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Our old friend Gerald Swindle joins this week's show. We recap his abysmal deer season, discuss food plots and his passion for whitetail management before talking some largemouths.
The 2 time Bass Master Elite Series Angler of the Year breaks down a sure fire method on how to boat good numbers of big winter bass. Sometimes you have to go small to go big!
Next up we set up a bow with Korbin Williams of Korbin's Archery. I've had quite a few of you ask for this type of archery segment for some time, so here ya go. We discuss how to choose the right bow, common mistakes Korbin sees folks make when purchasing bows, selecting the appropriate arrow for your bow among other things.
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Included Modules

FiscalYear

Methods

#format_as_address

#format_as_boolean

#format_as_checkbox

#format_as_currency

#format_as_date

#format_as_date_time

#format_as_date_time_distance

#format_as_day_date

#format_as_decimal

#format_as_fiscal_year

#format_as_general

#format_as_integer

#format_as_label

#format_as_labels

#format_as_list

#format_as_message_link

#format_as_military_time

#format_as_percentage

#format_as_phone_number

#format_as_quantity

#format_as_table_without_headers

#format_as_text

#format_as_time

#format_as_time_difference

#format_as_url

#format_as_user_link

#format_as_yes_no

#format_asset_groups

#format_field

#format_using_format

    module TransamFormatHelper

Public Instance Methods

          format_as_address(m)

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formats an object containing US address fields as html

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 277
def format_as_address(m)
  full_address = []
  full_address << m.address1 unless m.address1.blank?
  full_address << m.address2 unless m.address2.blank?

  address3 = []
  address3 << m.city unless m.city.blank?
  address3 << m.state unless m.state.blank?
  address3 << m.zip unless m.zip.blank?
  address3 = address3.compact.join(', ')

  full_address << address3
  full_address = full_address.compact.join('<br/>')

  return full_address.html_safe
end

          format_as_boolean(val, icon="fa-check", text_class='text-default')

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formats a boolean field using a flag if the value is true

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 205
def format_as_boolean(val, icon="fa-check", text_class='text-default')
  if val
    return "<i class='fa #{icon} #{text_class}'></i>".html_safe
  else
    return "<i class='fa #{icon} #{text_class}' style = 'visibility: hidden;'></i>".html_safe
  end
end

          format_as_checkbox(val, text_class='text-default')

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formats a boolean field using a checkbox if the value is true

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 196
def format_as_checkbox(val, text_class='text-default')
  if val
    return "<i class='fa fa-check-square-o #{text_class}'></i>".html_safe
  else
    return "<i class='fa fa-square-o #{text_class}'></i>".html_safe
  end
end

          format_as_currency(val, precision = 0)

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if no precision is set this truncates any decimals and returns the number
as currency

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 111
def format_as_currency(val, precision = 0)
  val ||= 0
  if precision == 0
    if val < 0
      val = val - 0.5
    else
      val = val + 0.5
    end
    number_to_currency(val.to_i, :precision => 0)
  else
    number_to_currency(val, :precision => precision)
  end
end

          format_as_date(date, use_slashes=true)

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formats a date, where use_slashes indicates eg 10/24/2014 instead of 24 Oct
2014

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 246
def format_as_date(date, use_slashes=true)
  if use_slashes
    date.strftime("%m/%d/%Y") unless (date.nil? || date.year == 1)
  else
    date.strftime("%b %d %Y") unless (date.nil? || date.year == 1)
  end
end

          format_as_date_time(datetime, use_slashes=true)

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formats a date/time, where use_slashes indicates eg 10/24/2014 instead of
24 Oct 2014

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 237
def format_as_date_time(datetime, use_slashes=true)
  if use_slashes
    datetime.strftime("%I:%M %p %m/%d/%Y") unless datetime.nil?
  else
    datetime.strftime("%I:%M %p %b %d %Y") unless datetime.nil?
  end
end

          format_as_date_time_distance(datetime)

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formats a date/time as a distance in words. e.g. 6 days ago

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 228
def format_as_date_time_distance(datetime)
  dist = distance_of_time_in_words_to_now(datetime)
  if Time.current > datetime
    dist = dist + " ago"
  end
  return dist
end

          format_as_day_date(date)

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Formats a date as a day date eg Mon 24 Oct

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 223
def format_as_day_date(date)
  date.strftime("%a %d %b") unless date.nil?
end

          format_as_decimal(val, precision = 2)

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returns a number as a decimal

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 142
def format_as_decimal(val, precision = 2)
  number_with_precision(val, :precision => precision, :delimiter => ",")
end

          format_as_fiscal_year(val)

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formats a year value as a fiscal year string 'FY XX-YY'

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 101
def format_as_fiscal_year(val)
  fiscal_year(val) unless val.nil?
end

          format_as_general(val, precision = 2)

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if the value is a number it is formatted as a decimal or integer otherwise
we assume it is a string and is returned

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 127
def format_as_general(val, precision = 2)
  begin
    Float(val)
    number_with_precision(val, :precision => precision, :delimiter => ",")
  rescue
    val
  end
end

          format_as_integer(val)

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truncates any decimals and returns the number with thousands delimiters

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 137
def format_as_integer(val)
  format_as_decimal(val, 0)
end

          format_as_label(elem, style = 'info')

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formats an element as a label. By default labels are displayed using
label-info but can be controlled using the optional style param

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 93
def format_as_label(elem, style = 'info')
  html = "<span class='label label-#{style}'>"
  html << elem.to_s
  html << "</span>"
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_labels(coll, style = 'info')

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formats a collection of objecsts as labels/tags. By default labels are
displayed using label-info but can be controlled using the optional style
param. Label text is generated using to_s unless the object has a
'code' method

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 78
def format_as_labels(coll, style = 'info')
  html = ''
  coll.each do |e|
    if e.respond_to? :code
      txt = e.code
    else
      txt = e.to_s
    end
    html << format_as_label(txt, style)
  end
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_list(coll)

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returns a collection as a formatted list

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 157
def format_as_list(coll)
  html = "<ul class='list-unstyled'>"
  coll.each do |e|
    html << "<li>"
    html << e.to_s
    html << "</li>"
  end
  html << "</ul>"
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_message_link(user, options = {})

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Formats a user name and provides message link and optional messaging
options available via the options hash

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 14
def format_as_message_link(user, options = {})
  html = ''
  unless user.blank?
    options[:to_user] = user
    options[:subject] = options[:subject] || ''
    options[:body] = options[:body] || ''
    message_url = new_user_message_path(current_user, options)
    html = "<a href='#{message_url}'>#{user.email}"
    html << '&nbsp;'
    html << "<i class = 'fa fa-envelope'></i>"
    html << "</a>"
  end
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_military_time(time)

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formats a time as eg "08:00" or "23:00"

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 260
def format_as_military_time(time)
  return time.strftime("%H:%M") unless time.nil?
end

          format_as_percentage(val, precision = 0)

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returns a number as a percentage

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 147
def format_as_percentage(val, precision = 0)
  "#{number_with_precision(val, :precision => precision)}%"
end

          format_as_phone_number(val, area_code = true)

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returns a number formatted as a phone number

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 152
def format_as_phone_number(val, area_code = true)
  number_to_phone(val, :area_code => area_code)
end

          format_as_quantity(count, unit_type = 'unit')

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Formats a quantity as an integer followed by a unit type

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 55
def format_as_quantity(count, unit_type = 'unit')
  unless unit_type.blank?
    "#{format_as_integer(count)} #{unit_type}"
  else
    "#{count}"
  end
end

          format_as_table_without_headers(data, number_of_columns = 5, cell_padding_in_px = '6px')

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returns a collection as a formatted table without headers

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 169
def format_as_table_without_headers(data, number_of_columns = 5, cell_padding_in_px = '6px')
  html = "<table class='table-unstyled'>"
  counter = 0

  data.each do |datum|
    if counter == 0
      html << '<tr>'
    end

    html << "<td style='padding:#{cell_padding_in_px};'>"
    html << datum.to_s
    html << "</td>"

    counter += 1

    if ( (counter >= number_of_columns) || (datum.equal? data.last))
      html << '</tr>'
      counter = 0
    end

  end
  html << "</table>"
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_text(val, sanitize=false)

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Formats text as as HTML using simple_format

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 8
def format_as_text(val, sanitize=false)
  simple_format(val, {}, :sanitize => sanitize)
end

          format_as_time(time)

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formats a time as eg " 8:00 am" or "11:00 pm"

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 255
def format_as_time(time)
  return time.strftime("%l:%M %p") unless time.nil?
end

          format_as_time_difference(s, show_seconds = false)

