You don't have to be a USC fan to think it would be kind of cool if quarterback Mark Sanchez and safety Taylor Mays decide to return as Trojans' seniors next season.
Nor do you have to look upon doing the "Gator Chomp" as a ritual before turning in at night to rationalize keeping your fingers crossed that Percy Harvin and Brandon Spikes are in University of Florida uniforms next fall.
Thursday is the deadline for college juniors, or third-year sophomores to declare themselves eligible for the NFL Draft.
The best college player in the country over the past two seasons, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, announced Sunday that he was returning to Gainesville next fall for his senior season instead of making himself available for the NFL Draft.
What happens if his USC counterpart, Sanchez, joins Mays and puts a hold on the big bucks of the NFL. Or if Harvin (how dazzling was he with the football in his hands against Oklahoma on Thursday night?) and Spikes, one of a bunch of underclassmen studs on the Gators' defense, go pro?
Then there would be a reasonable chance that the entire 2009 regular season would be a drawn-out countdown to a BCS title showdown between the Gators and Trojans in the Rose Bowl.
It could rate right up there with the 2006 Rose Bowl game that served as the BCS title battleground between unbeatens USC (led by Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush) and Texas (with Vince Young).
And a matchup of that magnitude would sure beat the endless whining about not having a real playoff or trying to sort out a national champion by way of imaginary games involving Florida, Utah, USC or (for all of my buds who dug their Austin college experience) Texas, wouldn't it?
More football stuff Here is my final college football Top 10 of the 2008 season: 1. Florida. Tebow and Harvin as best 1-2 offensive punch in college football and the Gators' defense is darn good as well; 2. Utah. The Utes had an extremely underrated quarterback in Brian Johnson and an underrated defense, probably second only to USC's; 3. USC. What happened in Corvallis?; 4. Oklahoma. 5. Texas. 6. Alabama. 7. Penn State. 8. Ohio State. 9. TCU. 10. Boise State.
If we were able to take four winners from the bowl games and concoct a Final Four-type football gig, Florida vs. Texas and Utah vs. USC would get the people pumped.
But, alas, it's not to be, no matter how many teeth are gnashed in columns and on radio talk shows.
Jordan High should have its best football team in a long while next season. Panthers coach Scott Meyer has put together a non-league schedule, coupled with competition in the Moore League, that should be as good as it has been in a while and will certainly test his 2009 squad.
After opening at Beverly Hills on Sept. 11 and playing at home against Pasadena the following Friday night, the Panthers have Dominguez (Sept. 25, at home), Poly (in a Moore League opener at Veterans Stadium) and Oaks Christian (Oct. 9 in Westlake Village) on consecutive Friday evenings.
Oaks Christian, led by juniors in quarterback Nick Montana (yep, he's the son of Joe) and running back Malcolm Jones, was 14-0 while winning the CIF Southern Section's Northwest Division championship in December.
The Lions, along with Lakewood and Orange Lutheran, should be among the most explosive offensive teams in Southern California next season.
They were a fairly recent addition to Jordan's 2009 slate, replacing Santa Monica after a two-year contract with that school expired after last season and wasn't renewed.
Perusing the Southern Section's website, Meyer noticed that Oaks Christian also needed a game in Week 5 of the season, in between Jordan's Moore games with Poly and Millikan (Oct. 16).
"So I called their athletic director (Jan Hethcock) and we signed a two-year contract, with the game being at our place in 2010," Meyer said.
The Panthers finished in a three-way tie for second (with Lakewood and Compton) in the Moore League last season before losing a first-round, Pac-5 playoff game vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium.
"We want to take our program to the next level – winning some playoff games – and we felt that getting a team like them (Oaks Christian) can only help us improve," Meyer said.
Of course, the Panthers will also be led by a pretty good quarterback of their own in the dynamic Jon Timu, who led Jordan to a 7-4 record as a junior.
Hoopsters The Long Beach State men's team, picked to finish eighth in a nine-team race by the Big West Conference coaches, is currently 4-0 in conference action after a road sweep of Pacific (Thursday) and UC Davis (Saturday).
The 49ers built a 23-point lead late in the first half before needing to hit just enough free throws down the stretch to old off the Aggies, 86-78.
"People tell me `It must have been a good game'," Monson said Monday.
"Game I" saw UC Davis burst out to a 17-10 advantage.
"Game II" featured a 42-13 spurt over the last nine minutes of the first half as the 49ers held a 52-30 advantage at intermission.
And in "Game III," the Aggies crept to within six points of the visitors before Monson's players were able to return to their hotel to sleep with visions of a 4-0 record, one season after going 3-13 in conference, dancing in their noggins.
"One of the last steps toward becoming a good team is gaining the experience of playing with leads," Monson said.
"This isn't a program that has played with a lot of leads, much less 22-point leads, lately. Davis went to a zone (defense) in the second half and we got a little tentative, offensively. But we still scored 34 points in the second half. Offense wasn't the problem; defense (LBSU allowed 48 points over the final 20 minutes) was.
The 49ers are back in action Saturday, with a 4 p.m. game in the Walter Pyramid against pre-season conference favorite Cal State Northridge.
Yes, the Michael Dykema who scored 30 points for the Valley Christian team during its double-overtime win at Whittier Christian Saturday night is a son of Craig Dykema, who played at Lakewood High, Long Beach City College and Long Beach State and was a third-round pick of the Phoenix Suns in 1981.
If Michael, who is listed at 6-4, proves to be the late bloomer his dad was (Craig was about 6-foot-3 at Lakewood before growing to 6-8 by his senior season at LBSU) he should prove to quite the college player himself down the road.
"He's taking it very seriously now," Craig Dykema said of his son before the Crusaders' Olympic League game Friday night with Campbell Hall.
Former Mayfair and Dominguez standout Patrick Christopher picked up his second consecutive Pac-10 Player of the Week honor Monday, helping Cal to a sweep of Washington State and Washington.
The 6-5 Christopher is also locked into a tough competition with Arizona State sophomore James Harden (a long-time buddy of Christopher's who led Artesia to two state titles) for possession of the coolest beard in college basketball.
Mayfair at La Mirada (Suburban League), and Jordan at Poly (Moore League).


