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Jets Finally Find Their Groove Against Struggling Broncos
Written By: Anthony Rushing
Published: Oct 7, 2018
The reeling Jets returned home to MetLife Stadium looking to put a stop to their losing ways. Their three-game losing streak opened the door for legitimate concerns about the team's focus. It also put head coach Todd Bowles back in the crossfire of his critics.
Facing concerns head-on can be a productive way of solving them. The Jets didn't have much of a choice after the beatdown they took last week in Jacksonville. It was either deal with their problems now or let them turn into the anchor that sinks their season.
By deciding to confront their growing list of concerns this week, the Jets went with the proactive route. This proved to be a good decision. They walloped the Denver Broncos with an impressive 34-16 win, Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
It was an all-around performance by the Jets. The defense and offense shook off a slow start to help get the team back in the win column. Once adjustments were made, both units began feeding off one another.
The run game has been missing from the Jets all season, until this week. Isaiah Crowell ran for franchise-record 219 yards, on 15 carries, with one touchdown. It was a second quarter, 77-yard run to the end zone which accounted for Crowell's touchdown. It was a clear indication there could be success had against Denver with a ground attack.
Bilal Powell chipped-in an additional 99 rushing yards of his own. But Crowell's performance was record-breaking. Crowell averaged 14.6 yards per carry, the highest average in a game by a player with at least 15 rush attempts in NFL history.
"We had to run the ball more and run the ball better," Bowles said. "I think that helped out a lot."
To put Gang Green's success on the ground into further perspective, ponder this:
Denver's defense came into this game allowing only 3.9 yards per rush attempt. They surrendered 4.9 yards per rush attempt to Powell. The Jets finished the day with a scary 8.5 yards per rush attempt, totaling 323 rushing yards.
There were plays in this game where Crowell and Powell looked unstoppable. Denver had no answer for how the Jets kept attacking their defense with runs up the middle.
Crowell, after the game gave props to the offensive line and offensive coordinator, Jeremy Bates, for his record-setting performance.
"It means a lot to me," said Crowell. "I just wanted to congratulate my O-line because without them, I wouldn't be able to do that. They were opening up holes all game, and I felt like JB (Jeremy Bates) basically committed to the run and I feel like our O-Line did their thing."
Since Crowell's 10-carry, 102-yard contribution, in the Jets week 1 win over Detroit, his numbers have been poor. It shouldn't be overlooked the Jets also loss their next three games. Kudos to Bates for realizing his offense needed to get their ground game going.
Crowell's huge touchdown run sparked a chain reaction which has been missing since week 1. Throughout their three-game skid, the Jets were plagued by momentum-killing plays. That wasn't the case against Denver.
Crowell's big touchdown run sparked the defense to force a punt. After getting the football back, quarterback Sam Darnold found Robby Anderson on a 76-yard bomb for a go-ahead touchdown. The Jets had scored 14 points in a little over three minutes of game time to ignite the home crowd.
The Broncos pulled to within 14-10, but that's as close as the Jets would let them get. Crowell and Powell continued to run Denver's defense off the field. And Darnold hit Anderson again on another gorgeous touchdown throw.
Leonard Williams led the defense with 2.5 sacks of quarterback Case Keenum. Williams and the Jets also made key early adjustments to contain Denver's dangerous running back, Phillip Lindsay.
"The game is full of adjustments," Bowles said afterwards. "I thought the guys did a good job of tweaking some things and then getting after it."
Give the Jets credit for more than just the in-game adjustments. There was a realization, during their preparation, that they needed a different approach and they stuck with it.
It's only one win, but it does take them off a skid which threatened to derail their season.
Anthony Rushing

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Festival of kites!
07 October 2021 | Events
Nadja Figueiredo; Organiser; "Marie-Jeanne Eisel has also arranged five Harley-Davidsons onsite for rides…"
Atlantis Sport Club will be hosting a kite festival this Saturday. Photo Unsplash
Atlantis Sports Club hosts its first-ever kite festival on Saturday, with young and old invited to join in the fun!
Event organiser Nadja Figueiredo said that the public can sign up for the festival or just show up on Saturday and take to the sky with their kites.
