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NBA draft 2020: Grades for all 30 teams from Philadelphia's success to Houston's failure
Ben Rohrbach
November 19, 2020, 4:40 p.m. ·18 min read
I will live to regret these 2020 NBA draft grades, but it is time to get these way-too-early takes on the record. Whereas the lottery was absent any maneuvering, the latter half of the first round and the entirety of the second round were rife with trades that also featured five-time All-Star Al Horford, two-time reigning champion Danny Green and Seth Curry, who will be playing for his father-in-law on the Philadelphia 76ers.
Let us get to it all.
Grade: D
In: (6) Onyeka Okongwu; (50) Skylar Mays
The Hawks used their No. 6 pick to add the 6-foot-9, rim-running and -protecting Okongwu to a frontcourt that already includes an awkward fit around John Collins and Clint Capela. This after trading the No. 17 pick in Wednesday's draft for the final three years on the 26-year-old Capela's contract at the February deadline. Okungwu is a no-doubt, top-10 talent, but from a fit standpoint, there were better options at equal value.
With their second-round pick, rather than chasing potential, Atlanta went for the safety of the 23-year-old Mays, who brings a mature 3-and-D wing game (39.4 percent on 4.1 three-point attempts per game as an LSU senior) with a definitive ceiling. It is not a wildly exciting selection, but there is nothing wrong with that.
In: (14) Aaron Nesmith; (26) Payton Pritchard; (47) Yam Madar; two future second-round picks (via Memphis)
Out: (30) Desmond Bane
The Celtics entered the draft with four picks in the top 50 and nowhere to put all of them. They left with two first-round picks who theoretically fill rotational needs — Nesmith as "an absolute sniper" and Pritchard as a backup point guard — around core playmakers Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker, even if both may have been a bit of a stretch for their draft slot and neither brings a defensive pedigree to Boston.
With their other two picks, they draft-and-stashed Yam Madar, who ESPN's Mike Schmitz described as "an Israeli Patrick Beverley" on the draft broadcast, and passed on potential sleeper Tyrell Terry to turn the 30th pick into a pair of future second-round picks from the Memphis Grizzlies. A meh draft if there ever was one.
In: Landry Shamet; (57) Reggie Perry
Out: (19) Saddiq Bey; (55) Jay Scrubb
Rather than gambling on the unknown of Bey or one of several other players at No. 19 who could develop into a better 3-and-D wing down the line, the Nets traded the pick for Landry Shamet's known ability to space the floor for superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It is a sound strategy, even if the Clippers turned Shamet into the best player in the three-team trade (Luke Kennard) without giving up a draft asset.
Brooklyn swapped Scrubb for Perry, which is a downgrade in the name department but an inconsequential move from a trade standpoint. The Nets got there guy in Perry, a still-developing offensive-minded big man.
LaMelo Ball has big bust energy. (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
In: (3) LaMelo Ball; (32) Vernon Carey Jr.; (42) Nick Richards; (56) Grant Riller
Out: 2024 second-round pick (to New Orleans)
Regardless of how many people tell me Ball is an undeniable talent as a ball-handler and passer, I still cannot imagine a guy who cannot shoot and who ESPN's Jay Bilas said does not guard anyone will be worth the No. 3 pick, even in a bad draft. The Hornets required an All-NBA rise from Kemba Walker to make their only two playoff bids under Michael Jordan's stewardship, and Ball may never reach that level. Plus, two of Charlotte's few plus players — Terry Rozier and Devonte' Graham — play Ball's position.
The Hornets will hope to salvage some much-needed talent from their three second-round picks. Carey and Richards are centers with Duke and Kentucky pedigree, respectively. One needs more work defensively, and the other needs offensive improvement. Riller is a 23-year-old Fred VanVleet-type who may be a steal.
In: (4) Patrick Williams; (44) Marko Simonović
Williams is a high-risk, high-reward gamble in a draft that had safer bets after a clearer-cut (and equally risky) top three. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound Florida State freshman has the frame and athleticism to become a two-way versatile playmaking forward, this era's most important position. He is also really raw, averaging 9.2 points, mostly around the rim, and logging twice as many turnovers as assists in his lone season on the Seminoles. It will be a problem if neither he nor Wendell Carter Jr. takes the reins as a three-point shooter.
Simonović could become Lauri Markkanen lite if he reaches his full potential.
In: (5) Isaac Okoro
Okoro is a similar offensive risk to Williams but more polished defensively. He too is built for the modern NBA and fills a desperate need on the wing between a young backcourt and a misfit veteran frontcourt. If you are picking between two versatile wings with significant offensive upside, I will take the one that is ready to defend multiple positions now.
In: Josh Richardson; (18) Josh Green; (31) Tyrell Terry; (36) Tyler Bey
Out: Seth Curry
The Mavericks entered the draft with the 18th and 31st picks, nabbed Green and Terry, and also turned Seth Curry into Richardson and Bey, all perfectly complementing Luka Doncic's ball-dominant stardom.
Terry is a lights-out shooter and widely considered the steal of the draft at No. 31. Even if his slight frame (6-2, 174) will limit his defensive prowess, he should seamlessly replace Curry's role in time. Richardson can help on the wing now, while both Green and Bey develop into similar 3-and-D role contributors around him.
In: (22) Zeke Nnaji; (24) R.J. Hampton
Out: 2023 lottery-protected first-round pick (to New Orleans)
Given Denver's experience restoring highly ranked high school prospects whose stock fell in a single post-prep season, Hampton could be another home run. He is arguably the best athlete in the draft, still with star potential, even if his lone season on the New Zealand Breakers was cut short by injury. Considered a top-five pick at season's start, projections had him going in the middle of the first round before he fell to No. 24. He very well could be a Michael Porter Jr. redux for the Nuggets.
Nnaji is a raw 7-footer with floor-spacing potential, and again, trust in a front office with a history of striking gold on unheralded big men in the draft.
Killian Hayes has the potential to be the best player from the 2020 draft. (Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
In: (7) Killian Hayes; (16) Isaiah Stewart; (19) Saddiq Bey; (38) Saben Lee; Trevor Ariza; Rodney McGruder; Tony Bradley
Out: Luke Kennard; lottery protected future first-round pick (to Houston); cash; future considerations
Detroit's roster may have had the greatest talent void in the NBA, and general manager Troy Weaver left his first draft with three top-20 picks with serious potential, all of whom complement each other. Hayes is a southpaw floor general with a chance to be the best player in the draft. Bey is a safe bet to make it as a 3-and-D wing. And Stewart will do the yeoman's work in the frontcourt. The Pistons needed talent and got it.
In: (2) James Wiseman; (48) Nico Mannion; (51) Justinian Jessup
The Warriors would have liked to make a bigger splash at No. 2 — either in a trade or by selecting a surefire superstar — but absent of both, Wiseman fills a need as a rim-running and -protecting center with a chance to be special. It would have been fascinating to slot him into that spot right away in a lineup featuring Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green, but the news of Thompson's Achilles injury on Wednesday took the wind out of the sails of what should have been a franchise rebirth.
I also love the idea of Mannion — a participant in Curry's SC30 Select Camp — studying under his mentor.
Grade: F
In: (52) Kenyon Martin Jr.; lottery protected future first-round pick (from Detroit); 2021 second-round pick (from L.A. Lakers via Detroit)
Out: (16) Isaiah Stewart; Trevor Ariza; 2021 second-round pick (to Sacramento); $4.6 million; more cash considerations
The Rockets are a sinking ship, and Exhibit X is trading Ariza and a mid-first-round pick in a draft full of quality complementary role players for the likelihood of a worse pick down the line. According to the Detroit Free Press, the first-rounder from Detroit is protected 1-16 from 2021-24, 1-10 from 2025-26, 1-9 in 2027 and converts to a second-round pick in 2028. They also paid a boatload for a future second-round pick, a ton of which were traded around like candy on Wednesday, not that Tillman Fertitta's money is my concern.
In: (54) Cassius Stanley
Having previously traded their own first-round pick in the sign-and-trade deal that landed them Malcolm Brogdon in the summer of 2019, the Pacers did nothing beyond make their second-round selection. Stanley is a Duke freshman with ridiculous athleticism and a chance to be a sleeper at the wing position.
In: Luke Kennard; (33) Daniel Oturu; (55) Jay Scrubb
Out: Landry Shamet; Rodney McGruder; 2023 second-round pick (to New York via Detroit); (57) Reggie Perry
The Clippers entered the draft with only the No. 57 pick and left with Kennard — the best player in a three-team draft-night trade and a wonderful complement to L.A.'s stars — and a pair of higher second-round picks. Oturu is a fairly safe bet to become a rotational floor-spacing big man, and Jay Scrubb is just a fantastic name for a late second-round pick, whether he makes it or not. Bet on a dude named Scrubb.
In: Dennis Schroder; $4.6 million
Out: Danny Green; (28) Jaden McDaniels; 2021 second-round pick (from Detroit)
In a deal that was agreed to before the trade and finalized on Wednesday, the Lakers turned the 33-year-old Green and their No. 28 pick — rarely someone who can contribute to a title defense right away — into Schroder, the 27-year-old runner-up for the Sixth Man of the Year award and a phenomenal complement to LeBron James and Anthony Davis. A cool $4.6 million will help that luxury tax the Lakers are soon to pay.
In: (30) Desmond Bane; (35) Xavier Tillman
Out: two future second-round picks (to Boston)
The Grizzlies grabbed Bane and Tillman, a pair of lunchpail types who fit into the new era of grit-and-grind basketball. You have to love that Memphis already has an identity, and they did well to concentrate on finding players — a wing and a big man — who can develop and contribute behind Ja Morant, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke. It does not hurt that Jackson and Tillman are close friends.
In: (20) Precious Achiuwa
To nobody's surprise, Miami nabbed a guy who fits Heat Culture to a tee. Achiuwa's energy is his greatest weapon and a positive sign he can reach his potential, especially as an understudy behind Bam Adebayo.
In: (45) Jordan Nwora; (60) Sam Merrill
Nwora's shooting ability alone at 6 feet, 8 inches will give him a chance to stick around for a while, but this description of the 6-foot-5 Merrill does not give me hope for his NBA chances, courtesy of Schmitz: "short arms, an undefined frame and less than stellar run-and-jump athleticism." He is also already 24 years old.
The tougher pill to swallow on Wednesday was the news that an agreed upon sign-and-trade with the Kings for Bogdan Bogdanovic was apparently not agreed upon by Bogdanovic, putting an end to the deal.
In: (1) Anthony Edwards; (23) Leandro Bolmaro; (28) Jaden McDaniels; Ricky Rubio
Out: (17) Aleksej Pokusevski; James Johnson
The Wolves were in the unenviable position of selecting first in a draft without a clear No. 1. Every top prospect came with flaws, and Edwards is no different. He fills a position of need next to Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell, but all three could fall short of the top-tier talent you want from them.
Turning the No. 17 pick into Rubio and two late-round picks in a draft that has value there makes sense, even if I do not love the money left on Rubio's deal or the risk that comes with Bolmaro and McDaniels.
In: (13) Kira Lewis Jr.; 2023 lottery-protected first-round pick (from New Orleans); 2024 second-round pick (from Charlotte); future second-round pick (from Utah)
Out: (24) R.J. Hampton; (42) Nick Richards
Lewis is a solid pick at No. 13. He brings incredible potential as a playmaker and scorer alongside Lonzo Ball at the guard position, even if his defense may never come. The Pelicans continued to add to their war chest of draft assets, although they may regret trading out of the opportunity to nab Hampton at No. 24.
In: (8) Obi Toppin; (25) Immanuel Quickley; 2023 second-round pick (from L.A. Clippers)
Out: (23) Leandro Bolmaro
I love the idea of a New York City kid with an ultra-exciting game playing in Madison Square Garden. I do not love the fact that Toppin is a 22-year-old who The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor described as "a brutal pick-and-roll defender." The Quickley pick is another conundrum. New president of basketball operations Leon Rose's relationship with John Calipari is well known, which makes you wonder whether the Kentucky coach is rightfully higher on Quickley than scouting reports have suggested or if he sold Rose a bill of goods.
In: Al Horford; (17) Aleksej Pokusevski; (34) Theo Maledon; (37) Vít Krejčí; 2025 first-round pick (from Philadelphia); James Johnson
Out: Danny Green; (53) Cassius Winston; future second-round pick (to Washington)
The Thunder finally landed Horford a few years too late, although I would not be surprised to see a resurgent season from the five-time All-Star. That contract is tough to swallow, but who else are they going to pay? More importantly, OKC GM Sam Presti flipped Green into a first-round pick and a second-rounder — shortly after acquiring Green for Schröder and the No. 28 pick. More moves came, and when all was said and done, the Thunder drafted a trio of projects with the Nos. 17, 34 and 37 picks. Presti has built a cache of draft assets, so much attention will be paid to his success with his first three cracks at it this season.
In: (15) Cole Anthony
Anthony's stock fell significantly during an injury-plagued freshman season at North Carolina, but I would not give up on him emerging as a top-10 talent from this draft. He is not so different from Markelle Fultz, and if one of those guys emerges as a lead playmaker, that is welcome news for a Magic team that has long whiffed on point guards. And if both develop as they could, their games could still complement each other.
Daryl Morey left his mark on his first draft night as Philadelphia's president of basketball operations. (Visual China Group via Getty Images)
In: Danny Green; Seth Curry; (21) Tyrese Maxey; (49) Isaiah Joe; (58) Paul Reed
Out: Al Horford; Josh Richardson; 2025 first-round pick; (34) Theo Maledon; (36) Tyler Bey
At first glance, the thought of trading a future first-round pick and two high second-round picks with Horford and Richardson for Green and Curry can give you a brain freeze. But in one night, new president of basketball operations Daryl Morey addressed Philadelphia's biggest need, acquiring a bounty of shooters and scorers to (hopefully) fill the gaps around Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid. A roster that made no sense is coming into view.
In: (10) Jalen Smith
