It almost feels like Zorba the Greek should be entering the building. The feel and food at Meraki Greek Grill is authentic and delicious. Nestled into a busy shopping mall, the place is often crowded with folks on their way to Summerlin and surrounding areas.
Of course, you can find a fitting Hummus on the appetizer list with a mix of garbanzo beans, tahini and lemon. But there are some other more exotic tastes like Tirokafteri made with Greek feta cheese and spicy roasted peppers. For those who like to experiment with different spreads you can order a sampling plate with pita.


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http://www.projectbritain.com/olympics/teachingresources.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/gk2/olympic.html
http://www.edgate.com/summergames/
http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/Lesson-plans/Olympics-2012
Helpful Geography Resources for the Classroom Teacher
The link above is your first stop for maps, resources, lessons and activities!
National Geographic Bee Information
Schools with students in grades 4-8 in the United States are eligible to participate in this annual competition. Principals can find out how to register their schools by going to: www.nationalgeographic.com/geographicbee. Schools that register by the deadline to conduct a school-level Bee, receive all contest materials and information they need. The school contest, with a minimum of six students participating, produces one school winner. That one school Bee winner then takes a qualifying test to determine up to the top 100 scoring students in each state who are invited to the state-level Bees. The winners of state Bees compete in the national finals in Washington, D.C. in late May. Check with your school to see if they participate in this annual event.
For information on who to contact in your state regarding the Alliance having a presence at the state Bee, please contact the Bee director, Mary Lee Elden at melden@ngs.org or at 202-828-5469. State Bee Coordinators work with the Bee office to make State Bee Day happen. _____________________________________________________________________
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After a year-plus investigation, the NCAA released a report detailing sanctions placed on the BYU Basketball program. The NCAA stated the sanctions are due to "four Brigham Young boosters providing more than $12,000 in complimentary all-inclusive vacations, cash, meals, golf and the use of a car to a men's basketball student-athlete". The student-athlete is not named in the report, but it is evident that the athlete named is Nick Emery.
"Two years of probation from Nov. 9, 2018, through Nov. 8, 2020." This DOES NOT eliminate BYU from post season consideration. In short, BYU will be on notice during this time period and needs to be on good behavior for the next two years in order to avoid worse sanctions.
"A vacation of records in which the student-athlete participated while ineligible." The biggest impact from this penalty is that Dave Rose will likely lose some of his wins from the time that Nick played while ineligible. The tricky part will be for the NCAA to prove when the violations started taking place. Nick played in 47 of BYU's 48 wins during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. If the violations were found to have taken place before Nick's freshman year, 47 of Rose's wins will likely be vacated by the NCAA.
"A reduction of one men's basketball scholarship, served during the earliest possible academic year (self-imposed by the university)." This is where the sanctions start getting tangible. Losing one of the 13 allotted scholarships hurts BYU for however long the restriction is in place.
"Recruiting restrictions detailed in the public report." The report doesn't define "recruiting restrictions", but it could mean fewer official visits, contact with recruits, etc.
"A disassociation of one of the boosters (self-imposed by the university)." Well duh.
"A $5,000 fine (self-imposed by the university)." Pocket change.
You can read the entire report from the NCAA here.


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Q: Oracle Text Criteria Query in JPA Is it possible to perform a JPA Criteria Query using Oracle Text's contains statement, and if so how?

A: Doubt it. The API is there across all RDBMS, and provides certain constructs like "LIKE"/"SUBSTRING" which could be mapped to something of that form when used on Oracle for a TEXT column, but then again they may just use standard SQL. There is no standard-compliant way to insist on that

A: I just wrote an OracleTextDictionary for openjpa, that converts ordinary 'like' operators into 'contains' operators, when the argument is prefixed with a "magical" marker.
In this way, it's possible to use QueryDSL or Criteria Language (or JPQL) with Oracle text.
The dictionary detects LIKE statements with a magic marker in the argument, and rewrites the SQL to use a CTX CONTAINS  call.
One drawback is that the score is not accessible in a simple way, but it would be possible to enhance the driver to order by the score. Feel free to edit the code :-)
I would suppose it's possible to port to hibernate, assuming there is a similar mechanism for tuning database queries to a specific db.
package se.grynna.dict;

import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.kernel.JDBCFetchConfiguration;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql.OracleDictionary;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql.SQLBuffer;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql.Select;

public class OracleTextDictionary extends OracleDictionary {

    public static final String CTX_MAGIC_MARKER = "@CTX@";
    final static Pattern likePattern = Pattern
        .compile("t(\\d+)\\.(\\S+) LIKE (\\?)");

    @Override
    protected SQLBuffer toSelect(SQLBuffer select,
      JDBCFetchConfiguration fetch, SQLBuffer tables, SQLBuffer where,
      SQLBuffer group, SQLBuffer having, SQLBuffer order,
      boolean distinct, boolean forUpdate, long start, long end,Select sel) {

        SQLBuffer sqlBuffer = super.toSelect(select, fetch, tables, where,
          group, having, order, distinct, forUpdate, start, end, sel);

        SQLBuffer tmpBuf = sqlBuffer;

        String sql = tmpBuf.getSQL();

        int label = 1;

        for (Matcher m = likePattern.matcher(sql); m.find(); sql = tmpBuf.getSQL()) {

        int argPos = m.start(3);
        int argIdx = findArgIdx(sql, argPos);
        Object o = tmpBuf.getParameters().get(argIdx);
        if( o == null) break;
        String arg = o.toString();

        if (arg.startsWith(CTX_MAGIC_MARKER)) {

            if (tmpBuf == sqlBuffer) {
                tmpBuf = new SQLBuffer(sqlBuffer);
            }

        arg = arg.substring(CTX_MAGIC_MARKER.length());
        setParameter(tmpBuf, argIdx, arg);

        String aliasNo = m.group(1);
        String colName = m.group(2);

        }

        String replace = String.format("(CONTAINS(t%s.%s,?,%d)>0)",
                    aliasNo, colName, label++);
        tmpBuf.replaceSqlString(m.start(), m.end(), replace);
                m.reset(tmpBuf.getSQL());
        }

      }

    return tmpBuf;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private void setParameter(SQLBuffer tmpBuf, int argIdx, String arg) {
        tmpBuf.getParameters().set(argIdx, arg);

    }

    private int findArgIdx(String sql, int argPos) {
        int count = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i <= argPos; i++) {
            char c = sql.charAt(i);
            if (c == '?') {
                count++;
            }
        }
        return count;
    }

}

Example: The following (obviously contrived) input produces is called with the parameters:
:1 "@CTX@omg near ponies"
:2 "@CTX@rainbow"
:3 "@CTX@rain%"
:4 "abc1%"                     <-- an ordinary like :-)
:5 "@CTX@mushroom%"

JPQL
select distinct customer
from Customer customer
where customer.custName like :a1 and customer.custName like :a2 and customer.custName like :a1 and customer.custId in (select d.custId
from Customer d
where d.custName like :a3 or d.custName like :a1)

SQL
SELECT t0.custId,
  t0.custName
FROM Customer t0
WHERE ((CONTAINS(t0.custName,?,1)>1)
AND (CONTAINS(t0.custName,?,2)   >1)
AND (CONTAINS(t0.custName,?,3)   >1)
AND t0.custId                   IN
  (SELECT t1.custId
  FROM Customer t1
  WHERE (t1.custName LIKE ?              <---- the like survives....
  OR (CONTAINS(t1.custName,?,1)>1))
  ))
AND ROWNUM <= ?