"The entrance per kite is N$20. We prefer a DIY kite. The fun kicks off at 12:00 and will last until 15:00."
To win a prize, a kite must be hand-made and flown by the kite-maker with the help of a parent where needed.
"Kite flyers will be competing for a first, second, third place, theme award and a prize for the most colourful kite."
A participant may make use of any material such as paper, cloth or any similar light material to make his/her kite.
"Inexpensive material and use of recycled materials is encouraged."
Figueiredo said that if the weather doesn't permit or the winds are too low, participant's kites will be judged without flying.
"If a kite is damaged during the competition, the kite-maker will be allowed to repair it. The judges' decision is final. Remember, the aim is to have fun!"
The different age groups for competitors ranges from 4 to 7, 8 to 12 and 13 to 18 years.
"We didn't include the adults yet, but if it's successful they can definitely be added next year."
The winners will receive a goodie bag, toys or sweets as prizes.
"It's a family event and we don't have big sponsors."
In addition to some kite flying, participants can also enjoy a Harley-Davidson ride or two.
"This is the initiative of Marie-Jeanne Eisel who arranged for five Harley-Davidson bikes onsite. Kids can come and enjoy a ride with an adult around the field for $20 and for older kids (16 years plus) they also offer a ride outside of the sports club around the lagoon, cricket field and then back."
Figueiredo said that they hope to host the festival every year during the windier seasons in Walvis Bay.
"It's meant to attract families to come together and have fun. We also want to get people to spend time at the club. Food will be on offer and the bar will be operated by Atlantis for the duration of the event."
The club wants to use the money generated by the initiative to make improvements to the parking area in preparation for the upcoming Christmas market and hopefully more outdoor markets and events next year.
Atlantis will also be hosting their first outdoor Christmas Market on 6 November.
"We hope to create an inviting outdoor Christmas Market feel with the decor, trees, Glühwein, lights etc. This market will be from 12:00 to 20:00, and people can still apply by e-mailing [email protected] We will have a visit from Santa Claus as well as carols by candlelight. It's the perfect way to get into the festive spirit."
The Covid-19 lockdown also impacted the club financially.
"It costs money to maintain the field and pay salaries. The new committee has done much to improve Atlantis by adding the outdoor Biergarten and a playground area. We also have a small function venue that we upgraded that can be rented for private functions and a fully functional Skittle Alley which is popular to hire out for birthday parties. Our kitchen is being managed by Rojo Foods (The Walvis Bay Yacht Club), which has also added a nice touch to Atlantis," Figueiredo explained.
The new committee consists of Andreas Boetcher (president) and committee members Sergio Figuiredo, Ulf Zimmer, Oswaldo Dos Santos, Herman Salpeter, Hildegard Boetcher and Heiko Steinmetz.
Their Facebook page, Atlantis Sport Club, can be visited for updates on the upcoming events.
Bonanza scales tip in favour of Steenbras
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Swakopmund ∙ [email protected] For most of the morning on the day of the 34th Penguin Angling Club angling bonanza held at Henties Bay, the...
Gearing up for the Bonanza!
The Swakopmund-based Penguin Angling Club (PAC) has decided to continue staging the customary year-end Angling Bonanza following the huge success of the last year's event.The...
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Swakopmund • [email protected] Alle paaie het die naweek na die Nedbank Swakop Food Fest gelei waar vakansiegangers van oral en veral die liefhebbers...
Swakopmund fair exhibitors left wanting
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Swakopmund • [email protected] The annual Swakopmund Christmas fair graced the town just in time for some last Christmas shopping. Some exhibitors however felt they...
All-Day Christmas Market
Swakopmund ∙ Kevin SantyThe Swakopmund Night Market is preparing for its fourth and final market of the year at Tiger Reef. The event organised...
Food fest venue poses a conundrum
Swakopmund • [email protected] organiser of the Nedbank Swakop Food Fest, Dalene Stephanus, says that she is hitting a brick wall with regard to the location...
Spinning disks to make a difference
Walvis Bay • [email protected] A fundraising initiative with a difference will take place at Dolphin Park on Friday.A group of local Disco Jockey's...
Miss Nam's national costume revealed
Walvis Bay • [email protected] The Miss Namibia national costume for the Miss Universe competition was revealed on the local pageant's social media platforms. Chelsi Shikongo...
