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U17 Squad Named for Belarus
The Solomon Islands U17 team at the OFC U16 Championship in 2018.
Source: OFC Media/Shane Wenzlick/www.phototek.nz
Tuesday, 02 April 2019 07:25 AM
The Solomon Islands Under 17 team will travel to Belarus to participate in the UEFA U-17 International Development tournament in Minsk later this month.
The tournament was originally thought to be in danger when the Solomons team got disqualified from the U17 World Cup in Peru, but it now appears the trip to Europe will still go ahead.
The Solomon Islands were disqualified from the OFC U16 Championship for fielding an ineligible player, therefore also disqualifying them from the U17 World Cup, which they had qualified for by coming second in the OFC championship.
That decision has been appealed and there is so far no word on a verdict in the case.
Coach Stanley Waita has named a strong squad, among them wonderkid Raphael Lea'i and fellow New Zealand based player Leon Kofana. The third New Zealand based youngster, Charles Mani is also included in the squad.
In total 20 players are named in the squad, new faces include Malaita Eagles player Bradley Irosaea and Temotu Arrows' Selwyn Hou who both impressed in the Youth Solomon Cup according to the Solomon Islands Football Federation.
The last new player to be included is Solomon Warriors player Charlton Totori, while Fabio Pao has been called back into the squad after being omitted from the training squad earlier.
The tournament in Belarus will be held between April 29th and May 4.
Source: https://footballoceania.com
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Hamburg, Atlanta Previews; Soderling, Ferrero Title Winners; X-Notes
by Staff | July 17th, 2011, 9:55 pm
bet-at-home Open — German Tennis Championships 2011
Surface: clay
Seeds: Gael "Force" Monfils, Jurgen "Tuna" Melzer, Nicolas Almagro, Mikhail Youzhny, Gilles Simon, Florian Mayer, Juan Ignacio Chela, Fernando "Hot Sauce" Verdasco, Janko Tipsarevic, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Nikolay Davydenko, Marin Cilic, Andreas Seppi, Guillermo "G-Lo" Garcia-Lopez, Fabio Fognini, Al Montanes
ADHEREL
Floaters: Philipp Kohlschreiber, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcel Granollers, Andrey Golubev
Notes: All 16 seeds receive first-round byes; the top seed Monfils is 0-1 career in Hamburg; the former Masters Series event is now a lower-tier event headlined by a betting website; returning champs in the field are Golubev (2010) and Davydenko (2009).
Atlanta Tennis Championships
Atlanta, Ga., USA
Surface: hard
Seeds: Mardy Fish, Kevin Anderson, John Isner, Xavier "X-Man" Malisse, Grigor Dimitrov, Igor Kunitsyn, Alex Bogomolov Jr., Somdev Devvarman
Floaters: Nicolas Mahut, Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake, Ernests Gulbis, Gilles Muller, Tommy Haas
Notes: Interesting openers include (1) Fish vs. the Mahut-Richard Bernakis winner after a bye, (8) Devvarman vs. Ryan Sweeting, Blake vs. Gulbis in a battle of strugglers, (7) Bogomolov vs. Muller, (WC) Haas vs. (WC) Robby Ginepri, and (WC) Donald Young vs. "Iron" Mike Russell (winner to face (2) Anderson); Fish beat Isner in last year's final.
Baku Cup
Seeds: Vera Zvonareva, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Elena Vesnina, Ekaterina Makarova, Monica Niculescu, Elena Baltacha, Ksenia Pervak, Evgeniya Rodina
Floaters: Aravane Rezai
Notes: Nine Russian gain direct entry in this close-to-home event, a first-time event on the WTA tour calendar and the lone WTA event this week.
Soderling Pounds Ferrer for Home Swedish Open Title
Top-seeded Robin Soderling powered past No. 2 seed David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win his second SkiStar Swedish Open title in three years in his third straight Bastad final. It was his fourth ATP title of the season, and he improved to 10-10 overall in career finals.
"Now finally, my body feels good," said Soderling, who skipped Sweden's Davis Cup meeting with Serbia last week, citing the need for a rest. "I struggled a little bit with some injuries the past couple of months. My confidence is really good." Soderling, who keeps his coaches on a short leash (and contract), joked, "I've won at least one title with all of my coaches — it seems like I could pick anyone. We've (Fredrik Rosengren and I) had some good results since we started working together, but it's not until now that everything has come together."
31-Year-old Ferrero Regains Clay Touch with ATP Stuttgart Title
Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-0 for the MercedesCup title in Stuttgart.
It was the 16th career title for the 31-year-old, who improved to 16-18 in career finals. He also took home a white Mercedes convertible for his week's worth of effort. The 25-year-old Andujar dropped to 1-2 in career finals. Ferrero is the seventh Spaniard to win Stuttgart after Jose Higueras (1983), Alberto Berasategui (1994), Alex Corretja (1997), Rafael Nadal (2005, 2007), David Ferrer (2006) and Albert Montanes (2010).
Martinez Sanchez Wins 1st 2011 Title at WTA Bad Gastein
Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez captured her fourth career title on Sunday at the NURNBERGER Gastein Ladies in Austria, defeating Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-0, 7-5 in the championship.
"At the start I was playing almost 100% perfectly," Martinez Sanchez said. "It's normal to have a bit of difficulty after such a good start, but I stayed calm all the time until the end, and that's why I won…I got here a bit late and didn't have too many days to get used to the altitude here, but day by day I was learning." Mayr-Achleitner reached her first WTA final on her home soil.
Medina Garrigues Beats Hercog for WTA Palermo Title
Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues, now the active leader for claycourt titles on the WTA tour, won her fifth career Palermo title on Sunday, defeating Polona Hercog 6-3, 6-2.
"I think Polona was a little bit tired, because she won in Bastad last week and made the final here too, but I played a really good match," Medina Garrigues said. "I was very serious today. I was focusing on the tactics me and my coach talked about, and it worked. I'm also just trying to enjoy playing tennis and trying not to think about winning or losing, my ranking, or anything else."
Medina Garrigues joined Venus Williams (Wimbledon), Serena Williams (Australian Open, Miami) and Kim Clijsters (Luxembourg) on the list of players winning an event five times, improving to a 32-3 win-loss in Palermo. Hercog ended a nine-match winning streak, capturing her first WTA title last week in Bastad, and fell to 1-2 in career finals.
TENNIS-X NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES AND BARBS
Moscow-based 22-year-old Russian Alisa Kleybanova has been diagnosed with cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma. "It's my birthday today and I want to thank all of you for the wonderful messages. I haven't written anything for a long time about why I haven't been on tour, so that's why I'm writing this today," she said in a statement. "It's not an easy time for me right now. I've been a bit unlucky with my health…I've been having treatment in Italy and it has been going well, but it takes lots of patience and I've had to be really strong to get through this. The good news is after I do treatment for a few more months, if I feel well, there's a chance I'll be able to play tennis again."…During Tennis Channel's U.S. Davis Cup doubles coverage, how many times did commentator Justin Gimelstob say "Free Safety Position" to refer to the guy at the net? 150? 350? Give it a rest…The U.S. Davis Cup crowd in Austin, Tex., over the three days at the Frank Erwin Center of 48,807 fans, was the second-largest home crowd in U.S. Davis Cup history…Panasonic, after losing out in court in an effort to null its contract with the USTA and pull out of the US Open as a sponsor, is "proudly" back in launching a promotional contest: "For two weeks every year, the sporting world and tennis fans worldwide turn their attention to the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York for one of the most unique and exciting events in sports, the US Open," said Shiro Kitajima, president of Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. "As a proud sponsor of the US Open, Panasonic wants to give one lucky consumer the opportunity to experience the excitement of a US Open final in person." — Ha ha hyuk.
Roddick, Davydenko Headline Atlanta, Hamburg this Week on ATP
Rafael Nadal To Face Jiri Vesely In Hamburg; 2-Time Defending Champ John Isner Opens In Atlanta
ATP Previews: Davydenko Opens vs. Safin in Moscow; Stockholm
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29 Comments for Hamburg, Atlanta Previews; Soderling, Ferrero Title Winners; X-Notes
Hypnos Says:
What is Gimelstob's deal? Why is he so eager to please?
For his sake I hope he figures it out.
Chico Says:
Dunno, but Panasonic got hit pretty hard by the Fukushima incident. Might be that they want to give atleast a sign that they keep their focus on rebuilding.
Tennis x is so cynical.
I love it. Hahah hyuk
Gibby Says:
Gimelstob is the captain of the douche canoe.
Humble Rafa Says:
Gimelstob's dad is rich and influential. That is why he has a job. His has strange views on women.
Kimmi Says:
jane – love your post on the other thread. I agree re fed and rafa. I think you got that spot on. But for nole..eyes, hmmm! I guess we all see it different but now that you mentioned will keep an eye on them closely.
nole has a perfect figure for tennis imo, now that he is lost some weight. Lean, slender, powerful! I think he has fabulous hair too..i would like to see him in a big Afro though, i think that is what his hair will be like if he grows it ha-ha.
murray smile does it for me…
just finished watching my recorded women's final for the 10th time. i am falling more and more in love with petra. such beautiful eyes. cant wait to see her on court again..beating everybody up ofcourse.
OK, lets see. now that djokovic is number 1 he should get murray in his half of the draw?
watching the mens final again..djokovic is AMAZING, that second set he was unplayable. rafa give him a series of huge FHs, djokovic gets all of them back..with interest…and then turn the defense into attack with cross-court BH winner.
he is really getting pumped up when playing rafa haha. are we going to see them play again soon..bring it on!!
blakes likes the american hardcourts. he beats gulbis for the first time..good for him.
for gulbis, back to the drawing board.
tennisfansince76 Says:
@Kimmi. Gulbis goes back to the drawing board every time he plays seems like.
gulbis doesn't have a drawing board. he never had the work ethic of other pros, never will. so people should stop pretending he is some major player waiting to happen. he should just quit and follow his true calling, being a party boy on the eurotrash club scene.
Does someone have more details on the gilbert and gimelstob feud….
Andre said he thought justin was a sub caliber player or something then gimelstob hated on gilbert? They were gonna fight or something haha
As for gulbis, he needs to take a lotta time off get a trainer and smarten up….I think blake has one more run in him. He's got a great forehand and is still so speedy. He was outta shape last year and with new fitness he could be a dark horse. Hes kinda like andre and the williams sisters in that even tho hes older he hasnt worn himself out.
Keep on rockin TENNIS-X mike
Dear Staff,
Why is Federer not in the trunk. I mean, he belongs there all the time. You remember our agreement?
Repeat after me. Fed in the Trunk..all the time until he retires. After he retires, give him a break, may be once every month.
yes dari, Atlanta is on..the first casualty is gulbis. after my dinner, i will try to stream some of them.
Hewitt match is on now i think.
Ram vs dimitrov and Ginepri vs haas looks good.
i don't know who to root for, but dimitrov needs some good results PLEASE!
ah dimitrov, i will not hold my breath!!!
Dementieva Marries Afinogenov In Moscow
http://www.wtatennis.com/page/OffCourtNews/Read/0,,12781~2396793,00.html
truthsquad Says:
Is it just me or is Robin Soderling a dead ringer for Dana Carvey? It kind of unnerves me…
Congratulations to Elena Dementieva. She was one of the most classy players in the last 10 years.
Margaret C Says:
Austin did us proud! I was there. Austin is obviously a great place for events like this. Of course, it has to be indoors in the summer.
the davydenko struggles continues. last week he lost in the first round (Stuttgart) to somebody ranked 197. Today he loses in the first round (hamburg) again to somebody ranked 168.
At wimbledon he lost (first round) to tomic ranked 158 (Ok, Tomic manage to beat a lot of players so he is forgiven there). At RG second round, he lost to somebody ranked 227..at least he won a match here…..
Seriously, how can he get out of this???
i think retire? or play Rafa it seems.
At least want him to stick around long enough for nadal to reverse the H2H
it looks like verdasco and cilic actually have a chance to win two matches in a row tomorrow at Hamburg. Can they do it?
blake vs isner – tie break 8-8 at the moment. nail biter!
just as i type, isner gets a mini break..take the set.
Kimmi are you watching on TV or streaming?
Hi jane, streaming. I have been on and off the match though. great to see blake fighting
Go blake!
This looks like a third set tie break..they are both poor returners. Isner is the worst.
Kimmi, yeah, I found it on streaming and like you I have been on and off watching. I am hoping for Blake to pull out the win. But I suspect Isner will win.
3rd set for cilic/youzney
July 22nd, 2011 at 8:02 am
hewitt lost last night??? i guess its time for retirement