The St. Louis Cardinals system went 3-4 on Wednesday as relief troubles were a common theme. Player of Day Stefan Trosclair singled, doubled, homered and plated three for Palm Beach.
Recaps of games played on Wednesday, August 15.
By taking advantage of shaky Redbirds pitching, the Baby Cakes won Wednesday's game by a 10-6 score at Memphis' AutoZone Park.
Redbirds starter Connor Jones needed 73 pitches to make it through three innings of four-run ball. Jones walked six batters and surrendered a two-run home run. Giovanny Gallegos pitched a clean fourth inning before Dominic Leone allowed a grand slam in the fifth inning, the big blow of the game from the Baby Cakes. Leone was charged with his first loss as a Redbirds rehabber from St. Louis. Landon Beck was scoreless across the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, and Edward Mujica served up a two-run long ball in the ninth.
Memphis second baseman Tommy Edman was 2-for-5 and hit his first Triple-A home run, a two-run shot in the second inning. First baseman Alex Mejia and catcher Carson Kelly each had two hits, and third baseman Edmundo Sosa had two runs batted in. The Redbirds stranded 10 baserunners in the contest.
Thursday's game: Tyler Lyons (0-0, 0.00) vs. New Orleans Baby Cakes, 7:05 PM Central time.
With a seven-run outburst in the top of the ninth inning, the Missions charged to an 8-3 victory on Wednesday in Springfield.
Cardinals starter Casey Meisner worked five innings and held the Missions to one run. Einiery Garcia recorded two outs before Will Latcham worked scoreless 1 1/3 innings. Seth Elledge then entered and turned in a scoreless eighth before it unraveled in the ninth. With two outs, the Missions rallied for seven runs, including four against Elledge and three off Derian Gonzalez. Elledge took his first blown save and loss in Springfield.
At the plate, Cardinals first baseman John Nogowski was 3-for-4. Right fielder Blake Drake hit a home run, his sixth of the season. Springfield combined to go 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners on base.
Thursday's game: Evan Kruczynski (2-1, 0.43) vs. San Antonio Missions, 7:10 PM Central time.
On the strength of four unanswered runs, the Cardinals enjoyed a 6-4 home win over the Tarpons on Wednesday.
Left fielder Stefan Trosclair, our Player of the Day, went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three runs batted in. Shortstop Kramer Robertson and third baseman Elehuris Montero both had two hits and a stolen base. Palm Beach went 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
On the mound, Jake Walsh logged four innings of two-run ball. Mike O'Reilly came up with 2 2/3 frames of relief, and it was Jason Zgardowski and his 2 1/3-inning outing who earned the win. Zgardowski was scoreless across the final three innings and collected his second win in three decisions.
Thursday's game: TBA vs. Tampa Tarpons, 5:30 PM Central time.
Due to rain, the game between the Chiefs and Kernels in Cedar Rapids was suspended in the bottom of the first inning on Wednesday. The scoreless affair will resume on Thursday prior the the regular game, which will be shortened to seven innings.
Thursday's game: TBA at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 6:35 PM Central time.
The Spikes scored three runs early, but the pitching did not hold up as the visiting Crosscutters won Wednesday's contest, 5-3.
Spikes first baseman Brady Whalen hit his fourth home run of the season in the second inning, and designated hitter Stanley Espinal was credited with the other run batted in for State College. The Spikes had seven hits and three walks and stranded eight runners.
State College starter Diego Cordero allowed four runs in his five innings of work. Winston Nicacio followed with two scoreless innings of relief, and Edgar Gonzalez allowed a run as he worked the eighth and ninth innings. Cordero dropped to 2-3 on the season with the loss.
Thursday's game: Jacob Schlesener (2-3, 3.09) vs. Williamsport Crosscutters, 6:05 PM Central time.
The Cardinals were off Wednesday and will continue play Thursday on the road. Cole Aker (4-1, 4.17) will take on the Princeton Rays at 6:00 PM Central time.
Everything went wrong for the Cardinals on Wednesday in their 10-0 defeat by the visiting Nationals.
The Cardinals had only four hits, two off the bat of center fielder Diomedes Del Rio. Del Rio and third baseman Raffy Ozuna each tripled, and right fielder Jhon Torres doubled. Despite the extra-base hitting, the Cardinals could not push any runs across the plate. The Nationals, however, had a different story.
Cardinals starter Perry DellaValle didn't pitch too badly, as he worked four innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts. He took the loss, nonetheless, and dropped to 0-2. Jose Geronimo worked three innings before Griffin Roberts and Wilberto Rivera combined to allow six runs in the top of the eighth inning. Rodard Avelino worked a scoreless ninth, but it was to no avail.
Thursday's game: vs. GCL Mets, 9:00 AM Central time.
Powered by eight runs in the fifth inning, the Cardinals Red stormed to a 15-5 victory over the Diamondbacks 2 on Wednesday.
Every player contributed at the plate for the Cardinals in their big win. Four players (first baseman Claudio Ramirez, shortstop Yowelfy Rosario, catcher Joyser Garcia, and designated hitter Luis Andujar) had two runs batted in apiece, and center fielder Joerlin De Los Santos and second baseman Franklin Soto each scored three runs. The Cardinals took advantage of six Diamondbacks errors, garnered 14 total hits and went 8-for-19 with runners in scoring position.
Picking up his fourth win of the season, starter Ludwin Jimenez fanned eight Diamondbacks batters across six scoreless innings. Relievers Dionys Rodriguez and Augusto Calderon combined to log the final three frames, with only two of the five runs earned.
Thursday's game: vs DSL Diamondbacks 2, 9:30 AM Central time.
With timely hitting in the back half of the game, the Cardinals Blue enjoyed a 7-5 win over the Nationals.
The Cardinals scored four runs in the sixth, one in the seventh, and one in the eighth to fuel their victory. Second baseman Ramon Mendoza and center fielder Darlin Moquete each scored two runs, and third baseman Malcom Nunez led the way with two runs batted in. Mendoza, Moquete, left fielder Jean Selmo, and shortstop Sander Mora doubled, and the Cardinals combined to go 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
On the mound, starter Francis Ventura logged six innings and held the Nationals to four runs. Ventura was relieved by Josue Ramirez, who recorded two outs, before Leonardo Taveras took over. Taveras worked 2 1/3 scoreless frames to close out the game and earn his fourth win in five decisions this season.
Thursday's game: at DSL Nationals, 9:30 AM Central time.


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Q: Receive Server Error 500 on Heroku with Django for specific pages with images (static served by WhiteNoise) For the last couple of hours I've been searching through Stack Overflow for a fix, but most posts about the Server Error 500 could not provide a fix for me. Django can't find static images and returns a 500. The images are in static/css/images.
for example, I try to get https://monkeyparliament.herokuapp.com/about/. Logs return:
2019-02-10T17:09:33.362724+00:00 app[web.1]: ValueError: Missing staticfiles manifest entry for 'css\images\donate.png'
2019-02-10T17:09:33.363611+00:00 app[web.1]: 10.31.121.50 - - [10/Feb/2019:17:09:33 +0000] "GET /about/ HTTP/1.1" 500 27 "https://monkeyparliament.herokuapp.com/music/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/72.0.3626.96 Safari/537.36"

But when I https://monkeyparliament.herokuapp.com/music/, it seems it can find css/js/fonts in the static folder. Feel free to inspect the page source.
My static images are served by WhiteNoise (http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/stable/). As you can see above, WhiteNoise is in the requirements. MIDDLEWARE in settings.py has 'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware' added below django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware'.
Why are my images not found?
Procfile
web: gunicorn websitemp.wsgi:application --log-file -

Requirements.txt
dj-database-url==0.5.0
Django==2.0.10
gunicorn==19.9.0
psycopg2==2.7.7
pytz==2018.9
whitenoise==4.1.2

Structure
website is the app, websitemp is the project

Project on Github
if you want to see the full structure you can find all files on the github: https://github.com/DennisVerstappen/websitempdjango
Thanks in advance!

A: Create a empty folder staticfiles in your main directory.
Afterwards run python manage.py collectstatic
After that it should be filled with all static assets from all applications.
Note: To keep things seperated you can actually, move your static folder into the Website-Application - Should not make a difference

A: Thank you for thinking along. After trying your solutions I noticed that the slashes in
{% static 'css\images\donate.png' %}

differed from the slashed in other Python files in the logs. Changing the  backslashes to forwardslashes fixed my problem. The folder system notation that I used (Windows) differed from the one Heroku uses. Using the notation below worked.
{% static 'css/images/donate.png' %}

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"A. B. and C." is an episode of the allegorical British science fiction TV series The Prisoner. It was written by Anthony Skene and directed by Pat Jackson and eleventh produced. It was the third episode to be broadcast in the UK on ITV (ATV Midlands and Grampian) on Friday 13 October 1967 and first aired in the United States on CBS on Saturday 22 June 1968.

The episode stars Patrick McGoohan as Number Six and features as Number Two Colin Gordon – the only actor other than Leo McKern who would play Number Two in more than one episode.

Plot summary
Number Two is directed by Number One to step up efforts to extract information from Number Six—specifically relating to what information he is believed to have sold, leading to his resignation from the intelligence agency he worked for. Number Two directs Number Fourteen to prepare a machine she has developed. With the help of an injected drug, it will allow  observation of, and influence on, the dream-state of a person connected to it. They have prepared three dossiers of foreign agents that Number Six was known to have met during an elegant party hosted by Madame Engadine prior to his resignation, suspecting that he has sold out to one of them. The dossiers are labelled "A", "B", and "C".

On the first two nights, Number Six is sedated through his evening tea, brought to Number Fourteen's laboratory, injected with the drug, and connected to the machine. Numbers Two and Fourteen watch events unfold in Number Six's visions of the party, and then insert, separately, the dossiers for "A" and "B", agents with known ties to Number Six. During the first night with "A", a defector, Number Six refuses to sell his secrets to "A", and then escapes from being kidnapped by "A" and his henchmen. During the second night with "B", a female spy, Number Six avoids answering her questions regarding his departure. Number Fourteen uses the machine to speak directly to Number Six via "B", but he becomes suspicious and when "B" is threatened by hostile agents to be killed, he does not stop to save her. Number Two determines that neither "A" nor "B" is the person they seek, and Number Six is returned each night to his home. After the second night, dim memories of the experiment lead Number Six to follow Number Fourteen around the Village, eventually coming across her laboratory. He dilutes the final injection after verifying the dossier for "C". That (third) night, Number Six fakes drinking the drugged tea, and instead acts drugged before he is taken back to the laboratory.

