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Using the extra space around existing railway corridors to build lanes for cyclists could help the city create a new, conflict-free cycling network, two architects say. But Metrolinx says it's not that simple.
Proposal could add 100 km of lanes, team says, but Metrolinx says it's not that simple
Lauren Pelley · CBC News · Posted: Apr 02, 2019 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 2
A pair of Toronto architects says using the extra space around existing railway corridors to build lanes for cyclists could help the city create a new, conflict-free cycling network, as shown in this design. But Metrolinx says it's not that simple. (Supplied by Smart Density)
Want more bike lanes? Look to Toronto's train tracks.
That's the crux of a new proposal from a local pair of architects, who say using the extra space around existing railway corridors to build lanes for cyclists could help the city create a new, conflict-free cycling network.
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"With this idea, we get over 100 kilometres of bike lanes across the city," says architect and urban designer Naama Blonder from the firm Smart Density, who developed the plan with her colleague Misha Bereznyak.
"We can serve not only downtown and the core of the city, but areas that don't enjoy this infrastructure."
The proposal is one of the seven 2019 projects selected for the first-ever SHIFT Infrastructure/Architecture Challenge from the Ontario Association of Architects.
The gist? Many rail corridors have extra space running alongside them. Blonder says those areas could provide room for low-cost, separated bike lanes — or cycling "highways" — stretching beyond the city's core and away from traffic.
In a video promoting the idea, her team notes the "generous width" alongside rail tracks currently used by provincial transportation agency Metrolinx.
Dubbing the concept "GO Bikes," Blonder believes it's something the agency could actually explore.
"Once you eliminate conflict, you get not only a very safe bike lane, but a fast one," she says.
'Numerous safety concerns,' Metrolinx says
But Metrolinx says it's easier said than done.
According to a statement from spokesperson Matt Llewellyn, the proposal "seems to present numerous safety concerns."
The agency also only owns 80 per cent of the rail network, he continued. "On the corridors we do own and control, it's important we set aside land throughout the Greater Golden Horseshoe, for the needs of our GO Expansion project."
Architect and urban designer Naama Blonder developed the 'GO Bikes' proposal, which outlines the potential benefits of building bike lanes beside Toronto train tracks. (Derek Hooper/CBC News)
'Key arterials' missing in the city
Still, cycling advocates say this kind of innovation needs to be embraced — with some pointing to the success of the West Toronto Railpath, a two-kilometre stretch of pedestrian and cyclist-friendly trails adjacent to a north-south line where GO and UP Express trains are running.
80% of Toronto residents support building protected bike lanes, poll finds
Nancy Smith Lea, a road safety advocate and director of the Centre for Active Transportation, says both that project and the High Line in New York City — a public park built on an elevated freight line — are instances where community-driven ideas eventually became reality.
"If we just shut these ideas down from the beginning, we're never going to achieve them," she says.
Coun. Joe Cressy, an outspoken advocate of bike lanes, agrees but says when it comes to innovation, beefing up the city's core network needs to be a higher priority.
"Do we need more bike lanes? Hell, yes. Where should they be built? They should be built as part of a grid," he says.
Commuters travelling from home to work to errands and back again need a road-like system to get around the city, Cressy explains.
And so far, even that's lacking, with only six per cent of the network in the city's 10-year cycling plan built over the first three years. "Key arterials" are missing, Cressy says, including extending the Bloor Street bike lanes west and filling in cycling gaps on the Danforth.
"You can't have bike lanes to nowhere," he adds.
Even so, Blonder says her team's concept could round out the system — if there was ever a willingness to explore it.
"It's extremely practical ... and it's so simple," Blonder says.
This story is part of CBC Toronto's new road safety series, Safer Streets. Whether you drive, bike, or walk, we want to hear your stories about sharing the road. What areas concern you? How do you want to make our streets safer? Send us an email: SaferStreetsToronto@cbc.ca
Lauren Pelley
City Hall reporter
Lauren Pelley is a CBC reporter in Toronto covering city hall and municipal affairs. Contact her at: lauren.pelley@cbc.ca
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Before "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) started, Neil Patrick Harris and Josh Radnor had already acted together, as lovers in a Los Angeles production of the Jon Robin Baitz play "The Paris Letter".
After Alyson Hannigan told the showrunners that she was pregnant, Cobie Smulders discovered that she was also pregnant. Neither of the characters they play were pregnant on the show, so the costumers had the job of simultaneously hiding the pregnancies of the series' two main female actors.
Alyson Hannigan was pregnant while filming many season four episodes, but the show-runners were not interested in her character, Lily, also being shown as pregnant. Most episodes used time-honored TV tricks to hide Hannigan's pregnancy, including baggy tops and giant handbags, but the episode "The Possimpible" showed Hannigan's pregnancy bump in the context of a subplot in which Lily wins a hot dog-eating contest and has a comically distended stomach afterward. A similar visual gag was used in the sitcom "Titus" (2000) several years earlier. Actress Cynthia Watros was pregnant during the show's second season, although her character "Erin" was not meant to be pregnant. So, in addition to the "time-honored TV tricks" being used to hide Watros' pregnancy, a flashback scenario was used in one episode that showed her character Erin winning a pie-eating contest and her actual pregnant belly was shown after wards.
# # Another of the show's recurring gags is, whenever somebody says a phrase or word that resembles a military rank (eg. "Major buzz-kill") both Ted and Robin (and in some instances Barney, Marshall and Lily join in) salute and repeat whatever is said as though addressing a military officer ("Major Buzzkill").
Robin's full name is Robin Charles Scherbatsky Jr.
During one episode, Robin freaks out in a restaurant when she mistakenly thinks Ted is proposing to her after she receives a champagne glass with an engagement ring at the bottom. When Ted tells her "That's not mine", another gentlemen at the table behind them says "It's mine", then proceeds to propose to the woman at his table. The proposal between the man and woman was real. The man set up the whole scheme with the show's producers, and told his girlfriend that they won a contest and got to be extras in a HIMYM episode. Instead, he proposed on camera, and the proposal will live on forever as part of the episode.
Several cast members have also worked with Joss Whedon, notably stars Alyson Hannigan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog). Also appearing have been guest stars Morena Baccarin (Firefly / Serenity), 'Alexis Desinsof' (Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel), Amy Acker (Angel / Dollhouse) and Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel).
An on going joke in the show is that nobody ever finds out what Barney's job is. Every time the gang ask him he sarcastically replies, 'Please'!
Ted's favorite movie is Star Wars (1977). His least favorite movie is The Goonies (1985).
Alyson Hannigan, who plays Lily, is perhaps best known prior to starring in 'How I Met Your Mother' for her role on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). The creators of both of these shows -- Joss Whedon of the Buffy series and Carter Bays and Craig Thomas of HIMYM -- all graduated from Wesleyan University, as well as did the characters Lily, Ted, and Marshall on HIMYM.
Alyson Hannigan's character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), Willow Rosenberg, once mentioned that she wrote "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989) fanfiction as a girl. Hannigan went on to star in "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) with Neil Patrick Harris, who as a boy played Doogie Howser.
Ted's middle name is Evelyn.
Ted is from Ohio, just like Josh Radnor.
Ted's favorite music artist is Otis Redding.
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With the level of uncertainty we see today, more people are asking, how can you develop a strategy in a world that keeps changing so fast? They are afraid that a set of rigid principles will hinder their ability to react quickly. I argue that it is precisely at such times that you need a strategy.
In the business world, there is a familiar saying that five minutes of planning saves an hour in execution. If your organization is looking to scale, gain more market share, or increase revenue, it's critical that your strategy to accomplish those goals is well-developed, practical, yet flexible. Having a robust strategic plan in place will not only clearly identify what your business' goals are, but it will empower your organization to reach those goals more easily and with fewer man-hours.
Strategic planning involves a company identifying its direction to achieving its short- and medium-term goals. From the strategic planning effort, we often help businesses prepare a written strategic business plan that identifies a company's goals for the next 3-5 years and outlines the mechanisms to achieve those goals.
When should I update my company's strategic business plan?
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The Employment Committee of the European Union (EU) has called for all member states to provide a minimum income, or to upgrade existing minimum income schemes.
A minimum income, unlike universal basic income (UBI), is not distributed to all citizens. In most European countries, a minimum income is already provided conditionally, taking the form of various unemployment benefits, child benefit schemes, disability support, pensions, etc.
Now the Employment Committee has recommended that these schemes be overhauled, or, in any cases where they are not already provided, that they be introduced. This is in response to the fact that 25% of people in the EU – nearly 120 million – are currently deemed to be at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
The Committee's recommendations include setting the amount provided by consulting official figures such as the Eurostat at-risk-of-poverty rate. They also recommend raising awareness among those eligible for minimum income payments, in order to increase take-up of these schemes.
However, the Committee's recommendation is not currently binding upon member states. It will now be considered by the full European Parliament, which will decide whether to vote this proposal into law.
Although minimum income differs significantly from basic income, this initiative could potentially pave the way for the development of some form of UBI in the future.