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formats a number of seconds as the corresponding days, hours, minutes, and
optional seconds

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 265
def format_as_time_difference(s, show_seconds = false)
  return if s.blank?
  dhms = [60,60,24].reduce([s]) { |m,o| m.unshift(m.shift.divmod(o)).flatten }
  val = []
  val << "#{dhms[0]} days" unless dhms[0] == 0
  val << "#{dhms[1]}h" unless dhms[1] == 0
  val << "#{dhms[2]}m"
  val << "#{dhms[3]}s" if show_seconds
  val.join(' ')
end

          format_as_url(url, target = '_blank')

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formats a URL as a link

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 106
def format_as_url(url, target = '_blank')
  link_to(url, url, :target => target)
end

          format_as_user_link(user, options = {})

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Formats a user name and provides an optional (defaulted) message link and
messaging options

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 32
def format_as_user_link(user, options = {})
  html = ''
  unless user.blank?
    options[:to_user] = user
    options[:subject] = options[:subject] || ''
    options[:body] = options[:body] || ''
    user_url = user_path(user)
    html = "<a href='#{user_url}'>#{user}</a>"
    from_user = options[:from_user]
    if from_user.present?
      message_url = new_user_message_path(from_user, options)
      html << '&nbsp;'
      html << "<span class = 'message-link'>"
      html << "<a href='#{message_url}'>"
      html << "<i class = 'fa fa-envelope'></i>"
      html << "</a>"
      html << "</span>"
    end
  end
  html.html_safe
end

          format_as_yes_no(val)

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formats a boolean field as Yes or No

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 214
def format_as_yes_no(val)
  if val
    return "Yes"
  else
    return "No"
  end
end

          format_asset_groups(asset, style = 'info')

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formats an assets list of asset groups with remove option

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 64
def format_asset_groups(asset, style = 'info')
  html = ""
  asset.asset_groups.each do |grp|
    html << "<span class='label label-#{style}'>"
    html << grp.code
    html << "<span data-role='remove' data-action-path='#{remove_from_group_inventory_path(asset, :asset_group => grp)}'></span>"
    html << "</span>"
  end
  html.html_safe
end

          format_field(label, value, popover_text=nil, popover_iconcls=nil, popover_label=nil)

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formats a label/value combination, providing optional popover support

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 295
def format_field(label, value, popover_text=nil, popover_iconcls=nil, popover_label=nil)

  html = "<div class='row control-group'>"
  html << "<div class='col-xs-5 display-label'>"
  html << label
  html << "</div>"
  html << "<div class='col-xs-7 display-value'>"
  html << value.to_s unless value.nil?
  unless popover_text.nil?
    popover_iconcls = 'fa fa-info-circle info-icon' unless popover_iconcls
    popover_label = label unless popover_label
    html << "<i class='#{popover_iconcls} info-icon' data-toggle='popover' data-trigger='hover' title='#{popover_label}' data-placement='right' data-content='#{popover_text}'></i>"
  end
  html << "</div>"
  html << "</div>"

  return html.html_safe

end

          format_using_format(val, format)

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formats a value using the indicated format

# File transam_format_helper.rb, line 316
def format_using_format(val, format)
  case format
    when :currencyM
      number_to_currency(val, format: '%u%nM', negative_format: '(%u%nM)')
    when :currency
      format_as_currency(val)
    when :fiscal_year
      format_as_fiscal_year(val.to_i) unless val.nil?
    when :integer
      format_as_integer(val)
    when :decimal
      format_as_decimal(val)
    when :percent
      format_as_percentage(val)
    when :string
      val
    when :checkbox
      format_as_checkbox(val)
    when :boolean
      # Check for 1/0 val as well as true/false given direct query clause
      format_as_boolean(val == 0 ? false : val)
    when :list
      format_as_list(val)
    else
      # Note, current implementation uses rescue and is thus potentially inefficient.
      # Consider alterantives.
      format_as_general(val)
  end
end

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Mary Jean Chan & Jay Bernard - A Poetry Reading
by Gay's the Word Bookshop
Fri, July 12, 2019, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST
Gay's The Word
66 Marchmont Street
WC1N 1AB
We are incredibly excited to be hosting two of the most evoking queer poets published in the UK today: Mary Jean Chan and Jay Bernard. To celebrate the publication of the debut poetry collections, Flèche and Surge, Mary Jean and Jay will read their work at Gay's the Word Bookshop on Friday 12th July at 7pm, with a drinks reception to follow.
This is a FREE event, but we ask that you only book if you fully intend to come as space is limited to 40 people. If the evnt appears full, we would encourage to join the waitlist.
Jay Bernard - Surge
Jay Bernard's extraordinary debut is a fearlessly original exploration of the black British archive: an enquiry into the New Cross Fire of 1981, a house fire at a birthday party in south London in which thirteen young black people were killed. Tracing a line from New Cross to the 'towers of blood' of the Grenfell fire, this urgent collection speaks with, in and of the voices of the past, brought back by the incantation of dancehall rhythms and the music of Jamaican patois, to form a living presence in the absence of justice. A ground-breaking work of excavation, memory and activism – both political and personal, witness and documentary – Surge shines a much-needed light on an unacknowledged chapter in British history, one that powerfully resonates in our present moment.
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Central to the collection is the figure of the poet's mother, whose fragmented memories of political turmoil in twentieth-century China are sensitively threaded through the book in an eight-part poetic sequence, combined with recollections from Chan's childhood. As complex themes of multilingualism, queerness, psychoanalysis and cultural history emerge, so too does a richly imagined personal, maternal and national biography. The result is a series of poems that feel urgent and true, dazzling and devastating by turns.
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Koko Ni's Tasting Menu Teaches Us To Be Present & Enjoy the Now
Caroline Manning December 9, 2022 Food + Booze
Fine-dining restaurants in Denver are beginning to make a comeback. During the height of the pandemic, many restaurants shifted to takeout-friendly menus and fine-dining restaurants struggled to remain open. At this point, we've gotten used to wearing masks and taking other precautions to keep those around us healthy, allowing service-industry businesses to operate (almost) as they once did. With the introduction of Koko Ni — Denver's newest tasting menu concept — FAM Hospitality breaks out of the fast-casual concepts they're known for and gives the chefs the freedom to do what they love.
Chef de Cuisine James Gnizak. Photo by Shawn Campbell.
Despite opening just a few weeks ago, Koko Ni has been a working concept for several years. James Beard award-winning Chef Paul Qui and Chef de Cuisine James Gnizak experimented with the idea on the second floor of Zepplin Station — where several of Qui's other concepts were once housed. "It started as a small omakase counter upstairs. We were cooking off two induction burners. We didn't have a hood. It started out a little simpler and we realized quickly how much we had as a team," said Gnizak. The team ended up shutting the concept down due to the fire department's orders — they didn't have a hood system — and put the idea on hold. Several months later, when they were trying to decide what to do with the space that was once Lea Jane's Hot Chicken, they decided to go for it and open Koko Ni. "We realized we had the team to create something great. I fully believe that Denver's ready for it now — last year I didn't," said Gnizak.
Photo by Shawn Campbell.
Koko Ni means "here" in Japanese and Gnizak explains that it's about using the ingredients we have here and now — not staying attached to certain ingredients or dishes, being able to pivot and be completely present. "Paul has had the idea of being present for a very long time. It's another lesson in my life and in my relationships that translates to the restaurant," Gnizak said, "We acknowledge when we have certain things but don't stay attached to them. If someone has a dietary restriction, we have to adjust. What preserves, vegetables and herbs do we have right now? It's constantly evolving."
While the menu is never set in stone, you can expect 10 courses that evolve from light bites to larger plates with a focus on sustainable seafood. Light bites include options like sunchoke chips and caviar, a few small seafood bites like littleneck clams and oysters and an ever-changing bouquet of Esoterra greens and herbs with a bright and zingy dressing that Gnizak encourages you to drink straight from the bowl. Our favorite dish was the tom Kha, crafted with house-made tortellini and served with crab. The oxtail was the only meat-forward dish on the menu that night, and it shined — the meat was extremely tender and flavorful. After 10 courses, you'll be very satisfied.
Each dish is created to maintain the integrity of every ingredient on the plate, with nothing overpowering anything else. Koko Ni focuses on simplicity and lets each dish shine on its own while working cohesively to create a thoughtful, intentional tasting experience. The space is small and only seats about 20 guests, creating an intimate and inviting atmosphere that's perfect for your next date night. Right now, the experience is priced at $125 per person, including gratuity and reservations are required.
Run, don't walk to Koko Ni for an unforgettable, unique dining experience.
Koko Ni is located at 1441 26th St., Denver. Open Thursday – Monday 5-10 p.m.
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As I mentioned in a previous post, I ate at a wonderful organic vegetable and fruit centered restaurant last fall when my husband and I visited Napa Valley, Ubuntu. Since that delicious meal, I have been inspired by head Chef Jeremy Fox's Michelin-starred cuisine to create my own vegetarian dishes using the best organic fruits and vegetables that I can fine (which obviously pale in comparison to the fruits and vegetables he harvest from his organic garden in Napa).
Tonight, I was inspired to create my own casserole using cauliflower based on a cauliflower casserole that is one of the signature dishes on his menu. I did take a look at his recipe for the basic outline (the cauliflour, butter, curry and whole milk), but from that point on, created my own recipe. Below is the recipe I created and adapted. Tonight was a test-run on the dish for a vegetarian dinner I will be hosting for some vegetarian friends in early January and it was a success according to my taste buds.
First, cut up the white cauliflower into small pieces and mix well with the olive oil and a little salt. Roast at 350 F until slightly charred and tender.
Melt the butter on medium heat until foamy and then take off the heat and add all of the various spices (this was my improvised spice mix which was delicious, as the flavors mix nicely). Let sit for about 30 minutes so the flavors absorb into the butter. Add this mix to a pot with the cauliflower from the oven and add both the whole milk, the almond milk and the almond extract (sparingly). Cook on medium until completely soft.
Then, bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes. The mixture should not change too much and should look almost kind of soup like when you take it out. It will have a beautiful texture. Before you bake, sprinkle some of the colored cauliflower on top.
I served in bowls because I only have large souffle/casserole dishes. Ideally you would want to bake in individual casserole dishes.
Put a little parsley and pepper on top and it should be delicious.
To learn more about cooking with cauliflower, click here for a dish from Amasea's kitchen in Sun Valley.