Number Two uses the final dossier on "C", whose true identity is unknown beyond ties to Number Six, with the dream state machine. The visions they see of the event are blurred and distorted, a factor that Number Fourteen attributes to the repeated use of the process. In the dream, it is revealed that "C" is really Madame Engadine, but she explains that she must take him to her superior, whom Number Fourteen calls "D". To Number Two's shock, Number Six reveals that "D" is Number Two. As Numbers Two and Fourteen watch in surprise, they discover that Number Six has full control of his dream state. He returns to the Village and the laboratory and speaks directly to the dream versions of Numbers Two and Fourteen. He hands the dream version of Number Two an envelope which they had believed to contain secret information to sell, but which turns out to be simply travel brochures, and explains that his resignation was not due to having sold out. As the dream ends, the broken Number Two is startled as the phone from Number One ominously rings.

Cast

 Colin Gordon . . . Number Two
 Sheila Allen . . . Number Fourteen
 Peter Bowles . . . A
 Annette Carell . . . B
 Katherine Kath . . . Madame Engadine
 Georgina Cookson . . . Blonde Lady
 Lucille Soong . . . Flower girl
 Bettina Le Beau (credited as "Bettine Le Beau") . . . Maid at party
 Terry Yorke . . . First thug
 Peter Brayham . . . Second thug
 Bill Cummings . . . Henchman

Broadcast
The broadcast date of the episode varied in different ITV regions of the UK. The episode was first shown at 7:30pm on Friday 13 October 1967 on ATV Midlands and Grampian Television, on Sunday 15 October on ATV London, Southern Television, Westward Television and Tyne-Tees; , on Friday 13 October on Anglia Television, on Thursday 2 November on Border Television and on Friday 10 November on Granada Television in the North West.

Scottish Television originally scheduled the episode to be broadcast on Friday 19 October, one week after the previous episode "The Chimes of Big Ben". However, a power cut hit the Scottish station that evening, preventing the episode from being broadcast. The following Friday, Scottish continued with "Free For All", thus deviating from the standard UK broadcast order. Scottish Television eventually broadcast "A, B and C" on Thursday 23 November, as the seventh episode, one week after "Many Happy Returns" and one week before "Dance of the Dead".

The aggregate viewing figures for the ITV regions that debuted the season in 1967 have been estimated at 10.9 million. In Northern Ireland, the episode did not debut until Saturday 20 January 1968, and in Wales, the episode was not broadcast until Wednesday 21 January 1970.

Chronology with the episode "The General"

While it is never definitively indicated whether the Number Two in this episode is the same Number Two also played by Colin Gordon in "The General", there is enough evidence to suggest that he is. "The General" was the tenth episode of the series produced, and "A. B. and C." the eleventh. Moreover, in the opening sequence of "A. B. and C.", when Number Six asks "Who are you?" Number Two replies "I am Number Two." This would indicate he is still the same Number Two from the previous episode, as at the beginning of "The General", he states he is "The new Number Two."  From the outset of "A. B. and C." Number Two is clearly on edge, and throughout appears somewhat more desperate than others in the position to break Number Six, indicating that he faces dire consequences if he fails to do so, possibly exacerbated by his failure in "The General".  Other points of reference include the fact that in both episodes this Number Two enjoys drinking milk, and they concern experiments that involve manipulating the mind.

A possible argument that "The General" follows "A. B. and C." is the fact Colin Gordon's Number Two in "The General" describes himself and Number Six as "old friends", which suggests this was the second time they had met in The Village. However, the prior evidence would appear to disprove this. This gives rise to the interesting possibility that this Number Two actually knew Number Six outside of The Village in his former career, and might explain why this Number Two was then given a second chance. This also reinforces the special status of Number Six within The Village.

In actual broadcast order, "A. B. and C." was the third episode shown while "The General" was broadcast as the sixth. If the Number Two of each of the two shows is the same character, it would illustrate some of the production problems faced by the show; the Number Two of "A. B. and C." is clearly close to the end of his tenure, and this would indicate that this episode must follow "The General" in chronology. The principal problem with the broadcast chronology is that in the conclusion of "A. B. and C.," it seems that Number Two is to be replaced for not providing the mental in-roads to Number Six as he likely offered. His existence in "The General" may perhaps be explained as indeed, a 'one-time' reprieve.

Notes
 Skene re-worked his script for this episode as an instalment of the BBC's Counterstrike series in 1969, entitled Nocturne.
 When the episode was repeated by Channel 4 in 1993 a badly abridged print was screened, omitting all of Number Fourteen's manipulation of B.

See also
Inception - a 2010 science fiction film, which deals with infiltrating the subconcious through shared dreams.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

References

Sources
  – script of episode

External links

The Prisoner episodes
Television episodes about virtual reality
1967 British television episodes
Television episodes about dreams
Television episodes directed by Pat Jackson

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I just finished up a "mini-cut" so I could lose a bit of the fat I put on during a wonderful and enjoyable summer 😉 . But all good things must come to an end and I was ready to get back on track! Since doing my reverse diet, I only had to cut back a little bit on calories to still lose weight.
I haven't changed my daily meals drastically, but there are some small changes here and there in order to cut about 200 calories/day. I thought it might be helpful to show you side by side so you can mimic the same thing. You'll see that the changes are small but add up. You don't have to feel like you aren't eating as much on a cut, just make those cut choices smart ones.
Snack #1: Unlike in maintenance where I have an abundance of carbs, I don't have quite as many to work with in a cut, so I will eat plain Greek yogurt with cinnamon and Splenda as opposed to a packaged, flavored Greek yogurt.
Lunch: Not as many carbs to spare, so I opted for a salad instead of bread and swapped the sandwich cookies for a chia seed bar. Both are filling meals!
Snack #2: Identical for both a cut and maintenance.
Dinner: Macros are pretty similar here.
Dessert: Since I have fewer fats on the cut, I skipped the nuts in my dessert.


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package com.meg7.emailer.ui.fragment;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.meg7.emailer.R;
import com.meg7.emailer.util.Constants;
import com.meg7.emailer.util.ProgressPreferenceUtils;

/**
 * Fragment for showing stats.
 *
 * @author Mostafa Gazar
 */
public class ProgressFragment extends Fragment {

    private static final String ARGS_PROGRESS_PERCENTAGE = "progressPercentage";
    private static final String ARGS_SENT_COUNT = "sentCount";
    private static final String ARGS_FAILED_COUNT = "failedCount";

    private TextView mProgressPercentageTxt;
    private TextView mSentCountTxt;
    private TextView mFailedCountTxt;

    // TODO :: Add live progress listener.

    public static ProgressFragment newInstance(float progressPercentage, int sentCount, int failedCount) {
        ProgressFragment fragment = new ProgressFragment();

        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putFloat(ARGS_PROGRESS_PERCENTAGE, progressPercentage);
        args.putInt(ARGS_SENT_COUNT, sentCount);
        args.putInt(ARGS_FAILED_COUNT, failedCount);
        fragment.setArguments(args);

        return fragment;
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_progress, container, false);

        if (rootView != null) {
            mProgressPercentageTxt = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.progressPercentageTxt);
            mSentCountTxt = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.sentCountTxt);
            mFailedCountTxt = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.failedCountTxt);
        }

        return rootView;
    }

    @Override
    public void onResume() {
        super.onResume();
        updateProgress();

        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).registerReceiver(mUpdateProgressReceiver,
                new IntentFilter(Constants.ACTION_PROGRESS));
    }

    @Override
    public void onPause() {
        super.onPause();

        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).unregisterReceiver(mUpdateProgressReceiver);
    }

    private BroadcastReceiver mUpdateProgressReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            final String action = intent.getAction();
            if (Constants.ACTION_PROGRESS.equals(action)) {
                updateProgress();
            }
        }
    };

    private void updateProgress() {
        float progressPercentage;
        int sentCount;
        int failedCount;

