can't believe he is 35-1 in the Future Wager. His Brisnet speed figures have climbed every race: 89, 91, 95, and 101, which makes him one of the faster 3-year-olds. That fits with his Thoro-Graph figures, with his number in the Pasco Stakes being the second-fastest this year behind Hidden Scroll. I can't wait to see him stretch out to two turns.
Also, his last two Brisnet late pace figures of 102 and 105 show he has also come home faster with every race, the last off a fairly strong middle pace figure. He still has to go two turns, and his 1:02 3/5 breeze for five-eighths at Tampa Bay Downs should take a little of the edge off after his blazing 1:20 4/5, and that should only help when he stretches out in the Tampa Bay Derby. I like the fact that he showed good early speed going five furlongs in his first two starts, but came from eight to 10 lengths back after moving up in distance to seven furlongs. I would think he'll probably be somewhere in between going two turns, showing good cruising speed. Both his grandsires, Sunday Silence and Smarty Jones, had tremendous cruising speed, which enabled them to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Both also overcame extreme adversity as 2-year-olds, surviving near calamitous events, and perhaps their toughness and resilience can rub off on their grandson.
Omaha Beach Richard Mandella
War Front—Charming, by Seeking the Gold
He made a huge leap in his Thoro-Graph figures after switching from grass to dirt and improved several points from his first start against Nolo Contesto to his brilliant score in his last start. One more similar move forward and he's in Kentucky Derby-winning territory. His Brisnet figures also are climbing with every start and should get faster when he goes two turns. Until he does go two turns and faces stiffer competition than he did in his last start, he's still a gamble, not having beaten winners. But it's difficult not to be impressed with his two dirt starts and the way he demolished his field last time out in very fast time. Owner Rick Porter said in his last race he reminded him of Songbird "with that easy stride, smooth as silk." Add that to his classy pedigree, his Hall of Fame trainer who is Derby gods material, and the way he moves over the ground and you have a colt with enormous potential. And it is that potential that has earned him such a high spot.
Nolo Contesto John Sadler
Pioneerof the Nile—Applauding, by Congrats
Like with Omaha Beach, I am gambling that he is as good as he looked in that classy maiden victory, especially defeating a horse who came back and ran such a brilliant race. I only wish he could have run in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) because with only two career starts he needed that race to not only earn him points, but to get more racing experience, as he did drift out just a bit in his last start. His connections are very high on him and believe they have something special. Other than the two Baffert horses, I wouldn't be afraid to run him against any of the 3-year-olds, with the same being said for Omaha Beach. As of now, there has been no decision whether to try one of the Baffert beasts or ship out of town, which he probably wouldn't have needed to do had he run in the Lewis. But it's time to look ahead and try to pick out the two best spots for him. As for his Thoro-Graph numbers, his figure in his maiden win was the same Omaha Beach earned in his subsequent race, so they are now dead-even and don't have much further to go to put them right up with the best of them. But Omaha Beach does have three more starts under him.
Mucho Gusto Bob Baffert
Mucho Macho Man—Itsagiantcauseway, by Giant's Causeway (IRE)
After three mediocre Thoro-Graph numbers in his first three starts, he made a significant jump in the Robert Lewis Stakes and is now a legitimate contender, numbers-wise. What no doubt helped was his change of tactics. Not only was it encouraging the way he rated back in third, but he did it in a race in which he looked to be the only speed over a speed-favoring track. Baffert having him break far behind his workmate in his last drill apparently helped teach him how to control his speed. According to his Brisnet figures he still needs to improve, but his late pace numbers are improving with every race. When Mucho Macho Man was preparing for the Breeders' Cup Classic, I wrote that since his career debut at Calder he was six-for-six when he had the lead at the eighth pole and 0-for-14 when he didn't. Well, guess what, for whatever it's worth, Mucho Gusto is three-for-three when he's had the lead at the eighth pole and 0-for-1 when he didn't. As another side note, Mucho Gusto's sire Mucho Macho Man, his broodmare sire Giant's Causeway, and his maternal great-grandsire Seeking the Gold were involved in three of the most exciting finishes in Breeders' Cup Classic history.