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Thom, Hendrik Bernardus, 1905-1983
Article debating the idea of Stellenbosch University as a university for the Afrikaner people. Written at the request of JJ Oosthuyzen.
Perspektief op apartheid
Notes for a lecture giving a perspective on apartheid.
Perspektiewe op ons taal
Notes and text for a paper on the Afrikaans language, delivered at the Afrikaans Language Festival, Cradock, 22 September 1975.
Die plek van die kollege vir gevorderde tegniese onderwys in ons onderwysspektrum
Address on the role of advanced technical education in the South African education system, delivered at a diploma ceremony, Pretoria, 19 May 1973.
Die plek van ons ekonomiese strewe in die patroon van ons kultuurlewe
Chairman's address at the annual Afrikaner Broederbond Council ("Bondsraad") meeting 1956. The address focuses on the economic aspirations of the Afrikaner.
Politieke driehoek, 1947-1948 : Malan, Strijdom, Havenga
The 6th J.B.M. Hertzog memorial lecture delivered in Stellenbosch, 26 April 1976, before the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. The lecture focuses on South African politics 1947-1948, specifically the political ...
Politieke verdeeldheid onder Afrikaners
Notes for a lecture on political division amongst Afrikaners.
Die posisie van geskiedenis as skoolvak
Paper on the position of history as school subject, presented as opening address at a conference of the Historical Society of South Africa, Stellenbosch, 10 April 1964.
Positiewe Afrikanerskap
Opening address on Afrikaners in Rhodesia, delivered at the Congress of the "Genootskap van Rhodesiese Afrikaners", Salisbury, 2 October 1970.
Notes for a Kruger Day address, Wellington, 8 October 1969.
Die probleem van die eerstejaar-student
Summary of an address regarding the problems faced by first year university students in South Africa, Cape Town, 16 October 1964.
Notes for a lecture on the problems of first year students and possible solutions.
Prof. dr. I.D. Bosman : oorl. 16 Maart 1947
Article on the death of Dr ID Bosman, 16 March 1947, delivered as a speech at an annual meeting of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 25 July 1947.
Prof. G.G. Ciliie
Address on the life and career of Prof GG Cillié at a function in his honour, Stellenbosch University Senate, 17 September 1965.
Prof. G.G. Cillie
Address delivered at the event of the naming of a lecture hall in the Education Building, Stellenbosch University, after Gabriel Gideon Cillié, 26 May 1953.
Prof. J.S. Marais : begrafnis
Address on behalf of Stlellenbosch University at the funeral of Prof. JS Marais, 29 November 1953.
Professor Hans Trumpelmann : gedagtes rondom sy uittrede
Article written for "Matieland", April 1973, on the retirement of Prof Hans Trümpelmann, former Head of the Department of German at Stellenbosch University.
Professor S.J. Pretorius
Article on the retirement of Prof SJ Pretorius, former Registrar of Stellenbosch University, written for "Matieland", December 1966.
Radio-nuwejaarsboodskap namens F.A.K.
New Years' message (radio talk) on behalf of the FAK (Federasie vir Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge), 1953.
Rapportryers, Gravelotte
Notes for a lecture on the FAK (Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge) before the Rapportryers organisation.
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Wisconsin roundup: Renewed push to stall Capitol's 'revolving door'; police union responds to trooper nametag issue; 8 more state news stories
Posted on Feb 28, 2017 at 9:59 a.m.
MADISON — Another Wisconsin lawmaker is proposing a one year waiting period on lawmakers becoming lobbyists after they leave the Legislature.
But unlike past attempts, Assembly Democrat Dana Wachs of Eau Claire says his measure has a chance to succeed since colleagues of both parties are getting behind it. A one year lobbying ban has been in place for state employees, but legislative majorities of both parties have hesitated for years to put such limits on themselves.
Wachs says lawmakers know everybody in the Capitol and have personal relationships that clients can take advantage of. He says it "may not be unethical, but there's an appearance of it."
Police: Video, body cams will help keep unarmed troopers in check
MADISON — The head of a Wisconsin police union says officers should generally wear name tags on their uniforms — but during tense situations like protests, Jim Palmer says videos will keep officers accountable even if they don't wear name tags.
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union criticized 17 Wisconsin troopers for not wearing their name tags as they helped protesters move away from the Dakota Access pipeline protest site in an area with spring flooding. The ACLU says covering up officers' names intimidates people's free speech rights — and it implies that officers can do things for which they don't want to be held accountable.
Some troopers recommended last year that the State Patrol change its policy to allow identifying numbers instead of names, and the DOT says the Patrol continues to work on a new policy. The State Patrol says the current policy is for troopers to wear name tags except in specifically identified situations.
Stripper sues club in popular tourist area
MADISON — A former exotic dancer at a Wisconsin Dells strip club says the club pays its dancers essentially nothing.
Teriana Jones, who worked as a stripper at Cruisin' Chubbys Gentleman's Club, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court last week alleging club management required dancers to share tips to such an extent that dancers weren't paid minimum wage or overtime. Jones filed the lawsuit on behalf of all current dancers and dancers employed by the club in the past three years. Cruisin' Chubbys Gentleman's Club bills itself as the largest adult entertainment center in the Midwest.
No autopsies in Oshkosh suicide pact
OSHKOSH — Autopsies will not be performed on an Oshkosh financial adviser who died along with her husband after a suicide pact turned up while she was on trial for embezzling $4 million.
Winnebago County sheriff's deputies found the bodies of 57-year-old Jean Walsh Josephson and her 59-year-old husband Dewey at their town of Utica home on Monday. That's after Jean failed to show up in court to begin the second and final week of her trial on 36 charges that each accused her of stealing at least $10,000 from at least 14 clients while she was an adviser at Thrivent Financial.
Officials say the husband shot the wife in the head, then did the same to himself — and Sheriff John Matz said both planned the deaths and wrote their own obituaries. Jean Walsh Josephson was on house arrest — the state had already ordered her to pay restitution and penalties of more than $1 million — and reports said Thrivent was preparing a lawsuit against her.
Candidates disagree on tying higher school aid to Act 10
MILWAUKEE — The two candidates for state school superintendent disagree on whether schools should have to follow Act 10 to receive more state aid.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's budget package includes an extra $200 per student in each of the next two years. But schools would have to follow the terms of his 2011 union law that makes employees pay more toward their health insurance and retirement. During a candidate forum at UW-Milwaukee Monday,
incumbent Superintendent Tony Evers called it an "overreach by the state," while his challenger Lowell Holtz says it would be wrong to have independent districts that don't follow the law. The law makes teachers pay 12-percent toward their health insurance — but Evers noted that Monona Grove went to a lower cost plan and later reduced the amounts teachers had to pay.
State political leaders visit Jewish center, condemn anti-Semitism
WHITEFISH BAY — Wisconsin congressional members from both parties visited the Jewish Community Center in suburban Milwaukee Monday to show their support following recent bomb threats.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined House Republican Glenn Grothman, House Democrat Gwen Moore, and U.S. Senate Democrat Tammy Baldwin in an effort to speak out against anti-Semitism. Grothman says President Donald Trump would be aggressive in fighting terror and anti-Semitism. But Moore says she'll push for a stronger crackdown on the threats that have targeted Whitefish Bay and other Jewish facilities around the country for the last several weeks.
Evers calls for Holtz email probe at first DPI candidate forum
MILWAUKEE — State school Superintendent Tony Evers wants an investigation into campaign related emails sent on tax funded computers by his April election opponent Lowell Holtz.
At a WisPolitics.com forum at UW-Milwaukee Monday, Holtz says he wasn't sure if the email broke state law, but he'll "own it" if it did. Holtz sent the email when he was superintendent of the Whitnall School District, seeking support for his possible candidacy. He also noted Evers emailed a Green Bay education official's computer to ask for help in planning a campaign fundraiser back in 2009 which Evers said he was fined. Evers also said he was pressing the Holtz email because "integrity matters."
Central Wis. police aim to ease deportation fears
ABBOTSFORD — Law enforcement agencies in central Wisconsin are making an extra effort to reach out to people in the Latino community to address possible anxiety over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's deportation efforts.
The Wausau Daily Herald reports that authorities are reassuring Latinos that police officers and county deputies aren't acting as agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Authorities are concerned immigrants might refuse to call police if they're witnesses of victims of crimes, out of fear that local officers will detain them if they lack proper documents to be in the country legally.
State investigating Lincoln County officer-involved shooting
MERRILL — The state Justice Department is investigating a shooting death by a sheriff's deputy in north central Wisconsin.
Lincoln County officials have not said much about the incident, which occurred Monday night west of Merrill near an intersection in the town of Corning. The deputy is said to be OK — but nothing has been said about a suspect except that the person died.
It's the second fatal law enforcement shooting in seven months in Lincoln County. Four officers from Lincoln and Langlade counties were cleared of wrongdoing after they returned fire during a standoff last July, killing 50-year-old Scot Minard of Eagle River.
Milwaukee's 2017 murder rate up double from last year
MILWAUKEE — Nineteen people have been killed in Milwaukee so far in 2017.