        Bundle args = getArguments();
        if (args == null ||
                !args.containsKey(ARGS_PROGRESS_PERCENTAGE) ||
                !args.containsKey(ARGS_SENT_COUNT) ||
                !args.containsKey(ARGS_FAILED_COUNT)) {
            progressPercentage = ProgressPreferenceUtils.getProgressPercentage(getActivity());
            sentCount = ProgressPreferenceUtils.getSentCount(getActivity());
            failedCount = ProgressPreferenceUtils.getFailedCount(getActivity());
        } else {
            progressPercentage = args.getFloat(ARGS_PROGRESS_PERCENTAGE);
            sentCount = args.getInt(ARGS_SENT_COUNT);
            failedCount = args.getInt(ARGS_FAILED_COUNT);
        }

        // Update views.
        Activity activity = getActivity();
        if (activity == null) {
            return;
        }

        mProgressPercentageTxt.setText(String.format("%.2f", progressPercentage) + "%");
        mSentCountTxt.setText(String.valueOf(sentCount));
        mFailedCountTxt.setText(String.valueOf(failedCount));
    }

}

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Deanna Lau completed her residency in General Pediatrics at Coney Island Hospital and State University of New York Downstate. Prior to attending medical school at Touro University, California, she served as a research coordinator for participants in studies using web-based testing to establish the relation between symptom profiles regarding attention and cognitive testing scores along with heritability estimates for working memory and response inhibition at the University of California Los Angeles Semel Institute. While there, she also helped create an online knowledge base and assessment development project on Autism Spectrum Disorders. During her Pediatrics Residency, she worked with her Program Director to successfully attain a New York State Office of Mental Health grant to implement Healthy Steps, a model of delivering primary care which seeks to address adverse childhood experiences and improve developmental outcomes within the Pediatrics Clinic. Dr. Lau is passionate about state and national advocacy for policies to help children with special needs reach their potential and providing care for medically complex children. Her research interests include addressing cultural barriers within Asian communities in seeking appropriate diagnosis and care for children with developmental delay and Autism Spectrum Disorders screening tools.
Aseel Al Jadiri completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian and Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Before coming to the United States, Dr. Al Jadiri worked in Jordan. Since coming here in 2012, she has conducted research at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Child Psychiatry with focus on Autism Spectrum and was a post doctoral research fellow at North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Einstein Research Institute/Sucker Hillside Hospital/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder, Medication Side Effects and Early Diagnosis. Dr. Al Jadiri's research interests include: early diagnosis/early symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum co morbidities screening tools and role of early intervention.


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Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
Part-pagan ritual, part-fairytale, this dance around the Maypole produced by venerable English progressive rock stalwarts Jethro Tull is a fantastical, psychedelic happening. With music and spoken word taken from the group's 1973 album A Passion Play, the film was made as a visual component of their elaborately-produced tour for the album. As such, it is rarely considered on its own outside of the band's context, but the short film is an exhilarating and humourous work that touches on many aspects of fairytale and folklore.
The film begins with a forest dance. We see two ballerinas emerge from the wood into a field where a maypole is surrounded by potted plants. One eats a giant apple and streamers come flowing down from the top, while a rushing instrumental track builds. The girls are joined by a number of dancing animals, each weaving around the other in a joyous dance.
The second sequence is the story itself: Tull bassist Jeffrey Hammond serves as the narrator, or rather commentator, relating the story to the camera with a microphone. Dressed in a green Houndstooth suit and with an exaggerated Lancashire accent, our host relates an absurd fable, in which anthropomorphic animals try to help the hare find his missing spectacles. All the while during these first two sections, deft little filmmaking touches keep the clip interesting, especially when the action cuts seamlessly from the outdoors to the painted theatrical stage and back again.
With his spectacles finally recovered, the final sequence is—you guessed it—yet another forest dance. This time, the action moves completely outdoors and at night, our ballerinas and animals carrying torches for the surely impending bonfire. The familiar rushing refrain heard at the beginning returns, with the animals and humans dancing around a strange cupcake fountain. Revelry turns into a mosh pit and the action suddenly stops with an abrupt musical finale. —Herb Shellenberger
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A theocratic official in the Texas attorney general's office is busy maligning the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Texas First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Mateer sent a letter yesterday to San Jacinto County Commissioners, applauding their decision to maintain four large Christian crosses on the outside of the county courthouse building. His short letter misrepresents the law and attacks the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which has asked the county to remove the crosses on behalf of a local citizen.
Mateer holds extremist legal views. He's so extreme that after President Trump nominated him for a federal judgeship, his name had to be withdrawn after a national outcry. This disgraced, failed judicial nominee had previously worked for First Liberty, a virulently anti-LGBTQ Christian law firm that works to promote Christian nationalism. Most notoriously, Mateer has called transgender children part of "Satan's plan," a comment that was only one of the many outlandish statements FFRF highlighted in opposing Mateer's appointment.
Written as part of his old job at the Texas attorney general's office, Mateer's letter to San Jacinto County is a brazen attempt to defame FFRF and to encourage the county to violate federal law to advance his personal religion, Christianity. His missive claims that the U.S. Supreme Court has called FFRF "an enterprising plaintiff" that the court has "found guilty" of "roam[ing] the country in search of governmental wrongdoing." This is false (and inadvertently admits that Mateer is defending governmental wrongdoing). No court has ever found FFRF "guilty" of any crime, and the U.S. Supreme Court has never referred to FFRF as an "enterprising plaintiff." Furthermore, FFRF only contacted San Jacinto County because a resident complained.
Mateer asserts, "While FFRF threatens more than it sues, it often loses when it does sue," which is intentionally misleading on multiple fronts. FFRF has a solid litigation track record, winning 14 of 17 final court decisions since the beginning of 2016. And FFRF didn't "threaten" San Jacinto County, either. The state/church watchdog merely sent the county a complaint letter asking it to comply with the law on behalf of a local complainant. FFRF dispatches more than a thousand similar letters every year, successfully ending hundreds of state/church violations annually, and only sues as a last resort.
Mateer misleadingly tells the county that it "may display historical symbols, like crosses, without violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment." This is also false. As shown by the community's reaction to FFRF's challenge, where 600 people showed up at a county commissioner meeting to defend the courthouse crosses, there is no question that these large crosses are intended to promote Christianity. This is unconstitutional, and no federal court has ever held otherwise. Although Mateer offers to "support" the county if it defends the crosses in court, he fails to mention that when the county loses, it will have to pay the other side's attorney fees. (This is a common tactic for groups like Mateer's old outfit, First Liberty Institute, and it has cost taxpayers millions.)
Instead of doing the important work of a state attorney general's office, Mateer spends his time attacking nonprofits dedicated to defending the U.S. Constitution and urging Texas counties to violate the law so long as they do so in a way that advances Christianity. Mateer is treating the AG's office like an arm of the Christian law firm he used to haunt. Texans should demand that Jeff Mateer be replaced by someone who will do the job rather than advancing a personal religious agenda.
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Marketers trail their organizational colleagues in push to sustainability: WFA
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 by David Brown
Most marketers believe sustainability is a critical issue facing their business today, but many Canadian brand leaders say their marketing department trails the rest of their organization when it comes to sustainability, and don't regard it as a key business metric.
The findings come from new global research by the World Federation of Advertisers in cooperation with 18 associations around the world, including the Association of Canadian Advertisers. More than 650 marketers participated in the survey, including 41 from Canada.
The global report, Marketing and Sustainability: Closing the Gaps, was released last week, while the ACA released Canadian numbers on Tuesday. According to the survey, just 26% of respondents said sustainability was a KPI on the marketing dashboard. Just 34% of marketing departments said their organization was on the "first steps" of developing a sustainability agenda, while 15% said they were about to start, and 15% said they had no plans to start.
Just 7% said they were well advanced in developing a sustainability agenda, and 29% said they were progressing well. However, 27% of respondents said they were well advanced at an organizational level, and 41% said they were progressing well. That gap suggests that many marketers believe their marketing department trails the rest of their organization.
"These results are reflective of what we're seeing with our membership," Judy Davey, the ACA's vice-president, media policy and marketing capabilities, told The Message. "Canadian marketers are just beginning to think about how to incorporate sustainability into their agendas. I think we're going to see a marked increase in marketing initiatives that are related to sustainability over the next couple of years, and they will be in lockstep with organizational initiatives."
The report is wide ranging, and the research includes simply defining "sustainability." Based on Canadian responses, it defined sustainability as "not causing harm to the environment or to societies to ensure long-term continuity."
In terms of how organizations are attempting to be more sustainable, there is widespread awareness of the United Nation's Sustainability Development Goals—with 66% of respondents saying their organization is taking at least some actions towards those 17 goals.
Responsible consumption and production, cited by 81% of respondents, and gender equality (78%) were the most relevant SDG goals cited by Canadian respondents, mentioned more than they were at the global level—where they were identified by 69% and 64% respectively.
However, Canadian marketers are less likely to say marketing has an important role to play in their organization when it comes to pursuing sustainability goals. For example, while 89% of Canadian respondents believe marketing can make a difference in the "sustainability journey," that rose to 95% globally. And while 76% of Canadians agreed brands have a responsibility to change consumer behaviour, that number was 92% globally.
Just 59% of Canadian respondents agree that marketing is central to the evolution of the sustainability agenda, compared with 81% globally.
In addition to the research report, the WFA also introduced a "Planet Pledge" for marketers. It includes a framework to help marketers take a leading role in their organization's moves toward real action to address climate change.
It is meant to close that gap between marketing and the rest of their organization. According to the WFA, closing the gap will require "the same transformative mindset that organizations had to adopt during the 'digital revolution.'"
The pledge calls for action across four key areas:
Commit to being a champion for the global Race to Zero campaign, both internally within their organizations and encouraging their marketing supply chain to do the same;
Scale the capability of marketing organizations to lead for climate action by providing tools and guidance for their marketers and agencies;
Harness the power of their marketing communications to drive more sustainable consumer behaviours;
Reinforce a trustworthy marketing environment, where sustainability claims can be easily substantiated so that consumers can trust the marketing messages they are presented with as they seek to align their own consumption with their values.
"Marketers have been behind the curve in driving sustainability but now is the time for change," said WFA CEO Stephan Loerke. "Marketing should be leading the charge in communicating consumer demands for action internally, while also demonstrating to their customers how their company can help them make more sustainable choices."
"Marketers have not until now been at the forefront of the sustainability journey within their organizations," said Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and communications officer for Mastercard and WFA president. "But as the ultimate voice of consumers and consumers demanding companies help address the climate emergency, it's time for marketers to step up and lead."
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With millions of millennials and centennials still learning about thrift, it's time to revisit the benefits of establishing a Roth IRA.
Let's face it: a Roth IRA may not be on a child's wish list. In fact, most aren't aware they are eligible. So, it's up to parents and grandparents to educate the young about the power of a Roth IRA. After all, a Roth IRA carries the potential for future tax-free income, which could make it the gift a lifetime for a child, teenager, or young adult.
Did you know that there is no minimum age in the tax code to be eligible to establish a Roth IRA? Instead, all that's required is reportable earned income (such as that reported on a W-2 or self-employment income), and income cannot exceed the Roth contribution limits. Minors can establish a Roth IRA as soon as they start earning income, but few are likely to consider it, much less want to save their hard-earned money for a retirement that seems so far away in time.
That's where a generous relative (or anyone, for that matter) comes into the picture. A Roth IRA can be established on a child's behalf by a family member who can fund that account in the amount equal to the amount earned by the youth during the year, up to $5,500.
Establishing a Roth IRA for a child that has earned income can be very attractive—for parents and grandparents alike.
To illustrate how parents can set up and fund a Roth IRA on behalf of their kids, let's suppose that Jill, 15, made $2,500 as a lifeguard last summer (2017). Jill's parents can set up and fund a Roth IRA (up to a maximum of $2,500) on her behalf. The assets will grow tax-deferred for decades, and the proceeds, including earnings, can potentially be withdrawn tax-free.
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Whether or not your Roth IRA withdrawal—is taxed depends on a few factors. In general, you can withdraw your contributions (that is, a sum equivalent to the amount you've invested in the Roth IRA) at any time without tax or penalty. If the withdrawal is made before age 59½ and includes earnings, then you may have to pay both income tax and a 10% penalty. There are certain situations under which the IRS will allow you to withdraw without penalty.
Higher education—A young adult can take a tax- and penalty-free distribution of Roth IRA contributions (basis) to help offset expenses related to higher education. In addition, an exception applies to the 10% early distribution penalty for such expenses.
Tip: Retirement accounts are not considered assets on the government's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), thus the value of your Roth IRA won't hurt your chances for qualifying for financial aid. However, when taking a Roth IRA distribution to pay for college, it may be counted as untaxed income on the FAFSA.
Housing—Roth IRA funds could help to pay for a first home. As previously discussed, Roth contributions can always be distributed free of tax and penalty. Interestingly, if you're an eligible first-time homebuyer, you can withdraw up to $10,000 in earnings from your Roth IRA without the 10% early-withdrawal penalty, even if you're under age 59½. You'll also avoid a tax bill on that withdrawal if you've had a Roth IRA for at least a five-year period. If you don't meet the five-year test, you will be subject to taxes on $10,000, but not the 10% penalty.
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Of course, much depends on a child's maturity, financial literacy, and commitment to save for their future. With that in mind, parents (and other adult benefactors) might want to have recurring conversations about thrift when the kids are younger in order to be reasonably comfortable that the child will honor the intent of the Roth.