Hidden Scroll Bill Mott
Hard Spun—Sheba Queen, by Empire Maker
It is difficult to know just what to make of this, but there is only one 3-year-old who has run a negative Thoro-Graph number and that is a colt who did it in his career debut, which is unheard of. Not only did Hidden Scroll run a negative-2 in his debut, that is four points faster than Game Winner's best and five points faster than Improbable's best, and they are the two favorites for the Derby by a large margin. So is Hidden Scroll some kind of freak and that much faster than anyone else? Did he peak too early and where does he go from here? Can he duplicate Justify's feat of winning the Derby without having started at 2 and having only three career starts? What are the odds of something that had never been done in the history of the sport being done two years in a row? Those are the questions that will hang over Hidden Scroll's head as he moves closer to the Derby. The truth is, at this point we have no idea what we're dealing with. Bill Mott, whose specialty is older horses and grass horses, is not Bob Baffert in that he has never had a young horse like this before. You can bet he will try to harness some of that speed and build as solid a foundation as possible if Juddmonte has plans to try to make the Derby and avenge Empire Maker's defeat in 2003.
Global Campaign Stanley Hough
Curlin—Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy
What do you know, another lightly raced horse pops up as a heavy hitter on the Derby trail. He is now two-for-two and hasn't even raised a sweat. It was quite a sight seeing the grade 1-placed Standard Deviation being pasted seven times with the whip nearing the top of the stretch and unable to gain an inch on Global Campaign, who was still on cruise control, as Luis Saez sat motionless on him, just as he remained the entire length of the stretch, winning under wraps in the colt's two-turn debut. Then, the following day, Growth Engine, the colt he beat by nearly six lengths in his career debut, came back to break his maiden. Global Campaign is a half brother to multiple grade 1 winner Bold d'Oro, who was one of the early Derby favorites last year, and multiple stakes winner Sonic Mule. His first three dams were bred by Claiborne Farm, and second dam, Trip, was a multiple graded stakes winner who won or placed in 11 stakes. His sire and dam are both descendants of Native Dancer, who was raised and stood at Sagamore Farm, the owner of Global Campaign. He does wear front bandages, but you can make of that what you want. You'd rather not see that, but horses have won the Derby with front bandages before.
Dream Maker Mark Casse
Tapit—To Dream About, by Monarchos
Yes, the gambles continue and why not this year? I couldn't care who he beat in his Fair Grounds allowance romp, it was the way he did it, his athleticism, his stride, the way he seemed to bounce off the ground, the way he ran through the wire, and the way he galloped out a full mile and a quarter, leaving his opponents in another area code. Yes, he was carrying his head a bit too high turning for home before dropping down and leveling off in the stretch, but Casse believes he just briefly lost focus having opened a clear lead so quickly. He added, you should see his gallops every morning, the way he just floats along, and is the best behaving Tapit he has ever trained, and he has trained a number of them. He said he is "pure class" and that is the way he looked in his career debut and coming down the stretch on Saturday. Casse in fact had told owner John Oxley early on this was the next Classic Empire. He blamed himself for the Hopeful defeat, giving the wrong instructions to Julien Leparoux and then having the colt get stuck down on the inside and too far back. In the Breeders' Futurity, he got absolutely hammered, mugged, and squeezed badly at the start by Everfast, causing him to clip heels and Leparoux nearly falling off him. He dropped far back in last and never ran a step. He wound up grabbing himself pretty badly and Casse decided it was in his best interest to back off and send him to his training center in Ocala to freshen up. Casse said he turned from a six-foot, 140-pound teenager to a six-foot, 200-pound athlete with a great disposition and presence about him, and a beautiful eye. He actually looks more like Monarchos than Tapit, exuding more power and has that same big stride. I admit this was not a strong field by any means, but sometimes you just go by your gut and what you see. In his pedigree are Secretariat, who ran the fastest winning Kentucky Derby in history; Monarchos, who ran the second-fastest winning Kentucky Derby in history; and Northern Dancer, who ran the third fastest winning Kentucky Derby in history. His second dam is Oxley's $2.7 million earner Beautiful Pleasure, winner of six grade 1 stakes, including the Breeders' Cup Distaff, and second in five others.