The Suns kind of just did the Cameron Johnson thing again. Smith may well become a productive stretch forward, but his defensive limitations make him a reach at No. 10 and a more awkward fit alongside DeAndre Ayton. They may live to regret not taking Haliburton, who could have developed under Chris Paul as a future running mate for Devin Booker while still contributing in three-guard lineups straightaway.
In: (46) C.J. Elleby
Portland had already traded out of its first-round pick (and one next year) to acquire Robert Covington earlier in the week, so the Blazers were left only with their second-round pick. They took Elleby, a 6-foot-6 wing who produced nearby at Washington State for two seasons. That should be enough to trust in GM Neil Olshey's ability to identify talent in the draft, but Portland's search for wing help is going on a decade.
In: (12) Tyrese Haliburton; (40) Robert Woodard II; (43) Jahmi'us Ramsey; 2021 second-round pick (from Houston); 2022 second-round pick (from Memphis); cash considerations
Out: (35) Xavier Tillman; (52) Kenyon Martin Jr.
Hey, the Kings had a good draft. New GM Monte McNair was fortunate Haliburton fell to him. He is an ideal complement to De'Aaron Fox in a backcourt that also features Buddy Hield's sharpshooting. Woodard is widely considered a steal at No. 40, and Ramsey is a fun developmental gamble three picks later. Not only that, but Sacramento picked up two future assets in the process and most importantly did nothing dumb.
In: (11) Devin Vassell; (41) Tre Jones
The Spurs did what they always do, drafting a pair of not-super-sexy but high-character guys who should develop into two-way contributors. Both represent solid value at their draft slot, and we can add them to a list of players who may form San Antonio's future backcourt, along with Derrick White, Dejounte Murray, Bryn Forbes and Lonnie Walker. At the very least, Vassell and Jones will help win games at some point.
In: (29) Malachi Flynn; (59) Jalen Harris
Depending on whether or not VanVleet leaves in free agency, Flynn will either be his understudy or future replacement, although he lacks the same physicality. At worst, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound point guard gives Toronto depth at the position behind Kyle Lowry. Harris is a bit longer, but not so different. Another transfer who produced offensively as a junior for a mid-major school, he is the traditional shot in the dark at No. 59, but who am I to question a Toronto front office that has proven to consistently find gems late in the draft.
In: (27) Udoka Azubuike; (39) Elijah Hughes; cash; future considerations
Out: Tony Bradley; (38) Saben Lee; future second-round pick (to New Orleans)
The Jazz stretched for Azubuike, a bruising 7-footer whose fit in the modern game is uncertain. That could change if he develops into a high-end defender and potential replacement for Rudy Gobert down the line. Hughes, however, is a prototypical wing for this era, capable of creating offense and knocking down shots. Defense is also a question with Hughes, but he is a willing worker, and 39th feels like the right spot for him.
In: (9) Deni Avdija; (53) Cassius Winston; future second-round pick (from Oklahoma City)
Out: (37) Vít Krejčí
Avdija has a chance to be a top-three player in the draft, and the Wizards were fortunate he fell to them at No. 9. Washington needs wings (and a lot of other help) around Bradley Beal and John Wall, and Avdija could become a special one. Even at 19 years old, his professional experience overseas and keen understanding of the game — both as a playmaker and defender — should help him contribute right away.
Likewise, Winston was a no-brainer late in the second round. He may be undersized at the point guard position, but he is a skilled scorer and high-IQ playmaker who will bring a chip on his shoulder to D.C.
Ben Rohrbach is a staff writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at rohrbach_ben@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @brohrbach
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"Unleash the Psychic in You: Understanding Your Spiritual Gifts"
As a spirited teacher and healer, Sunny Dawn Johnston has helped thousands of people from across the country find their inner truth. Sunny was a gifted child and has since devoted her life to the enhancement of her natural gifts and to the application of these skills with humanity. Sunny has become widely known and respected as an Internationally known intuitive, medium and spiritual teacher. Her dynamic methods effectively reach out to help people to help themselves.
She is a regular guest in television, radio and print, and a columnist for an online newspaper (out2news) and an Arizona magazine coming soon (Spanglish Times). Sunny also hosts two of her own internet talk radio shows – Sunlight at Night on Achieve radio, and Living your Light on Contact talk radio. Sunny also volunteers as a psychic investigator for the international organization FIND ME. In December 2003, Sunny opened a beautiful teaching and healing center in Glendale, Ariz., and Sunlight Alliance was created.
At Edge Life Expo 2006, Sunny will help you to unleash your psychic skills. She will guide you to explore the true power within you and teach you to listen to your angels and guides in each and every moment. You will leave with a better understanding of why you are here and how your psychic gifts can support your dreams. Several free meditation CDs created by Sunny and her angels and guides will be available.
She spoke with Edge Life by phone from her office in Arizona.
Sunny Dawn Johnston: I was born in Cheyenne, Wyo. I was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it's kind of a tie between there and Arizona for where I have lived longest. I lived about the same amount of time in both places.
What are your memories of Utah?
SDJ: I was raised in a metaphysical household in Salt Lake City, so my memories were that it was a great place to grow up in, but I learned a lot about judgment and tolerance.
Did you accept metaphysical ideas of your parents right away as a youngster?
SDJ: My mother and my father both were raised Mormon, coming from Salt Lake City, and they left the church when they were young, before I was born. My mom went through all different types of religions growing up, trying to find what was true for her, and so she never really pushed anything on me. But growing up in that environment, the Mormon religion was very much forced on me from everyone at school.
Spirituality was very much something that was within me. I started seeing spirits around or feeling energies that I wasn't quite sure what they were. I talked to my mom about them, and then she gave me guidance and direction at that point, but she never said, "This is the way you need to look at things." So it was a great environment in that sense, because she supported me along my way.
How did your personal experiences fit in with regard to your peers?
SDJ: They didn't. That's where I learned judgment. I found that as long as I kept it to myself, things were fine, but when I would tell other people, not so good. First of all, they all knew that I didn't go to church in a state where 99 percent of the population was Morman. I didn't fit in in many ways. When I started sharing that we had a ghost in our house and I would talk to it, everyone would just roll their eyes and think I was crazy. So I learned how to keep quiet and I learned how to try to blend in.
Fortunately for me, blending in doesn't work too well, so it really taught me a lot of strength and a lot of courage. I just stepped out of that and just said, "This is who I am and this is the way it is."
Well, at least you didn't try to conform to the majority.
SDJ: You know, I went to church a few times when I was young and I literally would get sick. It just did not feel right to me. All of my family is Mormon everywhere, and they all tried to make me go to church or told me that if I didn't go that bad things would happen. It was a really good lesson for me in knowing what's true for me, even if everyone around me didn't agree.
What is the main idea you'll be stressing during your talk at Edge Life Expo?
SDJ: I'm going to talk about understanding your spiritual gifts and finding the psychic or the intuitive in you. As I was growing up, I knew I had these abilities, but everything on the outside said they weren't real or that they were bad or they were the devil. It's important for me to teach people that everyone has these gifts. People who are very religious and don't even believe in it have intuition. They have a gut feeling. I will teach how to tap into your connection with your angels and your guides and listen to the guidance that's around you always, even though you may have been taught from a young age to not necessarily believe it.
Why should someone take the time out of their busy schedule to come and hear your talk?
SDJ: Because it's going to be so much fun! I like to do hands-on exercises, so first of all it will create an awareness that we are intuitive, and it will empower people and give them the awareness of their gifts and the awareness of how Spirit is working with us every minute of every day. We're told that we have thousands of messages coming to us every day, and most people don't catch many of those. It will be a fun and insightful workshop helping you learn how to discern what your strongest attributes are and how those messages are coming to you so that you can see them more clearly.
If you were coming to hear your own talk, what question would you have for the speaker on this topic?
SDJ: My question would probably be, "How can I create a better relationship withy my angels and guides?"
How would you answer yourself?
SDJ: Meditation is very important – getting quiet, getting still. People get very intimidated by the word "meditation." They think there's a right or a wrong way to do it. Meditation can be sitting out in nature, just focusing on breath, when you're in a line in the grocery store and you just stand there focusing on love or peace. That really is meditation. When you get the intimidation out of the way of having to do it "right," then you open yourself up to catch those thousands of messages that are coming in. Meditation is the key to making a connection with your angels and guides, and even deceased loved ones, if you're wanting to connect with them.
SDJ: My life purpose is to help guide and support people in finding their truth, the truth that lies within them.
Who was your greatest inspiration to leading you to your purpose?
SDJ: My greatest inspiration is my mother, I think. She has really been my support system and encouraged me to be who I was, even when I didn't fit in. She always gave me that unconditional love of, "Yeah, you look different. Yeah, you think different. And, you know what? That's perfect, it's OK." My mother gave me the tools once I learned that that's what I wanted, and she gave me the understanding that it was OK to be who I was. That was the greatest gift I could have received.
What is the greatest misconception among the general public about psychic ability?
SDJ: The greatest misconception is that people don't believe they have it within themselves. They think it's something that only certain people have or that it's something that is outside of them. Everyone is psychic and everyone can learn how to tune in.
What was the one thing you didn't expect about opening up your own healing center?
SDJ: Spirit just kept telling me, "You need to create a space for this." And I did. We built this healing center and it was like the movie Field of Dreams. I built the space and people just showed up. I had 10 students, and for my grand opening two months later, more than 100 people came. What I didn't expect was how quickly people would find me. I knew that it was the right thing to do it and I knew that the universe would take care of it, but I didn't expect how fast it happened.
SDJ: The most rewarding aspect is really seeing people connect and watching people grow within and find that trust within themselves, that self-worth. It's rewarding to help people find the tools that allow them to trust themselves and know that they can find the answers within, because that's where the answers are. When that little light bulb goes on and their life starts to change from that moment on, that is the greatest gift.
SDJ: My favorite word is "create."
Why did you choose to be a part of Edge Life Expo?
SDJ: I've been a part of it for several years and I love the people there. There is an intention and energy of all the people coming together with like minds and like purposes, and I don't feel a sense of competition. I feel a sense of connection and I feel a sense of community. There are not many expos like it that are as well put together and as fulfilling on many different levels. I come back to it every year, because the people are so open and willing to find themselves.
SDJ: The children. The children are growing into their spirits and not following and not conforming and not going with what people have told them to do. They're very spirited.
The other great sign that is a major change since I've been teaching is the number of men who are stepping into their spirituality. In spiritual classes, you used to have one man to 20 women. Now we have at least 25 percent men. And now the men are coming with children. And the children are teaching us. They're so spiritually aware and evolved, and I believe that with the energy that's coming through them, the planet is going to change.
SDJ: One of the people I look up to is Louise Hay. She's been an inspiration since I was very young, because I read her books. She really taught me how to believe in myself and honor myself and love myself. From where she started and now has a huge publishing company, she's a great example of what one person can do.
SDJ: My favorite movie is Grease.
What is your favorite song, and is it from that movie?
SDJ: My favorite song is the Gayatri Mantra by Deva Premal.
What's the big question that we, as human beings, should be asking ourselves at this time?
SDJ: We should be asking ourselves what we are doing to make a difference.
Describe what you felt when you were in the most memorable place you've ever visited.
SDJ: Koh Larn, Pattaya, Thailand, an island right off of Phuket. We had to take a two-hour boat ride out there. There were like 28 people who lived on the island. You could rent this little room with a very thin mattress on the floor and a fan for $10. My husband and I had taken my 4-month-old baby to the island with a whole bunch of people. In time, everybody left. We just fell so much in love with that place that we wanted to stay overnight. We found out they had a room to rent above the only restaurant on the whole island. We stayed there with a Thai family. We couldn't communicate verbally, but we sat there with them for three hours enjoying each other's company. They had a baby who was a little bit older than my son.
The feeling that I had was how connected we are on a soul level to people with whom we don't even need to speak. I felt like I knew that whole family without any verbal communication at all. It was just heart communication with new friends – on an island where nobody really had anything, no phones, no televisions. They lived very simply and it was so peaceful. That was a great gift.
For more information on Sunny Dawn Johnston, visit www.sunnydawnjohnston.com or www.sunlightalliance.com.