That's more than twice the number of murder victims from the same time last year. Police released the names of the city's two latest victims Monday, and officials say they're still looking for suspects in both. Twenty-five-year-old Jamel Jenkins died last Friday afternoon after being shot while sitting in a vehicle on Milwaukee's north side. Police say 14-year-old Chrisima Murry was shot last Thursday night during a fight in a northwest side neighborhood.
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Here's the Twitter war you missed today: #TeamKim or #TeamTay?
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My thoughts? Well, look at the brighter side. At least Tay-tay can gather loads of feelings for her next chart-topping hit. I'm expecting a Bad Blood-meets-Blank Space song about all the people who included her in all those narratives. I'll just join the rest of the Twitter community, grab my popcorn, and wait for more tea (Not really a good combination but meh).
Also, it looks like Taylor's squad is in shambles now. Let me remind you that Kendall Jenner's there… together with other model pals. The rest of the squad has actually kept their peace.
Not that I have a special place in any of the aforementioned squads but I suggest that Kim, Kanye, Katy Perry, Calvin Harris, and the rest of the exes with special songs in Taylor's album come together for one ultimate comeback song. Sounds fair this way, right? Unless it's going to sound like another "character assassination". At the end of the day, they all won attention and a social media boost. Snapchat and Twitter execs will be so happy.
By the way, Selena's bringing her Revival Tour to Manila on July 31. Maybe she should just focus on her tour instead. Just saying.
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'The Golden Age Of Grotesque' . Eponymous Track Influence
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Was just listening to Bauhaus 'The Sky's Gone Out' (awesome album) and realized that there are a lot of similarities between "The Three Shadows part 2" and Manson's "Golden Age of Grotesque" (the title track).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxR6CeXq5ig
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It's a common waltz theme. Plenty of songs use this framework. It belongs to neither Bauhaus or Manson.
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The less blunt response would be that yes, it is a traditional waltz, but that in itself raises a more significant point about The Golden Age Of Grotesque.
If ever that record falls under false accusation of a static sound (because some fans only appear to be able to hear guitar pedals), I'd use this song as an example, and then compare it with the American cheerleadeing chorus during mOBSCENE, and the deliberately ironic hip-hop leanings or phrases during something like Better Of Two Evils. That's rather the point of The Golden Age Of Grotesque; it reflects and documents an amalgamation of the Twenty-First Century, and the way it has churned up and spit out so much art and culture developed over hundreds of years, so how can any one tell the difference between 'high', or 'low'?
Incidentally, a nice Musical Parallel between Bauhaus and Marilyn Manson, he's made no secret of being a fan, both before and after The Golden Age..., so it's not unlikely that The Three Shadows, Part II is known, or an influence of his.
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compare it with the American cheerleadeing chorus during mOBSCENE
Off topic, but while you mention it, I am frequently amazed at how many people miss that reference and think he is actually taking the line from Faith No More's "Be Aggressive".
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Well, they did do it first so you can't really blame people for assuming such a thing. You also can't necessarily prove he did or didn't draw inspiration from Faith No More one way or the other. As with most things, it's up to interpretation.
(Sorry if that was too blunt[Sorry if that came off as sarcastic])
The album Angel Dust in itself is very Manson-esque with it's dichotomous themes, in that the title is both a word that brings rather pleasant thoughts to mind, yet is a street word for the drug PCP. The album cover, while easy on the eyes is, when you really break it down, just a picture of a filthy bird that is probably dead and stuffed. In a way it's both beautiful and menacing all at once. So there IS little doubt to me that Manson probably likes the album quite a bit and perhaps used Be Aggressive as a template for Mobscene as much as he turned to Bela Lugosi's Dead for If I Was Your Vampire.
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^ It's clearly alive in the photo, hence the flapping wings and rippling water.
And the Faith No More/Marilyn Manson misunderstanding is at least somewhat understandable and forgivable insofar as Manson fans aren't exactly renowned for their overwhelming familiarity with sport events, lol.
Manson's always very candid and forthcoming with his homages and fandom and so far as I'm aware he's never ONCE mentioned Mike Patton or any of his many bands. Not a ripoff/homage/reference at all. Not one intentionally pointing to Faith No More, at any rate.
Of course, Manson's more into music than sports himself, obviously, so it's not out of the question that he would have been aware of the song. But given that he's also the same guy who approved of the video treatment for "The Fight Song" and the simple fact that he even knew wtf a fight song was in the first place, it seems safe to assume that "mOBSCENE" is merely a shared reference to the same thing rather than Manson referencing or borrowing from "Be Aggressive" specifically.
He's also never once mentioned Skinny Puppy and Ogre. I don't think he ALWAYS is candid and forth coming. I think he only tends to point out his influences if they are already popular and well known already. Like David Bowie and The Beatles. He doesn't say anything about Nick Cave or Nevik Ogre though.
He sang one of Nick Cave's songs over a decade ago and invited him to the Born Villain premiere, and he's mentioned Skinny Puppy in addition to actually working with Dave Ogilvie on multiple releases.
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A SHORT HIKE (2019)
by David Klaus | 🏠 Studio: Whippoorwill | 🕹 Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch
I played an indie video game this week and want to give it the attention it deserves with a (SPOILER FREE) review of it. Also, it's nonstop in my head since I played it and I want to write my thoughts on it down.
It's Monday and I'm not in the right mood to work on my projects. I decide to take a break for that day and search for a good game I could play for a few hours. There was a game I barely remember and already wanted to play for a while now and start searching it with the following search term:
Indie Game Flying Bird like Animal Crossing
I tried to find it before with "Indie Game Flying Bird" but couldn't find it. So I had to try it with the disrespectful addition "like Animal Crossing". If I had to make it catchy for someone who didn't know the game, I would probably describe it the same way. It was only after that that I noticed that I was already following Adam Robinson-Yu (the creator of the game) on Twitter.
"A Short Hike" is a game by Adam Robinson-Yu with a beautiful OST by Mark Sparling and many other talented persons.
"Like Animal Crossing" – I guess it's not the best thing to hear when you put much energy into creating a game. It isn't the worst either. I believe it is one of the main reasons a big part of the community started playing it. Not exactly because of Animal Crossing, but the emotions, you associate with these kinds of sandbox games. It's the first comfortable feeling you get when you see the game trailer. It's wholesome, there are tiny talking animals, a great color palette and everything has a familiar look and a great OST on top of it. After playing it, you'll notice that it's much more than that. You'll come for the aesthetics, but stay for the unique gameplay and feeling you get while playing it.
Going on a hike
Adam Robinson-Yu describes the story very well and easy in his Virtual Talk: "The game is a little video game about hiking, You'll play as Claire, this bird, whos visiting this island from the city. And she can't find any cellphone reception. So she hears that the only place to find it is on the very top."
Like the name already says, you can climb up that hill pretty fast if you want to, but there is too much to explore in addition to the main goal. The open-world is built upon an island with a big mountain everything is set around. It's a very cool concept I enjoyed exploring. There are many layers, mini-games, and side quests you can follow on. There is a good balance between exploring landscapes and talking to the animals, that are living there. It's much more about enjoying the time you spend playing it and getting lost in it without any pressure or big challenges. With that the flight mechanics impressed me a lot. I've never seen this like that before in other games.
If you go further you'll notice the writing of the game. It's very easy to follow with nearly no punctuation and short sentences. It feels very natural and funny so that you want to talk to everyone on this island and see what they are up to. A thing that I noticed is that the protagonist speaks. It might not seem special, but in a lot of games like these, that's not the case. It gives a more personal touch to the gameplay and the character you play. If you want to deep dive into a tiny open-world game, I highly recommend playing it.
I bought it on PC for ONLY 6,59 €. That's a good price for a game. Go get it on Steam, it's also available for Nintendo Switch.
I also recommend watching this video if you're interested in the process and behind the scenes of indie video games. It's very well structured and explained by Adam Robinson-Yu himself.
There was a comment under this video, which summarized my feeling about the game pretty well for me. "[...] Instead of being an insane grind that never ends, it gets straight to the point, gives you absolute mobility and freedom to explore and let you be a happier person and move on with your life once you complete it. Excellent work."
Thank you for reading! What are your thoughts on the game and my review? Do you have any other cool indie games I could play and review after that? Or maybe you're a upcoming small indie developer and want to show your work? Don't hesitate to contact me. I would be very happy to hear from you!
© 2020 David Klaus


