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Raiders Defeat Chargers As Rivers Struggles, Leonard Makes Statement Against Portland, Tiger Tabs Himself For Presidents Cup Team
Grace Higgins | November 8th, 2019
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Silver and Black Pride
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BBO Discussion Forums: Two problems - BBO Discussion Forums
> Bridge Base Online Discussion
> Suggestions for the Software
Two problems rotating table and the undo 'feature'
I like the change in Prime where I get to declare any hand I contract for.
But, unlike everywhere else in BBO, if my partner robot 'wins' the auction, the whole table spins around.
Because this is different, I have to readjust (in my tiny) mind any opposition bidding.
Also, it's exhausting having to get out of my seat and move to the other side all the time.
The other quirk is that if I set up a teaching table to practice a different method and am seated, say North and South, the undo 'feature' doesn't work.
It does work for anyone I'm practising with - but not for me.
I don't know if this happens anywhere else.
#2 pescetom
pilowsky, on 2021-August-25, 02:50, said:
I agree that it is stressful to the player and spectators (BBO should indicate clearly what is going on) but it occurs elsewhere in robot play, not only Prime which I have never joined.
pescetom, on 2021-August-25, 14:41, said:
I don't think the orientation changes anywhere else in BBO - and I play a lot of robot tournaments. This is the only place where if North is playing, then the North seat rotates to the bottom of the screen so that any bidding made by East is now on the Declarers right instead of left - it's rather discombobulating.
Maybe. About the only robot tournament I ever played is the Free Weekly Friday whatever and that certainly discombobulated me whenever it decided I had to substitute my robot partner. Can't remember exactly what happens, but I had no clue I had become declarer or that it was up to me to play from dummy. But then even after years it still looks to me that when I really am dummy in a non-robot tournament it is my turn to play.
The main thing that's discombobulating about the weekly free is that you always come last because all the other players have watched Peter Hollands video and know what to bid and whether or not their finesses will work.
It might be free and it might be weekly but any resemblance to a tournament is illusory.
That's not what happens. If the North robot becomes declarer, the human is put into the North seat to play it. The orientation of the table stays the same so that it's consistent with the bidding.
When we first created "human declares", we did rotate everything, but it made the bidding confusing. So we changed it to this way.
This is not true at all. You are not compared against other people who are playing the free weekly tournament and have had a chance to cheat.
You are being compared against a fixed set of players who played the hand in an old tournament, well before it showed up as the weekly free.
(You'll see Pete is being compared against the same set of players you are, so they couldn't have played it before him!)
It's arguably the best robot game on BBO precisely because you *can* compare yourself accurately to someone like Pete.
barmar, on 2021-August-26, 09:04, said:
The top screenshot shows me South attempting to force north to bid.
The bottom screenshot shows North at the bottom after play starts with me declaring in the North seat,
Everything rotates - Prime is the only place where I've seen this happen.
smerriman, on 2021-August-26, 14:11, said:
Peter Hollands video showing him playing Instant tourney 311 is posted now in the messages sidebar.
The same tourney is available to be played right now.
As I said - I can watch the video first and then play the tournament after seeing where all the cards are.
This is my point. It isn't very satisfying to play a game where some contestants may have seen all the hands before they start playing.
There is also the problem that people can play the tourney multiple times until they get it right.
So not really a competition but a bit of practice.
This is where I agree that it is a good robot, something or other but not a game in the sense that any reasonable person would understand the term.
#10 smerriman
See my post again. Yes, people can play the tournament multiple times, including after they've watched the video.
But you're never compared against those players. Instant tournaments reuse hands from an old robot tournament that was played under normal conditions.
You're compared against players who played that original tournament and thus only had one shot; the same set that Pete is compared against.
Strangely, when I replay the hand afterwards the seats are in their normal (South at the bottom) orientation with my name in the South seat but it plays through as if the North robot is Declarer.
I agree, we are both seeing the same thing.
The issue is not where the boards come from; the point is that it is possible - as you also point out - to see all hands before you start playing.
This makes it an excellent teaching exercise.
I also enjoy seeing how an expert thinks about the play - so much so that I took some lessons from Pete.
In any event, it's always fun playing with the robots because you get to see some truly wonderful bidding when you try crazy things.
I just played the IT and here's what happened on board 7.
What does GIB have for the 4NT bid?
Right - but that only affects you, not the other people on the leaderboard.
You were saying you would come last because the other players were peeking - that was the bit you understood wrongly. The scores you're trying to beat were earned fair and square.
Correct. Glad we cleared that up.
I rejoined Prime today - need practice - and the same problem is still there:
pilowsky, on 2021-September-18, 06:01, said:
I was talking about what happens in robot tournaments, not regular bridge tables (there's no difference between playing with robots in Prime and any other bridge table).
We don't do human-declares the same way at regular bridge tables because there can also be other humans at the table, and the human-robot swap isn't always North-South.
barmar, on 2021-September-18, 20:41, said:
OK ty.
#18 armantt2k
Joined: 2020-January-06
Lots of comments re: the first issue (although it sounds like it is not resolved)
No comments (or solution) given to your 2nd issue:
Yes, Richard, I see this (and get quite annoyed) every time I set up a teaching table so I can insert dealing scripts to get hands dealt for my partner and I to practice (e.g. 2/1 hands in the NS seats, 1NT openers, Weak 2's, etc). I find it silly that BBO calls this a Teaching Table when the "Teacher" (presumably the Host is doing the "teaching") cannot Undo, but the invited "Student" can!
I am sure I submitted this issue to the Forum elsewhere (Suggestions for Software), but never saw a reply from BBO Support (although I haven't checked recently).
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Murillo is one of the approximately 100,000 Latin Americans who have made B.C. their new home. Her journey as a Latin American in Canada began when she emigrated from Colombia in 2005. Murillo first relocated to Montreal but found the weather there to be overwhelming and cold.
A family member who had been residing in Vancouver prompted her to visit the city, which she immediately developed a strong liking for.
"I felt very connected to the Latin American and Francophone culture here. I really liked how beautiful Vancouver was and I found the city to be multicultural and green with plenty of [natural landscapes]. The weather here is also closer to what I am used to at home," says Murillo.
She eventually chose to move here and established Latincouver in 2008.
Although Latincouver strives to unite Latin Americans in the city, Murillo believes that community itself is a diverse group and it is the diversity that has piqued interests from the locals.
"The differences within the Latin American community has generated a lot of attention [and interest] between the two cultures. It has created an opportunity for both groups to connect and learn more about the different cultures [that make up the Latin American community]," she says.
Murillo also added that Latincouver's effort in creating awareness about Latin American cultures in the city has come to fruition.
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Murillo cites cultural aspects such as language, music and sport as the ingredients that bind the Latin Americans abroad. In addition, their openness to sharing their culture with their host country – who are also equally interested in learning about foreign cultures – has contributed to this inter-continental exchange.
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Grading the Brewers: Hitters
November 28 4 Comments
Robin Yount and Paul Molitor led a potent Brewers offense in 1982
It would be easy to give every Brewer a grade of A for the 1982 season because they came within one win of a World Series title. But while the team will receive an A (whoops, did I ruin the surprise?), like the Brewers season, nothing is easy, not even grading this team.
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It will come as no surprise that Robin Yount received the highest grade while others such as the injured Larry Hisle bottomed out.
Cecil Cooper, 1B
Is there a better first baseman in the American League? Nope. He's a legit Triple Crown threat each season. For the third consecutive full season, Coop hit at least .300 (.313), he slammed 32 homers and was second in the AL with 121 RBI. He added 38 doubles as a part of his 205 hits and scored a career-high 104 runs. He committed only five errors.
Jim Gantner, 2B
Played in 132 games, the fewest of all the regular Brewers infielders, which isn't surprising, considering his hard-charging style and his ability to hang in when runners are bearing down on him. For a guy who hit from the nine-hole, a .295 average wasn't too shabby. He's not a masher (four homers), but a good bottom of the order guy.
Paul Molitor, 3B
The Ignitor lived up to his name as he provided the spark for the American League's most potent offense. Led the league in AB (666), plate appearances (751) and runs scored. Hit .302 and had career highs in homers (19), RBI (71) and stolen bases (41). One of the best baserunners you'll ever see. Adequate in the field.
Robin Yount, SS
Simply one of the finest seasons ever by a shortstop. His 129 runs, most ever by a shortstop. His 114 RBI, third all-time. Add to that a .331 batting average with 29 taters, 46 doubles, 12 triples and you get a .578 slugging percentage, which was .001 behind Ernie Banks for best ever. But Banks hit .285. Yount hit for power and average. Would have won the AL batting title if Willie Wilson had been man enough to play the last day of the season. He led the league in hits (210), doubles, slugging percentage and total bases with 367. And to think, he's only 26. He was the clear MVP.
Grade: A+
Don Money, DH, INF
A damn good season for the 35-year-old Money, who platooned with Roy Howell at DH. In 275 ABs, Money slugged .891 as 33 of his 78 hits went for extra bases, including 16 home runs, the third highest total of his career.
Roy Howell, DH INF
The Brewers had plenty of power, but only four taters? That's Gantner territory (no offense, Gumby). Howell hit .260 and managed to drive in 38 runs. Other than that, the Crew may need to find another left-handed bat at DH.
Ed Romero, 2B
Backed up Gantner at second and played in 52 games and hit .250. He didn't walk much, didn't steal a base and hit one homer. He's a typical light-hitting middle infielder.
Rob Piccolo, INF
Came over from Oakland in a midseason deal, hit .286 in 21 ABs in 22 games.
Grade: Inc.
Ted Simmons, C
Simba's slower than the orbit of Pluto, but few backstops call a better game. He also's a switch hitter and the Crew doesn't need to sit him depending on who is pitching. His 97 RBI were the most since he drove in 100 with the Cardinals in 1975 and his 23 homers were the most since he hit 26 in 1979. His 29 doubles were fourth on the team. At 32, Simmons is what he is.
Ned Yost, C
His homer in Boston proved to be one of the biggest hits of the season, as it helped the Crew get a four-game lead with five to play. Other than that, he played in 40 games, hit. 276 and was OK as Simmons' backup. He's 27, but he's not starter material.
Ben Oglivie, LF