BETHESDA, Md. - Oct. 2, 2018 // PRNewswire // - Aloft Hotels, in partnership with Universal Music Group & Brands (UMGB), the brand strategy division of Universal Music Group (UMG), today announces the three finalists of the Americas chapter of the global Project: Aloft Star artist discovery competition. The competition from Marriott International's hotel brand for music lovers and music makers and the accompanying Project: Aloft Star Tour, a five-city international tour of UMG's emerging artists, is part of Marriott International's global partnership with UMG, the world leader in music-based entertainment, which has evolved to include a focus on emerging talent.
"This diverse group of finalists is the reason we developed Project: Aloft Star – to give all types of vibrant, emerging talent the platform to be recognized," said Toni Stoeckl, Global Brand Leader, Aloft Hotels, and Vice President, Distinctive Select Brands for Marriott International. "Being able to support music makers in a way that could change the trajectory of their life is what makes this year's Project: Aloft Star program truly special. What's more, the program also gives our music lover guests a moment of discovery when they travel by giving them the opportunity to get up close and personal with the next big thing in music."
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27-year-old German graphics designer, model and Full Tilt Poker pro Sandra 'Black Mamba' Naujoks took home the European Poker Tour Dortmund trophy and the Euro 917 000 winner's prize over the weekend after an exciting heads up with fellow German Holger Kanisch, a 27-year-old economic science student at the University of Wuppertal.
The heads up was the culmination of a Euro 5 000 buy-in competition in Naujok's home city that pulled in 667 entrants and generated a prize pool of Euro 3 335 000, with all but one of the final eight tablers winning six-figure paydays.
The win gives Naujok's $280 622 career win stats a huge boost and adds lustre to a cv that already boasts a series of 2008 tournament cashes, including a ninth placing at EPT Budapest, a win in the CAPT Baden Open/Poker EM , Baden, a tenth place in the Bodensee Poker Championships and a fifth place at the 2008 CAPT Graz Open, Graz all late last year.
When the final table action started, Naujoks, a cool, smart and controlled player, was relatively low on the chip count totem pole, facing Holger Kanisch, Marc Gork, Johan Storakers, Mike McDonald, Luca Pagano, William Thorson and Cengizcan Ulusu across the felt. But she steadily improved her position as other players fell by the wayside, eventually starting the heads up with Kanisch on almost even chip counts. One great hand in which her pocket aces beat her opponent's pocket jacks changed her fortunes dramatically at an early stage, enabling her to double up to over $5 million and giving her sufficient advantage to hold and beat Kanisch at the end of the day.
Kanisch put up a gallant and talented fight, at one time drawing even, and thoroughly deserved his second placing cheque for Euro 533 000.
Naujoks win made her only the second female winner of an EPT - the UK's Vicky Coren has the respect for being the first female to win EPT honours.