As a side note:  QueryDsl actually does have a ´contains' operator, supposedly for the Lucene backend, for which the jpa and sql backends generates a 'like' statement.
I haven't figured out a way of overloading the contains operator, so that it can be used. (Other than rewriting the code, which I can't do since I am using the version bundled with WebSphere.)
So, I resort to a small static method to make it look good when using QuertyDSL.
// x.where(c.custName.like(CTX.contains("omg near ponies"))));

It would be even nicer if jpql could provide some abstractions (or plugins) for full text search engines...

A: Criteria supports a function() API that allows a database function to be called by name.
qb.gt(qb.function("CONTAINS", root.get("name"), qb.parameter("name"), qb.literal(1)), 1)

EclipseLink also supports this in JPQL using the FUNC keyword.


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ESPN College GameDay setup begins at Clemson
ESPN College GameDay will return to Clemson this weekend.Crews started setting up on Thursday.The Tigers take on Florida State on Saturday night.Both teams are undefeated.Clemson is ranked No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Florida State is ranked No. 5.Saturday's broadcast will be the second time this season the show has come to Clemson.The first time was when the Tigers played Georgia in August.During the game fans will try to break the noise record.The Clemson Athletic Department has installed a decibel meter at Memorial Stadium.They will try to break the record of 137.5 decibels, which was set last week at Arrowhead Stadium.An official from Guinness World Records told The Associated Press confirmed that Chiefs fans broke the previous record of 136.6 set by Seahawks fans during a game against San Francisco earlier this year.The Chiefs have long claimed that their facility is the loudest in the NFL.The record-setting attempt was planned by Chiefs fans but with support of the organization, which paid $7,500 to fly an adjudicator from Guinness to Kansas City to document the effort.
CLEMSON, S.C. —
ESPN College GameDay will return to Clemson this weekend.
Crews started setting up on Thursday.
ESPN's College GameDay returning to Clemson
Clemson tries to break noise record this weekend
The Tigers take on Florida State on Saturday night.
Both teams are undefeated.
Clemson is ranked No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll and Florida State is ranked No. 5.
Saturday's broadcast will be the second time this season the show has come to Clemson.
The first time was when the Tigers played Georgia in August.
During the game fans will try to break the noise record.
The Clemson Athletic Department has installed a decibel meter at Memorial Stadium.
They will try to break the record of 137.5 decibels, which was set last week at Arrowhead Stadium.
An official from Guinness World Records told The Associated Press confirmed that Chiefs fans broke the previous record of 136.6 set by Seahawks fans during a game against San Francisco earlier this year.
The Chiefs have long claimed that their facility is the loudest in the NFL.
The record-setting attempt was planned by Chiefs fans but with support of the organization, which paid $7,500 to fly an adjudicator from Guinness to Kansas City to document the effort.


