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How to Introduce MLB's Next Great Superstar
Those who have heard me at Petco Park, on television, or in MLB The Show know I have a unique style when it comes to introducing players. Primarily, I'm known for the extended pause I allow for between a player's first and last name.
I do it for a few reasons:
The first is clarity. I believe every player deserves to have their name pronounced correctly in a manner which everyone can understand. That is especially important to me at this level. It's a respect they've earned.
The second is for dramatic purposes. For home batters, I aim to build excitement and an expectation of what's to come. It's an invitation for the audience to become engaged and participate... to be a part of something bigger.
Home introductions can evolve over time as players develop and fans build relationships with them. Their chosen walk-up music can also alter the timing of my delivery, as I aim to "hit the post" and create the total package (I used to be a radio guy, it's a lost art).
Above all, it's the moment. Picture this:
A late September evening. A sold-out Petco Park. The rival Dodgers. A late game rally. Bottom of the ninth, score tied. Bases loaded. Division on the line...
Walking to the plate, star shortstop Fernando Tatis, Jr.
This is a story about introducing Major League Baseball's next superstar.
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On June 4, 2016, when the Chicago White Sox traded then-17-year-old Fernando Tatis, Jr. (along with pitcher Erik Johnson) to the Padres in exchange for embattled pitcher James Shields and cash.
Signed as a free agent one season earlier for a then-franchise record 4-year, $75-million contract, Shields began the '16 campaign with a disastrous 2-7 win-loss record and an embarrassing home run to Mets pitcher Bartolo Colón (at 43, his first, and only).
At the time, the White Sox were 29-25, and in need of starting pitching depth to make a playoff run. On paper, Shields, a former All-Star and postseason veteran provided just that.
On the flip side, the Padres were parting ways with big names and big contracts. Prior to adding Shields for 2015, the team traded for all-stars Matt Kemp, Craig Kimbrel, and Justin Upton, amongst others. Long story short, the large investment yielded little return.
To many outsiders, Tatis was a lottery ticket for a lengthy rebuild. In his analysis of the trade, ESPN's Jim Bowden was more favorable, saying:
"[Tatis] has a chance to develop into a high end elite type prospect [and he] has the hit tool and size to eventually be middle of the order type impact bat. Good get here for Padres."
Good get, indeed.
Origins of the Introduction
Prior to that trade for Tatis, I started experimenting with an extended cadence for names with suffixes. In the mix of talent acquired for 2015, the Padres picked up outfielder Melvin Upton, Jr., the older brother of Justin.
Melvin, formerly (and once again) known as B.J., was a superb athlete who had fallen on hard times. Drafted second overall ten years earlier by Tampa Bay, he signed a 5-year, $75.25M free agent deal with the Braves in 2012 and hit a paltry .198--striking out in over a third of his at-bats there.
Melvin Upton, Jr. | Photo: USA Today Sports
However, with lower expectations in San Diego, Upton, Jr. experienced a career renaissance of sorts. Over 92 games in 2016, he raised his batting average to a respectable .256, hitting two lead-off homers and three walk-offs. He also played outstanding defense in left field, and became a mentor to a now young--and getting younger--Padres clubhouse.
Not to mention, he had the coolest straight steal of home I've ever witnessed.
The player, himself, was reborn.
"Melvin... Upton... Junior!" the introduction, was born.
El Niño's Debut
Melvin departed for Toronto later that summer and the intro was shelved. Though, it wouldn't be long before I was eager to resurrect its style for a potentially much bigger star.
Following the trade to San Diego, Fernando Tatis, Jr. grew quickly through the Padres ranks, literally and figuratively.
He gained height and physical strength, hitting for a combined .273 in rookie and short-season ball before moving up to the Class-A Midwest League for a majority of the 2017 season. In Fort Wayne, Tatis kept a consistent average, while adding 22 home runs and 75 runs batted in. He also increased his fielding percentage and stole 32 bases before a call-up to AA San Antonio. Only a left thumb injury stopped him in 2018.
The buzz was at an all-time high. Tatis was entering 2019 as the game's number-one overall prospect, and to the joy of the Friar Faithful (and the surprise of many others), he was added to the Padres' Opening Day roster.
A moment presented itself.
Opening Day, 2019. Partly cloudy, a cool 68°. 44,655 in attendance. A record number watching live on FOX Sports San Diego. Perhaps the most-anticipated introduction in the 50 years of the Padres franchise. A 20-year old phenom breaking the starting lineup.
"...making his Major League debut, the shortstop number 23, Fernando... Tatis...... JUNIOR!"
