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Ed Henry's Got Nothin' on Anthony Bourdain
CNN's Fly Over Mentality Versus the Search for Montana's Heart and Soul
BY DAVID S. LEWIS
While leaving Livingston's Post Office recently I noticed a cameraman next to a van and a barely thirty-something fellow working with some kind of media outfit. In that it's part of my job, I approached the guy and asked him who he was with.
"CNN," he said.
Turns out it was Ed Henry, the Cable News Network's Senior White House Correspondent, though I have since found myself thinking of him simply as junior. We chatted a moment, I told him I publish a monthly, and before I knew it I was in front of the camera before an audience that extends across the globe.
Just prior, Henry asked me if I had any thoughts about healthcare (the president would speak on the subject the following day in Belgrade at an event arranged by the White House). I told him I did, and so he taped ten minutes of me talking about healthcare on the corner of 2nd and Callender. Six seconds of that made it on the air the next morning, along with comments from two other Livingston residents, one of whom was a passerby, a woman with a baby carriage approached by Henry as I spoke on camera.
Being in the business (on a minute scale by comparison) I have a pretty good idea about how news is put together, and that CNN chose me randomly as a talking head only drove home what I have known for decades—that most of what passes for news is not news at all, just content filling up air time. This is not to diminish the comments made by the other Livingston residents aired on CNN that day (they came off just fine), but it does reinforce my long held observation.
In general, Ed Henry's presentation on CNN's American Morning, and later Headline News, and then CNN.com, did touch upon the views of folks in Montana—perhaps the majority—but his quickly assembled footage and the insertion of his own opinion were more of a let's package this story in advance kind of thing than a careful treatment.
This became clear when the show aired on American Morning the next day, a broadcast billed as being quite different from the chatty morning shows presented on other networks. CNN promotes American Morning as the most news oriented of all its competitors, and so segments spill over onto Headline News and CNN.com.
The next morning though, the day of Obama's visit to Belgrade, Ed Henry put on a cowboy hat as he introduced his footage shot the day before in Livingston, and that said quite a bit about him and his kind. He's a nice enough guy (though I'm straining at this moment not to think of him as a complete nit wit), and it was nice of him to film in Livingston, but when an out-of-stater puts on a cowboy hat to introduce a news segment in Montana you know he doesn't have a clue about what goes on here. Instead, he has a hokey preconceived notion about who we are and how we live, and I come across this mindset repeatedly as I search news articles for the word Montana on the internet, especially in liberal metro-politan publications like The New York Times.
Sorry, but the same provincialism national media types ascribe privately to residents of such "rural areas" as ours is readily apparent in their own attitudes and limited experience regarding the rural West (ask Sarah Palin). And when a journalist comes here and puts on a cowboy hat, he reveals more about himself and his fly over mentality than anything he reveals about us.
Regarding recent visitors invol-ved with media productions (the president included), the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain and the Outdoor Channel's John Dietsch (see Hook.TV), both of whom I interviewed for cover stories this summer, stand out as people who get Montana, or who at least do not condescend, having spent quality time here and earnestly connected with those of us who live here.
(As fate would have it, Dietsch also asked yours truly to appear on camera—for his Outdoor Channel show Adventure Guides: Fishing Edition, an honor I did not deserve. Not sure when that will air, or if I'll make the cut (we filmed on the Gallatin where Dietsch coordinated scenes for A River Runs Through It.)
Bourdain's thoughtful and heartfelt treatment of Livingston, Paradise Valley, and a Big Timber area ranch, as the host of No Reservations, was everything CNN's admittedly brief visit was not. Granted, the two are entirely different animals (a news segment versus a 47 minute travel show), but the distinction ought to be made. Bourdain's May visit and filming tour in the area sought the essential nature of Montana, of Livingston in particular, through the hearts and minds of resident author Jim Harrison, painter Russell Chatham, guide Dan Lahren, chef Brian Menges, ranchers Remi and Susan Metcalf of Big Timber, and others whose real life stories and insights bring to America and the world something of the true nature of this place and those who live here. Rather than superficially summarizing Montanans' views on our behalf, as was the case with visiting journalist Ed Henry, Bourdain let Montanans speak for themselves, at length and from experience, the contrast being one of presumption and arrogance versus humility and appreciation.
Before the interview, incidental-ly, I talked to Ed Henry about A River Runs Through It, mentioning that the film was shot here, and he was surprised. You'd think he would have known that, or at least something about Montana before presen-ting himself as a conduit between us and the world. And so he donned a cowboy hat, used that tidbit in his report, and spoke of fly fishing while showing video of a fisherman casting not a fly but a spinner on the Yellowstone. The word lame comes to mind, and yes I'm being hard on the guy, but as a public service so that a lesson can be drawn about national mainstream news media and the filter one must apply when watching their reports.
Then there's the objective repor-ting of a Senior White House corres-pondent. This one blatantly touted government run healthcare in his Livingston-based report on CNN. com and implied as much in his video segment aired on American Morning. Then, while referring to the editor of the Montana Pioneer (me) online, he misstated the name of the publication and mischaracter-ized our editorial content—because he didn't read the paper.
No wonder I'm not impressed.
Tony Bourdain's episode dealing with Livingston will air repeatedly in the months to come. It's also available on iTunes. Watch it. The show renews your faith in the potential of television. Ed Henry should watch it too—he might learn something about Montana.
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WASHINGTON, DC (WDVM) — March of Dimes is celebrating their 20th anniversary of the Heroines of Washington Awards.
The Heroines of Washington Awards is given to professional working women who also perform extraordinary acts of community service. Every year there is an event to honor these women, but due to COVID-19, everything will be virtual. This provides the opportunity for the celebration to be open to the public and a chance for people to learn more about March of Dimes.
Instead of brining in a new group of heroines, March of Dimes decides to just honor the 126 past heroines. Although the event is free, there are still opportunities to support their mission. You can support march of dimes by contributing with a Fund The Mission gift as a tribute to a working woman you know doing amazing work in the community.
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Last Wednesday night Pat McGuire lead the discussion on Bold Faith. He referenced the "Turn the Other Cheek" passage in Luke 6. You will note that #BTSermon is not just a place to share direct quotes, but to explore thoughts provoked by the message.
This is a great place to begin. Pat McGuire asked the question, "Did Jesus practice what he preached?" And boy, did he ever! God is in the business of loving us. Even while we were still enemies, God was actively showing his love towards us (Rom. 5:8). If there is ever an instance of practicing what is preached, this is that instance.
This thought leads to devotional worship. What other response do we have available to us but gratitude? Jesus is simply asking us to mimic him. I say simply because that is clearly what he is saying, not that is it a simple task. It is not simple; it is counter-intuitive. Nonetheless, it is what he asks of us.
With respect to loved ones. We are to turn our own other cheek, not to offer someone else. We are to provide the best opportunities for our loved ones. In some cases, this may mean self-preservation. In every case, this means we do everything with their benefit in mind. So no, we do not turn our children's/wives other cheeks. This is a decision that must be voluntary—it cannot be made for them.
The first question is more difficult. It is true that martyrdom is an honorable passage into glory. However, martyrdom is not the same as recklessness. The Church has always encouraged escape from persecution and trouble when available. Aquila and Priscilla are examples of early Christians that fled persecution, yet they are mentioned favorably for their service wherever they are. Martyrdom, then, becomes a final option which a tormentor insists on.
Along the lines of martyrdom is this thought, that the Christian who turns the other cheek to his enemy becomes a manifestation of God's love towards mankind. When we, as Christians, view our enemy as an audience rather than a nuisance, our eyes may open to the vast, new mission-field available to us. Perhaps this close contact is just the opportunity to preach the gospel that you have been praying for.
Maybe you should take advantage.
Below is a widget with all tweets tagged #BTSermon. Please peruse the list and let me know your favorite tweet in the comments section. I'd love to hear from you!