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By adminPosted on September 19, 2020 September 19, 2020
Who is Kim Klacik? Kim Klacik (Republican Party) runs for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the seventh district of the Maryland Congress. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Kim Klacik is an American social and political worker. He is a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee. He ran the special election to replace the exercise representative Elijah Cummings who had died in office, but lost in the special election to Kweisi Mfume on 28 April 2020. She will be on the ballot as a Republican candidate representing the seventh district of Congress. general election of 3 November 2020.
She has founded a non-profit organization, Potential Me, which focuses on the development of the under-neglected women's workforce. There she served as executive director. The organization has helped more than 200 women get paid employment and about 30% of them achieved financial independence.
It is also active on the social media platform with over 119k followers on Instagram @kimberlyklacik and more than 346.8k followers on Twitter @kimKBaltimore.
Kim Klacik's career
Legend: Kim Klacik won the Republican nomination in the Maryland Congressional Seventh District Special Primary on February 4, 2020.
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Kim Klacik viral campaign announcement:
On August 18, 2020, Kim Klacik ran a campaign ad titled "The Lives of Blacks Don't Matter to Democrats" on the social media platform.
In the video, she says, "Are you worried about the lives of black people? Not the people who run Baltimore. I can prove it. Walk with me. They don't want you to see this. I'm Kim Klacik. Baltimore: the real Baltimore. This is the reality for black people every day. Infrastructure in ruins, abandoned homes, poverty and crime. Baltimore has been one of the Democratic Party for 53 years. What is the result of your decades of leadership? "The five most dangerous in the United States, the homicide rate in Baltimore is 10 times higher than the U.S. average, Baltimore's poverty rate is more than twenty percent, deaths from homicide, drugs, and alcohol are soaring in our city."
"Do you think black people's lives matter? I do. The vast majority of crimes in Baltimore are perpetrated against blacks, who make up sixty percent of the population. So why don't we worry about our communities? The democratic party betrayed the black people of Baltimore. If politicians walked the streets like me, they'd see exactly how their policies and corruption affect us. But they don't want to see this. Go to any black neighborhood in Baltimore and ask this question: Do you want to take funds from the police? '"
And then three black people share their views. Finally, he says: "Democrats think black people are stupid. They think they can control us forever. But we will demand no more and that will continue to vote for them. Despite what they have done for our families and our communities. Truth? I'm Kim Klacik and I'm running for Congress because I'm actually worried about black people's lives. All black people's lives matter, Baltimore matters, and black people don't have to vote for Democrats."
Why was Kim Klacik famous?
Famous as a Republican candidate representing the seventh district of Congress.
Where was Kim Klacik born?
Kim Klacik was born on January 19, 1982, in Accokeek, Maryland, United States. Her birth name is Kimberly Bray. Bray was born to James Clinton Bray and mother Katrina Bray. Unfortunately, his father died on February 21, 2019. He has two brothers named Kyle Bray and Corey Bray.
Kim has an American nationality and belongs to a black ethnicity. Its starsign is Capricorn. She believes in Christianity.
As for his education, he attended a local community school in his hometown. After school, she enrolled at Bowie State University, but left her studies in half because bullying over a medical condition called alopecia caused her hair to fall out. He then moved to the College of Southern Maryland and studied hotel management and management.
Kim Klacik's political career
Kim Klacik is a member of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee.
On February 4, 2020, he won the Republican nomination in the special primary elections of the seventh district of the Maryland Congress.
He ran the special election to replace the exercise representative Elijah Cummings, who had died in office. He faced former Democratic seat incumbent Kweisi Mfume. He received only 25.1% of the vote and, unfortunately, lost in the special election to Kweisi Mfume to occupy the late representative Elijah Cummings on 28 April 2020.
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Home Sweet Home Costs More For Blacks And Latinos
By Hansi Lo Wang
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A "sold" sign is posted outside a home in Carmel, Ind. Black and Latino homebuyers pay about 3.5 percent more for housing than whites and Asians, according to a study released this week by Duke University.
Black and Latino homebuyers pay more for housing than whites and Asians, according to a study released this week by Duke University. The price difference is about 3.5 percent.
That may not sound like a lot. But Patrick Bayer, a Duke economics professor who led the study, says when you do the math, that percentage can translate to about $5,000 or $10,000 per housing sale.
"If you buy several houses over the course of your lifetime, those are real major differences in home equity or housing wealth," Bayer explains.
The study, which is currently a working paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research, looked at home sales from 1990 to 2008 in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Bayer's research concluded that racial prejudice by home sellers did not influence the price difference overall. In fact, according to the working paper, "the average price premium paid by black and Hispanic buyers is about the same regardless of the race of the seller."
But one factor may be inexperience among black and Latino homebuyers, who are more likely to be purchasing their first homes. Bayer also notes that real estate agents often offer a more limited menu of housing options to minority homebuyers, who may feel pressure to pay more when they do find the right fit.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.
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Daily Mail complaint about composition of the Leveson panel – Martin Moore
October 1, 2011 / INFORRM / 1 Comment
The complaint by Associated Newspapers to the Leveson inquiry that there is not enough representation of the tabloid or regional press on the panel is not unexpected, but nor is it entirely without merit.
Given the inquiry's terms of reference it was inevitable that the panel would be carefully scrutinized. The terms of reference require Leveson to examine the culture, ethics and practices of the press. Necessarily that means looking closely at the practices of the popular press, where there are more allegations of phone hacking and other illegal methods of intrusion, as well as other bad practice. It would, therefore, have been better had there been someone with experience at a tabloid newspaper who could speak reasonably knowledgeably – from the inside – about their culture and ethics.
However, we do not know how much effort was made to find someone with tabloid or regional experience. We do not know if anyone was approached and declined. Or indeed whether people were shortlisted but – in the case of the tabloids – compromised by some of the allegations already made.
Equally, you could make other criticisms of the composition of the panel that are equally if not more valid. There is no-one, for example, with extensive experience of working in digital media. Since any recommendations will have to take into account the digital world we're moving into one could argue that is a bigger omission than the lack of a tabloid representative. Nor is there someone on the panel who has been the subject of sustained press attention, and therefore has first hand experience of the culture, ethics and practices of the press – from the outside.
To counter these criticisms of the panel, we also know that the inquiry is taking extensive evidence from the popular press – most of whom are acting as core participants. In addition to which it is taking evidence from those who have been victims of phone hacking or other forms of intrusion. So the idea that it will not hear different perspectives is not a fair criticism.
The specific attack by Associated on Sir David Bell is, on the other hand, entirely without merit. Sir David Bell spent his whole career in newspapers, starting in the regional press. As a journalist, as a manager, and later as Chairman of the Financial Times he gained over 40 years experience. Later in his career he worked with many charities, including the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Crisis UK, the Transformation Trust, Common Purpose and others. He is also a trustee of the Bureau for Investigative Journalism, and was chairman of the Media Standards Trust – before resigning as soon as he was invited to join the Leveson panel.
The Media Standards Trust has, amongst its other projects, pressed for reform of the system of self-regulation. There is now not only cross party consensus that such reform is necessary, there is even consensus amongst many newspapers. This includes the Daily Mail which, in a leader column, supported reform. So if all political parties want reform, many newspapers want reform, the Daily Mail wants reform, and Sir David Bell wants reform, in what way is Bell compromised by his previous Chairmanship of the Media Standards Trust?
No panel is going to be perfect. Nor, as Leveson said, is the panel itself tasked with making the recommendations, Leveson is. The panel's role is advisory. In that capacity those on it have upwards of a hundred years' journalism experience, as well as copious experience of regulation, civil liberties and the law. We could do an awful lot worse.
Martin Moore is the Director of the Media Standards Trust. This post originally appeared on the Media Standards Trust Blog and is reproduced with permission and thanks.
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Lady Eliza Sumner is on a mission. After losing her family, her fiancé, and her faith, the disappearance of her fortune is the last straw. Now, masquerading as Miss Eliza Sumner, governess-at-large, she's determined to find the man who ran off with her fortune, reclaim the money, and head straight back to London.
Much to Mr. Hamilton Beckett's chagrin, all the eyes of New York society --- all the female ones, at least --- are on him. Unfortunately for all the matchmaking mothers and eligible daughters, he has no plans to marry again, especially with his hands full keeping his business afloat and raising his two children alone.


