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Will an 'Immigrant' Owner Ruin Your Team?
As a Russian billionaire gets the OK to buy the Nets and Arizona does its thing find out how franchise czars from overseas actually affect, you know, sports
By Sean Cunningham
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As a Russian billionaire gets approval to move the Nets to Brooklyn — and Arizona does whatever the hell it's doing — find out how franchise czars from overseas actually affect, you know, sports
Nationality: Russian /// Team: Chelsea F.C. (2003)
The Details: Not all that far departed from the Cold War, angry Brits rebelled when some billionaire asshole took over their beloved football club... until they learned the loose Russian translation for some billionaire asshole was: "Steinbrenner." Abramovich spared no expense to acquire talent (or just have fun, as he reportedly blew $5 million on a New Year's bash).
On the Field: The Blues have picked up eight trophies so far, but Abramovich is already on his seventh manager. Like we said, Steinbrenner.
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Nationality: Thai /// Team: Manchester City F.C. (2007)
The Details: When Thailand's prime minister was forced out in a coup, he needed some distraction. Good thing he had the $2.3 billion family fortune to dip into, because who needs post-coup legal bills?
On the Field: Despite pumping in millions, Shinawatra's Man City won bupkus, so he unloaded them a year later to focus on enjoying some freedom before his in-absentia prison sentence began.
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Nationality: Abu Dhabi /// Team: Manchester City F.C. (2008)
The Details: His family is worth a trillion dollars, and he's willing to spend it: Al Nahyan followed his criminal predecessor with splurges including roughly $40 million to get Carlos Tevez and tweak his former employer, cross-town rival Manchester United.
On the Field: Still no hardware, but they're establishing themselves as a force in England and they further tweaked Man U with a super cheeky billboard.
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Malcolm Glazer
Nationality: American /// Team: Manchester United F.C. (2005)
The Details: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren't enough for him, so he snatched up this Man City rival and soccer powerhouse. Loyal fans were stunned to discover their club had a Yank owner; they were positively gobsmacked to learn he'd saddled it with over a billion in debt.
On the Field: Things have gone quite nicely, actually, with three titles from the Premier League and one from the Champions League. So, yeah, they're better than the Bucs.
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George Gillett
Nationality: American /// Team: Montreal Canadians (2001)
The Details: Imagine if an American bought the most storied Canadian sports franchise. Oh, wait, that actually happened. At least he didn't move the team South like some fans originally feared. Unfortunately he didn't do much of anything at all.
On the Ice: For the first time in 90 years, Montreal went through an entire decade without a title. Gillett gave up the team to local kids the Molson Brothers in 2009. Vive Quebec!
Tom Hicks
Nationality: American /// Team: Liverpool (2007)
The Details: Along with Gillett, the owner of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars acquired the beloved English football club… and proceeded to feud with his co-owner, manager, and fans all while trying to cover the hundreds of million in debt he needed to purchase the team. Which might have been forgiven if…
On the Field: ...one of England's traditional "Big Four" teams, had won anything. Indeed, they aren't even Big Four any longer, as at last glance they'd dropped to seventh in the league standings. Sell now, Tommy.
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Hiroshi Yamauchi
Nationality: Japanese /// Team: Seattle Mariners (1992)
The Details: As the man who ran Nintendo for 55 years, it's understandable he'd appreciate playthings, such as the baseball team he acquired in 1992. (He later transferred ownership to Nintendo's U.S. unit).
On the Field: Yamauchi has seen the M's take three division titles and win three playoffs series, thanks in no small part to his Japanese tractor beam for slap hitters who can't stay in the box.
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Nationality: Chinese /// Team: Shanghai Sharks (2009)
The Details: He missed Houston's 2009-10 season due to injury, giving him a chance to focus on his other team. And Yao hasn't forgotten his Chinese Basketball Association squad, buying it and reportedly spending about $3 million annually to keep it afloat.
On the Field: No titles, but fans are likely to cut him some slack, as their only championship came when Yao played for them in 2001.
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Nationality: American /// Team: Olimpia Milano (2000)
The Details: Yao's not the first active NBA player to acquire a team. In tribute to a childhood spent in Italy where his father played pro ball, Bryant purchased half the Milan franchise for a cool million and named dad the franchise's executive VP.
On the Field: The most successful team in Italian history at the time of the purchase, Olympia's gone on to win exactly... zilch.
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Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Nationality: Lithuanian /// Team: Lithuanian Men's Basketball Team (1990)
The Details: He didn't own the team per se, but he might as well have. When the Baltic republic broke away from the Soviet Union, big bucks were needed. Enter the local boy turned multimillionaire NBA player, who enlisted all sorts of American friends like the Grateful Dead.
On the Court: Marčiulionis also proved a great recruiter: he got himself to join the team. A gold medalist from his Soviet days, he led Lithuanian to a pair of Olympic bronzes, scoring 29 in a medal game victory over their former Russian rulers in 1992.
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Experts doubt North Korea's claim of zero coronavirus cases
Apr 30, 2020 covid19
WASHINGTON – More than 200 countries and territories have reported coronavirus cases within their borders. One unlikely exception: North Korea, which claims to have zero infections despite its 880-mile border with China, where the virus first emerged before spreading across the globe.
"It's a near impossibility for them not to have cases," said Jung H. Pak, a former CIA analyst and North Korea expert with the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
China is North Korea's biggest trading partner, accounting for as much as 95% of the country's reported imports, according to 38 North, a website that tracks developments inside the so-called Hermit Kingdom.
"It is puzzling to see how a country that shares such close trading ties (albeit surreptitiously) with China, where the virus had its origin, has remained immune to such a pandemic," two Asia experts, Jagannath Panda and Jina Kim, wrote in an analysis Tuesday for 38 North.
Kim Jong Un: South Korean official says Kim Jong Un may be avoiding public due to 'coronavirus concerns'
Indeed, Pak and other experts say there's evidence of at least a small-scale COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea, a country where much of the population is already in poor health, the economy is crippled, and the health system is abysmal.
North Korea's assertion that it is coronavirus-free comes amid growing speculation about the health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, fueled by his absence from a major national celebration earlier this month. South Korean officials have disputed reports that Kim is ill, and on Tuesday, one government minister said Kim may be isolating himself to avoid coronavirus infection.
The true picture of how widespread COVID-19 is inside North Korea will probably never be clear. North Korea is one of the world's most secretive, repressive and authoritarian countries in the world, and the regime's propaganda machine controls the flow of information.
Women wearing face masks raise flowers at the Pothong Gate in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
State-controlled media have trumpeted an "emergency anti-epidemic" campaign and touted the complete lockdown of North Korea's borders.
But outside North Korea, there have been reports of infections, deaths, and "panic buying," from regional media outlets, defectors with connections inside the country, and other sources.
One Japanese newspaper reported on March 29 that more than 100 North Korean soldiers have died due to suspected COVID-19 infection since February. In an April 22 story, NK News, which reports on North Korea, described "panic buying" in grocery stores, with a rush to snap up staples like flour and sugar.
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An April 18 Radio Free Asia story said North Korean officials had informed local citizens of coronavirus cases in the capital city of Pyongyang, as well as in two provinces in the northeast and southwest parts of the country.
"It's hard to believe there weren't cases in between" those three locations, said Bruce Klingner, an ex-CIA deputy division chief for Korea who is now with the Heritage Foundation, another Washington think tank.
But Klingner said the scope of infections may be limited – a conclusion he based in part on the lack of grisly indicators, such as satellite images of mass graves.
"We're just not hearing, as we did during the great famine, of bodies being stacked like cordwood," Klingner said, referring to the mass starvation in North Korea in the 1990s that killed an estimated 2 million to 3.5 million people.
This picture taken and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 25, 2015 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and wife Ri Sol-Ju, inspecting the new terminal at Pyongyang International Airport.
If the COVID-19 outbreak is limited, he said, it's probably because North Korea imposed very strict measures right after the disease began spreading in China. In late January, the North Korean government cancelled all flights into and out of the country, sealed its border with China, and even stopped state-run smuggling operations – with the threat of severe punishment for those who failed to comply.
Pak agreed that North Korea took extreme and early steps to lock the country down, but she's not convinced that capped coronavirus infections.
"Infectious diseases sweep through North Korea all the time," said Pak, author of a just-released book on Kim Jong Un's rule. "When there's no testing, you don't know if this person is dying of tuberculosis or malaria or COVID."
Pak cited accounts from defectors with family still inside North Korea. The message, she said: "It's really bad here."
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Meanwhile, American officials have started to worry about the possibility of a related catastrophe in North Korea: widespread starvation and increased economic deprivation stemming from North Korea's trade stoppage and border closures.
"There is a real risk that there will be a famine," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday during an appearance on Fox News.
Well before the pandemic hit, the United Nations warned in 2019 that more than 10 million North Koreans were suffering "severe food shortages" after the worst harvest in a decade.
The North Korean people rely heavily on cross-border smuggling to stock small private markets across the country. The regime also uses a state-sanctioned smuggling operation for supplies to evade UN sanctions.
With those sources now closed off, the supply of food and cash has been disrupted, Klingner and others say. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that North Korea planned to send a delegation to China to discuss food supplies and trade.
"It's always incredibly dire conditions," said Klingner. "These self-imposed
quarantine measures have got to hurt them even more."
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Dom  "Pod trzema orłami" – kamienica znajdująca się w Bydgoszczy we wschodniej pierzei ulicy Podgórnej (nr 5), na południe od ulicy Grudziądzkiej, zbudowana po I wojnie światowej według projektu właściciela Jakóba Hechlińskiego jako studio projektowe fabryki mebli artystycznych w miejscu fabryki mebli Menninga, wykupionej w 1920 z rąk niemieckich przez Spółkę Stolarską Hechlińskiego, Leona Figiela i Witolda Kukowskiego. Fabryka Hechlińskiego prosperowała świetnie aż do 1939, kiedy właścicieli wyrzucono z ich domu, a fabrykę przejęli Niemcy. Hechliński zginął 12 października 1944 w obozie koncentracyjnym Stutthof, a jego fabryka w 1949 r. została upaństwowiona i włączona do Bydgoskich Fabryk Mebli, które jednak zrezygnowały z prowadzenia działalności w tej lokalizacji.