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With the outcry over Apple throttling performance due to bad battery life Apple has introduced a new Battery Health feature that will be available in a new iOS 11.3 update. iOS 11.3 will be available to download on all devices that qualify for iOS 11.
When the update becomes and it's installed on your phone, go to Settings>Battery>Battery Health. This menu will provide a percentage of the maximum capacity of the battery. Over time as you use your iOS device and recharge your battery the health will decrease.
After your first unexpected shutdown occurs your performance will start being throttled Apple calls this feature performance management. To disable performance management tap "Disable…" in the "Peak Performance Capability" description. If you choose to disable this feature you will have to re-disable it every time your iPhone "experiences and unexpected shutdown".
To get this problem fixed for good Apple recommends that you contact Apple Support to schedule an appointment to get the battery replaced. The first time Apple replaces your battery the price will be $29, the next time you need to get your battery replaced the price from Apple will be $79. Apple also recommended that you get this procedure done at an official Apple Certified Repair shop. Getting the battery replaced by a 3rd-party could result in wrong battery capacity percentages or no percentage at all. So be safe and go to Apple.
To learn more about your iPhone and it's battery read this article from Apple regarding "iPhone Battery and Performance" which also goes more in-depth into the new battery health features.


Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller, has told Prime Minister Putin that the Nord Stream gas pipeline along the floor of the Baltic Sea, which will commence operation in early November.
At the meeting Miller added that as demand increased the company, Russia's monopoly gas exporter would look at increasing capacity.
Meanwhile the feasibility study for the building of the South Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe has been completed, and Miller told PM Putin that the project was is technologically and economically viable.
The South Stream project initiated by Gazprom in cooperation with Eni of Italy, EDF of France, and BASF/Wintershall of Germany is aimed at diversifying natural gas transport routes to consumers in Europe and involves building a pipeline across the Black Sea floor to countries in Southern and Central Europe. The maritime section is expected to have throughput capacity of up to 63 billion cubic meters per year. As reported, EDF and BASF will each get 15% in the project, while Eni's stake drops to 20%. Gazprom will retain 50%.
At the meeting the Russian PM referred to raids on Gazprom subsidiaries and partners in recent weeks by EC officials, believed to be in relation to competition laws. He noted that the Russian government was watching the situation carefully and comply with all EC requests.
Miller replied that the inquiries by EU officials would not affect Russian gas deliveries to Europe.