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HEALTHCARE INSIGHTS | 9 JUNE 2020
Webinar: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Healthcare Sector
Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Webinar: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Healthcare Sector
Liza Eustace
Head: Healthcare, Construction & Hospitality
A panel of experts examine the impact of Covid-19 and the measures that must be taken to prepare for what lies ahead.
In this exclusive webinar, a panel of experts from the healthcare sector discuss the impact of Covid-19 on public and private healthcare enterprises, as well as how the sector supports the overall health and wellness of communities and the economy as a whole.
Liza Eustace, Sector Head of Healthcare at Absa CIB leads the panel, which includes Dr Sandile Buthelezi, Director General of the Health Department, Adam Pyle, SA CEO of Life Healthcare Group, Dr Ryan Noach, CEO of Discovery Health, and Mark Wadley, Portfolio Manager at Visio Capital.
The healthcare sector is at the centre of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a critical sector for Absa, and essential to the alignment and wellbeing of everyone in South Africa and the continent as a whole.
Has the lockdown been effective, and how has it impacted the sector? Drawing from previous healthcare crises, what lessons can be learnt to weather the current storm, even if it is unprecedented?
Share prices of private healthcare businesses have dipped since the pandemic hit. What does the future hold and what can listed companies do to re-evaluate how healthcare is delivered in a post-Covid-19 world?
Know why the private health sector is under pressure
Absa's Liza Eustace unpacks exactly how COVID-19 is negatively impacting the sector
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And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.
We may observe in these words (1.) What it was that John heard, viz. the voice and melody of a company praising God. It is said in the next verse that they sung a new song before the throne. (2.) Whence he heard this voice, "I heard," says he, "a voice from heaven." This company that he heard praising God was in heaven. It is said in the following verse, "They sung this song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders." But the throne of God, and the four living creatures, and the four and twenty elders, are all represented in these visions of John, as being in heaven. So that this voice was the voice of the heavenly inhabitants, the voice of the blessed and glorious company that is in heaven, before the throne of God there. (3.) The kind of voice, which is here set forth in a very lively and elegant manner. It is said to be as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, and as the voice of harpers harping with their harps. Hereby several things are represented in a very striking manner. 1. The distance of the voice. 2. That it was the voice of a vast and innumerable multitude, so that it was as the voice of many waters. How naturally does this represent the joint, continual, and loud voice of a vast multitude at a distance, that it resembled the voice of many waters. 3. The loudness of the voice. It was as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder; which describes the extraordinary fervency of their praises, and how lively and vigorous they were therein, and how that everyone praised God with all his might. They all, joining together, sung with such fervency, that heaven did as it were ring with their praises. The noise of thunder, and the roaring of many waters, are the most great and majestic sounds ever heard upon earth, and are often spoken of in the Scriptures as the mightiest sounds. John could not distinctly hear what they sang, but they being in heaven, at a great distance, he knew not what better to compare it to, than to the roaring of the sea, or a great thunder. Yet, 4. It was a melodious sound, signified by this expression, I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. The harp was a stringed instrument that David made much use of in praising God. John represents the matter thus to us, That the voice which he heard, being at a great distance, it was in distinct; and being of such a vast multitude, and such a mighty fervent voice, that it seemed in some measure like distant thunder, or the roaring of water, and yet he could perceive the music of the voice at the same time. Though it was in some respects as thunder and the noise of water, yet there was a sweet and excellent melody in it. In short, though these comparisons of which John makes use, to signify to us what kind of a voice and sound it was that he heard, are exceedingly lively and elegant. Yet this seems to be evident from them, that what he heard was inexpressible, and that he could find nothing that could perfectly represent it. That a voice should be as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, and yet like the voice of harpers, is to us not easily to be conceived of. But the case was, that John could find no earthly sound that was sufficient to represent it; and therefore such various and different similitudes are aggregated and cast together to represent it. But thus much seems to be signified by it, that it seemed to be the voice of an innumerable multitude, and that they were exceedingly fervent and mighty in their praises. That the voice of this multitude was very great, and exceedingly full of majesty, and yet a most sweet and melodious voice at the same time.
Doctrine. The work of the saints in heaven doth very much consist in praising God.
I. Proposition. The saints in heaven are employed. They are not idle. They have there much to do. They have a work before them that will fill up eternity.
We are not to suppose, when the saints have finished their course and done the works appointed them here in this world, and are got to their journey's end, to their Father's house, that they will have nothing to do. It is true, the saints when they get to heaven, rest from their labors and their works follow them. Heaven is not a place of labor and travail, but a place of rest. Heb. 4:9. There remaineth a rest for the people of God. And it is a place of the reward of labor. But yet the rest of heaven does not consist in idleness, and a cessation of all action, but only a cessation from all the trouble and toil and tediousness of action. The most perfect rest is consistent with being continually employed. So it is in heaven. Though the saints are exceedingly full of action, yet their activity is perfectly free from all labor, or weariness, or unpleasantness. They shall rest from their work, that is, from all work of labor and self-denial, and grief, care, and watchfulness, but they will not cease from action. The saints in glory are represented as employed in serving God, as well as the saints on earth, though it be without any difficulty or opposition. Rev. 22:3, "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him." Yea, we are told, that they shall serve God day and night, that is, continually or without ceasing. Rev. 7:15, "Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple." And yet this shall be without any manner of trouble, as it follows in the next verse. "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat." In this world saints labor, as it were, in the wearisome heat of the sun. But there, though they shall still serve God, yet shall the sun not light on them nor any heat. In one sense, the saints and angels in heaven rest not day nor night, Rev. 4:8, that is, they never cease from their blessed employment. Perfection of happiness does not consist in idleness, but on the contrary, it very much consists in action. The angels are blessed spirits, and yet they are exceedingly active in serving God. They are as a flame of fire, which is the most active thing that we see in this world. God himself enjoys infinite happiness and prefect bliss, and yet he is not inactive, but is himself in his own nature a perfect act, and is continually at work in bringing to pass his own purposes and ends. That principle of holiness that is in its perfection in the saints in heaven, is a most active principle. So that though they enjoy perfect rest, yet they are a great deal more active than they were when in this world. In this world they were exceedingly dull, and heavy, and inactive, but now they are a flame of fire. The saints in heaven are not merely passive in their happiness. They do not merely enjoy God passively, but in an active manner. They are not only acted upon by God, but they mutually act towards him, and in this action and re-action consists the heavenly happiness.
II. Proposition. Their employment consists very much in praising God.
John the beloved disciple had often visions of heaven, and in almost every instance had a vision of the inhabitants as praising God. So in the fourth chapter he tells us, that he looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and he was called up thither, and that he saw the throne of God and him that sat on the throne. And there he gives us an account how those that were round about the throne were praising God. The four living creatures rest not day nor night, saying, Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him, the four and twenty elders fall down before him and worship him, etc., etc. Again in the fifth chapter, we have an account how they sing praises to Christ, Rev. 5:8, 9, etc. And so in Rev. 7:9, 10, 11, 12. And in Rev. 11:16, 17. And in the twelfth chapter, 10th verse. And in Rev. 15:2, 3, 4. And in the beginning of the nineteenth chapter we have an account how the hosts of heaven sing hallelujahs to God. By all which it most evidently appears, that their work very much consists in praising God and Christ. We have but a very imperfect knowledge of the future state of blessedness, and of their employment. Without doubt they have various employments there. We cannot reasonably question but they are employed in contributing to each other's delight. They shall dwell together in society. They shall also probably be employed in contemplating on God, his glorious perfections, and glorious works, and so gaining knowledge in these things. And doubtless they will be employed many ways, that we know nothing of: but this we may determine, that much of their employment consists in praising God, and that for the following reasons.
First, because they there see God. This is a blessedness promised to the saints, that they shall see God, Mat. 5:8. That they see God, sufficiently shows the reason why they praise him. They that see God cannot but praise him. He is a Being of such glory and excellency that the sight of this excellency of his will necessarily influence them that behold it to praise him. Such a glorious sight will awaken and rouse all the powers of the soul, and will irresistibly impel them, and draw them into acts of praise. Such a sight enlarges their souls, and fills them with admiration, and with an unspeakable exultation of spirit.