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With only five bands on the playbill for Saturday night, I didn't know what to expect. I'll tell you what I got though…five bands playing their A@#es off for a chance to be one in four for the night to move on to the quarterfinals. The crowd was rowdy as hell on Saturday and Nonewillfall didn't calm them down one bit. Their heavy rock set the stage for the rest of the night - 923band.com Potty Mouff Nov 30th 2005
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NoneWillFall brought a new dynamic; laying down an energetic set that left everyone up front and center with hands raised in salute. - bodog music.com
NoneWillFall-Divided We Stand(2008)
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We started in the summer of '00 by rocking out to cover songs. Played our first live show 3 weeks after we started, actually had great turnout and rocked. The need for original music soon came . We started to write for our demo ep"running for the razors'. When we had the demo done we handed out around 800 for free, worldwide. The demo had 4 songs on it. We played local shows in our area for a few months, and started to make a name. IN Nov of 2002 we were nominated for a MIDWEST MUSIC AWARD in the best rock category....2nd. We also were able to open for 70's So.Rock band MOLLY HATCHET, won those fans over also. Due to another 10-12 bands with the same name we had to change it to NoneWillFall. Again played shows for the rest of 2002 and 1st half of 2003 including placing 3rd of 20 at the 96.7willrock battle-0-bands2003, Also broke into the CHICAGO suburbs at clubs such as CHAMPS, JJ KELLY'S, Martini's, OASIS 160 and so on. Started our full length cd in the summer of 2003. We played a string of Benefits over the summer while we recorded. The cd was finished on DEC 27 2003. The year 2004 had us going regional. Multiple dates at THE RAVE in milwakee, WI. Playing with bands such as KITTIE and JACKYL. In 2004 we placed 2nd in the 94.7thezone battle-0-bands. We'll start 2005 by opening the show for ALTERBRIDGE in Milwaukee, WI and start writing our 2005 e.p. At this years 94.7zone we once again placed 2nd overall of all the bands. We also finally got in to the city (chicago) to start playing. The first time out was US BEER CO with more to follow. We also have made a visit to O'MALLEY's in the southside. In Nov of 2005 we will start the first round of the EMERGENZA contest. For the first round of the EMERGENZA fest we placed 1st in round 1. Our cd is available at many retail stores such as SAM GOODY...TOWER RECORDS....BORDERS....and online at itunes.com....target.com....cdbaby.com.....virginmega.com...and more. By the end of 2005, we got our first radioplay on 97.9WLUP. IN the EMERGENZA band battle we placed 1st in round 2. That is two cosecutive 1st place finishes. And now to the DOUBLE DOOR.