The hype was wholly justified. Tatis recorded his first Major League hit in his first Major League at-bat. He was 2-for-3 on the day, making him the youngest player to record a multi-hit game on Opening Day since 1975.
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Nothing short of a human highlight reel, Tatis has since made leaping grabs and diving stops look easy. He routinely stretches singles into extra-base hits, swipes bags, and drives towering blasts. Had his rookie season not been cut short by injury after 84 games, Tatis might've become the just the fifth shortstop to join the illustrious 30-30 club, as measured by home runs and stolen bases.
In a recent interview with The Athletic, World Series champion, and now Padres Associate Manager, Skip Schumaker said:
"He does something on the field that blows your mind every day...This kid is a freak and could be the face of the franchise for a long time."
Beyond the clubhouse, national media has also taken notice. ESPN premiered Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan's Fernando Tatis, Jr. Cover Story on August 10th. Reserved for what the network calls "the biggest stories on the most captivating athletes," the video feature included within the monthly column aired on SportsCenter throughout the day.
At the 2:45 mark, my introduction.
A Life of its Own
As Passan noted, he is the son of Fernando Tatis, a highly-respected Major League veteran of eleven seasons. Though he may share a name with his father, "El Niño" is a man honing his own legacy.
And the growing emphasis I place on "Junior" is a nod to that individual journey.
In the eyes (and ears) of the Friar Faithful, their relationship between Tatis and his intro have become so symbiotic, and representative of their experiences, it too has taken on a life of its own.
On a virtual visit to Padres Social Hour during the pandemic, host Jesse Agler asked if I would recreate it for those missing the magic of Petco Park.
I was honored.
Photo: Sports Illustrated
Much like my process for crafting introductions, this story doesn't finish because it's still evolving. Tatis is a generational talent in the midst of becoming a cultural sensation.
In just his second Major League season--one without fans in the stands--Tatis was arguably the most-watchable player in baseball according to ESPN.com's Sam Miller. At 21, he was in the running to become the youngest-ever National League Most Valuable Player, and led the Padres towards their first Postseason appearance since 2006.
The sky is truly the limit. The only question is:
When the next moment arises, will you be there to hear it introduced?
For more of Alex's introductory work at Petco Park, check out his Live TV and VO Demo. It features introductions from the 87th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, as well as Opening Day 2018, for the newly-inducted Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman.
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Voters Should Know About Keith Pickard's Record
(Mary Rooney) – I was an early leader in the Tea Party movement in Nevada, that spontaneous grassroots uprising of patriotic Americans driven to activism by the many intolerable overreaches made by the government during the Obama years. During that time, I was witness to many Republicans who did not stand next to us and fight against new and bigger taxes and the ever increasing size and scope of the state. Sadly, we all know these types of Republicans well—who campaign as conservatives and govern as moderates or worse.
Those types of politicians rely on voters not knowing how they act when they're in office and only listening to their rhetoric during the campaign season.
Keith Pickard, a first-term Assemblyman representing District 22 in suburban Henderson, has announced that he's seeking a political promotion to the Nevada Senate, District 20. Like any other creature of the swamp, he's counting on Republicans not doing their homework in his bid against political newcomer and U.S. Army combat veteran Byron Brooks.
Pickard's only hope is that voters in that district remain ignorant of how he spent his first and only term in office. He's betting that, come election day, Republicans won't know that he went to Carson City and voted with his special interest friends and against taxpayers at virtually every opportunity.
But, voters should know. They should know that as one of his first acts as an elected official, Pickard confirmed his status as swamp creature by casting a vote to repeal the 2015 ban on gifts from lobbyists to legislators, a reform championed by Republicans just one legislative session earlier. The repeal measure, Senate Bill 380, would've been a major step back for the integrity of our state's legislative politics, but Pickard saw fit to attack this major piece of good governance law in his first term in office—working against fellow Republicans to ensure that special interest lobbyists would be able to wine and dine him in his new position.
Voters should know that Pickard does a great John Kerry impression—voting for legislation, right after he votes against it. In the final hours of the Nevada legislature, Pickard cast his vote with Democrats to repeal the prevailing wage exemption as it applies to the construction of some new schools.