'Tis from the little that the saints have seen of God, and know of him in this world that they are excited to praise him in the degree they do here. But here they see but as in a glass darkly; they have only now and then a little glimpse of God's excellency. But then they shall have the transcendent gory and divine excellency of God set in their immediate and full view. They shall dwell in his immediate glorious presence and shall see face to face, 1 Cor. 13:12. Now the saints see the glory of God but by a reflected light, as we in the night see the light of the sun reflected from the moon. But in heaven they shall directly behold the Sun of righteousness, and shall look full upon him when shining in all his glory. This being the case, it can be no otherwise, but that they should very much employ themselves in praising God. When they behold the glorious power of God, they cannot but praise that power. When they see God's wisdom that is so wonderful, and infinitely beyond all created wisdom, they cannot but continually praise that wisdom. When they view the infinitely pure and lovely holiness of God, whereby the heavens themselves are not pure in comparison with him, how can they avoid with an exalted heart to praise that beauty of the divine nature! When they see the infinite grace of God, and see what a boundless ocean of mercy and love he is, how can they but celebrate that grace with the highest praise!
Second, they will have another sense of the greatness of the fruits of God's mercy than we have here in this world. They will not only have a sight of the glorious attributes of God's goodness and mercy in their beatific vision of God, but they will be sensible of the exceeding greatness of the fruits of it; the greatness of the benefits that he has bestowed. They will have another sense of the greatness and manifoldness of the communications of his goodness to his creation in general. They will be more sensible how that God is the fountain of all good, the Father of lights, from whom proceeds every good and perfect gift. We do now but little consider, in comparison with what we should do, how full the world is of God's goodness, and how it appears in the sun, moon, and stars, and in the earth and seas, with all their fullness, and wheresoever we turn our eyes, and how all ranks and orders of being, from the highest angel to the lowest insect, are dependent upon, and maintained by, the goodness of God. These the saints in heaven clearly see. They see how the universe is replenished with his goodness, and how the communications of his goodness are incessantly issuing from God as from an everflowing fountain, and are poured forth all around in vast profusion into every part of heaven and earth, as light is every moment diffused from the sun. We have but faint imperfect notions of these things, but the saints in heaven see them with perfect clearness. They have another sense of the greatness of God's goodness to mankind, and to the church, and to them in particular, than any of us have. They have another sense of the greatness of God's goodness in the temporal mercies which God bestowed upon them while they were here in this world, though they know that spiritual mercies are infinitely greater. But especially they have an immensely greater sense of the exceeding greatness of the fruits of God's grace and mercy bestowed in redemption. They have another sense how great a gift the gift of God's only-begotten Son is. They have another sense of the greatness and dignity of the person of Christ, and how great a thing it was for him to become man, and how great a thing it was for him to lay down his life, and to endure the shameful and accursed death of the cross. They have another sense how great the benefits are that Christ has purchased for men, how great a mercy it is to have sin pardoned, and to be delivered from the misery of hell. They have another sense how dreadful that misery is, for the damned are tormented in the presence of the holy angels and saints, and they see the smoke of their torment; and have another sense what eternity is, and so are proportionably more sensible how great a mercy it is to be delivered from that torment. They have another sense how great a fruit of God's grace it is to be the children of God, and to have a right and title to eternal glory. They are sensible of the greatness of the benefits that Christ has purchased, by their experience. For they are in possession of the blessedness and glory that he has purchased. They taste the sweetness of it. And therefore they are more sensible what cause they have to praise God for these things. The grace and goodness of God in the work of redemption appears so wonderful to them that their thoughts of it do excite them to the most ardent praise. When they take a view of the grace of God and of the love of Christ in redemption, they see that there is cause that they should exert the utmost of their capacities, and spend an eternity in praising God and the Lamb. It is but a very little that we at best can conceive of the greatness of the benefits of redemption, and therefore we are but little affected by it, and our praises for it are low and dull things.
Third, another reason is [that] they will be perfect in humility. In order to a person's being rightly disposed to the work of praise, he must be an humble person. A proud person is for assuming all praise to himself and is not disposed to ascribe it to God. It is humility only that will enable us to say from the heart, "Not unto us, not unto us, O Lord, but unto thy name be the glory." The humble person admires the goodness and grace of God to him. He sees more how wonderful it is that God should take such notice of him, and show such kindness to him, that is so much below his notice. Now the saints in heaven have this grace of humility perfected in them. They do as much excel the saints on earth in humility as in other graces. Though they are so much above the saints on earth in holiness and in their exalted state, yet they are vastly more humble than the saints on earth be. They are as much lower in humility as they are higher in honor and happiness. And the reason of it is that they know more of God. They see more of his greatness and infinite highness, and therefore are more sensible how wonderful it is that God should take so much notice of them, to have such communion with them, and give them such a full enjoyment of him. They are far more sensible what unworthy creatures they have been, that God should bestow such mercies upon them, than the saints on earth. They have a greater sight of the evil of sin. They see more what filthy vile creatures they were by nature, and how dreadfully they provoked God by actual sin, and how they have deserved God's hatred and wrath. The saints in heaven have as much greater a sense of their unworthiness in their natural state than the saints on earth as they have a greater sense of God's glorious excellency. For it is the sight of God's excellency which gives them a sight of their own unworthiness. And therefore they do proportionally admire the love of God to them in giving Christ to die for them, and the love of Christ in being willing to offer himself for their sins, and of the wonderful mercy of God in their conversion, and bestowing eternal life upon them. The humble sense the saints have of their own unworthiness, doth greatly engage and enlarge their hearts in praise to him for his infinite mercy and grace.
Fourth, their love to God and Christ will be perfect. Love is a principal ingredient in the grace of thankfulness. There is a counterfeit thankfulness in which there is no love. But there is love in exercise in all sincere thankfulness. And the greater any person's love is, the more will he be disposed to praise. Love will cause him to delight in the work. He that loves God, proportionably seeks the glory of God, and loves to give him glory. Now the hearts of the saints in heaven are all, as it were, a pure flame of love. Love is the grace that never faileth. Whether there be prophecies, they shall fail, whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. Faith shall cease in vision, and hope in fruition, but love never faileth. The grace of love will be exalted to its greatest height and highest perfection in heaven. And love will vent itself in praise. Heaven will ring with praise because it is full of love to God. This is the reason that great assembly, that innumerable host, [praises] God with such ardency, that their praise is as the voice of many waters, and as the mighty thunderings, because they are animated by so ardent, vigorous, and powerful a principle of divine love.
I. This subject may be applied in the way of INSTRUCTION.
First, hence we may learn the excellency of this work of praising God. That it is a most excellent employment, appears because it is a heavenly employment. It is that work wherein the saints and angels are continually employed.
If we sincerely and frequently praise God, we shall therein be like the heavenly inhabitants, and join with them.
That it is the work of heaven shows it to be the most honorable work. No employment can be a greater honor to a man than to praise God. It is the peculiar dignity of the nature of man, and the very thing wherein his nature is exalted above things without reason, and things without life, that he is made capable of actively glorifying his Creator. Other creatures do glorify God. The sun, moon, and stars, and the earth and waters, and all the trees of the field, and grass and herbs, and fishes and insects do glorify God. Psa. 19:1-6; Job 12:7, 8. But herein is the peculiar dignity of the nature of man, that he is capable of glorifying him as a cause, by counsel, understandingly and voluntarily, which is a heavenly work.
Second, this doctrine may give us an idea of the glorious and happy state of the saints in heaven. It shows how joyfully and gloriously they spend their time. Joy is a great ingredient in praise. There is an exultation of spirit in fervent praise. Praise is the most joyful work in the world. And how joyful a society are they that join together, so many thousands and millions of them, with one heart and one soul, to sing a new song before the throne, that fill heaven with their glorious melody! How joyful they are in their work, appears in the text, by their fervency in it, so that their voices resounded as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder. What ineffable joy was there in those harpers whom John heard harping with their harps!
This shows how different a state the saints are in in heaven, from what they are in this world. Here much of the work to which the saints are called, consists in laboring, in fighting, in toilsome traveling in a waste howling wilderness, in mourning and suffering, and in offering up strong crying and tears. But there in heaven, their work continually is to lift up their joyful songs of praise.
This world is a valley of tears, a world filled with sighs and groans. One is groaning under some bodily pain. Another is mourning and lamenting over a dear departed friend. Another is crying out by reason of the arm of the oppressor. But in heaven there is no mixture of such sounds as these. There is nothing to be heard amongst them but the sweet and glorious melody of God's praises. There is a holy cheerfulness to be seen throughout that blessed society. Rev. 21:4, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying." They shall never have anything more to do with sighing and crying; but their eternal work henceforward shall be praise.
This should make us long for heaven, where they spend their time so joyfully and gloriously. The saints especially have reason to be earnestly breathing after that happy state, where they may in so joyful a manner praise God.
II. In the way of EXHORTATION. — If it be so that praising God is very much the employment of heaven, hence let all be exhorted to the work and duty of praising God. The following considerations will show why we should be stirred up by this doctrine to this work.