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Glenn Beck's Utopian Community: A Place Called Independence, U.S.A.
The conservative media personality announced his plan on his TV show
By Terri Pous @tepousJan. 17, 2013
Glenn Beck and the Price of Independence Think Progress
Who says fantasies don't come true? Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck has already parlayed his rabble-rousing into libertarian website The Blaze, his own denim line and a march on Washington called the Rally to Restore Honor. Those projects didn't cost $2 billion, nor did they require a total suspension of disbelief. Still, Beck is betting big on his new real estate venture: a self-sustaining city and theme park calledIndependence, USA, intended to offer visitors refuge from a country that is "going away from the values of freedom, responsibility and truth."
Beck introduced his high-concept oasis during a Blaze TV program, complete with a blueprint and drawings. Independence would showcase live events, small businesses, educational projects, charity, entertainment, news and information, all built on free-market principles. Residency would not be required for participation.
(MORE: Top 10 Glenn Beck Moments)
The conceit has obvious roots in utopian societies like Israeli kibbutzim and the Oneida Community, but Beck attributes much of his inspiration to Walt Disney. Beck co-opted Disney's original plan for Disneyland — that it be a place for "happiness, courage and hope." And it sure sounds quite a bit like the original plans for Disney's EPCOT center: EPCOT was supposed to be a 20,000-resident controlled community of fully-employed innovators, "a showcase for American industry and research, schools, cultural and educational opportunities," and nearby Celebration, Fla. is a hyper-planned Disney Company residential development.
Independence would imbue its values into its architecture (the front gate is modeled after the one on Ellis Island), its agriculture (plans include a working ranch where visitors can learn how to farm and work the land) and its economy (free-market and laissez-faire, naturally). For instance, a downtown "Marketplace" would be the centerpiece of commerce. "The Marketplace would be a place where craftsmen and artisans could open and run real small businesses and stores," Beck explained during his presentation. "The owners and tradesmen could hold apprenticeships and teach young people the skills and entrepreneurial spirit that has been lost in today's entitlement state."
Beckster's paradise would also be multi-denominational, with a mission center modeled after the Alamo and a Disney-inspired Development center where people could innovate, educate, and create.
Most important, for Beck at least, would be the Media Center, where his production company would film scripted and unscripted television that would challenge viewers without resorting to a loss of human decency, and where aspiring journalists would learn how to be great reporters, just like him.
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Q: I want to select from store after dispatching an action I need to select from store and check if there is no data then dispatch an action then re-select from store again
this is my current code
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          .pipe(debounceTime(250))
          .subscribe(x => {
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              this.flatChildren = x.map(v => ({
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                name: v.cn ? v.cn[0] : '',
                email: v.emailaddress ? v.emailaddress[0] : '',
                short_name: v.cn[0],
                parent: 'Author',
                search_id: v.cn[0],
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              this.changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
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              this.store.dispatch(fromSharedStore.SearchIbmers({ search: { q } }));
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every thing is okay when selecting from store returns a value but when x is undefined it dispatches an action to get the data in this line
else {
              this.store.dispatch(fromSharedStore.SearchIbmers({ search: { q } }));
            }

for now i need to re-select again after getting the data.

A: The question is not clear enough.
Does your current code works fine now and you need to add a new calling to "re-select" or you have a problem with the mentioned code?

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It takes more than just comparison shopping when it comes to mortgage interest rates in modern times. It is also not about your current credit score, it goes an extra mile to explore some more consideration. It would be essential for one to know some of the critical aspects modern mortgage lenders focuses on when determining the mortgage interest rates. The difference in mortgage in the market can translate to tens of thousands of dollars before one completely settles the loan in question. One would need to begin by the prequalification stage. You would need to read on to know some of the aspects most lenders tend to consider when evaluating their mortgage.
The credit score is one of the aspects most of the mortgage lenders tend to consider in determining the mortgage interest rates. It is essential to note that mortgage is more of a tiered pricing meaning that different rates tend to come as a result of different criteria. The credit score is the most popular measure of whether one can pay any type of loan. The higher the credit score, the higher the chances that the mortgage lender will lower the mortgage interest rates. With that in mind, one may need to know that lower credit scores lead to higher mortgage interest rates. Where one has enough time, he or she would need to begin by working on his or her credit score. People with more stable income tend to enjoy lower mortgage interest rates when compared with those with unpredictable income. In most cases, self-employment income tend to be perceived by many lenders as high risk and hence mortgage lenders tend to be very strict.
One may need to consider the debt-income ration as one of the factors to consider when processing a mortgage loan. One may need to know that there are two categories of the debt-income ratio. Back end debt income ration tend to involve the housing payment plus the monthly income debt payment divided by the monthly gross income. On the other end, the front end ration tends to look at the housing cost only less the debts owed by the client in question.
Another factor mortgage lenders tend to consider is the down payment. The higher the down payment, the lower the mortgage interest rates and the lower the down payment, the higher the mortgage interest rates. You may also need to note that cash reserves may also be used when determining the interest rates of your mortgage.