Wyróżniającą się cechą budynku są trzy pilastry, zwieńczone modernistycznymi płaskorzeźbami orłów.

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I'd never seen a desert!
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a highway. Who I'll meet, I can't control, know, or change on either path.
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You don't need a car or the underground, in just a few minutes you can reach the October-festival by foot directly from the Hotel.
The location of the Hotel Monaco is perfect. It is based in the centre of town, close to the main train station. It doesn't even take 5 minutes to get to the Stachus, the Karlsplatz in Munich. There you'll find a broad range of shops. From there it takes just 10 minutes to reach the heart of Munich, the Marienplatz with the Old and the New Town Hall. This place is the perfect spot to reach all the important buildings planned and paid by the kings for example the "Residenz" or the "Hofgarten".
It is also an ideal spot for your visit of the trade fair centre, because it is just a comfortable 20 minute tube ride to get there. Especially if you prefer a low cost shared room, the Hotel Monaco is the right address to go to.
The hotel is very easy to find. If you are travelling by train, you need to get off at the main train station. With your back facing the rails, turn right direction exit Bayerstreet. Now you have to turn right and walk a few steps till you reach the traffic lights. There you have to cross the street, the Bayerstreet. Now you are in the Schillerstreet. After 150 meters the Adolf-Kolping-Street bends off left on the left side of the street. At the corner Schillerstreet/Adolf-Kolping-Street you can see the sign "Hotel Monaco" on your right hand side. If you've got lots of luggage ask a baggage porter to help you. This costs you 6€. It is not worth taking a cab, because the route is too short.
How to get here the easiest by car can be read under "drive to Munich and to the hotel".
Enjoy the culture in Munich.
That is not at all a problem if you are staying at the Hotel Monaco. The Museums, for example the Pinakotheken or the Lehnbachhaus can be reached by foot. Or you use the underground or the S-Bahn from the main train station. You can reach every exhibition or concert very easily by public transport. What's going on in Munch can be found on München-Ticket.
You can get to the October-festival from the hotel by foot, without any difficulties. During summertime you can also find many beer gardens – the traditional Bavarian way to enjoy a freshly tapped beer – close to the main train station in Munich.
Do not book your hotel room last minute. Mainly during big trade fairs, the October-festival or when the FC Bayern has a big game, rooms at the Hotel Monaco are booked up very rapidly. Your reservation will be the cheapest when you check for free rooms online and reserve your room in Munich.
U1 to: Stiglmaierplatz, Mailingerstrasse, Rotkreuzplatz, Gern, Westfriedhof, Georg-Brauchle-Ring, OEZ, Sendlinger Tor, Fraunhofestrasse, Kolumbusplatz, Candidplatz, Wettersteinplatz, St.-Quirin-Platz, Mangfallplatz.
U2 to: Königsplatz, Theresienstrasse, Josephsplatz, Hohenhzollernplatz, Scheidplatz, Milbertshofen, Frankfurter Ring, Am Hart, Harthof, Dülferstrasse, Hasnbergl, Feldmoching, Sendlinger Tor, Fraunhoferstrasse, Kolumbusplatz, Silberhornstrasse, Untersbergstrasse, Karl-Preis-Platz, Josephsburg, Kreillerstrasse, Trudering, Moosfeld, Messestadt-West, Messestadt-Ost.
U4 to: Theresienwiese, Schwanthalerhöhe, Heimeranplatz,, Westendstrasse, Karlsplatz/Stachus, Odeonsplatz, Lehe, Max-Weber-Platz, Prinzregentenplatz, Böhmerwaldplatz, Richard-Strauss-Strasse, Arabellapark.
U5 to: Theresienwiese, Schwanthalerhöhe, Heimeranplatz, Westendstrasse, Friedenheimerstrasse, Laimer Platz, Karlplatz/Stachus, Odeonsplatz, Lehel, Max-Weber-Platz, Ostbahnhof, Innsbrucker Ring, Michaelibad, Quiddestrasse, Neuperlach Zentrum, Therese-Giehse-Allee, Neuperlach-Süd.
U3 to: Fraunhoferstrasse, Goetheplatz, Poccistrasse, Implerstrasse, Brudermühlstrasse, Thalkirchen (Zoo/Tierpark), Obersendling, Aidenbachstrasse, Machtlfingerstrasse, Forstenrieder Allee, Baslerstrasse, Fürstenried West, Marienplatz, Odeonsplatz, Universität, Giselastrasse, Bonner Platz, Scheidplatz, Petuelring, Olympiazentrum, Oberwiesenfeld, OEZ/Olympia Einkaufs Zentrum.
U6 to: Goetheplatz, Poccistrasse, Implerstrasse, Harras, Partnachplatz, Westpark, Holzapfelkreuth, Haderner Stern, Großhadern, Klinikum Großhadern, Marienplatz/City Center, Odeonsplatz, Universität, Giselastrasse, Münchner Freiheit, Dietlindenstrasse, Nordfriedhof, Alte Heide, Studentenstadt, Freimann, Kieferngarten Fröttmaning (Allianz Arena), Garching-Hochbrück, Garching, Garching-Forschungszentrum.