If passed, SB 173 would have artificially jacked up the cost of school construction in Nevada, meaning higher taxes for fewer schools. When the exemption was first passed in 2015, it was estimated that the Clark County School District was building three schools for the cost of four. The exemption brought costs to heel and in line with private sector expenses.
Inexplicably, Pickard's betrayal came just hours after he stood with other members of the GOP caucus in the Assembly to oppose repealing this conservative reform—but with no explanation from Pickard about why he had a change of heart on this basic good governance issue. If Keith Pickard had his way, we'd be back to a costly scheme that hurts schoolchildren and taxpayers.
Voters should know Pickard joined with Democrats to help them advance radical, progressive "criminal justice reform." Current law stipulates that some defendants must leave bail with the court to secure their release as a form of guarantee that the accused individual will return to their court date. Pickard voted with Democrats to allow accused felons to leave jail with little more than their signature as a guarantee that they would return to face the music. Thankfully, this bill didn't make it past moderate Republican Governor Brian Sandoval.
The list goes on—Pickard supported legislation that would allow Nevadans to vote anywhere in on Election Day, seriously increasing the chance of election fraud or ballot abuse. He voted to allow the County Clerk to print ballots in whatever language he or she deems fit and to force local governments to pay for the union activities of some of their employees. He voted to protect government-mandated red tape when it comes to changing your name or riding with Uber or Lyft. Keith Pickard spent his short time in office voting against the Republican constituents who elected him.
All told, Assemblyman Pickard voted together with Aaron Ford an astounding 92% of the time. If elected to the state Senate, Republicans like me who live in Senate District 20 will have no representation.
What voters do know? They know the last thing Republicans in Nevada need is easily influenced campaign-season conservative who gets to Carson City and bends in the special interest breeze. There are already enough Republicans in Carson City who are working against conservative interests. Voters know we don't need another one.
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The Leslie name originates from the barony in Aberdeenshire, although some links to Fife also exist. It is also found in England as 'Lece', from the Old French 'lece', a variation of 'Lettice', and from the Latin 'Latitia' meaning 'joy'. In most cases the name is most likely from the Old English 'Laes'. The family claim descent from Bartolf, a Hungarian noble in the suite of Edgar the Atheling, chamberlain to the Queen of Scotland, wife of Malcolm Canmore. The Leslie Motto 'Grip Fast' refers to an alleged incident where Bartolf carried the Queen across a swollen river.
By various marriages the Barons Leslie acquired Rothes, Fythkill and Ballinbriech. Established in the Garioch district of Aberdeen, as a place known as Lesselyn, Bartolf built a castle. The third Earl died at Flodden in 1513, while the fourth George, died in mysterious circumstance in Dieppe; a suspected poisoning. The Leslies turned to professional soldiery in the 17th century, taking parts in campaigns across Europe. Alexander Leslie commanded the Army of the Covenant and was later raised to the peerage as Earl of Leven.
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Independence Day was a special day for NASCAR, Joe Nemechek and Hostgator, the Web hosting company, and it has more to do with than just fireworks.
The Internet company sponsored Nemechek's car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on July 4, but the company is also extending that sponsorship beyond the race.
The sponsorship also extends to Nemechek's Nationwide Car for its upcoming races at Chicagoland Speedway, Gateway International Raceway, and O'Reilly Raceway Park.
A part of what makes this sponsorship special for NASCAR is that Hostgator is a sponsor of green initiatives. Having an environmentally friendly company sponsor one of the most criticized sports like NASCAR is a step in the right direction and we may soon start seeing race cars on the track sporting more modern eco-friendly features with hybrid technology, natural gas or even all-electric.
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Earlier this year, HostGator.com announced a renewed commitment to keep more than 1,800 of its web hosting servers green through Renewable Energy Certificates for wind farms in the state of Texas.
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Q: Creating a tree with docs and edges from XML in arangodb I am looking for a solution to upload an XML file to my arangodb with documents and edges.
<skillgroup id="1" label="IT">
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In this example I would like to get five documents for IT, programming, python, JavaScript, C++ and four edges between IT<>programming, programming<>python, programming<>JavaScript, programming<>C++