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EVE Forums » EVE Gameplay Center » Market Discussions » Is trade good hauling a wasit tof time?
Is trade good hauling a wasit tof time?
Hi i'm a few weeks into this game. I noticed small margin on NPC trade goods But the time it takes to putt around is not worth it as there is no real supply and demand system for NPC stations. It would of been cool is planets and colonies put out buy orders for things they lacked to function. So buying soil and selling to a agri world or to a orbital farming station at a higher price would be nice.
But my question is, is this trading system pointless? Seems to me the margin is to low the travel time is to long and sales volume is never high enough. If you only make 30 isk per item to get a decent return you would need 10s of thousands of units. and sales seem to be in the 10s or 100s. at low price.
Generally yes there is very few npc items sold in low sec which can be profitable only if hauled by large cargo haulers and those systems often have pirates.You want to make isk hauling player contracts are your best bet.
If it hasn't changed too much over the years, I found npc goods trading to be a useful means of understanding some of the market buttons/interface and operations along with the whole set of skills needed to set up routes/destinations and making a successful transaction.
Beyond that, no - it's not worth much in the way of isk, fun or risk.
There were a few items that were worth it way back in the day. Since the change in NPC station taxes I doubt they are worth it now however.
There are some people who make a fair bit of money by bulk-moving the NPC trade goods. There are some older posts about doing this which you could probably locate if you were persistent.
For PC contracts, join "Haulers Channel" for advice.