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2.5.2.1. Compatibility with Internationally Recognized Principles and Indicators of Sustainable Development
At the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), a broad framework for the objectives, activities, and means of achieving sustainable development was advanced in Agenda 21 (UNCED, 1992). Sections I and II of Agenda 21 ("Social and Economic Dimensions" and "Conservation and Management of Resources for Development") identified and described key program areas of sustainable development. From these program areas, the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) drafted a set of 134 specific social, economic, and environmental indicators (UN, 1996). The indicators were developed within a "Driving Force-State-Response" framework, each with a methodology for use at the national level on the understanding that countries would choose from among the indicators those that are relevant to their national priorities, goals, and targets. These indicators are being tested by countries from all geographic regions; a final set of national-level indicators is anticipated by 2001.
Table 2-8: Examples from UN Commission on Sustainable Development's working list of sustainable development indicators1 relevant to LUCF policies and measures under the Kyoto Protocol.
Driving Force
State Indicators
Response Indicators
Combating Poverty
Head count index of poverty
Poverty gap index
Squared poverty gap index
Gini index of income inequality
Ratio of average female wage to male wage
(None listed)
Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology, Cooperation, and Capacity-Building
Capital goods imports
Share of environmentally sound capital goods imports
Technical cooperation grants
Protection of Quality and Supply of Freshwater Resources
Annual withdrawals of ground and surface water
Domestic consumption of water per capita
Groundwater reserves
Density of hydrological networks
Combating Desertification and Drought
Population living below poverty line in dryland areas
National monthly rainfall index
Satellite-derived vegetation index
Land affected by desertification
Combating Deforestation
Harvesting intensity
Forest area change
Managed forest area ratio
Protected forest area as a percentage of total forest area
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Use of agricultural pesticides and fertilizers
Irrigation percentage of arable land
Energy used in agriculture
Arable land per capita
Land area affected by salinization or waterlogging
Conservation of Biological Diversity
Threatened species as a percentage of total known native species
Protected species as a percentage of total known native species
1 Driving Force Indicators are key human activities, processes, and patterns that impact sustainable development; State Indicators provide information on the current status of sustainable development; and Response Indicators are intended to highlight policy options and elements that could be used to improve the state of sustainable development. The indicators listed here are not necessarily applicable to the evaluation of LUCF climate mitigation measures. For more information on this framework and specific indicators, see UN (1996).
Table 2-8 provides a brief explanation of the framework, along with examples of relevant specific indicators within program areas. Chapters 10-15 of Agenda 21 encompass several program areas of particular relevance to LULUCF policies and measures:
Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources
Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought
Sustainable mountain development
Sustainable agriculture and rural development
Conservation of biological diversity.
Other relevant program areas include transfer of environmentally sound technology; cooperation and capacity-building, and protection of the quality and supply of freshwater resources.
Assessing whether and to what extent the final set of national-level indicators could be effectively adapted to assess the sustainable development contributions of LULUCF measures under the Kyoto Protocol is difficult. Annex I and non-Annex I countries have reported significant challenges in implementing many of the indicators that have been drafted (UN, 1998). Several Annex I nations have reported that implementation of indicators was time-consuming and sometimes unclear with regard to their relevance to national development strategies. Developing countries have reported difficulty in implementing the indicators, citing problems such as inadequate data and insufficient national and local capacity. Some countries have reported effective progress in addressing these latter problems by cooperating ("twinning") in the implementation process (e.g., South Africa/ Finland, Tunisia/France and Brazil/Germany).
Table 2-9: Examples of OECD environmental performance indicators1 for sample issues relevant to LUCF policies and measures under the Kyoto Protocol.
Driving Force Indicators
Short-run sustained yield/actual harvests
Share of disturbed/deteriorated forest in total forest area
Percentage of harvest area successfully regenerated (including natural regeneration) or afforested
Biological Diversity and Landscape
Habitat alteration and conversion of land from its natural state
Threatened or extinct species as a share of known species
Protected areas as a percentage of total area by ecosystem type
Soil Degradation (Erosion and Desertification)
Erosion risk: potential and actual use of soil
Degree of topsoil losses
Rehabilitated areas
1 See Table 2-8 for brief descriptions of performance indicators.
Other multilateral institutions are also developing broad sustainable development indicators. For example, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has developed a core set of environmental indicators for use in the evaluation of the environmental performance of economic sectors either by function or institutions (OECD, 1993). The OECD framework uses a similar "pressure-state-response" model and attempts to identify indicators based on their policy relevance, analytical soundness, and measurability. The OECD has developed indicators for LULUCF-related issues such as forest resources, landscape, soil degradation, and biological diversity (Table 2-9).
The OECD is planning to develop and extend its environmental performance indicators to produce by 2001 a practical set of indicators that integrate key economic, environmental, and social elements of sustainable development. The OECD intends to develop these indicators in cooperation with non-OECD countries and other international organizations and expects the indicators to serve as a tool for policy analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of progress toward sustainable development at the local, national, and regional levels (OECD, 1998). The European Union (EU) also is developing a set of indicators for key human activities that affect the environment. A recent progress report lists 60 indicators for 10 policy areas-such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and resource depletion-which are being evaluated for their quantitative usefulness and relative contribution to various economic sectors (Eurostat, 1999). Further analysis would be necessary should the Parties wish to assess whether and how these indicators might be operationalized for the purposes of the Protocol.