Some of a people may be in their own land, and some in a strange land. And yet be but one people. Some of a family may be at home, and some sojourning abroad. And yet be but one family. The saints on earth, though they be not actually in heaven, yet have their inheritance in heaven, and are traveling towards heaven, and will arrive there in a little time. They are nearly related to the saints in heaven. They are their brethren, being children of the same Father, and fellow heirs with Jesus Christ. In Eph. 2:19, the saints on earth are said to be fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. And the apostle tells the Christian Hebrews, Heb. 12:22-24, that they were "come to mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect." But how were they come to this heavenly city, and this glorious assembly, when they were yet here on earth? They were come to them, ere they were brought and united to them in the same family. But this is what I would inculcate by all this, that the church of God on earth ought to be employed in the same work with the saints in heaven, because they are the same society. As they are but one family, have but one Father, one inheritance, so they should have but one work. The church on earth ought to join with the saints in heaven in their employment, as God hath joined them in one society by his grace.
We profess to be of the visible people of Christ, to be Christians and not heathens, and so belong to the universal church. We profess therefore to be of the same society, and shall not walk answerably to our profession, unless we employ ourselves in the same work.
Second, let it be considered, that we all of us hope to spend an eternity with the saints in heaven, and in the same work of praising God. There is, it may be, not one of us but who hopes to be a saint in heaven, and there continually to sing praises to God and the Lamb. But how disagreeable will it be with such a hope, to live in the neglect of praising God now! We ought now to begin that work which we intend shall be the work of another world. For this life is given us on purpose that therein we might prepare for a future life. The present state is a state of probation and preparation, a state of preparation for the enjoyments and employment of another, future, and eternal state. And no one is ever admitted to those enjoyments and employments, but those who are prepared for them here. If ever we would go to heaven, we must be fitted for heaven in this world. We must here have our souls molded and fashioned for that work and that happiness. They must be formed for praise, and they must begin their work here. The beginnings of future things are in this world. The seed must be sown here. The foundation must be laid in this world. Here is laid the foundation of future misery, and of future happiness. If it be not begun here, it never will be begun. If our hearts be not in some measure tuned to praise in this world, we shall never do anything at the work hereafter. The light must dawn in this world, or the sun will never rise in the next. As we therefore all of us would be, and hope to be, of that blessed company which praise God in heaven, we should now inure ourselves to the work.
Third, those works of God's mercy for which the saints in heaven will chiefly praise him, have been wrought amongst us in this world.
The mercy and grace of God for which the saints in heaven will chiefly praise him is his mercy exercised in he work of redemption, which work has been wrought out in this world. This love of God is the chief object of their admiration, and what they chiefly contemplate, and that employs their most ardent praises.
They will chiefly praise God for these fruits of his mercy, because these are the greatest fruits of it that ever have been, far greater than the glorifying of saints. The saints in heaven will praise God for bestowing glory upon them. But the actual bestowment of glory upon them, after it has been purchased by the blood of Christ, is in no measure so great a thing as the purchasing of it by his blood. For Christ, the eternal Son of God, to become man, and to lay down his life, was a far greater thing than the glorifying of all the saints that ever have been, or ever will be glorified, from the beginning of the world to the end of it. The giving Christ to die, comprehends all other mercies. For all other mercies are through this. The giving of Christ is a greater thing than the giving of all things else for the sake of Christ. This evidently appears, from Rom. 8:32, "He who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" So that the work of redemption is that for which the saints in heaven do chiefly praise God. But this work has been wrought here, among us in this world. "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." The incarnation of Christ was a thing that was brought to pass in this world, and the sufferings and death of Christ were also accomplished on earth. Shall heaven be filled with praises for what was done on earth, and shall there be no praises on earth where it was done?
Fourth, if you praise God sincerely in this world, it will be a sign that you are really to be one of those that shall praise him in heaven. If any man be found sincerely glorifying God, he will in due time be brought to them, as one who is fit to be of their company. Heaven is the appointed place of all sincere praisers of God. They are all to be gathered together there. And no man can sincerely praise God unless he be one of those who are redeemed from among men, one that God has separated from the rest of the world, and set apart for himself.
Fifth, if we begin now to exercise ourselves in the work of heaven, it will be the way to have foretastes of the enjoyments of heaven. The business and the happiness go together. This will be the way to have your heart filled with spiritual joy and comfort. If you heartily praise God, you shall rejoice in him, and he will show you more of himself, of his glory and love, that you may still have greater cause of praise.
I proceed to give some DIRECTIONS for the performance of this work.
First, be directed, in order to your acceptably performing this duty, to repent of your sins, and turn to God. If you have not a work of conversion wrought in you, you will do nothing to any purpose in this work of praise. An unconverted person never once sincerely or acceptably praises God. If you would do the work of the saints in heaven, you must be, not only in profession, but really, one of their society. For there are none else can do their work. As in the verse following the text: "And they sung as it were a new song, before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no man could learn that song, but the hundred and forty-four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth." A hundred and forty-four thousand is a mystical number for the church of God, or the assembly of the saints, or those that are redeemed from the earth.. There is no man can learn the song that they sing in heaven, but those of that number. It is beyond the reach of all natural men, let them be persons of ever so great abilities and sagacity. They never can learn that heavenly song, if they be not of that number. For it is only the sanctifying, saving instruction of the Spirit of God, that can teach us that song.
Second, labor after more and more of those principles from whence the praise of the saints in heaven doth arise. You have already heard that the saints in heaven do praise the Lord so fervently because they see him. Labor therefore that you, though you have not an immediate vision of God, as they have, may yet have a clear spiritual sight of him, and that you may know more of God, and have frequent discoveries of him made to you.
You have heard that the saints in heaven make praise so much their work, because of the great sense they have of the greatness and wonderfulness of the fruits of the Lord's goodness. Labor therefore to get your minds more deeply impressed with such a sense.
The saints in glory are so much employed in praise, because they are perfect in humility, and have so great a sense of the infinite distance between God and them. They have a great sense of their own unworthiness, that they are by nature unworthy of any of the mercy of God. Labor therefore that you may obtain more of a sense of your own littleness, and vileness; that you may see more what you are, how ill you have deserved at the hands of God, and how you are less than the least of all his mercies.
The hearts of the saints in heaven are all inflamed with divine love, which continually influences them to praise God. Seek that this principle may abound in you, and then you likewise will delight in praising God. It will be a most sweet and pleasant employment to you.
Third, labor, in your praises, to praise God, so far as may be, in the same manner that the saints do in heaven. They praise him fervently, with their whole heart, and with all their strength, as was represented in vision to John by the exceeding loudness of their praise. Labor therefore that you may not be cold and dull in your praises, but that you also may praise God fervently.
The saints in heaven praise God humbly. Let it also be your delight to abase yourselves, to exalt God, and set him upon the throne, and to lie at his footstool.
The saints in heaven praise God unitedly. They praise him with one heart and one soul, in a most firm union. Endeavor that you may thus praise God in union with his people, having your hearts knit to them in fervent love and charity, which will be a great help to your praising and glorifying God unitedly with them.
III. In the way of REPROOF to those who neglect the singing of God's praises. Certainly, such a neglect is not consonant to the hope and expectation of spending an eternity in that work. It is an appointment of God, that we should not only praise in our prayers, but that we should sing his praises. It was a part of divine worship, not only under the Old Testament, but the New. Thus we read that Christ and his disciples sung praises together, Mat. 26:30. So it is commanded, Eph. 5:18, 19, "Be ye filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord." And Col. 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." 1 Cor. 14:15, "I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." So also the saints in heaven are represented as singing God's praises. And is that their happy and glorious employment; and yet shall it be so neglected by us, who hope for heaven? If there be any of the godly that do neglect this duty, I would desire them to consider how discordant such a neglect is with their profession, with their state, and with the mercies which God has bestowed. How much cause has God given you to sing his praise! You have received more to prompt you to praise God than all the natural men in the world. And can you content yourself to live in the world without singing the praises of your heavenly Father, and your glorious Redeemer?
Parents ought to be careful that their children are instructed in singing, that they may be capable of performing that part of divine worship. This we should do, as we would have our children trained up for heaven, for we all of us would have our children go to heaven.
You long to have others praise God, to have every one praise him. There there will be enough to help you, and join you in praising him, and those that are capable of doing it ten thousand times better than saints on earth. Thousands and thousands of angels and glorified saints will be around you, all united to you in the dearest love, all disposed to praise God, not only for themselves, but for his mercy to you.