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Q: How to make python replace a specific answer to something? I'm trying to make Python replace an answer if it is "main()", but all I see when I run it is:
File "G:\PythonSoftware\Kaelan'sPythonExperiments\stuff.py", line 2
if name == "main()"
^
IndentationError: unexpected indent

and it cuts back to CMD.
This is what I've got currently:
name = input("Enter a name for your Character: ")
 if name == "main()"
 name = Dave
age = input("What is your Character's Age?: ")
 if age == "main()"
 name = "15"
print("" + name + " is " + age + " years old.")

What is wrong with this code?

A: Just declare the defaults prior to main as follows:
name = 'Dave'
age = 15

if __name__ == '__main__':
    name = input("Enter a name for your Character: ")
    age = input("What is your Character's Age?: ")
    print("" + name + " is " + age + " years old.")

...and below is a simple include example of the above (assuming it is called Hello.py):
from Hello import name, age

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print(name, age)

If run from CMD prompt you will be asked for the input. If included then will use the defaults.

A: Never mind. I found it out
name = input("Enter a name for your Character: ")
if name == 'main()':
 name = 'Dave'
age = input("What is your Character's Age?: ")
if age == 'main()':
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print("" + name + " is " + age + " years old.")


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I've kept both Rough Greensnakes and Red-Tailed Green Ratsnakes.
I would not recommend either for a starter snake. Rough Greens can be a bit tricky at times. It seems like some individuals thrive and others just never acclimate well. Some seem to suffer from stress in captivity and as insect eaters they can fall victim to nutritional disorders.
There are the occasional captive born Rough Greensnakes and I'm sure these would be easier, but they are very uncommon. Most of them come from wild-caught females that are already gravid.
Captive born Red-Tailed Green Ratsnakes are easier to care for than wild-caught Rough Greensnakes from my experience. But I'm not sure I'd recommend them as a starter simply because they are pretty fast and can be aggressive. Both of these traits make them fairly hard to handle as adults. Also, my largest female is approaching seven feet long so I'm not sure that fits your criteria for a medium sized snake.
But it seems you've already decided that neither of these species is ideal for a first snake so I'm probably waisting bandwidth here.
Two species that come to mind are Elaphe frenata and Elaphe prasina. I don't recall what the common names are for those species. Both resemble Red-Tailed Green Ratsnakes and in fact will likely be placed in the same genus (Gonyosoma) in the near future. As such you can do Google.com searches for both Gonyosoma prasina and Elaphe prasina, for example.
I believe Elaphe frenata is slightly smaller than E. prasina, but both are quite a bit smaller than the Red-Tailed Green Ratsnake. Both are also supposed to be a lot calmer.
However, both are expensive as captive bred individuals. Over $600 in both cases, I think.
If the price range for E. frenata and E. prasina don't scare you away let me know and I'll look up some breeders for you. I've got them saved somewhere.


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Horizon - Who Do You Want Your Child to Be? (signed)
David Baddiel, father of two, sets out to answer one of the greatest questions a parent can ask: how best to educate your child. Taking in the latest scientific research, David uncovers some unconventional approaches: from the parent hot-hosing his child to record-breaking feats of maths, to a school that pays hard cash for good grades.
Horizon- Asteroids - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Signed)
Famed for their ability to inflict Armageddon from outer space, asteroids are now revealing the secrets of how they are responsible for both life and death on our planet.
Iran and the West. Episode 2. The Pariah State
Dai Richards
Second episode in the documentary series marking the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. Inside stories are told by two ex-presidents of Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami, by two founders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and by leading westerners including Secretaries of State George Shultz, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright.
Politics & Public Policy
Justice - Freedom Vs Fit (Signed)
The seventh of Harvard professor Michael Sandel's famous lectures on the philosophy of justice looks at the issue of individual rights and the freedom to choose. If our place in society is determined by where we best fit, doesn't that eliminate personal choice? What if I am best suited to do one kind of work, but I want to do another?
Justice - How to Measure Pleasure (Signed)
Comparing the merits of Shakespeare and The Simpsons to explore John Stuart Mill's theory.
Last Days of the Artic
Ragnar Axelsson, known as Rax, is a photograher for Iceland's largest newspaper. This documentary follows him on his life's mission, to capture the human faces of climate change by photographing the vanishing lifestyles of the people of the north.
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - The Berber Kingdom of Morocco
Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by Berbers.
Lost Kingdoms of Africa - The Kingdom of Asante
Asante was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which made it an important place.
Natural World - Last Gorrilas of the Gorge
In Africa, a family of chimps trapped in a lost world face a daily ... In a twist of fate, the last babies born into the gorge family have all been males. …
Natural World: Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies
Pure white lemurs called silky sifaka live in the remote rainforests of Madagascar. They are one of the rarest animals in the world.
Nature's Great Events - The Great Salmon Run
Every year grizzly bear families in North America depend for their survival on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were born. The salmon travel thousands of miles to spawn and then die.
Obama: His Story ( Signed )
Samanatha Anstiss
BBC correspondent Clive Myrie traces the life story of America's first black president.( Signed)
Panorama - Syria: Inside the Secret Revolution (Signed)
For months, a popular uprising has been fighting an unseen and bloody battle against the Syrian regime. Panorama has been filming inside Syria, and can now tell the full story of those struggling against President Assad and the truth about his brutal crackdown against his own people.
Start to Sign!
Richard Magill & Anne Hodgson
A reference book aimed at people taking BSL courses, containing nearly 1000 photographs of everyday signs; diagrams of handshapes; and information about BSL and its grammar.
Stephen Fry and the Great American Oil Spill
Stephen Fry loves Louisiana. Four months after the BP oil spill, dubbed the worst ecological disaster in the history of America, Fry returns to the Deep South together with zoologist Mark Carwardine, to see what the impact has been on the people, the vast wetlands and the species that live there.
The BSL Zone - Who Cares
Camilla Arnold
A documentary that looks at care provision in England for three elderly Deaf people. Beatrice has been living alone since her son died and looks forward to visits from her SignHealth worker. Stephen is in his 90s and would like to live in a residential home but is torn between choosing a care home in London near his friends or the nearest home for Deaf people, which is in Kent. Meanwhile, Alan, who has Parkinson's, has moved into Wynfield House, a care home for Deaf people in Blackpool, where his wife visits three times a week.
health expectancy
The Hidden Art of Islam
In this documentary, Rageh Omaar sets out to find out that if human depiction is the source of such controversy, how is it that the art displayed here shows a tradition of figurative art at the heart of Islam for century after century? He explores what forms of art are acceptable for a Muslim - and why this artistic tradition has thrived - in the hidden art of the muslim world.
Director: Dr Christine Hoffmann
UCL Centre for Languages & International Education, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 5454 Fax: +44 (0)20 7679 8667 Copyright © 1999-2020 UCL