Bourbon War Mark Hennig
Tapit—My Conquestadory, by Artie Schiller
After seeing his huge jump on Thoro-Graph in his previous start, third-fastest race behind Hidden Scroll and Win Win Win, and the way he won that allowance race in such a classy manner, I couldn't keep him off the Top 12 any longer. The fourth-place finisher in that race, beaten 12 1/2 lengths, was Everfast, who then finished second in the Holy Bull Stakes at odds of 128-1. I loved the way Bourbon War weaved his way through the field, going between, then inside horses, and then sliced through an opening between the two leaders and drew off to a very professional victory. He beat an improving Pletcher horse, Cutting Humor, and then came back with a visually stunning :48 breeze, running with his head down into the bit and neck slightly arched, and with that same determined style he displayed in the allowance race. I also loved the way he galloped out. He was a little late changing leads in his last race and will have to work on that. His dam was a classy filly, who won the Alcibiades Stakes on dirt and beat the boys in the Summer Stakes on grass.
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR
First, I was very reluctant to remove Mucho and Instagrand, especially the former, considering I had him ranked No. 4 the first two weeks. That's how much I think of him. But the fact is, both these colts have not been beyond seven- and six-furlongs, respectively, and have been out since the summer, and there have been too many impressive performances to keep them on for so long waiting for their 3-year-old debuts. It was a matter of room, not ability. Mucho is just up to a half-mile in his breezes and Instagrand passed the seven-furlong San Vicente Stakes and now will have only two starts before the Derby, having to stretch out from six furlongs to two turns off a seven-month layoff. We have no idea how he will come back after such a long layoff and only a pair of short sprints. But if he is as good as he looked in those two races and can handle the stretch-out, then we will know what we're dealing with. He could be special, but it's time to show it, and coming back against Game Winner or Improbable in the San Felipe is a pretty tall order. Being by Into Mischief , there is a question whether his female family can carry him a classic distance. Both he and Mucho are going to have only four career starts going into the Derby, with long layoffs between their first two and last two starts. Instagrand turned in another big work, going six furlongs in 1:13 3/5, as his works get longer preparing for his first two-turn race.
If Mucho does return with the kind of performance I am expecting, he not only will return to the Top 12, he will be back where he was among the leading contenders. So, just because he's off the list for now doesn't mean I am any less confident he will be a major force once he returns. He was even taken out of the Future Wager field, which surprised me, as did Instagrand's closing odds of only 10-1. But surely, Mucho belongs in that field that includes Coliseum and narrow maiden winner Tacitus.
The Sam F. Davis Stakes was supposed to be the triumphant return of Knicks Go following his disappointing effort in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, but so far, several top 2-year-olds have regressed as 3-year-olds, and Knicks Go in particular seems to have lost the form that won him the Breeders' Futurity and a well-earned second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He was 9-5 in the Sam F. Davis, but retreated to a fifth-place finish after tracking the leader and eventual winner Well Defined. who became the third horse to win a stakes this year after finishing out of the money in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Well Defined obviously improved big-time with the addition of blinkers and looked like the horse who aired by 7 1/2 lengths in the In Reality Division of the Florida Stallion Series. But he stopped badly in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and again in this year's Mucho Macho Man. As far being a major Derby horse, he still has a lot to prove, being a one-dimensional frontrunner, who is 0-for-3 when he doesn't get the lead. We'll see how far the new and improved Well Defined can carry his speed.
There has been three two-turn stakes in Florida so far this year, and we have seen three big favorites: Code of Honor, Maximus Mischief, and Knicks Go, come up short, with two of them finishing out of the money.
On the positive side of the Sam Davis, Kentucky Wildcat, coming off a slow maiden score at a mile over the highly regarded Country House, ran a bang-up second, finishing 8 3/4 lengths ahead of So Alive, who although beaten 11 1/2 lengths, deserves another chance after a bad break that put him back in last, some 15 lengths off the pace. With the field all over the place nearing the head of the stretch, Javier Castellano made a very early decision to swing wide and circle the field just as the rail was opening wide. Instead of saving ground, So Alive wound up 10-wide turning for home and at least passéd six horses in the stretch to get third, giving him some hope for his next start. Unfortunately, Kentucky Wildcat was vanned off after the race and we hope it is nothing serious.