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HomePool & SpaHydroxypure creates an odour- and chlorine-free swimming environment
Hydroxypure creates an odour- and chlorine-free swimming environment
"We took into consideration their concerns about chlorine, plus also the volume of the pool
and the need to provide a cost effective solution."
Malcolm Yap, Chief Executive Officer of Waterco China.
In the basement of the China Agricultural Bank in Jinan, Shandong Province lies an indoor swimming pool which is used by senior bank staff; it's also the location of Waterco China's first ever commercial Hydroxypure installation.
The chlorine-free Hydroxypure system was part of a wider Waterco sanitisation and filtration solution for the pool, which has a volume of nearly 300 cubic metres. It was retrofitted in May 2014 when the pool was being refurbished, replacing a system which often left the pool water very cloudy.
Hydroxypure sanitisation is based on the Advance Oxidation Process. (AOP), which combines Perox,
a chlorine free sanitiser (H²O²) and hybrid ozone (O³) to create one of the most powerful oxidisers in nature.
"The previous system had difficulty effectively treating the water; in addition, the clients weren't keen on swimming in chlorinated water because they were aware of the health impact, but at that point they didn't know about any other products which could help them," explains Malcolm Yap, Chief Executive Officer of Waterco China.
"So in making our recommendations to filter and sanitise the water, we took into consideration their concerns about chlorine, plus also the volume of the pool and the need to provide a cost effective solution."
For indoor chlorinated pools, the build-up of chloramines (chlorine-containing compounds) and other air impurities can cause issues such as stinging eyes, nasal irritation, or difficulty breathing after being in the water or breathing the air.
"Chloramines when given off from a pool in the form of a gas will re-dissolve in the pool unless they are removed by an efficient ventilation system – and for an indoor pool such as at the bank, that can pose a problem," explains Mr Yap.
"Consequently, chlorination may affect the respiratory health of those who use the pool or work around it.
"Thus the fact that the Hydroxypure system meant an odour-free and chlorine-free environment was a major drawcard for the bank."
Holistic solution
In addition to the Hydroxypure system, a range of other Waterco products were installed, including four wall-mounted WG600 all-in-one machines, which combine pump, filter and gas heater.
An integral part of the system is an automatic monitoring and dosing system, the DIGICHEM Plus+ controller, which is designed for commercial swimming pools. The DIGICHEM Plus+ automatically measures and precisely controls set levels of sanitiser and pH balance through feedback from inline sensors. It incorporates a range of features including data logging and a user-friendly menu system.
"We fitted a China Mobile SIM card in the GPRS modem module to enable remote monitoring of the unit via the Digichem website, and we can adjust the dosage to cater to the changing conditions," explains Mr Yap. "The system also sends email and SMS notifications if there are any problems with water balance."
Another highlight of the DIGICHEM PLUS+ system is that minimal maintenance is required.
For filtration, three Micron S900 top mount fibreglass filters were installed,
in addition to three Hydrostorm Plus 4HP (3-phase), variable speed pumps.
The Hydroxypure system continually sanitises your swimming pool by testing the water and automatically maintaining optimum levels of residual sanitiser. The pH level of your pool's water is also automatically adjusted,
ensuring optimum water quality and protecting you and your pool from unhealthy swimming conditions.
"This is a benefit that's further enhanced by the Hydroxypure system, which similarly reduces operational maintenance time," Mr Yap says. "It also requires low electricity consumption, which makes it even more cost effective.
"Other benefits of the Hydroxypure system include the reduced corrosive environment within the plant room."
Since the system was installed, the results have been significant.
"When a water sample was taken and independently tested by the national water supply monitor to check it adhered to the national drinking water sanitary standard, the result was very convincing. In fact, the turbidity (measure of the cloudiness of water) was less than 0.5, plus no E. Coli was detected," says Mr Yap.
The use of ozone and Perox in harmony increases active oxygen levels in the water.
This synergy ensures the safety of your water environment without creating harmful chemical by-products.
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Josiah Wedgwood II
For other people named Josiah Wedgwood, see Josiah Wedgwood (disambiguation).
Josiah Wedgwood II by William Owen.
Josiah Wedgwood II (3 April 1769 – 12 July 1843), the son of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood, continued his father's firm and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-upon-Trent from 1832 to 1835. He was an abolitionist, and detested slavery.
Josiah and his brother Thomas gave their friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge a life annuity of £150, with the goal of freeing Coleridge from financial worries and the need to support himself by noncreative work, so that he could pursue his literary and philosophical interests. This was offered in January 1798, and accepted by Coleridge, who was then a probationary minister in the Unitarian Church, with the condition he discontinued in the ministry.[1]
In 1807, Wedgwood bought Maer Hall in Staffordshire and his family lived there until his death in 1843.
Wedgwood was responsible for the Wedgwood Company's first bone china wares.
Wedgwood married Elizabeth Allen (1764–1846) and they had four sons and five daughters,[2][3] two of whom married their first cousins, the offspring of Robert Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood:
Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood (1793-1880)
Josiah Wedgwood III (1795–1880); married his cousin Caroline Darwin, sister of Charles Darwin.
Mary Anne Wedgwood (1796-1798) died as an infant.
Charlotte Wedgwood (1797–1862); married Charles Langton (1801–1886) in 1832. After her death Charles Langton remarried her cousin Emily Catherine Darwin, daughter of Robert Darwin, sister of Charles Darwin.
Henry Allen Wedgwood (1799–1885) married secondly his cousin Jessie Wedgwood, daughter of John Wedgwood (1766–1844).
Francis "Frank" Wedgwood (1800–1888)
Hensleigh Wedgwood (1803–1891)
Frances (Fanny) Wedgwood (1806-1832)
Emma Wedgwood (1808–1896); married her cousin Charles Darwin, son of Robert Darwin.
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^ Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries. p. 19. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.
^ Wedgwood, Josiah C. (1908). A History of the Wedgwood Family. London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd. pp. 188–191.
^ "Descendants of Josiah Wedgwood I". WikiTree. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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Coetzee's terrible two-year tenure to end in Cardiff
Allister Coetzee's two year tenure as Springbok coach must end in Cardiff this weekend, regardless of the result.
Wales in Cardiff will bring an end to Allister Coetzee's inglorious two-year tenure as Springbok coach.
It is appropriate that the final rights on Coetzee will be delivered in an arena that could easily double as rugby's Cathedral.
If the Millennium Stadium is the game's rugby place of worship then the prayers of most South African rugby supports will finally be answered and we won't see Coetzee with the Boks again.
In my Business Day column I write that Coetzee's two year tenure has largely been a mess, from the infamous home defeat to a 14-man Ireland in Cape Town in his first Test in charge, to his team conceding 57 points in successive Tests to the All Blacks, to the record 38-3 defeat against Ireland in Dublin.
There was the other historic rugby low of losing to Italy a year ago in Florence and fortunately the Italians went into free fall after their 15 minutes of fame and subsequently haven't put together 15 minutes of anything ever since.
The Italians, in losing 35-6 to the Springboks, were as awful as they have been at any stage in the past 12 months.
The Italians, ranked 13th in the world, had lost 10 in 11 Tests since beating the Springboks in Florence. The only success was at home against Fiji – and Fiji are ranked even lower than Italy.
The Boks won comfortably, but to applaud the victory is to applaud them for actually getting out of bed every morning to train. The win, by 20-plus points, was a given.
Wales will be a different challenge in Cardiff but the men in red certainly don't present the game's Everest. They, like the Springboks, are consistent only for their inconsistency and they too are a team who seldom deliver on the hype.
They will be a damn side better than the limp and impotent Italians, who were just awful against the Springboks.
The Welsh talent exceeds anything Italy could present as a collective and they certainly played their part in a thrilling Test against the All Blacks.
The Welsh were massive in the opening 30 minutes and competitive throughout, but lost 33-18 to an All Blacks team who were colossal defensively and lethal when given the chance to score.
The Springboks don't have the attacking firepower of the All Blacks and they don't have the defensive mindset of the New Zealanders. The Springboks are not the All Blacks, and if Wales are strong mentally then it will be a very difficult day in Cardiff and it won't be the send off Coetzee would like to give to his critics.
If Wales play like they did against the All Blacks they will beat the Springboks.
Regardless of the result, Coetzee's time is up. He would have had 25 Tests in charge and his winning percentage will end in the 40s. His teams would also never have beaten a team ranked higher than the Boks when the matches were played.
Coetzee's Boks won four Tests in 12 in 2016 and in 2017 he has won seven in 12. However, four of the seven wins have been against France, who are ranked eighth in the world, have been triumphant in just seven of their last 22 Tests and on Saturday were within a conversion kick of losing for the first time to Japan. The Test, in Narbonne, ended 23-all.
The Springboks' other wins have come against Argentina, who have won three of their last 20 Tests, didn't win a match in the Rugby Championship and whose only success in the Northern Hemisphere was to beat Italy.
Then there's the most recent Springbok win against the very same Italy who have rolled over against most.
It makes any analysis of the Springboks win insignificant because comparing the defeat to Ireland in Dublin to what happened against Italy would be disingenuous.
The purple prose flowed easily for Handre Pollard on social media for his powerful performance behind a dominant pack. There has never been the same generosity of prose for Elton Jantjies this season.
Pollard I hope will find consistency and imposing form in Cardiff and in 2018, because the Springboks will be a better team with Pollard strong physically and mentally.
The Springboks are also a better team when you add a handful of the very best South Africans playing up north.
Duane Vermeulen and Francois Louw are just two examples of how the Boks were strengthened in the past fortnight.
Neither will be present in Cardiff and their absence should add to the confirmation of Coetzee's end as Springbok coach.
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It's dawn and you can hear the diverse sounds of natural life that exists outside your bedroom window as they begin moving around in their natural habitats. Have you ever felt calmed by the natural progression and stillness of this moment? And you want this peaceful moment to last for as long as possible before you have to leave and enter society? A song that calls to mind this feeling of peace would be the song 'Books Are Flying' by Olovson. Creating expertly crafted dissonance in the debut single, neo-classical composer Olovson is a shining example of art speaking volumes that words may not be able to transcend. The single is set for official release on the 25th of June via Jacob Olofsson's (Olovson) imprint 1136 Diamond.
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Forming part of Grammy-Award winning duo Jarami, they have worked alongside names that include the likes of the dance-pop queen with a retro edge – Dua Lipa, R&B powerhouse Frank Ocean and dance-pop master Diplo in recent times. Reverbs has labelled Jacob as a courageous act for his latest endeavours and we could not agree more. This assortment of talents Jacob has worked with is a good indication of his open mind and the Olovson moniker introduces a new dimension to his abilities as a composer and music producer – courageous indeed.
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
Core and thinly slice apples. Place apples in a medium bowl and toss with apple juice. Mix brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in small bowl. Sprinkle over apples and stir gently until apples are coated.
Pour apples into prepared baking dish. Bake 40 minutes or until apples are slightly browned at edges and sauce is bubbling.
Line a colander with several paper towels and place over a bowl to catch drips. Pour yogurt into colander and allow to drain, refrigerated, about 30 minutes. Spoon yogurt into a small bowl and stir in honey and cinnamon.
For each serving, top ¼ of the warm apples with ¼ of the yogurt topping.
One lick or spoonful of this delicious, creamy, ice cream will leave you screaming for more!