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Carter Turner, new to varsity, one of heroes in Bearden soccer sectional win over Farragut
Carter Turner started the season on Bearden's JV team but made an impact to get the Bulldogs to the state tournament.
Carter Turner, new to varsity, one of heroes in Bearden soccer sectional win over Farragut Carter Turner started the season on Bearden's JV team but made an impact to get the Bulldogs to the state tournament. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://knoxne.ws/2IA8mOc
Diana C. Nearhos, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 5:18 p.m. ET May 19, 2018 | Updated 7:29 p.m. ET May 22, 2018
Bearden celebrates after Caleb Wilkins (6) makes the game winning goal during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut.(Photo: Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel)Buy Photo
Carter Turner may not have started the season on varsity, but he demonstrated on Saturday why he's finishing the season there.
Turner scored a crucial goal to help visiting Bearden beat rival Farragut 3-2 in a Class AAA sectional game to earn a spot in the state tournament.
"It was the most exciting game I've ever played in," the sophomore said. "I'm just glad to get our seniors to state."
It wasn't a fancy goal, but it was a goal, and the Bulldogs weren't in the position to be picky after missing some open chances. Turner didn't make solid contact on his kick, but he made enough to get it in the net.
Bearden tops Farragut in soccer sectional
Bearden's Connor Cross (17) moves the ball down field during their game against Farragut on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Bearden's Colin Lewis (23) slides into Farragut's Dillon Bihlmeyer (12) during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Bearden's Jonathan Meystrik (20) tries to control the ball against Farragut defenders during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Bearden celebrates after Caleb Wilkins (6) makes the game winning goal during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Farragut's Dillion Bihlmeyer (12) tries to move the ball by Bearden's Caleb Wilkins (6) while Arda Irmak (19) pursues during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
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Bearden's Caleb Wilkins (6) runs down the ball during their game against Farragut on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Farragut's Rivaldo Hill (9) trips up while moving the ball down field by Bearden defenders during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel
Farragut's Dillon Bihlmeyer (12) and Bearden's Jackson Arnold (2) go in for a header during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) Shawn Millsaps, Shawn MIllsaps
Farragut's Zach Shopovick (3) tries to move past Bearden's Asiimwe Ironside (10) during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) Shawn Millsaps, Shawn MIllsaps
Bearden's Ryan Kent (12) looks to pass the ball during their game against Farragut on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) Shawn Millsaps, Shawn MIllsaps
Bearden's Jackson Arnold (2) passes to teammate Caleb Wilkins (6) allowing for a goal during their game against Farragut on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) Shawn Millsaps, Shawn MIllsaps
Bearden's Collin Lewis (23) moves past Farragut defenders during their game against Farragut on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. Shawn Millsaps
Bearden's Ty Trikones (4) and Farragut's Andy Taylor (25) go in for a header during their game on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Farragut. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) Shawn Millsaps, Shawn MIllsaps
That tied the game up 2-2 with about 12 minutes left and then Caleb Wilkins headed in the eventual game-winner a few minutes later
"It was a slow move to varsity," Turner said. "It's addicting to play varsity minutes. To score a goal in a game like this is a wonderful feeling."
Bearden's been dealing with injuries, especially at midfield, and coach Ryan Radcliffe wanted to get "some physical, big bodies in there," which gave Turner his chance. He's only one of the Bulldogs who hadn't played much in the regular season getting valuable postseason minutes.
Radcliffe likes what he's seeing from Turner and expects him to be an fantastic player as he continues to grow and improve over the next two years.
His teammates joked that he's the new big man on campus after scoring in this setting. It was a sectional game on their biggest rival's field. Emotions were high in this game.
Some of the Bulldogs said it was even more exciting to beat Farragut than to make the state tournament, but that's mostly the emotions in the moment coming through.
"It's always good to beat Farragut," Wilkins said. "But our goal is to get a trophy at the end of the season."
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Lower Valley Energy > News > Peter Cook Resigns
Peter Cook Resigns
After almost 33 years serving on the Lower Valley Energy Board of Directors, Peter Cook resigned his District 6 seat at the August board meeting last week. Cook left the Board for health reasons. A Lower Valley Energy Board of Director since the 1980's, Cook helped navigate the cooperative through some interesting events and was instrumental in the current direction and position Lower Valley Energy is in today.
"I've really enjoyed working with Peter over the years and appreciate his significant dedication to this cooperative," stated Lower Valley Energy President and CEO, Jim Webb. "We will all miss the opportunity to work with him," Webb continued. Former Board Chairwoman Linda Schmidt went on to say, "Serving on the LVE board of directors with Pete has been a wonderful experience for me. He taught us all about patience, humility and concern for each other. We will miss him."
The Lower Valley Energy Board of Directors formally invites interested candidates who reside in District 6 to submit a letter of intent and resume (Lower Valley Energy, Attn Gay Petersen, PO Box 188, Afton WY 83110 or pete@lvenergy.com) by October 5, 2017. The Board of Directors will interview candidates on October 25 and the selected candidate will serve District 6 until the June 2018 Annual Meeting. The District 6 Board seat will be open for general election at the 2018 Annual Meeting.
District #6 comprises the western portion of the town of Jackson with Cache Street defining the eastern boundary. The southern boundary is Highway 22 with the Snake River being the western border. Zenith Drive serves as the northern boundary and includes Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club. Please give us a call if you are interested in applying for the District 6 Board of Director seat and would like to verify your eligibility.