Benji, with Coop, provided the left-handed pop in the lineup smashing 34 homers and driving in 102 runs. He won't hit for average, but his .244 followed the 1981 season where he hit .243. This from a guy who hit .282 or better in his first three seasons with the Crew.
Gorman Thomas, CF
Stormin's 39 homers and 112 RBI were beautiful. His .245 average and 143 strikeouts were not. Gorman's not gonna hit for average, ever, but his 29 doubles were third on the team, even ahead of Molly, who had 26 doubles. With Gorman, what you see is what you get: a gritty dude who'll swing for the fences.
Charlie Moore, RF
A converted catcher, Moore's hose accounted for 23 outfield assists. And who can forget the throw that nailed Reggie Jackson in Game 5 of the ALCS? Like the rest of the Crew outfield, Moore didn't hit for average (.254), but he had 22 doubles. Other than that, he hit like a catcher.
Mark Brouhard, RF
Brouhard saved the Crew's bacon in Game 4 of the ALCS, his finest moment of the season. His worst moment, losing the job in right field to Moore after being injured. Brouhard played in 40 games and had four homers and 10 RBI.
Marshall Edwards, OF
The only outfielder on the Brewers with any speed, but he suffered from the same affliction of the other Crew outfielders: low batting average. Edwards hit .247 and worse yet, walked only four times. For a team that drove in runs by the bunches, Edwards didn't distinguish himself in any fashion.
Larry Hisle, OF-DH
It was sad to see the man who helped the Crew's renaissance in '78 succumb to injury. He hit .129 in what will likely be his last season.
Grade: D
Bob Skube, OF, UTL
Never saw enough time to make an impact, compiling 12 ABs between them.
Stats don't lie: They hit a major-league leading 216 home runs, drove in an MLB-high 843 RBI, led the majors in total bases (2606), runs (891), slugging percentage (.455) and at bats (5733). Wait, we're not done yet. The Crew was second in hits (1599, four behind the Royals), doubles (277, also behind the Royals), batting average (.279, six points behind the Royals) and second-last in strikeouts (714). They didn't walk much (484, 14th in the majors) and they don't steal bases (84), but when you pound the ball like the Crew did this season, you don't need to go station-to-station.
There is no other grade for this team. It was second to none at the plate.
Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: Ben Oglivie, Bob Skube, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Don Money, Ed Romero, Gorman Thomas, Jim Gantner, Larry Hisle, Mark Brouhard, Marshall Edwards, Ned Yost, Paul Molitor, Rob Picciolo, Robin Yount, Roy Howell, Ted Simmons
The St. Louis Massacre
October 19 1 Comment
Cardinals 13, Brewers 1
World Series now tied 3-3
Box Score | Season Schedule
ST. LOUIS — There was rain. There was mud. The only thing missing from this one-sided battle was blood.
After two stoppages totaling two hours and 39 minutes in rain delays, the St. Louis Cardinals finally put the Brewers out of their Game 6 misery by winning 13-1. It was torture to watch.
Here's hoping the Brewers pull out Game 7 to win the World Series. Then, and only then, will I be able to forget this debacle.
If the Brewers win Game 7, Tuesday's game will be something we smile and laugh about. It'll even be a game pushed entirely out of our memories. "Remember Game 6 when the Brewers embarrassed themselves and their fans with an all-around pathetic display in the midst of more than two hours of rain delays?" Nope. Don't remember it. I just remember running naked around the neighborhood after the big Game 7 win.
It shouldn't have been this way. The Brewers were coming off of two emotional victories that gave them a 3-2 series lead. They had a day off to rest their weary. They had Don Sutton on the mound, the man who so many times during the past month and change has saved their season.
For the first time since his acquisition, Don Sutton was awful. In a game that the Brewers desperately needed a complete or nearly complete effort, Sutton went only 4 1/3 innings before turning it over to the bullpen. By the time he handed the ball to Harvey, his team had a seven-run deficit.
"I have no excuse," said Sutton. "I was sitting in the clubhouse icing my arm trying to think of one but there are none."
We don't care about excuses, Don. We just want wins.
Meanwhile, rookie John Stuper pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits. The only run scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning. The performance was all the more impressive given that it covered nearly five hours, including the rain delays.
Jim Slaton and Dwight Bernard were solid in relief for the Brewers, as they and the rest of the bullpen have been all postseason. But Doc Medich, who is more accustomed to the work of an ineffective starter, gave up the remaining six runs in two innings of work.
In Game 5, Mike Caldwell and the Brewers held the Cardinals to four runs even though they mashed out 15 hits. St. Louis was much more efficient in Game 6, scoring 13 on 12 hits. Of course, four Brewers errors tended to help. Robin Yount and Jim Gantner each committed two, and Gantner tied a World Series record (also held by Honus Wagner) with at least one error in four straight games.
Those four Brewers errors led to four unearned runs. The Brewers defense has committed at least one error in all but the first game of this World Series, flubbing 11 over the remaining five games. Going back to Game 4 of the ALCS, the Brewers have committed 17 errors in eight games.
You want to prevent the opposition from scoring 13 runs, and the pitching and defense were not up to that challenge. But when your offense is set down in order five times and reaches on only four hits, you're not going to win many games. Actually, you shouldn't win any games.
The cowardly retort would be to blame the rain. Don't blame the rain. The Brewers were already down 7-0, the game well out of reach, when the tarp first touched the infield. No, this was a full team effort. A colossal failure in every respect.
Paul Molitor (1-for-4) and Robin Yount (0-for-4 and two errors) didn't contribute much in this game. But it's tough to blame two players who are batting .326 and .366 respectively in the playoffs. And Charlie Moore is hitting a surprising .389 while Jim Gantner hits a respectable .270 (though his defense certainly isn't helping).
It's everyone else in between. It's amazing we're still in the position to win a World Series title when Cecil Cooper is hitting .222, Ted Simmons is hitting .189, Ben Oglivie is hitting .184 and Gorman Thomas is "hitting" .108. Essentially, the Crew's only chance of scoring starts at the bottom of the order. Not how they drew it up.
And Harvey. Please, Harvey. Don't play Roy Howell in Game 7. The bearded wonder has yet to collect a postseason hit.
"Everybody always wants to see the World Series go 7 games," claims manager Harvey Kuenn. "So now everybody should be happy." I don't know who these people are who want a Game 7, Harvey, but they aren't Brewers fans.
We'll have Vuke on the mound for that seventh game, and I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse. He's the possible AL Cy Young winner for the regular season, but Pete Vuckovich hasn't won a big game since Sept. 20 in Boston.
Maybe he's due? Oh, is he ever.
I tend to overreact. What are your feelings about this loss and the prospects for another final game win?
Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Ben Oglivie, Cardinals, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Doc Medich, Don Sutton, Dwight Bernard, Gorman Thomas, Harvey Kuenn, Jim Gantner, Jim Slaton, John Stuper, Mike Caldwell, Ozzie Smith, Paul Molitor, Pete Vuckovich, Robin Yount, Roy Howell, Ted Simmons
Brewers Lose, Down 2-1
Cardinals 6, Brewers 2
Cardinals now lead World Series 2-1
Joaquin Andujar dominated the Brewers
MILWAUKEE — I should have felt good about the fact that the Brewers were leaving St. Louis tied at a game apiece. After all, they say that all you need is one in that situation. But there was something about losing a game that should have been won that bothered me. I had a bad feeling that, even though the Brewers had stolen home field advantage, losing that second game would haunt them.
Exhibit A is tonight's game. Back in Milwaukee, in front of the home crowd, you'd expect the Brewers to go up two games to one. Particularly with the leading American League Cy Young candidate, Pete Vuckovich, on the mound.
But things didn't go as planned in this 6-2 loss to the Cardinals. Vuke only allowed six hits in 8 2/3 innings. He didn't allow a single hit to the first three batters in the Cardinals' lineup, and the top five went a combined 1-for-19. You'd expect that this would be the reflection of a win, in a typical game. But this game was not typical.
First and foremost, Joaquin Andujar owned Brewers batters. While Harvey's Wallbangers haven't been owned consistently of late, they certainly haven't been banging walls with regularity either. But Andujar kept the bats silent all night long.
It wasn't until a Ted Simmons liner knocked Andujar out of the game in the seventh that the Brewers' offense started to see life. His rocket struck Andujar in the right knee, and the pitcher writhed in pain on the ground until he was finally replaced.
"I was just glad it didn't get Andujar in the head or some place where it would hurt him real bad," said Simmons. "You don't say, 'Wow, I knocked him out of the game. Oh goody for us.' It's not like that at all. You hope the guy isn't hurt."
It certainly wasn't "goody for us." The Brewers squandered a major opportunity that inning, loading the bases on four Cardinals pitchers before closer Bruce Sutter ended the inning on a Charlie Moore pop-out caught on the top dugout step.
The Brewers would finally break through on a two-out, two-run homer by Cecil Cooper in the eighth. But other than that, nothing.
That doesn't mean we let Vuke off the hook. He's supposed to be our Cy Young candidate, after all. And when you are supposedly one of the best pitchers in the American League, you should be up to any challenge. Well, he lost his last big game of the regular season to the Orioles. He lost one game to the Angels in the ALCS and got no decision in the other. And today, he lost again.
But it wasn't the top of the order that got to Vuke. It was the bottom. And most specifically, it was rookie Willie McGee. In a scoreless game in the fifth, McGee hit a three run homer. McGee, if you did not know, had four regular season home runs. But because of his bomb, the Brewers were down 3-0.
McGee then came to bat again in the seventh. The result? Another homer to give the Cardinals a 5-0 lead. It's tough to explain.
"A guy hits four home runs all year," Vuke would say, "you won't expect him to hit two in a game. But he did."
McGee wasn't done torturing the Brewers. With Oglivie on first after an error by Keith Hernandez, Gorman Thomas launched what appeared to be a home run to center field. But McGee raced back, leaped at the wall, and pulled it back in.
The Cardinals scored their last run when Vuke pitched around light-hitting Ozzie Smith with the bases loaded and walked in a run in the ninth.
"I tried to get him to fish inside. He didn't fish," explained Vuke.
Unacceptable. Why in the world do you need to get a guy with no bat like Smith to fish? Just throw him a strike, Vuke. He can't hurt you. It's painful.
Honestly, I don't know who needs to pay for this loss. Pete Vuckovich is certainly at the top of the list. I'm tired of defending him as a Cy Young caliber pitcher when he can't pitch close to that caliber in the postseason. That said, we've been drooling over this offense all season long, and they are giving us little to be excited about of late.
Paul Molitor, who had five hits in Game 1, went 0-for-4 in Game 3. Robin Yount, the likely regular season MVP, went 0-for-3. Ben Oglivie went 0-for-4 to lower his postseason average to .111. Gorman Thomas went 1-for-4 and actually raised his postseason average to .115.
Oh, and the defense committed three more errors leading to two unearned runs.
It's frustrating. It's frustrating to know how fortunate this team is to be in the World Series right now considering how poorly they've played overall. And it's frustrating to sense that if they'd play even average baseball, they'd be up three games to none. But instead, they're down two to one.
But I'm just a passionate, overreacting fan. Sure, it's just one game. And they may win the next three. But it's painful to watch the Brewers under perform, and they did so in every facet of the game on this night.