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You are here: Home / Martial Arts / Is technique important?
Keith Farrell cutting with a sharp longsword. Photo by Daria Izdebska, 2017.
Sometimes there is a question about technique and its importance, compared with other elements of fighting, martial arts, and/or sports. Often some people will suggest that historically accurate technique is what verifies our practice of HEMA; other people will suggest that technique is of relatively little importance and that it is principles that are more important.
I have been thinking about how best to answer this. In the past, due to my karate training, I was of the mindset that principles were more important and that techniques were simply the embodiment of those principles. At the moment, however, I am flirting a little with what might be heresy: my current thinking is that technique is incredibly important in our study of HEMA with swords (especially cutting swords with edges) and that hiding technical deficiencies behind "principles" is a very easy crutch to avoid addressing the real problem.
I may well swing back in the other direction again at some point in time, but I would like to examine this approach while it is fresh in my mind. Maybe it will help me learn something, maybe it won't; maybe it will help other people come to terms with their own thoughts on the matter, or spark some new thoughts.
My main reason for stating that technique is important is that if you perform a cutting technique and do not display a minimum level of competency, the cut simply won't work. It will land flat and "slap" the opponent; or it will land with the edge poorly aligned and may bounce or only go slightly into the target; or, if you turn the sword while it is still in the target, you can damage your own sword. (I have posted a video demonstrating what I consider to be good cutting mechanics with the longsword, so you may see what I mean about success and failure.) I have had two of my sharp swords damaged by people who turned the blade while still in the target, i.e. who performed their technique insufficiently and damaged my sword as a result while failing to have any successful effect on a not-very-tough target; I'm now perfectly aware that this is a problem if people attempt test cutting with poor technique.
I am of the opinion that if we cannot cause any actual effect on the target, then it doesn't really matter what we do, because it's all a bit rubbish anyway. It doesn't matter if you hit at the perfect time, if the best that you do is slap your opponent, perhaps even damaging or breaking your own sword (or worse: MY sword!) in the process!
Without even getting into the argument about whether or not a given interpretation of a technique is correct or incorrect (Ringeck says this, Meyer says that, some chap called Bob says this other thing…), we can make a very objective assessment of whether or not a technique is successful: does it match at least one description of the action in our source material, and does it have a measurable effect on the target, without damaging or breaking you or your sword in the process?
It is important to realise that incorrect performance of technique can lead to joint pains and muscular pains. I have diagnosed myself with bad technique on several occasions, and by correcting the technique, I have cured my joint pains and muscle pains. I have managed to help other people cure their joint pains, muscle pains, and tendon issues, by helping them improve their technique so that they were no longer damaging themselves.
For example, when I began to practise with the basket-hilted broadsword, I was studying Hutton's Cold Steel. It is not a bad source, but it was designed for a particular type of sword (a long, light (c. 600-800 grams or so), slim sabre with a comfortably large basket). It was definitely not intended for the Hanwei practical broadsword that weighed 1.8 kilograms. By using the wrong tool for the source (or the wrong source for the tool in hand), the mechanics of my actions were inappropriate and incorrect. This led directly to wrist pains as I tried to wield a 1.8 kg broadsword like a duelling sabre of a third of the weight.
My solution was to acquire a more usefully weighted sword (800 grams instead of 1800 grams) and to work with a more appropriate source (I moved away from Hutton and began to read Roworth) that described better, more appropriate mechanics for my purposes. Using the right tool for the right source, and following the technical instructions to the letter, meant that my wrist pains disappeared in just a couple of months. Improving my technique led directly to an improvement in my health.
So, in summary, poor and incorrect technique is unlikely to have any meaningful effect on your opponent, but you run the risk of damaging both yourself and your own sword. With good technique, you can have a meaningful effect on your opponent, and you have a much lower chance of damaging yourself and your own sword.
That being said, it is ALSO important to learn distance, range, timing, footwork, sensitivity, planning, all that jazz. Without any of that, you may have good techniques, but you will probably never get them to work in sparring. However, it is also no use being good at these skills (so that you can land hits at will) if your techniques are rubbish (i.e. the hits don't do anything to the opponent, but maybe hurt you and maybe damage your own sword).
I think good technique is the first step towards being a good fencer, because without the ability to have a meaningful effect on the target, it's all pointless! Once you develop good technique, and can have a meaningful effect on the target, you can then improve your other skills so that you become better able to land your (good quality!) hits at will.
Once you reach a certain level of skill, individual techniques probably matter less, and you can probably "break the rules" while still achieving a high quality result. Until you reach that level of skill, however, technique is still incredibly important, because it is good technique that causes the effect when you land the hit and that keeps both you and your own sword free from self-inflicted damage while you train.
I don't think I'm at that certain level of skill yet. I'm still working on making sure my techniques have a meaningful effect on the target, and I'm still working on making sure I don't damage myself or my own sword while using the techniques. I'm also working on developing the other skills, but working on improving my technique still takes at least half my time and attention. I am currently injury-free and my fencing (both in friendly sparring and competitive environments) is better than it ever has been before.
I fear that the suggestion that "technique doesn't matter" trivialises many of these issues, and that it gives people with poor technique a crutch and throwaway justification to support their lack of attention to detail during their pursuit of "fun" elements such as dancing about playing sword-tag in sparring. I certainly don't mean to insinuate that any specific person is guilty of this (passive aggressive yet pointed blog articles are not the way to handle issues with any particular person); but I have been involved in face to face discussions at events where people who have poor and ineffective technique are more than happy to say that "technique doesn't matter", so I feel that the phrase is somewhat problematic when people start to use it as an excuse for poor performance.
What are your thoughts on the matter? How important is "technique" to you in your practice? Might you achieve better results or better health by focusing on improving your technique – or vice versa, would you achieve better results or better health by ignoring the technical aspects of your performance and focusing on other elements?
This article is not intending to grind any axes or push any particular agenda. I am very interested to hear any discussion that this generates, because as I said earlier, I used to think differently and have perhaps more recently changed my mind, and may well change it again in the near or distant future. Please do indulge me and share your thoughts on the matter, and let's have a mature discussion about it.
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Ok everybody, we just experienced a Twitterstorm of ideas!
Katie, our friend over at Secrets & Sharing Soda AND Storytime Secrets tweeted about her need for two great innovative outreach ideas that she can implement before September. Now, concerns about the feasibility of this expectation aside, plenty of tweeps jumped in with great ideas and Mel--ever thinking Mel--noted that someone should grab these ideas from the ether and jot them down for everyone's benefit.
So here we are with round one. Keep an eye on Katie's blog for more ideas and some follow-up on what she ends up doing!
--Teen outreach at a comic book store--maybe during Free Comic Book Day (May 5th 2012), Teen Read Week (Oct. 14-20, 2012) or Graphic Novel Week (Not sure when/what this one is).
--Afterschool programs outreach: Boys and Girls club, etc. where librarian provides activities, crafts etc.
Seth (Voices Inside my Headphones) suggests some online outreach--maybe a bookclub or something along those lines.
Laura (Bib-Laura-Graphy) suggests looking into local shelters for family/domestic violence, or a local Children's Hospital (or even children's department of general hospital).
and WIC offices as possible outreach locations.
Lisa (Library Lady) suggests in-home daycare providers and public parks as possible outreach destinations.
--First Job Program (aimed at highschoolers) on getting (and keeping!) a very first job (to make this outreach instead of in-house, you could partner with local tech school or Optimists club or maybe even Chamber of Commerce for your community!
--Hospital's birth education classes/groups or MOPS--targeting parent education rather than kids.
--Coordinate some kind of program for senior citizens/nursing home residents. "Ray of Sunshine" visits from families with young children to elderly folks, or kids reading to seniors.
This would have been ever so much more timely a month ago, but it was very successful so I'll still share it.
I planned a party for the release of Cabin Fever, book six in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
As a lead up, I put together a display of 40+ read alikes with an ad for the party.
It was a pretty nice display, and since it is right in front of the main doors to the library it got a lot of attention. It was really nice for staff too, since they could direct patrons to the display if (IF! HA!) all of our copies of Cabin Fever were checked out.
Today I bring you felt finger puppets!
The finger puppets are made from simple shapes cut in felt, layered together and stitched. They could just as easily be glued if you're not a sewer. But if you want to try hand sewing, nothing is more forgiving or fun to work with than felt.
Here's what I do with Santa. I love this simple fingerplay, and so do kids. Especially when they don't know that I have a finger puppet on!
Sung to: "If You're Happy & You Know It"
There's a little elf that's sitting on my nose, Uh Oh!
Now there's no little elf on my nose.
Clip art for "Call Rudolph"
I ended up not enjoying this one when I did it before. It was TOO LONG, and the joke at the end just really fell flat so I'll be on the lookout for other rhymes to use my Rudolph puppet.
Our round-up is hosted internationally this week, by Library Quine over in Scotland!
Our local community theater is staging a production of Seussical the Muscial opening the first week of November, so I put together a display using all the books that are part of the musical.
Since there aren't a ton of books, I made liberal use of the color copier. I photocopied the cover of each title(after cleaning and fixing them all up--eesh) and mounted them on blue construction paper. That way if the books get checked out the display will still look full and attractive.
I use Microsoft Publisher to make my signs. The font is Grinched, a free font that I downloaded--I LOVE it. I spent some time on the Dr. Seuss website Seussville, and printed some characters from the different activity sheets available there.
And, in a last minute bright idea, I whipped up a little game! We have a mural that includes the cat in the hat, and a spooky Halloween cat up right now, so kids may or may not include those in their 'ten' that they find. I actually put out nine paper cats around the library so it won't be too hard of a challenge.
Took me ten minutes tops to print, cut-out, and tape these up around the library!
A few weeks ago when I hosted the Flannel Friday roundup I fell head over heels in love with Cate's creepy monsters. I NEVER sing 'Five Little Monkeys on the Bed" in ST--I dunno why, just bored by it, I guess? But, monsters jumping on the bed?! I'll use those adorable little guys all year. I didn't even really try to branch out, Cate's monsters were sooooo cute. So my "inspired by" is more like direct imitation.
I did add a Mama Monster. And I chose different colors/decorations for my lil' creepers.
I chose different belly shapes so we will have more options for things to discuss in ST--shapes, colors, emotions.
Five little monsters sitting on the floor.
The [red] one said, "Let's knock on someone's door."
The [green] one said, "Let's act a little scary."
The [white] one said, "Why are we so hairy?"
The [blue] one said, "I hear a funny sound."
The [pink] one said, "There's no one else around."
Then "WHOOSH" went the wind and "EEK!" someone said.
If I used that rhyme, I would probably stick with using ordinal numbers instead of colors. I don't often use a, "Five Little Whatsits" rhyme, but when I do I like to use it to practice/introduce counting with ordinal numbers. "First, second, third, fourth, fifth!"
Check Mollie's Blog for this week's full round-up.
Just had to share a few shots of the fun we had at the Teddy Bear Sleepover. Yesterday I posted what we did in storytime for this event. After storytime for the craft, each of the kids drew a picture of his/her stuffed animal on a piece of regular sized blank paper. They also filled in their Teddy's name, age, favorite color, and favorite book.
Then they said good night and tucked their teddies in.
Once I had all the pictures, I put together two 'scrapbook pages' with captions. One page was the same for all the animals, and the second page I customized with pictures highlighting the animal whose book it would be. I took the really large construction paper--12x18?--and folded that in half. On the front I taped the page the kids filled out with the drawings of their animals, and on the inside I taped the two 'scrapbook' pages full of pictures. When the kids came in the next day to retrieve their friends, they got a memory book with pictures of what happened while they were away. It was a smashing success and I can't wait for the next one!
Had my first Teddy Bear Sleepover at the library! It was amazing, and I can't wait to do another one. For storytime we--of course--did a stuffed animal theme.
We started out with Mo Willem's Knuffle Bunny. It was, of course, lovely. I have to admit, I was never a huge Mo fan until he started writing Elephant and Piggie. I mean, I liked him, but I wasn't totally on the Mo train until those two came along. And yeah, Knuffle Bunny Free made me tear up earlier this year.
I love that book! Next I got out my big lap-sized bear puppet. My arms go inside his arms, so I can make him do motions. We sang, "I Had a Little Turtle" but changed it to "I Had a Little Teddy."
Five little teddy bears standing side by side.
I wanted it to be very action-oriented so the kids would get involved.
H. M. Ehrlich's lovely little book, Louie's Goose was next on the agenda. This is a sweet little book that I really like--Rosie the goose gets loved to pieces, and mom and dad can only do so much to save her. Then Louie has to take matters into his own hands.
Then we got rid of wiggles and giggles with the Watermelon Song.
and D is for Don't sit down/is when we all sit Down.
(We sign A, B, C, D as we do this).
Finally, we finished up by reading Emily Gravett's Monkey and Me. I just love this author, and this book in particular. The kids love joining in on the rhythmic refrain and guessing what animal the girl and her toy are impersonating.
Closing song: Storytime is Over Now.
Good morning, duckies. Today I am sharing a little ditty inspired by this post from Mollie at What Happens In Storytime. Go take a look, then I'll show you what I did.
I used Microsoft Publisher to print the image over several sheets of paper so that it's about the size of a piece of posterboard. I laminated it and taped magnets to the back, so that I could use it with my chalkboard/easel.
Next was the really fun part--finding all my fruit images! I mainly used the clipart in Word again, and chose all photographs of fruit so it would be consistently realistic. I made sure to include all the fruits mentioned in the Watermelon Song (our favorite!). The fruit was all cut out, laminated, and magnetized as well.
We talked about the differences and similarities between the different fruits, and of course the kids LOVE to come up and put things on the board. Normally I have too many kids to let them put things on the board, so I love this one because I have so much fruit everyone can play.
Check Andrea's Roving Fiddlehead Kidlit blog for the Flannel Friday roundup later today. If you want to participate, leave Andrea a comment (and a link to your post). If you have a great flannel you'd like to share but can't get it posted by the end of the day today, just save it for next week's roundup! And if you don't have a blog email one of us who does and we'll get you included.
Halloween is coming! But uh oh, what's that?
We recently changed a policy at the library, which I knew would be hard on kids who don't have money or involved parents. So in anticipation of this, I offered the kids a way to 'work' for me. Since Halloween is coming, I had them cut out some decorations. I LOVE how floppy and kind of realistic the bats turned out!
The bats are made using this clipart. I made it as large as I could on a regular 8.5x11 piece of paper and printed a template on cardstock for them to trace onto construction paper and cut out.
I used this Jack-o-Lantern and again made a cardstock template. I cut out the eyes and mouth using an X-acto knife so they could just color in those features like a stencil.
When I first started here, I spent a day with the ladder, stringing fishing line from the ceiling tiles and tying paper clips to the ends. I leave them up all the time, and just paperclip new decorations on according to the season. It's so easy! When they're empty, they're practically invisible.
The best thing is that I have this song in my head all the time now.
Everybody's welcome to join in! Have one to add? I will, of course, edit you in if you leave me a comment.
Edited to add: At this point, if you still have an entry, you'd do better to save it for this coming Friday so more people to see it--Andrea will be hosting. Thanks everyone!
Mary brings us not one but TWO boards this week, an adorable clip art version of the book Mortimer and flannel props for the song Mary Wore Her Red Dress (argh, Twitter's hashtags not searching correctly, Mortimer was from a few weeks ago. It's still super cute though).
Anne tries out a new material for flannelboards and shares several stories made with--Milk filters!
Alison brings us an idea for the every popular dinosaur theme--Paleontologist Paleontologist What Do You See?
Library Quine adds her take on the book, Go Away Big Green Monster--a book I'm looking forward to using again this Halloween as it's a favorite of mine.
Click the icon on the side of my blog to go to the Flannel Friday Pinterest account. If you'd like your own badge, go to Mel's page to get the code (on the right hand side of the page). Archived Flannel Friday roundups are stored on Anne's blog, along with more information on what's going on here if you're new or curious.
A quickie from the ST files. I whipped this clipart baby up one morning juuust before storytime. Colored the astronauts with colored pencil and found some felt stars for ambiance.
Looking at the stars with a smile on their face.
When along came a space ship to beam one out and the 4 little astronauts gave a big shout "HEY"
I got this idea from the amazing puppeteers at Neenah Public Library during the 2009 WLA conference. Take a box (B&T boxes are so great since they have a flat bottom). Paint it to look like a barn door. Don't worry, you don't even have to do that good of a job--the kids won't care.
Now when you sing Old Mac you POP the puppets through the door. "Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a...COW!!!"
Sometimes I put in a big pause and really punch the animals through. Half the kids jump, and then they laugh and laugh. I always tell them when we've seen all the animal friends in the barn, but maybe if we all sing nice and loud one of them will come back for an encore. Usually it's cow who comes back, and he moos with gusto before saying goodbye to the kids.
I use this once a month or so regardless of my theme, but sometimes I'll put in a weird animal who relates to the theme or something to surprise the kids--like at Halloween the sheep 'dressed up' as a ghost when he popped out.
So much fun and easy to do!
So, I jettisoned my to-do list and made a flannel today. It felt good. I've really missed actually working on things for storytime. The simple yet delightful, "How Do I Put It On?" by Shigeo Watanabe just begged me to turn it into felt.
Little Bear photographed really dark--sorry!
First I looked at the illustrations in the book, and did a Google image search for bears to figure out how I wanted him to look. I knew he'd need long legs and arms to put the cloths on. Then I did a small sketch (on the green paper) to test out some ideas. Once I had it how I wanted it, I sketched him onto a clean sheet. then I lightly outlined the clothes shapes so that they would be the right size.
Next I enlarged my drawing on the photocopier so it would be better for group viewing, and made two copies (one for the bear shape, and one for the clothes).
Then I used my paper scissors (the orange ones) to cut out my pattern for just the bear. I taped that to the felt and then cut the felt with my cloth scissors. Taping the pattern on works wonderfully--I just cut through the tape. Paper dulls scissors very quickly, and cutting cloth with dull scissors is a nightmare, so I'm very careful to use different pairs for different materials.
I did the same thing for the clothes, and then I added details with markers using the dabbing approach rather than a dragging/writing motion.
Can't turn it without starting over.
I gave him a Green Bay Packer shirt because I know my audience, and it will delight many of the little boys in my storytimes. I printed the logo on paper and glued it on.
I'd be happy to share my template if anyone wanted it.