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EvCC International Club
Shares Cultural Diversity
Toshiki Yanagiya, Staff Writer|February 21, 2017
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Yamato Tani, an international student from Japan. He holds the vice president in the International Club/
The Lunar New Year event ended in great success with a large audience and performers hosted by EvCC's International Club.
The International Club is organized by a group of international students. They plan events through the meeting by themselves to deepen understanding of each culture and introduce them to other students.
Their recent big event was the Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 7. The Lunar New Year is a traditional way to celebrate New Year, mainly in China. With singing, dancing and free food and drinks, there were plenty of people enjoying themselves.
Many countries are based on the Gregorian calendar so they celebrate New Year on Jan. 1. But the Chinese New Year day changes year to year. Each country has their own original cultures. That is international.
Adja Fame, an advisor of International Club emphasized, "Each year we try to create an opportunity where students can celebrate together and introduce their country and cultures to the campus community."
The club is always coming up with the next event. One of them is "Cultural Feature" where each country's student will talk about a specific country. Fame said "The goal of the club is to provide information to students/faculty/staff and the community about their various countries and cultures."
The International Club is creating their community and sharing their cultural diversity. This is like a bridge between international students and domestic students at EvCC.
There is a large audience and all of them are enjoying the celebration.
Ghozi Senoaji Bremi, an international student from Indonesia, said, "I recommend the club because it gives international students a chance." In order to get close in the club, members should regularly attend the meeting every Tuesday 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Club Hub.
Yamato Tani, an international student from Japan and vice president of the club said, "I really enjoy planning events for international students." "Sometimes when I'm planning some events, I find difficulty to make all people feel comfortable," he said. He is trying to manage this group and help the members communicating with one another.
For other international students, he recommended joining the club and added, "Don't be shy. What you learned in this club will help you find your new possibilities."
The International Club's goal is creating their original community and sharing the cultural diversity. If you want to know about different cultures, whether you are international students or not, consider joining the club.
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The SEC Condenters' Rooting Guide to the BCS Race
By David Wunderlich Oct 22, 2008, 10:00am EDT
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The BCS standings have just come out, and Alabama is 2nd, Georgia is 7th, Florida is 10th, and LSU is 13th. All of these teams have a shot, whether good or remote, of making the title game if they win out.
The overall sentiment this season is that, if no one goes undefeated and these are available, the one-loss Big 12 champion and the one-loss SEC champion will play for the title. These two are clearly the best conferences in the land, and the conventional wisdom goes that their champions should be rewarded for it.
Now I've said it before and I'll say it again here: the champion of the toughest conference may not automatically be the best team. A better team could exist in a weaker conference. However the past two seasons have shown that the "most deserving team" argument is going to win over the "best team" in today's climate, and coming out of the toughest conference with the same number of losses than someone from a weaker conference makes you more deserving.
Because the SEC is one of those top two in the perception ranks, all anyone but the Tide really need is to have Penn State lose and most everything will take care of itself, and Alabama is still in if they lose a game outside Atlanta. Even so, if you want to leave no doubt of your team's chances to make the title game, here's your rooting guide for the rest of the season arranged by conference.
Non-BCS Teams
Thanks to BYU's loss, there isn't a non-BCS team that can plausibly make the title game. In theory BYU might have been able to sneak in because they began the year relatively high in the polls, they have wins over two Pac-10 schools, and they've won a national title in the past.
TCU made that unlikely scenario moot.
ACC and Big East
None of these teams have a shot, so continue to root for or against teams as you normally should. Some have tried to make the case that the Gators need to root for Miami and FSU to prop up their resume, or that Georgia should root for Georgia Tech, but being from the SEC means those ACC teams don't really mean anything.
And really, Florida root for Miami or FSU? Georgia root for GT? Unless they are playing a team ahead of Florida/Georgia in the polls at the end of the season only, there's no reason ever to. Please.
It doesn't really matter what goes on here, because there's no way that both title game slots end up with Big 12 teams. Honestly I don't think anyone left on Texas' schedule plays enough defense to beat them, so worrying about this league is more or less a waste of time.
If you want to be absolutely sure, then root for every team to have at least two losses. That's not very likely, of course. If you have a mischievous streak, then root for Oklahoma to win out and Texas to somehow lose to Baylor. OU would finish higher in the polls, but they will not have even won their division.
It's very simple: root for Ohio State to beat Penn State. A one-loss Big Ten champ will not be ahead of a one-loss Big 12 or SEC champ at the end, so as long as the Nittany Lions lose to someone (Ohio State? At Iowa? Michigan State?), then we're set.
After this weekend though, root for Ohio State to lose to Northwestern and/or Illinois. They're by far the best win on USC's resume, so if the Buckeyes fall they will tug down on USC too.
USC obviously is the only title contender from this conference, and quite simply another loss will do them in. The computer formulas already hate them, and none of their wins the rest of the way will gain them any favor with the algorithms. A sinking Ohio State would also hurt.
Something Lisa Horne brought up is that if both USC and Oregon State win out, then the Beavers will win the tiebreaker and get the Rose Bowl berth as Pac-10 champion. Technically USC and OSU will be recognized as co-champions by the conference, but human voters look at tiebreakers and will recognize the guys from Corvallis as the sole champ. Then, the Trojans will have the "didn't win their conference" argument working against them.
The only concern within the conference is hoping that the four heavyweights don't get upset a lot by (any more) weaker teams and bring down the perception of the league some. I don't know how much that will happen, and it would take an awful lot for people to come to the conclusion that the Pac-10 or Big Ten are better conferences this season.
Alabama, being undefeated just has to win out. Roll Tide. If they take a loss, they just need to make sure it's not in Atlanta and they're golden. Georgia-Florida is about the only other big matchup that matters to them, and they would need to root for the Bulldogs since they already beat them but do not play Florida. Then again, beating a one-loss UF team on the final weekend would look good. In other words, just root for who you hate least.
Georgia just needs to win out. Nothing fancy, just win them all. It would be a bonus if the SEC title game was a win over Alabama to avenge for the early season beat down, but it's not necessary. Having Florida beat FSU couldn't hurt.
Since Florida controls its destiny also, all the Gators must do is win out too. Having Georgia beat Georgia Tech wouldn't hurt.
LSU needs the most help thanks to being the lowest-ranked, but their 2003 title team began out of the top 10 in the initial BCS poll too. Florida over FSU and Georgia over GT would be nice insurance policies.
Either UGA or LSU will be bowing out of the national title hunt this weekend, with potentially another one going out the weekend after when Florida and Georgia play. Then you have the Alabama-LSU game the week after that.
No more than two will make it out of these next three weeks with their national title hopes alive. This is a critical stretch in SEC football coming up.


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Valley of the scarecrows
Nagoro, Japan Thomas Peter
Updated 17 Mar 2015 25 images
Tsukimi Ayano stands in a scarecrow-filled classroom of a closed down school in the Japanese hamlet of Nagoro.
Thanks to Ayano, the small and isolated village is experiencing an unforeseen population boom - but the new residents are not what you might expect.
24 Feb 2015 . NAGORO, JAPAN. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Nagoro is now covered with humanlike scarecrows, all created by Ayano in the 13 years since she moved back to the village where she grew up, to help care for her mother.
She originally started making them to scare animals away from her crops, but the dolls have taken on a life of their own, far outnumbering actual people in the hamlet.
They stand in houses, fields, trees, streets, and at a crowded bus stop - waiting for a bus that never comes.
Nagoro, like many villages in Japan's countryside, has been hit hard by inhabitants flocking to cities for work and leaving mostly pensioners behind.
At 65, Ayano is among the youngest residents of Nagoro.
"In this village, there are only 35 people," she said. "But there are 150 scarecrows, so it's multiple times more."
Some are made to the likeness of real people, like the doll that Ayano said represented her father taking a rest between work.
On her daily rounds, she walks around the village bidding the taciturn creations a good morning and tending to their needs.
"From here on out as well, as long as I'm healthy I plan to keep making scarecrows," she said. "I enjoy it and I hope people can enjoy them too as I want to make them even more life-like, so that people will have to look twice and say 'Oh that wasn't a person!'"
A scarecrow representing a teacher sits in a classroom in the closed down school.
Scarecrows representing former pupils and a teacher sit in a classroom.
A scarecrow holds a book.
A room full of scarecrows take a lesson.
A scarecrow is reflected in a window.
Scarecrows sit in front of a house.
Tsukimi Ayano carries a scarecrow to place it on the road leading into the village.
Ayano approaches a scarecrow she made as a likeness of herself.
Ayano arranges a scarecrow.
A woman pushes a wheelbarrow along a road.
Scarecrows stand in a field.
A scarecrow ploughs a field.
Ayano arranges a scarecrow at a bus stop.
A scarecrow sits in a field.
A scarecrow wears glasses.
A scarecrow is pictured in Ayano's house.
A scarecrow looks at the camera.
Ayano sows an ear onto a scarecrow at her home.
She serves tea.
Ayano steps out of her house.
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Spotlight on Sjogren's Syndrome
April 8, 2019 December 10, 2019 by Your Autoimmunity Connection1 Comment
Written by: Bonnie Feldman, DDS, MBA, Anna Simon, BS, Ellen M. Martin
Autoimmune disease is an "invisible epidemic." Despite affecting roughly 16% of the US population, autoimmunity remains under-recognized, under-researched and under-served. To combat this lack of awareness and to connect patients, families, and caregivers with useful resources, we at Your Autoimmunity Connection are publishing a series of "spotlights" on autoimmune diseases and other diseases that are closely linked to immune dysfunction.
In light of April being Sjogren's Awareness Month, our new spotlight shines on Sjogren's syndrome. Continue reading to become connected with available statistics, research initiatives, supportive patient communities, and more! Be sure to check out our Facebook page and forum for more autoimmune-related updates.
What is Sjogren's syndrome?
Sjogren's syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease, meaning it affects the entire body. The hallmark symptoms include dry eyes & mouth, fatigue, and joint pain, reflecting the characteristic autoimmune attack on mucus membranes and moisture-secreting glands. While salivary gland and tear duct dysfunction are most closely associated with Sjogren's, in many patients, Sjogren's can also cause dysfunction of other organs such as the kidneys, lungs, liver, pancreas, gut, blood vessels, and central nerves. Symptoms range from mild discomfort to impaired functioning. Common comorbidities (present in half of patients) include autoimmune-related connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma.
How is Sjogren's diagnosed?
Since symptoms overlap with other conditions or autoimmune diseases, diagnosis can be difficult. Rheumatologists typically approach diagnosis through the use of various tests. The gold standard for a Sjogren's diagnosis is a positive lip biopsy. The clearest blood test marker is a positive blood test for the autoantibody SSA. However, testing negative for this marker does not rule out Sjogren's. Other tests may be needed, such as various blood, eye, and dental tests. Considering both the individual constellation of symptoms and the results of tests is the best way to reach a diagnosis.
How is Sjogren's treated?
There is no cure for Sjogren's syndrome; however, treatments may improve symptoms and prevent further complications. Both over-the-counter and prescription products are used to treat dry eyes and mouth. Immunosuppressive medications can help treat organ dysfunctions.
What do the numbers show?
Current available statistics on Sjogren's syndrome estimate that…
Up to 3 million adults suffer from Sjogren's
Symptoms most commonly emerge during ages 45-55
9 out of 10 patients are women
Diagnosis takes an average of 2.8 years
Organizations such as The Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation work toward reevaluating the current state of care for Sjogren's syndrome and raising awareness. Meanwhile, our team at Your Autoimmunity Connection works to connect patients both with one another and with currently available resources.
Connecting you with resources
Brush up on the basics
While some of you may already have some background knowledge about Sjogren's syndrome, let's take a moment to review the basics. The following resources provide a comprehensive overview of Sjogren's syndrome:
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation: About Sjogren's
Read about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and more.
American College of Rheumatology: Sjogren's Syndrome
Delve into broader health impacts and what it's like living with the disease.
Mayo Clinic: Sjogren's Syndrome
Learn more about causes, risk factors, and complications.
For anyone affected – Find your patient community
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation: Support Groups
Find a support group in your location.
Smart Patients: Sjogren's Support Group
Join the discussion forum and peruse various threads.
Facebook groups & forums:
Sjogren's Support Group
Sjogrens Syndrome Support And Information
What's happening in research?
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation: Research
Sign up for a newsletter on the latest research.
PubMed: Sjogren Syndrome
Browse research articles specific to Sjogren's.
Mayo Clinic: Research Advances in Sjogren's Syndrome
Check out projects done by Mayo Clinic.
CenterWatch: Clinical Trials
Explore current clinical trials.
When looking at the big picture, we must remember that Sjogren's syndrome falls within the larger category of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases of which there are more than 100. In our research, we have found that 50 million Americans suffer from one or more autoimmune diseases. A research study further estimated that approximately 25% of patients with autoimmune diseases have a tendency to develop additional autoimmune diseases.¹
We hope our spotlight on Sjogren's syndrome connects you with beneficial resources and information. We believe it is essential to take a holistic approach to combat the autoimmune disease epidemic. By looking at all autoimmune and similar diseases together, we can move away from the fragmented view that hides the magnitude of the problem and head toward concerted action in reshaping research, diagnosis, and treatment. Our model is based on the revolution in cancer research and treatment over the past 50 years, made possible by viewing cancer as a group of diseases with a common foundation, thus garnering far more resources than had been devoted to individual types of cancer alone. Help us bring this revolution to autoimmunity!
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Check out our blog at www.drbonnie360.com for all things autoimmune – updates in research to possible lifestyle modifications, patient stories, and more.
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[1] Cojocaru, M, Inimioara Mihaela Cojocaru, and Isabela Silosi. "Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome." Mædica 5.2 (2010): 132–134. Print.
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Thank you for highlighting Sjogren's! It's forgotten about all too often, despite the prevalence. It took decades for me to be diagnosed. https://themighty.com/2018/07/worried-well-childhood-symptoms-diagnosed-as-adult/