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Bill Windsor of Lawless America has made the first cut and has been asked to commit to come to Dallas, Texas on March 6 to be interviewed for a new reality show.
The new TV show will feature 20 documentary directors competinbg against each other to win the competition and receive the funding for their documentary film.
Lawless America now has four different possibilities for funding the movie and working to get Lawless America a weekly television series.
It's nice to have several possibilities.
Bill will be in Dallas on March 6, and he will plan to film some important stories in Houston and Florida during the trip.
We hope the movie will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, but Bill will have to give up that control should he be invited to be in the cast.
The new TV show will be in production from mid-March to June, and Bill will have to relocate to Los Angeles for that period.
The 50-state road trip was completed in 217 days. Here is the itinerary for Lawless America...the Movie. The road trip started in Atlanta and headed North and traveled counterclockwise around the country. Upon the return to Atlanta, Bill Windsor flew to Hawaii and spent one day in Olympia Washington and Portland Oregon. An Alaska trip is still pending.
For those who were unable to travel to the capital, you can still appear in the videos by recording your own video or by being interviewed on camera by Bill Windsor using a webcam and Skype (as lojng as you aren't a liar, a member of a hate group, or otherwise disqualified). Webcams are available on loan to those who need one for their interview.


Austin's culinary scene is losing another resource: On Monday, April 17, chef-owners Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher announced the impending closure of Métier Cook's Supply.
The decision to close the quaint kitchen supply and cookbook shop on South First Street was fueled by the husband-and-wife team's desire to concentrate on their acclaimed restaurant Lenoir, located next door.
"Interest and demand at the restaurant have increased in the three years we've been operating both businesses, and we're now at a point where we feel it would be in our best interest to focus our attention on [Lenoir's] growth," reads a statement from Métier.
While the closure may be disheartening for professional and home cooks alike, Duplechan and Maher aren't sad — something new for the prime spot is already in the works.
"We've been very fortunate to develop relationships with talented makers and with other cooks in Austin who are looking for well-crafted tools," says the duo. "It has been an absolute pleasure to meet so many people in our Austin community, and we plan to continue in that vein with our new use of the space."
Now's the time to visit the store, as everything is 40 percent off. A final date for Métier has not yet been released.