What do you think? Is it too early to panic?
Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Ben Oglivie, Bruce Sutter, Cardinals, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Gorman Thomas, Joaquin Andujar, Keith Hernandez, Ozzie Smith, Paul Molitor, Pete Vuckovich, Robin Yount, Ted Simmons, Willie McGee
Missing Fingers
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ST. LOUIS — It's as painful as the headline sounds, Brewers fans. For the first time this postseason, Rollie Fingers' absence hurt the Brewers.
Harvey said he could pitch. Rollie said he couldn't. Where does the True Blue Brew Truth lie?
Fingers, who has been out since Sept. 3 with a strained right forearm, was sorely missed as the bullpen collapsed late in Game 2. The Crew could have used their ace closer as Bob McClure and phenom Pete Ladd couldn't keep the Cardinals off the board in a disastrous eighth inning.
Instead of flailing at Fingers' forkball, the Cards waited patiently as McClure and Ladd gagged on the mound. McClure could only retire one of the three batters he faced that inning, while Ladd, who was lights out in the ALCS against the Angels, walked the first man he faced and then the next, which brought home George Hendrick with the eventual winning run.
Three walks and a single, and two of the walks were complete free passes with not one strike thrown. The most galling may have been Ladd's four-pitch walk of Steve Braun.
Steve Braun? Who the f#ck is this guy?
This guy is a 34-year-old utility stiff who hit .274 in 62 at bats this season. Granted, he also walked 11 times to bring his OBP to .384, but make the guy put the ball in play. He hadn't faced live pitching since Game 2 of the NLCS and he grounded out to Phil Niekro in his only postseason at bat.
But you also know what he is? A voyeur. The man makes his bones by watching. And he's proud of it.
"I'm a hitter," Braun told The New York Times. "I'm a professional hitter. You always want to swing the bat if you get the opportunity. [But] If I swung at pitches like he threw, I'd have been out of the big leagues years ago."
Instead, he got a cheap RBI. It's imperative Ladd makes Braun put it in play. Ladd has an exceptional fastball and the guy has never seen the rookie before. Braun hadn't played in a week. Ladd has to make him do something with it other than watch it go high and wide for four straight pitches, damn it!
Apologies for the rage, but it was frustrating to watch the Crew let slip an opportunity to put the Cards in a two-game hole with the next three games at County Stadium. But a tip of the cap to Cards manager Whitey Herzog for recognizing the situation and putting a professional hitter such as Braun in the game in that situation. Then again, if the Brewers have Fingers, they're probably not in that situation.
Porter's two-out, two-run double in the sixth was a crushing blow.
Crew skipper Harvey Kuenn said Fingers could have pitched, but not in that situation.
"Yes, Rollie was well enough to pitch," Kuenn said. "And no, I didn't consider using him. I've used Rollie Fingers when we're ahead, not in tie situations."
While it's admirable to save Fingers to lock down a W, the ace said he probably couldn't have gone even if Kuenn had called on him.
"I couldn't have pitched," Fingers told The New York Times. "I'm a little stiff from not pitching for a month, not the injury. It's like the fifth or sixth day of spring training."
Only it's not. It's baseball's biggest stage and the Brewers fell off of it in Game 2. Don Sutton doesn't escape retribution either. Twice the offense gave him leads (3-0 and 4-2) and twice he gave up two runs with two outs. You would expect that from a rookie pitcher, not a vet of Sutton's stature.
Then there was the botched hit-and-run in the ninth where Robin Yount, in one of the only times this season he hasn't come through, swung through a Bruce Sutter pitch and former Brewer Darrell Porter, who killed the Crew with a two-out double in the third, gunned down Paul Molitor, snuffing any Brewers hopes.
Game 3 is tomorrow at County Stadium. Let's hope the Crew, who has responded well to adversity all season, responds positively once again.
How disappointed are you in the Crew's Game 2 flop? Let us know. You can also follow our tweets at @tweetsfrom1982
Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: Bob McClure, Bruce Sutter, Cardinals, Darrell Porter, Don Sutton, George Hendrick, Harvey Kuenn, Paul Molitor, Pete Ladd, Phil Niekro, Robin Yount, Rolling Fingers, Steve Braun, Whitey Herzog
'82 World Series: Game 2 Preview
Molly's five hits in Game 1 were a World Series record.
ST. LOUIS — Good 'ol F. Scott Fitzgerald doesn't think there are any second acts in American lives. In Game 2, let's hope the Crew provides a reason for Mr. Fitzgerald to F. himself.
The Crew cruised past the Cards in Game 1 with a 10-0 stomping that was downright historic. It was the third-best shutout in World Series history. Only one team, the 1959 Chicago White Sox (yes, people, they've been to a World Series before), scored more in a Game 1 skunking, when they crushed the Dodgers, 11-0. Those damn Yankees own the biggest margin of victory via shutout when they tied the 1960 Series at three games apiece with a 12-0 caning of the Pirates. The Yanks also beat the Pirates 10-0 in Game 3.
There's an interesting –and frightening — note about both series: the Sox and Yankees, despite their outbursts, lost their respective series. Let's hope the same fate doesn't befall the Crew.
An encore in Game 2 would be awesome, though not probable. (Molly getting another record five hits? Robin getting another four? Another double-digit win?) For a team that's been playing from the seat of its pants for the past two weeks — going to the last game of the season with the Orioles and falling behind two games in the ALCS against the Angels — it will be interesting to see how the Crew handles success.
"We just have to put it behind us and come back and take it easy and have some fun," Crew skipper Harvey Kuenn told The New York Times after Game 1. "Tonight is over. The key thing for us will be to concentrate on tomorrow."
Don Sutton takes the mound for the Brewers in Game 2, and if that sounds good to you, that's because it is. Sutton has been everything the Crew hoped he'd be when they traded for him on Aug. 31. But, where Sutton was able to baffle American League hitters who hadn't seen him before, the Cardinals know him. They beat him on July 25 as Sutton went eight innings, giving up eight hits and four runs in a 4-3 loss at Busch Stadium.
The Crew, meanwhile, have never seen Stuper, a big, right-handed rookie who has average stuff except for his sinker, which makes life tough on right-handed hitters. Then again, the Brewers seem to be fearless whenever it comes to facing someone new. They swing away regardless of who's on the hill. That's why we love 'em.
We would love it if the Crew gave someone else a taste of desperation. If they could put the Cards in a two-game hole, they'd have the next three* (Games 3 and 4; and Game 5, if necessary) at County Stadium. Game 2 isn't a must win for St. Louis without being an elimination game, but it's close.
Game time is 7:20 PM CT. Play ball and go Crew!
Of course, if you can't watch or listen to Game 2, you can follow all the action on our Twitter feed: @tweetsfrom1982
# Brewers POS
1 Molitor 3B
2 Yount SS
3 Cooper 1B
4 Simmons C
5 Oglivie LF
6 Thomas CF
7 Howell DH
8 Moore RF
9 Gantner 2B
Sutton SP
# Cardinals POS
1 Herr 2B
2 Oberkfell 3B
3 Hernandez 1B
4 Hendrick RF
5 Porter C
6 L. Smith LF
7 Iorg DH
8 McGee CF
9 O Smith SS
Stuper SP
Filed Under: World Series Preview Tagged With: Cardinals, Don Sutton, Harvey Kuenn, Paul Molitor
Brewers Crush Cardinals
Brewers 10, Cardinals 0
Brewers lead World Series 1-0
Mike Caldwell pitched a complete game shutout
ST. LOUIS — The Brewers came into Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals wanting to change some bad habits. In both the ALCS with the Angels and quasi-playoff series with the Orioles to end the season, the Brewers lost Game 1. On the road, they lost both games 8-3.
Oh, they changed. They changed in a big way. The Brewers squashed any doubts about how power might fare against speed in a truly dominating 10-0 win over the Cardinals in front of their home fans.
It was a huge win for the Brewers. It set a tone that they will be in control of this series from the beginning. And by winning the first game in St. Louis, the Cardinals already have their backs up against the wall. A second loss tomorrow, and you can pretty much chalk up a championship for the Brew Crew.
Gotta admit, I wasn't particularly confident about this game. Not only due to the team's recent history and that the game was in St. Louis, but that Mike Caldwell was on the mound.
Sure, Caldwell won 17 games this season, and was this team's iron man throwing 258 innings. But he also looked gassed as a result, losing the second game against the Orioles and that first game against the Angels. Over his previous two starts, Caldwell went a combined 10 innings pitched, allowing 12 earned runs on 13 hits. He was a human pinata on the mound.
But Harvey Kuenn has pushed all of the right buttons this season, and he saw that his veteran hurler wasn't right. Caldwell was skipped in the rotation in favor of Moose Haas for Game 4 of the ALCS, and maybe all he needed was some rest. He certainly looked well rested tonight.
Caldwell pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only three hits and one walk to the baffled Cardinals batters. Two of those hits were in the eighth inning, so his dominance over those other eighth innings was truly remarkable.
"Right at the start," said catcher Ted Simmons, "he was throwing it right on the outside corner and he was painting the black."
The Cardinals never had a chance.
But the Brewers brought an all-around attack to Game 1. They committed four errors as a defense in Game 5 of the ALCS and eight total in the series. But their glovemen sparkled in the field on this day without a defensive misstep.
Paul Molitor set a World Series record with five hits.
And of course, you can't talk about the Milwaukee Brewers without mentioning their offense, though they've admittedly been absent over the course of much of the past couple of weeks. They came after the Cardinals with 10 runs on 17 hits, never letting up until the final bell. The Brewers scored four in the ninth just for good measure.
One of the issues with the Brewers of late has been early scoring. The opposition has been taking the early lead, often leading to a Brewers loss (the team scoring the first run has won eight of the last 10 games). The Brewers put two on the board in the first inning today, thanks largely to a Keith Hernandez error with two outs, and never looked back.
Paul Molitor was the team's star on offense, setting a World Series record with five hits, all singles. Three of the hits never made it out of the infield and another was a broken bat job.
"It's the first time I have had three infield hits in a game," said Molitor. "It wasn't pretty."
No, but they'll look like line drives in the history books.
Robin Yount nearly matched him, collecting four hits, including a double. Before Molitor had broken the World Series record for hits in a game in the ninth, Yount and Molitor had each tied the old record with four.
"I had no idea," said Yount. I'm still not swinging the bat that well. The ball just happened to go where the fielders weren't."
The top two batters have led the Brewers' offense all season long. On this day, they went a combined 9-for-12 with two runs scored and four RBI. An incredible performance.
While others certainly contributed on offense (Ted Simmons, Charlie Moore and Jim Gantner all had two hits), there is reason for concern once you peel away the numbers. Offensive stars Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie and Gorman Thomas went a combined 1-for-12, and all hit close to .100 during the postseason. These three must get going for the Brewers to be successful in this series.
Despite all of their flaws, the Milwaukee Brewers are in prime position to win this World Series. Win Game 2, and all they need to do is win two of three at home. It's that easy.
Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Ben Oglivie, Cardinals, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, Gorman Thomas, Harvey Kuenn, Jim Gantner, Keith Hernandez, Mike Caldwell, Moose Haas, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, Ted Simmons