Vamps are, simply put, short repeating musical sequences typically used for accompaniment.
Being able to jam along side and accompany other musicians and instruments is a skill in itself, and this lesson will give you a reliable framework for doing this by showing you how to pull great sounding vamps from scale patterns.
By using scales as the palette of tones from which we create a vamp, this allows us to create accompanying sequences for solos and melodies in that same key, ensuring everything fits together musically.
This is particularly useful if you want to create your own backing tracks to help you practice a scale or mode. But it's also useful for generating ideas for musical hooks that can be used as part of your songs.
As demonstrated in the video, the easiest place to begin creating vamps is to use one of the bottom three strings as an open, static root note (as in a fixed bass) and build on it using scale patterns.
So these chords become the lowest "starting position" for our patterns.
While you go through the patterns below, also take note of where the root notes appear on other frets/strings. For example, in A major/minor we have our open A note on the 5th string, but we also have an A root on the 4th string at the 7th fret.
Together, these root note positions give you a reference point for the key in which you're playing.
Most major key music is written by harmonising the major scale. Any sequences used from this scale will also be compatible with major pentatonic.
Tip: These patterns can look a bit overwhelming at first. As demonstrated in the video, start with just two strings, then build on your movements string by string. In some cases, two or three strings will be enough for a decent vamp!
Tip: Where open strings are part of the pattern, try occasionally leaving strings open in your shapes/sequences for added vibrancy.
Tip: Try both picking and strumming your vamps.
Tip: Try adding in lead phrases around your chord shapes using available fingers. For a good intro to this technique, see the chord melody lesson.
Tip: You don't have to stay within the scale. Use the scale as guidance, or as a starting point and see where your fingers (and ears) take you.
Write backing tracks for practicing a related scale/mode. I recommend using Audacity to record your tracks.
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Also remember that you don't have to stick to one scale throughout. Once you're confident with a couple of individual patterns, try changing between them in the same vamp and see what you can come up with.
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Илия Христов Нушев е български учен, енолог.

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Роден е в 1920 година в леринското село Горно Неволяни, Гърция. Завършва Леринската гимназия. По време на Втората световна война, когато по-голямата част от Вардарска Македония е окупирана от България, а българщината в Егейска Македония преживява частично възраждане, в 1944 година Илия Нушев заминава да учи в Софийския университет.