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Broncos Must Roll the Dice
broncos.com.au
Tue 4 Apr 2017, 09:35 AM
ADAM Blair says the Broncos have to be prepared to chance their arm a bit more to close out games.
Brisbane sit outside the eight after five rounds with two wins and three losses, but those defeats have come by one, two and three points.
In fact the Broncos have been in front against both Melbourne and the Bulldogs before giving up tries to be beaten.
Blair said the team had to start taking their chances, especially in the last 20 minutes of a game.
And he said they had the players to do it.
"We obviously need to better," said the Broncos' front rower.
"If you look at it really closely I think it comes down to our last 20 minutes.
"I think it is not playing enough footy and we have looked at some footage at where we can be better
"I wouldn't say it is playing 'risky' footy.
"We have quality players that can play that footy, and we have shown that over the past few years.
"We have scored some tries from out of our own half or off our line."
Another tough opponent looms, with the Roosters coming to Brisbane on Thursday night.
They sit third on the ladder after winning their first four games before a shock loss to Manly last week.
They have lost Queensland Origin hopeful Dylan Napa to an ankle injury, but Blair said his place would be filled.
"Their team is quality - their forwards are big," said Blair.
"They will miss a lot of his aggression but they have some guys in there that can perform really well and have been performing well.
"It is about doing your job here - that's what we preach at this club.
"It is about going in there and doing your job every week, week in and week out."
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Who's in the cast of Vera season 11, episode 3: Tyger Tyger?
Who guest stars in Tyger Tyger in Vera season 11, episode 3?
VERA is back for the rest of Season 11, but who will appear in the third episode as a special guest star?
Last year, Vera fans were disappointed when season 11 was cut short due to Covid restrictions, which prevented the cast and crew from filming the entire series before the show's premiere date.
But don't worry, Brenda Blethyn's DCI Vera Stanhope and the rest of her team will return for the rest of the ITV drama.
Here's everything we know so far about season 11, episode three, Tyger Tyger, and the guest stars.
Vera is back with a bang, thanks to Charlie Hardwick, who played Vera in Emmerdale.
After a decade on screen as Val Pollard, she was killed off in an explosion in August 2015.
Hardwick has played Sue Carp in Different For Girls, The Accidental Medium, and Ackley Bridge since leaving the soap.
The actress will play fearsome matriarch Grace Webley in an upcoming episode of Vera.
Stay Close viewers have'switched off' following a major'mistake' in the Netflix drama.
Zara, played by Grace Hogg-Robinson, is yet to be revealed, but she will undoubtedly play a key role in the investigation.
Despite her inexperience in the entertainment industry, Hogg-Robinson has appeared in a number of television series.
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Actor Bill Ward also appears in Vera season 11, episode three as a guest star.
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Eric L. Chang, MD, FASTRO uses advanced radiation therapy techniques to treat a variety of benign and malignant brain tumors, and spine tumors. He is considered a world authority in the use of radiation therapy in the treatment of benign conditions and malignant tumors of the central nervous system, and is highly experienced in handling both routine cases and the most complex cases requiring radiotherapeutic evaluation in a multi-disciplinary setting of experts comprising neuro-radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons and neuro-oncologists, and neuro-radiologists.
Prior to joining the Keck School of Medicine of USC as Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Chang was on the faculty as an attending radiation oncologist at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for over 12 years, rising to an academic rank of Professor. Having established the first Gamma Knife radiosurgery program at M. D. Anderson which treats over 450 patients a year, he served as the Director of the CNS Stereotactic Radiation Program comprising the Gamma Knife program, and the Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) program for spine which treats over 100 spine patients a year. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology in radiation oncology and specializes in the radiotherapeutic evaluation and management of patients with tumors of the central nervous system. He attended Harvard Medical School where he received his Doctorate in Medicine.
Dr. Chang's post-graduate training was conducted at the Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, in Boston, Massachusetts. He has held research leadership roles including having served as member, and Chair of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Research Committee (CRC) Chair. He is the 2011 CNS track leader for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Scientific Program Committee, and member of the ASCO Cancer Education Committee. Dr. Chang is currently the co-leader for the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) brain metastasis guidelines development task force and member of the Annual Program Committee of the Educational Council of ASTRO. He is a current member of the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on bone metastases. He has been listed in the Best Doctors Directory. Dr. Chang led a phase III randomized controlled trial on brain metastasis published in the Lancet Oncology 2009 which is starting to change the practice patterns for metastatic brain disease. Dr. Chang has been selected as a plenary speaker for past meetings of ASTRO and the American Association for Neurological Surgeons (AANS). He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and abstracts.
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Chang EL, Allen P, Wu C, Ater J, Kuttesch J, Maor MH. Acute toxicity and treatment interruption related to electron and photon craniospinal irradiation in pediatric patients treated at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Mar; 52(4):1008-1016. PMID: 11958896
Kudchadker RJ, Chang EL, Bryan F, Maor MH, Famiglietti R. An evaluation of radiation exposure from portal films taken during definitive course of pediatric radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004 Jul; 59(4):1229-35. Erratum in: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Sep; 60(1):350. PMID: 15234060
Lee CT, Bilton SD, Famiglietti RM, Riley BA, Mahajan A, Chang EL, Maor MH, Woo SY, Cox JD, Smith AR. Treatment planning with protons for pediatric retinoblastoma, medulloblastoma, and pelvic sarcoma: how do protons compare with other conformal techniques? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Oct 1;63(2):362-72. PMID: 16168831
Nguyen QN, Chang EL, Allen PK, Maor MH, Ater JL, Mahajan A, Wolff JE, Weinberg JS, Woo SY. Focal and craniospinal irradiation for patients with intracranial germinoma and patterns of failure. Cancer. 2006 Nov 1;107(9):2228-36. PMID: 17019739
Olch AJ, Geurts M, Thomadsen B, Famiglietti R, Chang EL. Portal imaging practice patterns of children's oncology group institutions: Dosimetric assessment and recommendations for minimizing unnecessary exposure. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Feb; 67(2):594-600. PMID: 1726976
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CO15110 | Papua Region under Jokowi: New President, New Strategies
Emirza Adi Syailendra
RSIS Commentary is a platform to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy-relevant commentary and analysis of topical and contemporary issues. The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), NTU. These commentaries may be reproduced with prior permission from RSIS and due credit to the author(s) and RSIS. Please email to Editor RSIS Commentary at [email protected].
President Joko Widodo has proclaimed his commitment to bolster Indonesia's regional policy in Papua (formerly known as Irian Jaya). The policy will combine the welfare approach with an intensified security apparatus in the 'black pearl'.
PRESIDENT JOKO Widodo (Jokowi) has affirmed that special attention would be given to the Papua region comprising the two provinces of Papua and West Papua. The region has endured a low-level guerrilla insurgency from a militant Papuan independence movement since 1969. Under the nationalist doctrine of Trisakti, the new policy will focus on bolstering capacities to bring about greater security to the conflict-prone and outermost areas such as Papua.
The two provinces had significantly contributed to Jokowi's victory in the 2014 presidential election.Owing to the trust that Papuans have for him, Jokowi has scheduled three visits a year to that region. His visits are seen as symbolic to win the hearts of the Papuans. The scheduled visit on 1 May 2015 coincided with the day of Papua's integration with Indonesia; which some Papuans view derisively as annexation day. The trip was postponed reportedly due to strong resistance from one of the armed criminal groups which had threatened to spread chaos if the president proceeded with the visit to Papua.
Strategic value of Papua
Jokowi is aware that Papua is of strategic importance to Indonesia and it cannot afford to lose Papua like it did Timor-Leste in 1999. Papua is one of the richest regions in natural resources. Its forests are the largest in Indonesia accounting for more than 32 million hectares, while as much as 45 percent of national copper reserves are located in Papua. It has also huge strategic value for Indonesia's defence, being perceived as a buffer against foreign intrusion by countries such as Australia and the United States that have raised their presence in the Southwest Pacific, and potential intrusion from the north such as illegal fishing boats coming from the Philippines.
Security-wise, threats posed by armed criminals referred to by the authorities as Armed Criminal Groups (KKB) are growing. According to data from the regional police of Papua, from 2009 to 2014, there have been 166 cases of violence involving the criminal groups. One of the common threats toward the economy are the fundraising activities by the KKB to extort special autonomy funds that are distributed to the local government, especially in the mountain areas such as Puncak Jaya, Paniai, and Ilaga.
The threat from separatists referred to as Political Criminal Groups (KKP) is equally, if not more, worrying. The authorities have forbidden the use of the separatists' insignia, but in the democratic setting of Indonesia it is increasingly difficult to curb the political movement. Press releases and religiously-related activities are the common methods of domestic activists with the main goal to converge perceptions toward independence. Such efforts have been done along with international lobbies to internationalise the conflict.
Sticks and carrots
The Jokowi administration has sought to combine two strategies: building welfare and building a military presence. In terms of improving welfare, Jokowi has plans to establish three Ocean Toll Roads in Sorong, Jayapura, and Marauke. Sorong has been selected as the first location for a deep sea port facility as the gateway to Papua and is expected to reduce the cost of developing infrastructure in the region. Jokowi's other project is to build Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Indonesia including in Papua. Two SEZs will be initiated in Merauke and Sorong, as well as the industrial region at Teluk Bintuni and a tourism region at Raja Ampat.
The economic measures will be accompanied by the expansion of the territorial military structure to the region. The Indonesian Army has confirmed that the establishment of military district command (Kodam) in Manokwari, West Papua will be accelerated in 2015. The Eastern Region Fleet command base is being shifted to Sorong. TNI has also been planning to set up a 3rd Division of the Army Strategic Command as well as the 3rd Division of Air Force Operational Command in Sorong. Although the territorial structure has been criticised as potentially bringing back New Order-style military intervention, it is expected to help maintain Indonesia's sovereignty over the restive region.
Potential fault lines
The rules of engagement are not balanced: the KKBs have the ability to sporadically attack the security apparatus whenever they want, but the security apparatus must play by democratic rules. In this asymmetric setting, the Jokowi administration is aware that winning the hearts of the locals and building domestic resilience is the most important approach. To achieve this, a new programme called serbuan teritorial or 'territorial invasion' is to be intensified. Although it is sounds like a hostile measure, the core of the programme is to increase military social functions and to improve its image among locals.
Thirteen memoranda of understanding have been secured with various ministries such as for agriculture and transportation. Various community projects to empower the locals are set to be implemented, led by the Kodam in collaboration with local government, related state agencies and leaders of various ethnic groups. Some activities have been implemented such as the planting of paddy early this year.
A potential peril of the project is that it could easily turn into patronising state projects that would further aggravate the feeling of angst toward the national government. Upholding democratic principles, therefore, is very important. One of the potential fault lines that require special attention is cultural misunderstanding towards the complexities of Papuan culture. It could be manifested in the form of resistance toward transmigrants and foreign immigrants; or feuds and attacks on the local inhabitants.
Thus, exposure to Papuan culture is needed to promote better understanding and hinder ethnocentrism and stereotyping of Papuans. The Jokowi government should give them the attention they desperately need – by properly developing the region for the greater good of the Papuan people in particular, and a united Indonesian nation-state in general.
Emirza Adi Syailendra is a Research Analyst at the Indonesia Programme of the S. Rajaratnam of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
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STRONG indications emerged, yesterday in Abuja, that the three-member Election Appeal Committee appointed by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to look into complaints that trailed the September 3, Ondo State governorship election primaries is under pressure to recommend a cancellation of the exercise.
This came as a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and former commissioner for Health in Ondo state, Dr Dare Bada, yesterday, emerged as the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) An NWC official, who requested not to be named as he was not authorized to speak on the matter, stated that although the party has never cancelled any of its primary elections in the past, certain forces are now hell-bent on creating an antecedent.
The party official said : "Truth is that some forces are so resolute in pushing for fresh primaries but we are waiting for the appeal committee to submit their report, then some of us can now bare our minds before we would take a position." C'ttee accused of inducement The NWC member also stated that some of aggrieved aspirants have levied allegations of bribery against the appeal committee. Although, he declined naming the aspirants, he said the NWC is already conducting a discreet investigation on the matter.
The Helen Bendega-led Appeal Committee is accused of a plot to tamper with the result of the primary election, which produced a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Other members of the Appeal Committee are Alhaji Musa Umar (Secretary) and Nikky Ejezie. "This development is very disturbing. We (NWC) have received reports on the alleged activities of the Election Appeal Committee. Any official Party position on the allegations will be pre-emptive and judgemental. We are already conducting a discreet in-house probe so that the NWC is properly guided when we receive the report of the Appeal Committee.
Even though our preliminary reports suggest that the September 3, 2016 Ondo State governorship election primaries conducted by the Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar-led five member committee was very transparent and credible, we await the report of our Appeal Committee," said the NWC member. It was learned that the APC NWC led by the party's National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has been alerted of the plot but it is unclear what action the body will take.
The Sept. 3 APC primary held in Akure, had produced Akeredolu as winner after polling 669 votes to defeat his closest rival and the candidate believed to be the choice of one of the party's national leaders, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr Olusegun Abraham, who garnered 635 votes. Ex-PDP stalwart emerges NNPP candidate Meanwhile, a former chieftain of the PDP, Dr Bada has emerged the governorship candidate of the NNPP. Bada recently defected from the ruling party in the state following the emergence of Eyitayo Jegede as the party's flagbearer
He was unanimously elected after five other contestants stepped down for him at the party primaries held in Akure. PDP says
Jegede not joining LP
Relatedly, the PDP in the state yesterday denied that its governorship candidate Eyitayo Jegede was planning to dump the party for Labour Party, LP. Its Publicity Secretary and Director of Publicity, Messrs Banji Okunomo and Ayo Fadaka described the report as mischievous. Okunomo maintained that the PDP has no two candidates for the election, noting that Jegede remained the only candidate accepted and recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders .
" It is a lie that Jegede has joined the LP, it is true that when the election approached some smaller parties may align with the bigger ones, it is very common but the PDP can not go down to join any smaller party, when the time comes it is the smaller ones that will join the PDP . We are moving forward, we can not move backward, it is impossible."
Similarly, Fadaka declared that the APC would not have its ways in taking over power from the ruling party, saying the PDP would win the governorship election in November. "The APC has made life difficult for the people of this country in less than two years of its administration, so we should not allow them to come to Ondo State, they have nothing to offer us here. Many people that campaigned and voted for them in 2015 have been expressing regret of their actions now", Fadaka stated.
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A Curtain Raiser was held on February 27 – the eve of inauguration of the exhibition – at Sahara Star. Sanhua was the event partner.
technologies. ISHRAE President C. Subramaniam gave an overview of ISHRAE to the audience.
Alex Wang, Global Sales Director – Sanhua, articulated his vision of letting everyone in India afford an air conditioner. Saurabh Bhanot, Country Head – Sanhua, spoke about the company, its product range, quality and market leadership. Vishal Kapur, Chair – National Steering Committee, ACREX 2019, conducted a discussion on what brings companies to India. Frank Hovorka, President-Elect – REHVA, and Alex Wang participated in the discussion.
This was followed by conferring of awards for distinguished service rendered to ISHRAE. H. M. Jhangiani Journal Paper Awards were presented for two best articles published in the Journal and its Cold Chain supplement during 2017. These awards were bagged by Shankar Chatterjee for his article on 'Executing a District Cooling Project' in the December 2017 issue of the Journal, and V. B. Maniam for his article on 'CO2 in Subcritical Refrigeration Applications' in the September 2017 issue of Cold Chain.