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Will new ways of working impact work performance
Even as the debate to reduce working days wages on, UAE four-and-a half-day working week.
Changing the working week and reducing it by a day or half to improve work performance and employee wellbeing, has been a contentious question for a long time now. With several countries and organisations, have been talking and working towards the same, if it helps them and the workforce. While the talk and process is on in some parts of the world, especially European nations. The debate for reducing work week has always revolved around enhanced work performance and productivity, also better rest, and quality time socially and with family. The need and want for the same has been felt, especially in the post-COVID times. The need for having a healthy lifestyle, de-stressed environment and time for oneself and family, has emerged utmost priority for many. Taking a step in the right direction or want can be term as the first mover advantage, UAE recently announced that it will transition to a four-and-a half-day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday forming the new weekend. All Federal government departments will move to the new weekend from January 1, 2022. With this move, the UAE has become the first nation in the world to introduce a national working week shorter than the global five-day week. The UAE has moved to a four-and-a half-day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday forming the new weekend.
The move is not only expected to make the existing workforce happy and effective, but also attract new talent from the global workforce to be make the emirates their home and a preferred destination to work and prosper.
Industry experts have been weighing the pros and the cons of the shorter working week and have often promulgated the advantages of the shorter and its direct relation with employee happiness and health. The need to have shorter work weeks has gained greater chorus ever since the pandemic struck and workforce is getting use to the new normal and operating with new working models and juggling roles on different fronts.
It is being Increasing felt that the weekly holiday to two and a half days will have a positive impact on the mental health of employees, as they will have more time to relax and indulge in something that they like and will able to have some me time. It will also further help in strengthening familial bonds and community relations as employees will have more time for family, cultural and recreational activities during the holiday.
"The new working week rule is not only going to improve the mental health status of the existing workforce but will also attract talent from across the globe to be part of the system. This will also help the employees or the members of the workforce to have a holistic and healthy living, thereby enhancing their motivation levels and bringing about a positive impact on their work performance. Emirates has always been an amalgamation of different work cultures and this move will only strengthen its global position to further become a talent powerhouse," said an HR lead of leading company.
The new system will enable employees from different groups to take part in activities that they could not do previously, these could include reinitiating their studies, pursuing passion, spend quality time with family to traveling one's heart out.
Global experts suggest that the move will have a direct bearing on the retaining and attracting talent, especially at time when talent diversification and inclusion will have a direct impact on the success of companies and economics. Also, with the emirates strengthening its global position and opening opportunities, the talent attraction is expected to see new highs in the days come.
"Emirates as always being a great acquirer of talent and workforce from across the globe and with the new working week rule it is set not only to retain some of the best talent in the world, But also acquire fresh talent that will have greater significance in the post pandemic world. We have already started seeing a great bit of interest and intrigue from people looking at and considering working in Emirates as it not only helps them accomplish their career, financial, growth dreams but also helps then grow and a wall as a better working professional and human being health relaxation and getting some extra time for oneself have all being high on priority in the prevalent circumstances," asserts a top official of Dubai based leading talent acquisition company.
So, if you are already working in the Emirates or looking at working there in near future there is surely a reason to chair for every member of the workforce as it impacts their well-being.
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The Pistons responded to one of their worst games of the year, with another one. Fortunately this time they were able to find their game towards the game and close out the Mavs fairly comfortably.
Struggled early, as he was a primary culprit in the early turnovers. However he evened out as the game went on, and he really looked like himself at the end of the game where he put the game on ice with a couple of tough floaters and some free throws. He finished the game with a very respectable line of 20 points on 18 equivalents and 6 assists against 3 turnovers. And once again, it was very nice to see him hitting floaters at the end of the game. He's still shaking off rust obviously, but tonight was the first time where he really looked himself at the end. Not a great game for Reggie, he particularly struggled defensively at times, but it was a pretty solid game.
Coming back from injury, and KCP might not really be 100%, not to mention that he appeared to tweak his ankle in some way at the end of the game. SVG said that KCP is "ok" but still, not a good thing especially when he is coming off a hurt knee as well. Finished the game with 11 points on 10 equivalents, which is a decent game, and I've said many times that these sorts of offensive games are things he needs to learn to do, where he doesn't get a lot of looks and he just can live with it. He didn't record any other statistics other than 2 rebounds and 1 turnover though, which is pretty indicative of that he just was not terribly involved in the game in his 36 minutes. Defensively he did not do anything particularly of note, but he did well just like he always does. One thing that was interesting, is that SVG has generally avoided having KCP cover opposing point guards, but when Stanley played tonight he spent almost all of his time on point guards. I'm not sure if that means anything or not, but it is interesting. Regardless, get healthy KCP, it was a decent game, just nothing much of note.
Fairly quiet night for Tobias, he only played 27 minutes, scored 10 points on as many shots, had 2 rebounds and 1 assist. He did have a stretch in the 2nd half where he scored several very tough buckets that were important ones, but other than that he just didn't do a lot. I'm not really sure what to make of it other than that this game was pretty much trash and no one really played that well and Tobias just played a little worse. Tobias was also subbed out of the game at the end for Stanley Johnson, presumably for defensive purposes.
On a night where almost everyone did ok at best offensively, Leuer was the one guy who could not miss anything. 19 points on 10 equivalents, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. He didn't force any of his shots, he just found himself in good opportunities to score and it worked out. He is putting the ball on the floor and shooting over smaller guys with more confidence as of late, which matches up with SVG saying that they have put in a few plays for Leuer. Leuer just had the sort of night where he happened to be the guy who got the good looks and he made the most of them. Wonderful night for Leuer on both ends.
8 points on 6 equivalents and 10 rebounds in 20 minutes tonight for Baynes who got a little extra duty with Andre's foul trouble. He did a pretty good job on both ends, I still have no idea why he always has to bring the ball down when he catches it in the paint, but other than that he did pretty well. His points all came around the rim and he generally just did the right stuff while on the floor. Nice game for Baynes.
5 points on 6 equivalents, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists in 18 minutes. That is a pretty nice line for your backup point guard, especially when they play defense like Ish does. The only downside was that both of his turnovers were actually pretty bad turnovers, but other than that he did his thing, pushing the pace and finding teammates while only looking for his shot when he kind of had to in order to keep the defense honest. Good game for Ish.
Hopefully this is the end of Stanley's DNPs. In 15 minutes tonight Stanley played pretty well scoring 7 points on 6 equivalents with an assist and a pair of rebounds. He also played very good defense, to the point that SVG put him in over Tobias at the end of the game for defensive purposes. He generally played the way you want him to play, which is at full speed. The mistakes he made were made at full speed, and that way it maximizes the good plays he can make with his absurd athleticism. He was a noticeable part of the Pistons turning around the game in the 3rd quarter with mostly the bench mob. Hopefully he is back for good now.
Ugly game, but the Pistons are still not in a position to really complain about how a win comes. Leuer played great, Stanley looked good. If KCP is alright then this is a fine game without too much to worry about. Pistons are back above .500 and also now sport the NBA's 2nd best defense.
What do you think? How did Stanley do? Why did the Pistons forget they had the blue jerseys on?