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Q: What are the Library's hours of operation?
A: Fall & Spring Semester: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Summer and student holidays: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hours may vary during holidays and between semesters.
Q: What circulation and reference options are available with Library Resources?
A: Library materials are available for student, faculty and staff check out. An Ogeechee Technical College student ID is required for student check out. The loan period for students to check out books and other print items is two weeks.
Reference items cannot be checked out but are available for library use only.
For more information, please see Library Services.
Q: Can Ogeechee Tech students borrow books from other libraries?
A: Books may be borrowed from the following libraries:
Statesboro-Bulloch County Regional Public Library System
Other Technical College Libraries in Georgia
Students may also use Interlibrary Loan to access additional materials such as books, dissertations, journal articles, etc. upon request. For more information, please see Library Services.
Q: What are the Library's guidelines?
A: All Students are expected to follow these general OTC Library guidelines:
Have a valid student ID to check out books
As a courtesy, cell phone ringers must be turned off
Children are not allowed in the Library. According to OTC's Visitors Procedure, anyone below 18 years of age and not currently enrolled in courses is not allowed to be brought to class or left unattended at any location on campus.
Keep your voice down and conversations to a minimum
Email Information
Q: What is my student email address?
A: To find your email address, visit BannerWeb, login and click on "Personal Information". Then click "View email address".
Q: Where do I go to check my student email account?
A: Go to the OTC Home page, click on the "Current Student" tab. Choose "Student Email" from the drop down menu.
Q: How do I access the Blackboard Online Class Site?
A: Go to the OTC Home page, click on the "Current Student" tab. Choose "Blackboard" from the drop down menu.
Q: How do I access electronic books online? (e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, full-text books, etc.)
A: A variety of full-text books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other books, are available online in electronic format via the GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online) web site. Click on the News/Facts Reference tab on the GALILEO homepage.
Some of the electronic resources that you have access to via GALILEO include:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of Animals
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Q: How do I request a password to access GALILEO's full-text databases from home?
A: Each individual TCSG college has its own GALILEO password and is responsible for ensuring that only authorized users have access to the password, which changes on a each term. Authorized users are those students who are currently enrolled at the Ogeechee Tech, as well as currently employed faculty and staff. When a user accesses the GALILEO web site and enters the passwords, they are "authenticated" as a valid Ogeechee Technical College user.
Eligible users may request the current GALILEO password by visiting or contacting the Library, (912) 871-1886. A current Ogeechee Tech student or staff identification card is required when requesting the password. Valid users may not share the institution's password with anyone else–violations will result in the loss of access privileges and potential disciplinary action by the College.
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http://search.msn.com
Metacrawlers and Metasearch Engines
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http://www.hotbot.com
http://www.kartoo.com
http://www.mamma.com
http://www.surfwax.com
http://www.ixquick.com
For additional search tools, as well as the latest information about web search resources and search tips, access the Search Engine Watch site.
Q: How do I cite reference sources for a research project?
A: Here are some links that may help:
Landmarks Citation Machine
Purdue Owl


Q: How does VisualTAP work?
A: You can use VisualTAP as a publisher if you want to generate revenue, as an advertiser if your want to promote your products, or both.
Publisher use: As any other ad network, VisualTAP can be used to increase the revenue of developers app. To generate revenue, developer must use Unity3D as app development platform and must integrate the VisualTAP Unity Package. Furthermore, the developer must have an account at VisualTAP dashboard. How to integrate the VisualTAP SDK to generate extra Revenue of your Unity App is described in the Integration Guide.
Advertiser use: With VisualTAP you can easily promote your product to all publishers who have integrated VisualTAP Ad Screens into their Unity3D Apps. As Advertiser you don't even have to integrate any SDK to start ad campaigns for your product. Your advertised product can be an iOS or android (Google Play, Amazon, Samsung Appstore) app, a website, or a tool/service at this stage of VisualTAP. VisualTAP will expand to more markets like Windows Phone or gaming platforms that are supported by Unity3D very soon.
Q: What Campaign types are supported by VisualTAP?
A: VisualTAP supports CPM, CPC and CPI campaigns. For launching a CPM or CPC campaign you don't have to integrate any SDK. For CPI campaigns advertiser must either use the VisualTAP SDK or any compatible third party tracking service. For the moment VisualTAP SDK supports the mobileapptracking service by hasoffers and the Appsflyer SDK. Furthermore VisualTAP supports a custom made conversion pixel tracking solution. If you are an advertiser and you are interested in advertise via this kind CPI campaign, please contact us for more detailed information.
Q: How can VisualTAP Ad Screens be integrated into your unity App?
A: As the developer of the app it is totally up to you where to place the screens into your app! You can use VisualTAP Ad screens as banner solution by placing it somewhere into the GUI of your app. Also interstitial use is possible by placing the screens in (animated) loading scenes where the User has to wait anyways for the progress of loading. Also you can just place the Ad Screens on any gameobject of your Unity3D project such as walls, cars, truck-trailers, posters or TV's. Any empty surface that you think the user will see at some point of your app can be used as monetization space.
Q: What if there are no adverts available? Does my Screen stays empty?
A: What happens in case there are no ads available can be easily managed by the publisher.
If the internet connection is broken, the developer can set either a static fallback texture to the screens or make the screens invisible. If there is an internet connection available but no campaigns, the screen will use these settings, either being invisible or showing the fallback. Furthermore the developer can run a cross promotional campaign that is shown to users, if there are no ads available.
Q: What does Unity 3D Screen logic 'Show Testcampaign' mean?
A: As soon as you have successfully integrated the VisualTAP SDK in your Unity project and tested it on your mobile device, your Unity 3D Screen logic will change from 'Off' to 'Show Test campaign'. Test campaigns are then delivered to devices. If you want to have advertisement campaign you must successfully submit the product for approval and change the option 'Show Advertisement'.
Q: What does Unity 3D Screen logic 'Show CPM only' mean?
A: Selecting 'Show CPM only' will only provide CPM campaigns to this product, if there are any available. Also in CPM-only mode VisualTAP Ad screens are not tapable at all. For the moment we do not recommend to put this setting. You probably will experience a loss in revenue as CPI campaigns are mostly preferred by advertisers.
Q: What is the average eCPM of VisualTAP?
A: As the integration of VisualTAP Ad screens can be very individually the eCPM may very vary from app to app. Best eCPM results can be experienced when placing VisualTAP somewhere into the main menu or as an interstitial as part of loading scenes. The earlier the user sees the Ad screen the more likely he will interact with it and generate you some revenue.
Q: How much is the payment of VisualTAP?
A: For each delivered install you as a publisher will receive a revenue share, starting from $0.25 per install, depending on targeted region and advertisers bid. The average revenue of a delivered install is around $1.00.
A: Once your Revenue Account reached $200 we will prepare a payment by the end of the month. Payment period is Net 30. The revenue will be taken from your account and you will receive the amount within 30 days.
Q: What types of payment are possible?
A: Payment via Paypal is preferred. For larger amounts exceeding $5000 per month you can also choose payment via wire transfer. Please get in contact with us at payments@neonfive.com if you prefer payment via wire transfer.
Q: How long is the look-back period for install tracking?
A: When using VisualTAP SDK for install tracking the lookback period is 14 days. If an advertiser decides to use a third party service for install tracking, the look-back period may vary. Standard in using third party solutions is 7 to 14 days, meaning you will get paid for the delivered install, even when the initial click on the ad screen was made a week ago!
Q: What is the minimum requirement of using VisualTAP?
A: Unity: The VisualTAP Unity Package is compatible with Versions of Unity 3.4 and above. A bug on Unity 4.2.0 leads to crashes on iOS systems - Please update to next higher version (e.g. Unity 4.2.1, Unity 4.3, ...)!
iOS: VisualTAP is supported from iOS v4.3 and above.
Q: How secure is VisualTAP?
A: As NEONFIVE UG is based in Germany as a german company and to comply with german and international laws it is our highest priority to make VisualTAP as secure as possible. VisualTAP SDK uses secure connections (SSL) to communicate with serverside backend. Only information that is public reachable (e.g. the device identifier android_id or ios_ifa) may be stored on users device. This information can only be used within the App, VisualTAP is integrated in. All information that is sent to Server backend will be sent in an secure encrypted way (SSL) where the data is encrypted itself as well, using SHA512 as encryption method.
Q: What is being tracked by VisualTAP?
A: VisualTAP uses device identifiers to identify the user of developers app for tracking purposes. This information is the android_id on android devices, MAC address on ios devices using iOS v4.3 or below or the identifier for advertisers (ifa) for iOS v5.0 and above. This information is encrypted before being sent to VisualTAP server backend using SHA512 method. To place geotargeted adverts in developers app, VisualTAP server backend is temporarily using the IP address (IP) of users device. The IP of user is not stored on VisualTAP server backend and is not used for any other purpose than geo targeting.
Q: I want to monetize my app, how do I set up a product?
A: Generating some extra revenue for your app is easy.
2. Once you successfully entered the VisualTAP Dashboard, navigate to the tab 'Products' and press the green button 'Add Product' on the right.
b) Bundle-identifier of your app: Examples for these identifiers are given, you will retrieve these identifiers from your respective market platform.
c) Also you need to give your product a name.
You can always change this information at a later point before submitting this product for monetization.
4. Download VisualTAP SDK UnityPackage at https://dashboard.visualtap.com/downloads and import this package into your unity project. We recommend you to make a backup of your product before integrating the SDK.
6. Submit your product - wait for approval and generate extra revenue!
Q: I want to cross promote my products for free, but how?
A: Free cross promotion is possible!
All you need to have is at least 2 products in the same market (iOS, android) that are successfully registered and submitted on VisualTAP Dashboard.
One app needs to have the VisualTAP SDK including the Ad Screens integrated, this app will receive the App content of the app you want to promote.
For the app that is promoted you have to upload the promotion media. Just go to the details page of the repective product and press the green 'Upload New Picture' Button on the bottom.
The dimension of the uploaded picture must be 780x400 pixels, the size below 100kb and the format jpg.
After upload push the "Request approval" Button of this picture.
As soon as this picture is approved a green "Start Campaign"-Button will appear on your product details page.
Now you can start (cross-promotional) campaigns for this product.
Just push this Button and select 'Cross promotion' as campaign type. You will immediately notice a change on Campaign settings page; two new fields will appear.
One field is the actual campaign logic where you can switch between 'Show first', 'Show always', 'Mix with Ads' or 'Show if no ads'.
'Show first' and 'Show always' is clear. With 'Mix with Ads' option selected this cross promotional campaign will be mixed with paid adverts if available.
With 'Show if no Ads' option selected, your cross promotion campaign will only be shown if there are no paid campaigns available for the Ad Screens.
Furthermore you have to select the product where this campaign has to be shown. By default all available products are selected, you can deselect them by just pressing the name, the background will switch from green(on) to grey(off).
Give this Campaign a name and customize the campaign settings in "Targeting". Once you are finished press 'Save campaign'.
Back in the Campaign details page you can start this campaign by pressing the "Submit Campaign" button. If you didn't change the click-through URL this campaign will start immediately, otherwise we have to approve it first.
Q: I want to advertise my product, how to do so?
A: Advertising your product within VisualTAP is as same easy as to start cross promotion campaigns.
All you have to do is to register your product and successfully submit it.
After approval you need to upload campaign media you want to use for advertising this product.
Just go to product details page and select "Upload New Picture" Button.
On Campaign Settings screen you need to name these campaign and to select the Campaign Type. CPM and CPC are always available as there's no SDK integration needed for that.
To run CPI campaigns you need to integrate the VisualTAP SDK into your product (look integration guides here: https://dashboard.visualtap.com/downloads/) or a supported third party tracking service (HasOffers MAT, AppsFlyer, custom). If you are unsure how to set up the campaign, get in contact with us and we will help you out.
To submit and run campaigns you need to have sufficient money on your Balance account.
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NEONFIVE UG is not liable for any links or content provided on VisualTAP websites and subdomains of VisualTAP.com that lead to third parties.
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A lot has changed in Korea since I first got here (yes, I'm going to sound like an old geezer, but I only came here about 6 years ago.) Hmmm...but let me let Grandpa Gray tell you about all of this.
Let me tell you all young-ins that back in the olden days, getting foreign foods products were just downright difficult. If ya wanted some cheese, you had to be friends with one of them G.I's from the military. Now for a man to be friends with a G.I. would be a tad difficult. It was like trying to eat noodles through a straw.
Nowadays, you youngins can get almost anything. There be cheese and pastas and meats from all over the world. A long time ago, you had to git everything off the black markets and they could have been faked. I once bought a kangaroo steak on the black market and later found out it was really cat. Boy was I angered, but I couldn't do nothing about it.
Now just the other day I was over at the New Zealand Food Connections festival and I gots a taste of lots of delicious New Zealand foods. I didn't know that black currants were growns there. They be good. The black currant cobbler was dang magnificent.
I also tried some of the fine New Zealand Brew from Monteiths. The red ale and the black beer tasted like it was fresh outta the tap. The Mana Shochu was clean as well- strong as firewater. Now I wish that group would not call it Shochu cause it brings me bad memories of those Japs. Anywho, I don't wanna offend anyone so I best bide my tongue.
It was a good event and I hope some other countries will be doing these so I cans try some international foods.