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Coach Goran Ivanisevic identifies Novak Djokovic's 'very underesimated' shot
Coach Goran Ivanisevic thinks Novak Djokovic's serve has been "very underestimated" because people "have so many other things" to talk about when it comes to the Serb's game. Djokovic, who is one of the most complete players in tennis history, was serving great throughout the entire ATP Finals in Turin.
In the final at the ATP Finals, Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3. Djokovic was absolutely phenomenal against Ruud on his own serve as he didn't allow a single break point to the Norwegian. After Djokovic captured his sixth ATP Finals title, Ivanisevic talked about the strength of Djokovic's serve.
Ivanisevic on the strength and quality of Djokovic's serve
"His serve was very underestimated shot all through all career. If you look so many matches, five, 10 years ago, his serve always saved him somehow. But now he's even better.
Now he always wants to improve. Especially this week, amazing percentage, amazing precision of the serve. Every time he needed, he hit unbelievable first serve. His second serve is much better. But his serve is one of the best shots which people, they don't talk (about), because they have so many other things, they forget to talk about his serve.
He has one of the best serves. Especially when it's tight, it's tough, especially this week he was hitting unbelievable serve under pressure. But you can always improve. You can always go backwards. With the serve, it's very tricky.
So far it's working well. Especially this week. The court was a little faster, but still serve was working unbelievable," Ivanisevic said, per Tennis Majors. Meanwhile, Djokovic has been allowed to return to Australia in 2023.
Djokovic will start the 2023 season at the Adelaide International, before he heads to Melbourne for the Australian Open. In Melbourne, Djokovic will be aiming to win a record 10th Australian Open title.


This is very true. Real potential issue with underwater cabel. Will check the article for more info in the space.
Me neither, haven't heard much in this space. Nevertheless sounds very interesting though. Will keep my eyes open to see any information.
Wow, that sounds like a melody tune to my ears. That downtime really shuld help in many ways.
It is still amazing that some people still don't have acess to water. Hopefully Tonga and other companies will address that issue to ensure that residents globally have access to quality water. Check out this article about the challenges in the U.S.
@afwriter. Your assumption is actually correct, sharks are a problem with underwater cables. However, the technology has been in existence for a while. Check out this article.
@afwriter. I agree. Tonga definitely needed a backup plan. I am curious if there was a discussion about a backup plan. Who approved this initiative without a backup plan. Seems like some new management and leaders need to be hired.
@Joe Stanganelli. Good points. These were castrophic events that resulted in loss of service. It seems like Tonga needed to do more R&D. Tonga needs to create contingency plans to minimize risks and impacts of risks when events occurs: storms, lightning, boats, etc.


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, noto anche come E-123 "Ω", è un personaggio immaginario principale della serie videoludica Sonic prodotta da SEGA e sviluppata dallo studio nipponico Sonic Team. Il personaggio compare in numerosi titoli dopo il suo debutto in Sonic Heroes nel 2003.