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Ad The Grammys are concerning New york city City. And also Congress simply did. On Friday, your house Judiciary Board held an area hearing in the city, where Neil Portnow, head of state of the Recording Academy, as well as the musicians Aloe Blacc and also Booker T. Jones showed up. They affirmed on behalf of regulation that safeguards the civil liberties of musicians as well as aids them get fairer payment for their innovative jobs.
Bus" expense, which will certainly profit the monetary rate of interests of artists. Simply just how challenging is the monetary scenario for many artists? The sector's international profits decreased to regarding $15 billion in 2015 from nearly$40 billion in the late 1990s. This tightening has actually struck songs's center course: individuals you have actually never ever become aware of however that create, record as well as generate tunes you know backwards and forwards.
For instance, the variety of permanent songwriters residing in Nashville has actually gone down 80 percent given that 2000. In Austin, Tex., 70 percent of artists make much less compared to $ 10,000 a year from songs, and also 32 percent do not also make base pay. Songs developers just"could not pay for to earn a living," claimed Daryl Friedman, the head of market and also federal government connections for the Recording Academy.
means in ordering to help artists gain a far better income. It's in fact an omnibus costs made up of 3 acts: First, the Fair Game, Fair Pay Act, which develops an efficiency right for musicians. Currently, radio terminals do not have to pay musicians whose tracks they play on the airwaves (the terminals pay efficiency aristocracies to the songs authors as well as the songwriters). The USA is the only industrialized nation where this holds true. This act would certainly need terminals to pay musicians as well as document business an aristocracy. It likewise consists of the Allotment for Songs Producers Act, which would certainly preserve in regulation the right for manufacturers to get aristocracies due them. The Justice, Fair Pay Act has bipartisan assistance. The tradition radio broadcasters oppose this procedure.
2nd, the Standards Act, which shuts the technicality in government copyright regulation that protects against recordings from prior to 1972 from getting settlement. Also the USA Copyright Workplace has actually kept in mind the variance that pre-1972 jobs typically aren't covered effectively with copyright security. The Standards Act would certainly enable the repayment of nobilities to musicians and also document tags that made tunes lots of years back. This act, which would especially profit older artists that are having a hard time monetarily, likewise has bipartisan assistance.
Third, the Songs Innovation Act, which develops a covering permit for mechanical nobilities. (Mechanicals are the nobility settlements due authors and also songwriters when their tunes are duplicated in numerous styles like CDs, LPs, downloads as well as streaming.) Presently a copyright board establishes the price of settlement inning accordance with a set lawful requirement. This act would certainly make it possible for the board to base prices on the market worth of just what a purchaser or vendor is ready to pay. An adjustment to this even more vibrant criterion would certainly indicate that songwriters might be made up extra in accordance with the marketplace.
In spite of the bipartisan assistance for these actions, it will certainly still take considerable initiative to press Congress to act. "We have actually seen a development of passion in maker advocacy like never ever previously," Mr. Friedman stated. The Recording Academy has actually aligned considerable sources towards advertising these expenses– as an example, beginning the Grammy Area Supporter Program, where hundreds of participants of the academy consult with chosen authorities yearly on behalf of regulation. Previously, Congress has actually been awaiting some kind of market agreement as well as bipartisan assistance to arise, and also currently it has. By ultimately passing the Songs Bus costs, settlement for artists will certainly be much more harmonic with just what they are worthy of.
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Dr. Charles Erwin Hurlburt, 73, was raised in Africa where his parents were missionaries. His wife, Anna Jean, 67, grew up in Texas. At the time of their deaths, he was a retired professor of dental radiology at the University of Oklahoma, and she had worked as a licensed practical nurse at Deaconess Hospital for 22 years. The couple met and married as they were attending Wheaton College in Illinois, son-in-law Michael Palmer said. The Hurlburts went to Africa as medical missionaries for five years before settling in Oklahoma. They were longtime members of the Metropolitan Baptist Church. "They were genuinely uncommon people. Some of the things they had going for them was a zest for their relationship with the Lord, music, and they laughed a lot. Those are some of the gifts they left us," Palmer said. The two apparently had gone to the Social Security Administration office to follow-up on paperwork, Palmer said.Their trip was not discovered until the day after the explosion when a daughter, also a nurse at Deaconess, found Social Security documents near a phone at the couple's Oklahoma City home. The Hurlburts had four daughters and sons-in-law, Barbie and Ronnie Trent, Oklahoma City; Sherry and Kent Elliott, Temple, Texas; Dawn and Jonathon Barber, Birmingham, Ala.; and Betty and Michael Palmer, Birmingham, Ala. They also had nine grandchildren.