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Toni Scanlan as Helen Blakemore
Helen Blakemore is the patrol's fearsomely able intelligence Officer, sitting at the centre of a complex information web, sifting facts, figures and coincidences to pass on to Hawker, the Tactician. Although desk-bound, it's a job which puts her in touch with all the officers, and some of the younger ones are quite intimidated by her efficiency and sharp mind.
The daughter of an army NCO, she joined the police 20 years ago, at a time when it was much tougher for women. Serious about her job and extremely ambitious, she would lay her life on the line for someone who does their work equally well, but will barely hide her contempt for those who aren't up to it. She gets on well with Frank, finding his contacts and information invaluable, but is suspicious of Goldie. As for her private life, she keeps it that way. If she ever felt being a lesbian with a live-in lover compromised her professionally, she'd report it to Clarke immediately. But it hasn't yet, so it's no one's business but her own.
Toni Scanlan has found a number of challenges in playing the role of Helen Blakemore. "Helen is very ambitious, which is not me," says Toni. "She doesn't like to play the fool, whereas I like to fool around a lot. She's an observer who is constantly bemused by what she sees, I'm more of a participant." But the hardest thing of all? Trying to look sexy in a police uniform. "People who are really smart and independent are sexy—and she is. But it's a hard thing to do in uniform. Let's face it, they are a bit frumpy.. and I'm sure police women everywhere agree! "
Toni spent her childhood in Perth and went overseas when she was 21-years-old, graduating from The Drama Centre in London in 1981. Since her return to Australia, she's lived in Sydney, becoming a highly regarded stage actor, singer and dancer along the way.
Just before joining WATER RATS, Toni played an inspector in the Queensland Theatre Company's play about police corruption, THE FAMILY, for which she did a great deal of research, meeting many senior police officers, including the Commissioner. Among her many theatre credits are KING LEAR, PRIVATE LIVES, CLOUD NINE and CARMEN MIRANDA. She has also had a number of roles in feature films including CANDY REGENTAG, HIGH TIDE and VACANT POSSESSION.
Apart. from the odd episode in various series, Toni has never done much television, but was keen for the experience of learning about the demands of the medium—"I feel much less self-conscious on stage!" she says—of becoming part of the Water Rats cast.