Feature-packed and decked out! A turbocharger is also included as an economical means of increasing performance. Volvo prioritized comfort and style by including: leather upholstery, an outside temperature display, and seat memory.


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Deepfake Video Turns Karl Urban Into Wolverine
Karl Urban Roasts Duncan Jones On Twitter After Suggesting New Dredd Actor
Exclusive: Karl Urban Says He'll Return As Judge Dredd If He Gets The Chance
Karl Urban Addresses The Future Of 'Dredd'
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Even if a film underperforms at the box office, it still has the chance to stand the test of time by gaining cult audience traction. Dredd is a perfect example of a cult film, as even with its 13 million domestic total, the film still is adored by many fans as one of the 2010's best superhero films. A big part of that was Karl Urban's dedicated turn as Judge Dredd, seamlessly slipping into the character's gritty persona while offering a satisfying gruff charm.
Nearly 8 years after its release, fans are still clamoring to see a Dredd sequel come to the big screen. While answer fan questions at a C2E2 Conference for The Boys, Urban addressed the likelihood of a potential sequel:
"Listen, I would love to make it, I'm on the record saying that a bunch of times. I don't know if that's gonna happen.
I think that the guys that own the rights to Dredd, Rebellion, I think they're developing something called 'Mega-City One' and it would just be great to see more Dredd, whether it's with me or not, it doesn't matter. I'm a fan of Dredd and there's so many great stories there. I'd love to see them. And I have no doubt that, someday, someone will make it. It's just a matter of time."
It's unfortunate that a Dredd sequel becomes more unlikely as the days pass by, but it's understandable considering the film's poor financial results. Karl Urban embodied the character better than anyone ever could, so I hope if a possible sequel movie/TV series was to happen, it would be a must to have the star actor return. We know the show, Judge Dredd: Mega-City One is still in the works, so here's hoping Urban is able to return.
Do you think a Dredd sequel will happen? Let us know in the comments!
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Netflix Cancels Horror Series 'Marianne' After One Season
'The Batman' Images Reveal Robert Pattinson's Batman And His New Batmobile


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Couchapps are a great way to write web applications served directly by CouchDB.
Cucumber is a great way to test web applications in BDD manner. Naturally
these two belong together.

## What it does
Couchapps are tested with cucumber and selenium. Before each scenario, the
CouchDB `authentication_db` is changed so that the default `_users` db is not
touched by the tests. The names and logins are customizable in
`features/support/database.yml`.

## Contribute
If you want to contribute:

- Fork the project.
- Make your feature addition or bug fix.
- Commit
- Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches

## Thanks
[Alex Lang](http://alex.io/) and [Lena Herrmann](http://lenaherrmann.net/) for
writing about testing couchapp/CouchDB, which was a lot of help.


Application for membership to ASMOF (NSW) is now as simple as filling out the below form. This information will be used by the ASMOF (NSW) Council to determine eligibility for membership and once confirmed, the office will get in touch with you in regards to how you wish to pay your fees. Waiting for confirmation does not exclude you from seeking ASMOF (NSW) aid in the interim, however. You are quite welcome to call us on 9212 6900 to get the ball rolling on small matters. Council meetings are held on the below dates for 2017 and you can expect to hear from us the day following the meeting.
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Q: Automate conversion of text to PNG (or another file format with transparency)? I need to take a list of words and create a PNG file of each, with a transparent background.
I'd like my script to allow for adjustable opacity of the foreground, but I can probably also do it after the fact when the images get imported into Matlab.
I imagine this is doable with ImageMagick and have installed that on my Mac. If someone can give me the one line I'd need to turn a word into a PNG (the word can be the filename too) in Perl or Python, I can probably figure out the rest of the scripting.