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Pike County falls to Mobile Christian in 3A quarterfinals – The Troy Messenger. | Techy Kings
November 19, 2022 by Techy Kings
Pike County falls to Mobile Christian in the 3A quarterfinals.
Published in 2022 Friday, November 18 at 10:43 p.m
Massion Reynolds (10), Marsavier Reynolds (8) and Kahalil Foster (5) of Pike County High beat Mobile Christian's Michael Moore Friday night in Brundidge. (Photo by Dan Smith)
The Pike County Bulldogs (8-3) ended their season with a 27-7 loss to the Mobile Christian Leopards (6-7) in the Class 3A quarterfinals on Friday night.
Pike County struggled to move the ball all night, and a combination of injuries, turnovers and penalties doomed the Bulldogs. Pike County mustered just 67 yards and was penalized 10 times for 98 yards in the loss. Pike County's top offensive weapon, senior Ian Foster, was injured on the first drive of the game and was also ruled out for the remainder of the contest. Defender Omari Barrow also left the game with an injury.
Still, despite the penalties, injuries and fumbles, the Bulldog defense kept Pike County in the game as long as it could and held the balanced Leopard offense to 215 yards.
Both teams went into the second half with a 0-0 draw and the final seconds of the half remained goalless. Mobile Christian quarterback Landen Snow threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Michael Moore with 26 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Leopards a 7-0 halftime lead.
The two teams traded possessions to start the third quarter and then the Bulldogs started snowballing. Mobile Christian's Ben Brewer scored on a 26-yard run late in the third quarter. The Bulldogs then threw an interception and two plays later, Miguel Camboia threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Brewer to extend the lead to 20-0.
In the fourth quarter, Brewer intercepted a Bulldog pass and scampered 70 yards to extend the lead to 27-0. Pike County finally got on the board with less than two minutes remaining when a bad Leopard snap was recovered by Bulldog Kve Carter for a layup.
Zay Carlisle led the Pike County offense with 15 carries for 58 yards, while Barrow was 5-for-10 passing for 5 yards and two interceptions. Defensively, Markel Hobdy earned nine tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. Sophomore Jamious Williams also had an interception for the Bulldogs, while Carter had two fumble recoveries.
Although Pike County's season ends on a bleak note, the 2021 The Bulldogs rebounded from 0-9 to win eight games and advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs.
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Finally, a simple way to keep sunnies in place.
It's July. Water, air conditioning, and sunglasses are likely your most loyal trio as of late (sunscreen too, of course). But sometimes your sunglasses turn on you. Sometimes, they slide down your nose. Correction, they constantly slide down your nose. It doesn't matter if they are expensive or wallet-friendly, big and bold or compact shades — slide they can, and slide they will.
Now, though, we've got a genius strategy to combat this summertime woe: Eye shadow primer. Yes, the secret weapon to beat sloping sunnies is in your beauty cabinet. "Dab a bit of eye shadow primer on the bridge of your nose where your glasses hit," explains Brianna Lapolla on PureWow. "Eye primer is meant to hold your shadow in place, so it creates a matte, slightly tacky grip that keeps your glasses where you want them."
If you're wondering, this technique works regardless of whether you're wearing makeup or not, and it's a whiz for keeping glasses snugly in place too.
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A drone impeded safety efforts of Los Angeles firefighters combating the La Tuna Fire on Sunday.
Once again, a drone has interfered with safety and rescue operations and the firefighters entrenched in them. Los Angeles firefighters said a drone had impeded their efforts on Sunday, while they were combating and attempting to contain the ongoing La Tuna Fire. Apparently, firefighters noticed a drone flying overhead, prohibiting the crews from piloting their own aerial vehicles and thereby preventing operations.
According to Fox 5 NY, the LAFD relayed this issue to local law enforcement, which swiftly resolved the issue with "minimal impact." However, for a substantial amount of time, the simple fact that a hobbyist's drone was in the same airspace was enough to halt vital safety operations from continuing. "If a drone is in the air, we cannot launch our helicopters or the fixed wing," said Los Angeles fire chief Ralph Terrazas.
Terrazas made it quite clear that instances like these directly affect his ability to improve the situation when he explained that "if a drone is in the air, we can not fly." This has happened before, as we all know, and will only continue to happen due to the increase in recreational drone use. Terrazas seems quite aware of this modern dilemma.
"Drones have become very popular. And in this scenario, they can be very detrimental to our efforts here today," he said. It's an interesting affordability conundrum: while fire departments can use drones to save lives, ignorant citizens can also unknowingly stop them simply because they can afford a UAV, too.
Modern issues are often treated with modern solutions. In this case, the issue of drone use was responded to through social media. Burbank police posted a video on Facebook in which Sergeant Derek Green warned citizens not to break the law. "If you are flying a drone near the fire you will be found, you will be arrested and you will be prosecuted," he stated, adding that searching for unlawful drone operators is a frustrating waste of time and resources.
The fires that has burned over 7,000 acres over the past few days was finally contained on Monday, according to CNN. However, Terrazas also warns that specific wind conditions could reignite it. Here's hoping the worst is over.
This new water rescue drone which could reduce emergency response time and save lives.
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The FAA told drone users to stand down during Hurricane Harvey—before realizing the technology's life-saving potential.
When the Jersey Department for the Environment flew a drone up a tree to investigate an Asian hornet's nest...the insects attacked.
A whole new flight simulator takes place inside the Star Wars universe.