Leading industry coach Tom Panos shares the secrets of Australia's top agents, and explores everything from handling rejections to scripts and dialogues.
Mr Panos says the true secret to real estate lies in the fact that those who want success the most are the ones who end up the most successful.
"The trick is, if you want it more, you actually see more people and the agent that generates the most appointments wins in real estate – end of story," he says.
Mr Panos adds that successful agents are comfortable with rejection and use it as a motivation to regularly prospect potential clients.
While working his first job out of high school, Mr Panos sold barbeques in shopping centres where he learned how to handle rejection and close deals.
"If I built rapport, if the people liked me, if I answered their questions and I felt an energy there then I said, 'Would you like a red one or a green one?' and shut up and they bought one," he explains.
According to Mr Panos, the best way to improve performance is by regularly monitoring progress and adjusting where necessary.
Mr Panos says agents should act like doctors and try to make a diagnosis at their listing presentations by asking the right questions in order to determine the right path forward with clients.
"Every buyer that you speak to must be asked this question, 'Is this your first purchase in the area or your second?' because if it's their second purchase then they're a potential vendor," he says.
Agents should also be looking at every listing within their market by attending open for inspections and seeing what their competitors are doing differently.
Every agent should have a couple of properties that they've sold with all the relevant information such as days on market, sales price, marketing investment and where the buyer came from, in order to present these case studies to potential vendors.
Mr Panos says agents should also be targeting about 50 properties surrounding each property they sell by knocking on doors and offering free evaluations to anyone nearby and interested.
According to Mr Panos, agents should be well-versed in their scripts and dialogues to the extent where they become so familiar that they don't sound scripted.
Agents should remind vendors that it is the process, not the promise of a price, that is going to help the sale achieve the best result, he says.
Mr Panos says agents should assure vendors that marketing and home improvements are simple investments that help ensure their properties fetch top dollar.