A: I found this to be applicable to your question:
convert -size 560x85 xc:transparent -font Palatino-Bold -pointsize 72 -fill black -draw "text 20,55 'Linux and Life'" linuxandlife.png

Output:

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*size 560x85 : the size (width x height) of the image

*xc:transparent : xc means X window color, use "transparent" to get a transparent background

*fond Palatino-Bold : the font of the text ( type "identify -list font" in the terminal to know all the supported fonts)

*pointsize 72 : the size of the text

*fill black : the color of the text ( check this link to know the names of the supported colors)

*draw "text 20,55 'Linux and Life'" : the position of the text and the text itself

*linuxandlife.png : the output image

A: Matplotlib (better known as pylab) would work great for this. Assuming ImageMagick is installed this script should work. (tested on Ubuntu 9.10)
import pylab as py, os

W = ['cat','dog','mouse']

for word in W:
    py.clf()
    ax = py.axes(alpha=1.0)
    py.text(0,.5,word)
    py.axis('off')
    py.savefig("%s.png"%word)
    os.system('convert -trim %s.png %s.png' % (word,word))

This creates three files on my system dog.png, cat.png and mouse.png all cropped with a transparent background.


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Back to Delaware
Dozens of airmen returned to Delaware following a four-month rotation to Afghanistan, with another 14 heading out on another deployment. About 130 members of the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing are returning from a 120 day rotation in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel — the continued US military mission in Afghanistan. Four C-130Hs are returning back from the deployment as well. The base on April 10 will hold a ceremony for the airmen who are returning from the deployment. Four of the unit's C-130Hs and more than 150 airmen are still deployed to Afghanistan, and will return over the next six months, according to a 166th Airlift Wing release. The airmen flew cargo and troops throughout Afghanistan, along with Iraq and southwest Asia. Fourteen separate airmen, members of the 166th's aeromedical evacuation mission, are deploying April 10 to various overseas and stateside missions, according to the release.


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Adding an ankle load during treadmill walking significantly improves gait kinetics in children with Down syndrome (DS), possibly due to greater contributions from the ankle plantar flexors, according to a study from Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Jianhua Wu, PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology and health at Georgia State and coauthor Toyin Ajisafe, a graduate student, investigated effects of walking speed and external ankle load on the kinetic patterns of treadmill walking in preadolescents with DS and a comparable group of typically developing children.
Ten children with DS and 10 typically developing children (eight boys in each group; average age 9 years) participated in treadmill tests performed at two speeds (75% and 100% of preferred walking speed) and two ankle-load conditions (no ankle load or with ankle loads equal to 2% of the participant's body weight). The added ankle load, applied using 1.25-lb weights from a sporting goods store, was intended to create a 39% increase in the moment of inertia for each leg at the hip joint.
The researchers instructed children to walk on the treadmill without placing their hands on the handrails, and provided verbal encouragement to the children with DS as needed during the tests. The researchers used a seven-camera motion capture system to collect kinetic and kinematic data, but, for this study, analyzed only the kinetic data.
Compared with the typically developing children, the children with DS had a shorter duration of propulsion during push off, a smaller second ground reaction force (GRF) peak and vertical propulsive impulse, a higher loading rate, and a lower unloading rate. The magnitude of the second GRF peak in the children with DS was smaller than body weight, a characteristic that is associated with typically developing children at younger ages, who tend to use the hip extensor muscles during push off rather than the ankle plantar flexor muscles.
Walking at a faster speed helped the children with DS improve the duration of propulsion, vertical propulsive impulse, and unloading rate, but the second GRF peak actually decreased further. However, the added external ankle load helped increase the second GRF peak as well as the vertical propulsive impulse, suggesting that the weights helped the children engage the ankle plantar flexors even at faster speeds. The findings were published in January by Gait & Posture.
"Inclusion of external ankle load may be a promising approach to strengthening leg muscles and eliciting a more powerful push off in persons with DS," the authors wrote.
This could help children with DS on more than a physical level, Wu said.
"A higher level of motor capability will certainly get children with DS more engaged in physical activity and sports. This may benefit children with DS not only at the physical health level, but also at the psychological and mental levels," he said.
Kathryn Martin, PT, DHS, professor and Doctor of Physical Therapy program director at the Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis in Indiana, said the study highlights one possible way to improve strength and increase physical activity in children with DS.
"In my opinion, we cannot correct hypotonia or ligamentous laxity, but we can improve strength. Improving strength should help minimize compensations. Adding ankle load is one way to improve strength," Martin said.
However, she noted that the effective use of treadmill technology in this patient population may be challenging for some clinicians.
Wu J, Ajisafe T. Kinetic patterns of treadmill walking in preadolescents with and without Down syndrome. Gait Posture 2014;39(1):241-246.
I have also noticed that children with Down syndrome also have severe flat feet. While visiting my husband's office I would observe his patient's with Downs and see their gait abnormalities. Many of his patients would receive an orthotic which seemed to improve their walking. Wondering if combining orthotics with weights would improve their function even more.