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TD: Maryland, College Park #2 Game Post/Blog
Posted By:	Matt, CDG
Volume XV, Episode 10
STILL SWEATY EDITION
MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK (14-9, 4-5) @ #10 DUKE (20-4, 7-2)
Guest Dukie CDG's comments in violet.
Rohnny Jhodes' comments in white.
STILL WANT TO RELIVE IT? DEPARTMENT: Matt (why am I referring to myself in the third person?) actually managed to write a Dukiescap of that nifty win on Wednesday night, so please go check it out if you like, especially if it looks like Duke is going to start clowning off in this one for some unspeakable reason.
OBLIGATORY ANTI-SWOFF RANT DEPARTMENT: So, it's critically important that Duke play Scaryland twice each season, at least until the Pitt Panthers enter the league and can take over for us by instantly creating a fervid, mouth-foaming, round-robin-demanding rivalry with the Twerps. After all, Merryland and Pitt have played a staggering *seven* times in 106 seasons of Panther basketball, you understand, so it's time to get THAT scathing series fired back up. But in the meantime, let's make sure that while Duke and Stupidland have to play each other twice, the games are just seventeen days apart, with each participant having played just four times apiece between meetings. Makes good sense! Honestly, if there's anyone more incompetent at designing a schedule, or in fact undertaking any labor, than the individuals/cretins to whom Swoffie delegates this duty between donuts, I can only assume that I don't want that work to be anything important.
Anyway, if it feels like we just played these dongheads - - don't touch that dial! We did.
SWOOPING DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS DEPARTMENT: The major challenge here is for Duke to get its head back in the ACC regular season slog after Wednesday night's heroics in Chapel Hell. ("Which, truth be told, has been a lot more like Chapel Heaven for Duke lately," didn't say John Henson, 1-5 against the Blue Devils.) I thought they might have looked past MIFL on the way to playing the Tools, and maybe that was true given the fact that Duke almost won that game and, well, actually DID win at the Tomb on Wednesday, but whatever the validity of that past theory, now I'm equally concerned that we'll get caught looking back, as it were, and not concentrating on the Turgid Turgeonpins.
HOME SACCHARINE HOME DEPARTMENT: Then there's the concern about Cameron, which includes the well-publicized seat sales nonsense, twinned with the fact that those students who have been attending games seem to have the energy, verve and drive normally associated with Lamar Odom. (Yes, I'm making [weak] Association jokes. Sue me.) Now, even in 2001, we lost two ACC home games - - the crappy loss to the Tools and then the "1" in the "3-1 against MDCP that season," also known as the . . . well, I'm not even going to mention what happened in that game. We bounced back from it, and that's sort of the point that I'm trying to make and hoping to see illustrated - - even elite Duke teams can get caught napping at Cameron a couple of times per season. So, let's see some frigging fire from the crowd (that includes you guys and gals in the upper tier), and let's get that third ACC win at home, while NOT going below .500 in conference play at Cameron this season, not to this jerky team, and not losing three in a row in the ACC at home for the first time since the Gaudet Protectorate. Kthxbai?
SORRY TO HEAR THIS DEPARTMENT: Sophomore point guard and Los Angeles product Pe'Shon Howard, who missed the first nine games of this season with a broken left foot, tore his right ACL in practice on Thursday and wil miss the remainder of the season. I am not known as a booster of the Maryland program, but I don't like to see kids get hurt, and this is a shame. Best to Howard in his recovery. Similar thoughts and best wishes go out to team manager Zach Lederer, who has become an Internet sensation with a very cool "strongman" pose from his hospital bed as he recovered from recent surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor. Lederer has beaten cancer once before, and I hope he does it again. Meanwhile, he accompanied the Terrapins on their victorious road trip to Clemson this past week and has, not surprisingly, served as a source of inspiration for the team.
ROAD HARD AND PUT AWAY WET DEPARTMENT: I was actually very surprised to learn that Maryland's (give me a reference or two after mentioning Howard and Lederer before I go back into regular mode) win at Clemson on Tuesday was its first true road win since . . . yes, January 30. Of 2011. The team did not play a true road game before ACC play began this season, was winless in the conference road wars until Tuesday, and last won a true road game against GIT in Atlanta more than a year ago. So now, the . . . Twerps . . . are being asked (not by us, of course) to do it twice in a row. It's worth noting that last season's post-Grievous Azzkizz 19-14/7-9 edition only lost at Cameron by seven (71-64, Duke), so they definitely get fired up when visiting Durham; the same team lost to Duke by 18 at the Bombast Center about a month later. Hmm. So this is something like the opposite of what Florida State had been doing, until this season, anyway. In any case, MDCP must now reach back and find enough will to win against Duke if it wants to earn its second road win since January 30, 2011, and do it while reshuffling the lineup due to Howard's injury.
BUT HAVE NO FEAR: Len Elmore is being allowed to do the game for some reason, so he'll be coaching the Twerpies all game long from the booth. By the way, I need to reiterate that I very much like Mike Patrick (who has reportedly confirmed privately many times, as is mostly obvious on air, that he likes Duke). Does he miss calls and get players' names wrong? Yeah. But he has so much more energy than most of ESPN's stock PBP robots, he's genuinely funny, and by all accounts a nice guy. He also tells it like it is for the most part, a near-unheard of characteristic these days among lead sports broadcasters. So I enjoy listening to him. But yeah, Chopper Teeth pretty much takes care of any enjoyment you or I or any human might get out of listening to Patrick, and he's either going to be full of muted rage or unbridled delight during this one, so that's a problem. Corn on the cob, Len? Don't let this picket fence stand between us.
SPARE ME DEPARTMENT: I don't know if the Turtles will be wearing road red or dressing up as the Pennzoil NASCAR team for this one (the latter seems to be an "alternate home" jersey, and boy, does this school have uniform issues?), but Duke will, unfortunately, be wearing those sickening gray swoosh-trocities we told you about a few editions back, thanks to eagle-eyed commentator TRT, who caught the story while I was paying attention to something else and totally missed it. So these "unis" are a complete disaster, will look terrible on television, and . . . well, just try to ignore them. The four stars on the back above the player names represent our four titles, which is the only cool thing about the uniform. (By the way, in case you're wondering, the Tools' version, also to be used against MDCP at the Dump Dome for some asinine reason, only has five stars, so apparently Oregon-based shoe companies are not down with the Helms Foundation. Also, Arizona's version of the grayshirt features the lone star you'd expect, but it's underneath the player's name so you can't tell what it is. What the hell?) Anyway, enough of this corporate crap. At least this is a one-shot.
Sweaty's Former Squadron has split its four games since inaugurating Drunken Dewey Beach Court against Duke waaaaaaaay back on January 25, losing at home to the Tools and on the road at Miami (in double OT), but winning at home against VPI and, as mentioned, on the road against Clemson. Of course, Howard's absence significantly alters the dynamic for the remainder of the roster.
Ashton Pankey, 6-9 FR - - battling an ankle injury, but I'm not convinced how serious that actually is; he was able to score six points and secure eight boards against the Tigers. Strictly a sanitation engineer and a butcher at the line.
James Padgett, 6-9 JR - - Here's the real inside threat - - well, to an extent. He's the second-best offensive rebounder in the country (behind only 6-7 senior Roberto Colonette of the Manhattan Jaspers), garnering a scoreside board on 18.2% of the approximate possessions when he is on the floor for the Terrorpins, as calculated by Pomeroy. Only scored eight points against Clemson, eight against us in the first meeting, is averaging nine ppg on the season, and hasn't been in double figures since notching 10 against that gritty, subway-commandeering Temple team on January 21, although Duke has the ability to change these things for opposing players, of course. PankeyPadge's real problem, as frontcourt tandems go, is that they are both defensive liabilities - - Padgett is a fully-licensed matador, while Pankey is a certified whistle magnet. You probably remember Mason just owning in Industrial Park. Let's see that again. Please!
Nick Faust, 6-6 FR - - Turdjohn is starting this doof because (a) it's always better to have a transformative presence like Alex Len come off the bench, and (b) this places MDCP in compliance with federal regulations requiring a three-guard lineup. Moreover, Faust and Stoglin (who split point guard duties when Howard was out at the beginning of the season) are the only Twerpins who can handle the ball. So he sort of needs to be on the court, now more than ever. A terrible shooter with a season line of .331/.587/.189. If Faust scores a couple of buckets, will Smellmore try to make a Christopher Marlowe-J.G. von Goethe-Germanic legend-Faust-versus-(Blue) Devil(s) reference? I tried this trick in the last Murland preview edition and shockingly, it went over like a ton of bricks. Over to you, Lenny!
Terrell Stoglin, 6-1 SO - - well, we've accused him of being a volume shooter, but before the Clemson game (in which he shot 9-11 from the floor), things were getting a little ridiculous. After scoring 16 points on 14 shots against us in the first meeting, Stogie notched 28 points on 9-21 shooting (against VPI), 33 on 9-26 shooting (in double OT against MIFL), and 20 on 8-21 marksmanship (against NCCH). He has taken 37.5% of MDCP's shots this season, a greater ball-hogging percentage than all but two other players in Division I (junior swingman Collin Chiverton of Eastern Washington, apparently trying to become the next Rodney Stuckey, and senior guard Faisal Aden of Washington State - - is there something in the water in the eastern portion of the Evergreen State?). So . . . basically you guard this dude. And Duke did so admirably up at Industrial Park, and must do so admirably again. Howard's injury, by the way, raises an interesting question - - since Stoglin must now split time at the point with Faust, does this increase his responsibilities and depress his scoring, as it would with most shooting guards forced to slide over to lead guard? Or does it not matter in this case because TS never passes the ball anyway? Oh, wait, I get it - - Howard might have been tempted to pass to someone else on occasion, but Stoglin won't be swayed by such considerations. So, yeah, this is a problem fir them. Stoglin is also tiny and is utterly free of any defensive effort - - his 1.0% steal-per-possession rate would rank him absolute dead last on the Blue Devils, yes, behind all ten Duke players who see or have seen time this season, except for Josh Hairston, with whom he would be tied.
Sean Mosley, 6-4 SR - - Sugar Shane just won't go away; he scored 16 points and had six assists against Clemson. You know, I had no idea he had any passing skills, nor did he. He's exceeded that single-game feed mark once in his entire decade-long stint at Maryland, and matched it on two other occasions. On the season, he's at 1.8 apg, so he's not the answer as a distributor. He plays about 6-1 or 6-2 on offense, which is good news for Duke. He is MDCP's best wing defender, but that's like saying that Rick Santorum is the most likeable guy running for the Republican nomination. Let's retire this guy in style, Duke.
BENCH? Sort of.
Alex Len, 7-1 FR - - Markie Mark sort of has to use the Dnipopetrovskostiff for more than the 11 minutes he logged against Clemson, because otherwise PankeyPadge will be eaten alive by any sort of fire-breathing version of Mason Plumlee, assuming that the latter wants to better his rather lame effort against the Tools. Len weighs only 225, is no threat to shoot beyond two feet, hits 58.5% of his fairly few free throws (24-41), and is not well-conditioned or good at defense. He'd average 4.4 fouls per game if he played 40 minutes a night.
Berend Weijs, 6-10 SR - - with a surname pronounced to rhyme with "dork," this Nethostiff scored one field goal in five minutes against us the first time around. Bootsy alert! He's scored seven points three times in his career, once against North Carolina-Greensboro, once against Florida's entire Gulf Coast, and once against Notre Dame, which is probably not a source of pride for Irish fans. Unless something weird happens, he's five fouls to give. Now if he played forty minutes a night, he'd commit 5.2 personals per game, which is intriguing - - what happens to that metric when the hypothetical cipher of a guy created by his aggregate stats averages more than five fouls per 40? When does he get the DQ? And honestly, where else on the Internet can you go to face these sorts of pointed questions, or, for that matter, confront paragraphs about Berend Weijs?
Mychal Parker, 6-5 SO - - hardly ever played as a freshman, but is averaging 4.3 ppg and three bounds a game in 17.3 mpg this season. But then again, he only got five minutes against Clemson. But then again, someone has to get Howard's 32.9 mpg, which was leading the team. And now I think we're done here.
BOTTOM LINE THIS FOR ME ALREADY, PLEASE: Sure; sorry. Look, this team was short on talent before losing Howard, and is even worse off now. They're very easy to guard thanks to Stoglin's velcro-like hands and various other factors, they don't have a lot of size, they shoot an average-to-abysmal .433/.656/.337 as a team, they have two stiffs from parts mostly unknown, their defense is atrocious, they never generate or benefit from turnovers (just 20 teams in Div I are worse in the category), and not surprisingly, they never pilfer the ball (exactly two teams in the nation, Utah State and Colgate, have fewer steals per possession). Here, this might convince you - - only five teams score a higher percentage of their points from the stripe (since you demanded, those are Howard, New Mexico State, LIU-Brooklyn, Evansville and Hofstra), but MDCP's team FT% of 65.6% is #273 out of 345. (By contrast, Duke, no world-renowned team of charity snipers, is at #138 in the country in FT% at 69.9%.) So they score a vast percentage of their points at the line - - but don't connect on too many of their free shots.
I SAID, BOTTOM LINE THIS FOR ME ALREADY, PLEASE: Duke should just blow this team out.