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If you want to buy a boat in Southern California, look no further than South Coast Yachts!
Dea Allen was the broker for my 2002 Beneteau 411. I started looking for my retirement dream boat over a year ago. I must have changed my mind fifty times regarding timing, brand, size, age, price, etc., and she was always patient with me. We finally were in motion on a 36′ Catalina (a 2-year plan in which I would have sold this boat and bought a larger boat later). Out of the blue Dea called me late one afternoon and said, "Jerry, you have to see this boat tomorrow!" I trusted her enough to agree to have her put in an offer after only seeing the boat on-line. It was simply my dream boat…and she knew it (and so did I). So here I am exactly one month later, getting ready to sail Copacetic tomorrow for the first time since the Sea Trial.
Dea was absolutely incredible in her follow up and attention to detail. No stone left unturned. Survey, haul-out, sea trial, communication, insurance, financing, setting me up with Sea Tow, helping me with a quick shake-down on the day I took possession, leading me to the right repair/maintenance staff…and most of all, being a great friend.
In working with Dea I, came across other brokers that were incredibly unresponsive and unreliable…not so with South Coast and Dea…completely satisfied.
Thanks so much to Dea and South Coast. You guys put the B in boats!
I will be at Sunroad next weekend…see you all there!


I used purple glitter for her eyes and 2 shades of pink for her tiny lips.
And she was ready to go rock her party!!! She loved the look and so did I. Meanwhile, everyone says we look alike, she is practically called my "mini me'. Do we look alike?
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In recent years, the war on bed bugs received a new ally in the form of dogs. The four-legged, tail wagging, tongue lolling partner can help determine whether a property has a bed bug problem or not. Some exterminators, as well as independent inspectors, have found that using dogs trained to sniff out and locate bed bugs can be a great asset to their business. The dogs, as long as they have the proper training, have noses powerful enough to sniff out a single bug, or even an egg, with an impressive accuracy of about 96%! You can find these dogs working throughout the country today.
The bed bug detection dogs are a nice way to help determine if a home, a hotel, motel, or other location has bed bugs. However, the dogs can only detect the bugs; they aren't able to do anything about them. That's where one will have to employ other techniques. When it comes to ridding one's home of bed bugs, it is not always easy, and some of the things that you try may only offer a limited amount of help for the situation.
However, you can do some things on your own that are quite effective. Here are a few ways to go about it. You could add encasements to your pillows, your box spring, and your mattresses that make it impossible for bed bugs to get inside of them, and creating them into a nest. Using steam cleaners is a good way of knocking out a high percentage of the population, and you may want to use bed bug sprays as well. The combination of several different techniques can help you get a better handle on the problem, especially when you use the four-step protocol that we recommend for the problem.


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Q: polycharts error when using rCharts with Shiny ui.R
showOutput("applicationsClusterRChart", lib = "polycharts")
server.R
output$applicationsClusterRChart <- renderChart({
    appCData<-mpg[,c("displ","cty")]
      clusters<-kmeans(appCData, 3)
      p1<-rPlot(displ~cty, data=appCData)
      return(p1)
    })

DOES not output any Chart.
And when I look at the console on the browser, it throws an error:
polychart2.standalone.js:263 Uncaught DefinitionError: Bad specification.
Any help greatly appreciated.

A: You can avoid this problem by using another rCharts renderer, called renderChart2, instead of renderChart:
library(rCharts)

shinyServer(function(input, output) {

output$app <- renderChart2({
      # appCData <- mpg[,c("displ","cty")] # not needed for this example
      # clusters <- kmeans(appCData, 3)    # not needed for this example

      p1 <- rPlot(displ~cty, data=mpg,type='point')
      return(p1)
    })

})

Besides, please note that rPlot requires a plot type to be explicitly stated, otherwise it will produce an empty graph. In the example above, I used type=point.


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Open Markets Supports FTC In Fight Against Qualcomm's Monopoly
Washington, DC — In the biggest government antimonopoly case since Microsoft, Open Markets filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its suit against Qualcomm. Qualcomm has long monopolized the market for wireless modem chips, refusing to license its patents to rival chipmakers in violation of licensing pledges it had made to standard-setting bodies and selling chips only to manufacturers that agree to license and pay for the associated Qualcomm patents too.
Qualcomm dominates this market through these illegal practices and compels smartphone and tablet producers to pay exorbitantly high amounts for their chips. Open Markets supports the district court's ruling stopping Qualcomm's exclusionary practices and restoring competition in the market for wireless modem chips. We call the Ninth Circuit to affirm the district court's ruling in its entirety.
"This is the most important government anti-monopoly case since the suit against Microsoft two decades ago," Sandeep Vaheesan, Legal Director at Open Markets, said. "The district court, applying established Sherman Act precedent, correctly ruled that Qualcomm was violating antitrust law and issued an injunction to remedy this misconduct and prevent future recurrence. The unusual and specious pleas of the Departments of Justice, Defense, and Energy offer no basis to overturn the district court's ruling. A failure to hold Qualcomm responsible for its running violation of antitrust law would be a dangerous signal to corporations everywhere and only further encourage their exclusionary and predatory business practices."
Read the full amicus brief here.


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Rainbow Niagara Falls Photo Goes Viral on Twitter [PIC]
By Charlie White 2011-07-24 13:48:56 UTC
When the clock struck midnight in New York State on Sunday morning, same-sex marriage was suddenly legal in the state. What better place to tie the knot than Niagara Falls, especially when it's lit up like a rainbow?
As gay couples began their midnight nuptials at the traditional honeymoon spot, they were surprised by the colorful backdrop of Niagara Falls sporting the rainbow hues that have served as a rallying banner for LGBT activists fighting for their civil rights.
Pop singer/actor and former 'N Sync-er Lance Bass tweeted this photo of the Falls (update: turns out he didn't create this pic — it was taken a while ago by Flickr user Mykelle Nicole, and now it's being passed around as a symbol of the official beginning of gay marriage in NY), and posted it to TwitPic as the crowd celebrated the auspicious occasion. Now the photo's gone viral, with more than 31,000 views so far. Exclaimed Bass in a Twitter post just after midnight, "Niagra Falls right now! So amazing!"
Photo used with permission, courtesy Flickr/Mykelle Nicole
Topics: LGBTQ, Lance Bass, new york state, Niagara Falls, Politics, rainbow Niagara Falls, Social Media, Twitter


In addition to rubrics, Exemplars performance material also includes annotated anchor papers for each assessment.
Samples of student work are provided at each of the four levels of the Exemplars rubric: Novice, Apprentice, Practitioner and Expert. The marked annotations identify important distinctions for teachers to look for when assessing students.
These visual examples can be useful in providing students with a concrete understanding of what works meets the standard (and why). Anchor papers can also be used as a basis for student peer- and self-assessment and in staff development.
To view sample tasks and anchor papers in other subject areas and grade levels, click here.
Using the information Deb [the presenter] taught us and the rubric, we set about scoring problems. The more we did, the more we wanted to do! Who would have thought that sitting for two days in a windowless room could be so wonderful. The time flew!


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They were also awarded a 1 star accreditation standard acknowledging their excellence in the workplace, and special awards for "best improver" and "learning and development".
Action Learning – why HR should get up-to-date with a 40 year old approach!