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Risen launched 700 W alloy steel framed module
China leading PV module manufacturer Risen Solar launched its new module product with alloy steel as module frame for stronger support to large power module types on last Wednesday in its HQ of Ninghai, Zhejiang province.
November 29, 2021 Risen Energy
The panel presented in the release is a typical type of NewT@N series with power output range to 700 W. The panel is based on N-type 210mm wafer, using 6 plus 11 half-cut layout, with size of 2384mm plus 1303mm and average conversion efficiency of 22.5%. However, with utilization of steel frame, the weight of the panel is "slightly (2-4%) higher" than previous type with aluminum frame.
Senior R&D director Liu Yafeng presented the features and specifications of the new product to over one hundred professionals and representatives from the industry who participated the release. According to Liu, the new alloy steel frame is with higher strength, higher stiffness and climate adaptability than conventional aluminum frame. More importantly, the steel production was proved to be with much lower carbon emission than production of aluminum, for example the energy cost was reduced by 3 times, which made the steel frame a better choice in a fast growing solar PV world.
Additionally, compared to 2.67 times of coefficient of thermal expansion between aluminum and glass, the coefficient of thermal expansion between steel and glass is only 1.3 times which made much lower expansion risk in temperature change. That will greatly help the PV module product to be adapted with varies of different climates all over the world.
As more and more solar PV module deployed for cleaner energy supply, aluminum cost increased rapidly. The international aluminum price increased by over 70% to peak in past October compared to January. And this also pushed up the total cost of solar system.
Risen said for its latest NewT@N series product, compared to conventional aluminum frame type, the M10 (182mm wafer) 580 W Module type with alloy steel frame can reduce extra up to 8.69% BOS (Balance of System) cost and up to 5.95% LCOE. Risen said its major high power products of TITAN and NewT@N series will use alloy steel as frame in future.


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Die thüringische Gemeinde Schwarzbach liegt im Landkreis Greiz und gehört zur Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Münchenbernsdorf.

Nachbargemeinden
Angrenzende Gemeinden sind Harth-Pöllnitz und Lederhose im Landkreis Greiz, Renthendorf im Saale-Holzland-Kreis sowie Geroda und die Stadt Triptis im Saale-Orla-Kreis.

Geschichte
Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wurde Schwarzbach im Jahr 1378.

Einwohnerentwicklung
Entwicklung der Einwohnerzahl (31. Dezember):

 Datenquelle: Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Wasserver- und Abwasserentsorgung
Die Gemeinde Schwarzbach ist Mitglied im Zweckverband Wasser / Abwasser Mittleres Elstertal. Dieser übernimmt für die Gemeinde die Trinkwasserversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Schwarzbach

Söhne und Töchter der Gemeinde
 Bernhard von Pölnitz (1569–1628), Kanzler und Geheimer Rat des Kurfürsten Johann Georg I. von Sachsen in Dresden und Oberhofrichter
 Christoph Gottfried Ungibauer (1701–1758), evangelischer Pfarrer, Autor theologischer Schriften, Förderer des Kartoffelanbaus nahe Leipzig
 Wilhelm Schilling (1790–1874), Zoologe, Konservator am Zoologischen Museum Greifswald
 Hermann Theodor Geyler (1835–1889), Botaniker und Paläobotaniker