The two seven-furlong stakes over the weekend, the San Vicente and Jimmy Winkfield, both used to be major steppingstones on the Derby trail in California an New York, although the Winkfield used to be the Bay Shore Stakes before that race was moved. You normally don't see Bob Baffert get beat with a 3-5 shot and 2-1 shot in the same race on the Derby trail. Although the 2-1 Dessman, with only one career start, was nailed at the wire by a nose by 7-1 Sparky Ville, the race bodes very well for Dessman becoming a major player, either for the Derby if he can play catch-up or more likely a little later on.
With a pretty decent horse in Savagery setting a wicked pace (:22 and :44 1/5) in the slop, Dessman made an early move down the backstretch to confront his stablemate Coliseumfor second. Rather than bide his time, Flavien Prat tried to get the jump on Coliseum and made another move to put distance between them. He charged to the lead, opened a clear advantage and looked like a sure winner until the far more experienced Sparky Ville, with seven races and a stakes win and two graded stakes placings under him, came with a late run to stick his nose in front in 1:21 4/5. Dessman finished 6 1/2 lengths ahead of Coliseum. Watch out for Dessman when he starts stretching out. This race really moved him forward. We don't know how far Sparky Ville wants to go, but there is no reason to think he won't handle two turns.
In the Jimmy Winkfield. Shadwell Stable's Haikal turned in his third consecutive big stretch run, the last two coming up the rail to nail 18-1 shot Joevia, with even-money favorite Tikhvin Flew another 1 3/4 lengths back in third. Taikal is another who should stretch out, but this might have been more of a case of Joevia tiring a bit late, as Taikal was making little impact in the stretch until he surged late, which often indicates the horse in front was starting to tire. The one-mile Gotham will tell us more about these horses.
In Dubai, the much hyped Walking Thunder disappointed in the UAE Two Thousand Guineas when his rider allowed Christophe Soumillon on Godolphin's Estihdaaf to go to the front on the rail on yet another notoriously inside speed favoring track, while Walking Thunder raced in fourth, four wide. He moved up to challenge like a winner, but Estihdaaf found another gear and drew off to a six-length victory, while never changing leads. Estihdaaf was coming off a second in the Al Bastakiya Trial to Manguzi, who had been trounced by Walking Thunder in the Guineas Trial. Estihdaaf is an improving son of Arch and will be formidable in the UAE Derby, but don't count Walking Thunder out just yet. His Guineas Trial rout was no fluke. This is a much better horse than he showed in the Guineas and the son of Violence should love the longer distances. No doubt a trip to Kentucky will be on the line for both horses.
As mentioned earlier, Global Campaign's reputation was boosted the day after his resounding victory when Growth Engine, who had finished second to him last time out, drew off to a 2 1/2-length victory in a 1 1/16-mile allowance race. Trained by Chad Brown for Klaravich Stables, the son of Tapit looks to have a bright future.
Speaking of Brown, Network Effect, runnerup in the Nashua Stakes and Remsen Stakes, is up to four furlongs in his works, breezing his half in :49 2/5. Looking at his Thoro-Graph numbers and Brisnet numbers, he was one of the fastest 2-year-olds last year and is only going to improve. He just needs to get in the race sooner and not let other horses build an insurmountable lead. But he's always coming late and is definitely one to watch. I will take 40-1 on him in the Future Wager in a heartbeat. Brown also sent out his Champagne Stakes winner COMPLEXITY for his first breeze since disappointing in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He went three-eighths in :38 4/5 over the Stonestreet training track.
In other races over the weekend, Todd Pletcher is still reaching into what is left of his arsenal to try to find a Derby horse. He's a bit behind the eight-ball trying to get Outshinethere, but you have to pay attention to the son of Malibu Moon after his impressive allowance victory at Gulfstream, in which he scored by two lengths in 1:23 flat for the seven furlongs with first-time blinkers. It was a workmanlike performance as he drew clear under a stiff hand ride, and looked like he had more in the tank. This was his first start since finishing fifth in the Tremont Stakes back in June. He obviously was very precocious at 2, making his debut on March 17, but has a ton of stamina top and bottom, so it will be interesting to see what he does going two turns. He joins Pletcher's Soldado, who has run only once, as his two most visually impressive 3-year-olds so far, with several others still with a shot to move on. One of them, who also is still a work in progress, is Cutting Humor, who breezed a half :48 4/5. Pletcher had another winner when Last Judgementscored by a length in a maiden race for Florida-breds after acting up at the gate. He covered the six furlongs in a snappy 1:10 flat, with runnerup Lemniscate finishing 10 1/2 lengths ahead of the third horse.