Descrizione

Creazione e sviluppo

Il personaggio è stato creato da Takashi Iizuka al Sonic Team USA dove lavorò come game director di Sonic Heroes. Omega è un robot dalle sembianze umanoidi, il quale si basa come aspetto sugli altri membri della stessa famiglia, la serie E-100 (in particolar modo presenta diverse somiglianze nell'aspetto fisico con E-102 Gamma, uno dei sei protagonisti di Sonic Adventure). Nonostante ciò ha alcune differenze, come le dimensioni più ridotte, le spalle più grandi dove sul braccio sinistro è presente il simbolo della lettera greca Ω, il quale lo classifica come l'ultimo della medesima serie, nonché il più potente. Altri cambiamenti apportati nel suo design rispetto ai fratelli sono la rimozione dei tubi di scappamento sostituiti con un tubo circolare attorno alla vita e il Jet Booster (un particolare jet pack) che è stato spostato sulla schiena.

Design
Il design di Omega cambia in modo considerevole in Sonic the Hedgehog, infatti la sua testa è stata posizionata più in alto e le sue spalle sono diventate più grandi, vi sono anche dei piccoli dettagli aggiuntivi come le dita che sono levigate. Questi cambiamenti hanno fatto sì che sembrasse più umanoide. La striscia nera frontale è stata sostituita con una di color argento (eccetto in Sonic Chronicles: La Fratellanza Oscura dove ritorna nera). Questo accorgimento minore fa aumentare la sua assomiglianza con E-102 Gamma. Nonostante ciò in titoli come Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali e Sonic Generations (dove appare come statuetta sbloccabile) ritorna ad avere il design utilizzato in precedenza in Sonic Heroes anche se la sua striscia è rimasta dello stesso color argento ed alcune caratteristiche applicate nel 2006 sono rimaste invariate.

Poteri e abilità
Omega può vantare di un folto arsenale distruttivo che può estrarre a proprio piacimento dalle proprie braccia che gli permette di eseguire un vasto numero di attacchi. Alcuni di questi sono i cannoni rotanti a fuoco rapido (Omega Machine Gun), il lanciafiamme (Omega Fire), il lanciamissili (Omega Missile), dei lanciatori di palle da fuoco (Omega Launcher), dei cannoni semiautomatici da polso (Omega Shot), un laser di ricerca (Lock-On Shot), alcune potenti minigun nere, una pistola laser a doppia canna che si estende dal suo avambraccio, un campo di forza temporaneo, dei missili a forma di trivella e dei cannoni a raggio laser multipli: uno giallo che colpisce un singolo nemico e uno viola che copre un'area molto più estesa. Può anche ritirare le proprie mani per raccogliere Shadow e Rouge come se fossero delle sfere per lanciarli contro i nemici oppure come palle di fuoco senza che questi vengano feriti.

Personalità
Gli unici obiettivi della vita di Omega sono quelli di vendicarsi di Eggman per aver sprecato il suo potenziale e di distruggere gli altri robot per dimostrare la propria superiorità. Per via di questa sua fissazione si rivela estremamente testardo e spericolato, caratteristiche opposte agli altri membri del Team Dark che hanno più buon senso. Proprio come Gamma, ha una personalità propria che non risponde agli ordini che gli vengono impartiti ma bensì decide di testa propria, tuttavia rispetto al suo predecessore è meno nobile, dato che Gamma cerca di eliminare solamente ciò che è necessario per raggiungere i propri scopi, al contrario Omega preferisce distruggere tutto ciò che può rappresentare una minaccia per sé stesso o per la missione che sta svolgendo. Da alcuni commenti che fa nel corso dei giochi, si comprende che considera gli altri robot di Eggman inferiori a lui, ritenendoli "modelli senza valore", in particolare per il modello E-2000. È anche molto orgoglioso e prova vergogna in caso di sconfitta da parte di altre macchine più deboli.

Anche se spesso si mostra privo di emozioni, è in grado di comprendere quelle provate dagli altri, e reagire in modo appropriato, riuscendo anche a fare battute ironiche. Inoltre è anche molto leale e fedele nei confronti degli altri membri del Team Dark, Shadow e Rouge.

Doppiaggio

Fin dalla sua prima apparizione in Sonic Heroes nel 2003, Omega viene doppiato in giapponese dal seiyū Taiten Kusunoki, che tuttora ricopre il ruolo. Nelle versioni americane dei videogiochi a prestargli la voce si sono susseguiti Jon St. John in Sonic Heroes, Jeff Kramer esclusivamente in Shadow the Hedgehog, Maddie Blaustein in Sonic the Hedgehog e Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali, Vic Mignogna da Sonic Colours a Sonic Forces, mentre Aaron LaPlante lo doppia da Team Sonic Racing in poi.

Omega è doppiato in lingua italiana da Marco Pagani a partire da Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali di Sochi 2014.

Biografia
Omega fa il suo debutto in Sonic Heroes dove si scopre che è stato creato dal Dr. Eggman come il ventiquattresimo ed ultimo membro della serie E-100, con il compito di evitare che Shadow the Hedgehog si risvegliasse dalla sua stasi, così il robot e il porcospino vengono portati in una base abbandonata, dove il primo rimane in fase dormiente fino all'arrivo di eventuali intrusi. In seguito all'irruzione di Rouge the Bat al suo interno, la quale era alla ricerca di un tesoro, Omega comprende di essere stato imprigionato e diventa furioso a tal punto da voler tradire il suo stesso creatore, volendo dimostrare di essere il robot più forte della serie E-100, giurando vendetta contro lo scienziato e le altre macchine da lui costruite. Così viene convinto da Rouge a fare squadra con lei stessa e Shadow per regolare i conti in sospeso con la nemesi comune formando così il Team Dark dove nel gioco ricopre il ruolo di personaggio giocabile di tipo Power.

Nel corso dell'avventura il trio affronterà più volte il Dr. Eggman sconfiggendolo ma non riuscendo mai a catturarlo ed avrà modo di sfidare anche il Team Chaotix e il Team Sonic in situazioni distinte. Dopo essere arrivati a Final Fortress, incontrano ancora una volta lo scienziato che li sfida a bordo di un grande robot armato di lancia e scudo chiamato Egg Emperor. Sconfitto anche quest'ultimo, i tre si separano momentaneamente e Rouge si ritrova in una stanza piena di androidi con l'aspetto dell'amico Shadow, prima di uscirne demoralizzata viene raggiunta da Omega che per consolarla afferma che l'originale deve trovarsi da qualche parte, dopodiché il robot distrugge il luogo fuori scena. Successivamente, nell'ultima storia, il Team Dark si reca presso una delle torri di Eggman ed assiste alla distruzione di alcune parti della nave da parte di Neo Metal Sonic, la vera mente dietro tutti gli avvenimenti che aveva preso le sembianze del suo creatore, che si trasforma davanti a tutti quanti in Metal Madness. Shadow e compagni decidono così di allearsi con gli altri Team e allo scienziato, cercando di indebolire il mostro robotico facendo così guadagnare tempo al Team Sonic per effettuare la super trasformazione tramite l'utilizzo degli Smeraldi del Caos. Al termine della battaglia con Metal Overlord (forma evoluta di Metal Madness), dove i buoni ne escono vincitori, Metal Sonic è oramai innocuo e privo di forze e viene preso in braccio da Omega che si scambia uno sguardo con Shadow.

Il personaggio è apparso in seguito in Shadow the Hedgehog dove ha nuovamente l'obiettivo di vendicarsi del suo creatore. Compare esclusivamente nelle missioni Hero dei livelli Iron Jungle e Lava Shelter e contro due boss dove potrà essere controllato dal secondo giocatore ma solo nelle versioni per GameCube e PlayStation 2.