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The Republic of Ireland Under-18 squad arrived in Sweden today in preparation for the Falkenberg Four Nation tournament. Ireland kick off the tournament against Slovakia tomorrow (kick off 3.30 Irish time) before clashes with Norway and Sweden in a tournament that manager Noel O'Reilly believes will be of valuable experience to the panel.
He said: "It's a tournament with three good matches for us and will be of a great benefit to the players. The squad has a few changes from the original 18, but we're still coming here hoping to win. The players here have a chance to push for regular places and we'll certainly work hard and have a good shape to us. The nucleus of the squad won in the Hungarian tournament (at Under-17 level) last season so we have some experience."
There are five uncapped players in the squad, Sligo Rovers' Gary Cullen, Seamus McCabe of Dundalk, Portsmouth's Marc Wilson, Peter Castle of Reading and goalkeeper Michael Keohane from IMG Soccer Academy in Florida. Cullen and McCabe have been well-watched by O'Reilly and his scouts for the last number of years while Wilson was called in after declaring for the Republic of Ireland after previously playing for Northern Ireland. Former England schools defender Castle, now in the Reading first team squad, has been watched on several occasions by O'Reilly and his scouts and was also called in after he declared for Ireland while Keohane's inclusion comes after O'Reilly's contacts in the USA brought the goalkeeper to his attention.
Following Tuesday's tournament starter against Slovakia, Ireland face Norway on Thursday (kick off 3.30) and finish the tournament against hosts Sweden on Saturday (kick off 2.00).
Squad: Randolph (Charlton Athletic), Keohane (IMG Soccer Academy, USA), Stapleton (Reading), Chambers (Shelbourne), Morris (Leeds United), Wilson (Portsmouth), Lordan (Ipswich Town), Dennehy (Shelbourne), Hayes (Reading), Clarke (Ipswich Town), McMahon (Home Farm), Kearney (Everton), Reilly (Burnley), Castle (Reading), McCabe (Dundalk), Meehan (Maymount), Synott (Ipswich Town), Cullen (Sligo Rovers).