Also over the weekend, Bob Baffert sent out Sham Stakes third-place finisher Much Betterto an emphatic 3 1/2-length victory in a sharp 1:15 3/5 for the 6 1/2 furlongs, also with blinkers added. The son of Pioneerof the Nile now has two victories and a third in his two starts on dirt. At Oaklawn Park, the Steve Asmussen-trained Captain Von Trapp spoiled the debut of Monomoy Girl's brother Cowboy Diplomacy, rallying in the stretch to score by three lengths in 1:11 1/5 for the six furlongs.
I am going to expand on last week's explanation why Withers winner Tax is not in the Top 12 at this point. It is difficult to include a horse who wins by a head in a three-horse photo and not include the second- and third-place finishers, especially when the second- and third-place finishers ran two full points faster on Thoro-Graph. I do love Tax's story and his pedigree, and the way he was willing to go through a very narrow opening on the rail before that hole opened up when the leader drifted out. Rather than ignore the excellent performances of Not that Brady and Our Braintrust, I thought it appropriate at this time to let them slug it out again in the Wood Memorial. But any of those three can show up in the Top 12 at any time, depending on how the Dozen shapes up.
Last year's Remsen Stakes, in which Tax finished third, is a tough race to figure. It received extremely fast numbers on Brisnet, especially the late-closing figure, which far exceeded any of the other major 2-year-old stakes. However, the winner, Maximus Mixchief, finished third to a 29-1 shot and a 128-1 shot at 4-5 in the Holy Bull Stakes.
I can certainly excuse Maximus Mischief's race, even if there is a question of how far he wants to go. In addition to acting up and getting a bit washy before the race, he was ridden by a new jockey, Jose Ortiz, who gunned him out of the gate, apparently not expecting Epic Dreamer to charge to the lead and having to chase him through fairly testing fractions. He was hard used to stay within striking range and even harder used to run him down and simply got tired in the final sixteenth. I believe if he acts more professionally before his next race and is allowed to settle, either on or off the pace, he can rebound off this performance.
Speaking of Not that Brady, the big storyline behind this improving New York-bred is his dam Lisa's Booby Trap. It was a quite a scene at Saratoga on Sept, 2, 2010. The big horse running that day was supposed to be Quality Road in the Woodward Stakes. But he had to play second fiddle to a Cinderella filly named Lisa's Booby Trap, who was trying grass for the first time in the Riskaverse Stakes and was the center of attention, not only by the fans attending that day, but NBC Dateline, who sent a crew there to do a feature on the filly.
On Aug. 6 I had been in the winner's circle when Lisa's Booby Trap won the six-furlong Loudonville Stakes by six lengths in 1:09 3/5 and went back to the barn to talk to her owner/trainer Tim Snyder, as he grazed the filly behind the receiving barn. I remember what a gorgeous filly she was and how proud Snyder was of her and the way he looked at her.
But why all the excitement over this Finger Lakes shipper? The story began when Snyder fell madly in love with a girl named Lisa he met through an accident at the track and they eventually were married, traveling all over and operating a modest stable, barely eking out a living. Then Lisa found out she had cancer. Snyder felt like he was in a bad movie. One day nearing the end, Lisa whispered to her mother not to worry because she was going to come back as a horse. She died shortly after, and a grieving Snyder lost the will to live, not caring whether he lived or died. He gave up racing and went to California to stay with his daughter Sierra to get away from it all. He began roaming around the country until the urge hit him to be around horses again. That was all that could comfort him.
He attended a small sale with his life savings of $2,500 and tucked it in his boot so no one would steal it. There he took a liking to a filly that no one wanted. She was blind in one eye and had a club foot that made her gait unbalanced and painful. She was so slow it was said you had to time her with a sun dial. But Snyder wanted her and bought her privately for $4,500. Because of her deformities, he paid out $2,000 of his life savings with the balance to be paid at a later date if she won. He actually named her in a bizarre manner: Lisa after his wife and Booby Trap after a strip club called The Booby Trap. He never believed in reincarnation, despite what Lisa had told her mother, until one morning when he was bringing the filly in and she turned and looked at him the exact same way Lisa used to look at him. He said it gave him chills.