Get your science on with the Goethe
The Goethe Science Week Film Festival takes place in Swakopmund from 6 to 11 December 2021. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Miss Palm Beach revamped
1 month - 29 November 2021 | Events
Swakopmund • [email protected] Alpha Events and Management will be embarking on a year-long campaign to revive and restore the Miss Palm Beach beauty...
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Jun 26 Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Series #1) by Susan Elia MacNeal
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For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, Mr. Churchill's Secretarycaptures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it.
London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none of this deters Maggie Hope. She graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds in British intelligence, but her gender qualifies her only to be the newest typist at No. 10 Downing Street. Her indefatigable spirit and remarkable gifts for codebreaking, though, rival those of even the highest men in government, and Maggie finds that working for the prime minister affords her a level of clearance she could never have imagined—and opportunities she will not let pass. In troubled, deadly times, with air-raid sirens sending multitudes underground, access to the War Rooms also exposes Maggie to the machinations of a menacing faction determined to do whatever it takes to change the course of history.
Ensnared in a web of spies, murder, and intrigue, Maggie must work quickly to balance her duty to King and Country with her chances for survival. And when she unravels a mystery that points toward her own family's hidden secrets, she'll discover that her quick wits are all that stand between an assassin's murderous plan and Churchill himself.
In this daring debut, Susan Elia MacNeal blends meticulous research on the era, psychological insight into Winston Churchill, and the creation of a riveting main character, Maggie Hope, into a spectacularly crafted novel.
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Schatzi's Design Gallery & Day Spa, LLC
by Terry Watson | May 13th, 2016
Schatzi McCarthy (Photos by Soul2Soul Photography)
When asked how she would describe herself, Schatzi McCarthy response is very simple, "I am a child of God, a tool of the Divine who is prayerfully working in service to humanity through my labor and through my heart". One platform of service on which she stands is Schatzi's Design Gallery & Day Spa, LLC, Raleigh's first natural hair salon. She has been a natural hair enthusiast for 30 years and a natural hair salon owner and manager since 2006.
Schatzi's was conceptualized to address the gap in hair and beauty care services for people seeking more natural alternatives to harsh chemical treatments, which McCarthy says often damage the mind, body and soul. Self-acceptance and self-healing is the fundamental message of the Schatzi's Design Gallery & Day Spa motto – "Embrace the Beauty of You". Through the platform of her salon, she has conducted lectures on natural hair care at Shaw University, NC State University, local high schools, community groups and local churches. In January 2014, she published the first edition of her free online natural hair care book "A Natural Attitude" which is a compilation of natural hair care articles and essays arising from the monthly publication of her salon newsletter, Au Naturel.
Although she opened the doors to her business in 2006, McCarthy says her career began in the summer of 1981. At that time, she was about 13 years of age. Her mother didn't know what to do with her hair for the summer, so she decided to take her to the Cornrow Gallery, a salon located in Hampton, Virginia. Before stepping through the threshold to negotiate an appointment, her mother saw a model on the front door wearing natural two-strand twists. "She was spell-bound after looking at the picture. She decided that she could do my hair instead and I've been wearing twists ever since," she says. In 1991, McCarthy left the United States to live with her husband in Jamaica. There, her love and passion for natural hair was deeply solidified. She saw beautiful styles with natural hair and with locks, and came to value and cherish her hair even more. "I loved the sense of freedom that I experienced in being my natural self with the masses of people who didn't notice my hair unless they commented on how nice it looked," she says.
When she returned to the US, she continued to wear her natural hair and gradually observed a wave of people being converted to natural hair as a direct result of their association with her. "They saw that my hair was healthy, pretty low maintenance and long; so, they asked for advice. I gave it and they converted before my eyes," says McCarthy. In 2005 while working at a Research Triangle Park based non-profit, a young woman asked her where did she gets her hair done. She said that it always looks so good and McCarthy told her that she did it herself. The young woman was surprised. McCarthy says she never saw the woman again but, the seed was planted. She went back to her office and was consumed by the idea of establishing a salon solely focused on meeting the needs of women wearing natural hair. Because her professional training dealt with planning and management, she knew she had the skills to make it work. "I just needed the plan. Voila! And so, a dream was born into reality," she says.