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from __future__ import unicode_literals, division, absolute_import
from builtins import *  # pylint: disable=unused-import, redefined-builtin

from mock import patch

from flexget.manager import Session
from flexget.plugins.filter import seen
from flexget.plugins.filter.seen import SeenEntry, SeenField
from flexget.utils import json

class TestSeenAPI(object):
    config = 'tasks: {}'

    @patch.object(seen, 'search')
    def test_seen_get(self, mock_seen_search, api_client):

        def search(*args, **kwargs):
            if 'count' in kwargs:
                return 0
            else:
                with Session() as session:
                    return session.query(SeenEntry).join(SeenField)

        mock_seen_search.side_effect = search

        # No params
        rsp = api_client.get('/seen/')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        # Default params
        rsp = api_client.get('/seen/?page=1&max=100&local_seen=true&sort_by=added&order=desc')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        # Changed params
        rsp = api_client.get('/seen/?max=1000&local_seen=false&sort_by=title&order=asc')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        # Negative test, invalid parameter
        rsp = api_client.get('/seen/?max=1000&local_seen=BLA&sort_by=title &order=asc')
        assert rsp.status_code == 400, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        # With value
        rsp = api_client.get('/seen/?value=bla')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        assert mock_seen_search.call_count == 8, 'Should have 8 calls, is actually %s' % mock_seen_search.call_count

    @patch.object(seen, 'forget_by_id')
    def test_delete_seen_entry(self, mock_forget, api_client):
        rsp = api_client.delete('/seen/1234/')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_cod
        assert mock_forget.called

    def test_seen_add(self, execute_task, api_client):
        fields = {
            'url': 'http://test.com/file.torrent',
            'title': 'Test.Title',
            'torrent_hash_id': 'dsfgsdfg34tq34tq34t'
        }
        entry = {
            'local': False,
            'reason': 'test_reason',
            'task': 'test_task',
            'title': 'Test.Title',
            'fields': fields
        }

        rsp = api_client.json_post('/seen/', data=json.dumps(entry))
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

    @patch.object(seen, 'search')
    def test_seen_delete_all(self, mock_seen_search, api_client):
        session = Session()
        entry_list = session.query(SeenEntry).join(SeenField)
        mock_seen_search.return_value = entry_list

        # No params
        rsp = api_client.delete('/seen/')
        assert rsp.status_code == 404, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        fields = {
            'url': 'http://test.com/file.torrent',
            'title': 'Test.Title',
            'torrent_hash_id': 'dsfgsdfg34tq34tq34t'
        }
        entry = {
            'local': False,
            'reason': 'test_reason',
            'task': 'test_task',
            'title': 'Test.Title',
            'fields': fields
        }

        rsp = api_client.json_post('/seen/', data=json.dumps(entry))
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        # With value
        rsp = api_client.delete('/seen/?value=Test.Title')
        assert rsp.status_code == 200, 'Response code is %s' % rsp.status_code

        assert mock_seen_search.call_count == 2, 'Should have 2 calls, is actually %s' % mock_seen_search.call_count

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Popular heartburn medication Zantac (ranitidine) has tested positive for a substance linked to cancer, leading to manufacturer recalls, pharmacies pulling the products from their shelves, and a widening probe of the issue.
Our attorneys are investigating claims that Zantac and other ranitidine medications could cause cancer. This is a potentially serious issue for the millions of people who use the drug. Patients are encouraged to speak with their physician about treatment alternatives and to report adverse side effects to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
If you take Zantac, you may also wish to speak with an attorney about possible legal action. This is a developing situation, but our nationally recognized dangerous-drug attorneys stand ready to file lawsuits on behalf of Zantac patients diagnosed with cancer.
WHY WAS ZANTAC RECALLED?
Drug maker Sanofi announced in an October press release that it will conduct a voluntary recall of Zantac OTC (over the counter, meaning without a prescription) in the U.S. and Canada due to "possible contamination with a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitroso dimethylamine (NDMA)." Sanofi, which calls the move "precautionary," said drug evaluations are ongoing and that anyone using Zantac OTC should speak with their healthcare providers or pharmacists if they have additional questions.
In addition to the Zantac recall, drug manufacturers Apotex and Novartis are recalling generic ranitidine products sold in the U.S. Major chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart have also pulled Zantac and its generic versions from their shelves.
Doctors write more than 15 million ranitidine prescriptions each year, while countless more patients buy the drug over the counter. Prescription ranitidine is approved for treatments that include ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease. OTC ranitidine is approved to prevent and relieve heartburn associated with indigestion.
WHAT IS NDMA, AND WHAT ARE ITS RISKS?
NDMA is an environmental contaminant found in water and foods including dairy products, vegetables, and meats. It's classified as a probable human carcinogen based on animal studies. NDMA research in humans is very limited. The FDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the World Health Organization classify NDMA as a carcinogen.
Harvard Medical School noted that NDMA "may cause cancer only after exposure to high doses over a long period of time." According to the Centers for Disease Control, NDMA is very harmful to the liver of animals and humans. It has been linked to severe liver disease as well as liver and lung cancer. "Exposure to NDMA by eating, drinking, or breathing could cause cancer in humans," the agency said.
NDMA is the same carcinogenic impurity that has been found in blood pressure and heart medications such as Valsartan. Those drugs were contaminated through purported manufacturing flaws at pharmaceutical plants in China and India. Preliminary testing suggests that NDMA in ranitidine may result from the molecular structure of ranitidine.
HOW WAS THE IMPURITY DISCOVERED?
Valisure, a Connecticut-based online pharmacy, informed the FDA that its testing had detected NDMA in multiple ranitidine products. In a letter to the agency, Valisure stated that it found "extremely high levels" of NDMA in every lot tested across multiple manufacturers and dosage forms of ranitidine. The company requested that the FDA recall and suspend sales of all lots of ranitidine products.
The FDA's permissible daily intake of NDMA is 96 nanograms (one billionth of a gram), the letter stated. Valisure's testing detected NDMA in excess of 3,000,000 nanograms per tablet — more than 31,000 times higher than FDA limits. Valisure hypothesized that the NDMA it found is "likely due to an inherent instability of the ranitidine molecule."
WHAT DOES THE FDA SAY ABOUT ZANTAC AND NDMA?
Several days after receiving a petition from Valisure about its ranitidine concerns, the FDA issued a statement saying that it was looking into the matter. A later statement indicated that the FDA's own preliminary testing had detected levels of NDMA in ranitidine lower than those detected by Valisure.
While the FDA is not currently calling for patients to stop taking ranitidine, it noted that other OTC medicines approved for their condition are available. FDA testing of Zantac alternatives such as Pepcid, Tagamet, Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec has shown no NDMA.
IS THERE OTHER SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT LINKS ZANTAC AND NDMA?
Peer-reviewed studies have been published on the topic of ranitidine and NDMA. These studies suggest that Sanofi knew — or had reason to know — that Zantac use potentially exposes users to NDMA.
A 2016 study published in the academic journal Carcinogenesis found that patients who took ranitidine had a 400-fold increase of NDMA concentration in their urine. Other studies, including those published in Chemosphere and Environmental Science & Technology, have shown that ranitidine is a possible NDMA precursor (in chemistry, a precursor is a substance from which another substance is formed).
WHO CAN FILE A ZANTAC LAWSUIT?
Any patient who has taken Zantac and/or a generic version of the drug as prescribed by their physician and has been diagnosed with cancer may be eligible for legal action against manufacturers.
WHAT COMPENSATION IS AVAILABLE FROM A ZANTAC LAWSUIT?
Both economic damages (such as medical bills, lost wages, and other financial losses), as well as noneconomic damages (for conditions like physical and mental pain and suffering) could be available to Zantac plaintiffs. The actual compensation a plaintiff is eligible to receive depends on the facts surrounding their case.
Pharmaceutical companies are among the wealthiest and most powerful organizations in the world. Taking on a drug manufacturer without legal representation is an extremely difficult path. To have the best chance at being fairly compensated, you should work with a law firm that has the experience and resources needed to stand up to Big Pharma.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE A CASE?
If you were diagnosed with cancer after taking Zantac, consider speaking with an attorney who can evaluate your case and help assess your legal options. As we continue our investigation into Zantac and NDMA, we invite you to contact us for a free legal consultation. If we file a lawsuit on your behalf, you pay no out-of-pocket legal fees and no costs at all unless we recover money for you.
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Q: How to do this by using css3 How can I replicate this image using CSS?
Note: image should be in img tag, not as background