Snyder worked with the filly constantly, changing her shoes around until her gait was balanced, and she finally debuted at Finger Lakes May 24, 2010, winning by an astounding 17 3/4 lengths. She followed with allowance victories by 10 1/2 lengths and 8 1/2 lengths before heading to Saratoga, where she romped again in the Loudonville Stakes. That is when the story went nationwide about Snyder and his miracle one-horse stable, eventually becoming a book. Even Kent Desormeaux, who rode her in the Loudonville, said he felt Lisa was inside her.
Lisa's Booby Trap did not handle the grass in the Riskaverse and finished far back. She returned to Finger Lakes, never to regain the fame she enjoyed for that one brief shining moment, although she did win six of her remaining 13 starts. Tim Snyder wasn't heard from again. He passed away on March 24, 2015 at age 59. Lisa's Booby Trap was acquired by KatieRich Farm in Lexington and now has a serious horse on the Derby trail, one who has demonstrated extraordinary courage. You have to wonder if Snyder isn't somehow playing a role in that, just as Lisa may have done with the gelding's mother years before.
One final note on Lisa's Booby Trap. Her sire, the little known Drewman, is a half brother to Lucky Pulpit, the sire of one of racing's great Cinderella horses, California Chrome.
OK, back to the harsh reality of the Derby trail.
Galilean, who I still regret removing from the Top 12, finally returned to the work tab over a decent track, going six furlongs in 1:12 1/5 in company, finishing about a neck behind his workmate. The question is can he repeat his monster score in the King Glorious Stakes when he takes on Cal-breds again in the Cal Cup Derby? He should have no trouble winning impressively. And as I did with California Chrome and with him in his last start, I will go by the eye test and see if he can rattle off those quick quarter-mile splits again and how he's moving in the final furlong. Another reason I removed him is because of the scheduling of his races. When Chrome won the Cal Cup Derby it was run Jan. 25, giving him ample time to make the San Felipe to test open company and earn points. Now, the Cal Cup Derby is run Feb. 18, which would give him only 16 days to the San Felipe or wait for the Santa Anita Derby, which is a heck of a place to take on the best California 3-year-olds and earn enough points to make the Derby. It would require a victory or second-place finish to gain a berth in the starting field. So everything is a bit too tenuous with him right now, which is the reason to wait and see what develops.
We have a slew of Derby contenders running next week at Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park, with the Risen Star drawing a strong field of 14 with one also-eligible. Good luck trying to sort this one out. War of Will and the Baffert shipper Kingly drew posts 14 and 13, respectively, with Steve Asmussen's $2.6 million yearling Gun It on the also-eligible list. Kingly is still immature, the way he appeared to drop out of it in his last start, then came on in the stretch, and the way he had his cocked to the outside the entire length of the stretch in his last work. Country House, who could vault way up the Derby Dozen with a victory or good second, breaks from post 9, and is the one who has me most excited. Limonite, a fast-closing third in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, drew the 10-post, as many of the leading contenders drew outside. Also in the field are Owendale and Frolic More, one-two in an allowance race; Hog Creek Hustle and Manny Wah, two-three in the LeComte Stakes, Mr Money, a surprising fourth at 41-1 in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile; stakes-winning Henley's Joy making his dirt debut; and a horse who could be a huge overlay, Plus Que Parfait, beaten a neck in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes before stumbling badly at the start and racing wide the whole way from the 11-post in the Lecomte, finishing a respectable fifth. He drew the rail and if he can work out a clean trip he definitely is one to watch. For a megabomb, I was very high on Dunph after his first two starts, but he didn't handle the slop in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and then ran a decent third from the 10-post in the Springboard Mile. Now he has to overcome the 11 post.