YOUR INTENSIVE CARE HOTLINE - FIVE STRAIGHTFORWARD WAYS TO IMPROVE FAMILY SATISFACTION IN INTENSIVE CARE!
In last week's blog I've shown you "How to control your emotions quickly whilst your loved one is critically ill in Intensive Care and why it's a shortcut to control, power and influence!" You can read, watch or listen to last week's update here.
Family satisfaction in Intensive Care is hard to measure and is also hard to achieve. One might say that the majority of Patients, in fact, around 90- 95 % of all Intensive Care admissions are leaving Intensive Care alive and that's great news! So why should those Families be dissatisfied?
And the reality is that those Families often aren't dissatisfied.
But what about the situations where it's unlikely that Families are going to be satisfied, given the sometimes difficult and heartbreaking circumstances their and their critically ill loved one are in?
Everything else I believe is secondary, as most Patients and their respective Families in Intensive Care who are leaving Intensive Care alive and in a relatively short and acceptable period of time are going to have some level of satisfaction.
The reason I do want to look at these situations in particular and how Family satisfaction can be improved is that during all of those situations that I mentioned above, the level of fear, frustration, struggle, overwhelm, vulnerability and the level of challenges Families are dealing with is huge!
Especially during those situations the level of control, power and influence is diminished or non- existent for most or for all of those Families. Therefore, I also know from experience, after more than 15 years Intensive Care nursing in three different countries that the Intensive Care team during those situations wants to make sure that "they are pulling all the strings" and that "they are calling the shots" by not only positioning themselves, but by also positioning the diagnosis and prognosis of critically ill Patients depending on what's happening "behind the scenes" and also depending on the politics, the intrigue and the psychology that is at play in an Intensive Care Unit.
Because what Families of critically ill Patients don't know most of the time is that Intensive Care Units have many other competing interests, besides treating and "curing" critically ill Patients.
So let's therefore look at "FIVE STRAIGHTFORWARD WAYS TO IMPROVE FAMILY SATISFACTION IN INTENSIVE CARE!", as they relate to the situations that I mentioned above, where Families have little or no perceived control, power and influence.
Transparency is paramount and yet, especially when Families and their critically ill loved ones are in situations where the situation is difficult, volatile and challenging, the Intensive Care team may not necessarily be transparent and they may only tell Families "half of the truth". The Intensive Care team, certainly has no interest in letting Families of critically ill Patients look "behind the scenes".
Therefore transparency is absolutely paramount and if you and your Family are not asking the right questions and if you are scared and intimidated by the Intensive Care team, the situation will never be transparent and your critically ill loved one may not receive the best and full treatment and you and your Family are kept at arm's length so to speak!
Now the bottom line is that the Intensive Care team wants to call the shots when it comes to decision making. They often couldn't care less about what you and your Family want.
The Intensive Care team presents you with "facts" that they twist and turn to their liking and that's often how they position your critically ill loved one's prognosis and diagnosis and that's therefore how they position themselves.
The bleak reality is that Families of critically ill Patients are not or are very poorly positioned, because they are generally speaking so overwhelmed, frustrated and challenged by the experience of having a loved one critically ill in Intensive Care that they have really no idea how to position themselves.
Therefore, if you and your family want to be involved in decision making, you need to work out your positioning and you need to position yourself well mentally and emotionally.
After you've achieved that you need to actively participate in the decision making around the treatment your critically ill loved one is receiving or not receiving. After all it's your loved one who's critically ill and not the Intensive Care team's loved one. And with the knowledge that you have by now about what's happening "behind the scenes" in Intensive Care you have every reason to be involved in decision making!
Don't be intimidated by the Intensive Care team's "perceived" power, because it's only perceived after all and it's not even real.
The next straightforward point to improve family satisfaction in Intensive Care is your education and engagement in the Intensive Care environment!
The reality is that the more you know and the more and better questions that you ask, your level of power, control and influence increases, most of the time to the disliking of the Intensive Care team! And that's cool, because you and your Family are probably sick of feeling powerless, without control and without influence!
The Intensive Care team often doesn't tell you about any alternatives that may be alternatives if your loved one is critically ill in Intensive Care.
You may think that if your critically ill loved one is in Intensive Care and is critically ill that there are very few if any perceived alternatives. Wrong!
Mainly the last two categories scream for your critically ill loved one to have a genuine alternative to a stay in Intensive Care.
If I had a Dollar for every Family and/or Patient who desperately wanted to go home during a long term stay in Intensive Care or if I had a Dollar for every Family who wanted for their loved one to go home when they were approaching their end of life, I would be a Millionaire!
Last but not least, Families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care need to empowered, they need to get involved in decision making and they need to be powerful, in control and influential! Families of critically ill Patients have been at the mercy of Intensive Care teams for far too long and it's time to stop that and it's time that Families of critically ill Patients get real and genuine support such as at INTENSIVECAREHOTLINE.COM where we give you the real stuff and the "behind the scenes" insights that you need in order to manage this challenge!
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Q: Counting the number of 1's that appear in a pandas string I have a dataset that looks like this:
my_dict = {'my_var': {0: u'000000',
  1: u'100000',
  2: u'000000',
  3: u'000000',
  4: u'000000',
  5: u'010000',
  6: u'000100',
  7: u'110100',
  8: u'110101',
  9: u'000000',
  10: u'010000',
  11: u'000100',
  12: u'000100',
  13: u'000100',
  14: u'011101',
  15: u'000000',
  16: u'111110',
  17: u'001010',
  18: u'011111',
  19: u'111111'},
 'id': {0: u'115',
  1: u'143',
  2: u'155',
  3: u'129',
  4: u'003',
  5: u'100',
  6: u'102',
  7: u'004',
  8: u'889',
  9: u'349',
  10: u'772',
  11: u'759',
  12: u'346',
  13: u'340',
  14: u'541',
  15: u'924',
  16: u'234',
  17: u'661',
  18: u'965',
  19: u'779'}}

I'd like to count the occurrence of ones for each case, such that the final output is number of 1's per id. In the final output, id 115 has zero 1's while id 143 has one.
I had an idea of splitting the string into six columns, and then summing that up, but that sounded very inefficient, besides that I failed to implement it.
Help is always appreciated.