X FACTOR HEDGE? Sure - - it's Duke! At home! And I'm going to predict them to win, which means trouble!
IN ALL SERIOUSNESS DEPARTMENT: This is Duke's chance to sack up, show some renewed confidence in itself, and play like they mean it. And do not play Stallball unless there's about two or three minutes left and a large, and I mean large, Blue Devil lead.
PREDICTION: Duke 84, Maryland, College Park 74.
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Well Wednesday night didn't end the way that I thought it would! Don't get me wrong, beating Cryolina by ANY means is always sweet music to my soul. But I did not see that coming and had in fact written the game off as a 12 point loss early in the second. Even when we started to chip away in the last five minutes, I was doubtful. Hell, with a minute to go I fully expected a collapse. Very, very happy to be proven wrong in this instance. I particularly relish the utter domination that we have now shown against Rrhoid during his tenure and only WISH this would make the mouth-breathing partisans in ToolNation question his job security, as Al White alluded to. 5 of 6. GTHC!
Still, that was not a win I would like to "experience" as a fan again, and I suspect, as Matt alluded to in his own blogging, that the Duke players must be getting tired of this crap as well. One-point wins against the Tools are the stuff of dreams… except when you were handling them mightily for the bulk of the first half and then totally, and inexplicably, collapse. Sheesh!!
I am seriously having difficulty understanding how you go from a solid game plan to Stallball – in the FIRST HALF. Until the last 5 minutes, everything was working brilliantly even with Deputy Dawg slowly peeling off hundreds to line the pockets of the refs in an effort to alter that reality. We were exposing their utter lack of perimeter defense and were making Zeller carry the team until it nearly killed him (do you SEE those bricks???). The fact that players on the Tools had to resort to yapping just proved how we were slowly, and methodically, paralyzing their game plan.
To this very day, I do not comprehend Stallball. What is wrong with playing a full FORTY MINUTES??? That is how long regulation lasts and that should be expected of all players. Yes, when you have a lead you need to make smart choices on offense and you need to protect the ball. This does not, however, amount to squandering 28 seconds of every possession and then running a crappy play that has little to no chance of being successful. Like Matt, I seriously doubt any of the players on this team came to Duke because they really only wanted to play 25 minutes a game while the other 15 is spent dribbling at the top of the key like an idiot.
We will lose players if this keeps up. Incidentally, this is in part why I think Austin will be leaving at the end of this year, despite my own serious misgivings about his level of talent and attitude (and whether there is even any interest on the part of Association honchos, though I admit I have little to no knowledge of what makes a "good" NBA player because I hate the NBA). I personally think Rivers has no interest in the college game, and has even less interest in playing for a team that mandates Stallball while he is working on his Neeba audition tape. But that is a different conversation and one that I think Matt will ban me from the site for initiating too soon.
So, where does that leave us?
Ah! Yes! That leaves us facing Sweaty's Squad for the second time in as many weeks. (Okay, technically it's 17 days, but still - didn't we just beat these bozos????)
You'll note that I am still using the "Sweaty's Squad" moniker (TM Matt). Although the great Wet One has moved on (and is currently cruising Dewey Beach for underage co-eds), there will be no denying that Scaryland is the institution that Gary built. And lest you think that it is only the Dukies.com Command Center that enjoyed pointing out his propensity for perspiration, check the opening paragraph from one of the many news items announcing Gary's retirement:
"After sweating through crisp white shirts and expensive suits for more than three decades, Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams is finally ready to take it easy."
As annoying as Gary could be, and as much I despised the fact that his desire to be one of the "cool kids" led our players and their families to have to risk their lives on the unnecessary annual trip to the equally Unnecessary Arena, I was pretty floored to learn of his "retirement", particularly given that his arch-nemesis, Debbie Yow, had already moved on. The ACC does not seem the same without his hot mess prowling the sidelines. Garyland, you are missed.
Speaking of "hot messes", I will be interested to hear what people think of the "Platinum" uniforms today. The graphics I've seen are a bit strange, but not too crazy. What I think is funny is that Duke and the Holes, both recipients of these special unis, are wearing them at home against Merryland, who have not been gifted with such uniforms by Nike because they were wearing a different shill-name when they won their national title. Heh.
Then again, the Twerps could show up wearing the football helmets that they debuted this season and cause a few seizures and we'd REALLY have a hot mess.
Okay, so if you haven't picked up on the fact that I have been blathering on about nothing for the best part of two pages because I have no clue what to write about, you either aren't reading this at all or you should perhaps seek medical attention because you have no pulse.
Look, it's Maryland. Playing at Duke. Within two weeks of their last meeting (thanks Swofford). Repeat of the last game? Fair bet. Matt will break it down for you intelligently but to my mind, you shut down Stoglin, you decrease the Twerps' offense by about a third. Add some Mase to the mix again, and a significantly less odious crowd (and a better ref crew), and we *should* sweep.
Then again, this is THIS Duke team and they defy understanding. Kelly is a good kid, and I like him a lot (he's pretty funny on the DukeBluePlanet videos, particularly those from last year), but when I saw him calling plays during the Holes game, it just confirmed how out-of-whack this team is.
Here's a formula : play defense + make intelligent shots + play the 40 FULL minutes = win.
Anything else... Meh...
6 (never happier to be wrong - - and I did somehow stumble into getting NCCH's total right)
Posted by: Fats "Lazer" Durston Date: 2/12/2012 9:36:12 AM
Got to see the second half in the bowels of Maryland. Okay, in a sports bar in Baltimore. The nachos were great, other than the fact that the chef seemed to think that salsa should approach the qualities of ketchup as closely as possible.
Anyway, the youngun and I cheered very quietly and the wife said "Where's Duke?" because of the grey uniforms.
A couple of web reports are now saying that Stoglin has been suspended, which is not surprising if that really is his twitfeed.
Ahhh... That College Park class. There's nothing like it!
I unfortunately missed the last 3 because the crap-ass Canadian cable idiots decided that we just HAD to change feeds in favour of some Euro league footy. You can take the Sportscenter out of Bristol but you can't take the Bristol out of TSN.
EXCELLENT game by Miles. Echo the Cameron clap for his efforts.
Now I must turn my attention to my boyfriend's men's league hockey game. Scintillating sports at its very best!!!!
Thanks, as always, to Matt for allowing my annoying observations in a classy joint like this. :)
Posted by: Matt Date: 2/11/2012 6:41:48 PM
LOL. Stoglin tweets:
"Loved sittin that bench today. Smfh wow." I sense disharmony in Industrial Park. Nice f-bomb directed at your coach, Stogie!
Delete 1968 in my first sentence below and insert 1970. And buy me an edit function for these comments. Sorry for my confusion.
Just checked; that was the highest single-game board total recorded by a Duke player in a game since 1968. Randy Denton had 25 in 1970. 42 seasons back. Not too shabby, Miles. Couldn't have happened to a nicer kid. Clap clap clap clap clap!!!!!
Thanks Matt. I was hoping this game would be a total domination by Duke extending from the last five minutes of the hole game. But it was inconsistency again. Off and on shooting and a couple of great plays followed by some bad ones. Although the last five minutes of this game were good. Maybe Duke plays it's best in the last five minutes of the game. Great job by Miles. Way to go. Mason played better ad so did Seth. Looks like MD focused their defense on Austin. Len was equally annoying. Mike Patrick got the Plumlees wrong. Talked about the "Maryland" students chatting before half. Got a "Oh Sh..t" miked up loudly. What happened to the seven second delay rule from Nipplegate? Marshall will be called "Frankenstein" by every opposing player and fan next season. Would have been nice for the Holes and the Noles to lose today but no luck. Everyone enjoy the rest of their weekend.
The Plumlees just feasted, and Curry was toying with his man (some Sugar Sean, some Dr. Faust) and just blowing by them. Rivers with a dagger three to seal it. Miles with 22 boards, both bros had double-doubles, and I believe Mason even went 6-10 at the line, which is fine with me.
What do I win for calling, sort of, Patrick teasing Smellmore right at the end about something The Dentist had planned for Faust and "Shakespeare?" You knew it was Mike Patrick, too, because he can confuse Elizabethan tragedians just as easily as he can shooting guards. I give myself mad props for this. Thanks.
Loved Turgid sitting Stogie for about six minutes with the game disappearing from reach. Is Terrell's PPS below 1.00 yet?
Great win, Duke. That's 11 of the last 12 - - taste the broom, fake rival!
Good afternoon/evening, everybody. Thanks to CDG for the heroic posting and blogging.
Posted by: Karl Beem Date: 2/11/2012 6:18:28 PM
Stallball is the victory formation.
Ahhhhhhhh. Now THAT was sweet.
Oh no... Stallball. Nice finish by Miles, but why the Stallball???
These second chances are really a pleasant new trick for this team. Everyone seems to be playing really quite well today. Our offense has stalled a bit at times, but they are playing better I think.
Awful call! Awful!
Miles with 16 rebounds??? Man!
Thanks for that, Matt. The turtle was giving me nightmares. On my iPhone it was even worse! And rest assured, you inserted several laughs. Great write-up, Boss!
Good lord, Len is insufferable! I am so tired of that slight whine he has to his voice when he disagrees with something.
Wow, the Plumlee boys are playing some excellent post today. To paraphrase Oliver, "Can I have some more, please?" Our charity percentage is horrible though! Gah!
Watching the game on "TSN" which is the Canadian equivalent of ESPN (Sportsdesk included) and they have been showing a Cialis commercial on loop. Apparently the control room has an erection lasting more than 3 hours...
Horrible call there. Sigh...
Whew. Just removed the Twerp and Tool logos (imported from DukeUpdate) from the front page. Couldn't take that combo anymore, plus the Update gents had the logos a bit too wide and our center column was getting compressed. Just doing my part to help Duke out of its funk.
First off, thanks to CDG for her great guest spot. The perfect counterpoint to my overanalysis. I think I did a laugh or two sprinked in there, at least.
Very lucky to be up three at the half after that shooting "performance." The defense was better than we've come to expect, but the shooting was deadly (bad). Nice three by Kelly near the end of the half to, essentially, establish our working margin. I believe we have the ball to start the second half, too.
Good to see Quinn in there. Austin has been doubleteamed constantly; there ought to be someone open as a result. Dawkins hasn't done much, nor has Curry outside of the one triple he hit. Plumlees are dominating, but JUST WAIT UNTIL ALEX "THE HUMAN DIFFERENCE" LEN GETS BACK IN THERE in the second stanza. Puhleeze.
Gbinije sighting at the very end of the first half! It was just to protect those with two fouls, but still - - sort of blows my theory that he's already told the staff that he's shipping out and they aren't playing him as a result. Or does it? In any event, I want to thank MDCP for deploying Stallball at the end of the first half - - they've been watching Duke tape, clearly, as they ran it to perfection.
I'd like a strong start to the second half, please.
CDG, your simple formula is spot on against this version of Maryland. It SHOULD NOT be difficult.
Let me re-think that defense comment. Where the hell was Stoglin's defensive assignment??? Which Bue Devil is supposed to be on him.
That is an odd call.
I don't claim to be that knowledgeable about the rules, but Matt's explanation for why the tip-in 3 was only a 2 on Wednesday, but that count the bucket but give an offensive fouls is just bizarre. Contact after? Okay, but the shooter gained his advantage throughout the movement, when ended in a charge. Why do we reward them for playing recklessly??
Posted by: Josh Date: 2/11/2012 4:49:43 PM
LOL at Len Elmore dissing the Not Our Rivals sign. Truth hurts, Len. Enjoy Pittsburgh.
I am pleasantly happy about the defense in this one. Are they growing???
Oh, and thx Josh. :)
Garyland just will not go away.
Good thing we have the Plumlee Brothers sanitation committee on standby today. Why aren't these kids doing this more often???
Anyone else see Mason slap the MD player on the rear on his way back up court from the dunk? As in, thanks for the pass, bro. LOL
Nice one Miles.
Josh - you are totally right about the jerseys. You can't see anything on them. Egad!
Yeah, guys; time to start playing like you want to win...
Nice writeups, Matt and CDG. Good stuff.
Not such good stuff? Those uniforms. Holy jeez do they suck. Don't worry, Nike, I don't care about seeing player jersey numbers or anything other than fleeting glimpses of royal blue. I never thought I'd see a Duke-Maryland game where Maryland had better looking jerseys (our Seton Hall blue-blacks are bad, but their yellows are worse). Yikes.
Elmore?
And thank you Mr Swofford for having Duke play 2 so-called rivalry games in 1 week. Jerk.
If espIn's scheduling is any indicator, they hate CBB fans.
Thanks Jack. I don't hold a candle to Matt but I love doing this. Looking forward to the game.
GO DUKE!
Posted by: ClemsonGuest Date: 2/11/2012 1:48:37 PM
Only 17 days between Twerp meetings, huh? On Tuesday we get Virginia for the second time in exactly two weeks. There can't be any quicker home-and-home turnarounds on the Swoffoslate this year, can there?
I hope you Devils fans' TVs still work by 4 p.m. Eastern, if you've flipped over to Goats vs Wahoos and had your sets frozen on what CorduRoy is wearing. Yegads!
Posted by: Jack Green Date: 2/11/2012 12:53:29 PM
Dayum. Some of the best basketball writing on the Innertubes right here. Nice job Matt and CDG. Go Duke and pummel the Terps today.
On the road today during the game, coincidentally driving past College Park (the wife has agreed we can stop at a sports bar for the second half). So ... you'll have to manage without my periodic swears. Have fun, Dukiezistas!