A: I created 2 versions.
Try this : http://jsfiddle.net/B82AX/5/

A: Really quick answer with mostly static heights etc
http://jsfiddle.net/9xvUF/3/
You put the image you want as a background image
I'm sure there's a more elegant way to pull this off though
Good luck

A: Try this :
<img style='border-radius:200px;' width='200' height='200' src="http://www.tuswallpapersgratis.com/images/wallpapers/leon1-600553.jpeg" alt=''/>

See http://jsfiddle.net/B82AX/

A: if what your looking for it how to make a round image, heres an example:
http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css3-image-styles

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"PDU (Portable Dining Unit) is designed with young emerging chefs in mind, specifically pop-up chefs and food truckers. This prototype is a novel combination of collapsible screens, portable tables, and folding chairs that offers 'culinary guerillas' the opportunity for rapid deployment and disassembly within the mobile culinary market.
PDU's lightweight, translucent shell is constructed 1/8-in. corrugated plastic panels with origami-like folds. Connected by simple zip ties through pre-drilled holes, the structure expands and contracts like an accordion to create an extraordinary dining scene'from a two-person intimate dining room to a 50-plus party-under-the-dome experience. The sculpted veil glows and beckons to hungry passersby at night, and during the day, it filters sunlight to provide guests with a sense of inhabited sculpture.
The entire structure can be assembled, deployed, and modified by just two people with DIY tools. And while with other structures, certain building skills are required, PDU requires no expertise and the 'user manual' is a sticker with simple graphic deployment instructions on one of the top flat-packed panels.
The interior can be furnished in a variety of ways. Here, the portable, folding furniture is in line with the structure itself. The lightweight organic form within PDU'what appears to be a chandelier-like fixture'is an art piece crafted from neon drinking straws and complements the undulating organic patterns of the portable shell. It captures light (from spotlights set at the base of the structure) in unexpected ways, and can be rewoven into a variety of shapes to respond to various culinary themes and PDU sizes.
The total cost of materials to construct PDU is approximately $2000. This is the one-time cost for the structure; furnishing costs (not included) vary according to the design requirements."
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Thanks for the offer, but I should have been more specific that I need them for a Windows network.
Although would they run on a NAS?
I use my NAS as a webserver and it also grabs the snapshot image from my WebCam and adds the layers/weather data to it all via a bash script.
it wouldnt be the wrong realtimegaugeT template being used?
both me an Dazza were using the cumulus1 realtime gauge template and not the MX version. maybe your using the MX version?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. we all have issues and faults - none of us are perfect either.
the URL redirects to: http://www.elgheko.us/mtp/indexDesktop.php for me. not sure if that is meant to happen, or subdomain isnt setup correctly.
aznetcowboy can you post your latest mxdiags file here.
the issue it that its https certificate is not secure/valid by the looks of it.
LinksysInfo.org's hosting company was under attack over christmas, that why you may have been affected.
no doubt we shall have some fun when we start changing to php 7.3 too.
just reported this over on your forums Ken.
if you send data to weathercloud, then weathercloud can upload content for you to twitter too.
Maybe percentage symbol? I ran into this using Meteobridge.
dont know if they will help in Cumulus, but might..


From smartphones, smartwatches, and smart home devices, these gadgets assist in daily activities from the mundane to the truly incredible feats. Smartwatches, however, are starting to be the norm as one of the most popular wearable devices today, each with its unique capabilities that set it apart from the competition.
While more well-known brands boast advanced OS, and others sleek designs, one smartwatch in particular boasts its capability of giving its user the perfect amount of sunlight for optimal sun exposure.
Just like other smartwatches, the O'We comes with an accelerometer and vibration motors for its fitness tracking features that include sleep tracking, an inactivity alert that notifies you when you've been inactive for an hour, and a silent vibrating alarm that gently wakes you up in place of the usual loud alarms.
Its special feature, however, comes with the SunTrack feature that allows you to get just the right amount of sunshine every day. Using information on your skin type, the UV readings and location data, the O'We helps you get the ideal amount of sunshine that's not too much and not too little for optimal exposure.
The makers of O'We sees the importance of sun exposure to our health and the hazards of having too much or too little sunshine can give us. The SunTrack feature lets you know how much sunshine you need and warns you of overexposure once you've reached the 80 percent mark so you can find shade or go indoors.
O'We is a smartwatch that allows you to stay connected, healthy, and active especially with its SunTrack feature. Its large e-ink 1.33-inch, 128 x 128 Px, capacitive touchscreen allows for easy use even in direct sunlight and it boasts a battery life of up to five days.
The O'We also features an anti-loss alert that notify you when you've strayed too far from your phone. Further, with the O'We, you'll be prepared for erratic weather because its weather information feature could give you a notice up to two days ahead.
Its body is made of stylish stainless steel, and you can choose from three Italian leather watchbands for elegance. It can, however, be easily swapped with any 22mm standard watch straps. The WeOS is custom made for performance and speed, and the device is compatible with the iPhone 4s and above, and all Android devices running with 4.3 Jellybean and above.
You can sign up on their website for early launch notifications and an early bird discount of up to 50 percent so you can get the O'We for $99 instead of its expected retail price of $199.


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Xero is the cloud accounting program that's taken the world by storm. If you haven't been living under a rock for the last couple years, you should have heard of it. They are shaking the way of traditional accounting and have created a program that business owners cannot STOP RAVING ABOUT. See what our clients are saying about it right now.
But, of course, there is only so much that you can cover in an hour – And Xero is so amazing we could only cover the very first basics.
Onwards and upwards in 2018!
This wasn't our first Xero Seminar, and it most certainly won't be our last. 2018 will be a big year for us, with plans for more recurring free events and Xero help. There is even talks about a Xero Course for you to turn into a Xero Pro!
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