Smarty Jones winner Gray Attempt heads the Southwest Stakes next Monday. The son of Graydar tuned up for the race with a strong five-furlong breeze in 1:00 1/5. Completing the trifecta in the Smarty Jones were Long Range Toddy and Boldor, both of whom will also return in the Southwest, along with 3-2 beaten favorite Bankit, who was a disappointing sixth, and who comes into this race off a solid 1:00 4/5 breeze. Fourth-place finisher Six Shooter get blinkers for trainer Paul Holthus after working a sharp five furlongs in :59 4/5. This isn't the strongest group of Derby horses, so we'll see if any shippers show up, possibly some of the outside draw horses from the far more competitive Risen Star.
A few more works of note, Hopeful and Jerome winner Mind Control breezed a half in :49 1/5 at Belmont for the Gotham Stakes. Vekoma returned to the work tab with a 1:02 2/5 breeze for five furlongs at Palm Beach Downs. The Baffert-trained Roadster continued on the comeback trail with a five-furlong work in 1:02. Also on the comeback trail is grade 1-placed Rowayton, who breezed three furlongs in :36. Alwaysmining turned in a bullet work at Fair Hill, breezing a half in :48 for Saturday's Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel. Nitrous, winner of the Riley Allison Derby, breezed a half in :50 1/5 for a possible start in Saturday's Turf Paradise Derby. Returning to the work tab after a long layoff was Endorsed, who is looking to return to the form he showed in his impressive maiden victory. He is coming off a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Champagne Stakes, but is a much better horse than he showed that day. Finally, Bill Mott sent out Tacitus for a half-mile breeze in :49 2/5. Also on Saturday is the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate.
We've mentioned Cal-breds and Florida-breds, so we'll conclude with New York-breds. Steve Asmussen either has a New York-bred who is a champ in the slop or a vastly improved 3-year-old in London House, who came off a good second in the slop to air by 15 1/4 lengths in the slop. In his only race on a fast track he was beaten 14 lengths in his debut, so we'll see what Asmussen and Belmont assistant Toby Sheets have in store for his next start.
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Where are qualified homebuyers opting to rent instead?
Zillow Renter Profile analyzed largest US metros to find renters-by-choice
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by Kimberly Manning
People throughout the nation continue to rent because they cannot afford to purchase a home, right? Not necessarily, according to a new Zillow report, which says 14 percent of renters could afford and qualify to buy a home throughout the nation's largest rent-friendly metros.
The top four cities where renters are able to afford and qualify to buy a home are in California.
In Houston, the homeownership rate is 59 percent, and it has the smallest share of renters who qualify to buy a home.
Of all the metros covered in both sets, Detroit has the highest homeownership rate, at 68 percent.
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Renting is often a choice, and real estate agents know all too well the impact it has on the housing market. According to Zillow's financial qualifications analysis reported in the Renter Profile, California cities are home to the largest percentage of renters who are able to purchase a property.
San Jose, San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles are some of the most highly in-demand rental cities where its residents can very likely purchase a property if they wanted, according to Zillow.
California residents are most likely to rent but qualify to buy a home
"When faced with hurdles of high prices and low inventory, first-time homebuyers are renting longer than ever before, even if they are qualified to buy," Zillow chief economist Dr. Svenja Gudell said in a statement.
Younger demographics putting marriage and kids on the back burner do not appear interested in being tied down to a mortgage and a more permanent lifestyle.
"San Jose, San Diego and Seattle are among the most competitive places for buyers, and the going isn't any easier for renters — as they are competing against throngs of financially sound applicants with strong credit and high incomes," Gudell said. "This is a conundrum for many young people who move to those cities because of their strong job markets, only to find tight inventory and steep competition standing between them and their dream home."
Metros with the highest share of qualified homebuyers
The top four cities for the largest share of renters who can afford a home are located in California, Zillow says. San Francisco ranked in the second spot, right below San Jose. In San Francisco, 26.8 percent of renters have a sufficient income to afford a median home, and 26.2 percent of renters have a sufficient income to afford a rental property. The Median Zillow Home Value Index was reported at $812,300 in San Francisco, and the homeownership rate in San Francisco is 53.2 percent.
In Los Angeles, where the homeownership rate is 48.3 percent, 22.7 percent of renters can afford a home. The Zillow median home value is $572,400 in L.A. According to Zillow, just a sliver more of renters can afford to buy a home than those who have a sufficient income for the median rental rate (22.6 percent).