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A guide to nightlife in Montenegro
You might think a little spot of loveliness like Montenegro barely has room on its map to be a nightlife destination, but think again. Some of the liveliest evenings in the Balkans can be found here, whether you're sipping cocktails on the coast of the Adriatic or blasting over the dancefloor under fizzing neon and pounding beats. Live music, distinguished theatrics and all manner of performances make Montenegro holidays as much a treat after dark as they are during those balmy summer days. Take a glimpse at some of our favourite spots to spend an evening as you get ready for an unforgettable journey.
Dance over three floors of fun at Discoteque Trocadero, Budva Riviera
With a distinctive red interior, three floors of party atmosphere to get stuck into and a closing time of 5am, Discoteque Trocadero entices locals and those on holiday in Montenegro in their droves. Its epic interior is owed to its former existence as a cinema, which instead became the home to the club in 2005, and it's been a local hotspot ever since.
Trocadero plays the most up to the minute sounds in modern music, fused with remixes and club classics by the score. But it also often invites local musicians and top DJs into its awesome interior, resulting in a decent mix of top talent coming together to give you a good time.
Take a laid-back night to yourself in rustic Pub Got, Herceg-Novi
Don't be surprised if this cosy hub of the community becomes your home from home while you're visiting the charming locales of Montenegro's southern coast. Pub Got keeps things downtempo with its homegrown designs and walls lined with photographs and pictures. Beers, lager, spirits and wines are all readily available here, while warm conversation with the owners and staff will help you find a few new recommendations as well.
The music in Pub Got always gets toes tapping and locals singing, and you're more than welcome to join in. You can't beat the warmth of hearth and home that's to be found in a pub that's seen generations of local life come and go, so make sure you're woven into the tales they'll tell for generations more.
Set a course for pirate hijinks at Maltez Club, Budva Riviera
There are plenty of nightclubs in the Budva area, although none of them share Maltez Club's distinction in being themed after the Golden Age of Piracy. Shackles, ropes, mizzenmasts and more await in this rum-soaked epicentre of sail and celebration, but don't think you're going to need to show up in the costume of a corsair.
Instead, you can expect pacy dancing and modern trappings throughout the venue, where great beats pulse into the early hours and cheap drinks keep spirits high until the break of dawn. That's the kind of pirate party we can all get behind.
Make it a party until daybreak at Torine, Becici
As charming as the coastal area of Becici is, by nightfall both locals and tourists head to Torine Nightclub for the chance to dance to the latest music, hear the remixes of local DJ talent and take advantage of the affordable beers. Colour, sounds and sensations make this a vibrant place to be after dark, and definitely a venue that should feature on your agenda if you're in town, especially after the beach bars close.
Maximise your party at Maximus, Kotor
Similarly to My Club, but much larger in scale, Maximus is disguised in the old town district of charming coastal Kotor, a town that's seen Ottomans, Venetians and Lord Byron's own poetic praise. All of that fizzles into a party atmosphere like no other after dark though, because Maximus lives up to its name in housing up to 4,000 revellers under blazing nights and pounding beats.
Epic concerts and sets by leading names in modern music have called Maximus home over the years, but even if you're on a night out without the celebrity touch, you can rest assured this is one corner of Kotor that's a long while away from the quiet town reputation its host city holds.