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Q: Connection pooling in java using c3p0 I want to using c3p0 for connection pooling in none-web application java program that i wrote. I used traditional singleton connection and I am not satisfied with its performance, so I decided to go for connection pooling. I take a look at c3p0 website and here is what they told about using c3p0:
ComboPooledDataSource cpds = new ComboPooledDataSource();
cpds.setDriverClass( "org.postgresql.Driver" ); //loads the jdbc driver
cpds.setJdbcUrl( "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/testdb" );
cpds.setUser("swaldman");
cpds.setPassword("test-password");

// the settings below are optional -- c3p0 can work with defaults
cpds.setMinPoolSize(5);
cpds.setAcquireIncrement(5);
cpds.setMaxPoolSize(20);

// The DataSource cpds is now a fully configured and usable pooled DataSource

I want to know how could i use that for ms sql windows authentication connection, but I could not figure it how? Also how can I set my query through that connection? It seems that using connection pooling is a whole different world than traditional database connection and I am new to that.
Here is what i figure out:
public class DatabaseManager {

    private static DataSource dataSource;
    private static final String DRIVER_NAME;
    private static final String URL;
    private static final String UNAME;
    private static final String PWD;
    private static final String dbName;

    static {

        dbName="SNfinal";
        DRIVER_NAME = "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver";
        URL = "jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;" +
                      "databaseName="+dbName+";integratedSecurity=true";
        UNAME = "";
        PWD = "";
        dataSource = setupDataSource();
    }
    public static Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
        return dataSource.getConnection();
    }

    private static DataSource setupDataSource() {
        ComboPooledDataSource cpds = new ComboPooledDataSource();
        try {
            cpds.setDriverClass(DRIVER_NAME);
        } catch (PropertyVetoException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        cpds.setJdbcUrl(URL);
        cpds.setUser(UNAME);
        cpds.setPassword(PWD);
        cpds.setMinPoolSize(1000);
        cpds.setAcquireIncrement(1000);
        cpds.setMaxPoolSize(20000);
        return cpds;
    }
    public static ResultSet executeQuery(String SQL, String dbName)
    {
        ResultSet rset = null ;

        try {
            Connection con=DatabaseManager.getConnection();
               Statement st = con.createStatement(ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
               rset = st.executeQuery(SQL);

        }
        catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
            System.exit(0);
        }

        return rset;
     }

    public static void executeUpdate(String SQL, String dbName)
    {

        try {
            Connection con=DatabaseManager.getConnection();
               Statement st = con.createStatement();
               st.executeUpdate(SQL);

        }

        catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
            System.exit(0);
        }
     }

}

When I use this class it works well for around 2000 queries, after that it stop working with some exceptions related to resource allocation!

A: if you are evolving an application from using a single cached Connection to using a Connection pool, the main thing you have to do is...
1) do not store any Connections as static or member variables of objects. store only a reference to the DataSource, cpds is the code sample above;
2) each time you need to use a Connection, call getConnection() on the the pool-backed DataSource;
3) be sure to close() the Connection after each use, reliably (i.e. in a finally block with each resource close wrapped in its own try/catch or, if your codebase is Java 7, via try-with-resources). if you don't, you'll eventually leak Connections and exhaust the pool. c3p0 has some hacks to help you with that, but the best advice is not to write leaky code.
however you authenticate to acquire a single Connection should be how you authenticate via the pool. do you have to do something special or unusual to authenticate in your environment?

So, big big problems.
First some odds and ends: System.exit(0) is a bad way to respond to Exceptions. Your methods accept a dbName parameter that has no function.
But the big, huge, bad problem is that you do no resource cleanup whatsoever. Your executeQuery and executeUpdate methods open Connections and then fail to close() them. That will lead to resource leaks in short order. If you want to open Connection inside methods like these, you have to return them in some manner so that they can be close()ed after use. That will get cumbersome. You can redefine the methods to accept Connecion objects, that is, something like...
ResultSet executeQuery( Connection con, String query ) {
  ...
}

...or better yet, just let your clients use the JDBC api directly, which will in fact be much simpler than using your execute methods that in fact do very little.
If you're codebase is Java 7, try-with-resources is a convenient way to ensure JDBC resources are cleaned up. If not, you'll have to use explicit finally clauses (with the calls to close() inside finally nested in their own try/catches).
As for the Exceptions you're seeing, their messages are pretty clear about the cause. You are using ResultSets after they have been close()ed. The question is why. I don't have a simple answer, but in general you are not being very clean about resource clean-up; I suspect that is the problem. I'm surprised you manage to get 2000 queries to ever run with this code, since you are leaking Connections and should have run out. So there are some mysteries. But one way or another, you are occasionally trying to use ResultSets after they have been close()ed, probably by some other Thread. Maybe you are doing something non-obvious to close() Connections, like using resultSet.getStatement(),getConnection() to find the resource you need to close(), and then close()ing the Connection before you've finished working with the ResultSet?
Good luck!