Aksyonov characterized the EU sanctions targeting the new Russian territory as "a deadlock situation, including for the European Union. They [EU states] deprive themselves of markets to sell their products and of the opportunity to participate in the investment program of Crimea".
The peninsula head suggests the EU decision to prohibit imports from Crimea was influenced by the US government.
"General agitation over Crimea's accession to Russia has calmed down in the EU. As far as I understand in this case the US authorities have pushed this stance," he said.
The EU Commission imposed a ban on imported goods from Crimea following its position of not recognizing Crimea's accession to Russia.
However Crimean officials say EU sanctions won't have any serious impact on the region's economy.
"I do not envisage any major crisis. I do not even know which economic sector might be affected by it. Most of our exports were to Russia; now this is no longer export but domestic operations," said Vitaly Nakhlupin, the head of the Crimean State Council's Economic Commission.


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Why do we sing in formation?
June 12, 2017 January 17, 2018 Dan Elder
Segregated Troops marching while they sing in formation. Photo courtesy U.S. Army
You can thank Pvt. Willie Duckworth.
The tech manual for marching is FM 3-21.5 (FM 22-5 for you old farts), and it says:
Sing In Formation
"To enable soldiers to learn or maintain cadence and develop rhythm, the instructor should have them count cadence while marching. a. To count cadence while marching at quick time, the instructor gives the preparatory command, Count Cadence, as the left foot strikes the marching surface, and the command of execution, COUNT, the next time the left foot strikes the marching surface. The soldier begins to count the next time the left foot strikes the marching surface and counts as each foot strikes the marching surface—ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR; ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. To count cadence while double-timing, the procedures are basically the same, except the soldier only counts each time the left foot strikes the marching surface. To maintain cadence when marching, soldiers will be allowed to sing, or a drummer's beat may provide cadence."
Singing songs while marching is to keep the formation in unison, it took Willie to put it to a tune in a segregated US Army of 1944. In a recent NPR article author Richard Rath, says "slaves brought work songs here, and they developed to help deal with dangerous jobs." According to Ed Grisamore, and Army historian, "Duckworth was raised by his grandparents in a sharecropper's house. He was working in a sawmill when he was drafted during World War II and assigned to a provisional training center at Fort Slocum, N.Y."
A popular version of the "Duckworth Chant goes:"
"Ain't no use in goin' home.
Jody's got your gal and gone.
One, two.
Three, four …
On his 78th birthday, Mr. Duckworth noted that "the chant came from calling hogs at home."
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ROTA is a tricky minimalist 2D puzzle platformer that sees you manipulating gravity to reach the exits of deviously designed levels.
In ROTA you can shift your direction of gravity by walking around the outside edge of an object and you can also shift the direction of gravity of moveable boxes by punching them and pressing a direction. Another important gameplay mechanic is that you can punch the boxes up in the air by holding up and punch, then you can quickly jump and punch the box again whilst it's still in the air, changing its direction again and stopping it from flying off into space.
It's still early in development and takes a little time to get used to moving the boxes about, but ROTA shows a lot of promise. It's got a great 1-Bit art style, the gravity bending physics are fun to play around with and the level design is very inventive. A cleverly crafted little puzzle platformer well worth checking out.