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It's amazing that DVDs exist at all.
Unlike the compact disc, which was created by only two companies, the DVD is a committee horse. Virtually all the current DVD specifications are the result of hard-fought compromises pounded out by the computer, consumer-electronics and content industries. Motivated by the potential for enormous royalties, powerful multinationals competed fiercely at every stage of the effort to promote technologies that incorporate their patents.
Even more contentious was the question of copy protection. Hardware manufacturers would have been happy to simply ignore the issue, but the DAT (digital audiotape) debacle had taught them the folly of butting heads with the content industry. The major labels and studios, which had always been spooked by the idea of perfect digital copying, were close to panic over the ease with which CDs could be ripped by anyone with an off-the-shelf disc recorder. They blackballed all DVD proposals that didn't include robust security measures, and threatened to do anything in their power to kill formats that didn't adequately protect content.
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Q: How to add two UIImages to UITableView Background I have two images with flowers for each side of the iPhone screen. I want to add these images to UITableView background.
The screenshot

The question is: how to add it programmatically or using storyboard?
I want to use this flowers for each iPhone screen, is it possible? Or should I add it at each ViewController in storyboard?
The code I made
UIImageView *leftFlowersIView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 36, 455)];
    [leftFlowersIView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"flower_left.png"]];
    [self.tableView.backgroundView addSubview:leftFlowersIView];
    UIImageView *rightFlowersIView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width - 36, 0, 36, 455)];
    [rightFlowersIView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"flower_right.png"]];
    [self.tableView.backgroundView addSubview:rightFlowersIView];

I received a blank background.
[self.view addSubview:leftFlowersIView];

It works, but when I am scrolling down - the background is scrolling too.
self.tableView.backgroundView = leftFlowersIView;

The image is stretched to fill the screen.
Thanks in advance, Artem.
The result is
    UIImageView *backgroundIView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height)];
    UIImageView *leftFlowersIView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 36, 455)];
    [leftFlowersIView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"flower_left.png"]];
    [backgroundIView addSubview:leftFlowersIView];
    UIImageView *rightFlowersIView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width - 36, 0, 36, 455)];
    [rightFlowersIView setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"flower_right.png"]];
    [backgroundIView addSubview:rightFlowersIView];

    self.tableView.backgroundView = backgroundIView;

A: For this you can make a single image with frame equal to the table view frame, then just add below code:
tableview.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:yourimage];

A: The correct way of solving this is to set -[UIColor clearColor] as a property -[UITableView backgroundColor], and then work with your two images:

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*Create new UIImageView, add it to UIView as a subview (underneath UITableView)

*Add both corner images to one image with any graphical tool, except that between two images there'll be 1px white pixel (so that it'll be repeated)

*Create an instance of UIImage with a new image asset

*Create resizable UIImage with -[UIImage resizableImageWithCapInsets:]. You should specify UIEdgeInsetsMake(a,b,c,d), where:

*

*a: top padding of the stretchable image (0 in your case)

*b: left padding of the stretchable image (in your case it's width of one side of flower image asset)

*c: bottom padding of the stretchable image (0 in your case)

*d: right padding of the stretchable image (in your case it's width of one side of flower image asset)

*Set resizable UIImage to -[UIImageView image] property

Reference regarding -[UIImage resizableImageWithCapInsets]

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Q: Java flyweight design pattern: failing empty map test case pre/post execution I'm writing an application using the flyweight design pattern. I believe my logic to be correct in the following StringFlyweightFactory class:
public class StringFlyweightFactory {

    private static Map<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();

    public static List<String> add(String str) {
        if (str == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("string cannot be null");
        }