ItsOn, the company behind Sprint MVNO Zact Mobile, announced today that has reached an agreement with Sprint Corporation to power a new Sprint prepaid brand. The existing Zact service will be shut down at the end of August.
On July 4, Zact stopped accepting new customers and notified current ones that the Zact service would be shut down and replaced by a new option. Zact is allowing current Zact customers to continue to use the service free of charge until the shutdown. Customers will have the option of transferring their devices and numbers to the new Sprint service.
Zact featured a modular pricing model that lets users build a custom plan by choosing from different sized buckets of minutes, texts and MBs of data. A Zact plan could be used as a family plan with multiple phones sharing the same bucket of minutes, texts and data. Zact offered parental controls that let parents set curfews and block specific apps or contacts. Account management was done on the phone using an a pre-installed Zact app. Supposedly because of the Zact app's tight integration with the phone and service, Zact did not allow users to bring their own phones, which I think limited adoption.
Sprint will install ItsOn's technology on all its Android devices going forward. According to ItsOn, Sprint will use its Smart Services Platform "...to implement granular service policy control for various data, text and voice services." ItsOn's CEO Greg Raleigh told Re/code that Sprint's service will offer different customization options than Zact did. He also said that Zact will not offer customers refunds for their devices. Raleigh said Zact customer signups exceeded the company's expectations but refused to say how many customers Zact has.
Update 7/17: Zact has reportedly notified users that it will shut down August 3. Zact says that users who transfer to an un-named "new Sprint no annual contract service" will be able to use their Zact phone with no interruption in service. Neither Zact or Sprint have released plan and pricing details for the new service or what customers need to do to transfer to it.
I pulled this from their FAQ on 7-6-13, which has apparently been scrubbed from their website.
Are your phones unlocked? Can I use my Zact phone with another service?
Every Zact device has been pre-loaded with our special software, which enables it to provide you with all the flexibility and control you experience with the Zact service right from your device. We are confident that you will love our service. If you change your mind within 30 days, simply return your phone to us for a refund. At any time, you can also contact us and we are happy to help remove the Zact software from your device so that you can use it on Sprint and other carriers on the Sprint network, such as Virgin and Boost. For additional details, please see our Return and Exchange Policies.
I do believe the reference to Boost/Virgin was simply ignorance on their part as a new MVNO.
All said, there is no need to remove or alter the Zact software for it to work on another MVNO. The device just needs to be properly released to Sprint and for Sprint to not block the ESN as they do their Subs Boost and Virgin. Zact is/was an independent MVNO and their devices were nothing more than wholesale devices just as Ting sells.
I can't help but wonder what this will mean for Ting and other Sprint MVNOs going forward. With Sprint itself now competing more directly with Ting's business model, and preinstalling proprietary software on all its Android phones (which surely will remove incentive for BYOD compatibility in the future), I don't see how MVNOs can be seen as strategically central to its future much longer.
The only thing that would keep you from using a Zact device on another MVNO is Sprint blocking the ESN. There is nothing within the Zact software that is installed on the device that will keep it from functioning properly on Ting or any other MVNO.
I think Sprint MVNOs will be OK. Sprint has been very good to them, and they bring in a lot business that Sprint would probably lose if it squeezed out their wholesale market. I believe it is more likely that ItsOn phones will be allowed BYOD on MVNOs, and that MVNOs will be supported for the additional services the cloud services will enable.
As a ZACT customer since June 2013, I loved the feature of the ala carte plan and credit of 'under usage' applied to my bill. I contacted SPRINT this morning and so far the reps don't have a clue and are trying to sell any plan they can promote. The rep I talked to didnt even know what the Itson technology was or what wa sbeing done for current ZACT customers. They did say the cell phones would not work, which leads me to them knowing 'something' mmmm......SPRINT better come out soo with their plan, since I will go to another carrier in order to transfer my cell number. I am not going to lose it if there is a lapse between ZACT shuttering and SPRINT picking up.
Well, this is not like PrepaYd Wireless. Zact/It's On is shutting down this service of their own accord and with what is probably a pretty good payday from Sprint. So, I doubt they will let their customers hang out to dry and will allow a fair grace period for customers to port out to another carrier or move your device to the new service. As it stands right now we have 3 weeks to make a decision, those who were given the free month can port out anytime they want, so they don't lose any funds that were paid up front.
If they are not clear on on allowing a grace period past the August shut down, then I would port out no less than a week prior to that shut down.
I think the real concern should be the re-purposing of our devices, that there are no restrictions with the Zact device in regard to BYOD. Zact customers, for the most part, paid full retail for their devices and should be afforded the opportunity to take those devices to any MVNO that supports BYOSD.
Been using Sprint-based over 5 years. Never has the Sprint network been this horrid as it is in 2014. I am on it but if it wasn't so dirt cheap ($10), I would quickly bail for another, as the reliability and quality is unusable at least a couple times a week and I'm not even on my mobile daily.
" I am on it but if it wasn't so dirt cheap ($10), I would quickly bail for another,"
Exactly. Similar to my experience. And the local Sprint office was touting the recent "upgrade". And after it was gone, the coverage is as marginal as ever.
They can have a slogan: "At least we're not T-Mobile"
I get coverage on T-Mobile in many more places than Sprint.
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The price of school uniforms in St Helens could increase after council chiefs axed a scheme to provide a discretionary school clothing allowance.
Cabinet bosses made the announcement as they look to make savings of £7.4m for the 2017/18 financial year.
A council spokesman said: "As a local authority, St Helens Council has no statutory duty to provide support towards the cost of purchasing a school uniform, but has done so for over 20 years, while most neighbouring authorities have already ended this arrangement.
"Proposals set out in the cabinet report included plans to encourage schools to set a low cost and easy available uniform policy.
"However, in special circumstances, continued support will be made available to vulnerable families experiencing exceptional financial hardship through a revised Discretionary Assistance Scheme, if all other options for accessing a uniform have been exhausted.
"The change will come into effect from 1 May, 2017, impacting the September 2017 academic year, and will result in a budgetary contribution of £255k towards the £1.838m loss of Education Services Grant (ESG) funding which ceases in September 2017.