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Also: Dunstable Downs, Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre, Whipsnade Zoo, Totternhoe Knolls, Grebe Canal Cruises, Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Ouzel Meadows, Leighton Lady Cruises, Pitstone Windmill, C2 Gallery, Dropshort Marsh, Woburn Abbey, Ascott House, Snakes and Ladders at Bedfordshire, Toddington Manor Gardens, Leighton Linslade Virtual Museum.
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Q: Returning Search Results in Rails I am having a problem implementing a special kind of search for my Rails application. I am working on an achievement system where you can search for a set of users in a search form (e.g., the query being "Ross, Adam, Jake") and it returns all of the common achievements that the users have unlocked (e.g., if users Ross, Adam, and Jake all had an achievement named "You are winner!"). I have three tables, one for achievements, one for users, and a join table. We have tested the associations and such, so we know that works.
My first idea was to put the search terms in an array and get the search results for each item in the array and place them into respective "search result arrays". Then, I was thinking to go through each item in search result array 1 to see if it appears in both of the other result arrays. The objects that appear in all three of the search result arrays would be returned and displayed on a page.
Is there an easy way to implement this without writing a bunch of my own code? Are there some functions I should know about? Any help will be appreciated!

A: Well, both Ransack and it's predecessor (MetaSearch) are useful gems for creating complex search forms.
In general I think you want to do something like select distinct achievement ids for user ids in an array. Off the top of my head I'm not quite sure how you should write it... others may know.
Look at the documentation on MetaSearch (more established) and see if you see a pattern that fits, if not check Ransack (more advanced).

A: You can use some autocomplete plugin for user names and convert the names to ids on the fly, that way you won't have to deal with converting user names to ids in backend later.
For common achievements, if a user can have a achievement only once, aggregating the results in join table and counting the results with achievement ids would be the way to go.
You can provide more details for a more detailed answer. :)

A: You can use Sunspot which is allows easy solr integration with Ruby and Rails


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2012 APA-W5 used car mystery shopper investigation
Posted by [email protected] | Apr 15, 2012 | Automotive | 0 |
Highway 401 west of the Don Valley Parkway/Highway 404 junction. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
For this year's investigation, the APA mystery shoppers visited 20 used car sellers in the Greater Toronto Area. The shoppers were accompanied by an expert mechanic and all visits were recorded on W5's cameras. The APA shoppers looked for popular vehicles selling at low prices; this year, the most common models shopped were the Honda Fit and Civic, and Toyota Corolla and Matrix. Sellers were evaluated for the accuracy of their representations. Verbal and advertising representations made about the vehicles offered for sale were double checked by the APA's expert mechanic and by searching in third-party databases.
Two of the misrepresented salvage cars came from Stark Metal and Iron – a wrecking yard. Among the so-called private sellers, four out of seven had advertised five or more cars from the same phone number over a three month period.
One was a licensed dealer who tried to slip the APA shoppers a car with a slipping clutch. One appeared to be a private party, but he concealed the fact that his car was a rebuilt insurance write-off.
Several "private" advertisers contacted by the APA quickly identified themselves as auto dealers over the phone. One "private" advertiser made an appointment to meet the mystery shoppers at a residential address in Thornhill, and showed up with a used Honda Accord sedan sporting a dealer plate. In Ontario, a dealer is not supposed to sell from a residential address.
The APA has discovered that the worst curber cars it shopped this year and in previous investigations shared some common elements:
Selling for a low, often below-market price on websites like Kijiji
Rebuilt wrecks sold by insurance companies to salvage yards and resold at auto auctions (in one case this year, the car was still registered in the name of the auction or a related company when shopped by the APA)
A dealer, recycler, or autobody shop in the background that appears to be working with the curbsider, who is a sort of front person for the selling activity.
The private seller (i.e. curber) can arrange for a safety standards certificate and emissions test for the buyer. In some cases, the curber asked only for a copy of the buyer's driver's licence and insurance to complete the sale.
The investigation raised questions about government oversight and the integrity of the salvage rebuilding and re-inspection process; two of the cars shown to the APA shoppers had yet to pass a structural inspection and were still classified as "unfit," yet they were being shown by private individuals. For one of the cars still classified as "unfit," the seller's garage issued the APA shopper a safety standards certificate.
Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/WFive/20120413/w5-apa-investigation-toronto-120414/?s_name=W5#ixzz1s8CDadC1
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2C-D is de afkorting die gegeven wordt aan 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylfenethylamine, een synthetisch fenethylamine (designer drug) met relatief weinig bekendheid. Het is een psychoactieve drug die in Duitsland tijdens de jaren 1980 onder de naam LE-25 getest werd door de onderzoeksgroep van Hanscarl Leuner als hulpmiddel in de psychotherapie.

Effecten
Alexander Shulgin beschreef de werking van 2C-D in PiHKAL en raadde een dosis van 20–60 mg aan (8 MU). De stof wordt beschreven als een mild psychedelicum met een korte werking (4 tot 6 h) en weinig neveneffecten.

Wetgeving
 België: Niet expliciet vermeld in de wet
 Nederland: Niet expliciet vermeld in de Opiumwet
 Verenigde Staten: Niet expliciet vermeld maar vervolging is mogelijk via de Federal Analogue Act

Externe links
  2C-D in PiHKAL (#23)
  Nederlandse Opiumwet, Lijst I

Literatuur
  2003. Hallucinogens: a Forensic Drug Handbook - Academic Press.
  2000. PiHKAL - Transform Press - 5th printing.

Psychedelische fenylethylamine
Anisolderivaat

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Planning Permission was obtained to demolish the original chalet style house on this site in the Old Bearsden Conservation Area and replace it with a larger 'villa' containing three apartments.
Each apartment has a main door entrance and is designed with generous proportions, large windows and a high quality specification including Bulthaup kitchens and Duravit bathrooms.
Externally finished in natural sandstone and copper under a natural slate roof the 'villa' sits comfortably on the large landscaped plot and in keeping with the immediate arcadian context.