        String[] arr = str.split("\\s+");

        for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
            if (!map.containsKey(arr[i])) {
                map.put(arr[i], 1);
            }
            else {
                map.put(arr[i], map.get(arr[i]) + 1);
            }
        }

        return Arrays.asList(arr);
    }

    public static void release(List<String> list) {
        if (list == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("list cannot be null");
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
            if (map.get(list.get(i)) == 0) {
                map.remove(list.get(i));
            }
            else {
                map.put(list.get(i), map.get(list.get(i)) - 1);
            }
        }
    }

    public static Map<String, Integer> getEntries() {
        return map;
    }

}

Unfortunately, my test cases only pass up to a certain point: I continually fail a condition that tries to verify that the map returned by getEntries is empty (at the beginning and end of most test cases). For example, I fail at the assertTrue checks of this test case:
@Test
        void testFactoryParsesAndStoresWords0() {
            var            preActual = StringFlyweightFactory.getEntries();
            assertNotNull( preActual );
            assertTrue   ( preActual.isEmpty() );

            var cite     = "a a";
            var added    = StringFlyweightFactory.add( cite );
            var expected = List.of( "a","a" );
            assertEqualSets( expected, added );

            var inActual   = StringFlyweightFactory.getEntries();
            var inExpected = new MapBuilder<String,Integer>()
                    .of( "a",    2 ).build();
            assertEqualMaps( inExpected, inActual );

            StringFlyweightFactory.release( added );

            var            postActual = StringFlyweightFactory.getEntries();
            assertNotNull( postActual );
            assertTrue   ( postActual.isEmpty() );
        }

For reference, the release() method is only supposed to decrement the values of each key in the map by 1, not completely clear it. So I don't believe the solution to lie there.
My question is this: Is there a way to clear my static map field variable to pass these tests, while still maintaining the data necessary to pass the rest of the test?


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Stereotypes can run rampant when you live in another country. Check out the Lewis Model, which defines culture according to three categories. Richard Lews is a British linguist and his book, When Cultures Collide, has sold more than a million copies. Definitely worth a read if you're moving overseas.
At first you might defend the locals, but then you might find yourself stereotyping them as well. Don't forget that stereotypes work both ways. People might stereotype TEFL teachers as people who can't get a job back home and just who get paid to speak English.
Remember that you're a guest in a foreign country and as such people will stereotype people from your country the same way they perceive you. If they see many drunk American TEFL teachers, they'll think all Americans behave that way. Likewise, if they see Americans learning their language and taking an interest in their culture and customs, they'll think highly of Americans.
How are TEFL teachers perceived where you live? Have you had any issues with stereotypes while abroad?