New York City's median home value is $386,800, according to Zillow. This means that 19.4 percent of renters in the Big Apple can afford a home but choose to rent, and 19.1 percent can afford a median rental. The homeownership rate in New York is 50.7 percent.
The nation's capital has a homeownership rate of 62.6 percent, which was the highest reported among metros where renters are more qualified to purchase a home. Washington D.C. ranked no. 8 on the list, with a median home value of $368,700, and the percentage of renters who can afford to buy a home or to rent a place both sits at 17.4 percent.
Metros where homebuying can be a struggle
Ranking no. 1 as the top metro for renters who are struggling to qualify to buy a home, is Houston. The Texas metro has 6.8 percent of its renters qualified to buy a median priced home of $172,900. However, the homeownership rate is fairly high in the metro, at 59 percent.
Baltimore also ranked on the list, with a homeownership rate of 65.5 percent. In the metro, 8.9 percent of renters can afford to either buy a median priced home or rent a place.
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The Big 12 has a commercial with some of the conference's coaches morphing into each other, and that's how we get Kliff Kingsbury turning into Charlie Weis. This transformation can actually happen if Kingsbury screws up every major decision in his future. Don't do that, Kliff. You're too handsome to ever coach Kansas.
And our own Tim Burke fit all of the transformations into a Vine.


Greg Koch Helps Choose YOUR Next Guitar Volume 5! September 17th-20th!
Here at Wildwood, we know how hard it is to pick out a guitar. When confronted with such a vast array of absurdly good instruments, it's easy to become paralyzed by the plethora of excellent choices in front of you. How do you decide on a guitar when every option is fantastic? Picking a serial number out of a hat might work sometimes, but we figured it would be better to get some expert help for our exceptional customers. So, we've enlisted the illustrious, incomparable Greg Koch to help YOU pick your next guitar!
Grab your six guns and saddle up, Wildwoodians! It's shootout time again!
Basically, it will work like this: you'll email us with the serial number of a guitar that has captured your heart, or two guitars if you're in an instrumental love triangle. Then, from September 17th through the 20th, Greg will go through your emails and pick the best of your burning six-string questions to answer. If we select your email, we'll shoot a video of Greg Koch jamming out on whatever guitar (or guitars) you're contemplating putting a ring on. Then, Sir Gregory will give you his honest opinion about whether or not it would be the right axe for you!
Send your emails to videos@wildwoodguitars.com, with the subject "Guitar requests for Greg Koch." You can help Greg give you a better recommendation by including a couple sentences about what sort of music you play and what sorts of things you are looking for in your future guitar. For instance, if you play fingerstyle blues and you're a huge Mark Knoplfer fan, or if you do a lot of chicken pickin' in your polka/rap-metal fusion band, let us know! Please submit a specific serial number or a direct link to the guitar, and feel free to ask any questions you might have.
If your email gets picked, you will get a reply with a link to an exclusive personalized serial number video! Greg will also be doing a special Facebook Live stream, and if you write him an interesting enough letter, he may read it live!
To make it even easier for you to get your hands on your dream guitar, we now offer even more flexible financing options thanks to our partnership with the fine folks at Affirm. We've partnered to offer an 18-month, 0% interest option or a wonderfully simple, 24-month standard APR option with interest rates ranging from 10-30% for those that want a little more time.


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After debugging the code, we found out that the service was keeping a local copy of the data:
getNews() {
    if (this.data) {
      return Promise.resolve(this.data);
    }
    return new Promise(resolve => {
      this.http.get('servertrj.com/api/news/index/…').map(res => res.json().data).subscribe(data => {
        this.data = data;
        resolve(this.data);
      });
    });
  }

That's why when the pull to refresh tried to get the new data, the same list of items was returned by the service. Replacing that method by the following should work:
  getNews() {
    return new Promise(resolve => {
      this.http.get('servertrj.com/api/news/index/…').map(res => res.json().data).subscribe(data => {
        this.data = data;
        resolve(this.data);
      });
    });
  }

Or instead of creating a new promise like that, you can use the toPromise operator from RxJS:
  getNews(): Promise<any> {
    return this.http.get('servertrj.com/api/news/index/…')
                    .map(res => res.json().data)
                    .toPromise();
  }


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