Easy seera samba ghee rice or nei choru which taste so yummy with any side dish like chicken curry or mutton curry. You can serve with any veg kurma too.
Seeraga samba rice has a very unique aroma to it. It taste super yummy and so flavourful. The aroma of this rice is so good and it can go well with any side dishes.
Wash and soak seera samba rice for 30 mins.
Heat oil in a cooker. Add whole spices.
Add onions and chillies and saute till golden.
Add coconut milk, water, salt, garam masala powder and mix well.
Bring it to a boil and cook on a low heat for 15 mins.
Take it off the heat and take it in a bowl.
1)Take seera samba rice, wash it well and soak for 30 min.
10)Saute them for 5 mins or so.
16)Add in garam masala powder.
18)Cook till rice is done.


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Did my pecs/delts/triceps workout a day early; Fence day.
Daily News Updates: Fitness Vs. Personal subjects.
Lisa is out of town; LISS cardio.
Yesterday I had one of my best back/bicep workouts in a long time. I improved the number of reps I did on every exercise. Last night my biceps and forearms kept cramping up any time I tried to use those muscles. This morning my arms and back are pretty sore! I'm running a little late this morning. I'd better go do my cardio and hit my abs. Have a great day!
The month in review; Looking forward to bulking again!
Not much fitness news today; House projects going well.
Almost forgot to do today's update!
I was about to walk out the door to go to Home Depot for paint, and I kept thinking "I'm forgetting to do something…" Oh yeah, the web site! You'd think after over 2 years of daily updates I'd have no trouble remembering to update the site. Oh well, I guess I have lots of other things on my mind these days. I'm outta here. Have a great day!
Bad night's sleep; Keeping goals in sight during busy times.
House projects are taking up all my free time.


Did dinosaur flatulence cause global warming?
NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) The controversial Orange County Republican said anyone who thinks he was being serious is mistaken. But his Democratic opponent in the fall election slammed him for disbelieving science, the Daily Pilot reported.
In a floor speech in Congress Thursday, Rohrabacher accused large part of the environmental movement of using "pseudoscience" to justify their hidden desires for increased government regulation.
"I have no doubt that unless we thwart the onslaught of nonsense being foisted upon humankind in the name of man-made global warming, the next generation will be deprived of freedom, prosperity, and a healthy environment," Rohrabacher said in his floor speech, as reported by the newspaper.
In comments broadcast on C-SPAN television last week, Rohrabacher suggested that "dinosaur flatulence" may have been responsible for past swings in global temperatures, and that the enormous growth in atmospheric carbon dioxide in the past century -- and increased global temperatures -- are not man-caused.
Rohrabacher's claim puts him at odds with many in his own party, including President George W. Bush, whose White House acknowledged man-made global warming this year.
His opponent in the coming election, Newport Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, slammed Rohrabacher for being one of the few politicians still denying overwhelming scientific evidence of global warming caused by manmade pollution.
"He does a disservice to his district and his nation when he continues to bash the science behind climate change," Cook told the Daily Pilot. "I don't know what purpose it serves when he continues to attack those who provide scientific data."