Cable providers could find customers defecting for other services, or possibly even cutting the cord if they don't find ways to provide more value to their subscribers, according to a new survey from Strategy Analytics. As many as two-thirds of cable subscribers said they would switch providers if they could find cheaper services elsewhere, which could be bad news for Comcast (s CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (s TWC), Cablevision and others.
At the heart of customer dissatisfaction is the fact that most don't believe they are getting a lot of value for the money they spend on cable. According to Strategy Analytics, less than 22 percent of pay TV subscribers said their service exceeded or greatly exceeded their expectations of value for money. With the growth of online video services like Hulu and Netflix (s NFLX), Ben Piper, director of the Strategy Analytics Multiplay Market Dynamics service (MMD), sayd cable subscribers see less value in paying for traditional cable subscriptions.
According to the survey, more than two-thirds of cable subscribers stated they would switch providers if offered a 20 percent discount over their existing pay TV bills. IPTV providers fared better, with half as many saying they would churn if offered a lower-priced service. That is consistent with other findings of the survey; for instance, customer satisfaction among telco and IPTV customers was about 95 percent, compared to 67 percent for cable.
Cable companies have made some advancements in the customer service portion of the survey; last year, in a similar survey, customer service was the weak component for cable providers. However, cable providers are now falling behind in articulating added value on the innovation front when compared to satellite and IPTV providers.
While the study asked specifically if pay TV customers would consider switching providers, Piper sayd that dissatisfaction among cable subscribers could also lead to cord cutting, if they continued to show dissatisfaction with the services their service providers offered.
There is some hope for cable companies, however; particularly if they have managed to get their customers to sign up for bundled services. Customers that had signed up for bundles were much more likely to be satisfied with the services that they were being offered, and 19 percent less likely to leave their cable company if an alternative service provider offered similar services at a 10 percent discount.


Briefing for competitors on Friday 6 Sept at 11:00 hrs.
The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race on Friday 6 Sept is 13:00 hrs, and on other days is 11:00 hrs.
Trailer storage will be in a designated area in the Carpark next to the Lifeboat station, all trailers must be labelled with the owners name and sail number.


Oceanographic exploration is one of the fast emerging applications of robotics, and the design of controllers for Underwater Robotic Vehicles (URVs) is as challenging as for land based ones. The difficulties in modelling an URV and its hazardous environment restrict the use of conventional controllers. This paper presents an approach for control and system identification of a prototype URV, as an example of a system containing severe non-linearities, using neural networks (NNs). NNs models are developed and then incorporated into a predictive control strategy which are evaluated on-line. Results are shown for both the modelling and control of the system including hybrid control strategies which combine neural predictive with conventional three term controllers.


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Daddy, I'll Be A Pilot!' And He Was Only 4 Years Old by Femi Adesina
Olawale Adeniyi
Be careful what you dream about, it may well come to pass. Oluwatobi is my firstborn, "my might, and the beginning of my strength." One day, when he was just four years old, we were all in the living room; myself, his mom, and his sister, when he exclaimed:"Daddy, I'll be a pilot!"
I looked at him, looked at his mother, and said casually: "What does he know about piloting?" For by then, Oluwatobi had not gone near an airport, not to talk of entering an airplane.
But somehow, what he said refused to leave my mind.
Just like the biblical Mary, after the angel told her of the virgin conception, I "kept all those things, and pondered them" in my heart.
'Tobi (as we call him) began to live his dreams. He needed to see only the picture of an airplane in a newspaper or magazine, and he would cut it, file it away, or paste on the wall of his bedroom. When he was old enough to manipulate a computer, he always went to sites where he could read about aircraft.
I had thought he would outgrow the passion. But the older he grew, the firmer and clearer the dream became. "Daddy, I'll be a pilot!"
As a growing journalist with growing means, I got to the point I could go on vacation with my family once a year. We started with Ghana. Then South Africa. And London… Tobi was in secondary school, and talked about nothing save flying a plane. Each time we travelled, it was like nirvana. While I kept looking at my wristwatch, expecting the time we would land, my son, and his sister, Tosin, felt completely at home in the sky.
I had expected two people to baulk, and talk Tobi out of his dreams. His mother, and my own mother (Tobi's grandma, whom he was particularly close to). But the two women surprisingly did not dissuade the boy. They submitted to the perfect will of the Almighty. Underneath are the Everlasting Arms.
Never underestimate the power of dreams. At 18, my son packed his baggage, and was on the way to Aeronav Academy, in South Africa. The fees were staggering, but by then, I was Deputy Managing Director/ Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspapers.
The pay was good enough, and with some belt tightening and lots of sacrifice, I could afford the fees.
Tobi got to Johannesburg at the peak of winter. "A cold coming we had of it, just the worst time of the year. For a journey, and such a long journey, the ways deep and the weather sharp, the very dead of winter." (T.S Eliot, The Journey of the Magi). I remember the first email he sent to me:"Daddy, it's so cold, I had to sleep with my shoes on." Lol. My heart went out to him, but he that would eat honey from the rock must never consider the blade of his axe.
By the end of his first year, he got the private pilot license. Second year, he got the commercial license. I was breathing like a hog under the financial burden, but didn't Jesus promise that his yoke was easy, "and my burden is light?" I kept trudging on, and one day, at age 21, my son was back, a fully licensed pilot.
But there was still one more river to cross. And when he told me about it, I almost bolted (just as our President almost did, when he saw the state of the treasury after inauguration into office). Tobi told me of the need to proceed to Sweden, for a type rating license, in which he would specialize on the Boeing 737.
A boy of 21 years, planning to fly a whole house in the sky? The money, in dollars, sent my heart racing, and my head spinning. But by then, I was already Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun. The publisher was a welfarist, and he took good care of his staff. If the family would take garri, instead of corn flakes, well, we could send Tobi to Sweden. And off he went, coming back months later with a type rating license. Arik Airline gracefully gave him a job.
For almost two years, the young pilot has been plying his trade, but he never flew me. The closest we got was one Saturday morning, about a year ago. I had just landed in Lagos, and who did I meet on the tarmac? Tobi and the crew that was taking over the airplane for the next flight. Safe skies, I told him, after we had taken some pictures, along with Captain Mohammed, an Arik veteran.
Then D-day came. And it was Monday this week. I had gone to Lagos to be part of Fathers Day celebration in my church, Foursquare Gospel Church, which held on Sunday. Return journey was 7 a.m Monday, aboard Arik.
On Sunday night, Tobi told me: "Daddy, you'll be on my flight back to Abuja tomorrow." Great expectations.
I approached the aircraft with Mr Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, and an old friend. An airline staff collected my hand luggage, and took it onboard. I then offered to relieve the former governor of the burden of his own luggage. Trust the ever self-effacing man. He hid the bag behind his back, as I made for it. We laughed.
I was on Seat 1D. The former governor was directly behind me. I told him my son was the co-pilot, and he was so very happy and excited at the news. And then, who came in, and took Seat 1F, right beside me? Another gentleman and friend, Mr Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. We began to chat about the economy, and the risks falling oil prices in the international market could pose to the steadying exchange rate of the dollar to the naira. That was when Tobi struck. He came out from the cockpit, and said the Captain had consented that I should be their guest throughout the flight.
I first declined. Flying in the air was tough enough, who wants to go and frighten himself to death in a cockpit?
"Daddy, come and see what you paid for. Come and see where your money went," my son said. I introduced him to the CBN governor, and excused myself from the cabin.
The co-pilot to the co-pilot had come. Father and son were in the cockpit.
Captain Carretero Alberto hails from Spain. And what a genial man he turned out to be throughout the 55 minutes flight. I got to know about his family, his professional background, and many others.
He had kind words to say about Tobi, and, indeed gave him the thumbs up sign many times, as the young pilot flew the plane, and made what he considered smart moves.
Preparing to lift into the air was a whole set of ceremony. Many things to check. Engines, lights, wings, doors, everything.As Tobi handled the joystick, the joy kiln was kindled in the heart of a proud father.
Communication with the control tower was continuous, and lasted almost throughout the flight. As the plane lifted, and soared into the deep, azure sky, I could not see a thing. Not the foggiest thing. How do pilots do it? But there was a forest of buttons and knobs. They kept touching and pressing them. Is this what they call instrumentation? At a point, the sun streamed in powerfully, in all its brightness. And they fixed their sun visors.
"This is why pilots wear sunglasses," Tobi told me.
As the journey progressed, memories flooded in. The plane was moving forward, but I was going back in time. I remembered that June 25, when unto me a child was born, and unto the Adesinas a son was given. When I got to the hospital, and he was brought out for me to have a look, I remember the yell he gave. Now, the tot of that day is flying a Boeing 737. What will he fly next, a 747 or Dreamliner? The wonders of our God.
Then I chuckled. What did I remember? When Tosin, my daughter was born. Tobi was already three. He had not seen as much soft drinks as on the naming ceremony day. He drank Coke, Fanta, Pepsi, Sprite, everything.
Then later, he came to meet me: "Daddy, my tomach (that was how he called it) is paining me. " I laughed, and asked why his tomach would not pain him, as I had seen him, mixing the drinks? Now, the boy is flying a plane.
I chuckled again. What is it this time? The time he was going to secondary school. A day before resumption, I had taken him to Ikeja, where we bought a pair of boots, which would be part of the school uniform. We barely got home before Tobi slipped into the boots, and for the rest of the evening, he strutted round the house in the jackboot. It was yeoman's effort to get him to remove it at bedtime. Even then, he put the boots daintily on his bed, throughout the night.
And then, the winter night he slept with his shoes on, in Johannesburg. Lol.
Soon, the plane swung right. And Tobi pointed the runway of the Abuja airport to me. We had begun to descend earlier, and would land in eight minutes. At the dot of that time, he brought the big bird gently onto the runway. What an experience for a father!
Since that Monday, when I posted the pictures of father and son on Facebook, the thanksgiving on our behalf has been overwhelming. I thank everyone who commented, and prayed for us. May your day of joy not be postponed. Amen.
My friend and brother, Onochie Anibeze, editor of Saturday Vanguard, asked for this write up exclusively for his newspaper. I was glad to oblige. Gloating is not one of the reasons I went public about my joy. Far from it. Rather, it is out of thankfulness to God. "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their testimony." Glad to talk about the wonders of our God.
This is my story, this is my song. May every father have cause to rejoice in his son. And on the day of that joy, may the fathers not have toothache.
I can hear the amen. Oh, glory to God.
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(NaturalNews) The federal government continues to struggle with implementing its new forced insurance law. Incapable of getting a website to function, federal intervention proves once again to be wasting people's time and money. Not only are countless reports surfacing of rising insurance costs under the "affordable care act," but the law is also morally and fundamentally flawed to its core.
Rooted in theft, this law allows the federal government to take another portion of American's wages via the IRS if they do not follow federal orders. This kind of coercion and force is not promoting healthcare. Instead, it's forcing a set of "healthcare" beliefs onto practically everyone by taking their money and bailing out specific industries.
Services being subsidized under the new law include, but are not limited to, the heavy metal vaccine industry, the mind altering psychiatric drugging industry and the population birth control industry, among others.
These modern day industries are not needed in a healthy and free society that studies and practices proper nutrition.
Sadly, these are the industries catered to, and these are the values permeating the federal government at this point in history. As morally flawed as it is, the Affordable Care Act will persist in some form going forward and stumble along as Americans adapt to its treachery.
As the mandated insurance exchanges limp along, the Obama administration is now planning to ditch its original website developer, CGI Federal, hoping to develop a new website that actually works.
CGI Federal, blamed for numerous glitches and missed deadlines, is taking the fall for the failed federal insurance exchanges and the tumultuous online rollout of the mandates.
The firm will not be accepting its two-year maintenance contract for the Healthcare.gov website. Instead, a familiar developer will be brought in, bearing its own history of scandal.
The new developer, Accenture, has worked on several large state projects in the past and was even hired by the federal government in 2011. That federal project was tainted with its own multimillion dollars of waste and scandals. In fact, in 2011, Accenture paid $63.7 million to settle a federal whistle-blower lawsuit. Accenture was convicted of "receiving kickbacks for its recommendations of hardware and software to the government," in which they "fraudulently inflated prices and rigged bids in connection with federal information technology contracts."
Interestingly enough, these guys are going to be the new website developers.
When government waste is commonplace, a chunk of $90 million doesn't seem like a whole lot, but that was the amount plucked from Americans' pocketbooks in 2013 for the wasteful delegation of the insurance mandate website.
A frustrated CGI reported of infighting with the Department of Health and Human Services. This was further compounded by slow and incompetent decisions by government officials and numerous changes to the system and the website.
It's like the whole system is being made up on the fly, as people in government positions slap the pieces together every day, hoping to make the mandates come alive.
Americans should know that there's a problem with their country when the federal government starts rolling out laws that take years and millions of dollars to implement and put together.
The truth is - laws this large, wasteful and forceful will never serve people. They will only take from the people.
For real healthcare, Americans must start thinking outside of the television, which primarily brainwashes everyone with pharmaceutical drug ads and cancer fears.
Maybe the tumultuous rollout of the Affordable Care Act will help people look elsewhere for real healthcare. Maybe in its travesty, it will inspire people to dig a little deeper, deeper into the earth for healing, deeper into creation, deeper into the synergy of plants and minerals and algae, and nuts, seeds, fruits and berries.
I know for a fact that I won't be waiting for a fully functioning Healthcare.gov to be developed.
I'll continue walking steadfast, on a completely different path of abundant health and whole food, superfood insurance.