What McCarthy loves most about her business is working to help her community to see, appreciate and know the beauty of a natural attitude. For instance, she says a child is born perfect. At no time in life, does that perfection alter or dissipate. Perfection is coded at birth and it endures. It is only the wider social "programming" which seeks to label the perfect child and create an imperfect being. This is true in the physical, intellectual, social, economic and spiritual arenas. A natural attitude is grounded in a strong appreciation for God's gifts, a profound love of self, an ever-inquisitive knowledge of history, an admiration for diversity and an unequivocal willingness to speak truth. It is likewise a belief system grounded in great empathy for the intolerance of others but which seeks to cull and destroy the weakness and intolerance within the self. In short, a "natural attitude" seeks soul perfection, a state of being which better aligns with the corresponding image of natural beauty.
McCarthy says she is not really trying to sell her clients anything. "Most salons are so pressured to pay the rent that they will sell you whatever they need to just to keep the lights on. I'm more interested in turning the light on in my clients' heads," she says. She has ten years of community speaking experience and has published articles that she wrote with the intentions of bringing people closer to the realization and appreciation of God's wonderful gift, the human spirit. The hair is merely a journey to the soul. Her best and favorite articles she says are compiled into her book, "A Natural Attitude" which is in its 3rd edition. It is available for free by downloading the (PDF file) from her website at www.schatzisdayspa.com.
"I am not on a mission to prove that natural hair is beautiful. I simply tell the truth and this truth is found in the psyche, not the roots of the hair," says McCarthy. When her clients enter Schatzi's, she allows them to choose for themselves because she says this journey is one that requires an individual to be ready — both mentally and spiritually. "Why should I try to prove to the world that the sun is hot or that the sea is vast or that a baby is precious? I believe those things with my heart and soul and really do not wish to argue these points with anyone. If you don't believe, then maybe you're not ready for Schatzi's. Still, you are welcome to come and look and learn," she says.
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Q: Kibana - update default search query I am new to elastic search and Kibana. In Kibana, while trying to fetch elastic search document in json, by default a bsearch query been executed with wildcard field search as below

fields: [{field: "*", include_unmapped: "true"}, {field: "timestamp",
format: "date_time"}]

This in turn returns all the document values as array under fields section. I need to turn off requesting fields in search query and its enough to have _source metadata in my json.

How to update the default query been searched in kibana? Thanks in advance
Installed elastic search version - 7.17.3

A: In Advanced Settings, you can turn on "Read fields from source" instead of using the Fields API, but it's soon going to be deprecated:

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Kalimba: PC Release | Review
Samuel Sharpe
Kalimba, Microsoft, PC, Platformer, puzzle, Xbox
The divide between the prospects of the future and the relics of the past is smaller than ever. Games such as Smash, Shovel Knight, and Rogue Legacy use the building blocks of retro platformers to perpetuate the platforming, arcade-style gameplay many of us grew up with, and the level design of non-isometrics uses platforming influences to create interactive, vertical terrain like the Arkham series, Uncharted, and even some parts in Bloodborne.
Among the key elements of video game fundamentals we see a recurring theme of puzzles from simplistic to extreme. These can come in the form of mind-bending mazes, riddles, engineering problems, or just figuring out the lay of the land so you can traverse with ease.
Why do I bring these up? Well, Kalimba brings both platforming and quick thinking to another level, preserving the notion that platformers will continue to enlighten and enthrall gamers for a long time to come.
Kalimba is an arcade platformer that pits you against an enigmatic warlock and dangerous environments, each filled with challenges you must overcome, all while controlling two characters at the same time. It currently retails on Xbox One for $9.99 and will be releasing on Steam April 22nd (price not listed at this time).
You can find my first look here.
As I said before, if you're an Xbox One owner, this game has been around since December 17th and is available for you right now, and this probably plays a major factor in why I didn't catch any of the hype or even notice the game until it came to PC. I'm really glad I did notice it, however.
Kalimba is vibrant and lively, instantly catapulting you into a world of polygons and totems where you play as a disembodied shaman who must inhabit totems in order to guide them around the world to track down an evil warlock.