A: Using DataFrame.assign, Series.str.count and groupby.sum:
df.assign(ones=df['my_var'].str.count('1')).groupby('id', sort=False).sum().reset_index()

     id  ones
0   115     0
1   143     1
2   155     0
3   129     0
4   003     0
5   100     1
6   102     1
7   004     3
8   889     4
9   349     0
10  772     1
11  759     1
12  346     1
13  340     1
14  541     4
15  924     0
16  234     5
17  661     2
18  965     5
19  779     6

I assumed that my_var column is string type, if not, replace:
df['my_var'].str.count('1')

With
df['my_var'].astype(str).str.count('1')

A: As I understand id is unique in each row. If that's true, you can use simple str.count:
df['num_1'] = df['my_var'].transform(lambda x: x.count('1'))

print(df)

Prints:
    my_var   id  num_1
0   000000  115      0
1   100000  143      1
2   000000  155      0
3   000000  129      0
4   000000  003      0
5   010000  100      1
6   000100  102      1
7   110100  004      3
8   110101  889      4
9   000000  349      0
10  010000  772      1
11  000100  759      1
12  000100  346      1
13  000100  340      1
14  011101  541      4
15  000000  924      0
16  111110  234      5
17  001010  661      2
18  011111  965      5
19  111111  779      6

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American Sniper: Celebrating a Hero
by: Alvin Burstein
As the American general, Curtis LeMay, reminded us, "War is about killing people. When you have killed enough, the other side gives up." In the context of war, killing is a virtue. Thus it is that wars produce, not just fatalities, but heroes. And from a psychological point of view, having heroes is important, helping to define our self-concept and to shape our behavior.
Jung tells us of the hero archetype, the warrior slayer of dragons; the self psychologist Heinz Kohut describes the important role of the idealized parent imago, omnipotent and omniscient, in structuring the self. The first World War produced a hero, Sgt. Alvin York; the second World War produced Audie Murphy; in the Iraq war, a third hero, the American sniper, Chris Kyle, emerged.
The biopic American Sniper is a celebration adding Kyle to the pantheon of American military heroes. Early in the film flash backs about young Kyle and his father occur. In the first the boy is praised for killing his first deer; in the second, the father tells his children that there are three kinds of people: sheep, wolves that prey on them and sheep dogs that protect them. He enjoins them to be sheep dogs, laying the foundation for Kyle's devotion to a career of slaying the wolves of al Qaeda during his four tours of duty in Iraq—over 160 confirmed kills.
The film is engaging on many levels. The acting is convincing, Kyle's skills are literally awesome, the action provides a sobering look at the hell of war, there is an attempt to contextualize Kyle's killings, "I don't think about the people I've killed, but about my boys' lives I've saved."
Although American Sniper is a moving celebration of Kyle as a hero, it glosses over any sense of conflict in him, not over killing those threatening his boys, but his failure to respond to his wife Taya's entreaties to come home. She repeatedly entreats him to come home to help her and be a father to their children; he chooses more sniping. He is unconflicted in choosing dragon slaying over being a husband and father. This theme, Kyle's views of the soldiers he is guarding as his children, and his role as their protector is emphasized by his post-discharge efforts to help crippled veterans to recover—by taking them to a shooting range. This depiction hints at a powerful issue, little developed in the film.
There is a focus on injured veterans as amputees, a gesture of their feeling impotent, castrated by their injuries, and the role of gunplay in reducing the shame of lost potency. One of them says, in the course of his firing on the range, "I feel like I got my balls back."
The link between gun play and male potency comes up at another point in the film. Kyle is out of the service and playing with his two young children. The play consists of his brandishing a revolver, happily unloaded. His wife, Taya is in the kitchen, and Kyle, holding the gun, turns toward her. She asks, "What can I do for you?" "Drop your drawers, ma'am," he replies, and they laugh as he leaves to take another veteran to a session on the shooting range. In a tragic irony, Kyle will be shot to death in that session. That irony is unexplored in the film. To me it hints at a connection between the manner of his death and the implicit cultural links between masculinity, sexual potency and gun usage that constrain our society's response to gun violence.
I found myself wondering how that omission might relate to director Clint Eastwood's acting career: Rawhide's Rowdy Yates, Dirty Harry and a spate of spaghetti westerns.
Chris Kyle may endure as a symbolic hero figure. The biopic celebrates him. Although it gave me a lot to think about, its dramatic superficialities leave it short of greatness.
Guest Columnist Alvin Burstein, a psychologist and psychoanalyst, is a professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee and a former faculty member of the New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center with numerous scholarly works to his credit.
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Doñana nationalpark (på spansk: Parque Nacional de Doñana) er en stor nationalpark og vildmarksreservat i det sydvestlige Spanien. Nationalparken, som ligger på grænsen mellem provinserne Huelva og Sevilla i Andalusien, og omfatter 543 km², hvoraf 135 km² er beskyttet område.

Parken har en artsrigdom som er unik i Europa. Den har en mængde forskellige økosystemer og huser et rigt dyreliv, blandt andet findes her tusindvis europæiske og afrikanske trækfugle, dådyr, spansk kronhjort, vildsvin, europæisk grævling, egyptisk mangust. I parken findes også flere udryddelsestruede dyrearter, blandt andet den sjældne spansk los og spansk kejserørn . Af kejserørnen findes i dag kun få hundrede tilbage og en fjerdedel af disse lever i nationalparken.

Eksterne kilder og henvisninger

 Doñana national park  på andalucia.com
 Parque Nacional de Doñana (Spanske miljmyndigheder)
 Kort over nationalparken
 CNN-rapport om 1998 års utsläpp
 UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Doñana National Park
 reportage fra BBC
 reportage fra ABC
 reportage fra National Geographic
 reportage fra Time magazine
 reportage fra Scientific American
 reportage fra (Daily) Telegraph