In 1898 Norman Triplett conducted a study measuring the speed of cyclists. He noticed that when the cyclists' speeds were faster when racing against each other rather than against the clock alone. He then replicated this study with people of all different ages, doing all different tasks. The results where always the same.
We perform much better when in the presence of others.
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Stickk.com – Choose any goal and create a commitment contract with yourself. To hold you accountable Stickk has you put a financial stake on your goal. Stickk also gives you a referee who tracks your progress, to make sure you're staying on target. Plus when you reach your goal you not only feel better, but you also have a bit of extra cash in your pocket. The service is free to use except for the money you pony up to be kept in line.
Dietbet – Dietbet allows you to join a group (or start you own) with the goal of losing 4% or 10% of your weight. In the beginning you put money into the pot and all the winners, who achieve the goal, will split the pot. The longer diet plan also has interim goals and prizes to help you stay on track. You can try it free for 7 days. The Dietbet fee is determined by how much you money you bet. For instance, a bet between $0-$99 comes with a 25% fee and so on.
Start A Mastermind Group – I have my own accountability buddies, which I call my Mastermind group. One of our members Jenny Powers has even written an article about the group on DailyWorth.com. We meet in person monthly for about three hours to discuss our goals. The four of us have a private Facebook group that we use to correspond and save documents. In between meetings, we use the app Wunderlist to add agenda items so we don't forget about them. I'm so lucky to have found my group as I know many people struggle to find like minded individuals that keep me plugging along.
Gretchen Rubin's Habit Group – Gretchen has just released her book Better Than Before, on how we can change our habits to achieve our goals. She is also encouraging people to start a habit group to swap ideas, build enthusiasm, give energy, encouragement, and hold each other accountable. Go to her website for more info on how to start a habit group.
What do you need to be held accountable for?


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The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the names of the winners of the inaugural version of the Girls's Premier League on Wednesday. The board fetched a complete of INR 4669.99 crore from the 5 bidders that gained the possession of the franchises. Adani Sportsline made the most important of all 5 franchises, successful the house owners of the Ahmedabad staff for a worth of INR 1289 crore. Subsequent got here Indiawin Sports activities who earned the rights for the Mumbai franchise with the bid of INR 912.99 crore. Among the many males's Indian Premier League franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have been the one ones to have bagged a staff.
JSW GMR Cricket and Capri International Holdings earned the rights of the Delhi and Lucknow franchise with bids of Rs. 810 crores and 757 crore respectively.
Listing of Girls's Premier League franchise house owners:
1. Adani Sportsline Pvt. Ltd: Ahmedabad franchise for Rs. 1289 crores
2. lndiawin Sports activities Pvt. Ltd: Mumbai franchise for Rs. 912.99 crores
3. Royal Challengers Sports activities Pvt. Ltd: Bengaluru for Rs. 901crores
4. JSW GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd: Delhi for Rs. 810 crores
5. Capri International Holdings Pvt. Ltd: Lucknow franchise for Rs. 757 crores
The BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the whopping bids that the board acquired for the primary version of the WIPL. Actually, the bids surpassed the cash that the BCCI had fetched for the primary version of the lads's Indian Premier League in 2008.
"Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity. The #WPL would bring necessary reforms in women's cricket and would ensure an all-encompassing ecosystem that benefits each and every stakeholder.
"The @BCCI has named the league – Women's Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin….," Jay Shah tweeted.
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Girls's Premier League (WPL) Public sale: MI, DC, RCB Enter WPL as BCCI Earns Rs 4669.99 cr in Complete Bid, Breaks Males's IPL 2008 Report