Swans don't sing. They whistle or trumpet, or in the case of the swan most common in ponds, the mute swan, they only hiss and snort. But according to ancient legend, the swan does sing one beautiful song in its life-just before it dies. References in English to the dying swan's lovely singing go back as far as Chaucer, but the term swan song itself didn't appear in the language until the 1830s, when Thomas Carlyle used it in Sartor Resartus. Carlyle probably based his "swan song" on the German version of the term, which is Schwanengesang or Schwanenlied.
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NISHINOMIYA, Japan—"After seeing the show today, it proves that Shen Yun deserves its reputation," Director General Tsai said, after attending Shen Yun along with about a dozen of his staff members, on April 16.
Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company's 2015 final performance in Nishinomiya, at Hyogo Performing Arts Center, attracted not only people in Japanese mainstream society but also Mr. Ming-Yao Tsai, director general of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka.
"It's indeed remarkable. The performance is reviving the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization," he said.
According to Shen Yun Website, Shen Yun presents colorful and exhilarating performances of classical Chinese dance and music. A performance by Shen Yun is a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and virtues distilled from five millennia of Chinese civilization.
"Take the piece The Fable of the Magic Brush for instance. The evil people will eventually be punished. We cannot oppose the law of causality; good and evil will have their karmic retribution when their time comes," Mr. Tsai said.
"Shen Yun show is different from ordinary performances. Not only is it an art, but it is also full of positive energy that touches the bottom of our hearts. It can purity human's hearts," praised Mr. Shima Takahiro, chairman of a Japan design association, after he attended the Shen Yun performance on April 15 at Hyogo Performing Arts Center along with his friends from the media circles.
Mr. Shima Takahiro is also Chief Director of the Designers Association (DAS) and member of Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. (JAGDA). He has won various awards in the field of design, including gold medal of Kyoto Sangyo University Design and Japan Sign Design Award.
"Nowadays, regardless of whether it is in Japan or the United States, some artistic performances may seem exquisite, but they would soon be wiped out from people's memories. However, Shen Yun is something special … It will leave behind a touching feeling lingering in the bottom of our hearts for good," he explained.
"The sound of erhu is very unique, from which we can feel its profound connotations of Chinese culture. It is a pity that the erhu player only performed one piece. I felt like listening more. I would definitely attend her performance in the future,"he said.
The performance swept Ms. Hiroko Izumio off her feet. "As soon as I saw the first program after the curtain was raised, I cried because I was so excited and moved. I regret that I didn't come to see it the years before." Izumio is the president of Will Project, an NPO organization that researches on the will and its applications.


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Where do your Federal tax dollars go?
Republicans want to cut government spending. They don't just want to cut government spending a little. They want to cut it a lot…a whole lot. If you listen to Republicans, you will get the idea that almost every dollar of government spending, particularly spending by the Federal government is wasted on things we don't need and shouldn't want, accept maybe spending on wars.
The tragic thing about this argument is that too many people buy it. They buy it because they have no idea where their Federal tax dollars go. They don't appreciate what they are getting for their tax dollars because they don't truly realize what they are getting.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has just released a new video that sets the record straight. Watch it below or here: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3854 Make sure that you show it to all your friends, especially your Republican and Independent friends. Make them watch this video then ask them what they think is a waste. What would they cut?


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Q: getting WA when I try to submit mkbudget spoj I cannot understand/think of a case where my code fails to give correct output.
Link to the problem: http://www.spoj.pl/problems/MKBUDGET/
The problem clearly has a DP solution. I am posting my solution below:
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

vector<vector <int> > opt;

void compute_opt(vector<int> A,int n,int hire,int fire,int sal,int max_a)
{
    for(int i = A[0]; i <= max_a; i++)  //for num workers in 1st month
        opt[0][i] = i*(hire + sal);

    for(int i = 1; i < n; i++)  //num of months
        for(int j = A[i]; j <= max_a; j++)  //num of workers for ith month >=A[i] and <= max_a
            {
                opt[i][j] = opt[i-1][A[i-1]] + j*sal + (A[i] > A[i-1] ? (A[i]-A[i-1])*hire : (A[i-1] - A[i])*fire);

                for(int k = A[i-1]; k <= max_a; k++)
                    opt[i][j] = min(opt[i][j], opt[i-1][k] + j*sal + (j>k ? (j-k)*hire : (k-j)*fire));
            }
}

int ans(vector<int> A, int n, int max_a)
{
    int ret = opt[n-1][A[n-1]];
    for(int i = A[n-1]; i <= max_a; i++)
        ret = min (ret, opt[n-1][i]);

    return ret;
}

int main()
{
    vector<int> A;
    int n, hire, fire, sal,max_a, c = 1;
    while(1)
    {
        cin >> n;
        if(n == 0)
            break;

        A.clear();
        opt.clear();
        max_a = 0;
        cin >> hire >> sal >> fire;
        A.resize(n);
        for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {cin >> A[i];
             max_a = max(max_a,A[i]);
             }

        opt.resize(n);
        for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            opt[i].resize(max_a + 2);

        compute_opt(A,n,hire,fire,sal,max_a);
        cout << "Case " << c << ", cost = $" << ans(A,n,max_a) << endl;
        c++;
    }
    return 0;
}

I am getting correct answers for the two sample test cases but I get a WA when I submit. Any help ?

A: OK, so your problem is that you disallow the case where you hire any number of employees between A[i] and A[i - 1]. Maybe it's a good idea to fire some unneeded employees, but not all. That's why you get WA. I modified your code and got it accepted:
void compute_opt(vector<int> A,int n,int hire,int fire,int sal,int max_a)
{
    // Fill all disallowed entries with infinity
    for (int i = 0; i < A[0]; ++i)
        opt[0][i] = 1000000000;
    for(int i = A[0]; i <= max_a; i++)  //for num workers in 1st month
        opt[0][i] = i*(hire + sal);

    for(int i = 1; i < n; i++)
        for(int j = 0; j <= max_a; j++)
            {
                // No need for special case handling,
                //just check all previous numbers of employees
                opt[i][j] = 1000000000;
                if (A[i] > j) continue;
                for(int k = 0; k <= max_a; k++)
                    opt[i][j] = min(opt[i][j],
                       opt[i-1][k] + j*sal + (j>k ? (j-k)*hire : (k-j)*fire));
            }
}

By the way, there's a "greedier" solution than the one you have that does not depend on the number of employees being small (so that the table can be allocated).

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