Nationalparker i Spanien


Long before there were computers, fax machines and Skype, people communicated using the good old telephone. When they are not meeting in person, people conduct their business on the telephone. This is the most important asset you have in your company so don't take it for granted. It is one of the most basic ways your clients can reach you and having a bad system can mean losing business.
Functionality is the main reason why you should upgrade your telephone system. With so much that is happening in today's world, a simple traditional phone line just won't cut it. Many offices need their phones to do something more. Several years back, call transfer, intercom, conferencing and voice mail were already considered top-of-the-line features. Now, all phones come with these basic features.
The latest business telephone systems include VoIP and hybrid systems. There are now also cloud-hosted communication services. The latest technology includes SIP trunking (great if you want to save on costs), HD voice (for clear communications), calendar and email integration (better time management), IM and push-to-talk radios (faster communication), wireless DECT handsets for portability and mobile phone connectivity for unified communications. These are just some of the latest technology available today.
You may be using some or most of these features but a new system is required to keep up with your competition.
Back when you firs t purchased your system, you were positive that all features would work as expected. Several headaches later, you realize your equipment is not working the way you want it to be or expected it to be. You may have overlooked some details or the salesman may have pushed you too hard that is why you ended up with something useless to you and your company.
A plain old telephone system (POTS) just won't accommodate new technology. A lot of old phones need to be replaced especially now with state-of-the-art features.
You may have a system with lots of features but your company may have grown too fast so now you need a better one.
Your first system should be right and accommodate all your business needs. It is one of the first major investments you will make for your company.
When do you need a new business telephone system?
You need to change your system when its functionalities no longer meet the needs of your business and employees.
If you say that the sole reason for you to purchase a new system is functionality then you must define what functionality means to your business.
To determine what you need from a new platform, you should talk to all employees who use the phone. You can use these questions as a guide.
What do you want your phone to do?
What features do you think would improve our efficiency?
Do you have any new technology in mind that you think would help us reach our goals?
Does our competitor have any phone system features that you like or dislike?
How will a new system impact your job? If we don't change systems, how will it also affect the way you do your job?
Do you want to integrate your smartphones, tablets, laptops to our system to improve your job performance?
If you can only have one new feature, what would it be?
Give them some time to think about the answers to these questions and ask if they have any more suggestions. Don't rush it as this is important to everybody.
After listing what you want your new platform to do, there are many more things to be addressed. Here are some questions you need to discuss with your service provider.
How much to expand or upgrade?
Can we resell it? If so, what is the resale value?
What is call recording and is it necessary for our business?
Can the Voicemail be upgraded? If so, how much?
When the system breaks down, how fast is your response time?
What disaster recovery features do you offer?
You can get advanced voicemail systems and flexible conference call capabilities. You can even have video conferencing if you choose to so you can talk to clients from around the world. These systems are impossible with traditional telephony.
Some IP-based systems are even programmable to have the features that you need. Your staff can have all the tools they need to do their jobs better.
Your system can integrate with your existing data network. This is only limited by the skills and imagination of your network designers. You can have your customers manage their accounts, managers can easily assist staff with a client problem, they can assign tasks; your clients can order and they will be automatically reflected in your procurement process, etc., etc. These functionalities are easily available to you.
Back when VoIP was first available, voice call quality was a problem. Now, most systems surpass analog ones. This enhanced quality benefits both employees and customers. You want to avoid choppy lines and dropped connections. Improving audio quality is not as exciting as other functions but it is one of the best reasons to upgrade your system.
Different vendors provide different solutions. You can surely find one that fits your requirements perfectly. They also offer different pricing and payment schemes. You can easily combine all your communications and networking functionality in one comprehensive solution.
These benefits simplify your processes and lower your long-term cost of operation. You are dealing with less equipment so there is less maintenance required. Most systems can also be integrated with your current platform so you won't have any problems upgrading your whole framework. You get a performance boost without spending too much.
Upgrading your business telephone system may be something you are putting off because of the costs associated with it but rest assured that it is not as expensive as you think it is. Besides, the benefits will far outweigh the costs. If you put this off, that will be one of the biggest mistakes you will ever make because you are missing out on a lot of technology and functionalities that your employees may need to improve their productivity. You are also passing up the advantage that you can gain over your competitors.


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A Fase Final da Liga Europa da UEFA de 2021–22 foi disputada entre 15 de fevereiro até 18 de maio de 2022 com a final no Estádio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, na cidade de Sevilha, Espanha. Um total de 16 equipes disputam esta fase.

Para as partidas até 27 de março de 2022 (oitavas de final) o horário seguido é o fuso horário UTC+1. Já para as fases seguintes o horário seguido é o fuso horário UTC+2.

Calendário
O calendário é o seguinte (todos os sorteios são realizados na sede da UEFA em Nyon, Suíça).

Formato
Cada eliminatória, exceto a final, foi disputada em partidas de ida e volta. A equipe que marcar mais gols no total nas duas partidas avança para a próxima fase. Se o placar agregado estiver empatado, então a prorrogação é disputada – nessa edição, a regra do gol fora de casa foi abolida. Se nenhum gol for marcado durante a prorrogação para desempatar o placar agregado, os vencedores serão decididos por disputa por pênaltis. Na final, que será disputada em uma única partida, se o placar estiver empatado ao final do tempo normal, a prorrogação é disputada, seguida de uma disputa de pênaltis se o placar ainda estiver empatado.

Equipes classificadas

Oitavas de final

O sorteio das oitavas de final foi realizado em 13 de dezembro de 2021. O sorteio teve várias irregularidades: o Manchester United foi incluído por engano no sorteio do adversário do Villarreal (ambos estavam no Grupo F), e posteriormente foi selecionado; outra bola foi então sorteada, com o Manchester City escolhido em seu lugar. Na eliminatória seguinte, o Liverpool foi incluído por engano no sorteio do adversário do Atlético de Madrid (ambos do Grupo B), enquanto o Manchester United foi erroneamente excluído. Mais tarde naquele dia, a UEFA anulou o sorteio original devido a um "problema técnico" com o computador de sorteio, e foi totalmente refeito. As partidas de ida serão disputadas em 15, 16, 22 e 23 de fevereiro, e as partidas de volta em 8, 9, 15 e 16 de março de 2022.

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Partidas de ida

Partidas de volta

Bayern de Munique venceu por 8–2 no placar agregado.

Liverpool venceu por 2–1 no placar agregado.

Manchester City venceu por 5–0 no placar agregado.

Real Madrid venceu por 3–2 no placar agregado.

Benfica venceu por 2–1 no placar agregado.

Atlético de Madrid venceu por 2–1 no placar agregado.

Chelsea venceu por 4–1 no placar agregado.

Villarreal venceu por 4–1 no placar agregado.

Quartas de final

O sorteio para as quartas de final foi realizado em 18 de março de 2022. As partidas de ida serão disputadas em 5 e 6 de abril, e as partidas de volta em 12 e 13 de abril de 2022.

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Partidas de ida

Partidas de volta

Villarreal venceu por 2–1 no placar agregado.

Real Madrid venceu por 5–4 no placar agregado.

Liverpool venceu por 6–4 no placar agregado.

Manchester City venceu por 1–0 no placar agregado.

Semifinais

O sorteio das semifinais foi realizado em 18 de março de 2022, após o sorteio das quartas de final. As partidas de ida foram disputadas em 26 e 27 de abril, e as partidas de volta em 3 e 4 de maio de 2022.

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Partidas de ida

Partidas de volta

Liverpool venceu por 5–2 no placar agregado.

Real Madrid venceu por 6–5 no placar agregado.

Final

A final foi disputada em 18 de maio de 2022, no Estádio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, em Sevilha. Um sorteio foi realizado em 18 de março de 2022, após os sorteios das quartas e das semifinais, para determinar o time "da casa" para fins administrativos.

Liga Europa da UEFA de 2021–22
Eventos esportivos afetados pela invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia em 2022


This paper aims to describe local wisdom integrated in language teaching. Currently, the demand of mastering English is undeniable, because the world to be aware of English as international language. Teaching English is not only as if teaching word, structure and pronunciation but also teaching English means teaching culture and the values contained in language. Exorbitant sadness for a local value to be lost because of foreign values, therefore, in language teaching in Indonesia needs variety of ways to filter from gnawing at foreign values. In fact, teachers may need some efforts and procedures in integrating local wisdom in English language teaching where as foreign language in Indonesia. The ways are: Local wisdom can be got from local area or district. Approach is category involving a set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching, focusing on how to select texts or material which are suitable for use with the student. Materials include some points leastwise namely: achieve impact, help learners develop confidently, provide relevant content, expose learners to authentic use of language, provide opportunities for authentic language use, take into account individual differences, and encourage learners' involvement. Reflective reflects what teachers did then developed for next cycles.
Arif Ma'mun Rifa'i, Learning English as Additional Lesson Trough Local Culture, Jurnal Al Mabsuth, vol. 10, No.1 Maret 2016 ISSN 2089-3426. 2016.
Burns, Anne, Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2010.
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk. Approach Teaching English. accessed in 7-03-2019.
Jungck, Susan & Boonreang Kajornsin, Anthropology And World Culture Theory, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Koentjaraningrat, Pengantar Ilmu Antropologi, Jakarta: Aksara Baru, 1979.
Lazar, Gillian, Literature and Language Teaching, cambridge : cambridge university press, 2002.
Liddicoat, Anthony J. and Angela Scarino, Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2013.
Madya, Suwarsih, Metodologi Pengajaran Bahasa, Yogyakarta: UNY Press, 2013 .
Nunan, David, Task-Based Language Teaching, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Richard, Jack, Second Language Writing, Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2003.
Richards, Jack C. and Richard Schmidt, Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 3rd ed, Norfolk: Pearson Education Limited, 2002.
Sartini, Menggali Kearifan Lokal Nusantara Sebuah Kajian Filsafati, Jurnal Filsafat, Vol, 37, No. 2, 2004.
Stern, H.H, fundamental concepts in language teaching, oxford: Oxford university press. 1983.