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Rider Magazine: Spring 2014
Political Rise
As New Jersey politics spill onto the national stage, Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics steps into the spotlight
Originally founded in 2001 by Dr. David Rebovich as the Rider Institute for New Jersey Politics, the Institute has always been dedicated to public service and the scholarly analysis of government, public policy and campaigns.
Barbara Buono, then Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, spoke at Rider on Oct. 22, 2013.
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Since 2008, Ben Dworkin, right, has led the Rebovich Institute. Already known as one of New Jersey's most insightful political analysts, national reporters sought him out to discuss the potential Christie-for-President campaign. Here he talks to Steve Schmidt, senior advisor to the 2008 McCain for President campaign, on Nov. 12, 2013, at Rider.
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After speaking about "Marriage Equality, the GOP, and the Future of America," Schmidt met Rider students. At the core of the Institute's mission are internship opportunities, job placement and networking.
When he's not teaching or helping students secure internships, Dworkin is busy bringing top elected officials and other government leaders to campus to engage with students. In 2013, the Institute hosted, among others, then-Mayor, now-Senator Cory Booker; state Senator Barbara Buono, Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor; U.S. Congressmen Frank Pallone (D) and Leonard Lance (R); as well as Schmidt.
When Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick spoke to an audience at Rider on March 5, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno attended, giving students the opportunity to meet her.
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U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-7) delivered "A Report from Washington, D.C." to an audience at Rider on Dec. 5, 2013.
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March 5, 2014: Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick spoke to an audience at Rider on March 5 about leadership and comedy.
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Bramnick is known as "the Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey," but his talk was by turns humorous and serious.