In Sonic the Hedgehog ha un ruolo più importante nella storia di Shadow. Questi e Rouge viaggiano attraverso il tempo ed arrivano nel futuro dove trovano Omega in fase di stand-by a Crisis City. Tornata nel presente, la ragazza pipistrello trova il robot ancora attivo a Tropical Jungle in cerca di servitori robotici di Eggman da distruggere e gli chiede di recarsi anche lui nel futuro per aiutare Shadow, dopo aver accettato gli dà lo Smeraldo del Caos verde e si teletrasporta nel tempo entrando in stand-by. Al suo arrivo, il porcospino nero viene accusato di aver risvegliato Iblis, così Mephiles the Dark cerca di riprogrammare Omega per metterlo contro l'amico, ma il robot disobbedisce agli ordini che gli vengono impartiti e va a fornire il suo aiuto a Shadow in una lotta contro lo stesso Mephiles. Dopo lo scontro, Mephiles si reca nel presente in forma liquida e il duo decide di inseguirlo per catturarlo, così si ricongiungono con Rouge al bacino di Soleanna e si separano poco dopo, Omega parte alla ricerca di Mephiles, Rouge si reca al castello di Soleanna per ottenere nuove informazioni mentre Shadow va nel passato.

Omega rivela la presenza di Mephiles a Wave Ocean, dopo aver superato numerosi ostacoli ed essersi fatto strada tra numerosi nemici, riesce a rintracciarlo e si prepara ad attaccarlo, ma prima la nemesi gli rivela che nel futuro è stato programmato unicamente per catturare Shadow in quanto l'intera umanità teme quest'ultimo, il robot è pronto a fare fuoco ma il suo interlocutore si dilegua svanendo in una nube nera. Dopodiché si riunisce al Team Dark e gli racconta ciò che è successo e partono nuovamente, questa volta verso Dusty Desert, per recuperare gli Smeraldi del Caos prima del nemico impedendo che Iblis possa evolversi in Solaris ma arrivano troppo tardi. Perciò il gruppetto si procura un nuovo Scettro dell'Oscurità, che dovrebbe servire per sconfiggere Mephiles, ma oramai l'oggetto non ha più effetto dato che il nemico prende delle sembianze molto simili a quelle di Shadow. I tre antieroi vengono così sconfitti uno ad uno dall'antagonista che ne approfitta per unire il suo potere a quello degli Smeraldi del Caos riuscendo così a creare numerose copie di sé stesso che vengono però eliminate da Shadow, che rimuove i suoi anelli inibitori dalle proprie braccia, travolgendole tramite la propria super velocità.

Dopo questo, il Team Dark opta di collaborare con gli altri presenti sul luogo e Shadow decide di recuperare gli Smeraldi del Caos di Mephiles per salvare tutti dalla dimensione spazio tempo creata da Solaris. Tuttavia, a causa della morte di Sonic, avvenuta per mano di Mephiles, tutti sono dispiaciuti per l'accaduto e la principessa Elise percepisce la presenza della sua anima nel vento, quindi Silver comprende che può utilizzare gli smeraldi per far tornare in vita il porcospino blu. Così, Omega e gli altri cominciano a cercare immediatamente gli Smeraldi del Caos, il robot si reca a Flame Core e riesce a recuperare la gemma di colore verde. Una volta che tutti i preziosi sono stati raccolti, Sonic viene fatto rivivere grazie alla combinazione del bacio di Elise e al potere degli smeraldi, che gli permettono di trasformarsi in Super Sonic. Raggiunta questa forma, fornisce parte del suo potere anche a Shadow e Silver in modo che anche essi possano raggiungere il medesimo stadio, infine i tre ricci si recano assieme a sconfiggere definitivamente Solaris mentre Omega e gli altri rimangono ad assisterli nella battaglia finale.

Omega è uno degli undici personaggi giocabili in Sonic Chronicles: La Fratellanza Oscura dove appare per la prima volta nella città in rovina di Eggman, Metropolis, dove cerca come al solito qualche robot da distruggere, però viene trovato dai Marauders che lo catturano e lo riprogrammano assieme ad altre creazioni abbandonate dell'armata di Eggman per poterle sfruttare per i loro malvagi scopi. Shadow preoccupato per le sorti dell'amico, decide di localizzarlo tramite un vecchio rivelatore creato da Eggman ma dopo aver perso il segnale, il riccio nero opta di unirsi alla squadra di Sonic per cercarlo. Nel quinto capitolo viene trovato da Tails che lo ripara sotto richiesta di Shadow ma con la disapprovazione del suo creatore. Quando il robot si risveglia prova ad attaccare lo scienziato ma viene fermato dalla volpe che afferma che è diventato loro alleato ma questi ignora ciò che gli viene detto e viene placato solo successivamente da Shadow e Rouge. Fidandosi di più dei suoi vecchi amici, decide di mettere da parte le proprie divergenze ed entra nella squadra di Sonic per trovare la roccaforte nella metropolitana. La sua classe nel gioco è Potere.

Nella versione per Nintendo DS di Sonic Colours si reca al parco divertimenti del Dr. Eggman dove cerca di confrontarsi con Orbot e Cubot ma questi spaventati chiedono aiuto a Sonic, il quale riesce a calmarlo in cambio del completamento di una missione che prevede il ritrovamento di cinque Wisp con delle bandiere numerate nell'ordine corretto. Il riccio blu porta a termine l'incarico assegnatogli e chiede se sapesse dove si fossero diretti Orbot e Cubot ma oramai il robot non può più aiutarlo dato che li ha persi di vista. Diverso tempo riappare ad Asteroid Coaster in compagnia di Shadow che attendeva Sonic e Tails per dargli un'altra missione.

Nell'episodio scaricabile di Sonic Forces viene sconfitto dal nuovo antagonista Infinite, ma per sua fortuna Shadow e Rouge arrivano in suo soccorso, sconfiggendo il loro avversario. Quest'ultimo si rivela essere una creazione del dottor Eggman e decide in seguito alla sconfitta di vendicarsi del mondo da cui viene il Team Shadow. Durante il gioco principale Omega si unisce alla resistenza per contrastare il suo assalitore.

Altre apparizioni secondarie del personaggio avvengono in Sonic Rivals e Sonic Rivals 2 come carta collezionabile, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl come adesivo collezionabile, in Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali, Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici di Londra 2012 e Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici Invernali di Sochi 2014 come rivale non giocabile, in Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici di Rio 2016 sia come rivale che come personaggio giocabile (solo nella versione per Nintendo 3DS nell'evento del lancio del giavellotto ed esclusivamente come rivale in quella arcade), in Sonic Generations come statuetta sbloccabile, in Sonic Runners e Team Sonic Racing come giocabile. Oltre a ciò ha compiuto diversi cameo ed è stato menzionato da Rouge in Sonic Battle dopo aver sconfitto E-102 Chaos Gamma, dove nota la somiglianza tra i due robot.

Doveva ricoprire un ruolo giocabile in Mario & Sonic ai Giochi Olimpici assieme a Silver, Rouge, Cream (divenuta in seguito un arbitro nelle varie competizioni) e Donkey Kong ma come gli altri è stato scartato nella versione finale del gioco.

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Omega compare nella serie a fumetti Sonic the Hedgehog. Fa il suo debutto nel terzo numero dello spin-off Sonic Universe uscito nell'aprile 2009. In questa realtà Omega viene attivato dal Dottor Eggman per distruggere E-102 Gamma e durante una feroce battaglia, il secondo riesce ad inserire diversi codici computerizzati all'interno del primo scoprendo che anche esso possiede un'anima. Omega non dà peso alle parole dette dal rivale e lo distrugge, tuttavia l'anima di Gamma entra nel suo corpo rendendolo un robot più dolce con l'obiettivo di proteggere il mondo anziché distruggerlo. Durante l'intera serie Omega combatte contro l'impero di Eggman. In seguito alla Super Genesis Wave, un cambiamento spazio temporale avvenuto nell'universo di Sonic, Omega è identico alla sua controparte presente nei videogiochi e compare nello spin-off Sonic Universe dove diventa parte dei G.U.N. assieme a Shadow the Hedgehog e Rouge the Bat formando così il Team Dark

Nell'adattamento manga di Sonic Generations è uno dei partecipanti alla festa di compleanno di Sonic.

Accoglienza
Omega ha ricevuto pareri negativi da parte della critica. Tom Bramwell dello staff di Eurogamer lo definì un personaggio "minore" rispetto al resto del cast presente in Heroes. Un'anteprima della rivista Electronic Gaming Monthly del medesimo gioco si riferì a lui come un'imitazione del T-1000 del film Terminator 2 - Il giorno del giudizio. Nonostante ciò, Jeremy Dunham di IGN chiamò Omega come una "macchina suprema".

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 Shadow the Hedgehog
 Rouge the Bat
 Personaggi di Sonic

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