The Silver Flute line offers exceptional value, build quality, and versatility.
The woofer cones and dust caps are made from a special mixture of wool and paper fibers. These wool fibers help reduce cone resonance, and give the woofers a slightly warmer sound than traditional paper cones.
The woofers have durable rubber surrounds and robust cast metal frames. The large voice coils are vented through the back plate.
These Silver Flute woofers are available in 4, 8, and 16 ohm.
Consider this product for home stereo, surround sound, autosound systems, and commercial line arrays.
Please look at the mechanical specifications carefully as terms like 5", 6.5", and 8" are generalizations.
This is one of a three part review. One for this woofer, one for the ScanSpeak D2608/9130 tweeter and one for the LEAP design service by Madisound.
I had a pair of .75 cu ft MTM cabinets lying around from a years old non-finished project. I also had a pair of these Silver Flute W17RC38-08 woofers not used. I decided to order another pair of the Silver Flutes and, using some old Euro tweeters assemble the speakers s a MTM design just to see what they would sound like. I crossed them over at 2 khz. They did not sound too bad at all.
I have always liked these Silver Flutes because they have a soft yet detailed sound to them. I like natural fiber speakers and do not like poly or aluminum cones.
I decided to upgrade the old tweeters so I emailed Madisound asking for a recommendation for new tweeters with a $50 price point each. Adam at Madisound suggested stretching my budget to $75.00 and get the ScanSpeak tweeters, which I did. The minute I installed them the speakers came alive. I was amazed at how good they sounded. That was a good upgrade so I decided to push the design a little farther still by using a correctly designed crossover.
I am no expert at crossovers so I had Madisound do a LEAP design for the ScanSpeak tweeters and the Silver Flute woofers. Then I had them assemble the crossovers using quality parts.
I ported the speakers with a 3" port 5.5 inches long. The speakers sit 20" off the floor on metal stands I designed and a metal artist friend of mine made. This puts the tweeters at ear level when one is sitting listening to them.
Once the new crossovers and tweeters were installed all I can say is wow, do these sound good. Very smooth. Vocals are astounding. I can listen to them for hours. I hear things I never heard before in my music. I do have a sub-woofer but only use it on older recordings as older recordings seem to lack bass.
I want to thank Madisound (and Adam) for their help and guidance. I highly recommend these woofers. You don't see these to much in a MTM design, but they work well like this. Buy them, you won't regret it.
Purchased this for car audio, needed a woofer to replace my existing setup. Read many good things about it so I figured hey its 30 dollars. Installed them and all I can say is WOW! they provide a warm, rich detailed sound that isn't piercing when turned up. Some reviewers say they do not get loud but in fact they do . Smooth and very well built; I was surprised on how heavy the motor structure was. Highly Recommended!!!
Very well built for money.
This is probably the most underestimated mid-woofer available. Very easy to work with and highly recommended for those starting out in crossover design but still want high quality sound quality. Nice mids and sufficient bass for this size of driver. You can cross high enough to use an inexpensive tweeter. I very much doubt you will regret this purchase at this price. If I was going to pick on anything it would be the lack of distance between the screw hole and the outer edge of the driver but they even supply the mounting screws.
'Great build and exceptional value! The mid range is very smooth almost ghost like. Perfect for crossover-less designs very smooth roll-off without being (honky) that many crossover-less designs give. They don't quite match the SPL they are rated at but just a tad under and the low end is quite dramatic until 80 Hz and then it rolls off pretty quickly. No problem if you use a sub or use this as a mid bass which I did and it's perfect not too much crosstalk on either side so crossing over is very forgiving. If you are building your first speakers or don't have much knowledge of building crossovers these are great! Very forgiving!' Review by jason baker. Posted by Madisound.
'A really nice woofer for the money!! The build quality is very nice, a great looking cast aluminum frame. Used a pair of these in a two way design and they are most pleasing to listen to. I found them to be very smooth with no harshness or being overly bright and a nice bass response. Easy to build a crossover for these sweeties. For the price range, one of the nicer 6 1/2's on the market, certainly don't need to cross them low for quality sound! Madisound packed them well and the woofers come in a really nice Styrofoam case that protects them well. I was surprised at how hefty these woofers are. A GOOD Product!' Review by Jerry Anderson. Posted by Madisound.
'Replaced my Bang and Olufsen RL 140's four original woofers with these, and wow am I pleased with the results! Great fit and great sound. Thanks very much.' Review by Matt Fry. Posted by Madisound.
A real steal at the price.


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The image above shows some pictures of my high-school robotics project. A team of three, we were given complete freedom in designing and building our final project.
Although most of the students in our class had decided to stick to the popular concept of a robot, we chose to design a rather unconventional robot: Instead of having one robot-unit, consisting of a censor, processing unit and vehicle - we decided to disunite our system to several independent modules and components.
The first component is the processing unit. We used a standard personal computer for this, while our only alternative was a simple processing unit, based on a semi-assembly language. Using the simple processing unit meant no means of debugging, no high-level programming language and, most importantly, a tight limit on RAM memory. Obviously, using a personal computer was a wise decision - We used C++ as the programming language and MSVC as our IDE and debugging environment.
We had two hardware modules in our project. The first is a toy car (Figure 2) with a remote control (Figure 1), which served as our vehicle-component. Since our main project goal was developing the algorithm itself, we decided to avoid mechanical work as much as possible. Accordingly, we didn't construct the car ourselves, but purchased a toy car. We disassembled the electronic part of the remote control, and connected it through electrical relays to a parallel-port cable. We then used the WinIO driver to access the parallel port, and control the car's actions. After a lot of work on this component, we had a fully extendable and usable library, which controlled the car's movement and rotation.
The second hardware module is our censer-component, which is actually a cheap webcam (Intel EasyPC Camera, Figure 4). Again, we had to write some code in order to get access to the streaming picture from the camera. We attempted using libraries such as MS WIA and Twain, but ended up using Intel's free OpenCV library.
We now had input data (the pictures taken by the camera) and output methods (the car controller). The processing itself consisted of two algorithms: one is an object recognition algorithm, which detected objects in the input picture and returned their coordinates. Note that the coordinates were 2D coordinates, affected by the camera's perspective. Therefore, we transformed the coordinated into top-view coordinates. The second algorithm is an object navigation algorithm that decided how to move the car according to the object-coordinates calculated by the other algorithm.
The final result: A ball and the car are initially placed in random locations on a flat surface. Then, the camera is set so that the car and the ball are inside the camera's picture. Our program, a Win32 application (Figure 3), is started and the robot begins. The car automatically finds the ball, approaches it, rotates with it until it points at one of the corners and pushes the ball to the corner.
If you are interested in more information concerning the implementation of the robot, please contact me by mail at: elikez@gmx.net.
The team: Elik Eizenberg, Michael Seldin, Sasha Kravtsov


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The Methods Event offers an opportunity to focus on the "how" in a structured small-group setting. Discussion leaders will draw on their expertise to introduce and summarize selected methodologies, and then will facilitate dialogue within the small group. Topics range from tools used in the laboratory to those used in the field. They will include well-established methods and experimental innovations. The Methods Event is meant to help you to expand, refine, or rethink your methodological toolkit, whatever your career stage.
Discussion leaders will include: Alexandra Crosswell (University of California, San Francisco), Derek Isaacowitz (Northeastern University), Tamlin Conner (University of Otago, New Zealand), Tiffany Ho (Stanford University), Christian Waugh (Wake Forest University), Nicole Giuliani (University of Oregon), Heather Urry (Tufts University), Samira Shaikh (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Catherine Norris (Swarthmore College), Zakia Hammal (Carnegie Mellon University).
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