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This has just been brought to my attention by patto41 in the forums.
Townsville City Council wishes to advise the Saunders Beach boat ramp will be closed during February 2009 for urgent reconstruction work.
Recent investigations have found the bottom of the ramp, which is owned by Queensland Transport and managed and maintained by council, is deteriorating.
This poses a safety risk if the ramp is used during low tide. Starting in the first week of February, construction crews will upgrade the boat ramp. This work is expected to take approximately four weeks to complete.
During this period, the boat ramp as well as the access road will be closed to the public.
Alternative boat ramps in the area which could be used are Balgal Beach, Toomulla, Bluewater and Purono Park.


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Sangarmaal to Get Entry From MA Road, Finally
3:39 pm December 17, 2015
The iconic Sangarmaal shopping complex is going to get a new entry from MA Road very soon. Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) which funded the project moved to dismantle the structure Thursday built on the Estate land which housed some key officials from the government.
The entry from the MA Road, shop-keepers say, was crucial since the road was a key thoroughfare and remained abuzz with traffic and commuters.
Built at a cost of Rs 18.50 crores on area of seven lakh fts, the Sangarmaal was inaugurated in 2010 amid massive fanfare. But shortly, the project ran into rough weather as shop keepers alleged that the SDA had "deceived" them because many proposed structures including the Multiplex and Amusement park were yet to come up.
The SDA had maintained that the part of land on which the proposed facilities were to be built was under the Estates. Earlier this year, CM Mufti Sayeed has personally intervened in the matter and assured the aggrieved shop keepers that the land transfer from the Estates would be expedited.
"The land was given tour possession in October," a senior official from the SDA said. "We have begun the work. We are building an amusement park there."
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A man left his ex-partner with a broken back after he delivered an "almighty kick" after he unexpectedly turned up at her home.
Ryan Christie, 25, who had travelled from his home in Sheffield and attacked Jennifer Sankey in her house in Lincoln.
Lisa Hardy, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said his victim described him as ranting and raving.
She said: "Without warning he pulled her off the sofa and she fell on her side.
"He then administered what she described as an almighty kick to her back."
Mrs Hardy said that Ms Sankey was left in considerable pain but allowed Christie to stay overnight at her home to appease him.
She said: "That night the defendant asked if she still loved him. There was some conversation about the relationship and she told him she didn't love him any more. He left."
Mrs Hardy said that Ms Sankey continued to be in pain and went to hospital where she was found to have a fracture to a vertebrae in her lower back.
Christie was subsequently arrested but denied assaulting her.
He claimed she was jealous because he was in a new relationship with a woman who was pregnant with his child.
In court Christie, of Lingford Place, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, admitted a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm to Ms Sankey on April 15, 2017.
Christie was given a 15 month jail sentence suspended for two years. He was also given a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement and ordered to complete a building better relationships course.
Judge Andrew Easteal imposed a restraining order banning Christie from contacting Ms Sankey for five years.
Jonathon Dee, in mitigation, said that since his arrest Christie had been on a tagged night-time curfew for 468 days which had restricted his movements.
Mr Dee said: "He is a young man who clearly has a degree of talent but he has difficulties.
"He is working but he had considerable debts."


Animal/Lorenz: (The so-called evil) thesis: emphasizes the moderate and fair character of the fights of animals. They fight basically according to rules and prefer the bluff to the deadly seriousness. Submission gestures are recognized by the winner. Animals fight with "gloved fists."
DawkinsVsLorenz: this interpretation can be disputed, also the human is not the only being who kills his own fellow-human beings.
In fact, unreserved fighting fury also entails costs.
Aggression/Evolutionary stable strategy/ESS/Maynard Smith: Strategy: "Attack when the enemy flees, chase it, when it fights back, run away."
Dawkins: this must not be understood as a deliberately developed strategy of the individual!
Definition Evolutionary stable strategy/ESS/Dawkins: an evolutionary stable strategy is one that - if the majority of the members of a population adopts it - cannot be surpassed by any alternative strategy.
Animal/Descartes: an animal does not act but is passive.
McDougalVsDescartes/Lorenz: a healthy animal is active.