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Arizona Sunshine's Dead Man DLC Review: A Thrilling Prequel Story
If you want the short and sweet rundown on whether or not you should buy Arizona Sunshine's Dead Man DLC, the answer is simple: if you liked the original game, then yes. It's really that easy.
This package will only set you back a measly 10 quarters for just $2.49 and packs a solid hour of brand new narrative campaign content, new weapons, new environments, and can even be played in co-op multiplayer with a buddy. Not sure what else you'd want for that value.
Arizona Sunshine is still the very best zombie shooter we've seen in VR yet and it came out almost two years ago. Either that means Vertigo Games was ahead of its time when it first released or the market is struggling to meet expected standards (probably a bit of both) but either way it's a quality time. Between the excellently paced campaign (with full co-op) and addictive horde mode (that got free updates post launch) it's a feature-rich game. And on PSVR you can even play it with full PS Aim support as well.
In a perfect world I'd love to have dropped $10 on a big DLC update that has lots of levels and a new horde map or two, but it's hard to complain about this package.
The mission itself is a brief (and I mean brief — like an hour long total, tops) prequel that shows a military-perspective on the zombie outbreak. There aren't really many twists or turns at all to speak of in this jaunt through blood and corpses, but the new guns are nice.
There's a fully-automatic submachine gun, two-handed shotgun, and a tactical handgun to find during the mission. You start out above ground exploring an overrun military compound and then eventually find your way underground where things start to get extra dark and dicey. Keep that flashlight handy.
Honestly, Dead Man is more of the same. That's great for fans of the game, but it also makes me wonder why it took so long to release such a tiny DLC pack. Obviously they worked on new Horde content post-launch, but even still. After Skyworld wasn't received as well hopefully this just means they're getting us ready for an Arizona Sunshine sequel announcement sooner rather than later.
Arizona Sunshine is still, almost two years after its launch, the best zombie-focused shooter we've seen in VR yet. While the Dead Man DLC doesn't dramatically expand on the existing framework, it does offer a brief (and affordably priced) prequel story that's worth experiencing for all existing fans of Vertigo Games and Arizona Sunshine. This is mostly more of the same, but it's some of the best zombie shooting you'll find in VR regardless of platform.
Arizona Sunshine's Dead Man DLC releases today on PSVR and is already available on PC VR headsets such as the Rift, Vive, and Windows VR. Dead Man costs $2.49 on all platforms. Check out these official review guidelines to find out more about our process.
Extremely well-made just like the base game
Great pacing and storytelling
Fun new weapons
Price so low it's basically free
Only about an hour of content
Doesn't really add too much
8.5/10 10
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ABL Season 6 Team Preview x Saigon Heat: It's Getting Hot In Here
Posted on October 24, 2015 October 25, 2015 by Sajjatam
Let's take a look at the Saigon Heat in the ABL!
The ASEAN Basketball League starts in a few days, so I think that it's time that we started discussing in details about all of the teams now that each team has started filling in their Imports quotas.
The league will consist of six teams from 5 countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines). Each team will play each other 4 times to make a 20 game season. The top 4 teams advance to the Playoffs where they will play best out of 3 series to determine the champion.
Team rosters are consisted of 16 players.
Two slots in that roster can be used on "World Imports". World Imports can basically be any player from anywhere in the world. Teams usually use this quota on American Imports who played close to the basket.
Another two slots in the roster can be allocated to ASEAN/Heritage Imports. Here is my understanding of the import ruling:
An ASEAN Import is any player with either
full ASEAN Nationality of a different country that the country that the team resides in
has a parent that has full ASEAN Nationality of a different country which the team resides in but was born and raised outside of the ASEAN Countries.
For example, the Singapore Slingers (the team resides in Singapore) could have used one of their ASEAN Import quota to sign me (a Full Thai Citizen) to their roster. Instead, they signed Kris Rosales (a Filipino-American).
A Heritage import is any player who
has a parent that has full Nationality of the country which the team resides in but was born and raised outside of the ASEAN Countries.
Last year, we saw the Saigon Heat exercise the Heritage Import on David Viet Arnold (mother is full Vietnamese). It worked so well for them that they used the quota on him again this year. In addition to the Saigon Heat, Hitech Bangkok City of Thailand also used the Heritage Import quota by signing Half-Thais Freddie Goldstein and Tyler Lamb.
The wordings of the qualifications for the quotas might be a bit more complicated in the official terms of the ABL, but the main idea is there.
We started out preview with the Singapore Slingers, and Westports Malaysia Dragons! Let's move on upwards to the Saigon Heat!
The Saigon Heat are a revelation to the basketball scene in Vietnam, being the country's first professional basketball team. The Heat have been in the ABL for three seasons and it has been quite an up and down roller coaster to say the very least. After two disappointing seasons to start the franchise, things seemed a bit better for them last year, even if they had to overcome a lot of difficulties along the way.
ABL Season 5 Recap
In retrospect, the fact that the Saigon Heat started off ABL Season 5 with three straight wins wasn't that impressive considering it was one game against the Indonesia Warriors and two other against league dwellers, Laskar Dreya. But at that moment, it seemed okay to proclaim that this might be an unbelievable season for the Heat. They were on track to get a matchup between undefeated teams against Hitech Bangkok City, but they lost to the Singapore Slingers one game before the potential matchup.
The Heat claimed to have the league's best Starting 5 last season, and it was a very solid claim. Justin Williams was a defensive monster (Defensive POY, 4.3 blocks per game, 7.8 BLK%). Dustin Scott was the Ultimate team mate/Swiss Army Knife. Froilan Baguion was 3rd in the league in assists (4.4 per game) and 2nd in steals (2.2 per game). Leo Avenido made 57 three-point shots in the season (most in ABL). And of course, there was poster boy David Viet Arnold. Arnold scored 14.5 points per game and was one of the most efficient scorers in the league (51 eFG%, 5th in ABL), scoring off a combination of three pointers and drawing fouls. It's hard to deny their "Best Starting Five" claim with that sort of talent.
The problem with the Saigon Heat and their 9-win season was their bench. The talent drop-off from their starting five to their 6th man is as deep as I've ever seen in the ranks of professional basketball. They picked up Ryan Le early in the season, but even he was still a notch below being able to produce.
The Heat playoff hopes were still on the fence when Lady Luck slapped them hard in the face. The morning after their 13th game into the season with a crucial win over the Indonesia Warriors, Coach Jason Rabedeaux was found dead in his residence (R.I.P). In midst of their grief, the Saigon Heat fell in to a 1-3 game slump before facing a crucial home game against the Singapore Slingers. They would go on to win that game convincingly to set up a game against the Indonesia Warriors in a game which would pretty much determine who would advance to the playoffs.
Lady Luck then backslapped them in the face again when Dustin Scott's travelling documents ran into some troubles. The Heat would be forced to temporarily sign Mark Yee for that one game.
The Heat were up by 3 points with only a few seconds on the clock and it seemed like they would have overcome all curveballs life was throwing at them. That was until Bonanza Sirega dropped one of his only 7 three point makes on them to force the game to overtime. The Heat would eventually win the game, but it certainly wasn't easy.
That game would mean that this was the Heat's first trip to the ABL post season and I'm sure that after all that they went through, it must have felt great even though they were swept in the playoffs by the KL Dragons.
ABL Season 6 Insight
The biggest story (and biggest success) for the Saigon Heat was being able to bring back David Viet Arnold. From a basketball perspective, it might be bigger to have signed an import from the NBA, but if you look at the matter as a whole, David Arnold coming back was huge. The fans loved Arnold and his return gave the fans a sense of continuity and would be a symbol of what they had to overcome last year to get to this point. Now with one year of ABL experience on his belt, it's not too farfetched to expect him to improve from his 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists line.
The Heat until after the SEA Games finished and they picked up Stefan Nguyen (who you can read more about here) from Sweden. You have to give credit to the Saigon Heat scouts for being able to find these international talents scattered across the globe. The Vietnamese community is not small and I am sure there are plenty more Davids and Stefans out there. Stefan fits the David Arnold mold as he seems to have the marketable and charming personality that the Saigon Heat fans fell in love with. If he can prove himself on the court like his predecessor, it should be a fun season ahead.
Quietly moving under the shadows, the Saigon Heat signed up Lenny Daniel (you can read about him here) to solidify their frontcourt. They followed that signing up shortly with Thai-American Moses Morgan (read about him here) who had been playing in the Thailand Basketball League this past summer. Moses is going to be a revelation to the use of the ASEAN/Heritage Import rule which had formerly been used mainly on Filipino-Foreigners. He is a nice touch of bringing out the "ASEAN" in the "ASEAN Basketball League". More importantly for the Heat, he will be manning the Small Forward position as another scoring option beside the inside dominant Daniel.
A late acquisition was Will Creekmore who will probably be the latest off-season signing with only 5 days up until the first game. You can read more about him here.
Other than Arnold, the Heat will be returning Nguyen Ngoc Than and Tran Tien Thinh. Both played in only 80 minutes last season, but it's 80 minutes of experience that might be useful for Coach Tony Garbaletto should the opportunity arise. Thinh also played in the past SEA Games, in which the Vietnamese National Team participated after a long draught. Among the other Saigon Heat players on that National Team Squad are Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Dam Huy Dai, To Quang Trung, and Phan Minh Luyen. From what I know, only Quang Trung is the player who will be returning with ABL experience (correct me if I am wrong).
Photo Credit: Saigon Heat
Of those National Team cadets, Nguyen Thanh Nhan is the most notable name having averaged 14.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for the Vietnamese National Team in the SEA Games. Standing at 6'3", he will be the tallest local player on the squad.
I just have to add in here that it is a slight disappointment that we will not be seeing Hanh Minh Trieu suit up for the Saigon Heat. The National Team captain averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3 assists in SEA Games.
If only there was some miracle that could join Hanh Minh Trieu aka "Minhsanity" and the Saigon Heat together…
Scoring won't be a problem this year. Last year, they had a talented starting five, but none of whom were pure scorers (except perhaps David Arnold). Baguion and Scott were facilitators. Avenido could score, but he was more of a spot-up shooter than someone who looked to create on their own. Justin Williams dominated on defense, but he sometimes forced too much on offense.
This year, they have Lenny Daniel who was the No.1 scoring option for his team in college. Moses Morgan played a shooter role in college, but he has slowly grown into the primary scorer role since playing in Thailand. He has to body to draw fouls while also being able to shoot from far out.
Along with David Arnold, these three should be a headache to handle on defense.
It will be pretty much a similar problem as last year. The Heat had arguably the best starting 5 in the ABL last year and it could possibly be the same this year with 5 players having experience with either European or American basketball experience. But after that fifth player, the talent level might take a sheer drop. The bench right now is loaded with National Team players, so that is definitely an up from last year's version. But will it be enough of an upgrade to make a significant impact in the ABL?
But of course, if they somehow pick up Hanh Minh Trieu in a miracle move before the start of the ABL, this problem would be less of a problem for Head Coach Tony Garbaletto to deal with.
They do not have the luxury of having Justin Williams to anchor their defense anymore and Baguion won't be there to pick anyones pockets anymore. Lenny Daniels will probably get his share of blocks, but he is not a world class defender. The Heat's defense relied a lot on Justin Williams last season, and we will probably see some struggles early on without him.
This team came together a bit slower than other teams (especially with the late signing of Creekmore). Moses Morgan himself is healing from an injury, so the team might still have yet to gel at 100% pace yet. It was a good move by team management to get them to go on a Manila tour for some tune up game, but it will still take some time.
They might start the season out slowly, but I do expect them to bounce back for an 7-9 win season. However, if they do get Hanh Minh Trieu somewhere along the way…I feel that he is good for at least one or two more wins for the Heat.
Check out our complete list of previews:
Singapore Slingers
Wesports Malaysia Dragons
Saigon Heat
Mono Vampires
Pacquiao Powervit Pilipinas Aguilas
Hitech Bangkok City
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Work on the wind farm in Corralejo on Fuerteventura to power the towns desalination plant has begun and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. When the turbines enter into service it is expected that they will generate twice as much power as the desalination plant will need.
The Water Supply company, (CAFF), for Fuerteventura, (one of the Canary Islands,) is in charge of the project, which will cost an estimated 2 million Euros.
CAAF and president of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, Mario Cabrera said "This wind farm will generate profits that help optimize production costs and maintain the policy assumed by CAAF and the council not to increase water rates. The Corralejo desalination plant will have two next-generation wind turbines installed by the company Drace, each with capacity to produce 850 kilowatts per hour.
This is good news for the islands enviroment, fuel cost and ties in with the islands new Bio-sphere status.