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

Ort im Landkreis Greiz
Ersterwähnung 1378

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As promised in his address to a joint session of Congress last week, President Barack Obama on Monday sent his proposed economic plan, the American Jobs Act, to Capitol Hill and urged legislators to "pass it immediately." He maintained that the bill "could add a significant amount to our Gross Domestic Product, and could put people back to work all across the country" and that it would not "add a dime to the deficit."
The bill hews closely to the outline provided in Obamas speech. On the tax side of things, it provides for payroll tax cuts for businesses, a continuation of the existing payroll tax cut for employees, a payroll tax holiday for employers who take on new employees or give existing employees raises, and tax credits for businesses that hire returning veterans and those who have been unemployed for at least six months. It also allows businesses to expense 100 percent of their capital investments in 2012. Meanwhile, the legislation spends like the proverbial drunken sailor: $35 billion for keeping teachers, police officers, and firefighters on state and local government payrolls; $30 billion for modernizing public schools; $50 billion for building and repairing highways, railroads, and other infrastructure; $10 billion for establishing a National Infrastructure Bank; $15 billion for rehabilitating homes, businesses, and communities; $10 billion for expanding nationwide wireless Internet service; $49 billion for extending unemployment insurance for another year and otherwise reforming the program; and $5 billion for improving the employment of low-income youth and adults.
While fiscal conservatives would consider the tax cuts a good idea and an even better idea if they were made permanent they are certain to reduce federal revenue at the same time Obama is proposing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars more on thoroughly unconstitutional projects, many of which are likely to fail. (How much longer can Washington keep propping up bloated state and local payrolls? What are the odds that employment programs will actually reduce unemployment?) When lost revenue and spending are both taken into account, the administration estimates that the bill will end up putting the Treasury an additional $447 billion in the hole. With the national debt already approaching $15 trillion, this can hardly be considered a prudent proposal.
The President, recognizing the political peril of appearing to be spending beyond Washington's means, has therefore proposed raising taxes on the wealthy an easy target because there are relatively few of them to recoup the cost of his jobs bill. Now Obama isn't portraying his approach as tax hikes but as tax reforms, eliminating loopholes and deductions in the tax code to make it fairer. For instance, he suggests, according to the Wall Street Journal, limiting itemized deductions for families with more than $250,000 in yearly taxable income and individuals with more than $200,000; reducing or eliminating some tax credits and allowances for oil and gas companies; taxing hedge fund managers carried interest earnings as regular income instead of capital gains; and requir[ing] corporate jet owners to depreciate them at the same rate as commercial airliners.
All these provisions would have the effect of raising taxes even if they aren't called tax increases, and Republicans thus quite properly oppose them. Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), said, It would be fair to say this tax increase on job creators is the kind of proposal both parties have opposed in the past. Indeed, as Fox News Chris Stirewalt points out, Obama's tax-hike package already has failed in both Democratically controlled and divided Congresses, so there is no reason to expect it to succeed this time.
This, of course, is not going to happen. Neither conservative House Republicans nor moderate Senate Democrats have any interest in playing Pit and the Pendulum on a tax increase, especially when the escape route is being maintained by a dozen people who likely could not agree on where they should get sandwiches, let alone entitlement reform.
Obamas claim that his bill will not increase the deficit thus rests on highly iffy propositions, according to an Associated Press Fact Check. It will only be paid for if a committee he cant control does his bidding, if Congress puts that into law and if leaders in the future the ones who will feel the fiscal pinch of his proposals don't roll it back.
Even if the President got exactly what he wants if his tax increases all passed and generated the amount of revenue he projects, thereby offsetting the costs of his tax cuts and spending initiatives he would merely be treading red ink, keeping the deficit at the same level it is now. As Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune observes, by doing that we wont make progress toward fiscal balance. Well just end up with more spending and higher taxes.
Obama also intends to submit his own deficit-reduction plan to the super-committee on September 19; it supposedly will include spending cuts (or, rather, reductions in future spending increases) as well as tax hikes. Undoubtedly it will be just as much of a shell game as his jobs bill.
As bad as the extra debt incurred by Obamas plan might be, however, one could argue that it is worth it to get the economy rolling again. But the truth is that Obama's bill is, in the words of U.S. News & World Reports Doug Heye, simply another round of government spending that [will do] nothing to fix the economy, not unlike Obama's first stimulus bill, which promised to reduce unemployment but had precisely the opposite effect.
Knowing this, the President has studiously avoided referring to his plan as a stimulus. Few have been fooled. President Barack Obama didn't use the S-word even once Thursday evening, the Chicago Tribune editorialized, but his American Jobs Act proposals to grow U.S. employment fully qualify as another stimulus package. Noting that three years of stimulus spending by two presidents has shown that the United States cannot spend its way back to prosperity, the paper concludes: This is the wrong time for a president to tell Americans, I'm from the government and Im here to spend.


Thoroughly grease and flour 2 (large) -3 (regular) bread pans. Mash bananas. Beat eggs.
Cream sugar, shortening, and eggs. Alternately add dry and wet ingredients and mix well. Add in wet ingredients and mix. Add nuts and mix.
Pour batter into pans, bake at 350 F for 45-50 minutes.


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Paris Musées releases Images of 100,000 Artworks to the Public for free
Filed under: Interesting Sites — Suramya @ 1:10 PM
Remember when the Art Institute of Chicago released 52,438 HD art images into the public domain? Paris Musees, a collection of 14 Paris museums, collectively said, "Tiens mon vin" (Hold my wine) and released 100,000 digital reproductions of artworks in the city's museums as Open Access — free of charge and without restrictions — via its Collections portal. Paris Musées is a public entity that oversees the 14 municipal museums of Paris, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Petit Palais, and the Catacombs.
"Making this data available guarantees that our digital files can be freely accessed and reused by anyone or everyone, without any technical, legal or financial restraints, whether for commercial use or not," reads a press release shared by Paris Musées.
At this stage, images available are of 2D artworks, such as paintings or photographs, that belong in the public sphere under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license, which allows creators and owners of copyrighted or database-protected content to place those works in or as close as possible to the public domain. (Works still in copyright will be available as low definition files, so users can still get a feel for the museums' collections online.)
It's nice to see more and more organizations making their work available online for free under CC licenses.
Thanks to Metafilter for the initial link.