Welcome to the Spring 2011 season of Assignment: Radio, this is the debut episode for this semester. The show is comprised of two parts, the first being a look back at some of the best reports of last semester done by students from both the University of Oklahoma and East Central University. The second half is comprised of current event reports that deal with happenings around you. The reports on this half of the show were all produced by a new team of reporters that also hail from both OU and ECU. Enjoy the first episode of the Spring 2011 Assignment: Radio season.


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Pirate Yacht Club, Bridlington (United Kingdom)
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Keywords: pirate yacht club | bridlington | skull | sled flag |
Club burgee
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image by Rob Raeside, 20 July 2015
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From http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/943.html with text:
Burgee of the Pirate Yacht Club, Bridlington, used as a sledge flag by William Colbeck RNR on the Borchgrevink Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900.
Inscribed on the mount: 'Burgee flown by Lieutenant Wm. Colbeck R.N.R, F.R.G.S, a member of the Pirate Yacht Club on Sledge journey across the Great Ice Barrier when in company with C. E. Borchgrevink F.R.G.S. the farthest south was attained Lat 78˚ 50΄ S. Long 164˚ 30́ W. on 17 February 1900. The sledge was detached from S.Y. "Southern Cross" Southern Cross expedition of which Lieutenant Colbeck was Chief Magnetic Observer. Previous farthest south 78˚ 10΄ by Capt Ross'. The burgee is made of red wool bunting printed with a black skull and crossbones. It has a machine-sewn linen hoist and is mounted on card, framed and glazed.
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image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 9 August 2015
The Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club give some information on the Pirate Yacht Club on their Yorkshire One-Design pages: http://www.ryyc.org.uk/YOD_article.htm and http://www.ryyc.org.uk/pdf/2011/d_stamford/yod_history.pdf:
At the end of the nineteenth century, the RYYC had a rule that a member was required to own a yacht of at least 20 ton; this was connected to the earlier approach of yachting as a sport for gentlemen of means. Times were changing, with much smaller boats racing at the Solent, opening the sport to a larger crowd. This sentiment in 1898 created the Yorkshire One-Design class, a 1 ton, 25 foot open yacht. Similarly, at Bridlington amateur owners of fishing cobles (which had a similar size to the YOD) would race their boats recreational - the fishermen that used cobles for their livelihood didn't trust these activities, and considered the participants a bunch of pirates.
The RYYC members opposed to the 20 ton rule, the owners of the YODs, and the amateur coble racers, together formed the Pirate Yacht Club, apparently that same year, as their burgee was taken along on the Southern Cross expedition. (Lieutenant William Colbeck of that expedition was a relative of Haggitt Colbeck, part-owner of YOD number 1; the boat was named "Southern Cross" after the return of the expedition).
The skull over bones design most likely referred to the "Pirate" name. The red background ... well, since the RYYC had a red field for both their ensign and their burgee.
By 1908 the RYYC had dropped the 20 ton rule, had adopted the YOD class, and had moved to Bridlington as the Humber was getting to busy. That year, the PYC was disbanded.
WorthPoint lists two early twentieth century menus, one of which shows a rectangular version of the PYC burgee, possibly a club flag: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/yachting-menus-early-1900s-incl-274656711.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 9 August 2015
I can now confirm that Lloyd's on 1902 shows the flags of the RYYC as both having a red background.
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Mauricio Pochettino gutted as Tottenham lose points at Wembley
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Defender Eric Dier's free-kick beat Leno but crashed against the bar, and Leverkusen captain Toprak beat a flat-footed Vincent Janssen to the rebound.
"It's a big home game for us and we have an opportunity to show we have an interesting role to play in this Premier League".
"The Arsenal fans are unbelievable supporters and that really helps me to perform well and want to give them something to celebrate".
"We can make a lot of excuses, but tell me one place better than here to play football".
"We are very disappointed and we can not show the performance that we have in recent weeks - that is the problem".
Their loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League this week has only compounded their problems this season and they are suddenly looking a bit away from repeating their effort from the previous season.
Spurs were well below par at the national stadium and Bayer Leverkusen took full advantage, claiming a 1-0 victory thanks to Kevin Kampl's second-half victor. "We're in a hard moment but, to be honest, I like to have that kind of moment to learn and improve and it doesn't scare me".
Usually it is Arsenal that dread November, but ahead of Sunday's north London derby, Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has admitted that Tottenham could not be in a "worse situation".
Lloris, however, insists Spurs cannot rely on any magic fix. This has left the manager with no quality options to replace first team players and that has surely affected their chances this season.
There were even some players on Spurs' side that didn't know Arsenal had just won the title, as Henry would confirm years later. For us it will be very good news that he will be back.
Erik Lamela is also facing a late fitness test on a hip injury that kept him out of the Leverkusen game but Ben Davies has been ruled out and will miss the game along with Moussa Sissoko - who serves the final of his three-game domestic ban.
"Hopefully, with the buys Arsene has made, they've got that toughness now and they can have a real go - not just in the Premier League but in Europe because what I would love, more than anything, is to see Arsenal win the Champions League".
The England worldwide could play some part in Sunday's derby at Arsenal when Tottenham, without a win in six, will attempt to extend a four-game unbeaten league run against the Gunners.
"It's always important to play the derby".
Sanchez, who has performed in five derbies since his 2014 switch from Barcelona, believes that he and his teammates need to play "wisely".
"It is an interesting clash because for us it is a very important game because we are in a strong position in the league that we want to strengthen", Wenger said ahead of the game.
"We need to improve and change some things".
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Who Would Have Thought It – Kallicharran's all-round stunner
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Alvin Kallicharran was one of the pivots of the West Indian batting line-up through the 1970s. In an international career from 1971-72 to 1980-81, the diminutive Guyanese left-hander scored 4399 runs at 44.43 in 66 Tests, besides 826 runs at 34.41 in 31 ODIs. He also enjoyed a distinguished domestic career, with most of his first-class and List A matches coming for Guyana at home and Warwickshire on the county circuit.
The 1984 season was Kallicharran's 14th in succession for Warwickshire (he would go on to represent the county till 1990). Though he was out of favour for the West Indies, he kept performing well in domestic cricket; he also played for Transvaal in South Africa from 1981-82 to 1983-84. A particularly impressive county season in 1982 earned him the honour of being named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
In the 1984 NatWest Trophy (the limited-overs knockout competition), Warwickshire were drawn against minor county Oxfordshire at Edgbaston in the first round on 4th July. They were captained by Bob Willis, who was in the final lap of his illustrious career and would announce his retirement from all cricket a few days later. Also in the Warwickshire XI were Dennis Amiss, Chris Old, Gladstone Small and Norman Gifford.
David Smith and Robin Dyer opened for Warwickshire after Willis called correctly. Smith was joined by Kallicharran at 33/1, and the pair added 197 for the second wicket before the former was out for 101. The hapless Oxfordshire bowlers bore the brunt of Kallicharran's blade for the best part of the innings, as he put on a further 58 for the third wicket with Amiss and 78 for the fifth wicket with David's brother Paul Smith (41*).
Kallicharran was fifth out at 371 for an astounding 206. Unfortunately, the number of balls faced and boundaries hit by him are not known. This was only the third instance of a batsman scoring a double century in List A cricket, after Graeme Pollock's 222* for Eastern Province against Border at East London in 1974-75 (a record until 2002) and Alan Barrow's 202* for Natal against an African XI at Durban in 1975-76.
Alvin Kallicharran produced an incredible all-round performance for Warwickshire against Oxfordshire at Edgbaston in 1984 (source – Birmingham Mail)
The previous highest List A score in England was Graham Gooch's 198* for Essex against Sussex at Hove in 1982. The previous highest for Warwickshire was Kallicharran's own 141* against Somerset in 1982. His 206 remains the highest List A score for the Bears, with Nick Knight and Sam Hain having been the only others to have crossed 150. It was also the only List A double hundred by a West Indian batsman until 2014-15.
Warwickshire's final total read a mammoth 392/6 (still their highest) from 60 overs, with two Oxfordshire bowlers suffering the ignominy of conceding over 100 runs. This created a new record for the highest List A total, going past the previous mark of 378/5 set by Transvaal against Griqualand West at Kimberley in 1977-78, and remained the record until 1990, when Worcestershire scored 404/3 against Devon at Worcester.
Willis struck with the score at zero, before Mike Nurton (45) and Geoffrey Ford (62) shared a second-wicket stand of 102. Kallicharran was far from done though. He bowled off-spin occasionally during his career, which brought him 84 first-class wickets and 42 List A wickets. As if being at the receiving end of his batting was not enough, Oxfordshire soon fell prey to his most productive bowling performance as well.
Kallicharran jolted the Oxfordshire middle and lower order, returning figures of 6/32 from 12 overs. Oxfordshire managed to bat out their overs but could only manage 165/8. In the second round, Warwickshire won by 103 runs against Shropshire, before riding on Kallicharran's 101 to beat Surrey by 110 runs in the quarterfinal. A six-wicket defeat to Kent in the semifinal ended their campaign, even as Kallicharran (86) shined again.
Of the 29 batsmen who have scored a List A double hundred, Kallicharran is the only one to have taken three wickets in the same match, making his 206 and 6/32 the most incredible all-round performance in List A history from a statistical viewpoint. The only other instance of a century and six wickets in a List A match came in 2005, when England's Paul Collingwood scored 112* and took 6/31 against Bangladesh in an ODI.
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Only male to have combined a double ton with more than three wickets – Amelia Kerr scored 232 not out and took a fvie-for for NZ against Ireland. That quibble aside, this is a very interesting post.
Hi Thomas, glad you liked it and thanks for your input.
Yes, Kerr's feat certainly crossed my mind. Since I have used the word 'batsmen', it is to be considered as men's cricket in context of this article (I have always used 'batswomen' in my old articles involving women's cricket; yet to come to terms with the newly used 'batter').
I enjoy reading your posts on county cricket as well as the nature photos. Cheers and best wishes:)
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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Syria is ready to open checkpoints on the border with Iraq, as it sees no security threats, and waits for the neighboring state to solve logistics issues, Syrian Transport Minister Ali Hammoud told Sputnik in an interview.
The checkpoints on the Syrian-Iraqi border have been closed since 2014 due to the territory being seized by the Daesh* terrorists. Damascus and Baghdad have discussed the issue of opening the border earlier in October.
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"During the last visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister [Ibrahim Jaafari] to Syria, one of the main topics discussed was opening the border. The Iraqi side promised that it would be done soon. We are ready as soon as logistics issues are solved on the Iraqi side," the minister said.
Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against numerous opposition groups and terrorist organizations, whose members flee to the neighboring states as the government forces regain control of the Syrian territory.
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"We believe that the reasons for which this company stopped flights [to Syria] became history. We invite Aeroflot to return to Syria and become the first international company to resume its work here," the minister said.
The minister added that it would only be natural that the first foreign carrier to resume air services in Syria should be a Russian one after Moscow helped Syria in fighting terrorism.
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Syria is interested in purchasing Russia's new MC-21 passenger jets and seeks priority in becoming the first buyer, Ali Hammoud said.
"We have asked the friendly Russian side so that Syria could have the right of being the first in buying these aircraft," the minister said.
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According to the minister, Syrian airlines will need more jets when they resume air survives to Europe.
The MC-21 jets are developed by the Irkut Corporation. Preparing assembly lines for the serial manufacture of MC-21 is currently underway.
The Syrian Ministry of Transport is considering the possibility of expanding the Damascus airport or building a new one in cooperation with Russia, the ministry's head added.
"We are cooperating with the Russian side on the issue of expanding the Damascus International Airport or building a new one to replace the current one," Hammoud said, adding that a Syrian analytic company was commissioned to compare the two options, and the most advantageous one would be chosen afterward.
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Russia will set up in Syria the largest hub on its wheat exports in the Middle East, Ali Hammoud said.
"We have reached an agreement with the Russian government on establishing in Syria a center for the exports of Russian wheat to other countries in the region. In this connection, it will be necessary to expand ports in Syria and create granaries in the port area to store large volumes of Russian wheat," the minister said.
"That is why we will need a railway and roads, which will be built as part of this large-scale project," the minister said.
Adequate infrastructure will be necessary to transport wheat to neighboring states, the minister added.
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Jatavian L. Williams is originally from Shreveport, LA. He came to New Orleans on an academic scholarship to attend Dillard University. In 2006, Jatavian graduated magna cum laude from Dillard with a B.S. in Political Science. In 2009, Jatavian earned a juris doctor from Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law. While in law school, Jatavian was a member of the Loyola Moot Court, the Loyola Trial Advocacy program, and a student member of the St. Thomas Moore Inn of Court. In 2007, he received the Gillis Long Public Service Award in recognition of his successful efforts in representing local residents during blighted property adjudication proceedings after Hurricane Katrina. Also, Jatavian received the 34th Annual National Trial Competition Award for Best Closing Argument Oralist in 2009.
Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Mr. Williams began his legal career by serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable June B. Darensburg, 24th JDC, from 2009-2011. Following his Jefferson Parish clerkship, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Herbert A. Cade and then for the Honorable Paula A. Brown, Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, from 2011-2014. Mr. Williams is admitted to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, as well as, the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the Greater New Orleans, Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Inspired by his compassion for victims of serious injury, Jatavian's practice primarily focuses on plaintiff's personal injury, admiralty and maritime, insurance, contract, medical malpractice, toxic tort and class action cases. Jatavian is married to his high school sweetheart. Together, he and his wife are the proud parents of their two beautiful daughters, Jayla and Jordyn.
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