The story is very compact, served to you in bite-sized loading screens and orchestrated cutscenes through the sardonic maw of a less-than-willing bear, curiously named "Hoebear the Metabear". By my word is he meta. We'll talk about that later though.
If you're not encapsulated by the story, which doesn't really come off as detrimental to enjoying the game, then I can at least find solace in knowing you won't ignore the embellished set pieces, level design, and all around aesthetic of Kalimba.
From the menu screen on, I found myself deeply enamored with the music, especially as I tumbled along the levels. It wasn't long before I realized Kalimba was integrating some portions of the OST into the physical layout of the game. For instance, there are these tokens you can collect and at certain points the music will chime in beat when you collect them, much like Audiosurf in some sense, albeit constructed instead of generated.
Another thing that caught me off guard was how reactive the environment seemed to be. Clouds of energy, pools of fiendish ichor, and especially the narrator himself, were all made of flowing particles that both affected the player and were affected by the player. It reminded me of Dust's physics in the weirdest but most satisfyingly insignificant nostalgia attack I've had lately.
Green cannot touch purple; you learn this very quickly.
All in all, the levels were tightly built, fitting together with immense care, almost as if the game developers really cared about their craft or something.
More along those lines, let's get into gameplay. One thing you'll learn about platformers and retro games is their adept ability to teach you new concepts without shoving exposition and button prompts in your face like a can of raid to an ant hill, and it's this text-ridden solicitation that really kills games for me.
Kalimba does a great job of showing rather than telling, something most games seem to pass over. It uses a tried and true technique of giving me one option to choose from – jumping, for instance – and then gives me platforms with certain death below. The only logical solution is to jump from platform to platform, avoiding death, and reaping victory.
As a result of this, I feel like I've accomplished a task with little to no prompt, and instead of reading a wall of text or getting a three minute smack on the arse for failing, I can continue down my path to learn new skills for new challenges, or if I fail, I will be reset some metres back so I can try again.
The catch is you have two totems to control with only one set of controls. In other words, they mimic each other, and before long you begin thinking for two instead of simply worrying over one player character.
It sets everything up fluidly, something I have trouble with in a lot of by-the-books, triple-A drivel. My usual big-budgeters were regurgitating a laundry list of "stop here", "go there", "pick up a quest", and "follow the map". I really had no reason to care and no cause to be alarmed, but most certainly I had no drive to actually immerse myself within the worlds I was exploring.
Kalimba, as simplistic as it may be, makes me actually care about the ending, makes me want to replay, and instills within me a sense of accomplishment over beating new challenges. As casual as it may seem, Kalimba fits the right pieces together at the right time, taking the very basic elements of gaming to form an unique piece of artwork that stands vividly against a rather sordid backdrop, Steam's Greenlight graveyard included.
All of that being said, I have a bone to pick with Freddy… I mean, the unfortunately named Hoebear the Metabear. In all honesty, I hate Hoebear with a passion. He instills in me a deep sense of primal rage that can only be relinquished through bloodshed, and here's why:
Being named Metabear is the first indication that he is, in fact, really goddamn meta. He is the epitome of a fourth wall breaking narrator, and never in a good way. Don't get me wrong, I love self-referential works. I love narrators who spark jokes or poke fun at the characters, especially on the levels of Magicka and Borderlands, where the fourth wall is merely a suggestion. I love characters who deal in both introspection and diegetically address the audience as if it were story time around the campfire.
But Kalimba's attempt at acerbic narration headbutts directly with the implicit mood of the game itself. I was really interested in the story, expecting a few meta jokes from the eponymous bear, but when every other line was shrugged out like a droll stand-up routine at a high school talent show, I began to feel the weight of the story collapsing on itself, and instantly dreaded any interaction with Hoebear.
He pushed the limits just barely too far and fell off the edge. If the entire game was self-referential and admonished sincerity, then I could appreciate Hoebear in all his fruitless efforts, but if you're going to try and enjoy this game for its humour, prepare for more groans and face palms than Bill Hicks at a pun convention.
Kalimba is developed by Press Play and published by Microsoft Game Studio. You can pick it up on Xbox One for $9.99 or Steam for (price not yet announced).
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