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Tiana Mangakahia returns to Syracuse and creates an early connection with Kamilla Cardoso
In her first game in 615 days, Mangakahia led the Orange in minutes played and scoring
To the casual fan of college basketball, there was — on the surface — nothing particularly noteworthy about No. 22 Syracuse's season-opening win over the Stony Brook Seawolves.
The Orange shot an abysmal 11.1% from three-point range and a disappointing 29.4% from the floor. Syracuse turned the ball over 21 times and got out-rebounded by three. And still, the Orange prevailed.
A closer look reveals something more important than the winner and loser. Sunday's game marked the return of Syracuse's stellar point guard, Tiana Mangakahia. The fifth-year Australian led the Orange in playing time and scoring, tallying 16 points, seven rebounds, four steals, and three assists across 37 minutes of action.
It was the first game Mangakahia had played in since March 25, 2019, when the Orange lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to South Dakota State. 615 days had passed since Mangakahia had played in a college basketball contest, and in that span of time, she was diagnosed Stage 2 Grade 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma — a form of breast cancer — and underwent a successful double mastectomy.
"It's been so overwhelming, a little bit, with the amount of support and messages I've been getting. And I just feel completely grateful and blessed to be able to play the sport," Mangakahia said during a Zoom call Tuesday. "Especially not knowing if I would ever be able to play again. So, it's just made me appreciate the sport and the game a lot more."
After Stony Brook's Anastasia Warren missed a three-pointer in the early moments of the game, Mangakahia grabbed the rebound, then dished an assist to Amaya Finklea-Guity on the other end. Her first points came a few minutes later when she swiped the ball from Stony Brook's Asiah Dingle and scored on a fast break lay-up in traffic with ease.
Just before the end of the opening period, Mangakahia sunk her first three-pointer of the season, a swish from the left-wing. She held her right hand in the air as the ball sank harmlessly through the net, briefly basking at the moment.
"She was good. She definitely pushed the ball in transition. She was very, very good at getting off the ball earlier in possessions. That's something she hadn't done in the past," Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said of Mangakahia. "I think that's something that will make her a much better player — getting off the ball, kind of getting the hockey assist if you will.
"She seemed to be in pretty good shape, obviously. She didn't seem tired at all. She seemed very, very confident on the floor."
📺⏪: While you were sleeping Tiana's return to the court was one of the top stories on @SportsCenter.@Buccigross with the highlights here ⤵ pic.twitter.com/ckSP3a2XFi
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) November 30, 2020
It wasn't the best game for Syracuse and Mangakahia. If they played that way against a fellow AP Top 25 team, they might've lost. She knows they have to get better and chalked their inconsistent play against the Seawolves up to a lack of chemistry.
"I feel like we're just getting used to playing with each other. A lot of us were nervous for the first game. People were in foul trouble. I still feel like we have so much more to prove and to show everybody," Mangakahia said. "This first game was a little rusty for a lot of us."
Personally, Mangakahia still feels like she's working her way back to where her skill level was two years ago. She admitted Tuesday that she's not quite there yet and felt "very slow" on Sunday. Still, she believes she can return to her elite form. And her qualities that aren't physical — her aggressiveness, her competitiveness, and her ability to lead — have stayed with her through everything.
"I think those three things are what felt natural to me when I was out there," she said.
What did shine through in this game for Syracuse was the talent of Kamilla Cardoso, the highest-ranked recruit in program history. The 6-foot-7 center from Brazil finished her collegiate debut with 14 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks in just 13 minutes of play.
When Cardoso was on the floor, Mangakahia looked for her. Early in the third quarter, the veteran point guard fired a two-handed chest pass from beyond the arc to Cardoso, who was posted up in the paint. The Brazilian made quick work of the smaller defender guarding her, taking a dribble before connecting on a lay-up.
Mangakahia found Cardoso again in the fourth quarter, this time on an inbounds pass. Mangakahia lofted the ball up from behind the baseline and a charging Cardoso caught it, then put a deft touch on a shot over two defenders.
"She has a great vision on the floor. She sees everybody," Cardoso said of Mangakahia. "I think me and Tiana can do great things together going forward in the season because she's a great point guard. I think we have a great chemistry."
The admiration between Cardoso and Mangakahia is mutual. The two hung out a lot in the summer, Mangakahia says, and Cardoso was sort of her go-to stylist, often braiding the Australian's hair.
"She can run the floor really well. She's got really good hands and can catch," Mangakahia said of the highly-touted freshman. "Moving forward, she'll learn the game and she'll learn what she can and can't do with the refs. It's a lot different than high school… She'll be a huge asset to us, pushing the floor."
Syracuse's next game is Wednesday against Division II Lincoln. It'll be another opportunity for Mangakahia to shake off the rust and make some magic with her new teammates.
Additional Orange notes:
Hillsman said that Emily Engstler's injury is "nothing serious" and that "she can play whenever we see fit." Engstler, a 6-foot-1 junior, did not play in Syracuse's game vs. Stony Brook. A season ago, she led the Orange in rebounds.
Teisha Hyman will "probably" redshirt this season, Hillsman said Tuesday. The sophomore guard played in 23 games last season before injuring her knee against N.C. State in February. Hillsman said that Hyman could be ready about midway through ACC play this season, but added, "Nothing is worth wasting her four years by throwing her back out there right now. She can use this whole year to rehab."
Syracuse doesn't have the contract back yet, but the Orange are expecting to play Penn State at the Carrier Dome this weekend for their final non-conference game before ACC play begins. The game will likely be on Sunday, Dec. 6.


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package golang

import (
	"github.com/maprost/gox/gxarg"
	"github.com/maprost/gox/gxcfg"
	"github.com/maprost/gox/internal/docker"
	"github.com/maprost/gox/internal/log"
	"github.com/maprost/gox/internal/shell"
)

func Test(cfgFile string, cfg *gxcfg.Config) error {
	if cfg.UseDocker {
		return testInDocker(cfgFile, cfg)
	} else {
		return testPlain(cfgFile, cfg)
	}
}

func testInDocker(cfgFile string, cfg *gxcfg.Config) error {
	err := RemoveDockerContainer(cfg)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	log.Info("Test project ", cfg.Name, " in docker container.")

	dock := docker.NewRunBuilder(cfg.Docker.Container, cfg.Docker.Image)

	// add project
	dock.Value(cfg.FullProjectPath, cfg.Docker.ProjectPath)

	// add database
	for _, db := range cfg.Database {
		dock.Link(db.Docker.Container, db.Docker.Container)
	}

	// add command
	dock.Execute("cd " + cfg.Docker.ProjectPath +
		" && touch " + gxcfg.FileInsideDockerContainer +
		" && chmod o+w " + gxcfg.FileInsideDockerContainer +
		" && go test -cover $(go list ./... | grep -v vendor/) -args -" + gxarg.Config + "=" + cfgFile)

	_, err = dock.Run(log.LevelInfo)
	// delete FileInsideDockerContainer file
	defer shell.Command("rm", gxcfg.FileInsideDockerContainer)

	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return RemoveDockerContainer(cfg)
}

func testPlain(cfgFile string, cfg *gxcfg.Config) error {
	log.Info("Test project ", cfg.Name, ".")

	// add command
	_, err := shell.Stream(log.LevelInfo, "bash", "-c", "go test -cover $(go list ./... | grep -v vendor/) -args -"+gxarg.Config+" "+cfgFile)
	return err
}